Wild Card Playoff Games, 2028

played in Houston, TX

74 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	3	3	3	14	-	23
Houston Texans	0	10	6	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:36 DEN - Shaun Gomez 33 field goal
2Q: 08:53 DEN - Shaun Gomez 45 field goal
2Q: 04:45 HOU - Phil Forney 4 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Samuel Stallings 23 field goal
3Q: 11:45 DEN - Shaun Gomez 43 field goal
3Q: 07:09 HOU - Samuel Stallings 32 field goal
3Q: 01:45 HOU - Samuel Stallings 44 field goal
4Q: 08:30 DEN - Luke Brookshire 6 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 06:14 HOU - Rod Barlow 40 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 02:09 DEN - Luke Brookshire 4 pass from Ralph McNeil (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 00:03 HOU - Samuel Stallings 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:36 DEN - Shaun Gomez 33 field goal
2Q: 08:53 DEN - Shaun Gomez 45 field goal
2Q: 04:45 HOU - Phil Forney 4 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Samuel Stallings 23 field goal
3Q: 11:45 DEN - Shaun Gomez 43 field goal
3Q: 07:09 HOU - Samuel Stallings 32 field goal
3Q: 01:45 HOU - Samuel Stallings 44 field goal
4Q: 08:30 DEN - Luke Brookshire 6 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 06:14 HOU - Rod Barlow 40 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 02:09 DEN - Luke Brookshire 4 pass from Ralph McNeil (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 00:03 HOU - Samuel Stallings 43 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 24 23
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 344 454
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 5.46 7.44
Net Rushing Yards 116 132
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 4.00 6.60
Net Passing Yards 228 322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 1 41 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 322
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.71 7.85
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 8/80
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:22 26:38

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	24	23
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	344	454
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	5.46	7.44
Net Rushing Yards	116	132
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	4.00	6.60
Net Passing Yards	228	322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 1	41 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	322
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.71	7.85
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	8/80
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:22	26:38

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:22	2:51	OPP 41	6	25	Field Goal
1	7:44	5:10	OWN 3	9	53	Punt
2	13:30	4:42	OWN 20	9	52	Field Goal
2	4:39	2:05	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 25	8	49	Field Goal
3	7:01	3:25	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
3	2:37	0:09	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
3	1:38	2:13	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
4	12:33	4:11	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	6:00	4:00	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:38	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
1	11:31	3:47	OWN 35	5	19	Punt
1	2:34	4:04	OWN 20	7	45	Punt
2	8:48	4:09	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	2:34	2:34	OWN 31	11	63	Field Goal
3	11:38	4:37	OWN 16	9	69	Field Goal
3	3:36	0:59	OWN 38	4	11	Punt
3	2:28	0:50	OPP 25	3	-2	Field Goal
4	14:25	1:52	OWN 17	6	62	Fumble
4	8:22	2:22	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 25	6	49	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dan Puzzuoli, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
WR Luke Brookshire	20	68	3.40	16	3	1
QB Ralph McNeil	5	32	6.40	15	2	0
RB Aiden O'Neal	4	16	4.00	10	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Pedro Bronson	13	98	7.54	34	4
QB Dan Puzzuoli	4	28	7.00	11	1
RB Isaac Hall	3	6	2.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	34	25	228	0/0	1	24	1	88.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	41	30	322	0/0	2	40	1	101.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Luke Brookshire	7	10	26	3.71	16	14	1
TE Ken Walters	7	9	56	8.00	10	14	0
WR Kai Barnes	4	5	42	10.50	10	12	0
WR Bubba Walton	3	5	41	13.67	16	21	0
WR Wendell Tait	2	2	43	21.50	3	24	0
FB Raul Austin	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE Zachary Cates	1	1	16	16.00	5	16	0
TE Everett Cortez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Barlow	6	6	80	13.33	48	40	1
WR Bert Keen	6	7	90	15.00	53	23	0
TE Cary Williams	4	8	25	6.25	7	22	0
RB Pedro Bronson	4	6	37	9.25	25	16	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	4	6	35	8.75	23	19	0
RB Isaac Hall	2	3	25	12.50	10	19	0
FB Phil Forney	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	1
WR Mason Rasmussen	2	2	21	10.50	11	18	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Marcos Phillips	1	1	1.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brody Fisher	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB J.B. Ketchum	0	1	0	0
S Reginald Ioane	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	4	157	39.3	26.0	44	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	3	110	36.7	30.0	43	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Gomez	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	4/4	2/2	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	2	33	16.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari McAdams	3	68	22.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	63	21.0	0
Bert Keen	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Reginald Ioane	9	1	0.0	19	37
OLB J.B. Ketchum	8	1	0.0	19	30
S Troy Gallery	8	0	0.0	15	28
ILB Gustavo Unruh	6	2	0.0	20	41
OLB Marcos Phillips	2	3	0.0	19	40
DE Al Katzenmoyer	2	1	0.0	18	27
ILB Giovanni Harris	2	1	0.0	5	13
CB Jorge Beyer	2	1	0.0	19	40
CB Colby Hester	2	0	0.0	15	26
DE Josh Matthews	2	0	0.0	17	23
DT Abraham Rivera	1	0	0.0	5	15
S Grayson Marlotti	1	0	0.0	6	21
FB Raul Austin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Moe Linquist	1	0	0.0	18	28
CB Edwin Harris	0	1	0.0	2	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave James	9	0	0.0	26	34
ILB Lenny Matson	8	0	0.0	10	18
OLB Deron Collette	7	2	0.0	26	34
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	4	2	0.0	29	34
CB Brody Fisher	3	1	0.0	25	27
CB Bryson Fenderson	3	1	0.0	29	28
CB Dwayne Shipley	3	1	0.0	26	32
DT Devan Forsythe	3	0	0.0	9	17
DT Angel Ferguson	2	2	0.0	20	17
OLB Chase Jeffries	2	2	0.0	26	32
S Mickey Berry	2	0	0.0	3	2
DE Ben Lund	1	3	0.0	28	25
DE Ike Baumgardner	1	2	0.0	24	31
CB Nolan Madison	1	1	0.0	3	7
CB Dexter Williams	1	0	0.0	8	7
WR Rod Barlow	1	0	---	---	---
T C.J. Riemersma	1	0	---	---	---
DE Marshall Akiyama	1	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Malachi Cobb	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Percy Hoffman	1	0	35
DT Abraham Rivera	0	1	15
DE Josh Matthews	0	1	23
DT Sawyer Corzine	0	1	18

