Week 7, 2013

played in Houston, AL

63 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	0	3	-	10
Houston Texans	7	0	13	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:58 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 45 run (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 13:52 DEN - Justin Blackmon 8 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 04:48 HOU - Adam Thielen 47 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point failed)
3Q: 02:45 HOU - Adam Thielen 3 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
4Q: 09:05 DEN - Micah Posante 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:58 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 45 run (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 13:52 DEN - Justin Blackmon 8 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 04:48 HOU - Adam Thielen 47 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point failed)
3Q: 02:45 HOU - Adam Thielen 3 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
4Q: 09:05 DEN - Micah Posante 43 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 3-4
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 336 284
- Offensive Plays 73 53
- Yards per Play 4.60 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 99 121
- Rushing Attempts 31 33
- Yards per Rush 3.19 3.67
Net Passing Yards 237 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 27 - 1 18 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 254 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.64 8.15
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 39
Time of Possession 33:07 26:53

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	3-4
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	336	284
- Offensive Plays	73	53
- Yards per Play	4.60	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	99	121
- Rushing Attempts	31	33
- Yards per Rush	3.19	3.67
Net Passing Yards	237	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 27 - 1	18 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	254	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.64	8.15
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 39
Time of Possession	33:07	26:53

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:49	OWN 15	8	38	Punt
1	4:36	5:53	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	11:35	1:29	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	8:14	4:54	OWN 9	9	44	Punt
2	1:05	0:52	OWN 37	7	32	Fumble
3	11:31	4:10	OWN 40	8	30	Missed FG
3	4:33	1:20	OWN 28	3	0	Interception
3	2:37	4:52	OWN 25	9	39	Fumble
4	11:07	2:08	OPP 33	3	7	Field Goal
4	4:42	2:20	OWN 20	7	36	Downs
4	1:31	0:46	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:11	5:35	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	13:43	2:08	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	10:06	1:52	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
2	3:20	2:15	OWN 4	4	10	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 31	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:29	OWN 25	7	42	Missed FG
3	7:21	2:48	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
3	3:13	0:36	OPP 3	2	3	Touchdown
4	12:45	1:38	OWN 36	3	5	Fumble
4	8:59	4:17	OWN 25	7	38	Punt
4	2:22	0:51	OWN 44	6	9	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OPP 28	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Tavaris Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB James Starks	13	43	3.31	11	2
RB Bernard Pierce	11	15	1.36	9	0
QB Kyle Orton	6	43	7.17	9	0
WR Marques Colston	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	23	96	4.17	45	2	1
RB Jose Quartucci	5	17	3.40	10	1	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	4	6	1.50	8	0	0
RB Brian Leonard	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Orton	39	27	254	3/17	1	37	1	84.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	18	16	173	2/10	2	47	0	143.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	10	14	59	5.90	25	15	0
RB James Starks	4	7	19	4.75	10	16	0
WR Justin Blackmon	4	4	88	22.00	49	37	1
WR Julio Jones	3	3	26	8.67	6	11	0
RB Bernard Pierce	2	3	10	5.00	0	11	0
TE Jack Doyle	2	3	20	10.00	1	11	0
FB Jake O'Connell	1	4	19	19.00	0	19	0
FB Norman Manning	1	1	13	13.00	8	13	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Thielen	4	4	53	13.25	26	47	2
TE Zach Miller	3	3	26	8.67	6	12	0
WR Alejandro Akers	3	3	55	18.33	17	30	0
WR Miles Austin	2	2	18	9.00	9	14	0
FB Marcel Reece	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE J.T. DeWalt	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Seth Boyd	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dominique Edison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vincent Fuller	1	35	35.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Kyle Orton	2	0	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0
OLB Eli Thomas	0	1	0
TE Jack Doyle	0	1	0
DT Anthony Bryant	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0	0
DT Alan Branch	0	1	0
OLB Justin Rogers	0	1	0
DE Quinn Pitcock	0	0	1
CB Jason McCourty	0	0	1
DE Robert Quinn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Karl Rice	3	124	41.3	34.7	47	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	5	234	46.8	33.6	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Mesa	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Gehrig	1	6	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Gehrig	2	36	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Maxey	6	2	0.0	31	15
ILB Brian Cushing	5	6	0.0	33	18
S Kenny Phillips	4	1	0.0	29	17
OLB Jonah Conger	4	0	0.0	23	12
DE Bruce Carter	3	0	2.0	12	14
OLB Derrick Morgan	3	2	0.0	31	13
DT Sedrick Ellis	3	1	0.0	26	10
DT Anthony Bryant	3	0	0.0	25	11
CB Aiden Gehrig	3	0	0.0	18	11
S Kerry Rhodes	2	0	0.0	15	12
OLB Stanley Arnoux	2	0	0.0	1	1
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	0	0.0	15	8
CB Shaun Crawford	2	0	0.0	9	10
CB Cedric Griffin	1	1	0.0	26	17
DE Tyson Alualu	1	1	0.0	31	15
WR Justin Blackmon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Fletcher Cox	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Brian Johnston	0	1	0.0	7	8
OLB Tevin Kerber	0	1	0.0	1	1

