Week 3, 2070

played in Houston, TX

85 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	7	0	3	-	24
Houston Texans	3	0	6	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:21 NED - Mel Walsh 5 run (Carson Abrams extra point)
1Q: 04:49 HOU - Angel Graham 27 field goal
1Q: 00:38 NED - Kaleb Crawford 14 pass from George Suhocki (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 08:32 NED - Kaleb Crawford 48 punt return (Carson Abrams extra point)
3Q: 03:09 HOU - Ethan Nykolaiszyn 7 pass from Gino Chandler (Gino Chandler pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 14:00 NED - Carson Abrams 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:21 NED - Mel Walsh 5 run (Carson Abrams extra point)
1Q: 04:49 HOU - Angel Graham 27 field goal
1Q: 00:38 NED - Kaleb Crawford 14 pass from George Suhocki (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 08:32 NED - Kaleb Crawford 48 punt return (Carson Abrams extra point)
3Q: 03:09 HOU - Ethan Nykolaiszyn 7 pass from Gino Chandler (Gino Chandler pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 14:00 NED - Carson Abrams 28 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 299 410
- Offensive Plays 55 75
- Yards per Play 5.44 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 90 153
- Rushing Attempts 15 36
- Yards per Rush 6.00 4.25
Net Passing Yards 209 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 222 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 9/66
Punt Returns/Yards 5/90 2/-5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/73 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 20
Time of Possession 22:35 37:25

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	299	410
- Offensive Plays	55	75
- Yards per Play	5.44	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	90	153
- Rushing Attempts	15	36
- Yards per Rush	6.00	4.25
Net Passing Yards	209	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	222	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	9/66
Punt Returns/Yards	5/90	2/-5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/73	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 20
Time of Possession	22:35	37:25

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
1	4:41	4:14	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	13:53	0:51	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
2	10:57	1:04	50	3	7	Punt
2	7:26	2:16	OWN 16	8	37	Punt
2	3:24	0:48	OPP 30	3	-5	Punt
3	13:30	1:28	OWN 36	4	4	Punt
3	8:20	1:22	OWN 4	4	26	Fumble
3	2:58	4:04	OWN 42	7	47	Field Goal
4	11:25	1:16	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	6:40	3:04	OWN 11	4	41	Punt
4	2:32	0:33	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 21	1	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	8:32	OWN 25	13	65	Field Goal
1	0:27	1:34	OWN 13	3	-1	Punt
2	13:02	2:05	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
2	9:53	1:30	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
2	8:23	0:57	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	5:10	1:46	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
2	2:36	2:36	OWN 20	7	77	Half
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	12:02	3:42	OWN 9	6	33	Punt
3	6:58	4:00	OPP 30	7	30	Touchdown
4	13:54	2:29	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
4	10:09	3:29	OWN 21	6	28	Punt
4	3:36	1:04	OWN 20	5	29	Interception
4	1:59	1:42	OWN 23	7	56	Downs

