Week 7, 2025

played in Houston, TX

79 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos01477-28
Houston Texans31706-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 47 field goal
2Q: 12:04 DEN - Robert Newton 12 pass from Ian Hazeltine (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 10:33 DEN - Gary Lindquist 18 pass from Ian Hazeltine (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 08:48 HOU - LeSean McCoy 63 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 19 field goal
2Q: 00:16 HOU - Jamal Gardner 65 pass from Tom Estell (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 00:12 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 7 pass from Ian Hazeltine (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 10:28 DEN - Dexter McCluster 6 pass from Ian Hazeltine (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 01:08 HOU - Tim Lincoln 2 pass from Tom Estell (Max Castillo run for conversion failed)

Team StatisticsDENHOU
Record3-34-3
First Downs2116
- by Rushing83
- by Passing1211
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards353376
- Offensive Plays6758
- Yards per Play5.276.48
Net Rushing Yards13692
- Rushing Attempts3220
- Yards per Rush4.254.60
Net Passing Yards217284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 28 - 036 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards222294
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/52/10
- Yards per Pass Play6.207.47
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions5/133/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.08.8
4th Down Conversions0/02/2
Penalties/Yards6/547/42
Punt Returns/Yards0/05/56
Kick Returns/Yards3/513/67
Interception Ret./Yards1/80/0
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 26
Time of Possession36:3823:22

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:262:32OWN 31513Punt
17:491:52OWN 4136Punt
13:406:42OWN 61394Touchdown
211:190:54OPP 19219Touchdown
28:262:04OWN 203-2Punt
21:531:37OWN 3238Punt
315:002:37OWN 2231Punt
311:054:13OWN 41937Missed FG
34:524:49OWN 24976Touchdown
413:403:18OPP 49649Touchdown
48:044:57OWN 18839Punt
40:580:48OPP 4333Punt
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:34OWN 37733Field Goal
18:541:05OWN 243-4Punt
15:572:17OWN 3447Punt
211:580:39OWN 232-4Fumble
210:251:59OWN 22478Touchdown
26:224:29OWN 441154Field Goal
20:160:16OWN 35165Touchdown
312:231:18OWN 3932Interception
36:522:00OWN 2937Punt
30:031:23OWN 203-6Punt
410:222:18OWN 20613Punt
43:072:09OWN 201080Touchdown
40:100:10OWN 27315Game

Game MVP: Ian Hazeltine, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dexter McCluster23994.302550
Dustin Peterson8283.501110
Ian Hazeltine199.00900
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
LeSean McCoy13775.926311
Max Castillo7152.14900

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ian Hazeltine34282221/54350133.0
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tom Estell36202942/10265189.3

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terrell Houari1012666.6012150
FB Robert Newton55275.4013121
WR Ricky Burroughs456015.0032351
TE Dustin Francis2373.50060
RB Dexter McCluster22115.50261
WR Austin Miller222211.0010140
RB Dustin Peterson1111.00310
WR Gary Lindquist111818.0010181
WR Derek Stokes121010.000100
TE Rob Benton0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jamal Gardner51016032.0090651
WR Tim Lincoln47307.5010141
TE Frank Fortune336020.0042550
RB LeSean McCoy22105.00080
WR Dean Rivers23105.007120
FB Darrell Erickson23126.00490
RB Max Castillo1222.00020
TE Daryl Barricelli121010.000100
WR Jessie Johannsen0400.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Stan Whitfield188.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Ian Hazeltine1000
Kelly Rose0100
Dexter McCluster0100
Larry Meadows0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Tom Estell1000
Lawrence Abbey0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sam Glover729341.931.0483
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Steve Watanabe520741.441.4492

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lee Peel0/10/00/004/4
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jack Kemnitzer2/21/10/0472/2

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers55611.20

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Derek Stokes35117.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers36722.30

