Week 13, 2069

played in Denver, CO

18 degrees, fair, 16 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	14	3	0	-	17
Denver Broncos	7	3	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:05 DEN - Nolan Lester 1 pass from Cedric Sweeney (Hayden Coles extra point)
2Q: 14:51 HOU - Herb Rose 11 pass from Rick Tate (Trevor Hicks extra point)
2Q: 05:01 HOU - Herb Rose 12 pass from Rick Tate (Trevor Hicks extra point)
2Q: 01:21 DEN - Hayden Coles 25 field goal
3Q: 11:58 DEN - Hayden Coles 53 field goal
3Q: 07:31 DEN - Alfred Perkins 1 run (Hayden Coles extra point)
3Q: 01:07 HOU - Trevor Hicks 19 field goal
4Q: 12:17 DEN - Hayden Coles 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:05 DEN - Nolan Lester 1 pass from Cedric Sweeney (Hayden Coles extra point)
2Q: 14:51 HOU - Herb Rose 11 pass from Rick Tate (Trevor Hicks extra point)
2Q: 05:01 HOU - Herb Rose 12 pass from Rick Tate (Trevor Hicks extra point)
2Q: 01:21 DEN - Hayden Coles 25 field goal
3Q: 11:58 DEN - Hayden Coles 53 field goal
3Q: 07:31 DEN - Alfred Perkins 1 run (Hayden Coles extra point)
3Q: 01:07 HOU - Trevor Hicks 19 field goal
4Q: 12:17 DEN - Hayden Coles 41 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 4-8 6-5-1
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 358 403
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 5.87 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 66 121
- Rushing Attempts 18 32
- Yards per Rush 3.67 3.78
Net Passing Yards 292 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 1 35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 308 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 7.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 8/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 3/56
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 1/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:28 33:32

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	4-8	6-5-1
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	358	403
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	5.87	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	66	121
- Rushing Attempts	18	32
- Yards per Rush	3.67	3.78
Net Passing Yards	292	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 1	35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	308	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	7.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	8/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	3/56
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	1/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:28	33:32

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:51	OWN 25	7	58	Interception
1	5:46	0:48	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
1	2:56	3:14	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	8:26	3:31	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	1:15	1:09	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	11:52	2:54	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
3	7:23	1:14	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	5:20	4:19	OWN 20	9	78	Field Goal
4	12:11	3:55	OWN 30	8	26	Punt
4	2:23	1:30	OWN 32	8	31	Downs
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	3	0	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:09	4:23	OWN 12	8	34	Punt
1	4:58	2:02	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
2	14:42	6:16	OWN 25	10	51	Missed FG
2	4:55	3:40	OWN 25	11	67	Field Goal
2	0:06	0:06	OPP 45	1	0	Half
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 46	5	18	Field Goal
3	8:58	1:35	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
3	6:09	0:49	50	3	-1	Punt
3	1:01	3:50	OWN 25	8	51	Field Goal
4	8:16	5:53	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
4	0:53	0:39	OWN 37	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Cedric Sweeney, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Willie Dodge	17	63	3.71	17	3	0
RB Avery Harmon	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alfred Perkins	17	48	2.82	10	1	1
RB Harrison Norton	13	69	5.31	20	3	0
WR Tyrus Lyon	2	4	2.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Tate	41	22	308	2/16	2	34	1	84.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cedric Sweeney	35	23	289	1/7	1	39	0	100.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zach Meier	6	12	82	13.67	29	31	0
TE Dominique Sharber	5	7	107	21.40	69	34	0
RB Avery Harmon	2	2	43	21.50	26	34	0
WR Chester Gaines	2	9	25	12.50	21	14	0
WR Herb Rose	2	2	23	11.50	3	12	2
RB Willie Dodge	2	4	13	6.50	10	13	0
RB Nicky Castillo	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
WR Philip Ogden	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Rob Franz	1	3	10	10.00	5	10	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrus Lyon	7	12	105	15.00	51	39	0
WR Nolan Lester	6	7	88	14.67	54	38	1
TE Ross Wagner	5	9	33	6.60	5	15	0
WR Terrance Jasso	2	4	26	13.00	14	13	0
RB Harrison Norton	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Alfred Perkins	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Maxwell Scott	1	1	29	29.00	24	29	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Luke Ellison	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malachi Sutter	5	217	43.4	28.2	51	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trenton Newson	3	130	43.3	34.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hicks	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hayden Coles	3/5	2/4	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Holz	1	7	7.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harrison Norton	3	56	18.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Dodge	3	62	20.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Lester	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dale Griese	9	1	0.0	28	27
S Mo Reed	5	1	0.0	32	36
OLB Archie Pearce	5	1	0.0	28	27
CB Alejandro Kulaga	4	3	0.0	29	28
S Wesley Lane	4	2	0.0	29	27
CB Chester Schulz	4	1	0.0	23	20
CB Miles Benson	4	0	0.0	32	36
DE Kyle Howen	3	0	1.0	26	34
DT Ernie Lemus	3	1	0.0	30	31
OLB Lenny Theisen	3	1	0.0	27	26
DE Joey Sampson	3	0	0.0	25	21
ILB Don Stevens	3	0	0.0	2	8
ILB Emmitt Collier	2	0	0.0	10	16
OLB Max King	1	0	0.0	4	9
WR Zach Meier	1	0	---	---	---
CB Duane Darusmont	1	0	0.0	3	9
S Donnell Holz	0	1	0.0	4	9

