Week 7, 2012

played in New England, MA

41 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	0	0	7	-	7
New England Patriots	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:45 NED - Alfred Morris 19 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 04:30 NED - Bryan Baxter 38 field goal
4Q: 05:04 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 5 run (Scott Mesa extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:45 NED - Alfred Morris 19 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 04:30 NED - Bryan Baxter 38 field goal
4Q: 05:04 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 5 run (Scott Mesa extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 3-4 4-2
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 242 257
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 3.67 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 84 103
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.32
Net Passing Yards 158 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 1 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 186 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 5/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.16 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 9.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/50 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 5/37 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:03 28:57

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	3-4	4-2
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	242	257
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	3.67	4.15
Net Rushing Yards	84	103
- Rushing Attempts	28	31
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.32
Net Passing Yards	158	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 1	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	186	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	5/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.16	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	9.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/50	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	5/37	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:03	28:57

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 25	8	28	Punt
1	8:47	0:56	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
1	5:06	1:23	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
1	2:28	2:01	OWN 45	4	21	Interception
2	11:38	1:50	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	7:30	4:37	OWN 24	9	33	Punt
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 15	3	-9	Punt
3	10:58	3:08	OWN 1	6	22	Punt
3	4:22	4:04	OWN 25	8	25	Punt
4	12:01	1:40	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
4	8:45	3:47	OPP 40	9	40	Touchdown
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 8	7	53	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	2:08	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	7:51	2:45	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	3:43	1:15	OWN 37	3	-9	Punt
1	0:27	3:49	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	9:48	2:18	OWN 19	5	10	Punt
2	2:53	1:46	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
3	15:00	4:02	OWN 32	11	20	Punt
3	7:50	3:28	OWN 38	6	41	Field Goal
3	0:18	3:17	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
4	10:21	1:36	OWN 17	3	-9	Punt
4	4:58	3:07	OWN 25	7	38	Punt

Game MVP: Trent Edwards, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	11	36	3.27	18	1	1
RB Jose Quartucci	9	29	3.22	8	0	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	6	16	2.67	7	0	0
WR Miles Austin	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
RB Brian Leonard	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Morris	21	44	2.10	11	1
QB Trent Edwards	5	21	4.20	9	0
RB Xavier Omon	5	38	7.60	16	3

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	34	23	186	4/28	0	26	1	69.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	26	18	177	5/23	1	41	0	100.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE J.T. DeWalt	5	6	39	7.80	9	19
WR Alejandro Akers	5	6	57	11.40	35	26
WR Miles Austin	4	6	40	10.00	11	14
WR Josh Reed	3	4	22	7.33	5	9
TE Zach Miller	3	3	6	2.00	0	8
WR Kenny Britt	2	3	3	1.50	0	3
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	2	19	19.00	15	19
RB Brian Leonard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Jose Quartucci	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Alfred Morris	5	6	38	7.60	22	19	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	6	26	8.67	1	14	0
WR Brandon LaFell	3	5	40	13.33	5	26	0
FB Justin Green	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Domenik Hixon	2	3	10	5.00	3	10	0
TE Coby Fleener	2	3	48	24.00	32	41	0
WR Greg Salas	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE J.T. DeWalt	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Will Blackmon	1	0	0	0
S Myron Lewis	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	9	433	48.1	38.7	57	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	9	371	41.2	37.1	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Mesa	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Baxter	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	5	37	7.4	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Blackmon	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon LaFell	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Matt Roth	6	1	2.0	28	31
ILB Chase Blackburn	6	2	1.5	29	24
CB Jason McCourty	6	0	0.0	29	31
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	5	1	0.5	31	31
DE Albert Haynesworth	5	1	0.0	26	25
OLB Sedric Dodge	4	0	0.5	28	24
DT Alan Branch	3	1	0.5	14	15
CB Jeremy Bloom	3	2	0.0	26	24
CB Vincent Fuller	3	1	0.0	31	31
ILB H.B. Blades	3	0	0.0	12	12
S Roy Williams	2	4	0.0	27	28
CB Terence Newman	2	0	0.0	9	12
DT Tank Johnson	2	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Teddy Lehman	1	0	0.0	10	9
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR Miles Austin	1	0	---	---	---
S Richie Clark	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Reggie Corner	0	2	0.0	15	16

