Week 7, 2058

played in Houston, TX

87 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	3	3	6	-	19
Houston Texans	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 DEN - Josiah Pederson 2 pass from Damien McElroy (Leonard Williamson extra point)
1Q: 06:52 HOU - Hardy Haynesworth 24 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 14:23 HOU - Andre Crawford 25 field goal
2Q: 07:57 DEN - Leonard Williamson 21 field goal
2Q: 03:33 HOU - Duane Bradford 9 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
3Q: 07:01 DEN - Leonard Williamson 36 field goal
3Q: 04:27 HOU - Vince Parham 37 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
4Q: 12:53 DEN - Josiah Pederson 7 run (Dave Wigtil run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 DEN - Josiah Pederson 2 pass from Damien McElroy (Leonard Williamson extra point)
1Q: 06:52 HOU - Hardy Haynesworth 24 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 14:23 HOU - Andre Crawford 25 field goal
2Q: 07:57 DEN - Leonard Williamson 21 field goal
2Q: 03:33 HOU - Duane Bradford 9 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
3Q: 07:01 DEN - Leonard Williamson 36 field goal
3Q: 04:27 HOU - Vince Parham 37 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
4Q: 12:53 DEN - Josiah Pederson 7 run (Dave Wigtil run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 4-3
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 361 284
- Offensive Plays 68 47
- Yards per Play 5.31 6.04
Net Rushing Yards 142 120
- Rushing Attempts 30 31
- Yards per Rush 4.73 3.87
Net Passing Yards 219 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 2 16 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 227 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 10.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 4/119
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 35:34 24:26

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	4-3
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	361	284
- Offensive Plays	68	47
- Yards per Play	5.31	6.04
Net Rushing Yards	142	120
- Rushing Attempts	30	31
- Yards per Rush	4.73	3.87
Net Passing Yards	219	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 2	16 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	227	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	10.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	4/119
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	35:34	24:26

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:59	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
1	6:33	2:06	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	14:17	6:25	OWN 25	13	71	Field Goal
2	3:26	2:27	OWN 32	5	17	Punt
3	12:55	5:59	OWN 5	10	76	Field Goal
3	4:11	6:27	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
4	9:21	3:37	OWN 5	6	37	Punt
4	3:53	0:43	OPP 48	3	3	Interception
4	1:56	0:45	OWN 20	3	1	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:01	1:28	OPP 35	2	35	Touchdown
1	4:27	5:10	OWN 41	11	51	Field Goal
2	7:52	4:26	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 5	2	12	Half
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
3	6:56	2:45	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	12:44	3:23	OWN 44	6	19	Punt
4	5:44	1:51	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
4	3:10	1:14	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 47	3	6	Game

Game MVP: Earnest Upshaw, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dave Wigtil	20	80	4.00	12	1	0
RB Josiah Pederson	8	54	6.75	23	1	1
QB Damien McElroy	2	8	4.00	6	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Hardy Haynesworth	23	101	4.39	24	2	1
QB Earnest Upshaw	4	5	1.25	4	0	0
RB Shannon Walters	4	14	3.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damien McElroy	36	28	227	2/8	1	21	2	79.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earnest Upshaw	16	11	164	0/0	2	37	0	141.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Butch Hawkins	6	6	50	8.33	7	21	0
WR Stan Ballard	6	9	56	9.33	16	19	0
WR Dana Marshall	4	8	19	4.75	4	9	0
WR Drake Coffey	4	4	44	11.00	0	15	0
TE Dean Heybach	3	3	27	9.00	7	15	0
RB Josiah Pederson	2	2	1	0.50	0	2	1
WR Nate Thornton	2	2	21	10.50	2	11	0
RB Dave Wigtil	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Duane Bradford	4	6	49	12.25	3	15	1
WR Vince Parham	4	4	72	18.00	30	37	1
TE Hunter Palmer	2	4	39	19.50	2	27	0
WR Tom Bush	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0
WR Tre Whiting	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Erick Strong	1	0	0.00	0
CB Tanner Cichanski	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Caleb Vance	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Hardy Haynesworth	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Peterson	3	136	45.3	45.3	55	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Damian England	4	177	44.3	44.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leonard Williamson	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Crawford	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bennett	3	63	21.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Raag	3	94	31.3	0
Vince Parham	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braden Gonzalez	6	3	0.0	31	16
OLB Caleb Vance	6	2	0.0	21	10
CB Zane Eleazer	5	1	0.0	31	16
DT Jameson Raag	4	1	0.0	30	16
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	3	0	0.0	26	8
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	3	0	0.0	13	7
DE Elliot Kreuser	3	0	0.0	24	7
S Gavin Rodriguez	2	2	0.0	31	16
DE Gregory Hartman	2	1	0.0	29	11
ILB Leonardo Shaw	2	0	0.0	4	8
CB Dashawn Tarplin	2	0	0.0	6	8
WR Dana Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
WR Stan Ballard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	0	2	0.0	15	7
CB Kyle Bennett	0	1	0.0	17	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vinny Person	9	2	0.0	28	34
ILB Blaine Stone	7	1	0.0	28	34
ILB Geoff Monroe	6	2	0.0	28	23
OLB Trenton Brimberry	5	3	0.0	30	25
CB Efrain Cyr	4	2	0.0	16	25
CB Tanner Cichanski	4	0	0.0	30	36
ILB Doug Solano	4	0	0.0	11	9
DE Demetrius Tynes	3	1	2.0	17	23
DT Monty Rounds	3	0	0.0	16	23
DE Everett Harrison	3	0	0.0	15	28
CB Jesse Radda	2	2	0.0	16	21
DE Caiden White	2	1	0.0	15	12
CB Jeremy Gameau	2	0	0.0	19	26
S Junior Jarzyna	1	1	0.0	16	15
S Erick Strong	1	0	0.0	14	23
DT Dominic Gunn	1	0	0.0	14	16
OLB Shaquille George	1	0	0.0	2	15
DE Mike Walsh	0	1	0.0	13	13
CB Brock Raag	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Hurry	PPlay
DE Gregory Hartman	1	11
DT Jameson Raag	1	16
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	1	7
DE Dakota Kling	1	6