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Connor Ellison	6	0	0.0	11	27
OLB Eric McDaniel	4	0	0.0	18	38
ILB Bradley Gonzales	4	0	0.0	15	26
CB Luke Ellison	3	3	0.5	15	19
DT Rickey Solley	3	3	0.0	18	37
CB Dan Gerken	3	0	0.0	15	35
DT Casey Schulz	3	0	0.0	16	39
OLB Erik Willis	2	0	0.5	4	10
OLB Joey Mazurek	2	1	0.0	1	18
S Russell Jordan	2	0	0.0	15	31
ILB Nathan Bronson	2	0	0.0	0	14
DE Brayden Hopkins	1	0	1.0	16	34
S Jalen Freeman	1	2	0.0	15	27
CB Allen Sonkin	1	1	0.0	9	33
ILB Deon Peters	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Jamal Moore	1	0	0.0	14	32
OLB Myles Burkhart	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Pat Bastyr	0	1	0.0	3	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kyle Howen	1.0	0	4	0	34
DE Joey Sampson	0.0	0	1	0	21

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brayden Hopkins	1.0	1	2	34
CB Luke Ellison	0.5	0	0	19
OLB Erik Willis	0.5	0	0	10
DT Casey Schulz	0.0	1	0	39
DT Rickey Solley	0.0	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chester Schulz	4	1	20
S Mo Reed	3	0	36
OLB Archie Pearce	3	0	27
CB Miles Benson	3	0	36
CB Alejandro Kulaga	2	1	28
OLB Max King	1	1	9
ILB Dale Griese	1	0	27
S Wesley Lane	1	0	27
DT Ernie Lemus	1	0	31
OLB Lenny Theisen	1	0	26
DE Kyle Howen	1	0	34
ILB Don Stevens	1	0	8
CB Duane Darusmont	1	0	9

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bradley Gonzales	4	0	0	26
CB Dan Gerken	3	0	0	35
CB Connor Ellison	3	0	0	27
OLB Eric McDaniel	2	0	0	38
OLB Joey Mazurek	2	0	0	18
ILB Nathan Bronson	2	0	0	14
S Miguel Burke	1	2	0	15
CB Luke Ellison	1	1	1	19
S Jalen Freeman	1	1	0	27
CB Allen Sonkin	1	1	0	33
OLB Erik Willis	1	0	0	10
OLB Myles Burkhart	1	0	0	3
DT Rickey Solley	0	1	0	37
S Pat Bastyr	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Micah Bernard	3	7	1	18	0	43
C Emmanuel Bennetts	2	4	0	18	2	43
T Bubba Wynn	1	4	0	18	0	43
T Dean Cochrane	1	3	0	18	0	43

