Week 3, 2013

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	7	14	0	-	24
New England Patriots	3	0	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 NED - Charlie Flannery 34 field goal
1Q: 03:52 HOU - Todd Sievers 46 field goal
2Q: 02:27 HOU - Riddick Thune 23 pass from Dwight Prior (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 11:21 HOU - Dwight Prior 3 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 07:36 NED - Luke Gross 27 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 02:10 HOU - Russell Gillespie 4 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 11:07 NED - Charlie Flannery 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 NED - Charlie Flannery 34 field goal
1Q: 03:52 HOU - Todd Sievers 46 field goal
2Q: 02:27 HOU - Riddick Thune 23 pass from Dwight Prior (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 11:21 HOU - Dwight Prior 3 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 07:36 NED - Luke Gross 27 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 02:10 HOU - Russell Gillespie 4 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 11:07 NED - Charlie Flannery 52 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 10 1
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 333 280
- Offensive Plays 69 50
- Yards per Play 4.83 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 150 50
- Rushing Attempts 40 16
- Yards per Rush 3.75 3.13
Net Passing Yards 183 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 1 33 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 202 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 6.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 5/45
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 4/17 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:40 24:20

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	10	1
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	333	280
- Offensive Plays	69	50
- Yards per Play	4.83	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	150	50
- Rushing Attempts	40	16
- Yards per Rush	3.75	3.13
Net Passing Yards	183	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 1	33 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	202	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	6.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	5/45
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	4/17	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:40	24:20

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	1:57	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	7:30	3:46	OWN 43	7	28	Field Goal
1	1:13	3:31	OWN 12	8	17	Punt
2	10:47	2:15	OWN 19	5	10	Punt
2	5:54	3:49	OWN 3	10	97	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 16	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:51	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
3	7:22	5:21	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
3	0:48	2:08	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	11:00	1:47	OWN 36	3	5	Interception
4	8:21	3:43	OWN 15	6	37	Punt
4	4:08	1:46	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 33	4	16	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 43	8	40	Field Goal
1	8:24	0:54	OWN 34	2	-8	Interception
1	3:44	2:31	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
2	12:42	1:55	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	8:32	2:38	OWN 28	5	20	Punt
2	2:05	1:35	OWN 29	6	21	Interception
3	11:09	3:47	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
3	2:01	1:13	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	13:40	2:40	OWN 37	4	28	Field Goal
4	9:13	0:52	OPP 25	2	8	Interception
4	4:38	0:30	OWN 5	2	20	Interception
4	2:22	0:39	OWN 42	5	25	Downs

Game MVP: Jumbo Zellweger, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Al Garrison	24	96	4.00	11	2	0
Russell Gillespie	11	47	4.27	17	1	1
Dwight Prior	3	1	0.33	3	0	1
Dean Poole	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Mack Waldteufel	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Byron Lewis	8	29	3.63	11	1
Randal Meadows	7	15	2.14	8	0
Tom Brady	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dwight Prior	26	17	202	3/19	1	34	1	85.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	33	20	239	1/9	1	31	4	53.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Thune	6	9	91	15.17	10	23	1
RB Russell Gillespie	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	6	44	22.00	12	34	0
WR Reche Caldwell	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Derrick McIntosh	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Al Garrison	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Donnell Peterson	1	1	20	20.00	7	20	0
TE Jumbo Stallings	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Dean Poole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Luke Gross	9	11	138	15.33	10	31	1
WR Nathan Osborne	4	8	36	9.00	0	14	0
WR Bethel Johnson	3	7	34	11.33	7	16	0
TE Ben Watson	1	1	16	16.00	1	16	0
RB Randal Meadows	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Mercury Legay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Howie Hoffman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Michael Lewis	1	0	0.00
CB Bennie Howe	1	3	3.00
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	1	8	8.00
CB Corey Cortez	1	6	6.00

