Week 7, 2016

played in Houston, AL

56 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	6	0	11	0	-	17
Houston Texans	0	0	3	14	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:57 DEN - Micah Posante 42 field goal
2Q: 00:30 DEN - Micah Posante 38 field goal
3Q: 05:38 HOU - Matt Prater 48 field goal
4Q: 12:16 DEN - Micah Posante 39 field goal
4Q: 08:47 DEN - Samuel Gomez 8 pass from Wayne Robinson (Wayne Robinson pass to Samuel Gomez for conversion)
4Q: 04:43 HOU - Julius Thomas 15 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 00:19 HOU - Zach Miller 8 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
OT: 05:24 HOU - Matt Prater 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:57 DEN - Micah Posante 42 field goal
2Q: 00:30 DEN - Micah Posante 38 field goal
3Q: 05:38 HOU - Matt Prater 48 field goal
4Q: 12:16 DEN - Micah Posante 39 field goal
4Q: 08:47 DEN - Samuel Gomez 8 pass from Wayne Robinson (Wayne Robinson pass to Samuel Gomez for conversion)
4Q: 04:43 HOU - Julius Thomas 15 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 00:19 HOU - Zach Miller 8 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
OT: 05:24 HOU - Matt Prater 31 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 5-1 5-2
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 0 8
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 264 426
- Offensive Plays 60 82
- Yards per Play 4.40 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 32 168
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 1.14 5.60
Net Passing Yards 232 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 0 50 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.25 4.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 1/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/3
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:34 35:10

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	5-1	5-2
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	0	8
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	264	426
- Offensive Plays	60	82
- Yards per Play	4.40	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	32	168
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	1.14	5.60
Net Passing Yards	232	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 0	50 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.25	4.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	1/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/3
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:34	35:10

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OPP 48	3	-1	Punt
1	7:47	3:51	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
1	2:06	0:52	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
2	13:17	3:26	OWN 24	8	51	Field Goal
2	6:29	3:15	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	2:05	1:41	50	7	29	Field Goal
3	11:10	1:34	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	5:31	2:11	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
3	0:34	3:25	OWN 20	5	58	Field Goal
4	11:06	2:28	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
4	6:57	1:41	OWN 21	3	-4	Fumble
4	4:33	1:54	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
OT1	9:02	1:42	OWN 3	3	4	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	5:07	OWN 6	9	50	Punt
1	3:56	1:50	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	1:14	2:57	OWN 17	7	35	Punt
2	9:51	3:22	OWN 25	7	35	Punt
2	3:14	1:09	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 25	1	9	Half
3	15:00	3:50	OWN 25	8	28	Punt
3	9:36	4:05	OWN 28	8	41	Field Goal
3	3:20	2:46	OWN 14	7	45	Punt
4	12:09	1:03	OWN 25	3	3	Interception
4	8:38	1:41	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
4	5:16	0:43	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
4	2:39	2:30	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
OT1	10:00	0:58	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
OT1	7:20	2:04	OWN 48	4	38	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tavaris Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Ezekiel Elliott	16	9	0.56	6
RB Mackenzie Ellard	7	14	2.00	5
RB Bernard Pierce	4	3	0.75	2
QB Wayne Robinson	1	6	6.00	6

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jose Quartucci	11	61	5.55	14	1
RB Bishop Sankey	11	51	4.64	15	2
RB Stephen Sanders	4	10	2.50	6	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	3	39	13.00	27	1
RB Nelson Agholor	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	30	17	245	2/13	1	42	0	94.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	50	26	272	2/14	2	36	1	73.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Gomez	7	15	69	9.86	8	21	1
WR Shaq Evans	4	6	78	19.50	24	33	0
WR Julio Jones	2	4	75	37.50	41	42	0
TE Jaylen Dunsmore	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Jack Doyle	1	2	15	15.00	9	15	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Thielen	5	7	111	22.20	67	36	0
TE Zach Miller	4	4	28	7.00	0	11	1
RB Bishop Sankey	4	6	4	1.00	2	7	0
WR Santonio Holmes	3	8	29	9.67	1	15	0
TE Julius Thomas	3	9	38	12.67	15	15	1
WR Dominique Edison	2	2	28	14.00	9	15	0
RB Stephen Sanders	2	5	2	1.00	1	3	0
RB Nelson Agholor	2	6	24	12.00	20	24	0
RB Jose Quartucci	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0
RB Gene Worlow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Eli Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Tyrell Johnson	0	1	0	0
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brody Beasley	8	394	49.3	44.4	58	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	9	400	44.4	32.6	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trumaine Johnson	3	27	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trumaine Johnson	2	49	24.5	0
Cory Corcoran	1	39	39.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	12	6	0.0	29	42
S D. J. Swearinger	8	0	0.0	29	46
OLB Brandon Spikes	7	1	0.0	27	48
OLB Eli Thomas	4	2	1.0	15	32
DE Tyson Alualu	4	1	1.0	25	42
S Eric Reid	4	3	0.0	30	52
CB Justin Gilbert	3	2	0.0	14	29
DT Sedrick Ellis	3	1	0.0	21	34
DT Fletcher Cox	3	1	0.0	26	35
OLB Gerald McRath	2	0	0.0	3	12
CB Rico Banks	2	0	0.0	11	13
CB Giovanni Stargell	1	2	0.0	15	32
DT Vaughn Martin	1	1	0.0	9	23
CB Aiden Gehrig	1	1	0.0	22	34
QB Wayne Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bruce Carter	1	0	0.0	15	29

