Week 7, 2037

played in Houston, AL

56 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	7	0	7	-	24
Houston Texans	0	0	10	12	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:22 DEN - Louie Lang 36 field goal
1Q: 03:22 DEN - Sammie Connell 1 run (Louie Lang extra point)
2Q: 07:03 DEN - Edwin Kelley 8 pass from Branden Kelly (Louie Lang extra point)
3Q: 11:10 HOU - Justin Jefferson 13 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
3Q: 05:28 HOU - A.J. Dingle 41 field goal
4Q: 13:42 DEN - Branden Kelly 2 run (Louie Lang extra point)
4Q: 09:09 HOU - A.J. Dingle 49 field goal
4Q: 02:29 HOU - A.J. Dingle 28 field goal
4Q: 01:06 HOU - Wes O'Neill 25 pass from Don Meredith IV (Chase Weinberg run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:22 DEN - Louie Lang 36 field goal
1Q: 03:22 DEN - Sammie Connell 1 run (Louie Lang extra point)
2Q: 07:03 DEN - Edwin Kelley 8 pass from Branden Kelly (Louie Lang extra point)
3Q: 11:10 HOU - Justin Jefferson 13 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
3Q: 05:28 HOU - A.J. Dingle 41 field goal
4Q: 13:42 DEN - Branden Kelly 2 run (Louie Lang extra point)
4Q: 09:09 HOU - A.J. Dingle 49 field goal
4Q: 02:29 HOU - A.J. Dingle 28 field goal
4Q: 01:06 HOU - Wes O'Neill 25 pass from Don Meredith IV (Chase Weinberg run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 5-1 2-5
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 325 414
- Offensive Plays 59 67
- Yards per Play 5.51 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 120 186
- Rushing Attempts 32 32
- Yards per Rush 3.75 5.81
Net Passing Yards 205 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 205 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.59 6.51
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/43
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:32 29:28

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	5-1	2-5
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	325	414
- Offensive Plays	59	67
- Yards per Play	5.51	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	120	186
- Rushing Attempts	32	32
- Yards per Rush	3.75	5.81
Net Passing Yards	205	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	205	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.59	6.51
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/43
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:32	29:28

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:46	OWN 21	12	60	Field Goal
1	5:11	1:57	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
1	0:59	3:57	OWN 20	7	44	Missed FG
2	10:21	3:24	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
2	4:59	0:58	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	2	1	Half
3	11:01	1:58	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
3	5:23	1:31	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	2:16	3:47	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
4	9:02	3:54	OWN 41	5	14	Punt
4	2:21	0:47	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 45	2	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:14	3:03	OWN 25	7	28	Fumble
1	3:14	2:15	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
2	12:02	1:41	OWN 43	3	-5	Punt
2	6:57	1:58	OWN 20	3	24	Interception
2	4:01	3:18	OWN 8	9	44	Punt
3	15:00	3:59	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
3	9:03	3:40	OWN 36	7	40	Field Goal
3	3:52	1:36	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	13:29	4:27	OWN 25	9	43	Field Goal
4	5:08	2:47	OWN 20	8	69	Field Goal
4	1:34	0:41	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown

