Week 7, 2081

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	10	7	0	-	17
Houston Texans	7	3	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 HOU - Sawyer Sanders 15 pass from D.J. Keeley (Bert Agrela extra point)
2Q: 08:33 NED - Lewis Barton 27 field goal
2Q: 03:38 HOU - Bert Agrela 39 field goal
2Q: 00:31 NED - Brock Marsh 60 pass from Marty Wait (Lewis Barton extra point)
3Q: 06:58 NED - Brock Marsh 10 pass from Marty Wait (Lewis Barton extra point)
4Q: 14:03 HOU - Bert Agrela 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 HOU - Sawyer Sanders 15 pass from D.J. Keeley (Bert Agrela extra point)
2Q: 08:33 NED - Lewis Barton 27 field goal
2Q: 03:38 HOU - Bert Agrela 39 field goal
2Q: 00:31 NED - Brock Marsh 60 pass from Marty Wait (Lewis Barton extra point)
3Q: 06:58 NED - Brock Marsh 10 pass from Marty Wait (Lewis Barton extra point)
4Q: 14:03 HOU - Bert Agrela 41 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 2-3-1 4-3
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 11 7
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 333 314
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 5.29 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 189 92
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 5.73 4.18
Net Passing Yards 144 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 1 38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 158 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/14 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.80 5.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/51 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 3/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:02 27:58

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	2-3-1	4-3
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	11	7
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	333	314
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	5.29	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	189	92
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	5.73	4.18
Net Passing Yards	144	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 1	38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	158	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/14	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.80	5.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/51	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	3/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:02	27:58

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	0:54	OPP 48	3	-1	Punt
1	7:52	3:38	OWN 25	7	21	Punt
1	1:09	7:44	OWN 20	13	70	Field Goal
2	3:32	2:13	OWN 17	3	-9	Punt
2	0:36	0:16	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	9:29	2:41	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	3:22	3:19	OWN 7	6	21	Punt
4	13:56	2:05	OWN 38	4	14	Interception
4	9:12	3:10	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
4	3:18	3:18	OWN 32	8	35	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
1	11:56	4:04	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
1	4:14	3:05	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
2	8:25	4:53	OWN 21	11	57	Field Goal
2	1:19	0:43	OPP 41	3	8	Missed FG
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 25	3	12	Half
3	13:03	3:34	OWN 28	6	16	Punt
3	6:48	3:26	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
3	0:03	1:07	OWN 41	5	35	Field Goal
4	11:51	2:39	OWN 41	4	17	Punt
4	6:02	2:44	OWN 14	7	21	Punt

