| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ian Zupancic kicked off 54 yards from the HOU30. J.T. Forbes returned the ball 14 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Randal Swiderski. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DET16 (1Q: 14:38) Travis Payton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Gilroy, assisted by OLB Donald Morehead. |
| 2-8-DET18 (1Q: 14:13) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR Tracy Schrader for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Donald Morehead. Schrader gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 13:49) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-DET35 (1Q: 13:42) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR AJ Green for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernest Everett, assisted by ILB Michael Wheeler. |
| 2-1-DET39 (1Q: 13:00) Bill Thomason pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR AJ Green. DE Marcell Dareus blocked the pass. |
| 3-1-DET39 (1Q: 12:50) Bill Thomason scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Moe Quayle. |
| 1-10-DET44 (1Q: 12:17) Travis Payton ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernest Everett, assisted by OLB Jimmie Devine. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. |
| 2-3-HOU49 (1Q: 11:35) Travis Payton ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Randal Swiderski, assisted by CB Vincent Donaldson. Key block delivered by Zachary Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 11:07) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR Tracy Schrader for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Michael Wheeler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-HOU44 (1Q: 10:25) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR Leroy Messerly for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Moe Quayle, assisted by S Perry Coffin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (1Q: 09:42) Travis Payton ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jimmie Devine. Key block delivered by Kelly Donaldson. |
| 2-4-HOU28 (1Q: 09:00) Thomas Montgomery ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jimmie Devine, assisted by S Perry Coffin. |
| 3-3-HOU27 (1Q: 08:23) Travis Payton ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Joseph Wright. Key block delivered by Wendell Gaylor. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (1Q: 07:57) Bill Thomason pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Donald Morehead. |
| 2-7-HOU20 (1Q: 07:33) Travis Payton ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Marcell Dareus. |
| 3-4-HOU17 (1Q: 06:47) Travis Payton ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Harvey Westbrook. Key block delivered by Bill Harmon. |
| 1-7-HOU07 (1Q: 06:14) Brady Heath ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Gilroy. |
| 2-4-HOU04 (1Q: 05:51) Bill Thomason pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Adam Hawkins, assisted by CB Rod Torres. |
| 3-4-HOU04 (1Q: 05:25) Bill Thomason pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 05:25) Extra point by Justin Branch was good. Detroit 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 05:14) Justin Branch kicked off 62 yards from the DET30. Vincent Donaldson returned the ball 13 yards to the HOU21. Tackled by Kevin Delgado. Houston's Nate Harding was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (1Q: 04:43) Tim Tebow sacked by S Zach May for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Kenyon Fulcher. |
| 2-18-HOU13 (1Q: 04:01) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Chris Leskanic for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David. |
| 3-3-HOU28 (1Q: 03:31) Tim Tebow pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Howard Hutek. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-HOU28 (1Q: 03:25) Brenden McDonald punted 44 yards. Tracy Schrader returned the kick 11 yards to the DET39. Tackled by Randal Swiderski. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 03:17) Travis Payton ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Gilroy, assisted by S Joseph Wright. |
| 2-6-DET43 (1Q: 02:36) Travis Payton ran around left end for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Torres. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (1Q: 01:56) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tracy Schrader. CB Adam Hawkins defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU37 (1Q: 01:49) Travis Payton ran inside the right guard for 15 yards. Tackled by S Mack Rivers. Key block delivered by Dwayne George. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (1Q: 01:19) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR Tracy Schrader for 9 yards. Tackled by S Butch Dawson. |
| 2-1-HOU13 (1Q: 00:47) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR Tracy Schrader for 3 yards. Tackled by S Butch Dawson. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 00:41) Bill Thomason pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT C.J. Huffman. |
| 2-3-HOU18 (1Q: 00:03) Gino Collier ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Joseph Wright, assisted by DT Ian Lance. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-1-HOU16 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. DE Marcell Dareus drove right through Wendell Gaylor to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-1-HOU16 (2Q: 14:56) Justin Branch attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 14:49) Justin Branch kicked off 69 yards from the DET30. Vincent Donaldson returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Kevin Delgado. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 14:14) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Eugene Bogan for 30 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Robert Blanton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (2Q: 13:39) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Stokes. OLB Lavonte David defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (2Q: 13:32) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Howard Hutek for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Dennis Meidinger, assisted by ILB Ross Donohue. Hutek gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-DET46 (2Q: 12:46) Tim Tebow pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Howard Hutek. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DET46 (2Q: 12:37) Brenden McDonald punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 12:32) Travis Payton ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Donald Morehead. Key block delivered by Kelly Donaldson. |
