Week 7, 2046

played in Houston, TX

73 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	7	7	0	-	21
Houston Texans	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:26 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 19 field goal
1Q: 02:31 DEN - Kaiden Fulton 3 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 12:48 DEN - Richard Hopper 5 pass from Evan Paton (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 07:38 HOU - Christian Finkenstadt 12 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
3Q: 07:02 DEN - Jeremy West 1 run (Angel McTermid extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:26 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 19 field goal
1Q: 02:31 DEN - Kaiden Fulton 3 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 12:48 DEN - Richard Hopper 5 pass from Evan Paton (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 07:38 HOU - Christian Finkenstadt 12 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
3Q: 07:02 DEN - Jeremy West 1 run (Angel McTermid extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 5-1 1-6
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 382 316
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 6.06 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 177 114
- Rushing Attempts 37 29
- Yards per Rush 4.78 3.93
Net Passing Yards 205 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 1 31 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 214 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.88 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 3/28 8/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 18
Time of Possession 33:04 26:57

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	5-1	1-6
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	382	316
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	6.06	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	177	114
- Rushing Attempts	37	29
- Yards per Rush	4.78	3.93
Net Passing Yards	205	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 1	31 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	214	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.88	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	3/28	8/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 18
Time of Possession	33:04	26:57

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 17	6	18	Punt
1	8:21	5:59	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:51	2:11	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
2	7:32	4:28	OWN 21	8	40	Punt
2	1:48	1:06	OWN 45	4	33	Interception
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 42	1	5	Half
3	11:09	4:16	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
3	4:55	2:57	OWN 9	6	48	Punt
4	12:21	1:50	OWN 19	3	-10	Punt
4	9:13	5:23	OWN 23	7	28	Punt
4	2:19	0:36	OWN 44	3	5	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	3:07	OWN 23	5	75	Field Goal
1	2:22	2:31	OWN 19	5	4	Punt
2	12:40	5:08	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	3:04	1:16	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
2	0:42	0:36	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
3	6:53	1:58	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
3	1:58	4:37	OWN 2	10	37	Punt
4	10:31	1:18	OWN 41	3	-9	Punt
4	3:50	1:31	OWN 9	7	38	Interception
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 6	9	42	Game

Game MVP: Kaiden Fulton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kaiden Fulton	23	116	5.04	20	3	1
Jeremy West	11	37	3.36	14	2	1
Evan Paton	3	24	8.00	13	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	21	74	3.52	16	1
Roman Steinmetz	3	25	8.33	10	1
Tre Hickman	3	5	1.67	2	0
Francisco Nixon	2	10	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Paton	25	18	214	1/9	1	33	1	94.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	31	15	217	3/15	1	53	1	68.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richard Hopper	5	6	65	13.00	38	33	1
TE B.J. Donaldson	5	5	67	13.40	28	24	0
RB Kaiden Fulton	3	4	28	9.33	7	17	0
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	1	18	18.00	8	18	0
WR Norbert Mossberg	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR Ron Clark	1	3	13	13.00	2	13	0
WR Perry Green	1	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Hines	6	8	79	13.17	24	17	0
WR Christian Finkenstadt	3	4	26	8.67	6	14	1
WR Mercury Stokes	2	11	68	34.00	11	53	0
RB C.J. Grant	2	2	12	6.00	6	6	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	2	24	24.00	0	24	0
WR Liam Webb	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cory Navarro	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Blaine Flanders	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
C.J. Grant	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	6	242	40.3	40.2	47	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	7	299	42.7	41.0	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Perry Green	2	12	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Grant	3	1	0.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Clough	2	33	16.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Grant	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bo Fiester	8	0	0.0	29	34
DE Connor Thornburg	5	2	1.5	23	24
ILB Malcolm Allen	5	1	0.0	26	28
DT Sergio Freibergs	4	0	0.0	23	26
CB Dean Clough	4	0	0.0	29	34
CB Cory Navarro	4	0	0.0	15	31
OLB Dave Gaudio	3	1	0.0	15	9
DT Arik Armstead	3	1	0.0	20	34
DT Harry Roberson	2	1	0.5	14	10
OLB Julian Cobb	2	2	0.0	18	26
CB Skip MacMillan	2	0	0.0	27	33
DE Tony Buerfeind	1	1	1.0	20	17
CB Joshua Woods	1	2	0.0	4	6
S Earnest Luen	1	2	0.0	27	34
S Courtney Lamm	1	1	0.0	9	23
WR Richard Hopper	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	7	3	0.0	37	26
S James Sample	6	2	0.0	37	26
CB Ian Cajigal	6	0	0.0	31	25
OLB Darnell Dietz	5	2	0.0	37	26
ILB Donte Dennis	5	2	0.0	32	21
DE Rodney Tylke	4	0	0.0	32	17
OLB Clyde Kubrak	3	1	0.5	28	17
CB Juan Reinert	3	2	0.0	36	26
S Gilbert Woolson	3	2	0.0	37	26
CB Darius Cash	3	0	0.0	6	5
DT Roosevelt Fredrickson	2	1	0.5	8	6
S Zane Thompson	2	0	0.0	6	1
OLB Tony Dillon	2	0	0.0	9	9
DT Skip Wallen	1	1	0.0	19	17
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Michael Hoy	1	0	0.0	15	12
DT Luther Bates	0	1	0.0	15	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Connor Thornburg	1.5	1	0	0	24
DE Tony Buerfeind	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Harry Roberson	0.5	0	0	1	10
DT Sergio Freibergs	0.0	0	2	0	26
DT Arik Armstead	0.0	0	1	0	34

