Week 13, 2060

played in Houston, TX

75 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	7	0	-	14
Houston Texans	10	14	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 HOU - Andre Crawford 34 field goal
1Q: 01:09 HOU - Jay McDaniel 8 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 10:49 HOU - Jay McDaniel 10 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 05:22 DEN - Butch Hawkins 13 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)
2Q: 03:23 HOU - Brody Kernbach 27 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
3Q: 05:14 DEN - J.T. Peterson 9 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 HOU - Andre Crawford 34 field goal
1Q: 01:09 HOU - Jay McDaniel 8 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 10:49 HOU - Jay McDaniel 10 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 05:22 DEN - Butch Hawkins 13 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)
2Q: 03:23 HOU - Brody Kernbach 27 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Andre Crawford extra point)
3Q: 05:14 DEN - J.T. Peterson 9 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 7-5 6-6
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 272 396
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 4.39 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 110 190
- Rushing Attempts 24 47
- Yards per Rush 4.58 4.04
Net Passing Yards 162 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 16 - 1 19 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 168 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.26 10.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 5/27
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:13 35:47

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	7-5	6-6
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	272	396
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	4.39	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	110	190
- Rushing Attempts	24	47
- Yards per Rush	4.58	4.04
Net Passing Yards	162	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 16 - 1	19 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	168	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.26	10.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	5/27
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:13	35:47

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:47	3:10	OWN 24	6	27	Punt
1	0:59	1:14	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
2	10:41	0:34	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	7:38	2:22	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
2	3:13	2:13	OWN 28	6	24	Interception
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
3	11:29	1:06	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
3	9:09	4:02	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
3	1:41	1:41	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	13:03	2:34	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
4	6:07	2:31	OWN 20	9	44	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:13	OWN 33	9	50	Field Goal
1	5:37	4:38	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	14:45	4:04	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	10:07	2:29	OWN 28	5	20	Interception
2	5:16	2:03	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
3	12:53	1:24	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
3	10:23	1:14	OWN 8	3	-3	Punt
3	5:07	3:26	OWN 34	6	14	Punt
4	15:00	1:57	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
4	10:29	4:22	OWN 9	6	39	Punt
4	3:36	3:36	OWN 36	8	38	Game

Game MVP: Lawrence Blackburn, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dave Wigtil	12	58	4.83	16	2
QB Damien McElroy	5	34	6.80	11	1
RB Artie Carmack	4	14	3.50	5	0
RB Josiah Pederson	3	4	1.33	6	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jay McDaniel	26	92	3.54	28	2	1
RB Hardy Haynesworth	18	87	4.83	17	1	0
QB Earnest Upshaw	3	11	3.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damien McElroy	37	16	168	1/6	2	46	1	63.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earnest Upshaw	19	12	210	1/4	2	39	2	96.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE J.T. Peterson	6	9	57	9.50	0	19	1
WR Courtney Carlisle	3	5	15	5.00	6	12	0
WR Dana Marshall	2	4	54	27.00	41	46	0
TE Butch Hawkins	2	3	16	8.00	0	13	1
WR Donny Barlow	2	10	15	7.50	11	12	0
RB Artie Carmack	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Dave Wigtil	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Mack Angell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Parham	5	9	106	21.20	44	39	0
WR Duane Bradford	2	3	29	14.50	4	18	0
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	3	21	10.50	10	13	0
TE Hunter Palmer	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	0
WR Brody Kernbach	1	1	27	27.00	19	27	1
RB Jay McDaniel	1	2	10	10.00	7	10	1

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Caleb Vance	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Jamie Collier	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lawrence Blackburn	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Josiah Pederson	1	0	0	0
T Elliot Elliott	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Vinny Person	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Peterson	7	322	46.0	40.4	53	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Damian England	5	243	48.6	36.6	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marquis Cole	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Crawford	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bennett	2	65	32.5	0
Bill Gilmore	1	22	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	3	83	27.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Jameson Raag	9	2	0.0	44	20
ILB Perry Roark	5	2	0.0	41	11
CB Lee Benson	5	1	0.0	25	11
DE Kendel Thomas	4	1	0.5	38	14
OLB Caleb Vance	4	2	0.0	22	13
OLB Jamie Collier	4	1	0.0	21	7
S Dana Fortin	4	1	0.0	25	13
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	3	2	0.0	22	7
S Braden Gonzalez	3	2	0.0	38	11
CB Kyle Bennett	3	0	0.0	40	12
DE Dakota Kling	2	1	0.0	32	14
S Gavin Rodriguez	2	0	0.0	31	16
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	2	0	0.0	11	4
CB Ryan Ellard	2	0	0.0	27	15
DT Carson Branch	1	0	0.5	16	3
DT Luther Ellard	1	2	0.0	23	13
DE Elliot Kreuser	1	2	0.0	18	7
ILB Leonardo Shaw	1	0	0.0	6	9
QB Damien McElroy	1	0	---	---	---
CB Zane Eleazer	0	2	0.0	30	15

