| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 73 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 61 yards from the HOU35. Howie James returned the ball 18 yards to the DEN22. Tackled by Marco Hardy. |
| Denver: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN22 (1Q: 14:33) Grant Hickman ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos, assisted by OLB J.T. Phillips. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-DEN26 (1Q: 13:49) Grant Hickman ran inside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Rusty Ansara, assisted by CB Leonard O'Donnell. Key block delivered by Ron Coles. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN40 (1Q: 13:14) Clarence Pearson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rufus Ford. CB Marcus Szypulski defended the pass. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Joseph is blitzing. 2-10-DEN40 (1Q: 13:08) Clarence Pearson pass completed to TE Edgar Gilmore for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Renaldo Gonzalez. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: 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. Phillips is blitzing. 3-14-DEN36 (1Q: 12:27) Clarence Pearson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cameron Tucker. OLB J.T. Phillips drove right through Thomas Blake to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-DEN36 (1Q: 12:21) Bart Winslett punted 46 yards. Derrick Seaman returned the kick 14 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Brody Jamison. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Villareal and Bohrer are blitzing. 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 12:10) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Elias Couch. Key block delivered by Bernie Flowers. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-HOU39 (1Q: 11:42) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR Jon Moss for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Deion Vance. |
| Houston: Pro 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. 1-10-HOU42 (1Q: 11:03) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Mason Mendez. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-HOU46 (1Q: 10:39) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR Jon Moss for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Grayson Villareal. Moss gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN40 (1Q: 10:08) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Deion Vance, assisted by S Antonio Burnett. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-20-HOU50 (1Q: 09:58) Archie Duffy pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rodney Burney. S Antonio Burnett defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-20-HOU50 (1Q: 09:52) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Deion Vance, assisted by S Antonio Burnett. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 3-24-HOU46 (1Q: 09:17) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Raul Davis, assisted by ILB Dustin Brentlinger. |
| 4-23-HOU47 (1Q: 08:43) Mack Petry punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| Denver: Single-Back 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-DEN20 (1Q: 08:38) Howie James ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Marcus Szypulski, assisted by DE Ricky Wretzky. |
| Denver: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-DEN21 (1Q: 08:10) Clarence Pearson pass was dropped by RB Grant Hickman. |
| Denver: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-9-DEN21 (1Q: 08:03) Clarence Pearson sacked by OLB J.T. Phillips for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Coles. |
| 4-14-DEN16 (1Q: 07:34) Bart Winslett punted 41 yards. Derrick Seaman returned the kick 12 yards to the DEN45. Tackled by Nathaniel Garboushian. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN45 (1Q: 07:27) Justics Barlow ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Raul Davis, assisted by DE Spencer Harden. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-DEN45 (1Q: 06:44) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Gavin Poston. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-DEN44 (1Q: 06:02) Archie Duffy pass was intended for TE Rodney Burney and was intercepted by S Antonio Burnett at the DEN29. The interception was returned 71 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 06:02) Extra point by Tommy Walton was good. Denver 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 05:54) Tommy Walton kicked off 73 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 05:54) Archie Duffy pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rodney Burney. CB Korey Milons defended the pass. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU20 (1Q: 05:47) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Deion Vance. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-HOU22 (1Q: 05:16) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR DeAndre Greer for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Grayson Villareal. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Villareal is blitzing. 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 04:48) Justics Barlow ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Deion Vance. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-11-HOU31 (1Q: 04:10) Earnest Stadtmauer ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Brentlinger. |
