Week 7, 2006

played in New England, MA

65 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	3	6	-	16
New England Patriots	14	0	2	8	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:34 NED - Fred Taylor 12 pass from Ryan Leaf (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 00:41 NED - Andre Woolfork 66 interception return (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 04:28 HOU - Todd Heap 1 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 10:57 HOU - David Akers 35 field goal
3Q: 03:28 NED - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone
4Q: 09:50 NED - Bennie Joppru 12 pass from Ryan Leaf (Ryan Leaf pass to Bennie Joppru for conversion)
4Q: 01:28 HOU - Troy Edwards 16 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:34 NED - Fred Taylor 12 pass from Ryan Leaf (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 00:41 NED - Andre Woolfork 66 interception return (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 04:28 HOU - Todd Heap 1 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 10:57 HOU - David Akers 35 field goal
3Q: 03:28 NED - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone
4Q: 09:50 NED - Bennie Joppru 12 pass from Ryan Leaf (Ryan Leaf pass to Bennie Joppru for conversion)
4Q: 01:28 HOU - Troy Edwards 16 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point failed)

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 4-3 2-4
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 309 260
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 4.48 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 78 146
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 3.55 5.21
Net Passing Yards 231 114
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 28 - 1 26 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 3/29
- Yards per Pass Play 4.91 3.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.7
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/83 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 6/85 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 1/66
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:37 30:23

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	4-3	2-4
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	309	260
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	4.48	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	78	146
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	3.55	5.21
Net Passing Yards	231	114
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 28 - 1	26 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	3/29
- Yards per Pass Play	4.91	3.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.7
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/83	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	6/85	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	1/66
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:37	30:23

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	4:15	OWN 2	9	31	Punt
1	5:27	2:56	OWN 25	4	-1	Punt
1	1:08	0:39	OPP 49	2	9	Interception
1	0:29	3:07	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
2	8:16	3:38	OWN 22	9	33	Punt
2	4:28	0:08	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
2	1:12	0:32	OWN 43	3	-8	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 30	2	18	Half
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 25	10	57	Field Goal
3	9:04	1:55	OPP 45	3	7	Punt
3	3:28	0:07	OWN 5	1	-5	Safety
3	0:33	2:09	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	9:42	2:33	OWN 31	4	22	Punt
4	4:45	2:05	OPP 49	9	48	Downs
4	2:01	0:41	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 14	5	28	Punt
1	7:09	1:42	OWN 15	4	85	Touchdown
1	2:31	1:23	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
2	12:22	4:06	OWN 2	7	40	Punt
2	4:38	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	4:20	2:48	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
2	1:32	0:20	OPP 17	1	-26	Fumble
2	0:40	0:29	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
3	10:52	1:48	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	7:09	3:41	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
3	3:21	2:48	OWN 33	3	-13	Punt
4	13:24	3:42	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	7:09	2:24	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
4	2:40	0:39	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 25	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Cedric Benson	14	49	3.50	14	2
RB Jamal Lewis	4	9	2.25	5	0
QB Mark Brunell	3	23	7.67	10	1
RB Steven Doyle	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Fred Taylor	18	127	7.06	78	1
RB Wali Lundy	8	17	2.13	10	1
QB Ryan Leaf	2	2	1.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	44	28	252	3/21	2	23	1	84.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Leaf	26	19	143	3/29	2	30	1	95.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Todd Heap	8	11	38	4.75	0	10	1
WR Terrell Owens	5	9	59	11.80	13	18	0
WR Troy Edwards	4	7	42	10.50	15	16	1
WR Travis Taylor	4	6	50	12.50	19	23	0
RB Cedric Benson	3	6	35	11.67	18	16	0
RB Jamal Lewis	2	2	10	5.00	8	7	0
TE Tony Stewart	2	2	18	9.00	7	9	0
TE Kevin Everett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Moulds	5	7	15	3.00	3	8	0
TE Bennie Joppru	5	5	27	5.40	7	12	1
WR Eddie Kennison	3	6	31	10.33	12	19	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	21	10.50	23	14	0
RB Fred Taylor	2	4	13	6.50	0	12	1
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	30	30.00	27	30	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Demarrio Williams	1	21	21.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Andre Woolfork	1	66	66.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dante Hall	1	0	0
DE Kavika Pittman	0	1	0
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Ryan Leaf	1	0	0
G Nathan Shannon	0	1	0
OLB Lance Briggs	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	8	366	45.8	38.5	53	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jon Ryan	10	453	45.3	36.8	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	6	85	14.2	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Lloyd	1	29	29.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	22	22.0	0
Wali Lundy	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	9	2	2.0	28	29
S Roy Williams	9	2	0.0	28	29
OLB Demarrio Williams	5	4	0.0	26	24
S Bhawon Jue	4	0	0.0	25	20
DT Ross Kolodziej	3	2	1.0	24	24
CB Terence Newman	3	2	0.0	27	29
OLB Takeo Spikes	3	1	0.0	21	18
OLB Antonio Pierce	3	0	0.0	16	12
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	1	0.0	23	23
OLB Ike Reese	1	1	0.0	4	10
CB Duane Starks	1	0	0.0	3	9
DT Pernell Davis	1	0	0.0	9	11
CB Marshall Mathers	1	0	0.0	11	10
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	0.0	10	11
DE Dave Tollefson	1	0	0.0	23	22
DE Kavika Pittman	0	2	0.0	22	20

