Week 7, 2039

played in New England, MA

41 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	17	0	0	-	24
New England Patriots	3	10	6	10	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:22 HOU - Gene Banks 1 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 02:45 NED - Richard Burgess 24 field goal
2Q: 13:41 HOU - Angel McTermid 48 field goal
2Q: 10:33 NED - Richard Burgess 18 field goal
2Q: 05:31 HOU - Cary Hicks 30 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 01:55 HOU - Howard Hutek 33 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 00:57 NED - Tim Givens 38 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 11:33 NED - Richard Burgess 40 field goal
3Q: 06:58 NED - Richard Burgess 18 field goal
4Q: 12:56 NED - Richard Burgess 52 field goal
4Q: 00:59 NED - Casey Greer 12 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:22 HOU - Gene Banks 1 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 02:45 NED - Richard Burgess 24 field goal
2Q: 13:41 HOU - Angel McTermid 48 field goal
2Q: 10:33 NED - Richard Burgess 18 field goal
2Q: 05:31 HOU - Cary Hicks 30 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 01:55 HOU - Howard Hutek 33 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 00:57 NED - Tim Givens 38 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 11:33 NED - Richard Burgess 40 field goal
3Q: 06:58 NED - Richard Burgess 18 field goal
4Q: 12:56 NED - Richard Burgess 52 field goal
4Q: 00:59 NED - Casey Greer 12 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 3-4 4-2
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 401 425
- Offensive Plays 67 66
- Yards per Play 5.99 6.44
Net Rushing Yards 191 45
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 6.16 2.37
Net Passing Yards 210 380
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 3 45 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 395
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.83 8.09
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/29 3/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/43 4/104
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/59
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 32:12 27:48

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	3-4	4-2
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	401	425
- Offensive Plays	67	66
- Yards per Play	5.99	6.44
Net Rushing Yards	191	45
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	6.16	2.37
Net Passing Yards	210	380
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 3	45 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	395
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.83	8.09
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/29	3/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/43	4/104
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/59
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	32:12	27:48

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
1	9:36	3:20	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	2:37	4:04	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
2	10:27	5:12	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
2	3:26	1:57	OWN 15	5	85	Touchdown
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	3	25	Half
3	11:26	0:51	OWN 42	1	-5	Fumble
3	6:53	3:32	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	2:21	2:11	OWN 22	5	21	Interception
4	12:48	1:35	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
4	7:30	1:43	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	5:34	1:45	OPP 31	4	18	Interception
4	3:23	1:12	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	0:48	0:32	OWN 20	3	12	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	2:31	OWN 19	7	33	Punt
1	6:16	3:39	OWN 26	8	67	Field Goal
2	13:33	3:06	OWN 40	6	59	Field Goal
2	5:15	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:29	0:42	OPP 47	2	47	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 32	5	45	Field Goal
3	10:35	3:42	OPP 37	8	36	Field Goal
3	3:21	1:00	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	0:10	2:22	OWN 48	5	17	Field Goal
4	11:13	3:43	OWN 20	8	58	Missed FG
4	5:47	0:13	OWN 31	2	0	Fumble
4	3:49	0:26	OWN 45	3	-5	Punt
4	2:11	1:23	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 32	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Jimmie Matock, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cary Hicks	14	72	5.14	30	2	1
Denard Robinson	11	78	7.09	45	2	0
Jerald Newman	5	40	8.00	21	2	0
Bennett Nixon	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kendrick Ward	12	41	3.42	16	1
Cornell Wooden	4	-1	-0.25	3	0
Jimmie Matock	3	5	1.67	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	34	22	219	2/9	2	33	3	65.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	45	28	395	2/15	2	41	0	105.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Hutek	7	10	103	14.71	38	33	1
WR Gene Banks	4	5	15	3.75	0	16	1
WR Stephen Cote	4	6	36	9.00	1	14	0
TE Dwayne Allen	3	4	36	12.00	5	27	0
RB Cary Hicks	3	3	25	8.33	9	16	0
TE Reuben Kerr	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Kirk Curley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Darnell Cassidy	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Greer	7	11	107	15.29	36	28	1
WR Tim Givens	6	11	134	22.33	46	41	1
WR Pat Carr	5	6	61	12.20	7	26	0
TE Zach Ertz	3	5	33	11.00	4	16	0
RB Cornell Wooden	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Kendrick Ward	2	4	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Landon Gunn	2	4	19	9.50	10	10	0
TE Lester Williams	1	1	25	25.00	11	25	0
WR Keith Wirthel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bart Stanton	2	25	12.50	0
CB Jacob Parrish	1	34	34.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerald Newman	1	0	0
Sam Bishop	0	1	1
Michael Wheeler	0	0	2

