Week 7, 2051

played in New England, MA

37 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	3	7	-	17
New England Patriots	14	3	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 NED - Gilbert Tudor 8 pass from Steven Strickland (Francisco Howland extra point)
1Q: 04:47 NED - Leslie Wynn 6 pass from Steven Strickland (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 12:07 NED - Francisco Howland 34 field goal
2Q: 02:41 HOU - C.J. Grant 3 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 10:05 HOU - Lamont Martin 24 field goal
4Q: 13:36 HOU - Brett Zubillaga 8 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
4Q: 02:32 NED - Shane Ricksecker 2 pass from Steven Strickland (Francisco Howland extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 NED - Gilbert Tudor 8 pass from Steven Strickland (Francisco Howland extra point)
1Q: 04:47 NED - Leslie Wynn 6 pass from Steven Strickland (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 12:07 NED - Francisco Howland 34 field goal
2Q: 02:41 HOU - C.J. Grant 3 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 10:05 HOU - Lamont Martin 24 field goal
4Q: 13:36 HOU - Brett Zubillaga 8 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
4Q: 02:32 NED - Shane Ricksecker 2 pass from Steven Strickland (Francisco Howland extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 3-4 4-2
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 414 410
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 6.18 6.31
Net Rushing Yards 163 167
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 6.79 6.19
Net Passing Yards 251 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 27 - 1 36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 251 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 6.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 5/39
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 16 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:18 30:42

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	3-4	4-2
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	414	410
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	6.18	6.31
Net Rushing Yards	163	167
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	6.79	6.19
Net Passing Yards	251	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 27 - 1	36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	251	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	6.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	5/39
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 16	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:18	30:42

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	2:23	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
1	4:41	2:54	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	11:59	1:54	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
2	7:53	5:23	OWN 1	14	99	Touchdown
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 25	3	17	Half
3	15:00	5:03	OWN 25	10	68	Field Goal
3	6:51	1:20	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
3	3:57	5:28	OWN 9	11	91	Touchdown
4	11:04	2:01	OWN 3	4	36	Punt
4	6:19	1:48	OWN 12	5	10	Punt
4	2:26	0:54	OWN 25	5	16	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
1	9:12	4:31	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
1	1:47	4:48	OWN 34	8	49	Field Goal
2	10:05	2:12	OWN 26	6	34	Punt
2	2:30	1:56	OWN 25	4	9	Punt
3	9:57	3:06	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
3	5:31	1:34	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	13:29	2:25	OWN 25	7	27	Punt
4	9:03	2:44	OWN 24	6	26	Punt
4	4:31	2:05	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
4	1:32	1:32	50	5	20	Game

Game MVP: Steven Strickland, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Grant	15	78	5.20	11	4	1
RB Winfred Lange	8	75	9.38	28	2	0
FB Gregory Schwartz	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Russell Collazo	11	126	11.45	36	5
RB Robert Dillon	10	18	1.80	8	0
RB Stephen Evans	4	19	4.75	12	1
QB Steven Strickland	2	4	2.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	43	27	251	0/0	1	37	1	76.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Strickland	36	25	254	2/11	3	32	0	117.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Greg Hibbard	6	8	47	7.83	26	37	0
WR Mo Preston	4	8	57	14.25	22	18	0
RB C.J. Grant	3	7	22	7.33	0	11	0
TE Rod Horton	3	5	12	4.00	0	8	0
TE Jimmy Halela	3	4	36	12.00	20	21	0
RB Winfred Lange	2	3	20	10.00	3	11	0
TE Brett Zubillaga	2	2	18	9.00	0	10	1
WR Earl Wesson	2	4	30	15.00	6	21	0
FB Gregory Schwartz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Francisco Moen	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shane Ricksecker	8	11	37	4.63	1	15	1
TE Austin Hooper	6	6	99	16.50	23	32	0
WR Andres Gaudino	2	5	11	5.50	2	7	0
RB Robert Dillon	2	2	19	9.50	15	12	0
RB Russell Collazo	2	2	10	5.00	2	7	0
TE Leslie Wynn	2	5	22	11.00	7	16	1
WR Kenny Apotsos	1	1	28	28.00	21	28	0
FB Gilbert Tudor	1	2	8	8.00	7	8	1
WR Dale Tanner	1	2	20	20.00	3	20	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Renaldo Jefferson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB C.J. Grant	1	0	0	0
TE Jimmy Halela	0	1	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Jacob Basham	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Dorsey	6	262	43.7	37.2	51	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Dielman	6	274	45.7	43.7	54	6

