| Played in New England, MA, weather: 57 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mason Crosby kicked off 47 yards from the HOU30. Rob Weaver returned the ball 20 yards to the NED43. Tackled by Tony Coffey. |
| 1-10-NED43 (1Q: 14:24) T.J. Starks ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Fred Noll, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. |
| 2-6-NED47 (1Q: 13:58) Joe Flacco scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Barrett. |
| 3-2-HOU49 (1Q: 13:25) T.J. Starks ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Xavier Adibi. Key block delivered by Winston Stokes. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 12:51) Joe Flacco scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-NED50 (1Q: 12:39) Tashard Choice ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Perry Egan, assisted by OLB Jon Beason. |
| 2-14-HOU49 (1Q: 11:58) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. Velevis gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 11:16) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Xavier Adibi. Key block delivered by Chad Rinehart. |
| 2-3-HOU24 (1Q: 10:31) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Nate Houston, assisted by OLB Xavier Adibi. Key block delivered by Chad Rinehart. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (1Q: 10:08) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU20 (1Q: 10:02) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. |
| 2-13-HOU18 (1Q: 09:18) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Glen Wayne. |
| 3-11-HOU16 (1Q: 08:33) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Matt Forte for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Forte gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 08:33) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. New England 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 08:23) Bruce Darche kicked off 77 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 08:23) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Joel Tatum for 6 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-HOU26 (1Q: 07:49) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR B.J. Fenno. ILB Oscar Smith knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-4-HOU26 (1Q: 07:41) Byron Leftwich pass was dropped by WR B.J. Fenno. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-HOU26 (1Q: 07:33) Les Hardy punted 50 yards. Tashard Choice returned the kick 10 yards to the NED34. Tackled by Donnell Hoffman. |
| 1-10-NED34 (1Q: 07:22) T.J. Starks ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ian Brock, assisted by DT Levon Jacobs. Key block delivered by Winston Stokes. PENALTY: New England was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 2-18-NED26 (1Q: 07:14) Joe Flacco scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. |
| 3-16-NED28 (1Q: 06:27) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. DE Teddy Flannery hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-NED28 (1Q: 06:21) Patrick Hutton punted 66 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU06. |
| 1-10-HOU06 (1Q: 06:11) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. Jackson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 05:44) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joel Tatum. DE Austin McDonald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (1Q: 05:41) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE Keith Zinger for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Courtney Brustkern. |
| 3-4-HOU26 (1Q: 05:14) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR J.B. Nardi for 3 yards. Tackled by S LaRon Landry, assisted by CB Leodis McKelvin. |
| 4-1-HOU29 (1Q: 04:34) Les Hardy punted 54 yards. Tashard Choice returned the kick 9 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Glen Wayne. |
| 1-10-NED26 (1Q: 04:26) T.J. Starks ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. |
| 2-9-NED27 (1Q: 03:45) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 14 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. Velevis gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED41 (1Q: 03:37) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 18 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. Buckner gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (1Q: 02:51) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Adam Velevis. DT Frank Okam hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU41 (1Q: 02:44) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dan Fabrizio for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Frankie Lane. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Matt Forte on the HOU32. |
| 3-1-HOU32 (1Q: 02:17) T.J. Starks ran inside the left guard for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Marcus Spears. Key block delivered by Lonnie Fisher. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (1Q: 01:50) T.J. Starks ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. Key block delivered by Winston Stokes. |
| 2-4-HOU13 (1Q: 01:03) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 13, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 01:03) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. New England 14, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 00:58) Bruce Darche kicked off 67 yards from the NED30. J.B. Nardi returned the ball 29 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Dan Fabrizio. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 00:27) Byron Leftwich scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Smith. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-7-HOU35 (2Q: 15:00) Tony Coffey ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S LaRon Landry. Key block delivered by Teddy Perrine. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 14:17) Ellis Skaggs ran outside the right tackle for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas. Key block delivered by Herb Whitfield. |
