Week 3, 2030

played in Houston, TX

96 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	14	3	0	3	-	20
Houston Texans	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:43 DEN - Ryan Mallett 3 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
1Q: 02:12 DEN - Alonzo Fulton 14 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 04:43 DEN - Wally Richardson 41 field goal
2Q: 00:41 HOU - Ian Zupancic 18 field goal
4Q: 02:09 DEN - Wally Richardson 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:43 DEN - Ryan Mallett 3 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
1Q: 02:12 DEN - Alonzo Fulton 14 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 04:43 DEN - Wally Richardson 41 field goal
2Q: 00:41 HOU - Ian Zupancic 18 field goal
4Q: 02:09 DEN - Wally Richardson 25 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 14 12
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 4 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 282 227
- Offensive Plays 60 71
- Yards per Play 4.70 3.20
Net Rushing Yards 159 118
- Rushing Attempts 34 33
- Yards per Rush 4.68 3.58
Net Passing Yards 123 109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 15 - 0 35 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 135 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/30
- Yards per Pass Play 4.73 2.87
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 10/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/15 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 4/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 4/116
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:02 30:58

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	14	12
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	4	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	282	227
- Offensive Plays	60	71
- Yards per Play	4.70	3.20
Net Rushing Yards	159	118
- Rushing Attempts	34	33
- Yards per Rush	4.68	3.58
Net Passing Yards	123	109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 15 - 0	35 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	135	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/30
- Yards per Pass Play	4.73	2.87
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	10/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/15	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	4/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	4/116
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:02	30:58

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:29	1:35	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
1	6:14	2:41	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	3:23	1:21	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
1	0:19	1:51	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	12:04	3:27	OWN 33	6	31	Punt
2	6:35	1:59	OWN 42	6	34	Field Goal
2	3:23	0:58	OWN 42	5	10	Fumble
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 29	2	8	Half
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	7:15	1:48	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	3:57	3:08	OWN 2	6	16	Punt
4	12:22	2:37	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	5:24	3:22	OWN 42	5	50	Field Goal
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 44	3	-2	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:31	OWN 30	10	33	Fumble
1	7:54	1:40	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
1	2:02	1:43	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	13:28	1:24	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
2	8:37	2:02	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
2	4:36	1:13	OPP 37	3	2	Missed FG
2	2:25	1:52	OPP 34	9	33	Field Goal
3	13:13	5:58	OWN 16	12	45	Punt
3	5:27	1:30	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
3	0:49	3:27	OWN 30	8	21	Punt
4	9:45	4:21	OWN 28	10	30	Downs
4	2:02	0:52	OWN 36	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Alonzo Fulton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alonzo Fulton	23	56	2.43	17	4	1
Dean Brooks	6	87	14.50	48	2	0
Ryan Mallett	5	16	3.20	10	1	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Spiller	19	66	3.47	23	1
Sammy Farrington	8	32	4.00	15	1
Kerry Blake	6	20	3.33	7	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Mallett	24	15	135	2/12	0	46	0	77.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Blake	35	18	139	3/30	0	21	0	61.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Rob Benton	4	4	75	18.75	36	46
FB D.J. Quartucci	3	4	13	4.33	16	8
WR C.J. Clauss	3	4	13	4.33	8	8
RB Alonzo Fulton	2	2	17	8.50	7	11
WR Austin Miller	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
WR Donnell Richmond	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
TE Melvin Wolff	1	4	1	1.00	0	1
WR Kris Carlisle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Isaac Rayburn	4	5	44	11.00	2	16
WR C.J. Dylla	3	10	28	9.33	6	15
WR Tandon Doss	3	4	13	4.33	2	12
RB C.J. Spiller	2	4	25	12.50	17	21
TE Frank Fortune	2	4	4	2.00	0	2
WR Dean Rivers	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	2	19	19.00	11	19
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Glen Goble	1	3	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ryan Mallett	1	0	0
Larry Meadows	0	1	0
Kris Carlisle	0	1	0
Patrick Angerer	0	0	1
Bruce Pardee	0	0	1
Lenny Bensen	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
C.J. Spiller	1	1	0
C.J. Dylla	1	0	0
Kerry Blake	1	0	0
Rickey Nelson	0	1	0
Heath Walsh	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.T. Welch	8	331	41.4	41.1	51	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	7	339	48.4	42.7	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/2	0/1	0/1	18	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Dotson	1	-3	-3.0	0
Kyle Bradley	1	3	3.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Doxzon	4	2	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Grant	2	40	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Dylla	3	58	19.3	0
Dean Rivers	1	58	58.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer	8	4	0.0	30	25
S Les Young	8	3	0.0	28	36
DT Ethan Losman	6	1	0.0	22	19
OLB Paul Lawless	5	2	0.0	28	34
DT Larry Meadows	4	1	0.0	22	26
CB Kyle Bradley	4	1	0.0	29	30
CB Darryl Grant	4	0	0.0	22	25
S Mercury Dotson	3	0	0.0	22	30
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	2	2	1.0	26	28
DE Bruce Pardee	2	0	1.0	26	28
ILB Deon Reid	2	1	0.0	18	7
DE Sean Washington	1	0	1.0	7	9
CB Doug Nichols	1	0	0.0	17	26
S Darrell Stuckey	1	0	0.0	8	14
G Jorge Sirmon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chris Zlotnik	1	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Tracy Sweeney	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Vinny Lawler	1	0	0.0	10	22
ILB Devin Holko	0	1	0.0	3	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Corey Peters	5	1	0.0	26	19
CB Chris Culliver	5	1	0.0	23	20
S Nate Allen	4	4	0.0	27	21
DT Torell Troup	4	2	0.0	26	22
S Rico Kennedy	4	0	0.0	20	12
DE Terry Densmore	3	0	1.0	16	11
OLB Heath Walsh	3	0	1.0	11	4
ILB Bob Hutton	3	1	0.0	14	7
ILB Wendell Sellers	3	1	0.0	15	13
CB Darrin Banks	3	1	0.0	25	19
DE Rickey Nelson	2	0	0.0	12	13
CB Wesley Shepard	2	0	0.0	24	18
ILB Don Abe	2	0	0.0	19	13
OLB Ryan Anderko	1	2	0.0	23	22
S Perry Coffin	1	1	0.0	17	22
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	1	0.0	20	14
DE Vernon Nichols	1	0	0.0	18	15
DE Bubba Gilroy	0	2	0.0	23	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Pardee	1.0	1	0	1	28
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1.0	0	3	1	28
DE Sean Washington	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE David Levine	0.0	0	0	1	11

