Conference Finals, 2041

played in Denver, CO

26 degrees, snow, 26 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	14	7	0	-	21
Denver Broncos	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:56 HOU - Ted Hickman 7 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 09:49 HOU - Brock Kolosa 99 punt return (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 06:18 DEN - Carlton Cash 44 field goal
3Q: 12:12 DEN - Carlton Cash 26 field goal
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Tre Terry 8 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
4Q: 04:17 DEN - Marshall Christmas 3 pass from Bo Nix (Carlton Cash extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:56 HOU - Ted Hickman 7 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 09:49 HOU - Brock Kolosa 99 punt return (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 06:18 DEN - Carlton Cash 44 field goal
3Q: 12:12 DEN - Carlton Cash 26 field goal
3Q: 01:51 HOU - Tre Terry 8 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
4Q: 04:17 DEN - Marshall Christmas 3 pass from Bo Nix (Carlton Cash extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 14-4 14-4
First Downs 13 22
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 223 381
- Offensive Plays 47 84
- Yards per Play 4.74 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 80 128
- Rushing Attempts 20 28
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.57
Net Passing Yards 143 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 20 - 2 54 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 152 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 4.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/4
Penalties/Yards 4/35 1/9
Punt Returns/Yards 4/115 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:06 35:54

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	14-4	14-4
First Downs	13	22
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	223	381
- Offensive Plays	47	84
- Yards per Play	4.74	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	80	128
- Rushing Attempts	20	28
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.57
Net Passing Yards	143	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 20 - 2	54 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	152	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	4.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/4
Penalties/Yards	4/35	1/9
Punt Returns/Yards	4/115	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:06	35:54

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	1:55	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
1	5:53	6:04	OWN 17	13	83	Touchdown
2	6:10	3:12	OWN 24	5	12	Punt
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 30	3	-14	Half
3	15:00	0:44	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
3	12:05	2:37	OWN 36	4	21	Interception
3	6:02	4:18	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	0:04	1:29	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
4	10:52	1:43	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	5:51	0:10	OWN 35	1	8	Fumble
4	4:10	1:54	OWN 38	3	5	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 25	8	45	Missed FG
1	9:54	4:01	OWN 3	6	21	Punt
2	14:49	5:08	OWN 29	8	30	Punt
2	9:41	3:31	OWN 25	7	48	Field Goal
2	2:58	1:38	OWN 13	6	15	Punt
3	14:16	2:11	OPP 42	5	33	Field Goal
3	9:28	3:26	OWN 8	8	30	Punt
3	1:44	1:40	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	13:35	2:43	OWN 3	7	42	Punt
4	9:09	3:18	OWN 45	10	20	Downs
4	5:41	1:31	OPP 34	7	34	Touchdown
4	2:16	2:16	OWN 20	10	75	Game

Game MVP: Bo Nix, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Toby Wycheck	17	63	3.71	12	2	0
RB Blake Corum	3	17	5.67	16	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brant Dolin	9	53	5.89	23	1
RB Tiki Barber III	9	44	4.89	16	1
QB Bo Nix	4	30	7.50	10	1
FB Robbie Phillips	4	-2	-0.50	5	0
RB Tyler Peterson	2	3	1.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	26	20	152	1/9	2	29	2	84.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Nix	54	33	264	2/11	1	31	0	79.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	7	8	81	11.57	6	29	0
TE Greg Gepner	4	6	35	8.75	9	16	0
WR Jason Brockermeyer	3	3	18	6.00	10	10	0
WR Tre Terry	3	3	7	2.33	0	8	1
FB Ted Hickman	2	4	8	4.00	0	7	1
WR Malachi Biccum	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Toby Wycheck	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryson Schulz	6	13	96	16.00	23	31	0
TE Derrick Stevenson	5	8	22	4.40	9	20	0
WR Lickity Split Thompson	5	6	28	5.60	23	23	0
WR Edwin Kelley	4	4	61	15.25	18	23	0
WR Darien Finley	4	7	22	5.50	6	9	0
TE Robert Wilkins	4	6	16	4.00	4	11	0
WR Brock Pucillo	2	5	9	4.50	0	5	0
TE Marshall Christmas	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	3	1
RB Brant Dolin	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Deron MacCracken	1	0	0.00	0
S Rod Peterson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Toby Wycheck	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Butch McClary	0	1	0	0
CB Sammy McCargo	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	5	249	49.8	44.4	54	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tory Taylor	6	315	52.5	36.5	62	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Cash	2/3	1/2	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Kolosa	4	115	28.8	1

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Schulz	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Hinton	3	62	20.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Schulz	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	11	3	0.0	28	56
CB Teddy Tasker	8	1	0.0	28	56
S Spencer Krieger	7	2	0.0	25	43
S Kenny Franckhauser	7	1	0.0	28	56
DT Vinny Lang	6	1	0.0	20	36
OLB Jorge Crawford	5	4	1.0	23	27
CB Eddie Nixon	5	0	0.0	15	47
DE Giovanni Booker	3	1	1.0	24	28
CB Terrence Wolfe	2	1	0.0	14	37
CB Caleb Turner	2	1	0.0	17	32
DE Collin Starnes	2	0	0.0	16	34
DT Billy Hembree	1	2	0.0	11	5
DT Kerry Chadwick	1	0	0.0	19	52
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jermaine Schwartz	1	0	0.0	17	50
TE Greg Gepner	1	0	---	---	---
G Julio Witt	1	0	---	---	---
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	1	0	0.0	3	16
ILB Kerry Reynolds	0	1	0.0	14	21

