| Played in New England, MA, weather: 63 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 60 yards from the NED30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 11 yards to the HOU21. Tackled by Fendi Onobun. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (1Q: 14:44) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Beadnell gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 14:04) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU27 (1Q: 13:58) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Dean Rivers for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rivers gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-HOU37 (1Q: 13:10) Kurt Houston ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Betz. |
| 3-2-HOU40 (1Q: 12:35) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Lincoln. S Earl Woodson defended the pass. |
| 4-2-HOU40 (1Q: 12:27) Steve Watanabe punted 48 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick -2 yards to the NED10. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED06 (1Q: 12:16) Joe Flacco pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Adam Velevis. OLB Peter Heuvicq blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED06 (1Q: 12:10) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 30 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore. Smith gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England's Maurkice Pouncey was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NED36 (1Q: 11:35) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 12 yards. Tackled by S Chad Jones, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lyons gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED48 (1Q: 10:47) Sherman Strong ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sedrick Harvey. |
| 2-8-NED50 (1Q: 10:16) Ricky Peters ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Emmitt Vilnit, assisted by S Luke Hartland. |
| 3-7-HOU49 (1Q: 09:40) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-2-HOU44 (1Q: 09:32) Ricky Peters ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs. Key block delivered by Winston Stokes. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (1Q: 08:48) Ricky Peters ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Lowe, assisted by DE Carlos Dunlap. ILB Lawrence Fisk knocked down Sam Nelson to break up the play. |
| 2-7-HOU35 (1Q: 08:02) Ricky Peters ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Joey Sims. |
| 3-7-HOU35 (1Q: 07:24) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Clay Harbor for 14 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (1Q: 06:58) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB Sherman Strong for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson. Strong gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-HOU16 (1Q: 06:14) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ricky Peters. DT Levon Jacobs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-HOU16 (1Q: 06:07) Joe Flacco sacked by DE Carlos Dunlap for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Neil James. |
| 4-13-HOU24 (1Q: 05:37) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 05:31) LeSean McCoy ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley. |
| 2-6-HOU35 (1Q: 04:58) Gene Chandler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE John Carlson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU35 (1Q: 04:50) Gene Chandler pass completed to FB Darrell Erickson for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy, assisted by S Earl Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (1Q: 04:13) LeSean McCoy ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by DT Corey Brilz. |
| 2-10-HOU42 (1Q: 03:36) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by WR Tim Lincoln. |
| 3-10-HOU42 (1Q: 03:26) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Caldwell, assisted by CB Terrell Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Beadnell gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED42 (1Q: 02:51) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Darrell Erickson. OLB Travis Ellard drove right through Matt Slauson to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-NED42 (1Q: 02:46) Gene Chandler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Preston Beadnell. |
| 3-10-NED42 (1Q: 02:40) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE R.J. Cote for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Cote gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2-NED34 (1Q: 02:32) Kurt Houston ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Moe Daugherty, assisted by ILB Lewis Sonneman. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED33 (1Q: 02:26) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DE Joey Sims hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED33 (1Q: 02:21) Ricky Peters ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Carlos Dunlap. Key block delivered by Neil James. |
| 3-1-NED42 (1Q: 01:47) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. Smith gained 30 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (1Q: 01:06) Ricky Peters ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 2-9-HOU22 (1Q: 00:34) Joe Flacco scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-5-HOU18 (2Q: 15:00) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 10 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore. Lyons gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-8-HOU08 (2Q: 14:25) Ricky Peters ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 2-5-HOU05 (2Q: 13:54) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 6, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 13:54) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 7, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 13:46) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 67 yards from the NED30. LeSean McCoy returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Sherman Strong. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 13:24) Gene Chandler sacked by OLB Perry Riley and DE Daryl Perry for a loss of 16 yards. Sack allowed by Jimmy Fulcher. New England's Earl Woodson was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 2-26-HOU03 (2Q: 12:38) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Tim Lincoln for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Lincoln gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-15-HOU14 (2Q: 11:57) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 4-6-HOU23 (2Q: 11:13) Steve Watanabe punted 45 yards. Adam Velevis returned the kick 5 yards to the NED37. Tackled by Tim Lincoln. |
| 1-10-NED37 (2Q: 11:04) Sherman Strong ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs. |
| 2-11-NED36 (2Q: 10:37) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-NED44 (2Q: 09:55) Ricky Peters ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by DT Jermaine Lowe. Key block delivered by Neil James. PENALTY: Houston was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-10-NED49 (2Q: 09:45) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. ILB Lawrence Fisk defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED49 (2Q: 09:36) Ricky Peters ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk, assisted by DT Levon Jacobs. |
| 3-11-NED48 (2Q: 09:03) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DE Teddy Flannery drove right through Neil James to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-NED48 (2Q: 08:55) Patrick Hutton punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU02. |
