Week 13, 2026

played in Denver, CO

46 degrees, fair, 19 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	7	0	7	-	20
Denver Broncos	3	6	10	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 DEN - Shaun Gomez 31 field goal
1Q: 06:13 HOU - Thomas Chapman 14 run (Samuel Stallings extra point failed)
2Q: 10:19 HOU - Pedro Bronson 34 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 05:18 DEN - Kai Barnes 5 pass from Brock Osweiler (Shaun Gomez extra point failed)
3Q: 10:24 DEN - Shaun Gomez 43 field goal
3Q: 04:24 DEN - Ruben Vanderclute 34 pass from Brock Osweiler (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 02:28 HOU - Gary Burgess 31 pass from Riley Grinnell (Samuel Stallings extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 DEN - Shaun Gomez 31 field goal
1Q: 06:13 HOU - Thomas Chapman 14 run (Samuel Stallings extra point failed)
2Q: 10:19 HOU - Pedro Bronson 34 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 05:18 DEN - Kai Barnes 5 pass from Brock Osweiler (Shaun Gomez extra point failed)
3Q: 10:24 DEN - Shaun Gomez 43 field goal
3Q: 04:24 DEN - Ruben Vanderclute 34 pass from Brock Osweiler (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 02:28 HOU - Gary Burgess 31 pass from Riley Grinnell (Samuel Stallings extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 6-6 8-4
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 341 298
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 5.33 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 134 86
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 4.06 3.44
Net Passing Yards 207 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 40 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 218 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/28 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 4/39
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 41
Time of Possession 29:53 30:07

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	6-6	8-4
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	341	298
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	5.33	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	134	86
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	4.06	3.44
Net Passing Yards	207	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	40 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	218	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/28	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	4/39
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 41
Time of Possession	29:53	30:07

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
1	12:20	1:11	OWN 16	3	5	Fumble
1	9:29	3:23	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	3:24	3:22	OWN 7	8	75	Fumble
2	11:39	1:36	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
2	8:08	1:41	OWN 9	3	-5	Punt
2	5:12	2:26	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
2	2:16	2:16	OWN 9	7	41	Half
3	10:19	1:57	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
3	7:22	2:00	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
3	4:09	2:17	OWN 15	3	-3	Punt
3	0:34	1:41	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:49	1:22	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
4	4:42	2:29	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 16	3	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	0:58	50	3	-3	Punt
1	11:09	1:40	OPP 21	3	7	Field Goal
1	6:06	2:42	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
1	0:02	3:23	OWN 18	8	21	Punt
2	10:03	1:55	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
2	6:27	1:15	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
2	2:46	0:30	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	4:41	OWN 30	9	44	Field Goal
3	8:22	1:00	50	3	2	Punt
3	5:22	1:13	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
3	1:52	1:18	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	13:53	6:04	OWN 33	11	41	Missed FG
4	6:27	1:45	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	2:13	1:23	OWN 28	6	56	Interception

Game MVP: C.J. Riemersma, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pedro Bronson	16	68	4.25	34	1	1
RB Thomas Chapman	12	56	4.67	14	2	1
QB Riley Grinnell	4	7	1.75	8	0	0
WR Bert Keen	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB John Heidorn	13	12	0.92	21	1
WR Luke Brookshire	9	54	6.00	19	2
QB Brock Osweiler	2	18	9.00	10	1
WR Kai Barnes	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riley Grinnell	29	18	218	2/11	1	35	0	96.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	40	19	218	1/6	2	34	1	70.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Barlow	4	7	39	9.75	39	35	0
WR Gary Burgess	3	6	39	13.00	15	31	1
RB Thomas Chapman	3	3	52	17.33	43	28	0
TE Cary Williams	2	4	16	8.00	3	10	0
WR Bert Keen	2	4	9	4.50	4	6	0
TE Moe Hancock	1	1	27	27.00	12	27	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	18	18.00	5	18	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1	19	19.00	5	19	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kai Barnes	6	9	51	8.50	27	26	1
TE Teddy Scheckton	4	15	46	11.50	23	29	0
TE Tanner Richard	2	2	31	15.50	20	25	0
WR Harvey Janikowksi	2	5	19	9.50	15	13	0
WR Luke Brookshire	2	2	28	14.00	23	24	0
WR Amari McAdams	1	4	3	3.00	2	3	0
RB John Heidorn	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
TE Ruben Vanderclute	1	2	34	34.00	20	34	1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1	12	12.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Riley Grinnell	1	0	0	0
TE Cary Williams	1	0	0	0

Denver	Recov	Force
OLB Nate Scrafford	1	0
S Reginald Ioane	1	0
S Ray Brian	0	1
OLB Marcos Phillips	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	8	341	42.6	37.8	57	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	8	370	46.3	39.4	53	7