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Blake Upton	7	0	0.0	19	25
S Gino Cliett	6	0	0.0	19	25
OLB Ray Antel	5	1	0.0	9	11
DE Dakota Godfrey	5	0	0.0	18	25
S Rod Peterson	3	2	0.0	18	20
ILB Deron MacCracken	2	3	0.0	16	18
CB Vernon Reed	2	0	0.0	4	8
CB Sammy McCargo	2	0	0.0	19	25
DT Conner Washington	1	0	1.0	3	6
DT Kerry Frederick	1	1	0.0	19	23
DE Braden Berlioz	1	1	0.0	18	25
OLB William Palmer	1	1	0.0	14	20
S Artie Monroe	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Josiah Shepherd	1	0	0.0	18	21
CB Alexis Lubienski	1	0	0.0	8	13
S Jahan Dotson	0	1	0.0	1	2
DE Butch McClary	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Giovanni Booker	1.0	0	1	28
OLB Jorge Crawford	1.0	0	0	27
DT Kerry Chadwick	0.0	3	0	52
DE Jermaine Schwartz	0.0	2	0	50
DE Collin Starnes	0.0	1	0	34
DT Vinny Lang	0.0	1	0	36

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Conner Washington	1.0	0	0	1	6
DE Braden Berlioz	0.0	1	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Teddy Tasker	8	0	56
ILB Tyrus Farmer	6	2	56
S Kenny Franckhauser	5	1	56
CB Eddie Nixon	5	1	47
S Spencer Krieger	3	1	43
CB Caleb Turner	3	0	32
CB Terrence Wolfe	1	1	37
DE Collin Starnes	1	0	34
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	1	0	16
OLB Jorge Crawford	0	1	27

Denver	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ray Antel	5	0	11
S Gino Cliett	3	0	25
OLB Blake Upton	3	0	25
CB Vernon Reed	2	0	8
ILB Deron MacCracken	1	1	18
S Rod Peterson	1	1	20
S Artie Monroe	1	0	7
CB Josiah Shepherd	1	0	21
DE Dakota Godfrey	1	0	25
OLB William Palmer	1	0	20
CB Sammy McCargo	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T J.J. Lake	2	5	20	0	27
G Julio Witt	1	4	20	0	27
T Joe Alt	1	2	20	0	27
TE Mason Cox	1	1	8	0	6
TE Greg Gepner	1	1	18	0	24
G Patrick Robustelli	0	5	20	0	27
C Zak Zinter	0	2	20	0	27
RB Blake Corum	0	0	3	1	6

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Butch Tauscher	2	6	28	0	56
G Howie Nichols	1	5	28	1	56
T Owen Foss	1	3	28	0	56
TE Derrick Stevenson	1	1	8	0	12
TE Robert Wilkins	1	1	25	0	47
G Eddie Rowell	0	5	28	1	56
T Dennis Abrams	0	3	28	0	56

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Hickman	1	19
Louis Haroldson	1	19
Toby Wycheck	1	4