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Stephen Hodge	6	3	0.0	26	21
ILB Luke Kuechly	6	2	0.0	27	30
S Andrew Sendejo	6	1	0.0	28	36
S Louis Delmas	6	0	0.0	27	36
CB Sam Shields	6	0	0.0	9	23
S Jamarca Sanford	4	1	0.0	12	28
DE Glenn Dorsey	3	2	1.5	26	25
DT Michael Bennett	3	0	1.0	25	20
ILB Keyaron Fox	3	3	0.0	17	11
OLB Niko Koutouvides	3	2	0.0	27	30
S Brandon Taylor	3	1	0.0	2	17
DT Barry Cofield	2	0	1.0	3	18
DE LaMarr Woodley	2	1	0.5	27	29
S Myron Lewis	1	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Lawrence Timmons	0	3	0.0	27	29
DE Jason Hatcher	0	1	0.0	2	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Matt Roth	2.0	2	0	31
ILB Chase Blackburn	1.5	0	1	24
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0.5	0	1	31
OLB Sedric Dodge	0.5	0	0	24
DT Alan Branch	0.5	0	0	15
DE Albert Haynesworth	0.0	1	0	25

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Dorsey	1.5	0	1	4	25
DT Michael Bennett	1.0	0	0	1	20
DT Barry Cofield	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE LaMarr Woodley	0.5	0	1	0	29
OLB Cliff Avril	0.0	1	1	0	7
OLB Niko Koutouvides	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jason McCourty	5	0	31
CB Terence Newman	3	0	12
ILB Chase Blackburn	2	0	24
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	2	0	31
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	24
S Roy Williams	1	2	28
OLB Sedric Dodge	1	0	24
DE Albert Haynesworth	1	0	25
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	31

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sam Shields	6	0	0	23
S Louis Delmas	5	0	0	36
S Jamarca Sanford	3	1	0	28
S Brandon Taylor	3	0	0	17
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	1	1	30
OLB Niko Koutouvides	1	0	0	30
ILB Keyaron Fox	1	0	0	11
CB Stephen Hodge	1	0	0	21
S Myron Lewis	1	0	0	22
S Andrew Sendejo	1	0	0	36
DE Jason Hatcher	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Leonard Davis	3	6	28	1	38
G Willie Philip	2	7	28	1	38
T Andrew Carnahan	1	5	28	1	38
C Marvin Philip	1	2	28	0	38
G Gabriel Rose	0	2	28	1	38
TE Zach Miller	0	1	15	0	19
FB Marcel Reece	0	1	10	0	9

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Terrance Pennington	5	9	31	1	31
G Ryan Durand	3	5	31	1	31
G Myles Page	1	5	31	1	31
G Adam Koets	1	3	31	1	31
TE Coby Fleener	1	2	30	0	26
C Tyler Arvold	0	4	31	0	31
FB Justin Green	0	1	6	0	10
RB Alfred Morris	0	0	24	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ashley Lelie	2	23
J.T. DeWalt	1	23

