| Played in New England, MA, weather: 49 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bruce Darche kicked off 73 yards from the NED30. LeSean McCoy returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU21. Tackled by Willie Tanner. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (1Q: 14:39) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Leodis McKelvin, assisted by ILB Oscar Smith. Key block delivered by Joe Lujan. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 13:58) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU26 (1Q: 13:51) Tony Coffey ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley, assisted by CB Courtney Brustkern. |
| 2-11-HOU30 (1Q: 13:21) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Zinger. DE Austin McDonald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-HOU30 (1Q: 13:15) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brown gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED45 (1Q: 12:42) Mitchell Gallier sacked by OLB Jordan Dizon and ILB Fred McGregor for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Mickey Brandon. |
| 2-17-HOU48 (1Q: 12:11) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 3-15-NED50 (1Q: 11:37) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Fred McGregor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED30 (1Q: 11:03) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for TE T.J. Ross. OLB Jordan Dizon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED30 (1Q: 10:59) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Jackson. S Chip Vaughn defended the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NED40 (1Q: 10:55) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 4 yards. Tackled by S LaRon Landry, assisted by CB Terrell Thomas. Ross gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-16-NED36 (1Q: 10:46) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-21-NED41 (1Q: 10:40) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dwight Donovan. CB Malcolm Hardy defended the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Pass Interference. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-21-NED41 (1Q: 10:30) Les Hardy punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 10:24) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB T.J. Starks for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NED26 (1Q: 09:42) Gerald Clark ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by CB Casey Donovan. |
| 3-4-NED26 (1Q: 09:16) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED32 (1Q: 08:45) T.J. Starks ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Teddy Flannery. Key block delivered by Chad Rinehart. |
| 2-3-NED39 (1Q: 08:17) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Jason Donovan for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 3-2-NED40 (1Q: 07:35) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. Davis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (1Q: 07:12) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 39 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles. Velevis gained 26 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-HOU09 (1Q: 06:27) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 06:27) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. New England 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 06:19) Bruce Darche kicked off 77 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 06:19) LeSean McCoy ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Key block delivered by T.J. Ross. |
| 2-1-HOU29 (1Q: 05:55) Tony Coffey ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Key block delivered by Gosder Cherilus. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 05:14) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Calmus. |
| 2-9-HOU33 (1Q: 04:31) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to RB LeSean McCoy for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. McCoy gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 04:04) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for TE T.J. Ross. CB Leodis McKelvin defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU47 (1Q: 03:58) Tony Coffey ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon, assisted by DE Mike McCulley. |
| 3-5-NED48 (1Q: 03:28) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas. Brown gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED36 (1Q: 02:45) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to RB LeSean McCoy for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon. |
| 2-1-NED27 (1Q: 02:14) LeSean McCoy ran around the left tackle for 19 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Key block delivered by Joe Lujan. |
| 1-8-NED08 (1Q: 01:35) LeSean McCoy ran around right end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by T.J. Ross. New England 7, Houston 6 |
| (1Q: 01:35) Extra point by Mason Crosby was good. New England 7, Houston 7 |
| (1Q: 01:25) Mason Crosby kicked off 57 yards from the HOU30. Courtney Brustkern returned the ball 34 yards to the NED47. Tackled by Chad Jackson. |
| 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 00:54) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 35 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jack Ikegwuonu. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Velevis gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (1Q: 00:23) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB Ronnie Blair for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Casey Donovan. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-4-HOU12 (2Q: 15:00) T.J. Starks ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. Key block delivered by Lonnie Fisher. Fisher ran over Teddy Flannery to set up the play. |