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Demetrius Tynes	2.0	0	0	23
DE Everett Harrison	0.0	1	3	28
OLB Shaquille George	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Trenton Brimberry	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zane Eleazer	3	0	16
ILB Leonardo Shaw	2	0	8
CB Dashawn Tarplin	2	0	8
CB Gabe Gansereit	1	1	15
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	1	0	7
OLB Caleb Vance	1	0	10
S Gavin Rodriguez	1	0	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Geoff Monroe	4	1	0	23
ILB Blaine Stone	4	0	0	34
CB Efrain Cyr	4	0	0	25
S Vinny Person	4	0	0	34
CB Tanner Cichanski	3	1	1	36
ILB Doug Solano	2	0	0	9
CB Jesse Radda	1	0	0	21
DE Caiden White	1	0	0	12
DE Everett Harrison	1	0	0	28
OLB Shaquille George	1	0	0	15
DE Demetrius Tynes	1	0	0	23
OLB Trenton Brimberry	1	0	0	25
CB Jeremy Gameau	1	0	0	26
S Erick Strong	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Cesar Barton	4	5	30	0	38
G Trenton Farrell	4	5	30	0	38
C Evan McLemore	2	8	30	0	38
G Harry LaPierre	1	5	30	0	38
T Rufus Groh	1	4	30	1	38
FB Roy Von Oelhoffen	0	1	9	0	5
TE Butch Hawkins	0	0	27	1	35

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Blaine Levine	2	9	31	16
T Cory Miller	2	6	31	16
C Logan Woodard	2	6	31	16
T Archie Stuart	2	4	31	16
G Cristian Cunningham	1	3	31	16
TE Hunter Palmer	0	1	28	14