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Howland	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Artie Garrett	3	12	4.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Tanner	5	39	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Wesson	2	36	18.0	0
Mo Preston	1	26	26.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Evans	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Sims	11	3	0.0	27	37
ILB Peter Hitchcock	6	0	2.0	27	37
S Artie Garrett	6	1	0.0	20	19
S James Sample	5	1	0.0	25	34
DT Philip Babinchak	4	0	0.0	25	29
DT Drew Seitz	3	2	0.0	15	19
S Arnie Bernard	3	1	0.0	12	32
OLB Jalen Goodwin	3	0	0.0	11	32
CB Shane Willis	2	1	0.0	25	31
OLB Jonathan Toma	2	1	0.0	21	26
CB Chuck Terry	2	0	0.0	1	10
CB Kristopher Hanks	1	2	0.0	20	31
ILB Scottie Jefferson	1	1	0.0	17	20
TE Rod Horton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Tommy Buchanan	1	0	0.0	11	18

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Antoine Brady	7	2	23	35
DT Ernest Stafford	7	1	17	25
OLB Bo James	5	3	17	27
S Renaldo Jefferson	5	1	24	43
S Cameron Heise	4	2	11	24
S Harvey Keyes	4	0	23	37
S Braxton Upchurch	3	0	16	20
S Jacob Basham	2	1	8	22
DE George Lowe	2	1	19	30
CB Dana Bernstein	2	1	13	19
CB Reuben Hopper	2	0	9	22
DE Antonio Tubbs	2	0	21	38
CB Josue Cochrane	1	2	14	19
DT Emmett Flowers	1	1	13	27
OLB Kody Shea	1	0	4	5
DE Daryl Barker	1	0	19	29
OLB Darius Shepherd	0	2	5	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Peter Hitchcock	2.0	0	0	1	37
DE Harvey Handley	0.0	1	0	0	16
OLB Byron Sims	0.0	0	2	1	37
DT Drew Seitz	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Jonathan Toma	0.0	0	1	0	26

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Emmett Flowers	2	2	27
DE Daryl Barker	2	0	29
DE Antonio Tubbs	2	0	38
DE George Lowe	2	0	30
OLB Bo James	1	0	27
ILB Weston Sullivan	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Byron Sims	5	1	37
S Arnie Bernard	3	0	32
CB Chuck Terry	3	0	10
S James Sample	2	1	34
DT Philip Babinchak	2	0	29
CB Kristopher Hanks	2	0	31
S Artie Garrett	2	0	19
ILB Peter Hitchcock	1	1	37
CB Shane Willis	1	0	31
ILB Scottie Jefferson	1	0	20
OLB Jalen Goodwin	1	0	32
DT Drew Seitz	1	0	19
ILB Tommy Buchanan	1	0	18

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cameron Heise	5	0	0	24
S Renaldo Jefferson	3	3	1	43
S Harvey Keyes	3	0	0	37
S Jacob Basham	2	0	0	22
CB Reuben Hopper	2	0	0	22
OLB Bo James	2	0	0	27
S Braxton Upchurch	2	0	0	20
ILB Antoine Brady	2	0	0	35
DE Antonio Tubbs	2	0	0	38
CB Dana Bernstein	2	0	0	19
DT Ernest Stafford	1	0	0	25
CB Josue Cochrane	1	0	0	19
DE Grady Rodriguez	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	5	6	24	43
G Buddy Brandon	4	5	24	43
G Chad Webb	3	5	24	43
C Corbin Myre	2	6	24	43
T Giovanni Blake	0	2	24	43

