Week 3, 2028

played in Houston, TX

76 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	3	10	21	-	34
Houston Texans	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:14 HOU - Ian Zupancic 29 field goal
2Q: 04:32 HOU - Gene Chandler 2 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 01:53 NED - Marcus Robbins 20 field goal
3Q: 08:31 NED - Marcus Robbins 20 field goal
3Q: 04:56 NED - Rodney Lyons 65 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
4Q: 13:18 NED - Marcus Young 10 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
4Q: 05:31 NED - Rodney Lyons 26 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
4Q: 02:14 NED - A.J. Griffith 2 run (Marcus Robbins extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:14 HOU - Ian Zupancic 29 field goal
2Q: 04:32 HOU - Gene Chandler 2 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 01:53 NED - Marcus Robbins 20 field goal
3Q: 08:31 NED - Marcus Robbins 20 field goal
3Q: 04:56 NED - Rodney Lyons 65 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
4Q: 13:18 NED - Marcus Young 10 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
4Q: 05:31 NED - Rodney Lyons 26 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
4Q: 02:14 NED - A.J. Griffith 2 run (Marcus Robbins extra point)

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 474 355
- Offensive Plays 54 76
- Yards per Play 8.78 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 135 97
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.41
Net Passing Yards 339 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 1 54 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 347 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 12.56 4.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/8 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 3.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 1/5 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/65 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 6/146
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:23 34:37

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	474	355
- Offensive Plays	54	76
- Yards per Play	8.78	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	135	97
- Rushing Attempts	27	22
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.41
Net Passing Yards	339	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 1	54 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	347	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	12.56	4.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/8	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	3.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	1/5	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/65	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	6/146
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	25:23	34:37

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:53	3:25	OWN 19	5	35	Punt
1	5:50	1:25	OPP 32	3	14	Interception
2	13:06	1:31	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	4:22	2:35	OWN 28	7	69	Field Goal
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 32	5	39	Half
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
3	10:38	2:12	OWN 29	6	68	Field Goal
3	5:57	1:15	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	2:03	3:51	OWN 2	8	98	Touchdown
4	9:31	3:00	OWN 22	6	26	Punt
4	5:31	0:16	OPP 26	1	26	Touchdown
4	3:55	1:49	OPP 16	4	16	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:07	OWN 38	6	20	Punt
1	7:28	1:38	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
1	4:25	6:19	OWN 20	12	68	Field Goal
2	11:35	7:13	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
2	1:47	1:15	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	12:29	1:51	OWN 28	5	12	Punt
3	8:26	2:29	OWN 36	4	23	Punt
3	4:42	2:39	OWN 38	5	19	Punt
4	13:12	3:41	OWN 37	7	41	Fumble
4	6:31	1:00	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
4	5:15	1:20	OWN 20	9	-4	Downs
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 38	7	30	Game

Game MVP: Rodney Lyons, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
A.J. Griffith	17	76	4.47	19	4	1
Delone Carter	8	48	6.00	12	1	0
Joe Flacco	2	11	5.50	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Spiller	14	45	3.21	10	1	0
Sammy Farrington	6	45	7.50	17	3	0
Gene Chandler	2	7	3.50	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	25	15	347	2/8	3	65	1	127.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	54	30	258	0/0	0	31	0	68.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	8	13	244	30.50	140	65	2
WR Mike Smith	2	3	27	13.50	8	19	0
WR Marcus Young	2	3	39	19.50	21	29	1
TE Donnell Elmore	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Brian Downs	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Delone Carter	1	2	18	18.00	9	18	0
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB C.J. Spiller	9	13	62	6.89	15	17
WR Tandon Doss	7	12	41	5.86	7	11
TE Frank Fortune	6	8	73	12.17	38	23
WR Jamal Gardner	4	9	42	10.50	22	31
FB A.J. Murray	2	2	8	4.00	4	4
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
WR Dean Rivers	1	3	18	18.00	0	18
TE Aaron Hernandez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Sammy Farrington	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Nate Allen	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Delone Carter	1	0	0
Lewis Sonneman	0	1	0
Bill Serino	0	1	0
D.J. O'Neal	0	0	1
Allen Dawson	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sammy Farrington	2	0	0
Frank Fortune	0	1	0
Bob Hutton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	4	198	49.5	49.3	65	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	7	283	40.4	28.3	50	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marcus Robbins	2/2	0/0	0/0	20	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	5	65	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Doxzon	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	3	58	19.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	5	125	25.0	0
Jamal Gardner	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S D.J. O'Neal	7	4	0.0	19	52
ILB Lewis Sonneman	7	3	0.0	20	45
CB Willie Hayes	5	0	0.0	19	40
DT Darrin Middleton	4	1	0.0	17	45
OLB Eugene Duran	4	0	0.0	14	28
CB Steven Ravas	3	4	0.0	13	30
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	3	2	0.0	11	37
S Byron Schepis	3	1	0.0	13	41
OLB Jonas Mouton	3	1	0.0	14	28
CB Jimmy Smith	2	2	0.0	12	45
S Dominic Tirtha	2	0	0.0	19	24
DE Daryl Perry	2	0	0.0	10	31
DE Calvin Green	2	0	0.0	15	39
S Allen Dawson	2	0	0.0	4	18
QB Joe Flacco	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dean Wilde	1	0	0.0	13	19
DT Antonio Tovar	1	0	0.0	8	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nate Allen	7	0	0.0	27	21
CB Lawrence Abbey	4	1	0.0	16	19
OLB Aaron Curry	3	2	1.0	26	23
DT Chris Zlotnik	3	1	1.0	18	20
ILB Alonzo Conrady	3	2	0.0	14	18
ILB Teddy Jamison	3	1	0.0	9	7
S Barry Towns	3	0	0.0	14	12
DT Cris Batten	2	2	0.0	11	11
WR Jose Ingram	2	2	---	---	---
S Perry Coffin	2	0	0.0	20	16
S Patrick Chung	1	0	0.0	16	15
CB Victor Liotti	1	0	0.0	4	3
ILB Bob Hutton	1	0	0.0	24	24
ILB Donald Butler	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	0.0	4	12
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	0.0	13	12
DE Vernon Nichols	1	0	0.0	21	17
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	0	0.0	19	21
DE Artie Shorter	0	3	0.0	18	22
CB Chris Culliver	0	1	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton	1	1	1	28
DE Calvin Green	1	1	0	39
DT Darrin Middleton	0	2	0	45
ILB Lewis Sonneman	0	1	1	45
DE Daryl Perry	0	1	1	31
DE D.J. Dole	0	1	0	31
OLB Eugene Duran	0	1	0	28

