Week 3, 2052

played in Houston, TX

96 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	3	0	3	-	6
Houston Texans	0	6	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:46 HOU - Lamont Martin 24 field goal
2Q: 00:46 NED - Zachary Hoffman 19 field goal
2Q: 00:01 HOU - Lamont Martin 56 field goal
4Q: 07:36 HOU - Winfred Lange 23 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
4Q: 03:34 NED - Zachary Hoffman 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:46 HOU - Lamont Martin 24 field goal
2Q: 00:46 NED - Zachary Hoffman 19 field goal
2Q: 00:01 HOU - Lamont Martin 56 field goal
4Q: 07:36 HOU - Winfred Lange 23 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
4Q: 03:34 NED - Zachary Hoffman 21 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 264 386
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 4.26 5.68
Net Rushing Yards 82 189
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 4.10 5.91
Net Passing Yards 182 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 0 36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 5.47
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/59 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 4/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/38 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:18 31:43

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	264	386
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	4.26	5.68
Net Rushing Yards	82	189
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	4.10	5.91
Net Passing Yards	182	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 0	36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	5.47
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/59	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	4/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/38	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:18	31:43

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
1	8:50	1:04	OPP 44	3	7	Missed FG
1	6:05	2:35	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
2	14:45	3:59	OWN 16	6	8	Punt
2	9:39	1:25	OWN 47	3	-3	Punt
2	4:38	3:58	OWN 25	10	73	Field Goal
3	13:03	2:35	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	8:48	1:44	OPP 48	5	-2	Punt
3	3:02	1:31	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
4	13:31	1:52	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
4	9:46	1:07	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	7:19	3:51	OWN 28	10	68	Field Goal
4	2:07	0:59	OPP 38	5	22	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	3:39	OWN 21	9	56	Interception
1	7:46	1:41	OWN 44	4	16	Punt
1	3:30	3:45	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	10:46	1:07	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
2	8:14	3:36	OWN 20	9	73	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 25	3	36	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 25	4	37	Punt
3	10:28	1:40	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
3	7:04	4:02	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
3	1:31	3:00	OWN 22	7	34	Punt
4	11:39	1:53	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:39	1:20	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
4	3:28	1:21	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 16	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Harvey Handley, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kenyan Drake	10	43	4.30	12	2
RB Robert Dillon	8	30	3.75	13	2
QB Steven Strickland	1	7	7.00	7	0
FB Gilbert Tudor	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Winfred Lange	14	124	8.86	36	5	1
RB Darryl VanKirk	9	30	3.33	11	1	0
QB Roman Steinmetz	6	15	2.50	8	0	0
RB Francisco Moen	2	18	9.00	12	1	0
WR Marc Francis	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Strickland	38	21	211	4/29	0	34	0	71.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	36	23	197	0/0	0	32	1	66.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alexis Beckman	8	13	60	7.50	13	15
WR Shane Ricksecker	4	6	78	19.50	50	34
TE Leslie Wynn	3	5	22	7.33	6	13
RB Kenyan Drake	2	3	9	4.50	0	6
RB Robert Dillon	2	4	33	16.50	23	26
FB Gilbert Tudor	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Dale Tanner	1	5	2	2.00	0	2
TE Edgar Riley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marc Francis	5	7	50	10.00	14	18
RB Winfred Lange	3	4	12	4.00	7	13
TE Bruce Barnes	3	3	35	11.67	16	21
TE Brett Zubillaga	3	6	65	21.67	35	32
WR Earl Wesson	3	4	16	5.33	6	7
WR Isaiah Tremble	2	2	2	1.00	0	6
RB Darryl VanKirk	2	3	15	7.50	7	12
FB Eric Shepard	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Zach Humphrey	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Alexis DeNeff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jose Burke	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Renaldo Jefferson	1	38	38.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Dielman	9	462	51.3	43.8	69	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Dorsey	9	357	39.7	32.7	51	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zachary Hoffman	2/3	0/1	0/1	21	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	2/2	1/1	1/1	56	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Tanner	2	23	11.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis DeNeff	4	28	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Tyler	2	58	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Antoine Brady	9	3	28	29
S Elias Waddington	8	2	28	29
S Brendan Flannery	6	2	32	36
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	5	7	30	33
S Renaldo Jefferson	5	3	32	36
S Braxton Upchurch	3	1	11	10
CB Dean Clough	3	0	32	34
OLB Darius Shepherd	3	0	13	12
DT Clarence Gagnon	3	0	27	32
DT Ernest Stafford	2	0	22	22
DE George Lowe	1	1	13	14
DE Albert Robertson	1	0	30	33
DE Antonio Tubbs	1	0	30	34
CB Sedrick Tyler	1	0	4	7
DE Gilbert Conarroe	1	0	3	4
ILB Efrain Peterson	0	1	4	7
CB Dana Bernstein	0	1	9	17

