Week 7, 2046

played in Houston, TX

80 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	6	0	0	3	-	9
Houston Texans	3	0	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:05 DEN - Xavier Johnson 29 pass from Alan Hardy (Cristian Franklin extra point failed)
1Q: 07:34 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 41 field goal
3Q: 09:39 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 35 field goal
4Q: 14:51 DEN - Cristian Franklin 33 field goal
4Q: 08:43 HOU - Jonathan Hatcher 4 pass from Jon Causey (R.J. Jeffries extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:05 DEN - Xavier Johnson 29 pass from Alan Hardy (Cristian Franklin extra point failed)
1Q: 07:34 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 41 field goal
3Q: 09:39 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 35 field goal
4Q: 14:51 DEN - Cristian Franklin 33 field goal
4Q: 08:43 HOU - Jonathan Hatcher 4 pass from Jon Causey (R.J. Jeffries extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 3-3 4-3
First Downs 13 21
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 305 348
- Offensive Plays 56 72
- Yards per Play 5.45 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 87 123
- Rushing Attempts 18 31
- Yards per Rush 4.83 3.97
Net Passing Yards 218 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 0 40 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 224 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 5.49
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 4/33
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:29 34:31

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	3-3	4-3
First Downs	13	21
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	305	348
- Offensive Plays	56	72
- Yards per Play	5.45	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	87	123
- Rushing Attempts	18	31
- Yards per Rush	4.83	3.97
Net Passing Yards	218	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 0	40 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	224	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	5.49
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	4/33
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	25:29	34:31

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	7:28	2:40	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
1	3:24	2:01	OWN 41	4	17	Punt
2	12:42	1:57	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	9:16	4:09	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
2	2:56	0:51	OPP 25	3	-5	Missed FG
2	1:42	0:48	OWN 44	4	14	Punt
3	9:33	2:29	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
3	5:01	5:15	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
4	8:33	1:44	OWN 19	4	14	Punt
4	3:30	0:34	OWN 2	3	7	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	5:23	OWN 36	9	40	Field Goal
1	4:48	1:24	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
1	1:23	3:41	OWN 20	7	60	Interception
2	10:45	1:29	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
2	5:07	2:11	OWN 20	4	5	Fumble
2	2:05	0:23	OWN 37	3	0	Interception
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 1	2	4	Half
3	15:00	5:27	OWN 9	10	73	Field Goal
3	7:04	2:03	OWN 9	6	10	Punt
4	14:46	6:13	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
4	6:49	3:19	OWN 16	6	27	Punt
4	2:56	2:56	OPP 49	8	34	Game

