Conference Semifinals, 2035

played in New England, MA

37 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	0	10	-	24
New England Patriots	7	14	7	10	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 NED - Howie Fleming 1 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 03:16 HOU - Ray Rasmussen 1 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 11:44 NED - Howie Fleming 5 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 07:12 HOU - Mercury Stokes 28 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 02:52 NED - Casey Greer 30 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 12:41 NED - Tim Givens 11 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 11:30 HOU - Dwayne Allen 4 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 05:16 HOU - Ian Zupancic 35 field goal
4Q: 04:25 NED - Randall Monson 61 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 01:40 NED - Richard Burgess 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 NED - Howie Fleming 1 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 03:16 HOU - Ray Rasmussen 1 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 11:44 NED - Howie Fleming 5 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 07:12 HOU - Mercury Stokes 28 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 02:52 NED - Casey Greer 30 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 12:41 NED - Tim Givens 11 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 11:30 HOU - Dwayne Allen 4 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 05:16 HOU - Ian Zupancic 35 field goal
4Q: 04:25 NED - Randall Monson 61 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 01:40 NED - Richard Burgess 19 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 12-6 14-3
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 409 394
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 5.84 6.68
Net Rushing Yards 90 68
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 3.46 2.72
Net Passing Yards 319 326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 3 33 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 325 331
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.25 9.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/48 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 5/107 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/47
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 41
Time of Possession 31:26 28:34

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	12-6	14-3
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	409	394
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	5.84	6.68
Net Rushing Yards	90	68
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	3.46	2.72
Net Passing Yards	319	326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 3	33 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	325	331
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.25	9.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/48	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	5/107	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/47
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 41
Time of Possession	31:26	28:34

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:14	7:07	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	11:38	4:38	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	5:01	0:55	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
2	2:39	1:07	OWN 20	5	50	Missed FG
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 13	1	8	Half
3	15:00	0:50	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	12:30	1:11	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	7:20	3:36	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	2:16	5:53	OWN 11	13	89	Touchdown
4	8:29	3:21	OWN 34	7	48	Field Goal
4	4:11	0:48	OWN 35	3	9	Interception
4	2:19	0:11	OWN 7	1	0	Interception
4	1:34	1:11	OWN 23	6	16	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:46	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
1	3:07	6:29	OWN 17	13	83	Touchdown
2	7:00	1:59	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
2	4:06	1:27	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
2	1:32	1:21	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	14:10	1:40	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
3	11:19	3:59	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
3	3:44	1:28	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
4	11:23	2:54	OWN 20	8	14	Punt
4	5:08	0:57	OWN 39	2	61	Touchdown
4	3:23	1:04	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	2:08	0:34	OPP 10	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 39	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jimmie Matock, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Rasmussen	17	58	3.41	12	1	1
Perry Torres	6	22	3.67	8	0	0
Dale Toviessi	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
Tim Tebow	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
R.J. Austin	11	30	2.73	10	1
A.J. Griffith	10	36	3.60	11	1
Casey Greer	2	2	1.00	2	0
Jimmie Matock	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Howie Fleming	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tim Tebow	43	23	325	1/6	2	34	3	64.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	33	26	331	1/5	5	61	0	148.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwayne Allen	8	11	71	8.88	22	22	1
WR Mercury Stokes	7	10	122	17.43	58	28	1
WR Harry Rock	6	8	123	20.50	44	34	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Howard Hutek	1	9	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Eugene Bogan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ray Rasmussen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Givens	10	11	67	6.70	18	14	1
WR Casey Greer	6	11	123	20.50	44	44	1
TE Randall Monson	4	4	93	23.25	53	61	1
WR Howie Fleming	4	5	20	5.00	0	11	2
WR Pat Carr	2	2	28	14.00	9	24	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Brant Bryant	1	15	15.00
ILB Percy Chustz	1	21	21.00
CB Keith Deaver	1	11	11.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	3	159	53.0	45.0	62	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	6	259	43.2	38.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Hutek	1	8	8.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Givens	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene Bogan	4	89	22.3	0
Vincent Donaldson	1	18	18.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Greer	3	59	19.7	0
Josh Robinson	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donald Morehead	7	1	1.0	20	29
CB Rod Torres	7	0	0.0	21	28
ILB Michael Wheeler	6	3	0.0	25	34
S Dwight Marshall	4	0	0.0	20	28
OLB Reuben Salerno	3	0	0.0	3	6
S Butch Dawson	2	2	0.0	10	15
CB Adam Hawkins	2	2	0.0	16	24
CB Moe Quayle	2	1	0.0	17	24
OLB Jimmie Devine	2	1	0.0	17	22
DT C.J. Huffman	2	0	0.0	15	23
WR Mercury Stokes	2	0	---	---	---
CB Vincent Donaldson	2	0	0.0	10	11
S Perry Coffin	1	2	0.0	6	8
DE Marcell Dareus	1	2	0.0	18	24
DE Melvin Dennis	1	1	0.0	14	20
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	1	0.0	15	18
ILB Ernest Everett	1	1	0.0	10	11
WR Howard Hutek	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ian Lance	1	0	0.0	11	11
OLB Nate Harding	0	1	0.0	5	5

