Week 7, 2078

played in New England, MA

68 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	17	0	3	-	20
New England Patriots	3	10	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 NED - Lewis Barton 50 field goal
2Q: 13:09 HOU - Kendrick Mueller 8 run (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 08:37 HOU - Buddy Ratto 21 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 08:00 NED - Brock Marsh 73 run (Lewis Barton extra point)
2Q: 02:42 HOU - Caden Buysse 30 field goal
2Q: 00:24 NED - Lewis Barton 29 field goal
3Q: 09:36 NED - Fernando Reeves 49 pass from Hershel Compton (Lewis Barton extra point)
4Q: 02:29 NED - Brock Marsh 5 run (Lewis Barton extra point)
4Q: 00:30 HOU - Caden Buysse 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 NED - Lewis Barton 50 field goal
2Q: 13:09 HOU - Kendrick Mueller 8 run (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 08:37 HOU - Buddy Ratto 21 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 08:00 NED - Brock Marsh 73 run (Lewis Barton extra point)
2Q: 02:42 HOU - Caden Buysse 30 field goal
2Q: 00:24 NED - Lewis Barton 29 field goal
3Q: 09:36 NED - Fernando Reeves 49 pass from Hershel Compton (Lewis Barton extra point)
4Q: 02:29 NED - Brock Marsh 5 run (Lewis Barton extra point)
4Q: 00:30 HOU - Caden Buysse 49 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 2-5 3-3
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 292 472
- Offensive Plays 58 65
- Yards per Play 5.03 7.26
Net Rushing Yards 125 181
- Rushing Attempts 23 33
- Yards per Rush 5.43 5.48
Net Passing Yards 167 291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 0 31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.77 9.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 9.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/49 12/94
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 4/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:42 30:18

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	2-5	3-3
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	292	472
- Offensive Plays	58	65
- Yards per Play	5.03	7.26
Net Rushing Yards	125	181
- Rushing Attempts	23	33
- Yards per Rush	5.43	5.48
Net Passing Yards	167	291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 0	31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.77	9.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	9.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/49	12/94
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	4/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:42	30:18

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:08	1:48	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	8:17	1:42	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	3:04	2:43	OWN 8	5	21	Punt
2	14:48	1:46	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
2	11:33	3:09	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
2	7:42	5:05	OWN 45	9	42	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	9:20	2:08	OWN 15	4	41	Punt
3	2:53	2:00	OWN 41	4	15	Punt
4	12:32	1:54	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
4	9:04	3:19	OWN 5	5	11	Punt
4	2:20	1:57	OWN 29	9	39	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:52	OWN 29	6	38	Field Goal
1	9:20	1:03	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
1	6:35	3:31	OWN 19	6	39	Punt
1	0:21	0:33	OWN 29	4	-10	Interception
2	13:02	1:29	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	8:24	0:42	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
2	2:37	2:21	OWN 39	7	49	Field Goal
3	13:06	3:46	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
3	7:12	4:19	OWN 20	9	46	Missed FG
3	0:53	3:21	OWN 10	6	20	Punt
4	10:38	1:34	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	5:45	3:25	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 48	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Hershel Compton, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kendrick Mueller	13	37	2.85	9	0	1
RB Kristopher Johnston	8	82	10.25	32	2	0
QB D.J. Keeley	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Brian Shiver	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brock Marsh	17	135	7.94	73	3	2
QB Hershel Compton	8	33	4.13	11	1	0
RB Rex Halvorsen	6	19	3.17	9	0	0
FB Brant Hyman	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
WR Fernando Reeves	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	32	23	187	3/20	1	25	0	96.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hershel Compton	31	21	295	1/4	1	49	1	95.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Kristopher Johnston	5	6	15	3.00	1	8	0
WR Victor Holzberger	4	6	50	12.50	18	25	0
WR Keegan Kakoza	4	5	17	4.25	0	7	0
TE Buddy Ratto	4	4	37	9.25	10	21	1
TE Van Otomo	2	3	17	8.50	2	16	0
WR Brian Shiver	2	4	31	15.50	2	19	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Kendrick Mueller	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tristan Boone	9	11	120	13.33	18	41	0
TE Rusty Tyler	4	5	29	7.25	10	11	0
WR Shaquille Maloney	3	7	28	9.33	0	18	0
WR Fernando Reeves	3	4	95	31.67	33	49	1
WR Donnie Kanou	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Rex Halvorsen	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Drake Blades	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Adam Sutter	1	5	5.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Toscano	8	359	44.9	41.3	60	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Galoob	5	249	49.8	45.2	68	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caden Buysse	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lewis Barton	2/3	1/2	1/2	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	1	3	3.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Kanou	4	9	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Demetrius Reynolds	2	49	24.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Manning	2	62	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Silas Greer	8	1	0.0	33	32
S Collin Darchi	7	1	0.0	32	15
CB Ruben Schmid	5	0	0.0	33	32
ILB Darius Collier	4	1	0.0	19	16
CB Nate Duncan	4	1	0.0	16	28
CB Trent Corbett	4	0	0.0	5	20
OLB Glenn Boyd	4	0	0.0	31	14
CB Rondell Medley	3	0	0.0	31	21
DE Quinn Mathis	2	0	1.0	2	16
DE Spencer Tyler	2	2	0.0	32	26
OLB R.J. Marshall	2	2	0.0	31	15
DT Sam Stortz	2	1	0.0	19	12
OLB Dave Craig	2	0	0.0	26	22
DE Grady Mahoney	1	0	0.0	23	13
OLB Allen Linquist	0	1	0.0	3	5
S Adam Sutter	0	1	0.0	1	17

