Week 13, 2017

played in Houston, AL

50 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	13	3	10	-	29
Houston Texans	3	6	6	0	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 DEN - Micah Posante 42 field goal
1Q: 00:10 HOU - Julian Salyer 45 field goal
2Q: 11:31 DEN - Martellus Bennett 2 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 07:45 HOU - Julian Salyer 40 field goal
2Q: 02:16 DEN - Ezekiel Elliott 9 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Julian Salyer 37 field goal
3Q: 10:33 HOU - Michael Egnew 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Julian Salyer extra point failed)
3Q: 00:53 DEN - Micah Posante 26 field goal
4Q: 06:18 DEN - Martellus Bennett 17 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 00:42 DEN - Micah Posante 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 DEN - Micah Posante 42 field goal
1Q: 00:10 HOU - Julian Salyer 45 field goal
2Q: 11:31 DEN - Martellus Bennett 2 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 07:45 HOU - Julian Salyer 40 field goal
2Q: 02:16 DEN - Ezekiel Elliott 9 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Julian Salyer 37 field goal
3Q: 10:33 HOU - Michael Egnew 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Julian Salyer extra point failed)
3Q: 00:53 DEN - Micah Posante 26 field goal
4Q: 06:18 DEN - Martellus Bennett 17 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 00:42 DEN - Micah Posante 38 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 7-5 3-9
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 355 336
- Offensive Plays 63 71
- Yards per Play 5.63 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 123 62
- Rushing Attempts 28 18
- Yards per Rush 4.39 3.44
Net Passing Yards 232 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 1 50 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 238 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 10/50 3/66
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:40 28:20

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	7-5	3-9
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	355	336
- Offensive Plays	63	71
- Yards per Play	5.63	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	123	62
- Rushing Attempts	28	18
- Yards per Rush	4.39	3.44
Net Passing Yards	232	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 1	50 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	238	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	10/50	3/66
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:40	28:20

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:13	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
1	6:38	2:29	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	0:05	3:45	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
2	7:37	4:18	OWN 23	8	55	Interception
2	2:51	0:46	OPP 44	2	44	Touchdown
3	10:24	1:35	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
3	4:55	1:45	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	2:51	2:05	OPP 24	4	15	Field Goal
4	13:19	7:08	OWN 19	14	81	Touchdown
4	4:23	1:47	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
4	1:48	1:14	OPP 25	3	4	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:10	2:32	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
1	4:09	4:04	OWN 21	8	51	Field Goal
2	11:20	3:43	OWN 25	7	52	Field Goal
2	3:19	0:28	OWN 10	3	0	Punt
2	2:05	2:05	OWN 25	7	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:36	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	8:49	3:54	OWN 26	8	32	Punt
3	3:10	0:19	OWN 28	2	-4	Fumble
3	0:46	2:27	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
4	6:11	1:48	OWN 25	8	37	Downs
4	2:36	0:48	OWN 16	4	9	Downs
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 25	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Wayne Robinson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ezekiel Elliott	19	86	4.53	21	3
RB Bernard Pierce	8	31	3.88	9	0
QB Wayne Robinson	1	6	6.00	6	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bishop Sankey	10	39	3.90	11	1	0
RB Stephen Sanders	8	23	2.88	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	34	22	238	1/6	3	40	1	102.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	42	22	233	3/20	1	45	0	76.8
Tavaris Jackson	8	6	61	0/0	0	24	0	96.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Gomez	8	11	122	15.25	47	29	0
TE Martellus Bennett	4	6	38	9.50	2	17	2
WR Julio Jones	3	5	26	8.67	0	19	0
WR Justin Blackmon	3	6	39	13.00	0	40	0
RB Ezekiel Elliott	3	3	16	5.33	0	9	1
RB Bernard Pierce	1	3	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Nelson Agholor	11	18	114	10.36	55	45	0
WR Adam Thielen	6	9	53	8.83	37	24	0
WR Dominique Edison	4	5	48	12.00	10	21	0
TE Michael Egnew	3	11	15	5.00	2	7	1
TE Julius Thomas	2	3	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Bishop Sankey	2	3	51	25.50	35	44	0
RB Stephen Sanders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	0	0
G Nicky Delgado	0	1	0
DE Bruce Carter	0	1	0
DT Angel Blackson	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Joe Flacco	1	0	0	0
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erick Zolnoski	4	164	41.0	38.5	45	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	4	167	41.8	34.5	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	2/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julian Salyer	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trumaine Johnson	1	9	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trumaine Johnson	3	62	20.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Justin Gilbert	7	2	0.0	14	42
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	6	4	0.0	15	48
S Harrison Smith	6	1	0.0	17	45
CB Rico Banks	5	1	0.0	7	20
OLB Eli Thomas	4	2	0.0	11	36
DT Fletcher Cox	3	0	0.0	13	38
DT Angel Blackson	2	0	1.0	13	42
OLB Brandon Spikes	2	5	0.0	7	22
DE Bruce Carter	2	0	0.5	14	44
ILB Bo Williamson	2	1	0.0	3	5
S Eric Reid	2	0	0.0	18	53
CB Brock Vereen	2	0	0.0	7	21
S Tanner Sims	2	0	0.0	8	22
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	1.0	13	34
CB Josh Shaw	1	3	0.0	9	33
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	---	---	---
CB Trumaine Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	20
DT Vaughn Martin	0	1	0.5	4	14
OLB Gerald McRath	0	1	0.0	3	4
DE Tyson Alualu	0	1	0.0	5	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	9	2	0.0	23	30
CB Tharold Simon	6	2	0.0	28	31
ILB Bobby Carpenter	5	1	0.0	22	30
CB Marcus Gilchrist	5	0	0.0	25	30
DT Austin Johnson	4	0	1.0	23	27
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	4	1	0.0	28	34
CB Zack Sanchez	3	2	0.0	15	19
S Duron Harmon	3	1	0.0	16	22
DE Danny Shelton	2	1	0.0	26	35
S Ladarius Webb	1	3	0.0	13	17
DE Phil Taylor	1	2	0.0	24	30
OLB Desmond Bishop	1	1	0.0	15	21
DT Alan Branch	1	0	0.0	12	14
DT Justin Ellis	1	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Benjamin Loyd	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Jourdan Lewis	1	0	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1.0	2	2	0	34
DT Angel Blackson	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Bruce Carter	0.5	1	0	0	44
DT Vaughn Martin	0.5	0	1	0	14
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	1	0	1	9
OLB Eli Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	36
DT Fletcher Cox	0.0	0	1	0	38