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Xavier Sheriff	12	0	0.0	23	35
S Luther Riazi	6	3	0.5	22	31
CB Tito Peeler	6	0	0.0	19	43
OLB Eugene Duran	3	3	0.0	15	26
CB Kris Schwantes	3	2	0.0	22	37
OLB Jonas Mouton	2	1	0.5	18	21
OLB Devin Keung	2	1	0.0	20	38
DT Dennis Witt	2	1	0.0	16	30
S Brant Bryant	2	0	0.0	14	28
S Josh Robinson	2	0	0.0	16	27
DE Bucky Melnick	2	0	0.0	18	35
ILB Percy Chustz	1	2	0.0	10	11
DE Jake Bequette	1	1	0.0	13	25
DE Mitch Harper	1	1	0.0	16	25
CB Keith Deaver	1	1	0.0	10	26
DE Chad Reyes	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Jimmy Smith	0	1	0.0	15	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donald Morehead	1.0	1	1	1	29
DT C.J. Huffman	0.0	0	1	0	23

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton	0.5	0	1	2	21
S Luther Riazi	0.5	0	0	0	31
OLB Eugene Duran	0.0	1	1	0	26
DE Jake Bequette	0.0	0	2	1	25
DE Bucky Melnick	0.0	0	2	0	35
OLB Devin Keung	0.0	0	1	1	38
DE Mitch Harper	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	6	2	34
OLB Donald Morehead	4	0	29
S Dwight Marshall	3	0	28
OLB Jimmie Devine	3	0	22
CB Moe Quayle	2	0	24
CB Rod Torres	2	0	28
CB Vincent Donaldson	2	0	11
OLB Reuben Salerno	2	0	6
S Butch Dawson	1	1	15
CB Adam Hawkins	1	0	24

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Xavier Sheriff	7	0	0	35
CB Tito Peeler	6	0	0	43
S Luther Riazi	3	0	0	31
S Josh Robinson	2	0	0	27
CB Kris Schwantes	1	1	0	37
OLB Devin Keung	1	1	0	38
S Brant Bryant	1	0	1	28
CB Keith Deaver	1	0	1	26
OLB Eugene Duran	1	0	0	26
ILB Percy Chustz	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Gunn	4	10	0	24	0	37
Marvin Flowers	2	3	0	23	0	38
Vincent Ogden	2	2	0	19	0	37
Dwayne Allen	2	2	0	23	0	43
Alonzo Hansen	1	3	0	25	0	42
Bennie Brister	1	2	0	12	0	11
Ricky Huffman	1	1	1	2	0	9
Jimmy Sherman	0	1	0	20	0	18
Bruce Butler	0	1	0	22	0	43
Jessie Hoitink	0	0	0	11	1	9

