Week 7, 2022

played in Houston, TX

87 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	3	7	3	0	-	13
Houston Texans	7	6	3	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:17 HOU - Dean Rivers 20 pass from Gene Chandler (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 00:12 DEN - Lee Peel 21 field goal
2Q: 11:35 HOU - Pat McAfee 25 field goal
2Q: 09:38 DEN - Tito Sheldon 24 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 00:48 HOU - Pat McAfee 39 field goal
3Q: 09:42 HOU - Pat McAfee 21 field goal
3Q: 04:17 DEN - Lee Peel 48 field goal
4Q: 13:40 HOU - Kurt Houston 3 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 03:09 HOU - Pat McAfee 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:17 HOU - Dean Rivers 20 pass from Gene Chandler (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 00:12 DEN - Lee Peel 21 field goal
2Q: 11:35 HOU - Pat McAfee 25 field goal
2Q: 09:38 DEN - Tito Sheldon 24 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 00:48 HOU - Pat McAfee 39 field goal
3Q: 09:42 HOU - Pat McAfee 21 field goal
3Q: 04:17 DEN - Lee Peel 48 field goal
4Q: 13:40 HOU - Kurt Houston 3 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 03:09 HOU - Pat McAfee 30 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 4-3
First Downs 11 24
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 235 457
- Offensive Plays 52 81
- Yards per Play 4.52 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 74 148
- Rushing Attempts 16 33
- Yards per Rush 4.63 4.48
Net Passing Yards 161 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 14 - 0 47 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.47 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/4 3/42
Kick Returns/Yards 6/147 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 36
Time of Possession 22:22 37:38

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	4-3
First Downs	11	24
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	235	457
- Offensive Plays	52	81
- Yards per Play	4.52	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	74	148
- Rushing Attempts	16	33
- Yards per Rush	4.63	4.48
Net Passing Yards	161	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 14 - 0	47 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.47	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/4	3/42
Kick Returns/Yards	6/147	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 36
Time of Possession	22:22	37:38

