Week 7, 2028

played in Houston, TX

89 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	0	0	3	10	-	13
Houston Texans	3	6	7	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 HOU - Ian Zupancic 18 field goal
2Q: 03:41 HOU - Ian Zupancic 41 field goal
2Q: 01:49 HOU - Ian Zupancic 26 field goal
3Q: 07:52 DEN - Tito Bakic 19 field goal
3Q: 06:23 HOU - Jamal Gardner 30 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 07:18 DEN - Tito Bakic 40 field goal
4Q: 00:03 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 29 pass from Gene Zeyen (Tito Bakic extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 HOU - Ian Zupancic 18 field goal
2Q: 03:41 HOU - Ian Zupancic 41 field goal
2Q: 01:49 HOU - Ian Zupancic 26 field goal
3Q: 07:52 DEN - Tito Bakic 19 field goal
3Q: 06:23 HOU - Jamal Gardner 30 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 07:18 DEN - Tito Bakic 40 field goal
4Q: 00:03 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 29 pass from Gene Zeyen (Tito Bakic extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 3-4
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 262 257
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 4.37 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 114 110
- Rushing Attempts 32 34
- Yards per Rush 3.56 3.24
Net Passing Yards 148 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 13 - 1 24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 165 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.29 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 5/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/74 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/50 2/63
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 43
Time of Possession 30:10 29:50

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	3-4
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	262	257
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	4.37	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	114	110
- Rushing Attempts	32	34
- Yards per Rush	3.56	3.24
Net Passing Yards	148	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 13 - 1	24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	165	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.29	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	5/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/74	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/50	2/63
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 43
Time of Possession	30:10	29:50

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:59	3:21	OWN 5	6	18	Punt
1	0:51	0:33	OWN 19	2	10	Interception
2	14:44	3:22	OWN 28	6	13	Punt
2	8:25	2:01	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	1:43	1:22	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	7:16	OWN 24	11	74	Field Goal
3	6:10	3:37	OWN 38	5	19	Punt
4	13:54	1:16	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
4	12:25	5:13	OWN 42	9	35	Field Goal
4	3:06	0:48	OWN 19	4	-6	Downs
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:01	OWN 39	12	60	Field Goal
1	3:38	2:47	OWN 26	5	55	Fumble
1	0:18	0:34	OPP 22	3	1	Missed FG
2	11:22	2:57	OWN 26	5	23	Punt
2	6:24	2:48	OWN 37	6	39	Field Goal
2	3:28	1:45	OPP 18	6	9	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 24	1	-3	Half
3	7:44	1:34	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
3	2:33	3:39	OWN 20	8	22	Punt
4	12:38	0:13	OWN 48	1	0	Interception
4	7:12	4:06	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	2:18	0:29	OPP 13	3	4	Fumble

Game MVP: Artie Shorter, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alonzo Fulton	17	66	3.88	16	2
Horace Wolfe	9	32	3.56	12	1
Gene Zeyen	5	14	2.80	8	0
Larry Floyd	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Spiller	27	86	3.19	23	3
Sammy Farrington	6	18	3.00	13	1
Gene Chandler	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Zeyen	25	13	165	3/17	1	29	1	69.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	24	16	156	1/9	1	30	1	81.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Burroughs	4	4	76	19.00	13	29	1
RB Horace Wolfe	4	4	38	9.50	5	21	0
WR Donnell Richmond	2	5	15	7.50	4	8	0
WR Edmond Gates	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Larry Floyd	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Kris Carlisle	1	2	28	28.00	13	28	0
WR Austin Miller	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Rob Benton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Gardner	5	8	58	11.60	28	30	1
WR Tandon Doss	4	7	22	5.50	0	9	0
TE Frank Fortune	3	3	25	8.33	6	14	0
RB C.J. Spiller	2	3	24	12.00	17	20	0
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
FB Clay Fulcher	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Dean Rivers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Deon Reid	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gene Zeyen	1	1	0
Kyle Bradley	1	0	0
Alphonso Smith	0	1	0
Patrick Angerer	0	1	0
Bruce Carter	0	0	2
Larry Meadows	0	0	1
Bruce Delgado	0	0	1
Devin Holko	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
C.J. Spiller	2	1	0
Dean Rivers	1	1	0
Gene Chandler	1	0	0
Frank Fortune	1	0	0
Jamal Gardner	0	1	0
Tandon Doss	0	1	0
Patrick Chung	0	0	1
Timothy Doxzon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Terry	6	291	48.5	40.8	57	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	3	140	46.7	40.0	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Bakic	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	3/4	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bradley	4	50	12.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	2	63	31.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Les Young	7	2	0.0	29	21
DE Bruce Pardee	4	0	1.0	20	20
ILB Patrick Angerer	4	1	0.0	27	19
S Mercury Dotson	4	1	0.0	15	14
CB Charlie Galasinski	3	2	0.0	26	19
CB Alphonso Smith	3	1	0.0	17	17
DT Larry Meadows	3	1	0.0	24	16
DT Kent Vaughn	3	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Bruce Carter	3	0	0.0	24	16
DT Ethan Losman	2	2	0.0	25	10
S Rico Hill	2	1	0.0	22	18
DE Bruce Delgado	2	1	0.0	16	7
CB Todd Power	2	0	0.0	15	12
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	2	0	0.0	18	12
ILB Devin Holko	2	0	0.0	11	5
CB Kyle Bradley	1	3	0.0	24	18
ILB Deon Reid	1	1	0.0	19	14
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1	0	0.0	17	13
ILB Rondell Quinn	1	0	0.0	7	6
WR Edmond Gates	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nate Allen	7	0	0.0	27	23
DT Cris Batten	5	5	0.0	26	20
OLB Aaron Curry	5	2	0.0	30	26
CB Lawrence Abbey	4	2	0.0	27	24
DE Artie Shorter	3	1	2.0	25	22
CB Jerome Murphy	3	2	0.0	25	24
CB Chris Culliver	3	1	0.0	11	10
CB Timothy Doxzon	3	1	0.0	27	22
OLB Ralph Livanis	3	0	0.0	17	12
S Patrick Chung	2	0	0.0	5	8
S Barry Towns	2	0	0.0	10	10
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	0.5	8	6
ILB Bob Hutton	1	1	0.0	17	7
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	1	0.0	12	15
OLB Louie Shaw	1	0	0.0	3	2
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	---	---	---
S Perry Coffin	1	0	0.0	21	22
DT Leonard Westbrook	1	0	0.0	11	7
DE Vernon Nichols	1	0	0.0	20	19
DT Chris Zlotnik	0	1	0.5	18	20
DE Mike McCulley	0	1	0.0	12	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Pardee	1.0	0	0	20
DE Billy Joe Corbett	0.0	2	0	13
ILB Patrick Angerer	0.0	1	0	19
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	1	16