Game MVP: Griffin Ruby, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Edward Mathis	9	55	6.11	27	2
RB DeAndre Edmunds	4	2	0.50	1	0
RB Kendall Carraher	4	22	5.50	13	1
QB Alan Hardy	1	8	8.00	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonathan Hatcher	20	71	3.55	23	2
RB Richard Merrill	6	28	4.67	8	0
QB Jon Causey	5	24	4.80	10	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Hardy	36	18	224	2/6	1	33	0	78.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Causey	40	25	232	1/7	1	25	2	65.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Xavier Johnson	8	12	134	16.75	44	33	1
RB Edward Mathis	3	4	29	9.67	18	23	0
TE Patrick Kroeger	2	4	12	6.00	0	11	0
WR Monty Ward	2	3	28	14.00	1	22	0
FB Hunter Rincon	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Kennedy Blanchard	1	1	17	17.00	6	17	0
WR Tom Greenberg	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Kendall Carraher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lenny Blades	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Donny Hastings	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Folly	6	10	64	10.67	36	20	0
TE Riddick Lyons	5	8	30	6.00	0	10	0
RB Richard Merrill	4	4	6	1.50	5	3	0
WR Rondell Reynolds	4	6	61	15.25	26	25	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	3	3	26	8.67	17	13	1
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Antonio Cole	1	2	16	16.00	3	16	0
WR Chance Monroe	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
TE Tristan Guerino	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Grayson Grewal	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Jon Toniolo	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Recov	Force
OLB Trenton Ackerman	1	0
DE Anthony Farrell	0	1
CB Dustin Hearn	0	1
DE Butch Munkres	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
QB Jon Causey	1	0
RB Richard Merrill	1	0
WR Samuel Folly	1	0
TE Riddick Lyons	0	1
T Dan Harris	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Donohue	8	366	45.8	36.6	55	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Bradley	4	229	57.3	46.0	68	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Franklin	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	0/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
R.J. Jeffries	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Johnson	2	25	12.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Monroe	4	33	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Johnson	1	18	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian Fanning	1	22	22.0	0
Chance Monroe	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Tanner Briggs	9	1	0.0	20	24
S Grayson Grewal	8	4	0.0	29	27
DT J.J. Murphy	6	1	0.0	24	21
CB Dustin Hearn	6	0	0.0	30	40
OLB Brandon Daniels	4	2	0.0	18	10
OLB Jon Toniolo	4	1	0.0	30	38
DE Butch Munkres	3	0	1.0	29	36
S Greg Rasmussen	2	2	0.0	31	39
OLB Trenton Ackerman	2	2	0.0	31	40
DE Anthony Farrell	2	0	0.0	10	29
DT Brenden Brehm	2	0	0.0	22	15
CB Lance Hazeltine	2	0	0.0	29	25
CB Vincent Dunn	1	1	0.0	2	15
S Sherman Nicas	1	0	0.0	2	15
DE J.J. Choate	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Brent O'Neill	1	0	0.0	7	20
ILB Jesse Kowal	1	0	0.0	11	18
DT Dominique Harrison	0	1	0.0	7	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Aidan Hebron	5	1	0.0	10	29
OLB Amos Brown	5	1	0.0	15	31
ILB Brandon Momberg	4	4	0.0	15	24
S Sebastian Fanning	4	0	0.0	16	33
DT Angel Lake	4	0	0.0	10	18
DE Griffin Ruby	3	1	2.0	18	38
CB Gilbert Duncan	2	0	0.0	18	38
CB Jimmy Sagers	2	0	0.0	9	21
CB Jerald Rodriguez	2	0	0.0	17	35
S Jesse Allen	1	1	0.0	15	24
DT Howard Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	9	20
DE Mackenzie Bradley	1	0	0.0	8	22
QB Jon Causey	1	0	---	---	---
TE Riddick Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kim Lee	1	0	0.0	5	10
DT Les Seaman	1	0	0.0	16	37
S Junior Jarzyna	1	0	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Butch Munkres	1.0	0	1	2	36
DE Anthony Farrell	0.0	1	2	0	29
DT Dominique Harrison	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE J.J. Choate	0.0	0	1	0	3
ILB Jesse Kowal	0.0	0	0	1	18

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Griffin Ruby	2.0	0	3	3	38
OLB Amos Brown	0.0	1	1	0	31
DE Neil Brewer	0.0	0	2	0	17
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dustin Hearn	5	0	0	40
S Grayson Grewal	4	1	1	27
DE Tanner Briggs	4	0	0	24
S Sherman Nicas	2	0	0	15
OLB Trenton Ackerman	2	0	0	40
OLB Brandon Daniels	2	0	0	10
OLB Jon Toniolo	1	0	1	38
CB Vincent Dunn	1	0	0	15
DT J.J. Murphy	1	0	0	21
S Greg Rasmussen	1	0	0	39
DE Butch Munkres	1	0	0	36
ILB Jesse Kowal	1	0	0	18
CB Brent O'Neill	0	1	0	20

