Week 7, 2046

played in Houston, AL

84 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	3	0	0	-	10
Houston Texans	16	14	3	10	-	43

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:16 HOU - Elliot Naquin 1 pass from Don Meredith IV (Omar Snyder extra point)
1Q: 09:17 HOU - Travis Hunter 2 pass from Don Meredith IV (Omar Snyder extra point failed)
1Q: 07:01 DEN - Alejandro Valdez 61 pass from Bo Nix (Andy Mills extra point)
1Q: 03:26 HOU - Omar Snyder 28 field goal
2Q: 11:21 DEN - Andy Mills 30 field goal
2Q: 07:57 HOU - Barry Webb 10 run (Omar Snyder extra point)
2Q: 07:42 HOU - Horace Burgess 10 pass from Don Meredith IV (Omar Snyder extra point)
3Q: 01:54 HOU - Omar Snyder 37 field goal
4Q: 06:10 HOU - Omar Snyder 25 field goal
4Q: 06:05 HOU - Caleb Turner 28 interception return (Omar Snyder extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:16 HOU - Elliot Naquin 1 pass from Don Meredith IV (Omar Snyder extra point)
1Q: 09:17 HOU - Travis Hunter 2 pass from Don Meredith IV (Omar Snyder extra point failed)
1Q: 07:01 DEN - Alejandro Valdez 61 pass from Bo Nix (Andy Mills extra point)
1Q: 03:26 HOU - Omar Snyder 28 field goal
2Q: 11:21 DEN - Andy Mills 30 field goal
2Q: 07:57 HOU - Barry Webb 10 run (Omar Snyder extra point)
2Q: 07:42 HOU - Horace Burgess 10 pass from Don Meredith IV (Omar Snyder extra point)
3Q: 01:54 HOU - Omar Snyder 37 field goal
4Q: 06:10 HOU - Omar Snyder 25 field goal
4Q: 06:05 HOU - Caleb Turner 28 interception return (Omar Snyder extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 3-3 5-2
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 247 361
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 3.80 5.82
Net Rushing Yards 71 177
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 2.96 5.90
Net Passing Yards 176 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 1 32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.29 5.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 6/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/3 4/63
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 40
Time of Possession 30:27 29:33

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	3-3	5-2
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	247	361
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	3.80	5.82
Net Rushing Yards	71	177
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	2.96	5.90
Net Passing Yards	176	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 1	32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.29	5.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	6/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/3	4/63
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 40
Time of Possession	30:27	29:33

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	1:42	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
1	9:10	2:23	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	3:18	7:04	OWN 25	12	62	Field Goal
2	7:31	1:38	OWN 25	5	5	Punt
2	3:24	0:55	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 20	3	16	Half
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 30	5	21	Punt
3	11:20	1:46	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
3	7:23	3:56	OWN 13	8	27	Punt
3	1:47	1:52	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	13:53	1:20	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
4	10:38	0:56	OWN 5	3	-4	Punt
4	6:05	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	5:52	4:03	OWN 25	8	39	Missed FG