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Hernandez	2	17
Emmett Ruggiero	1	17
Gavin Rodriguez	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Hunter Palmer	2	18
Duane Bradford	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Harry LaPierre	30	38	---	---	5	73
T Cesar Barton	30	38	---	---	5	73
T Rufus Groh	30	38	---	---	5	73
G Trenton Farrell	30	38	---	---	5	73
WR Stan Ballard	30	38	---	---	---	68
C Evan McLemore	30	38	---	---	---	68
QB Damien McElroy	30	38	---	---	---	68
WR Dana Marshall	29	36	---	---	---	65
TE Butch Hawkins	27	35	---	---	---	62
S Gavin Rodriguez	---	---	31	16	15	62
CB Gabe Gansereit	---	---	30	15	15	60
DT Jameson Raag	---	---	30	16	13	59
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	---	---	26	8	17	51
WR Drake Coffey	17	23	---	---	10	50
S Braden Gonzalez	---	---	31	16	1	48
CB Zane Eleazer	---	---	31	16	1	48
RB Dave Wigtil	20	23	---	---	---	43
DE Gregory Hartman	---	---	29	11	1	41
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	---	---	13	7	17	37
OLB Caleb Vance	---	---	21	10	5	36
TE Dean Heybach	4	12	---	---	19	35
DE Elliot Kreuser	---	---	24	7	---	31
FB Roy Von Oelhoffen	9	5	---	---	16	30
CB Kyle Bennett	---	---	17	3	9	29
RB Josiah Pederson	9	9	---	---	5	23
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	---	---	15	7	---	22
WR Nate Thornton	2	3	---	---	16	21
CB Dashawn Tarplin	---	---	6	8	5	19
DT Luther Ellard	---	---	14	3	---	17
RB Irving Henson	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Leonardo Shaw	---	---	4	8	1	13
OLB Jamie Collier	---	---	8	5	---	13
DE Chad Wickman	---	---	3	7	1	11
DT Carson Branch	---	---	3	6	1	10
DE Dakota Kling	---	---	4	6	---	10
K Leonard Williamson	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Troy Morris	2	4	---	---	---	6
C Jacob Fishman	0	0	---	---	5	5
P C.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE J.T. Peterson	1	2	---	---	---	3
CB Ryan Ellard	---	---	1	1	---	2
T Clay Claycomb	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Bill Gilmore	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Kim Shields	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Elliot Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Theodore Canady	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Blaine Stone	---	---	28	34	19	81
S Vinny Person	---	---	28	34	15	77
CB Tanner Cichanski	---	---	30	36	2	68
TE Hunter Palmer	28	14	---	---	18	60
WR Duane Bradford	29	15	---	---	13	57
OLB Trenton Brimberry	---	---	30	25	---	55
G Blaine Levine	31	16	---	---	5	52
CB Jesse Radda	---	---	16	21	14	51
T Cory Miller	31	16	---	---	4	51
ILB Geoff Monroe	---	---	28	23	---	51
C Logan Woodard	31	16	---	---	---	47
G Cristian Cunningham	31	16	---	---	---	47
QB Earnest Upshaw	31	16	---	---	---	47
T Archie Stuart	31	16	---	---	---	47
CB Jeremy Gameau	---	---	19	26	1	46
DE Everett Harrison	---	---	15	28	2	45
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	16	23	5	44
CB Efrain Cyr	---	---	16	25	2	43
DE Demetrius Tynes	---	---	17	23	1	41
RB Hardy Haynesworth	27	13	---	---	---	40
S Erick Strong	---	---	14	23	2	39
ILB Doug Solano	---	---	11	9	17	37
WR Vince Parham	22	9	---	---	5	36
S Junior Jarzyna	---	---	16	15	---	31
DE Mike Walsh	---	---	13	13	4	30
DE Caiden White	---	---	15	12	3	30
DT Dominic Gunn	---	---	14	16	---	30
WR Tre Whiting	20	9	---	---	---	29
FB Mack Hammond	4	6	---	---	14	24
RB Shannon Walters	6	3	---	---	15	24
TE Elliot Jarvis	8	2	---	---	10	20
OLB Shaquille George	---	---	2	15	2	19
WR Tom Bush	8	8	---	---	---	16
DE Damian Law	---	---	0	13	2	15
WR Brody Kernbach	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Brock Raag	---	---	2	4	5	11
K Andre Crawford	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Devan Harrison	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Braden Hickman	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Damian England	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Kurt Henson	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Jake Grillo	2	0	---	---	---	2
WR Heath Schmidtke	0	1	---	---	---	1
WR Demetrius Croom	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Weston Swolley	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Kevin Stargell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	17	86	5.1
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	49	8.2
Middle	19	58	3.1
Right	5	14	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damien McElroy	36	28	1	1	0	2	3	3	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earnest Upshaw	16	11	2	0	0	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	115	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	92	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	14	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	69	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	64	21.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stan Ballard	9	6	56	0	38
WR Dana Marshall	8	4	19	0	36
TE Butch Hawkins	6	6	50	1	35
WR Drake Coffey	4	4	44	0	23
TE Dean Heybach	3	3	27	0	12
RB Josiah Pederson	2	2	1	0	9
RB Dave Wigtil	2	1	9	0	23
WR Nate Thornton	2	2	21	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duane Bradford	6	4	49	0	15
TE Hunter Palmer	4	2	39	1	14
WR Vince Parham	4	4	72	1	9
WR Tre Whiting	1	0	0	0	9
WR Tom Bush	1	1	4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dave Wigtil	4	13	3.25	4.00
RB Josiah Pederson	3	11	3.67	6.75

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	6	3.00	4.39
RB Shannon Walters	1	1	1.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damien McElroy	6	3	20	3.33	6.31

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Earnest Upshaw	3	1	9	3.00	10.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dana Marshall	2	0	0	0.00	2.38
TE Dean Heybach	1	1	15	15.00	9.00
TE Butch Hawkins	1	1	3	3.00	8.33
RB Josiah Pederson	1	1	2	2.00	0.50
RB Dave Wigtil	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duane Bradford	2	1	9	4.50	8.17
TE Hunter Palmer	1	0	0	0.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Earnest Upshaw	2	0
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damien McElroy	13	8	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earnest Upshaw	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dana Marshall	4	0	0
WR Stan Ballard	4	3	2
TE Dean Heybach	2	2	1
TE Butch Hawkins	1	1	1
WR Drake Coffey	1	1	1
RB Dave Wigtil	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Hunter Palmer	3	2	2
WR Duane Bradford	2	1	1
WR Vince Parham	2	2	2
WR Tre Whiting	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,800)
End Zone 13,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,900)
Club Seats 11,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,800)
End Zone	13,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,900)
Club Seats	11,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)