Conference Finals, 2043

played in Houston, TX

73 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	6	7	7	3	0	-	23
Houston Texans	7	3	6	7	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 48 run (Ed Norton extra point)
1Q: 10:14 NED - Roderick Haygood 38 run (Phil Hosken extra point failed)
2Q: 09:05 HOU - Ed Norton 26 field goal
2Q: 02:02 NED - Brent Dotson 6 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 07:22 NED - Riley Holliday 7 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 01:48 HOU - DeAndre Greer 24 pass from Howard Heupel (Ed Norton extra point failed)
4Q: 01:54 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 28 pass from Howard Heupel (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 00:22 NED - Phil Hosken 40 field goal
OT: 08:56 HOU - Bart Mandzuk 42 pass from Howard Heupel

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 48 run (Ed Norton extra point)
1Q: 10:14 NED - Roderick Haygood 38 run (Phil Hosken extra point failed)
2Q: 09:05 HOU - Ed Norton 26 field goal
2Q: 02:02 NED - Brent Dotson 6 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 07:22 NED - Riley Holliday 7 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 01:48 HOU - DeAndre Greer 24 pass from Howard Heupel (Ed Norton extra point failed)
4Q: 01:54 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 28 pass from Howard Heupel (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 00:22 NED - Phil Hosken 40 field goal
OT: 08:56 HOU - Bart Mandzuk 42 pass from Howard Heupel

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 13-5 16-2
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 367 474
- Offensive Plays 73 66
- Yards per Play 5.03 7.18
Net Rushing Yards 93 188
- Rushing Attempts 32 34
- Yards per Rush 2.91 5.53
Net Passing Yards 274 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 0 29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 281 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 8.94
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/24 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 4/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 34:51 31:28

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	13-5	16-2
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	367	474
- Offensive Plays	73	66
- Yards per Play	5.03	7.18
Net Rushing Yards	93	188
- Rushing Attempts	32	34
- Yards per Rush	2.91	5.53
Net Passing Yards	274	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 0	29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	281	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	8.94
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/24	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	4/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 35
Time of Possession	34:51	31:28

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	2:04	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	7:38	1:21	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	4:32	2:11	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	14:22	2:43	OWN 9	6	29	Fumble
2	8:59	2:01	OWN 20	4	3	Punt
2	4:48	2:55	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	8	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	12:18	5:06	OPP 42	10	42	Touchdown
3	4:03	1:40	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
3	1:38	1:07	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	13:41	5:33	OWN 8	10	43	Punt
4	5:46	1:05	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	1:44	1:28	OWN 20	8	57	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	2:16	OWN 13	3	4	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	9:55	2:17	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
1	6:17	1:45	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
1	2:21	2:59	OWN 17	6	33	Punt
2	11:39	2:40	OPP 38	6	29	Field Goal
2	6:58	2:10	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	1:53	1:30	OWN 28	6	14	Punt
3	13:14	0:56	OWN 31	2	11	Fumble
3	7:12	3:09	OWN 30	5	16	Punt
3	2:23	0:45	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
3	0:31	1:50	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
4	8:08	2:22	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
4	4:41	2:57	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 23	1	41	Half
OT1	12:44	4:03	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown

Game MVP: Howard Heupel, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Raymond Ostwald	18	30	1.67	17	1	0
Roderick Haygood	14	63	4.50	38	1	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ben Whiting	16	62	3.88	13	1	0
Earnest Stadtmauer	15	105	7.00	48	2	1
Howard Heupel	3	21	7.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubba Duffy	40	27	281	1/7	2	28	0	104.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howard Heupel	29	21	303	3/17	3	42	0	140.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brent Dotson	8	11	77	9.63	13	18	1
WR Mickey Van Pelt	6	8	88	14.67	23	25	0
TE Riley Holliday	4	5	53	13.25	17	28	1
FB Benjamin Ripken	3	4	9	3.00	9	8	0
RB Raymond Ostwald	3	4	36	12.00	27	13	0
TE Efrain Barrett	2	4	8	4.00	0	8	0
WR Rondell Benson	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Roderick Haygood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Greer	6	8	125	20.83	47	41	1
WR Bart Mandzuk	5	6	75	15.00	27	42	1
TE Henry Ramsey	5	8	61	12.20	29	28	0
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	2	2	28	14.00	34	28	1
RB Ben Whiting	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
WR Jon Moss	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Leslie Johnston	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Raymond Ostwald	1	1	0
Bubba Duffy	1	0	0
Matt Gemmell	0	1	0
Xavier McAfee	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Howard Heupel	1	0	0
J.R. Robbins	0	1	0
Korey Fichialos	0	0	1
J.T. Phillips	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bart Winslett	9	414	46.0	41.6	68	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Weatherly	8	358	44.8	37.0	58	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Hosken	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Benson	1	2	2.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Wagner	4	20	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Benson	1	15	15.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre Greer	2	51	25.5	0
T.J. Womack	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kendrick Horner	9	1	0.0	27	30
CB Omar Corlett	6	0	0.0	33	29
OLB Xavier McAfee	4	2	1.0	31	26
DE Leon Wetzel	4	0	1.0	29	24
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	4	4	0.0	34	32
DE Todd Keeton	4	2	0.0	26	23
DT Cris Bush	4	1	0.0	27	19
DT Jorge Santana	4	1	0.0	12	14
S Jake Cox	4	0	0.0	34	32
CB Jacob Elliott	3	0	0.0	34	32
DT Fred Hanks	2	0	0.0	12	16
DE Amari Brosseau	1	1	1.0	15	13
S Chance Shipley	1	3	0.0	34	32
DE Blaine Chustz	1	0	0.0	5	8
S Matt Gemmell	1	0	0.0	12	11
S Bobby Motoori	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB K.C. Conway	0	2	0.0	5	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	14	2	0.0	32	41
S Shawn Hickman	7	1	0.0	30	37
CB J.R. Robbins	6	1	0.0	26	32
S Gabe Hanks	4	3	0.0	32	40
DT Camden Cox	4	1	0.0	14	17
OLB J.T. Phillips	3	1	1.0	32	34
ILB Lorenzo Walton	3	1	0.0	21	20
CB Marcus Szypulski	3	1	0.0	29	37
OLB Korey Fichialos	3	0	0.0	27	25
DE Rickey Loyd	2	1	0.0	11	14
DE Oliver Shire	2	0	0.0	27	37
ILB Ed Demyan	2	0	0.0	4	7
DT Rex Hauer	1	2	0.0	18	25
CB Leonard O'Donnell	1	1	0.0	9	22
CB Zach Jacquet	1	0	0.0	10	20
DE Rusty Ansara	0	1	0.0	26	31