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jimmie Matock	2	0	0
Kendrick Ward	1	0	0
Corey Edwards	0	1	0
Landon Gunn	0	1	0
Trenton Hudson	0	1	0
Mitch Harper	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Mangum	5	214	42.8	39.2	52	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Benjamin Koplitz	4	220	55.0	42.0	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	5/6	2/2	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	2	12	6.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Givens	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	1	43	43.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Greer	4	104	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	12	1	2.0	19	46
CB Rod Torres	5	1	0.0	19	45
S Dwight Marshall	5	1	0.0	18	45
CB Percy Van DeWege	4	2	0.0	18	47
S Sam Bishop	4	0	0.0	11	31
DT Ty Terry	3	2	0.0	12	27
S Lenny Bruce	3	0	0.0	9	27
DT Cris Woods	2	1	0.0	13	33
OLB Donald Morehead	2	1	0.0	16	35
WR Gene Banks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Charlie Serra	1	0	0.0	3	12
CB Shane Maier	1	0	0.0	1	3
DE Francisco Reeves	1	0	0.0	10	18
TE Reuben Kerr	1	0	---	---	---
WR Darnell Cassidy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	0.0	14	33
DT Jared Hernandez	0	2	0.0	8	14
OLB Max Hout	0	1	0.0	9	17

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Xavier Sheriff	9	2	0.0	31	36
CB Bart Stanton	7	1	0.0	31	36
OLB Jon Welch	4	1	1.0	27	32
S Billy Joe Mattson	4	2	0.0	31	36
CB Jacob Parrish	4	1	0.0	29	33
DE Mitch Harper	3	0	1.0	18	27
OLB Devin Keung	3	4	0.0	26	29
CB Terry Dejesus	3	2	0.0	22	22
S Luther Riazi	3	1	0.0	31	35
DT Brock Scott	2	1	0.0	18	18
DE Bucky Melnick	2	0	0.0	24	25
ILB Percy Chustz	2	0	0.0	9	14
S Vincent Whittington	1	1	0.0	5	5
OLB Gary Palmer	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Cory Rose	1	0	0.0	11	19
OLB Greg Vaughn	1	0	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	2.0	0	0	0	46
DE Rodney Tylke	0.0	2	1	0	37
DT Ty Terry	0.0	2	0	0	27
DT Cris Woods	0.0	0	2	0	33
DE Francisco Reeves	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Donald Morehead	0.0	0	0	1	35

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jon Welch	1.0	0	1	32
DE Mitch Harper	1.0	0	0	27
DE Bucky Melnick	0.0	2	0	25
DE Trenton Hudson	0.0	1	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler	6	0	46
CB Rod Torres	6	0	45
S Lenny Bruce	2	1	27
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	1	47
S Dwight Marshall	2	0	45
DT Ty Terry	2	0	27
OLB Max Hout	2	0	17
S Sam Bishop	2	0	31
DT Cris Woods	1	0	33
OLB Charlie Serra	1	0	12
CB Shane Maier	1	0	3
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	33
OLB Donald Morehead	0	2	35
S Reggie Whitfield	0	1	2