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Austin Johnson	1.0	0	0	27
DE Danny Shelton	0.0	3	2	35
DT Alan Branch	0.0	1	1	14
DE Phil Taylor	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Justin Gilbert	6	2	42
CB Rico Banks	4	0	20
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	3	0	48
S Eric Reid	2	2	53
OLB Brandon Spikes	2	0	22
OLB Eli Thomas	2	0	36
S Harrison Smith	2	0	45
CB Brock Vereen	2	0	21
S Tanner Sims	2	0	22
CB Trumaine Johnson	1	0	20
CB Josh Shaw	1	0	33
ILB Bo Williamson	1	0	5

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marcus Gilchrist	4	1	0	30
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	3	1	0	30
CB Tharold Simon	3	0	0	31
CB Zack Sanchez	3	0	0	19
S Ladarius Webb	2	0	0	17
S Duron Harmon	2	0	0	22
ILB Bobby Carpenter	1	1	0	30
OLB Desmond Bishop	1	0	0	21
DE Jordan Hill	1	0	0	4
OLB Benjamin Loyd	1	0	0	5
DT Austin Johnson	1	0	0	27
DT Alan Branch	0	1	0	14
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	0	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jamil Douglas	3	5	0	28	1	35
G Nicky Delgado	2	7	0	28	0	35
C Ben Jones	2	6	1	28	0	35
T Trent Williams	2	3	0	28	0	35
FB Norman Manning	1	1	0	9	0	7
T Taylor Decker	0	5	0	28	0	35

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tre' Jackson	3	6	18	2	53
C Ryan Pontbraind	2	5	18	0	53
T Sammy Newton	1	3	18	0	53
T Courtney Bronson	1	1	18	1	53
G Cody Whitehair	0	2	18	0	53
FB Rhett Ellison	0	1	5	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Nicky Delgado	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Whitehair	2	8
Adam Thielen	1	11
Harvey Schwartz	1	7

