Week 13, 2044

played in Denver, CO

61 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	0	7	3	-	16
Denver Broncos	0	10	7	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:59 HOU - Trenton Giles 43 field goal
1Q: 02:44 HOU - Trenton Giles 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DEN - Desmond Patton 42 field goal
2Q: 00:43 DEN - Donte Hatcher 28 pass from Ezra Borders (Desmond Patton extra point)
3Q: 08:55 HOU - Gene Banks 1 pass from Jayden Flora (Trenton Giles extra point)
3Q: 00:58 DEN - Norman Falconer 24 pass from Ezra Borders (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 10:18 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 3 run (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 07:07 HOU - Trenton Giles 46 field goal
4Q: 00:38 DEN - Desmond Patton 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:59 HOU - Trenton Giles 43 field goal
1Q: 02:44 HOU - Trenton Giles 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DEN - Desmond Patton 42 field goal
2Q: 00:43 DEN - Donte Hatcher 28 pass from Ezra Borders (Desmond Patton extra point)
3Q: 08:55 HOU - Gene Banks 1 pass from Jayden Flora (Trenton Giles extra point)
3Q: 00:58 DEN - Norman Falconer 24 pass from Ezra Borders (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 10:18 DEN - Zayden Carrillo 3 run (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 07:07 HOU - Trenton Giles 46 field goal
4Q: 00:38 DEN - Desmond Patton 27 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 5-7 7-5
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 227 279
- Offensive Plays 68 52
- Yards per Play 3.34 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 142 146
- Rushing Attempts 28 34
- Yards per Rush 5.07 4.29
Net Passing Yards 85 133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 1 17 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 133 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/48 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 2.13 7.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/41
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 4/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:30 28:30

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	5-7	7-5
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	227	279
- Offensive Plays	68	52
- Yards per Play	3.34	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	142	146
- Rushing Attempts	28	34
- Yards per Rush	5.07	4.29
Net Passing Yards	85	133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 1	17 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	133	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/48	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	2.13	7.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/41
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	4/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 34
Time of Possession	31:30	28:30

