Week 13, 2017

played in New England, MA

57 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	14	0	3	-	17
New England Patriots	14	14	7	6	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 NED - Matt Forte 16 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 01:03 NED - Irv Buckner 13 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 11:53 NED - Tashard Choice 4 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 07:30 HOU - Joel Tatum 20 pass from Byron Leftwich (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 04:11 HOU - Ellis Skaggs 7 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 00:45 NED - Tashard Choice 8 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 02:49 NED - T.J. Starks 1 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 10:31 NED - Bruce Darche 46 field goal
4Q: 06:21 NED - Bruce Darche 25 field goal
4Q: 01:54 HOU - Mason Crosby 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 NED - Matt Forte 16 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 01:03 NED - Irv Buckner 13 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 11:53 NED - Tashard Choice 4 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 07:30 HOU - Joel Tatum 20 pass from Byron Leftwich (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 04:11 HOU - Ellis Skaggs 7 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 00:45 NED - Tashard Choice 8 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 02:49 NED - T.J. Starks 1 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 10:31 NED - Bruce Darche 46 field goal
4Q: 06:21 NED - Bruce Darche 25 field goal
4Q: 01:54 HOU - Mason Crosby 43 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 6-6 11-1
First Downs 22 28
- by Rushing 6 14
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 376 444
- Offensive Plays 54 69
- Yards per Play 6.96 6.43
Net Rushing Yards 123 221
- Rushing Attempts 16 41
- Yards per Rush 7.69 5.39
Net Passing Yards 253 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 3 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 272 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.66 7.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/37 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 6/106 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/78
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 40
Time of Possession 25:00 35:00

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	6-6	11-1
First Downs	22	28
- by Rushing	6	14
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	376	444
- Offensive Plays	54	69
- Yards per Play	6.96	6.43
Net Rushing Yards	123	221
- Rushing Attempts	16	41
- Yards per Rush	7.69	5.39
Net Passing Yards	253	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 3	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	272	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.66	7.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/37	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	6/106	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/78
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 40
Time of Possession	25:00	35:00

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:23	1:01	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	6:11	1:45	OWN 6	4	23	Punt
1	0:58	2:46	OWN 32	5	39	Interception
2	11:43	4:28	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	5:34	1:30	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 21	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	5:40	OWN 16	11	59	Interception
3	2:42	0:59	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	14:42	1:18	OWN 7	3	-3	Punt
4	10:24	1:51	OWN 9	3	25	Interception
4	6:16	4:27	OWN 15	8	59	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:37	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
1	7:22	1:11	OWN 34	4	-6	Punt
1	4:26	3:28	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	13:12	1:29	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
2	7:15	1:41	OWN 21	4	23	Punt
2	4:04	3:28	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
3	9:20	6:38	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
3	1:43	2:01	OWN 34	4	19	Punt
4	13:24	3:00	OWN 49	8	22	Field Goal
4	8:33	2:17	OPP 10	3	2	Field Goal
4	1:49	1:49	OPP 41	3	8	Game

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Coffey	10	71	7.10	33	1	0
Ellis Skaggs	4	51	12.75	28	2	1
Byron Leftwich	2	1	0.50	3	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	26	169	6.50	27	6	0
Tashard Choice	9	27	3.00	8	0	2
Joe Flacco	6	25	4.17	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Leftwich	35	24	272	1/6	1	23	3	65.4
Mitchell Gallier	1	0	0	1/13	0	0	0	39.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	28	20	223	0/0	3	22	0	130.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Jackson	6	11	78	13.00	7	17	0
WR Joel Tatum	5	8	59	11.80	0	20	1
RB Ellis Skaggs	4	4	16	4.00	4	10	0
TE T.J. Ross	2	2	18	9.00	3	11	0
WR J.B. Nardi	2	2	15	7.50	0	12	0
WR B.J. Fenno	2	4	44	22.00	3	22	0
RB Tony Coffey	1	1	23	23.00	18	23	0
WR Sam Logan	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Keith Zinger	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Fred Davis	5	5	61	12.20	20	22	0
WR Adam Velevis	5	7	67	13.40	19	18	0
WR Irv Buckner	3	7	46	15.33	14	18	1
TE Dan Fabrizio	2	3	16	8.00	1	9	0
WR Matt Forte	2	3	25	12.50	2	16	1
RB T.J. Starks	2	2	6	3.00	0	5	1
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
DE Austin McDonald	1	35	35.00
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	0.00
CB Terrell Thomas	1	43	43.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jon Beason	0	0	1	0
Frankie Lane	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov
Matt Forte	1	1
Dan Fabrizio	1	0
T.J. Starks	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Hardy	4	195	48.8	44.0	54	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	3	162	54.0	47.3	66	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.B. Nardi	6	106	17.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Weaver	2	37	18.5	0
Brandon Carr	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	11	4	0.0	40	28
OLB Xavier Adibi	8	3	0.0	20	11
S Kent Jarvis	7	2	0.0	37	24
DT Levon Jacobs	5	3	0.0	31	23
ILB Fred Noll	5	1	0.0	13	13
OLB Thurman Joseph	2	1	0.0	9	8
CB Ian Brock	2	1	0.0	26	19
DE Derrick Harvey	2	1	0.0	33	23
OLB Perry Egan	2	1	0.0	28	15
WR Chad Jackson	2	0	---	---	---
CB Glen Wayne	2	0	0.0	27	18
DT Nate Houston	2	0	0.0	12	6
DE Teddy Flannery	2	0	0.0	40	26
CB Terrell Barrett	2	0	0.0	19	14
CB Frankie Lane	1	1	0.0	17	12
DT Alex Rivera	1	1	0.0	26	19
S Alvin Elkins	1	1	0.0	27	20
DE Marcus Spears	1	0	0.0	13	9
RB Tony Coffey	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Malcolm Hardy	7	3	0.0	16	33
ILB Oscar Smith	5	3	0.0	16	38
S LaRon Landry	4	2	0.0	11	31
S Earl Woodson	4	2	0.0	14	33
CB Terrell Thomas	4	0	0.0	11	24
OLB Jordan Dizon	3	0	0.0	15	36
OLB Beau Bell	2	3	0.5	10	25
S Brandon Carr	2	0	0.0	6	9
CB Courtney Brustkern	2	0	0.0	15	37
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	1.0	13	33
DE Mike McCulley	1	1	0.5	16	37
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	0.0	6	17
DT Kamerion Wimbley	1	0	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Flannery	0.0	1	1	3	26
DT Frank Okam	0.0	0	2	0	5