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
1	9:47	0:55	OWN 12	2	8	Fumble
1	8:06	2:18	OWN 34	4	24	Punt
1	2:32	2:27	OWN 46	6	50	Field Goal
2	11:27	2:01	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown
2	6:35	1:40	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
2	2:41	0:59	OWN 15	3	-5	Punt
2	0:42	0:40	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
3	9:35	5:26	OWN 31	8	38	Field Goal
4	13:32	2:02	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	3:03	1:16	OWN 33	7	31	Downs
4	1:01	0:30	OWN 24	4	0	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	2:09	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
1	8:52	0:46	OPP 18	2	18	Touchdown
1	5:48	3:16	OWN 20	8	56	Missed FG
1	0:05	3:38	OWN 20	9	72	Field Goal
2	9:26	2:51	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
2	4:55	2:14	OWN 32	6	7	Punt
2	1:42	1:00	OPP 37	4	15	Field Goal
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 25	1	6	Fumble
3	15:00	5:25	OWN 32	12	64	Field Goal
3	4:09	5:37	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
4	11:30	8:27	OWN 22	14	65	Field Goal
4	1:47	0:46	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OPP 24	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Gene Chandler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tito Sheldon	9	34	3.78	22	1
Dexter McCluster	6	30	5.00	12	1
Brian Brohm	1	10	10.00	10	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeSean McCoy	14	74	5.29	12	3	0
Kurt Houston	14	61	4.36	12	2	1
Gene Chandler	4	8	2.00	6	0	0
Jamal Gardner	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	33	14	183	3/22	1	38	0	70.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	47	23	315	1/6	1	45	0	77.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Burroughs	6	9	82	13.67	43	38	0
WR Terrell Houari	4	12	52	13.00	20	20	0
WR Harry Douglas	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Robert Newton	1	1	19	19.00	17	19	0
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	24	24.00	14	24	1
TE Dustin Francis	1	6	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Emmanuel Rison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwight Donovan	6	9	90	15.00	52	27	0
WR Preston Beadnell	4	10	51	12.75	8	22	0
WR Dean Rivers	4	6	67	16.75	8	26	1
TE T.J. Ross	3	6	18	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jamal Gardner	3	6	66	22.00	22	45	0
TE John Carlson	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
RB LeSean McCoy	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Tim Lincoln	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Kurt Houston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE R.J. Cote	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lamar Firebaugh	1	0	0
Dexter McCluster	1	0	0
Charles MaKinster	0	2	0
Patrick Willis	0	0	1
Tito Sheldon	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
T.J. Ross	1	0	1
Preston Beadnell	1	0	0
Fred Noll	0	1	0
Tim Lincoln	0	1	0
Teddy Flannery	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edward Godfrey	6	251	41.8	28.2	51	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Watanabe	4	175	43.8	42.8	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	4/5	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	4	4	1.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	3	42	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmanuel Rison	5	126	25.2	0
Lamar Firebaugh	1	21	21.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Beadnell	2	47	23.5	0
LeSean McCoy	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	9	1	0.0	28	44
S Darren Meehan	6	4	0.0	28	39
DE Jason Burke	5	0	0.0	17	23
CB Alphonso Smith	5	0	0.0	28	41
CB Morgan Burnett	4	1	0.0	10	24
DE Vernon Gholston	3	0	1.0	19	28
OLB Reuben Stevenson	3	2	0.0	10	13
OLB Pat Zimmerman	3	1	0.0	19	22
CB Jay Garrett	3	1	0.0	25	39
DE Donald Saffran	2	2	0.0	15	25
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	2	0.0	28	39
S Rico Hill	2	0	0.0	23	41
S Al Afalava	1	2	0.0	17	23
DT Larry Meadows	1	2	0.0	20	32
OLB Lionel Schneider	1	1	0.0	23	16
CB Charles MaKinster	1	1	0.0	15	35
WR Terrell Houari	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Patrick Angerer	1	0	0.0	5	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Antonio Giles	5	1	0.0	14	32
CB Lawrence Abbey	3	0	1.0	9	28
DE Teddy Flannery	3	1	0.5	11	26
ILB Fred Noll	3	3	0.0	12	10
S Kent Jarvis	3	1	0.0	16	36
DT Mike Patterson	3	0	0.0	12	8
DT Levon Jacobs	2	1	0.5	11	26
ILB Hugh Rogers	2	0	0.0	10	7
CB D.J. Moore	2	0	0.0	11	16
DT Torell Troup	2	0	0.0	7	17
DE Joey Sims	1	0	0.5	6	25
CB Casey Donovan	1	1	0.0	7	29
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	23
G Antoine Caldwell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Peter Heuvicq	1	0	0.0	7	27
DE Derrick Harvey	0	1	0.5	7	4
ILB Lawrence Fisk	0	2	0.0	15	30
CB Herb Jefferson	0	1	0.0	5	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vernon Gholston	1.0	0	1	0	28
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	1	2	0	32
OLB Stan Whitfield	0.0	1	1	0	39
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0.0	0	1	1	22
ILB Patrick Willis	0.0	0	1	0	44

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Lawrence Abbey	1.0	0	0	28
DE Teddy Flannery	0.5	4	4	26
DT Levon Jacobs	0.5	3	1	26
DE Joey Sims	0.5	0	1	25
DE Derrick Harvey	0.5	0	0	4
ILB Lawrence Fisk	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	5	1	44
CB Alphonso Smith	4	1	41
S Darren Meehan	4	0	39
CB Morgan Burnett	4	0	24
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	2	39
CB Jay Garrett	2	1	39
DE Jason Burke	1	0	23
S Rico Hill	1	0	41
OLB Lionel Schneider	0	1	16
S Al Afalava	0	1	23

