Week 7, 2052

played in Houston, TX

52 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	10	0	7	10	-	27
Houston Texans	0	16	0	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 DEN - Dean Heybach 4 pass from Preston Loper (Donnell McDonald extra point)
1Q: 02:37 DEN - Donnell McDonald 40 field goal
2Q: 11:57 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 40 field goal
2Q: 03:55 HOU - Leland King 4 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point failed)
2Q: 00:19 HOU - Erick Strong 31 interception return (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 07:10 DEN - Kennedy Kramer 7 pass from Preston Loper (Donnell McDonald extra point)
4Q: 13:25 DEN - Donnell McDonald 26 field goal
4Q: 01:13 DEN - Wade Godfrey 16 run (Donnell McDonald extra point)
4Q: 00:06 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 59 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 DEN - Dean Heybach 4 pass from Preston Loper (Donnell McDonald extra point)
1Q: 02:37 DEN - Donnell McDonald 40 field goal
2Q: 11:57 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 40 field goal
2Q: 03:55 HOU - Leland King 4 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point failed)
2Q: 00:19 HOU - Erick Strong 31 interception return (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 07:10 DEN - Kennedy Kramer 7 pass from Preston Loper (Donnell McDonald extra point)
4Q: 13:25 DEN - Donnell McDonald 26 field goal
4Q: 01:13 DEN - Wade Godfrey 16 run (Donnell McDonald extra point)
4Q: 00:06 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 59 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 2-4 1-6
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 312 258
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 4.88 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 92 99
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 2.97 3.96
Net Passing Yards 220 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 1 37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 3.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 3/29 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:14 28:46

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	2-4	1-6
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	312	258
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	4.88	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	92	99
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	2.97	3.96
Net Passing Yards	220	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 1	37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	3.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	3/29	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:14	28:46

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
1	8:09	5:37	OWN 7	11	70	Field Goal
1	0:55	1:05	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
2	11:50	2:57	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
2	3:49	0:46	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	1:47	1:38	OWN 5	4	19	Interception
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 31	1	6	Half
3	13:25	3:15	OWN 28	6	22	Punt
3	8:51	1:48	OPP 15	4	15	Touchdown
3	2:06	3:47	OWN 43	8	48	Field Goal
4	9:58	3:59	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	2:35	0:42	OPP 30	3	-5	Punt
4	1:13	0:12	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	2:12	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
1	2:32	1:37	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	14:50	3:00	OWN 43	6	34	Field Goal
2	8:53	5:04	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	3:03	1:16	OWN 35	4	11	Punt
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
3	10:10	1:19	OWN 2	3	13	Fumble
3	7:03	4:57	OWN 22	9	42	Missed FG
4	13:19	3:21	OWN 25	6	36	Punt
4	5:59	3:24	OWN 13	7	17	Downs
4	1:53	0:40	OWN 20	4	-4	Downs
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 42	5	16	Field Goal

