Week 7, 2021

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	17	7	0	-	31
Houston Texans	10	10	3	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:34 HOU - Jamal Rivers 1 run (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
1Q: 08:42 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 22 field goal
1Q: 05:49 NED - Luke Wayne 17 interception return (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 29 field goal
2Q: 12:24 NED - Bernard Escalante 43 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 05:34 HOU - Jamal Rivers 1 run (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 02:34 NED - Charlie Flannery 52 field goal
2Q: 00:21 NED - Jerome Alexander 1 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 08:26 NED - Brian Thompson 7 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 02:38 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:34 HOU - Jamal Rivers 1 run (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
1Q: 08:42 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 22 field goal
1Q: 05:49 NED - Luke Wayne 17 interception return (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 29 field goal
2Q: 12:24 NED - Bernard Escalante 43 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 05:34 HOU - Jamal Rivers 1 run (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 02:34 NED - Charlie Flannery 52 field goal
2Q: 00:21 NED - Jerome Alexander 1 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 08:26 NED - Brian Thompson 7 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 02:38 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 21 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 5-1 2-5
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 390 382
- Offensive Plays 49 72
- Yards per Play 7.96 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 209 92
- Rushing Attempts 24 25
- Yards per Rush 8.71 3.68
Net Passing Yards 181 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 1 46 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 196 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.24 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/7 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 6/129
Interception Ret./Yards 3/24 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:14 33:46

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	5-1	2-5
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	390	382
- Offensive Plays	49	72
- Yards per Play	7.96	5.31
Net Rushing Yards	209	92
- Rushing Attempts	24	25
- Yards per Rush	8.71	3.68
Net Passing Yards	181	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 1	46 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	196	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.24	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/7	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	6/129
Interception Ret./Yards	3/24	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:14	33:46

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	2:30	OWN 35	3	-21	Punt
1	8:35	2:39	OWN 19	5	23	Punt
2	14:55	2:39	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
2	5:24	2:55	OWN 20	5	45	Field Goal
2	1:13	0:59	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
3	12:18	4:00	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
3	2:32	1:11	OWN 44	2	7	Interception
4	14:41	3:48	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
4	7:48	2:26	OWN 3	4	57	Punt
4	2:41	2:41	OWN 35	5	20	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:51	1:24	OPP 38	3	38	Touchdown
1	10:57	2:22	OWN 49	6	46	Field Goal
1	5:56	0:18	OWN 20	1	-10	Interception
1	5:38	5:43	OWN 39	10	49	Field Goal
2	12:16	6:52	OWN 40	13	60	Touchdown
2	2:29	1:16	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 33	1	-6	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 24	6	19	Interception
3	8:18	5:46	OWN 20	9	76	Field Goal
3	1:21	1:40	OPP 49	6	12	Punt
4	10:53	3:05	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
4	5:22	2:41	OWN 20	8	38	Interception

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Thompson	8	41	5.13	8	0	1
Will Cave	7	71	10.14	52	2	0
Bernard Escalante	7	81	11.57	43	2	1
Jerome Alexander	2	16	8.00	9	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Rivers	13	32	2.46	11	1	2
Lenny Atchison	5	24	4.80	19	1	0
Heath Brodie	4	19	4.75	12	1	0
Mack Waldteufel	3	17	5.67	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	23	17	196	2/15	1	32	1	95.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	46	22	295	1/5	0	42	3	41.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jesse Marshall	4	5	42	10.50	15	15	0
WR Tony Lyons	3	7	49	16.33	29	26	0
TE Mack Prescott	3	3	29	9.67	12	17	0
WR Shaun Schwartz	3	3	47	15.67	6	32	0
TE Joe Johansson	2	3	19	9.50	5	14	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	9	9.00	5	9	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bucky Organ	8	14	125	15.63	39	42
WR Earl Rader	5	10	79	15.80	0	37
TE Wesley Walsh	3	4	27	9.00	0	12
WR Bryant Brock	3	8	40	13.33	5	15
WR J.T. Wielechowski	2	4	12	6.00	5	8
RB Jamal Rivers	1	4	12	12.00	12	12
FB Mack Waldteufel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Lenny Atchison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Wayne	1	17	17.00	1
CB Donnell Arnold	1	7	7.00	0
OLB Jackie Bard	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Corey Cortez	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jesse Marshall	1	0	0	0
T.K.O. Schofer	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jamal Rivers	1	0	0
Earl Fiume	0	1	0
Alvin Finley	0	1	0
Wesley Walsh	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Summers	5	198	39.6	26.6	58	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Lockley	3	137	45.7	38.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Wijaya	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Farr	1	2	2.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Marshall	4	107	26.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Willis	4	82	20.5	0
J.T. Wielechowski	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Quentin Davidson	6	3	0.0	19	34
OLB Kirk Bobro	6	0	0.0	17	27
S Heath Hitchcock	5	3	0.0	16	42
CB Kelly Franz	4	0	0.0	13	34
S Cris Farr	4	0	0.0	23	37
DT Wally Moore	3	1	0.0	21	25
CB Donnell Arnold	3	0	0.0	13	36
S Gino Fackleman	2	3	0.0	20	30
CB Gene Levine	2	2	0.0	20	31
DE Kendrick Fox	2	1	0.0	21	32
DT T.K.O. Schofer	2	1	0.0	10	28
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	0	1.0	16	42
OLB Warren Stewart	1	1	0.0	9	13
OLB Jackie Bard	1	1	0.0	10	18
WR Tony Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0.0	6	13
DE Joel Lucic	1	0	0.0	4	15
S David Tynik	1	0	0.0	8	18