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Chris Zlotnik	1.0	1	20
OLB Aaron Curry	1.0	0	23
DE Artie Shorter	0.0	1	22
OLB Ralph Livanis	0.0	1	12
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.0	1	12
DE Vernon Nichols	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Willie Hayes	5	0	40
CB Steven Ravas	3	2	30
S D.J. O'Neal	3	1	52
ILB Lewis Sonneman	3	0	45
DT Darrin Middleton	3	0	45
CB Jimmy Smith	2	3	45
OLB Jonas Mouton	2	1	28
S Dominic Tirtha	2	0	24
OLB Eugene Duran	2	0	28
S Byron Schepis	2	0	41
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	1	37
ILB Dean Wilde	1	0	19
S Allen Dawson	1	0	18
DE D.J. Dole	0	1	31

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lawrence Abbey	3	0	0	19
S Nate Allen	2	1	1	21
ILB Teddy Jamison	2	0	0	7
CB Timothy Doxzon	2	0	0	21
OLB Aaron Curry	1	0	0	23
S Patrick Chung	1	0	0	15
S Barry Towns	1	0	0	12
ILB Donald Butler	1	0	0	1
DT Chris Zlotnik	1	0	0	20
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Levitre	4	9	1	25	1	25
Ricardo Meadows	3	5	0	21	1	19
Marvin Jenkins	2	3	0	20	0	21
Wade Santoki	2	3	0	22	0	18
Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	0	20	0	19
Wayne Kamego	0	2	0	22	0	19
Lorenzo McDaniel	0	1	0	12	0	9
Marvin Flowers	0	1	0	6	0	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Walter Jelinek	2	4	22	54
Alonzo Hansen	2	4	22	54
Ethan Bowens	1	3	19	54
Ernie Fitzgerald	1	2	18	51
Don Myers	1	2	20	46
Frank Fortune	1	1	17	35
A.J. Murray	0	3	14	30
Leonard Gillespie	0	1	2	8