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides	8	3	0.0	22	45
ILB D.J. Williams	8	1	0.0	20	37
OLB Jason Taylor	7	1	0.5	22	47
S Rodney Harrison	7	1	0.0	22	38
CB Carlos Rogers	3	1	0.0	20	32
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	0.0	0	11
CB James Becker	2	0	1.0	20	37
DE Jason Hatcher	2	0	0.0	21	39
DT Barry Cofield	2	0	0.0	14	26
DE Jeremy Staat	1	1	0.5	0	8
DE Chris Kelsey	1	1	0.5	2	11
DT Travis Johnson	1	0	0.5	0	7
DE John Hilliard	1	2	0.0	20	33
OLB Lance Briggs	1	1	0.0	10	20
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	---	---	---
S Johndale Carty	1	0	0.0	10	25
CB DeJuan Groce	1	0	0.0	3	19
CB Andre Woolfork	1	0	0.0	14	29
S Stuart Schweigert	1	0	0.0	11	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	2.0	0	0	1	29
DT Ross Kolodziej	1.0	0	0	0	24

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB James Becker	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Chris Kelsey	0.5	1	0	0	11
OLB Jason Taylor	0.5	0	0	2	47
DE Jeremy Staat	0.5	0	0	0	8
DT Travis Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	7
DE John Hilliard	0.0	0	2	0	33
CB Andre Woolfork	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Niko Koutouvides	0.0	0	1	0	45
ILB D.J. Williams	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Jason Hatcher	0.0	0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roy Williams	5	0	0	29
S Bhawon Jue	3	0	0	20
CB Terence Newman	2	0	0	29
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	2	0	0	29
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	0	23
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	0	0	18
CB Duane Starks	1	0	0	9
CB Marshall Mathers	1	0	0	10
OLB Antonio Pierce	1	0	0	12
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	0	11
OLB Demarrio Williams	0	1	1	24

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides	5	1	0	45
ILB D.J. Williams	5	0	0	37
S Rodney Harrison	4	0	0	38
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	0	11
CB James Becker	2	1	0	37
OLB Lance Briggs	2	0	0	20
CB Carlos Rogers	2	0	0	32
CB Andre Woolfork	1	0	1	29
DE Jeremy Staat	1	0	0	8
DE John Hilliard	1	0	0	33
CB DeJuan Groce	1	0	0	19
S Stuart Schweigert	1	0	0	26
OLB Jason Taylor	0	1	0	47
DT Barry Cofield	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kyle Turley	2	6	22	2	47
T Jammal Brown	2	5	22	1	47
G Jeff Diehl	1	5	22	0	47
FB Mike Alstott	1	2	7	0	11
G Pete Kendall	0	1	22	0	47

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Stacy Andrews	2	6	28	1	29
T Tony Boselli	2	3	28	1	29
G Kelvin Garmon	1	5	28	0	29
G Nathan Shannon	0	9	28	0	29
C Damien Woody	0	4	28	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Demarrio Williams	2	27
Steven Doyle	1	28
D'Qwell Jackson	1	23

