Week 13, 2008

played in Denver, CO

53 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans30716-26
Denver Broncos1410321-48

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 DEN - Marques Colston 9 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 03:55 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 18 field goal
1Q: 00:12 DEN - Leon Washington 8 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 14:44 DEN - Marques Colston 30 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Vince Joseph 29 field goal
3Q: 11:13 HOU - Billy Miller 4 pass from Mark Brunell (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 07:07 DEN - Vince Joseph 24 field goal
4Q: 13:18 DEN - Elias Marchant 5 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
4Q: 10:45 HOU - Miles Austin 41 pass from Mark Brunell (Mark Brunell pass to Chase Lyman for conversion)
4Q: 04:49 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 2 pass from Mark Brunell (Mark Brunell pass to Chase Lyman for conversion)
4Q: 01:17 DEN - Matt Forte 37 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
4Q: 00:57 DEN - Marcus Maxey 35 interception return (Vince Joseph extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUDEN
Record5-79-3
First Downs2024
- by Rushing49
- by Passing1414
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards368460
- Offensive Plays6862
- Yards per Play5.417.42
Net Rushing Yards48146
- Rushing Attempts2430
- Yards per Rush2.004.87
Net Passing Yards320314
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 23 - 330 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards343321
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/232/7
- Yards per Pass Play7.279.81
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions4/133/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.610.5
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/307/69
Punt Returns/Yards3/365/37
Kick Returns/Yards5/1225/157
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/35
2pt Conversions2/20/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/13/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 37
Time of Possession29:1230:48

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:474:58OWN 37962Field Goal
10:020:18OWN 2525Fumble
214:312:16OWN 393-9Punt
210:511:58OWN 738Punt
27:042:09OWN 25621Punt
21:550:58OWN 2533Punt
20:120:12OWN 301-1Half
315:003:53OWN 29971Touchdown
36:592:08OWN 25518Punt
33:012:12OWN 25424Punt
413:112:44OWN 29471Touchdown
48:363:54OWN 121088Touchdown
42:231:06OWN 1521Interception
40:570:10OWN 251-5Interception
40:470:40OWN 2740Interception
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:13OWN 251175Touchdown
13:493:4750650Touchdown
214:440:13OPP 30130Touchdown
212:151:24OWN 3531Punt
28:531:49OWN 333-6Punt
24:553:00OWN 23765Field Goal
20:570:45OWN 303-3Punt
311:074:08OWN 37756Field Goal
34:511:50OWN 9422Punt
30:492:38OWN 14786Touchdown
410:271:51OPP 473-5Punt
44:422:19OWN 20524Punt
41:170:20OPP 37137Touchdown
40:070:07OPP 421-2Game

Game MVP: Kevin Daft, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Maurice Jones-Drew1020.20300
RB Brian Leonard10383.801010
QB Mark Brunell351.67900
FB Deon Anderson133.00300
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Elias Marchant18462.561921
RB Matt Forte7669.433731
RB Leon Washington3268.671311
WR Reidel Anthony11010.001010
QB Duante Culpepper1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mark Brunell40233434/23341379.5
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kevin Daft30223212/72300130.0

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Maurice Jones-Drew57469.2027251
TE Billy Miller486215.5022291
WR Chase Lyman468721.7517360
WR Miles Austin468220.5073411
RB Brian Leonard25189.0016120
WR Robert Meachem225025.0033400
TE Matt Kranchick13-1-1.000-10
FB Deon Anderson12-1-1.000-10
RB Sammy Morris0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Marques Colston121818515.42128302
WR Bernard Berrian336220.6750280
TE LeBron James223718.5019250
FB Thomas Tapeh2273.50070
RB Elias Marchant22147.000110
WR Reidel Anthony111616.007160
TE Alge Crumpler0100.00000
RB Matt Forte0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Andre Woolfork100.000
S Marcus Maxey13535.001
OLB Clint Session100.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
QB Mark Brunell1000
DE Dave Tollefson0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
QB Kevin Daft1100
DT Sedrick Ellis0110

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dustin Colquitt628247.040.8553
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Arturo de le Rosa632353.847.8586

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Sebastian Janikowski1/10/00/0181/1
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Vince Joseph2/20/00/0296/6