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Artie Shorter	2.0	0	2	0	22
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.5	0	1	1	6
DT Chris Zlotnik	0.5	0	0	0	20
DT Cris Batten	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Leonard Westbrook	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charlie Galasinski	2	1	0	19
OLB Bruce Carter	2	1	0	16
CB Alphonso Smith	2	0	0	17
S Rico Hill	2	0	0	18
S Les Young	2	0	0	21
ILB Patrick Angerer	1	0	0	19
S Mercury Dotson	1	0	0	14
DT Kent Vaughn	1	0	0	13
DE Bruce Delgado	1	0	0	7
CB Todd Power	1	0	0	12
CB Kyle Bradley	1	0	0	18
ILB Deon Reid	0	0	1	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Nate Allen	3	2	0	23
OLB Aaron Curry	2	1	0	26
CB Jerome Murphy	2	0	0	24
S Patrick Chung	1	0	0	8
OLB Louie Shaw	1	0	0	2
S Barry Towns	1	0	0	10
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	0	0	24
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	0	12
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	0	0	15
CB Timothy Doxzon	0	1	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Clemons	4	7	3	29	2	23
Jorge Sirmon	2	8	1	30	0	21
Danny Briscoe	1	4	1	27	0	22
Bryan Bulaga	1	2	0	23	0	25
Sedrick Blake	1	1	0	9	0	3
David Arkin	0	2	0	26	0	25
R.J. Barnham	0	2	0	17	0	10
Mike Johnson	0	1	0	3	0	8
Russell Okung	0	1	0	8	0	6
Rondell Brady	0	0	0	5	1	7