Game MVP: Preston Loper, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Johnny Lindsay	14	32	2.29	17	2	0
RB Wade Godfrey	12	48	4.00	16	3	1
QB Preston Loper	3	15	5.00	7	0	0
WR Ethan Stargell	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
RB Michael Goetzinger	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leland King	17	61	3.59	10	1	1
QB C.J. Willis	4	29	7.25	12	1	0
RB Andre Holmes	3	9	3.00	4	0	0
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Preston Loper	31	20	231	2/11	2	27	1	95.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
C.J. Willis	37	21	171	3/12	0	31	0	68.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kennedy Kramer	5	9	49	9.80	15	19	1
WR Dana Marshall	4	4	75	18.75	19	26	0
TE Dean Heybach	3	5	9	3.00	0	6	1
WR Ethan Stargell	2	3	6	3.00	0	6	0
WR Heath Schmidtke	2	4	5	2.50	2	4	0
WR Troy Morris	2	2	49	24.50	10	27	0
RB Wade Godfrey	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0
RB Johnny Lindsay	1	2	23	23.00	14	23	0
WR Harrison Mueller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Tristan Guerino	6	7	17	2.83	2	7
WR Duane Bradford	6	13	44	7.33	20	23
WR Samuel Folly	3	4	38	12.67	15	24
RB Leland King	2	5	17	8.50	8	14
TE Edgar Vance	2	3	34	17.00	25	31
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	2	18	18.00	0	18
RB Andre Holmes	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Peyton Sheppherd	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Erick Strong	1	31	31.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Preston Loper	1	0	0
CB Charlie Cook	0	1	0
G Aidan Webb	0	1	0
S Grayson Grewal	0	0	1
CB Garrett Bess	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Duane Bradford	2	0	0
DT Angel Lake	0	1	0
DE Eduardo Bidwell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	6	261	43.5	33.5	48	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Shaw	5	256	51.2	44.8	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell McDonald	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
R.J. Jeffries	2/3	2/3	1/2	59	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Morris	1	12	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duane Bradford	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Morris	2	56	28.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Reynolds	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jesse Kowal	7	1	1.0	14	26
S Grayson Grewal	7	2	0.0	19	30
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	4	2	0.0	25	35
CB Erik Hoekstra	4	1	0.0	21	36
CB Joshua Degrange	4	0	0.0	8	23
DT Joe Clayton	3	1	0.5	16	31
CB Charlie Cook	3	1	0.0	16	31
DT Lorenzo Lockard	3	0	0.0	22	23
DE Dexter Putsche	2	1	1.0	12	27
S Greg Rasmussen	2	3	0.0	22	34
CB Garrett Bess	2	2	0.0	21	25
S Troy Baron	2	1	0.0	9	11
DE Butch Munkres	1	3	0.5	21	33
OLB Hayden Liljegren	1	3	0.0	19	17
ILB Avery Bernard	1	1	0.0	9	13
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	1	0	0.0	9	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Wesley O'Neill	8	2	0.0	31	33
ILB Blaine Stone	7	1	0.0	30	32
CB Jesse Radda	6	0	0.0	25	23
OLB Emmanuel Barton	5	3	0.0	25	25
DE Eduardo Bidwell	4	0	1.5	30	31
CB Tanner Cichanski	4	1	0.0	30	32
ILB Geoff Monroe	3	1	0.0	6	9
S Junior Jarzyna	3	0	0.0	27	23
DT Les Seaman	2	4	0.0	29	26
S Kaden Bensen	2	0	0.0	5	11
CB Cristian Emerson	2	0	0.0	13	11
S Erick Strong	2	0	0.0	20	22
ILB Shaun Woodson	1	1	0.0	2	1
CB Brent Satchwell	1	0	0.0	1	8
DE Gregory Hartman	0	4	0.5	22	14
DT Angel Lake	0	3	0.0	18	9
DE Caiden White	0	1	0.0	14	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Putsche	1.0	2	1	0	27
ILB Jesse Kowal	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Butch Munkres	0.5	0	1	1	33
DT Joe Clayton	0.5	0	0	0	31
ILB Avery Bernard	0.0	0	1	0	13
OLB Hayden Liljegren	0.0	0	1	0	17

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eduardo Bidwell	1.5	0	1	0	31
DE Gregory Hartman	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Mackenzie Flannery	0.0	1	1	0	21
DT Les Seaman	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Grayson Grewal	4	2	30
CB Joshua Degrange	4	0	23
ILB Jesse Kowal	3	0	26
CB Charlie Cook	3	0	31
CB Erik Hoekstra	2	0	36
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	2	0	35
S Greg Rasmussen	1	1	34
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	1	0	5
S Troy Baron	1	0	11
ILB Avery Bernard	0	1	13
CB Garrett Bess	0	1	25

