Week 7, 2031

played in Houston, TX

56 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	14	3	3	3	-	23
Houston Texans	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:17 DEN - David Wilson 11 pass from Ryan Mallett (Wally Richardson extra point)
1Q: 11:37 DEN - David Wilson 5 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 04:31 HOU - Ian Zupancic 23 field goal
2Q: 00:19 DEN - Wally Richardson 47 field goal
3Q: 06:46 DEN - Wally Richardson 30 field goal
3Q: 03:22 HOU - Muhammad Wilkerson 7 interception return (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 10:31 DEN - Wally Richardson 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:17 DEN - David Wilson 11 pass from Ryan Mallett (Wally Richardson extra point)
1Q: 11:37 DEN - David Wilson 5 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 04:31 HOU - Ian Zupancic 23 field goal
2Q: 00:19 DEN - Wally Richardson 47 field goal
3Q: 06:46 DEN - Wally Richardson 30 field goal
3Q: 03:22 HOU - Muhammad Wilkerson 7 interception return (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 10:31 DEN - Wally Richardson 33 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 2-5
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 222 292
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 3.83 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 85 77
- Rushing Attempts 35 23
- Yards per Rush 2.43 3.35
Net Passing Yards 137 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 2 41 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 137 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.96 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/129 6/144
Interception Ret./Yards 4/57 2/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:31 29:29

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	2-5
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	222	292
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	3.83	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	85	77
- Rushing Attempts	35	23
- Yards per Rush	2.43	3.35
Net Passing Yards	137	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 2	41 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	137	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.96	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/129	6/144
Interception Ret./Yards	4/57	2/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:31	29:29

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:52	OPP 18	2	18	Touchdown
1	12:19	0:51	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
1	8:13	1:26	OWN 20	4	22	Interception
1	3:58	3:50	OWN 8	6	27	Punt
2	13:14	3:18	OWN 19	6	29	Punt
2	4:26	2:26	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
2	0:45	0:31	OPP 26	3	-4	Field Goal
3	12:50	1:28	OWN 13	3	-1	Punt
3	11:22	4:44	OPP 39	9	26	Field Goal
3	4:35	1:25	OWN 1	3	2	Interception
3	3:10	2:30	OPP 48	5	11	Punt
4	13:45	3:22	OWN 38	6	46	Field Goal
4	4:38	2:00	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OPP 24	3	3	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:08	1:49	OWN 26	3	3	Interception
1	11:28	3:15	OWN 37	5	21	Punt
1	6:47	2:49	OPP 32	6	17	Interception
1	0:08	1:54	OWN 26	5	16	Punt
2	9:56	5:30	OWN 2	11	92	Field Goal
2	2:00	1:15	OWN 17	4	9	Fumble
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 43	2	0	Half
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
3	6:38	2:03	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
3	0:40	1:55	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	10:23	5:45	OWN 35	11	54	Interception
4	2:38	1:38	OWN 29	7	18	Interception

