Week 13, 2060

played in Houston, TX

55 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	10	6	3	0	-	19
Houston Texans	0	0	14	13	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 DEN - Harris St. Martin 13 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Blake Baxter extra point)
1Q: 04:41 DEN - Blake Baxter 48 field goal
2Q: 07:33 DEN - Blake Baxter 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Blake Baxter 52 field goal
3Q: 13:36 HOU - Ben Tribble 1 pass from Brian Bernard (Randy Zukauskas extra point)
3Q: 11:08 DEN - Blake Baxter 38 field goal
3Q: 06:26 HOU - Joe Wilkins 39 pass from Brian Bernard (Randy Zukauskas extra point)
4Q: 10:23 HOU - Hayden Bryner 8 pass from Brian Bernard (Ben Tribble run for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:30 HOU - Ben Tribble 5 pass from Brian Bernard (Randy Zukauskas extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 DEN - Harris St. Martin 13 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Blake Baxter extra point)
1Q: 04:41 DEN - Blake Baxter 48 field goal
2Q: 07:33 DEN - Blake Baxter 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Blake Baxter 52 field goal
3Q: 13:36 HOU - Ben Tribble 1 pass from Brian Bernard (Randy Zukauskas extra point)
3Q: 11:08 DEN - Blake Baxter 38 field goal
3Q: 06:26 HOU - Joe Wilkins 39 pass from Brian Bernard (Randy Zukauskas extra point)
4Q: 10:23 HOU - Hayden Bryner 8 pass from Brian Bernard (Ben Tribble run for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:30 HOU - Ben Tribble 5 pass from Brian Bernard (Randy Zukauskas extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 6-6 3-9
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 12 19
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 323 461
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 4.82 7.09
Net Rushing Yards 119 30
- Rushing Attempts 23 10
- Yards per Rush 5.17 3.00
Net Passing Yards 204 431
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 1 52 - 33 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 234 446
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 7.84
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 11/80
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 2/22 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:28 28:32

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	6-6	3-9
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	12	19
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	323	461
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	4.82	7.09
Net Rushing Yards	119	30
- Rushing Attempts	23	10
- Yards per Rush	5.17	3.00
Net Passing Yards	204	431
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 1	52 - 33 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	234	446
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	7.84
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	11/80
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	2/22	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:28	28:32

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:08	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	8:41	0:55	OWN 26	3	-7	Punt
1	6:42	2:08	OPP 30	3	-1	Field Goal
1	1:25	9:00	OWN 3	18	91	Field Goal
2	4:02	1:20	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 20	3	45	Field Goal
3	13:30	2:29	OWN 25	8	54	Field Goal
3	9:02	1:24	OWN 22	3	-8	Punt
3	6:11	3:49	OWN 25	9	36	Punt
4	14:47	1:33	OPP 43	3	5	Punt
4	10:12	0:44	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	6:19	3:05	OWN 34	5	35	Interception
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:52	3:11	OWN 25	6	56	Missed FG
1	7:46	1:04	OWN 37	3	-5	Interception
1	4:34	3:09	OWN 21	6	33	Punt
2	7:25	3:23	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
2	2:42	1:28	OWN 35	5	3	Punt
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	11:01	1:59	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
3	7:38	1:27	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
3	2:22	2:35	OWN 20	5	20	Interception
4	13:14	3:02	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	9:28	3:09	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
4	3:14	1:21	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
4	1:53	1:46	OPP 43	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Brian Bernard, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Neil Sinclair	15	105	7.00	21	6
RB Stephen Kerby	4	2	0.50	6	0
QB Gilbert Sampson	2	14	7.00	8	0
WR Keith Geffen	2	-2	-1.00	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ben Tribble	8	18	2.25	5	0	0
QB Brian Bernard	2	12	6.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Sampson	40	21	234	4/30	1	30	1	68.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Bernard	52	33	446	3/15	4	40	2	100.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Rizzo	8	11	131	16.38	56	30	0
TE Jameson Cassell	3	10	34	11.33	14	18	0
RB Stephen Kerby	2	3	12	6.00	10	10	0
WR Keith Geffen	2	3	43	21.50	39	23	0
RB Neil Sinclair	2	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dustin Bohannon	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Erick Corbett	1	6	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Francisco Strickland	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Harris St. Martin	1	1	13	13.00	11	13	1