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leonard Gillespie	3	5	27	0	21
Ethan Bowens	3	5	34	0	24
Alonzo Hansen	2	8	34	0	25
Walter Jelinek	1	6	34	0	25
Ernie Fitzgerald	0	3	32	1	24
A.J. Murray	0	3	29	0	17
Don Myers	0	1	9	0	5
Frank Fortune	0	1	29	0	22
Clay Fulcher	0	1	8	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Horace Wolfe	2	19
Rob Benton	1	16
Bruce Carter	1	15
Rondell Brady	1	8
Sedrick Blake	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Fortune	1	15
Clay Fulcher	1	14
Aaron Curry	1	11
Patrick Chung	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gene Zeyen	32	28	---	---	---	60
David Arkin	26	25	---	---	7	58
J.R. Clemons	29	23	---	---	4	56
Bruce Carter	---	---	24	16	15	55
Kyle Bradley	---	---	24	18	12	54
Les Young	---	---	29	21	3	53
Jorge Sirmon	30	21	---	---	---	51
Rob Benton	22	13	---	---	16	51
Danny Briscoe	27	22	---	---	1	50
Patrick Angerer	---	---	27	19	3	49
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	26	19	4	49
Bryan Bulaga	23	25	---	---	---	48
Horace Wolfe	12	15	---	---	19	46
Larry Meadows	---	---	24	16	4	44
Rico Hill	---	---	22	18	3	43
Donnell Richmond	22	21	---	---	---	43
Alphonso Smith	---	---	17	17	8	42
Mercury Dotson	---	---	15	14	13	42
Bruce Pardee	---	---	20	20	2	42
Austin Miller	23	18	---	---	---	41
Ethan Losman	---	---	25	10	3	38
R.J. Barnham	17	10	---	---	11	38
David Maston	17	8	---	---	13	38
Deon Reid	---	---	19	14	4	37
Todd Power	---	---	15	12	9	36
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	17	13	5	35
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	18	12	4	34
Alonzo Fulton	19	12	---	---	---	31
Ricky Burroughs	13	17	---	---	---	30
Kris Carlisle	6	12	---	---	11	29
Kent Vaughn	---	---	13	13	1	27
Bruce Delgado	---	---	16	7	3	26
Russell Okung	8	6	---	---	8	22
Larry Floyd	5	7	---	---	10	22
Devin Holko	---	---	11	5	6	22
Edmond Gates	4	7	---	---	10	21
Rondell Brady	5	7	---	---	8	20
Sedrick Blake	9	3	---	---	8	20
Rondell Quinn	---	---	7	6	4	17
Mike Johnson	3	8	---	---	---	11
Teddy Hutton	---	---	5	5	1	11
Conrad Barrere	---	---	0	0	7	7
Doug Terry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tito Bakic	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ryan Mallett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Curry	---	---	30	26	11	67
Frank Fortune	29	22	---	---	15	66
Alonzo Hansen	34	25	---	---	7	66
Ernie Fitzgerald	32	24	---	---	7	63
Gene Chandler	34	25	---	---	---	59
Walter Jelinek	34	25	---	---	---	59
Ethan Bowens	34	24	---	---	---	58
A.J. Murray	29	17	---	---	11	57
Leonard Gillespie	27	21	---	---	7	55
Nate Allen	---	---	27	23	4	54
Tandon Doss	26	23	---	---	5	54
C.J. Spiller	28	22	---	---	3	53
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	27	24	1	52
Jamal Gardner	23	22	---	---	7	52
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	27	22	3	52
Artie Shorter	---	---	25	22	4	51
Jerome Murphy	---	---	25	24	2	51
Cris Batten	---	---	26	20	3	49
Perry Coffin	---	---	21	22	1	44
Vernon Nichols	---	---	20	19	4	43
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	18	20	2	40
Dean Rivers	11	10	---	---	14	35
Ralph Livanis	---	---	17	12	5	34
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	12	15	6	33
Barry Towns	---	---	10	10	8	28
Mike McCulley	---	---	12	9	6	27
Bob Hutton	---	---	17	7	3	27
Clay Fulcher	8	3	---	---	14	25
Chris Culliver	---	---	11	10	3	24
Sammy Farrington	6	3	---	---	14	23
Patrick Chung	---	---	5	8	9	22
Don Myers	9	5	---	---	7	21
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	11	7	1	19
Louie Shaw	---	---	3	2	12	17
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	8	6	1	15
Leonard Hankerson	1	0	---	---	12	13
Jimmie Mahaffey	9	3	---	---	---	12
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kent Chappell	0	1	---	---	7	8
Herb Hampton	---	---	0	0	7	7
Victor Liotti	---	---	0	0	6	6
Donald Butler	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mercury Farley	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kerry Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	53	6.6
Middle	17	43	2.5
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	12	25	2.1
Right	13	42	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Zeyen	25	13	4	0	2	4	4	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	24	16	2	1	1	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	34	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	75	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	50	7.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	67	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	14	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Austin Miller	6	0	2	0	0	18
WR Donnell Richmond	5	2	0	15	0	21
WR Ricky Burroughs	4	4	0	76	2	17
RB Horace Wolfe	4	4	0	38	1	15
WR Edmond Gates	2	1	0	2	0	7
WR Kris Carlisle	2	1	0	28	1	12
TE Rob Benton	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Larry Floyd	1	1	0	6	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner	8	5	0	58	1	22
WR Tandon Doss	7	4	0	22	0	23
RB C.J. Spiller	3	2	0	24	1	22
TE Frank Fortune	3	3	0	25	0	22
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	1	0	16	0	3
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	1	0	0	10
FB Clay Fulcher	1	1	0	11	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace Wolfe	4	12	3.00	3.56
Alonzo Fulton	1	-1	-1.00	3.88

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	9	7	0.78	3.19
Sammy Farrington	1	2	2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Zeyen	1	1	2	2.00	6.60

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	4	2	18	4.50	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Horace Wolfe	1	1	2	2.00	9.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	4	4.00	8.00
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	14	14.00	8.33
WR Tandon Doss	1	0	0	0.00	3.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Horace Wolfe	6	3
Gene Zeyen	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Spiller	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Zeyen	6	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnell Richmond	2	1	1
WR Austin Miller	1	0	0
TE Rob Benton	1	0	0
RB Horace Wolfe	1	1	0
WR Kris Carlisle	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Gardner	2	1	1
TE Frank Fortune	2	2	1
WR Tandon Doss	2	0	0
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	1	1
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,100)
End Zone 11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,100)
End Zone	11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (4,000)