Conference Semifinals, 2018

played in New England, MA

51 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	10	0	3	-	20
New England Patriots	14	3	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 HOU - J.B. Nardi 94 kickoff return (Mason Crosby extra point)
1Q: 07:30 NED - Joe Flacco 2 run (Lonnie Terrell extra point)
1Q: 04:48 NED - Willie Tanner 27 pass from Joe Flacco (Lonnie Terrell extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - J.B. Nardi 4 pass from Byron Leftwich (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 06:49 NED - Lonnie Terrell 43 field goal
2Q: 00:39 HOU - Mason Crosby 48 field goal
3Q: 00:04 NED - Lonnie Terrell 25 field goal
4Q: 03:13 HOU - Mason Crosby 25 field goal
4Q: 00:33 NED - T.J. Starks 3 run (Lonnie Terrell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 HOU - J.B. Nardi 94 kickoff return (Mason Crosby extra point)
1Q: 07:30 NED - Joe Flacco 2 run (Lonnie Terrell extra point)
1Q: 04:48 NED - Willie Tanner 27 pass from Joe Flacco (Lonnie Terrell extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - J.B. Nardi 4 pass from Byron Leftwich (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 06:49 NED - Lonnie Terrell 43 field goal
2Q: 00:39 HOU - Mason Crosby 48 field goal
3Q: 00:04 NED - Lonnie Terrell 25 field goal
4Q: 03:13 HOU - Mason Crosby 25 field goal
4Q: 00:33 NED - T.J. Starks 3 run (Lonnie Terrell extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 10-8 15-2
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 281 384
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards per Play 4.84 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 142 88
- Rushing Attempts 25 20
- Yards per Rush 5.68 4.40
Net Passing Yards 139 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 43 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 177 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/38 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.21 6.73
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/55 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/32
Kick Returns/Yards 4/150 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:57 30:03

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	10-8	15-2
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	281	384
- Offensive Plays	58	64
- Yards per Play	4.84	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	142	88
- Rushing Attempts	25	20
- Yards per Rush	5.68	4.40
Net Passing Yards	139	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	43 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	177	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/38	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.21	6.73
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/55	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/32
Kick Returns/Yards	4/150	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:57	30:03

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:21	1:46	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
1	4:35	4:43	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
2	12:40	1:31	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	6:43	6:12	OWN 10	14	59	Field Goal
3	13:23	3:16	OWN 30	6	42	Fumble
3	5:38	2:24	OWN 1	4	4	Punt
4	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
4	11:06	7:59	OWN 33	13	59	Field Goal
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 26	3	22	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:45	7:24	OWN 27	14	73	Touchdown
1	5:35	1:00	OWN 41	2	59	Touchdown
2	14:52	2:12	OWN 23	5	25	Punt
2	11:09	4:26	OWN 29	8	45	Field Goal
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 23	1	9	Half
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	10:07	4:29	OWN 28	9	50	Interception
3	3:14	3:14	OPP 37	8	29	Field Goal
4	12:25	1:19	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	3:07	2:40	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown

Game MVP: Beau Bell, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LeSean McCoy	13	78	6.00	19	2
Tony Coffey	11	60	5.45	14	3
Byron Leftwich	1	4	4.00	4	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	8	29	3.63	19	1	1
Joe Flacco	6	41	6.83	14	1	1
Tashard Choice	6	18	3.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Leftwich	28	21	177	5/38	1	20	0	102.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	43	29	303	1/7	1	32	1	85.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.B. Nardi	6	7	59	9.83	8	20	1
WR Chad Jackson	5	7	44	8.80	9	12	0
WR Hugh Roberson	4	7	31	7.75	5	17	0
TE T.J. Ross	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
FB Ted Reilly	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
FB Jimmy Van Pelt	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
RB Tony Coffey	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Dwight Donovan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB T.J. Starks	9	9	79	8.78	41	12	0
WR Alonzo Osika	8	11	104	13.00	7	32	0
WR Adam Velevis	4	9	36	9.00	7	15	0
FB Sam Nelson	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	0
WR Willie Tanner	2	6	44	22.00	11	27	1
WR Graham Lowe	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Fred Davis	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	3	9	9.00	1	9	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S James Sanders	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Byron Leftwich	2	0
Chad Jackson	1	1
Hugh Roberson	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Edward Connell	0	1	0	0
Beau Bell	0	0	3	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Hardy	4	184	46.0	38.0	49	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	3	133	44.3	35.0	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lonnie Terrell	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.B. Nardi	1	8	8.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Lowe	2	32	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	3	56	18.7	0
J.B. Nardi	1	94	94.0	1

