Week 7, 2016

played in Houston, TX

70 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	13	14	3	-	30
Houston Texans	0	3	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:12 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 43 field goal
2Q: 07:20 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 18 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
2Q: 00:58 DEN - Sammy Ostwald 6 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point failed)
3Q: 04:35 HOU - Keshawn Martin 12 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 01:01 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 34 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
3Q: 00:13 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 17 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 08:08 HOU - Alfred Blue 3 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:12 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 43 field goal
2Q: 07:20 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 18 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
2Q: 00:58 DEN - Sammy Ostwald 6 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point failed)
3Q: 04:35 HOU - Keshawn Martin 12 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 01:01 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 34 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
3Q: 00:13 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 17 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 08:08 HOU - Alfred Blue 3 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Gilbert Brooks 24 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 3-3 0-7
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 393 260
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 6.44 4.19
Net Rushing Yards 46 108
- Rushing Attempts 32 22
- Yards per Rush 1.44 4.91
Net Passing Yards 347 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 24 - 0 36 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 347 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/18
- Yards per Pass Play 11.97 3.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/3 2/33
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 3/37 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:35 26:25

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	3-3	0-7
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	393	260
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	6.44	4.19
Net Rushing Yards	46	108
- Rushing Attempts	32	22
- Yards per Rush	1.44	4.91
Net Passing Yards	347	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 24 - 0	36 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	347	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/18
- Yards per Pass Play	11.97	3.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/3	2/33
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	3/37	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:35	26:25

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	1:25	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
1	7:28	2:47	OWN 9	5	33	Punt
1	2:55	1:32	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
2	13:07	5:55	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
2	4:53	4:04	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
3	11:23	2:17	OWN 31	4	32	Punt
3	4:29	3:41	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
3	0:40	0:37	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
4	14:21	3:14	OWN 2	5	10	Punt
4	8:00	4:27	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
4	2:24	0:31	OPP 9	3	2	Field Goal
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 45	3	-11	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
1	11:10	3:42	OWN 43	9	38	Interception
1	4:41	1:46	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
1	1:23	3:16	OWN 37	9	37	Field Goal
2	7:12	2:19	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	3	36	Half
3	12:46	1:23	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
3	9:06	4:37	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	0:48	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	0:03	0:42	OPP 44	3	-5	Punt
4	11:07	3:07	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
4	3:33	1:09	OWN 20	4	-11	Downs
4	1:53	0:42	OWN 20	3	4	Interception

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ameer Abdullah	16	5	0.31	20	1
C.J. Anderson	13	39	3.00	15	1
Peyton Manning	3	2	0.67	6	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Blue	15	72	4.80	29	3
Chris Polk	4	25	6.25	13	1
Ryan Tannehill	3	11	3.67	10	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	29	24	347	0/0	4	34	0	156.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	36	22	170	4/18	2	38	3	56.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmanuel Sanders	9	10	160	17.78	87	34	3
WR Demaryius Thomas	7	8	114	16.29	26	32	0
RB C.J. Anderson	3	3	20	6.67	15	18	0
WR Chris Owusu	2	4	6	3.00	1	6	0
FB Sammy Ostwald	2	2	39	19.50	30	33	1
WR Cody Latimer	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Alfred Blue	9	12	66	7.33	42	38	1
WR Jaelen Strong	4	9	25	6.25	1	15	0
WR Howard Gmerek	3	3	9	3.00	0	3	0
WR Cecil Shorts	2	5	26	13.00	10	17	0
WR Keshawn Martin	2	3	29	14.50	6	17	1
TE Garrett Graham	1	3	5	5.00	1	5	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aqib Talib	2	0	0.00	0
S Ryan Murphy	1	37	37.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jordan Norwood	1	0	0	0
Ryan Murphy	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clark Harris	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	7	305	43.6	33.1	54	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	5	226	45.2	44.6	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gilbert Brooks	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	3/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Norwood	4	3	0.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	2	33	16.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Fowler	2	42	21.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	2	36	18.0	0
Cody Nelson	1	39	39.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	10	1	0.0	21	40
OLB Von Miller	6	2	1.5	21	37
S Dave Fell	6	0	0.0	8	23
CB Chris Harris	4	2	0.0	22	40
ILB Brandon Marshall	4	2	0.0	22	40
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	4	0	0.0	8	11
CB Bradley Roby	3	1	0.0	12	27
OLB Bruce Hevey	2	0	1.0	5	4
OLB Shane Ray	2	1	0.0	11	16
DE Vance Walker	1	0	0.5	16	31
S Ryan Murphy	1	3	0.0	20	40
DT Sylvester Williams	1	2	0.0	14	24
CB Aqib Talib	1	1	0.0	22	40
OLB Shaquil Barrett	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Phil Sigler	0	2	0.5	10	16
DE Artie Lawniczak	0	1	0.5	10	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	8	1	0.0	30	27
S Andre Hal	7	5	0.0	31	28
ILB Brian Cushing	5	3	0.0	32	29
CB Cody Nelson	5	1	0.0	17	21
S Rahim Moore	4	0	0.0	32	29
DE J.J. Watt	4	0	0.0	28	21
DT Letroy Guion	3	1	0.0	12	14
OLB DeMarcus Ware	3	0	0.0	25	24
CB Kevin Johnson	3	0	0.0	32	29
CB Johnathan Joseph	2	0	0.0	32	29
DE Rob Ninkovich	1	1	0.0	17	19
ILB Akeem Dent	1	1	0.0	14	8
DE Mike Daniels	1	1	0.0	17	14
DT Vince Wilfork	1	0	0.0	20	15
DE Kroy Biermann	1	0	0.0	2	4
T Chris Clark	1	0	---	---	---
TE Garrett Graham	1	0	---	---	---
S Eddie Pleasant	1	0	0.0	7	4
WR Jaelen Strong	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	1.5	0	2	37
OLB Bruce Hevey	1.0	0	0	4
DE Artie Lawniczak	0.5	1	0	20
DE Vance Walker	0.5	0	0	31
DT Phil Sigler	0.5	0	0	16
OLB Shane Ray	0.0	1	2	16
DE Derek Wolfe	0.0	1	0	29
DT Sylvester Williams	0.0	1	0	24

