Week 7, 2046

played in Houston, TX

80 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	3	0	10	-	20
Houston Texans	0	3	10	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 DEN - Darien Blackwell 23 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 13:40 DEN - Zane Killian 35 field goal
2Q: 07:02 HOU - Ed Norton 32 field goal
3Q: 07:38 HOU - Kaden Montalvo 23 run (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 04:22 HOU - Ed Norton 30 field goal
4Q: 14:18 HOU - Tucker Messerly 87 punt return (Ed Norton extra point failed)
4Q: 05:13 DEN - Zane Killian 28 field goal
4Q: 02:33 DEN - Edwin Wheeler 24 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
4Q: 00:52 HOU - Alvin Lindsay 7 pass from Andre Quintana (Andre Quintana pass to Leslie Johnston for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 DEN - Darien Blackwell 23 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 13:40 DEN - Zane Killian 35 field goal
2Q: 07:02 HOU - Ed Norton 32 field goal
3Q: 07:38 HOU - Kaden Montalvo 23 run (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 04:22 HOU - Ed Norton 30 field goal
4Q: 14:18 HOU - Tucker Messerly 87 punt return (Ed Norton extra point failed)
4Q: 05:13 DEN - Zane Killian 28 field goal
4Q: 02:33 DEN - Edwin Wheeler 24 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
4Q: 00:52 HOU - Alvin Lindsay 7 pass from Andre Quintana (Andre Quintana pass to Leslie Johnston for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 5-2
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 327 297
- Offensive Plays 70 56
- Yards per Play 4.67 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 110 126
- Rushing Attempts 22 26
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.85
Net Passing Yards 217 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 30 - 0 25 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 228 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 5/25
- Yards per Pass Play 4.52 5.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/15 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 4/126
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:51 29:09

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	5-2
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	327	297
- Offensive Plays	70	56
- Yards per Play	4.67	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	110	126
- Rushing Attempts	22	26
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.85
Net Passing Yards	217	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 30 - 0	25 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	228	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	5/25
- Yards per Pass Play	4.52	5.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/15	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	4/126
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:51	29:09

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:21	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
1	6:31	1:56	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
1	2:30	3:58	OWN 13	9	69	Field Goal
2	6:54	1:43	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
2	2:49	2:00	OWN 27	7	26	Punt
3	13:07	3:06	OWN 9	7	31	Punt
3	7:20	1:09	OWN 25	3	3	Fumble
3	4:15	1:01	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	1:10	2:02	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
4	14:08	1:56	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	10:22	5:16	OWN 34	12	55	Field Goal
4	3:06	0:47	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 25	5	17	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	3:08	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
1	4:35	2:05	OWN 42	4	13	Punt
2	13:32	6:38	OWN 25	11	60	Field Goal
2	5:11	2:22	OWN 27	4	11	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 6	2	11	Half
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
3	10:01	2:41	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
3	6:11	1:56	OPP 18	3	5	Field Goal
3	3:14	2:04	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	12:12	1:50	OWN 43	4	14	Interception
4	5:06	2:00	OWN 21	3	-3	Interception
4	2:19	1:33	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown

Game MVP: Irving Solymos, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jalen Carlson	16	76	4.75	24	2
Irving Solymos	2	17	8.50	10	1
Brenton Becker	2	6	3.00	10	1
Casey Blackburn	1	15	15.00	15	1
Edwin Wheeler	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kaden Montalvo	14	71	5.07	23	3	1
Zachary Salcines	5	20	4.00	10	1	0
Stephen Lindsay	3	19	6.33	9	0	0
Chris Terry	2	10	5.00	8	0	0
Tucker Messerly	2	6	3.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irving Solymos	46	30	228	2/11	2	24	0	91.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zachary Salcines	22	12	160	5/25	0	38	2	39.9
Andre Quintana	3	3	36	0/0	1	17	0	156.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lorenzo Chuang	11	13	69	6.27	27	18	0
TE Albert Daley	6	6	45	7.50	14	17	0
WR Darien Blackwell	3	7	35	11.67	26	23	1
RB Edwin Wheeler	2	2	31	15.50	21	24	1
RB Jalen Carlson	2	3	8	4.00	7	8	0
TE Van Garrison	2	4	9	4.50	5	7	0
RB Brenton Becker	2	3	18	9.00	11	15	0
WR Rusty Boone	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Casey Blackburn	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Preston Cremeans	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kerry Deisig	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tucker Messerly	5	7	76	15.20	20	34	0
WR Bart Mandzuk	4	6	20	5.00	0	12	0
WR Tre Flaherty	2	4	55	27.50	41	38	0
WR Wayne Carter	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Leslie Johnston	1	2	17	17.00	4	17	0
TE Alvin Lindsay	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR Demetrius Dodge	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Stephen Lindsay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tony Greenlee	1	9	9.00	0
CB Giovanni Blackburn	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Force
Darien Blackwell	1	0
Winfred Fennell	0	1
Lionel Harmon	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zachary Salcines	2	2	0
Nicky McElroy	0	1	0
Dustin Kuszewski	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tito Sawyer	7	340	48.6	33.9	64	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Shapiro	5	244	48.8	45.8	60	5

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane Killian	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Fredrickson	2	15	7.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Messerly	4	126	31.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Deisig	1	21	21.0	0
Lorenzo Chuang	1	12	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Newsome	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tony Greenlee	9	5	0.0	26	30
OLB Corbin Clayton	5	1	1.0	26	30
S Everett Fredrickson	5	2	0.0	24	25
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	4	2	1.0	26	30
CB Giovanni Blackburn	4	2	0.0	25	29
ILB Efrain Richmond	3	1	0.0	23	26
DT Juan Callis	3	0	0.0	23	25
DE Winfred Fennell	2	0	1.0	20	20
DE Lionel Harmon	2	0	1.0	5	13
DE Emmitt Weaver	2	2	0.0	23	18
CB Jorge Kemp	2	0	0.0	2	3
ILB Kaden Jones	1	0	1.0	6	9
RB Edwin Wheeler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Derrick Buckley	1	0	0.0	26	28
DT Troy Rogers	1	0	0.0	3	6
S Cory Wimer	0	1	0.0	5	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nicky McElroy	8	3	1.0	22	48
S Sammie Holmes	8	4	0.0	22	48
CB Norm Briseno	5	0	0.0	22	46
S Korey Fichialos	4	1	0.0	21	31
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	4	0	0.0	22	39
CB Frankie Newsome	3	2	0.0	17	39
DE Ruben Ellis	3	0	0.0	8	28
DE Rex Hauer	3	0	0.0	22	47
ILB Dean Churchill	2	0	1.0	5	9
DT Camden Cox	2	2	0.0	15	15
CB Les Peebles	2	2	0.0	6	27
CB J.R. Robbins	2	1	0.0	16	31
S J.C. Miceli	2	1	0.0	1	18
WR Bart Mandzuk	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tre Flaherty	1	0	---	---	---
DT Adrian Gillooly	1	0	0.0	15	22
DT Manuel Terhorst	1	0	0.0	5	23
DE Mackenzie Ebbitt	1	0	0.0	13	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	1.0	1	0	0	30
DE Lionel Harmon	1.0	0	1	0	13
ILB Kaden Jones	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Winfred Fennell	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Corbin Clayton	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Juan Callis	0.0	0	1	1	25

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Dean Churchill	1.0	0	0	9
OLB Nicky McElroy	1.0	0	0	48
DE Rex Hauer	0.0	3	2	47
DE Ruben Ellis	0.0	1	1	28
DE Nathan Madrid	0.0	1	0	11
DT Camden Cox	0.0	1	0	15
DT Manuel Terhorst	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tony Greenlee	5	0	1	30
CB Giovanni Blackburn	3	0	1	29
OLB Corbin Clayton	2	0	0	30
S Everett Fredrickson	1	2	0	25
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	1	0	0	30
DE Winfred Fennell	1	0	0	20
CB Derrick Buckley	1	0	0	28
CB Jorge Kemp	1	0	0	3

