Week 13, 2018

played in Houston, TX

69 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	7	7	-	21
Houston Texans	10	14	3	14	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 26 field goal
1Q: 05:29 HOU - Cedric Nyland 18 fumble return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 01:18 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 19 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
2Q: 11:50 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 7 run (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 08:26 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 21 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 11:12 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 22 field goal
3Q: 02:18 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 22 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
4Q: 09:59 HOU - Stephon Gilmore 55 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 06:45 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 10 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
4Q: 01:43 HOU - Jaelen Strong 26 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 26 field goal
1Q: 05:29 HOU - Cedric Nyland 18 fumble return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 01:18 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 19 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
2Q: 11:50 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 7 run (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 08:26 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 21 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 11:12 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 22 field goal
3Q: 02:18 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 22 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
4Q: 09:59 HOU - Stephon Gilmore 55 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 06:45 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 10 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
4Q: 01:43 HOU - Jaelen Strong 26 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 9-3 11-1
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 383 413
- Offensive Plays 68 66
- Yards per Play 5.63 6.26
Net Rushing Yards 39 85
- Rushing Attempts 13 32
- Yards per Rush 3.00 2.66
Net Passing Yards 344 328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 27 - 3 33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 369 344
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 1/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.25 9.65
Fumbles/Lost 6/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 9.2
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/32 3/39
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/94
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 37
Time of Possession 27:20 32:40

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	9-3	11-1
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	383	413
- Offensive Plays	68	66
- Yards per Play	5.63	6.26
Net Rushing Yards	39	85
- Rushing Attempts	13	32
- Yards per Rush	3.00	2.66
Net Passing Yards	344	328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 27 - 3	33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	369	344
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	1/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.25	9.65
Fumbles/Lost	6/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	9.2
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/32	3/39
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/94
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 37
Time of Possession	27:20	32:40

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:12	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	9:33	1:48	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	5:22	4:14	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	11:41	1:06	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	8:16	0:08	OWN 20	1	3	Fumble
2	6:07	0:41	OWN 46	3	19	Interception
2	2:59	2:59	OWN 20	9	49	Missed FG
3	11:07	1:15	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	7:02	4:56	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
4	13:10	3:20	OWN 37	6	19	Interception
4	9:50	3:14	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
4	2:33	0:33	OPP 32	4	0	Interception
4	1:31	0:30	OWN 30	4	8	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:48	4:15	OWN 34	9	57	Field Goal
1	7:45	2:23	OWN 31	5	17	Punt
1	1:08	4:27	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	10:35	2:19	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
2	8:08	2:01	OPP 23	5	12	Missed FG
2	5:26	2:27	OWN 49	5	14	Punt
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 28	8	67	Field Goal
3	9:52	2:50	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
3	2:06	3:56	OWN 25	7	45	Missed FG
4	6:36	4:03	OWN 17	4	-8	Punt
4	2:00	0:29	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
4	1:01	1:01	OPP 38	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jim Sawyer	8	21	2.63	10	1
Charcandrick West	2	3	1.50	3	0
Nate Childers	2	3	1.50	4	0
Brock Osweiler	1	12	12.00	12	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Courtney Klosterman	20	47	2.35	14	2	1
Shane Visconti	7	18	2.57	13	1	0
Carson Palmer	5	20	4.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	52	27	369	3/25	3	39	3	70.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	33	24	344	1/16	2	43	0	126.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmanuel Sanders	12	16	188	15.67	67	39	2
WR Demaryius Thomas	8	21	98	12.25	8	35	1
WR Cody Latimer	2	5	32	16.00	6	23	0
TE Shaun Weitzel	2	3	25	12.50	1	19	0
RB Charcandrick West	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
WR Bennie Fowler	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Nate Childers	1	3	6	6.00	6	6	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	10	75	12.50	14	24	1
TE Tyler Eifert	4	6	79	19.75	39	31	0
WR A.J. Green	3	5	50	16.67	18	21	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	3	3	17	5.67	12	9	0
TE Craig Stevens	2	2	2	1.00	0	5	0
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	28	14.00	0	26	1
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	38	19.00	27	19	0
WR Allen Robinson	1	2	43	43.00	31	43	0
RB Shane Visconti	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stephon Gilmore	2	68	34.00	1
S Devin McCourty	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Sawyer	3	0	0
Brock Osweiler	2	1	0
Bradley Roby	1	0	0
Ryan Clady	0	1	0
Nate Childers	0	1	0
Shaun Weitzel	0	1	0
Shane Ray	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carson Palmer	1	0	0	0
Cedric Nyland	0	2	0	1
Letroy Guion	0	1	0	0
Brandon Graham	0	0	2	0
J.J. Watt	0	0	1	0
Stephon Gilmore	0	0	1	0
Jelani Jenkins	0	0	1	0
Jay Bromley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	4	187	46.8	37.0	57	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	4	174	43.5	30.5	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Britt Reeck	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	2/4	0/1	0/0	26	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	2	32	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	3	39	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Fowler	2	46	23.0	0
Tracy Sanders	1	20	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	3	66	22.0	0
Keenan Lewis	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Marshall	12	0	0.0	29	34
S T.J. Ward	6	5	0.0	32	33
S Terry Woodcock	6	1	0.0	31	34
ILB Giovanni Jarvis	6	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Von Miller	4	2	0.0	29	33
DT Phil Sigler	3	2	0.0	15	19
DT Sylvester Williams	3	0	0.0	17	15
OLB Shane Ray	2	0	1.0	23	19
CB Chris Harris	2	1	0.0	30	34
CB Bradley Roby	2	1	0.0	31	34
S Emmanuel Walsh	2	1	0.0	11	14
OLB Lukas Grundy	1	2	0.0	6	0
CB Tracy Sanders	1	1	0.0	4	5
RB Charcandrick West	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bruce Hevey	1	0	0.0	5	10
G Mack Cheshier	1	0	---	---	---
S Wayne Kinsella	1	0	0.0	4	3
DE Derek Wolfe	0	2	0.0	20	21