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	7	2	1.0	28	32
DE Phil Taylor	7	0	0.0	24	19
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	6	3	0.0	28	32
ILB Bobby Carpenter	6	2	0.0	26	21
CB Vincent Fuller	5	1	0.0	16	24
DE Danny Shelton	3	1	1.0	28	31
S Tyrell Johnson	3	1	0.0	17	17
CB Jason McCourty	2	1	0.0	14	27
OLB Jelani Jenkins	2	1	0.0	16	16
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	1	0.0	24	20
WR Santonio Holmes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alan Branch	1	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Zak DeOssie	1	0	0.0	4	12
S Duron Harmon	1	0	0.0	12	16
OLB Benjamin Loyd	1	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Keenan Robinson	0	1	0.0	14	5
CB Tharold Simon	0	1	0.0	12	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eli Thomas	1.0	1	0	0	32
DE Tyson Alualu	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Da'Quan Bowers	0.0	1	2	1	25
DE Bruce Carter	0.0	0	2	1	29
DT Sedrick Ellis	0.0	0	1	0	34
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	0	1	0	4
DT Fletcher Cox	0.0	0	0	1	35

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Shelton	1.0	2	0	31
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1.0	1	0	32
DT Everson Griffen	0.0	1	1	14
DE Phil Taylor	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	5	1	0	48
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	5	0	0	42
S Eric Reid	3	3	0	52
S D. J. Swearinger	3	1	0	46
CB Justin Gilbert	3	0	0	29
OLB Eli Thomas	2	3	1	32
OLB Gerald McRath	2	0	0	12
DE Tyson Alualu	1	0	0	42
CB Rico Banks	1	0	0	13
CB Giovanni Stargell	1	0	0	32
DT Vaughn Martin	0	1	0	23
CB Trumaine Johnson	0	1	0	21
CB Aiden Gehrig	0	1	0	34

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vincent Fuller	4	0	24
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	3	0	32
ILB Bobby Carpenter	3	0	21
S Tyrell Johnson	2	1	17
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	0	20
OLB Zak DeOssie	1	1	12
CB Jason McCourty	1	0	27
DE Phil Taylor	1	0	19
OLB Jelani Jenkins	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Orlando Franklin	2	4	28	0	32
C Ben Jones	0	7	28	0	32
T Trent Williams	0	6	28	0	32
G Nicky Delgado	0	5	28	1	32
G Anthony Hammond	0	2	12	0	8
T Taylor Decker	0	2	16	0	24
TE Jack Doyle	0	1	28	1	32

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tre' Jackson	3	9	0	30	0	52
T Jordan Mills	3	7	3	30	1	52
C Marvin Philip	3	5	0	26	0	38
T Cameron Fleming	1	3	0	30	1	52
TE Julius Thomas	1	1	0	27	0	45
G Cody Whitehair	0	2	0	30	0	52