Game MVP: Les Young, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Wilson	21	60	2.86	12	2	1
Alonzo Fulton	6	-4	-0.67	2	0	0
Ryan Mallett	5	16	3.20	11	1	0
D.J. Quartucci	2	13	6.50	8	0	0
Kris Carlisle	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rusty Yan	15	55	3.67	14	1
Sammy Farrington	4	5	1.25	7	0
Andrew Luck	4	17	4.25	12	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Mallett	23	15	137	0/0	1	30	2	59.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	41	20	233	3/18	0	39	4	26.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB D.J. Quartucci	4	5	28	7.00	15	15	0
WR Lenny Bensen	3	4	29	9.67	0	10	0
RB Alonzo Fulton	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
TE Melvin Wolff	2	3	34	17.00	22	30	0
RB David Wilson	2	4	18	9.00	12	11	1
TE Rob Benton	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR C.J. Clauss	1	2	18	18.00	5	18	0
WR Kris Carlisle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Alshon Jeffery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Deon Kerr	6	12	39	6.50	9	10
WR C.J. Dylla	5	9	90	18.00	8	39
RB Rusty Yan	2	3	29	14.50	20	25
TE Frank Fortune	2	2	5	2.50	0	3
WR Isaac Rayburn	2	5	34	17.00	2	24
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	3	16	16.00	6	16
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	2	11	11.00	3	11
FB Vince Booker	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Cory Sims	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Les Young	2	24	12.00
CB Kyle Bradley	1	33	33.00
OLB Paul Lawless	1	0	0.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1	7	7.00	1
OLB Heath Walsh	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kyle Bradley	1	0	0
Patrick Angerer	0	1	0
Bruce Pardee	0	1	0
Freddie Hoover	0	1	0
David Levine	0	0	1
Gene Dotson	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Force
Timothy Doxzon	1	0
Andrew Luck	1	0
Frank Fortune	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Johnson	6	288	48.0	41.8	55	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	5	230	46.0	40.4	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bradley	2	8	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Doxzon	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bradley	3	129	43.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Dylla	6	144	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer	6	3	0.0	20	33
S Les Young	5	1	0.0	20	38
CB Darryl Grant	4	2	0.0	12	32
S Darrell Stuckey	4	0	0.0	6	21
CB Kyle Bradley	4	0	0.0	21	40
DE David Levine	3	0	2.0	12	24
DE Bruce Pardee	3	0	1.0	15	32
OLB Paul Lawless	3	2	0.0	20	38
OLB Bruce Carter	3	1	0.0	8	7
OLB Gene Dotson	3	0	0.0	7	8
S Mercury Dotson	2	1	0.0	13	38
DE Sean Washington	2	0	0.0	11	29
CB Vinny Lawler	1	1	0.0	10	22
DE Jared Odrick	1	0	0.0	8	3
CB Amari Spievey	1	0	0.0	14	28
ILB Devin Holko	1	0	0.0	3	9
FB D.J. Quartucci	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Martin	0	1	0.0	14	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Darrin Banks	6	1	0.0	25	17
OLB Kyle Wilber	5	2	0.0	24	17
DT Leonard Westbrook	5	0	0.0	20	14
DE Marcell Dareus	4	1	0.0	25	16
ILB Clarence Peterson	3	2	0.0	13	7
S Perry Coffin	3	2	0.0	23	17
S Wayne Rodgers	3	1	0.0	32	15
ILB Wendell Sellers	3	0	0.0	10	6
DT Torell Troup	2	1	0.0	30	20
CB Devin McCourty	2	1	0.0	26	16
CB Joey Greer	2	1	0.0	29	19
CB Timothy Doxzon	2	0	0.0	5	5
ILB Herman Herek	2	0	0.0	13	7
S Eric Dorsey	1	2	0.0	10	6
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1	1	0.0	22	10
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	1	0.0	20	17
T Leonard Gillespie	1	0	---	---	---
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Deon Kerr	1	0	---	---	---
QB Andrew Luck	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ronnell Lewis	1	0	0.0	11	6
OLB Heath Walsh	0	2	0.0	13	11
DT Jamie Drake	0	1	0.0	19	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Levine	2.0	0	0	24
DE Bruce Pardee	1.0	1	2	32
DE Sean Washington	0.0	2	0	29
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	1	35

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.0	1	1	1	17
DE Marcell Dareus	0.0	0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kyle Bradley	4	3	1	40
CB Darryl Grant	4	0	0	32
OLB Bruce Carter	3	0	0	7
S Les Young	2	2	2	38
S Darrell Stuckey	2	0	0	21
S Mercury Dotson	2	0	0	38
OLB Paul Lawless	1	0	1	38
CB Amari Spievey	1	0	0	28
OLB Gene Dotson	1	0	0	8
CB Omar Bolden	0	1	0	3

