Week 7, 2033

played in Houston, TX

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	10	10	3	3	-	26
Houston Texans	7	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:03 NED - A.J. Griffith 9 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 10:07 NED - Richard Burgess 26 field goal
1Q: 03:15 HOU - Butch Dawson 87 interception return (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 11:55 HOU - Ian Zupancic 39 field goal
2Q: 05:39 HOU - Perry Coffin 40 interception return (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 05:28 NED - Casey Greer 104 kickoff return (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NED - Richard Burgess 25 field goal
3Q: 09:17 HOU - Ian Zupancic 28 field goal
3Q: 03:50 NED - Richard Burgess 50 field goal
4Q: 07:20 NED - Richard Burgess 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:03 NED - A.J. Griffith 9 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 10:07 NED - Richard Burgess 26 field goal
1Q: 03:15 HOU - Butch Dawson 87 interception return (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 11:55 HOU - Ian Zupancic 39 field goal
2Q: 05:39 HOU - Perry Coffin 40 interception return (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 05:28 NED - Casey Greer 104 kickoff return (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NED - Richard Burgess 25 field goal
3Q: 09:17 HOU - Ian Zupancic 28 field goal
3Q: 03:50 NED - Richard Burgess 50 field goal
4Q: 07:20 NED - Richard Burgess 29 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 5-1 1-6
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 311 176
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 5.36 2.79
Net Rushing Yards 96 85
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 3.31 3.27
Net Passing Yards 215 91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 2 33 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 226 116
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 7.41 2.46
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 5/182 5/103
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/127
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:20 31:40

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	5-1	1-6
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	311	176
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	5.36	2.79
Net Rushing Yards	96	85
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	3.31	3.27
Net Passing Yards	215	91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 2	33 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	226	116
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	7.41	2.46
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	5/182	5/103
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/127
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:20	31:40

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:03	0:08	OPP 9	1	9	Touchdown
1	11:49	1:49	OPP 30	4	21	Field Goal
1	6:27	3:24	OWN 21	7	51	Interception
1	3:03	2:18	OWN 20	5	28	Fumble
2	11:48	2:02	OWN 42	3	-4	Punt
2	8:22	0:52	OWN 35	2	19	Fumble
2	6:25	0:57	OWN 7	2	1	Interception
2	1:57	1:56	OWN 36	6	56	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
3	9:11	5:26	OWN 24	9	43	Field Goal
3	2:16	2:06	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
4	10:31	3:16	OWN 7	6	81	Field Goal
4	2:11	2:11	OWN 20	7	6	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:57	OWN 11	3	-5	Interception
1	13:55	2:06	OWN 20	6	10	Fumble
1	10:00	3:33	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	0:45	3:57	OPP 48	6	26	Field Goal
2	9:46	1:24	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	7:30	1:05	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
2	5:11	3:14	OWN 11	5	10	Punt
3	13:38	4:27	OWN 49	9	40	Field Goal
3	3:45	1:29	OWN 35	3	-3	Punt
3	0:10	4:39	OWN 19	8	25	Punt
4	7:15	5:04	OWN 20	13	60	Downs