| 1-10-HOU02 (2Q: 08:48) LeSean McCoy ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Corey Brilz. Key block delivered by Antoine Caldwell. |
| 2-4-HOU08 (2Q: 08:08) Gene Chandler pass completed to FB Darrell Erickson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck, assisted by CB Willie Hayes. |
| 3-1-HOU11 (2Q: 07:35) Kurt Houston ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. New England's Earl Woodson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-2-HOU10 (2Q: 07:09) Steve Watanabe punted 49 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 8 yards to the NED49. Tackled by Herb Bradford. |
| 1-10-NED49 (2Q: 07:01) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 06:49) Ricky Peters ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Luke Hartland. |
| 2-8-HOU18 (2Q: 06:14) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. |
| 3-3-HOU13 (2Q: 05:42) Ricky Peters ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Chad Jones, assisted by S Luke Hartland. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-13-HOU23 (2Q: 05:32) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Mike Smith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-HOU23 (2Q: 05:22) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 10, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 05:17) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 05:17) Kurt Houston ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Leon Tuttle. |
| 2-13-HOU17 (2Q: 04:41) Gene Chandler sacked by DE Andy Ellison for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Gosder Cherilus. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Curtis Zuck for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 16, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 04:41) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 17, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 04:29) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 04:29) Kurt Houston ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. |
| 2-9-HOU21 (2Q: 03:55) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Lincoln. S Michael Mitchell defended the pass. |
| 3-9-HOU21 (2Q: 03:49) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB LeSean McCoy for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Caldwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU20 (2Q: 03:01) Steve Watanabe punted 42 yards. Willie Hayes called for a fair catch at the NED38. |
| 1-10-NED38 (2Q: 02:52) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE Joey Sims hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED38 (2Q: 02:47) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB Ricky Peters for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Casey Donovan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NED41 (2Q: 02:29) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Erik Bishop for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. 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-HOU42 (2Q: 02:00) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 32 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore. Velevis gained 32 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (2Q: 01:40) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Admiral Nelson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Moore. |
| 2-6-HOU06 (2Q: 01:20) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Harris Bruce for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 23, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 01:20) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 24, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 01:14) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 73 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 01:14) LeSean McCoy ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-6-HOU24 (2Q: 00:29) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 7 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (2Q: 00:10) LeSean McCoy ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Key block delivered by Mickey Brandon. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jack Kemnitzer kicked off 72 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 15:00) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Velevis gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED31 (3Q: 14:31) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Heuvicq. Lyons gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (3Q: 13:55) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. ILB Lawrence Fisk drove right through Les Newhart to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-HOU44 (3Q: 13:49) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Erik Bishop for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (3Q: 13:03) Ricky Peters ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. |
| 2-9-HOU32 (3Q: 12:18) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE Teddy Flannery drove right through Jeff Otah to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-HOU32 (3Q: 12:11) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Mike Smith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU32 (3Q: 12:03) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 27, Houston 0 |
| (3Q: 11:56) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 61 yards from the NED30. LeSean McCoy returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Carleton Mitchell. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 11:27) LeSean McCoy ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas, assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 2-8-HOU32 (3Q: 10:59) LeSean McCoy ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 3-3-HOU37 (3Q: 10:23) Gene Chandler pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dean Rivers. DE Andy Ellison blocked the pass. |
| 4-3-HOU37 (3Q: 10:14) Steve Watanabe punted 51 yards. Adam Velevis returned the kick 6 yards to the NED18. Tackled by Kent Jarvis. |
| 1-10-NED18 (3Q: 10:05) Ricky Peters ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 2-8-NED20 (3Q: 09:26) Emmanuel Lynn pass was dropped by RB Ricky Peters. |
| 3-8-NED20 (3Q: 09:21) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. CB Casey Donovan defended the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 09:13) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED20 (3Q: 09:05) Ricky Peters ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk, assisted by DT Jermaine Lowe. |
| 2-13-NED22 (3Q: 08:30) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-NED29 (3Q: 08:06) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. Smith gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 07:39) Sherman Strong ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. Houston's Teddy Flannery was hurt on the play. |
| 2-11-NED47 (3Q: 07:13) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to TE Erik Bishop for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Ralph Livanis. Bishop gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 06:37) Sherman Strong ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. |
