Week 3, 2007

played in New Jersey, NJ

72 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	10	7	3	-	20
New Jersey Jets	14	0	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:14 NJY - Brandon Jones 65 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
1Q: 08:12 NJY - Trevor Gaylor 61 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 14:02 HOU - David Akers 47 field goal
2Q: 05:05 HOU - Terrell Owens 1 pass from Jim Sorgi (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 04:47 HOU - Terrell Owens 19 fumble return (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NJY - James Butler 95 interception return (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 11:24 NJY - Martin Gramatica 29 field goal
4Q: 08:28 HOU - David Akers 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:14 NJY - Brandon Jones 65 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
1Q: 08:12 NJY - Trevor Gaylor 61 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 14:02 HOU - David Akers 47 field goal
2Q: 05:05 HOU - Terrell Owens 1 pass from Jim Sorgi (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 04:47 HOU - Terrell Owens 19 fumble return (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NJY - James Butler 95 interception return (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 11:24 NJY - Martin Gramatica 29 field goal
4Q: 08:28 HOU - David Akers 51 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NJY
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 303 362
- Offensive Plays 68 66
- Yards per Play 4.46 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 113 74
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 3.90 2.85
Net Passing Yards 190 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 17 - 1 38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 238 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/48 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.87 7.20
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 5/46
Punt Returns/Yards 5/80 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/95
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:47 31:13

Team Statistics	HOU	NJY
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	303	362
- Offensive Plays	68	66
- Yards per Play	4.46	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	113	74
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	3.90	2.85
Net Passing Yards	190	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 17 - 1	38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	238	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/48	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.87	7.20
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	5/46
Punt Returns/Yards	5/80	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/95
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:47	31:13

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:46	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	11:57	2:16	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
1	7:57	3:44	OWN 5	8	47	Punt
1	1:57	3:03	OWN 38	6	32	Field Goal
2	11:25	2:12	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	5:35	0:37	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
2	2:53	1:06	OWN 43	3	-8	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	8:15	4:12	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	3:02	0:56	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
3	1:23	1:36	OPP 32	5	18	Interception
4	14:47	1:28	OWN 25	3	-5	Fumble
4	11:17	2:54	OWN 25	6	41	Field Goal
4	6:11	1:30	OWN 42	3	-11	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	9	36	Game

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:14	2:17	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	9:41	1:44	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	4:13	2:16	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:54	2:29	OWN 25	4	7	Punt
2	9:13	3:38	OWN 2	6	19	Punt
2	4:58	2:05	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
2	1:47	1:30	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
3	15:00	6:45	OWN 25	14	58	Interception
3	4:03	1:01	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
3	2:06	0:43	OWN 16	3	1	Interception
4	13:19	2:02	OPP 20	3	8	Field Goal
4	8:23	2:12	OWN 25	6	40	Missed FG
4	4:41	2:47	OWN 32	6	13	Punt

Game MVP: Ray McDonald, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Cedric Benson	17	66	3.88	10	2
RB Sammy Morris	5	6	1.20	3	0
QB Jim Sorgi	3	13	4.33	8	0
WR Robert Meachem	3	16	5.33	16	1
RB Brian Leonard	1	12	12.00	12	1

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Maurice Clarett	19	55	2.89	12	2
RB Willie Dawkins	6	12	2.00	7	0
QB Peyton Manning	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Sorgi	33	17	238	6/48	1	60	1	72.5

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	38	23	302	2/14	2	65	2	81.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Owens	6	12	57	9.50	37	28	1
TE Tony Stewart	3	5	81	27.00	37	60	0
RB Cedric Benson	2	2	22	11.00	17	17	0
WR Miles Austin	2	6	39	19.50	5	36	0
WR Robert Meachem	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	2	17	17.00	15	17	0
TE Matt Kranchick	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Todd Heap	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dez White	10	13	80	8.00	13	18	0
WR Brandon Jones	5	9	116	23.20	70	65	1
WR Thomas Anderson	3	4	24	8.00	6	16	0
WR Trevor Gaylor	3	9	76	25.33	45	61	1
RB Maurice Clarett	2	2	6	3.00	4	5	0
TE Miles Myers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roy Williams	1	0	0.00	0
CB Alexander Pierce	1	0	0.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S James Butler	1	95	95.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	TD
QB Jim Sorgi	1	0	0
RB Cedric Benson	1	0	0
WR Terrell Owens	0	1	1

New Jersey	Recov	Force
DT Wendall Bryant	1	0
ILB Rob Meier	0	1
OLB Reggie Torbor	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	7	370	52.9	43.3	69	2

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	7	366	52.3	35.1	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	2/2