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	5	2	39
OLB Nicky McElroy	5	0	48
CB Norm Briseno	4	1	46
CB Frankie Newsome	3	0	39
CB J.R. Robbins	3	0	31
S Sammie Holmes	2	1	48
S Korey Fichialos	2	0	31
CB Les Peebles	2	0	27
S J.C. Miceli	2	0	18
DE Ruben Ellis	1	0	28
DE Rex Hauer	1	0	47
DT Camden Cox	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antonio Mullaney	2	8	22	0	48
Pete Winters	2	6	22	1	48
Lester O'Brien	1	3	22	0	48
Marcos Morris	1	2	22	0	48
Les Arndt	1	1	22	1	48

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leo Kehl	4	6	26	1	30
Gerald Newhart	3	3	26	0	30
Damien Murphy	2	5	26	0	30
Ben Humphries	2	4	26	3	30
Shannon Mills	1	2	26	1	30
Leslie Johnston	0	1	23	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Greenlee	2	14
Van Garrison	1	25
Cory Wimer	1	15
Marcos Morris	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Terry	2	25
J.C. Miceli	1	19
Bart Mandzuk	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Van Garrison	22	40	---	---	25	87
Les Arndt	22	48	---	---	9	79
Marcos Morris	22	48	---	---	9	79
Irving Solymos	22	48	---	---	---	70
Pete Winters	22	48	---	---	---	70
Lester O'Brien	22	48	---	---	---	70
Antonio Mullaney	22	48	---	---	---	70
Tony Greenlee	---	---	26	30	14	70
Derrick Buckley	---	---	26	28	9	63
Efrain Richmond	---	---	23	26	13	62
Lorenzo Chuang	19	37	---	---	6	62
Sedrick Zimmerman	---	---	26	30	2	58
Corbin Clayton	---	---	26	30	2	58
Everett Fredrickson	---	---	24	25	8	57
Giovanni Blackburn	---	---	25	29	2	56
Emmitt Weaver	---	---	23	18	13	54
Casey Blackburn	19	33	---	---	---	52
Darien Blackwell	16	29	---	---	6	51
Juan Callis	---	---	23	25	1	49
Jalen Carlson	19	25	---	---	1	45
Winfred Fennell	---	---	20	20	2	42
Edwin Wheeler	1	14	---	---	25	40
Martin Kieta	---	---	19	19	1	39
Cory Wimer	---	---	5	11	15	31
Rusty Boone	5	19	---	---	---	24
Kody Westbrook	---	---	0	0	23	23
Kerry Deisig	0	5	---	---	18	23
Lionel Harmon	---	---	5	13	5	23
Jorge Kemp	---	---	2	3	14	19
Randal Layne	0	6	---	---	11	17
Albert Daley	3	13	---	---	---	16
Kaden Jones	---	---	6	9	1	16
Troy Rogers	---	---	3	6	6	15
Jackie Perry	0	0	---	---	12	12
Angel Cottle	3	7	---	---	---	10
Rondell Jefferies	---	---	4	5	1	10
Silas Richmond	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tito Sawyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Xavier Madison	0	0	---	---	9	9
Malachi Mason	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brenton Becker	2	6	---	---	---	8
Zane Killian	0	0	---	---	7	7
Preston Cremeans	1	6	---	---	---	7
Dixon Hickman	---	---	0	3	---	3
Bruce Torelli	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frankie Newsome	---	---	17	39	20	76
Nicky McElroy	---	---	22	48	2	72
Sammie Holmes	---	---	22	48	2	72
Rex Hauer	---	---	22	47	2	71
Norm Briseno	---	---	22	46	2	70
Damien Murphy	26	30	---	---	13	69
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	22	39	2	63
Ben Humphries	26	30	---	---	7	63
Gerald Newhart	26	30	---	---	7	63
Shannon Mills	26	30	---	---	7	63
Bart Mandzuk	22	26	---	---	11	59
Les Peebles	---	---	6	27	25	58
Leo Kehl	26	30	---	---	---	56
Zachary Salcines	26	27	---	---	2	55
Korey Fichialos	---	---	21	31	1	53
Kaden Montalvo	19	16	---	---	18	53
Tucker Messerly	20	20	---	---	12	52
Tre Flaherty	24	27	---	---	---	51
J.R. Robbins	---	---	16	31	---	47
Leslie Johnston	23	22	---	---	---	45
Ruben Ellis	---	---	8	28	8	44
Alvin Lindsay	5	9	---	---	25	39
Adrian Gillooly	---	---	15	22	1	38
J.C. Miceli	---	---	1	18	19	38
Manuel Terhorst	---	---	5	23	9	37
Melvin Craig	---	---	4	25	2	31
Chris Terry	2	4	---	---	25	31
Camden Cox	---	---	15	15	---	30