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sebastian Fanning	3	0	33
CB Jerald Rodriguez	2	2	35
CB Gilbert Duncan	2	1	38
ILB Aidan Hebron	2	0	29
OLB Amos Brown	2	0	31
ILB Brandon Momberg	2	0	24
S Jesse Allen	1	1	24
CB Jimmy Sagers	1	1	21
CB Kim Lee	1	0	10
DT Les Seaman	1	0	37
S Junior Jarzyna	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Byron Stiles	2	4	18	0	38
C Ted Morel	1	5	18	0	38
G R.J. Finch	1	3	18	0	38
G Cory Meske	1	2	18	0	38
T Colin Belichick	0	2	18	1	38
TE Patrick Kroeger	0	1	7	0	20
TE Mickey Taylor	0	0	11	1	36

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Dan Harris	3	4	31	1	41
G Eli Matthews	2	4	31	0	41
G J.R. Kamin	1	7	31	0	41
T Peyton McGee	1	6	31	0	41
G Daquan Titone	0	5	31	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Xavier Johnson	2	19
Dustin Hearn	1	20
Kendall Carraher	1	17
Sherman Nicas	1	13
Cory Meske	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Angel Lake	2	16
Chance Monroe	1	21

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dustin Hearn	---	---	30	40	20	90
OLB Trenton Ackerman	---	---	31	40	1	72
S Greg Rasmussen	---	---	31	39	1	71
OLB Jon Toniolo	---	---	30	38	1	69
DE Butch Munkres	---	---	29	36	2	67
G Cory Meske	18	38	---	---	10	66
WR Xavier Johnson	14	31	---	---	19	64
CB Lance Hazeltine	---	---	29	25	7	61
QB Alan Hardy	18	38	---	---	2	58
TE Mickey Taylor	11	36	---	---	11	58
S Grayson Grewal	---	---	29	27	1	57
C Ted Morel	18	38	---	---	---	56
G R.J. Finch	18	38	---	---	---	56
C Byron Stiles	18	38	---	---	---	56
T Colin Belichick	18	38	---	---	---	56
DT J.J. Murphy	---	---	24	21	1	46
DE Tanner Briggs	---	---	20	24	2	46
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	10	29	1	40
DT Brenden Brehm	---	---	22	15	1	38
ILB Jesse Kowal	---	---	11	18	9	38
FB Hunter Rincon	8	14	---	---	13	35
WR Monty Ward	12	15	---	---	7	34
DT Dominique Harrison	---	---	7	20	5	32
TE Donny Hastings	4	8	---	---	20	32
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	2	15	13	30
CB Brent O'Neill	---	---	7	20	2	29
OLB Brandon Daniels	---	---	18	10	1	29
TE Patrick Kroeger	7	20	---	---	---	27
RB Edward Mathis	9	14	---	---	4	27
RB Kendall Carraher	5	4	---	---	17	26
WR Lenny Blades	3	7	---	---	13	23
CB Chris McGregor	---	---	7	15	---	22
OLB Vernon Nichols	---	---	0	1	20	21
WR Tom Greenberg	5	15	---	---	---	20
CB Vincent Dunn	---	---	2	15	2	19
WR Kennedy Blanchard	8	11	---	---	---	19
RB DeAndre Edmunds	4	15	---	---	---	19
T Johnathan Kasper	0	0	---	---	10	10
C J.J. Mason	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Donovan Hayes	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	2	3	4	9
P Colin Donohue	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Cristian Franklin	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Carlos Marvel	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Edgar Rome	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Les Burhart	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Daquan Titone	31	41	---	---	6	78
T Peyton McGee	31	41	---	---	6	78
QB Jon Causey	31	41	---	---	---	72
G J.R. Kamin	31	41	---	---	---	72
T Dan Harris	31	41	---	---	---	72
G Eli Matthews	31	41	---	---	---	72
TE Riddick Lyons	31	36	---	---	1	68
OLB Amos Brown	---	---	15	31	21	67
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	16	33	17	66
RB Jonathan Hatcher	23	30	---	---	9	62
WR Samuel Folly	26	34	---	---	1	61
WR Rondell Reynolds	27	34	---	---	---	61
CB Gilbert Duncan	---	---	18	38	2	58
DE Griffin Ruby	---	---	18	38	2	58
DT Les Seaman	---	---	16	37	2	55
WR Leonardo Fagan	19	31	---	---	4	54
CB Jerald Rodriguez	---	---	17	35	2	54
ILB Aidan Hebron	---	---	10	29	13	52
CB Jimmy Sagers	---	---	9	21	17	47
DT Angel Lake	---	---	10	18	16	44
S Jesse Allen	---	---	15	24	---	39
ILB Brandon Momberg	---	---	15	24	---	39
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	8	22	2	32
RB Richard Merrill	11	20	---	---	1	32
DT Howard Hitchcock	---	---	9	20	2	31
TE Tristan Guerino	13	8	---	---	10	31
DE Neil Brewer	---	---	11	17	---	28
