Week 3, 2070

played in Houston, TX

90 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	3	14	9	-	36
Houston Texans	3	6	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:37 NED - Adam Bensen 1 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
1Q: 05:55 HOU - Glen Trueblood 21 field goal
1Q: 02:36 NED - Miles Cesaire 44 field goal
2Q: 06:17 HOU - Glen Trueblood 38 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Miles Cesaire 35 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Glen Trueblood 24 field goal
3Q: 04:17 NED - Adam Bensen 4 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 01:29 NED - Deron Olevao 9 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
4Q: 07:39 NED - Miles Cesaire 37 field goal
4Q: 02:20 NED - Miles Cesaire 24 field goal
4Q: 01:23 NED - Miles Cesaire 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:37 NED - Adam Bensen 1 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
1Q: 05:55 HOU - Glen Trueblood 21 field goal
1Q: 02:36 NED - Miles Cesaire 44 field goal
2Q: 06:17 HOU - Glen Trueblood 38 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Miles Cesaire 35 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Glen Trueblood 24 field goal
3Q: 04:17 NED - Adam Bensen 4 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 01:29 NED - Deron Olevao 9 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
4Q: 07:39 NED - Miles Cesaire 37 field goal
4Q: 02:20 NED - Miles Cesaire 24 field goal
4Q: 01:23 NED - Miles Cesaire 48 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 369 308
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 5.51 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 61 94
- Rushing Attempts 28 20
- Yards per Rush 2.18 4.70
Net Passing Yards 308 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 49 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 341 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.90 4.37
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 5/97 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 2/29
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 7 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/4 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:50 28:10

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	369	308
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	5.51	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	61	94
- Rushing Attempts	28	20
- Yards per Rush	2.18	4.70
Net Passing Yards	308	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	49 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	341	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.90	4.37
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	5/97	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	2/29
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	7	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/4	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:50	28:10