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vinny Person	11	1	0.0	24	38
S Lawrence Blackburn	5	2	0.0	24	38
ILB Geoff Monroe	4	1	0.0	11	25
CB Devonte McKenzie	4	0	0.0	13	24
OLB Cody Rhodes	3	2	0.0	22	28
OLB Bruce Thurston	2	1	0.0	11	17
WR Vince Parham	2	0	---	---	---
CB Gene Clinton	2	0	0.0	15	29
DT Monty Rounds	1	2	0.5	23	31
DE Everett Harrison	1	1	0.5	12	27
CB Kevin Stargell	1	1	0.0	9	10
CB Efrain Cyr	1	1	0.0	18	31
ILB Courtney Wilson	1	1	0.0	10	21
OLB Shaquille George	1	0	0.0	12	22
DE Demetrius Tynes	1	0	0.0	12	11
DE Damian Law	1	0	0.0	11	15
OLB Trenton Brimberry	0	1	0.0	11	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendel Thomas	0.5	0	1	0	14
DT Carson Branch	0.5	0	0	0	3
DE Elliot Kreuser	0.0	1	0	0	7
DT Jameson Raag	0.0	0	1	2	20

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Everett Harrison	0.5	1	1	0	27
DT Monty Rounds	0.5	1	0	0	31
DE Damian Law	0.0	1	0	0	15
OLB Shaquille George	0.0	0	1	1	22
ILB Geoff Monroe	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Ike Sante	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ryan Ellard	2	0	0	15
ILB Perry Roark	2	0	0	11
CB Lee Benson	2	0	0	11
OLB Caleb Vance	1	0	1	13
OLB Jamie Collier	1	0	1	7
ILB Leonardo Shaw	1	0	0	9
S Gavin Rodriguez	1	0	0	16
S Dana Fortin	1	0	0	13
CB Kyle Bennett	1	0	0	12
CB Zane Eleazer	0	2	0	15

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lawrence Blackburn	3	4	1	38
S Vinny Person	3	1	0	38
ILB Geoff Monroe	2	2	0	25
OLB Cody Rhodes	2	0	0	28
CB Gene Clinton	1	2	0	29
OLB Bruce Thurston	1	1	0	17
CB Devonte McKenzie	1	1	0	24
ILB Courtney Wilson	1	1	0	21
DT Monty Rounds	1	0	0	31
OLB Shaquille George	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Evan McLemore	3	3	24	0	38
G Theodore Canady	2	7	24	0	38
T Cesar Barton	2	4	24	1	38
T Elliot Elliott	1	3	24	0	38
G Mo Gilmore	1	3	24	0	38