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	4	82	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	10	1	0.0	19	44
ILB Hugh Rogers	5	0	1.0	6	16
S Kent Jarvis	5	3	0.0	19	38
CB Glen Wayne	5	2	0.0	13	36
CB Frankie Lane	4	1	0.0	14	25
S James Sanders	3	2	0.0	17	31
CB Terrell Barrett	3	1	0.0	15	35
ILB Fred Noll	2	1	0.0	7	21
DT Alex Rivera	2	0	0.0	15	32
OLB Perry Egan	2	0	0.0	14	28
OLB Xavier Adibi	1	2	0.0	4	7
DE Derrick Harvey	1	1	0.0	17	40
S Marshall Flynn	1	0	0.0	1	6
DE Teddy Flannery	1	0	0.0	19	39
CB Ian Brock	1	0	0.0	9	11
S Alvin Elkins	1	0	0.0	3	11
DT Cory Hopkins	0	1	0.0	4	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Beau Bell	10	3	3.0	17	25
ILB Oscar Smith	6	1	0.0	24	32
CB Malcolm Hardy	6	0	0.0	20	28
CB Courtney Brustkern	5	0	0.0	18	24
DE Mike McCulley	4	1	0.5	24	31
S Earl Woodson	4	4	0.0	16	28
DE Austin McDonald	4	3	0.0	21	29
OLB Jordan Dizon	3	1	0.0	23	30
DE Jeremy Martin	1	0	1.0	4	4
DT Mario Williams	1	3	0.5	15	25
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	2	0.0	16	13
CB Terrell Thomas	1	2	0.0	14	22
OLB Curtis Zuck	1	2	0.0	4	8
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	0.0	6	14
CB Sherrod Martin	1	1	0.0	4	3
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0.0	19	28
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Fred McGregor	1	0	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Hugh Rogers	1.0	0	0	1	16
DE Teddy Flannery	0.0	1	2	1	39
DT Cory Hopkins	0.0	1	0	0	9
OLB Jon Beason	0.0	0	1	0	44
CB Glen Wayne	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Derrick Harvey	0.0	0	1	0	40

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Beau Bell	3.0	0	0	0	25
DE Jeremy Martin	1.0	0	0	0	4
DE Mike McCulley	0.5	0	1	1	31
DT Mario Williams	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	1	1	1	29
DE Edward Connell	0.0	0	0	1	8
OLB Jordan Dizon	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Glen Wayne	5	0	0	36
S Kent Jarvis	4	0	0	38
ILB Hugh Rogers	3	1	0	16
S James Sanders	3	0	1	31
OLB Jon Beason	3	0	0	44
CB Frankie Lane	3	0	0	25
CB Terrell Barrett	3	0	0	35
OLB Perry Egan	2	0	0	28
CB Ian Brock	1	2	0	11
DT Alex Rivera	1	0	0	32
OLB Xavier Adibi	1	0	0	7