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	10:25	1:15	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
1	6:47	3:29	OWN 17	6	72	Field Goal
2	11:14	3:26	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
2	7:42	0:11	OPP 10	1	10	Touchdown
2	5:53	2:29	OWN 5	5	18	Punt
2	2:29	1:39	OWN 29	8	23	Punt
3	12:57	1:37	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	9:34	2:11	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
3	3:27	1:40	OPP 29	3	9	Field Goal
4	14:55	1:02	OWN 20	4	0	Punt
4	12:33	1:55	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	9:42	3:37	OPP 40	6	32	Field Goal
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 47	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Don Meredith IV, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brody Linquist	11	45	4.09	16	2
RB Jessie Crane	10	16	1.60	9	0
QB Bo Nix	1	6	6.00	6	0
WR Daniel Lyle	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
QB Henry Hotchkiss	1	6	6.00	6	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dylan Sampson	20	119	5.95	35	3	0
RB Barry Webb	10	58	5.80	15	3	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Nix	32	18	154	1/6	1	61	0	79.4
Henry Hotchkiss	8	5	28	0/0	0	12	1	29.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	32	19	184	0/0	3	38	0	106.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kris Hartman	4	5	21	5.25	17	12	0
RB Jessie Crane	4	6	14	3.50	6	7	0
TE Robert Wilkins	3	6	15	5.00	0	9	0
TE Branden McWilliams	3	5	10	3.33	0	8	0
WR Branden Langston	3	4	11	3.67	5	6	0
WR Alejandro Valdez	2	6	78	39.00	16	61	1
WR Daniel Lyle	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Steve Perkins	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Brody Linquist	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
WR Karl Oren	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Travis Hunter	7	12	100	14.29	30	31	1
RB Dylan Sampson	4	5	-4	-1.00	0	2	0
WR Elliot Naquin	3	3	11	3.67	1	6	1
TE Horace Burgess	2	4	15	7.50	0	10	1
WR Howard Banks	2	2	48	24.00	29	38	0
WR Tre Terry	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0
FB Quinn Cella	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Barry Webb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Greg Gepner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Caleb Turner	1	28	28.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Keegan Morton	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Horace Burgess	0	1	0	0
WR Elliot Naquin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tory Taylor	9	398	44.2	32.8	65	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	6	291	48.5	44.7	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Mills	1/2	0/1	0/1	30	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Omar Snyder	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alejandro Valdez	3	3	1.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Sampson	4	63	15.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keegan Morton	3	52	17.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tai Felton	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Raymond Welborn	7	3	30	31
OLB Diego Nogas	5	2	23	19
S Rod Peterson	5	1	28	28
ILB C.J. Orosco	4	3	21	5
DE Braden Berlioz	4	2	28	30
CB Erick Brautlacht	4	1	30	30
CB Cooper Barton	4	0	8	27
CB Sammy McCargo	2	1	26	28
DT Ike Hopkins	2	0	24	20
OLB Wes Leung	2	0	12	14
ILB Rich Thierry	2	0	11	26
S Jaden Hicks	1	0	6	5
OLB Blake Upton	1	0	30	32
DT Kennedy Levine	1	0	7	4
CB Gene Mickell	0	1	4	7
DE Nate Tatum	0	1	12	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gage Singleton	8	0	0.0	23	40
S Jim Buckley	7	2	0.0	23	40
DT Kim Tate	4	2	0.0	14	26
ILB Tyrus Farmer	4	0	0.0	23	40
DE Darren Raggio	3	2	0.0	13	15
OLB Rob Erickson	3	1	0.0	11	24
DT Jalen Gillespie	2	0	1.0	11	17
S Nicky Monroe	2	4	0.0	20	27
CB Caleb Turner	2	1	0.0	6	26
CB Lewis Young	2	1	0.0	22	27
DT Donald Summerlin	2	1	0.0	11	17
DT Hector Stanton	2	0	0.0	12	22
CB Mac McWilliams	2	0	0.0	3	21
S Mack Cunningham	2	0	0.0	2	12
CB Upton Stout	1	0	0.0	2	12
CB Jonas Sanker	1	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Olindo Flowers	0	1	0.0	1	6
CB Martin Tate	0	1	0.0	21	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Butch McClary	0.0	2	2	0	30
DE Braden Berlioz	0.0	0	2	1	30

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jalen Gillespie	1.0	0	0	17
DE Jerry Garcia	0.0	4	4	37
DE Quentin Palmer	0.0	0	1	15
DT Hector Stanton	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cooper Barton	4	1	27
S Rod Peterson	4	0	28
ILB Rich Thierry	2	1	26
CB Erick Brautlacht	2	0	30
ILB C.J. Orosco	2	0	5
S Raymond Welborn	2	0	31
CB Sammy McCargo	1	0	28
DE Butch McClary	1	0	30
OLB Wes Leung	1	0	14
OLB Blake Upton	0	1	32