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:52	1:58	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal
1	10:46	2:06	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
1	6:55	4:17	OWN 23	9	55	Field Goal
2	14:54	4:52	OWN 29	8	33	Punt
2	8:24	3:27	OWN 46	8	25	Fumble
2	3:15	1:24	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	2	2	Half
3	15:00	6:15	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	5:08	1:42	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
3	0:45	1:03	OWN 31	3	-16	Punt
4	10:08	1:44	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
4	8:24	1:22	OWN 33	7	38	Field Goal
4	2:01	0:15	OWN 5	2	0	Interception
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 40	2	-9	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	2:08	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	8:40	1:45	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
1	2:38	2:44	OWN 32	4	43	Field Goal
2	10:02	1:38	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
2	4:57	1:42	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
2	1:51	1:18	50	5	50	Touchdown
3	8:45	3:37	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	3:26	2:41	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
4	14:42	4:34	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
4	7:02	5:01	OWN 26	7	23	Punt
4	1:46	1:16	OPP 9	3	-1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ezra Borders, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	17	93	5.47	14	5
Malcolm Fuller	5	24	4.80	9	0
Jayden Flora	3	11	3.67	8	0
O.J. Bevins	2	-2	-1.00	1	0
Jesse Gallop	1	16	16.00	16	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zayden Carrillo	22	98	4.45	25	3	1
Craig Ratliff	9	44	4.89	39	1	0
Ryan Tittle	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
Ezra Borders	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jayden Flora	35	21	133	5/48	1	31	1	65.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ezra Borders	17	17	139	1/6	2	28	0	139.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB C.J. Grant	6	7	21	3.50	2	15	0
WR Gene Banks	4	6	15	3.75	0	8	1
WR Dixon Edwards	3	7	35	11.67	0	31	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	5	6	3.00	2	7	0
WR Mercury Stokes	1	3	18	18.00	5	18	0
WR Dusty Harvey	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Malcolm Fuller	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
FB O.J. Bevins	1	1	17	17.00	15	17	0
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Josiah Shanks	1	1	15	15.00	1	15	0
TE Blake Holliman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donte Hatcher	5	5	56	11.20	12	28	1
FB Ryan Tittle	3	3	17	5.67	4	17	0
WR Perry Green	3	3	20	6.67	1	9	0
WR Collin Reilly	2	2	17	8.50	8	9	0
TE Norman Falconer	2	2	29	14.50	18	24	1
WR Leonard Raymond	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Lee Allamon	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clay Crackel	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jayden Flora	1	0	0
Blake Holliman	0	1	0
B.J. Lincoln	0	1	0
Darnell Dietz	0	0	1
Abel Kurtz	0	0	1
Kaden Babbitt	0	0	1
J.B. Battle	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Craig Ratliff	2	0	0
Ezra Borders	1	0	0
Perry Green	1	0	0
Connor Thornburg	0	1	0
Norman Falconer	0	1	0
Seth Lavoie	0	1	0
Shawn Covington	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	6	243	40.5	33.7	54	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	6	266	44.3	43.3	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trenton Giles	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Desmond Patton	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	2	6	3.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Ratliff	3	41	13.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	3	82	27.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Perry Green	4	68	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	7	3	0.5	28	14
S James Sample	7	5	0.0	30	18
ILB Denzel Perryman	7	2	0.0	29	17
DT Luther Bates	4	2	0.0	23	14
S Leonardo Ramirez	4	1	0.0	30	17
DE Johnny Lester	4	0	0.0	28	10
CB Juan Reinert	3	2	0.0	31	17
ILB Jerome Henry	3	1	0.0	17	6
OLB Damon Lyle	3	1	0.0	13	5
DE Abel Kurtz	2	0	0.5	28	16
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	1	0.0	33	17
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	---	---	---
S Brian Van Hoose	1	0	0.0	10	4
DT Herb Brady	1	0	0.0	13	5
DT Michael Hoy	1	0	0.0	28	15
DT Lee Kirkaldie	0	1	0.0	6	2
CB Caiden Redding	0	1	0.0	15	12

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Broderick Cella	8	0	0.0	26	35
DT Courtney Lynch	5	1	1.0	17	19
DE Connor Thornburg	4	1	0.5	22	21
CB Donnie Shell	4	2	0.0	28	37
CB Kim Poole	4	0	0.0	15	33
CB Skip MacMillan	4	0	0.0	28	38
DE Shawn Covington	3	3	1.5	20	35
OLB Julian Cobb	3	2	1.0	20	23
OLB Courtney Kelley	3	1	0.0	14	14
S Earnest Luen	3	1	0.0	6	14
S Bo Fiester	3	0	0.0	27	37
DE Vinny Marchion	2	2	0.5	13	23
DT Harry Roberson	2	1	0.5	14	23
CB Dillon Shaeffer	1	1	0.0	0	6
S Clay Crackel	1	1	0.0	25	37
DT Arik Armstead	1	0	0.0	22	29
DT Sergio Freibergs	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DE Abel Kurtz	0.5	1	16
OLB Darnell Dietz	0.5	0	14
DE Johnny Lester	0.0	1	10

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Covington	1.5	0	1	0	35
DT Courtney Lynch	1.0	0	0	0	19
OLB Julian Cobb	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Harry Roberson	0.5	1	2	0	23
DE Vinny Marchion	0.5	0	2	2	23
DE Connor Thornburg	0.5	0	0	0	21
S Clay Crackel	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	PPlay
S James Sample	4	18
OLB Darnell Dietz	3	14
S Leonardo Ramirez	3	17
DT Luther Bates	2	14
CB Percy Van DeWege	1	17
S Brian Van Hoose	1	4
DE Johnny Lester	1	10
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	17
OLB Damon Lyle	1	5

