Week 7, 2069

played in Houston, TX

83 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots710714-38
Houston Texans77311-28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:29 NED - Orlando Tylski 19 pass from Ken Hoover (Harold Crane extra point)
1Q: 04:08 HOU - Jeff Schulz recovered blocked punt in end zone (Trevor Hicks extra point)
2Q: 08:57 NED - Dominique Goike 88 pass from Ken Hoover (Harold Crane extra point)
2Q: 04:05 HOU - Andres Hatton 8 pass from Rick Tate (Trevor Hicks extra point)
2Q: 00:51 NED - Harold Crane 41 field goal
3Q: 12:02 HOU - Trevor Hicks 31 field goal
3Q: 07:54 NED - Angel Ratini 3 run (Harold Crane extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Marquis Guthrie 12 pass from Ken Hoover (Harold Crane extra point)
4Q: 10:19 HOU - Trevor Hicks 34 field goal
4Q: 03:04 NED - Alfred Castroll 4 run (Harold Crane extra point)
4Q: 01:59 HOU - Dominique Sharber 8 pass from Rick Tate (Rick Tate pass to Chester Gaines for conversion)

Team StatisticsNEDHOU
Record3-33-4
First Downs1622
- by Rushing66
- by Passing1015
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards466405
- Offensive Plays5668
- Yards per Play8.325.96
Net Rushing Yards15364
- Rushing Attempts2920
- Yards per Rush5.283.20
Net Passing Yards313341
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt24 - 17 - 047 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards324349
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/111/8
- Yards per Pass Play11.597.10
Fumbles/Lost1/03/2
3rd Down Conversions6/146/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.57.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards11/763/15
Punt Returns/Yards3/344/14
Kick Returns/Yards2/855/88
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 25
Time of Possession29:2230:38

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:42OPP 29229Touchdown
110:131:19OWN 3537Punt
16:402:45OWN 19412Punt
13:552:38OWN 25434Punt
212:200:58OWN 2034Punt
210:121:30OWN 9491Touchdown
23:553:10OWN 25951Field Goal
311:543:15OWN 29513Punt
38:390:55OPP 727Touchdown
34:481:52OWN 2031Punt
31:161:27OWN 30470Touchdown
410:127:17OWN 71093Touchdown
41:110:37OWN 2439Punt
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:183:05OWN 23519Punt
18:542:14OWN 2519Punt
11:173:57OWN 20834Punt
211:221:10OWN 3837Punt
28:424:47OWN 25975Touchdown
20:450:45OWN 15110Half
315:003:06OWN 26860Field Goal
37:442:56OWN 25613Punt
32:561:40OWN 3632Punt
414:494:37OWN 18965Field Goal
42:551:04OWN 41559Touchdown
41:460:35OWN 46330Fumble
40:340:34OWN 12322Interception

Game MVP: Ken Hoover, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Angel Ratini15322.131111
RB Garrett Irwin6366.001310
RB Alfred Castroll4205.001111
RB Erik Borders294.50500
WR Dominique Goike15252.005210
QB Ken Hoover144.00400
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Willie Dodge14463.291320
RB Avery Harmon310.33200
RB Nicky Castillo242.00300
QB Rick Tate11313.001310

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ken Hoover24173243/113880152.8
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rick Tate47273491/8237186.2

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dominique Goike4412230.5092881
WR Orlando Tylski454411.0026191
TE Ed Posavec369933.0075560
WR J.R. Issa353913.0010280
WR Heath Lane1155.00050
RB Angel Ratini1133.00030
WR Marquis Guthrie111212.003121
RB Alfred Castroll0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Chester Gaines7117210.2915170
WR Zach Meier713547.718150
TE Dominique Sharber5611222.4077371
RB Nicky Castillo22199.5018200
WR Herb Rose23157.50380
RB Willie Dodge265829.0047360
TE Andres Hatton22199.500111
TE Rob Franz0300.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Pete Chipokas100.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
RB Erik Borders1000
TE Ed Posavec0100
DE Skip Buggelli0100
CB Pete Chipokas0100
OLB Miles Benson0010
S Andrew McIntyre0010
S Micah Mang0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
WR Chester Gaines1100
S Donnell Holz1000
RB Willie Dodge1000
DT Ernie Lemus0010
DE Jeff Schulz0001