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	0	0	2	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	5	0	0	40
CB Chris Harris	4	1	0	40
S Dave Fell	4	0	0	23
OLB Von Miller	3	0	0	37
ILB Brandon Marshall	2	0	0	40
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	2	0	0	11
CB Aqib Talib	1	0	2	40
OLB Shaquil Barrett	1	0	0	1
S Ryan Murphy	0	0	1	40

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	5	0	27
CB Cody Nelson	5	0	21
S Andre Hal	4	0	28
CB Kevin Johnson	3	1	29
S Rahim Moore	2	2	29
ILB Brian Cushing	2	0	29
CB Johnathan Joseph	1	0	29
DE J.J. Watt	1	0	21
S Eddie Pleasant	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ryan Clady	3	11	32	29
Louis Vasquez	2	5	32	29
Kendall Lamm	1	4	32	29
Sammy Ostwald	1	1	19	12
Mack Cheshier	0	4	32	29
Matt Paradis	0	3	32	29
Vernon Davis	0	1	23	19

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Brooks	3	6	22	2	40
Ben Jones	3	6	22	0	40
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	4	22	0	40
Duane Brown	0	2	22	2	40
Garrett Graham	0	1	6	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Hevey	2	17
Cody Latimer	1	18
Vernon Davis	1	17
Demaryius Thomas	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
DeMarcus Ware	2	11
Jay Prosch	1	21
Lewis Conway	1	16
Johnathan Joseph	1	11
Clark Harris	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aqib Talib	---	---	22	40	11	73
Emmanuel Sanders	30	26	---	---	14	70
Louis Vasquez	32	29	---	---	8	69
Von Miller	---	---	21	37	11	69
Demaryius Thomas	32	29	---	---	7	68
T.J. Ward	---	---	21	40	2	63
Chris Harris	---	---	22	40	1	63
Brandon Marshall	---	---	22	40	1	63
Ryan Murphy	---	---	20	40	3	63
Peyton Manning	32	29	---	---	---	61
Ryan Clady	32	29	---	---	---	61
Kendall Lamm	32	29	---	---	---	61
Matt Paradis	32	29	---	---	---	61
Mack Cheshier	32	29	---	---	---	61
Vernon Davis	23	19	---	---	17	59
Ameer Abdullah	16	16	---	---	23	55
Vance Walker	---	---	16	31	1	48
Derek Wolfe	---	---	18	29	1	48
Bradley Roby	---	---	12	27	1	40
Dave Fell	---	---	8	23	9	40
Sylvester Williams	---	---	14	24	---	38
Sammy Ostwald	19	12	---	---	7	38
Artie Lawniczak	---	---	10	20	5	35
Phil Sigler	---	---	10	16	6	32
Chris Owusu	16	15	---	---	---	31
C.J. Anderson	15	10	---	---	4	29
Cody Latimer	1	9	---	---	18	28
Shane Ray	---	---	11	16	1	28
Bruce Hevey	---	---	5	4	17	26
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	8	11	2	21
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	1	1	10	12
Monty Whiting	5	1	---	---	5	11
Ryan Griffin	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bennie Fowler	1	4	---	---	4	9
Theo Riddick	2	4	---	---	2	8
Michael Schofield	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lorenzo Doss	---	---	0	0	8	8
James Ferentz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tristan Ballinger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gilbert Brooks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jordan Norwood	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wayne Kinsella	---	---	1	1	3	5
Brock Osweiler	0	0	---	---	1	1
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	32	29	11	72
Rahim Moore	---	---	32	29	8	69
Xavier Su'a-Filo	22	40	---	---	6	68
Brian Cushing	---	---	32	29	2	63
Duane Brown	22	40	---	---	---	62
Chris Clark	22	40	---	---	---	62
Brandon Brooks	22	40	---	---	---	62
Ben Jones	22	40	---	---	---	62
Ryan Tannehill	22	40	---	---	---	62
Kevin Johnson	---	---	32	29	1	62
Andre Hal	---	---	31	28	2	61
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	25	24	11	60
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	30	27	1	58