| 2-12-HOU37 (3Q: 06:13) Ricky Peters ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 3-15-HOU40 (3Q: 05:51) Emmanuel Lynn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-HOU40 (3Q: 05:45) Patrick Hutton punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 05:39) LeSean McCoy ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-11-HOU19 (3Q: 05:10) Kurt Houston ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 3-7-HOU23 (3Q: 04:25) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Dean Rivers for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Caldwell, assisted by S Michael Mitchell. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-17-HOU13 (3Q: 04:16) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dwight Donovan. S Michael Mitchell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-HOU13 (3Q: 04:05) Steve Watanabe punted 51 yards. Adam Velevis returned the kick 12 yards to the NED48. Tackled by Darrell Erickson. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 03:54) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to RB Ricky Peters for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Emmitt Vilnit. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-HOU43 (3Q: 03:11) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Heuvicq, assisted by OLB Herb Hampton. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 02:41) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-HOU31 (3Q: 02:34) Emmanuel Lynn scrambled for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (3Q: 01:51) Sherman Strong ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 2-10-HOU12 (3Q: 01:30) Ricky Peters ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Joey Sims, assisted by DT Levon Jacobs. |
| 3-9-HOU11 (3Q: 01:03) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Adam Velevis. DE Carlos Dunlap drove right through Neil James to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU11 (3Q: 00:56) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 30, Houston 0 |
| (3Q: 00:48) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 00:48) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Beadnell. ILB Charlie Gerbasi knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (3Q: 00:38) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 35 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Donovan gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED45 (3Q: 00:05) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE John Carlson for 5 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell, assisted by DE Andy Ellison. Carlson gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-5-NED40 (4Q: 15:00) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Rivers. ILB Charlie Gerbasi defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NED40 (4Q: 14:54) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE R.J. Cote for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NED35 (4Q: 14:48) Kurt Houston ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman, assisted by DE Mike McCulley. ILB Lewis Sonneman crushed Gosder Cherilus to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-NED33 (4Q: 14:24) Gene Chandler pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB LeSean McCoy. DE Mike McCulley blocked the pass. |
| 3-8-NED33 (4Q: 14:19) Gene Chandler scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 4-5-NED30 (4Q: 13:46) Jack Kemnitzer attempted a 47 yard field goal and it was blocked by Charlie Gerbasi. NED Michael Mitchell recovered the ball at the NED47. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 13:37) Ricky Peters ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Junior Harden, assisted by DT Levon Jacobs. |
| 2-10-NED47 (4Q: 13:11) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. Lyons gained 6 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Lawrence Fisk on the HOU40. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 13:01) LeSean McCoy ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Deon Chandler, assisted by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 2-9-HOU41 (4Q: 12:18) Kurt Houston ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. |
| 3-10-HOU40 (4Q: 11:38) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by WR Tim Lincoln. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU40 (4Q: 11:28) Steve Watanabe punted 46 yards. Adam Velevis returned the kick 3 yards to the NED17. Tackled by Tim Lincoln. |
| 1-10-NED17 (4Q: 11:21) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey, assisted by CB Tyrell Johnson. |
| 2-4-NED23 (4Q: 10:37) Ricky Peters ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk, assisted by OLB Herb Hampton. Key block delivered by Les Newhart. |
| 1-10-NED32 (4Q: 10:00) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to TE Clay Harbor for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Adam Velevis for 65 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. New England 36, Houston 0 |
| (4Q: 10:00) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 37, Houston 0 |
| (4Q: 09:53) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. Touchback. Houston's Lawrence Abbey was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 09:53) LeSean McCoy ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-7-HOU23 (4Q: 09:27) LeSean McCoy ran a trap outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Corey Brilz, assisted by CB Malcolm Hardy. Key block delivered by Herb Bradford. Houston's Lawrence Berry was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 08:57) LeSean McCoy ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-9-HOU32 (4Q: 08:16) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB LeSean McCoy for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU35 (4Q: 07:30) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas. Beadnell gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED31 (4Q: 06:49) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Dean Rivers for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas. Rivers gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED19 (4Q: 06:03) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by OLB Perry Riley. McCoy slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 2-12-NED21 (4Q: 05:29) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE John Carlson for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-NED15 (4Q: 04:51) Gene Chandler sacked by DE Andy Ellison and DE Mike McCulley for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Jimmy Fulcher. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Mike McCulley on the NED23. |
| 1-10-NED23 (4Q: 04:38) Ricky Peters ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Lowe, assisted by OLB Herb Hampton. |
| 2-10-NED23 (4Q: 03:52) Sherman Strong ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles, assisted by OLB Herb Hampton. |
| 3-10-NED23 (4Q: 03:08) Ricky Peters ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Carlos Dunlap. |
| 4-4-NED29 (4Q: 02:20) Patrick Hutton punted 60 yards. Preston Beadnell returned the kick 1 yard to the HOU12. Tackled by Sam Nelson. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (4Q: 02:12) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB LeSean McCoy. CB Malcolm Hardy defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU12 (4Q: 02:08) Kurt Houston ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Corey Brilz, assisted by CB Fred Caldwell. Key block delivered by Gosder Cherilus. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-2-HOU20 (4Q: 02:00) Gene Chandler scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal and assisted by DT Corey Brilz. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 01:28) Kurt Houston ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-HOU15 (4Q: 01:22) Gene Chandler scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi and assisted by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (4Q: 00:34) Kurt Houston ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. |
| 3-12-HOU23 (4Q: 00:08) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Tim Lincoln for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 37, Houston Texans 0 |