Conference Finals, 2006

played in Houston, AL

46 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	0	3	10	-	16
Houston Texans	10	3	10	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 HOU - David Akers 47 field goal
1Q: 06:47 DEN - Edward Hepburn 19 field goal
1Q: 03:07 HOU - Troy Edwards 26 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 13:07 HOU - David Akers 43 field goal
3Q: 09:50 HOU - Lee Evans 33 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 04:53 DEN - Edward Hepburn 39 field goal
3Q: 01:54 HOU - David Akers 34 field goal
4Q: 13:23 DEN - David Boston 28 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 00:25 DEN - Edward Hepburn 55 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 HOU - David Akers 47 field goal
1Q: 06:47 DEN - Edward Hepburn 19 field goal
1Q: 03:07 HOU - Troy Edwards 26 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 13:07 HOU - David Akers 43 field goal
3Q: 09:50 HOU - Lee Evans 33 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 04:53 DEN - Edward Hepburn 39 field goal
3Q: 01:54 HOU - David Akers 34 field goal
4Q: 13:23 DEN - David Boston 28 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 00:25 DEN - Edward Hepburn 55 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 12-7 13-5
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 322 326
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 55 111
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 2.29 4.11
Net Passing Yards 267 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 0 32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.51 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 11.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/80 8/56
Punt Returns/Yards 3/38 4/45
Kick Returns/Yards 2/84 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:32 30:28

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	12-7	13-5
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	322	326
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	55	111
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	2.29	4.11
Net Passing Yards	267	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 0	32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	275	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.51	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	11.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/80	8/56
Punt Returns/Yards	3/38	4/45
Kick Returns/Yards	2/84	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:32	30:28

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
1	10:42	4:02	OWN 46	8	52	Field Goal
1	2:57	1:29	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	13:01	3:06	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
2	8:31	1:37	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
2	6:28	1:46	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
2	1:41	1:17	OWN 28	6	25	Punt
3	13:35	1:18	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
3	9:37	4:50	OWN 41	7	37	Field Goal
3	1:47	3:34	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	8:24	1:56	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	4:05	1:14	OWN 35	4	23	Missed FG
4	2:13	1:54	OWN 20	7	42	Field Goal
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 47	1	5	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	2:54	OWN 47	6	23	Field Goal
1	6:40	3:43	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	1:28	3:27	OWN 39	8	35	Field Goal
2	9:55	1:24	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
2	6:54	0:26	50	3	0	Punt
2	4:42	3:01	OWN 7	5	28	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 3	1	19	Half
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 25	4	23	Punt
3	12:17	2:40	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
3	4:47	3:00	OWN 25	8	58	Field Goal
4	13:13	4:49	OWN 23	7	0	Punt
4	6:28	2:23	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
4	2:51	0:38	OWN 49	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Leon Washington	14	2	0.14	6	0
RB Elias Marchant	5	15	3.00	12	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	3	23	7.67	10	1
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	7	7.00	7	0
WR David Boston	1	8	8.00	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jamal Lewis	12	64	5.33	19	5
RB Cedric Benson	11	20	1.82	9	0
RB Alvin Pearman	2	22	11.00	13	1
QB Mark Brunell	1	8	8.00	8	0
WR Troy Edwards	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	40	25	275	1/8	1	28	0	91.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	32	18	237	4/22	2	33	0	100.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE LeBron James	7	9	101	14.43	49	28	0
WR Marques Colston	6	8	73	12.17	17	22	0
WR Josh Reed	4	11	18	4.50	8	7	0
RB Leon Washington	4	4	29	7.25	11	15	0
WR David Boston	3	5	49	16.33	13	28	1
TE Alge Crumpler	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Troy Edwards	7	11	88	12.57	47	26	1
WR Terrell Owens	3	7	38	12.67	13	24	0
TE Todd Heap	3	5	37	12.33	19	26	0
TE Tony Stewart	2	2	20	10.00	0	17	0
RB Cedric Benson	2	2	21	10.50	14	18	0
WR Lee Evans	1	2	33	33.00	33	33	1
FB Mike Alstott	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Leon Washington	1	0	0	0
T Mathias Nkwenti	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Roy Williams	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	8	341	42.6	37.0	52	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	7	338	48.3	37.1	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	3/4	1/2	1/2	55	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	3	38	12.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	4	45	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer McNeil	2	84	42.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dexter Jackson	11	2	0.0	27	36
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	5	1	1.0	27	36
CB Ronald Bartell	5	0	0.5	27	35
ILB Ryan Phillips	5	2	0.0	25	24
OLB Chet Donnelly	4	1	1.0	26	36
S Madieu Williams	4	2	0.0	27	36
ILB Terna Nande	4	1	0.0	11	18
DE Cory Redding	3	0	1.0	25	34
CB Lito Sheppard	2	2	0.0	27	36
DT Shaun Rogers	1	1	0.0	21	25
ILB James Hall	1	0	0.0	11	11
DE Menson Holloway	1	0	0.0	16	22
CB Sawyer McNeil	1	0	0.0	18	25
DE Johnson Stamper	0	1	0.5	9	16