| 1-10-NED29 (2Q: 13:30) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Jackson. S Earl Woodson defended the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-NED29 (2Q: 13:24) Byron Leftwich pass was intended for WR Chad Jackson and was intercepted by DE Austin McDonald at the NED22. The interception was returned 35 yards. Tackled by Tony Coffey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 13:12) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Ian Brock. Starks made a great move on Perry Egan. Key block delivered by Sam Nelson. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (2Q: 12:29) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Davis gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-4-HOU04 (2Q: 11:56) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dan Fabrizio. DT Frank Okam hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-4-HOU04 (2Q: 11:53) Tashard Choice ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Breno Giacomini. New England 20, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 11:53) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. New England 21, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 11:43) Bruce Darche kicked off 55 yards from the NED30. J.B. Nardi returned the ball 14 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Rob Weaver. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (2Q: 11:09) Byron Leftwich pass completed to RB Ellis Skaggs for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas, assisted by S LaRon Landry. |
| 2-6-HOU33 (2Q: 10:33) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-HOU28 (2Q: 10:24) Tony Coffey ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by OLB Beau Bell. |
| 3-10-HOU29 (2Q: 09:48) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR B.J. Fenno for 22 yards. Tackled by S LaRon Landry. Fenno gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED49 (2Q: 09:03) Tony Coffey ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon. Key block delivered by Chris Chester. |
| 2-4-NED43 (2Q: 08:16) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 11 yards. Tackled by S LaRon Landry, assisted by CB Malcolm Hardy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ross gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 07:58) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sam Logan. OLB Beau Bell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED32 (2Q: 07:50) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas, assisted by S LaRon Landry. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 07:30) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Joel Tatum for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 21, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 07:30) Extra point by Mason Crosby was good. New England 21, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 07:15) Mason Crosby kicked off 64 yards from the HOU30. Brandon Carr returned the ball 15 yards to the NED21. Tackled by Glen Wayne. |
| 1-10-NED21 (2Q: 06:58) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Thurman Joseph, assisted by S Alvin Elkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Davis gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED42 (2Q: 06:30) Joe Flacco scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Derrick Harvey. |
| 2-5-NED47 (2Q: 06:12) T.J. Starks ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins. |
| 3-8-NED44 (2Q: 05:51) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Irv Buckner. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-NED44 (2Q: 05:41) Patrick Hutton punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 05:34) Byron Leftwich pass completed to RB Tony Coffey for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon, assisted by DE Mike McCulley. Coffey gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-NED42 (2Q: 05:21) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. Ross gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-NED35 (2Q: 05:04) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Kamerion Wimbley. Jackson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED23 (2Q: 04:45) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR J.B. Nardi for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED11 (2Q: 04:28) Tony Coffey ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by ILB Oscar Smith. |
| 2-6-NED07 (2Q: 04:11) Ellis Skaggs ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Chester. New England 21, Houston 13 |
| (2Q: 04:11) Extra point by Mason Crosby was good. New England 21, Houston 14 |
| (2Q: 04:04) Mason Crosby kicked off 69 yards from the HOU30. Rob Weaver returned the ball 17 yards to the NED18. Tackled by Donnell Hoffman. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 03:48) Joe Flacco scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Xavier Adibi. |
| 2-5-NED23 (2Q: 03:12) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Fred Noll. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Velevis gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED38 (2Q: 02:28) Tashard Choice ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason, assisted by CB Frankie Lane. |
| 2-6-NED42 (2Q: 02:10) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Glen Wayne. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED48 (2Q: 02:00) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Derrick Harvey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-HOU44 (2Q: 01:39) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 27 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. Key block delivered by Breno Giacomini. Giacomini ran over Frankie Lane to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (2Q: 01:17) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Matt Forte for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason, assisted by OLB Xavier Adibi. Forte gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED T.J. Starks on the HOU08. |
| 2-1-HOU08 (2Q: 00:57) Tashard Choice ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Barrett. OLB Jon Beason knocked down Tony Mueller to break up the play. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-1-HOU08 (2Q: 00:45) Tashard Choice ran around the left tackle for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chad Rinehart. New England 27, Houston 14 |
