Wild Card Playoff Games, 2017

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	10	10	3	-	23
Houston Texans	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 HOU - Al Garrison 1 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 11:07 NED - Tony Lyons 12 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 09:30 HOU - Riddick Thune 45 fumble return (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 04:38 NED - Charlie Flannery 53 field goal
3Q: 08:20 NED - Donnell Crosland 7 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 01:54 NED - Charlie Flannery 25 field goal
4Q: 02:06 HOU - Sean Putsche 2 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 00:19 NED - Charlie Flannery 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 HOU - Al Garrison 1 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 11:07 NED - Tony Lyons 12 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 09:30 HOU - Riddick Thune 45 fumble return (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 04:38 NED - Charlie Flannery 53 field goal
3Q: 08:20 NED - Donnell Crosland 7 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 01:54 NED - Charlie Flannery 25 field goal
4Q: 02:06 HOU - Sean Putsche 2 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 00:19 NED - Charlie Flannery 38 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 24 21
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 400 300
- Offensive Plays 65 54
- Yards per Play 6.15 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 159 128
- Rushing Attempts 32 25
- Yards per Rush 4.97 5.12
Net Passing Yards 241 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 27 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.30 5.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/68 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 5/122
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:32 27:28

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	24	21
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	400	300
- Offensive Plays	65	54
- Yards per Play	6.15	5.56
Net Rushing Yards	159	128
- Rushing Attempts	32	25
- Yards per Rush	4.97	5.12
Net Passing Yards	241	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	27 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.30	5.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/68	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	5/122
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:32	27:28

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:17	2:09	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
1	1:18	5:17	OWN 13	11	87	Touchdown
2	9:03	4:30	OWN 25	9	39	Field Goal
2	2:42	1:38	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 23	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	6:47	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	6:13	4:24	OWN 36	9	56	Field Goal
4	12:55	2:42	OWN 17	7	27	Punt
4	7:38	1:40	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	2:00	1:48	OWN 16	7	63	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:43	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
1	6:08	4:50	OWN 11	9	44	Punt
2	11:01	1:58	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
2	4:33	1:51	OWN 44	4	9	Punt
2	1:04	0:55	OWN 46	4	39	Fumble
3	8:13	2:00	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
3	1:49	3:54	OWN 10	5	31	Punt
4	10:13	2:35	OWN 13	5	19	Punt
4	5:58	3:58	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 27	1	8	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Byron Lewis	13	75	5.77	19	5
Donnell Crosland	11	27	2.45	9	0
Bernard Escalante	8	57	7.13	27	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Al Garrison	18	104	5.78	17	4	1
Gerald Roberts	7	24	3.43	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	33	23	241	0/0	2	20	0	110.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	27	24	182	2/10	1	18	0	107.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Daniels	4	7	45	11.25	8	17	0
WR Tony Lyons	4	8	65	16.25	20	19	1
WR Nathan Osborne	3	4	16	5.33	2	9	0
FB Lewis Gredzinski	3	3	14	4.67	0	12	0
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	2	2	30	15.00	2	19	0
WR Luke Gross	2	2	23	11.50	4	20	0
RB Donnell Crosland	2	2	11	5.50	8	7	1
WR Darren McKnight	1	2	17	17.00	9	17	0
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
TE Ross Shannon	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Thune	5	7	42	8.40	0	13	0
WR Bucky Organ	5	6	56	11.20	8	18	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	4	33	8.25	10	10	0
RB Al Garrison	2	2	9	4.50	5	5	0
WR Ricardo Kernbach	2	2	18	9.00	5	11	0
TE Rick Hammond	2	2	10	5.00	0	11	0
RB Gerald Roberts	2	2	2	1.00	0	2	0
FB Sean Putsche	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Colin Bullock	1	0
Zach Anderson	0	1
Heath Hitchcock	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	TD
Gerald Roberts	1	0	0
Earl Fiume	1	0	0
Riddick Thune	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	189	47.3	42.8	53	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jimmy Reischl	5	197	39.4	37.8	48	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	3/3	1/1	1/1	53	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	2	8	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Beckwith	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zach Anderson	2	30	15.0	0
Dominic Goodwin	1	26	26.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	3	70	23.3	0
Bennie Howe	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Christian Howe	7	2	1.0	15	26
ILB Luke Wayne	7	5	0.0	24	26
CB Dominic Goodwin	6	2	0.0	24	29
S Heath Hitchcock	6	0	0.0	23	26
S Zach Anderson	5	5	0.0	25	28
DT Colin Bullock	4	3	0.0	25	28
DT Wally Moore	4	0	0.0	16	26
CB Gene Levine	3	4	0.0	21	27
OLB Louis Downs	3	0	0.0	14	11
DE Alan Woodard	2	0	0.0	22	24
ILB Byron Crist	1	0	1.0	1	2
DE Aaron Piccarreta	1	0	0.0	23	29
CB Freddie Robak	0	1	0.0	4	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Les Collier	7	3	0.0	29	32
S Jeffrey Beckwith	6	1	0.0	20	18
CB Tom Taves	5	2	0.0	23	25
OLB Ty Sanders	5	1	0.0	24	22
S Eddie Murkowski	5	1	0.0	20	26
CB Bennie Howe	5	0	0.0	29	33
DT Mark Badalyan	4	1	0.0	26	31
CB Butch Linkletter	4	1	0.0	25	28
S Burt Morlando	2	1	0.0	28	31
DE Bryce Henry	2	0	0.0	32	33
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2	0	0.0	16	17
DE Sam Wallace	1	1	0.0	31	31
DT Mitch Morrow	1	0	0.0	10	5
DT Earnest Maciel	1	0	0.0	22	18
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tommy Bennett	1	0	0.0	7	5
DT Johnny Winters	0	1	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Christian Howe	1.0	0	1	1	26
ILB Byron Crist	1.0	0	0	1	2

