Week 7, 2069

played in Houston, TX

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	10	17	3	-	40
Houston Texans	7	6	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 NED - Edgar Conway 4 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
1Q: 05:29 HOU - Melvin Smolka 11 run (Glen Trueblood extra point)
1Q: 00:34 NED - Miles Cesaire 18 field goal
2Q: 07:39 NED - Miles Cesaire 41 field goal
2Q: 03:41 HOU - Glen Trueblood 36 field goal
2Q: 00:49 HOU - Glen Trueblood 28 field goal
2Q: 00:07 NED - Cory Poplawski 51 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 08:44 NED - Cory Poplawski 14 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 05:44 NED - Edgar Houston 11 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 01:25 NED - Miles Cesaire 36 field goal
4Q: 07:13 NED - Miles Cesaire 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 NED - Edgar Conway 4 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
1Q: 05:29 HOU - Melvin Smolka 11 run (Glen Trueblood extra point)
1Q: 00:34 NED - Miles Cesaire 18 field goal
2Q: 07:39 NED - Miles Cesaire 41 field goal
2Q: 03:41 HOU - Glen Trueblood 36 field goal
2Q: 00:49 HOU - Glen Trueblood 28 field goal
2Q: 00:07 NED - Cory Poplawski 51 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 08:44 NED - Cory Poplawski 14 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 05:44 NED - Edgar Houston 11 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 01:25 NED - Miles Cesaire 36 field goal
4Q: 07:13 NED - Miles Cesaire 33 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 5-1 5-2
First Downs 28 14
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 482 316
- Offensive Plays 71 51
- Yards per Play 6.79 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 119 119
- Rushing Attempts 32 21
- Yards per Rush 3.72 5.67
Net Passing Yards 363 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 1 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 373 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 9.31 6.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 9/78
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:59 25:01

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	5-1	5-2
First Downs	28	14
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	482	316
- Offensive Plays	71	51
- Yards per Play	6.79	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	119	119
- Rushing Attempts	32	21
- Yards per Rush	3.72	5.67
Net Passing Yards	363	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 1	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	373	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	9.31	6.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	9/78
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:59	25:01

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
1	5:22	4:56	OWN 25	13	74	Field Goal
2	12:53	5:22	OWN 11	9	65	Field Goal
2	3:36	1:32	OWN 13	2	8	Interception
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
3	11:28	2:50	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	7:26	1:48	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
3	3:47	2:30	OPP 30	6	11	Field Goal
4	14:52	7:45	OWN 26	15	58	Field Goal
4	4:29	2:21	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 28	1	2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	5:04	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	0:26	2:33	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
2	7:31	3:55	OWN 33	6	48	Field Goal
2	2:04	1:23	OPP 28	5	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 25	7	36	Punt
3	8:38	1:12	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	5:38	1:51	OWN 16	3	14	Fumble
3	1:17	1:25	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	7:07	2:38	OWN 21	6	38	Downs
4	2:08	1:47	OWN 20	5	27	Punt

Game MVP: Asher Gainey, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edgar Conway	20	88	4.40	16	3	1
RB Edgar Houston	10	24	2.40	11	1	1
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
QB Asher Gainey	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ivan Burgess	14	40	2.86	9	0	0
QB Johnathan Durant	4	42	10.50	18	2	0
RB Melvin Smolka	2	29	14.50	18	2	1
FB Darren Armstrong	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Asher Gainey	37	26	373	2/10	2	51	1	109.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Durant	19	13	148	1/8	0	20	0	91.5
Michael Stephens	10	6	57	0/0	0	17	0	75.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cory Poplawski	12	14	212	17.67	67	51	2
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	4	5	85	21.25	29	38	0
RB Edgar Conway	3	5	20	6.67	10	11	0
WR Byron Dawkins	2	5	13	6.50	1	7	0
TE Conrad Head	2	3	20	10.00	11	13	0
WR Johnnie Hayes	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Edgar Houston	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
TE Deron Olevao	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Nolan Sutter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Timothy Crawford	4	6	25	6.25	15	14
RB Ivan Burgess	3	4	37	12.33	16	20
WR Glen Kaczmarek	3	5	25	8.33	3	13
WR Ernie England	3	6	41	13.67	16	19
TE Dan Kagan	2	3	30	15.00	17	19
FB James Lyle	2	2	23	11.50	11	17
FB Darren Armstrong	1	1	12	12.00	5	12
WR Allen Weber	1	2	12	12.00	0	12