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lamar Marshall	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Russell Gillespie	1	0
Jeffrey Beckwith	1	0
Riddick Thune	0	1
Earnest Maciel	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ahmad Carroll	0	0	1	0
Heath Hitchcock	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devin Price	6	266	44.3	36.8	55	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	195	48.8	49.5	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Beckwith	1	-3	-3.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	4	40	10.0	0
Ahmad Carroll	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lewis	4	102	25.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	4	92	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Morgan	8	2	0.0	15	34
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	4	2	1.0	16	34
CB Bennie Howe	4	1	0.0	16	34
OLB Tommy Chapman	4	0	0.0	14	22
S Jeffrey Beckwith	3	6	0.0	16	34
DE Darren Balderas	3	0	0.0	16	34
CB Corey Cortez	3	0	0.0	11	29
CB DeAngelo Hall	2	0	0.0	11	29
DT Earnest Maciel	2	0	0.0	4	5
DT Mitch Morrow	1	1	0.0	15	34
CB Dunta Robinson	1	0	0.0	5	5
T Brent Newton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Phillip Morton	1	0	0.0	4	5
S Michael Lewis	0	3	0.0	13	29

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lance Briggs	13	1	1.0	40	29
S Eugene Wilson	8	3	0.0	38	28
DT Vince Wilfork	5	3	1.0	34	26
S Stanley Ingram	4	2	0.0	25	22
ILB Jerris Yoder	4	0	0.0	36	28
S Heath Hitchcock	4	0	0.0	34	25
DE Ty Warren	3	3	1.0	39	27
CB Brian Ellis	3	0	0.0	9	4
CB Brant Norton	2	4	0.0	38	28
DE Freddie Preston	2	1	0.0	37	29
DE Perry Grider	2	0	0.0	11	6
WR Nathan Osborne	2	0	---	---	---
CB Tito Mallard	2	0	0.0	35	27
OLB Lamar Marshall	1	2	0.0	14	7
TE Ben Watson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Randy Chevrier	1	0	0.0	22	21
RB Byron Lewis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	0.0	3	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	1.0	0	1	34
DE Darren Balderas	0.0	1	1	34
DE Bryce Henry	0.0	1	1	34

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Vince Wilfork	1.0	1	0	26
OLB Lance Briggs	1.0	0	0	29
DE Ty Warren	1.0	0	0	27
DE Freddie Preston	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dan Morgan	4	1	0	34
CB Bennie Howe	4	0	1	34
CB Corey Cortez	3	1	1	29
S Jeffrey Beckwith	3	0	0	34
DT Earnest Maciel	2	0	0	5
OLB Tommy Chapman	1	1	0	22
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	1	0	1	34
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	0	0	29
CB Dunta Robinson	1	0	0	5
S Michael Lewis	0	0	1	29

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lance Briggs	6	0	0	29
S Eugene Wilson	3	1	0	28
CB Tito Mallard	3	1	0	27
S Heath Hitchcock	2	1	0	25
CB Brian Ellis	2	0	0	4
OLB Lamar Marshall	1	0	1	7
CB Brant Norton	0	2	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dusty Starks	2	7	0	34	0	26
Steven Randle	2	7	0	34	0	25
Mack Waldteufel	2	4	0	22	0	12
Burt Shields	2	3	0	16	0	3
Sean Hines	1	3	0	11	0	9
Brent Newton	1	1	0	24	3	26
Tommie Welch	1	1	0	12	0	7
Bucky Ratini	0	8	1	33	0	21
Lorenzo Thomas	0	2	0	7	0	8
Chris Bober	0	1	0	29	0	20