| Houston: Single-Back 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. 3-7-HOU35 (1Q: 03:37) Archie Duffy pass completed to TE Cole Ellison for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Grayson Villareal. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-HOU38 (1Q: 02:59) Mack Petry punted 48 yards. Abraham Blackwell returned the kick 8 yards to the DEN22. Tackled by Trevor Davis. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN22 (1Q: 02:49) Clarence Pearson pass was dropped by WR Cameron Tucker. |
| Denver: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DEN22 (1Q: 02:41) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-15-DEN17 (1Q: 02:33) Clarence Pearson sacked by DT Eric Sarfaty for a loss of 8 yards. Sarfaty simply blew through Nathaniel Garboushian to reach the quarterback and knock him down. Denver's Edgar Gilmore was hurt on the play. |
| Denver: 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. Phillips is blitzing. 3-23-DEN09 (1Q: 01:58) Clarence Pearson pass was intended for WR Cameron Tucker and was intercepted by CB Marcus Szypulski at the DEN32. The interception was returned 21 yards. Tackled by Karl Lofton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN11 (1Q: 01:49) Archie Duffy pass completed to TE Rodney Burney for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Burney gained 6 yards after the catch. Denver 7, Houston 6 |
| (1Q: 01:49) Extra point by Kaleb Francis was good. Houston 7, Denver 7 |
| (1Q: 01:39) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 71 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 01:39) Grant Hickman ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. Key block delivered by Thomas Blake. Blake ran over Gabe Hanks to set up the play. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-DEN25 (1Q: 01:08) Tito Jacobs ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gabe Hanks, assisted by DE Ricky Wretzky. |
| Denver: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-4-DEN26 (1Q: 00:36) Howie James ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Demyan, assisted by DT Eric Sarfaty. |
| 4-8-DEN22 (1Q: 00:08) Bart Winslett punted 56 yards. Derrick Seaman returned the kick 6 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Philip Ebeling. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 00:01) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Deion Vance, assisted by ILB Dustin Brentlinger. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Houston: I 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. 2-10-HOU28 (2Q: 15:00) Archie Duffy pass completed to TE Rodney Burney for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Grayson Villareal, assisted by CB Korey Milons. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: 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. 3-6-HOU32 (2Q: 14:35) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR Jon Moss for 18 yards. Tackled by S Abraham Blackwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moss gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU50 (2Q: 14:08) Justics Barlow ran around left end for 34 yards. Tackled by S Abraham Blackwell. Key block delivered by Corwin Hicks. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN16 (2Q: 13:26) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Grayson Villareal. Key block delivered by Randal Dillon. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-5-DEN05 (2Q: 12:58) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR DeAndre Greer for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Brentlinger. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-DEN06 (2Q: 12:23) Justics Barlow ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Deion Vance, assisted by ILB Dustin Brentlinger. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-4-DEN04 (2Q: 11:53) Archie Duffy pass completed to TE Rodney Burney for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 13, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 11:53) Extra point by Kaleb Francis was good. Houston 14, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 11:44) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 73 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| Denver: Pro 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-DEN20 (2Q: 11:44) Clarence Pearson pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Axel Lynch. DE Rusty Ansara blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DEN20 (2Q: 11:34) Howie James ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-5-DEN25 (2Q: 10:59) Clarence Pearson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Axel Lynch. OLB J.T. Phillips hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DEN25 (2Q: 10:53) Bart Winslett punted 38 yards. Derrick Seaman returned the kick 17 yards to the DEN46. Tackled by Brody Jamison. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN46 (2Q: 10:43) Justics Barlow ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Korey Milons, assisted by ILB Dustin Brentlinger. Key block delivered by Frankie Hardy. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Villareal and Blackwell are blitzing. 2-4-DEN40 (2Q: 10:21) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR Jon Moss for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mason Mendez, assisted by CB Kevin Bohrer. Moss gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN36 (2Q: 09:50) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-15-DEN41 (2Q: 09:43) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR Jon Moss for 37 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Antonio Burnett. Moss gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-4-DEN04 (2Q: 09:02) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR Jon Moss for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston 20, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 09:02) Extra point by Kaleb Francis was good. Houston 21, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 08:54) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 64 yards from the HOU35. Howie James returned the ball 11 yards to the DEN12. Tackled by Lonnie Jackson. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN12 (2Q: 08:24) Grant Hickman ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Barry Durham, assisted by DT Eric Sarfaty. Key block delivered by Thomas Blake. Denver's Philip Ebeling was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Denver: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-DEN19 (2Q: 07:54) Howie James ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB J.T. Phillips. Key block delivered by Philip Ebeling. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN33 (2Q: 07:10) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-15-DEN28 (2Q: 07:00) Grant Hickman ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos, assisted by DT Eric Sarfaty. Key block delivered by Raymond Horner. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-9-DEN34 (2Q: 06:37) Howie James ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Ricky Wretzky. Key block delivered by Philip Ebeling. |
| Denver: Pro 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. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-DEN43 (2Q: 05:55) Clarence Pearson pass was intended for TE Rod Ward and was intercepted by S Barry Durham at the HOU35. The interception was returned 65 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Houston 27, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 05:55) Extra point by Kaleb Francis was good. Houston 28, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 05:45) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 71 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| Denver: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 05:45) Grant Hickman ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-8-DEN22 (2Q: 05:20) Grant Hickman ran around right end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Marco Hardy, assisted by OLB J.T. Phillips. Key block delivered by Tito Jacobs. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN30 (2Q: 04:41) Clarence Pearson pass completed to WR Axel Lynch for 11 yards. Tackled by S Barry Durham. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN41 (2Q: 04:20) Clarence Pearson scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by S Barry Durham. |
| Denver: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-9-DEN42 (2Q: 03:52) Clarence Pearson pass completed to RB Howie James for 37 yards. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. James gained 32 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU21 (2Q: 03:18) Clarence Pearson sacked by OLB Vinny Joseph for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Philip Ebeling. |
| Denver: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-16-HOU27 (2Q: 02:56) Clarence Pearson pass completed to WR Axel Durham for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-11-HOU22 (2Q: 02:38) Clarence Pearson scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB J.R. Robbins. |
| 4-8-HOU19 (2Q: 02:11) Tommy Walton attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 28, Denver 10 |
| (2Q: 02:06) Tommy Walton kicked off 59 yards from the DEN35. DeAndre Greer returned the ball 28 yards to the HOU34. Tackled by Karl Lofton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 01:59) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR Jon Moss for 16 yards. Tackled by S Abraham Blackwell, assisted by CB Kevin Bohrer. Moss gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU50 (2Q: 01:26) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR Lonnie Jackson for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Deion Vance. |
| Houston: Pro 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. 2-4-DEN44 (2Q: 01:07) Archie Duffy pass was dropped by WR DeAndre Greer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Villareal is blitzing. 3-4-DEN44 (2Q: 00:59) Archie Duffy sacked by OLB Grayson Villareal for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Frankie Hardy. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-8-DEN48 (2Q: 00:48) Mack Petry punted 39 yards. Abraham Blackwell called for a fair catch at the DEN09. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN09 (2Q: 00:40) Clarence Pearson dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Denver: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-12-DEN07 (2Q: 00:16) Clarence Pearson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Axel Lynch. DE Ricky Wretzky hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-12-DEN07 (2Q: 00:05) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| Denver: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-15-DEN04 (2Q: 00:05) Grant Hickman ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Leonard O'Donnell. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Tommy Walton kicked off 51 yards from the DEN35. DeAndre Greer returned the ball 36 yards to the HOU50. Tackled by Elias Couch. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU50 (3Q: 14:40) Justics Barlow ran a draw inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Alvin Thomas. Key block delivered by Frankie Hardy. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN40 (3Q: 14:11) Justics Barlow ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dustin Brentlinger. |
