Week 7, 2043

played in Houston, TX

77 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	3	10	7	7	-	27
Houston Texans	14	7	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 HOU - Dusty Harvey 23 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 06:47 DEN - Desmond Patton 35 field goal
1Q: 04:03 HOU - Dixon Edwards 21 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 07:04 HOU - Dixon Edwards 38 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 02:52 DEN - Desmond Patton 33 field goal
2Q: 02:34 DEN - Lee Allamon 5 pass from Evan Paton (Desmond Patton extra point)
3Q: 09:46 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 1 pass from Evan Paton (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 14:27 DEN - Craig Ratliff 16 run (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 00:46 HOU - Dixon Edwards 15 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 HOU - Dusty Harvey 23 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 06:47 DEN - Desmond Patton 35 field goal
1Q: 04:03 HOU - Dixon Edwards 21 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 07:04 HOU - Dixon Edwards 38 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 02:52 DEN - Desmond Patton 33 field goal
2Q: 02:34 DEN - Lee Allamon 5 pass from Evan Paton (Desmond Patton extra point)
3Q: 09:46 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 1 pass from Evan Paton (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 14:27 DEN - Craig Ratliff 16 run (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 00:46 HOU - Dixon Edwards 15 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 3-4
First Downs 23 26
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 19 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 461 439
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 7.09 7.08
Net Rushing Yards 110 155
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 4.07 5.74
Net Passing Yards 351 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 27 - 0 34 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 372 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 9.24 8.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/22
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 2/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	3-4
First Downs	23	26
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	19	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	461	439
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	7.09	7.08
Net Rushing Yards	110	155
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	4.07	5.74
Net Passing Yards	351	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 27 - 0	34 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	372	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	9.24	8.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/22
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	2/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 38	3	7	Fumble
1	12:12	5:30	OWN 20	10	62	Field Goal
1	3:51	3:58	OWN 26	6	31	Punt
2	13:05	1:28	OWN 40	3	43	Fumble
2	6:32	3:48	OWN 20	10	64	Field Goal
2	2:34	0:11	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
3	13:22	3:42	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
3	4:17	5:07	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	10:52	3:56	OWN 1	7	49	Punt
4	4:01	1:47	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	4	36	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	1:15	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown
1	6:42	2:51	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
2	14:53	1:48	OWN 4	4	17	Punt
2	11:37	5:05	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
2	2:44	0:10	OWN 20	1	-5	Fumble
2	2:23	2:23	OWN 20	6	20	Interception
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
3	9:40	5:23	OWN 20	10	45	Punt
4	14:10	3:18	OWN 26	5	39	Punt
4	6:56	2:55	OWN 13	6	34	Interception
4	2:14	1:37	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown

Game MVP: Evan Paton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zayden Carrillo	15	54	3.60	11	1	0
Craig Ratliff	8	40	5.00	16	1	1
Evan Paton	3	19	6.33	7	0	0
Ryan Tittle	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	20	109	5.45	21	3
Jerald Newman	6	43	7.17	17	2
Cary Hicks	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Paton	35	27	372	3/21	2	40	0	129.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	34	24	289	1/5	4	38	2	111.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE B.J. Donaldson	6	7	78	13.00	25	28	0
WR Collin Reilly	5	7	71	14.20	53	29	0
WR Richard Hopper	5	7	120	24.00	61	40	0
WR Julio West	3	3	46	15.33	16	21	0
RB Zayden Carrillo	3	3	14	4.67	5	14	1
RB Craig Ratliff	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lee Allamon	1	3	5	5.00	4	5	1
TE Norman Falconer	1	1	24	24.00	26	24	0
WR Dusty Cox	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Edwards	11	12	156	14.18	28	38	3
RB C.J. Grant	5	7	49	9.80	14	23	0
WR Dusty Harvey	4	9	53	13.25	18	23	1
WR Mercury Stokes	3	5	22	7.33	6	14	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bo Fiester	1	10	10.00	0
CB Skip MacMillan	1	6	6.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Evan Paton	1	0	0
Dusty Cox	1	0	0
George Cunningham	0	1	0
Tony Buerfeind	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerald Newman	1	0	0
Lee Kirkaldie	0	1	0
Jerome Henry	0	1	0
Abel Kurtz	0	0	1
Alexis Carmazzi	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	3	115	38.3	36.7	42	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	4	160	40.0	31.3	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Desmond Patton	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Ratliff	2	15	7.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Torres	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Cox	2	36	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bo Fiester	9	4	0.0	26	34
ILB Broderick Cella	6	1	0.0	26	32
CB Donnie Shell	5	1	0.0	26	33
DE Tony Buerfeind	3	1	1.0	22	25
S Clay Crackel	3	2	0.0	25	34
OLB Christian Algoe	3	1	0.0	25	28
CB Skip MacMillan	3	0	0.0	26	33
DT George Cunningham	3	0	0.0	11	13
S Earnest Luen	2	2	0.0	8	15
DT Harry Roberson	2	1	0.0	21	27
OLB Angel Ciszek	2	1	0.0	9	10
DE Shawn Covington	2	1	0.0	20	31
DE Connor Thornburg	2	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Courtney Kelley	2	0	0.0	6	9
DT Dave Hulbert	1	0	0.0	12	15
CB Kim Poole	0	1	0.0	15	23