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ike Baumgardner	1	1	0	31
DE Marshall Akiyama	0	1	0	12
OLB Chase Jeffries	0	1	0	32
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Reginald Ioane	7	2	0	37
S Troy Gallery	5	0	0	28
OLB J.B. Ketchum	4	0	0	30
ILB Gustavo Unruh	3	2	0	41
OLB Marcos Phillips	2	0	1	40
ILB Giovanni Harris	2	0	0	13
CB Moe Linquist	2	0	0	28
S Grayson Marlotti	1	1	0	21
CB Colby Hester	1	0	0	26
DE Josh Matthews	1	0	0	23
CB Edwin Harris	1	0	0	11
CB Jorge Beyer	1	0	0	40

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dave James	6	1	0	34
ILB Lenny Matson	6	1	0	18
OLB Deron Collette	3	0	0	34
CB Bryson Fenderson	3	0	0	28
CB Dwayne Shipley	3	0	0	32
CB Brody Fisher	1	0	1	27
DE Ike Baumgardner	1	0	0	31
DT Devan Forsythe	1	0	0	17
CB Nolan Madison	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Tim Gunn	4	7	1	29	34
G Les Garner	3	8	0	29	34
C Abraham Stanton	2	3	0	29	34
G Andrew Haynesworth	0	5	0	29	34
C Dalton Strong	0	4	0	29	34

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Chance Osterhaus	1	6	20	41
C Steven Kirk	1	3	20	41
T C.J. Riemersma	1	3	20	41
G Hunter Kakoza	1	3	20	41
T Jamie Lord	1	1	20	41

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Harris	2	13
Everett Cortez	1	21
Luke Brookshire	1	18
Raul Austin	1	17
Gustavo Unruh	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carson Biletnikoff	2	16
Phil Forney	1	22

