Week 7, 2025

played in Houston, TX

70 degrees, stormy, 57 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	14	0	3	-	17
Houston Texans	3	0	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 HOU - Samuel Stallings 43 field goal
2Q: 10:03 DEN - Kai Barnes 6 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 01:33 DEN - Kai Barnes 12 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 10:40 DEN - Bert Herndon 28 field goal
4Q: 06:01 HOU - Samuel Stallings 18 field goal
4Q: 01:17 HOU - Samuel Stallings 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 HOU - Samuel Stallings 43 field goal
2Q: 10:03 DEN - Kai Barnes 6 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 01:33 DEN - Kai Barnes 12 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 10:40 DEN - Bert Herndon 28 field goal
4Q: 06:01 HOU - Samuel Stallings 18 field goal
4Q: 01:17 HOU - Samuel Stallings 49 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 5-1 3-4
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 275 287
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 4.51 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 91 72
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 3.14 2.77
Net Passing Yards 184 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 0 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 201 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 5.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 5/42 3/5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:36 29:24

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	5-1	3-4
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	275	287
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	4.51	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	91	72
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	3.14	2.77
Net Passing Yards	184	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 0	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	201	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	5.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	5/42	3/5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:36	29:24

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:50	4:53	OWN 25	9	31	Punt
2	14:43	3:26	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
2	11:05	1:12	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
2	8:30	1:37	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
2	5:51	1:29	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
2	2:58	1:36	OPP 44	5	44	Touchdown
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 36	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
3	10:21	0:58	OPP 40	3	-1	Punt
3	4:40	2:54	OWN 4	7	23	Punt
4	15:00	4:27	OPP 35	8	24	Field Goal
4	5:53	3:21	OWN 25	4	31	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 46	4	20	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:10	OWN 14	11	60	Field Goal
1	3:57	4:14	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
2	11:17	0:12	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
2	9:53	1:23	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	6:53	1:02	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	4:22	1:24	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	1:22	1:18	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
3	12:23	2:02	OWN 6	5	11	Punt
3	9:23	4:43	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
3	1:46	1:46	OWN 28	3	-11	Punt
4	10:33	4:40	OWN 31	9	68	Field Goal
4	2:32	1:21	OWN 11	6	57	Field Goal

Game MVP: Brock Osweiler, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
WR Luke Brookshire	22	49	2.23	22	2
RB John Heidorn	4	28	7.00	17	2
QB Brock Osweiler	3	14	4.67	9	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Thomas Chapman	13	36	2.77	8	0
RB Pedro Bronson	10	17	1.70	8	0
QB Garrett Grayson	2	19	9.50	10	1
WR Landon Meier	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	30	18	201	2/17	2	34	0	102.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	36	21	226	2/11	0	44	1	65.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amari McAdams	4	4	49	12.25	16	23	0
TE Tanner Richard	4	6	35	8.75	5	14	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	9	23	7.67	0	10	0
WR Kai Barnes	3	5	52	17.33	11	34	2
FB Nate Childers	2	2	20	10.00	10	10	0
RB John Heidorn	2	2	22	11.00	11	13	0
WR Luke Brookshire	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bert Keen	6	7	43	7.17	30	13
WR Gary Burgess	4	8	29	7.25	10	14
TE Cary Williams	4	8	49	12.25	26	25
RB Thomas Chapman	3	3	56	18.67	46	44
WR Tyler Lockett	1	3	25	25.00	22	25
FB Cedric Nyland	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Evan Douglas	1	1	19	19.00	16	19
RB Pedro Bronson	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
TE Moe Hancock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Joseph Gomez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Drake Richard	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	8	338	42.3	31.6	46	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	8	280	35.0	27.3	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Herndon	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin McCloskey	5	42	8.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Douglas	3	5	1.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bert Keen	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Reginald Ioane	5	4	1.0	26	35
CB Drake Richard	5	1	0.0	26	35
ILB Giovanni Harris	5	0	0.0	22	24
OLB Nate Scrafford	4	1	1.0	26	38
ILB Gustavo Unruh	4	3	0.0	26	38
ILB Ernie Borders	4	1	0.0	13	23
S Troy Gallery	3	1	0.0	16	21
CB Edwin Harris	3	1	0.0	24	31
DE Gavin Heekin	3	0	0.0	14	9
DE Percy Hoffman	3	0	0.0	26	35
S Lenny Hume	2	2	0.0	10	20
DT Derek McIntyre	2	0	0.0	13	30
S Harvey Rayburn	2	0	0.0	4	14
DE Andres Bradford	2	0	0.0	11	14
DT Sawyer Corzine	1	1	0.0	13	10
DE Micah Girard	1	0	0.0	1	16