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G R.J. Tutjer	2	8	21	0	35
G Barry Fredrickson	2	6	27	0	38
G Steve Tate	2	3	27	1	38
C Thurman Kerr	2	3	27	0	38
T Warren Booker	1	4	27	1	38
T Tyrell Worcester	0	1	6	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Zubillaga	3	22
Chad Webb	2	11
Scottie Jefferson	1	22
Winfred Lange	1	16

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Tubbs	2	12
Reuben Hopper	1	16
Stephen Evans	1	16
Cameron Heise	1	14
Barry Fredrickson	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Chad Webb	24	43	---	---	11	78
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	24	43	---	---	7	74
T Giovanni Blake	24	43	---	---	7	74
G Buddy Brandon	24	43	---	---	7	74
QB Roman Steinmetz	24	43	---	---	---	67
C Corbin Myre	24	43	---	---	---	67
OLB Byron Sims	---	---	27	37	1	65
WR Earl Wesson	20	30	---	---	15	65
ILB Peter Hitchcock	---	---	27	37	1	65
S James Sample	---	---	25	34	1	60
WR Mo Preston	22	33	---	---	5	60
ILB Scottie Jefferson	---	---	17	20	22	59
WR Greg Hibbard	15	34	---	---	9	58
CB Kristopher Hanks	---	---	20	31	7	58
CB Shane Willis	---	---	25	31	1	57
S Artie Garrett	---	---	20	19	16	55
DT Philip Babinchak	---	---	25	29	---	54
RB C.J. Grant	18	33	---	---	---	51
OLB Jonathan Toma	---	---	21	26	---	47
TE Brett Zubillaga	7	16	---	---	22	45
S Arnie Bernard	---	---	12	32	---	44
OLB Jalen Goodwin	---	---	11	32	1	44
TE Rod Horton	13	27	---	---	---	40
RB Winfred Lange	8	12	---	---	16	36
DT Drew Seitz	---	---	15	19	1	35
DE Harvey Handley	---	---	17	16	1	34
FB Gregory Schwartz	8	9	---	---	16	33
TE Jimmy Halela	7	13	---	---	10	30
ILB Tommy Buchanan	---	---	11	18	---	29
OLB Gerald Wilson	---	---	9	6	12	27
CB Chuck Terry	---	---	1	10	15	26
CB Ted Geffen	---	---	12	5	6	23
DT Jaylen Chryplewicz	---	---	1	8	6	15
DE Yannick Ngakoue	---	---	1	8	6	15
WR Marc Francis	0	3	---	---	6	9
C Amari Rose	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Richard Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Duane Gough	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Francisco Moen	2	3	---	---	---	5
WR Isaiah Tremble	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Christopher Grier	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Mike May	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Harvey Halpern	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Darryl Breckterfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Vincent Sparkman	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	24	43	7	74
G Steve Tate	27	38	---	---	7	72
T Warren Booker	27	38	---	---	7	72
G Barry Fredrickson	27	38	---	---	7	72
DE Antonio Tubbs	---	---	21	38	12	71
QB Steven Strickland	27	38	---	---	1	66
C Thurman Kerr	27	38	---	---	---	65
S Harvey Keyes	---	---	23	37	3	63
WR Andres Gaudino	27	35	---	---	1	63
G R.J. Tutjer	21	35	---	---	7	63
WR Shane Ricksecker	25	35	---	---	---	60
ILB Antoine Brady	---	---	23	35	1	59
TE Leslie Wynn	20	35	---	---	---	55
DE Daryl Barker	---	---	19	29	6	54
TE Austin Hooper	11	19	---	---	22	52
S Cameron Heise	---	---	11	24	14	49
DT Ernest Stafford	---	---	17	25	7	49
DE George Lowe	---	---	19	30	---	49
CB Reuben Hopper	---	---	9	22	16	47
OLB Bo James	---	---	17	27	2	46
OLB Darius Shepherd	---	---	5	19	20	44
DT Emmett Flowers	---	---	13	27	1	41
RB Russell Collazo	12	25	---	---	---	37
S Braxton Upchurch	---	---	16	20	---	36
WR Dale Tanner	15	14	---	---	6	35
CB Josue Cochrane	---	---	14	19	---	33
DE Grady Rodriguez	---	---	7	24	1	32
FB Gilbert Tudor	7	9	---	---	16	32
CB Dana Bernstein	---	---	13	19	---	32
S Jacob Basham	---	---	8	22	1	31
RB Stephen Evans	4	4	---	---	16	24
RB Robert Dillon	11	9	---	---	4	24
OLB Kody Shea	---	---	4	5	10	19
WR Kenny Apotsos	0	2	---	---	16	18
WR Lewis Dixon	0	0	---	---	14	14
T Tyrell Worcester	6	3	---	---	---	9
ILB Weston Sullivan	---	---	1	8	---	9
C Brendan Guthrie	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Francisco Howland	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Herman Edelstein	3	3	---	---	---	6
P Mitchell Dielman	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Mario Meadows	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Chance Fisher	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Bob Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Blaine Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Roy Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	54	10.8
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	9	59	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	15	90	6.0
Right	5	60	12.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	43	27	3	0	1	4	10	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Strickland	36	25	3	1	2	3	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	110	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	136	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	145	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	45	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	47	23.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Greg Hibbard	8	6	0	47	1	34
WR Mo Preston	8	4	0	57	0	33
RB C.J. Grant	7	3	0	22	0	33
TE Rod Horton	5	3	1	12	0	27
TE Jimmy Halela	4	3	0	36	1	13
WR Earl Wesson	4	2	0	30	1	30
RB Winfred Lange	3	2	0	20	0	12
TE Brett Zubillaga	2	2	0	18	0	16
FB Gregory Schwartz	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Francisco Moen	1	1	0	6	0	3