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brant Dolin	2	22
Blake Upton	2	19
Deron MacCracken	1	19
Miles Washington	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Teddy Tasker	---	---	28	56	3	87
S Kenny Franckhauser	---	---	28	56	3	87
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	28	56	3	87
S Spencer Krieger	---	---	25	43	14	82
DT Kerry Chadwick	---	---	19	52	3	74
CB Eddie Nixon	---	---	15	47	9	71
DE Jermaine Schwartz	---	---	17	50	3	70
CB Terrence Wolfe	---	---	14	37	14	65
DT Vinny Lang	---	---	20	36	---	56
DE Collin Starnes	---	---	16	34	3	53
G Patrick Robustelli	20	27	---	---	5	52
DE Giovanni Booker	---	---	24	28	---	52
T Joe Alt	20	27	---	---	5	52
G Julio Witt	20	27	---	---	5	52
CB Caleb Turner	---	---	17	32	3	52
T J.J. Lake	20	27	---	---	5	52
OLB Jorge Crawford	---	---	23	27	---	50
QB Don Meredith IV	20	27	---	---	---	47
C Zak Zinter	20	27	---	---	---	47
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	19	26	---	---	---	45
ILB Kerry Reynolds	---	---	14	21	9	44
TE Greg Gepner	18	24	---	---	---	42
RB Toby Wycheck	17	21	---	---	4	42
TE Mason Cox	8	6	---	---	19	33
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	---	---	3	16	13	32
FB Ted Hickman	3	9	---	---	19	31
DT Camden Holleran	---	---	6	19	3	28
WR Brett Jean	3	3	---	---	19	25
WR Tre Terry	6	10	---	---	8	24
WR Jason Brockermeyer	9	12	---	---	---	21
OLB Louis Haroldson	---	---	0	1	19	20
WR Malachi Biccum	10	9	---	---	---	19
WR Cedric Hinton	4	9	---	---	4	17
DT Billy Hembree	---	---	11	5	---	16
RB Skip Keeler	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB Gene Burnett	---	---	0	0	10	10
RB Blake Corum	3	6	---	---	---	9
WR Brock Kolosa	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	5	5
K A.J. Dingle	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Ezra Lyle	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Joe Milton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Sebastian Switzer	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Phillip Burton	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Carlton Threats	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Butch Tauscher	28	56	---	---	---	84
G Eddie Rowell	28	56	---	---	---	84
T Owen Foss	28	56	---	---	---	84
T Dennis Abrams	28	56	---	---	---	84
WR Lickity Split Thompson	27	56	---	---	1	84
QB Bo Nix	28	56	---	---	---	84
G Howie Nichols	28	56	---	---	---	84
TE Robert Wilkins	25	47	---	---	10	82
WR Bryson Schulz	14	44	---	---	16	74
OLB Blake Upton	---	---	19	25	19	63
WR Edwin Kelley	21	34	---	---	4	59
CB Josiah Shepherd	---	---	18	21	18	57
ILB Deron MacCracken	---	---	16	18	19	53
RB Brant Dolin	12	17	---	---	22	51
S Gino Cliett	---	---	19	25	---	44
CB Sammy McCargo	---	---	19	25	---	44
DE Dakota Godfrey	---	---	18	25	---	43
DE Braden Berlioz	---	---	18	25	---	43
TE Derrick Stevenson	8	12	---	---	22	42
DT Kerry Frederick	---	---	19	23	---	42
S Rod Peterson	---	---	18	20	---	38
WR Darien Finley	4	21	---	---	12	37
ILB Frank Spencer	---	---	12	18	5	35
OLB William Palmer	---	---	14	20	---	34
RB Tiki Barber III	13	18	---	---	---	31
S Artie Monroe	---	---	2	7	13	22
CB Vernon Reed	---	---	4	8	10	22
WR Brock Pucillo	3	19	---	---	---	22
CB Alexis Lubienski	---	---	8	13	---	21
OLB Ray Antel	---	---	9	11	---	20
TE Marshall Christmas	1	3	---	---	12	16
FB Robbie Phillips	9	5	---	---	---	14
DE Butch McClary	---	---	3	4	5	12
RB Jim Hayes	0	0	---	---	11	11
C George Poston	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Tory Taylor	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Conner Washington	---	---	3	6	---	9
G Hunter Bensen	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Miles Washington	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Tyler Peterson	3	4	---	---	---	7
K Carlton Cash	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Jahan Dotson	---	---	1	2	---	3
CB J.C. Robinson	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Roy Farrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Henry Hotchkiss	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Malachi Darusmont	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	17	81	4.8
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	26	20	2	1	1	0	1	1	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Nix	54	33	5	3	3	7	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	67	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	48	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	12	24	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	19	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	166	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	55	6.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	8	7	0	81	2	26
TE Greg Gepner	6	4	0	35	0	24
FB Ted Hickman	4	2	1	8	0	9
WR Jason Brockermeyer	3	3	0	18	0	12
WR Tre Terry	3	3	0	7	0	10
WR Malachi Biccum	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Toby Wycheck	1	0	0	0	0	21

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryson Schulz	13	6	1	96	1	44
TE Derrick Stevenson	8	5	0	22	1	12
WR Darien Finley	7	4	0	22	0	21
WR Lickity Split Thompson	6	5	1	28	1	56
TE Robert Wilkins	6	4	0	16	0	47
WR Brock Pucillo	5	2	1	9	0	19
WR Edwin Kelley	4	4	0	61	2	34
RB Brant Dolin	2	1	0	11	0	17
TE Marshall Christmas	2	2	0	-1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Toby Wycheck	1	7	7.00	3.71

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tiki Barber III	2	7	3.50	4.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	5	4	32	6.40	5.85

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Nix	6	3	13	2.17	4.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Gepner	2	1	11	5.50	5.83
FB Ted Hickman	1	1	7	7.00	2.00
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	1	6	6.00	10.13
WR Tre Terry	1	1	8	8.00	2.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Robert Wilkins	2	2	10	5.00	2.67
WR Bryson Schulz	1	0	0	0.00	7.38
WR Lickity Split Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Darien Finley	1	0	0	0.00	3.14
TE Marshall Christmas	1	1	3	3.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Blake Corum	1	0
RB Toby Wycheck	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tiki Barber III	1	1
QB Bo Nix	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	7	6	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Nix	16	11	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	3	3	2
WR Tre Terry	2	2	0
FB Ted Hickman	1	0	0
TE Greg Gepner	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryson Schulz	6	3	2
WR Darien Finley	3	2	1
TE Derrick Stevenson	2	2	0
WR Brock Pucillo	2	1	0
TE Robert Wilkins	2	2	0
WR Edwin Kelley	1	1	1

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)