Week 7, 2043

played in Houston, AL

55 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	3	0	3	-	13
Houston Texans	7	10	17	6	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 DEN - Edwin Kelley 12 pass from Bo Nix (Carlton Cash extra point)
1Q: 06:07 HOU - Rodolfo Wheatley 6 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 14:22 HOU - Travis Hunter 3 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 05:54 HOU - Ernest Torres 38 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Carlton Cash 35 field goal
3Q: 15:00 HOU - Tai Felton 100 kickoff return (Ernest Torres extra point)
3Q: 10:33 HOU - Phil Lovstad 1 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
3Q: 04:33 HOU - Ernest Torres 47 field goal
4Q: 14:54 DEN - Carlton Cash 49 field goal
4Q: 05:56 HOU - Ernest Torres 19 field goal
4Q: 02:06 HOU - Ernest Torres 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 DEN - Edwin Kelley 12 pass from Bo Nix (Carlton Cash extra point)
1Q: 06:07 HOU - Rodolfo Wheatley 6 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 14:22 HOU - Travis Hunter 3 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 05:54 HOU - Ernest Torres 38 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Carlton Cash 35 field goal
3Q: 15:00 HOU - Tai Felton 100 kickoff return (Ernest Torres extra point)
3Q: 10:33 HOU - Phil Lovstad 1 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
3Q: 04:33 HOU - Ernest Torres 47 field goal
4Q: 14:54 DEN - Carlton Cash 49 field goal
4Q: 05:56 HOU - Ernest Torres 19 field goal
4Q: 02:06 HOU - Ernest Torres 18 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 7-0
First Downs 10 26
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 8 21
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 170 409
- Offensive Plays 54 72
- Yards per Play 3.15 5.68
Net Rushing Yards 29 97
- Rushing Attempts 16 34
- Yards per Rush 1.81 2.85
Net Passing Yards 141 312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 16 - 0 38 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 189 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/48 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.71 8.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/51 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 5/66
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 3/159
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 23:38 36:22

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	7-0
First Downs	10	26
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	8	21
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	170	409
- Offensive Plays	54	72
- Yards per Play	3.15	5.68
Net Rushing Yards	29	97
- Rushing Attempts	16	34
- Yards per Rush	1.81	2.85
Net Passing Yards	141	312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 16 - 0	38 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	189	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/48	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.71	8.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/51	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	5/66
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	3/159
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 36
Time of Possession	23:38	36:22

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:23	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	6:01	2:35	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
2	14:14	2:05	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	5:49	2:03	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 20	7	62	Field Goal
3	14:46	0:48	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	10:22	1:57	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	4:27	0:26	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	2:56	2:05	OWN 20	6	-3	Punt
3	0:51	1:04	OPP 28	3	-4	Field Goal
4	12:35	2:28	OWN 25	4	4	Punt
4	5:49	2:03	OWN 20	4	-17	Downs
4	1:59	1:06	OWN 33	3	8	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:37	5:36	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
1	3:26	4:12	OPP 47	9	47	Touchdown
2	12:09	6:20	OWN 12	14	67	Field Goal
2	3:46	2:15	OWN 27	7	30	Punt
3	13:58	3:36	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
3	8:25	3:58	OWN 36	6	34	Field Goal
3	4:01	1:05	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
4	14:47	2:12	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
4	10:07	4:18	OWN 34	7	64	Field Goal
4	3:46	1:47	OPP 3	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 4	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Don Meredith IV, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Omarion Hampton	9	18	2.00	13	1
RB Frankie Harriman	5	17	3.40	13	1
RB Brant Dolin	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Brock Pucillo	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Toby Wycheck	30	77	2.57	14	1
QB Don Meredith IV	3	16	5.33	10	1
RB Dylan Sampson	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Nix	31	16	189	7/48	1	40	0	81.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	38	28	312	0/0	3	26	0	124.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brock Pucillo	5	10	61	12.20	35	40	0
WR Edwin Kelley	3	3	47	15.67	11	34	1
TE Robert Wilkins	3	8	34	11.33	0	18	0
WR Tevin Farrell	2	3	26	13.00	20	29	0
RB Brant Dolin	1	1	11	11.00	11	11	0
TE Branden McWilliams	1	2	4	4.00	3	4	0
RB Omarion Hampton	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Frankie Harriman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Travis Hunter	10	12	98	9.80	38	24	1
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	5	6	77	15.40	25	26	1
WR Tre Terry	5	6	42	8.40	12	13	0
TE Greg Gepner	4	4	38	9.50	5	18	0
FB Clay Coats	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Phil Lovstad	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Brett Jean	1	1	24	24.00	13	24	0
RB Toby Wycheck	1	3	19	19.00	14	19	0
TE Mason Cox	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
T Martin Branch	0	1	0	0
TE Robert Wilkins	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Dylan Sampson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tory Taylor	9	426	47.3	40.0	60	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	3	140	46.7	32.3	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Cash	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Torres	4/4	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Peterson	1	3	3.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Sampson	4	71	17.8	0
Rodolfo Wheatley	1	-5	-5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Peterson	1	27	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tai Felton	3	159	53.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Frank Spencer	12	5	33	37
CB Sammy McCargo	9	2	34	28
S Jaden Hicks	8	5	34	38
OLB Frank Giddens	4	2	31	25
OLB Blake Upton	4	2	32	38
ILB Richie Dandron	4	1	27	12
S Raymond Welborn	4	1	28	25
CB Erick Brautlacht	3	3	34	38
DE Braden Berlioz	2	2	33	37
DT J.B. McQuaig	2	1	33	26
OLB Jose Cooley	2	0	3	1
DE Butch McClary	2	0	32	37
CB Marquis Hibbard	1	0	1	11
DE Myles Rosengard	1	0	2	1
OLB William Palmer	0	1	3	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	10	4	0.5	15	38
S Charles Wheeler	5	0	0.0	13	19
DT Victor VanDervoort	4	0	1.5	15	37
OLB Shannon Donaldson	4	0	0.0	13	34
S Kenny Franckhauser	3	1	0.0	16	38
DE Jaylan Ford	2	3	1.5	9	28
DE Collin Starnes	2	0	1.0	3	20
CB Lewis Young	2	0	0.0	15	37
CB Jim Buckley	2	0	0.0	14	38
ILB Gene Burnett	1	0	1.0	8	10
DT Billy Hembree	1	0	1.0	11	17
DT Vinny Lang	1	0	0.0	6	14
CB Caleb Turner	1	0	0.0	10	27
DE Giovanni Booker	0	1	0.5	13	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Butch McClary	1	1	1	37
DT J.B. McQuaig	0	2	0	26
DT Tanner Joseph	0	1	0	12