Keshawn Martin	15	22	---	---	17	54
J.J. Watt	---	---	28	21	3	52
Jaelen Strong	20	32	---	---	---	52
C.J. Fiedorowicz	15	29	---	---	7	51
Cecil Shorts	18	31	---	---	1	50
Alfred Blue	18	32	---	---	---	50
Cody Nelson	---	---	17	21	6	44
Rob Ninkovich	---	---	17	19	7	43
Jay Prosch	8	14	---	---	21	43
Vince Wilfork	---	---	20	15	2	37
Mike Daniels	---	---	17	14	4	35
Lewis Conway	3	14	---	---	16	33
Letroy Guion	---	---	12	14	6	32
Akeem Dent	---	---	14	8	7	29
Chris Polk	4	8	---	---	16	28
Howard Gmerek	3	11	---	---	11	25
Garrett Graham	6	7	---	---	7	20
John Simon	---	---	2	2	15	19
Donovan Cagle	---	---	0	0	16	16
Byron Maxwell	---	---	2	1	9	12
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	7	4	1	12
Archie Sims	---	---	0	0	9	9
Evan Mathis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kroy Biermann	---	---	2	4	---	6
Clark Harris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andre Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyler Wynn	---	---	0	1	5	6
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	5	5
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	1	1
Don Clemons	---	---	0	0	1	1
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	11	1.6
Middle	17	34	2.0
Right	6	5	0.8
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	44	8.8
Middle	16	60	3.8
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	29	24	6	0	1	3	1	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	36	22	1	3	3	1	4	4	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	174	17.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	70	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	67	11.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	91	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmanuel Sanders	10	9	0	160	4	26
WR Demaryius Thomas	8	7	0	114	1	29
WR Chris Owusu	4	2	0	6	0	15
RB C.J. Anderson	3	3	0	20	0	10
WR Cody Latimer	2	1	1	8	0	9
FB Sammy Ostwald	2	2	0	39	1	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Alfred Blue	12	9	1	66	1	32
WR Jaelen Strong	9	4	1	25	0	32
WR Cecil Shorts	5	2	0	26	0	31
TE Garrett Graham	3	1	0	5	0	7
WR Keshawn Martin	3	2	1	29	0	22
WR Howard Gmerek	3	3	0	9	0	11
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	0	10	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ameer Abdullah	2	0	0.00	0.31
C.J. Anderson	1	2	2.00	3.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	2	15	7.50	3.67
Alfred Blue	1	-4	-4.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	3	3	41	13.67	11.97

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	6	4	22	3.67	4.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmanuel Sanders	2	2	35	17.50	16.00
FB Sammy Ostwald	1	1	6	6.00	19.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Blue	2	1	3	1.50	5.50
TE Garrett Graham	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Keshawn Martin	1	1	12	12.00	9.67
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	4	4.00	2.78
WR Howard Gmerek	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Anderson	3	0
Peyton Manning	1	0
Ameer Abdullah	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Blue	5	2
Ryan Tannehill	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	7	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	1	1
RB C.J. Anderson	2	2	1
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	0	0
WR Chris Owusu	1	0	0
WR Cody Latimer	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Alfred Blue	3	3	3
WR Jaelen Strong	3	1	1
WR Keshawn Martin	2	2	2
WR Cecil Shorts	1	0	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)