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	1/2	0/1	0/1	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammy Morris	5	80	16.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Anderson	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	1	26	26.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Newhart	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	8	0	0.0	16	32
OLB Demarrio Williams	7	1	0.0	23	33
S Bhawon Jue	6	0	0.0	23	37
CB Jeremy Bloom	5	1	0.0	21	32
DE Jimmy Kennedy	3	0	0.5	18	26
CB Terence Newman	3	3	0.0	24	39
OLB Adalius Thomas	3	2	0.0	19	19
S Roy Williams	3	1	0.0	26	40
ILB Chase Blackburn	2	2	0.0	16	23
OLB Jason Taylor	2	0	0.0	10	7
DE Dave Tollefson	1	0	1.0	11	18
CB Alexander Pierce	1	1	0.5	6	15
DE Albert Haynesworth	1	1	0.0	23	32
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Antonio Pierce	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Tank Johnson	1	0	0.0	15	26
DE Dan Bazuin	1	0	0.0	3	10
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0	2	0.0	10	15
DT Alan Branch	0	1	0.0	5	5

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	9	2	0.5	24	33
ILB Rian Wallace	9	2	0.0	24	30
DE Ray McDonald	7	1	2.5	25	38
S Stanford Routt	6	3	0.5	26	39
S James Butler	5	2	0.0	29	39
ILB Rob Meier	3	1	0.5	25	35
DT Kyle Williams	2	1	1.0	29	33
S Axel Geddes	2	1	0.0	29	39
DT Paul Soliai	2	1	0.0	9	13
OLB Courtney Watson	1	0	1.0	19	25
DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	1	2	0.0	8	8
CB Dexter Wynn	1	2	0.0	17	23
QB Peyton Manning	1	0	---	---	---
DT Wendall Bryant	1	0	0.0	20	26
WR Brandon Jones	1	0	---	---	---
CB Trumaine McBride	1	0	0.0	29	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Tollefson	1.0	0	1	18
DE Jimmy Kennedy	0.5	2	0	26
CB Alexander Pierce	0.5	0	0	15
DE Albert Haynesworth	0.0	1	0	32
DT Tank Johnson	0.0	1	0	26
ILB Chase Blackburn	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Demarrio Williams	0.0	0	1	33

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ray McDonald	2.5	0	2	0	38
DT Kyle Williams	1.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Courtney Watson	1.0	0	0	0	25
ILB Rob Meier	0.5	0	1	2	35
OLB Reggie Torbor	0.5	0	0	0	33
S Stanford Routt	0.5	0	0	0	39
DT Wendall Bryant	0.0	1	0	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	7	1	0	32
S Bhawon Jue	4	1	0	37
CB Jeremy Bloom	4	0	0	32
CB Alexander Pierce	2	0	1	15
CB Terence Newman	2	0	0	39
S Roy Williams	1	0	1	40
OLB Antonio Pierce	1	0	0	2
OLB Demarrio Williams	1	0	0	33
ILB Chase Blackburn	1	0	0	23

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	6	0	0	33
ILB Rian Wallace	4	1	0	30
S Stanford Routt	2	0	0	39
CB Trumaine McBride	1	1	0	39
S James Butler	1	0	1	39
S Axel Geddes	1	0	0	39
CB Dexter Wynn	1	0	0	23
DE Ray McDonald	1	0	0	38
OLB Courtney Watson	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jeff Diehl	3	7	0	29	1	39
T Nat Dorsey	3	5	0	29	1	39
C Casey Rabach	1	6	1	29	2	39
T Jammal Brown	1	4	0	29	1	39
T Cornell Green	1	1	0	9	0	20
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	1	0	13	0	23
TE Tony Stewart	0	1	0	22	0	24
TE Matt Kranchick	0	1	0	3	0	9
RB Sammy Morris	0	0	0	5	1	4

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ryan Pontbraind	3	5	26	0	40
T Allen Barbre	2	7	26	0	40
G Erik Pears	1	4	26	1	40
G Willie Colon	1	4	26	0	40
TE Miles Myers	1	3	18	0	25
T Walter Jones	1	2	26	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Taylor	1	25
Demarrio Williams	1	25
Patrick Surtain	1	18