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Peter Hitchcock	7	3	1.0	20	39
DE Harvey Handley	6	0	3.0	20	36
S Jonathan Mohon	6	1	0.0	20	42
OLB Byron Sims	5	2	0.0	20	39
S Arnie Bernard	4	6	0.0	20	42
ILB Scottie Jefferson	4	0	0.0	11	23
ILB Tommy Buchanan	3	1	0.0	10	30
OLB Gerald Wilson	3	0	0.0	10	17
S Vernon Hargreaves	2	2	0.0	20	42
CB Chuck Terry	2	0	0.0	12	35
CB Lionel Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	8	14
DT Emmett Flowers	1	0	0.0	9	22
OLB Jonathan Toma	1	0	0.0	8	25
WR Jose Burke	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rex Stevens	0	1	0.0	14	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Antonio Tubbs	0.0	0	4	5	34
DT Ernest Stafford	0.0	0	1	0	22

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harvey Handley	3.0	1	1	1	36
ILB Peter Hitchcock	1.0	0	2	0	39
DT Emmett Flowers	0.0	0	1	1	22
ILB Scottie Jefferson	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Jonathan Toma	0.0	0	1	0	25
ILB Tommy Buchanan	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Antoine Brady	4	0	0	29
S Renaldo Jefferson	3	1	1	36
S Elias Waddington	3	0	0	29
S Brendan Flannery	3	0	0	36
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	2	3	0	33
CB Dean Clough	1	1	0	34
DE Albert Robertson	1	0	0	33
S Braxton Upchurch	1	0	0	10
DT Ernest Stafford	1	0	0	22
DE Antonio Tubbs	1	0	0	34
OLB Darius Shepherd	1	0	0	12
CB Sedrick Tyler	1	0	0	7
DT Clarence Gagnon	1	0	0	32

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Peter Hitchcock	4	0	39
ILB Tommy Buchanan	3	1	30
ILB Scottie Jefferson	3	0	23
S Jonathan Mohon	3	0	42
CB Chuck Terry	2	2	35
OLB Byron Sims	2	1	39
S Arnie Bernard	2	0	42
OLB Gerald Wilson	1	0	17
OLB Jonathan Toma	1	0	25
DE Harvey Handley	0	1	36
CB Ted Geffen	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Steve Tate	2	4	20	1	42
G Barry Fredrickson	1	7	20	0	42
T Sedrick Browning	1	3	20	2	42
TE Leslie Wynn	1	2	17	0	36
G J.J. Aguirre	1	1	20	0	42
G R.J. Tutjer	0	2	20	0	42
RB Kenyan Drake	0	0	11	1	24

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Buddy Brandon	3	8	32	36
G Chad Webb	2	3	32	36
G Harvey Halpern	2	3	32	36
C Darryl Breckterfield	1	5	32	36
G Duane Gough	1	3	20	13
T Giovanni Blake	1	2	12	23
TE Bruce Barnes	1	2	15	17
FB Eric Shepard	1	1	7	7

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Lewis Dixon	2	27
Edgar Riley	1	27
Antonio Tubbs	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Shepard	2	26
Brett Zubillaga	1	26
Chuck Terry	1	16