TE Darrin Snyder	1	2	---	---	21	24
WR Antonio Cole	1	6	---	---	15	22
WR Chance Monroe	0	1	---	---	21	22
OLB Nickolas Glover	---	---	0	0	19	19
S Zachery Parker	---	---	3	14	2	19
CB Kim Lee	---	---	5	10	---	15
RB Clayton Welch	3	3	---	---	3	9
DE Harrison Wretzky	---	---	0	0	8	8
S Junior Jarzyna	---	---	3	5	---	8
T Kris Cote	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Emmanuel Wilson	0	0	---	---	6	6
K R.J. Jeffries	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Hayden Vance	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Donald Bradley	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Ty Westbrook	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Jameson Sweeney	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Will Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Desmond Alcala	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Austin Howe	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	11	28	2.5
Right	3	31	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	4	0.6
Middle	16	75	4.7
Right	7	45	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Hardy	36	18	4	2	3	5	7	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Causey	40	25	3	3	2	2	4	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	78	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	95	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	16	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	91	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	86	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Johnson	12	8	1	134	2	31
TE Patrick Kroeger	4	2	0	12	0	20
RB Edward Mathis	4	3	0	29	1	14
WR Tom Greenberg	4	1	1	3	0	15
TE Donny Hastings	4	0	1	0	0	8
WR Monty Ward	3	2	0	28	1	15
WR Lenny Blades	2	0	0	0	0	7
FB Hunter Rincon	1	1	0	1	0	14
WR Kennedy Blanchard	1	1	0	17	0	11
RB Kendall Carraher	1	0	0	0	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Folly	10	6	0	64	1	34
TE Riddick Lyons	8	5	0	30	0	36
WR Rondell Reynolds	6	4	0	61	1	34
RB Richard Merrill	4	4	0	6	0	20
WR Leonardo Fagan	4	1	1	8	0	31
RB Jonathan Hatcher	3	3	0	26	0	30
WR Antonio Cole	2	1	0	16	0	6
TE Tristan Guerino	2	0	1	0	0	8
WR Chance Monroe	1	1	0	21	1	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edward Mathis	1	-4	-4.00	6.11
RB DeAndre Edmunds	1	0	0.00	0.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	2	5	2.50	3.55
QB Jon Causey	1	-1	-1.00	4.80
RB Richard Merrill	1	2	2.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	6.22

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Causey	3	1	4	1.33	5.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donny Hastings	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1	4	4.00	8.67
WR Samuel Folly	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
TE Tristan Guerino	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alan Hardy	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jon Causey	1	1
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Hardy	10	6	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Causey	14	11	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Xavier Johnson	3	2	1
WR Monty Ward	2	2	1
TE Donny Hastings	2	0	0
WR Kennedy Blanchard	1	1	1
WR Tom Greenberg	1	1	0
WR Lenny Blades	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Riddick Lyons	4	2	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	3	3	3
WR Samuel Folly	2	2	2
WR Rondell Reynolds	2	2	2
RB Richard Merrill	1	1	0
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	1	0
TE Tristan Guerino	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (21,800)
End Zone 12,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 6,400 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,900)
Club Seats 8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (21,800)
End Zone	12,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	6,400 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,900)
Club Seats	8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (7,500)