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Deron Collette	7	2	0.0	28	31
S Elias Campbell	6	1	0.0	26	28
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	5	2	1.0	27	31
DE Ben Lund	5	0	0.5	28	29
OLB Clayton St. Clair	5	1	0.0	28	31
DT Noah Garrison	5	0	0.0	23	23
CB Brody Fisher	4	0	0.0	25	26
DE Ike Baumgardner	3	0	0.0	25	25
DT Angel Ferguson	1	1	0.5	9	15
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	3	0.0	26	29
CB Dexter Williams	1	2	0.0	27	31
CB Darryl Shaw	1	0	0.0	13	19
S Cody Fields	1	0	0.0	3	2
TE Joseph Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
CB Nolan Madison	1	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Jackie Schenck	0	3	0.0	14	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Nate Scrafford	1.0	0	1	1	38
S Reginald Ioane	1.0	0	0	0	35
ILB Giovanni Harris	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Micah Girard	0.0	0	2	0	16
DE Percy Hoffman	0.0	0	1	1	35
DT Derek McIntyre	0.0	0	1	0	30
CB Drake Richard	0.0	0	1	0	35

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Ben Lund	0.5	0	2	1	29
DT Angel Ferguson	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Ike Baumgardner	0.0	1	0	1	25
DT Noah Garrison	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Drake Richard	3	0	1	35
ILB Giovanni Harris	3	0	0	24
ILB Ernie Borders	2	1	0	23
OLB Nate Scrafford	2	1	0	38
S Reginald Ioane	2	1	0	35
S Harvey Rayburn	2	0	0	14
ILB Gustavo Unruh	2	0	0	38
S Lenny Hume	2	0	0	20
CB Edwin Harris	1	1	0	31
DE Micah Girard	1	0	0	16
S Troy Gallery	1	0	0	21

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	4	1	31
OLB Deron Collette	3	1	31
CB Dexter Williams	2	1	31
S Elias Campbell	2	1	28
CB Brody Fisher	2	1	26
OLB Clayton St. Clair	2	0	31
DT Noah Garrison	1	0	23
DE Ike Baumgardner	1	0	25
CB Darryl Shaw	1	0	19
CB Jimmy Burnett	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andrew Haynesworth	2	5	29	0	32
FB Nate Childers	2	4	10	0	5
C Matt Paradis	1	7	29	1	32
T Terrell Pina	1	6	29	0	32
T Eddie Young	1	3	29	1	32
G Mack Cheshier	0	1	29	0	32