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Wilkins	8	9	152	19.00	19	39	1
WR Hayden Howe	7	15	145	20.71	34	40	0
RB Ben Tribble	7	11	41	5.86	2	14	2
TE Eric Valdez	3	3	31	10.33	0	15	0
WR J.J. Hennessee	3	7	29	9.67	0	17	0
RB Hayden Bryner	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	1
WR Rufus Shepherd	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
WR Brett Weber	1	3	22	22.00	15	22	0
TE Warren Meyer	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Sammie Duwe	2	22	11.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Antonio Hanks	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Force
WR Keith Geffen	1	0
ILB Ruben Vance	0	1
ILB Luis Canada	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Brett Weber	1	0	0
WR J.J. Hennessee	1	0	0
DT Gabriel Horn	0	1	0
G Nate Ned	0	1	0
WR Joe Wilkins	0	1	0
TE Calvin Maltman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pete Thomas	6	286	47.7	36.5	62	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernest Hines	6	269	44.8	35.7	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blake Baxter	4/4	2/2	1/1	52	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Zukauskas	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Geffen	3	35	11.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Kingsbury	2	40	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	1	22	22.0	0
Ben Tribble	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Ficorelli	8	1	0.0	10	55
CB Norbert Hawkins	6	2	0.0	10	53
DT Tyrus Fowler	5	0	2.0	10	51
ILB Carson Sweeney	4	0	0.0	9	27
CB Louis Johnson	4	0	0.0	10	53
OLB Sammie Duwe	3	3	0.0	10	55
S Joel Zamora	3	1	0.0	10	55
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	2	1	0.0	10	55
ILB Ruben Vance	2	0	0.0	2	34
DT Logan Wolfe	1	0	1.0	6	27
S Harold Newsome	1	1	0.0	1	27
QB Gilbert Sampson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Erik Harden	1	0	0.0	4	28
DT Dwayne Bryan	0	1	0.0	10	48
DE Jalen Calloway	0	1	0.0	8	26

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sebastian Ellington	9	0	0.0	23	44
CB Al Endzell	6	2	0.0	23	44
CB Steve Stargell	4	1	0.0	22	35
S Gary Riner	4	0	0.0	23	44
OLB Cary Norris	4	0	0.0	9	24
DT Alvin Young	3	1	0.5	19	29
OLB Roy Lucas	3	1	0.5	17	27
OLB Antonio Hanks	3	1	0.0	22	30
DE Taylor Kisbany	2	2	1.5	20	36
DE Rufus Grisso	2	2	0.5	22	35
S Howie Gumphrey	2	4	0.0	23	44
CB Miguel Mitchell	2	0	0.0	1	10
DT Gabriel Horn	1	1	0.5	12	29
OLB Derrick Gore	1	0	0.5	1	9
OLB Jay Blades	1	0	0.0	0	3
WR J.J. Hennessee	1	0	---	---	---
RB Ben Tribble	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tyrus Fowler	2.0	0	4	51
DT Logan Wolfe	1.0	0	0	27
DT Erik Harden	0.0	1	1	28
DT Dwayne Bryan	0.0	0	1	48

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Taylor Kisbany	1.5	0	0	36
DE Rufus Grisso	0.5	1	1	35
DT Alvin Young	0.5	1	0	29
OLB Roy Lucas	0.5	1	0	27
OLB Derrick Gore	0.5	0	1	9
DT Gabriel Horn	0.5	0	0	29
DT Mackenzie Okuyama	0.0	1	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Norbert Hawkins	7	0	0	53
S Charlie Ficorelli	6	0	0	55
OLB Sammie Duwe	4	3	2	55
CB Louis Johnson	4	0	0	53
S Harold Newsome	3	0	0	27
S Joel Zamora	2	1	0	55
ILB Ruben Vance	2	0	0	34
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	2	0	0	55
ILB Carson Sweeney	2	0	0	27
DT Tyrus Fowler	1	1	0	51