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kim Poole	4	1	0	33
ILB Broderick Cella	4	0	0	35
CB Donnie Shell	3	1	0	37
CB Skip MacMillan	3	0	0	38
S Earnest Luen	2	1	0	14
OLB Julian Cobb	2	1	0	23
OLB Courtney Kelley	1	1	0	14
CB Dillon Shaeffer	1	0	0	6
DT Sergio Freibergs	1	0	0	1
S Clay Crackel	0	0	1	37

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	7	11	4	28	2	40
Kaden Babbitt	2	3	0	28	2	40
Buddy Brandon	2	3	0	28	1	40
O.J. Chaudhuri	2	3	0	28	0	40
Doug Beasley	1	4	0	28	0	40
B.J. Lincoln	0	1	0	25	0	28

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randal Randle	5	8	1	34	1	18
Doug Stark	2	6	0	34	0	18
Seth Lavoie	2	5	0	34	0	18
Barry Wallack	1	5	0	34	0	18
Ryan Tittle	1	3	0	18	0	10
Brandon Linder	0	5	0	34	0	18
Norman Falconer	0	1	0	24	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Edwards	2	17
J.B. Battle	2	17
Gustavo Johnstone	1	18
Kaden Babbitt	1	9
Darnell Dietz	1	3

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Myles McMaster	2	18
Lee Allamon	1	18
Malik Codeke	1	17
Earnest Luen	1	17