Game MVP: Branden Kelly, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Branden Kelly	17	80	4.71	19	1	1
RB Sammie Connell	8	23	2.88	11	2	1
FB Jameson McGee	4	11	2.75	7	0	0
RB Mickey Ellis	2	8	4.00	8	0	0
WR Martin Perry	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Stanley Griffin	15	111	7.40	20	4
RB Chase Weinberg	15	57	3.80	18	2
QB Don Meredith IV	2	18	9.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Branden Kelly	27	20	205	0/0	1	30	0	107.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	34	18	234	1/6	2	32	1	82.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nick Moss	4	6	66	16.50	42	30	0
WR Edwin Kelley	4	4	26	6.50	8	11	1
WR Lickity Split Thompson	3	5	30	10.00	14	22	0
RB Mickey Ellis	2	2	10	5.00	0	9	0
WR Martin Perry	2	2	29	14.50	11	26	0
RB Sammie Connell	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Derrick Stevenson	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR Vernon Caldwell	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Wendell Berkowich	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Shaquille Richmond	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John David Crow	5	7	59	11.80	28	32	0
WR Jason Brockermeyer	4	6	38	9.50	3	22	0
TE Floyd McKinnie	3	5	54	18.00	32	29	0
TE Wes O'Neill	3	4	49	16.33	7	25	1
WR Justin Jefferson	2	4	16	8.00	8	13	1
RB Stanley Griffin	1	2	18	18.00	18	18	0
RB Chase Weinberg	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ted Hickman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Quinn Brooking	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Avery Frederick	1	10	10.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Gino Cliett	0	1	0	0
DT Tyrus Schweigert	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Chase Weinberg	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tucker Such	5	218	43.6	39.6	46	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	4	180	45.0	31.3	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Louie Lang	1/2	0/1	0/1	36	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Dingle	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Burke	1	15	15.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari Rodgers	2	35	17.5	0
Vernon Caldwell	1	18	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daquan Ingram	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deron MacCracken	6	1	0.0	31	27
S Burt Fitchie	6	0	0.0	28	34
DT Tyrus Schweigert	5	1	0.0	27	25
OLB Leon Lyons	5	1	0.0	29	28
S Gino Cliett	4	1	0.0	28	34
CB Avery Frederick	4	0	0.0	26	27
DE Arnold Ebiketie	4	0	0.0	29	30
CB Michael Burke	3	1	0.0	16	27
CB J.C. Robinson	3	1	0.0	29	34
OLB Amir Beckley	2	1	0.0	19	27
DT Emmanuel Bromell	2	0	0.0	5	10
DE Winfred Dodge	1	0	1.0	3	6
OLB Keith Fulton	1	3	0.0	15	16
ILB Daquan Frimodt	1	3	0.0	20	13
DE Dakota Godfrey	1	1	0.0	28	31
CB Kevin Shaw	1	0	0.0	3	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Antoine Winters	7	2	0.0	30	25
ILB Tyrus Farmer	6	3	0.0	29	23
CB Teddy Tasker	5	2	0.0	32	27
S Derek Blair	5	1	0.0	31	27
OLB Van Henson	4	2	0.0	12	12
CB Eli Jamison	4	1	0.0	23	20
S Frank Finley	4	0	0.0	32	27
OLB Monty Layne	3	1	0.0	11	11
DT Camden Holleran	2	3	0.0	27	22
OLB Josue Vanderjagt	2	1	0.0	12	12
DE Jermaine Schwartz	2	1	0.0	22	17
DE Giovanni Booker	1	1	0.0	11	19
T Paul McCormick	1	0	---	---	---
TE Floyd McKinnie	1	0	---	---	---
CB Terrence Wolfe	1	0	0.0	10	5
DT Vinny Lang	0	4	0.0	21	14
DT Kerry Chadwick	0	1	0.0	16	18
DE Collin Starnes	0	1	0.0	24	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Winfred Dodge	1.0	0	0	6
DE Dakota Godfrey	0.0	1	2	31
DE Arnold Ebiketie	0.0	0	2	30
DT Tyrus Schweigert	0.0	0	1	25

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jermaine Schwartz	1	0	1	17
DT Kerry Chadwick	0	1	1	18
DT Vinny Lang	0	1	0	14
DE Collin Starnes	0	0	2	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Burt Fitchie	4	0	0	34
ILB Deron MacCracken	3	2	0	27
CB Avery Frederick	3	1	1	27
OLB Amir Beckley	2	0	0	27
OLB Leon Lyons	2	0	0	28
CB Michael Burke	2	0	0	27
OLB Keith Fulton	1	0	0	16
CB Kevin Shaw	1	0	0	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Antoine Winters	5	0	25
ILB Tyrus Farmer	4	0	23
OLB Van Henson	3	1	12
OLB Josue Vanderjagt	2	0	12
CB Eli Jamison	2	0	20
S Frank Finley	2	0	27
CB Teddy Tasker	1	2	27
OLB Monty Layne	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Jamal Davies	4	7	32	27
G T.J. Flowers	1	3	32	27
T Jimmy Parker	1	3	32	27
G Parker Sheridan	1	3	32	27
T J.C. Beyer	0	2	32	27
FB Jameson McGee	0	1	9	12

