Conference Semifinals, 2029

played in New England, MA

32 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans0730-10
New England Patriots147140-35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 NED - Dixon Pasquarella 6 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 05:47 NED - Delone Carter 2 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - A.J. Griffith 18 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 05:45 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 14 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 12:11 NED - Steven Ravas 47 interception return (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 08:20 HOU - Ian Zupancic 24 field goal
3Q: 03:55 NED - A.J. Griffith 13 run (Richard Burgess extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUNED
Record11-715-2
First Downs1716
- by Rushing56
- by Passing109
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards332357
- Offensive Plays7954
- Yards per Play4.206.61
Net Rushing Yards64144
- Rushing Attempts2923
- Yards per Rush2.216.26
Net Passing Yards268213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 26 - 431 - 12 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards281213
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/130/0
- Yards per Pass Play5.366.87
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions6/181/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.27.9
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/405/34
Punt Returns/Yards5/254/47
Kick Returns/Yards3/682/48
Interception Ret./Yards3/294/97
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/14/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 33
Time of Possession36:3323:27

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:310:09OPP 2210Interception
113:511:08OWN 2736Interception
111:323:25OWN 27532Punt
15:383:53OWN 201057Fumble
214:422:06OWN 20613Punt
210:251:45OWN 2933Punt
27:141:40OWN 33667Touchdown
23:481:26OWN 1231Punt
21:020:49OWN 223-4Punt
315:003:02OWN 21517Interception
311:583:46OWN 36657Field Goal
36:421:31OWN 1239Punt
33:471:22OWN 2036Punt
30:594:43OWN 201041Downs
410:194:29OWN 27825Punt
43:190:56OWN 473-7Interception
40:220:22OWN 3718Game
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:29OWN 610Interception
114:220:31OWN 2930Punt
112:431:11OPP 25325Touchdown
18:072:29OWN 20980Touchdown
11:452:03OWN 23577Touchdown
212:362:11OWN 31449Interception
28:401:26OWN 2733Punt
25:341:46OWN 33438Interception
22:221:20OWN 3435Punt
20:130:13OWN 4222Half
38:121:30OWN 3732Punt
35:111:24OWN 33367Touchdown
32:251:26OWN 4233Punt
411:160:57OWN 3934Punt
45:502:31OWN 635Punt
42:232:01OPP 3737Missed FG

Game MVP: Charlie Gerbasi, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
C.J. Spiller19562.95800
Sammy Farrington930.33900
Gene Chandler155.00500
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
A.J. Griffith16935.813232
Delone Carter7517.292421

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gene Chandler48262812/13148443.8
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Emmanuel Lynn31122130/0145334.1

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB C.J. Spiller812789.7550410
WR Jimmie Mahaffey4114411.001161
WR Jamal Gardner48287.009100
TE Aaron Hernandez469022.5052480
WR Dean Rivers26115.50280
WR C.J. Dylla232412.003140
TE Frank Fortune1177.00070
RB Sammy Farrington11-1-1.000-10
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rodney Lyons61214924.8310450
TE Dixon Pasquarella353411.331251
WR Marcus Young27189.005110
WR Brian Downs131212.000120
FB Lorenzo McDaniel0100.00000
FB Dwayne George0100.00000
RB Delone Carter0100.00000
WR Greg Little0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Rico Kennedy100.000
S Nate Allen12727.000
CB Timothy Doxzon122.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Charlie Gerbasi11313.000
S D.J. O'Neal12626.000
CB Willie Hayes11111.000
CB Steven Ravas14747.001

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
C.J. Spiller1000
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Antonio Tovar0100
Jimmy Smith0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brenden McDonald837847.338.9573
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Mirkovich732145.939.4551

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ian Zupancic1/10/00/0241/1
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Richard Burgess0/10/10/005/5

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Jamal Gardner4184.50
Dean Rivers177.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Willie Hayes44711.80

