Week 7, 2004

played in Houston, AL

70 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	14	6	3	-	26
Houston Texans	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:07 DEN - Edward Hepburn 42 field goal
2Q: 11:25 DEN - Josh Reed 32 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 03:09 DEN - David Boston 11 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 00:47 HOU - Todd Heap 18 pass from David Klingler (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 11:44 DEN - Edward Hepburn 52 field goal
3Q: 09:26 HOU - Travis Taylor 31 pass from David Klingler (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 05:13 DEN - Edward Hepburn 32 field goal
4Q: 06:57 DEN - Edward Hepburn 29 field goal
4Q: 03:50 HOU - Kevin Faulk 9 pass from David Klingler (Jason Elam extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:07 DEN - Edward Hepburn 42 field goal
2Q: 11:25 DEN - Josh Reed 32 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 03:09 DEN - David Boston 11 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 00:47 HOU - Todd Heap 18 pass from David Klingler (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 11:44 DEN - Edward Hepburn 52 field goal
3Q: 09:26 HOU - Travis Taylor 31 pass from David Klingler (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 05:13 DEN - Edward Hepburn 32 field goal
4Q: 06:57 DEN - Edward Hepburn 29 field goal
4Q: 03:50 HOU - Kevin Faulk 9 pass from David Klingler (Jason Elam extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 3-4
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 370 376
- Offensive Plays 64 71
- Yards per Play 5.78 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 106 126
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 3.12 4.67
Net Passing Yards 264 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 0 43 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 271 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.80 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/45 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/65 5/129
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:05 28:55

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	3-4
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	370	376
- Offensive Plays	64	71
- Yards per Play	5.78	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	106	126
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	3.12	4.67
Net Passing Yards	264	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 0	43 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	271	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.80	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/45	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/65	5/129
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:05	28:55

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
1	11:59	3:00	OWN 4	6	41	Punt
1	3:48	2:49	OWN 40	5	35	Field Goal
2	12:19	1:05	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	8:32	1:01	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
2	5:54	2:54	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 20	1	9	Half
3	13:23	1:44	OWN 38	4	27	Field Goal
3	9:15	4:08	OWN 49	9	36	Field Goal
3	1:17	1:27	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
4	14:05	3:31	OWN 1	7	33	Punt
4	10:22	3:32	OPP 35	6	23	Field Goal
4	3:40	1:09	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 40	2	-3	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	1:28	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
1	8:59	5:11	OWN 16	10	51	Fumble
1	0:59	3:40	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	11:14	2:42	OWN 35	4	29	Missed FG
2	7:31	1:37	OWN 3	4	13	Punt
2	3:00	2:20	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
3	11:39	2:24	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
3	5:07	3:50	OWN 30	6	16	Punt
4	14:50	0:45	OPP 47	3	6	Punt
4	10:34	0:12	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
4	6:50	3:10	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	2:31	1:33	OWN 38	10	22	Downs

Game MVP: Phil Mickelson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Musa Smith	27	96	3.56	14	2
Steve Stifler	4	15	3.75	5	0
Phil Mickelson	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Lewis	16	99	6.19	18	4
Kevin Faulk	9	15	1.67	11	1
David Klingler	1	4	4.00	4	0
Olandis Gary	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Mickelson	29	16	271	1/7	2	53	0	109.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	43	24	258	1/8	3	31	1	87.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	5	10	90	18.00	55	29	0
WR David Boston	3	3	35	11.67	21	17	1
WR Josh Reed	3	7	88	29.33	68	53	1
RB Musa Smith	2	3	46	23.00	30	31	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Alge Crumpler	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Javon Walker	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Jarrod Baxter	5	6	33	6.60	18	12	0
WR Troy Edwards	4	10	45	11.25	9	20	0
RB Jamal Lewis	4	6	52	13.00	25	29	0
TE Todd Heap	4	8	47	11.75	9	18	1
WR Terrell Owens	3	5	26	8.67	10	13	0
RB Kevin Faulk	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	1
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
WR Travis Taylor	1	2	31	31.00	29	31	1
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Todd Yoder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Madieu Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dexter Jackson	0	1	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jamal Lewis	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	6	261	43.5	39.2	49	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	6	254	42.3	41.5	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	4/4	2/2	1/1	52	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnay Scott	1	5	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javon Walker	2	65	32.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis Taylor	4	104	26.0	0
Patrick Surtain	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dexter Jackson	13	2	1.0	27	44
ILB Ryan Phillips	8	1	0.0	27	44
S Madieu Williams	6	0	0.0	27	44
CB Pat Dennis	3	2	0.0	25	43
CB Michael Waddell	3	1	0.0	14	35
DE James Hall	3	0	0.0	20	18
CB Lito Sheppard	3	0	0.0	27	44
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	2	3	0.0	27	44
DT Shaun Rogers	2	2	0.0	14	24
ILB Torrance Marshall	2	1	0.0	12	7
DT Travis Hall	1	0	0.0	13	20
OLB Chris Draft	1	0	0.0	14	27
OLB Broderick Siplon	1	0	0.0	10	3
CB Will Poole	1	0	0.0	3	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Demarrio Williams	7	2	0.0	33	28
CB Sheldon Brown	5	1	0.0	17	25
DE Hunter Fatafehi	4	2	0.0	20	16
S Bhawon Jue	4	2	0.0	34	30
ILB Earl Holmes	4	0	0.0	17	8
DE Dorian Boose	3	0	1.0	20	22
S Roy Williams	3	3	0.0	33	30
DT Kelly Gregg	3	1	0.0	17	17
OLB Ike Reese	2	1	0.0	33	26
OLB Rick Crowell	2	1	0.0	27	24
CB Terence Newman	2	1	0.0	34	28
DT Tank Johnson	2	1	0.0	17	14
CB Patrick Surtain	2	0	0.0	33	27
DE Kevin Carter	1	0	0.0	19	17
WR Troy Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
TE Todd Heap	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ross Kolodziej	1	0	0.0	9	4
CB Brant Kohberger	1	0	0.0	0	2
ILB Rod Davis	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Dexter Jackson	1.0	0	0	44
DT Travis Hall	0.0	2	0	20
DT Shaun Rogers	0.0	2	0	24
DE Cory Redding	0.0	2	0	30
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	0.0	1	1	44
OLB Chris Draft	0.0	1	0	27
DE Johnson Stamper	0.0	1	0	21