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roy Williams	13	0	0.0	29	40
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	7	3	0.0	31	42
ILB Chase Blackburn	6	3	0.0	28	29
DE Robert Quinn	5	0	0.5	15	23
S Duron Harmon	5	4	0.0	25	26
DT Alan Branch	5	1	0.0	13	26
CB Jason McCourty	5	0	0.0	17	32
OLB Justin Rogers	2	3	0.0	17	25
DT Everson Griffen	2	1	0.0	20	31
S Richie Clark	2	1	0.0	4	10
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	0.0	27	27
DE Quinn Pitcock	1	2	1.5	26	29
CB Reggie Corner	1	0	1.0	25	28
CB Vincent Fuller	1	1	0.0	9	23
ILB H.B. Blades	1	1	0.0	14	11
OLB Spencer Adkins	1	1	0.0	15	24
TE Zach Miller	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0.0	2	8
DT Tank Johnson	0	1	0.0	18	16
CB Tharold Simon	0	1	0.0	4	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Carter	2.0	0	0	4	14

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Quinn Pitcock	1.5	0	0	29
CB Reggie Corner	1.0	0	0	28
DE Robert Quinn	0.5	1	0	23
DT Everson Griffen	0.0	1	2	31
DE Albert Haynesworth	0.0	0	1	2
ILB Chase Blackburn	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	PPlay
CB Shaun Crawford	3	10
CB Aiden Gehrig	3	11
ILB Brian Cushing	2	18
S Kerry Rhodes	1	12
CB Cedric Griffin	1	17
S Marcus Maxey	1	15
OLB Jonah Conger	1	12
S Kenny Phillips	1	17
OLB Stanley Arnoux	1	1
OLB Derrick Morgan	1	13
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	8

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roy Williams	6	0	0	40
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	5	2	0	42
ILB Chase Blackburn	2	1	0	29
S Duron Harmon	2	1	0	26
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	0	27
DT Alan Branch	2	0	0	26
CB Jason McCourty	2	0	0	32
DE Robert Quinn	2	0	0	23
CB Vincent Fuller	1	1	1	23
OLB Spencer Adkins	1	0	0	24
S Richie Clark	1	0	0	10
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0	8
CB Reggie Corner	0	2	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Zach Browning	2	8	31	2	42
G Eric Steinbach	2	3	31	0	42
FB Norman Manning	2	3	8	0	9
G Randall Martinez	1	4	31	1	42
T Eric Winston	0	4	31	0	42
G Gosder Cherilus	0	3	31	0	42

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Marvin Philip	2	9	33	0	20
T Leonard Davis	2	7	33	0	20
G Gabriel Rose	2	3	33	1	20
G Willie Philip	2	2	33	1	20
T Sean Locklear	0	7	33	0	20
FB Marcel Reece	0	1	7	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Patrick	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
D'Qwell Jackson	1	17
Spencer Adkins	1	11
Dominique Edison	1	4

