Week 7, 2021

played in Houston, TX

90 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	0	0	-	3
Houston Texans	0	14	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:12 HOU - A.J. Green 19 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 07:39 HOU - Lenny Fogg 28 fumble return (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 00:19 NED - Travis Coons 36 field goal
4Q: 02:20 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 5 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:12 HOU - A.J. Green 19 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 07:39 HOU - Lenny Fogg 28 fumble return (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 00:19 NED - Travis Coons 36 field goal
4Q: 02:20 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 5 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 3-3 2-5
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 10 5
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 304 230
- Offensive Plays 72 56
- Yards per Play 4.22 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 110 85
- Rushing Attempts 23 40
- Yards per Rush 4.78 2.13
Net Passing Yards 194 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 24 - 2 14 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.96 9.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/12 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:34 31:27

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	3-3	2-5
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	10	5
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	304	230
- Offensive Plays	72	56
- Yards per Play	4.22	4.11
Net Rushing Yards	110	85
- Rushing Attempts	23	40
- Yards per Rush	4.78	2.13
Net Passing Yards	194	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 24 - 2	14 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.96	9.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/12	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:34	31:27

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
1	10:47	3:15	OWN 37	6	51	Interception
1	5:41	1:31	OPP 45	3	-1	Punt
1	0:21	1:27	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:02	3:58	OWN 30	7	34	Downs
2	7:31	3:13	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
2	2:16	2:05	OWN 30	11	51	Field Goal
3	13:02	0:46	OWN 32	4	12	Punt
3	8:45	3:18	OWN 5	8	36	Punt
3	3:57	2:06	OWN 45	6	17	Punt
4	14:14	0:57	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	10:27	3:07	OWN 43	6	28	Interception
4	2:11	0:39	OWN 17	4	7	Downs
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 32	2	5	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	1:26	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
1	7:32	1:51	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
1	4:10	3:49	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
2	13:54	0:52	OWN 43	2	57	Touchdown
2	9:04	1:33	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	4:18	2:02	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 19	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	12:16	3:31	OWN 24	6	25	Punt
3	5:27	1:30	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
3	1:51	2:37	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	13:17	2:50	OWN 17	4	8	Punt
4	7:20	5:09	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
4	1:32	1:14	OPP 24	3	-1	Missed FG

Game MVP: Andy Dalton, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lamar Miller	15	69	4.60	19	2
T.J. Yeldon	4	24	6.00	15	1
Artie Donakowski	4	17	4.25	6	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Courtney Klosterman	29	63	2.17	14	3	1
Garrett Vance	6	16	2.67	12	1	0
Tevin Coleman	3	4	1.33	3	0	0
Andy Dalton	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Cedric Nyland	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Artie Donakowski	48	24	202	1/8	0	31	2	43.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	14	10	152	2/7	1	38	0	130.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Howard Gmerek	5	9	70	14.00	27	31
TE Lee Smith	4	6	39	9.75	3	15
WR Terrell Monroe	4	8	27	6.75	10	12
WR Theodore Clinton	4	7	11	2.75	0	8
FB Mel Dawkins	2	3	11	5.50	3	9
WR Logan Emmons	2	8	11	5.50	1	11
RB Lamar Miller	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Crockett Gillmore	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	3	26	26.00	21	26

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tyler Eifert	5	5	52	10.40	21	20	0
WR A.J. Green	2	4	22	11.00	18	19	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	2	38	38.00	0	38	0
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Gary Burgess	1	1	29	29.00	0	29	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rahim Moore	1	0	0.00	0
S Jimmy Burnett	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herb Dix	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lenny Fogg	0	1	0	1
Quandre Diggs	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Dobler	8	352	44.0	33.5	48	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	10	404	40.4	37.2	49	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Travis Coons	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Dix	5	12	2.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Dix	2	32	16.0	0
Logan Emmons	1	31	31.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jamie Collins	8	3	0.0	26	12
S Herb Dix	6	1	0.0	40	16
S Alexander Wagner	5	2	0.0	37	16
DE Geneo Grissom	5	0	0.0	30	14
ILB Daryl Bravata	4	4	0.0	38	16
DE Chandler Jones	3	1	1.5	35	13
CB Johnthan Banks	3	3	0.0	37	16
DE Deon Bernard	3	0	0.0	26	11
DE Don Clemons	2	2	0.5	19	8
OLB Za'Darius Smith	2	2	0.0	27	10
DT Taylor Van	2	0	0.0	29	9
OLB Duane Irwin	2	0	0.0	14	4
ILB Christian Jones	1	2	0.0	6	1
RB Lamar Miller	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chris Jones	1	0	0.0	21	9
S Mario Butler	1	0	0.0	8	2
S Philip Weaver	1	0	0.0	5	1
WR Theodore Clinton	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deron Collette	7	4	0.0	22	45
S Rahim Moore	6	2	0.0	22	48
CB Donovan Cagle	6	0	0.0	22	46
CB Drake Richard	5	3	0.0	12	37
S Xavier Rhodes	4	2	0.0	21	43
OLB Brandon Graham	4	0	0.0	19	34
S Jimmy Burnett	3	2	0.0	22	45
OLB Markus Golden	2	0	1.0	22	42
DE J.J. Watt	2	2	0.0	20	33
DT Matthew Griffin	2	1	0.0	14	27
ILB Akeem Dent	2	0	0.0	12	15
DE Heath Kobeck	2	0	0.0	18	32
S Elias Campbell	2	0	0.0	1	5
DT Noah Garrison	1	1	0.0	10	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chandler Jones	1.5	0	0	3	13
DE Don Clemons	0.5	0	0	0	8