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Clyde Kubrak	0.5	0	17
DT Roosevelt Fredrickson	0.5	0	6
OLB Darnell Dietz	0.0	2	26
DT Michael Hoy	0.0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cory Navarro	3	3	1	31
S Bo Fiester	3	0	0	34
ILB Malcolm Allen	3	0	0	28
CB Skip MacMillan	2	1	0	33
CB Joshua Woods	1	0	0	6
S Earnest Luen	1	0	0	34
DT Arik Armstead	1	0	0	34
CB Dean Clough	1	0	0	34

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ian Cajigal	5	1	0	25
S James Sample	3	0	0	26
ILB Denzel Perryman	2	0	1	26
ILB Donte Dennis	2	0	0	21
CB Juan Reinert	2	0	0	26
OLB Darnell Dietz	1	0	0	26
DT Roosevelt Fredrickson	1	0	0	6
S Gilbert Woolson	1	0	0	26
CB Darius Cash	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Seth Lavoie	5	9	2	37	0	26
Calvin Lucas	3	9	1	37	0	26
Bernard Hernandez	3	7	0	37	1	26
Alex Smith	1	4	0	37	0	26
Kirk Curley	1	2	0	22	0	18
Randal Randle	0	4	0	37	0	26

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Beasley	3	9	0	29	0	34
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	7	1	29	1	34
Blaine Flowers	2	2	0	29	0	34
Emmitt Catron	1	6	0	29	2	34
O.J. Chaudhuri	1	1	0	29	0	34
B.J. Lincoln	0	1	0	23	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Fiester	2	12
Jeremy West	1	19
Courtney Lamm	1	14
B.J. Donaldson	1	8
Blaine Flanders	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Adam Hines	2	18
Scottie Jefferson	1	24
C.J. Grant	1	21