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Leon Wetzel	1.0	2	24
OLB Xavier McAfee	1.0	1	26
DE Amari Brosseau	1.0	0	13
DT Jorge Santana	0.0	1	14
DE Todd Keeton	0.0	1	23

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB J.T. Phillips	1.0	0	3	4	34
DE Oliver Shire	0.0	1	1	0	37
DE Rusty Ansara	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kendrick Horner	4	1	30
OLB Xavier McAfee	4	0	26
CB Jacob Elliott	3	1	32
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	2	0	32
CB Omar Corlett	2	0	29
S Chance Shipley	2	0	32
S Jake Cox	2	0	32
DE Blaine Chustz	1	0	8
S Bobby Motoori	1	0	2

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	5	2	41
CB J.R. Robbins	4	1	32
OLB Korey Fichialos	3	1	25
CB Marcus Szypulski	3	0	37
ILB Lorenzo Walton	2	0	20
S Gabe Hanks	2	0	40
ILB Ed Demyan	2	0	7
CB Leonard O'Donnell	2	0	22
CB Zach Jacquet	1	1	20
S Shawn Hickman	1	0	37
DT Camden Cox	1	0	17
DT Rex Hauer	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roy Linquist	2	10	32	0	41
Cody Morrish	1	6	32	0	41
Ricky Horn	1	5	32	0	41
J.C. Chandler	1	4	32	1	41
Roderick Austin	1	4	32	0	41
Benjamin Ripken	0	2	18	0	26
Efrain Barrett	0	1	27	0	34