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kaden Babbitt	28	40	---	---	9	77
O.J. Chaudhuri	28	40	---	---	9	77
Dixon Edwards	22	32	---	---	17	71
Jayden Flora	28	40	---	---	---	68
Doug Beasley	28	40	---	---	---	68
Xavier Su'a-Filo	28	40	---	---	---	68
Buddy Brandon	28	40	---	---	---	68
B.J. Lincoln	25	28	---	---	8	61
Juan Reinert	---	---	31	17	7	55
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	33	17	2	52
C.J. Grant	22	29	---	---	1	52
Leonardo Ramirez	---	---	30	17	4	51
James Sample	---	---	30	18	1	49
Denzel Perryman	---	---	29	17	2	48
Abel Kurtz	---	---	28	16	2	46
Darnell Dietz	---	---	28	14	3	45
Jerome Henry	---	---	17	6	22	45
Michael Hoy	---	---	28	15	2	45
Caiden Redding	---	---	15	12	18	45
Gene Banks	15	27	---	---	---	42
Johnny Lester	---	---	28	10	3	41
Gustavo Johnstone	11	12	---	---	18	41
Dusty Harvey	5	14	---	---	21	40
Luther Bates	---	---	23	14	1	38
O.J. Bevins	17	10	---	---	8	35
Mercury Stokes	11	21	---	---	---	32
Jesse Gallop	1	1	---	---	25	27
Herb Brady	---	---	13	5	6	24
Josiah Shanks	2	8	---	---	14	24
Damon Lyle	---	---	13	5	6	24
Blake Holliman	4	11	---	---	8	23
Malcolm Fuller	5	7	---	---	10	22
J.B. Battle	---	---	4	1	17	22
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	10	4	2	16
Francisco Reeves	---	---	6	8	---	14
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	6	2	6	14
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	9	9
Travis Forbes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Weston Alley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donte Dennis	---	---	2	0	6	8
Trenton Giles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Emmett Cable	---	---	0	0	6	6
Dwayne Hildreth	---	---	0	0	---	0
Hayden Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joey Malio	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Skip MacMillan	---	---	28	38	3	69
Donnie Shell	---	---	28	37	3	68
Bo Fiester	---	---	27	37	3	67
Broderick Cella	---	---	26	35	4	65
Clay Crackel	---	---	25	37	3	65
Kim Poole	---	---	15	33	14	62
Barry Wallack	34	18	---	---	8	60
Seth Lavoie	34	18	---	---	8	60
Shawn Covington	---	---	20	35	3	58
Randal Randle	34	18	---	---	---	52
Ezra Borders	34	18	---	---	---	52
Doug Stark	34	18	---	---	---	52
Brandon Linder	34	18	---	---	---	52
Arik Armstead	---	---	22	29	1	52
Connor Thornburg	---	---	22	21	4	47
Julian Cobb	---	---	20	23	2	45
Vinny Marchion	---	---	13	23	8	44
Harry Roberson	---	---	14	23	6	43
Norman Falconer	24	13	---	---	6	43
Zayden Carrillo	25	15	---	---	---	40
Collin Reilly	14	9	---	---	17	40
Leonard Raymond	26	12	---	---	---	38
Courtney Lynch	---	---	17	19	2	38
Donte Hatcher	26	12	---	---	---	38
Craig Ratliff	9	3	---	---	25	37
Earnest Luen	---	---	6	14	17	37
Ryan Tittle	18	10	---	---	8	36
Malcolm Allen	---	---	9	13	12	34
Malik Codeke	13	3	---	---	17	33
Courtney Kelley	---	---	14	14	4	32
Barry Miller	7	4	---	---	13	24
Perry Green	7	6	---	---	11	24
Dillon Shaeffer	---	---	0	6	17	23
Lee Allamon	1	3	---	---	18	22
Myles McMaster	0	0	---	---	18	18
Dave Gaudio	---	---	0	1	13	14
Amari Ely	0	0	---	---	8	8
Efrain Slusher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raymond Bednarik	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kaden Lane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sergio Freibergs	---	---	2	1	---	3
Desmond Patton	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sawyer Duckett	0	0	---	---	2	2
Larry Gonzalez	---	---	0	1	---	1
Marvin Davidson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	97	6.9
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	4	13	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	58	3.9
Middle	12	65	5.4
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jayden Flora	35	21	1	1	0	5	6	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ezra Borders	17	17	2	0	0	0	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	9	19	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	35	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	48	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	62	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	37	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	7	3	35	1	32
RB C.J. Grant	7	6	21	0	29
WR Gene Banks	6	4	15	0	27
TE B.J. Lincoln	5	2	6	0	28
WR Mercury Stokes	3	1	18	0	21
TE Gustavo Johnstone	2	1	8	0	12
TE Blake Holliman	1	0	0	0	11
WR Dusty Harvey	1	1	1	0	14
RB Malcolm Fuller	1	1	-3	0	7
FB O.J. Bevins	1	1	17	0	10
WR Josiah Shanks	1	1	15	0	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donte Hatcher	5	5	56	1	12
FB Ryan Tittle	3	3	17	0	10
WR Perry Green	3	3	20	0	6
WR Collin Reilly	2	2	17	0	9
TE Norman Falconer	2	2	29	1	13
WR Leonard Raymond	1	1	-1	0	12
WR Lee Allamon	1	1	1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	4	18	4.50	5.47

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zayden Carrillo	2	5	2.50	4.45
Craig Ratliff	2	-3	-1.50	4.89
Ezra Borders	1	3	3.00	3.00
Ryan Tittle	1	1	1.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jayden Flora	1	1	1	1.00	3.80

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ezra Borders	2	2	12	6.00	8.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Banks	1	1	1	1.00	2.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Collin Reilly	1	1	9	9.00	8.50
WR Perry Green	1	1	3	3.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	1	1
Malcolm Fuller	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Zayden Carrillo	6	2
Craig Ratliff	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jayden Flora	9	6	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ezra Borders	4	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Banks	2	0	0
RB C.J. Grant	2	2	1
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	1
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	0	0
WR Dusty Harvey	1	1	0
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	0
WR Josiah Shanks	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Collin Reilly	1	1	1
WR Lee Allamon	1	1	0
TE Norman Falconer	1	1	1
WR Perry Green	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,600)