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kyle Wilber	3	0	0	17
ILB Wendell Sellers	2	0	0	6
CB Darrin Banks	2	0	0	17
CB Wesley Shepard	1	1	0	4
CB Joey Greer	1	1	0	19
DT Torell Troup	1	0	0	20
CB Devin McCourty	1	0	0	16
S Perry Coffin	1	0	0	17
DT Leonard Westbrook	1	0	0	14
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	0	0	5
ILB Herman Herek	1	0	0	7
S Wayne Rodgers	0	1	0	15
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	0	0	1	10
OLB Heath Walsh	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
J.R. Clemons	2	3	1	29	21
Preston Pickens	2	3	1	8	5
Jorge Sirmon	1	3	0	28	22
David Arkin	1	3	0	27	18
Jah Reid	1	1	1	7	1
D.J. Quartucci	1	1	0	22	16
Freddie Hoover	0	8	0	32	19
Danny Briscoe	0	4	0	23	19
Terry Finley	0	2	0	15	8
Rob Benton	0	1	0	27	15
Artie Spivey	0	1	0	6	2

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leonard Gillespie	3	6	1	21	2	33
Ethan Bowens	2	3	0	19	0	38
Walter Jelinek	1	5	0	23	0	44
Lee Ziemba	1	1	0	5	0	20
Alonzo Hansen	0	2	0	23	0	44
Jason Smith	0	1	0	19	1	33
Lawrence Berry	0	1	0	4	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Gene Dotson	4	21
Darrell Stuckey	3	15
D.J. Quartucci	1	20
Lenny Bensen	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnell Lewis	2	21
Kyle Wilber	2	11
Frank Fortune	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Bradley	---	---	21	40	9	70
Les Young	---	---	20	38	2	60
Paul Lawless	---	---	20	38	2	60
Ryan Mallett	35	23	---	---	---	58
D.J. Quartucci	22	16	---	---	20	58
Freddie Hoover	32	19	---	---	7	58
Patrick Angerer	---	---	20	33	4	57
Larry Meadows	---	---	18	35	1	54
David Arkin	27	18	---	---	9	54
Mercury Dotson	---	---	13	38	1	52
Danny Briscoe	23	19	---	---	9	51
C.J. Clauss	31	19	---	---	1	51
J.R. Clemons	29	21	---	---	---	50
Jorge Sirmon	28	22	---	---	---	50
Bruce Pardee	---	---	15	32	1	48
Rob Benton	27	15	---	---	5	47
Darryl Grant	---	---	12	32	3	47
Amari Spievey	---	---	14	28	4	46
Vinny Lawler	---	---	10	22	14	46
Lenny Bensen	17	13	---	---	13	43
Darrell Stuckey	---	---	6	21	15	42
Sean Washington	---	---	11	29	2	42
David Wilson	27	15	---	---	---	42
David Levine	---	---	12	24	5	41
Melvin Wolff	13	8	---	---	16	37
Gene Dotson	---	---	7	8	21	36
Mike Martin	---	---	14	14	6	34
Terry Finley	15	8	---	---	9	32
Horace Wolfe	5	2	---	---	23	30
Kris Carlisle	6	9	---	---	12	27
Alshon Jeffery	17	10	---	---	---	27
Howard Biccum	---	---	11	9	6	26
Bruce Carter	---	---	8	7	8	23
Alonzo Fulton	10	8	---	---	---	18
Moe Gallop	---	---	5	12	1	18
Artie Spivey	6	2	---	---	9	17
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	5	9	1	15
Preston Pickens	8	5	---	---	2	15
Devin Holko	---	---	3	9	2	14
Jared Odrick	---	---	8	3	---	11
Les Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jah Reid	7	1	---	---	---	8
Omar Bolden	---	---	0	3	3	6
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ryan Tannehill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	23	44	---	---	6	73
Walter Jelinek	23	44	---	---	---	67
Andrew Luck	23	44	---	---	---	67
Jason Smith	19	33	---	---	6	58
Deon Kerr	16	36	---	---	6	58
Ethan Bowens	19	38	---	---	---	57
Leonard Gillespie	21	33	---	---	---	54
Torell Troup	---	---	30	20	4	54
Kyle Wilber	---	---	24	17	11	52
Joey Greer	---	---	29	19	3	51
Wayne Rodgers	---	---	32	15	3	50
Sammy Farrington	6	22	---	---	21	49
Rusty Yan	18	26	---	---	3	47
Vince Booker	14	21	---	---	12	47
Devin McCourty	---	---	26	16	3	45
Isaac Rayburn	6	24	---	---	15	45
Darrin Banks	---	---	25	17	3	45
Aaron Hernandez	15	22	---	---	6	43
C.J. Dylla	13	24	---	---	6	43
Frank Fortune	10	17	---	---	15	42