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roy Williams	9	0	0.5	24	41
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	9	2	0.0	24	40
OLB Demarrio Williams	5	1	0.0	23	33
OLB Takeo Spikes	5	0	0.0	19	24
ILB Chase Blackburn	3	2	0.0	11	10
S Bhawon Jue	3	1	0.0	22	23
DE Albert Haynesworth	3	1	0.0	23	41
DT Tank Johnson	2	2	0.0	20	27
CB Patrick Surtain	2	0	0.0	22	30
CB Vincent Fuller	2	0	0.0	6	23
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	0.0	22	31
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	0.0	2	16
CB Marshall Mathers	1	0	0.0	12	23
DT Ross Kolodziej	1	0	0.0	7	16
CB Alexander Pierce	1	0	0.0	1	13
DE Dave Tollefson	0	1	0.5	20	22
S David Young	0	2	0.0	1	18
OLB Antonio Pierce	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cory Redding	1.0	0	3	3	34
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1.0	0	0	1	36
OLB Chet Donnelly	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Johnson Stamper	0.5	1	0	0	16
CB Ronald Bartell	0.5	0	0	0	35
DE Menson Holloway	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Shaun Rogers	0.0	1	0	0	25
S Madieu Williams	0.0	0	1	0	36

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Tollefson	0.5	0	2	0	22
S Roy Williams	0.5	0	0	0	41
DE Albert Haynesworth	0.0	1	3	1	41
DE Kavika Pittman	0.0	0	2	0	18
OLB Takeo Spikes	0.0	0	1	2	24
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0.0	0	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dexter Jackson	4	0	36
CB Ronald Bartell	4	0	35
S Madieu Williams	3	1	36
ILB Ryan Phillips	2	0	24
OLB Chet Donnelly	2	0	36
CB Lito Sheppard	1	3	36
S Jeffrey Bernard	1	0	2
CB Sawyer McNeil	1	0	25
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	0	1	36

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	4	0	40
CB Patrick Surtain	2	1	30
S Roy Williams	2	1	41
OLB Demarrio Williams	2	1	33
OLB Takeo Spikes	2	0	24
S Bhawon Jue	2	0	23
DE Albert Haynesworth	2	0	41
CB Vincent Fuller	2	0	23
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	31
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	16
CB Marshall Mathers	1	0	23
DT Ross Kolodziej	1	0	16
ILB Chase Blackburn	1	0	10
CB Alexander Pierce	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mathias Nkwenti	2	3	24	0	41
C Justin Hartwig	2	3	24	0	41
T Will Whittcker	1	6	24	0	41
T Todd Wade	1	4	24	1	41
G Terrence Metcalf	1	3	24	0	41
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	2	7	0	7

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jammal Brown	4	8	27	1	36
T Sammy Williams	2	2	21	0	30
C Casey Rabach	1	4	27	1	36
G Jeff Diehl	1	4	27	0	36
G Pete Kendall	1	1	6	0	6
T Stockar McDougle	0	3	27	2	36
TE Todd Heap	0	2	27	0	32
FB Mike Alstott	0	1	5	0	6
TE Tony Stewart	0	1	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tully Banta-Cain	2	29
Leon Washington	1	29
Chet Donnelly	1	23
Ryan Phillips	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Alvin Pearman	1	29
D'Qwell Jackson	1	29
Demarrio Williams	1	28
Kavika Pittman	1	24
Dante Hall	1	22

