Week 3, 2023

played in New England, MA

63 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	0	0	0	-	0
New England Patriots	0	24	6	7	-	37

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:54 NED - Rodney Lyons 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 05:22 NED - Stephen Wheeler 40 field goal
2Q: 04:41 NED - Curtis Zuck 11 fumble return (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 01:20 NED - Harris Bruce 6 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 12:03 NED - Stephen Wheeler 49 field goal
3Q: 00:56 NED - Stephen Wheeler 28 field goal
4Q: 10:00 NED - Adam Velevis 65 fumble return (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:54 NED - Rodney Lyons 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 05:22 NED - Stephen Wheeler 40 field goal
2Q: 04:41 NED - Curtis Zuck 11 fumble return (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 01:20 NED - Harris Bruce 6 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 12:03 NED - Stephen Wheeler 49 field goal
3Q: 00:56 NED - Stephen Wheeler 28 field goal
4Q: 10:00 NED - Adam Velevis 65 fumble return (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 12 21
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 8 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 232 401
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 3.93 6.08
Net Rushing Yards 71 63
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 2.73 2.42
Net Passing Yards 161 338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 0 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 346
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/30 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 8.45
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 5/34
Kick Returns/Yards 3/48 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:44 32:16

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	12	21
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	8	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	232	401
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	3.93	6.08
Net Rushing Yards	71	63
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	2.73	2.42
Net Passing Yards	161	338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 0	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	346
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/30	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	8.45
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	5/34
Kick Returns/Yards	3/48	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:44	32:16

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 21	4	19	Punt
1	5:31	3:05	OWN 31	10	36	Downs
2	13:46	2:42	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
2	8:48	1:47	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
2	5:17	0:48	OWN 20	2	-9	Fumble
2	4:29	1:37	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 20	3	21	Half
3	11:56	1:51	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	5:39	1:45	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
3	0:48	2:11	OWN 20	7	50	Missed FG
4	13:01	1:40	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	9:53	5:15	OWN 20	9	57	Fumble
4	2:12	2:12	OWN 12	6	26	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	6:45	OWN 6	12	70	Missed FG
1	2:26	3:40	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	11:04	2:16	OWN 37	5	11	Punt
2	7:01	1:44	OWN 49	4	28	Field Goal
2	2:52	1:38	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:04	OWN 20	7	48	Field Goal
3	10:05	4:26	OWN 18	10	42	Punt
3	3:54	3:06	OWN 48	6	41	Field Goal
4	13:37	0:36	OWN 47	2	13	Fumble
4	11:21	1:28	OWN 17	3	83	Touchdown
4	4:38	2:26	OWN 23	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LeSean McCoy	13	41	3.15	10	1
Kurt Houston	10	12	1.20	8	0
Gene Chandler	3	18	6.00	10	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Peters	18	42	2.33	9	0
Sherman Strong	6	-2	-0.33	2	0
Joe Flacco	1	4	4.00	4	0
Emmanuel Lynn	1	19	19.00	19	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	30	17	191	3/30	0	35	0	75.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	28	18	264	1/8	2	35	0	118.7
Emmanuel Lynn	11	8	82	0/0	0	19	0	93.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dwight Donovan	3	4	51	17.00	10	35
WR Preston Beadnell	3	5	61	20.33	25	34
TE John Carlson	2	3	11	5.50	5	6
WR Tim Lincoln	2	6	26	13.00	4	15
RB LeSean McCoy	2	4	2	1.00	0	3
WR Dean Rivers	2	4	22	11.00	8	12
FB Darrell Erickson	2	3	10	5.00	0	7
TE R.J. Cote	1	1	8	8.00	1	8

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	7	10	80	11.43	31	25	1
WR Mike Smith	6	12	126	21.00	39	35	0
WR Adam Velevis	3	5	50	16.67	38	32	0
TE Erik Bishop	3	3	46	15.33	2	18	0
RB Ricky Peters	2	4	12	6.00	0	9	0
TE Clay Harbor	2	2	17	8.50	0	14	0
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Sherman Strong	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
WR Harris Bruce	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gene Chandler	2	0	0
Lawrence Fisk	0	1	1
Herb Hampton	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rodney Lyons	1	0	0	0
Clay Harbor	1	0	0	0
Adam Velevis	0	1	0	1
Curtis Zuck	0	1	0	1
Mike McCulley	0	1	0	0
Andy Ellison	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Watanabe	7	332	47.4	42.6	51	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	3	150	50.0	43.0	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Kemnitzer	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	3/4	2/3	0/0	49	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Beadnell	1	1	1.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Velevis	4	26	6.5	0
Willie Hayes	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	2	37	18.5	0
Dean Rivers	1	11	11.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	9	2	0.0	25	37
OLB Herb Hampton	7	4	0.0	24	35
CB Lawrence Abbey	7	0	0.0	15	30
CB D.J. Moore	5	0	0.0	9	22
DE Carlos Dunlap	3	1	1.0	21	32
DT Levon Jacobs	2	3	0.0	19	26
CB Tyrell Johnson	2	1	0.0	18	23
DT Jermaine Lowe	2	1	0.0	16	18
ILB Emmitt Vilnit	2	0	0.0	2	5
DE Joey Sims	2	0	0.0	15	14
OLB Peter Heuvicq	2	0	0.0	12	14
S Luke Hartland	1	1	0.0	19	26
CB Casey Donovan	1	0	0.0	9	20
DT Sedrick Harvey	1	0	0.0	16	20
S Antonio Giles	1	0	0.0	11	16
S Chad Jones	1	0	0.0	17	26
DE Junior Harden	1	0	0.0	7	14
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	0.0	13	13
S Kent Jarvis	0	3	0.0	8	22