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:07	3:41	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
1	5:49	3:21	OWN 25	7	48	Field Goal
1	0:20	1:47	OWN 43	6	12	Punt
2	10:53	1:08	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
2	6:12	4:17	OWN 18	9	64	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:08	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	9:51	1:26	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	6:41	2:34	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
3	3:01	1:43	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
4	13:25	5:52	OWN 25	12	55	Field Goal
4	7:11	1:47	OPP 36	3	-6	Punt
4	4:36	2:22	OPP 13	3	6	Field Goal
4	1:50	0:33	OPP 36	3	5	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:53	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	10:26	4:37	OWN 25	9	71	Field Goal
1	2:28	2:08	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	13:33	2:40	OWN 13	7	38	Punt
2	9:45	3:33	OPP 42	5	21	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 25	10	68	Field Goal
3	13:52	4:01	OWN 31	8	39	Missed FG
3	8:25	1:44	OWN 4	4	6	Punt
3	4:07	1:06	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	1:18	2:53	OWN 25	5	9	Punt
4	7:33	0:22	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
4	5:24	0:48	OWN 4	4	9	Downs
4	2:14	0:24	OWN 25	3	1	Interception
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 18	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Asher Gainey, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Adam Bensen	14	38	2.71	18	1	1
RB Edgar Houston	6	4	0.67	5	0	0
RB Isaiah Flanagan	5	2	0.40	2	0	0
QB Asher Gainey	2	13	6.50	8	0	0
RB Butch Jaco	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Melvin Smolka	11	43	3.91	26	1
QB Johnathan Durant	4	17	4.25	9	0
RB Ivan Burgess	3	23	7.67	12	2
QB Michael Stephens	2	11	5.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Asher Gainey	34	22	341	5/33	2	45	0	117.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Durant	45	24	214	0/0	0	29	1	57.1
Michael Stephens	4	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darryll Anderson	6	7	119	19.83	55	30	0
TE Deron Olevao	5	6	28	5.60	4	9	1
WR Cory Poplawski	5	8	119	23.80	61	45	0
WR Walter Hartman	2	2	30	15.00	10	16	0
RB Adam Bensen	2	3	23	11.50	20	19	1
WR Johnnie Hayes	1	5	20	20.00	20	20	0
RB Edgar Houston	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Tommy Lucas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Timothy Crawford	10	19	88	8.80	6	19
RB Ivan Burgess	6	9	49	8.17	28	28
TE Tracy Wilkins	3	11	40	13.33	22	29
WR Glen Kaczmarek	2	2	21	10.50	10	12
WR Ernie England	2	6	11	5.50	0	11
RB Melvin Smolka	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Dan Kagan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gilbert Hampton	1	0	0.00	0
CB Ray Rodgers	1	5	5.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Lane	5	223	44.6	40.0	54	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffery Spear	7	374	53.4	39.6	67	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miles Cesaire	5/5	2/2	0/0	48	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Trueblood	3/4	0/1	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryll Anderson	5	97	19.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Joseph	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Hartman	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Joseph	1	16	16.0	0
Timothy Crawford	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gilbert Hampton	6	1	19	49
OLB Edwin Maxwell	5	1	17	42
CB Ashton Mayes	4	3	20	48
CB Ray Rodgers	4	2	15	38
DT Gino Seely	4	1	18	44
S Fred Anthony	4	0	20	49
CB Tim Dickey	3	0	7	16
CB Stalin Dole	2	3	18	43
DT Grant Nikaido	2	1	18	34
DE Zane Hunte	2	0	19	48
DE Shaun Ferguson	2	0	10	29
ILB Damon Henson	2	0	20	49
DE Christopher Roberge	2	0	11	21
OLB Duane Jizmejian	1	2	3	7
DT Giovanni Shedleski	1	0	3	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Hardig	9	1	0.0	28	39
ILB Kenny Stargell	8	1	0.0	14	21
OLB Kerlin Fisk	6	1	0.0	28	38
DT Avery Arneson	4	2	0.5	27	31
CB Jimmy Joseph	4	0	0.0	16	31
S Roosevelt Lee	4	0	0.0	28	37
DE Benjamin Frederick	3	1	1.5	27	34
OLB Cooper Janto	3	2	0.0	28	35
CB Brant Lang	3	0	0.0	28	39
DE Donny Ricks	2	0	2.0	24	37
CB Zach Rose	2	2	0.0	26	27
DT Carson Dyrda	1	0	1.0	1	8
ILB Connor Winn	1	2	0.0	12	12
ILB Zack Chaplin	1	1	0.0	14	14
WR Timothy Crawford	1	0	---	---	---
WR Glen Kaczmarek	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dixon Brewer	1	0	0.0	0	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Zane Hunte	1	6	3	48
DT Grant Nikaido	1	1	1	34
DT Giovanni Shedleski	1	0	0	5
DE Shaun Ferguson	1	0	0	29

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donny Ricks	2.0	0	2	0	37
DE Benjamin Frederick	1.5	0	1	0	34
DT Carson Dyrda	1.0	0	0	0	8
DT Avery Arneson	0.5	0	2	1	31
CB Brant Lang	0.0	1	0	0	39
ILB Kenny Stargell	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Kerlin Fisk	0.0	0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Fred Anthony	4	2	0	49
CB Gilbert Hampton	4	0	1	49
CB Ray Rodgers	3	2	1	38
DT Gino Seely	3	0	0	44
OLB Edwin Maxwell	2	1	0	42
CB Stalin Dole	2	1	0	43
CB Ashton Mayes	2	0	0	48
DE Christopher Roberge	2	0	0	21
OLB Duane Jizmejian	1	1	0	7
CB Tim Dickey	1	0	0	16
ILB Damon Henson	0	1	0	49