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	7	3	0.0	13	49
OLB Brandon Graham	5	0	2.0	13	38
CB Kevin Johnson	4	2	0.0	13	55
S Devin McCourty	4	1	0.0	13	55
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	0	0.0	13	53
DT Letroy Guion	3	0	1.0	8	34
S Rahim Moore	3	2	0.0	13	52
ILB Akeem Dent	3	1	0.0	7	17
DE J.J. Watt	3	0	0.0	12	44
OLB Markus Golden	2	1	0.0	10	42
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	1	0.0	0	15
DT Jay Bromley	1	1	0.0	5	21
OLB John Simon	1	0	0.0	0	3
S Eddie Pleasant	0	2	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Shane Ray	1.0	1	1	19
OLB Von Miller	0.0	1	0	33
DE Devon Wilson	0.0	1	0	19

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	2.0	0	0	0	38
DT Letroy Guion	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	1	5	3	44
OLB Markus Golden	0.0	0	3	1	42
OLB Jelani Jenkins	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Jay Bromley	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Don Clemons	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Heath Kobeck	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Terry Woodcock	5	0	34
OLB Von Miller	4	1	33
ILB Brandon Marshall	4	1	34
CB Chris Harris	2	1	34
ILB Giovanni Jarvis	2	1	19
DT Sylvester Williams	2	0	15
CB Bradley Roby	1	1	34
S T.J. Ward	1	0	33
S Emmanuel Walsh	1	0	14
DT Phil Sigler	1	0	19
CB Tracy Sanders	1	0	5

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	7	1	0	49
CB Kevin Johnson	4	3	0	55
CB Stephon Gilmore	3	2	2	53
S Devin McCourty	3	0	1	55
OLB Brandon Graham	2	1	0	38
S Rahim Moore	2	0	0	52
OLB Markus Golden	2	0	0	42
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	0	34
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0	17
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0	15
OLB John Simon	1	0	0	3
ILB Archie Sims	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Paradis	1	3	13	0	53
Louis Vasquez	0	3	13	1	54
Ryan Clady	0	2	13	1	55
Christopher Lyons	0	2	13	1	55
Raymond Godfrey	0	1	1	0	6
Mack Cheshier	0	1	13	0	55