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	4	3	0	40
OLB Gage Singleton	3	1	0	40
CB Caleb Turner	2	0	1	26
S Jim Buckley	2	0	0	40
OLB Rob Erickson	2	0	0	24
CB Mac McWilliams	2	0	0	21
S Nicky Monroe	2	0	0	27
DT Kim Tate	1	0	0	26
CB Lewis Young	1	0	0	27
CB Upton Stout	1	0	0	12
CB Jonas Sanker	1	0	0	7
DT Donald Summerlin	1	0	0	17
DE Darren Raggio	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Johnnie Londesbrough	2	8	23	1	33
G Jack Stroud Jr	2	6	24	0	41
G Pat Cera	2	3	23	0	33
T Drake Robinson	1	3	23	0	33
TE Robert Wilkins	0	2	8	0	22

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Kenyon Fisk	5	8	0	30	32
G Adrian Mazurek	3	7	0	30	32
C Carlton Threats	2	6	2	30	32
T Irving Palmer	1	4	0	30	32
G Zachery Upshaw	1	3	0	27	32
TE Horace Burgess	1	1	0	28	29
T J.J. Lake	0	1	0	3	0

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Wilkins	2	27
Jay Erwin	1	29
Steve Perkins	1	14
Trent Pierce	1	12
Drake Robinson	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Olindo Flowers	2	27
Mason Cox	1	30
Dylan Sampson	1	30
Tai Felton	1	24
Elliot Naquin	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jack Stroud Jr	24	41	---	---	11	76
T Robert St.Clair	24	41	---	---	11	76
S Rod Peterson	---	---	28	28	11	67
G Pat Cera	23	33	---	---	11	67
T Drake Robinson	23	33	---	---	11	67
OLB Blake Upton	---	---	30	32	3	65
S Raymond Welborn	---	---	30	31	3	64
CB Erick Brautlacht	---	---	30	30	3	63
WR Daniel Lyle	12	31	---	---	20	63
DE Butch McClary	---	---	29	30	3	62
DE Braden Berlioz	---	---	28	30	3	61
WR Kris Hartman	24	37	---	---	---	61
TE Branden McWilliams	23	36	---	---	---	59
RB Jessie Crane	13	34	---	---	12	59
TE Robert Wilkins	8	22	---	---	27	57
QB Bo Nix	23	33	---	---	---	56
C Johnnie Londesbrough	23	33	---	---	---	56
CB Sammy McCargo	---	---	26	28	1	55
OLB Wes Leung	---	---	12	14	29	55
ILB Rich Thierry	---	---	11	26	17	54
DT Ike Hopkins	---	---	24	20	1	45
OLB Diego Nogas	---	---	23	19	1	43
CB Cooper Barton	---	---	8	27	2	37
RB Jay Erwin	2	4	---	---	29	35
WR Alejandro Valdez	13	14	---	---	6	33
S Jaden Hicks	---	---	6	5	19	30
ILB C.J. Orosco	---	---	21	5	1	27
WR Branden Langston	13	11	---	---	---	24
DE Nate Tatum	---	---	12	5	7	24
RB Brody Linquist	11	7	---	---	2	20
CB Gene Mickell	---	---	4	7	8	19
TE Steve Perkins	0	4	---	---	14	18
CB Alan Ishikawa	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Karl Oren	1	5	---	---	12	18
DT Kennedy Levine	---	---	7	4	4	15
OLB Trent Pierce	---	---	0	2	12	14
DT Zane Bannister	---	---	1	8	4	13
P Tory Taylor	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Winfred Hansen	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Kenny Perry	1	8	---	---	---	9
T Lincoln Riazi	1	8	---	---	---	9
G Norman Bertelson	1	8	---	---	---	9
QB Henry Hotchkiss	1	8	---	---	---	9
S Keegan Morton	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Andy Mills	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Kerry Rasmussen	---	---	0	1	---	1