Game MVP: George Suhocki, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mel Walsh	10	24	2.40	9	0	1
QB George Suhocki	4	26	6.50	11	1	0
RB Timothy Toledo	1	40	40.00	40	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Enrique Stargell	19	65	3.42	9	0
TE Russell Hogg	7	23	3.29	14	1
QB Gino Chandler	7	59	8.43	25	2
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	2	3	1.50	2	0
WR Jimmie Khan	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
George Suhocki	38	23	222	2/13	1	35	0	85.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gino Chandler	38	24	263	1/6	1	46	1	81.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabe Farrell	11	14	158	14.36	67	35	0
WR Dwight Fredericks	5	13	27	5.40	16	11	0
WR Kaleb Crawford	3	5	31	10.33	13	14	1
RB Mel Walsh	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
FB Emmitt Evans	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Matthew Domico	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Timothy Toledo	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Brent Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	9	12	77	8.56	3	29	0
TE Ernie Giles	6	13	57	9.50	1	16	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	3	3	17	5.67	6	7	1
WR Jimmie Khan	2	2	39	19.50	20	33	0
RB Enrique Stargell	2	3	14	7.00	4	10	0
WR Gilbert Loukas	1	3	46	46.00	0	46	0
WR Eli Owens	1	1	13	13.00	14	13	0
TE Russell Hogg	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Frank Roundtree	1	16	16.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB George Suhocki	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Austin Whiting	0	1	0	0
OLB Salvador Alcott	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Myers	8	343	42.9	38.5	52	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ramon Stubblefield	9	408	45.3	36.6	57	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Abrams	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel Graham	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Crawford	5	90	18.0	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Fink	2	-5	-2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Monroe	2	73	36.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Porter	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nicolas Shupp	10	6	0.0	36	39
S Frank Roundtree	7	1	0.0	34	22
DE Myron Lanham	6	1	0.0	28	21
ILB Miguel Porter	6	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Colby Hammontree	4	5	0.0	32	20
CB D.J. Mason	4	2	0.0	20	32
DE Harold Lester	3	0	0.5	13	23
CB Derek McDaniel	3	1	0.0	16	14
CB Desmond Pientka	3	1	0.0	35	39
OLB Morris Rees	3	0	0.0	17	10
OLB Barry Rinaldi	2	1	0.0	1	14
ILB R.J. McCormick	2	0	0.0	15	14
DT Artie Kozak	2	0	0.0	18	17
DE Kenyon Holmes	1	2	0.0	31	19
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	1	1	0.0	21	21
DT Mackenzie Dotson	1	0	0.0	23	26
DE Darrin Colloran	1	0	0.0	24	17
DT Shaun Hordorwich	1	0	0.0	3	14
DE Mitch McCaskill	0	1	0.5	4	19

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Rick Fink	9	0	0.0	15	40
OLB Kevin Daehnke	4	0	0.0	2	10
CB Jonathan Kerr	3	0	0.0	14	39
S Darryl Porter	3	0	0.0	14	40
DE D.J. Myers	2	0	1.0	12	28
ILB Alec Sutton	2	1	0.0	12	31
S Donald Southerland	2	1	0.0	13	31
OLB Salvador Alcott	2	0	0.0	13	30
DT Enrique Schulz	2	0	0.0	11	33
CB Nicholas Wayne	2	0	0.0	5	12
DT Austin Whiting	1	0	1.0	9	26
ILB Donny Garrett	1	1	0.0	2	16
TE Ernie Giles	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	1	0	0.0	10	21
ILB Josue Baxter	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Seth Lane	1	0	0.0	9	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harold Lester	0.5	0	1	1	23
DE Mitch McCaskill	0.5	0	1	0	19
DE Kenyon Holmes	0.0	1	0	1	19
DE Darrin Colloran	0.0	0	1	0	17
CB Derek McDaniel	0.0	0	1	0	14

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE D.J. Myers	1.0	0	2	0	28
DT Austin Whiting	1.0	0	1	0	26
DE Riley King	0.0	1	1	1	35
DT Enrique Schulz	0.0	0	3	4	33
DE Hunter Preston	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Frank Roundtree	4	1	1	22
S Nicolas Shupp	4	0	0	39
CB D.J. Mason	3	1	0	32
CB Desmond Pientka	3	0	0	39
CB Derek McDaniel	2	1	0	14
DE Harold Lester	2	0	0	23
ILB Miguel Porter	2	0	0	25
OLB Morris Rees	2	0	0	10
OLB Colby Hammontree	1	1	0	20
OLB Barry Rinaldi	1	0	0	14
ILB R.J. McCormick	0	1	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rick Fink	6	1	40
CB Jonathan Kerr	3	1	39
S Darryl Porter	3	1	40
OLB Kevin Daehnke	3	0	10
S Donald Southerland	2	0	31
ILB Alec Sutton	1	0	31
ILB Donny Garrett	1	0	16
DE D.J. Myers	1	0	28
OLB Salvador Alcott	1	0	30
CB Seth Lane	1	0	15
CB Nicholas Wayne	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Morris Hildreth	1	4	15	0	40
T Wes Perry	1	2	15	0	40
TE Matthew Domico	1	1	13	0	37
G Sergio Harrison	0	2	15	0	40
G Mercury Loftin	0	1	15	1	40
T Chad Hoffman	0	1	15	1	40