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dorian Boose	1.0	1	1	22
OLB Ike Reese	0.0	1	0	26
DT Ross Kolodziej	0.0	1	0	4
OLB Rick Crowell	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Madieu Williams	5	0	1	44
S Dexter Jackson	5	0	0	44
CB Lito Sheppard	3	1	0	44
ILB Ryan Phillips	3	0	0	44
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	3	0	0	44
CB Pat Dennis	2	2	0	43
CB Michael Waddell	2	0	0	35
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	0	0	7
OLB Chris Draft	0	1	0	27
S Jeffrey Bernard	0	1	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sheldon Brown	3	0	25
S Bhawon Jue	2	1	30
CB Terence Newman	2	1	28
ILB Demarrio Williams	2	0	28
CB Patrick Surtain	1	3	27
S Roy Williams	1	1	30
ILB Earl Holmes	1	0	8
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	26
DT Kelly Gregg	1	0	17
CB Brant Kohberger	1	0	2
ILB Rod Davis	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jordan Gross	2	10	34	0	30
Justin Hartwig	2	7	34	1	30
Eric Heitmann	2	7	34	0	30
Terrence Metcalf	2	4	34	0	30
Todd Wade	1	2	34	0	30
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	1	21	0	17
Alge Crumpler	0	1	28	0	24

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Wong	3	8	27	0	44
Kyle Turley	1	7	27	1	44
Doug Karczewski	1	5	27	0	44
Marco Colombo	1	3	27	0	44
Casey Rabach	1	1	27	0	44
Todd Heap	0	2	22	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Javon Walker	3	17
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	27
Bernard Berrian	1	15
Michael Waddell	1	14
Lito Sheppard	1	12
Alexis Prescott	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jarrod Baxter	1	18
Terrell Owens	1	11
Roy Williams	1	5

