Week 3, 2005

played in Houston, AL

89 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	3	0	7	-	13
Houston Texans	0	10	6	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:53 DEN - Edward Hepburn 45 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Todd Heap 6 pass from Mark Brunell (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 02:46 HOU - Jason Elam 31 field goal
2Q: 00:38 DEN - Edward Hepburn 51 field goal
3Q: 03:40 HOU - Jason Elam 39 field goal
3Q: 01:40 HOU - Jason Elam 38 field goal
4Q: 07:57 DEN - Josh Reed 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 02:24 HOU - Jason Elam 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:53 DEN - Edward Hepburn 45 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Todd Heap 6 pass from Mark Brunell (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 02:46 HOU - Jason Elam 31 field goal
2Q: 00:38 DEN - Edward Hepburn 51 field goal
3Q: 03:40 HOU - Jason Elam 39 field goal
3Q: 01:40 HOU - Jason Elam 38 field goal
4Q: 07:57 DEN - Josh Reed 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 02:24 HOU - Jason Elam 25 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 260 239
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards per Play 4.73 3.73
Net Rushing Yards 71 93
- Rushing Attempts 23 33
- Yards per Rush 3.09 2.82
Net Passing Yards 189 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 4 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 215 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 4/34
- Yards per Pass Play 5.91 4.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 43
Time of Possession 25:22 34:38

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	260	239
- Offensive Plays	55	64
- Yards per Play	4.73	3.73
Net Rushing Yards	71	93
- Rushing Attempts	23	33
- Yards per Rush	3.09	2.82
Net Passing Yards	189	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 4	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	215	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	4/34
- Yards per Pass Play	5.91	4.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 43
Time of Possession	25:22	34:38

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
1	8:11	3:24	OWN 20	6	52	Field Goal
2	14:49	2:00	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
2	6:51	0:52	OWN 34	2	14	Fumble
2	2:38	2:05	OWN 25	10	41	Field Goal
3	11:12	1:58	OWN 4	3	-3	Punt
3	5:41	0:08	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
3	3:33	1:07	OWN 25	3	10	Interception
3	1:33	8:44	OWN 26	14	74	Touchdown
4	5:13	1:09	OWN 5	3	1	Interception
4	2:16	1:39	OWN 25	6	49	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	3:38	OWN 27	6	25	Punt
1	4:47	4:58	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	12:49	5:58	OWN 14	12	52	Downs
2	5:59	3:21	OPP 38	5	24	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 25	2	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:48	OWN 30	7	28	Punt
3	9:14	3:33	OPP 42	6	20	Missed FG
3	5:33	2:00	OPP 23	3	1	Field Goal
3	2:26	0:53	OPP 27	3	6	Field Goal
4	7:49	2:36	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
4	4:04	1:48	OPP 12	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 15	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	10	20	2.00	14	1
RB Musa Smith	8	25	3.13	10	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	5	26	5.20	11	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Mark Brunell	10	36	3.60	14	1
RB Jamal Lewis	8	36	4.50	10	1
RB Cedric Benson	8	21	2.63	11	2
WR Travis Taylor	3	-6	-2.00	0	0
RB Kevin Faulk	2	0	0.00	6	0
FB Jarrod Baxter	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
RB Steven Doyle	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	28	20	215	4/26	1	27	4	65.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	27	19	180	4/34	1	23	0	100.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Reed	5	8	70	14.00	38	27	1
WR Darnay Scott	4	5	55	13.75	21	22	0
WR David Boston	4	4	44	11.00	9	15	0
TE Alge Crumpler	4	5	28	7.00	0	9	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	3	3	18	6.00	13	14	0
TE LeBron James	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Todd Heap	6	9	69	11.50	32	23	1
RB Jamal Lewis	4	6	24	6.00	8	13	0
WR Terrell Owens	3	3	40	13.33	19	21	0
WR Troy Edwards	3	3	31	10.33	15	13	0
TE Tony Stewart	2	3	13	6.50	0	9	0
WR Travis Taylor	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Sheldon Brown	2	0	0.00
OLB Antonio Pierce	1	10	10.00
S Roy Williams	1	7	7.00