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Brendan Flannery	---	---	32	36	17	85
DE Antonio Tubbs	---	---	30	34	13	77
G J.J. Aguirre	20	42	---	---	12	74
G Steve Tate	20	42	---	---	12	74
G Barry Fredrickson	20	42	---	---	12	74
T Sedrick Browning	20	42	---	---	12	74
CB Dean Clough	---	---	32	34	5	71
S Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	32	36	3	71
QB Steven Strickland	20	42	---	---	3	65
DE Albert Robertson	---	---	30	33	1	64
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	---	---	30	33	1	64
G R.J. Tutjer	20	42	---	---	---	62
WR Alexis Beckman	20	42	---	---	---	62
WR Shane Ricksecker	18	39	---	---	3	60
DT Clarence Gagnon	---	---	27	32	1	60
S Elias Waddington	---	---	28	29	1	58
ILB Antoine Brady	---	---	28	29	1	58
DT Ernest Stafford	---	---	22	22	10	54
TE Leslie Wynn	17	36	---	---	---	53
RB Robert Dillon	9	18	---	---	18	45
WR Dale Tanner	12	21	---	---	9	42
CB Dana Bernstein	---	---	9	17	12	38
FB Gilbert Tudor	8	11	---	---	18	37
RB Kenyan Drake	11	24	---	---	---	35
WR Lewis Dixon	0	6	---	---	27	33
TE Edgar Riley	2	3	---	---	27	32
DE George Lowe	---	---	13	14	1	28
OLB Darius Shepherd	---	---	13	12	3	28
CB Sedrick Tyler	---	---	4	7	16	27
ILB Efrain Peterson	---	---	4	7	13	24
S Braxton Upchurch	---	---	11	10	1	22
OLB Scott Caldwell	---	---	0	0	22	22
DE Gilbert Conarroe	---	---	3	4	10	17
TE Daniel Dawkins	3	10	---	---	---	13
C Korey Jamison	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Tre Dawson	---	---	3	5	1	9
P Mitchell Dielman	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Zachary Hoffman	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Mario Meadows	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Dominic Kirsch	---	---	1	2	1	4
QB Bo Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Thurman Kerr	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Vincent Sparkman	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Russell Collazo	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Roy Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Buddy Brandon	32	36	---	---	11	79
G Chad Webb	32	36	---	---	11	79
G Harvey Halpern	32	36	---	---	11	79
QB Roman Steinmetz	32	36	---	---	---	68
C Darryl Breckterfield	32	36	---	---	---	68
S Jonathan Mohon	---	---	20	42	4	66
S Vernon Hargreaves	---	---	20	42	3	65
S Arnie Bernard	---	---	20	42	2	64
WR Marc Francis	22	25	---	---	17	64
CB Chuck Terry	---	---	12	35	16	63
OLB Byron Sims	---	---	20	39	3	62
ILB Peter Hitchcock	---	---	20	39	2	61
ILB Scottie Jefferson	---	---	11	23	26	60
DE Harvey Handley	---	---	20	36	2	58
ILB Tommy Buchanan	---	---	10	30	14	54
TE Brett Zubillaga	10	14	---	---	26	50
RB Winfred Lange	16	16	---	---	17	49
WR Mo Preston	25	23	---	---	---	48
OLB Jonathan Toma	---	---	8	25	11	44
FB Eric Shepard	7	7	---	---	26	40
G Duane Gough	20	13	---	---	7	40
DE Rex Stevens	---	---	14	24	2	40
T Giovanni Blake	12	23	---	---	4	39
WR Earl Wesson	14	18	---	---	3	35
WR Jose Burke	17	18	---	---	---	35
DT Emmett Flowers	---	---	9	22	2	33
CB Ted Geffen	---	---	10	21	2	33
RB Darryl VanKirk	14	16	---	---	3	33
TE Bruce Barnes	15	17	---	---	---	32
CB Lionel Gerhardt	---	---	8	14	10	32
TE Zach Humphrey	13	17	---	---	---	30
OLB Gerald Wilson	---	---	10	17	2	29
DT Al Winslett	---	---	7	11	2	20
RB Francisco Moen	3	1	---	---	12	16
WR Alexis DeNeff	1	3	---	---	12	16
WR Isaiah Tremble	3	5	---	---	6	14
CB Tanner Dobler	---	---	0	0	14	14
C Amari Rose	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Glen Kemp	---	---	1	0	9	10
P Richard Dorsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Christopher Grier	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Mike May	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Corbin Myre	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Evan Mardling	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mickey Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	13	82	6.3
Right	10	98	9.8
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Strickland	38	21	3	2	1	6	7	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	36	23	3	0	2	5	5	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	39	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	119	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	53	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	10	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	127	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	26	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	34	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alexis Beckman	13	8	1	60	0	42
WR Shane Ricksecker	6	4	0	78	2	39
TE Leslie Wynn	5	3	0	22	0	36
WR Dale Tanner	5	1	0	2	0	21
RB Robert Dillon	4	2	0	33	1	18
RB Kenyan Drake	3	2	0	9	0	24
FB Gilbert Tudor	1	1	0	7	0	11
TE Edgar Riley	1	0	0	0	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marc Francis	7	5	0	50	0	25
TE Brett Zubillaga	6	3	0	65	2	14
RB Winfred Lange	4	3	0	12	0	16
WR Earl Wesson	4	3	0	16	0	18
TE Bruce Barnes	3	3	0	35	1	17
TE Zach Humphrey	3	1	1	-4	0	17
RB Darryl VanKirk	3	2	1	15	0	16
WR Isaiah Tremble	2	2	0	2	0	5
WR Jose Burke	2	0	0	0	0	18
FB Eric Shepard	1	1	0	6	0	7
WR Alexis DeNeff	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kenyan Drake	2	4	2.00	4.30
RB Robert Dillon	2	4	2.00	3.75
QB Steven Strickland	1	7	7.00	7.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Winfred Lange	1	-1	-1.00	8.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Strickland	4	1	6	1.50	5.55

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	4	2	13	3.25	5.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alexis Beckman	2	1	6	3.00	4.62
RB Robert Dillon	1	0	0	0.00	8.25
WR Dale Tanner	1	0	0	0.00	0.40

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brett Zubillaga	1	0	0	0.00	10.83
WR Isaiah Tremble	1	1	6	6.00	1.00
WR Earl Wesson	1	1	7	7.00	4.00
RB Darryl VanKirk	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kenyan Drake	3	2
RB Robert Dillon	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darryl VanKirk	2	1
QB Roman Steinmetz	1	0
RB Winfred Lange	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Strickland	11	7	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shane Ricksecker	3	2	1
WR Alexis Beckman	3	2	1
RB Kenyan Drake	2	2	0
WR Dale Tanner	2	1	0
TE Edgar Riley	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brett Zubillaga	2	1	1
WR Marc Francis	2	1	1
WR Earl Wesson	2	2	0
RB Darryl VanKirk	2	2	1
TE Zach Humphrey	1	0	0
WR Alexis DeNeff	1	0	0
WR Jose Burke	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (21,100)
End Zone 14,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (21,100)
End Zone	14,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)