Week 3, 2045

played in Denver, CO

66 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:24 DEN - Terrell St. Martin 21 field goal
1Q: 07:40 HOU - C.J. Grant 84 pass from Jayden Flora (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
2Q: 05:23 DEN - Terrell St. Martin 34 field goal
2Q: 00:46 HOU - C.J. Grant 9 pass from Jayden Flora (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
3Q: 07:38 DEN - Rufus Hawkes 12 run (Terrell St. Martin extra point)
4Q: 13:35 DEN - Terrell St. Martin 32 field goal
4Q: 07:59 DEN - Perry Green 7 pass from Evan Paton (Terrell St. Martin extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:24 DEN - Terrell St. Martin 21 field goal
1Q: 07:40 HOU - C.J. Grant 84 pass from Jayden Flora (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
2Q: 05:23 DEN - Terrell St. Martin 34 field goal
2Q: 00:46 HOU - C.J. Grant 9 pass from Jayden Flora (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
3Q: 07:38 DEN - Rufus Hawkes 12 run (Terrell St. Martin extra point)
4Q: 13:35 DEN - Terrell St. Martin 32 field goal
4Q: 07:59 DEN - Perry Green 7 pass from Evan Paton (Terrell St. Martin extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 329 365
- Offensive Plays 57 67
- Yards per Play 5.77 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 133 167
- Rushing Attempts 25 36
- Yards per Rush 5.32 4.64
Net Passing Yards 196 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 1 27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 209 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 6.39
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:44 35:16

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	329	365
- Offensive Plays	57	67
- Yards per Play	5.77	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	133	167
- Rushing Attempts	25	36
- Yards per Rush	5.32	4.64
Net Passing Yards	196	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 1	27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	209	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	6.39
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:44	35:16

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:16	0:54	OWN 16	1	84	Touchdown
1	4:49	1:59	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
1	1:29	3:18	OWN 25	6	33	Punt
2	7:28	0:41	OWN 15	3	18	Fumble
2	5:15	4:40	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 33	5	9	Punt
3	10:48	1:57	OWN 3	4	34	Fumble
3	7:28	2:28	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	13:30	3:03	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	7:52	3:52	OWN 21	11	23	Downs
4	2:19	0:56	OWN 20	4	13	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:44	OWN 20	13	76	Field Goal
1	7:22	2:33	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
1	2:50	1:21	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
2	13:11	5:43	OWN 2	11	42	Punt
2	6:47	1:32	OPP 23	3	6	Field Goal
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 19	1	8	Half
3	12:22	1:34	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
3	8:51	1:23	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
3	5:00	6:30	OWN 27	13	58	Field Goal
4	10:27	2:35	OWN 2	8	98	Touchdown
4	4:00	1:41	OPP 44	3	3	Punt
4	1:23	1:23	OPP 48	4	10	Game

Game MVP: Evan Paton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	20	108	5.40	15	3	0
O.J. Bevins	5	25	5.00	13	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rufus Hawkes	20	83	4.15	14	2	1
Carter Goodman	8	31	3.88	10	1	0
Evan Paton	6	32	5.33	11	1	0
Donte Hatcher	2	21	10.50	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jayden Flora	29	16	209	3/13	2	84	1	86.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Paton	27	22	222	4/24	1	36	0	113.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Stokes	4	4	56	14.00	28	24	0
RB C.J. Grant	4	7	107	26.75	83	84	2
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	2	13	6.50	9	7	0
TE Gustavo Johnstone	2	5	3	1.50	0	4	0
TE Jessie Kaeding	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	6	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB O.J. Bevins	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Josiah Shanks	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richard Hopper	5	6	41	8.20	29	26	0
TE B.J. Donaldson	5	5	25	5.00	2	7	0
WR Donte Hatcher	5	5	71	14.20	35	22	0
WR Perry Green	4	6	47	11.75	32	36	1
RB Carter Goodman	2	2	19	9.50	8	11	0
RB Rufus Hawkes	1	1	19	19.00	15	19	0
WR Collin Reilly	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Butch Bocaling	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Peyton Hardy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mercury Stokes	1	0	0	0
C.J. Grant	1	0	0	0