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howard Wilson	1	5	0	20	0	31
Kim Burks	1	5	0	14	0	17
Lee Ziemba	1	3	1	21	1	27
Harold Brackens	1	3	0	20	0	25
Joey Daughtry	1	2	0	23	0	29
Orlando Morey	1	1	1	15	0	23
Randall Monson	1	1	0	15	0	26
Danny Breckterfield	0	2	0	10	0	10
Jimmy Newman	0	1	0	2	0	8
Keith Stock	0	1	0	4	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joseph Wright	3	20
Donald Morehead	3	8
Jimmy Sherman	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Keung	3	14
Eugene Duran	1	25
Melvin Long	1	19
Kris Schwantes	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	25	42	---	---	5	72
Dwayne Allen	23	43	---	---	6	72
Tim Tebow	26	44	---	---	---	70
Bruce Butler	22	43	---	---	5	70
Mercury Stokes	12	37	---	---	18	67
Marvin Flowers	23	38	---	---	5	66
Joseph Wright	---	---	19	24	20	63
Xavier Gunn	24	37	---	---	---	61
Dwight Marshall	---	---	20	28	13	61
Michael Wheeler	---	---	25	34	1	60
Donald Morehead	---	---	20	29	8	57
Vincent Ogden	19	37	---	---	---	56
Harry Rock	16	25	---	---	14	55
Howard Hutek	14	33	---	---	6	53
Rod Torres	---	---	21	28	2	51
Jimmy Sherman	20	18	---	---	9	47
Adam Hawkins	---	---	16	24	7	47
Ray Rasmussen	18	26	---	---	2	46
Marcell Dareus	---	---	18	24	3	45
Melvin Dennis	---	---	14	20	8	42
Moe Quayle	---	---	17	24	1	42
C.J. Huffman	---	---	15	23	2	40
Jimmie Devine	---	---	17	22	1	40
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	15	18	2	35
Vincent Donaldson	---	---	10	11	11	32
Bennie Brister	12	11	---	---	8	31
Ernest Everett	---	---	10	11	6	27
Butch Dawson	---	---	10	15	---	25
Jessie Hoitink	11	9	---	---	5	25
Dale Toviessi	2	2	---	---	21	25
A.J. Kochansky	6	1	---	---	17	24
Ian Lance	---	---	11	11	1	23
Reuben Salerno	---	---	3	6	12	21
Eugene Bogan	1	11	---	---	7	19
Perry Torres	6	13	---	---	---	19
Nate Harding	---	---	5	5	8	18
Willie Joyner	---	---	0	3	13	16
Perry Coffin	---	---	6	8	---	14
Ricky Huffman	2	9	---	---	2	13
Ethan Brown	4	5	---	---	3	12
Harvey Westbrook	---	---	3	6	---	9
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrone Weaver	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chris Leskanic	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andrew Luck	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Schwantes	---	---	22	37	14	73
Devin Keung	---	---	20	38	14	72
Tito Peeler	---	---	19	43	5	67
Eugene Duran	---	---	15	26	25	66
Casey Greer	25	33	---	---	5	63
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	23	35	2	60
Jimmie Matock	25	34	---	---	---	59
Tim Givens	22	30	---	---	4	56
Luther Riazi	---	---	22	31	2	55
Bucky Melnick	---	---	18	35	1	54
Lee Ziemba	21	27	---	---	5	53
Howard Wilson	20	31	---	---	2	53
Joey Daughtry	23	29	---	---	---	52
Josh Robinson	---	---	16	27	5	48
R.J. Austin	14	12	---	---	22	48
Dennis Witt	---	---	16	30	2	48
Keith Deaver	---	---	10	26	11	47
Brant Bryant	---	---	14	28	4	46
Harold Brackens	20	25	---	---	---	45
Jimmy Smith	---	---	15	28	2	45
Randall Monson	15	26	---	---	3	44
Mitch Harper	---	---	16	25	2	43
Jonas Mouton	---	---	18	21	3	42
Orlando Morey	15	23	---	---	3	41
Lance Harding	13	20	---	---	8	41
Jake Bequette	---	---	13	25	1	39
Kim Burks	14	17	---	---	7	38
A.J. Griffith	11	22	---	---	---	33
Howie Fleming	15	15	---	---	---	30
Fernando Warren	---	---	10	14	3	27
Pat Carr	5	8	---	---	14	27
Danny Breckterfield	10	10	---	---	6	26
Percy Chustz	---	---	10	11	3	24
Keith Stock	4	3	---	---	16	23
Melvin Long	1	1	---	---	19	21
Jimmy Newman	2	8	---	---	7	17
Jimmie Carpenter	---	---	4	1	10	15
Jake Easter	0	0	---	---	13	13
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chad Reyes	---	---	5	3	---	8
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Curtis LaMarche	---	---	0	0	3	3
Joey Johnston	---	---	0	0	3	3
Irv Burroughs	0	0	---	---	1	1
Levon Bass	---	---	0	0	---	0
Cornell Dorsch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	16	49	3.1
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	5	32	6.4
Right	10	18	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tim Tebow	43	23	8	2	4	2	8	4	3

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	33	26	4	1	0	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	209	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	61	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	50	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	121	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	158	19.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Allen	11	8	1	71	1	43
WR Mercury Stokes	10	7	1	122	3	37
WR Howard Hutek	9	1	0	8	0	33
WR Harry Rock	8	6	0	123	4	25
WR Eugene Bogan	2	0	1	0	0	11
RB Ray Rasmussen	2	0	1	0	0	26
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	0	1	0	18

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Givens	11	10	67	0	30
WR Casey Greer	11	6	123	2	33
WR Howie Fleming	5	4	20	0	15
TE Randall Monson	4	4	93	1	26
WR Pat Carr	2	2	28	1	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Rasmussen	3	7	2.33	3.41
Perry Torres	2	2	1.00	3.67
Dale Toviessi	1	4	4.00	2.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
R.J. Austin	4	5	1.25	2.73
A.J. Griffith	2	13	6.50	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tim Tebow	2	2	13	6.50	7.56

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	4	4	22	5.50	10.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	13	6.50	6.45

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Givens	2	2	16	8.00	6.09
WR Howie Fleming	2	2	6	3.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Perry Torres	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	2	1
R.J. Austin	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tim Tebow	10	5	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwayne Allen	4	3	2
WR Howard Hutek	2	0	0
WR Harry Rock	2	1	0
RB Ray Rasmussen	1	0	0
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Givens	5	4	2
WR Casey Greer	2	1	1
WR Howie Fleming	1	1	1
WR Pat Carr	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (23,200)
End Zone 16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (23,200)
End Zone	16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (4,500)