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	4	4	0.0	20	22
OLB Quinn McKenzie	4	3	0.0	21	20
ILB Brady Godfrey	3	2	0.0	9	9
CB Marshall Fairley	3	2	0.0	15	15
CB Trevor Canas	3	1	0.0	20	21
ILB Leo Murray	3	1	0.0	15	16
CB Corey Cortez	3	0	0.0	9	13
DE Otis Garrett	3	0	0.0	11	17
DE Ronald Woodward	2	0	1.0	21	24
DE Ernie Burton	2	0	1.0	16	9
DT J.R. Packer	2	1	0.0	18	18
S Jerald Perkins	2	1	0.0	21	21
CB Wes Huntley	2	0	0.0	15	12
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jamal Schwartz	1	0	0.0	5	6
S Tom Taves	1	0	0.0	10	7
WR Bryant Brock	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	0.0	3	5
CB Donny Willis	1	0	0.0	9	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.0	0	2	2	42
DE Kendrick Fox	0.0	1	1	1	32
DT Vernon Garrett	0.0	0	1	0	37

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronald Woodward	1.0	0	1	0	24
DE Ernie Burton	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Bucky Bullock	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Fernando Marquez	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Tyrell Murack	0.0	0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kirk Bobro	5	0	0	27
CB Kelly Franz	3	3	0	34
CB Donnell Arnold	3	0	1	36
ILB Quentin Davidson	2	0	0	34
OLB Jackie Bard	1	1	1	18
S Heath Hitchcock	1	1	0	42
CB Gene Levine	1	1	0	31
S David Tynik	1	1	0	18
S Cris Farr	1	1	0	37
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	0	32
DT Wally Moore	1	0	0	25
DE Joel Lucic	1	0	0	15
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	0	13
S Gino Fackleman	0	2	0	30
ILB Luke Wayne	0	0	1	13

