Conference Semifinals, 2023

played in New England, MA

31 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Texans010713-30
New England Patriots10300-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 NED - Rodney Lyons 18 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 02:34 NED - Stephen Wheeler 41 field goal
2Q: 01:57 NED - Stephen Wheeler 18 field goal
2Q: 00:53 HOU - Dwight Donovan 10 pass from Gene Chandler (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
2Q: 00:01 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 35 field goal
3Q: 04:34 HOU - Preston Beadnell 1 pass from Gene Chandler (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 13:47 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 37 field goal
4Q: 08:26 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 31 field goal
4Q: 02:34 HOU - LeSean McCoy 77 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUNED
Record10-813-4
First Downs1826
- by Rushing57
- by Passing1115
- by Penalty24
Total Net Yards391388
- Offensive Plays5674
- Yards per Play6.985.24
Net Rushing Yards155101
- Rushing Attempts2525
- Yards per Rush6.204.04
Net Passing Yards236287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 19 - 045 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards243315
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/74/28
- Yards per Pass Play7.615.86
Fumbles/Lost2/12/1
3rd Down Conversions3/112/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.19.9
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards6/3311/110
Punt Returns/Yards3/332/29
Kick Returns/Yards3/625/110
Interception Ret./Yards1/70/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/21/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 28
Time of Possession26:0433:57

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:06OWN 203-2Punt
19:542:27OWN 1937Punt
12:262:35OWN 33619Punt
212:181:21OWN 37318Fumble
29:391:55OWN 26421Punt
21:511:07OWN 28572Touchdown
20:030:03OWN 42240Field Goal
39:134:45OWN 30970Touchdown
32:181:46OWN 323-3Punt
414:481:09OWN 32448Field Goal
411:373:19OPP 38724Field Goal
45:493:33OWN 2798Touchdown
41:420:39OWN 2836Punt
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:544:00OWN 33867Touchdown
17:275:01OWN 37839Field Goal
214:512:33OWN 2415Punt
210:571:18OPP 47321Fumble
27:445:53OWN 91790Field Goal
20:440:41OWN 36229Missed FG
315:005:47OWN 311246Missed FG
34:282:10OWN 393-8Punt
30:320:44OWN 2137Punt
413:392:02OWN 203-9Punt
48:182:29OWN 37417Punt
42:160:34OWN 35311Interception
41:031:03OWN 17523Game

Game MVP: Gene Chandler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
LeSean McCoy181287.117711
Brett Murphy6284.67800
Kurt Houston1-1-1.00-100
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rusty Yan13604.621120
Ricky Peters10393.901720
Emmanuel Lynn221.00300

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gene Chandler30192431/72630110.8
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Emmanuel Lynn37252864/28132099.6
Jimmy Shellhaas83290/001218.8

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jamal Gardner6915325.5084630
WR Preston Beadnell48297.2512181
TE Jumbo Dolan33268.670140
WR Dwight Donovan2373.500101
TE John Carlson112525.000250
RB LeSean McCoy11-4-4.000-40
WR Dean Rivers1266.00060
RB Brett Murphy1111.00010
FB Darrell Erickson0200.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Adam Velevis610599.8312180
WR Rodney Lyons697712.835181
WR Carleton Mitchell668714.5033300
WR Mike Smith5125711.4025320
FB Sam Nelson22105.00370
WR Harris Bruce121515.003150
TE Fendi Onobun1166.00060
RB Rusty Yan1244.00240
RB Ricky Peters0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Chad Jones177.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
LeSean McCoy1000
Brett Murphy1000
Kurt Ingram0100
Lawrence Fisk0100
Kent Jarvis0020
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Harris Bruce1000
Rusty Yan1000
Corey Brilz0100
Carleton Mitchell0100
Earl Woodson0010
Perry Riley0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Steve Watanabe630150.245.3585
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Patrick Hutton522745.438.8522

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jack Kemnitzer3/30/00/0373/3
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Stephen Wheeler2/41/30/1411/1

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers33311.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Willie Hayes22914.50