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers25226.00
Jamal Gardner11616.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Harris Bruce24824.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Ralph Livanis510.01116
ILB Edward Patterson500.0107
S Rico Kennedy310.01523
DT Cris Batten300.0817
CB Timothy Doxzon300.01821
S Nate Allen220.01726
S Perry Coffin220.01421
DE Bubba Gilroy210.01824
DT Chris Zlotnik200.01524
DE Vernon Nichols110.01617
ILB Teddy Jamison100.01220
QB Gene Chandler10---------
WR Jamal Gardner10---------
RB C.J. Spiller10---------
CB Chris Culliver100.0713
CB Brandon Perkins010.01212
CB Todd Power010.01119
DT Leonard Westbrook010.02016
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi811.02541
S Dominic Tirtha710.01324
OLB Jonas Mouton631.02949
ILB Lewis Sonneman510.02639
DT Darrin Middleton510.02133
CB Steven Ravas500.02137
DE Moe Daugherty400.01930
S D.J. O'Neal320.02949
CB Jimmy Smith310.01835
OLB Deron Taylor200.01223
ILB Dean Wilde200.0918
S Luther Riazi200.02441
CB Willie Hayes110.02337
DT Antonio Tovar110.01426
TE Dixon Pasquarella10---------
WR Marcus Young10---------
T Wayne Kamego10---------
DE Warren Hargett100.0622
OLB Eugene Duran020.037

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ralph Livanis0.020016
ILB Teddy Jamison0.010020
DE Bubba Gilroy0.003024
DT Chris Zlotnik0.002024
DT Cris Batten0.001017
DE Vernon Nichols0.001017
OLB Alvin Crenshaw0.001024
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton1.002149
ILB Charlie Gerbasi1.000041
DE Moe Daugherty0.010030
S D.J. O'Neal0.010049
ILB Lewis Sonneman0.002639
OLB Deron Taylor0.001023

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Ralph Livanis30016
CB Timothy Doxzon21121
ILB Teddy Jamison21020
S Rico Kennedy11123
S Nate Allen10126
ILB Edward Patterson1007
S Perry Coffin10021
OLB Alvin Crenshaw10024
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi51141
CB Steven Ravas40137
CB Jimmy Smith31035
S Luther Riazi30041
S Dominic Tirtha23024
OLB Jonas Mouton20049
S D.J. O'Neal11149
CB Willie Hayes10137
ILB Lewis Sonneman10039
DE Moe Daugherty10030
OLB Deron Taylor10023
ILB Dean Wilde10018
DT Antonio Tovar10026

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Walter Jelinek38029050
Leonard Gillespie35022141
Alonzo Hansen26029050
Rondell Brady220709
A.J. Murray11015020
Jason Smith04026148
Frank Fortune01022012
Ethan Bowens01021046
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Archie Dudley36023031
Ricardo Meadows23016025
Andy Levitre14017025
Wayne Kamego03022025
Joey Daughtry02018029
Lorenzo McDaniel011705
Marvin Jenkins010502
Dixon Pasquarella01013018
Bill Serino01012014
Dwayne George01010016

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Dean Rivers216
Louie Shaw118
Frank Fortune118
Ralph Livanis112
Alonzo Hansen18
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Dominic Tirtha224
Jonas Mouton210
Eugene Duran121
Delone Carter117
Willie Hayes112
Winston Hirneisen17

