Week 3, 2017

played in Houston, TX

82 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	14	10	3	-	34
Houston Texans	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:31 DEN - Michael Robinson 35 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 11:48 DEN - Terrell Houari 10 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 06:35 HOU - Allen Patrick 1 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 02:30 DEN - Brian Brohm 6 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 07:05 DEN - Ken Summers 3 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 01:41 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 42 field goal
4Q: 05:12 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:31 DEN - Michael Robinson 35 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 11:48 DEN - Terrell Houari 10 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 06:35 HOU - Allen Patrick 1 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 02:30 DEN - Brian Brohm 6 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 07:05 DEN - Ken Summers 3 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 01:41 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 42 field goal
4Q: 05:12 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 38 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 374 262
- Offensive Plays 66 51
- Yards per Play 5.67 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 147 38
- Rushing Attempts 43 13
- Yards per Rush 3.42 2.92
Net Passing Yards 227 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 19 - 0 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 9.87 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 3.4 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 20
Time of Possession 37:07 22:53

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	374	262
- Offensive Plays	66	51
- Yards per Play	5.67	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	147	38
- Rushing Attempts	43	13
- Yards per Rush	3.42	2.92
Net Passing Yards	227	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 19 - 0	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	9.87	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	3.4	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 20
Time of Possession	37:07	22:53

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	1:20	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
1	9:33	6:19	OWN 1	12	99	Touchdown
1	0:10	3:18	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
2	11:52	0:10	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
2	6:28	4:07	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	2	20	Half
3	15:00	8:02	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	5:20	3:44	OPP 47	6	22	Field Goal
4	14:53	2:03	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
4	10:48	1:54	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
4	7:25	2:19	OPP 29	3	8	Field Goal
4	4:10	2:16	OWN 42	3	9	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 21	4	23	Punt
1	11:20	1:47	OWN 49	3	1	Punt
1	3:14	3:04	OWN 28	6	26	Punt
2	11:42	5:14	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
2	2:21	1:49	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
3	6:58	1:38	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	1:36	1:43	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
4	12:50	2:02	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
4	8:54	1:29	OWN 6	4	37	Fumble
4	5:06	0:56	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	4	33	Game

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ken Summers	19	60	3.16	9	0	1
Phillip Ackerman	18	57	3.17	8	0	0
Brian Brohm	4	17	4.25	6	0	1
Charles Barreras	2	13	6.50	10	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Allen Patrick	8	25	3.13	7	1
Ellis Skaggs	4	9	2.25	4	0
Mitchell Gallier	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	22	19	231	1/4	2	35	0	140.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Leftwich	20	12	149	1/7	0	25	0	83.1
Mitchell Gallier	16	9	88	1/6	0	16	0	71.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Houari	4	6	48	12.00	15	18	1
TE Tony Scheffler	3	3	18	6.00	1	9	0
WR Michael Robinson	3	3	64	21.33	0	35	1
WR Tyrell Mimick	3	3	51	17.00	4	23	0
FB Robert Newton	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	0
TE Perry Sheldon	2	2	34	17.00	1	23	0
RB Ken Summers	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Marlon Mills	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dwight Donovan	6	9	77	12.83	5	25
WR Chad Jackson	5	11	41	8.20	9	18
TE T.J. Ross	3	4	34	11.33	13	18
WR J.B. Nardi	3	6	39	13.00	7	18
WR Sam Logan	1	1	18	18.00	8	18
WR Joel Tatum	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Allen Patrick	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR B.J. Fenno	1	1	11	11.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Recov	Force
Hardy Wheeler	1	0
Stan Whitfield	1	0
Ben Capstick	0	1
Vernon Gholston	0	1
Charles MaKinster	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Mitchell Gallier	1	0
T.J. Ross	1	0
J.B. Nardi	1	0
Herb Whitfield	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	5	248	49.6	41.8	63	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Hardy	8	376	47.0	39.9	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Barreras	2	17	8.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.B. Nardi	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Barreras	2	44	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.B. Nardi	3	56	18.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Craig Steltz	7	2	0.0	11	34
CB Ashton Youboty	5	1	0.0	12	36
CB Charles MaKinster	4	2	0.0	12	31
ILB Patrick Willis	3	3	0.0	13	34
DT Dennis Parrish	3	1	0.0	13	35
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	3	0	0.0	9	37
DE Vernon Gholston	2	0	2.0	12	35
S Dominque Barber	2	2	0.0	13	33
DE Donald Saffran	2	1	0.0	12	35
CB Carlos Crawford	1	1	0.0	0	9
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	1	0.0	13	37
OLB Ben Capstick	1	0	0.0	3	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kent Jarvis	12	3	0.0	36	22
OLB Jon Beason	9	0	1.0	39	20
OLB Xavier Adibi	7	1	0.0	18	6
DE Teddy Flannery	5	2	0.0	38	23
ILB Fred Noll	4	2	0.0	16	5
S Alvin Elkins	4	0	0.0	40	20
CB Ian Brock	3	2	0.0	29	19
DE Marcus Spears	2	2	0.0	29	16
DT Levon Jacobs	2	2	0.0	39	22
CB Glen Wayne	2	0	0.0	25	20
DT Jason Shirley	2	0	0.0	21	16
DT Frank Okam	2	0	0.0	14	2
OLB Perry Egan	2	0	0.0	27	18
T Keith Bumgarner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Nate Houston	1	0	0.0	13	6
OLB Thurman Joseph	1	0	0.0	8	2
CB Casey Donovan	1	0	0.0	31	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vernon Gholston	2.0	0	5	1	35
DE Donald Saffran	0.0	0	1	0	35