| 2-1-DET29 (2Q: 11:53) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR Leroy Messerly for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Moe Quayle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 11:20) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-DET42 (2Q: 11:13) Bill Thomason pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR J.T. Forbes. DT Ian Lance blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-5-DET42 (2Q: 11:05) Travis Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Butch Dawson. |
| 3-1-DET46 (2Q: 10:30) Bill Thomason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DT C.J. Huffman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-DET46 (2Q: 10:20) Gino James punted 30 yards. Vincent Donaldson called for a fair catch at the HOU24. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 10:09) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Mercury Stokes for 4 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-HOU28 (2Q: 09:24) Perry Torres ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims, assisted by CB Dennis Meidinger. |
| 3-1-HOU33 (2Q: 08:51) Tim Tebow pass completed to TE Dwayne Allen for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence, assisted by CB Dustin Blake. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 08:22) Perry Torres ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom. |
| 2-9-HOU39 (2Q: 07:56) Ray Rasmussen ran around left end for 20 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton. Key block delivered by Alonzo Hansen. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 07:15) Tim Tebow pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Eugene Bogan. |
| 2-10-DET41 (2Q: 07:08) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Hutek. S Robert Blanton defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DET41 (2Q: 06:57) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Stokes. S Sammy Foster defended the pass. |
| 4-10-DET41 (2Q: 06:51) Brenden McDonald punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 06:45) Bill Thomason pass completed to WR J.T. Forbes for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Torres, assisted by OLB Jimmie Devine. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-DET27 (2Q: 06:11) Travis Payton ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Willie Joyner. |
| 3-1-DET29 (2Q: 05:41) Bill Thomason pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 14 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin, assisted by ILB Michael Wheeler. |
| 1-10-DET43 (2Q: 05:13) Gilbert Brewer pass was intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara and was intercepted by CB Moe Quayle at the DET48. The interception was returned 31 yards. Tackled by Bruce Brizzolara. |
| 1-10-DET17 (2Q: 05:03) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Hutek. DT Neal Wolfe hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET17 (2Q: 04:55) Tim Tebow sacked by DE Bill Batchelder for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Kenyon Fulcher. |
| 3-13-DET20 (2Q: 04:33) Tim Tebow pass was intended for WR Howard Hutek and was intercepted by S Kevin Delgado at the DET13. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Ray Rasmussen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 04:20) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 0 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. |
| 2-10-DET22 (2Q: 03:36) Thomas Montgomery ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Marcell Dareus. |
| 3-5-DET27 (2Q: 02:58) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR AJ Green for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Randal Swiderski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET33 (2Q: 02:18) Gilbert Brewer pass was dropped by WR Tracy Schrader. |
| 2-10-DET33 (2Q: 02:12) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR J.T. Forbes for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Michael Wheeler. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-7-DET36 (2Q: 02:00) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR J.T. Forbes for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Torres, assisted by ILB Michael Wheeler. |
| 1-10-DET43 (2Q: 01:27) Travis Payton ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Gilroy, assisted by ILB Ernest Everett. Key block delivered by Bill Harmon. |
| 2-4-DET49 (2Q: 01:09) Gilbert Brewer pass was intended for WR AJ Green and was intercepted by CB Moe Quayle at the HOU39. The interception was returned 30 yards. Tackled by Brady Heath. |
| 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 01:00) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Howard Hutek for 6 yards. Tackled by S Zach May. |
| 2-4-DET25 (2Q: 00:43) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Harry Rock for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rock gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET15 (2Q: 00:32) Tim Tebow pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Harry Rock. DE Bill Batchelder blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET15 (2Q: 00:26) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dwayne Allen. OLB William Backstrom defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET15 (2Q: 00:20) Tim Tebow pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Harry Rock. DE Omar Fields blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET15 (2Q: 00:14) Ian Zupancic attempted a 32 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 00:08) Gilbert Brewer dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Justin Branch kicked off 69 yards from the DET30. Vincent Donaldson returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU25. Tackled by Kevin Delgado. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (3Q: 14:38) Ray Rasmussen ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Lance Evans. |
| 2-9-HOU26 (3Q: 14:09) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Mercury Stokes for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence. |
| 3-4-HOU31 (3Q: 13:35) Tim Tebow pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Eugene Bogan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-HOU31 (3Q: 13:31) Brenden McDonald punted 64 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET05. |
| 1-10-DET05 (3Q: 13:23) Gilbert Brewer pass was thrown quickly to avoid the safety, intended for WR Tracy Schrader. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 2-20-DET01 (3Q: 13:19) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-20-DET01 (3Q: 13:11) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR Leroy Messerly for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Michael Wheeler. Messerly gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 3-8-DET13 (3Q: 12:32) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR Tracy Schrader for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Randal Swiderski. |