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Antonio Giles	3	0	32
CB Lawrence Abbey	2	1	28
S Kent Jarvis	2	0	36
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	2	23
OLB Peter Heuvicq	1	1	27
ILB Lawrence Fisk	1	0	30
ILB Fred Noll	1	0	10
CB Casey Donovan	1	0	29
CB D.J. Moore	1	0	16
DT Torell Troup	1	0	17
CB Herb Jefferson	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Prescott	2	4	0	16	2	30
Eugene Monroe	1	5	1	14	0	29
Irv Fisk	1	3	0	14	0	22
Randal Welch	1	1	0	15	0	33
Dean Breese	0	2	0	13	1	27

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herb Bradford	4	8	1	33	0	48
Matt Slauson	3	5	1	22	1	35
Gosder Cherilus	2	3	0	21	0	28
Harold Cortez	2	2	0	25	0	37
Walter Van Valkenberg	1	4	0	22	0	27
Antoine Caldwell	1	4	0	15	0	27
Mitch Petrus	1	2	0	13	0	14
Dennis Hannam	0	1	0	7	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Morgan Burnett	2	13
Lamar Firebaugh	1	20
Robert Newton	1	19
Al Afalava	1	13
Tito Sheldon	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Rivers	5	16
T.J. Ross	2	20
Jay Bishop	1	26
R.J. Cote	1	18
Kurt Houston	1	7