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lito Sheppard	---	---	27	44	12	83
Ryan Phillips	---	---	27	44	5	76
Eric Heitmann	34	30	---	---	10	74
Dexter Jackson	---	---	27	44	2	73
Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	27	44	1	72
Madieu Williams	---	---	27	44	1	72
Darnay Scott	32	29	---	---	9	70
Alge Crumpler	28	24	---	---	18	70
Pat Dennis	---	---	25	43	---	68
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	21	17	---	---	27	65
Phil Mickelson	34	30	---	---	---	64
Todd Wade	34	30	---	---	---	64
Justin Hartwig	34	30	---	---	---	64
Terrence Metcalf	34	30	---	---	---	64
Jordan Gross	34	30	---	---	---	64
Michael Waddell	---	---	14	35	14	63
Chris Draft	---	---	14	27	12	53
Cory Redding	---	---	20	30	2	52
Josh Reed	29	22	---	---	---	51
Musa Smith	29	22	---	---	---	51
Shaun Rogers	---	---	14	24	5	43
James Hall	---	---	20	18	3	41
David Boston	9	9	---	---	17	35
Travis Hall	---	---	13	20	---	33
Thomas Tapeh	4	7	---	---	21	32
Menson Holloway	---	---	7	19	5	31
LeBron James	13	9	---	---	9	31
Johnson Stamper	---	---	7	21	2	30
Will Poole	---	---	3	3	24	30
Javon Walker	0	4	---	---	17	21
Torrance Marshall	---	---	12	7	---	19
Bernard Berrian	0	3	---	---	15	18
Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	3	14	---	17
Broderick Siplon	---	---	10	3	---	13
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	11	11
Zach Walz	---	---	0	0	10	10
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mathias Nkwenti	0	0	---	---	10	10
Alexis Prescott	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeremy Bridges	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve Stifler	5	4	---	---	---	9
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Malcolm Warfield	---	---	0	0	6	6
Ben Roethlisberger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Davis Nugent	---	---	0	0	---	0
Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Wong	27	44	---	---	7	78
Patrick Surtain	---	---	33	27	14	74
David Klingler	27	44	---	---	---	71
Doug Karczewski	27	44	---	---	---	71
Kyle Turley	27	44	---	---	---	71
Casey Rabach	27	44	---	---	---	71
Marco Colombo	27	44	---	---	---	71
Terrell Owens	22	36	---	---	11	69
Roy Williams	---	---	33	30	5	68
Bhawon Jue	---	---	34	30	3	67
Terence Newman	---	---	34	28	4	66
Todd Heap	22	33	---	---	10	65
Demarrio Williams	---	---	33	28	4	65
Ike Reese	---	---	33	26	3	62
Sheldon Brown	---	---	17	25	19	61
Jarrod Baxter	17	24	---	---	18	59
Rick Crowell	---	---	27	24	4	55
Troy Edwards	22	32	---	---	---	54
Kevin Faulk	9	14	---	---	24	47
Dorian Boose	---	---	20	22	3	45
Jamal Lewis	18	27	---	---	---	45
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	20	16	9	45
J.J. Syvrud	---	---	9	10	24	43
Todd Yoder	7	17	---	---	18	42
Kevin Carter	---	---	19	17	3	39
Kelly Gregg	---	---	17	17	2	36
Tank Johnson	---	---	17	14	4	35
Earl Holmes	---	---	17	8	6	31
Brandon Lloyd	9	14	---	---	6	29
Dante Hall	1	4	---	---	20	25
Travis Taylor	4	13	---	---	7	24
Aaron Beasley	---	---	1	0	18	19
Ross Kolodziej	---	---	9	4	4	17
Olandis Gary	4	6	---	---	4	14
Rod Davis	---	---	1	2	6	9
Todd Steussie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kendrell Bell	---	---	0	0	7	7
Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Diehl	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brant Kohberger	---	---	0	2	---	2
Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tavares Tillman	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jim Sorgi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	57	3.8
Middle	16	52	3.3
Right	1	0	0.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	17	2.1
Middle	15	73	4.9
Right	4	36	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Mickelson	29	16	6	2	2	6	3	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	43	24	3	4	0	5	9	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	109	21.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	38	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	124	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	57	11.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	58	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	110	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	33	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	10	5	0	90	3	29
WR Josh Reed	7	3	0	88	2	22
TE Alge Crumpler	4	1	2	3	0	24
WR David Boston	3	3	0	35	0	9
RB Musa Smith	3	2	0	46	1	22
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	-1	0	17
WR Javon Walker	1	1	0	10	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Edwards	10	4	45	1	32
TE Todd Heap	8	4	47	0	33
RB Jamal Lewis	6	4	52	1	27
FB Jarrod Baxter	6	5	33	0	24
WR Terrell Owens	5	3	26	0	36
WR Brandon Lloyd	3	1	6	0	14
WR Travis Taylor	2	1	31	1	13
RB Kevin Faulk	1	1	9	0	14
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	9	0	6
TE Todd Yoder	1	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Musa Smith	1	1	1.00	3.56

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Mickelson	7	3	25	3.57	9.34

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	4	3	33	8.25	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	3	1	-1	-0.33	9.00
WR David Boston	1	1	11	11.00	11.67
TE Alge Crumpler	1	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Josh Reed	1	0	0	0.00	12.57
RB Musa Smith	1	1	15	15.00	15.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kevin Faulk	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
RB Jamal Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	8.67
TE Todd Heap	1	1	18	18.00	5.88
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	1	6	6.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Musa Smith	7	3
Steve Stifler	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Lewis	4	2
Kevin Faulk	1	0
Olandis Gary	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	7	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	2	0	0
WR Josh Reed	2	0	0
RB Musa Smith	2	1	1
WR David Boston	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Owens	2	2	1
RB Kevin Faulk	1	1	1
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	1
WR Troy Edwards	1	0	0
TE Todd Yoder	1	0	0
TE Todd Heap	1	1	0
FB Jarrod Baxter	1	1	1
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)