Houston	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ty Sanders	1	0	22
ILB Les Collier	1	0	32
DE Sam Wallace	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dominic Goodwin	6	2	29
S Heath Hitchcock	5	0	26
OLB Christian Howe	3	0	26
ILB Luke Wayne	3	0	26
S Zach Anderson	2	0	28
DE Alan Woodard	2	0	24
DT Colin Bullock	1	0	28
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	11
CB Gene Levine	1	0	27

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Butch Linkletter	4	1	28
ILB Les Collier	4	0	32
CB Tom Taves	4	0	25
CB Bennie Howe	3	0	33
S Eddie Murkowski	3	0	26
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2	0	17
S Burt Morlando	1	1	31
DE Bryce Henry	1	0	33
CB Tommy Bennett	1	0	5
S Jeffrey Beckwith	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Van Perry	3	8	32	31
Damon Beede	2	3	26	27
Leonard Lytle	1	4	32	33
Lee Attico	1	2	8	9
Lenny Spindler	0	3	24	26
Gerald VanEck	0	2	6	8
Otis Porter	0	2	26	25
Lewis Gredzinski	0	1	20	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Finley	3	5	24	0	28
Kyle Morton	2	5	18	0	25
Raymond Takemura	1	4	21	0	25
Steven Randle	1	3	24	1	23
Mack Waldteufel	1	3	14	0	20
Sean Moss	1	2	19	1	26
Rick Hammond	1	1	10	0	12
Roosevelt Beckinsale	0	1	4	0	4
Earl Fiume	0	1	15	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Blair	2	10
Donnell Crosland	1	22
Nathan Osborne	1	17
Mo Morton	1	9
Damon Beede	1	7
Zach Anderson	1	5
Darren McKnight	0	15
Ross Shannon	0	15
Tracy Raymond	0	15
Amos Duncan	0	14
Christian Howe	0	10
Freddie Robak	0	9
Dominic Goodwin	0	9
Gerald VanEck	0	7
Lee Attico	0	7
Fernando Gildon	0	6
Mo George	0	6
Trevor Bynaker	0	6
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	5
Luke Gross	0	5
Aaron Piccarreta	0	5
Lenny Spindler	0	5
Lewis Gredzinski	0	5
Alan Woodard	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Byron Crist	0	4
Louis Downs	0	4
Juan Getson	0	3
Charlie Flannery	0	3
Otis Porter	0	3
Earl Shimada	0	1
Roger Daniels	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Taves	2	11
Gerald Roberts	1	15
Bart Varela	1	15
Rick Hammond	1	10
Jumbo Zellweger	0	18
Roy Dixon	0	14
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	13
Ricardo Kernbach	0	12
Bennie Howe	0	10
Sean Putsche	0	10
Tommy Bennett	0	10
Butch Linkletter	0	10
Earnest Maciel	0	7
Bryce Henry	0	7
Al Garrison	0	6
Billy Ah Yat	0	5
Bucky Ratini	0	5
Mack Waldteufel	0	5
Louis Sims	0	5
Jimmy Reischl	0	5
Alvin Finley	0	5
Max Pullen	0	5
Alan Toombs	0	5
Todd Sievers	0	4
Ty Sanders	0	4
Eddie Murkowski	0	4
Sean Ritchie	0	4
Earl Fiume	0	4
Mark Badalyan	0	3
Les Collier	0	3
Sam Wallace	0	3
Burt Morlando	0	2
Mitch Morrow	0	1
Riddick Thune	0	1
Quinn McKenzie	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	19	124	6.5
Right	4	3	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	46	6.6
Middle	7	38	5.4
Right	11	44	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	33	23	1	3	0	3	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	27	24	0	0	0	2	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	76	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	111	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	36	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	84	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	8	4	65	0	28
WR Roger Daniels	7	4	45	0	18
WR Nathan Osborne	4	3	16	0	15
FB Lewis Gredzinski	3	3	14	0	13
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	2	2	30	0	16
WR Darren McKnight	2	1	17	0	2
WR Luke Gross	2	2	23	1	16
RB Donnell Crosland	2	2	11	0	10
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	3	0	23
TE Ross Shannon	1	1	17	0	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	7	5	42	28
WR Bucky Organ	6	5	56	24
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	4	33	20
RB Al Garrison	2	2	9	15
WR Ricardo Kernbach	2	2	18	6
TE Rick Hammond	2	2	10	12
RB Gerald Roberts	2	2	2	14
FB Sean Putsche	1	1	2	5
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	10	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donnell Crosland	1	-1	-1.00	2.45
Bernard Escalante	1	4	4.00	7.13

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Al Garrison	2	3	1.50	5.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	3	3	23	7.67	7.30

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	4	4	25	6.25	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Daniels	1	1	4	4.00	6.43
WR Tony Lyons	1	1	12	12.00	8.13
RB Donnell Crosland	1	1	7	7.00	5.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rick Hammond	2	2	10	5.00	5.00
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	13	13.00	6.00
FB Sean Putsche	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Crosland	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	11	8	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Daniels	3	2	1
WR Nathan Osborne	3	2	2
WR Darren McKnight	2	1	1
WR Tony Lyons	1	1	1
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	0
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gerald Roberts	2	2	0
RB Al Garrison	1	1	0
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	1
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	1
WR Ricardo Kernbach	1	1	1
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,000 (21,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,000 (21,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,000)