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ty Nicoloro	6	7	1	32	0	36
G Andrew Carlisle	3	6	2	32	0	36
T Kenneth Justice	2	8	0	32	1	36
G Graham Tubbs	2	6	0	32	0	36
C Nicholas Petitgout	2	4	0	32	0	36
TE Ross Wagner	1	1	0	25	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Nicky Castillo	1	19
Dominique Sharber	1	15
Ernie Lemus	1	14
Howie Ramirez	1	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brenden Benton	1	23
Allen Sonkin	1	19
Brayden Hopkins	1	15
Pat Bastyr	1	15

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Mo Reed	---	---	32	36	9	77
DT Ernie Lemus	---	---	30	31	14	75
CB Miles Benson	---	---	32	36	5	73
TE Dominique Sharber	16	41	---	---	15	72
T Bubba Wynn	18	43	---	---	6	67
G Ernie Pierzina	18	43	---	---	6	67
T Dean Cochrane	18	43	---	---	6	67
G Micah Bernard	18	43	---	---	6	67
WR Philip Ogden	18	40	---	---	6	64
DE Kyle Howen	---	---	26	34	2	62
QB Rick Tate	18	43	---	---	---	61
C Emmanuel Bennetts	18	43	---	---	---	61
WR Chester Gaines	18	42	---	---	---	60
S Wesley Lane	---	---	29	27	2	58
CB Alejandro Kulaga	---	---	29	28	1	58
ILB Dale Griese	---	---	28	27	1	56
OLB Archie Pearce	---	---	28	27	---	55
DE Joey Sampson	---	---	25	21	8	54
RB Willie Dodge	17	27	---	---	10	54
OLB Lenny Theisen	---	---	27	26	---	53
WR Zach Meier	16	31	---	---	---	47
CB Chester Schulz	---	---	23	20	4	47
DE Jeff Schulz	---	---	14	17	3	34
S Donnell Holz	---	---	4	9	16	29
RB Nicky Castillo	0	9	---	---	19	28
TE Rob Franz	0	9	---	---	19	28
ILB Emmitt Collier	---	---	10	16	2	28
CB Duane Darusmont	---	---	3	9	16	28
ILB Don Stevens	---	---	2	8	12	22
OLB Tevin Gibson	---	---	5	10	5	20
OLB Max King	---	---	4	9	5	18
ILB Shane Adamski	---	---	0	0	18	18
TE Andres Hatton	0	3	---	---	14	17
RB Howie Ramirez	0	1	---	---	11	12
RB Avery Harmon	4	7	---	---	---	11
DT Frank Pirker	---	---	1	5	3	9
C Andres Hanks	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Herb Rose	1	5	---	---	---	6
P Malachi Sutter	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Trevor Hicks	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Aaron Blackwell	---	---	0	0	3	3
G Jumbo Berry	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jerry Woods	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Eddie Berner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Arturo Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Seth Wilcox	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Nolan Lester	32	34	---	---	10	76
T Kenneth Justice	32	36	---	---	8	76
QB Cedric Sweeney	32	36	---	---	---	68
G Graham Tubbs	32	36	---	---	---	68
T Ty Nicoloro	32	36	---	---	---	68
C Nicholas Petitgout	32	36	---	---	---	68
G Andrew Carlisle	32	36	---	---	---	68
WR Tyrus Lyon	31	30	---	---	4	65
DE Brayden Hopkins	---	---	16	34	15	65
DT Rickey Solley	---	---	18	37	6	61
CB Allen Sonkin	---	---	9	33	19	61
TE Ross Wagner	25	35	---	---	---	60
OLB Eric McDaniel	---	---	18	38	2	58
DT Casey Schulz	---	---	16	39	1	56
RB Harrison Norton	13	19	---	---	20	52
CB Dan Gerken	---	---	15	35	1	51
WR Terrance Jasso	24	24	---	---	---	48
DE Jamal Moore	---	---	14	32	1	47
S Russell Jordan	---	---	15	31	---	46
CB Luke Ellison	---	---	15	19	11	45
S Jalen Freeman	---	---	15	27	1	43
ILB Bradley Gonzales	---	---	15	26	---	41
CB Connor Ellison	---	---	11	27	---	38
S Pat Bastyr	---	---	3	15	15	33
RB Alfred Perkins	19	14	---	---	---	33
OLB Erik Willis	---	---	4	10	17	31
RB Maxwell Scott	0	1	---	---	23	24
WR Gustavo Wonders	2	2	---	---	20	24
DE Gage Allen	---	---	5	17	1	23
TE Brenden Benton	0	0	---	---	23	23
ILB Nathan Bronson	---	---	0	14	9	23
FB Marty Camarillo	8	13	---	---	---	21
OLB Joey Mazurek	---	---	1	18	---	19
S Miguel Burke	---	---	2	15	---	17
TE Dustin Thomason	6	7	---	---	4	17
K Hayden Coles	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Bryant Nachman	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jay Caldwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Trenton Newson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Fred Bastianelli	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Rusty Godlewski	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Deon Peters	---	---	3	3	1	7
OLB Myles Burkhart	---	---	3	3	1	7
WR Timothy Fiore	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Malachi Camilleri	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Cornell Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	9	26	2.9
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	13	39	3.0
Right	11	62	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Tate	41	22	5	2	4	7	3	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cedric Sweeney	35	23	5	2	2	3	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	74	14.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	172	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	42	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	62	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	105	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	45	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	77	19.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zach Meier	12	6	0	82	2	31
WR Chester Gaines	9	2	2	25	0	42
TE Dominique Sharber	7	5	1	107	2	41
RB Willie Dodge	4	2	0	13	0	27
TE Rob Franz	3	1	1	10	0	9
RB Avery Harmon	2	2	0	43	1	7
WR Herb Rose	2	2	0	23	0	5
RB Nicky Castillo	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Philip Ogden	1	1	0	-1	0	40