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Markus Golden	1.0	1	0	1	42
DE Heath Kobeck	0.0	2	1	0	32
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Edward Hadavi	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Gilbert Fisher	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Matthew Griffin	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Johnthan Banks	3	0	16
OLB Jamie Collins	3	0	12
S Herb Dix	2	0	16
OLB Za'Darius Smith	1	0	10
OLB Duane Irwin	1	0	4
S Alexander Wagner	0	1	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donovan Cagle	6	2	0	46
S Rahim Moore	4	0	1	48
S Xavier Rhodes	4	0	0	43
ILB Deron Collette	2	1	0	45
CB Drake Richard	2	1	0	37
S Jimmy Burnett	2	0	1	45
DT Noah Garrison	1	1	0	22
OLB Brandon Graham	1	0	0	34
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0	15
S Elias Campbell	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gino Sellers	2	5	0	23	0	49
Tucker Bernard	2	2	0	12	0	39
James Carpenter	1	2	0	11	1	10
Gage McCadam	1	2	0	23	0	48
Mel Dawkins	1	1	1	5	0	17
Nate Solder	0	4	0	23	0	48
Brendan Finch	0	2	0	23	0	46
Crockett Gillmore	0	1	0	9	0	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alec Keaton	3	9	37	0	16
Alexis Pettway	2	10	39	0	16
Brandon Brooks	1	7	40	0	16
Cordy Glenn	1	6	38	1	16
Mark Farley	1	4	38	1	16
Billy Clemons	0	2	3	0	0
Tyler Eifert	0	1	35	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Alexander Wagner	1	10
Nate Solder	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Quandre Diggs	3	16
Dion Sims	2	16
A.J. Green	2	8
Xavier Rhodes	1	15