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	0
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
ILB Chase Blackburn	1	0
DT Leon Bender	0	1
S Roy Williams	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	3	124	41.3	41.3	46	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	3	134	44.7	38.0	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	4/5	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javon Walker	2	48	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis Taylor	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lito Sheppard	9	2	0.0	32	31
S Dexter Jackson	8	4	0.0	33	31
OLB Broderick Siplon	5	2	1.0	26	28
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	5	3	0.0	33	31
ILB James Hall	4	2	0.5	29	25
DE Cory Redding	4	1	0.5	31	28
ILB Ryan Phillips	4	2	0.0	30	29
CB Ronald Bartell	3	1	0.0	14	12
WR Josh Reed	3	0	---	---	---
ILB Torrance Marshall	2	1	1.0	17	20
DT Shaun Rogers	2	0	1.0	31	26
DE Menson Holloway	2	1	0.0	12	13
CB Pat Dennis	2	0	0.0	31	28
S Madieu Williams	1	2	0.0	33	31
TE Alge Crumpler	1	0	---	---	---
S Jeffrey Bernard	1	0	0.0	5	4
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Antonio Pierce	10	1	0.0	23	30
S Roy Williams	8	1	0.0	22	30
S Bhawon Jue	6	1	0.0	21	25
ILB Chase Blackburn	6	1	0.0	22	25
DE Kavika Pittman	3	2	2.0	22	26
OLB Ike Reese	3	1	0.5	14	16
DT Leon Bender	3	0	0.0	11	22
CB Patrick Surtain	2	1	1.0	22	28
CB Sheldon Brown	2	0	0.0	13	22
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	1	0.0	23	24
S Brock Marion	1	0	0.0	1	8
DE Lamar King	1	0	0.0	13	12
DE Kevin Carter	0	1	0.5	10	24
DT Ross Kolodziej	0	2	0.0	12	7
CB Terence Newman	0	1	0.0	20	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Broderick Siplon	1.0	1	2	28
DT Shaun Rogers	1.0	0	0	26
ILB Torrance Marshall	1.0	0	0	20
DE Cory Redding	0.5	0	2	28
ILB James Hall	0.5	0	0	25
DE Menson Holloway	0.0	2	0	13

Houston	Sack	PPlay
DE Kavika Pittman	2.0	26
CB Patrick Surtain	1.0	28
DE Kevin Carter	0.5	24
OLB Ike Reese	0.5	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lito Sheppard	7	0	31
ILB Ryan Phillips	3	1	29
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	3	0	31
S Dexter Jackson	2	0	31
CB Ronald Bartell	2	0	12
OLB Broderick Siplon	1	1	28
CB Pat Dennis	1	0	28
S Madieu Williams	0	1	31

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Antonio Pierce	4	0	1	30
S Bhawon Jue	4	0	0	25
S Roy Williams	3	0	1	30
CB Sheldon Brown	2	0	2	22
OLB Ike Reese	2	0	0	16
CB Patrick Surtain	1	1	0	28
S Brock Marion	1	0	0	8
DT Leon Bender	1	0	0	22
ILB Rod Davis	1	0	0	1
ILB Chase Blackburn	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Eric Heitmann	2	5	23	0	32
T Todd Wade	1	4	23	0	32
C Justin Hartwig	1	4	23	0	32
T Mathias Nkwenti	0	3	23	2	32
G Terrence Metcalf	0	2	23	2	32
TE Alge Crumpler	0	2	23	0	31

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kyle Turley	4	5	33	0	31
T Jammal Brown	2	8	33	1	31
C Casey Rabach	2	5	33	1	31
G Pete Kendall	1	3	33	0	31
T Marco Colombo	0	5	33	2	31