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Logan Woodard	4	12	0	47	0	20
G Cristian Cunningham	4	12	0	47	0	20
T Cory Miller	2	9	1	47	0	20
T Archie Stuart	2	4	0	47	0	20
G Blaine Levine	1	4	0	47	0	20
FB Mack Hammond	1	2	0	13	0	2
TE Hunter Palmer	1	1	0	41	0	20
RB Jay McDaniel	0	0	0	28	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Bennett	3	20
Lee Benson	1	13
Jameson Raag	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Blaine Stone	1	20
Brody Kernbach	1	16
Duane Bradford	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Jameson Raag	---	---	44	20	11	75
CB Kyle Bennett	---	---	40	12	20	72
T Cesar Barton	24	38	---	---	7	69
T Elliot Elliott	24	38	---	---	7	69
G Theodore Canady	24	38	---	---	7	69
G Mo Gilmore	24	38	---	---	7	69
TE J.T. Peterson	21	35	---	---	8	64
WR Dana Marshall	24	38	---	---	---	62
C Evan McLemore	24	38	---	---	---	62
QB Damien McElroy	24	38	---	---	---	62
ILB Perry Roark	---	---	41	11	10	62
S Gavin Rodriguez	---	---	31	16	14	61
WR Courtney Carlisle	21	35	---	---	---	56
OLB Caleb Vance	---	---	22	13	20	55
DE Kendel Thomas	---	---	38	14	---	52
CB Zane Eleazer	---	---	30	15	7	52
S Braden Gonzalez	---	---	38	11	---	49
CB Lee Benson	---	---	25	11	13	49
DE Dakota Kling	---	---	32	14	1	47
CB Ryan Ellard	---	---	27	15	1	43
RB Dave Wigtil	16	26	---	---	---	42
WR Donny Barlow	16	26	---	---	---	42
TE Butch Hawkins	6	13	---	---	20	39
S Dana Fortin	---	---	25	13	1	39
DT Luther Ellard	---	---	23	13	1	37
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	---	---	22	7	1	30
OLB Jamie Collier	---	---	21	7	---	28
DE Elliot Kreuser	---	---	18	7	---	25
DT Carson Branch	---	---	16	3	5	24
FB Mack Angell	4	4	---	---	13	21
RB Josiah Pederson	3	2	---	---	15	20
DE Kent Baker	---	---	6	5	6	17
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	2	2	---	---	13	17
ILB Leonardo Shaw	---	---	6	9	1	16
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	---	---	11	4	---	15
RB Artie Carmack	4	7	---	---	---	11
P C.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Mel Lindsay	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Bill Gilmore	---	---	1	0	5	6
WR Charlie Price	3	2	---	---	---	5
K Marquis Cole	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Dave Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Justin Shabowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ken Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Brandon Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Vinny Person	---	---	24	38	20	82
TE Hunter Palmer	41	20	---	---	14	75
WR Vince Parham	43	20	---	---	10	73
WR Duane Bradford	39	18	---	---	13	70
G Blaine Levine	47	20	---	---	1	68
T Cory Miller	47	20	---	---	---	67
C Logan Woodard	47	20	---	---	---	67
G Cristian Cunningham	47	20	---	---	---	67
QB Earnest Upshaw	47	20	---	---	---	67
T Archie Stuart	47	20	---	---	---	67
S Lawrence Blackburn	---	---	24	38	---	62
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	23	31	7	61
OLB Cody Rhodes	---	---	22	28	---	50
CB Efrain Cyr	---	---	18	31	---	49
WR Brody Kernbach	21	10	---	---	16	47
CB Gene Clinton	---	---	15	29	---	44
DE Damian Law	---	---	11	15	15	41
DE Everett Harrison	---	---	12	27	---	39
TE Elliot Jarvis	18	9	---	---	11	38
CB Devonte McKenzie	---	---	13	24	---	37
ILB Geoff Monroe	---	---	11	25	---	36
FB Mack Hammond	13	2	---	---	21	36
DE Ike Sante	---	---	13	23	---	36
RB Jay McDaniel	28	7	---	---	---	35
RB Hardy Haynesworth	19	13	---	---	3	35
OLB Shaquille George	---	---	12	22	---	34
ILB Courtney Wilson	---	---	10	21	---	31
DE Demetrius Tynes	---	---	12	11	7	30
OLB Bruce Thurston	---	---	11	17	---	28
CB Kevin Stargell	---	---	9	10	7	26
TE Daquan Walton	1	1	---	---	21	23
OLB Trenton Brimberry	---	---	11	10	---	21
ILB Blaine Stone	---	---	0	0	20	20
DT Nathan Cranwell	---	---	0	0	15	15
CB Ramon Kent	---	---	7	7	---	14
S Colby Christiansen	---	---	5	4	---	9
DT Dominic Gunn	---	---	1	7	---	8
P Damian England	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Andre Crawford	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Marlon Alley	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Tom Bush	6	0	---	---	---	6
G Ramon Cornplow	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Luther Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Darius Thornton	6	0	---	---	---	6
TE Chad Horner	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Darnell Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	8	42	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	79	6.6
Middle	21	61	2.9
Right	13	51	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damien McElroy	37	16	1	0	1	12	4	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earnest Upshaw	19	12	4	0	0	2	2	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	118	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	13	1.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	34	4.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	67	13.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	66	13.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donny Barlow	10	2	0	15	0	26
TE J.T. Peterson	9	6	0	57	0	35
WR Courtney Carlisle	5	3	0	15	0	35
WR Dana Marshall	4	2	0	54	1	38
RB Dave Wigtil	4	0	0	0	0	26
TE Butch Hawkins	3	2	1	16	0	13
RB Artie Carmack	1	1	0	11	0	7
FB Mack Angell	1	0	0	0	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Parham	9	5	106	3	20
WR Duane Bradford	3	2	29	0	18
RB Hardy Haynesworth	3	2	21	0	13
RB Jay McDaniel	2	1	10	0	7
TE Hunter Palmer	1	1	17	0	20
WR Brody Kernbach	1	1	27	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dave Wigtil	1	2	2.00	4.83

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jay McDaniel	5	27	5.40	3.54
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	0	0.00	4.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damien McElroy	4	3	26	6.50	4.54

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Earnest Upshaw	2	2	18	9.00	11.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Butch Hawkins	1	1	13	13.00	5.33
WR Courtney Carlisle	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
TE J.T. Peterson	1	1	9	9.00	6.33
WR Donny Barlow	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jay McDaniel	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
RB Hardy Haynesworth	1	1	8	8.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Damien McElroy	3	3

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Hardy Haynesworth	5	3
RB Jay McDaniel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damien McElroy	12	4	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earnest Upshaw	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE J.T. Peterson	5	2	2
WR Donny Barlow	3	0	0
WR Dana Marshall	1	0	0
TE Butch Hawkins	1	1	1
RB Dave Wigtil	1	0	0
WR Courtney Carlisle	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vince Parham	6	4	3
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	1	1
TE Hunter Palmer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (21,800)
End Zone 14,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (21,800)
End Zone	14,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)