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Teddy Flannery	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Craig Steltz	6	0	34
CB Ashton Youboty	5	2	36
CB Charles MaKinster	4	1	31
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	3	0	37
ILB Patrick Willis	1	1	34
CB Carlos Crawford	1	0	9
S Dominque Barber	1	0	33

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	4	1	20
S Kent Jarvis	4	0	22
CB Ian Brock	3	0	19
ILB Fred Noll	2	0	5
S Donnell Hoffman	1	0	4
CB Glen Wayne	1	0	20
S Alvin Elkins	1	0	20
OLB Xavier Adibi	1	0	6
CB Casey Donovan	1	0	19
OLB Perry Egan	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	4	12	1	42	0	23
Michael McGlynn	3	6	0	32	1	15
Winston Justice	2	2	0	6	0	2
Ralph Bensen	1	4	0	28	0	13
Robert Newton	1	4	0	26	0	12
Andrew Whitworth	1	3	0	15	0	11
Randal Welch	1	2	0	11	0	8
Irv Fisk	0	6	0	37	0	21
Tony Hills	0	2	0	28	0	12
Blaine Harvey	0	1	0	15	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jermaine Summers	1	4	11	0	35
Keith Bumgarner	1	2	9	2	22
Jimmy Van Pelt	1	1	2	0	18
Herb Whitfield	1	1	4	0	21
Matthew Burley	0	1	7	0	23
Joe Lujan	0	1	9	0	19
Teddy Perrine	0	1	7	0	22
Gosder Cherilus	0	1	12	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Capstick	4	28
Tyrell Mimick	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Hoffman	2	19
Glen Wayne	2	17