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Alonzo Hansen2950------887
Jason Smith2648------983
Gene Chandler2950------180
Walter Jelinek2950---------79
Jamal Gardner1739------1268
Ethan Bowens2146---------67
Jimmie Mahaffey2343---------66
Leonard Gillespie2241---------63
C.J. Spiller2041------263
Alvin Crenshaw------17241556
Aaron Hernandez1136------754
Frank Fortune2212------1852
Sammy Farrington1315------2452
Bubba Gilroy------1824345
A.J. Murray1520------843
Nate Allen------1726---43
Chris Zlotnik------1524443
C.J. Dylla1026------743
Teddy Jamison------12201042
Todd Power------11191040
Timothy Doxzon------1821140
Rico Kennedy------1523139
Ralph Livanis------11161239
Perry Coffin------1421439
Rickey Nelson------1019938
Dean Rivers814------1638
Leonard Westbrook------2016137
Louie Shaw------6101834
Vernon Nichols------1617134
Ronald McGarrity64------1828
Rondell Brady79------925
Cris Batten------817---25
Brandon Perkins------1212125
Emmanuel Keyser------107825
Chris Culliver------713323
Edward Patterson------107522
Patrick Chung------43916
Don Myers84---------12
Tandon Doss00------1010
Ross Baxter00------99
Brenden McDonald00------88
Ernie Fitzgerald32------16
Drew Stevenson------22---4
Ian Zupancic00------44
Dwayne Hogenmiller00---------0
Kerry Blake00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jonas Mouton------29491088
Steven Ravas------21372583
D.J. O'Neal------2949179
Willie Hayes------23371272
Sammy Brennan------2435968
Charlie Gerbasi------2541167
Luther Riazi------2441166
Lewis Sonneman------2639---65
Dominic Tirtha------13242461
Wayne Kamego2225------855
Darrin Middleton------2133155
Joey Daughtry1829------855
Archie Dudley2331---------54
Rodney Lyons2331---------54
Emmanuel Lynn2331---------54
Jimmy Smith------1835154
Moe Daugherty------1930150
Marcus Young1928------350
Ricardo Meadows1625------849
Dwayne George1016------2147
Antonio Tovar------1426545
Delone Carter719------1743
Andy Levitre1725---------42
Deron Taylor------1223---35
Dixon Pasquarella1318---------31
Brian Downs1318---------31
Eugene Duran------372131
Bill Serino1214------430
Dean Wilde------918229
Lorenzo McDaniel75------1628
A.J. Griffith1612---------28
Warren Hargett------622---28
Donnell Elmore57------820
Greg Little21------1720
Bobby Banks00------1717
Winston Hirneisen24------713
Marvin Jenkins52------512
Harris Bruce00------1111
Calvin Green------34310
Larry Mirkovich00------77
Richard Burgess00------77
Chris Cook------0044
Irv Burroughs00------11
Joe Flacco00---------0
Marco Duffy00---------0
Gilbert Garcia00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5224.4
Middle19341.8
Right581.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10999.9
Middle4123.0
Right9333.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gene Chandler48263146574
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Emmanuel Lynn31126113803

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)27171194.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)1681277.9
Long (19+ Yds)51357.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)74273.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)92242.7
Long (19+ Yds)15616210.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB C.J. Spiller128078141
WR Jimmie Mahaffey114144043
WR Jamal Gardner84028039
WR Dean Rivers62111014
TE Aaron Hernandez64190236
WR C.J. Dylla32124026
TE Frank Fortune1107012
RB Sammy Farrington110-1015
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons1260149531
WR Marcus Young72018028
TE Dixon Pasquarella53034118
WR Brian Downs31012018
FB Lorenzo McDaniel100005
FB Dwayne George1010016
RB Delone Carter1000019
WR Greg Little100001

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gene Chandler155.005.00
Sammy Farrington1-3-3.000.33
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
A.J. Griffith33511.675.81
Delone Carter122.007.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gene Chandler21147.005.85
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Emmanuel Lynn53255.006.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey111414.004.00
RB C.J. Spiller1000.006.50
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Marcus Young2173.502.57
TE Dixon Pasquarella1166.006.80
FB Lorenzo McDaniel1000.000.00
WR Brian Downs111212.004.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
C.J. Spiller11
New EnglandRushesConversions
A.J. Griffith31
Delone Carter10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Gene Chandler1675
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Emmanuel Lynn610

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jimmie Mahaffey522
RB C.J. Spiller421
TE Aaron Hernandez332
WR Dean Rivers200
WR Jamal Gardner200
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Rodney Lyons400
TE Dixon Pasquarella110
WR Greg Little100

SectionAttendance
Stadium73,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck23,200 (23,200)
End Zone16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (4,500)