| (2Q: 00:45) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. New England 28, Houston 14 |
| (2Q: 00:36) Bruce Darche kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. J.B. Nardi returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU21. Tackled by Freddie Keiaho. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (2Q: 00:27) Byron Leftwich dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bruce Darche kicked off 78 yards from the NED30. Touchback. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bruce Darche kicked off 79 yards from the NED25. J.B. Nardi returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU16. Tackled by Irv Buckner. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (3Q: 14:32) Byron Leftwich pass completed to RB Ellis Skaggs for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 2-10-HOU16 (3Q: 14:03) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Leodis McKelvin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-HOU25 (3Q: 13:23) Tony Coffey ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Oscar Smith, assisted by S Earl Woodson. Key block delivered by Jermaine Summers. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (3Q: 12:43) Byron Leftwich pass completed to RB Ellis Skaggs for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas, assisted by ILB Oscar Smith. Skaggs gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 12:02) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR B.J. Fenno for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fenno gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED42 (3Q: 11:23) Tony Coffey ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brandon Carr. |
| 2-7-NED39 (3Q: 10:53) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Zinger. OLB Jordan Dizon knocked the ball out of his grasp. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-NED49 (3Q: 10:47) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Joel Tatum for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-8-NED40 (3Q: 10:03) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Sam Logan for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-NED42 (3Q: 09:58) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Joel Tatum for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Courtney Brustkern, assisted by S Earl Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 09:33) Byron Leftwich pass was intended for WR Chad Jackson and was intercepted by OLB Jordan Dizon at the NED15. Tackled by Chad Jackson. |
| 1-10-NED15 (3Q: 09:20) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Fred Noll, assisted by OLB Thurman Joseph. Buckner gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED30 (3Q: 08:56) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dan Fabrizio for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Fred Noll. Fabrizio gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-NED37 (3Q: 08:12) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Xavier Adibi. Key block delivered by Chad Rinehart. |
| 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 07:41) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Xavier Adibi. Velevis gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (3Q: 07:16) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs. Key block delivered by Lonnie Fisher. Fisher ran over Shannon Zimmerman to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 06:33) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Sam Nelson for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. |
| 2-8-HOU32 (3Q: 05:55) Joe Flacco scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Thurman Joseph and assisted by OLB Jon Beason. |
| 3-4-HOU28 (3Q: 05:11) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Xavier Adibi. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (3Q: 04:43) T.J. Starks ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Alex Rivera. Key block delivered by Chad Rinehart. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (3Q: 03:57) T.J. Starks ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason, assisted by DT Alex Rivera. |
| 2-11-HOU13 (3Q: 03:25) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB T.J. Starks for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Perry Egan, assisted by CB Ian Brock. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU08 (3Q: 02:58) Tashard Choice ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Teddy Flannery, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. Key block delivered by Winston Stokes. Stokes ran over Perry Egan to set up the play. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-1-HOU01 (3Q: 02:49) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB T.J. Starks for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 34, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 02:49) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. New England 35, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 02:42) Bruce Darche kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 02:42) Byron Leftwich pass completed to RB Ellis Skaggs for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Smith, assisted by CB Malcolm Hardy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-HOU22 (3Q: 02:04) Byron Leftwich pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Keith Zinger. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-HOU22 (3Q: 02:00) Byron Leftwich pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Chad Jackson. DT Mario Williams blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-HOU22 (3Q: 01:53) Les Hardy punted 44 yards. Tashard Choice called for a fair catch at the NED34. |
| 1-10-NED34 (3Q: 01:43) T.J. Starks ran around right end for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. Key block delivered by Winston Stokes. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 00:56) Tashard Choice ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Teddy Flannery, assisted by DT Levon Jacobs. Key block delivered by Malcolm Brown. Houston's Frankie Lane was hurt on the play. |