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Spencer	42	23	---	---	2	67
Brian Brohm	43	23	---	---	---	66
Charles MaKinster	---	---	12	31	18	61
Irv Fisk	37	21	---	---	---	58
Terrell Houari	34	23	---	---	---	57
Tony Scheffler	37	14	---	---	4	55
Robert Newton	26	12	---	---	15	53
Stan Whitfield	---	---	13	37	---	50
Ashton Youboty	---	---	12	36	1	49
Dennis Parrish	---	---	13	35	1	49
Perry Sheldon	19	8	---	---	22	49
Patrick Willis	---	---	13	34	1	48
Vernon Gholston	---	---	12	35	1	48
Michael McGlynn	32	15	---	---	---	47
Donald Saffran	---	---	12	35	---	47
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	9	37	---	46
Ken Summers	21	9	---	---	16	46
Craig Steltz	---	---	11	34	1	46
Dominque Barber	---	---	13	33	---	46
Michael Robinson	19	14	---	---	12	45
Ralph Bensen	28	13	---	---	3	44
Tony Hills	28	12	---	---	---	40
Marlon Mills	22	11	---	---	4	37
Ben Capstick	---	---	3	4	28	35
Andrew Whitworth	15	11	---	---	7	33
Phillip Ackerman	21	10	---	---	---	31
Charles Barreras	8	6	---	---	17	31
Marcus Harrison	---	---	9	21	---	30
Blaine Harvey	15	10	---	---	4	29
Henry Middleton	---	---	3	16	9	28
Tyrell Mimick	3	6	---	---	15	24
Hardy Wheeler	5	2	---	---	16	23
Randal Welch	11	8	---	---	---	19
Dre Moore	---	---	2	6	8	16
Winston Justice	6	2	---	---	7	15
Hugh Manning	---	---	2	5	6	13
Dale Kitchens	---	---	2	6	4	12
Norbert Emmons	---	---	1	0	9	10
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kirk Fisk	---	---	0	1	8	9
Carlos Crawford	---	---	0	9	---	9
Spencer Dodge	1	0	---	---	7	8
Jeremy Grier	---	---	1	3	2	6
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Anthony Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Teddy Flannery	---	---	38	23	2	63
Glen Wayne	---	---	25	20	17	62
Levon Jacobs	---	---	39	22	1	62
Jon Beason	---	---	39	20	2	61
Kent Jarvis	---	---	36	22	3	61
Alvin Elkins	---	---	40	20	1	61
Casey Donovan	---	---	31	19	9	59
Ian Brock	---	---	29	19	7	55
Jermaine Summers	11	35	---	---	7	53
Marcus Spears	---	---	29	16	6	51
Perry Egan	---	---	27	18	1	46
Gosder Cherilus	12	30	---	---	---	42
T.J. Ross	9	24	---	---	8	41
J.B. Nardi	6	23	---	---	11	40
Chad Jackson	10	28	---	---	---	38
Matthew Burley	7	23	---	---	8	38
Jason Shirley	---	---	21	16	1	38
Joe Lujan	9	19	---	---	8	36
Allen Patrick	8	11	---	---	16	35
Herb Whitfield	4	21	---	---	8	33
Keith Bumgarner	9	22	---	---	2	33
Donnell Hoffman	---	---	9	4	19	32
Teddy Perrine	7	22	---	---	2	31
Byron Leftwich	9	21	---	---	---	30
Jerome Collins	6	7	---	---	17	30
Ellis Skaggs	5	24	---	---	1	30
Xavier Adibi	---	---	18	6	6	30
Dwight Donovan	5	24	---	---	1	30
Jimmy Van Pelt	2	18	---	---	9	29
Fred Noll	---	---	16	5	6	27
Keith Zinger	8	4	---	---	14	26
B.J. Fenno	3	9	---	---	14	26
Chris Chester	6	18	---	---	1	25
Nate Houston	---	---	13	6	6	25
Terrell Barrett	---	---	19	3	2	24
Derrick Harvey	---	---	18	5	1	24
Christian Hutton	---	---	4	3	17	24
Mitchell Gallier	4	17	---	---	---	21
Thurman Joseph	---	---	8	2	10	20
Joel Tatum	3	16	---	---	---	19
Frank Okam	---	---	14	2	1	17
Sam Logan	0	2	---	---	9	11
Les Hardy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	2	2
Frankie Lane	---	---	0	2	---	2
Colt Brennan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	26	2.9
Middle	24	85	3.5
Right	10	36	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	22	19	5	1	0	1	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Leftwich	20	12	1	1	2	2	3	1	0
Mitchell Gallier	16	9	0	0	2	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	29	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	63	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	5	122	24.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	75	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	115	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	43	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	6	4	48	0	23
TE Tony Scheffler	3	3	18	0	14
WR Michael Robinson	3	3	64	2	14
WR Tyrell Mimick	3	3	51	2	6
FB Robert Newton	2	2	11	0	12
TE Perry Sheldon	2	2	34	1	8
RB Ken Summers	1	1	3	0	9
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	1	2	0	10
WR Marlon Mills	1	0	0	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Jackson	11	5	2	41	0	28
WR Dwight Donovan	9	6	1	77	1	24
WR J.B. Nardi	6	3	1	39	0	23
TE T.J. Ross	4	3	0	34	0	24
WR Joel Tatum	3	1	0	10	0	16
WR Sam Logan	1	1	0	18	0	2
RB Allen Patrick	1	1	0	7	0	11
WR B.J. Fenno	1	1	0	11	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ken Summers	1	3	3.00	3.16
Brian Brohm	1	6	6.00	4.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Patrick	1	1	1.00	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	4	3	25	6.25	10.50

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Byron Leftwich	2	1	18	9.00	7.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Houari	2	1	10	5.00	8.00
WR Tyrell Mimick	1	1	8	8.00	17.00
FB Robert Newton	1	1	7	7.00	5.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Jackson	2	1	18	9.00	3.73

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Ackerman	4	1
Ken Summers	3	1
Brian Brohm	1	0
Charles Barreras	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	4	3	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Leftwich	5	3	2
Mitchell Gallier	5	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tony Scheffler	1	1	1
WR Michael Robinson	1	1	1
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	1
WR Terrell Houari	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Donovan	5	2	1
WR Chad Jackson	2	0	0
TE T.J. Ross	1	1	0
WR J.B. Nardi	1	1	1
WR B.J. Fenno	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,100)
End Zone 11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,100)
End Zone	11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,000)