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Sammy Morris33612.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Leon Washington4307.50
Marques Colston177.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Jason Hill49724.30
Miles Austin12525.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Sawyer McNeil414235.50
Reidel Anthony11515.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson930.03032
ILB Chase Blackburn830.02932
S Roy Williams720.02832
CB Terence Newman400.03032
DT Alan Branch400.01810
ILB H.B. Blades400.0914
DE Albert Haynesworth321.02832
OLB Teddy Lehman320.01720
DE Dave Tollefson221.02725
OLB Adalius Thomas200.01512
WR Miles Austin20---------
S Rogers Beckett110.01018
DT Tank Johnson100.01322
CB Patrick Surtain010.02119
DE Jimmy Kennedy010.037
CB Jeremy Bloom010.02925
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain932.52443
S Marcus Maxey710.02040
ILB Torrance Marshall410.01219
CB Sawyer McNeil410.01332
S Dexter Jackson400.02330
DT Sedrick Ellis320.52036
CB Lito Sheppard300.02343
DE Menson Holloway201.0619
S Madieu Williams200.0115
CB Ronald Bartell200.02228
ILB Terna Nande200.01316
DE Darryl Tapp130.02232
DT Shaun Rogers100.049
DE Cory Redding100.02037
OLB Chet Donnelly100.02328
OLB Clint Session100.0117

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Albert Haynesworth1.012232
DE Dave Tollefson1.010025
DE Jimmy Kennedy0.00107
DT Tank Johnson0.001022
DT Alan Branch0.001010
OLB Teddy Lehman0.000120
OLB D'Qwell Jackson0.000132
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain2.501043
DE Menson Holloway1.002019
DT Sedrick Ellis0.502136
DE Darryl Tapp0.020032
DE Cory Redding0.001137
OLB Chet Donnelly0.001028

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Chase Blackburn50032
CB Terence Newman30032
OLB D'Qwell Jackson30032
ILB H.B. Blades30014
S Roy Williams20032
OLB Adalius Thomas10012
S Rogers Beckett10018
DE Albert Haynesworth10032
DT Tank Johnson10022
DT Alan Branch10010
CB Reggie Corner1006
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain60043
S Marcus Maxey50140
S Dexter Jackson30030
CB Sawyer McNeil30032
CB Ronald Bartell21028
S Madieu Williams20015
OLB Clint Session10117
ILB Terna Nande10016
CB Lito Sheppard01043
CB Andre Woolfork00110

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Casey Rabach25024144
G Damien Buchholz23024144
T Jammal Brown16024144
C Marvin Philip07024044
T Ben Sobieski02024144
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Justin Hartwig37030132
T Eric Winston35130132
T Will Whittcker28130032
G Dan Buenning25030032
T Jordan Gross12030032
TE Alge Crumpler110508
FB Thomas Tapeh1104016

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Patrick Surtain527
Maurice Jones-Drew212
Brian Leonard120
Matt Kranchick17
James Marten17
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Matt Forte320
Sedrick Ellis216
Bernard Berrian122
LeRon McCoy114
Dan Buenning18