Game MVP: D.J. Keeley, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Amos Humphries	15	68	4.53	14	2
RB Brock Marsh	8	45	5.63	12	2
QB Marty Wait	6	48	8.00	29	2
RB Gus Peterson	4	28	7.00	19	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bryson Kirchhof	16	66	4.13	14	2
RB Kendrick Mueller	3	6	2.00	8	0
QB D.J. Keeley	2	20	10.00	12	1
WR Sawyer Sanders	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Wait	29	17	158	1/14	2	60	1	82.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	38	24	228	1/6	1	43	0	88.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Buddy Ratto	3	5	41	13.67	4	15	0
RB Brock Marsh	3	3	71	23.67	62	60	2
TE Tyrone Polamalu	3	4	16	5.33	3	9	0
WR Chase Money	2	4	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Tristan Boone	1	4	5	5.00	1	5	0
TE Rusty Marty	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Bob Brummitt	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Gus Peterson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Terrence Osorio	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Amos Humphries	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Shiver	8	8	77	9.63	45	43	0
WR Jared Kinney	7	12	67	9.57	21	21	0
TE Van Otomo	3	5	24	8.00	9	12	0
WR Sawyer Sanders	2	6	20	10.00	0	15	1
RB Bryson Kirchhof	2	2	27	13.50	23	26	0
TE Aiden Ellard	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Dusty Terry	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Taylor Clemons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Walter Homidan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Alfred Aalders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Nathan Howard	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.T. McDaniel	6	237	39.5	36.2	54	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Francisco Tripplehorn	6	270	45.0	29.8	48	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lewis Barton	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Agrela	2/3	1/2	0/1	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Vilma	3	51	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jared Kinney	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Floyd	2	50	25.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jared Kinney	3	43	14.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Melvin Wilkins	9	0	0.0	22	35
ILB Sammie Hardy	6	3	0.0	22	39
OLB Levi Fence	6	2	0.0	11	21
CB Nicholas Boyd	4	2	0.0	22	39
OLB Lukas Thomason	4	1	0.0	13	22
S Carson Schneider	4	0	0.0	21	38
DE J.B. Garrett	3	0	1.0	21	36
OLB Carl Petoskey	2	2	0.0	11	10
CB Maurice Finley	2	1	0.0	11	27
DT Darien Jamison	2	1	0.0	18	23
S Herb Shapiro	1	0	0.0	14	24
DT Isaac Godfrey	1	0	0.0	6	18
S Dustin Vilma	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Manuel Whitaker	1	0	0.0	8	16
TE Tyrone Polamalu	1	0	---	---	---
CB Shawn Mardeusz	0	1	0.0	0	6
DT Joey Collins	0	1	0.0	18	27

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Glenn Boyd	7	2	0.0	31	29
DT Benjamin Angelone	5	3	0.0	23	21
S Jessie Nelson	5	0	0.0	14	15
CB Mercury Burns	5	0	0.0	33	29
S Emmett Joseph	4	6	0.0	33	30
OLB Conner Hodges	3	2	1.0	28	23
DE Kody Tucker	3	2	0.0	24	22
CB Irving McSweeny	3	1	0.0	18	21
OLB Nathan Howard	2	0	0.0	20	22
OLB Norm Wynn	2	0	0.0	16	15
CB Ruben Schmid	2	0	0.0	31	27
DT Kenyon Cantwell	2	0	0.0	12	10
S Silas Bernard	2	0	0.0	19	15
ILB Hugh Rhee	1	0	0.0	15	10
CB Jose Tatum	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Cody Luther	1	0	0.0	18	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.B. Garrett	1.0	1	3	36
DT Isaac Godfrey	0.0	3	0	18
DE Luther Downs	0.0	1	1	27
DE Owen Westbrook	0.0	1	0	9

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Conner Hodges	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Myron Garrison	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Melvin Wilkins	7	2	35
OLB Levi Fence	3	0	21
CB Nicholas Boyd	3	0	39
CB Maurice Finley	2	1	27
OLB Carl Petoskey	2	0	10
OLB Lukas Thomason	2	0	22
ILB Sammie Hardy	1	1	39
S Carson Schneider	1	1	38
S Herb Shapiro	1	0	24
DT Isaac Godfrey	1	0	18
S Manuel Whitaker	1	0	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Glenn Boyd	5	0	0	29
CB Irving McSweeny	2	2	0	21
CB Mercury Burns	2	1	0	29
S Emmett Joseph	2	0	0	30
CB Ruben Schmid	1	1	0	27
OLB Nathan Howard	1	0	1	22
OLB Norm Wynn	1	0	0	15
ILB Hugh Rhee	1	0	0	10
CB Jose Tatum	1	0	0	3
S Silas Bernard	1	0	0	15
S Jessie Nelson	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alfred Hoover	5	7	33	0	30
C Rickey Hoard	3	6	33	0	30
G Andrew Sherrod	3	4	33	0	30
T Cris Feaser	2	6	33	0	30
G Santiago Smoot	1	2	33	0	30
TE Tyrone Polamalu	1	2	31	0	30
RB Brock Marsh	0	0	11	1	16