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer710.01832
S Darren Meehan500.01734
OLB Stan Whitfield400.01630
DT Larry Meadows311.01223
CB Morgan Burnett310.0518
CB Todd Power310.0625
DT Shaun Cella300.078
CB Alphonso Smith220.02031
OLB Lionel Schneider200.01118
DE Billy Joe Corbett200.01629
DE Kelly Rose111.01130
S Darcel McBath110.01123
OLB Reuben Stevenson100.048
CB Charlie Galasinski100.01827
S Mercury Dotson100.0818
DT Jon Dupre010.0915
DE Everson Griffen010.098
OLB Travis Foster010.033
DE Bruce Delgado010.049
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk1250.02834
CB Lawrence Abbey800.02425
ILB Bob Hutton600.02930
S Clarence Mankey520.52228
DE Carlos Dunlap420.03130
CB Jon Wolfe410.02629
DE Kendrick Hussey400.01721
DT Levon Jacobs310.02427
CB D.J. Moore310.01824
OLB Herb Hampton310.02324
S Perry Coffin220.01315
S Luke Hartland110.02125
DT Sedrick Harvey100.098
ILB Bucky Baxter100.0910
WR Jamal Gardner10---------
OLB Ralph Livanis010.556
S Chad Jones020.02724
ILB Wayne Snyder010.035

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kelly Rose1.003130
DT Larry Meadows1.000123
DE Bruce Delgado0.01009
OLB Stan Whitfield0.001030
DT Jon Dupre0.001015
DE Billy Joe Corbett0.001029
DE Everson Griffen0.00108
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ralph Livanis0.50006
S Clarence Mankey0.500028
DE Carlos Dunlap0.010030

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Morgan Burnett31018
CB Todd Power31025
OLB Lionel Schneider30018
CB Alphonso Smith21031
S Darren Meehan20034
S Mercury Dotson20018
ILB Patrick Angerer11032
OLB Stan Whitfield10130
S Darcel McBath10023
OLB Reuben Stevenson1008
DE Billy Joe Corbett10029
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk91034
CB Lawrence Abbey60025
ILB Bob Hutton30030
S Luke Hartland20025
S Perry Coffin20015
CB D.J. Moore10024
OLB Herb Hampton10024
DE Carlos Dunlap10030
S Clarence Mankey10028
DE Kendrick Hussey10021
CB Jon Wolfe10029
S Chad Jones01024
OLB Ralph Livanis0106

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Eugene Monroe33016014
J.R. Clemons26127033
Randal Welch26019024
Jorge Sirmon15029033
Bryan Bulaga13024030
Danny Briscoe03020120
Rondell Brady03016015
Sedrick Blake020906
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Antoine Caldwell14018030
Alonzo Hansen13119037
Gosder Cherilus12015029
Darrell Erickson11011018
Ethan Bowens110208
Walter Jelinek06020238
Mickey Brandon0209017
Mitch Petrus01016030

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Morgan Burnett219
Gary Lindquist219
Dustin Francis217
Robert Newton118
Sedrick Blake18
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Dean Rivers119
Darrell Erickson117
Alonzo Conrady117