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ted Booker729842.637.7563
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Malachi Sutter630350.538.2644

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Harold Crane1/11/10/0415/5
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Trevor Hicks2/20/00/0342/2

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Erik Borders33411.30
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Donnell Holz4143.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Dominique Goike28542.50
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Philip Ogden35016.70
Willie Dodge23819.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Clarence Sluiter740.02048
OLB Brendan Lindsay720.01433
S Andrew McIntyre610.01930
DT Marcos Waeltz500.01828
CB Daquan Nakajo430.02048
ILB Renaldo McConnell410.02046
DE Eugene Morton300.02036
CB Donte Weaver220.01641
DE T.J. Wells101.0110
DT Eli Randle110.01220
OLB Eli Mathis110.056
CB Pete Chipokas100.009
DT Dusty Jeffries100.0218
CB Kai Burroughs100.01945
S Micah Mang100.0118
OLB Miles Benson010.0716
DE Cory Mendez010.01735
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Dale Griese540.02515
S Wesley Lane530.02720
OLB Lenny Theisen530.02514
CB Miles Benson500.02927
OLB Max King401.0514
DE Kyle Howen301.02816
DE Jeff Schulz300.51817
S Mo Reed310.02927
CB Alejandro Kulaga300.02617
OLB Archie Pearce220.02614
OLB Tevin Gibson200.0513
ILB Emmitt Collier110.0133
DE Joey Sampson100.01423
WR Chester Gaines10---------
DT Ernie Lemus100.02219
CB Duane Darusmont100.0211
DT Frank Pirker010.535
S Donnell Holz010.0514
ILB Don Stevens010.037

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE T.J. Wells1.001010
DT Jared Neitring0.011030
DE Cory Mendez0.010235
DE Eugene Morton0.001136
DT Dusty Jeffries0.001018
S Clarence Sluiter0.001048
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kyle Howen1.001016
OLB Max King1.000114
DE Jeff Schulz0.500017
DT Frank Pirker0.50005
CB Alejandro Kulaga0.001017
DT Ernie Lemus0.001019
ILB Dale Griese0.000115

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Clarence Sluiter61048
CB Daquan Nakajo41048
S Andrew McIntyre40030
ILB Renaldo McConnell31046
OLB Brendan Lindsay30033
CB Donte Weaver20041
CB Pete Chipokas1119
OLB Miles Benson11016
DT Jared Neitring10030
DT Eli Randle10020
S Micah Mang10018
DT Marcos Waeltz01028
CB Kai Burroughs01045
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Max King30014
CB Miles Benson30027
OLB Tevin Gibson20013
ILB Dale Griese20015
S Wesley Lane11020
CB Alejandro Kulaga11017
S Mo Reed10027
DE Jeff Schulz10017
OLB Archie Pearce10014
OLB Lenny Theisen10014
CB Duane Darusmont10011

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Gerald Nkwenti36029127
C Sedrick Hancuff27229027
G Scott Hegamin16029027
G Cornelius Terry15029127
T Rodney Richmond14129127
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Micah Bernard46020048
G Ernie Pierzina13020148
TE Dominique Sharber11019046
T Dean Cochrane06020048
T Bubba Wynn02020048
C Brendan Stevenson01020048

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Miles Benson426
Angel Ratini227
Eli Mathis226
Skip Buggelli119
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Ernie Lemus412
Donnell Holz120