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	27	36	29	92
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	26	36	23	85
RB Leon Washington	19	32	---	---	29	80
T Todd Wade	24	41	---	---	12	77
T Mathias Nkwenti	24	41	---	---	12	77
G Terrence Metcalf	24	41	---	---	12	77
T Will Whittcker	24	41	---	---	12	77
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	27	36	11	74
QB Ben Roethlisberger	24	41	---	---	4	69
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	27	36	4	67
S Madieu Williams	---	---	27	36	3	66
C Justin Hartwig	24	41	---	---	---	65
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	27	35	2	64
ILB Ryan Phillips	---	---	25	24	14	63
TE LeBron James	23	40	---	---	---	63
WR David Boston	13	27	---	---	22	62
WR Josh Reed	23	39	---	---	---	62
DE Cory Redding	---	---	25	34	3	62
WR Marques Colston	21	37	---	---	---	58
CB Sawyer McNeil	---	---	18	25	9	52
DT Shaun Rogers	---	---	21	25	3	49
TE Alge Crumpler	6	10	---	---	30	46
ILB Terna Nande	---	---	11	18	15	44
DE Menson Holloway	---	---	16	22	3	41
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	7	7	---	---	22	36
DE Johnson Stamper	---	---	9	16	---	25
ILB James Hall	---	---	11	11	---	22
S Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	0	2	18	20
CB Michael Waddell	---	---	0	0	17	17
RB Elias Marchant	5	8	---	---	1	14
WR Javon Walker	1	1	---	---	11	13
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Bernard Berrian	0	1	---	---	6	7
DT Jackson Anthony	---	---	0	0	7	7
CB Pat Dennis	---	---	0	4	---	4
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	1	---	---	---	3
TE Matt Schobel	0	2	---	---	---	2
OLB Broderick Siplon	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Torrance Marshall	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Alexis Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Adrien Clarke	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR LeRon McCoy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eric Winston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	24	40	29	93
OLB Demarrio Williams	---	---	23	33	28	84
T Stockar McDougle	27	36	---	---	16	79
S Roy Williams	---	---	24	41	13	78
G Jeff Diehl	27	36	---	---	10	73
T Jammal Brown	27	36	---	---	10	73
CB Patrick Surtain	---	---	22	30	17	69
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	23	41	4	68
QB Mark Brunell	27	36	---	---	---	63
WR Terrell Owens	23	33	---	---	7	63
C Casey Rabach	27	36	---	---	---	63
T Sammy Williams	21	30	---	---	10	61
TE Todd Heap	27	32	---	---	---	59
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	22	31	2	55
WR Troy Edwards	22	30	---	---	---	52
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	20	27	3	50
WR Travis Taylor	8	12	---	---	29	49
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	6	23	20	49
S Bhawon Jue	---	---	22	23	2	47
DE Kavika Pittman	---	---	2	18	24	44
OLB Takeo Spikes	---	---	19	24	1	44
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	20	22	1	43
WR Lee Evans	16	21	---	---	5	42
RB Cedric Benson	13	24	---	---	---	37
CB Marshall Mathers	---	---	12	23	---	35
CB Alexander Pierce	---	---	1	13	21	35
RB Alvin Pearman	2	1	---	---	29	32
DT Ross Kolodziej	---	---	7	16	2	25
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	11	10	2	23
WR Dante Hall	0	0	---	---	22	22
OLB Ike Reese	---	---	2	16	3	21
S David Young	---	---	1	18	2	21
RB Jamal Lewis	12	7	---	---	---	19
WR Brandon Lloyd	0	1	---	---	17	18
TE Tony Stewart	7	10	---	---	---	17
G Pete Kendall	6	6	---	---	1	13
FB Mike Alstott	5	6	---	---	---	11
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	10	10
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Antonio Pierce	---	---	3	1	1	5
TE Kevin Everett	0	3	---	---	---	3
DE Lamar King	---	---	0	1	1	2
G Cristian Dronett	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marvin Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	17	48	2.8
Right	5	2	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	76	7.6
Middle	8	10	1.3
Right	9	25	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	40	25	3	1	0	3	8	4	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	32	18	6	0	2	5	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	11	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	125	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	139	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	9	109	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	56	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	72	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Reed	11	4	18	0	39
TE LeBron James	9	7	101	1	40
WR Marques Colston	8	6	73	1	37
WR David Boston	5	3	49	1	27
RB Leon Washington	4	4	29	0	32
TE Alge Crumpler	1	1	5	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Edwards	11	7	1	88	3	30
WR Terrell Owens	7	3	1	38	1	33
TE Todd Heap	5	3	0	37	1	32
FB Mike Alstott	3	0	0	0	0	6
TE Tony Stewart	2	2	0	20	0	10
WR Lee Evans	2	1	0	33	1	21
RB Cedric Benson	2	2	0	21	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR David Boston	1	8	8.00	8.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	3	1	5	1.67	6.88

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	3	1	0	0.00	7.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Reed	2	1	5	2.50	1.64
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0	0.00	9.13

Houston	Target	Catch	Overall Avg
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	0.00
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	5.43
WR Troy Edwards	1	1	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ben Roethlisberger	2	1
RB Elias Marchant	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cedric Benson	3	1
QB Mark Brunell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	13	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Reed	4	1	0
TE LeBron James	4	3	1
RB Leon Washington	2	2	1
WR Marques Colston	2	1	1
WR David Boston	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Owens	5	1	1
WR Troy Edwards	4	2	1
TE Tony Stewart	2	2	2
WR Lee Evans	1	1	1

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)