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jaylan Ford	1.5	4	3	28
DT Victor VanDervoort	1.5	4	2	37
DE Collin Starnes	1.0	0	0	20
ILB Gene Burnett	1.0	0	0	10
DT Billy Hembree	1.0	0	0	17
DE Giovanni Booker	0.5	0	0	19
ILB Tyrus Farmer	0.5	0	0	38
DE Quentin Palmer	0.0	1	0	11
DT Warren Roffmann	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Frank Spencer	7	0	37
CB Sammy McCargo	5	0	28
S Jaden Hicks	3	0	38
CB Erick Brautlacht	2	2	38
OLB Blake Upton	2	1	38
ILB Richie Dandron	2	0	12
CB Marquis Hibbard	2	0	11
OLB Frank Giddens	2	0	25
OLB Jose Cooley	1	0	1
DE Butch McClary	1	0	37
S Raymond Welborn	1	0	25

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	5	0	38
OLB Shannon Donaldson	3	0	34
S Kenny Franckhauser	2	0	38
CB Caleb Turner	2	0	27
CB Lewis Young	2	0	37
DE Collin Starnes	1	0	20
DT Victor VanDervoort	1	0	37
CB Jim Buckley	0	2	38
S Charles Wheeler	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Cooper Poteet	2	7	16	0	38
G Wally Woodard	1	5	15	0	36
TE Branden McWilliams	1	1	6	0	18
T Dennis Abrams	0	3	16	4	38
G Doug Hwang	0	0	15	3	36

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Julio Witt	3	5	34	38
T J.C. Latham	2	13	34	38
C Carlton Threats	1	7	34	38
TE Phil Lovstad	0	2	16	8
T Lenny Moschetti	0	2	34	38
T Randall Clayton	0	2	33	38