Denver	Recov	Force
Skip MacMillan	1	0
Clay Crackel	1	0
Malcolm Allen	0	1
Courtney Kelley	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	5	210	42.0	39.0	61	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	5	235	47.0	40.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terrell St. Martin	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Young	3	15	5.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Bocaling	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Young	3	57	19.0	0
Eddie Dawkins	1	22	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Clough	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S James Sample	11	2	0.0	36	31
S Zane Thompson	10	0	0.0	36	30
OLB Darnell Dietz	7	2	1.0	32	30
OLB Xavier Sheriff	6	0	2.0	36	28
OLB Scottie Jefferson	4	4	0.0	35	29
DE Rodney Tylke	3	1	0.0	21	18
DT Skip Wallen	3	1	0.0	26	23
DE Johnny Lester	2	3	1.0	21	17
CB Mel Stazer	2	4	0.0	29	22
CB Mackenzie Branch	2	2	0.0	15	19
DE Abel Kurtz	2	0	0.0	24	24
S Casey Winters	2	0	0.0	7	9
FB O.J. Bevins	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Donte Dennis	1	4	0.0	22	15
CB Ian Cajigal	1	0	0.0	31	24
DT Roosevelt Fredrickson	1	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Scottie Goolsby	0	1	0.0	3	5
DT Michael Hoy	0	1	0.0	10	8
ILB Asher Snyder	0	1	0.0	2	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clay Crackel	8	1	0.0	25	32
CB Skip MacMillan	5	2	0.0	25	30
DE Shawn Covington	5	0	0.0	21	24
ILB Malcolm Allen	4	3	0.0	23	30
DT Courtney Lynch	4	0	0.0	13	15
S Earnest Luen	3	3	0.0	23	32
DT Arik Armstead	2	1	1.5	19	22
OLB Courtney Kelley	2	5	0.5	13	25
CB Kim Poole	2	1	0.0	22	31
OLB Percy Zawilinski	2	0	0.0	12	11
DE Connor Thornburg	1	4	1.0	19	23
OLB Dave Gaudio	1	2	0.0	12	4
S Bo Fiester	1	0	0.0	3	9
CB Dean Clough	1	0	0.0	14	24
DT Sergio Freibergs	0	2	0.0	15	17
DE Tony Buerfeind	0	1	0.0	9	14
DE Rob Cordie	0	1	0.0	3	4
CB Peyton Hardy	0	1	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Xavier Sheriff	2.0	0	0	1	28
OLB Darnell Dietz	1.0	0	1	1	30
DE Johnny Lester	1.0	0	1	0	17
DT Skip Wallen	0.0	1	0	0	23
OLB Scottie Goolsby	0.0	0	1	0	5

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Arik Armstead	1.5	0	0	22
DE Connor Thornburg	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Courtney Kelley	0.5	0	0	25
DE Tony Buerfeind	0.0	1	1	14
DE Shawn Covington	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Zane Thompson	3	0	30
S James Sample	3	0	31
OLB Scottie Jefferson	3	0	29
OLB Xavier Sheriff	2	0	28
OLB Darnell Dietz	2	0	30
S Casey Winters	2	0	9
CB Mel Stazer	2	0	22
ILB Donte Dennis	1	1	15
CB Ian Cajigal	1	0	24
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	24
DE Johnny Lester	1	0	17
CB Mackenzie Branch	1	0	19

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Skip MacMillan	5	1	0	30
S Clay Crackel	3	0	0	32
OLB Courtney Kelley	2	0	0	25
OLB Percy Zawilinski	2	0	0	11
ILB Malcolm Allen	1	1	0	30
CB Dean Clough	1	1	0	24
S Bo Fiester	1	0	0	9
CB Kim Poole	1	0	0	31
CB Peyton Hardy	0	1	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Albert Bertolone	5	7	0	25	2	32
Xavier Su'a-Filo	3	5	2	25	0	32
Buddy Brandon	2	4	0	25	1	32
Doug Beasley	2	3	0	25	0	32
O.J. Bevins	1	3	0	18	0	25
Blaine Flowers	0	2	0	25	0	32
B.J. Lincoln	0	1	0	21	0	31