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nicholas Marler	6	8	2	32	0	35
C Christian Whiting	3	7	0	32	0	35
G Robert Farmer	3	5	0	32	0	35
G Patrick Robustelli	2	4	0	32	1	35
TE Floyd McKinnie	2	2	0	13	0	19
TE Phil Lovstad	1	1	0	11	0	4
T Paul McCormick	0	1	0	32	0	35
FB Ted Hickman	0	1	0	7	0	10
TE Wes O'Neill	0	1	0	19	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Amir Beckley	1	23
Keith Fulton	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Hickman	1	23
Van Henson	1	21
Gene Burnett	1	20
Phil Lovstad	1	18

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Gino Cliett	---	---	28	34	18	80
TE Derrick Stevenson	23	25	---	---	22	70
OLB Amir Beckley	---	---	19	27	23	69
ILB Deron MacCracken	---	---	31	27	11	69
G T.J. Flowers	32	27	---	---	7	66
CB J.C. Robinson	---	---	29	34	3	66
G Parker Sheridan	32	27	---	---	7	66
CB Avery Frederick	---	---	26	27	12	65
S Burt Fitchie	---	---	28	34	3	65
DE Arnold Ebiketie	---	---	29	30	5	64
DE Dakota Godfrey	---	---	28	31	3	62
C Jamal Davies	32	27	---	---	---	59
QB Branden Kelly	32	27	---	---	---	59
T Jimmy Parker	32	27	---	---	---	59
T J.C. Beyer	32	27	---	---	---	59
OLB Leon Lyons	---	---	29	28	---	57
DT Tyrus Schweigert	---	---	27	25	4	56
CB Michael Burke	---	---	16	27	10	53
WR Nick Moss	28	23	---	---	---	51
WR Edwin Kelley	21	17	---	---	6	44
OLB Keith Fulton	---	---	15	16	12	43
FB Jameson McGee	9	12	---	---	22	43
RB Sammie Connell	14	8	---	---	18	40
WR Lickity Split Thompson	20	18	---	---	---	38
ILB Daquan Frimodt	---	---	20	13	3	36
WR Vernon Caldwell	11	5	---	---	11	27
TE Wendell Berkowich	11	10	---	---	6	27
WR Amari Rodgers	3	3	---	---	17	23
CB Kevin Shaw	---	---	3	9	7	19
DT Emmanuel Bromell	---	---	5	10	3	18
RB Mickey Ellis	6	6	---	---	5	17
WR Martin Perry	10	5	---	---	---	15
S Jevon Holland	---	---	8	3	---	11
DE Winfred Dodge	---	---	3	6	2	11
DE Corbin Flowers	---	---	4	3	---	7
C Kerry Stephenson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Louie Lang	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Michael Wayne	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tucker Such	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Shaquille Richmond	4	3	---	---	---	7
T Myles Shaw	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Talanoa Hufanga	---	---	4	1	---	5
C Roman Espinoza	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Darren Tucker	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Bryant Brady	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Jason McDaniel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR John David Crow	31	35	---	---	9	75
G Robert Farmer	32	35	---	---	7	74
T Paul McCormick	32	35	---	---	3	70
C Christian Whiting	32	35	---	---	---	67
T Nicholas Marler	32	35	---	---	---	67
G Patrick Robustelli	32	35	---	---	---	67
WR Jason Brockermeyer	32	35	---	---	---	67
QB Don Meredith IV	32	35	---	---	---	67
S Frank Finley	---	---	32	27	2	61
CB Teddy Tasker	---	---	32	27	2	61
S Derek Blair	---	---	31	27	2	60
CB Eli Jamison	---	---	23	20	17	60
CB Antoine Winters	---	---	30	25	2	57
TE Floyd McKinnie	13	19	---	---	23	55
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	29	23	2	54
DT Camden Holleran	---	---	27	22	1	50
WR Justin Jefferson	14	22	---	---	11	47
OLB Van Henson	---	---	12	12	21	45
DE Jermaine Schwartz	---	---	22	17	6	45
DT Vinny Lang	---	---	21	14	7	42
FB Ted Hickman	7	10	---	---	23	40
TE Wes O'Neill	19	12	---	---	7	38
DT Kerry Chadwick	---	---	16	18	1	35
DE Collin Starnes	---	---	24	10	1	35
RB Stanley Griffin	16	18	---	---	---	34