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bo Fiester	---	---	29	34	12	75
Alex Smith	37	26	---	---	6	69
Dean Clough	---	---	29	34	4	67
Calvin Lucas	37	26	---	---	---	63
Randal Randle	37	26	---	---	---	63
Evan Paton	37	26	---	---	---	63
Seth Lavoie	37	26	---	---	---	63
Bernard Hernandez	37	26	---	---	---	63
Earnest Luen	---	---	27	34	1	62
Skip MacMillan	---	---	27	33	1	61
B.J. Donaldson	31	19	---	---	8	58
Kirk Curley	22	18	---	---	16	56
Malcolm Allen	---	---	26	28	2	56
Richard Hopper	32	23	---	---	---	55
Sergio Freibergs	---	---	23	26	6	55
Arik Armstead	---	---	20	34	1	55
Kaiden Fulton	25	22	---	---	3	50
Connor Thornburg	---	---	23	24	1	48
Cory Navarro	---	---	15	31	1	47
Courtney Lamm	---	---	9	23	14	46
Dave Gaudio	---	---	15	9	21	45
Julian Cobb	---	---	18	26	1	45
Tony Buerfeind	---	---	20	17	7	44
Perry Green	18	13	---	---	10	41
Norbert Mossberg	11	12	---	---	13	36
Jeremy West	12	4	---	---	19	35
Ron Clark	18	12	---	---	---	30
Barry Miller	9	4	---	---	15	28
Harry Roberson	---	---	14	10	1	25
Angel Sturdivant	7	3	---	---	8	18
Joshua Woods	---	---	4	6	7	17
Melvin Kozak	---	---	0	0	16	16
Dalton Marsh	---	---	8	1	2	11
Lenny Hamernik	---	---	8	2	1	11
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	6	6
Blaine Flanders	0	0	---	---	6	6
Efrain Slusher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Raymond Bednarik	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ashton Burke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bert Gagnon	---	---	3	2	---	5
Kaden Lane	0	0	---	---	4	4
Shawn Covington	---	---	1	0	---	1
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Leyes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clay Crackel	---	---	0	0	---	0
Xavier Everson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Grant	25	29	---	---	21	75
Emmitt Catron	29	34	---	---	8	71
O.J. Chaudhuri	29	34	---	---	8	71
Blaine Flowers	29	34	---	---	---	63
Darnell Dietz	---	---	37	26	---	63
Doug Beasley	29	34	---	---	---	63
Xavier Su'a-Filo	29	34	---	---	---	63
Roman Steinmetz	29	34	---	---	---	63
Denzel Perryman	---	---	37	26	---	63
Juan Reinert	---	---	36	26	1	63
James Sample	---	---	37	26	---	63
Gilbert Woolson	---	---	37	26	---	63
Liam Webb	26	29	---	---	7	62
Ian Cajigal	---	---	31	25	---	56
Donte Dennis	---	---	32	21	3	56
Rodney Tylke	---	---	32	17	3	52
Adam Hines	9	25	---	---	18	52
B.J. Lincoln	23	18	---	---	7	48
Clyde Kubrak	---	---	28	17	2	47
Mercury Stokes	17	26	---	---	2	45
Tre Hickman	18	16	---	---	5	39
Skip Wallen	---	---	19	17	2	38
Dion Jordan	---	---	22	12	1	35
Christian Finkenstadt	13	13	---	---	9	35
Michael Hoy	---	---	15	12	6	33
Luther Bates	---	---	15	14	---	29
Brad Wappler	6	6	---	---	14	26
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	0	0	24	24
Darius Cash	---	---	6	5	12	23
Tony Dillon	---	---	9	9	4	22
Francisco Nixon	4	5	---	---	8	17
Gustavo Johnstone	4	3	---	---	10	17
Zane Thompson	---	---	6	1	7	14
Roosevelt Fredrickson	---	---	8	6	---	14
K.C. Dail	0	0	---	---	8	8
Buddy Brandon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Camden Holse	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scottie Goolsby	---	---	0	0	7	7
Cary Shepard	---	---	0	0	6	6
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Grant Pieri	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tucker Finch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hayden Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0
R.J. Carley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	87	5.8
Middle	12	64	5.3
Right	10	26	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	21	88	4.2
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Paton	25	18	2	2	0	1	3	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	31	15	2	2	4	4	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	97	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	110	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	50	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	67	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	94	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Hopper	6	5	65	1	23
TE B.J. Donaldson	5	5	67	1	19
RB Kaiden Fulton	4	3	28	0	22
WR Perry Green	4	1	0	0	13
WR Ron Clark	3	1	13	0	12
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	11	0	18
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	1	18	0	3
WR Norbert Mossberg	1	1	12	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Stokes	11	2	3	68	1	26
WR Adam Hines	8	6	0	79	0	25
WR Christian Finkenstadt	4	3	0	26	0	13
WR Liam Webb	3	1	1	8	0	29
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	1	0	24	1	18
RB C.J. Grant	2	2	0	12	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kaiden Fulton	3	9	3.00	5.04
Jeremy West	2	1	0.50	3.36
Evan Paton	1	3	3.00	8.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	3	7	2.33	3.52

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Paton	4	3	25	6.25	8.56

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	1	1	12	12.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Richard Hopper	1	1	5	5.00	10.83
TE B.J. Donaldson	1	1	9	9.00	13.40
WR Perry Green	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Christian Finkenstadt	1	1	12	12.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Kaiden Fulton	5	0
Jeremy West	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Paton	6	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE B.J. Donaldson	2	2	2
WR Richard Hopper	1	1	0
RB Kaiden Fulton	1	1	1
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	1	1
WR Norbert Mossberg	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Hines	3	3	2
WR Mercury Stokes	2	0	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	1	1
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	1
WR Christian Finkenstadt	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,100)
End Zone 11,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,100)
End Zone	11,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)