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Xavier Sheriff	4	0	0	36
CB Bart Stanton	3	0	2	36
CB Jacob Parrish	2	1	1	33
S Billy Joe Mattson	2	1	0	36
S Luther Riazi	2	0	0	35
OLB Devin Keung	2	0	0	29
DE Bucky Melnick	1	0	0	25
DE Mitch Harper	1	0	0	27
ILB Percy Chustz	1	0	0	14
S Vincent Whittington	1	0	0	5
OLB Jon Welch	1	0	0	32
OLB Gary Palmer	1	0	0	2
CB Terry Dejesus	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Hitchcock	5	10	31	0	36
Joseph Hernandez	2	2	31	1	36
Bruce Sloan	1	3	31	0	36
Doug Beasley	0	5	31	0	36
Burt Carpenter	0	4	31	1	36
Blake Holliman	0	1	6	0	5
Kirk Curley	0	1	18	0	23

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howard Wilson	2	3	0	19	0	47
Kennedy Humphrey	1	6	1	19	1	47
Brendan Weber	1	1	0	19	1	47
Lance Harding	0	3	0	9	0	27
Jessie Buchanan	0	2	0	19	0	47
Corey Edwards	0	1	0	19	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Morehead	2	15
Stephen Cote	2	14
Darnell Cassidy	1	16
Max Hout	1	13
Brant Tyler	1	6

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Devine	2	27
Cornell Wooden	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Wheeler	---	---	19	46	14	79
Rod Torres	---	---	19	45	13	77
Burt Carpenter	31	36	---	---	6	73
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	18	47	6	71
Dwight Marshall	---	---	18	45	6	69
Dwayne Allen	21	28	---	---	18	67
Jerald Newman	31	36	---	---	---	67
Bruce Sloan	31	36	---	---	---	67
Lonnie Hitchcock	31	36	---	---	---	67
Joseph Hernandez	31	36	---	---	---	67
Doug Beasley	31	36	---	---	---	67
Donald Morehead	---	---	16	35	15	66
Lenny Bruce	---	---	9	27	22	58
Rodney Tylke	---	---	15	37	5	57
Stephen Cote	21	19	---	---	14	54
Sam Bishop	---	---	11	31	12	54
Abel Kurtz	---	---	14	33	6	53
Cris Woods	---	---	13	33	6	52
Howard Hutek	24	26	---	---	1	51
Kirk Curley	18	23	---	---	6	47
Ty Terry	---	---	12	27	5	44
Wesley Crane	---	---	7	25	11	43
Max Hout	---	---	9	17	13	39
Charlie Serra	---	---	3	12	21	36
Darnell Cassidy	9	11	---	---	16	36
Gene Banks	14	21	---	---	---	35
Bennett Nixon	4	14	---	---	17	35
Cary Hicks	16	13	---	---	1	30
Blake Holliman	6	5	---	---	18	29
Francisco Reeves	---	---	10	18	1	29
Jared Hernandez	---	---	8	14	5	27
Denard Robinson	14	12	---	---	---	26
Reuben Kerr	8	8	---	---	5	21
Shane Maier	---	---	1	3	13	17
A.J. Hughes	---	---	3	9	1	13
Adrian Robertson	---	---	0	6	4	10
Mack Bradbury	---	---	3	5	2	10
Allen Reeves	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brant Tyler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerald Raymond	0	0	---	---	6	6
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	6	6
Broderick Kelley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Mangum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reggie Whitfield	---	---	1	2	---	3
Arnold Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kennedy Humphrey	19	47	---	---	10	76
Bart Stanton	---	---	31	36	7	74
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	31	36	1	68
Billy Joe Mattson	---	---	31	36	1	68
Luther Riazi	---	---	31	35	1	67
Jimmie Matock	19	47	---	---	---	66
Howard Wilson	19	47	---	---	---	66
Tim Givens	17	43	---	---	6	66
Corey Edwards	19	47	---	---	---	66
Jessie Buchanan	19	47	---	---	---	66
Brendan Weber	19	47	---	---	---	66
Jacob Parrish	---	---	29	33	---	62
Casey Greer	15	41	---	---	5	61
Jon Welch	---	---	27	32	2	61
Lance Harding	9	27	---	---	22	58
Devin Keung	---	---	26	29	2	57
Terry Dejesus	---	---	22	22	12	56
Pat Carr	11	24	---	---	16	51
Mitch Harper	---	---	18	27	6	51
Bucky Melnick	---	---	24	25	---	49
Zach Ertz	13	29	---	---	1	43
Trenton Hudson	---	---	22	20	1	43
Kendrick Ward	12	30	---	---	---	42
Brock Scott	---	---	18	18	---	36
Cory Rose	---	---	11	19	6	36
Walt Devine	2	3	---	---	27	32
Cornell Wooden	6	12	---	---	12	30
Percy Chustz	---	---	9	14	4	27
Keith Wirthel	2	6	---	---	19	27
Lester Williams	2	4	---	---	18	24
Gary Palmer	---	---	0	2	22	24
Vincent Whittington	---	---	5	5	13	23
Roy Baskin	0	0	---	---	23	23
Landon Gunn	6	16	---	---	1	23
Donny Banta	---	---	2	3	12	17
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	14	14
Greg Vaughn	---	---	4	4	5	13
Britt Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cary Sutter	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Fred Burtnett	0	0	---	---	10	10
Timothy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	6	6
Benjamin Koplitz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kurt Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joey Daughtry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Geoff Osieja	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	62	6.9
Middle	12	55	4.6
Right	9	76	8.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	12	39	3.3
Right	3	8	2.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	34	22	2	2	0	2	2	0	3