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmy Joseph	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Grant Nikaido	0	1	0	0
S Seth Kozlowski	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Johnathan Durant	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Lane	1	51	51.0	31.0	51	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cameron Gonzalez	5	220	44.0	33.8	51	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miles Cesaire	4/4	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Trueblood	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryll Anderson	3	31	10.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Kozempel	2	30	15.0	0
Walter Hartman	1	28	28.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Dubin	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Henson	5	2	0.0	19	20
OLB Darien Peterson	4	1	0.5	20	25
OLB Edwin Maxwell	4	1	0.0	18	14
CB Tim Dickey	4	1	0.0	20	23
CB Stalin Dole	3	1	0.0	15	25
S Seth Kozlowski	3	1	0.0	19	23
CB Kris Irwin	3	0	0.0	16	24
DT Grant Nikaido	2	0	0.5	18	28
S Fred Anthony	2	1	0.0	21	25
DE Zane Hunte	2	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Duane Jizmejian	2	0	0.0	8	19
DT Giovanni Shedleski	1	1	0.0	6	6
CB Ashton Mayes	1	1	0.0	8	16
WR Byron Dawkins	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jake Campbell	1	0	0.0	1	10
DT Gino Seely	1	0	0.0	17	26
CB Ray Rodgers	1	0	0.0	2	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Hardig	10	0	0.0	32	39
S Roosevelt Lee	9	2	0.0	30	38
DE Benjamin Frederick	6	1	2.0	22	28
ILB Zack Chaplin	6	2	0.0	14	14
OLB Cooper Janto	5	2	0.0	32	35
OLB Kerlin Fisk	4	0	0.0	30	38
CB Jimmy Joseph	3	2	0.0	30	39
CB Brant Lang	3	2	0.0	30	38
CB Shaun Dubin	2	1	0.0	26	28
ILB Kenny Stargell	2	1	0.0	20	21
ILB Terrence Mastny	2	0	0.0	8	11
DT Avery Arneson	1	4	0.0	28	35
OLB Drew Sedrick	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Zach Rose	1	0	0.0	0	5
DE Donny Ricks	0	2	0.0	32	39

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Darien Peterson	0.5	0	1	25
DT Grant Nikaido	0.5	0	0	28
DE Zane Hunte	0.0	3	0	20
DE Vincent Owens	0.0	1	1	10
DT Gino Seely	0.0	1	0	26

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Benjamin Frederick	2.0	2	0	28
DE Donny Ricks	0.0	2	1	39
DE Arnold Mason	0.0	1	0	10
DT Avery Arneson	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Damon Henson	3	0	20
CB Kris Irwin	2	1	24
CB Tim Dickey	2	1	23
OLB Duane Jizmejian	2	0	19
OLB Edwin Maxwell	2	0	14
CB Stalin Dole	1	1	25
OLB Darien Peterson	1	0	25
OLB Jake Campbell	1	0	10
DE Zane Hunte	1	0	20
S Fred Anthony	1	0	25
CB Ashton Mayes	1	0	16
S Seth Kozlowski	1	0	23
CB Ray Rodgers	1	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roosevelt Lee	5	1	0	38
S Norman Hardig	5	0	0	39
CB Shaun Dubin	3	0	0	28
CB Brant Lang	3	0	0	38
OLB Cooper Janto	2	2	0	35
CB Jimmy Joseph	2	1	1	39
CB Zach Rose	2	0	0	5
ILB Terrence Mastny	1	1	0	11
DT Avery Arneson	1	0	0	35
OLB Kerlin Fisk	1	0	0	38
OLB Drew Sedrick	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Omar Keyes	6	10	1	32	0	39
G Wally Embree	5	8	0	32	0	39
G Chris Reeves	2	7	0	32	1	39
C Seth Durham	1	3	0	32	1	39
T Dalton Adams	1	2	0	28	0	39
TE Nolan Sutter	0	1	0	6	0	7

