| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 60 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 58 yards from the CLE30. Michael Lewis returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Todd Fredrickson. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU35 (1Q: 14:24) Al Garrison ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bernard Hayes, assisted by DT Derrick Manula. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Fort is blitzing. 2-7-HOU38 (1Q: 13:58) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Reche Caldwell for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Flannery. Houston's Sean Hines was hurt on the play. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE39 (1Q: 13:26) Chad Pennington pass completed to TE Jumbo Stallings for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Lockard. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-CLE32 (1Q: 12:44) Al Garrison ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jack Pettis, assisted by DT Chad Lavalais. Key block delivered by Chris Bober. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE23 (1Q: 12:20) Al Garrison ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bernard Hayes. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE23 (1Q: 11:44) Chad Pennington pass completed to RB Al Garrison for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Arnold Reid, assisted by CB Pat Gardocki. Garrison gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-CLE18 (1Q: 10:59) Russell Gillespie ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Andra Davis, assisted by S Wesley Manning. Key block delivered by Bucky Ratini. |
| Houston: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE11 (1Q: 10:17) Al Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Leo Fort. Key block delivered by Dusty Starks. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-CLE05 (1Q: 09:33) Chad Pennington pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Haneke. DE Bernard Hayes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-CLE05 (1Q: 09:29) Chad Pennington pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenneth Pritchett. CB Pat Gardocki defended the pass. |
| 4-4-CLE05 (1Q: 09:24) Todd Sievers attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 09:19) Todd Sievers kicked off 56 yards from the HOU30. Barry Pina returned the ball 21 yards to the CLE35. Tackled by Russell Gillespie. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE35 (1Q: 08:47) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Mitch Morrow, assisted by ILB Nicky Sullivan. Key block delivered by Leon Tate. |
| Cleveland: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-CLE42 (1Q: 08:04) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Quentin Goetzinger for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Dunta Robinson. Goetzinger gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 07:38) Cedric Cobbs ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Franz. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HOU28 (1Q: 07:07) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Franz, assisted by DT Mitch Morrow. Key block delivered by Jonathan Horn. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU16 (1Q: 06:37) Todd Fredrickson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bryce Henry. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HOU12 (1Q: 05:57) Cedric Cobbs ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Michael Lewis, assisted by ILB Nicky Sullivan. |
| Cleveland: Goal-Line formation with three tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-1-HOU07 (1Q: 05:29) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Tisdall is blitzing. 3-6-HOU12 (1Q: 05:19) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Quentin Goetzinger for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Goetzinger gained 7 yards after the catch. Cleveland 6, Houston 3 |
| (1Q: 05:19) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Cleveland 7, Houston 3 |
| (1Q: 05:10) Phil Dawson kicked off 72 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 05:10) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Pat Gardocki, assisted by ILB Andra Davis. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU34 (1Q: 04:28) Chad Pennington kept the ball, running inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Derrick Manula. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Lockard, Gardocki and Manning are blitzing. 2-11-HOU33 (1Q: 04:05) Chad Pennington pass completed to RB Al Garrison for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Sica. Garrison gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-HOU36 (1Q: 03:40) Chad Pennington pass completed to FB Dean Poole for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Hartnett. Poole gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-5-HOU39 (1Q: 03:16) Devin Price punted 52 yards. Barry Pina returned the kick 7 yards to the CLE16. Tackled by Dunta Robinson. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE16 (1Q: 03:06) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Quentin Goetzinger for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Dunta Robinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Cleveland: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Tisdall is blitzing. 2-6-CLE20 (1Q: 02:34) Byron Leftwich pass completed to RB Cedric Cobbs for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB DeAngelo Hall. Cobbs gained 2 yards after the catch. Houston's Mitch Morrow was hurt on the play. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Chapman is blitzing. 1-10-CLE32 (1Q: 01:57) Cedric Cobbs ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Dunta Robinson, assisted by S Leslie Franz. |