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bill Mayes	8	5	1.0	22	33
S Nicolas Shupp	8	0	0.0	23	35
OLB Peter Biden	6	0	0.0	23	35
CB Harold Schwartz	5	0	0.0	23	35
S Ralph Lane	3	1	0.0	14	15
CB Donnell Gerdes	3	1	0.0	8	27
S Jorge Ellard	3	0	0.0	9	21
OLB Anthony Strong	3	0	0.0	14	7
DE Preston Grier	2	0	0.0	22	31
DE J.B. Garrett	1	1	1.0	19	27
DE Darius Herndon	1	0	1.0	6	17
DT Tyrell Imme	1	4	0.0	20	26
OLB Jordan Whalen	1	1	0.0	7	12
DT Darien Jamison	1	1	0.0	21	18
RB Rex Halvorsen	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Quinn Mathis	1.0	0	16
DE Spencer Tyler	0.0	1	26
DE Grady Mahoney	0.0	1	13
DT Benjamin Angelone	0.0	1	25

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darius Herndon	1.0	2	2	17
DE J.B. Garrett	1.0	1	0	27
ILB Bill Mayes	1.0	0	0	33
DE Preston Grier	0.0	2	5	31
DT Tyrell Imme	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trent Corbett	4	0	0	20
CB Nate Duncan	3	2	0	28
S Silas Greer	3	1	0	32
CB Ruben Schmid	3	0	0	32
CB Rondell Medley	2	0	0	21
OLB Glenn Boyd	2	0	0	14
S Adam Sutter	1	0	1	17
OLB R.J. Marshall	1	0	0	15
S Collin Darchi	1	0	0	15
DE Quinn Mathis	1	0	0	16

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Nicolas Shupp	6	2	35
CB Harold Schwartz	4	0	35
OLB Peter Biden	3	0	35
CB Donnell Gerdes	3	0	27
DE Preston Grier	2	0	31
ILB Bill Mayes	2	0	33
S Jorge Ellard	1	0	21
S Ralph Lane	1	0	15
OLB Anthony Strong	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kelly Levine	7	8	2	23	1	35
G Jessie Giles	1	4	0	23	0	35
T Andres Bonar	1	3	0	23	0	35
T Kennedy Ramczyk	1	2	0	23	2	35
C Josue Arcenaux	0	5	0	23	0	35

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andrew Sherrod	3	5	33	0	32
G Santiago Smoot	2	7	33	1	32
C Fernando Cooley	2	5	33	0	32
TE Phillip Urbanus	1	1	13	0	5
T Chad Hoffman	0	5	33	0	32
TE Rusty Tyler	0	1	19	0	24
T Neal Woods	0	1	33	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Levine	4	15
Ruben Schmid	2	20