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Malcolm Hardy	7	0	28
CB Courtney Brustkern	3	0	24
S Earl Woodson	3	0	28
OLB Beau Bell	2	0	25
ILB Oscar Smith	1	1	32
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	0	13
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	30
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	14
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	22
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herb Whitfield	3	4	0	18	2	23
Walter Van Valkenberg	2	4	0	19	0	23
Matt Slauson	2	3	0	8	0	12
Gosder Cherilus	2	2	0	16	1	26
Teddy Perrine	2	2	0	12	0	16
Brandon Frye	1	2	1	15	0	22
Joe Lujan	0	3	0	21	2	27
Keith Bumgarner	0	2	0	16	0	16
Ted Reilly	0	1	0	9	0	9
Jimmy Van Pelt	0	1	0	8	0	9

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Otah	2	4	17	0	40
Chad Rinehart	1	3	14	0	36
Lonnie Fisher	1	1	9	1	14
Tracy Wilmoth	1	1	4	0	3
Antoine Jennings	0	2	6	0	8
Sam Nelson	0	1	14	0	18
Winston Stokes	0	1	17	0	34
Fred Davis	0	1	10	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Coffey	1	17
Keith Zinger	1	17
J.B. Nardi	1	15
Glen Wayne	1	12
Hugh Roberson	1	10
Marshall Flynn	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Pettigrew	1	14
Willie Tanner	1	13
Brandon Carr	1	12
Lonnie Fisher	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Beason	---	---	19	44	13	76
Glen Wayne	---	---	13	36	12	61
Kent Jarvis	---	---	19	38	3	60
Teddy Flannery	---	---	19	39	2	60
Derrick Harvey	---	---	17	40	2	59
Levon Jacobs	---	---	17	39	3	59
Byron Leftwich	25	33	---	---	---	58
James Sanders	---	---	17	31	4	52
Chad Jackson	16	25	---	---	11	52
Terrell Barrett	---	---	15	35	2	52
Hugh Roberson	13	28	---	---	10	51
Joe Lujan	21	27	---	---	3	51
Alex Rivera	---	---	15	32	2	49
Herb Whitfield	18	23	---	---	6	47
T.J. Ross	17	26	---	---	3	46
Gosder Cherilus	16	26	---	---	2	44
Perry Egan	---	---	14	28	2	44
LeSean McCoy	14	24	---	---	6	44
Walter Van Valkenberg	19	23	---	---	1	43
Frankie Lane	---	---	14	25	3	42
J.B. Nardi	12	14	---	---	15	41
Keith Bumgarner	16	16	---	---	6	38
Brandon Frye	15	22	---	---	---	37
Tony Coffey	11	9	---	---	17	37
Dwight Donovan	19	16	---	---	---	35
Ted Reilly	9	9	---	---	16	34
Teddy Perrine	12	16	---	---	4	32
Fred Noll	---	---	7	21	3	31
Ian Brock	---	---	9	11	5	25
Alvin Elkins	---	---	3	11	9	23
Hugh Rogers	---	---	6	16	1	23
Matt Slauson	8	12	---	---	3	23
Christian Hutton	---	---	1	0	20	21
Jerome Collins	5	5	---	---	8	18
Jimmy Van Pelt	8	9	---	---	1	18
Keith Zinger	1	0	---	---	17	18
Marshall Flynn	---	---	1	6	9	16
Cory Hopkins	---	---	4	9	2	15
Bryan Smith	---	---	3	9	2	14
Xavier Adibi	---	---	4	7	1	12
Lamar Bayh	---	---	3	7	---	10
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Les Hardy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mitchell Gallier	0	0	---	---	2	2
Max Sciullo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alonzo Wire	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Osika	20	44	---	---	15	79
Joe Flacco	20	44	---	---	---	64
Jeff Otah	17	40	---	---	5	62
Oscar Smith	---	---	24	32	2	58
Mike McCulley	---	---	24	31	3	58
Jordan Dizon	---	---	23	30	2	55
Austin McDonald	---	---	21	29	3	53
Winston Stokes	17	34	---	---	---	51
Adam Velevis	17	34	---	---	---	51
Willie Tanner	8	29	---	---	13	50
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	20	28	2	50
Chad Rinehart	14	36	---	---	---	50
LaRon Landry	---	---	19	28	2	49
Breno Giacomini	12	37	---	---	---	49
Earl Woodson	---	---	16	28	3	47
Les Newhart	13	31	---	---	---	44
T.J. Starks	13	31	---	---	---	44
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	18	24	2	44
Fred Davis	10	23	---	---	10	43
Mario Williams	---	---	15	25	2	42
Beau Bell	---	---	17	25	---	42
Sam Nelson	14	18	---	---	9	41
Tashard Choice	7	13	---	---	20	40
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	6	14	20	40
Brandon Pettigrew	7	19	---	---	14	40
Terrell Thomas	---	---	14	22	1	37
Courtney Reardon	---	---	16	13	3	32
Carl Nicks	8	17	---	---	5	30
Lonnie Fisher	9	14	---	---	5	28
Graham Lowe	2	4	---	---	20	26
Brandon Carr	---	---	9	5	12	26
Fred McGregor	---	---	8	2	16	26
Wayne Boyd	2	4	---	---	13	19
Edward Connell	---	---	10	8	---	18
Curtis Zuck	---	---	4	8	6	18
Antoine Jennings	6	8	---	---	---	14
Tracy Wilmoth	4	3	---	---	5	12
Sherrod Martin	---	---	4	3	5	12
Jeremy Martin	---	---	4	4	3	11
Lonnie Terrell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	1	2	4	7
Trevor Laws	---	---	2	2	3	7
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	2	2
Irv Buckner	0	1	---	---	1	2
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	57	6.3
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	8	50	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	8	48	6.0
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Leftwich	28	21	1	1	2	1	2	4	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	43	29	3	0	3	3	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	104	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	129	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	32	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Jackson	7	5	1	44	0	25
WR Hugh Roberson	7	4	0	31	0	28
WR J.B. Nardi	7	6	0	59	1	14
TE T.J. Ross	2	2	0	12	0	26
FB Ted Reilly	1	1	0	11	0	9
FB Jimmy Van Pelt	1	1	0	4	0	9
RB Tony Coffey	1	1	0	1	0	9
WR Dwight Donovan	1	0	1	0	0	16
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	0	15	0	24