| 1-7-HOU07 (2Q: 14:25) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 13, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 14:25) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. New England 14, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 14:17) Bruce Darche kicked off 53 yards from the NED30. LeSean McCoy returned the ball 31 yards to the HOU48. Tackled by Willie Tanner. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (2Q: 13:48) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Leodis McKelvin, assisted by OLB Beau Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-NED43 (2Q: 13:04) LeSean McCoy ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Chip Vaughn, assisted by ILB Oscar Smith. Houston's Mickey Brandon was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-1-NED43 (2Q: 12:36) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-NED48 (2Q: 12:30) Mitchell Gallier pass was intended for WR J.B. Nardi and was intercepted by CB Malcolm Hardy at the NED36. Tackled by J.B. Nardi. |
| 1-10-NED36 (2Q: 12:20) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB T.J. Starks for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Frankie Lane, assisted by OLB Herb Hampton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. Houston's Cory Hopkins was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-20-NED26 (2Q: 12:13) Joe Flacco scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Teddy Flannery. |
| 2-16-NED30 (2Q: 11:42) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 20 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. Buckner gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED50 (2Q: 11:04) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Sam Nelson. CB Tyrell Johnson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED50 (2Q: 10:58) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB T.J. Starks for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Starks gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 10:20) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Adam Velevis. DT Levon Jacobs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-HOU27 (2Q: 10:14) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Fred Noll. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (2Q: 09:38) Gerald Clark ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Fred Noll. |
| 2-14-HOU26 (2Q: 08:52) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis, assisted by DT Levon Jacobs. |
| 3-10-HOU22 (2Q: 08:15) Joe Flacco sacked by OLB Jon Beason for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Breno Giacomini. |
| 4-16-HOU28 (2Q: 07:38) Bruce Darche attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 07:33) Bruce Darche kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. J.B. Nardi returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU18. Tackled by Wayne Boyd. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (2Q: 07:00) Mitchell Gallier sacked by DE Austin McDonald for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Joe Lujan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Earl Woodson for 8 yards to the HOU05. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (2Q: 06:47) T.J. Starks ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs, assisted by CB Tyrell Johnson. |
| 2-4-HOU04 (2Q: 06:12) T.J. Starks ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Alex Rivera, assisted by ILB Fred Noll. |
| 3-2-HOU02 (2Q: 05:50) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Jason Donovan for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 23, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 05:50) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. New England 24, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 05:44) Bruce Darche kicked off 63 yards from the NED30. J.B. Nardi returned the ball 22 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Sherman Concerto. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (2Q: 05:24) Tony Coffey ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Key block delivered by Walter Van Valkenberg. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 05:08) Mitchell Gallier pass was dropped by TE Keith Zinger. |
| 2-10-HOU39 (2Q: 05:00) Mitchell Gallier pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bob Brown. |
| 3-10-HOU39 (2Q: 04:54) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-HOU34 (2Q: 04:44) Mitchell Gallier sacked by OLB Jordan Dizon for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Brandon Frye. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Malcolm Hardy on the HOU31. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (2Q: 04:23) Gerald Clark ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson. |
| 2-8-HOU29 (2Q: 04:02) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Adam Velevis. DE Teddy Flannery hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-HOU29 (2Q: 03:53) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Tanner. ILB Lawrence Fisk defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-HOU29 (2Q: 03:46) Bruce Darche attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 27, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 03:38) Bruce Darche kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. LeSean McCoy returned the ball 13 yards to the HOU12. Tackled by Curtis Zuck. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (2Q: 03:12) Tony Coffey ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Deon Chandler. |
| 2-6-HOU16 (2Q: 02:41) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Courtney Brustkern. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 02:36) LeSean McCoy ran around the left tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. Key block delivered by Brandon Frye. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 02:19) Mitchell Gallier pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE T.J. Ross. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Edward Connell was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-HOU45 (2Q: 02:12) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dwight Donovan. CB Malcolm Hardy defended the pass. |
| 3-10-HOU45 (2Q: 02:05) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Leodis McKelvin. Donovan gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED39 (2Q: 01:57) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Donovan gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED23 (2Q: 01:39) PENALTY: Houston was called for Delay of Game. |