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Gomez	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	2	35	17.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Janikowksi	4	39	9.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	28	28.0	0
Bert Keen	1	14	14.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari McAdams	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clayton St. Clair	7	1	0.0	25	41
S Elias Campbell	6	2	0.0	24	32
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	5	1	0.0	24	39
OLB Deron Collette	4	3	0.0	24	38
CB Dexter Williams	4	0	0.0	25	28
CB Ezra Cheramie	4	0	0.0	16	32
DE Ben Lund	3	0	1.0	23	38
DT Noah Garrison	2	2	0.0	7	14
CB Brody Fisher	2	1	0.0	24	34
DE Ike Baumgardner	2	0	0.0	21	35
DT Angel Ferguson	1	2	0.0	18	27
ILB Jackie Schenck	1	1	0.0	10	18
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	1	0.0	24	38
DE Alexander Boyer	1	0	0.0	6	8

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gustavo Unruh	8	4	0.0	33	31
DE Andres Bradford	5	2	0.5	24	17
OLB Marcos Phillips	4	0	1.5	31	29
S Reginald Ioane	4	2	0.0	32	31
OLB Nate Scrafford	4	0	0.0	31	28
DT Sawyer Corzine	4	0	0.0	18	22
CB Drake Richard	3	1	0.0	33	28
ILB Giovanni Harris	3	1	0.0	14	7
DT Derek McIntyre	2	2	0.0	15	9
DE Percy Hoffman	2	1	0.0	31	30
CB Edwin Harris	2	1	0.0	33	26
S Ray Brian	2	0	0.0	15	7
CB Colby Hester	2	0	0.0	18	23
S Troy Gallery	1	1	0.0	19	24
ILB Ernie Borders	1	0	0.0	1	0
TE Teddy Scheckton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Abraham Rivera	0	1	0.0	9	9
OLB J.B. Ketchum	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Lund	1.0	0	3	0	38
DE Ike Baumgardner	0.0	1	1	2	35
DE Alexander Boyer	0.0	1	1	0	8
OLB Clayton St. Clair	0.0	0	1	1	41
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0.0	0	1	1	39

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Marcos Phillips	1.5	0	0	29
DE Andres Bradford	0.5	0	0	17
DE Percy Hoffman	0.0	3	1	30
DT Sawyer Corzine	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Nate Scrafford	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	3	1	1	39
S Elias Campbell	3	1	0	32
CB Dexter Williams	3	0	0	28
CB Ezra Cheramie	3	0	0	32
OLB Clayton St. Clair	2	2	0	41
OLB Deron Collette	2	0	0	38
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	1	0	38
ILB Jackie Schenck	1	0	0	18
CB Brody Fisher	1	0	0	34
CB Lester Reese	0	1	0	13
CB Dwayne Shipley	0	1	0	10

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Gustavo Unruh	5	0	31
CB Colby Hester	3	0	23
OLB Marcos Phillips	2	1	29
S Ray Brian	2	0	7
CB Edwin Harris	1	1	26
OLB Nate Scrafford	1	0	28
S Troy Gallery	1	0	24
ILB Giovanni Harris	1	0	7
S Reginald Ioane	1	0	31
DT Sawyer Corzine	1	0	22
OLB J.B. Ketchum	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T C.J. Riemersma	7	16	33	1	31
C Steven Kirk	1	4	33	0	31
T Alexis Pettway	1	3	33	1	31
G Cedric Ellison	1	2	33	0	31
FB Cedric Nyland	0	3	10	0	2
TE Cary Williams	0	1	29	0	30

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andrew Haynesworth	2	6	25	0	41
C Laken Tomlinson	2	5	25	0	41
T Tim Gunn	1	7	25	0	41
G Diego Lake	1	3	25	0	41
C Abraham Stanton	0	1	25	1	41
TE Teddy Scheckton	0	1	25	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Williams	3	25
Rod Barlow	2	25
Carson Biletnikoff	1	16
Nolan Madison	1	16