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	8	0	0.0	25	34
S Alexis Carmazzi	6	0	0.0	27	36
CB Rod Torres	5	2	0.0	21	38
ILB Donte Dennis	5	1	0.0	14	10
DE Abel Kurtz	4	2	3.0	23	35
CB Jaiden Matthews	4	2	0.0	18	27
ILB Jerome Henry	4	0	0.0	12	28
CB Percy Van DeWege	3	2	0.0	27	38
S Brian Van Hoose	3	1	0.0	16	13
DE Rodney Tylke	3	0	0.0	22	28
S Sam Bishop	3	0	0.0	13	27
OLB Donald Morehead	2	0	0.0	12	11
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
RB Joseph de Marco	1	0	---	---	---
RB C.J. Grant	1	0	---	---	---
DT Lee Kirkaldie	1	0	0.0	4	16
DT Herb Brady	1	0	0.0	9	10
DT Michael Hoy	1	0	0.0	14	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Buerfeind	1.0	0	1	25
DE Connor Thornburg	0.0	1	1	14
DT Dave Hulbert	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Christian Algoe	0.0	1	0	28
DE Shawn Covington	0.0	0	2	31

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Abel Kurtz	3.0	0	0	7	35
DE Rodney Tylke	0.0	1	2	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bo Fiester	5	1	1	34
CB Donnie Shell	4	0	0	33
CB Skip MacMillan	3	1	1	33
ILB Broderick Cella	3	0	0	32
OLB Christian Algoe	3	0	0	28
S Clay Crackel	3	0	0	34
OLB Courtney Kelley	1	1	0	9
OLB Angel Ciszek	1	0	0	10
CB Dillon Shaeffer	1	0	0	3
S Earnest Luen	0	1	0	15

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jaiden Matthews	5	0	27
OLB Darnell Dietz	4	0	34
S Alexis Carmazzi	4	0	36
ILB Jerome Henry	3	1	28
CB Rod Torres	3	0	38
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	0	38
S Sam Bishop	2	0	27
ILB Donte Dennis	2	0	10
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	11
S Brian Van Hoose	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Stark	3	7	0	27	0	38
Randal Randle	2	8	2	27	1	38
Seth Lavoie	2	4	0	27	1	38
Alex Smith	1	2	0	27	1	38
Sherman Angus	1	2	0	27	0	38
Ryan Tittle	0	1	0	11	0	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Beasley	3	7	0	26	0	31
Buddy Brandon	2	6	1	27	0	35
Broderick Kelley	2	4	0	27	0	35
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	4	0	27	0	35
Shawn Houston	0	0	0	27	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Myles McMaster	1	13
Norman Falconer	1	12
Kim Poole	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Bishop	3	17
Rod Torres	1	16