| 2-2-HOU34 (3Q: 00:29) Tashard Choice ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs. |
| 3-5-HOU37 (3Q: 00:01) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 13 yards. Tackled by S Donnell Hoffman, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Fred Davis on the HOU24. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-15-HOU47 (4Q: 15:00) Joe Flacco pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Irv Buckner. DE Teddy Flannery blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-HOU47 (4Q: 14:52) Patrick Hutton punted 40 yards. J.B. Nardi called for a fair catch at the HOU07. |
| 1-10-HOU07 (4Q: 14:42) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joel Tatum. OLB Jordan Dizon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU07 (4Q: 14:35) Byron Leftwich sacked by DE Mike McCulley and OLB Beau Bell for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Herb Whitfield. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-16-HOU01 (4Q: 14:00) Tony Coffey ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by OLB Beau Bell. |
| 4-13-HOU04 (4Q: 13:34) Les Hardy punted 47 yards. Tashard Choice called for a fair catch at the NED49. |
| 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 13:24) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs, assisted by DE Derrick Harvey. Key block delivered by Breno Giacomini. |
| 2-3-HOU44 (4Q: 12:58) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Fred Noll. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (4Q: 12:37) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Matt Forte. OLB Perry Egan defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU38 (4Q: 12:33) T.J. Starks ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis, assisted by OLB Jon Beason. |
| 3-4-HOU32 (4Q: 12:03) Joe Flacco scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (4Q: 11:23) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Irv Buckner. |
| 2-10-HOU27 (4Q: 11:13) Tashard Choice ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Nate Houston. |
| 3-12-HOU29 (4Q: 10:38) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Adam Velevis. CB Ian Brock defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-HOU29 (4Q: 10:31) Bruce Darche attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 38, Houston 14 |
| (4Q: 10:24) Bruce Darche kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. J.B. Nardi returned the ball 8 yards to the HOU09. Tackled by Brandon Carr. |
| 1-10-HOU09 (4Q: 09:58) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joel Tatum. CB Malcolm Hardy defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (4Q: 09:49) Tony Coffey ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon. Key block delivered by Jerome Collins. Collins ran over Leodis McKelvin to set up the play. |
| 2-4-HOU20 (4Q: 09:18) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 08:45) Byron Leftwich pass was intended for WR Chad Jackson and was intercepted by CB Terrell Thomas at the NED47. The interception was returned 43 yards. Tackled by Chad Jackson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (4Q: 08:33) T.J. Starks ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis, assisted by ILB Fred Noll. |
| 2-10-HOU10 (4Q: 07:49) T.J. Starks ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs, assisted by OLB Perry Egan. |
| 3-8-HOU08 (4Q: 07:06) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. |
| 4-8-HOU08 (4Q: 06:21) Bruce Darche attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 41, Houston 14 |
| (4Q: 06:16) Bruce Darche kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. J.B. Nardi returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU15. Tackled by Alonzo Osika. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (4Q: 05:49) Tony Coffey ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Leodis McKelvin, assisted by S Brandon Carr. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Block Below the Waist. |
| 1-17-HOU08 (4Q: 05:43) Ellis Skaggs ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Brandon Carr, assisted by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 2-13-HOU12 (4Q: 05:20) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Joel Tatum for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy, assisted by ILB Oscar Smith. |
| 3-6-HOU19 (4Q: 04:53) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jackson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (4Q: 04:19) Ellis Skaggs ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. Key block delivered by Joe Lujan. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 03:49) Tony Coffey ran a trap outside the right tackle for 33 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Smith. Key block delivered by Herb Whitfield. |
| 1-10-NED19 (4Q: 03:04) Mitchell Gallier sacked by DE Austin McDonald for a loss of 13 yards. Sack allowed by Joe Lujan. |
| 2-23-NED32 (4Q: 02:25) Tony Coffey ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon, assisted by DE Mike McCulley. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-17-NED26 (4Q: 02:00) Mitchell Gallier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Joel Tatum. DE Mike McCulley blocked the pass. |
| 4-17-NED26 (4Q: 01:54) Mason Crosby attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 41, Houston 17 |
| (4Q: 01:49) Mason Crosby kicked off (onside) from the HOU30. NED Rob Weaver recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (4Q: 01:44) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs, assisted by OLB Xavier Adibi. Key block delivered by Malcolm Brown. |
| 2-5-HOU36 (4Q: 00:57) T.J. Starks ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Xavier Adibi, assisted by OLB Jon Beason. Key block delivered by Winston Stokes. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 00:13) T.J. Starks ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Xavier Adibi, assisted by DT Levon Jacobs. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 41, Houston Texans 17 |