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leslie Mozart	4	9	34	1	32
Jimmy Greene	2	8	34	0	32
Zane Duran	1	6	34	1	32
Frankie Hardy	1	4	34	1	32
Bernie Flowers	1	1	34	0	32
Leslie Johnston	1	1	14	0	13
Henry Ramsey	1	1	31	0	32
Trevor Davis	0	1	21	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Benson	2	29
Benjamin Ripken	2	24
Riley Holliday	2	21
Efrain Barrett	1	15
Randall McIntyre	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Randle	1	14
Chris Terry	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mickey Van Pelt	28	38	---	---	19	85
J.C. Chandler	32	41	---	---	10	83
Roderick Austin	32	41	---	---	10	83
Efrain Barrett	27	34	---	---	15	76
Bubba Duffy	32	41	---	---	---	73
Roy Linquist	32	41	---	---	---	73
Ricky Horn	32	41	---	---	---	73
Cody Morrish	32	41	---	---	---	73
Benjamin Ripken	18	26	---	---	24	68
Tyrus Ybarra	---	---	34	32	1	67
Chance Shipley	---	---	34	32	1	67
Jacob Elliott	---	---	34	32	1	67
Jake Cox	---	---	34	32	1	67
Brent Dotson	22	32	---	---	11	65
Omar Corlett	---	---	33	29	1	63
Xavier McAfee	---	---	31	26	4	61
Kendrick Horner	---	---	27	30	2	59
Rondell Benson	13	14	---	---	29	56
Leon Wetzel	---	---	29	24	1	54
Todd Keeton	---	---	26	23	1	50
Cris Bush	---	---	27	19	3	49
Riley Holliday	13	9	---	---	21	43
Raymond Ostwald	18	21	---	---	2	41
Matt Gemmell	---	---	12	11	16	39
Alan Fickett	2	5	---	---	27	34
Jorge Santana	---	---	12	14	7	33
Amari Brosseau	---	---	15	13	5	33
Roderick Haygood	14	18	---	---	---	32
Fred Hanks	---	---	12	16	3	31
A.J. Irwin	---	---	3	6	17	26
Glen Musser	5	8	---	---	6	19
Blaine Chustz	---	---	5	8	---	13
K.C. Conway	---	---	5	2	6	13
Bobby Motoori	---	---	0	2	11	13
Zack McCarthy	---	---	1	1	10	12
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darnell Smiley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Devon Ward	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bart Winslett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Cash	---	---	0	0	8	8
George Bridges	---	---	0	0	8	8
Phil Hosken	0	0	---	---	6	6
Samuel Wardzala	---	---	0	0	3	3
Tyrone Davis	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bradley Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Shields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Szypulski	---	---	29	37	19	85
Bernie Flowers	34	32	---	---	9	75
Oliver Shire	---	---	27	37	11	75
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	32	41	1	74
Bart Mandzuk	29	25	---	---	20	74
Gabe Hanks	---	---	32	40	1	73
Henry Ramsey	31	32	---	---	9	72
Shawn Hickman	---	---	30	37	1	68
J.T. Phillips	---	---	32	34	1	67
Howard Heupel	34	32	---	---	1	67
Frankie Hardy	34	32	---	---	---	66
Leslie Mozart	34	32	---	---	---	66
Jimmy Greene	34	32	---	---	---	66
Zane Duran	34	32	---	---	---	66
Trevor Davis	21	25	---	---	18	64
Korey Fichialos	---	---	27	25	11	63
J.R. Robbins	---	---	26	32	1	59
Rusty Ansara	---	---	26	31	1	58
Ben Whiting	17	8	---	---	29	54
Leslie Johnston	14	13	---	---	20	47
Rex Hauer	---	---	18	25	3	46
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	21	20	3	44
DeAndre Greer	21	18	---	---	5	44
Leonard O'Donnell	---	---	9	22	12	43
Earnest Stadtmauer	17	24	---	---	---	41
Camden Cox	---	---	14	17	---	31
Zach Jacquet	---	---	10	20	1	31
Rickey Loyd	---	---	11	14	5	30
Ed Demyan	---	---	4	7	18	29
Chris Terry	6	3	---	---	14	23
Jon Moss	12	10	---	---	---	22
Richard Parrish	---	---	4	5	11	20
Zachary Coffey	---	---	0	0	19	19
B.J. Randle	0	0	---	---	14	14
Melvin Craig	---	---	0	7	6	13
Corwin Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	9	9
T.J. Womack	2	2	---	---	5	9
Luther Willbrandt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Devin Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Carson Wagner	---	---	0	0	9	9
Seth Weatherly	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gilbert Gutsche	---	---	0	0	1	1
Quentin Slechta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	25	1.8
Middle	14	66	4.7
Right	4	2	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	91	11.4
Middle	23	75	3.3
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubba Duffy	40	27	2	1	1	5	5	4	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howard Heupel	29	21	6	0	1	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	109	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	140	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	122	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	122	17.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brent Dotson	11	8	0	77	0	32
WR Mickey Van Pelt	8	6	1	88	1	38
TE Riley Holliday	5	4	0	53	1	9
FB Benjamin Ripken	4	3	0	9	0	26
RB Raymond Ostwald	4	3	0	36	0	21
TE Efrain Barrett	4	2	0	8	0	34
WR Rondell Benson	3	1	0	10	0	14
RB Roderick Haygood	1	0	0	0	0	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Greer	8	6	0	125	3	18
TE Henry Ramsey	8	5	0	61	1	32
WR Bart Mandzuk	6	5	0	75	1	25
WR Jon Moss	2	1	1	3	0	10
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	2	2	0	28	1	24
TE Leslie Johnston	2	1	0	4	0	13
RB Ben Whiting	1	1	0	7	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Raymond Ostwald	2	-4	-2.00	1.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubba Duffy	5	5	24	4.80	7.03

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howard Heupel	3	1	4	1.33	10.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brent Dotson	2	2	11	5.50	7.00
WR Rondell Benson	1	1	10	10.00	3.33
FB Benjamin Ripken	1	1	-4	-4.00	2.25
TE Riley Holliday	1	1	7	7.00	10.60

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Henry Ramsey	2	1	4	2.00	7.63
WR Jon Moss	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Roderick Haygood	6	1
Raymond Ostwald	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ben Whiting	3	1
Earnest Stadtmauer	2	1
Howard Heupel	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubba Duffy	10	7	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howard Heupel	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Riley Holliday	5	4	3
WR Mickey Van Pelt	2	1	1
WR Rondell Benson	1	0	0
WR Brent Dotson	1	1	0
RB Raymond Ostwald	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bart Mandzuk	4	3	2
WR DeAndre Greer	2	1	1
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	1	1	1
TE Henry Ramsey	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,200)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,200)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)