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Harrison Smith	---	---	17	45	22	84
TE Martellus Bennett	22	33	---	---	22	77
S Eric Reid	---	---	18	53	3	74
G Nicky Delgado	28	35	---	---	7	70
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	15	48	3	66
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	11	36	18	65
QB Wayne Robinson	28	35	---	---	---	63
T Trent Williams	28	35	---	---	---	63
C Ben Jones	28	35	---	---	---	63
G Jamil Douglas	28	35	---	---	---	63
T Taylor Decker	28	35	---	---	---	63
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	14	44	3	61
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	14	42	5	61
WR Samuel Gomez	23	35	---	---	---	58
WR Julio Jones	24	32	---	---	---	56
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	13	42	1	56
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	13	38	3	54
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	7	22	22	51
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	13	34	3	50
WR Justin Blackmon	14	21	---	---	11	46
RB Bernard Pierce	9	14	---	---	22	45
CB Trumaine Johnson	---	---	7	20	17	44
RB Ezekiel Elliott	19	21	---	---	4	44
CB Josh Shaw	---	---	9	33	---	42
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	6	12	17	35
CB Rico Banks	---	---	7	20	3	30
S Tanner Sims	---	---	8	22	---	30
CB Brock Vereen	---	---	7	21	---	28
FB Norman Manning	9	7	---	---	10	26
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	4	19	---	23
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	4	14	---	18
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	5	9	4	18
WR Alexis Johnson	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE O.J. Bradley	9	9	---	---	---	18
ILB Bo Williamson	---	---	3	5	8	16
TE Jaylen Dunsmore	6	1	---	---	4	11
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Gerald McRath	---	---	3	4	---	7
G Anthony Hammond	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Orlando Franklin	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Erick Zolnoski	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Brian Schwenke	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Devan Arriaga	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Shaq Evans	5	2	---	---	---	7
T Jeffery Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cody Whitehair	18	53	---	---	8	79
G Tre' Jackson	18	53	---	---	7	78
T Sammy Newton	18	53	---	---	7	78
RB Nelson Agholor	18	53	---	---	4	75
C Ryan Pontbraind	18	53	---	---	---	71
T Courtney Bronson	18	53	---	---	---	71
WR Adam Thielen	16	44	---	---	11	71
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	28	31	8	67
TE Michael Egnew	14	51	---	---	---	65
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	28	34	3	65
WR Dominique Edison	12	34	---	---	18	64
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	26	35	3	64
QB Joe Flacco	13	45	---	---	---	58
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	23	30	3	56
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	24	30	2	56
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	25	30	1	56
S Duron Harmon	---	---	16	22	17	55
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	22	30	2	54
DT Austin Johnson	---	---	23	27	2	52
DT Justin Ellis	---	---	18	25	7	50
RB Bishop Sankey	10	27	---	---	7	44
OLB Desmond Bishop	---	---	15	21	2	38
CB Zack Sanchez	---	---	15	19	1	35
FB Rhett Ellison	5	10	---	---	18	33
RB Stephen Sanders	8	24	---	---	1	33
S Ladarius Webb	---	---	13	17	2	32
DT Alan Branch	---	---	12	14	1	27
TE Julius Thomas	4	17	---	---	2	23
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	6	5	12	23
TE Lester Meerdink	0	3	---	---	20	23
CB Jourdan Lewis	---	---	4	3	15	22
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	2	0	18	20
RB LeGarrette Blount	0	0	---	---	18	18
QB Tavaris Jackson	5	8	---	---	---	13
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	4	3	5	12
WR Taywan Taylor	3	2	---	---	7	12
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Willie Philip	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Julian Salyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Jordan Hill	---	---	3	4	---	7
WR Donte Moncrief	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	1	5	1	7
T Harvey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Leonard Fournette	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	20	92	4.6
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	34	22	3	1	1	4	5	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	42	22	4	5	3	4	4	1	0
Tavaris Jackson	8	6	1	0	1	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	83	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	71	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	84	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	4	31	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	86	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	132	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	45	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	11	8	1	122	2	35
TE Martellus Bennett	6	4	0	38	0	33
WR Justin Blackmon	6	3	0	39	1	21
WR Julio Jones	5	3	0	26	0	32
RB Bernard Pierce	3	1	0	-3	0	14
RB Ezekiel Elliott	3	3	0	16	0	21

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Nelson Agholor	18	11	2	114	2	53
TE Michael Egnew	11	3	1	15	0	51
WR Adam Thielen	9	6	0	53	1	44
WR Dominique Edison	5	4	1	48	1	34
TE Julius Thomas	3	2	0	13	0	17
RB Bishop Sankey	3	2	0	51	1	27
RB Stephen Sanders	1	0	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ezekiel Elliott	3	2	0.67	4.53
RB Bernard Pierce	1	-3	-3.00	3.88

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Sanders	1	-1	-1.00	2.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Robinson	5	4	25	5.00	7.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	2	2	10	5.00	5.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Martellus Bennett	3	2	19	6.33	6.33
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	-3	-3.00	-1.00
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	1	9	9.00	5.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Michael Egnew	1	1	5	5.00	1.36
WR Adam Thielen	1	1	5	5.00	5.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Pierce	3	1
QB Wayne Robinson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	9	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	13	9	5
Tavaris Jackson	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	5	4	4
RB Bernard Pierce	2	1	0
TE Martellus Bennett	1	1	1
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Nelson Agholor	7	5	2
TE Michael Egnew	4	1	1
WR Dominique Edison	2	2	2
WR Adam Thielen	1	1	0
RB Bishop Sankey	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)