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kerlin Fisk	5	0	38
CB Jimmy Joseph	4	0	31
S Norman Hardig	4	0	39
ILB Kenny Stargell	2	0	21
CB Brant Lang	2	0	39
S Roosevelt Lee	1	1	37
OLB Cooper Janto	1	0	35
DE Benjamin Frederick	1	0	34
OLB Dixon Brewer	1	0	5
CB Zach Rose	1	0	27
ILB Connor Winn	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chris Reeves	1	9	28	1	39
G Wally Embree	1	6	28	2	39
T Ellis Covington	1	5	28	1	39
C Tyler Lyle	1	4	28	1	39
T Keith Swank	0	2	28	0	39

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Brady Atkins	2	4	20	49
G Conrad Gilmore	2	4	20	49
T Brian Powell	2	3	20	49
C Bob Swayda	1	3	20	49
G Louie Kennedy	0	2	19	47

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Yancey	2	29
Edwin Maxwell	1	28
Cory Poplawski	1	24

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Mason	2	26
Roosevelt Lee	2	20
Dan Kagan	1	28
Jeffery Spear	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ashton Mayes	---	---	20	48	23	91
WR Cory Poplawski	27	39	---	---	24	90
ILB Damon Henson	---	---	20	49	20	89
OLB Edwin Maxwell	---	---	17	42	28	87
DE Zane Hunte	---	---	19	48	11	78
T Keith Swank	28	39	---	---	10	77
G Wally Embree	28	39	---	---	10	77
S Fred Anthony	---	---	20	49	4	73
CB Gilbert Hampton	---	---	19	49	4	72
G Chris Reeves	28	39	---	---	---	67
C Tyler Lyle	28	39	---	---	---	67
T Ellis Covington	28	39	---	---	---	67
DT Gino Seely	---	---	18	44	4	66
QB Asher Gainey	25	39	---	---	---	64
CB Stalin Dole	---	---	18	43	3	64
TE Deron Olevao	28	35	---	---	---	63
CB Ray Rodgers	---	---	15	38	3	56
DT Grant Nikaido	---	---	18	34	2	54
DE Shaun Ferguson	---	---	10	29	11	50
WR Darryll Anderson	17	26	---	---	7	50
RB Adam Bensen	15	29	---	---	---	44
WR Johnnie Hayes	17	23	---	---	3	43
DE Christopher Roberge	---	---	11	21	---	32
RB Butch Jaco	1	1	---	---	28	30
FB Ted Yancey	0	0	---	---	29	29
TE Tommy Lucas	12	17	---	---	---	29
RB Isaiah Flanagan	5	5	---	---	18	28
CB Tim Dickey	---	---	7	16	1	24
OLB Scott Gray	---	---	0	0	24	24
ILB Luther Newhart	---	---	0	0	24	24
RB Edgar Houston	8	6	---	---	9	23
DT Jumbo Snook	---	---	1	15	2	18
WR Walter Hartman	4	8	---	---	3	15
TE Trenton Bailen	6	6	---	---	3	15
K Miles Cesaire	0	0	---	---	14	14
OLB Duane Jizmejian	---	---	3	7	1	11
C Devon Griffith	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Greg Kemp	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Fernando Banks	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Giovanni Shedleski	---	---	3	5	---	8
QB Don Blake	3	0	---	---	5	8
P Burt Lane	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Norm Sweeney	---	---	1	2	---	3
DT Brett Guidry	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Edwin Rogers	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Nolan Betancourt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Kerlin Fisk	---	---	28	38	29	95
S Norman Hardig	---	---	28	39	22	89
CB Brant Lang	---	---	28	39	22	89
S Roosevelt Lee	---	---	28	37	20	85
T Brian Powell	20	49	---	---	11	80
G Conrad Gilmore	20	49	---	---	11	80
G Louie Kennedy	19	47	---	---	11	77
WR Timothy Crawford	20	47	---	---	9	76
T Brady Atkins	20	49	---	---	---	69
C Bob Swayda	20	49	---	---	---	69
OLB Cooper Janto	---	---	28	35	5	68
DE Donny Ricks	---	---	24	37	5	66
CB Jimmy Joseph	---	---	16	31	19	66
RB Ivan Burgess	5	31	---	---	28	64
DE Benjamin Frederick	---	---	27	34	3	64
QB Johnathan Durant	18	45	---	---	---	63
DT Avery Arneson	---	---	27	31	3	61
WR Glen Kaczmarek	14	30	---	---	16	60
TE Tracy Wilkins	17	39	---	---	1	57
CB Zach Rose	---	---	26	27	1	54
TE Dan Kagan	5	20	---	---	28	53
WR Ernie England	17	30	---	---	---	47
ILB Kenny Stargell	---	---	14	21	4	39
DE Arnold Mason	---	---	5	7	26	38
RB Melvin Smolka	12	12	---	---	12	36
ILB Zack Chaplin	---	---	14	14	1	29
ILB Connor Winn	---	---	12	12	---	24
WR Brady Stargell	6	14	---	---	---	20
TE Floyd Arnett	0	7	---	---	13	20