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Brad Dunlap	2	3	22	0	39
G Kelly Levine	1	7	22	0	39
T Rod Alicea	1	4	22	1	39
G Isaiah Fairfield	1	3	22	0	39
T Chandler Bridges	1	2	22	0	39
TE Taylor Clemons	1	1	7	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
J.B. Garrett	2	12
Gus Peterson	1	21
Herb Shapiro	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Mueller	1	23
Walter Homidan	1	17
Jessie Nelson	1	14
Bryson Kirchhof	1	10
Gino Polley	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE J.B. Garrett	---	---	21	36	12	69
ILB Sammie Hardy	---	---	22	39	3	64
CB Nicholas Boyd	---	---	22	39	3	64
G Santiago Smoot	33	30	---	---	---	63
QB Marty Wait	33	30	---	---	---	63
T Alfred Hoover	33	30	---	---	---	63
G Andrew Sherrod	33	30	---	---	---	63
T Cris Feaser	33	30	---	---	---	63
C Rickey Hoard	33	30	---	---	---	63
TE Tyrone Polamalu	31	30	---	---	---	61
S Carson Schneider	---	---	21	38	2	61
CB Maurice Finley	---	---	11	27	22	60
CB Melvin Wilkins	---	---	22	35	3	60
WR Tristan Boone	32	25	---	---	---	57
S Herb Shapiro	---	---	14	24	17	55
OLB Levi Fence	---	---	11	21	20	52
WR Chase Money	25	23	---	---	---	48
DT Joey Collins	---	---	18	27	1	46
DE Luther Downs	---	---	17	27	---	44
DT Darien Jamison	---	---	18	23	---	41
OLB Lukas Thomason	---	---	13	22	4	39
RB Amos Humphries	17	14	---	---	8	39
WR Bob Brummitt	16	14	---	---	8	38
DT Isaac Godfrey	---	---	6	18	9	33
RB Gus Peterson	6	6	---	---	21	33
TE Buddy Ratto	17	11	---	---	2	30
TE Rusty Marty	5	5	---	---	19	29
RB Brock Marsh	11	16	---	---	1	28
S Manuel Whitaker	---	---	8	16	---	24
WR Jason Floyd	3	5	---	---	15	23
OLB Carl Petoskey	---	---	11	10	1	22
CB Shawn Mardeusz	---	---	0	6	10	16
DE Owen Westbrook	---	---	3	9	2	14
DT James Hall	---	---	2	10	2	14
S Dustin Vilma	---	---	1	0	11	12
DE Alexander Jamison	---	---	1	2	7	10
ILB Grady Holmes	---	---	0	0	10	10
P J.T. McDaniel	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Frankie Shedleski	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Owen Dotson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Kelvin Rhodes	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Howie Hammond	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Terrence Osorio	2	1	---	---	4	7
C Ruben Dail	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Lewis Barton	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Devonte Leyes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Isaiah Fairfield	22	39	---	---	9	70
S Emmett Joseph	---	---	33	30	1	64
WR Jared Kinney	15	34	---	---	14	63
CB Mercury Burns	---	---	33	29	1	63
OLB Nathan Howard	---	---	20	22	20	62
WR Brian Shiver	22	39	---	---	1	62
C Brad Dunlap	22	39	---	---	---	61
T Chandler Bridges	22	39	---	---	---	61
T Rod Alicea	22	39	---	---	---	61
G Kelly Levine	22	39	---	---	---	61
QB D.J. Keeley	22	39	---	---	---	61
OLB Glenn Boyd	---	---	31	29	1	61
CB Ruben Schmid	---	---	31	27	1	59
RB Bryson Kirchhof	17	28	---	---	10	55
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	18	21	14	53
DE Myron Garrison	---	---	21	25	6	52
OLB Conner Hodges	---	---	28	23	1	52
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	23	21	7	51
DE Kody Tucker	---	---	24	22	1	47
S Jessie Nelson	---	---	14	15	14	43
WR Sawyer Sanders	14	22	---	---	4	40
RB Kendrick Mueller	6	10	---	---	23	39
S Silas Bernard	---	---	19	15	1	35
TE Alfred Aalders	14	20	---	---	---	34
OLB Norm Wynn	---	---	16	15	1	32
DE Cody Luther	---	---	18	12	1	31
RB Walter Homidan	6	6	---	---	17	29
TE Taylor Clemons	7	17	---	---	4	28
ILB Hugh Rhee	---	---	15	10	2	27
WR Dusty Terry	3	6	---	---	17	26
TE Aiden Ellard	1	1	---	---	23	25
DT Kenyon Cantwell	---	---	12	10	---	22
TE Van Otomo	5	12	---	---	---	17
ILB Abel Cobb	---	---	3	0	9	12
C Johnnie Prior	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Enrique Price	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Francisco Tripplehorn	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Gino Polley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C George Lang	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Bert Agrela	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Renaldo Lapointe	---	---	0	0	6	6
CB Jose Tatum	---	---	2	3	---	5
CB Nathan Hughes	---	---	2	1	---	3
WR Cole Missouri	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Nathan Clements	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Malachi Faneca	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	49	9.8
Middle	22	112	5.1
Right	5	29	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	16	2.0
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	2	18	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Wait	29	17	1	3	2	5	1	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	38	24	3	2	1	5	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	61	20.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	45	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	52	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	51	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	97	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	59	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Buddy Ratto	5	3	0	41	0	11
WR Tristan Boone	4	1	0	5	0	25
TE Tyrone Polamalu	4	3	0	16	0	30
WR Chase Money	4	2	0	10	0	23
RB Brock Marsh	3	3	0	71	1	16
RB Amos Humphries	3	1	1	5	0	14
TE Rusty Marty	2	1	1	-1	0	5
RB Gus Peterson	2	1	0	1	0	6
WR Bob Brummitt	1	1	0	10	0	14
WR Terrence Osorio	1	1	0	0	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jared Kinney	12	7	0	67	1	34
WR Brian Shiver	8	8	0	77	1	39
WR Sawyer Sanders	6	2	1	20	0	22
TE Van Otomo	5	3	0	24	0	12
RB Bryson Kirchhof	2	2	0	27	1	28
TE Aiden Ellard	1	1	0	4	0	1
WR Dusty Terry	1	1	0	9	0	6
TE Taylor Clemons	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Walter Homidan	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Alfred Aalders	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gus Peterson	1	3	3.00	7.00
RB Amos Humphries	1	7	7.00	4.53