| 4-3-DET18 (3Q: 11:55) Gino James punted 52 yards. Vincent Donaldson returned the kick 6 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by Kevin Delgado. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 11:46) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Mercury Stokes for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Omar Fields. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-HOU42 (3Q: 11:21) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Stokes. S Robert Blanton defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-HOU42 (3Q: 11:15) Tim Tebow pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Eugene Bogan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-HOU42 (3Q: 11:09) Brenden McDonald punted 50 yards. Tracy Schrader returned the kick 11 yards to the DET19. Tackled by Joseph Wright. |
| 1-10-DET19 (3Q: 10:59) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernest Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. George gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-19-DET10 (3Q: 10:52) Travis Payton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Torres. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-14-DET15 (3Q: 10:43) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR Leroy Messerly for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Moe Quayle. |
| 2-8-DET21 (3Q: 09:55) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR AJ Green for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernest Everett. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-DET15 (3Q: 09:47) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 36 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernest Everett. Brizzolara gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 09:02) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR AJ Green for 1 yard. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. |
| 2-9-HOU48 (3Q: 08:19) Gilbert Brewer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. DE Marcell Dareus hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-HOU48 (3Q: 08:10) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Randal Swiderski. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET AJ Green for 42 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 16, Houston 0 |
| (3Q: 08:10) Extra point by Justin Branch was good. Detroit 17, Houston 0 |
| (3Q: 07:30) Justin Branch kicked off 75 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 07:30) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Harry Rock for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 2-5-HOU25 (3Q: 07:07) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Harry Rock for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Seth Covington. Rock gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 06:30) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Mercury Stokes for 18 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado, assisted by CB Dennis Meidinger. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stokes gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET48 (3Q: 06:01) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Howard Hutek for 22 yards. Tackled by S Zach May. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hutek gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET26 (3Q: 05:30) Tim Tebow pass completed to TE Dwayne Allen for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Mason. |
| 2-6-DET22 (3Q: 05:05) Tim Tebow pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Howard Hutek. |
| 3-6-DET22 (3Q: 05:01) Tim Tebow pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Howard Hutek. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-DET22 (3Q: 04:57) Ian Zupancic attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 17, Houston 3 |
| (3Q: 04:52) Ian Zupancic kicked off 75 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 04:52) Gilbert Brewer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tracy Schrader. DE Marcell Dareus simply tossed Wendell Gaylor aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-DET20 (3Q: 04:46) Gilbert Brewer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Forbes. DT Ian Lance hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-DET25 (3Q: 04:36) Gilbert Brewer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tracy Schrader. S Joseph Wright defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DET25 (3Q: 04:30) Gilbert Brewer scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by DT C.J. Huffman. |
| 3-5-DET30 (3Q: 03:56) Gilbert Brewer pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Travis Payton. OLB Donald Morehead hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DET30 (3Q: 03:50) Gino James punted 38 yards. Vincent Donaldson returned the kick -2 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Gino Collier. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 03:39) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Eugene Bogan for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Dodge. |
| 2-7-HOU33 (3Q: 03:04) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Mercury Stokes for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Dennis Meidinger. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 02:26) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Stokes. S Sammy Foster defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU42 (3Q: 02:21) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dwayne Allen. OLB William Backstrom hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-HOU42 (3Q: 02:15) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Stokes. S Sammy Foster defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU42 (3Q: 02:07) Brenden McDonald punted 33 yards. Tracy Schrader returned the kick 10 yards to the DET35. Tackled by Randal Swiderski. |
| 1-10-DET35 (3Q: 01:56) Travis Payton ran a draw inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Michael Wheeler. Key block delivered by Travis Corbett. |
| 1-10-DET45 (3Q: 01:30) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to RB Travis Payton for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Adam Hawkins. |