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jorge Sirmon2933------769
Ian Hazeltine3235---------67
J.R. Clemons2733------666
Terrell Houari2431------863
Rob Benton2021------1455
Darren Meehan------1734354
Bryan Bulaga2430---------54
Alphonso Smith------2031253
Robert Newton1717------1852
Ricky Burroughs2126------552
Patrick Angerer------1832252
Dustin Francis1717------1751
Dexter McCluster2422------551
Billy Joe Corbett------1629348
Charlie Galasinski------1827348
Danny Briscoe2020------848
Stan Whitfield------1630147
Kelly Rose------1130546
Randal Welch1924---------43
Morgan Burnett------5181942
Rondell Brady1615------839
Dustin Peterson812------1838
Larry Meadows------1223338
Darcel McBath------1123337
Mercury Dotson------818935
Lionel Schneider------1118534
Austin Miller1618---------34
Todd Power------625132
Eugene Monroe1614------131
Ethan Losman------1117331
Derek Stokes87------1429
Gary Lindquist54------1928
Jon Dupre------915125
Reuben Stevenson------481123
Jay Garrett------481123
Sedrick Blake96------823
Everson Griffen------98522
Shaun Cella------78217
Bruce Delgado------49114
Travis Foster------33612
Sam Glover00------88
Lee Peel00------66
Walter James------0055
Paul Musterer------0415
Brian Brohm00---------0
Percy Barnes00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lawrence Fisk------2834365
Jon Wolfe------26291065
Alonzo Hansen1937------763
Carlos Dunlap------3130162
Bob Hutton------2930261
Jamal Gardner1734------1061
Clarence Mankey------22281161
Chad Jones------2724859
Tom Estell2038---------58
Walter Jelinek2038---------58
Antoine Caldwell1830------755
Dean Rivers1026------1955
Levon Jacobs------2427253
Max Castillo719------2450
Lawrence Abbey------2425---49
Herb Hampton------2324148
Frank Fortune1520------1348
Darrell Erickson1118------1746
Luke Hartland------2125---46
Mitch Petrus1630---------46
Gosder Cherilus1529------145
D.J. Moore------1824143
Kendrick Hussey------1721442
Jessie Johannsen916------1237
Joey Sims------1514736
Daryl Barricelli713------1535
Mickey Brandon917------733
LeSean McCoy1320---------33
Perry Coffin------1315129
Tim Lincoln621------128
Bucky Baxter------910625
Ralph Livanis------561021
Sedrick Harvey------98118
Cary Torres------301417
Alonzo Conrady------001717
Ethan Bowens28------616
Emmitt Vilnit------41914
Wayne Snyder------35513
Branden Albert11------79
Calvin Green------1528
Jack Kemnitzer00------77
Bobby Marroquin43---------7
Steve Watanabe00------55
Vernon Marroquin00------22
R.J. Cote10---------1
Hugh Cooper00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8648.0
Middle9232.6
Right15493.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left200.0
Middle13765.8
Right5163.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ian Hazeltine34281113000
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tom Estell36204124721

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55408.0
Short (0-8 Yds)22191406.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)74426.0
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76324.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1681076.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)10511511.5
Long (19+ Yds)314013.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terrell Houari1210166031
FB Robert Newton55027017
WR Ricky Burroughs54060126
TE Dustin Francis3207017
RB Dexter McCluster22011022
WR Austin Miller22022018
WR Derek Stokes2101007
RB Dustin Peterson1101012
WR Gary Lindquist1101804
TE Rob Benton1000021
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner1050160334
WR Tim Lincoln74130021
WR Jessie Johannsen4010016
WR Dean Rivers32010026
FB Darrell Erickson32012018
TE Frank Fortune33060120
RB LeSean McCoy22010020
RB Max Castillo2102019
TE Daryl Barricelli21010013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dustin Peterson122.003.50
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Max Castillo3124.002.14
LeSean McCoy111.005.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ian Hazeltine66457.506.53
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tom Estell5120.408.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Robert Newton22136.505.40
WR Terrell Houari1111.005.50
WR Ricky Burroughs1177.0012.00
RB Dexter McCluster1166.005.50
WR Gary Lindquist111818.0018.00
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jamal Gardner2000.0016.00
WR Tim Lincoln1122.004.29
FB Darrell Erickson1000.004.00
TE Daryl Barricelli1000.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Dexter McCluster63
Dustin Peterson20
HoustonRushesConversions
Max Castillo20

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Ian Hazeltine432
HoustonAttCompConversions
Tom Estell1063

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
FB Robert Newton110
WR Terrell Houari111
TE Dustin Francis111
TE Rob Benton100
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jamal Gardner300
WR Dean Rivers221
RB Max Castillo210
WR Tim Lincoln111
FB Darrell Erickson110
TE Daryl Barricelli111

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck16,200 (21,100)
End Zone11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine6,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats10,300 (13,400)
Club Seats5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes3,700 (4,000)