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Koppen	1	4	15	0	29
Jeremy Hibdon	1	3	10	1	31
Conrad Chiaccheri	1	2	12	0	27
Jared Merrifield	0	3	7	0	14
Les Leskun	0	2	14	0	28
Mercury Legay	0	1	7	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dunta Robinson	4	16
Michael Lewis	2	15
Russell Gillespie	1	16
Mack Waldteufel	1	15
Donnell Peterson	1	15
Reche Caldwell	0	13
Dean Poole	0	11
Derrick McIntosh	0	10
Corey Cortez	0	9
Nicky Sullivan	0	8
Ty Sanders	0	8
Burt Shields	0	7
Lorenzo Thomas	0	7
Sean Hines	0	7
Tommie Welch	0	7
Devin Price	0	7
Todd Sievers	0	6
Dusty Starks	0	6
Al Garrison	0	6
Phillip Morton	0	5
Jumbo Stallings	0	5
Earnest Maciel	0	4
Leslie Franz	0	4
Alan McIntyre	0	4
Winston Brass	0	4
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	4
Dan Morgan	0	3
Mitch Morrow	0	3
Bennie Howe	0	3
Geoff Brazell	0	3
DeAngelo Hall	0	2
Jumbo Zellweger	0	2
Darren Balderas	0	2
Tommy Chapman	0	2
Bryce Henry	0	2
Bucky Ratini	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ahmad Carroll	2	14
Jim Borders	1	12
Mercury Fletcher	1	11
Eugene Wilson	1	3
Randal Meadows	0	21
Christian Howe	0	19
Fernando Gildon	0	15
Elton Kinney	0	15
Howie Hoffman	0	14
Thomas Tapeh	0	12
Brian Ellis	0	10
Stanley Ingram	0	8
Ben Watson	0	6
Dan Koppen	0	6
Les Leskun	0	6
Perry Grider	0	6
Charlie Flannery	0	6
Jared Merrifield	0	6
Luke Wayne	0	6
Bethel Johnson	0	5
Jeff Andrews	0	5
Kendrick Fox	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Lee Attico	0	4
Jerris Yoder	0	3
Mercury Legay	0	3
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	2
Rene Wingo	0	2
Heath Hitchcock	0	2
Lance Briggs	0	1
Vince Wilfork	0	1
Ty Warren	0	1
Randy Chevrier	0	1
Gilbert Conway	0	1
Lamar Marshall	0	1
Luke Gross	0	1
Brant Norton	0	1
Freddie Preston	0	1
Dale Knight	0	1
Tito Mallard	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	19	69	3.6
Right	11	53	4.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dwight Prior	26	17	4	0	1	5	1	0	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	33	20	4	3	1	3	2	3	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	75	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	74	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	59	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	83	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	97	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	9	6	1	91	2	27
WR Kenneth Pritchett	6	2	0	44	1	18
WR Reche Caldwell	2	1	0	12	0	17
RB Russell Gillespie	2	2	0	3	0	18
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	0	9	0	12
FB Dean Poole	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Derrick McIntosh	1	1	0	9	0	7
RB Al Garrison	1	1	0	6	0	13
TE Donnell Peterson	1	1	0	20	1	13
TE Jumbo Stallings	1	1	0	8	0	16

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Luke Gross	11	9	0	138	4	31
WR Nathan Osborne	8	4	0	36	0	25
WR Bethel Johnson	7	3	1	34	0	26
WR Howie Hoffman	2	0	0	0	0	12
TE Ben Watson	1	1	0	16	0	14
RB Randal Meadows	1	1	0	6	0	12
FB Mercury Legay	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	0	1	0	22
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	0	8	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Russell Gillespie	1	4	4.00	4.27
Dwight Prior	1	3	3.00	0.33
Al Garrison	1	0	0.00	4.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dwight Prior	3	3	11	3.67	7.77

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	1	0	0	0.00	7.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Russell Gillespie	2	2	3	1.50	1.50
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	8	8.00	10.11

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Russell Gillespie	4	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Randal Meadows	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dwight Prior	8	4	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenneth Pritchett	5	2	2
WR Riddick Thune	1	0	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	1
TE Donnell Peterson	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bethel Johnson	3	2	2
WR Luke Gross	2	2	0
TE Ben Watson	1	1	1
FB Mercury Legay	1	0	0
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (21,600)
End Zone 14,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (21,600)
End Zone	14,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,000)