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randal Randle	27	38	---	---	5	70
Seth Lavoie	27	38	---	---	5	70
Sherman Angus	27	38	---	---	---	65
Evan Paton	27	38	---	---	---	65
Doug Stark	27	38	---	---	---	65
Alex Smith	27	38	---	---	---	65
Richard Hopper	25	35	---	---	1	61
Bo Fiester	---	---	26	34	---	60
B.J. Donaldson	20	26	---	---	14	60
Donnie Shell	---	---	26	33	---	59
Skip MacMillan	---	---	26	33	---	59
Clay Crackel	---	---	25	34	---	59
Broderick Cella	---	---	26	32	---	58
Christian Algoe	---	---	25	28	---	53
Collin Reilly	17	23	---	---	11	51
Shawn Covington	---	---	20	31	---	51
Tony Buerfeind	---	---	22	25	2	49
Harry Roberson	---	---	21	27	1	49
Kim Poole	---	---	15	23	11	49
Zayden Carrillo	18	29	---	---	---	47
Julio West	16	22	---	---	5	43
Ryan Tittle	11	17	---	---	10	38
Lee Allamon	10	13	---	---	14	37
Craig Ratliff	9	5	---	---	20	34
Norman Falconer	8	13	---	---	12	33
Dave Hulbert	---	---	12	15	3	30
Connor Thornburg	---	---	12	14	2	28
Courtney Kelley	---	---	6	9	12	27
Earnest Luen	---	---	8	15	3	26
George Cunningham	---	---	11	13	---	24
Angel Ciszek	---	---	9	10	2	21
Dusty Cox	1	7	---	---	13	21
Dave Gochanour	---	---	1	1	14	16
Malcolm Allen	---	---	1	3	11	15
Myles McMaster	0	0	---	---	13	13
Dillon Shaeffer	---	---	1	3	8	12
Rob Cordie	---	---	4	2	---	6
Kaden Lane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harry Welch	0	0	---	---	5	5
Claude Flowers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Efrain Slusher	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Desmond Patton	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sawyer Duckett	0	0	---	---	2	2
Marvin Davidson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Freeman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Torres	---	---	21	38	16	75
C.J. Grant	26	30	---	---	18	74
Dixon Edwards	27	31	---	---	11	69
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	27	38	2	67
Shawn Houston	27	35	---	---	4	66
Broderick Kelley	27	35	---	---	4	66
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	27	36	2	65
Dusty Harvey	20	30	---	---	14	64
Jerald Newman	27	35	---	---	---	62
Xavier Su'a-Filo	27	35	---	---	---	62
Buddy Brandon	27	35	---	---	---	62
Darnell Dietz	---	---	25	34	2	61
Abel Kurtz	---	---	23	35	3	61
B.J. Lincoln	20	23	---	---	15	58
Doug Beasley	26	31	---	---	---	57
Sam Bishop	---	---	13	27	17	57
Jerome Henry	---	---	12	28	14	54
Rodney Tylke	---	---	22	28	3	53
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	18	27	2	47
Luther Bates	---	---	23	23	1	47
Blake Holliman	12	17	---	---	7	36
Michael Hoy	---	---	14	21	1	36
Donald Morehead	---	---	12	11	11	34
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	16	13	---	29
Sammie Gwinn	11	5	---	---	11	27
Leonardo Ramirez	---	---	4	8	15	27
Mercury Stokes	10	16	---	---	---	26
Donte Dennis	---	---	14	10	1	25
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	4	16	2	22
Herb Brady	---	---	9	10	2	21
Francisco Reeves	---	---	5	10	---	15
Gene Banks	3	10	---	---	---	13
Johnny Lester	---	---	4	3	5	12
Cedric Allison	1	3	---	---	6	10
Sam Massare	---	---	2	2	6	10
Joseph de Marco	4	6	---	---	---	10
Charles Pruett	1	4	---	---	4	9
Cary Hicks	1	4	---	---	---	5
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	4	4
Earl Gietzen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	4	4
Trent Steiner	---	---	2	0	1	3
Emmett Cable	---	---	0	0	3	3
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hayden Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	19	102	5.4
Right	1	21	21.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Paton	35	27	8	0	4	1	2	7	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	34	24	5	1	0	4	3	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	102	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	94	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	136	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	40	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	4	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	87	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	160	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	38	38.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Collin Reilly	7	5	1	71	2	23
WR Richard Hopper	7	5	1	120	3	35
TE B.J. Donaldson	7	6	0	78	1	26
WR Julio West	3	3	0	46	1	22
RB Zayden Carrillo	3	3	0	14	0	29
WR Lee Allamon	3	1	1	5	0	13
WR Dusty Cox	2	1	1	4	0	7
RB Craig Ratliff	1	1	0	10	0	5
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	0	0	0	17
TE Norman Falconer	1	1	0	24	1	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	12	11	156	3	31
WR Dusty Harvey	9	4	53	1	30
RB C.J. Grant	7	5	49	1	30
WR Mercury Stokes	5	3	22	0	16
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	9	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Craig Ratliff	2	22	11.00	5.00
Zayden Carrillo	1	4	4.00	3.60
Ryan Tittle	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	1	8	8.00	7.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Paton	7	3	18	2.57	10.63

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	3	1	15	5.00	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lee Allamon	2	1	5	2.50	1.67
RB Zayden Carrillo	1	1	1	1.00	4.67
WR Collin Reilly	1	0	0	0.00	10.14
WR Richard Hopper	1	1	12	12.00	17.14
TE B.J. Donaldson	1	0	0	0.00	11.14
WR Dusty Cox	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
WR Dixon Edwards	1	1	15	15.00	13.00
WR Dusty Harvey	1	0	0	0.00	5.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Zayden Carrillo	2	1
Craig Ratliff	2	1
Ryan Tittle	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Paton	5	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE B.J. Donaldson	2	1	1
WR Julio West	1	1	0
WR Collin Reilly	1	1	1
WR Richard Hopper	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Stokes	3	1	0
WR Dusty Harvey	3	1	1
WR Dixon Edwards	1	1	1
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,300 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,100)
End Zone 12,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,300 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,100)
End Zone	12,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)