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Leland Monroe	4	8	36	0	39
T Bobby Richmond	4	6	36	1	39
T Duane Holmes	2	5	36	0	39
TE Carson O'Neill	1	2	20	0	17
C Charles Statler	0	4	36	0	39
C Edwin Branch	0	4	36	0	39
TE Ernie Giles	0	1	35	0	33
TE Buddy Ratto	0	1	8	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Gage Edwards	1	16
Mel Walsh	1	14
Conrad Farrell	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Richmond	2	13
Donny Garrett	1	26
Jimmie Khan	1	17
Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	17
Edwin Branch	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Desmond Pientka	---	---	35	39	13	87
S Nicolas Shupp	---	---	36	39	1	76
G Mercury Loftin	15	40	---	---	9	64
G Sergio Harrison	15	40	---	---	9	64
T Wes Perry	15	40	---	---	9	64
T Chad Hoffman	15	40	---	---	9	64
DT Mackenzie Dotson	---	---	23	26	9	58
S Frank Roundtree	---	---	34	22	---	56
C Morris Hildreth	15	40	---	---	---	55
QB George Suhocki	15	40	---	---	---	55
CB D.J. Mason	---	---	20	32	1	53
WR Dwight Fredericks	15	37	---	---	1	53
OLB Colby Hammontree	---	---	32	20	---	52
RB Mel Walsh	10	27	---	---	14	51
DE Kenyon Holmes	---	---	31	19	---	50
TE Matthew Domico	13	37	---	---	---	50
DE Myron Lanham	---	---	28	21	---	49
WR Gabe Farrell	12	36	---	---	---	48
CB Derek McDaniel	---	---	16	14	18	48
ILB Miguel Porter	---	---	21	25	1	47
DE Harold Lester	---	---	13	23	10	46
S Al Batch	---	---	4	23	18	45
WR Kaleb Crawford	11	24	---	---	9	44
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	---	---	21	21	1	43
ILB R.J. McCormick	---	---	15	14	12	41
DE Darrin Colloran	---	---	24	17	---	41
OLB Barry Rinaldi	---	---	1	14	25	40
DT Artie Kozak	---	---	18	17	1	36
FB Emmitt Evans	2	13	---	---	18	33
TE Brent Henry	0	3	---	---	26	29
WR Kirk Baily	6	4	---	---	18	28
OLB Morris Rees	---	---	17	10	---	27
DE Mitch McCaskill	---	---	4	19	1	24
RB Gage Edwards	0	2	---	---	16	18
WR Collin Monroe	2	0	---	---	16	18
DT Shaun Hordorwich	---	---	3	14	1	18
RB Timothy Toledo	4	9	---	---	---	13
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Joel Myers	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Bart Tyler	0	8	---	---	---	8
WR Conrad Farrell	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Carson Abrams	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB John Volmert	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Zachary Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Walt Davies	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Edward Sherman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bobby Richmond	36	39	---	---	13	88
G Leland Monroe	36	39	---	---	10	85
T Duane Holmes	36	39	---	---	10	85
C Edwin Branch	36	39	---	---	10	85
C Charles Statler	36	39	---	---	---	75
QB Gino Chandler	36	39	---	---	---	75
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	34	38	---	---	---	72
TE Ernie Giles	35	33	---	---	1	69
CB Rick Fink	---	---	15	40	9	64
CB Jonathan Kerr	---	---	14	39	10	63
S Darryl Porter	---	---	14	40	6	60
WR Gilbert Loukas	26	33	---	---	---	59
WR Jimmie Khan	18	23	---	---	17	58
RB Enrique Stargell	21	18	---	---	18	57
TE Carson O'Neill	20	17	---	---	13	50
DE Riley King	---	---	13	35	1	49
S Donald Southerland	---	---	13	31	1	45
ILB Donny Garrett	---	---	2	16	26	44
DT Austin Whiting	---	---	9	26	9	44
DT Enrique Schulz	---	---	11	33	---	44
ILB Alec Sutton	---	---	12	31	---	43
OLB Salvador Alcott	---	---	13	30	---	43
DE D.J. Myers	---	---	12	28	---	40
TE Buddy Ratto	8	2	---	---	24	34
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	7	9	---	---	17	33
CB Nicholas Wayne	---	---	5	12	16	33
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	---	---	10	21	1	32
TE Russell Hogg	10	16	---	---	---	26
DE Hunter Preston	---	---	3	12	9	24
CB Seth Lane	---	---	9	15	---	24
ILB Josue Baxter	---	---	3	7	13	23
S Zachery Berkholtz	---	---	0	0	15	15
OLB Kevin Daehnke	---	---	2	10	1	13
S Burt Newsome	---	---	3	9	1	13