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Gosder Cherilus	31	42	---	---	5	78
G Randall Martinez	31	42	---	---	5	78
G Eric Steinbach	31	42	---	---	---	73
QB Kyle Orton	31	42	---	---	---	73
T Eric Winston	31	42	---	---	---	73
G Zach Browning	31	42	---	---	---	73
WR Marques Colston	28	42	---	---	---	70
WR Justin Blackmon	28	42	---	---	---	70
TE Jack Doyle	30	36	---	---	---	66
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	29	17	15	61
CB Cedric Griffin	---	---	26	17	10	53
ILB Brian Cushing	---	---	33	18	2	53
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	31	15	6	52
WR Julio Jones	18	27	---	---	7	52
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	31	15	1	47
OLB Derrick Morgan	---	---	31	13	---	44
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	26	10	6	42
CB Aiden Gehrig	---	---	18	11	13	42
RB James Starks	18	22	---	---	---	40
DT Anthony Bryant	---	---	25	11	---	36
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	23	12	---	35
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	21	10	1	32
RB Bernard Pierce	13	19	---	---	---	32
FB Norman Manning	8	9	---	---	14	31
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	15	12	2	29
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	15	8	5	28
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	12	14	1	27
CB Shaun Crawford	---	---	9	10	4	23
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	7	8	6	21
TE Ben Patrick	3	0	---	---	17	20
FB Jake O'Connell	8	11	---	---	---	19
WR Will Franklin	1	2	---	---	14	17
OLB Tevin Kerber	---	---	1	1	15	17
DT Brian Johnston	---	---	7	8	---	15
RB Justice Hairston	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	0	2	8	10
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	1	3	3	7
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	1	4	1	6
T Jason Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Shawn Lauvao	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Karl Rice	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Adam Arnold	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Joey Harrington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	31	42	17	90
S Roy Williams	---	---	29	40	3	72
T Leonard Davis	33	20	---	---	6	59
T Sean Locklear	33	20	---	---	6	59
G Gabriel Rose	33	20	---	---	6	59
G Willie Philip	33	20	---	---	6	59
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	27	27	4	58
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	28	29	---	57
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	20	31	5	56
DE Quinn Pitcock	---	---	26	29	---	55
QB Tavaris Jackson	33	20	---	---	---	53
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	26	11	---	---	16	53
C Marvin Philip	33	20	---	---	---	53
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	25	28	---	53
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	17	32	2	51
S Duron Harmon	---	---	25	26	---	51
OLB Spencer Adkins	---	---	15	24	11	50
WR Adam Thielen	27	17	---	---	3	47
TE J.T. DeWalt	23	6	---	---	16	45
OLB Justin Rogers	---	---	17	25	2	44
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	9	23	11	43
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	15	23	5	43
DT Alan Branch	---	---	13	26	2	41
WR Alejandro Akers	25	15	---	---	---	40
WR Dominique Edison	16	15	---	---	4	35
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	18	16	---	34
TE Zach Miller	19	14	---	---	---	33
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	14	11	---	25
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	4	10	11	25
RB Brian Leonard	5	3	---	---	13	21
WR Miles Austin	4	5	---	---	11	20
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	2	8	8	18
RB Jose Quartucci	7	8	---	---	---	15
S Richie Clark	---	---	4	10	---	14
TE Seth Boyd	6	4	---	---	---	10
WR Ruben Randle	0	1	---	---	9	10
FB Marcel Reece	7	1	---	---	---	8
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Morris Durham	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Scott Mesa	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	2	2	---	4
RB Sawyer Joyner	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Tom Brandstater	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jamal Edwards	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Roberto Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jordan Mills	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	4	0.4
Middle	16	75	4.7
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	11	1.6
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	12	78	6.5
None	3	-2	-0.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Orton	39	27	2	1	1	7	2	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	18	16	3	1	1	0	0	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	54	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	16	120	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	42	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	38	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	71	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	18	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	77	38.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	14	10	0	59	0	42
RB James Starks	7	4	1	19	0	22
FB Jake O'Connell	4	1	0	19	0	11
WR Justin Blackmon	4	4	0	88	2	42
WR Julio Jones	3	3	0	26	0	27
RB Bernard Pierce	3	2	0	10	0	19
TE Jack Doyle	3	2	0	20	0	36
FB Norman Manning	1	1	0	13	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Thielen	4	4	0	53	1	17
TE Zach Miller	3	3	0	26	0	14
WR Alejandro Akers	3	3	0	55	2	15
WR Miles Austin	2	2	0	18	0	5
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0	1	0	0	11
FB Marcel Reece	1	1	0	7	0	1
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	0	-4	0	8
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE J.T. DeWalt	1	1	0	14	0	6
TE Seth Boyd	1	1	0	4	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB James Starks	1	2	2.00	3.31

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0	0.00	4.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Orton	1	1	8	8.00	6.51

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	9.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Blackmon	1	1	8	8.00	22.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Thielen	1	1	3	3.00	13.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Pierce	2	0
QB Kyle Orton	1	0
RB James Starks	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	7	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Orton	12	11	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	4	3	1
WR Justin Blackmon	3	3	3
WR Julio Jones	2	2	1
FB Jake O'Connell	1	1	1
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	1
TE Jack Doyle	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Austin	2	2	1
WR Alejandro Akers	2	2	2
TE Zach Miller	1	1	0
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	0
WR Adam Thielen	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)