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Wait	5	2	11	2.20	5.45

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	2	2	16	8.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Buddy Ratto	1	0	0	0.00	8.20
TE Rusty Marty	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
RB Gus Peterson	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
RB Brock Marsh	1	1	10	10.00	23.67
RB Amos Humphries	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sawyer Sanders	1	1	15	15.00	3.33
RB Bryson Kirchhof	1	1	1	1.00	13.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Marty Wait	3	0
RB Brock Marsh	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
WR Sawyer Sanders	1	0
QB D.J. Keeley	1	1
RB Bryson Kirchhof	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Wait	8	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Buddy Ratto	2	1	1
RB Brock Marsh	2	2	1
WR Chase Money	2	1	1
TE Rusty Marty	1	1	0
RB Amos Humphries	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jared Kinney	6	2	2
TE Aiden Ellard	1	1	0
WR Dusty Terry	1	1	1
TE Taylor Clemons	1	0	0
WR Brian Shiver	1	1	0
RB Walter Homidan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 25,100 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 4,000 (18,200)
End Zone 3,000 (13,200)
Mezzanine 2,200 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 3,000 (11,700)
Club Seats 5,300 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,600 (9,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	25,100 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	4,000 (18,200)
End Zone	3,000 (13,200)
Mezzanine	2,200 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	3,000 (11,700)
Club Seats	5,300 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,600 (9,500)