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Faulk	1	21
Steven Doyle	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	33	31	21	85
ILB Ryan Phillips	---	---	30	29	21	80
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	33	31	14	78
TE Alge Crumpler	23	31	---	---	18	72
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	32	31	6	69
S Madieu Williams	---	---	33	31	5	69
DE Cory Redding	---	---	31	28	4	63
CB Pat Dennis	---	---	31	28	3	62
DT Shaun Rogers	---	---	31	26	4	61
T Todd Wade	23	32	---	---	5	60
T Mathias Nkwenti	23	32	---	---	5	60
G Terrence Metcalf	23	32	---	---	5	60
C Eric Heitmann	23	32	---	---	5	60
OLB Broderick Siplon	---	---	26	28	5	59
ILB James Hall	---	---	29	25	4	58
QB Ben Roethlisberger	23	32	---	---	2	57
C Justin Hartwig	23	32	---	---	---	55
WR Josh Reed	21	31	---	---	---	52
WR Darnay Scott	20	30	---	---	1	51
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	18	17	---	---	12	47
WR David Boston	10	20	---	---	15	45
ILB Torrance Marshall	---	---	17	20	5	42
RB Musa Smith	15	22	---	---	---	37
DE Menson Holloway	---	---	12	13	2	27
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	14	12	---	26
S Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	5	4	16	25
FB Thomas Tapeh	3	2	---	---	18	23
CB Sawyer McNeil	---	---	3	2	9	14
WR Javon Walker	1	1	---	---	10	12
CB Michael Waddell	---	---	0	0	12	12
TE LeBron James	4	5	---	---	---	9
K Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Davis Nugent	---	---	3	2	1	6
WR Bernard Berrian	0	1	---	---	5	6
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Ernest Wilford	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Jackson Anthony	---	---	0	0	3	3
OLB Zach Walz	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Steve Stifler	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Matt Schobel	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Adrien Clarke	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR LeRon McCoy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Will Whittcker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Pete Kendall	33	31	---	---	8	72
T Kyle Turley	33	31	---	---	8	72
T Marco Colombo	33	31	---	---	8	72
T Jammal Brown	33	31	---	---	8	72
CB Patrick Surtain	---	---	22	28	17	67
QB Mark Brunell	33	31	---	---	---	64
C Casey Rabach	33	31	---	---	---	64
WR Terrell Owens	32	29	---	---	2	63
TE Todd Heap	31	30	---	---	---	61
DE Kavika Pittman	---	---	22	26	8	56
OLB Antonio Pierce	---	---	23	30	2	55
WR Troy Edwards	31	23	---	---	---	54
S Roy Williams	---	---	22	30	1	53
CB Terence Newman	---	---	20	29	1	50
CB Sheldon Brown	---	---	13	22	14	49
OLB Takeo Spikes	---	---	23	24	1	48
S Bhawon Jue	---	---	21	25	1	47
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	22	25	---	47
FB Jarrod Baxter	11	6	---	---	21	38
DE Kevin Carter	---	---	10	24	2	36
DT Leon Bender	---	---	11	22	1	34
WR Travis Taylor	15	14	---	---	5	34
OLB Ike Reese	---	---	14	16	2	32
RB Jamal Lewis	15	17	---	---	---	32
RB Kevin Faulk	5	4	---	---	21	30
S Brock Marion	---	---	1	8	18	27
ILB Kendrell Bell	---	---	1	8	18	27
DE Lamar King	---	---	13	12	1	26
TE Tony Stewart	6	16	---	---	---	22
DT Ross Kolodziej	---	---	12	7	3	22
WR Brandon Lloyd	6	3	---	---	11	20
WR Dante Hall	1	0	---	---	17	18
RB Steven Doyle	1	2	---	---	15	18
RB Cedric Benson	11	6	---	---	---	17
CB Brant Kohberger	---	---	2	8	2	12
K Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	1	6	1	8
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	0	0	8	8
TE Kevin Everett	0	5	---	---	---	5
OLB Demarrio Williams	---	---	0	1	1	2
ILB Rod Davis	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB David Klingler	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cristian Dronett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	10	38	3.8
Right	6	9	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	15	80	5.3
Right	9	12	1.3
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	28	20	3	0	3	1	0	0	4

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	27	19	2	0	2	3	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	12	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	78	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	103	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	108	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	58	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Reed	8	5	1	70	2	31
WR Darnay Scott	5	4	1	55	1	30
TE Alge Crumpler	5	4	0	28	0	31
WR David Boston	4	4	0	44	0	20
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	3	3	0	18	0	17
TE LeBron James	2	0	1	0	0	5
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	0	0	0	0	2

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Todd Heap	9	6	1	69	1	30
RB Jamal Lewis	6	4	0	24	0	17
WR Terrell Owens	3	3	0	40	1	29
WR Troy Edwards	3	3	0	31	0	23
WR Travis Taylor	3	1	1	3	0	14
TE Tony Stewart	3	2	0	13	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Musa Smith	1	3	3.00	3.13
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	5	5.00	5.20

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Mark Brunell	1	4	4.00	3.60
RB Jamal Lewis	1	3	3.00	4.50
RB Cedric Benson	1	-8	-8.00	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	2	2	10	5.00	7.68

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	2	2	19	9.50	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Boston	1	1	8	8.00	11.00
WR Josh Reed	1	1	2	2.00	8.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	13	13.00	13.33
TE Todd Heap	1	1	6	6.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	3	1
RB Musa Smith	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jamal Lewis	2	1
QB Mark Brunell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	6	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Alge Crumpler	3	2	1
WR Josh Reed	2	1	1
WR David Boston	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jamal Lewis	3	2	2
TE Todd Heap	3	1	0
WR Travis Taylor	2	1	0
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	1
TE Tony Stewart	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)