Exhibition Week 3, 2015

played in Houston, TX

60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos07717-31
Houston Texans71466-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:20 HOU - Arian Foster 4 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 14:54 HOU - Jadeveon Clowney 23 interception return (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 05:27 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 9 pass from Brock Osweiler (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
2Q: 01:51 HOU - Benardrick McKinney 62 interception return (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 13:06 DEN - C.J. Anderson 22 run (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
3Q: 05:28 HOU - Alfred Blue 9 pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Vernon Davis 1 pass from Brock Osweiler (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 13:20 DEN - Bradley Roby 56 punt return (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 06:46 HOU - Nick Novak 30 field goal
4Q: 01:10 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 30 field goal
4Q: 00:03 HOU - Nick Novak 43 field goal

Team StatisticsDENHOU
Record1-12-0
First Downs2116
- by Rushing34
- by Passing1711
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards378272
- Offensive Plays6855
- Yards per Play5.564.95
Net Rushing Yards6061
- Rushing Attempts2225
- Yards per Rush2.732.44
Net Passing Yards318211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt44 - 30 - 228 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards332222
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/142/11
- Yards per Pass Play6.917.03
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions8/154/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.37.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/664/40
Punt Returns/Yards2/634/33
Kick Returns/Yards4/974/97
Interception Ret./Yards1/192/85
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 27
Time of Possession33:1326:47

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:16OWN 23515Punt
16:143:07OWN 20615Punt
214:540:12OWN 2010Interception
214:422:56OWN 14519Punt
210:355:19OWN 111089Touchdown
23:081:29OWN 37510Interception
21:391:03OPP 45425Missed FG
314:491:56OPP 34434Touchdown
310:543:33OWN 1615Punt
35:205:31OWN 221178Touchdown
46:411:39OWN 20417Punt
42:381:36OPP 41728Field Goal
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:444:30OWN 32968Touchdown
13:073:13OWN 25729Punt
211:461:11OWN 2231Punt
25:162:08OWN 263-3Punt
20:360:36OWN 2725Half
315:000:11OWN 2010Interception
312:531:59OPP 4934Punt
37:212:01OPP 46546Touchdown
414:491:39OWN 83-1Punt
413:106:29OWN 291258Field Goal
45:022:24OWN 1033Punt
41:021:02OWN 22552Field Goal

Game MVP: Brian Hoyer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Juwan Thompson10282.801010
C.J. Anderson6203.332211
Ronnie Hillman4-2-0.50200
Brock Osweiler2147.00700
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Arian Foster19522.74901
Chris Polk310.33500
T.J. Yates294.50500
Garrett Graham1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brock Osweiler34232761/6242287.3
Peyton Manning66451/8020097.9
Trevor Siemian41110/0011039.6
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Hoyer16111391/51270116.4
T.J. Yates127831/6039144.8

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cody Latimer686110.1719220
TE Owen Daniels44225.503170
TE Vernon Davis476416.0042421
WR Demaryius Thomas454711.7514270
WR Emmanuel Sanders355418.0013251
WR Jordan Norwood233618.0021300
RB C.J. Anderson22147.00170
RB Juwan Thompson22136.50470
FB Sammy Ostwald23157.5010140
WR Bennie Fowler1466.00060
RB Ronnie Hillman0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR DeAndre Hopkins559619.2031390
WR Nate Washington475714.2517250
WR Keshawn Martin47205.000100
RB Alfred Blue23147.00491
RB Arian Foster11-1-1.000-10
TE Garrett Graham1299.00290
WR Jaelen Strong132727.0030270

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Bradley Roby11919.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Jadeveon Clowney12323.001
ILB Benardrick McKinney16262.001

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Paul Booker523146.239.6533
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Shane Lechler627145.232.5571

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gilbert Brooks1/20/00/0304/4
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nick Novak2/21/10/0433/4

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Bradley Roby26331.51
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Rahim Moore4338.30

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Bennie Fowler49724.30
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Keshawn Martin49724.30