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Jameel Cook	2	26
Donald Lee	2	26
Darren Sproles	1	19
Walter Jones	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Demarrio Williams	---	---	23	33	25	81
WR Miles Austin	26	33	---	---	19	78
G Jeff Diehl	29	39	---	---	9	77
T Nat Dorsey	29	39	---	---	9	77
T Jammal Brown	29	39	---	---	9	77
S Roy Williams	---	---	26	40	10	76
C Casey Rabach	29	39	---	---	---	68
QB Jim Sorgi	29	39	---	---	---	68
CB Patrick Surtain	---	---	16	32	18	66
CB Terence Newman	---	---	24	39	2	65
WR Terrell Owens	24	35	---	---	5	64
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	13	23	---	---	26	62
S Bhawon Jue	---	---	23	37	2	62
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	23	32	5	60
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	21	32	1	54
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	16	23	14	53
TE Tony Stewart	22	24	---	---	2	48
DE Jimmy Kennedy	---	---	18	26	2	46
G Damien Buchholz	20	19	---	---	6	45
WR Robert Meachem	20	24	---	---	---	44
OLB Jason Taylor	---	---	10	7	25	42
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	15	26	1	42
RB Cedric Benson	20	19	---	---	---	39
RB Brian Leonard	2	11	---	---	26	39
OLB Adalius Thomas	---	---	19	19	---	38
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	9	11	17	37
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	10	15	10	35
T Cornell Green	9	20	---	---	---	29
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	11	18	---	29
RB Sammy Morris	5	4	---	---	19	28
OLB Takeo Spikes	---	---	6	16	2	24
CB Alexander Pierce	---	---	6	15	1	22
WR Jason Hill	5	5	---	---	10	20
TE Todd Heap	5	8	---	---	3	16
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	3	10	1	14
TE Matt Kranchick	3	9	---	---	---	12
DT Alan Branch	---	---	5	5	---	10
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	7	7
S David Young	---	---	2	2	---	4
OLB Antonio Pierce	---	---	0	2	1	3
G Cristian Dronett	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Nigea Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marvin Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	29	39	9	77
T Walter Jones	26	40	---	---	9	75
G Erik Pears	26	40	---	---	9	75
G Willie Colon	26	40	---	---	9	75
T Allen Barbre	26	40	---	---	9	75
S Axel Geddes	---	---	29	39	2	70
S James Butler	---	---	29	39	2	70
QB Peyton Manning	26	40	---	---	---	66
C Ryan Pontbraind	26	40	---	---	---	66
S Stanford Routt	---	---	26	39	1	66
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	25	38	2	65
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	29	33	1	63
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	25	35	2	62
WR Dez White	24	37	---	---	---	61
WR Trevor Gaylor	20	29	---	---	10	59
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	24	33	2	59
CB Dexter Wynn	---	---	17	23	19	59
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	24	30	1	55
RB Maurice Clarett	20	33	---	---	---	53
WR Brandon Jones	19	34	---	---	---	53
WR Thomas Anderson	12	21	---	---	19	52
DT Wendall Bryant	---	---	20	26	2	48
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	19	25	2	46
TE Miles Myers	18	25	---	---	---	43
TE Donald Lee	6	8	---	---	26	40
FB Jameel Cook	4	7	---	---	26	37
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	9	13	7	29
S Gerald Alexander	---	---	6	6	17	29
OLB Roger Tatum	---	---	0	0	24	24
DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	---	---	8	8	7	23
RB Willie Dawkins	6	2	---	---	12	20
RB Darren Sproles	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Claude Anderson	0	1	---	---	12	13
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	0	0	12	12
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Martin Gramatica	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Michael Allan	1	1	---	---	5	7
WR Tyrus Newhart	0	1	---	---	5	6
DT Tim Anderson	---	---	0	3	1	4
WR Salvador Chapman	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Brian Waters	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mike Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Antoine McGwire	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB David Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	10	44	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	13	50	3.8
Right	10	24	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Sorgi	33	17	3	3	4	3	4	2	1

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	38	23	3	1	5	2	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	59	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	59	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	24	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	96	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	78	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	212	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Owens	12	6	1	57	1	35
WR Miles Austin	6	2	2	39	1	33
TE Tony Stewart	5	3	0	81	1	24
WR Robert Meachem	3	2	0	7	0	24
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	1	0	17	0	23
TE Matt Kranchick	2	1	0	15	0	9
RB Cedric Benson	2	2	0	22	0	19
TE Todd Heap	1	0	1	0	0	8

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez White	13	10	1	80	0	37
WR Trevor Gaylor	9	3	1	76	1	29
WR Brandon Jones	9	5	2	116	2	34
WR Thomas Anderson	4	3	1	24	0	21
RB Maurice Clarett	2	2	0	6	0	33
TE Miles Myers	1	0	0	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric Benson	1	3	3.00	3.88

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Clarett	3	2	0.67	2.89
RB Willie Dawkins	1	0	0.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Sorgi	3	1	1	0.33	7.21

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	3	1	5	1.67	7.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Owens	2	1	1	0.50	4.75
WR Miles Austin	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trevor Gaylor	2	0	0	0.00	8.44
WR Thomas Anderson	1	1	5	5.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cedric Benson	2	0

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Clarett	3	1
QB Peyton Manning	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Sorgi	9	3	1

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Owens	5	0	0
WR Miles Austin	2	1	0
TE Matt Kranchick	1	1	1
WR Robert Meachem	1	1	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trevor Gaylor	4	0	0
WR Brandon Jones	4	3	2
WR Thomas Anderson	1	1	1
RB Maurice Clarett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (26,500)
End Zone 18,500 (19,100)
Mezzanine 9,400 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (26,500)
End Zone	18,500 (19,100)
Mezzanine	9,400 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (5,800)