| Cleveland: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-CLE32 (1Q: 01:13) Todd Fredrickson ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jorge Boyette, assisted by CB Corey Cortez. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Tisdall is blitzing. 3-5-CLE37 (1Q: 00:33) Byron Leftwich pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Cedric Cobbs. OLB Burt Tisdall blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CLE37 (1Q: 00:27) Andy Groom punted 63 yards. Touchback. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Lockard is blitzing. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 00:22) Al Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Everett, assisted by OLB Vernon Lockard. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-HOU23 (2Q: 15:00) Russell Gillespie ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Jack Pettis, assisted by S Christian Shepherd. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Flannery is blitzing. 3-6-HOU24 (2Q: 14:19) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Irving Haneke for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Andra Davis. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 13:50) Al Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Andra Davis, assisted by OLB Vernon Lockard. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-HOU39 (2Q: 13:23) Chad Pennington pass was dropped by WR Reche Caldwell. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-HOU39 (2Q: 13:14) Chad Pennington sacked by DE Bernard Hayes and DT Jeff Henson for a loss of 5 yards. Hayes ran right past Bucky Ratini and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-11-HOU34 (2Q: 12:49) Devin Price punted 35 yards. Barry Pina called for a fair catch at the CLE31. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE31 (2Q: 12:38) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Ryan Krause for 21 yards. Tackled by S Jeffrey Beckwith, assisted by DE Alan McIntyre. |
| Cleveland: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU48 (2Q: 12:11) Cedric Cobbs ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Winston Brass. Key block delivered by Shaun Bell. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Tisdall and Sullivan are blitzing. 2-3-HOU41 (2Q: 11:36) Cedric Cobbs ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Eddie Murkowski, assisted by ILB Phillip Morton. Key block delivered by Ken Givens. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 11:12) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE Craig Barber for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Michael Lewis. Barber gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 10:31) Byron Leftwich pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ryan Krause. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Tisdall is blitzing. 2-10-HOU24 (2Q: 10:23) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Chapman, assisted by OLB Burt Tisdall. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-HOU24 (2Q: 09:54) Cedric Cobbs ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Darren Balderas. |
| 4-5-HOU19 (2Q: 09:17) Phil Dawson attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 10, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 09:11) Phil Dawson kicked off 64 yards from the CLE30. Michael Lewis returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU24. Tackled by Barry Pina. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 08:42) Russell Gillespie ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Everett, assisted by DT Derrick Manula. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-HOU28 (2Q: 08:02) Chad Pennington pass completed to RB Al Garrison for 13 yards. Tackled by S Wally Franklin, assisted by OLB Leo Fort. Garrison gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU41 (2Q: 07:18) Al Garrison ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Jack Pettis, assisted by CB Pat Gardocki. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-HOU40 (2Q: 06:50) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Hartnett. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE37 (2Q: 06:06) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Irving Haneke for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-2-CLE29 (2Q: 05:40) Russell Gillespie ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Everett. Key block delivered by Bucky Ratini. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE27 (2Q: 05:03) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Irving Haneke for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Sica. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-CLE22 (2Q: 04:29) Russell Gillespie ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bernard Hayes. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-CLE23 (2Q: 03:49) Chad Pennington pass completed to RB Russell Gillespie for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Sica. |
| 4-6-CLE23 (2Q: 03:20) Todd Sievers attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 10, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 03:14) Todd Sievers kicked off 78 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 03:14) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Franz. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-CLE23 (2Q: 02:28) Cedric Cobbs ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Earnest Maciel, assisted by ILB Phillip Morton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-CLE26 (2Q: 02:00) Cedric Cobbs ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Sullivan, assisted by DE Bryce Henry. Key block delivered by Antoine Bensen. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE40 (2Q: 01:27) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Quentin Goetzinger for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Sullivan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 01:09) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-15-HOU50 (2Q: 01:09) Byron Leftwich pass was intended for WR Ryan Krause and was intercepted by S Leslie Franz at the HOU35. The interception was returned 17 yards. Tackled by Tito Benson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE48 (2Q: 00:59) Chad Pennington pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reche Caldwell. CB Pat Gardocki defended the pass. Houston's Langston Walker was hurt on the play. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE48 (2Q: 00:49) Chad Pennington pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jumbo Stallings. S Christian Shepherd defended the pass. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-CLE48 (2Q: 00:39) Chad Pennington scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Hartnett. |
| (2Q: 00:39) Houston called a time out. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-1-CLE39 (2Q: 00:27) Chad Pennington pass completed to RB Russell Gillespie for 10 yards. Tackled by S Christian Shepherd, assisted by S Wesley Manning. Gillespie gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| (2Q: 00:27) Houston called a time out. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE29 (2Q: 00:15) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-15-CLE34 (2Q: 00:15) Chad Pennington pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Jeff Bridges. DE Ellis Battle blocked the pass. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE29 (2Q: 00:15) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 12, Cleveland 10 |
| (2Q: 00:15) Extra point by Todd Sievers was good. Houston 13, Cleveland 10 |