Mackenzie Ebbitt	---	---	13	16	---	29
Demetrius Dodge	2	4	---	---	20	26
Dean Churchill	---	---	5	9	12	26
Chuck Foster	---	---	0	0	23	23
Nathan Madrid	---	---	5	11	---	16
Stephen Lindsay	5	10	---	---	---	15
Wayne Carter	7	4	---	---	---	11
T.J. Murray	1	8	---	---	---	9
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Korey Dacosta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ed Demyan	---	---	1	5	---	6
Derrick Shapiro	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andre Quintana	0	3	---	---	---	3
Frankie Hardy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Horner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leslie Mozart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Asher Marsh	---	---	0	0	---	0
Drew Lawrence	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	8	58	7.3
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	20	10.0
Middle	16	79	4.9
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irving Solymos	46	30	2	0	4	5	7	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zachary Salcines	22	12	3	2	1	2	2	1	2
Andre Quintana	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	86	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	20	129	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	13	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	1	38	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	74	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	49	8.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lorenzo Chuang	13	11	0	69	0	37
WR Darien Blackwell	7	3	1	35	1	29
TE Albert Daley	6	6	0	45	0	13
TE Van Garrison	4	2	2	9	0	40
WR Casey Blackburn	3	1	1	13	0	33
RB Jalen Carlson	3	2	0	8	0	25
RB Brenton Becker	3	2	0	18	0	6
WR Rusty Boone	2	1	0	0	0	19
TE Preston Cremeans	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Edwin Wheeler	2	2	0	31	1	14
WR Kerry Deisig	1	0	0	0	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tucker Messerly	7	5	1	76	2	20
WR Bart Mandzuk	6	4	0	20	0	26
WR Tre Flaherty	4	2	0	55	1	27
TE Leslie Johnston	2	1	0	17	0	22
TE Alvin Lindsay	2	1	0	7	0	9
WR Demetrius Dodge	2	1	0	15	0	4
RB Stephen Lindsay	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Wayne Carter	1	1	0	6	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jalen Carlson	2	8	4.00	4.75
Edwin Wheeler	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kaden Montalvo	1	6	6.00	5.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Irving Solymos	3	2	11	3.67	4.96

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Quintana	2	2	19	9.50	12.00
Zachary Salcines	2	2	5	2.50	7.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Van Garrison	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
WR Darien Blackwell	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
WR Lorenzo Chuang	1	1	3	3.00	5.31

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bart Mandzuk	3	3	17	5.67	3.33
TE Alvin Lindsay	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Edwin Wheeler	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Terry	1	1
Kaden Montalvo	1	1
Zachary Salcines	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irving Solymos	14	8	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zachary Salcines	4	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lorenzo Chuang	5	4	1
WR Darien Blackwell	3	1	0
TE Albert Daley	2	2	2
TE Preston Cremeans	1	0	0
WR Casey Blackburn	1	0	0
RB Edwin Wheeler	1	1	1
TE Van Garrison	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Bart Mandzuk	2	1
TE Alvin Lindsay	1	0
WR Tucker Messerly	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)