| 1-15-NED28 (2Q: 01:39) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE Keith Zinger for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Smith. Zinger gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-NED06 (2Q: 01:21) LeSean McCoy ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Austin McDonald, assisted by S Earl Woodson. Key block delivered by Dominic Evans. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 1-3-NED03 (2Q: 01:21) Tony Coffey ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. |
| 2-1-NED01 (2Q: 01:03) Tony Coffey ran around left end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Herb Bradford. New England 27, Houston 13 |
| (2Q: 01:03) Extra point by Mason Crosby was good. New England 27, Houston 14 |
| (2Q: 00:56) Mason Crosby kicked off 73 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 00:56) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Jason Donovan for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson, assisted by OLB Jon Beason. Donovan gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED44 (2Q: 00:26) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Jason Donovan for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Casey Donovan, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 00:16) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Casey Donovan. Key block delivered by Breno Giacomini. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (2Q: 00:09) Bruce Darche attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 30, Houston 14 |
| (2Q: 00:01) Bruce Darche kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 00:01) Mitchell Gallier dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mason Crosby kicked off 60 yards from the HOU30. Courtney Brustkern returned the ball 32 yards to the NED42. Tackled by Herb Hampton. |
| 1-10-NED42 (3Q: 14:27) T.J. Starks ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson. |
| 2-14-NED38 (3Q: 13:59) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. Buckner gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 13:23) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB T.J. Starks for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Antonio Giles, assisted by DT Cory Hopkins. Starks gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (3Q: 13:18) T.J. Starks ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. ILB Lawrence Fisk knocked down Tracy Wilmoth to break up the play. |
| 2-13-HOU22 (3Q: 12:50) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-18-HOU27 (3Q: 12:46) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Fred Davis. DE Joey Sims hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-18-HOU27 (3Q: 12:43) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-HOU13 (3Q: 12:04) Bruce Darche attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 33, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 11:56) Bruce Darche kicked off 58 yards from the NED30. LeSean McCoy returned the ball 17 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Willie Tanner. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (3Q: 11:33) LeSean McCoy ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Smith, assisted by CB Malcolm Hardy. Key block delivered by Teddy Perrine. |
| 2-2-HOU37 (3Q: 10:57) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 19 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by OLB Beau Bell. Donovan gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED44 (3Q: 10:18) Mitchell Gallier sacked by DE Austin McDonald for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Matt Slauson. |
| 2-19-HOU47 (3Q: 09:44) Mitchell Gallier sacked by OLB Jordan Dizon for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Herb Bradford. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-27-HOU39 (3Q: 09:12) Tony Coffey ran around right end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S LaRon Landry, assisted by DE Austin McDonald. |
| 4-22-HOU44 (3Q: 08:41) Les Hardy punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the NED01. |
| 1-10-NED01 (3Q: 08:30) T.J. Starks ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis, assisted by OLB Jon Beason. |
| 2-9-NED02 (3Q: 08:04) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Frankie Lane. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED17 (3Q: 07:29) Joe Flacco scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Casey Donovan. |
| 2-6-NED21 (3Q: 06:51) T.J. Starks ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson. |
| 3-6-NED21 (3Q: 06:15) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Admiral Nelson. ILB Lawrence Fisk defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED21 (3Q: 06:10) Patrick Hutton punted 43 yards. J.B. Nardi called for a fair catch at the HOU36. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 06:03) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR J.B. Nardi for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU26 (3Q: 05:54) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Calmus. Jackson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-9-HOU37 (3Q: 05:07) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 7 yards. Tackled by S LaRon Landry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Oscar Smith was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-2-HOU44 (3Q: 04:24) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 19 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brown gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED37 (3Q: 03:54) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Brown. OLB Curtis Zuck hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED37 (3Q: 03:50) Mitchell Gallier scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell and assisted by CB Terrell Thomas. |
| 3-5-NED32 (3Q: 03:27) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to RB LeSean McCoy for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Leodis McKelvin, assisted by ILB Oscar Smith. |
| 4-2-NED29 (3Q: 02:42) Mason Crosby attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NED36 (3Q: 02:36) Joe Flacco sacked by DT Sedrick Harvey and OLB Jon Beason for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Lonnie Fisher. |