| (2Q: 00:04) Todd Sievers kicked off 73 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 00:04) Byron Leftwich dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Todd Sievers kicked off 68 yards from the HOU30. Carlos McKnight returned the ball 22 yards to the CLE24. Tackled by Irving Haneke. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE24 (3Q: 14:37) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the left guard for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Dunta Robinson. Key block delivered by Daryl Meynardie. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE42 (3Q: 14:03) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Burt Tisdall. Key block delivered by Antoine Bensen. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 13:31) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE Kellen Winslow for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Dunta Robinson. Winslow gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU32 (3Q: 12:49) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Winston Brass. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-HOU28 (3Q: 12:04) Byron Leftwich pass completed to RB Cedric Cobbs for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Winston Brass. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cobbs gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-9-HOU09 (3Q: 11:35) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-14-HOU14 (3Q: 11:27) Todd Fredrickson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Burt Tisdall. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU10 (3Q: 11:01) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE Kellen Winslow for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. Cleveland 16, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 11:01) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Cleveland 17, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 10:56) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 10:56) Russell Gillespie ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Chad Lavalais. Key block delivered by Dusty Starks. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-5-HOU25 (3Q: 10:49) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Derrick McIntosh for 17 yards. Tackled by S Chris Crocker. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 10:04) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Reche Caldwell for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Leo Fort, assisted by CB Terrell Hartnett. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-HOU48 (3Q: 09:17) Russell Gillespie ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Leo Fort, assisted by DE Arnold Reid. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-HOU47 (3Q: 08:51) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Derrick McIntosh for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Hartnett. McIntosh gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE40 (3Q: 08:13) Russell Gillespie ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Henson. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-CLE36 (3Q: 07:44) Al Garrison ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Chad Lavalais, assisted by OLB Vernon Lockard. Key block delivered by Burt Shields. |
| Houston: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Fort and Crocker are blitzing. 1-10-CLE28 (3Q: 07:14) Chad Pennington pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Reche Caldwell. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE28 (3Q: 07:04) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-15-CLE33 (3Q: 07:01) Russell Gillespie ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bernard Hayes. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-CLE29 (3Q: 06:31) Chad Pennington pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenneth Pritchett. DT Jeff Henson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-CLE29 (3Q: 06:22) Todd Sievers attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 17, Houston 16 |
| (3Q: 06:16) Todd Sievers kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. Barry Pina returned the ball 17 yards to the CLE24. Tackled by Dunta Robinson. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE24 (3Q: 05:57) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kellen Winslow. DT Earnest Maciel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Tripping. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-20-CLE14 (3Q: 05:50) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bryce Henry. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-17-CLE17 (3Q: 05:16) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Tisdall is blitzing. 3-12-CLE22 (3Q: 05:07) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Quentin Goetzinger for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Dunta Robinson, assisted by CB DeAngelo Hall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CLE37 (3Q: 04:41) Todd Fredrickson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Chapman. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-CLE37 (3Q: 04:07) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Sullivan, assisted by DT Earnest Maciel. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-CLE39 (3Q: 03:21) Byron Leftwich pass completed to FB Jesse Bates for 15 yards. Tackled by S Michael Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU46 (3Q: 02:46) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jorge Boyette, assisted by OLB Burt Tisdall. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-HOU46 (3Q: 02:13) Cedric Cobbs ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Winston Brass. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-HOU47 (3Q: 01:42) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quentin Goetzinger. DE Darren Balderas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-HOU47 (3Q: 01:32) Andy Groom punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU06. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Flannery is blitzing. 1-10-HOU06 (3Q: 01:21) Al Garrison ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Wally Franklin. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-HOU07 (3Q: 00:40) Al Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Andra Davis. Key block delivered by Lorenzo Thomas. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU21 (3Q: 00:18) Russell Gillespie ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Leo Fort. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-HOU24 (4Q: 15:00) Al Garrison ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Leo Fort, assisted by ILB Andra Davis. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-HOU28 (4Q: 14:35) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Reche Caldwell for 11 yards. Tackled by S Wally Franklin. Caldwell gained 2 yards after the catch. Houston's Reche Caldwell was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU39 (4Q: 14:15) Chad Pennington pass completed to FB Mack Waldteufel for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Lockard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Waldteufel gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE42 (4Q: 13:41) Chad Pennington pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Haneke. DE Ellis Battle hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE42 (4Q: 13:31) Chad Pennington pass completed to WR Derrick McIntosh for 27 yards. Tackled by S Christian Shepherd. McIntosh gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE15 (4Q: 12:49) Al Garrison ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Andra Davis. Garrison made a great move on Jack Pettis. Key block delivered by Bucky Ratini. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-CLE10 (4Q: 12:23) Al Garrison ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Chris Crocker. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-CLE11 (4Q: 11:56) Al Garrison ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Andra Davis, assisted by S Wesley Manning. Cleveland's Christian Shepherd was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-6-CLE11 (4Q: 11:15) Todd Sievers attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 19, Cleveland 17 |
| (4Q: 11:09) Todd Sievers kicked off 58 yards from the HOU30. Barry Pina returned the ball 19 yards to the CLE31. Tackled by Derrick McIntosh. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE31 (4Q: 10:32) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE Kellen Winslow for 10 yards. Tackled by CB DeAngelo Hall. Winslow gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE41 (4Q: 09:50) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Carlos McKnight for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Burt Tisdall, assisted by S Leslie Franz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-CLE47 (4Q: 09:05) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Earnest Maciel. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-CLE47 (4Q: 08:30) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Quentin Goetzinger for 18 yards. Tackled by CB DeAngelo Hall. |
| Cleveland: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU35 (4Q: 07:58) Cedric Cobbs ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Phillip Morton, assisted by OLB Tommy Chapman. Key block delivered by Ken Givens. |
| Cleveland: Goal-Line formation with three tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Tisdall and Hall are blitzing. 2-1-HOU26 (4Q: 07:25) Byron Leftwich pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Jesse Bates. |
| Cleveland: Goal-Line formation with three tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-HOU26 (4Q: 07:19) Byron Leftwich pass completed to FB Jesse Bates for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Alan McIntyre. Bates gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU17 (4Q: 06:50) Cedric Cobbs ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Nicky Sullivan. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-HOU14 (4Q: 06:15) Todd Fredrickson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Burt Tisdall, assisted by DE Darren Balderas. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-HOU12 (4Q: 05:31) Cedric Cobbs ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Eddie Murkowski. |
| 4-5-HOU12 (4Q: 04:48) Phil Dawson attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 20, Houston 19 |
| (4Q: 04:43) Phil Dawson kicked off 67 yards from the CLE30. Michael Lewis returned the ball 30 yards to the HOU33. Tackled by Lance Murphy. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU33 (4Q: 04:36) Chad Pennington pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jumbo Stallings. S Chris Crocker defended the pass. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU33 (4Q: 04:27) Chad Pennington pass completed to FB Mack Waldteufel for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Sica. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Waldteufel gained 3 yards after the catch. Cleveland's Andra Davis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU49 (4Q: 04:01) Al Garrison ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Henson. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Lockard is blitzing. 2-8-CLE49 (4Q: 03:32) Russell Gillespie ran around left end for 14 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Wally Franklin. Key block delivered by Tommie Welch. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE35 (4Q: 03:26) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-15-CLE40 (4Q: 03:16) Chad Pennington sacked by DE Arnold Reid for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Dusty Starks. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-24-CLE49 (4Q: 02:59) Chad Pennington pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kenneth Pritchett. DT Chad Lavalais blocked the pass. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-24-CLE49 (4Q: 02:51) Chad Pennington pass was intended for RB Russell Gillespie and was intercepted by OLB Norman Flannery at the CLE44. The interception was returned 28 yards. Tackled by Russell Gillespie. |
| Cleveland: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Tisdall is blitzing. 1-10-HOU28 (4Q: 02:39) Cedric Cobbs ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Burt Tisdall. |
| (4Q: 02:39) Houston called a time out. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-HOU27 (4Q: 02:29) Cedric Cobbs ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Earnest Maciel. Key block delivered by Daryl Meynardie. |
| (4Q: 02:29) Houston called a time out. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU18 (4Q: 02:20) Cedric Cobbs ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Alan McIntyre. |
| (4Q: 02:20) Houston called a time out. |
| Cleveland: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU18 (4Q: 02:12) Cedric Cobbs ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Earnest Maciel, assisted by S Leslie Franz. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-HOU15 (4Q: 02:00) Cedric Cobbs ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB DeAngelo Hall, assisted by OLB Burt Tisdall. Key block delivered by Leon Tate. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-8-HOU08 (4Q: 01:13) Todd Fredrickson ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bryce Henry, assisted by S Jeffrey Beckwith. |
| Cleveland: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-7-HOU07 (4Q: 00:29) Byron Leftwich dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 20, Houston Texans 19 |