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nate Solder	23	48	---	---	9	80
Gage McCadam	23	48	---	---	9	80
Artie Donakowski	23	49	---	---	---	72
Logan Emmons	17	35	---	---	20	72
Gino Sellers	23	49	---	---	---	72
Herb Dix	---	---	40	16	15	71
Brendan Finch	23	46	---	---	---	69
Terrell Monroe	18	40	---	---	7	65
Lee Smith	17	34	---	---	12	63
Alexander Wagner	---	---	37	16	10	63
Tucker Bernard	12	39	---	---	9	60
Howard Gmerek	20	36	---	---	---	56
Johnthan Banks	---	---	37	16	1	54
Daryl Bravata	---	---	38	16	---	54
Lamar Miller	17	32	---	---	1	50
Chandler Jones	---	---	35	13	1	49
Dexter Williams	---	---	33	14	---	47
Jamie Collins	---	---	26	12	6	44
Geneo Grissom	---	---	30	14	---	44
Za'Darius Smith	---	---	27	10	7	44
Duane Irwin	---	---	14	4	24	42
Don Clemons	---	---	19	8	12	39
Taylor Van	---	---	29	9	1	39
Mel Dawkins	5	17	---	---	15	37
Deon Bernard	---	---	26	11	---	37
Crockett Gillmore	9	14	---	---	13	36
Myles Aufedenkampe	1	8	---	---	24	33
Chris Jones	---	---	21	9	1	31
Cesar Lofton	---	---	9	4	12	25
Theodore Clinton	4	19	---	---	---	23
James Carpenter	11	10	---	---	---	21
T.J. Yeldon	5	9	---	---	6	20
Mario Butler	---	---	8	2	7	17
Christian Jones	---	---	6	1	7	14
Randall Sutton	0	5	---	---	9	14
Philip Weaver	---	---	5	1	6	12
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	9	9
Christian Covington	---	---	0	0	9	9
R.J. Dobler	0	0	---	---	9	9
Devin Smith	2	1	---	---	4	7
Josh Evans	---	---	0	0	4	4
Earl Huntley	---	---	0	0	4	4
Travis Coons	0	0	---	---	3	3
Quentin Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roy Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Morris Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	21	43	15	79
Rahim Moore	---	---	22	48	8	78
J.J. Watt	---	---	20	33	18	71
Donovan Cagle	---	---	22	46	1	69
Deron Collette	---	---	22	45	1	68
Jimmy Burnett	---	---	22	45	1	68
Markus Golden	---	---	22	42	3	67
Brandon Brooks	40	16	---	---	10	66
Brandon Graham	---	---	19	34	7	60
Tyler Eifert	35	14	---	---	9	58
Andy Dalton	40	16	---	---	---	56
Drake Richard	---	---	12	37	7	56
Cordy Glenn	38	16	---	---	1	55
Alexis Pettway	39	16	---	---	---	55
Mark Farley	38	16	---	---	---	54
DeAndre Hopkins	35	16	---	---	2	53
Alec Keaton	37	16	---	---	---	53
Heath Kobeck	---	---	18	32	3	53
A.J. Green	29	13	---	---	8	50
Cedric Nyland	25	7	---	---	17	49
Matthew Griffin	---	---	14	27	2	43
Courtney Klosterman	30	9	---	---	2	41
Noah Garrison	---	---	10	22	4	36
Quandre Diggs	---	---	3	15	16	34
Tevin Coleman	7	1	---	---	24	32
Gilbert Fisher	---	---	5	17	8	30
Akeem Dent	---	---	12	15	---	27
Dion Sims	9	1	---	---	16	26
Allen Robinson	15	9	---	---	---	24
Edward Hadavi	---	---	5	19	---	24
Brandon Farrell	---	---	1	3	16	20
Gary Burgess	5	3	---	---	11	19
Tristan Liening	3	0	---	---	11	14
Billy Clemons	3	0	---	---	11	14
Garrett Vance	7	6	---	---	---	13
Lewis Turnbull	2	0	---	---	11	13
Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	11	11
Keshawn Martin	2	0	---	---	8	10
Casey Mueller	---	---	1	4	5	10
Elias Campbell	---	---	1	5	3	9
John Simon	---	---	1	7	---	8
Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jaelen Strong	1	1	---	---	---	2
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0
Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	8	41	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	32	2.7
Middle	22	38	1.7
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Artie Donakowski	48	24	2	4	5	5	5	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	14	10	3	0	3	1	0	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	109	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	5	67	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	19	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	52	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	14	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	67	22.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Gmerek	9	5	1	70	1	36
WR Terrell Monroe	8	4	0	27	0	40
WR Logan Emmons	8	2	1	11	0	35
WR Theodore Clinton	7	4	1	11	0	19
TE Lee Smith	6	4	1	39	0	34
TE Crockett Gillmore	3	1	1	3	0	14
RB T.J. Yeldon	3	1	0	26	1	9
FB Mel Dawkins	3	2	0	11	0	17
RB Lamar Miller	1	1	0	4	0	32

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tyler Eifert	5	5	0	52	1	14
WR A.J. Green	4	2	1	22	0	13
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	1	1	38	1	16
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	0	11	0	6
WR Gary Burgess	1	1	0	29	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Courtney Klosterman	1	5	5.00	2.17
Garrett Vance	1	12	12.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Artie Donakowski	4	0	0	0.00	4.21

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	1	1	19	19.00	10.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Overall Avg
TE Crockett Gillmore	1	1.00
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	8.67
WR Logan Emmons	1	1.38
WR Theodore Clinton	1	1.57

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Green	1	1	19	19.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Lamar Miller	3	1
T.J. Yeldon	1	1
Artie Donakowski	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Courtney Klosterman	6	2
Garrett Vance	3	1
Tevin Coleman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Artie Donakowski	10	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Gmerek	4	3	2
WR Logan Emmons	2	0	0
TE Lee Smith	1	0	0
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	0	0
WR Terrell Monroe	1	0	0
WR Theodore Clinton	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Green	1	0	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)