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Phillip Urbanus	1	27
Donnell Gerdes	1	21
J.B. Garrett	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ruben Schmid	---	---	33	32	20	85
OLB Dave Craig	---	---	26	22	26	74
G Kelly Levine	23	35	---	---	15	73
S Silas Greer	---	---	33	32	3	68
DE Spencer Tyler	---	---	32	26	3	61
T Kennedy Ramczyk	23	35	---	---	---	58
C Josue Arcenaux	23	35	---	---	---	58
G Jessie Giles	23	35	---	---	---	58
T Andres Bonar	23	35	---	---	---	58
QB D.J. Keeley	23	35	---	---	---	58
TE Buddy Ratto	21	34	---	---	---	55
CB Rondell Medley	---	---	31	21	2	54
CB Nate Duncan	---	---	16	28	8	52
RB Kendrick Mueller	13	17	---	---	21	51
S Collin Darchi	---	---	32	15	1	48
WR Victor Holzberger	19	28	---	---	---	47
OLB R.J. Marshall	---	---	31	15	1	47
OLB Glenn Boyd	---	---	31	14	---	45
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	17	25	1	43
WR Keegan Kakoza	16	26	---	---	---	42
CB Trent Corbett	---	---	5	20	17	42
WR Brian Shiver	10	24	---	---	6	40
ILB Darius Collier	---	---	19	16	2	37
S Adam Sutter	---	---	1	17	18	36
DE Grady Mahoney	---	---	23	13	---	36
TE Van Otomo	10	12	---	---	14	36
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	9	8	---	---	18	35
TE Kody Mahaffey	2	5	---	---	26	33
DT Sam Stortz	---	---	19	12	1	32
RB Kristopher Johnston	10	17	---	---	---	27
ILB Timothy Sherman	---	---	1	11	14	26
DE Quinn Mathis	---	---	2	16	8	26
WR Demetrius Reynolds	5	4	---	---	11	20
WR Terrence Jaster	0	0	---	---	18	18
DT Gregory Gray	---	---	6	5	6	17
C Ron Fellin	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Alejandro Compton	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Chandler Bridges	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Spencer Barnes	0	0	---	---	10	10
P A.J. Toscano	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Kody Tucker	---	---	2	7	1	10
OLB Allen Linquist	---	---	3	5	1	9
K Caden Buysse	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Nathan Clements	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Derrick Runyon	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Donte Crutchfield	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Neal Woods	33	32	---	---	8	73
QB Hershel Compton	33	32	---	---	---	65
C Fernando Cooley	33	32	---	---	---	65
T Chad Hoffman	33	32	---	---	---	65
G Santiago Smoot	33	32	---	---	---	65
G Andrew Sherrod	33	32	---	---	---	65
WR Tristan Boone	32	32	---	---	---	64
S Nicolas Shupp	---	---	23	35	2	60
OLB Peter Biden	---	---	23	35	2	60
CB Harold Schwartz	---	---	23	35	2	60
DE J.B. Garrett	---	---	19	27	12	58
ILB Bill Mayes	---	---	22	33	2	57
WR Shaquille Maloney	25	31	---	---	---	56
CB Donnell Gerdes	---	---	8	27	21	56
DE Preston Grier	---	---	22	31	1	54
WR Fernando Reeves	20	29	---	---	5	54
CB Jamie Manning	---	---	16	22	15	53
S Jorge Ellard	---	---	9	21	20	50
DT Tyrell Imme	---	---	20	26	1	47
TE Phillip Urbanus	13	5	---	---	27	45
OLB Jordan Whalen	---	---	7	12	25	44
TE Rusty Tyler	19	24	---	---	---	43
DT Darien Jamison	---	---	21	18	---	39
FB Brant Hyman	12	3	---	---	22	37
RB Brock Marsh	23	12	---	---	---	35
DT Justin Sigmon	---	---	4	20	10	34
DE Darius Herndon	---	---	6	17	10	33
OLB Anthony Strong	---	---	14	7	11	32
S Ralph Lane	---	---	14	15	1	30
WR Donnie Kanou	1	6	---	---	22	29
RB Rex Halvorsen	8	15	---	---	---	23
WR Frank Stegeman	1	2	---	---	19	22
RB Mason Booker	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Winfred Weber	---	---	1	2	13	16
TE Drake Blades	9	1	---	---	---	10
K Lewis Barton	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Avery Galoob	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Dexter Shapiro	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Antoine Brooks	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Clyde Everett	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Ralph Alfaro	---	---	1	2	---	3
TE Santiago Peterson	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB Marty Wait	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Gerald Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	41	13.7
Middle	10	62	6.2
Right	9	23	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	82	20.5
Middle	21	95	4.5
Right	6	6	1.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	32	23	2	1	1	2	5	8	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hershel Compton	31	21	4	1	2	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	74	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	96	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	48	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	95	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	143	20.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Victor Holzberger	6	4	0	50	1	28
RB Kristopher Johnston	6	5	0	15	0	17
WR Keegan Kakoza	5	4	0	17	0	26
TE Buddy Ratto	4	4	0	37	1	34
WR Brian Shiver	4	2	0	31	0	24
RB Kendrick Mueller	3	1	1	3	0	17
TE Van Otomo	3	2	0	17	0	12
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	0	17	0	8

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tristan Boone	11	9	0	120	1	32
WR Shaquille Maloney	7	3	2	28	0	31
TE Rusty Tyler	5	4	0	29	0	24
WR Fernando Reeves	4	3	0	95	2	29
RB Rex Halvorsen	2	1	0	3	0	15
WR Donnie Kanou	1	1	0	20	1	6
TE Drake Blades	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kendrick Mueller	3	18	6.00	2.85

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brock Marsh	3	16	5.33	7.94
QB Hershel Compton	1	4	4.00	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	3	2	6	2.00	5.84

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hershel Compton	2	1	0	0.00	9.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Victor Holzberger	2	1	5	2.50	8.33
TE Van Otomo	1	1	1	1.00	5.67

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tristan Boone	2	1	0	0.00	10.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kendrick Mueller	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Hershel Compton	1	0
RB Brock Marsh	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	11	6	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hershel Compton	13	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kendrick Mueller	3	1	0
WR Keegan Kakoza	2	1	0
TE Van Otomo	2	1	0
WR Brian Shiver	2	1	0
WR Victor Holzberger	1	1	1
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tristan Boone	6	4	2
WR Shaquille Maloney	2	1	1
WR Fernando Reeves	2	2	2
RB Rex Halvorsen	2	1	0
WR Donnie Kanou	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)