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Childers	1	20
Malcolm Koelling	1	19
Gustavo Unruh	1	13
Edwin Harris	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Rod Barlow	33	31	---	---	25	89
TE Cary Williams	29	30	---	---	25	84
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	24	39	16	79
T Jamie Lord	33	31	---	---	12	76
WR Gary Burgess	26	29	---	---	17	72
OLB Clayton St. Clair	---	---	25	41	3	69
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	24	38	4	66
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	24	38	3	65
QB Riley Grinnell	33	31	---	---	---	64
T Alexis Pettway	33	31	---	---	---	64
G Cedric Ellison	33	31	---	---	---	64
C Steven Kirk	33	31	---	---	---	64
T C.J. Riemersma	33	31	---	---	---	64
DE Ben Lund	---	---	23	38	3	64
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	25	28	10	63
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	24	34	3	61
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	21	35	3	59
S Elias Campbell	---	---	24	32	2	58
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	18	27	11	56
CB Ezra Cheramie	---	---	16	32	2	50
RB Pedro Bronson	17	8	---	---	25	50
WR Bert Keen	18	21	---	---	9	48
RB Thomas Chapman	16	21	---	---	---	37
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	10	18	1	29
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	1	10	18	29
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	1	3	24	28
TE Aaron Tubbs	13	9	---	---	---	22
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	6	8	8	22
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	7	14	---	21
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	0	1	16	17
CB Lester Reese	---	---	1	13	2	16
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	1	2	12	15
FB Cedric Nyland	10	2	---	---	---	12
WR Mercury Maxwell	2	3	---	---	5	10
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Connor Garber	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Hunter Kakoza	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Moe Hancock	1	1	---	---	5	7
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Al Madison	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Nate Scrafford	---	---	31	28	25	84
G Diego Lake	25	41	---	---	11	77
G Andrew Haynesworth	25	41	---	---	11	77
T Tim Gunn	25	41	---	---	11	77
ILB Gustavo Unruh	---	---	33	31	13	77
C Abraham Stanton	25	41	---	---	11	77
CB Edwin Harris	---	---	33	26	13	72
CB Drake Richard	---	---	33	28	8	69
QB Brock Osweiler	25	41	---	---	---	66
C Laken Tomlinson	25	41	---	---	---	66
WR Amari McAdams	24	35	---	---	6	65
TE Teddy Scheckton	25	39	---	---	---	64
S Reginald Ioane	---	---	32	31	---	63
DE Percy Hoffman	---	---	31	30	---	61
WR Kai Barnes	23	37	---	---	---	60
OLB Marcos Phillips	---	---	31	29	---	60
WR Harvey Janikowksi	15	21	---	---	20	56
DT Sawyer Corzine	---	---	18	22	8	48
S Troy Gallery	---	---	19	24	---	43
CB Colby Hester	---	---	18	23	---	41
WR Luke Brookshire	10	26	---	---	5	41
DE Andres Bradford	---	---	24	17	---	41
S Ray Brian	---	---	15	7	17	39
TE Ruben Vanderclute	1	2	---	---	28	31
FB Nate Childers	1	9	---	---	20	30
RB John Heidorn	15	14	---	---	---	29
CB Hardy Lyle	---	---	2	7	17	26
TE Tanner Richard	9	17	---	---	---	26
DT Abraham Rivera	---	---	9	9	8	26
DT Derek McIntyre	---	---	15	9	---	24
ILB Giovanni Harris	---	---	14	7	---	21
RB Malcolm Koelling	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Wendell Tait	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Ernie Borders	---	---	1	0	12	13
C Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Taylor Van	---	---	2	6	---	8
K Shaun Gomez	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Jumbo Sanford	2	5	---	---	---	7
S Lenny Hume	---	---	0	5	---	5
OLB J.B. Ketchum	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB Todd Sandoval	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Mack Cheshier	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Collin Bouie	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Manuel Williamson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ruben Goodwin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	19	69	3.6
Right	4	32	8.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	15	47	3.1
Right	5	34	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riley Grinnell	29	18	5	2	2	3	4	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	40	19	5	1	3	7	7	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	64	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	64	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	31	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	141	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	1	34	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barlow	7	4	1	39	1	31
WR Gary Burgess	6	3	1	39	1	29
TE Cary Williams	4	2	0	16	0	30
WR Bert Keen	4	2	0	9	0	21
RB Thomas Chapman	3	3	0	52	2	21
WR Mercury Maxwell	2	1	0	-1	0	3
TE Moe Hancock	1	1	0	27	1	1
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	0	18	0	9
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1	0	19	0	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Teddy Scheckton	15	4	1	46	1	39
WR Kai Barnes	9	6	1	51	1	37
WR Harvey Janikowksi	5	2	0	19	0	21
WR Amari McAdams	4	1	1	3	0	35
TE Ruben Vanderclute	2	1	0	34	1	2
TE Tanner Richard	2	2	0	31	1	17
WR Luke Brookshire	2	2	0	28	1	26
RB John Heidorn	1	1	0	6	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Chapman	1	14	14.00	4.67

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	3	1	5	1.67	5.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amari McAdams	1	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Harvey Janikowksi	1	0	0	0.00	3.80
WR Kai Barnes	1	1	5	5.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Riley Grinnell	1	0
RB Thomas Chapman	1	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
WR Luke Brookshire	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riley Grinnell	10	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	16	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Burgess	3	1	0
RB Thomas Chapman	2	2	2
WR Bert Keen	2	0	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	1
TE Cary Williams	1	1	1
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Teddy Scheckton	9	2	2
WR Harvey Janikowksi	3	1	1
WR Kai Barnes	3	2	1
TE Ruben Vanderclute	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)