Game MVP: Jonas Mouton, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
A.J. Griffith	16	72	4.50	12	1	1
R.J. Austin	11	26	2.36	10	1	0
Jimmie Matock	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Perry Torres	20	60	3.00	11	2
Chester Gonzalez	5	21	4.20	8	0
Andrew Luck	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	27	16	226	2/11	0	60	2	55.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	33	17	116	4/25	0	17	1	47.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Casey Greer	7	8	86	12.29	7	16
WR Rodney Lyons	4	11	83	20.75	37	60
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	31	31.00	22	31
TE Donnell Elmore	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB A.J. Griffith	1	2	14	14.00	12	14
TE Randall Monson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Tim Givens	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB R.J. Austin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Howie Fleming	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Perry Torres	6	6	47	7.83	11	14
WR Isaac Rayburn	3	6	15	5.00	4	14
WR Deon Kerr	2	5	6	3.00	0	5
TE Dwayne Allen	2	3	17	8.50	1	17
WR Walt Incontro	2	3	20	10.00	12	12
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Cory Sims	1	1	11	11.00	6	11
WR C.J. Dylla	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Chester Gonzalez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Bennie Brister	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmy Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Perry Coffin	1	40	40.00	1
S Butch Dawson	1	87	87.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
A.J. Griffith	2	0	0
R.J. Austin	1	0	0
Casey Greer	1	0	0
Lorenzo McDaniel	0	1	0
Rickey Dunne	0	1	0
Howie Fleming	0	1	0
Bucky Melnick	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andrew Luck	1	0	0
Charlie Gerbasi	0	1	1
Wayne Rodgers	0	1	1
Charlie Galasinski	0	0	1
Dwight Marshall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	3	136	45.3	36.3	56	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	6	263	43.8	39.2	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	4/4	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	3	28	9.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Dylla	1	23	23.0	0
Butch Dawson	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Greer	5	182	36.4	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Dylla	4	88	22.0	0
Chester Gonzalez	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Duran	5	3	0.0	21	32
OLB Devin Keung	4	4	0.0	22	31
S Luther Riazi	4	2	0.0	23	28
DE Jake Bequette	4	2	0.0	17	25
ILB Xavier Sheriff	4	1	0.0	8	8
CB Willie Hayes	4	0	0.0	24	34
S Brant Bryant	4	0	0.0	19	29
CB Jimmy Smith	3	2	0.0	18	27
OLB Jonas Mouton	2	2	2.0	23	31
DE Curtis LaMarche	2	1	1.0	9	12
DE Bucky Melnick	2	1	1.0	22	24
ILB Dean Wilde	2	0	0.0	8	3
ILB Rickey Dunne	2	0	0.0	7	10
DT Jamie Drake	2	0	0.0	16	24
CB Kris Schwantes	2	0	0.0	21	36
S Josh Robinson	1	1	0.0	12	22
DT Fernando Warren	0	1	0.0	10	13
CB Tito Peeler	0	1	0.0	2	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwight Marshall	8	3	0.0	25	26
DE Marcell Dareus	6	1	0.5	24	25
ILB Ernest Everett	3	2	1.0	25	26
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	3	1	0.0	22	18
CB Rich Labbe	3	0	0.0	22	25
CB Rod Torres	2	1	0.0	18	19
S Wayne Rodgers	2	0	0.0	17	13
ILB Herman Herek	2	0	0.0	7	12
DT C.J. Huffman	2	0	0.0	16	15
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	2	0.5	21	23
DT Ian Lance	1	2	0.0	14	13
S Butch Dawson	1	1	0.0	23	21
OLB Kyle Wilber	1	1	0.0	15	9
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Perry Coffin	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Kenrick Ellis	1	0	0.0	13	11
RB Chester Gonzalez	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Heath Walsh	1	0	0.0	12	11
CB Darrin Banks	1	0	0.0	5	13
CB Doug Linquist	1	0	0.0	11	10
OLB Nate Harding	1	0	0.0	19	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton	2.0	1	2	4	31
DE Bucky Melnick	1.0	0	1	0	24
DE Curtis LaMarche	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Jake Bequette	0.0	0	2	1	25
DE Clay Alexander	0.0	0	1	0	13

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Ernest Everett	1.0	0	0	26
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.5	2	0	23
DE Marcell Dareus	0.5	0	0	25
DT Kenrick Ellis	0.0	0	1	11
DT C.J. Huffman	0.0	0	1	15
DT Ian Lance	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Devin Keung	3	2	0	31
CB Willie Hayes	3	0	0	34
S Brant Bryant	3	0	0	29
CB Jimmy Smith	2	1	1	27
OLB Eugene Duran	2	0	0	32
CB Kris Schwantes	1	2	0	36
S Luther Riazi	1	0	0	28
DE Jake Bequette	1	0	0	25
ILB Xavier Sheriff	1	0	0	8

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwight Marshall	4	0	0	26
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	2	0	0	18
S Wayne Rodgers	2	0	0	13
CB Rich Labbe	1	1	0	25
OLB Nate Harding	1	1	0	15
OLB Heath Walsh	1	0	0	11
CB Darrin Banks	1	0	0	13
ILB Herman Herek	1	0	0	12
ILB Ernest Everett	1	0	0	26
CB Doug Linquist	1	0	0	10
CB Rod Torres	1	0	0	19
S Butch Dawson	0	1	1	21
S Perry Coffin	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Briles	2	5	0	21	0	24
Lorenzo McDaniel	2	3	1	16	0	12
Lee Ziemba	2	3	0	23	0	26
Kelvin LaCroix	2	2	0	21	0	15
Wayne Kamego	1	3	0	22	1	21
Randall Monson	1	1	0	25	0	22
Joey Daughtry	0	5	0	24	0	26
Howard Wilson	0	4	0	22	0	24
Marvin Flowers	0	1	0	7	0	5
R.J. Austin	0	0	0	12	1	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jelinek	4	10	1	26	1	37
Alonzo Hansen	1	7	0	26	1	35
Rondell Hernandez	1	3	0	26	1	36
Ricky Huffman	0	2	0	23	1	29
Tim Farr	0	2	0	22	0	32
Jessie Hoitink	0	1	0	5	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Schwantes	3	24
Donnell Elmore	1	19
Tim Givens	1	18
Brant Bryant	1	13
Eugene Duran	1	3