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	12	2	0.0	20	24
OLB Curtis Zuck	4	0	0.0	25	33
CB Malcolm Hardy	3	3	0.0	18	25
DT Corey Brilz	3	2	0.0	17	17
CB Terrell Thomas	3	1	0.0	19	26
ILB Lewis Sonneman	3	1	0.0	11	15
S Michael Mitchell	3	0	0.0	23	25
DE Andy Ellison	2	1	1.5	20	28
DE Mike McCulley	2	2	0.5	21	28
S Earl Woodson	2	1	0.0	9	13
CB Fred Caldwell	2	1	0.0	16	19
S D.J. O'Neal	2	1	0.0	19	26
OLB Perry Riley	1	1	0.5	4	2
DT Deon Chandler	1	0	0.0	9	16
CB Leon Tuttle	1	0	0.0	7	10
DE Moe Daugherty	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Greg Betz	1	0	0.0	8	9
DE Daryl Perry	0	1	0.5	5	5
CB Willie Hayes	0	1	0.0	22	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap	1.0	0	1	1	32
OLB Peter Heuvicq	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Teddy Flannery	0.0	0	2	2	24
DE Joey Sims	0.0	0	2	0	14
ILB Lawrence Fisk	0.0	0	1	1	37
DT Levon Jacobs	0.0	0	1	0	26

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Ellison	1.5	1	0	0	28
DE Mike McCulley	0.5	1	0	0	28
OLB Perry Riley	0.5	0	0	0	2
DE Daryl Perry	0.5	0	0	0	5
OLB Travis Ellard	0.0	0	1	3	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lawrence Abbey	7	0	30
CB D.J. Moore	5	0	22
ILB Lawrence Fisk	3	1	37
OLB Herb Hampton	3	0	35
CB Tyrell Johnson	2	0	23
OLB Peter Heuvicq	2	0	14
ILB Emmitt Vilnit	1	0	5
CB Casey Donovan	1	0	20
S Chad Jones	1	0	26
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	13

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	5	2	24
CB Malcolm Hardy	3	1	25
OLB Curtis Zuck	3	0	33
S Michael Mitchell	2	2	25
CB Terrell Thomas	2	0	26
CB Fred Caldwell	2	0	19
S Earl Woodson	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herb Bradford	1	7	26	0	33
Antoine Caldwell	1	4	18	0	25
Gosder Cherilus	1	3	22	1	30
Mickey Brandon	1	3	19	0	24
Matt Slauson	0	2	17	0	18
Jimmy Fulcher	0	1	13	2	12
John Carlson	0	1	14	0	13
Jumbo Wheeler	0	1	6	0	0
Darrell Erickson	0	1	13	0	21