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alec Keaton	4	12	1	30	1	34
Brandon Brooks	1	6	0	32	0	34
Chris Clark	1	3	0	31	0	34
Cordy Glenn	1	2	0	30	0	34
Alexis Pettway	1	2	0	30	0	34
Tyler Eifert	0	2	0	27	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Latimer	3	16
Charcandrick West	1	21
Nate Childers	1	10
Demaryius Thomas	1	9
Louis Vasquez	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jelani Jenkins	3	21
A.J. Green	1	16
DeAndre Hopkins	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Harris	---	---	30	34	16	80
Emmanuel Sanders	12	50	---	---	16	78
T.J. Ward	---	---	32	33	13	78
Demaryius Thomas	13	51	---	---	9	73
Bradley Roby	---	---	31	34	8	73
Louis Vasquez	13	54	---	---	5	72
Ryan Clady	13	55	---	---	---	68
Brandon Marshall	---	---	29	34	5	68
Brock Osweiler	13	55	---	---	---	68
Mack Cheshier	13	55	---	---	---	68
Christopher Lyons	13	55	---	---	---	68
Terry Woodcock	---	---	31	34	3	68
Von Miller	---	---	29	33	5	67
Matt Paradis	13	53	---	---	---	66
Bennie Fowler	7	44	---	---	7	58
Shaun Weitzel	10	40	---	---	7	57
Charcandrick West	2	31	---	---	21	54
Shane Ray	---	---	23	19	3	45
Derek Wolfe	---	---	20	21	2	43
Emmanuel Walsh	---	---	11	14	17	42
Giovanni Jarvis	---	---	18	19	3	40
Phil Sigler	---	---	15	19	4	38
Nate Childers	8	20	---	---	10	38
Micah Girard	---	---	21	15	2	38
Sylvester Williams	---	---	17	15	5	37
Jim Sawyer	11	24	---	---	---	35
Devon Wilson	---	---	11	19	2	32
Jon Free	---	---	12	13	6	31
Bruce Hevey	---	---	5	10	11	26
Cody Latimer	1	8	---	---	16	25
Raymond Godfrey	1	6	---	---	17	24
Lukas Grundy	---	---	6	0	15	21
Tracy Sanders	---	---	4	5	11	20
Wayne Kinsella	---	---	4	3	1	8
James Ferentz	0	2	---	---	5	7
Ty Sambrailo	0	1	---	---	5	6
Monty Whiting	0	1	---	---	4	5
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	5	5
Britt Reeck	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ethan Garcia	0	0	---	---	5	5
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	3	0	1	4
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	1	1
Andres Domenici	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
A.J. Green	29	32	---	---	16	77
DeAndre Hopkins	30	33	---	---	13	76
Brandon Brooks	32	34	---	---	8	74
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	13	53	5	71
Devin McCourty	---	---	13	55	2	70
Kevin Johnson	---	---	13	55	2	70
Carson Palmer	32	34	---	---	---	66
Rahim Moore	---	---	13	52	1	66
Chris Clark	31	34	---	---	---	65
Cordy Glenn	30	34	---	---	---	64
Alec Keaton	30	34	---	---	---	64
Alexis Pettway	30	34	---	---	---	64
Brian Cushing	---	---	13	49	1	63
Keenan Lewis	---	---	6	38	17	61
Tyler Eifert	27	24	---	---	8	59
J.J. Watt	---	---	12	44	1	57
Markus Golden	---	---	10	42	2	54
Courtney Klosterman	22	24	---	---	8	54
Brandon Graham	---	---	13	38	1	52
Cedric Nyland	19	19	---	---	11	49
Don Clemons	---	---	6	36	4	46
Letroy Guion	---	---	8	34	---	42
Shane Visconti	10	8	---	---	22	40
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	0	15	21	36
Craig Stevens	7	6	---	---	18	31
Allen Robinson	12	15	---	---	4	31
Heath Kobeck	---	---	7	19	4	30
Jay Bromley	---	---	5	21	2	28
Akeem Dent	---	---	7	17	3	27
Keshawn Martin	0	2	---	---	15	17
Byron Maxwell	---	---	0	4	11	15
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	3	11	1	15
Stephen Tulloch	---	---	0	0	12	12
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	12	12
Juan Copper	---	---	1	11	---	12
Jaelen Strong	4	7	---	---	---	11
Alex Tait	3	0	---	---	8	11
Chuck Farrell	2	0	---	---	8	10
Tristan Liening	2	0	---	---	8	10
Archie Sims	---	---	0	6	3	9
Les Pemberton	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Simon	---	---	0	3	3	6
Donovan Cagle	---	---	0	2	4	6
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	5	28	5.6
Right	5	6	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	36	6.0
Middle	19	31	1.6
Right	5	20	4.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	52	27	7	0	2	8	11	5	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	33	24	7	1	0	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	64	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	161	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	115	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	140	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	92	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	100	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	21	8	1	98	2	51
WR Emmanuel Sanders	16	12	0	188	4	50
WR Cody Latimer	5	2	1	32	1	8
WR Bennie Fowler	3	1	0	8	0	44
FB Nate Childers	3	1	0	6	0	20
TE Shaun Weitzel	3	2	0	25	0	40
RB Charcandrick West	1	1	0	12	0	31

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	10	6	75	2	33
TE Tyler Eifert	6	4	79	2	24
WR A.J. Green	5	3	50	1	32
RB Courtney Klosterman	3	3	17	0	24
TE Craig Stevens	2	2	2	0	6
WR Allen Robinson	2	1	43	1	15
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	28	1	7
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	38	0	19
RB Shane Visconti	1	1	12	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Courtney Klosterman	5	28	5.60	2.35
Shane Visconti	1	-4	-4.00	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	2	2	29	14.50	7.10

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	7	3	9	1.29	10.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmanuel Sanders	2	2	29	14.50	11.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	2	4	1.33	7.50
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	5	5.00	1.00
WR A.J. Green	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Tyler Eifert	1	0	0	0.00	13.17
WR Allen Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	21.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Charcandrick West	1	0
Jim Sawyer	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Courtney Klosterman	2	0
Carson Palmer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	11	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	6	2	2
WR Emmanuel Sanders	3	3	2
WR Cody Latimer	1	0	0
RB Charcandrick West	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Green	2	1	1
TE Tyler Eifert	2	1	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	1	1
WR Allen Robinson	1	0	0
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)