Week 7, 2022

played in Houston, TX

70 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	10	0	19	-	36
Houston Texans	0	3	14	8	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 DEN - Amari McAdams 23 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 13:16 HOU - Preston Kaplan 49 field goal
2Q: 02:57 DEN - Bert Herndon 43 field goal
2Q: 00:40 DEN - John Heidorn 65 run (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 07:19 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 13 pass from Riley Grinnell (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 00:23 HOU - Gary Burgess 32 pass from Riley Grinnell (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 12:46 DEN - Bert Herndon 41 field goal
4Q: 10:05 DEN - John Heidorn 28 run (Bert Herndon extra point failed)
4Q: 08:05 DEN - Bradley Roby 62 punt return (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 02:23 DEN - Bert Herndon 29 field goal
4Q: 01:11 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 5 pass from Riley Grinnell (Riley Grinnell pass to Tyler Eifert for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 DEN - Amari McAdams 23 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 13:16 HOU - Preston Kaplan 49 field goal
2Q: 02:57 DEN - Bert Herndon 43 field goal
2Q: 00:40 DEN - John Heidorn 65 run (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 07:19 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 13 pass from Riley Grinnell (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 00:23 HOU - Gary Burgess 32 pass from Riley Grinnell (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 12:46 DEN - Bert Herndon 41 field goal
4Q: 10:05 DEN - John Heidorn 28 run (Bert Herndon extra point failed)
4Q: 08:05 DEN - Bradley Roby 62 punt return (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 02:23 DEN - Bert Herndon 29 field goal
4Q: 01:11 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 5 pass from Riley Grinnell (Riley Grinnell pass to Tyler Eifert for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 3-3 5-2
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 12 5
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 499 289
- Offensive Plays 68 54
- Yards per Play 7.34 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 251 89
- Rushing Attempts 37 18
- Yards per Rush 6.78 4.94
Net Passing Yards 248 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 3/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 5.56
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/85 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 4/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:09 23:51

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	3-3	5-2
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	12	5
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	499	289
- Offensive Plays	68	54
- Yards per Play	7.34	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	251	89
- Rushing Attempts	37	18
- Yards per Rush	6.78	4.94
Net Passing Yards	248	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	3/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	5.56
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/85	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	4/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:09	23:51

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	3:36	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
1	7:56	7:12	OWN 20	13	68	Fumble
2	13:08	2:37	OWN 8	4	16	Punt
2	8:26	5:37	OWN 20	10	54	Field Goal
2	0:52	0:32	OWN 33	2	67	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	11:49	3:15	OWN 36	6	9	Punt
3	7:09	2:32	OWN 20	4	33	Punt
3	0:10	2:29	OWN 25	5	51	Field Goal
4	11:25	1:35	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
4	6:40	4:23	OWN 36	8	52	Field Goal
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 46	2	-3	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 25	4	8	Punt
1	9:40	1:44	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	0:44	2:36	OWN 27	6	41	Field Goal
2	10:31	2:05	OWN 29	5	9	Punt
2	2:49	1:57	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 25	4	33	Half
3	13:21	1:32	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
3	8:34	1:25	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
3	4:37	4:27	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
4	12:41	1:16	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	9:50	1:55	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	7:55	1:15	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	2:17	1:15	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown

Game MVP: John Heidorn, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB John Heidorn	20	169	8.45	65	3	2
RB Barry Cooper	13	70	5.38	14	4	0
QB Brock Osweiler	3	9	3.00	12	1	0
WR Amari McAdams	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Courtney Klosterman	15	82	5.47	26	4
RB Tevin Coleman	2	2	1.00	3	0
QB Riley Grinnell	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	27	20	267	4/19	1	37	0	117.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riley Grinnell	33	19	211	3/11	3	42	0	107.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Nate Childers	5	8	45	9.00	20	23	0
WR Harvey Janikowksi	5	6	42	8.40	2	14	0
RB John Heidorn	4	4	52	13.00	38	31	0
WR Amari McAdams	2	3	55	27.50	0	32	1
TE Ruben Vanderclute	2	2	20	10.00	6	13	0
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	1	37	37.00	10	37	0
TE Cedric Parker	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
RB Barry Cooper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tanner Richard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tyler Eifert	6	11	31	5.17	0	12	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	8	68	11.33	16	30	2
WR Gary Burgess	3	3	96	32.00	77	42	1
RB Tevin Coleman	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0
FB Cedric Nyland	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR A.J. Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mel Barbee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Johnnie Sherman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Brock Osweiler	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Markus Golden	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	4	132	33.0	31.0	49	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	8	333	41.6	34.1	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Herndon	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	3/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	4	85	21.3	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Harris	2	55	27.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	4	100	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	6	0	0.0	18	36
S Alex Morton	6	0	0.0	17	31
CB Bradley Roby	5	0	0.0	16	30
ILB Rufus Hernandez	3	0	1.0	7	9
ILB Ernie Borders	3	2	0.0	10	25
DE Percy Hoffman	2	2	0.5	17	31
OLB Nate Scrafford	2	2	0.0	17	34
ILB Brandon Marshall	2	1	0.0	10	14
S Troy Gallery	2	0	0.0	9	24
DE Micah Girard	1	0	1.0	12	24
DT Phil Sigler	1	0	0.5	13	28
OLB Carl Clodfelter	1	1	0.0	8	19
S Levi Marsh	1	0	0.0	2	8
G Mack Cheshier	1	0	---	---	---
CB Marquis Kenner	1	0	0.0	11	24
OLB Roberto McKyer	1	0	0.0	10	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Markus Golden	9	0	1.5	37	31
OLB John Simon	7	1	1.5	35	28
DE Ike Baumgardner	6	1	1.0	35	26
S Elias Campbell	6	3	0.0	34	25
S Rahim Moore	6	1	0.0	37	30
DE Gavin Heekin	5	0	0.0	36	24
DT Matthew Griffin	3	3	0.0	34	24
CB Roberto Glaros	3	1	0.0	18	22
CB Brody Fisher	3	0	0.0	17	15
ILB Akeem Dent	2	2	0.0	21	15
OLB Luke Kuechly	2	1	0.0	35	29
CB Lester Reese	2	0	0.0	6	4
CB Donovan Cagle	1	1	0.0	20	13
CB Drake Richard	1	1	0.0	32	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Micah Girard	1.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Rufus Hernandez	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Percy Hoffman	0.5	0	2	2	31
DT Phil Sigler	0.5	0	2	0	28
ILB Ernie Borders	0.0	1	1	0	25
OLB Roberto McKyer	0.0	0	3	0	14
S Troy Gallery	0.0	0	1	0	24

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB John Simon	1.5	0	28
OLB Markus Golden	1.5	0	31
DE Ike Baumgardner	1.0	2	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	3	1	36
CB Bradley Roby	3	0	30
S Alex Morton	2	0	31
OLB Nate Scrafford	2	0	34
OLB Carl Clodfelter	2	0	19
S Troy Gallery	2	0	24
S Levi Marsh	1	0	8
CB Marquis Kenner	1	0	24
ILB Rufus Hernandez	1	0	9
ILB Ernie Borders	1	0	25
DE Percy Hoffman	1	0	31

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Markus Golden	4	0	31
S Elias Campbell	4	0	25
CB Brody Fisher	2	1	15
S Rahim Moore	2	0	30
OLB John Simon	2	0	28
CB Drake Richard	2	0	25
CB Roberto Glaros	2	0	22
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	15
CB Lester Reese	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Matt Paradis	6	11	37	0	31
T Mitchell Schwartz	4	7	37	1	31
G Mack Cheshier	3	4	37	1	31
T Dwayne Paukschus	2	6	37	1	31
G Norbert Melsha	1	5	37	1	31
TE Tanner Richard	1	1	15	0	9

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tristan Liening	3	4	18	2	36
T Alexis Pettway	1	6	18	0	36
C Chuck Farrell	1	2	18	0	36
T Lewis Turnbull	1	2	18	0	36
G Kaleb Bidwell	0	3	18	0	36
RB Courtney Klosterman	0	0	15	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Amari McAdams	2	28
Nate Childers	1	24
Alex Morton	1	13
Fernando Beck	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Green	3	26
Markus Golden	1	28
Luke Kuechly	1	27