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Willis	---	---	28	44	4	76
Charles MaKinster	---	---	15	35	24	74
Alphonso Smith	---	---	28	41	5	74
Darren Meehan	---	---	28	39	4	71
Stan Whitfield	---	---	28	39	4	71
Jay Garrett	---	---	25	39	5	69
Rico Hill	---	---	23	41	4	68
Larry Meadows	---	---	20	32	5	57
Al Afalava	---	---	17	23	13	53
Brian Brohm	16	36	---	---	---	52
Vernon Gholston	---	---	19	28	4	51
Robert Newton	8	23	---	---	19	50
Lionel Schneider	---	---	23	16	11	50
Randal Welch	15	33	---	---	---	48
Kris Prescott	16	30	---	---	1	47
Morgan Burnett	---	---	10	24	13	47
Dexter McCluster	7	20	---	---	18	45
Perry Sheldon	11	22	---	---	11	44
Jason Burke	---	---	17	23	4	44
Eugene Monroe	14	29	---	---	---	43
Ricky Burroughs	13	30	---	---	---	43
Irv Fisk	14	22	---	---	6	42
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	19	22	1	42
Wendell Kostinko	---	---	15	20	7	42
Donald Saffran	---	---	15	25	1	41
Dean Breese	13	27	---	---	---	40
Terrell Houari	13	25	---	---	1	39
Dustin Francis	5	17	---	---	17	39
Dre Moore	---	---	14	16	2	32
Tito Sheldon	9	15	---	---	8	32
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	10	13	9	32
Emmanuel Rison	7	13	---	---	11	31
Harry Douglas	5	8	---	---	11	24
Tony Hills	2	14	---	---	8	24
Lamar Firebaugh	0	1	---	---	20	21
Rondell Brady	3	9	---	---	8	20
Dennis Pitta	2	6	---	---	11	19
Will Beatty	1	9	---	---	7	17
Jessie Peterson	---	---	4	3	8	15
Patrick Angerer	---	---	5	5	5	15
Bryan Bulaga	2	7	---	---	3	12
Edward Godfrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	2	2
Russell Okung	0	0	---	---	1	1
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Herb Bradford	33	48	---	---	9	90
Gene Chandler	33	48	---	---	5	86
Harold Cortez	25	37	---	---	8	70
T.J. Ross	21	27	---	---	20	68
Kent Jarvis	---	---	16	36	9	61
Dean Rivers	17	28	---	---	16	61
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	9	28	24	61
Preston Beadnell	24	32	---	---	4	60
Matt Slauson	22	35	---	---	---	57
Walter Van Valkenberg	22	27	---	---	7	56
Dwight Donovan	9	27	---	---	17	53
Jamal Gardner	18	32	---	---	---	50
Gosder Cherilus	21	28	---	---	---	49
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	15	30	3	48
Antonio Giles	---	---	14	32	2	48
Jumbo Wheeler	15	24	---	---	7	46
Antoine Caldwell	15	27	---	---	2	44
Kurt Houston	16	21	---	---	7	44
LeSean McCoy	17	21	---	---	4	42
Levon Jacobs	---	---	11	26	4	41
Herb Jefferson	---	---	5	23	12	40
Peter Heuvicq	---	---	7	27	5	39
Teddy Flannery	---	---	11	26	1	38
Casey Donovan	---	---	7	29	1	37
R.J. Cote	8	9	---	---	18	35
John Carlson	15	8	---	---	10	33
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	7	23	2	32
Tim Lincoln	5	11	---	---	16	32
Joey Sims	---	---	6	25	1	32
Mitch Petrus	13	14	---	---	5	32
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	8	19	5	32
Emmitt Vilnit	---	---	1	10	18	29
D.J. Moore	---	---	11	16	1	28
Mike Patterson	---	---	12	8	6	26
Jay Bishop	0	0	---	---	26	26
Jimmy Fulcher	7	18	---	---	---	25
Torell Troup	---	---	7	17	1	25
Fred Noll	---	---	12	10	1	23
Dennis Hannam	7	6	---	---	9	22
Hugh Rogers	---	---	10	7	1	18
Derrick Harvey	---	---	7	4	5	16
Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	12	12
Steve Watanabe	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jordan Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mitchell Gallier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jessie Johannsen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	5	29	5.8
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	16	57	3.6
Right	7	47	6.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	33	14	4	3	3	5	8	6	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	47	23	6	5	4	7	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	79	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	41	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	27	12	148	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	91	18.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	12	4	2	52	1	25
WR Ricky Burroughs	9	6	0	82	2	30
TE Dustin Francis	6	1	1	3	0	17
WR Harry Douglas	3	1	0	3	0	8
FB Robert Newton	1	1	0	19	0	23
WR Emmanuel Rison	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	0	24	1	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Beadnell	10	4	1	51	1	32
WR Dwight Donovan	9	6	0	90	2	27
TE T.J. Ross	6	3	0	18	0	27
WR Dean Rivers	6	4	1	67	2	28
WR Jamal Gardner	6	3	0	66	1	32
TE John Carlson	3	2	1	16	0	8
WR Tim Lincoln	3	0	1	0	0	11
RB LeSean McCoy	2	1	0	7	0	21
RB Kurt Houston	1	0	0	0	0	21
TE R.J. Cote	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	4	20	5.00	5.29
Kurt Houston	2	3	1.50	4.36
Gene Chandler	1	6	6.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	4	1	10	2.50	5.55

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	7	2	26	3.71	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dustin Francis	2	0	0	0.00	0.50
WR Terrell Houari	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	1	10	10.00	9.11

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE T.J. Ross	2	1	6	3.00	3.00
WR Preston Beadnell	2	0	0	0.00	5.10
WR Dwight Donovan	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	20	20.00	11.17
RB Kurt Houston	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Brohm	1	1
Dexter McCluster	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kurt Houston	3	3
LeSean McCoy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	8	4	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	14	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch
WR Terrell Houari	3	1
WR Harry Douglas	2	1
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	2
TE Dustin Francis	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Beadnell	5	1	1
WR Dwight Donovan	3	2	2
WR Dean Rivers	2	1	1
WR Jamal Gardner	2	1	1
TE John Carlson	1	1	1
WR Tim Lincoln	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (21,100)
End Zone 9,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 4,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (21,100)
End Zone	9,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	4,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (4,000)