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Ed Posavec2822------2777
CB Daquan Nakajo------2048270
S Clarence Sluiter------2048270
ILB Renaldo McConnell------2046268
CB Kai Burroughs------1945266
G Scott Hegamin2927------864
T Rodney Richmond2927------864
DT Jared Neitring------8302159
CB Donte Weaver------1641259
DE Eugene Morton------2036258
RB Angel Ratini1713------2757
WR Dominique Goike2723------656
T Gerald Nkwenti2927---------56
G Cornelius Terry2927---------56
C Sedrick Hancuff2927---------56
QB Ken Hoover2927---------56
DE Cory Mendez------1735254
OLB Miles Benson------7162649
OLB Brendan Lindsay------1433249
S Andrew McIntyre------1930---49
DT Marcos Waeltz------1828---46
WR J.R. Issa2025---------45
WR Orlando Tylski1524------140
DT Eli Randle------1220638
OLB Eli Mathis------562637
WR Heath Lane77------1428
TE Kris Masso72------1928
DE Skip Buggelli------071926
DT Dusty Jeffries------218222
RB Erik Borders20------2022
S Micah Mang------118221
RB Garrett Irwin102------719
DE T.J. Wells------110617
WR Marquis Guthrie04------1216
CB Pete Chipokas------09615
RB Alfred Castroll59---------14
TE Jeffrey Sutter74---------11
T Byron Reeves00------88
G Nicolas Clements00------88
K Harold Crane00------88
C Brant Ross00------88
P Ted Booker00------77
ILB Teddy Curtis------14---5
QB Garrett Wolf00------11
S Tevin Sampson------00---0
OLB Dexter Alexander------00---0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Dominique Sharber1946------1378
WR Chester Gaines1946------1378
T Bubba Wynn2048------876
G Ernie Pierzina2048------876
T Dean Cochrane2048------876
G Micah Bernard2048------876
WR Philip Ogden1844------769
QB Rick Tate2048---------68
C Brendan Stevenson2048---------68
S Mo Reed------2927258
CB Miles Benson------2927157
DT Ernie Lemus------22191253
CB Alejandro Kulaga------2617851
RB Willie Dodge1429------851
S Wesley Lane------2720---47
WR Zach Meier1529------246
OLB Tevin Gibson------5132745
DE Kyle Howen------2816145
RB Nicky Castillo213------2843
TE Rob Franz313------2743
DE Jeff Schulz------1817742
ILB Dale Griese------2515---40
OLB Archie Pearce------2614---40
S Donnell Holz------5142039
OLB Lenny Theisen------2514---39
DE Joey Sampson------1423138
CB Chester Schulz------1421136
CB Duane Darusmont------2112033
ILB Emmitt Collier------1331430
WR Herb Rose07------2027
OLB Max King------514120
RB Avery Harmon79---------16
RB Howie Ramirez20------1416
DT Frank Pirker------35816
ILB Don Stevens------37111
C Andres Hanks00------88
P Malachi Sutter00------88
K Trevor Hicks00------88
S Aaron Blackwell------0077
TE Andres Hatton14---------5
G Jumbo Berry00---------0
T Jerry Woods00---------0
ILB Shane Adamski------00---0
QB Eddie Berner00---------0
C Emmanuel Bennetts00---------0
T Arturo Tubbs00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8637.9
Middle11333.0
Right10575.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2-2-1.0
Middle13332.5
Right5336.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ken Hoover24176112320
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rick Tate47276047531

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54479.4
Short (0-8 Yds)117544.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)6410717.8
Long (19+ Yds)2211658.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen434711.8
Short (0-8 Yds)26172158.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)126726.0
Long (19+ Yds)41153.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Ed Posavec63099322
WR Orlando Tylski54144024
WR J.R. Issa53039125
WR Dominique Goike440122223
WR Heath Lane110507
RB Angel Ratini1103013
RB Alfred Castroll100009
WR Marquis Guthrie1101204
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Zach Meier137054029
WR Chester Gaines117172046
TE Dominique Sharber650112346
RB Willie Dodge62258229
TE Rob Franz3010013
WR Herb Rose3201507
RB Nicky Castillo22019113
TE Andres Hatton2201904

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Angel Ratini362.002.13
RB Garrett Irwin2168.006.00
RB Alfred Castroll252.505.00
QB Ken Hoover144.004.00
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Willie Dodge122.003.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ken Hoover223115.5013.50
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Rick Tate83202.507.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Orlando Tylski111919.008.80
WR Marquis Guthrie111212.0012.00
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Chester Gaines2142.006.55
WR Zach Meier2000.004.15
TE Dominique Sharber1188.0018.67
WR Herb Rose1000.005.00
RB Willie Dodge1000.009.67
TE Andres Hatton1188.009.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Alfred Castroll32
HoustonRushesConversions
RB Nicky Castillo21

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Ken Hoover974
HoustonAttCompConversions
Rick Tate1275

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Dominique Goike331
WR Orlando Tylski321
WR J.R. Issa111
RB Alfred Castroll100
WR Marquis Guthrie111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Chester Gaines321
WR Zach Meier300
RB Nicky Castillo221
TE Dominique Sharber222
TE Rob Franz100
TE Andres Hatton111

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,700 (9,900)