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Austin McDonald	1.0	0	1	1	33
DE Mike McCulley	0.5	1	0	0	37
OLB Beau Bell	0.5	0	1	0	25
DT Mario Williams	0.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Jordan Dizon	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Fred Noll	5	0	13
OLB Jon Beason	4	0	28
CB Frankie Lane	2	0	12
S Kent Jarvis	2	0	24
OLB Xavier Adibi	2	0	11
OLB Perry Egan	1	1	15
CB Glen Wayne	1	0	18
OLB Thurman Joseph	1	0	8
CB Terrell Barrett	1	0	14
DE Derrick Harvey	1	0	23
CB Ian Brock	0	1	19

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Malcolm Hardy	6	0	0	33
CB Terrell Thomas	3	0	1	24
S LaRon Landry	3	0	0	31
OLB Beau Bell	3	0	0	25
ILB Oscar Smith	2	1	0	38
CB Courtney Brustkern	2	0	0	37
S Earl Woodson	1	1	0	33
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	1	36
DT Kamerion Wimbley	1	0	0	8
S Brandon Carr	1	0	0	9
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0	17
DE Austin McDonald	0	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herb Whitfield	2	4	0	9	1	26
Chris Chester	2	2	0	8	0	16
Teddy Perrine	1	3	0	6	0	19
Joe Lujan	1	2	0	12	1	23
Jerome Collins	1	1	1	4	0	5
Jermaine Summers	1	1	0	15	0	29
Keith Bumgarner	0	1	0	11	0	20

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Winston Stokes	6	7	1	34	26
Chad Rinehart	5	9	0	37	25
Breno Giacomini	3	4	1	36	18
Lonnie Fisher	2	4	1	36	18
Malcolm Brown	2	4	0	28	19
Sam Nelson	1	5	0	29	19
Tony Mueller	0	2	0	5	10