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Demetrius Aghemo	2	3	20	0	20
T Brian Powell	1	5	21	0	30
G Conrad Gilmore	1	4	20	1	20
G Freddie Alexander	1	2	21	0	30
C Josiah Cote	1	1	21	0	30
T Oscar Springer	1	1	1	0	10
TE Dan Kagan	0	1	19	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Irwin	1	20
Damon Henson	1	18
Johnnie Hayes	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Dubin	3	21
Levi Peterson	2	12
Cooper Janto	1	22

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Cory Poplawski	28	39	---	---	22	89
G Omar Keyes	32	39	---	---	5	76
G Wally Embree	32	39	---	---	5	76
C Seth Durham	32	39	---	---	---	71
QB Asher Gainey	28	39	---	---	4	71
G Chris Reeves	32	39	---	---	---	71
T Dalton Adams	28	39	---	---	---	67
TE Conrad Head	29	31	---	---	1	61
CB Kris Irwin	---	---	16	24	20	60
ILB Damon Henson	---	---	19	20	18	57
WR Byron Dawkins	26	30	---	---	---	56
RB Edgar Conway	22	29	---	---	4	55
S Fred Anthony	---	---	21	25	2	48
DT Grant Nikaido	---	---	18	28	2	48
OLB Darien Peterson	---	---	20	25	2	47
DT Gino Seely	---	---	17	26	2	45
S Seth Kozlowski	---	---	19	23	2	44
CB Tim Dickey	---	---	20	23	---	43
CB Stalin Dole	---	---	15	25	2	42
DE Zane Hunte	---	---	20	20	1	41
CB Ashton Mayes	---	---	8	16	17	41
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	17	19	---	---	1	37
OLB Edwin Maxwell	---	---	18	14	4	36
RB Edgar Houston	10	5	---	---	21	36
TE Deron Olevao	12	22	---	---	---	34
WR Johnnie Hayes	7	11	---	---	15	33
OLB Duane Jizmejian	---	---	8	19	2	29
TE Nolan Sutter	6	7	---	---	13	26
OLB Tracy Watson	---	---	0	0	17	17
DE Vincent Owens	---	---	1	10	5	16
WR Darryll Anderson	0	2	---	---	13	15
RB Mike Kozempel	3	0	---	---	12	15
K Miles Cesaire	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Giovanni Shedleski	---	---	6	6	---	12
DE Shaun Ferguson	---	---	1	10	1	12
OLB Scott Gray	---	---	0	0	12	12
OLB Jake Campbell	---	---	1	10	---	11
CB Ray Rodgers	---	---	2	6	2	10
T Keith Swank	4	0	---	---	5	9
DT Allen Dukes	---	---	1	0	5	6
C Devon Griffith	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Bernie Barlow	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Thomas Dillon	4	0	---	---	---	4
WR Walter Hartman	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Burt Lane	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Tyler Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Kerlin Fisk	---	---	30	38	22	90
OLB Cooper Janto	---	---	32	35	22	89
CB Brant Lang	---	---	30	38	16	84
CB Jimmy Joseph	---	---	30	39	13	82
S Norman Hardig	---	---	32	39	6	77
DE Donny Ricks	---	---	32	39	4	75
CB Shaun Dubin	---	---	26	28	21	75
S Roosevelt Lee	---	---	30	38	4	72
TE Dan Kagan	19	28	---	---	20	67
DT Avery Arneson	---	---	28	35	3	66
T Brian Powell	21	30	---	---	7	58
G Freddie Alexander	21	30	---	---	7	58
C Josiah Cote	21	30	---	---	---	51
WR Timothy Crawford	19	30	---	---	2	51
DE Benjamin Frederick	---	---	22	28	1	51
RB Ivan Burgess	19	27	---	---	2	48
G Conrad Gilmore	20	20	---	---	7	47
WR Glen Kaczmarek	14	20	---	---	12	46
ILB Kenny Stargell	---	---	20	21	3	44
QB Johnathan Durant	20	20	---	---	---	40
T Demetrius Aghemo	20	20	---	---	---	40
ILB Zack Chaplin	---	---	14	14	1	29
WR Ernie England	13	10	---	---	---	23
DE Arnold Mason	---	---	8	10	4	22
TE Alexander Baker	0	0	---	---	20	20
ILB Terrence Mastny	---	---	8	11	1	20
T Oscar Springer	1	10	---	---	7	18
TE Cameron Baskett	4	4	---	---	9	17
FB Darren Armstrong	1	8	---	---	6	15
WR Brady Stargell	7	8	---	---	---	15
RB Melvin Smolka	2	2	---	---	10	14
S Levi Peterson	---	---	0	0	12	12
QB Michael Stephens	1	10	---	---	---	11
C Walter Rhodes	1	10	---	---	---	11
FB James Lyle	4	7	---	---	---	11
DT Carson Dyrda	---	---	4	4	2	10
WR Allen Weber	3	6	---	---	---	9
C Ken Shepherd	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Cameron Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Drew Sedrick	---	---	2	5	---	7
K Glen Trueblood	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Zach Rose	---	---	0	5	---	5
DE Desmond Poston	---	---	2	1	---	3
S Jake Walley	---	---	2	1	---	3
CB Ernie Sluiter	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Dixon Brewer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	9	6	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	25	12.5
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Asher Gainey	37	26	6	0	0	5	5	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Durant	19	13	1	1	0	1	4	1	0
Michael Stephens	10	6	0	0	1	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	101	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	91	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	142	23.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	93	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	102	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cory Poplawski	14	12	212	4	39
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	5	4	85	2	19
RB Edgar Conway	5	3	20	0	29
WR Byron Dawkins	5	2	13	0	30
TE Conrad Head	3	2	20	0	31
WR Johnnie Hayes	2	1	6	0	11
TE Nolan Sutter	1	0	0	0	7
RB Edgar Houston	1	1	12	0	5
TE Deron Olevao	1	1	5	0	22