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	45	28	6	2	2	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	90	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	60	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	62	8.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	14	128	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	111	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	120	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Hutek	10	7	103	1	26
WR Stephen Cote	6	4	36	0	19
WR Gene Banks	5	4	15	0	21
TE Dwayne Allen	4	3	36	1	28
RB Cary Hicks	3	3	25	0	13
WR Darnell Cassidy	3	0	0	0	11
TE Reuben Kerr	2	1	4	0	8
FB Kirk Curley	1	0	0	0	23

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Givens	11	6	2	134	2	43
WR Casey Greer	11	7	0	107	2	41
WR Pat Carr	6	5	0	61	1	24
TE Zach Ertz	5	3	0	33	0	29
RB Kendrick Ward	4	2	0	10	0	30
WR Landon Gunn	4	2	0	19	0	16
RB Cornell Wooden	2	2	0	6	0	12
TE Lester Williams	1	1	0	25	1	4
WR Keith Wirthel	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Denard Robinson	1	2	2.00	7.09

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendrick Ward	3	13	4.33	3.42
Cornell Wooden	2	4	2.00	-0.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	3	1	1	0.33	6.44

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	9	4	26	2.89	8.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Banks	2	1	1	0.50	3.00
WR Darnell Cassidy	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Givens	2	0	0	0.00	12.18
WR Casey Greer	2	2	20	10.00	9.73
RB Kendrick Ward	2	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Pat Carr	1	1	3	3.00	10.17
WR Keith Wirthel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Cornell Wooden	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jerald Newman	2	2
Bennett Nixon	1	0
Cary Hicks	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Kendrick Ward	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	10	6	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	8	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Cote	4	2	1
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	2
WR Howard Hutek	1	1	1
WR Gene Banks	1	0	0
TE Reuben Kerr	1	1	0
WR Darnell Cassidy	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Givens	2	1	1
WR Casey Greer	2	0	0
RB Kendrick Ward	2	0	0
WR Pat Carr	1	0	0
WR Keith Wirthel	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)