| 2-15-NED31 (3Q: 01:55) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-NED37 (3Q: 01:14) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Willie Tanner for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Teddy Flannery, assisted by ILB Lawrence Fisk. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-NED43 (3Q: 00:44) Patrick Hutton punted 57 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 00:37) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dwight Donovan. OLB Beau Bell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (3Q: 00:30) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jackson gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (3Q: 00:03) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-1-HOU47 (4Q: 15:00) Mitchell Gallier pass was dropped by TE T.J. Ross. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-6-HOU42 (4Q: 14:51) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S LaRon Landry. Donovan gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 14:06) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE Jerome Collins for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Collins gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-NED43 (4Q: 13:37) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 11 yards. Tackled by S LaRon Landry. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED32 (4Q: 13:01) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy, assisted by DE Mike McCulley. |
| 2-10-NED32 (4Q: 12:19) Tony Coffey ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Austin McDonald, assisted by ILB Oscar Smith. Key block delivered by Brandon Frye. |
| 3-2-NED24 (4Q: 11:34) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas. |
| 1-10-NED17 (4Q: 10:49) Mitchell Gallier scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Courtney Brustkern. |
| 1-7-NED07 (4Q: 10:10) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 5 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Ross gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-2-NED02 (4Q: 09:24) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for TE T.J. Ross. S Earl Woodson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 2-1-NED01 (4Q: 09:20) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR J.B. Nardi for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 33, Houston 20 |
| (4Q: 09:20) Extra point by Mason Crosby was good. New England 33, Houston 21 |
| (4Q: 09:15) Mason Crosby kicked off 76 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. New England's Curtis Zuck was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 09:15) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Casey Donovan. ILB Lawrence Fisk crushed Les Newhart to wreck the play. |
| 2-9-NED21 (4Q: 08:34) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by CB Tyrell Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Davis gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED45 (4Q: 07:54) T.J. Starks ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Cory Hopkins. Key block delivered by Lonnie Fisher. Houston's Lawrence Fisk was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-HOU49 (4Q: 07:11) Gerald Clark ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Derrick Harvey. |
| 3-1-HOU46 (4Q: 06:34) Gerald Clark ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis, assisted by OLB Jon Beason. Key block delivered by Malcolm Brown. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 3-6-NED49 (4Q: 06:24) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 23 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. Key block delivered by Chad Rinehart. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (4Q: 05:38) T.J. Starks ran outside the right tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins. Key block delivered by Antoine Jennings. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (4Q: 04:54) Gerald Clark ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by CB Tyrell Johnson. |
| 2-10-HOU11 (4Q: 04:08) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk, assisted by CB Tyrell Johnson. |
| 3-7-HOU08 (4Q: 03:25) T.J. Starks ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-17-HOU18 (4Q: 03:19) Joe Flacco kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. DE Derrick Harvey knocked down Les Newhart to break up the play. |
| 4-14-HOU15 (4Q: 02:36) Bruce Darche attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 36, Houston 21 |
| (4Q: 02:30) Bruce Darche kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 02:30) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to FB Dominic Evans for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 2-5-HOU25 (4Q: 02:09) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Jackson. S LaRon Landry defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-HOU25 (4Q: 02:00) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to FB Dominic Evans for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Corey Brilz. |
| 4-4-HOU26 (4Q: 01:38) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to RB LeSean McCoy for 4 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by DT Corey Brilz. McCoy gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 01:21) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU T.J. Ross on the HOU33. |
| 2-7-HOU33 (4Q: 01:03) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Chad Jackson for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon, assisted by DE Austin McDonald. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 00:55) Mitchell Gallier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dwight Donovan. DE Austin McDonald blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU48 (4Q: 00:47) PENALTY: New England was called for Delay of Game by the Defense. |
| 2-5-NED47 (4Q: 00:47) Mitchell Gallier scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson and assisted by CB Terrell Thomas. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED36 (4Q: 00:39) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dwight Donovan. CB Terrell Thomas defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED36 (4Q: 00:30) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dwight Donovan. DE Mike McCulley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NED36 (4Q: 00:17) Mitchell Gallier pass was dropped by WR Bob Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED36 (4Q: 00:09) Mitchell Gallier scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 36, Houston Texans 21 |