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jesse Radda	6	0	0	23
CB Tanner Cichanski	3	0	0	32
ILB Blaine Stone	3	0	0	32
ILB Geoff Monroe	2	0	0	9
OLB Emmanuel Barton	1	2	0	25
S Kaden Bensen	1	0	0	11
CB Cristian Emerson	1	0	0	11
S Wesley O'Neill	1	0	0	33
DE Eduardo Bidwell	1	0	0	31
CB Brent Satchwell	1	0	0	8
S Erick Strong	0	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Branden Dawson	3	4	31	0	33
C Byron Stiles	2	6	31	0	33
G Jared Laney	1	9	31	1	33
G Alonzo Beck	1	5	31	1	33
G Aidan Webb	1	1	31	0	33
FB Austin Turner	0	2	7	0	8
TE Kennedy Kramer	0	1	21	0	28

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dan Baxter	4	7	1	25	0	40
T Cory Miller	3	5	1	25	0	40
G Leonardo Wynn	2	3	0	25	0	40
G Eli Matthews	1	3	0	25	2	40
T Chase Carter	1	3	0	25	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jesse Kowal	3	13
Michael Goetzinger	1	23
Garrett Bess	1	19

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Bradford	1	24
Cristian Emerson	1	21
Angel Lake	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Alonzo Beck	31	33	---	---	8	72
G Jared Laney	31	33	---	---	8	72
T Branden Dawson	31	33	---	---	8	72
G Aidan Webb	31	33	---	---	8	72
CB Garrett Bess	---	---	21	25	19	65
C Byron Stiles	31	33	---	---	---	64
QB Preston Loper	31	33	---	---	---	64
WR Troy Morris	26	27	---	---	9	62
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	---	---	25	35	2	62
DE Butch Munkres	---	---	21	33	6	60
WR Heath Schmidtke	27	22	---	---	10	59
CB Erik Hoekstra	---	---	21	36	1	58
S Greg Rasmussen	---	---	22	34	1	57
S Grayson Grewal	---	---	19	30	5	54
DT Joe Clayton	---	---	16	31	7	54
ILB Jesse Kowal	---	---	14	26	13	53
TE Kennedy Kramer	21	28	---	---	1	50
CB Charlie Cook	---	---	16	31	2	49
TE Dean Heybach	11	15	---	---	23	49
DT Lorenzo Lockard	---	---	22	23	2	47
DT Drew Rosario	---	---	12	31	3	46
RB Johnny Lindsay	16	17	---	---	12	45
DE Dexter Putsche	---	---	12	27	3	42
OLB Hayden Liljegren	---	---	19	17	1	37
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	---	---	9	5	22	36
WR Dana Marshall	18	17	---	---	---	35
S Troy Baron	---	---	9	11	15	35
CB Joshua Degrange	---	---	8	23	3	34
ILB Avery Bernard	---	---	9	13	11	33
WR Ethan Stargell	16	17	---	---	---	33
RB Michael Goetzinger	1	2	---	---	23	26
WR Harrison Mueller	0	3	---	---	17	20
CB Kris Gargac	---	---	0	5	15	20
RB Wade Godfrey	12	7	---	---	---	19
FB Austin Turner	7	8	---	---	---	15
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	8	8
C J.J. Mason	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Donnell McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Butch Hawkins	0	2	---	---	3	5
CB Gabe Gansereit	---	---	0	4	1	5
QB Joel Ackerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Harry LaPierre	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Francisco Saltsman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Glenn Morton	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Malcolm Blackburn	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Percy Fickell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Duane Bradford	25	39	---	---	24	88
ILB Blaine Stone	---	---	30	32	14	76
G Eli Matthews	25	40	---	---	8	73
S Wesley O'Neill	---	---	31	33	2	66
WR Rondell Reynolds	24	36	---	---	6	66
QB C.J. Willis	25	40	---	---	---	65
C Dan Baxter	25	40	---	---	---	65
G Leonardo Wynn	25	40	---	---	---	65
T Chase Carter	25	40	---	---	---	65
T Cory Miller	25	40	---	---	---	65
CB Tanner Cichanski	---	---	30	32	2	64
DE Eduardo Bidwell	---	---	30	31	2	63
DT Les Seaman	---	---	29	26	2	57
OLB Emmanuel Barton	---	---	25	25	3	53
S Junior Jarzyna	---	---	27	23	1	51
TE Tristan Guerino	19	30	---	---	1	50
CB Jesse Radda	---	---	25	23	1	49
CB Cristian Emerson	---	---	13	11	21	45
RB Leland King	21	21	---	---	2	44
S Erick Strong	---	---	20	22	1	43
DT Angel Lake	---	---	18	9	15	42
RB Andre Holmes	4	19	---	---	19	42
WR Samuel Folly	14	25	---	---	1	40
DE Gregory Hartman	---	---	22	14	1	37