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lewis Turnbull	3	5	26	1	38
FB Cedric Nyland	1	2	9	0	18
T Alexis Pettway	0	10	26	0	38
G Cedric Ellison	0	6	26	1	38
T C.J. Riemersma	0	1	26	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
DeAndre Hopkins	2	16
Carl Clodfelter	1	25
Harvey Rayburn	1	18
Gustavo Unruh	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carson Biletnikoff	2	13
Darryl Shaw	2	11
Lewis Turnbull	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Gustavo Unruh	---	---	26	38	15	79
WR DeAndre Hopkins	29	30	---	---	16	75
CB Drake Richard	---	---	26	35	10	71
G Mack Cheshier	29	32	---	---	9	70
T Eddie Young	29	32	---	---	9	70
T Terrell Pina	29	32	---	---	9	70
G Andrew Haynesworth	29	32	---	---	9	70
OLB Nate Scrafford	---	---	26	38	4	68
DE Percy Hoffman	---	---	26	35	2	63
S Reginald Ioane	---	---	26	35	2	63
QB Brock Osweiler	29	32	---	---	---	61
C Matt Paradis	29	32	---	---	---	61
WR Kai Barnes	27	31	---	---	---	58
CB Edwin Harris	---	---	24	31	1	56
ILB Ernie Borders	---	---	13	23	14	50
WR Luke Brookshire	24	24	---	---	2	50
ILB Giovanni Harris	---	---	22	24	1	47
DT Derek McIntyre	---	---	13	30	2	45
TE Tanner Richard	18	27	---	---	---	45
CB Hardy Lyle	---	---	13	13	17	43
S Troy Gallery	---	---	16	21	3	40
WR Amari McAdams	14	20	---	---	5	39
OLB Carl Clodfelter	---	---	2	12	25	39
S Harvey Rayburn	---	---	4	14	18	36
DE Andres Bradford	---	---	11	14	9	34
FB Nate Childers	10	5	---	---	17	32
DT Sawyer Corzine	---	---	13	10	9	32
S Lenny Hume	---	---	10	20	2	32
TE Ruben Vanderclute	1	0	---	---	25	26
TE Teddy Scheckton	13	12	---	---	---	25
DE Gavin Heekin	---	---	14	9	1	24
WR Harvey Janikowksi	4	2	---	---	17	23
DE Micah Girard	---	---	1	16	2	19
WR Kevin McCloskey	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB Christopher Pearson	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB John Heidorn	5	7	---	---	---	12
C Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Jumbo Sanford	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Todd Sandoval	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Louie Woods	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bubba Huxtable	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Collin Bouie	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Abraham Stanton	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Gary Newton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Alexis Pettway	26	38	---	---	11	75
T Lewis Turnbull	26	38	---	---	11	75
G Cedric Ellison	26	38	---	---	11	75
T C.J. Riemersma	26	38	---	---	11	75
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	27	31	13	71
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	27	31	11	69
WR Gary Burgess	26	33	---	---	8	67
TE Cary Williams	25	37	---	---	4	66
QB Garrett Grayson	26	38	---	---	---	64
C Steven Kirk	26	38	---	---	---	64
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	28	31	3	62
WR Bert Keen	25	32	---	---	4	61
OLB Clayton St. Clair	---	---	28	31	1	60
DE Ben Lund	---	---	28	29	1	58
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	26	29	---	55
S Elias Campbell	---	---	26	28	---	54
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	25	25	1	51
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	25	26	---	51
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	23	23	1	47
CB Darryl Shaw	---	---	13	19	11	43
RB Pedro Bronson	11	12	---	---	19	42
RB Thomas Chapman	15	24	---	---	---	39
S Omar Austin	---	---	6	9	17	32
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	9	15	8	32
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	3	4	24	31
TE Joseph Gomez	0	3	---	---	27	30
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	14	13	1	28
RB Evan Douglas	0	1	---	---	27	28
FB Cedric Nyland	9	18	---	---	---	27
WR Tyler Lockett	8	14	---	---	---	22
WR Mercury Maxwell	0	1	---	---	19	20
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	3	2	14	19
TE Moe Hancock	4	9	---	---	---	13
WR Landon Meier	7	6	---	---	---	13
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	0	0	11	11
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	1	1	8	10
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Lester Reese	---	---	3	2	1	6
S Cody Fields	---	---	3	2	1	6
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Riley Grinnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nick Compton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chance Osterhaus	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	18	42	2.3
Right	8	38	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-1	-0.2
Middle	11	52	4.7
Right	9	21	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	30	18	2	1	1	6	3	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	36	21	3	2	1	4	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	110	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	48	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	34	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	64	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	121	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	9	3	1	23	0	30
TE Tanner Richard	6	4	0	35	0	27
WR Kai Barnes	5	3	0	52	1	31
WR Amari McAdams	4	4	0	49	1	20
FB Nate Childers	2	2	0	20	0	5
RB John Heidorn	2	2	0	22	0	7
WR Luke Brookshire	2	0	0	0	0	24

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Burgess	8	4	0	29	0	33
TE Cary Williams	8	4	0	49	1	37
WR Bert Keen	7	6	0	43	0	32
WR Tyler Lockett	3	1	1	25	1	14
RB Thomas Chapman	3	3	0	56	1	24
FB Cedric Nyland	2	1	0	3	0	18
RB Pedro Bronson	2	1	0	2	0	12
TE Moe Hancock	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Evan Douglas	1	1	0	19	0	1
TE Joseph Gomez	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Luke Brookshire	2	2	1.00	2.23

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1	1.00	1.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	5	4	29	5.80	6.70

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	2	1	3	1.50	6.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kai Barnes	2	2	18	9.00	10.40
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	2.56
WR Amari McAdams	1	1	2	2.00	12.25
RB John Heidorn	1	1	9	9.00	11.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Cedric Nyland	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Gary Burgess	1	0	0	0.00	3.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB John Heidorn	4	2
WR Luke Brookshire	2	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	7	3	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	16	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	4	1	0
RB John Heidorn	2	2	1
WR Kai Barnes	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Keen	6	5	3
WR Gary Burgess	4	1	1
TE Cary Williams	3	1	1
WR Tyler Lockett	2	0	0
RB Thomas Chapman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,200 (21,400)
End Zone 7,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,200 (21,400)
End Zone	7,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)