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Densmore	1.0	0	1	11
OLB Heath Walsh	1.0	0	0	4
ILB Don Abe	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kyle Bradley	3	2	30
S Les Young	3	1	36
S Mercury Dotson	2	1	30
OLB Paul Lawless	2	1	34
ILB Patrick Angerer	2	0	25
DT Ethan Losman	2	0	19
ILB Deon Reid	1	1	7
CB Vinny Lawler	1	1	22
S Darrell Stuckey	1	0	14
OLB Tracy Sweeney	1	0	7
CB Doug Nichols	0	1	26
DE Sean Washington	0	1	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Wendell Sellers	3	2	13
CB Wesley Shepard	2	2	18
CB Chris Culliver	2	2	20
DT Torell Troup	2	0	22
ILB Don Abe	2	0	13
CB Darrin Banks	2	0	19
S Rico Kennedy	1	0	12
S Perry Coffin	1	0	22
OLB Ryan Anderko	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryan Bulaga	3	7	0	30	0	22
J.R. Clemons	3	5	1	32	0	25
Danny Briscoe	2	6	0	31	1	24
Jorge Sirmon	1	6	0	30	0	25
David Arkin	1	2	0	31	0	23
Russell Okung	0	1	0	3	0	3
D.J. Quartucci	0	1	0	20	0	17
Terry Finley	0	1	0	4	0	1
Freddie Hoover	0	0	0	7	1	6

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jason Smith	2	2	0	32	0	35
Lee Ziemba	1	6	0	28	1	33
Walter Jelinek	0	9	1	33	1	38
Alonzo Hansen	0	5	0	33	0	38
Ethan Bowens	0	2	0	33	1	36
Leonard Gillespie	0	1	0	5	0	8
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	0	14	0	19
Frank Fortune	0	1	0	24	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
R.J. Barnham	2	17
Melvin Wolff	1	19
Dean Brooks	1	17
Lenny Bensen	1	13
Artie Spivey	1	10
David Arkin	1	8
C.J. Clauss	1	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Rivers	2	10
Frank Fortune	1	15
Darrin Banks	1	10
C.J. Dylla	1	4