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alonzo Osika	11	8	1	104	2	44
RB T.J. Starks	9	9	0	79	0	31
WR Adam Velevis	9	4	1	36	0	34
WR Willie Tanner	6	2	0	44	1	29
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	1	1	9	0	19
FB Sam Nelson	2	2	0	5	0	18
WR Graham Lowe	1	1	0	12	0	4
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	0	4	0	13
TE Fred Davis	1	1	0	10	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Coffey	2	1	0.50	5.45
LeSean McCoy	2	9	4.50	6.00
Byron Leftwich	1	4	4.00	4.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	1	2	2.00	6.83
T.J. Starks	1	3	3.00	3.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Byron Leftwich	3	3	20	6.67	6.32

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	7	5	42	6.00	7.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Jackson	1	1	12	12.00	6.29
WR Hugh Roberson	1	1	4	4.00	4.43
WR J.B. Nardi	1	1	4	4.00	8.43

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB T.J. Starks	3	3	28	9.33	8.78
WR Willie Tanner	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Alonzo Osika	1	1	10	10.00	9.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	3	1
Tony Coffey	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	1	1
Tashard Choice	1	1
T.J. Starks	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Leftwich	4	2	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hugh Roberson	2	1	0
WR Chad Jackson	1	1	1
WR Dwight Donovan	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alonzo Osika	4	3	2
WR Adam Velevis	3	2	2
WR Willie Tanner	2	1	1
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,000 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,600)
End Zone 12,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,300 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,800)
Club Seats 4,800 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,000 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,600)
End Zone	12,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,300 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,800)
Club Seats	4,800 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,000)