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Timothy Crawford	6	4	1	25	0	30
WR Ernie England	6	3	0	41	0	10
WR Glen Kaczmarek	5	3	0	25	0	20
RB Ivan Burgess	4	3	0	37	1	27
TE Dan Kagan	3	2	0	30	0	28
FB James Lyle	2	2	0	23	0	7
WR Allen Weber	2	1	0	12	0	6
FB Darren Armstrong	1	1	0	12	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edgar Conway	9	21	2.33	4.40
RB Edgar Houston	4	13	3.25	2.40

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Johnathan Durant	1	6	6.00	10.50
RB Ivan Burgess	1	0	0.00	2.86
RB Melvin Smolka	1	11	11.00	14.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Asher Gainey	8	3	30	3.75	10.08

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Durant	1	0	0	0.00	7.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Byron Dawkins	2	0	0	0.00	2.60
WR Cory Poplawski	2	1	14	7.00	15.14
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	1	1	10	10.00	17.00
RB Edgar Conway	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Johnnie Hayes	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
TE Conrad Head	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Crawford	1	0	0	0.00	4.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edgar Conway	5	2
RB Edgar Houston	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Johnathan Durant	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Asher Gainey	7	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Durant	7	3	1
Michael Stephens	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Poplawski	5	5	5
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	1	1	0
WR Byron Dawkins	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Timothy Crawford	3	1	0
WR Glen Kaczmarek	2	1	0
WR Ernie England	2	1	1
TE Dan Kagan	1	0	0
RB Ivan Burgess	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,800)
End Zone 14,900 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,800)
End Zone	14,900 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)