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shane Ricksecker	11	8	0	37	0	35
TE Austin Hooper	6	6	0	99	1	19
WR Andres Gaudino	5	2	0	11	0	35
TE Leslie Wynn	5	2	1	22	0	35
RB Robert Dillon	2	2	0	19	0	9
RB Russell Collazo	2	2	0	10	0	25
FB Gilbert Tudor	2	1	1	8	0	9
WR Dale Tanner	2	1	0	20	1	14
WR Kenny Apotsos	1	1	0	28	1	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Grant	2	13	6.50	5.20

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Russell Collazo	1	2	2.00	11.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	10	7	33	3.30	5.84

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Strickland	6	5	23	3.83	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Greg Hibbard	3	3	12	4.00	5.88
RB C.J. Grant	2	1	5	2.50	3.14
TE Rod Horton	2	1	-1	-0.50	2.40
WR Earl Wesson	2	1	9	4.50	7.50
TE Brett Zubillaga	1	1	8	8.00	9.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leslie Wynn	2	1	6	3.00	4.40
WR Shane Ricksecker	2	2	5	2.50	3.36
WR Andres Gaudino	1	1	4	4.00	2.20
FB Gilbert Tudor	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Grant	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Steven Strickland	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	11	6	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Strickland	13	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Greg Hibbard	4	2	2
RB C.J. Grant	3	1	1
WR Earl Wesson	3	2	1
RB Francisco Moen	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shane Ricksecker	3	2	1
TE Austin Hooper	2	2	2
RB Russell Collazo	2	2	0
TE Leslie Wynn	2	1	1
WR Dale Tanner	2	1	1
WR Andres Gaudino	1	0	0
FB Gilbert Tudor	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 12,700 (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	74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	12,700 (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)