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marshall Fairley	3	0	15
CB Corey Cortez	2	1	13
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2	0	20
CB Trevor Canas	2	0	21
ILB Leo Murray	2	0	16
OLB Jamal Schwartz	1	0	6
S Burt Morlando	1	0	22
CB Wes Huntley	1	0	12
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	5
CB Donny Willis	1	0	9
S Jerald Perkins	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Perry	2	3	0	24	1	24
Mack Prescott	2	2	1	22	0	18
Charlie Andrade	2	2	0	20	0	18
Leonard Lytle	1	4	0	19	0	20
Lenny Spindler	1	2	0	21	0	22
Jerome Alexander	1	1	1	18	0	14
Patrick Hamilton	1	1	0	4	0	7
Irving Gianettino	0	1	0	4	0	2
Xavier Dawson	0	1	0	5	0	5
Joe Johansson	0	0	0	2	1	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernest Occean	2	5	0	20	1	40
Raymond Takemura	2	4	1	20	0	36
Alvin Finley	1	3	0	23	0	45
Nick Diaz	1	3	0	20	0	40
Max Pullen	1	2	0	19	0	40
Sedrick Cleaver	0	2	0	7	0	13
Irving Rivers	0	1	0	5	0	7
Josh Buckner	0	1	0	6	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	3	19
Gene Levine	2	8
Nathan Osborne	1	18
David Tynik	1	17
Bo Lucas	1	15
Ken Stone	0	17
Gino Fackleman	0	15
Heath Hitchcock	0	12
Jerome Alexander	0	12
Warren Stewart	0	12
Cris Farr	0	11
Jackie Bard	0	11
Will Cave	0	8
Charlie Flannery	0	7
Kelvin Harbert	0	6
Jesse Marshall	0	6
Joe Johansson	0	6
Jesse O'Neill	0	6
Patrick Hamilton	0	6
Cole Robles	0	6
Charlie Andrade	0	6
Lenny Spindler	0	5
Lance Summers	0	5
Mack Prescott	0	4
Kirk Bobro	0	4
T.K.O. Schofer	0	4
Vernon Garrett	0	3
Kendrick Fox	0	3
Luke Wayne	0	3
Donnell Arnold	0	3
Corey Hammond	0	1
Wally Moore	0	1
Kelly Franz	0	1
Quentin Davidson	0	1
Irving Gianettino	0	1
Joel Lucic	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Fiume	2	16
Wesley Walsh	2	15
Tom Taves	1	16
Lenny Atchison	0	23
J.T. Wielechowski	0	17
Leland Schwartz	0	16
Marshall Fairley	0	13
Jamal Schwartz	0	12
Brian Devine	0	12
Winfred Stone	0	12
Donny Willis	0	10
Antoine Wijaya	0	9
Mack Waldteufel	0	6
Corey Cortez	0	6
Bryant Brock	0	6
Ronald Woodward	0	6
Cedric Caleca	0	6
Sedrick Cleaver	0	6
Irving Rivers	0	6
Nick Diaz	0	6
Dwight Brees	0	5
Earl Rader	0	5
Alvin Finley	0	4
Ross Toth	0	3
Marvin Lockley	0	3
Josh Buckner	0	3
Bucky Bullock	0	3
Jerald Perkins	0	3
Quinn McKenzie	0	2
Brady Godfrey	0	2
Wes Huntley	0	2
Trevor Canas	0	2
Tyrell Murack	0	2
Leo Murray	0	2
Fernando Marquez	0	1
Otis Garrett	0	1
Burt Morlando	0	1
Ernie Burton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	16	164	10.3
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	11	1.6
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	8	45	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	23	17	2	0	2	0	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	46	22	3	2	4	10	4	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	99	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	28	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	130	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	112	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	7	3	0	49	1	20
WR Jesse Marshall	5	4	1	42	0	20
TE Mack Prescott	3	3	0	29	0	18
WR Shaun Schwartz	3	3	0	47	1	10
TE Joe Johansson	3	2	1	19	0	8
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	0	1	0	14
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	0	9	0	16

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bucky Organ	14	8	1	125	2	36
WR Earl Rader	10	5	0	79	1	38
WR Bryant Brock	8	3	1	40	0	30
WR J.T. Wielechowski	4	2	1	12	0	19
TE Wesley Walsh	4	3	0	27	0	22
RB Jamal Rivers	4	1	0	12	0	24
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	0	1	0	0	17
RB Lenny Atchison	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Thompson	2	9	4.50	5.13

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Rivers	6	11	1.83	2.46
Lenny Atchison	2	0	0.00	4.80
Mack Waldteufel	1	9	9.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	3	3	14	4.67	8.52

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	8	3	17	2.13	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	7	7.00	9.67
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	6	6.00	8.40
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bucky Organ	2	1	9	4.50	8.93
WR Bryant Brock	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
TE Wesley Walsh	1	1	4	4.00	6.75
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0	0.00	7.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Will Cave	1	0
Brian Thompson	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Rivers	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	4	1	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch
WR Tony Lyons	2	0
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	1
TE Joe Johansson	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bucky Organ	6	3	3
WR J.T. Wielechowski	3	2	1
WR Earl Rader	2	2	2
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	0	0
RB Lenny Atchison	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,000)