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Amari McAdams	34	31	---	---	28	93
T Mitchell Schwartz	37	31	---	---	7	75
G Mack Cheshier	37	31	---	---	7	75
T Dwayne Paukschus	37	31	---	---	7	75
G Norbert Melsha	37	31	---	---	7	75
QB Brock Osweiler	37	31	---	---	---	68
C Matt Paradis	37	31	---	---	---	68
CB Chris Harris	---	---	18	36	7	61
S Alex Morton	---	---	17	31	13	61
DE Percy Hoffman	---	---	17	31	9	57
FB Nate Childers	17	15	---	---	24	56
CB Bradley Roby	---	---	16	30	9	55
CB Marquis Kenner	---	---	11	24	20	55
OLB Nate Scrafford	---	---	17	34	1	52
OLB Carl Clodfelter	---	---	8	19	24	51
WR Jumbo Sanford	26	23	---	---	---	49
ILB Ernie Borders	---	---	10	25	13	48
TE Cedric Parker	12	6	---	---	28	46
TE Ruben Vanderclute	25	21	---	---	---	46
RB John Heidorn	24	21	---	---	---	45
WR Harvey Janikowksi	17	14	---	---	13	44
DT Phil Sigler	---	---	13	28	1	42
DE Micah Girard	---	---	12	24	---	36
OLB Roberto McKyer	---	---	10	14	10	34
S Troy Gallery	---	---	9	24	---	33
S Levi Marsh	---	---	2	8	21	31
ILB Brandon Marshall	---	---	10	14	1	25
TE Tanner Richard	15	9	---	---	---	24
RB Barry Cooper	13	8	---	---	1	22
S Ray Brian	---	---	8	12	1	21
DT Derek McIntyre	---	---	9	11	---	20
DE Deion Edwards	---	---	3	16	1	20
RB Billy McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Rufus Hernandez	---	---	7	9	1	17
WR Fernando Beck	0	2	---	---	13	15
CB Colby Hester	---	---	1	6	8	15
K Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Alonzo Ferderer	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Taylor Burgess	0	3	---	---	---	3
G Ty Sambrailo	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Emmanuel Koenig	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cory Matunda	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Terrell Pina	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Markus Golden	---	---	37	31	28	96
OLB Luke Kuechly	---	---	35	29	27	91
CB Drake Richard	---	---	32	25	18	75
S Rahim Moore	---	---	37	30	3	70
WR DeAndre Hopkins	18	34	---	---	17	69
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	35	26	7	68
OLB John Simon	---	---	35	28	2	65
G Tristan Liening	18	36	---	---	9	63
T Alexis Pettway	18	36	---	---	9	63
G Kaleb Bidwell	18	36	---	---	9	63
T Lewis Turnbull	18	36	---	---	9	63
DE Gavin Heekin	---	---	36	24	2	62
S Elias Campbell	---	---	34	25	2	61
WR Gary Burgess	15	32	---	---	13	60
DT Matthew Griffin	---	---	34	24	2	60
WR Rod Barlow	8	22	---	---	26	56
C Chuck Farrell	18	36	---	---	---	54
QB Riley Grinnell	18	36	---	---	---	54
TE Tyler Eifert	16	33	---	---	1	50
TE Mel Barbee	9	11	---	---	26	46
CB Roberto Glaros	---	---	18	22	1	41
ILB Akeem Dent	---	---	21	15	2	38
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	17	15	5	37
RB Courtney Klosterman	15	21	---	---	---	36
CB Donovan Cagle	---	---	20	13	2	35
WR A.J. Green	1	2	---	---	26	29
S Cody Fields	---	---	2	7	18	27
FB Cedric Nyland	5	6	---	---	6	17
RB Tevin Coleman	3	3	---	---	9	15
DE Gustavo Vanderpool	---	---	2	7	5	14
RB Garrett Vance	0	11	---	---	---	11
CB Lester Reese	---	---	6	4	1	11
DT Gilbert Fisher	---	---	2	7	1	10
TE Johnnie Sherman	0	3	---	---	7	10
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	3	5	1	9
K Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Edward Hadavi	---	---	1	3	---	4
WR Allen Robinson	0	2	---	---	---	2
CB Quandre Diggs	---	---	0	1	1	2
G Brandon Brooks	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Corbin Lester	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Derek Salari	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Nick Compton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	20	130	6.5
Right	8	91	11.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	27	20	5	1	3	1	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riley Grinnell	33	19	4	1	1	1	10	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	52	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	82	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	41	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	92	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	66	16.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	29	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	44	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	72	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Nate Childers	8	5	1	45	1	15
WR Harvey Janikowksi	6	5	0	42	0	14
RB John Heidorn	4	4	0	52	1	21
WR Amari McAdams	3	2	1	55	2	31
TE Ruben Vanderclute	2	2	0	20	0	21
RB Barry Cooper	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	1	0	37	1	23
TE Cedric Parker	1	1	0	16	0	6
TE Tanner Richard	1	0	0	0	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tyler Eifert	11	6	0	31	0	33
WR DeAndre Hopkins	8	6	1	68	1	34
WR Gary Burgess	3	3	0	96	3	32
WR Rod Barlow	3	1	0	5	0	22
RB Tevin Coleman	2	1	0	9	0	3
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	1	0	3	0	21
WR A.J. Green	1	0	0	0	0	2
FB Cedric Nyland	1	1	0	-1	0	6
TE Mel Barbee	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Johnnie Sherman	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB John Heidorn	4	3	0.75	8.45
RB Barry Cooper	1	1	1.00	5.38

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tevin Coleman	1	3	3.00	1.00
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	-1	-1.00	5.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	2	1	11	5.50	9.89

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riley Grinnell	4	3	30	7.50	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Barry Cooper	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Harvey Janikowksi	1	1	11	11.00	7.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	2	18	9.00	8.50
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	12	12.00	2.82
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB John Heidorn	3	2
WR Amari McAdams	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tevin Coleman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	10	7	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riley Grinnell	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Nate Childers	3	3	1
WR Harvey Janikowksi	3	2	1
WR Amari McAdams	2	1	1
TE Ruben Vanderclute	1	1	1
TE Tanner Richard	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tyler Eifert	4	2	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	1	1
WR Gary Burgess	2	2	2
FB Cedric Nyland	1	1	0
TE Mel Barbee	1	0	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,900 (21,400)
End Zone 8,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,900 (21,400)
End Zone	8,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)