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Thomas	1	28
Sedrick Ellis	1	25
Giovanni Stargell	1	21
Orlando Franklin	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Stephen Sanders	2	29
Cody Whitehair	2	15
Keenan Robinson	1	13
Adam Thielen	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	27	48	16	91
S Eric Reid	---	---	30	52	2	84
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	21	34	25	80
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	29	46	1	76
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	15	32	28	75
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	29	42	1	72
T Trent Williams	28	32	---	---	11	71
T Orlando Franklin	28	32	---	---	11	71
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	25	42	2	69
CB Giovanni Stargell	---	---	15	32	21	68
WR Julio Jones	26	31	---	---	10	67
QB Wayne Robinson	28	32	---	---	3	63
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	26	35	1	62
G Nicky Delgado	28	32	---	---	---	60
WR Samuel Gomez	28	32	---	---	---	60
C Ben Jones	28	32	---	---	---	60
TE Jack Doyle	28	32	---	---	---	60
CB Aiden Gehrig	---	---	22	34	1	57
CB Trumaine Johnson	---	---	15	21	19	55
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	16	25	11	52
RB Ezekiel Elliott	17	29	---	---	---	46
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	15	29	---	44
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	14	29	1	44
T Taylor Decker	16	24	---	---	---	40
WR Shaq Evans	13	25	---	---	---	38
RB Bernard Pierce	4	2	---	---	30	36
WR Cory Corcoran	3	2	---	---	30	35
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	9	23	1	33
CB Rico Banks	---	---	11	13	9	33
G Anthony Hammond	12	8	---	---	11	31
WR Alexis Johnson	0	0	---	---	30	30
TE Jaylen Dunsmore	10	6	---	---	4	20
RB Mackenzie Ellard	7	1	---	---	10	18
OLB Gerald McRath	---	---	3	12	1	16
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	4	12	---	16
FB Norman Manning	4	0	---	---	9	13
ILB Bo Williamson	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Devan Arriaga	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Jamil Douglas	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Tanner Sims	---	---	1	7	1	9
P Brody Beasley	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	3	4	---	7
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Josh Shaw	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Dennis Rigot	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cody Whitehair	30	52	---	---	15	97
T Jordan Mills	30	52	---	---	11	93
T Cameron Fleming	30	52	---	---	11	93
G Tre' Jackson	30	52	---	---	11	93
RB Nelson Agholor	25	46	---	---	14	85
QB Tavaris Jackson	30	52	---	---	---	82
TE Julius Thomas	27	45	---	---	6	78
C Marvin Philip	26	38	---	---	---	64
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	28	32	4	64
WR Adam Thielen	21	32	---	---	10	63
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	28	32	3	63
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	28	31	3	62
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	16	24	21	61
WR Santonio Holmes	20	36	---	---	---	56
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	17	17	21	55
RB Bishop Sankey	15	33	---	---	7	55
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	14	27	10	51
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	16	16	17	49
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	26	21	1	48
RB Stephen Sanders	5	13	---	---	29	47
OLB Zak DeOssie	---	---	4	12	29	45
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	24	19	1	44
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	24	20	---	44
DT Justin Ellis	---	---	19	15	10	44
WR Dominique Edison	5	11	---	---	20	36
TE Zach Miller	13	21	---	---	---	34
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	14	5	13	32
TE Lester Meerdink	0	5	---	---	27	32
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	4	14	10	28
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	12	15	1	28
S Duron Harmon	---	---	12	16	---	28
DT Alan Branch	---	---	9	17	1	27
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	10	15	---	25
RB Jose Quartucci	11	10	---	---	---	21
G Willie Philip	4	14	---	---	---	18
RB Gene Worlow	5	3	---	---	7	15
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Davin Joseph	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Richie Clark	---	---	3	4	2	9
WR Julian Edelman	3	5	---	---	---	8
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Harvey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Austin Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Brock Stewart	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	7	19	2.7
Right	15	1	0.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	22	11.0
Middle	17	86	5.1
Right	11	60	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	30	17	6	2	3	3	5	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	50	26	4	1	3	11	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-5	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	132	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	3	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	84	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	185	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	15	7	1	69	2	32
WR Shaq Evans	6	4	0	78	2	25
WR Julio Jones	4	2	2	75	2	31
TE Jaylen Dunsmore	2	2	0	12	0	6
TE Jack Doyle	2	1	0	15	0	32
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	0	-4	0	2

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Julius Thomas	9	3	0	38	0	45
WR Santonio Holmes	8	3	2	29	0	36
WR Adam Thielen	7	5	0	111	3	32
RB Bishop Sankey	6	4	0	4	0	33
RB Nelson Agholor	6	2	1	24	1	46
RB Stephen Sanders	5	2	0	2	0	13
TE Zach Miller	4	4	0	28	0	21
RB Jose Quartucci	2	1	0	8	0	10
WR Dominique Edison	2	2	0	28	0	11
RB Gene Worlow	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	6	6.00	0.56

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	5	5.00	13.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Robinson	1	1	8	8.00	8.17

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	8	5	36	4.50	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	1	1	8	8.00	4.60

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zach Miller	2	2	7	3.50	7.00
TE Julius Thomas	2	1	15	7.50	4.22
WR Dominique Edison	1	1	15	15.00	14.00
RB Stephen Sanders	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.40
WR Adam Thielen	1	0	0	0.00	15.86
RB Nelson Agholor	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ezekiel Elliott	2	0
QB Wayne Robinson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	13	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	14	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	5	1	1
WR Shaq Evans	3	1	1
WR Julio Jones	2	1	1
TE Jaylen Dunsmore	2	2	1
TE Jack Doyle	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Julius Thomas	4	1	1
RB Nelson Agholor	3	0	0
WR Santonio Holmes	2	0	0
WR Adam Thielen	2	1	0
RB Bishop Sankey	2	0	0
RB Stephen Sanders	1	0	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)