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Bradley	---	---	29	30	10	69
Darryl Grant	---	---	22	25	21	68
Les Young	---	---	28	36	2	66
Paul Lawless	---	---	28	34	2	64
David Arkin	31	23	---	---	8	62
Ryan Mallett	34	26	---	---	---	60
Patrick Angerer	---	---	30	25	3	58
Bruce Pardee	---	---	26	28	4	58
J.R. Clemons	32	25	---	---	---	57
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	26	28	2	56
Jorge Sirmon	30	25	---	---	---	55
Danny Briscoe	31	24	---	---	---	55
Bryan Bulaga	30	22	---	---	2	54
Mercury Dotson	---	---	22	30	2	54
D.J. Quartucci	20	17	---	---	17	54
Larry Meadows	---	---	22	26	4	52
Donnell Richmond	29	23	---	---	---	52
Vinny Lawler	---	---	10	22	15	47
Doug Nichols	---	---	17	26	3	46
Ethan Losman	---	---	22	19	4	45
C.J. Clauss	28	16	---	---	1	45
Rob Benton	22	14	---	---	8	44
Alonzo Fulton	27	16	---	---	---	43
Deon Reid	---	---	18	7	12	37
Melvin Wolff	9	8	---	---	19	36
Dean Brooks	7	10	---	---	17	34
Darrell Stuckey	---	---	8	14	7	29
Austin Miller	15	14	---	---	---	29
Howard Biccum	---	---	12	10	4	26
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	11	13	1	25
Lenny Bensen	6	5	---	---	13	24
Freddie Hoover	7	6	---	---	10	23
R.J. Barnham	3	2	---	---	17	22
Sean Washington	---	---	7	9	6	22
Moe Gallop	---	---	7	8	6	21
David Levine	---	---	7	11	1	19
Devin Holko	---	---	3	10	6	19
Kris Carlisle	4	5	---	---	9	18
Tracy Sweeney	---	---	8	7	3	18
Russell Okung	3	3	---	---	10	16
Terry Finley	4	1	---	---	10	15
Artie Spivey	2	1	---	---	10	13
J.T. Welch	0	0	---	---	10	10
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marc Alston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	33	38	---	---	9	80
Jason Smith	32	35	---	---	9	76
Walter Jelinek	33	38	---	---	---	71
Kerry Blake	33	38	---	---	---	71
Ethan Bowens	33	36	---	---	1	70
Lee Ziemba	28	33	---	---	9	70
Chris Culliver	---	---	23	20	25	68
Sammy Farrington	17	19	---	---	23	59
Darrin Banks	---	---	25	19	10	54
Tandon Doss	11	27	---	---	13	51
Torell Troup	---	---	26	22	2	50
Nate Allen	---	---	27	21	2	50
Frank Fortune	24	11	---	---	15	50
C.J. Spiller	23	24	---	---	2	49
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	20	14	15	49
Isaac Rayburn	25	21	---	---	2	48
Corey Peters	---	---	26	19	2	47
C.J. Dylla	16	26	---	---	4	46
Ryan Anderko	---	---	23	22	1	46
Wesley Shepard	---	---	24	18	2	44
Aaron Hernandez	14	19	---	---	9	42
Terry Densmore	---	---	16	11	14	41
Rico Kennedy	---	---	20	12	7	39
Perry Coffin	---	---	17	22	---	39
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	23	13	3	39
Vernon Nichols	---	---	18	15	4	37
Don Abe	---	---	19	13	2	34
Glen Goble	11	16	---	---	6	33
A.J. Murray	15	10	---	---	7	32
Wendell Sellers	---	---	15	13	3	31
Ronald McGarrity	6	7	---	---	16	29
Bob Hutton	---	---	14	7	7	28
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	13	6	7	26
Rickey Nelson	---	---	12	13	---	25
Dean Rivers	3	10	---	---	10	23
Heath Walsh	---	---	11	4	8	23
Ralph Livanis	---	---	2	2	14	18
Leonard Gillespie	5	8	---	---	---	13
Rondell Brady	1	2	---	---	9	12
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	4	4
Duane Lilly	0	0	---	---	2	2
Drew Stevenson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Ernie Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Williamson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Gorin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	41	3.2
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	8	78	9.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	19	66	3.5
Right	10	43	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Mallett	24	15	1	1	0	7	1	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Blake	35	18	1	2	1	9	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	33	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	72	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	97	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rob Benton	4	4	75	1	14
FB D.J. Quartucci	4	3	13	0	17
TE Melvin Wolff	4	1	1	0	8
WR C.J. Clauss	4	3	13	0	16
WR Donnell Richmond	3	1	4	0	23
RB Alonzo Fulton	2	2	17	0	16
WR Kris Carlisle	2	0	0	0	5
WR Austin Miller	1	1	12	0	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Dylla	10	3	1	28	0	26
WR Isaac Rayburn	5	4	0	44	0	21
RB C.J. Spiller	4	2	0	25	1	24
TE Frank Fortune	4	2	0	4	0	11
WR Tandon Doss	4	3	0	13	0	27
WR Glen Goble	3	1	0	6	0	16
WR Dean Rivers	2	1	0	-1	0	10
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	1	0	19	0	19
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	0	1	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alonzo Fulton	4	9	2.25	2.43
Ryan Mallett	1	3	3.00	3.20

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	1	1	1.00	3.47
Kerry Blake	1	2	2.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Mallett	1	0	0	0.00	5.63

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Blake	6	2	14	2.33	3.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB D.J. Quartucci	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Dylla	3	1	15	5.00	2.80
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
TE Frank Fortune	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Fulton	3	1
Ryan Mallett	3	1
Dean Brooks	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Spiller	2	0
Kerry Blake	2	0
Sammy Farrington	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Mallett	6	3	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Blake	16	11	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch
WR Austin Miller	1	1
RB Alonzo Fulton	1	1
WR Donnell Richmond	1	0
WR Kris Carlisle	1	0
FB D.J. Quartucci	1	1
WR C.J. Clauss	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Dylla	4	2	2
RB C.J. Spiller	3	2	1
WR Isaac Rayburn	3	2	2
WR Tandon Doss	2	2	1
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	1
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	1
WR Glen Goble	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,100)
End Zone 11,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,100)
End Zone	11,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,000)