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Seth Lavoie	3	12	36	1	31
Sherman Angus	2	5	36	2	31
Randal Randle	2	5	36	1	31
Bernard Hernandez	2	4	36	0	31
Alex Smith	1	4	36	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Young	1	19
Leonardo Ramirez	1	14
Josiah Shanks	1	14
Scottie Goolsby	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Collin Reilly	5	14
Butch Bocaling	1	21
Norman Falconer	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Sample	---	---	36	31	13	80
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	35	29	13	77
Zane Thompson	---	---	36	30	6	72
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	36	28	3	67
Darnell Dietz	---	---	32	30	3	65
Albert Bertolone	25	32	---	---	5	62
Ian Cajigal	---	---	31	24	3	58
Blaine Flowers	25	32	---	---	---	57
B.J. Lincoln	21	31	---	---	5	57
Jayden Flora	25	32	---	---	---	57
Doug Beasley	25	32	---	---	---	57
Xavier Su'a-Filo	25	32	---	---	---	57
Mel Stazer	---	---	29	22	6	57
Buddy Brandon	25	32	---	---	---	57
Jessie Kaeding	21	22	---	---	10	53
Skip Wallen	---	---	26	23	4	53
O.J. Bevins	18	25	---	---	10	53
Abel Kurtz	---	---	24	24	2	50
Johnny Lester	---	---	21	17	8	46
Mercury Stokes	18	26	---	---	1	45
Rodney Tylke	---	---	21	18	5	44
C.J. Grant	20	19	---	---	5	44
Donte Dennis	---	---	22	15	7	44
Gustavo Johnstone	11	19	---	---	14	44
Mackenzie Branch	---	---	15	19	3	37
Eddie Dawkins	6	12	---	---	9	27
Josiah Shanks	8	5	---	---	14	27
Leonardo Ramirez	---	---	4	4	14	22
Jerry Young	0	0	---	---	19	19
Michael Hoy	---	---	10	8	---	18
Scottie Goolsby	---	---	3	5	9	17
Casey Winters	---	---	7	9	1	17
Gilbert Woolson	---	---	0	1	14	15
Roosevelt Fredrickson	---	---	6	3	---	9
Gene Banks	2	1	---	---	5	8
Asher Snyder	---	---	2	1	3	6
Emmitt Catron	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Blaine Flanders	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kaden Babbitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	5	5
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gage Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tucker Finch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hayden Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0
R.J. Carley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Smith	36	31	---	---	8	75
Bernard Hernandez	36	31	---	---	8	75
Richard Hopper	33	29	---	---	11	73
Sherman Angus	36	31	---	---	---	67
Randal Randle	36	31	---	---	---	67
Evan Paton	36	31	---	---	---	67
Seth Lavoie	36	31	---	---	---	67
B.J. Donaldson	28	21	---	---	14	63
Kim Poole	---	---	22	31	9	62
Earnest Luen	---	---	23	32	2	57
Clay Crackel	---	---	25	32	---	57
Skip MacMillan	---	---	25	30	1	56
Malcolm Allen	---	---	23	30	2	55
Donte Hatcher	23	26	---	---	6	55
Shawn Covington	---	---	21	24	---	45
Connor Thornburg	---	---	19	23	---	42
Arik Armstead	---	---	19	22	1	42
Rufus Hawkes	22	20	---	---	---	42
Dean Clough	---	---	14	24	3	41
Perry Green	18	18	---	---	4	40
Craig Ratliff	18	14	---	---	7	39
Courtney Kelley	---	---	13	25	1	39
Carter Goodman	14	9	---	---	16	39
Percy Zawilinski	---	---	12	11	12	35
Collin Reilly	11	9	---	---	14	34
Sergio Freibergs	---	---	15	17	1	33
Courtney Lynch	---	---	13	15	3	31
Tony Buerfeind	---	---	9	14	5	28
Butch Bocaling	2	5	---	---	21	28
Peyton Hardy	---	---	3	5	16	24
Dave Gaudio	---	---	12	4	7	23
Norman Falconer	3	2	---	---	12	17
Barry Miller	8	2	---	---	7	17
Bo Fiester	---	---	3	9	1	13
Marvin Harrelson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Efrain Slusher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raymond Bednarik	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rob Cordie	---	---	3	4	---	7
Kaden Lane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kirk Curley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Terrell St. Martin	0	0	---	---	3	3
Julian Cobb	---	---	1	0	2	3
Xavier Everson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Gonzalez	---	---	0	0	2	2
Dusty Youngers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	11	64	5.8
Right	8	30	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	63	5.3
Middle	14	62	4.4
Right	8	45	5.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jayden Flora	29	16	2	3	3	4	2	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Paton	27	22	3	0	0	1	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	87	21.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	84	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	28	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	10	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	74	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	50	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB C.J. Grant	7	4	0	107	1	19
WR Eddie Dawkins	6	1	3	10	0	12
TE Gustavo Johnstone	5	2	0	3	0	19
WR Mercury Stokes	4	4	0	56	1	26
FB O.J. Bevins	3	1	0	-4	0	25
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	2	0	13	0	31
TE Jessie Kaeding	1	1	0	16	0	22
WR Josiah Shanks	1	1	0	8	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Hopper	6	5	41	1	29
WR Perry Green	6	4	47	1	18
TE B.J. Donaldson	5	5	25	0	21
WR Donte Hatcher	5	5	71	1	26
RB Carter Goodman	2	2	19	0	9
WR Collin Reilly	1	0	0	0	9
RB Rufus Hawkes	1	1	19	0	20
WR Butch Bocaling	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	1	3	3.00	5.40

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rufus Hawkes	4	15	3.75	4.15
Carter Goodman	2	11	5.50	3.88
Donte Hatcher	1	4	4.00	10.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jayden Flora	1	1	9	9.00	7.21

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Paton	2	2	10	5.00	8.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	9	9.00	15.29

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Perry Green	2	2	10	5.00	7.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Carter Goodman	4	1
Evan Paton	1	1
Donte Hatcher	1	0
Rufus Hawkes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jayden Flora	9	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Paton	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Stokes	2	2	2
WR Eddie Dawkins	2	1	1
RB C.J. Grant	2	1	1
TE Gustavo Johnstone	2	0	0
FB O.J. Bevins	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richard Hopper	2	1	0
WR Donte Hatcher	2	2	2
TE B.J. Donaldson	1	1	1
RB Carter Goodman	1	1	1
WR Butch Bocaling	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (23,500)
End Zone 14,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (23,500)
End Zone	14,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,600)