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Ravas	4	11
Delone Carter	2	22
Willie Hayes	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Curry	2	12
A.J. Murray	2	5
Frank Fortune	1	18
Dean Rivers	1	11
Chris Culliver	1	10
Don Myers	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	19	52	1	72
Willie Hayes	---	---	19	40	8	67
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	20	45	1	66
Darrin Middleton	---	---	17	45	1	63
Byron Schepis	---	---	13	41	9	63
Jimmy Smith	---	---	12	45	1	58
Calvin Green	---	---	15	39	2	56
Joe Flacco	27	27	---	---	---	54
Rodney Lyons	27	27	---	---	---	54
Steven Ravas	---	---	13	30	11	54
D.J. Dole	---	---	15	31	7	53
Andy Levitre	25	25	---	---	---	50
Marcus Young	17	16	---	---	17	50
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	11	37	1	49
Mike Smith	23	25	---	---	---	48
Dixon Pasquarella	20	19	---	---	7	46
Jonas Mouton	---	---	14	28	4	46
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	19	24	2	45
Daryl Perry	---	---	10	31	3	44
Wayne Kamego	22	19	---	---	3	44
Eugene Duran	---	---	14	28	2	44
Wade Santoki	22	18	---	---	2	42
Marvin Jenkins	20	21	---	---	---	41
Ricardo Meadows	21	19	---	---	1	41
Delone Carter	9	9	---	---	22	40
Dean Wilde	---	---	13	19	7	39
A.J. Griffith	18	17	---	---	2	37
Chris Cook	---	---	3	17	16	36
Justin Wilkins	---	---	2	8	24	34
Lorenzo McDaniel	12	9	---	---	10	31
Allen Dawson	---	---	4	18	9	31
Donnell Elmore	6	6	---	---	16	28
Joey Daughtry	12	10	---	---	6	28
Bill Serino	7	12	---	---	6	25
Marvin Flowers	6	10	---	---	6	22
Antonio Tovar	---	---	8	13	---	21
Dwayne George	2	2	---	---	14	18
Harris Bruce	0	1	---	---	14	15
Marcus Robbins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Downs	1	4	---	---	3	8
Jake Socha	---	---	1	3	4	8
Rod Lovett	0	1	---	---	6	7
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kerry Newhart	0	0	---	---	2	2
Deron Taylor	---	---	0	0	1	1
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	22	54	---	---	8	84
Ernie Fitzgerald	18	51	---	---	8	77
Gene Chandler	22	54	---	---	---	76
Walter Jelinek	22	54	---	---	---	76
Jamal Gardner	18	50	---	---	7	75
Don Myers	20	46	---	---	8	74
Ethan Bowens	19	54	---	---	---	73
C.J. Spiller	16	40	---	---	14	70
Frank Fortune	17	35	---	---	18	70
Tandon Doss	13	41	---	---	14	68
Aaron Hernandez	13	35	---	---	14	62
Aaron Curry	---	---	26	23	12	61
A.J. Murray	14	30	---	---	5	49
Bob Hutton	---	---	24	24	1	49
Nate Allen	---	---	27	21	1	49
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	19	21	6	46
Artie Shorter	---	---	18	22	2	42
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	18	20	1	39
Vernon Nichols	---	---	21	17	1	39
Barry Towns	---	---	14	12	12	38
Perry Coffin	---	---	20	16	2	38
Sammy Farrington	6	14	---	---	17	37
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	16	19	1	36
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	14	18	4	36
Patrick Chung	---	---	16	15	3	34
Jimmie Mahaffey	12	19	---	---	1	32
Ralph Livanis	---	---	4	12	16	32
Chris Culliver	---	---	10	12	10	32
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	13	12	5	30
Teddy Jamison	---	---	9	7	11	27
Cris Batten	---	---	11	11	1	23
Dean Rivers	1	6	---	---	11	18
Jose Ingram	5	8	---	---	4	17
Roosevelt Prior	4	3	---	---	8	15
Louie Shaw	---	---	4	3	7	14
Kent Chappell	3	0	---	---	8	11
Leonard Gillespie	2	8	---	---	---	10
Donald Butler	---	---	4	1	5	10
Victor Liotti	---	---	4	3	---	7
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Willie Collett	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	4	4
Herb Hampton	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Geoff Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerry Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	11	74	6.7
Right	9	23	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	8	32	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	25	15	6	0	3	1	5	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	54	30	2	2	3	9	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	141	12.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	131	16.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	75	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	8	36	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	103	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	119	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	13	8	1	244	5	27
WR Mike Smith	3	2	0	27	0	25
WR Marcus Young	3	2	0	39	1	16
TE Donnell Elmore	2	1	0	8	0	6
RB Delone Carter	2	1	1	18	0	9
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	0	1	0	0	9
WR Brian Downs	1	1	0	11	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB C.J. Spiller	13	9	1	62	0	40
WR Tandon Doss	12	7	1	41	0	41
WR Jamal Gardner	9	4	0	42	1	50
TE Frank Fortune	8	6	1	73	1	35
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	3	1	0	14	0	19
WR Dean Rivers	3	1	0	18	0	6
FB A.J. Murray	2	2	0	8	0	30
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	0	0	0	0	35
RB Sammy Farrington	2	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Griffith	4	10	2.50	4.47
Delone Carter	2	11	5.50	6.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	4	11	2.75	3.21
Gene Chandler	1	2	2.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	7	3	29	4.14	13.88

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	3	1	13	4.33	4.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Smith	2	1	8	4.00	9.00
WR Rodney Lyons	2	0	0	0.00	18.77
WR Marcus Young	1	1	10	10.00	13.00
TE Donnell Elmore	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Brian Downs	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	13	13.00	9.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Spiller	2	2
Gene Chandler	1	1
Sammy Farrington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	6	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	13	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Lyons	3	1	1
WR Mike Smith	2	1	1
RB Delone Carter	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Gardner	4	3	2
WR Tandon Doss	3	1	1
RB C.J. Spiller	2	1	0
TE Frank Fortune	2	1	0
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,100)
End Zone 11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,100)
End Zone	11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,000)