Marcell Dareus	---	---	25	16	1	42
Perry Coffin	---	---	23	17	1	41
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	22	10	8	40
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	20	17	2	39
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	20	14	4	38
Ronnell Lewis	---	---	11	6	21	38
Jamie Drake	---	---	19	14	2	35
Cory Sims	11	21	---	---	---	32
Lee Ziemba	5	20	---	---	6	31
Heath Walsh	---	---	13	11	5	29
Herman Herek	---	---	13	7	7	27
Clarence Peterson	---	---	13	7	5	25
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	5	5	15	25
Cheshire Kit Claussen	6	7	---	---	10	23
Eric Dorsey	---	---	10	6	6	22
Wendell Sellers	---	---	10	6	5	21
Rod Farrell	---	---	8	8	5	21
Wesley Shepard	---	---	6	4	7	17
Lawrence Berry	4	6	---	---	6	16
Don Abe	---	---	1	1	9	11
Oliver Sanford	1	2	---	---	6	9
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Gorin	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ian Hazeltine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	14	37	2.6
Right	13	30	2.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	13	39	3.0
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Mallett	23	15	1	0	1	3	1	2	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	41	20	4	5	3	6	3	3	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	36	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	109	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	61	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	63	7.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB D.J. Quartucci	5	4	0	28	0	16
WR Lenny Bensen	4	3	0	29	0	13
RB David Wilson	4	2	0	18	0	15
TE Melvin Wolff	3	2	0	34	1	8
RB Alonzo Fulton	2	2	0	5	0	8
WR C.J. Clauss	2	1	0	18	0	19
TE Rob Benton	1	1	0	5	0	15
WR Kris Carlisle	1	0	1	0	0	9
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	0	0	0	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deon Kerr	12	6	2	39	0	36
WR C.J. Dylla	9	5	1	90	2	24
WR Isaac Rayburn	5	2	0	34	1	24
WR Cory Sims	4	0	0	0	0	21
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	1	0	16	0	22
RB Rusty Yan	3	2	0	29	1	26
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	2	1	0	11	0	7
TE Frank Fortune	2	2	0	5	0	17
FB Vince Booker	1	1	0	9	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ryan Mallett	2	-2	-1.00	3.20
David Wilson	2	1	0.50	2.86

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	2	1	0.50	4.25
Rusty Yan	1	5	5.00	3.67
Sammy Farrington	1	-2	-2.00	1.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Mallett	6	4	32	5.33	5.96

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	4	2	8	2.00	5.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lenny Bensen	2	1	10	5.00	7.25
RB David Wilson	2	2	18	9.00	4.50
FB D.J. Quartucci	1	1	4	4.00	5.60
TE Melvin Wolff	1	0	0	0.00	11.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
WR Cory Sims	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Deon Kerr	1	1	6	6.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
David Wilson	4	0
Alonzo Fulton	1	0
Ryan Mallett	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Farrington	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Mallett	7	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB D.J. Quartucci	2	2	1
WR Lenny Bensen	2	1	1
RB David Wilson	2	0	0
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deon Kerr	5	2	2
WR C.J. Dylla	4	3	1
WR Cory Sims	2	0	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,100)
End Zone 13,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,100)
End Zone	13,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,000)