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Banks	3	15
Charlie Gerbasi	2	14
Bennie Brister	1	16
Ethan Brown	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Schwantes	---	---	21	36	24	81
Willie Hayes	---	---	24	34	19	77
Devin Keung	---	---	22	31	12	65
Brant Bryant	---	---	19	29	13	61
Casey Greer	28	26	---	---	5	59
Jimmie Matock	29	29	---	---	---	58
Eugene Duran	---	---	21	32	3	56
Lee Ziemba	23	26	---	---	7	56
Jonas Mouton	---	---	23	31	1	55
Luther Riazi	---	---	23	28	2	53
Matt Briles	21	24	---	---	7	52
Bucky Melnick	---	---	22	24	5	51
Rodney Lyons	24	26	---	---	---	50
Joey Daughtry	24	26	---	---	---	50
R.J. Austin	12	13	---	---	25	50
Jimmy Smith	---	---	18	27	2	47
Randall Monson	25	22	---	---	---	47
Howard Wilson	22	24	---	---	---	46
Jake Bequette	---	---	17	25	2	44
Wayne Kamego	22	21	---	---	---	43
Kelvin LaCroix	21	15	---	---	7	43
Jamie Drake	---	---	16	24	2	42
Lorenzo McDaniel	16	12	---	---	13	41
Rickey Dunne	---	---	7	10	24	41
Josh Robinson	---	---	12	22	6	40
Tim Givens	9	12	---	---	18	39
A.J. Griffith	17	16	---	---	---	33
Fernando Warren	---	---	10	13	1	24
Curtis LaMarche	---	---	9	12	2	23
Clay Alexander	---	---	4	13	6	23
Howie Fleming	11	11	---	---	---	22
Donnell Elmore	0	2	---	---	19	21
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	8	8	4	20
Marvin Flowers	7	5	---	---	7	19
Lance Harding	3	3	---	---	12	18
Teddy Tucker	0	2	---	---	16	18
Dan McWilliams	5	4	---	---	7	16
Dean Wilde	---	---	8	3	3	14
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tito Peeler	---	---	2	5	---	7
Cornelius Fajardo	---	---	0	0	5	5
Irv Burroughs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Harold Brackens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Hillman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shane Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	26	35	---	---	8	69
Walter Jelinek	26	37	---	---	---	63
Andrew Luck	26	37	---	---	---	63
Rondell Hernandez	26	36	---	---	---	62
Isaac Rayburn	19	27	---	---	15	61
Ernest Everett	---	---	25	26	4	55
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	22	18	14	54
Tim Farr	22	32	---	---	---	54
Dwayne Allen	22	28	---	---	3	53
Rich Labbe	---	---	22	25	5	52
Ricky Huffman	23	29	---	---	---	52
Dwight Marshall	---	---	25	26	1	52
Butch Dawson	---	---	23	21	6	50
Marcell Dareus	---	---	24	25	1	50
Wayne Rodgers	---	---	17	13	18	48
Perry Torres	20	19	---	---	7	46
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	21	23	1	45
Heath Walsh	---	---	12	11	20	43
Chester Gonzalez	6	13	---	---	23	42
Deon Kerr	14	25	---	---	---	39
Rod Torres	---	---	18	19	1	38
Bennie Brister	8	14	---	---	16	38
Nate Harding	---	---	19	15	3	37
C.J. Dylla	9	20	---	---	7	36
Cory Sims	13	21	---	---	---	34
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	13	11	10	34
C.J. Huffman	---	---	16	15	3	34
Darrin Banks	---	---	5	13	15	33
Ian Lance	---	---	14	13	3	30
Jimmy Sherman	14	10	---	---	4	28
Herman Herek	---	---	7	12	8	27
Kyle Wilber	---	---	15	9	1	25
Walt Incontro	4	7	---	---	14	25
Jessie Hoitink	5	11	---	---	8	24
Doug Linquist	---	---	11	10	3	24
Frank Fortune	1	1	---	---	20	22
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	3	5	13	21
Perry Coffin	---	---	7	9	3	19
Ethan Brown	2	4	---	---	8	14
Don Middleton	0	1	---	---	8	9
Irv Sciullo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Gorin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0
JJ Watt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	36	3.6
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	8	35	4.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	27	16	2	1	0	3	3	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	33	17	0	1	2	5	6	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	64	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	76	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	60	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	29	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	42	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	45	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	11	4	83	1	26
WR Casey Greer	8	7	86	0	26
RB A.J. Griffith	2	1	14	0	16
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	31	1	12
TE Donnell Elmore	1	1	1	0	2
TE Randall Monson	1	1	4	0	22
RB R.J. Austin	1	0	0	0	13
WR Tim Givens	1	1	7	0	12
WR Howie Fleming	1	0	0	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Perry Torres	6	6	0	47	19
WR Isaac Rayburn	6	3	0	15	27
WR C.J. Dylla	5	0	0	0	20
WR Deon Kerr	5	2	0	6	25
TE Dwayne Allen	3	2	0	17	28
WR Walt Incontro	3	2	1	20	7
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	0	0	1
WR Cory Sims	1	1	0	11	21
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	0	0	0	10
RB Chester Gonzalez	1	0	1	0	13
FB Bennie Brister	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Griffith	4	21	5.25	4.50
R.J. Austin	1	1	1.00	2.36

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chester Gonzalez	2	10	5.00	4.20
Perry Torres	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	2	0	0	0.00	8.37

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	4	0	0	0.00	3.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons	2	0	0	0.00	7.55

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Dylla	3	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Isaac Rayburn	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	2	1
Jimmie Matock	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Perry Torres	2	1
Chester Gonzalez	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	7	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Greer	4	3	2
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	0
RB A.J. Griffith	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Rayburn	4	1	0
WR Deon Kerr	2	0	0
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	1
WR Walt Incontro	2	2	1
WR Cory Sims	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,100)
End Zone 12,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,100)
End Zone	12,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,000)