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Miles Austin2341------2185
ILB Chase Blackburn------29321778
T Ben Sobieski2444------775
WR Robert Meachem2239------1475
TE Billy Miller1630------2773
OLB D'Qwell Jackson------3032870
QB Mark Brunell2444---------68
C Casey Rabach2444---------68
S Roy Williams------2832868
G Damien Buchholz2444---------68
T Jammal Brown2444---------68
C Marvin Philip2444---------68
CB Patrick Surtain------21192767
CB Jeremy Bloom------29251266
OLB Teddy Lehman------17202865
CB Terence Newman------3032264
DE Albert Haynesworth------2832262
DE Dave Tollefson------2725153
S Rogers Beckett------10182149
RB Maurice Jones-Drew1124------1247
RB Brian Leonard1214------2046
DT Tank Johnson------1322237
S Bhawon Jue------2114136
WR Chase Lyman1223---------35
RB Sammy Morris03------2730
TE Todd Heap1415---------29
DT Alan Branch------1810---28
OLB Adalius Thomas------1512---27
ILB H.B. Blades------914124
TE Matt Kranchick310------720
WR Jason Hill25------916
FB Deon Anderson48---------12
DE Jimmy Kennedy------37111
WR Malcolm Kelly01------910
WR Davone Bess17---------8
CB Reggie Corner------1618
C Barry Barham00------77
G Jeff Diehl00------77
P Dustin Colquitt00------77
T James Marten00------77
K Sebastian Janikowski00------66
ILB Kendyll Pope------10---1
QB Kurt Warner00---------0
G Biff Tanner00---------0
RB Justice Hairston00---------0
DE Dan Bazuin------00---0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
DT Sedrick Ellis------20361672
T Jordan Gross3032------870
G Dan Buenning3032------870
T Will Whittcker3032------870
T Eric Winston3032------870
OLB Tully Banta-Cain------2443168
CB Lito Sheppard------2343167
C Justin Hartwig3032---------62
QB Kevin Daft2932---------61
S Marcus Maxey------2040161
WR Marques Colston2929------260
DE Cory Redding------2037158
TE LeBron James2828---------56
CB Sawyer McNeil------13321055
DE Darryl Tapp------2232155
S Dexter Jackson------2330154
OLB Chet Donnelly------2328354
WR Bernard Berrian1019------2251
CB Ronald Bartell------2228151
FB Thomas Tapeh416------2242
OLB Clint Session------1172442
WR Reidel Anthony2217------241
TE Alge Crumpler58------2841
S Jeffrey Bernard------4172041
ILB Terna Nande------13161140
RB Matt Forte811------2039
RB Elias Marchant198------835
CB Andre Woolfork------3102033
WR Wendell Gatski2112---------33
ILB Torrance Marshall------1219132
DE Menson Holloway------619631
RB Leon Washington312------1631
ILB Malcolm Warfield------1013124
DT Shaun Rogers------49619
S Madieu Williams------115---16
WR LeRon McCoy00------1414
K Vince Joseph00------1111
C Dylan Galloway00------88
P Arturo de le Rosa00------88
QB Duante Culpepper10---------1
CB Michael Waddell------0011
TE Kevin Boss10---------1
QB Francisco Chapman00---------0
C Alexis Prescott00---------0
G Oniel Cousins00---------0
G Breno Giacomini00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5142.8
Middle15332.2
Right410.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11898.1
Middle17593.5
Right100.0
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mark Brunell40237212723
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kevin Daft30229010540

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)118908.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)1461057.5
Long (19+ Yds)41369.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen667813.0
Short (0-8 Yds)16916110.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)778211.7
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Billy Miller84062130
RB Maurice Jones-Drew75046124
WR Chase Lyman64087223
WR Miles Austin64082241
RB Brian Leonard52118014
TE Matt Kranchick310-1010
FB Deon Anderson210-108
WR Robert Meachem22050139
RB Sammy Morris100003
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Marques Colston18121185629
WR Bernard Berrian33062219
TE LeBron James22037128
FB Thomas Tapeh2207016
RB Elias Marchant2201408
WR Reidel Anthony11016017
TE Alge Crumpler100008
RB Matt Forte1000011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Mark Brunell199.001.67
RB Maurice Jones-Drew111.000.20
RB Brian Leonard100.003.80
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Elias Marchant6122.002.56
RB Leon Washington2136.508.67
RB Matt Forte1-1-1.009.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mark Brunell64264.338.58
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kevin Daft54183.6010.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Brian Leonard2000.003.60
TE Billy Miller1144.007.75
WR Chase Lyman111515.0014.50
RB Maurice Jones-Drew1122.006.57
WR Miles Austin1155.0013.67
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Marques Colston32155.0010.28
FB Thomas Tapeh1100.003.50
RB Elias Marchant1133.007.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
QB Mark Brunell11
RB Maurice Jones-Drew10
RB Brian Leonard11
DenverRushesConversions
RB Matt Forte20

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Mark Brunell1052
DenverAttCompConversions
Kevin Daft953

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
RB Maurice Jones-Drew310
WR Robert Meachem221
TE Billy Miller100
TE Matt Kranchick110
WR Chase Lyman100
WR Miles Austin111
RB Brian Leonard100
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Marques Colston532
TE Alge Crumpler100
FB Thomas Tapeh110
WR Bernard Berrian111
RB Matt Forte100

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)