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers24020.00
Jamal Gardner12222.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Harris Bruce48320.80
Rodney Lyons12727.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk1020.02447
OLB Herb Hampton910.02336
S Kent Jarvis800.01436
CB D.J. Moore600.01938
DT Levon Jacobs410.01843
S Chad Jones311.01733
DT Sedrick Harvey301.01525
CB Lawrence Abbey300.01938
DE Carlos Dunlap201.01646
CB Tyrell Johnson200.02140
DE Teddy Flannery101.01325
S Luke Hartland150.02341
OLB Peter Heuvicq110.0613
DT Jermaine Lowe110.0911
DE Joey Sims100.01730
OLB Marc Poloski100.0314
FB Darrell Erickson10---------
CB Casey Donovan010.0615
DE Terry Densmore010.093
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Travis Ellard601.01113
S Michael Mitchell420.01826
ILB Lewis Sonneman420.02020
S D.J. O'Neal410.01715
CB Chris Cook400.01020
ILB Greg Betz330.01318
S Earl Woodson310.01524
DT Corey Brilz300.01315
CB Willie Hayes300.02127
OLB Curtis Zuck210.02327
ILB Charlie Gerbasi120.01314
DT Deon Chandler100.01216
CB Malcolm Hardy100.01921
OLB Perry Riley100.096
RB Rusty Yan10---------
DE Daryl Perry100.033
DE Mike McCulley010.02228

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap1.013546
DE Teddy Flannery1.000125
DT Sedrick Harvey1.000025
S Chad Jones1.000033
DT Levon Jacobs0.001143
OLB Herb Hampton0.001036
OLB Marc Poloski0.001014
ILB Lawrence Fisk0.000147
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Travis Ellard1.000113
DE Andy Ellison0.012121

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Herb Hampton70036
ILB Lawrence Fisk51047
S Kent Jarvis40036
CB D.J. Moore30038
S Chad Jones21133
CB Lawrence Abbey20038
CB Tyrell Johnson10040
DT Levon Jacobs10043
OLB Peter Heuvicq10013
OLB Marc Poloski10014
S Luke Hartland10041
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Chris Cook41020
S Michael Mitchell20026
ILB Lewis Sonneman20020
OLB Travis Ellard20013
ILB Greg Betz20018
S D.J. O'Neal20015
CB Willie Hayes12027
CB Malcolm Hardy11021
DT Deon Chandler10016
DT Corey Brilz10015
ILB Charlie Gerbasi10014

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jimmy Fulcher27023025
Herb Bradford26025031
Matt Slauson14022025
John Carlson12018017
Kurt Ingram11018125
Gosder Cherilus02020026
Jumbo Dolan010909
Dennis Hannam010206
Lawrence Berry010706
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Maurkice Pouncey47125049
Wade Numbers22010013
Jeff Otah15120141
Winston Stokes13019041
Neil James12020143
Shawn Lauvao12023132
Sam Nelson11014017
Fendi Onobun1104010
Les Newhart0007118

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Kent Jarvis518
D.J. Moore113
Dennis Hannam19
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Fendi Onobun219
Perry Riley123
Rusty Yan119
Clay Harbor116
Wade Numbers19