| Houston: I formation, 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-DEN39 (3Q: 13:45) Trevor Davis ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Luis Elston. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-4-DEN34 (3Q: 13:03) Archie Duffy pass completed to TE Rodney Burney for 4 yards. Tackled by S Abraham Blackwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: 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. 1-10-DEN30 (3Q: 12:34) Archie Duffy pass completed to TE Rodney Burney for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Grayson Villareal, assisted by CB Elias Couch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-DEN31 (3Q: 12:12) Archie Duffy pass was dropped by WR DeAndre Greer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-DEN31 (3Q: 12:08) Archie Duffy pass completed to TE Rodney Burney for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Grayson Villareal. Burney gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-9-DEN09 (3Q: 11:43) Justics Barlow ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Elias Couch, assisted by ILB Deion Vance. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-11-DEN11 (3Q: 11:09) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR DeAndre Greer for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. Houston 34, Denver 10 |
| (3Q: 11:09) Extra point by Kaleb Francis was good. Houston 35, Denver 10 |
| (3Q: 11:02) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 64 yards from the HOU35. Howie James returned the ball 18 yards to the DEN19. Tackled by Marco Hardy. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Abraham Blackwell on the DEN19. |
| Denver: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN19 (3Q: 10:36) Grant Hickman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Sarfaty, assisted by S Barry Durham. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-DEN21 (3Q: 10:08) Clarence Pearson scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Leonard O'Donnell. Denver's Howie James was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN31 (3Q: 09:34) Grant Hickman ran outside the right tackle for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Leonard O'Donnell. Key block delivered by Thomas Blake. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU46 (3Q: 09:03) Grant Hickman ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Sarfaty. Key block delivered by Ron Coles. |
| Denver: I 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. 2-5-HOU41 (3Q: 08:39) Grant Hickman ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB J.T. Phillips, assisted by S Barry Durham. Key block delivered by Nathaniel Garboushian. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 08:09) Clarence Pearson pass completed to WR Karl Lofton for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-HOU28 (3Q: 07:44) Clarence Pearson sacked by OLB J.T. Phillips for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Raymond Horner. |
| Denver: 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. Phillips is blitzing. 3-9-HOU33 (3Q: 07:04) Clarence Pearson sacked by DE Rusty Ansara and DE Ricky Wretzky for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Nathaniel Garboushian. |
| 4-14-HOU38 (3Q: 06:22) Bart Winslett punted 36 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU02. Houston's Evan Domsten was hurt on the play. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU02 (3Q: 06:14) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Luis Elston. Key block delivered by Corwin Hicks. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Villareal and Blackwell are blitzing. 2-5-HOU07 (3Q: 05:46) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Raul Davis, assisted by DT Marty Carrera. Key block delivered by Frankie Hardy. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 05:02) Justics Barlow ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Brentlinger, assisted by S Antonio Burnett. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-8-HOU20 (3Q: 04:20) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Burnett. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Burnett is blitzing. 3-8-HOU20 (3Q: 03:38) Archie Duffy sacked by OLB Camden Martin for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Randal Dillon. |
| 4-14-HOU14 (3Q: 03:02) Mack Petry punted 65 yards. Abraham Blackwell returned the kick 11 yards to the DEN32. Tackled by Justics Barlow. |
| Denver: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-DEN32 (3Q: 02:55) Howie James ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. Key block delivered by Thomas Blake. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN43 (3Q: 02:28) Grant Hickman ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB J.T. Phillips. Key block delivered by Raymond Horner. Horner ran over Gabe Hanks to set up the play. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-DEN49 (3Q: 01:58) Grant Hickman ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Leonard O'Donnell. Key block delivered by Nathaniel Garboushian. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-14-DEN39 (3Q: 01:50) Clarence Pearson sacked by OLB J.T. Phillips for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Thomas Blake. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-23-DEN30 (3Q: 01:10) Howie James ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski, assisted by CB J.R. Robbins. |