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Briggs	3	15
Steve Heiden	1	27
Carl Kranchick	1	25
Niko Koutouvides	1	15
Nathan Shannon	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	28	29	23	80
G Pete Kendall	22	47	---	---	9	78
T Kyle Turley	22	47	---	---	9	78
G Jeff Diehl	22	47	---	---	9	78
T Jammal Brown	22	47	---	---	9	78
OLB Demarrio Williams	---	---	26	24	27	77
QB Mark Brunell	22	47	---	---	---	69
WR Terrell Owens	20	43	---	---	6	69
C Scott Peters	22	47	---	---	---	69
S Roy Williams	---	---	28	29	11	68
WR Travis Taylor	13	24	---	---	28	65
TE Todd Heap	21	44	---	---	---	65
WR Troy Edwards	18	39	---	---	---	57
CB Terence Newman	---	---	27	29	---	56
DE Kavika Pittman	---	---	22	20	10	52
DT Ross Kolodziej	---	---	24	24	---	48
RB Cedric Benson	16	27	---	---	4	47
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	23	23	---	46
S Bhawon Jue	---	---	25	20	---	45
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	23	22	---	45
OLB Takeo Spikes	---	---	21	18	---	39
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	10	11	18	39
CB Duane Starks	---	---	3	9	19	31
RB Steven Doyle	1	0	---	---	28	29
OLB Antonio Pierce	---	---	16	12	---	28
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	9	---	---	17	28
ILB Kendrell Bell	---	---	0	0	27	27
RB Jamal Lewis	6	19	---	---	---	25
FB Mike Alstott	7	11	---	---	6	24
TE Tony Stewart	5	15	---	---	4	24
CB Marshall Mathers	---	---	11	10	---	21
DT Pernell Davis	---	---	9	11	---	20
WR Dante Hall	0	0	---	---	20	20
OLB Ike Reese	---	---	4	10	---	14
S David Young	---	---	2	8	---	10
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Lamar King	---	---	2	6	---	8
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	4	4	---	8
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Kevin Everett	1	4	---	---	---	5
QB Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sammy Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Rod Davis	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Cristian Dronett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marvin Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	22	45	15	82
OLB Jason Taylor	---	---	22	47	1	70
T Tony Boselli	28	29	---	---	10	67
G Nathan Shannon	28	29	---	---	10	67
G Kelvin Garmon	28	29	---	---	10	67
T Stacy Andrews	28	29	---	---	10	67
S Rodney Harrison	---	---	22	38	2	62
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	21	39	1	61
ILB D.J. Williams	---	---	20	37	3	60
WR Eric Moulds	28	26	---	---	5	59
CB James Becker	---	---	20	37	1	58
QB Ryan Leaf	28	29	---	---	---	57
C Damien Woody	28	29	---	---	---	57
WR Eddie Kennison	23	25	---	---	8	56
DE John Hilliard	---	---	20	33	---	53
S Stuart Schweigert	---	---	11	26	16	53
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	20	32	1	53
TE Bennie Joppru	25	27	---	---	---	52
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	10	20	15	45
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	14	29	---	43
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	14	26	1	41
RB Fred Taylor	19	20	---	---	---	39
S Johndale Carty	---	---	10	25	1	36
OLB Carl Kranchick	---	---	0	9	25	34
WR Charles Johnson	14	15	---	---	1	30
CB DeJuan Groce	---	---	3	19	8	30
WR Antonio Freeman	5	6	---	---	17	28
CB Donnie Abraham	---	---	0	11	17	28
TE Steve Heiden	1	0	---	---	27	28
DT Amon Gordon	---	---	9	17	1	27
FB Dexter Lyon	3	6	---	---	17	26
RB Lee Suggs	0	0	---	---	19	19
RB Wali Lundy	8	6	---	---	5	19
TE Michael Gaines	11	7	---	---	---	18
WR Michael Jenkins	3	7	---	---	8	18
DE Jeremy Staat	---	---	0	8	8	16
OLB Brian Allen	---	---	2	1	13	16
DT Travis Johnson	---	---	0	7	8	15
DE Chris Kelsey	---	---	2	11	---	13
C Norman Bauer	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jon Ryan	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Phil Mickelson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
T John St. Clair	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Robert Berry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	13	31	2.4
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	13	116	8.9
Right	9	25	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	44	28	1	2	2	4	6	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Leaf	26	19	1	2	3	1	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	5	71	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	101	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	62	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	89	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	24	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Todd Heap	11	8	0	38	0	44
WR Terrell Owens	9	5	0	59	0	43
WR Troy Edwards	7	4	0	42	0	39
WR Travis Taylor	6	4	0	50	1	24
RB Cedric Benson	6	3	2	35	0	27
RB Jamal Lewis	2	2	0	10	0	19
TE Tony Stewart	2	2	0	18	0	15
TE Kevin Everett	1	0	0	0	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	7	5	2	15	0	26
WR Eddie Kennison	6	3	1	31	0	25
TE Bennie Joppru	5	5	0	27	0	27
RB Fred Taylor	4	2	0	13	0	20
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	0	21	0	15
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	0	6	0	6
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	0	30	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric Benson	1	-4	-4.00	3.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	1.00	7.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	8	4	26	3.25	5.73

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Leaf	3	3	23	7.67	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Heap	3	2	3	1.00	3.45
WR Terrell Owens	2	1	7	3.50	6.56
WR Troy Edwards	2	1	16	8.00	6.00
RB Cedric Benson	1	0	0	0.00	5.83

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Joppru	2	2	11	5.50	5.40
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	12	12.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mark Brunell	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	12	8	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Leaf	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Todd Heap	4	2	1
WR Travis Taylor	3	2	1
WR Troy Edwards	2	1	0
RB Jamal Lewis	2	2	0
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	3	2	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	1
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	0
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	0
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	0
TE Bennie Joppru	1	1	0
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)