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lawrence Fisk------24471384
Luke Hartland------23411074
D.J. Moore------19381370
Lawrence Abbey------19381370
Tyrell Johnson------2140869
Kent Jarvis------14361868
Levon Jacobs------1843566
Herb Bradford2531------965
Carlos Dunlap------1646365
Herb Hampton------2336564
Gene Chandler2531---------56
Gosder Cherilus2026------955
Chad Jones------1733353
Joey Sims------1730552
Jimmy Fulcher2325---------48
Matt Slauson2225---------47
Kurt Ingram1825---------43
Sedrick Harvey------1525343
Jamal Gardner1722------443
Dean Rivers1013------1841
Darrell Erickson1219------1041
Teddy Flannery------1325240
LeSean McCoy1819---------37
Preston Beadnell1423---------37
Dwight Donovan813------1536
John Carlson1817---------35
Brett Murphy69------1934
Marc Poloski------3141027
Jumbo Wheeler84------1426
Jumbo Dolan99------523
Casey Donovan------615223
R.J. Cote31------1923
Lawrence Berry76------922
Jermaine Lowe------911222
Jessie Johannsen14------1621
Peter Heuvicq------613---19
Terry Densmore------93618
Mitch Petrus36------918
Dennis Hannam26------917
Ralph Livanis------35412
Mickey Brandon55---------10
Jack Kemnitzer00------99
Steve Watanabe00------66
Charles Stephens00------33
Kurt Houston12---------3
Julio McElroy00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Maurkice Pouncey2549------983
Jeff Otah2041------869
Mike Smith2345---------68
Rusty Yan1434------1967
Emmanuel Lynn2541---------66
Neil James2043------164
Winston Stokes1941---------60
Willie Hayes------2127957
Shawn Lauvao2332---------55
Curtis Zuck------2327454
Mike McCulley------2228353
Erik Bishop1422------1652
Adam Velevis1932---------51
Rodney Lyons1232------650
Michael Mitchell------1826347
Sam Nelson1417------1344
Malcolm Hardy------1921343
Lewis Sonneman------2020343
D.J. O'Neal------17151143
Earl Woodson------1524342
Clay Harbor818------1642
Andy Ellison------1121941
Perry Riley------962338
Les Newhart718------934
Greg Betz------1318334
Deon Chandler------1216533
Charlie Gerbasi------1314633
Fendi Onobun410------1933
Chris Cook------1020333
Corey Brilz------1315432
Wade Numbers1013------932
Travis Ellard------1113630
Harris Bruce49------1629
Carleton Mitchell211------1528
Ricky Peters1115---------26
Moe Daugherty------1410---24
Fred Caldwell------491023
Terrell Thomas------67922
Lester Schokora18------918
Jimmy Shellhaas08------412
Dwight Norgard------11911
Stephen Wheeler00------88
Daryl Perry------33---6
Patrick Hutton00------55
Joe Flacco00---------0
Stanley Olmstead00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7466.6
Middle141007.1
Right492.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8384.8
Middle10232.3
Right7405.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gene Chandler30193224220
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Emmanuel Lynn37253142470
Jimmy Shellhaas830110211

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75243.4
Short (0-8 Yds)116312.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)85526.5
Long (19+ Yds)4313634.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54214.2
Short (0-8 Yds)1410866.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)20131909.5
Long (19+ Yds)61183.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner960153222
WR Preston Beadnell84229023
TE Jumbo Dolan3302609
WR Dwight Donovan3207013
WR Dean Rivers2106013
FB Darrell Erickson2000019
TE John Carlson11025117
RB LeSean McCoy110-4019
RB Brett Murphy110109
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Smith125157145
WR Adam Velevis106159032
WR Rodney Lyons96277032
WR Carleton Mitchell66087211
FB Sam Nelson22010017
WR Harris Bruce2101509
RB Rusty Yan2104034
RB Ricky Peters1010015
TE Fendi Onobun1106010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
LeSean McCoy242.007.11
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ricky Peters231.503.90
Rusty Yan100.004.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gene Chandler94283.118.10
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Emmanuel Lynn53326.407.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Preston Beadnell3110.333.63
TE Jumbo Dolan22178.508.67
WR Jamal Gardner2000.0017.00
WR Dwight Donovan111010.002.33
FB Darrell Erickson1000.000.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Sam Nelson1177.005.00
WR Adam Velevis1177.005.90
WR Mike Smith1000.004.75
RB Ricky Peters1000.000.00
WR Rodney Lyons111818.008.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
LeSean McCoy10
Brett Murphy11
Kurt Houston10
New EnglandRushesConversions
Rusty Yan10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Gene Chandler732
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Emmanuel Lynn932
Jimmy Shellhaas100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jamal Gardner322
WR Preston Beadnell200
WR Dwight Donovan100
RB LeSean McCoy110
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Smith300
WR Adam Velevis200
WR Carleton Mitchell221
RB Ricky Peters100
WR Rodney Lyons100
RB Rusty Yan111

SectionAttendance
Stadium74,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck22,900 (23,200)
End Zone16,600 (16,800)
Mezzanine9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats14,600 (14,800)
Club Seats5,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes4,400 (4,500)