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S T.J. Ward600.01621
OLB Von Miller511.01315
CB Bradley Roby520.01926
CB Aqib Talib500.02122
ILB Ramik Wilson401.01521
OLB Shaquil Barrett410.01322
S Ryan Murphy310.01615
CB Chris Harris200.02125
DE Malik Jackson200.01722
ILB Brandon Marshall200.0109
CB Lorenzo Doss120.01420
S David Bruton110.01314
DT Brandon Armendariz110.01828
OLB DeMarcus Ware100.066
DE Vance Walker100.088
OLB Shane Ray020.01821
DE Antonio Smith010.01724
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt010.043
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE J.J. Watt721.01731
CB Kareem Jackson600.01541
ILB Brian Cushing510.01224
CB Johnathan Joseph431.01638
ILB Benardrick McKinney410.01224
CB Charles James310.01518
S Rahim Moore300.0824
DE Jared Crick300.02133
ILB Akeem Dent220.0710
DT Christian Covington210.01333
CB Kevin Johnson210.01129
DT Vince Wilfork200.01014
OLB John Simon200.01739
S Andre Hal200.01434
DE Don Clemons110.01941
TE Garrett Graham10---------
OLB Whitney Mercilus100.0512
S Eddie Pleasant100.01428
OLB Jadeveon Clowney100.0717

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Von Miller1.000015
ILB Ramik Wilson1.000021
DE Derek Wolfe0.01006
DE Vance Walker0.00108
OLB Shaquil Barrett0.001022
DT Brandon Armendariz0.001028
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE J.J. Watt1.010031
CB Johnathan Joseph1.000038
DE Jared Crick0.011033

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bradley Roby30126
OLB Shaquil Barrett30022
S T.J. Ward22021
CB Aqib Talib20022
S Ryan Murphy20015
CB Lorenzo Doss11020
OLB Von Miller10015
CB Chris Harris10025
DE Malik Jackson10022
ILB Brandon Marshall1009
ILB Ramik Wilson10021
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kareem Jackson50041
S Rahim Moore40024
ILB Brian Cushing31024
CB Charles James31018
ILB Benardrick McKinney20124
CB Johnathan Joseph20038
DE J.J. Watt20031
OLB John Simon20039
CB Kevin Johnson20029
OLB Jadeveon Clowney10117
ILB Akeem Dent10010
OLB Whitney Mercilus10012
S Eddie Pleasant10028
S Andre Hal10034

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ryan Clady25020142
Louis Vasquez22020035
Ty Sambrailo1409018
Evan Mathis03014033
Matt Paradis03013031
Vernon Davis01012025
Ryan Harris01012025
Sammy Ostwald0108015
Michael Schofield00012130
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brandon Brooks34019023
Duane Brown25017018
Chris Clark12015115
Ben Jones11015012
Xavier Su'a-Filo03019017
Greg Mancz03010018
Derek Newton02010015
Oday Aboushi01012120
C.J. Fiedorowicz0101108
Kendall Lamm0108012

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Owen Daniels319
Jordan Norwood218
Juwan Thompson124
Cody Latimer118
Aqib Talib114
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Arian Foster220
Nate Washington116
Johnathan Joseph114
Alfred Blue13