DE Caiden White	---	---	14	22	1	37
S Kaden Bensen	---	---	5	11	17	33
DE Mackenzie Flannery	---	---	10	21	1	32
TE Peyton Sheppherd	8	12	---	---	11	31
WR Landon Powell	6	8	---	---	12	26
WR Weston Wagner	0	1	---	---	24	25
ILB Doug Solano	---	---	1	1	20	22
DE Harrison Wretzky	---	---	2	9	7	18
ILB Geoff Monroe	---	---	6	9	1	16
TE Edgar Vance	4	9	---	---	---	13
S Perry Mills	---	---	0	0	10	10
CB Brent Satchwell	---	---	1	8	1	10
C Emmanuel Wilson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Kenyon Gunn	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Mack Shaw	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Frank Hockman	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Malachi Fulton	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Edwin Specter	0	0	---	---	8	8
K R.J. Jeffries	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Shaun Woodson	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Lionel McNeil	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Asher Sutherland	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	8	1.1
Middle	14	75	5.4
Right	10	9	0.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	13	79	6.1
Right	9	6	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Preston Loper	31	20	6	3	2	2	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
C.J. Willis	37	21	3	0	5	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	92	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	46	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	92	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	75	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	30	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kennedy Kramer	9	5	2	49	0	28
TE Dean Heybach	5	3	0	9	0	15
WR Heath Schmidtke	4	2	0	5	0	22
WR Dana Marshall	4	4	0	75	3	17
WR Ethan Stargell	3	2	0	6	0	17
WR Troy Morris	2	2	0	49	2	27
RB Johnny Lindsay	2	1	0	23	1	17
WR Harrison Mueller	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Wade Godfrey	1	1	0	15	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duane Bradford	13	6	3	44	1	39
TE Tristan Guerino	7	6	1	17	0	30
RB Leland King	5	2	0	17	0	21
WR Samuel Folly	4	3	0	38	1	25
TE Edgar Vance	3	2	0	34	1	9
WR Rondell Reynolds	2	1	1	18	0	36
TE Peyton Sheppherd	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB Andre Holmes	1	1	0	3	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wade Godfrey	2	16	8.00	4.00
RB Johnny Lindsay	2	-4	-2.00	2.29

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leland King	1	4	4.00	3.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Preston Loper	8	6	40	5.00	7.45

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kennedy Kramer	3	2	17	5.67	5.44
WR Heath Schmidtke	2	1	4	2.00	1.25
RB Wade Godfrey	1	1	15	15.00	15.00
WR Ethan Stargell	1	1	0	0.00	2.00
TE Dean Heybach	1	1	4	4.00	1.80

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Preston Loper	2	1
RB Johnny Lindsay	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leland King	2	2
QB C.J. Willis	1	1
RB Andre Holmes	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Preston Loper	11	7	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
C.J. Willis	13	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Heath Schmidtke	3	1	0
TE Kennedy Kramer	3	2	2
WR Dana Marshall	3	3	3
TE Dean Heybach	1	1	0
RB Johnny Lindsay	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duane Bradford	6	2	1
WR Samuel Folly	2	2	1
TE Edgar Vance	2	1	1
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	0	0
TE Tristan Guerino	1	1	0
RB Andre Holmes	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,800)
End Zone 7,800 (15,700)
Mezzanine 5,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (13,900)
Club Seats 5,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,800)
End Zone	7,800 (15,700)
Mezzanine	5,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (13,900)
Club Seats	5,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (7,500)