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Dylan Sampson	20	27	---	---	30	77
TE Horace Burgess	28	29	---	---	17	74
G Adrian Mazurek	30	32	---	---	9	71
WR Elliot Naquin	27	32	---	---	12	71
G Zachery Upshaw	27	32	---	---	9	68
S Jim Buckley	---	---	23	40	2	65
OLB Gage Singleton	---	---	23	40	2	65
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	23	40	1	64
QB Don Meredith IV	30	32	---	---	---	62
T Irving Palmer	30	32	---	---	---	62
T Kenyon Fisk	30	32	---	---	---	62
C Carlton Threats	30	32	---	---	---	62
WR Travis Hunter	30	32	---	---	---	62
S Nicky Monroe	---	---	20	27	6	53
DE Jerry Garcia	---	---	12	37	2	51
CB Lewis Young	---	---	22	27	---	49
DE Quentin Palmer	---	---	21	15	10	46
DT Kim Tate	---	---	14	26	2	42
CB Martin Tate	---	---	21	19	---	40
OLB Rob Erickson	---	---	11	24	2	37
DT Donald Summerlin	---	---	11	17	9	37
DT Hector Stanton	---	---	12	22	2	36
CB Upton Stout	---	---	2	12	22	36
FB Quinn Cella	7	3	---	---	24	34
OLB Olindo Flowers	---	---	1	6	27	34
CB Caleb Turner	---	---	6	26	2	34
S Mack Cunningham	---	---	2	12	20	34
WR Tai Felton	4	3	---	---	24	31
TE Mason Cox	0	0	---	---	30	30
ILB Morris Romero	---	---	1	1	28	30
CB Jonas Sanker	---	---	12	7	10	29
DT Jalen Gillespie	---	---	11	17	---	28
DE Darren Raggio	---	---	13	15	---	28
WR Tre Terry	7	20	---	---	---	27
CB Mac McWilliams	---	---	3	21	1	25
TE Greg Gepner	15	7	---	---	---	22
RB Barry Webb	10	5	---	---	---	15
T J.J. Lake	3	0	---	---	9	12
K Omar Snyder	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Blake Robinson	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Howard Banks	2	2	---	---	---	4
WR Damian Heemskerk	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Terrance Ross	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Tyler O'Donnell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	68	4.0
Middle	5	74	14.8
Right	8	35	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Nix	32	18	1	4	3	4	3	5	0
Henry Hotchkiss	8	5	0	0	1	0	1	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	32	19	2	4	0	3	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	37	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	50	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	34	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	61	20.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-5	-2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	106	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	52	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Robert Wilkins	6	3	2	15	0	22
RB Jessie Crane	6	4	0	14	0	34
WR Alejandro Valdez	6	2	0	78	1	14
WR Kris Hartman	5	4	1	21	0	37
WR Daniel Lyle	5	1	1	6	0	31
TE Branden McWilliams	5	3	0	10	0	36
WR Branden Langston	4	3	0	11	0	11
TE Steve Perkins	1	1	0	11	0	4
RB Brody Linquist	1	1	0	8	0	7
WR Karl Oren	1	1	0	8	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Travis Hunter	12	7	100	1	32
RB Dylan Sampson	5	4	-4	0	27
TE Horace Burgess	4	2	15	0	29
WR Elliot Naquin	3	3	11	0	32
FB Quinn Cella	2	0	0	0	3
WR Tre Terry	2	1	14	0	20
WR Howard Banks	2	2	48	1	2
RB Barry Webb	1	0	0	0	5
TE Greg Gepner	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dylan Sampson	4	3	0.75	5.95
RB Barry Webb	3	17	5.67	5.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Nix	1	1	5	5.00	4.81

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	6	6	27	4.50	5.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Robert Wilkins	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dylan Sampson	2	2	-2	-1.00	-0.80
WR Travis Hunter	2	2	18	9.00	8.33
WR Elliot Naquin	1	1	1	1.00	3.67
TE Horace Burgess	1	1	10	10.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bo Nix	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dylan Sampson	3	1
RB Barry Webb	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Nix	12	6	2
Henry Hotchkiss	2	2	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Robert Wilkins	4	3	0
WR Alejandro Valdez	3	1	1
WR Kris Hartman	2	2	1
WR Daniel Lyle	2	0	0
TE Branden McWilliams	2	2	1
RB Jessie Crane	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Horace Burgess	3	1	0
WR Travis Hunter	2	1	1
FB Quinn Cella	1	0	0
TE Greg Gepner	1	0	0
RB Dylan Sampson	1	1	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)