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cody Latimer1632------1866
Ryan Clady2042------163
Owen Daniels1626------1961
Louis Vasquez2035------560
Aqib Talib------21221457
T.J. Ward------16211754
Chris Harris------2125854
Bradley Roby------1926853
Juwan Thompson1217------2453
Brock Osweiler1535------252
Evan Mathis1433------350
Vernon Davis1225------1350
Antonio Smith------1724849
Shaquil Barrett------13221348
Lorenzo Doss------14201448
Brandon Armendariz------1828248
Shane Ray------1821746
Matt Paradis1331---------44
Bennie Fowler1324------643
Ryan Harris1225------542
Michael Schofield1230---------42
Malik Jackson------1722241
Jordan Norwood615------1839
Ramik Wilson------1521238
Ty Sambrailo918------734
Tyler Polumbus1016------733
Sammy Ostwald815------1033
Ryan Murphy------1615132
Von Miller------1315129
Demaryius Thomas721---------28
Ronnie Hillman514------928
David Bruton------1314---27
Emmanuel Sanders513------927
C.J. Anderson621---------27
DeMarcus Ware------661224
Brandon Marshall------109120
Vance Walker------88---16
Sylvester Williams------82616
Derek Wolfe------86---14
Marlon Kriewaldt------43512
Peyton Manning47---------11
Andre Caldwell47---------11
Gilbert Brooks00------88
Trevor Siemian34---------7
Brenden Kournikova00------77
Paul Booker00------55
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kareem Jackson------15411470
Johnathan Joseph------16381468
Andre Hal------14341866
Arian Foster2122------2063
Jared Crick------2133761
Don Clemons------1941161
J.J. Watt------17311159
John Simon------1739258
Keshawn Martin1422------1753
Christian Covington------1333753
Garrett Graham1415------2049
Eddie Pleasant------1428446
Nate Washington1316------1645
Brian Cushing------1224844
Brandon Brooks1923------244
Charles James------15181144
Kevin Johnson------1129242
Xavier Su'a-Filo1917------541
Oday Aboushi1220------840
Benardrick McKinney------1224339
Rahim Moore------824638
DeAndre Hopkins1313------1238
Duane Brown1718------136
Derek Newton1015------833
Chris Clark1515---------30
Brian Hoyer1017------229
Whitney Mercilus------5121229
Alfred Blue1313------329
Jaelen Strong1118---------29
T.J. Yates1513---------28
Kendall Lamm812------828
Greg Mancz1018---------28
Ben Jones1512---------27
Quintin Demps------916---25
Vince Wilfork------1014---24
Jadeveon Clowney------717---24
C.J. Fiedorowicz118------524
Ryan Griffin45------1120
Akeem Dent------710---17
Cecil Shorts37------616
Chris Polk55------616
Jay Prosch36------514
Nick Novak00------88
Jon Weeks00------88
Shane Lechler00------66
Brandon Weeden00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5306.0
Middle13221.7
Right482.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left510.2
Middle13423.2
Right7182.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brock Osweiler34235402102
Peyton Manning661000000
Trevor Siemian410210000
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Hoyer16112012100
T.J. Yates1271101201

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)21161728.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)1271048.7
Long (19+ Yds)62528.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54397.8
Short (0-8 Yds)64183.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)1591489.9
Long (19+ Yds)21178.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cody Latimer86061132
TE Vernon Davis74064125
WR Emmanuel Sanders53054213
WR Demaryius Thomas54047121
TE Owen Daniels44022026
WR Bennie Fowler4106024
WR Jordan Norwood32136115
FB Sammy Ostwald32015015
RB C.J. Anderson22014021
RB Juwan Thompson22013017
RB Ronnie Hillman1000014
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Nate Washington74057116
WR Keshawn Martin74120022
WR DeAndre Hopkins55096113
RB Alfred Blue32014013
WR Jaelen Strong31027118
TE Garrett Graham2109015
RB Arian Foster110-1022

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
C.J. Anderson2-2-1.003.33
Juwan Thompson200.002.80
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Arian Foster5122.402.74
Garrett Graham1-1-1.00-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brock Osweiler95323.568.12
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Hoyer32186.008.69
T.J. Yates32165.336.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Emmanuel Sanders2194.5010.80
FB Sammy Ostwald22157.505.00
TE Vernon Davis1111.009.14
WR Demaryius Thomas1000.009.40
RB Ronnie Hillman1000.000.00
RB C.J. Anderson1177.007.00
WR Cody Latimer1000.007.63
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Garrett Graham2194.504.50
RB Alfred Blue2194.504.67
WR Nate Washington1133.008.14
WR DeAndre Hopkins111313.0019.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Juwan Thompson32
Ronnie Hillman10
C.J. Anderson10
HoustonRushesConversions
Arian Foster31
T.J. Yates10
Chris Polk11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Brock Osweiler865
Peyton Manning111
HoustonAttCompConversions
T.J. Yates321
Brian Hoyer221

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Cody Latimer211
WR Bennie Fowler211
TE Owen Daniels110
TE Vernon Davis111
WR Emmanuel Sanders111
WR Demaryius Thomas111
RB C.J. Anderson111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
RB Alfred Blue221
WR Nate Washington100
WR Keshawn Martin110
WR DeAndre Hopkins111

SectionAttendance
Stadium58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,700 (21,400)
End Zone12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)