WR Eli Owens	1	5	---	---	5	11
P Ramon Stubblefield	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Johnnie Prior	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Nathaniel Mahoney	0	1	---	---	8	9
T Clarence Flowers	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	2	5	---	7
K Angel Graham	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Neal Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Everett Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rex Tiller	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Marvin Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Caden VanderLey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	9	9.0
Middle	10	77	7.7
Right	3	6	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	23	98	4.3
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
George Suhocki	38	23	2	0	3	3	8	5	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gino Chandler	38	24	3	1	2	5	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	34	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	133	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	55	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	58	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	110	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	75	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Farrell	14	11	2	158	2	36
WR Dwight Fredericks	13	5	0	27	0	37
WR Kaleb Crawford	5	3	1	31	0	24
FB Emmitt Evans	2	1	0	1	0	13
RB Mel Walsh	1	1	0	6	0	27
TE Brent Henry	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Matthew Domico	1	1	0	3	0	37
RB Timothy Toledo	1	1	0	-4	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ernie Giles	13	6	0	57	0	33
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	12	9	1	77	1	38
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	3	3	0	17	0	9
RB Enrique Stargell	3	2	0	14	0	18
WR Gilbert Loukas	3	1	1	46	1	33
WR Jimmie Khan	2	2	0	39	1	23
TE Russell Hogg	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR Eli Owens	1	1	0	13	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mel Walsh	2	5	2.50	2.40

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Enrique Stargell	6	24	4.00	3.42
TE Russell Hogg	2	4	2.00	3.29
QB Gino Chandler	1	-2	-2.00	8.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
George Suhocki	3	3	19	6.33	5.84

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gino Chandler	2	2	11	5.50	6.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Farrell	1	1	9	9.00	11.29
RB Timothy Toledo	1	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00
WR Kaleb Crawford	1	1	14	14.00	6.20

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	7	7.00	5.67
RB Enrique Stargell	1	1	4	4.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mel Walsh	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gino Chandler	2	0
TE Russell Hogg	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
George Suhocki	11	7	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gino Chandler	14	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Farrell	7	6	3
WR Dwight Fredericks	3	1	1
WR Kaleb Crawford	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	6	5	3
TE Ernie Giles	5	3	2
TE Russell Hogg	1	0	0
RB Enrique Stargell	1	1	1
WR Gilbert Loukas	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 23,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 3,600 (18,200)
End Zone 2,900 (13,200)
Mezzanine 2,000 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 2,600 (11,700)
Club Seats 4,900 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,600 (9,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	23,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	3,600 (18,200)
End Zone	2,900 (13,200)
Mezzanine	2,000 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	2,600 (11,700)
Club Seats	4,900 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,600 (9,500)