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Wilkins	5	13
Frank Giddens	1	25
Blake Upton	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Coffey	1	28
Brett Jean	1	13
Lewis Young	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Frank Spencer	---	---	33	37	16	86
OLB Blake Upton	---	---	32	38	15	85
OLB Frank Giddens	---	---	31	25	25	81
CB Erick Brautlacht	---	---	34	38	4	76
DE Butch McClary	---	---	32	37	7	76
S Jaden Hicks	---	---	34	38	3	75
DE Braden Berlioz	---	---	33	37	4	74
T Dennis Abrams	16	38	---	---	11	65
DT J.B. McQuaig	---	---	33	26	6	65
T Martin Branch	16	38	---	---	11	65
TE Robert Wilkins	15	36	---	---	13	64
CB Sammy McCargo	---	---	34	28	2	64
G Wally Woodard	15	36	---	---	11	62
G Doug Hwang	15	36	---	---	11	62
S Raymond Welborn	---	---	28	25	2	55
QB Bo Nix	16	38	---	---	---	54
C Cooper Poteet	16	38	---	---	---	54
WR Brock Pucillo	15	34	---	---	2	51
CB Alexis Lubienski	---	---	7	26	17	50
WR Darien Finley	15	28	---	---	---	43
ILB Richie Dandron	---	---	27	12	3	42
WR Edwin Kelley	9	15	---	---	17	41
S Rod Peterson	---	---	4	13	15	32
FB Deon Spellman	3	12	---	---	17	32
TE Griffin Berry	0	2	---	---	25	27
RB Brant Dolin	1	2	---	---	23	26
RB Frankie Harriman	5	20	---	---	---	25
RB Omarion Hampton	10	15	---	---	---	25
TE Branden McWilliams	6	18	---	---	---	24
WR Tevin Farrell	1	8	---	---	12	21
OLB William Palmer	---	---	3	13	2	18
DT Tanner Joseph	---	---	3	12	2	17
CB Marquis Hibbard	---	---	1	11	4	16
S Malachi Darusmont	---	---	0	0	14	14
C Cristian Hartman	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Tory Taylor	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Harris Kirby	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Jose Cooley	---	---	3	1	2	6
K Carlton Cash	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Cameron Wooden	1	2	---	---	---	3
T Miles Washington	1	2	---	---	---	3
DE Myles Rosengard	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Henry Hotchkiss	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Vernon Bensen	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Johnnie Londesbrough	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Connor Halley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Toby Wycheck	33	37	---	---	19	89
WR Tre Terry	28	28	---	---	25	81
T J.C. Latham	34	38	---	---	7	79
T Lenny Moschetti	34	38	---	---	7	79
G Julio Witt	34	38	---	---	7	79
C Carlton Threats	34	38	---	---	7	79
WR Travis Hunter	34	38	---	---	1	73
QB Don Meredith IV	34	38	---	---	---	72
T Randall Clayton	33	38	---	---	---	71
CB Lewis Young	---	---	15	37	12	64
S Kenny Franckhauser	---	---	16	38	2	56
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	15	38	2	55
DT Victor VanDervoort	---	---	15	37	2	54
CB Jim Buckley	---	---	14	38	2	54
OLB Shannon Donaldson	---	---	13	34	3	50
DE Jaylan Ford	---	---	9	28	11	48
FB Clay Coats	8	11	---	---	28	47
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	13	27	---	---	4	44
S Jermaine Stephenson	---	---	3	19	22	44
TE Mason Cox	26	17	---	---	---	43
CB Caleb Turner	---	---	10	27	2	39
S Charles Wheeler	---	---	13	19	1	33
DE Giovanni Booker	---	---	13	19	---	32
ILB Gene Burnett	---	---	8	10	12	30
DT Billy Hembree	---	---	11	17	1	29
TE Tracy Coffey	0	0	---	---	28	28
TE Greg Gepner	10	17	---	---	---	27
CB Mac McWilliams	---	---	2	4	20	26
DE Collin Starnes	---	---	3	20	2	25
TE Phil Lovstad	16	8	---	---	---	24
OLB Rob Erickson	---	---	1	0	23	24
DT Vinny Lang	---	---	6	14	---	20
DE Quentin Palmer	---	---	8	11	---	19
WR Brett Jean	1	4	---	---	13	18
DT Warren Roffmann	---	---	0	8	10	18
RB Dylan Sampson	1	0	---	---	17	18
K Ernest Torres	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Tai Felton	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Elliot Naquin	0	2	---	---	2	4
RB Blake Corum	0	1	---	---	---	1
T J.J. Lake	1	0	---	---	---	1
OLB Jeffery Wayne	---	---	1	0	---	1
G Adrian Mazurek	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terrance Ross	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-6	-1.5
Middle	9	13	1.4
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	18	60	3.3
Right	11	34	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Nix	31	16	3	0	2	3	10	5	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	38	28	5	1	1	3	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	34	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	18	161	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	90	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brock Pucillo	10	5	2	61	1	34
TE Robert Wilkins	8	3	0	34	0	36
WR Edwin Kelley	3	3	0	47	1	15
WR Tevin Farrell	3	2	0	26	1	8
RB Omarion Hampton	3	1	0	6	0	15
TE Branden McWilliams	2	1	0	4	0	18
RB Brant Dolin	1	1	0	11	0	2
RB Frankie Harriman	1	0	0	0	0	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Travis Hunter	12	10	0	98	1	38
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	6	5	0	77	3	27
WR Tre Terry	6	5	0	42	0	28
TE Greg Gepner	4	4	0	38	0	17
FB Clay Coats	3	1	1	13	0	11
RB Toby Wycheck	3	1	0	19	0	37
TE Mason Cox	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Phil Lovstad	1	1	0	1	0	8
WR Brett Jean	1	1	0	24	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Frankie Harriman	1	-3	-3.00	3.40

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Toby Wycheck	13	19	1.46	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Nix	2	1	12	6.00	6.10

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	7	6	30	4.29	8.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Kelley	1	1	12	12.00	15.67
RB Omarion Hampton	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Travis Hunter	4	4	23	5.75	8.17
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	1	6	6.00	12.83
TE Phil Lovstad	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Mason Cox	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Omarion Hampton	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Toby Wycheck	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Nix	10	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	12	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brock Pucillo	5	2	1
WR Edwin Kelley	2	2	2
RB Frankie Harriman	1	0	0
TE Robert Wilkins	1	0	0
TE Branden McWilliams	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tre Terry	5	4	2
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	4	3	3
WR Travis Hunter	3	3	2

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)