| 2-11-DET44 (3Q: 00:55) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR AJ Green for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Michael Wheeler. Green gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 00:10) Travis Payton ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Gilroy. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-11-HOU44 (4Q: 15:00) Travis Payton ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Donald Morehead, assisted by DT Ian Lance. |
| 3-11-HOU44 (4Q: 14:27) Gilbert Brewer pass was intended for WR AJ Green and was intercepted by CB Rod Torres at the HOU38. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by AJ Green. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 14:14) Tim Tebow pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Howard Hutek. DE Austin Tomei blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU40 (4Q: 14:08) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Harry Rock for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Kevin Delgado on the HOU44. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 14:01) Travis Payton ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Dennis. |
| 2-7-HOU41 (4Q: 13:38) Brady Heath ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Randal Swiderski. |
| 3-4-HOU38 (4Q: 12:53) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR AJ Green for 5 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (4Q: 12:11) Gilbert Brewer sacked by DE Bubba Gilroy and DT Ian Lance for a loss of 16 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Cochrane. |
| 2-26-HOU49 (4Q: 11:41) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 26 yards. Tackled by S Butch Dawson. Payton gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 10:53) Gilbert Brewer pass completed to WR Tracy Schrader for 7 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. Schrader gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-HOU16 (4Q: 10:15) Brady Heath ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernest Everett, assisted by S Perry Coffin. |
| 3-3-HOU16 (4Q: 09:40) Brady Heath ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Marcell Dareus, assisted by S Joseph Wright. Key block delivered by Ricky Carpenter. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (4Q: 08:58) Brady Heath ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernest Everett. |
| 2-7-HOU09 (4Q: 08:27) Dwayne George ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bubba Gilroy, assisted by ILB Michael Wheeler. |
| 3-6-HOU08 (4Q: 08:03) Travis Payton ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. Detroit 23, Houston 3 |
| (4Q: 08:03) Extra point by Justin Branch was good. Detroit 24, Houston 3 |
| (4Q: 07:55) Justin Branch kicked off 74 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 07:55) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harry Rock. OLB William Backstrom hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (4Q: 07:43) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Mercury Stokes for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Clay Fletcher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-HOU28 (4Q: 07:27) Tim Tebow pass completed to TE Dwayne Allen for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Seth Covington. Allen gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 07:10) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dwayne Allen. DT Neal Wolfe hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU40 (4Q: 07:04) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Mercury Stokes for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Sammy Foster. Stokes gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU45 (4Q: 06:44) Tim Tebow pass completed to RB Perry Torres for 0 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-HOU45 (4Q: 06:23) Tim Tebow pass was dropped by WR Howard Hutek. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DET50 (4Q: 06:19) Tim Tebow pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mercury Stokes. DE Austin Tomei blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET50 (4Q: 06:12) Tim Tebow pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Harry Rock. DE Austin Tomei blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET50 (4Q: 06:00) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dwayne Allen. S Sammy Foster defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET50 (4Q: 05:50) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Hutek. CB Dustin Blake defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET50 (4Q: 05:40) Brady Heath ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Adam Hawkins. |
| 2-8-HOU48 (4Q: 04:53) Dwayne George ran inside the right tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Moe Quayle. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. Koepke ran over Donald Morehead to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (4Q: 04:08) Travis Payton ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Willie Joyner. |
| 2-8-HOU27 (4Q: 03:21) Brady Heath ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Marcell Dareus, assisted by CB Adam Hawkins. DE Marcell Dareus knocked down Zachary Williams to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-HOU28 (4Q: 02:35) Brady Heath ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jimmie Devine. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-2-HOU21 (4Q: 02:24) Justin Branch attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 27, Houston 3 |
| (4Q: 02:16) Justin Branch kicked off 75 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 02:16) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Mercury Stokes for 36 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Foster. Stokes gained 26 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET44 (4Q: 02:00) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Howard Hutek for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Clay Fletcher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET32 (4Q: 01:29) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Harry Rock for 4 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-DET28 (4Q: 00:45) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Howard Hutek for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Dustin Blake. Hutek gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Houston's Bruce Butler was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-1-DET23 (4Q: 00:12) Tim Tebow pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Stokes. S Kevin Delgado knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-DET23 (4Q: 00:04) Tim Tebow pass completed to WR Chris Leskanic for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David, assisted by S Robert Blanton. Leskanic gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 27, Houston Texans 3 |