FB James Lyle	2	10	---	---	7	19
CB Brian Nichols	---	---	1	12	4	17
DT Carson Dyrda	---	---	1	8	7	16
C Ken Shepherd	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Claude Howard	0	0	---	---	11	11
QB Michael Stephens	2	4	---	---	4	10
K Glen Trueblood	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Clifton Clayton	2	5	---	---	---	7
P Jeffery Spear	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Dixon Brewer	---	---	0	5	---	5
DT Gene Woods	---	---	0	0	5	5
C Walter Rhodes	1	2	---	---	---	3
S Kenny Horoszowski	---	---	1	2	---	3
RB Dominique Sanders	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Marvin Hanks	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Lester Ballard	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Jamie Woods	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	14	33	2.4
Right	7	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	11	51	4.6
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Asher Gainey	34	22	7	1	1	2	7	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Durant	45	24	2	1	3	7	6	3	1
Michael Stephens	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	116	12.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	34	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	146	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	45	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	107	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	39	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	38	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cory Poplawski	8	5	0	119	3	39
WR Darryll Anderson	7	6	0	119	3	26
TE Deron Olevao	6	5	0	28	0	35
WR Johnnie Hayes	5	1	1	20	1	23
RB Adam Bensen	3	2	0	23	0	29
WR Walter Hartman	2	2	0	30	0	8
TE Tommy Lucas	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Edgar Houston	1	1	0	2	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Timothy Crawford	19	10	2	88	0	47
TE Tracy Wilkins	11	3	1	40	1	39
RB Ivan Burgess	9	6	0	49	1	31
WR Ernie England	6	2	0	11	0	30
WR Glen Kaczmarek	2	2	0	21	0	30
TE Dan Kagan	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Melvin Smolka	1	1	0	5	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adam Bensen	6	14	2.33	2.71
RB Edgar Houston	1	-1	-1.00	0.67
RB Isaiah Flanagan	1	2	2.00	0.40

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Johnathan Durant	1	9	9.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Asher Gainey	4	3	15	3.75	10.03

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Durant	6	3	25	4.17	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Edgar Houston	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Deron Olevao	1	1	9	9.00	4.67
WR Cory Poplawski	1	0	0	0.00	14.88
RB Adam Bensen	1	1	4	4.00	7.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Crawford	3	1	11	3.67	4.63
TE Tracy Wilkins	2	1	3	1.50	3.64
WR Ernie England	1	1	11	11.00	1.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adam Bensen	4	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Johnathan Durant	2	1
QB Michael Stephens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Asher Gainey	12	8	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Durant	13	5	4
Michael Stephens	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Deron Olevao	3	2	1
WR Cory Poplawski	3	3	3
WR Darryll Anderson	2	2	1
RB Adam Bensen	2	1	1
TE Tommy Lucas	2	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Timothy Crawford	7	3	2
RB Ivan Burgess	3	1	1
WR Ernie England	2	0	0
TE Tracy Wilkins	1	0	0
WR Glen Kaczmarek	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,800)
End Zone 13,600 (15,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,900)
Club Seats 11,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,800)
End Zone	13,600 (15,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,900)
Club Seats	11,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)