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Hoffman	2	19
Glen Wayne	2	10
Tony Coffey	1	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Weaver	1	18
Dan Fabrizio	1	17
Alonzo Osika	1	17
Brandon Carr	1	14
Irv Buckner	1	10
Freddie Keiaho	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Beason	---	---	40	28	3	71
Teddy Flannery	---	---	40	26	2	68
Kent Jarvis	---	---	37	24	6	67
Derrick Harvey	---	---	33	23	3	59
Levon Jacobs	---	---	31	23	2	56
Glen Wayne	---	---	27	18	10	55
Chad Jackson	13	31	---	---	9	53
Ian Brock	---	---	26	19	7	52
Byron Leftwich	14	36	---	---	---	50
Jermaine Summers	15	29	---	---	5	49
Alvin Elkins	---	---	27	20	2	49
Alex Rivera	---	---	26	19	3	48
Tony Coffey	10	19	---	---	17	46
Gosder Cherilus	11	35	---	---	---	46
Perry Egan	---	---	28	15	2	45
Donnell Hoffman	---	---	14	8	19	41
J.B. Nardi	5	24	---	---	11	40
Joe Lujan	12	23	---	---	5	40
Herb Whitfield	9	26	---	---	4	39
T.J. Ross	10	23	---	---	5	38
Joel Tatum	11	26	---	---	1	38
Keith Zinger	7	15	---	---	15	37
Keith Bumgarner	11	20	---	---	5	36
Terrell Barrett	---	---	19	14	---	33
Xavier Adibi	---	---	20	11	1	32
Matthew Burley	8	22	---	---	---	30
B.J. Fenno	4	13	---	---	13	30
Frankie Lane	---	---	17	12	---	29
Sam Logan	6	9	---	---	13	28
Thurman Joseph	---	---	9	8	11	28
Fred Noll	---	---	13	13	2	28
Shannon Zimmerman	---	---	8	7	13	28
Marcus Spears	---	---	13	9	5	27
Jerome Collins	4	5	---	---	17	26
Teddy Perrine	6	19	---	---	1	26
Chris Chester	8	16	---	---	1	25
Ellis Skaggs	6	17	---	---	---	23
Jimmy Van Pelt	4	8	---	---	7	19
Nate Houston	---	---	12	6	---	18
Frank Okam	---	---	10	5	---	15
Christian Hutton	---	---	1	0	12	13
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mitchell Gallier	2	2	---	---	1	5
Les Hardy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Colt Brennan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Allen Patrick	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irv Buckner	41	28	---	---	10	79
Joe Flacco	41	28	---	---	---	69
Chad Rinehart	37	25	---	---	5	67
Winston Stokes	34	26	---	---	---	60
Fred Davis	32	21	---	---	7	60
Sam Nelson	29	19	---	---	9	57
Lonnie Fisher	36	18	---	---	3	57
Oscar Smith	---	---	16	38	1	55
Breno Giacomini	36	18	---	---	---	54
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	15	37	2	54
Mike McCulley	---	---	16	37	1	54
Jordan Dizon	---	---	15	36	1	52
Malcolm Brown	28	19	---	---	5	52
T.J. Starks	30	21	---	---	---	51
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	16	33	1	50
Adam Velevis	31	19	---	---	---	50
Mario Williams	---	---	15	30	3	48
Austin McDonald	---	---	13	33	2	48
Earl Woodson	---	---	14	33	1	48
LaRon Landry	---	---	11	31	1	43
Paul Gordon	24	12	---	---	5	41
Terrell Thomas	---	---	11	24	6	41
Dan Fabrizio	8	11	---	---	17	36
Beau Bell	---	---	10	25	1	36
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	6	17	13	36
Rob Weaver	11	6	---	---	18	35
Tashard Choice	11	7	---	---	14	32
Matt Forte	12	8	---	---	11	31
Brandon Carr	---	---	6	9	14	29
Les Newhart	5	12	---	---	4	21
Courtney Reardon	---	---	4	12	3	19
Artie Andrews	0	0	---	---	18	18
Alonzo Osika	0	0	---	---	17	17
Tony Mueller	5	10	---	---	---	15
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	2	3	9	14
Fred McGregor	---	---	0	1	11	12
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	1	8	2	11
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeremy Martin	---	---	3	5	2	10
Curtis Zuck	---	---	1	2	4	7
Otis Murphy	---	---	1	2	4	7
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	0	1	2	3
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	2	2
Trevor Laws	---	---	0	1	---	1
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	6	38	6.3
Right	6	79	13.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	97	6.5
Middle	18	72	4.0
Right	8	52	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Leftwich	35	24	4	1	1	2	3	1	3
Mitchell Gallier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	28	20	2	0	2	2	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	42	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	104	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	81	10.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	103	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	119	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Jackson	11	6	0	78	0	31
WR Joel Tatum	8	5	0	59	1	26
RB Ellis Skaggs	4	4	0	16	0	17
WR B.J. Fenno	4	2	1	44	2	13
TE T.J. Ross	2	2	0	18	0	23
WR J.B. Nardi	2	2	0	15	0	24
WR Sam Logan	2	1	0	13	0	9
TE Keith Zinger	2	1	0	6	0	15
RB Tony Coffey	1	1	0	23	1	19

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	7	3	2	46	0	28
WR Adam Velevis	7	5	0	67	0	19
TE Fred Davis	5	5	0	61	2	21
TE Dan Fabrizio	3	2	0	16	0	11
WR Matt Forte	3	2	0	25	0	8
RB T.J. Starks	2	2	0	6	0	21
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	0	2	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ellis Skaggs	1	7	7.00	12.75
Tony Coffey	1	4	4.00	7.10

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Starks	7	11	1.57	6.50
Tashard Choice	4	19	4.75	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Byron Leftwich	1	1	20	20.00	7.77

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	6	5	44	7.33	7.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joel Tatum	1	1	20	20.00	7.38

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Forte	2	2	25	12.50	8.33
RB T.J. Starks	2	2	6	3.00	3.00
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	13	13.00	6.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Coffey	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Starks	3	2
Tashard Choice	2	2
Joe Flacco	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Leftwich	6	4	3
Mitchell Gallier	1	0	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Jackson	2	1	1
WR B.J. Fenno	2	1	1
WR J.B. Nardi	1	1	0
WR Sam Logan	1	1	1
WR Joel Tatum	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Buckner	3	0	0
WR Matt Forte	1	1	1
TE Fred Davis	1	1	1
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (21,600)
End Zone 11,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 6,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 4,300 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (21,600)
End Zone	11,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	6,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	4,300 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,000)