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrus Lyon	12	7	1	105	2	30
TE Ross Wagner	9	5	1	33	0	35
WR Nolan Lester	7	6	0	88	2	34
WR Terrance Jasso	4	2	0	26	0	24
RB Harrison Norton	1	1	0	1	0	19
RB Alfred Perkins	1	1	0	7	0	14
RB Maxwell Scott	1	1	0	29	1	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Dodge	3	-2	-0.67	3.71

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Harrison Norton	1	11	11.00	5.31
RB Alfred Perkins	1	1	1.00	2.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rick Tate	6	2	23	3.83	7.51

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cedric Sweeney	8	2	4	0.50	8.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zach Meier	4	0	0	0.00	6.83
WR Herb Rose	2	2	23	11.50	11.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Lyon	6	1	3	0.50	8.75
TE Ross Wagner	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Nolan Lester	1	1	1	1.00	12.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Dodge	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Harrison Norton	3	0
RB Alfred Perkins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Tate	11	6	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cedric Sweeney	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chester Gaines	4	1	1
TE Dominique Sharber	2	2	2
WR Zach Meier	2	0	0
RB Avery Harmon	1	1	1
RB Nicky Castillo	1	1	0
WR Herb Rose	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ross Wagner	3	2	1
WR Nolan Lester	3	3	3
WR Tyrus Lyon	1	0	0
RB Harrison Norton	1	1	0
WR Terrance Jasso	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,200)
Club Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,200)
Club Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)