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Shaw	1	23
Glenn Dorsey	1	12
Greg Jones	1	12
Adam Koets	1	10
Myles Page	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Andrew Carnahan	28	38	---	---	9	75
G Willie Philip	28	38	---	---	9	75
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	31	31	9	71
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	29	31	10	70
DE Matt Roth	---	---	28	31	10	69
T Leonard Davis	28	38	---	---	---	66
QB Tavaris Jackson	28	38	---	---	---	66
C Marvin Philip	28	38	---	---	---	66
G Gabriel Rose	28	38	---	---	---	66
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	26	24	14	64
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	31	31	1	63
WR Miles Austin	21	28	---	---	14	63
WR Kenny Britt	24	33	---	---	5	62
S Roy Williams	---	---	27	28	2	57
TE J.T. DeWalt	16	18	---	---	23	57
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	29	24	1	54
OLB Sedric Dodge	---	---	28	24	---	52
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	26	25	---	51
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	15	24	---	---	12	51
OLB Teddy Lehman	---	---	10	9	24	43
WR Alejandro Akers	12	24	---	---	3	39
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	17	20	1	38
TE Zach Miller	15	19	---	---	---	34
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	15	16	1	32
DT Alan Branch	---	---	14	15	1	30
WR Ashley Lelie	2	3	---	---	23	28
RB Brian Leonard	2	3	---	---	23	28
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	12	12	---	24
CB Terence Newman	---	---	9	12	1	22
RB Jose Quartucci	11	10	---	---	---	21
WR Josh Reed	8	11	---	---	---	19
FB Marcel Reece	10	9	---	---	---	19
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	4	3	11	18
S Alphonso Smith	---	---	1	0	13	14
TE Seth Boyd	4	8	---	---	---	12
S Richie Clark	---	---	4	5	1	10
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Donald Penn	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Morris Durham	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Roberto Snyder	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Sawyer Joyner	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Scott Mesa	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Tom Brandstater	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE J.T. Schreiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jamal Edwards	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Terrance Pennington	31	31	---	---	10	72
G Adam Koets	31	31	---	---	10	72
G Ryan Durand	31	31	---	---	10	72
G Myles Page	31	31	---	---	10	72
S Louis Delmas	---	---	27	36	9	72
RB Alfred Morris	24	30	---	---	15	69
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	27	29	9	65
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	28	36	---	64
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	26	25	12	63
QB Trent Edwards	31	31	---	---	---	62
C Tyler Arvold	31	31	---	---	---	62
WR Jeremy Maclin	30	31	---	---	---	61
WR Brandon LaFell	27	29	---	---	2	58
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	27	30	---	57
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	27	30	---	57
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	27	29	---	56
TE Coby Fleener	30	26	---	---	---	56
S Myron Lewis	---	---	20	22	13	55
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	12	28	12	52
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	26	21	---	47
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	25	20	---	45
ILB Keyaron Fox	---	---	17	11	11	39
WR Domenik Hixon	19	18	---	---	2	39
OLB Tim Shaw	---	---	1	10	23	34
CB Sam Shields	---	---	9	23	---	32
FB Justin Green	6	10	---	---	15	31
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	3	18	9	30
TE Scott Chandler	4	1	---	---	24	29
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	1	8	12	21
S Brandon Taylor	---	---	2	17	---	19
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	2	15	---	17
S Will Blackmon	---	---	0	3	14	17
WR Freddie Brown	0	0	---	---	14	14
TE Tanner Diaz	7	6	---	---	---	13
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Greg Salas	1	4	---	---	4	9
OLB Cliff Avril	---	---	1	7	---	8
RB Xavier Omon	7	0	---	---	---	7
K Bryan Baxter	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Domanick Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jordan Gross	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bruce Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Will Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Danny Newhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Derek Sherrod	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	2	0.3
Middle	15	65	4.3
Right	7	17	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	20	45	2.3
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	34	23	1	1	1	3	3	6	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	26	18	2	2	1	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	37	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	104	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	45	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	61	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	62	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	26	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Austin	6	4	0	40	0	28
TE J.T. DeWalt	6	5	0	39	0	18
WR Alejandro Akers	6	5	0	57	1	24
WR Josh Reed	4	3	0	22	0	11
TE Zach Miller	3	3	0	6	0	19
WR Kenny Britt	3	2	0	3	0	33
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	1	1	19	0	24
RB Jose Quartucci	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Brian Leonard	1	0	0	0	0	3

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	6	3	0	26	0	31
RB Alfred Morris	6	5	0	38	0	30
WR Brandon LaFell	5	3	1	40	1	29
WR Domenik Hixon	3	2	0	10	0	18
TE Coby Fleener	3	2	0	48	1	26
FB Justin Green	2	2	0	4	0	10
WR Greg Salas	1	1	0	11	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	1	0.50	2.67
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	5	5.00	3.27
RB Brian Leonard	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
RB Jose Quartucci	1	4	4.00	3.22

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	1	1	19	19.00	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Morris	1	1	19	19.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alfred Morris	3	2
QB Trent Edwards	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	14	11	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Austin	3	2	2
TE J.T. DeWalt	3	3	1
WR Alejandro Akers	3	3	1
WR Josh Reed	2	2	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	1	1
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Alfred Morris	3	2	0
WR Brandon LaFell	2	1	1
FB Justin Green	1	1	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0
WR Greg Salas	1	1	1
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 17,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 4,000 (21,400)
End Zone 400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 2,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	17,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	4,000 (21,400)
End Zone	400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	2,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)