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Newhart	1	4	19	0	18
Winston Stokes	1	4	22	0	31
Neil James	1	2	21	1	36
Jeff Otah	0	8	20	0	35
Sam Nelson	0	1	10	0	19
Lester Schokora	0	1	7	0	5
Wade Numbers	0	1	9	0	12
Erik Bishop	0	1	15	0	23
Maurkice Pouncey	0	1	13	0	29
Shawn Lauvao	0	1	19	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Lincoln	2	14
Kent Jarvis	1	18
Darrell Erickson	1	17
Herb Bradford	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sherman Strong	1	22
Fendi Onobun	1	16
Carleton Mitchell	1	13
Sam Nelson	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	25	37	5	67
Herb Bradford	26	33	---	---	8	67
Herb Hampton	---	---	24	35	5	64
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	15	30	18	63
Gosder Cherilus	22	30	---	---	8	60
Gene Chandler	26	33	---	---	1	60
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	21	32	5	58
Darrell Erickson	13	21	---	---	17	51
Dwight Donovan	16	22	---	---	12	50
Dean Rivers	16	23	---	---	10	49
Kent Jarvis	---	---	8	22	18	48
Levon Jacobs	---	---	19	26	3	48
Luke Hartland	---	---	19	26	3	48
LeSean McCoy	16	26	---	---	5	47
Chad Jones	---	---	17	26	3	46
Preston Beadnell	18	22	---	---	5	45
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	18	23	3	44
Tim Lincoln	13	16	---	---	14	43
Mickey Brandon	19	24	---	---	---	43
Antoine Caldwell	18	25	---	---	---	43
Sedrick Harvey	---	---	16	20	2	38
Jermaine Lowe	---	---	16	18	3	37
Matt Slauson	17	18	---	---	---	35
Mitch Petrus	12	15	---	---	8	35
Teddy Flannery	---	---	9	24	1	34
D.J. Moore	---	---	9	22	3	34
Casey Donovan	---	---	9	20	4	33
Jimmy Fulcher	13	12	---	---	8	33
Joey Sims	---	---	15	14	3	32
Antonio Giles	---	---	11	16	3	30
John Carlson	14	13	---	---	---	27
Ralph Livanis	---	---	13	13	1	27
Peter Heuvicq	---	---	12	14	---	26
R.J. Cote	2	7	---	---	17	26
Junior Harden	---	---	7	14	3	24
Emmitt Vilnit	---	---	2	5	14	21
Kurt Houston	11	8	---	---	---	19
Lawrence Berry	3	8	---	---	8	19
Brett Murphy	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jumbo Dolan	5	7	---	---	4	16
Jumbo Wheeler	6	0	---	---	6	12
Marc Poloski	---	---	1	3	7	11
Steve Watanabe	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jack Kemnitzer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Charles Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil James	21	36	---	---	5	62
Mike Smith	26	36	---	---	---	62
Jeff Otah	20	35	---	---	4	59
Curtis Zuck	---	---	25	33	1	59
Andy Ellison	---	---	20	28	8	56
Shawn Lauvao	19	34	---	---	1	54
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	19	26	9	54
Willie Hayes	---	---	22	28	4	54
Winston Stokes	22	31	---	---	---	53
Adam Velevis	20	29	---	---	4	53
Ricky Peters	20	33	---	---	---	53
Mike McCulley	---	---	21	28	3	52
Erik Bishop	15	23	---	---	14	52
Michael Mitchell	---	---	23	25	1	49
Rodney Lyons	16	31	---	---	1	48
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	20	24	4	48
Terrell Thomas	---	---	19	26	2	47
Fred Caldwell	---	---	16	19	12	47
Maurkice Pouncey	13	29	---	---	4	46
Les Newhart	19	18	---	---	7	44
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	18	25	---	43
Joe Flacco	14	29	---	---	---	43
Sam Nelson	10	19	---	---	8	37
Corey Brilz	---	---	17	17	3	37
Sherman Strong	6	7	---	---	22	35
Clay Harbor	7	13	---	---	13	33
Perry Riley	---	---	4	2	27	33
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	11	15	3	29
Deon Chandler	---	---	9	16	3	28
Wade Numbers	9	12	---	---	7	28
Leon Tuttle	---	---	7	10	10	27
Fendi Onobun	5	3	---	---	16	24
Earl Woodson	---	---	9	13	1	23
Emmanuel Lynn	12	11	---	---	---	23
Harris Bruce	0	4	---	---	16	20
Carleton Mitchell	5	2	---	---	13	20
Greg Betz	---	---	8	9	3	20
Lester Schokora	7	5	---	---	7	19
Travis Ellard	---	---	7	9	1	17
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	12	12
Moe Daugherty	---	---	6	5	---	11
Daryl Perry	---	---	5	5	---	10
Dwight Norgard	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jimmy Shellhaas	0	0	---	---	4	4
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Stanley Olmstead	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	18	46	2.6
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	7	2	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	30	17	2	2	2	6	1	3	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	28	18	5	0	2	1	6	3	0
Emmanuel Lynn	11	8	0	1	1	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	65	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	69	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	40	13.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	148	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	97	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	61	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Lincoln	6	2	2	26	0	16
WR Preston Beadnell	5	3	0	61	1	22
WR Dwight Donovan	4	3	0	51	1	22
RB LeSean McCoy	4	2	0	2	0	26
WR Dean Rivers	4	2	0	22	0	23
TE John Carlson	3	2	0	11	0	13
FB Darrell Erickson	3	2	0	10	0	21
TE R.J. Cote	1	1	0	8	0	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Smith	12	6	2	126	3	36
WR Rodney Lyons	10	7	0	80	1	31
WR Adam Velevis	5	3	0	50	1	29
RB Ricky Peters	4	2	1	12	0	33
TE Erik Bishop	3	3	0	46	0	23
TE Clay Harbor	2	2	0	17	0	13
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	0	4	0	19
RB Sherman Strong	1	1	0	5	0	7
WR Harris Bruce	1	1	0	6	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	1	-2	-2.00	3.15

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Peters	3	6	2.00	2.33
Sherman Strong	1	0	0.00	-0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	6	5	30	5.00	9.43
Emmanuel Lynn	1	0	0	0.00	7.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons	2	2	15	7.50	8.00
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Mike Smith	1	1	5	5.00	10.50
RB Ricky Peters	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Harris Bruce	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gene Chandler	2	1
Kurt Houston	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Peters	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	11	7	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	7	4	4
Emmanuel Lynn	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Lincoln	3	1	1
WR Dwight Donovan	2	1	0
WR Preston Beadnell	2	2	2
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	0
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	0
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	1
TE R.J. Cote	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	5	2	2
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	1
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	1
TE Clay Harbor	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (23,200)
End Zone 16,400 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,500 (14,800)
Club Seats 5,800 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (23,200)
End Zone	16,400 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,500 (14,800)
Club Seats	5,800 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (4,500)