| 4-11-DEN42 (3Q: 00:35) Bart Winslett punted 45 yards. Derrick Seaman called for a fair catch at the HOU13. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU13 (3Q: 00:28) Justics Barlow ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Abraham Blackwell. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-HOU14 (4Q: 15:00) Archie Duffy pass completed to WR Lonnie Jackson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Bohrer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-5-HOU18 (4Q: 14:15) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Alvin Thomas, assisted by S Antonio Burnett. |
| 4-6-HOU17 (4Q: 13:51) Mack Petry punted 46 yards. Abraham Blackwell returned the kick 8 yards to the DEN45. Tackled by Marco Hardy. |
| Denver: I 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-DEN45 (4Q: 13:40) Grant Hickman ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ricky Wretzky. |
| Denver: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-DEN49 (4Q: 13:01) Grant Hickman ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Demyan. Key block delivered by Thomas Blake. |
| Denver: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU45 (4Q: 12:23) Howie James ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski, assisted by OLB J.T. Phillips. |
| Denver: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-10-HOU45 (4Q: 11:38) Clarence Pearson pass completed to RB Grant Hickman for 3 yards. Tackled by CB J.R. Robbins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-7-HOU42 (4Q: 11:10) Clarence Pearson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Axel Lynch. DE Renaldo Gonzalez simply tossed Nathaniel Garboushian aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 4-7-HOU42 (4Q: 11:00) Clarence Pearson sacked by OLB J.T. Phillips for a loss of 7 yards. Phillips ran right past Nathaniel Garboushian and knocked down the quarterback. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU49 (4Q: 10:22) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Abraham Blackwell, assisted by ILB Dustin Brentlinger. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-DEN47 (4Q: 09:38) Earnest Stadtmauer ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Brentlinger. Key block delivered by Corwin Hicks. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DEN31 (4Q: 09:02) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Gavin Poston. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Houston: 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. 2-9-DEN30 (4Q: 08:19) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Camden Martin. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-3-DEN24 (4Q: 07:37) Earnest Stadtmauer ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Grayson Villareal. Key block delivered by Frankie Hardy. |
| Houston: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DEN19 (4Q: 06:54) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Abraham Blackwell, assisted by OLB Grayson Villareal. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-12-DEN21 (4Q: 06:08) Earnest Stadtmauer ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dustin Brentlinger. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-DEN20 (4Q: 05:23) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Elias Couch. Houston's Archie Duffy was hurt on the play. |
| 4-12-DEN21 (4Q: 04:37) Morris Hurnblad attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 38, Denver 10 |
| (4Q: 04:32) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 71 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 04:32) Clarence Pearson kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Joseph is blitzing. 2-10-DEN20 (4Q: 04:05) Edgar Burroughs ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Sarfaty, assisted by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Edgar Burroughs to the DEN31. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-DEN31 (4Q: 03:41) Clarence Pearson pass completed to RB Howie James for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. James gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-DEN45 (4Q: 02:58) Howie James ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Renaldo Gonzalez. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-10-DEN45 (4Q: 02:20) Clarence Pearson pass completed to RB Edgar Burroughs for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-3-HOU48 (4Q: 02:14) Edgar Burroughs ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Barry Durham. Key block delivered by Raymond Horner. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Denver: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-HOU35 (4Q: 02:00) Clarence Pearson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rod Ward. DT Eric Sarfaty simply tossed Ted Long aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Denver: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Durham is blitzing. 2-10-HOU35 (4Q: 01:52) Clarence Pearson scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Marcus Szypulski. |
| Denver: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Durham is blitzing. 3-5-HOU30 (4Q: 01:14) Clarence Pearson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Myles Goodge. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-HOU30 (4Q: 01:05) Tommy Walton attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 38, Denver 13 |
| (4Q: 00:57) Tommy Walton kicked off 63 yards from the DEN35. Jon Moss returned the ball 17 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Myles Goodge. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU19 (4Q: 00:48) Justics Barlow ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Marty Carrera, assisted by S Mason Mendez. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Jamison and Brentlinger are blitzing. 2-9-HOU20 (4Q: 00:01) Jose Robinson dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Texans 38, Denver Broncos 13 |