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Gustavo Unruh	---	---	20	41	14	75
WR Luke Brookshire	22	31	---	---	18	71
G Andrew Haynesworth	29	34	---	---	7	70
G Les Garner	29	34	---	---	7	70
T Tim Gunn	29	34	---	---	7	70
C Abraham Stanton	29	34	---	---	7	70
QB Ralph McNeil	29	34	---	---	3	66
WR Kai Barnes	23	30	---	---	11	64
OLB Marcos Phillips	---	---	19	40	4	63
C Dalton Strong	29	34	---	---	---	63
CB Jorge Beyer	---	---	19	40	4	63
TE Ken Walters	27	34	---	---	---	61
S Reginald Ioane	---	---	19	37	4	60
S Troy Gallery	---	---	15	28	16	59
CB Colby Hester	---	---	15	26	16	57
DE Percy Hoffman	---	---	17	35	4	56
OLB J.B. Ketchum	---	---	19	30	4	53
WR Bubba Walton	24	28	---	---	---	52
CB Moe Linquist	---	---	18	28	4	50
DE Al Katzenmoyer	---	---	18	27	4	49
DE Josh Matthews	---	---	17	23	5	45
WR Wendell Tait	21	16	---	---	5	42
FB Raul Austin	5	10	---	---	17	32
TE Everett Cortez	5	4	---	---	21	30
S Grayson Marlotti	---	---	6	21	2	29
OLB Marshall Johnston	---	---	1	8	18	27
CB Edwin Harris	---	---	2	11	13	26
DT Abraham Rivera	---	---	5	15	3	23
DT Sawyer Corzine	---	---	3	18	2	23
WR Amari McAdams	4	0	---	---	17	21
TE Zachary Cates	7	14	---	---	---	21
ILB Giovanni Harris	---	---	5	13	1	19
ILB Ernie Borders	---	---	1	1	9	11
DE Andres Bradford	---	---	1	9	---	10
K Shaun Gomez	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Aiden O'Neal	4	3	---	---	---	7
RB Arnie Farr	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Travis Johnstone	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Tito Martin	3	0	---	---	---	3
QB Alejandro Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Diego Lake	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Lonnie Lynch	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Dennis Diaz	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rusty Riley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Cary Williams	20	39	---	---	22	81
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	29	34	16	79
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	26	32	17	75
WR Bert Keen	20	35	---	---	19	74
WR Rod Barlow	20	41	---	---	10	71
T C.J. Riemersma	20	41	---	---	7	68
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	26	34	3	63
S Dave James	---	---	26	34	2	62
QB Dan Puzzuoli	20	41	---	---	---	61
C Steven Kirk	20	41	---	---	---	61
T Jamie Lord	20	41	---	---	---	61
T Chance Osterhaus	20	41	---	---	---	61
G Hunter Kakoza	20	41	---	---	---	61
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	26	32	2	60
CB Bryson Fenderson	---	---	29	28	1	58
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	24	31	2	57
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	25	27	3	55
DE Ben Lund	---	---	28	25	1	54
RB Pedro Bronson	15	26	---	---	---	41
CB Emmanuel Buckley	---	---	18	15	7	40
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	20	17	2	39
WR Mercury Maxwell	14	25	---	---	---	39
FB Phil Forney	3	9	---	---	22	34
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	8	7	17	32
TE Karl Daniels	3	11	---	---	18	32
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	10	18	---	28
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	9	17	1	27
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	6	12	7	25
OLB Malachi Cobb	---	---	3	2	18	23
RB Isaac Hall	5	12	---	---	---	17
WR Mason Rasmussen	0	4	---	---	11	15
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	3	7	2	12
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Elijah Lincoln	---	---	0	0	9	9
TE Troy Floyd	0	2	---	---	6	8
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Clifton Burgo	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Damon Strickland	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Mickey Berry	---	---	3	2	1	6
RB Myron Myers	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Riley Lynn	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	17	55	3.2
Right	6	38	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	43	10.8
Middle	13	76	5.8
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	34	25	3	1	1	2	3	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	41	30	5	0	1	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	-9	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	111	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	102	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	58	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	186	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	78	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Luke Brookshire	10	7	1	26	0	31
TE Ken Walters	9	7	0	56	0	34
WR Bubba Walton	5	3	0	41	2	28
WR Kai Barnes	5	4	0	42	0	30
WR Wendell Tait	2	2	0	43	1	16
TE Everett Cortez	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Raul Austin	1	1	0	4	0	10
TE Zachary Cates	1	1	0	16	0	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Williams	8	4	1	25	1	39
WR Bert Keen	7	6	0	90	3	35
WR Rod Barlow	6	6	0	80	1	41
RB Pedro Bronson	6	4	0	37	0	26
WR Mercury Maxwell	6	4	0	35	0	25
RB Isaac Hall	3	2	0	25	0	12
FB Phil Forney	3	2	0	9	0	9
WR Mason Rasmussen	2	2	0	21	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Luke Brookshire	2	5	2.50	3.40

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	8	8.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	4	1	4	1.00	6.71

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	4	3	3	0.75	7.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Everett Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bubba Walton	1	0	0	0.00	8.20
WR Kai Barnes	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
WR Luke Brookshire	1	1	4	4.00	2.60

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cary Williams	1	1	-4	-4.00	3.13
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0	0.00	12.86
FB Phil Forney	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
WR Mason Rasmussen	1	1	3	3.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ralph McNeil	1	0
WR Luke Brookshire	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	9	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kai Barnes	3	2	1
TE Ken Walters	3	2	2
WR Bubba Walton	2	1	0
TE Zachary Cates	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barlow	4	4	1
TE Cary Williams	3	2	2
RB Pedro Bronson	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (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	66,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (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)