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Al Endzell	5	1	0	44
ILB Sebastian Ellington	5	1	0	44
OLB Antonio Hanks	4	1	1	30
CB Steve Stargell	2	1	0	35
CB Miguel Mitchell	2	0	0	10
OLB Cary Norris	1	2	0	24
OLB Jay Blades	1	1	0	3
S Howie Gumphrey	1	1	0	44
OLB Derrick Gore	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Moe Crandall	4	7	0	23	2	44
C Earl Booker	3	6	1	23	0	44
G Leslie Washington	1	3	0	23	0	44
T Brent Runge	0	3	0	23	1	44
T Darien Cooley	0	2	0	23	1	44

Houston	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nate Solder	3	10	1	55
C Grayson Monroe	3	10	0	55
T Bob Juedes	1	10	1	55
G Nate Ned	1	10	0	55
G Cris Procop	0	10	1	55

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Harris St. Martin	2	26
Luis Canada	1	20
Neil Lavalais	1	16
Sammie Duwe	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Hayden Bryner	2	17
Vince Wayne	1	23
Calvin Maltman	1	23
Pete Dunn	1	4

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Darien Cooley	23	44	---	---	10	77
T Brent Runge	23	44	---	---	10	77
OLB Sammie Duwe	---	---	10	55	12	77
C Earl Booker	23	44	---	---	10	77
DT Tyrus Fowler	---	---	10	51	12	73
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	---	---	10	55	3	68
S Joel Zamora	---	---	10	55	3	68
WR Keith Geffen	20	37	---	---	11	68
QB Gilbert Sampson	23	44	---	---	---	67
G Moe Crandall	23	44	---	---	---	67
TE Jameson Cassell	23	44	---	---	---	67
G Leslie Washington	23	44	---	---	---	67
S Charlie Ficorelli	---	---	10	55	1	66
CB Norbert Hawkins	---	---	10	53	1	64
CB Louis Johnson	---	---	10	53	1	64
WR Taylor Rizzo	23	38	---	---	---	61
RB Stephen Kerby	8	26	---	---	26	60
DT Dwayne Bryan	---	---	10	48	1	59
WR Erick Corbett	12	26	---	---	10	48
ILB Ruben Vance	---	---	2	34	11	47
RB Neil Sinclair	15	16	---	---	14	45
DT Logan Wolfe	---	---	6	27	6	39
ILB Carson Sweeney	---	---	9	27	1	37
RB Harris St. Martin	4	5	---	---	26	35
DE Jalen Calloway	---	---	8	26	1	35
S Harold Newsome	---	---	1	27	6	34
DT Erik Harden	---	---	4	28	1	33
WR Francisco Strickland	0	5	---	---	20	25
TE Alan Cole	7	13	---	---	---	20
ILB Luis Canada	---	---	0	0	20	20
CB Neil Lavalais	---	---	0	0	16	16
S Luis Terry	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Dustin Bohannon	3	9	---	---	---	12
DE Gus Ciszewski	---	---	0	6	6	12
P Pete Thomas	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Allen Bunzel	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Diego Ransbottom	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Blake Baxter	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Kirk Mitchell	---	---	0	5	---	5
CB Dale Kingsbury	---	---	0	0	5	5
TE Derrick Ginste	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Roy Thomason	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Benjamin Thorne	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Mark Wolfe	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Louis Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Wade Riley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Nate Solder	10	55	---	---	8	73
G Nate Ned	10	55	---	---	7	72
T Bob Juedes	10	55	---	---	7	72
S Gary Riner	---	---	23	44	5	72
G Cris Procop	10	55	---	---	7	72
CB Al Endzell	---	---	23	44	4	71
ILB Sebastian Ellington	---	---	23	44	4	71
S Howie Gumphrey	---	---	23	44	4	71
QB Brian Bernard	10	55	---	---	---	65
TE Eric Valdez	10	55	---	---	---	65
RB Ben Tribble	10	50	---	---	5	65
C Grayson Monroe	10	55	---	---	---	65
WR Hayden Howe	9	54	---	---	---	63
WR Joe Wilkins	9	52	---	---	---	61
DE Rufus Grisso	---	---	22	35	2	59
CB Steve Stargell	---	---	22	35	2	59
DE Taylor Kisbany	---	---	20	36	3	59
OLB Antonio Hanks	---	---	22	30	2	54
OLB Roy Lucas	---	---	17	27	8	52
DT Alvin Young	---	---	19	29	3	51
DT Gabriel Horn	---	---	12	29	9	50
CB Kaden Pancake	---	---	13	13	9	35
S Alec Schwartz	---	---	2	16	17	35
OLB Derrick Gore	---	---	1	9	24	34
OLB Cary Norris	---	---	9	24	1	34
TE Warren Meyer	9	24	---	---	---	33
CB Miguel Mitchell	---	---	1	10	17	28
WR Brett Weber	2	8	---	---	17	27