RB Chase Weinberg	16	17	---	---	---	33
TE Phil Lovstad	11	4	---	---	18	33
DE Giovanni Booker	---	---	11	19	1	31
OLB Josue Vanderjagt	---	---	12	12	1	25
OLB Monty Layne	---	---	11	11	---	22
CB Terrence Wolfe	---	---	10	5	6	21
ILB Gene Burnett	---	---	0	0	20	20
WR Daquan Ingram	0	0	---	---	19	19
DE Richard Talley	---	---	9	8	1	18
S Spencer Krieger	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	0	0	---	---	11	11
K A.J. Dingle	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Wayne Wachter	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Noah Greene	---	---	0	0	5	5
WR Harvey Meyer	1	1	---	---	---	2
WR Quinn Brooking	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Silas Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Sedrick Compton	0	0	---	---	---	0
S C.J. Perkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	18	99	5.5
Right	5	12	2.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	19	102	5.4
Right	8	78	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Branden Kelly	27	20	4	0	1	3	2	4	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	34	18	5	3	3	3	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	137	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	60	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	79	15.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	36	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	1	19	1.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	100	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nick Moss	6	4	1	66	2	23
WR Lickity Split Thompson	5	3	0	30	1	18
WR Edwin Kelley	4	4	0	26	0	17
RB Sammie Connell	3	1	0	10	0	8
RB Mickey Ellis	2	2	0	10	0	6
TE Wendell Berkowich	2	1	0	8	0	10
WR Martin Perry	2	2	0	29	1	5
TE Derrick Stevenson	1	1	0	12	0	25
WR Vernon Caldwell	1	1	0	15	0	5
TE Shaquille Richmond	1	1	0	-1	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John David Crow	7	5	1	59	1	35
WR Jason Brockermeyer	6	4	1	38	1	35
TE Floyd McKinnie	5	3	0	54	1	19
WR Justin Jefferson	4	2	0	16	0	22
TE Wes O'Neill	4	3	0	49	2	12
RB Chase Weinberg	3	0	0	0	0	17
RB Stanley Griffin	2	1	0	18	0	18
FB Ted Hickman	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR Quinn Brooking	1	0	1	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Branden Kelly	2	7	3.50	4.71
RB Sammie Connell	1	1	1.00	2.88
FB Jameson McGee	1	1	1.00	2.75

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chase Weinberg	4	6	1.50	3.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Branden Kelly	5	5	33	6.60	7.59

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	1	1	13	13.00	6.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Kelley	2	2	19	9.50	6.50
TE Derrick Stevenson	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Martin Perry	1	1	3	3.00	14.50
TE Shaquille Richmond	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Jefferson	1	1	13	13.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sammie Connell	4	2
QB Branden Kelly	2	0
FB Jameson McGee	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chase Weinberg	3	1
RB Stanley Griffin	2	1
QB Don Meredith IV	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Branden Kelly	5	3	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lickity Split Thompson	2	1	1
RB Sammie Connell	1	0	0
WR Vernon Caldwell	1	1	1
WR Edwin Kelley	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John David Crow	3	2	1
TE Wes O'Neill	2	2	1
WR Jason Brockermeyer	1	1	1
WR Quinn Brooking	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)