WR J.J. Hennessee	1	25	---	---	---	26
RB Hayden Bryner	0	6	---	---	17	23
FB Vince Wayne	0	0	---	---	23	23
TE Calvin Maltman	0	0	---	---	23	23
RB Ike Stene	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Monty Marlin	0	0	---	---	16	16
DT Mackenzie Okuyama	---	---	1	12	2	15
ILB Drew Van Der Woude	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Nathaniel Vest	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ernest Hines	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Randy Zukauskas	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Pete Dunn	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Jay Blades	---	---	0	3	---	3
WR Rufus Shepherd	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Jumbo Stacell	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Conner Lott	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alexander Galloway	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Roberto Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	8	39	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	3	17	5.7
Right	6	14	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Sampson	40	21	4	2	3	9	4	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Bernard	52	33	9	1	4	5	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	69	9.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	13	127	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	19	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	96	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	154	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	7	196	21.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Rizzo	11	8	0	131	2	38
TE Jameson Cassell	10	3	1	34	0	44
WR Erick Corbett	6	1	2	0	0	26
RB Neil Sinclair	4	2	0	0	0	16
RB Stephen Kerby	3	2	0	12	0	26
WR Keith Geffen	3	2	0	43	2	37
WR Dustin Bohannon	1	1	0	-4	0	9
WR Francisco Strickland	1	1	0	5	0	5
RB Harris St. Martin	1	1	0	13	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hayden Howe	15	7	1	145	4	54
RB Ben Tribble	11	7	0	41	0	50
WR Joe Wilkins	9	8	1	152	4	52
WR J.J. Hennessee	7	3	1	29	0	25
WR Brett Weber	3	1	1	22	1	8
TE Eric Valdez	3	3	0	31	0	55
RB Hayden Bryner	2	2	0	12	0	6
WR Rufus Shepherd	1	1	0	9	0	1
TE Warren Meyer	1	1	0	5	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Kerby	2	7	3.50	0.50
RB Neil Sinclair	1	1	1.00	7.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Sampson	1	1	13	13.00	5.85

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Bernard	9	5	37	4.11	8.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Harris St. Martin	1	1	13	13.00	13.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ben Tribble	4	3	14	3.50	3.73
WR Hayden Howe	3	0	0	0.00	9.67
RB Hayden Bryner	1	1	8	8.00	6.00
TE Eric Valdez	1	1	15	15.00	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gilbert Sampson	1	0
RB Stephen Kerby	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Bernard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Sampson	12	8	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Bernard	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Taylor Rizzo	4	3	3
TE Jameson Cassell	4	1	1
RB Stephen Kerby	1	1	1
WR Erick Corbett	1	1	0
WR Keith Geffen	1	1	1
WR Francisco Strickland	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hayden Howe	6	3	2
RB Ben Tribble	3	2	1
TE Eric Valdez	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 26,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,500 (21,100)
End Zone 5,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine 3,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 5,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 2,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	26,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,500 (21,100)
End Zone	5,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine	3,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	5,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	2,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,000)