Week 7, 2070

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	17	7	0	-	31
Houston Texans	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 DEN - Connor Delgado 11 pass from Greg Kennedy (Shaquille Yount extra point)
2Q: 06:18 DEN - Shaquille Yount 44 field goal
2Q: 04:31 DEN - Miguel Hibbard 2 pass from Greg Kennedy (Shaquille Yount extra point)
2Q: 02:06 DEN - Tony Sutter 26 pass from Greg Kennedy (Shaquille Yount extra point)
3Q: 05:51 DEN - Miguel Hibbard 46 pass from Greg Kennedy (Shaquille Yount extra point)
4Q: 13:23 HOU - Glen Trueblood 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 DEN - Connor Delgado 11 pass from Greg Kennedy (Shaquille Yount extra point)
2Q: 06:18 DEN - Shaquille Yount 44 field goal
2Q: 04:31 DEN - Miguel Hibbard 2 pass from Greg Kennedy (Shaquille Yount extra point)
2Q: 02:06 DEN - Tony Sutter 26 pass from Greg Kennedy (Shaquille Yount extra point)
3Q: 05:51 DEN - Miguel Hibbard 46 pass from Greg Kennedy (Shaquille Yount extra point)
4Q: 13:23 HOU - Glen Trueblood 35 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 2-4 2-5
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 289 312
- Offensive Plays 56 64
- Yards per Play 5.16 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 49 95
- Rushing Attempts 20 26
- Yards per Rush 2.45 3.65
Net Passing Yards 240 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 0 36 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 262 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 5/50 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 3/52 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:44 31:16

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	2-4	2-5
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	289	312
- Offensive Plays	56	64
- Yards per Play	5.16	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	49	95
- Rushing Attempts	20	26
- Yards per Rush	2.45	3.65
Net Passing Yards	240	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 0	36 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	262	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	5/50	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	3/52	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:44	31:16

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	4:58	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
1	6:21	1:27	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
2	15:00	1:27	OWN 37	3	-8	Punt
2	10:32	4:19	OWN 44	8	29	Field Goal
2	4:31	0:10	OPP 2	1	2	Touchdown
2	3:14	1:08	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 12	2	25	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
3	9:30	3:57	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
4	13:17	1:07	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	9:29	3:27	OWN 3	6	28	Punt
4	4:24	2:21	OWN 26	3	4	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
1	7:28	1:07	OWN 25	3	47	Interception
1	4:54	4:54	OWN 7	9	70	Interception
2	13:33	3:01	OWN 11	6	15	Punt
2	6:13	1:42	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
2	4:21	1:07	OWN 25	4	10	Interception
2	2:06	1:38	OWN 33	4	10	Punt
3	12:40	3:10	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	5:33	7:16	OWN 27	11	55	Field Goal
4	12:10	2:41	OWN 35	5	18	Punt
4	6:02	1:38	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
4	2:03	2:03	OWN 36	6	14	Punt

Game MVP: Greg Kennedy, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Tony Sutter	10	20	2.00	9
RB Quinn Brennan	6	29	4.83	9
RB Ricardo Briggs	3	-6	-2.00	0
QB Greg Kennedy	1	6	6.00	6

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ivan Burgess	12	45	3.75	18	2
RB Melvin Smolka	11	33	3.00	11	2
QB Johnathan Durant	2	21	10.50	13	1
QB Michael Stephens	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Greg Kennedy	33	22	262	3/22	4	46	0	130.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Durant	18	8	124	2/14	0	40	3	28.2
Michael Stephens	18	12	107	0/0	0	29	0	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Amari McVay	6	7	64	10.67	32	33	0
WR Darren Adams	5	9	69	13.80	21	18	0
WR Miguel Hibbard	3	4	55	18.33	0	46	2
TE Pete Ziskind	2	3	8	4.00	0	4	0
WR Donnie Barton	2	5	17	8.50	1	17	0
FB Connor Delgado	2	2	20	10.00	1	11	1
RB Tony Sutter	1	1	26	26.00	21	26	1
RB Quinn Brennan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Ricardo Briggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Timothy Crawford	5	10	34	6.80	11	16
RB Melvin Smolka	4	6	44	11.00	21	17
TE Tracy Wilkins	3	4	98	32.67	22	40
FB James Lyle	3	3	1	0.33	6	3
WR Brady Stargell	2	3	27	13.50	4	15
TE Dan Kagan	1	6	14	14.00	0	14
WR Ernie England	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Floyd Arnett	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Clifton Clayton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Casey Ford	1	25	25.00
CB Corwin Farr	1	27	27.00
OLB Deron Jenkins	1	0	0.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Ricardo Briggs	1	0	0	0
T Lukas Flowers	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Connor Winn	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Tanner	6	273	45.5	40.7	60	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffery Spear	8	292	36.5	30.3	51	5

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaquille Yount	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Trueblood	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miguel Hibbard	5	50	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Joseph	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Joseph	4	80	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nicky Lyons	8	2	0.0	26	37
S Casey Ford	6	2	0.0	20	16
OLB R.J. Hoppe	6	1	0.0	16	15
CB Corwin Farr	4	3	0.0	25	36
OLB Deron Jenkins	4	1	0.0	15	22
DE Phil Hodge	3	0	2.0	16	12
CB Jim Weaver	3	1	0.0	22	37
OLB Mackenzie Zimmerman	3	1	0.0	10	16
DE Nate Wilcox	3	0	0.0	18	10
CB J.J. Farmer	3	0	0.0	15	17
OLB Lawrence Greene	2	0	0.0	6	6
CB Carlton Bates	2	0	0.0	7	14
ILB Ben Carr	1	1	0.0	9	11
DT Randy Horton	0	1	0.0	9	25
DT Marvin Wells	0	1	0.0	23	33

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cooper Janto	6	1	0.0	19	34
DT Avery Arneson	4	0	1.0	20	28
S Norman Hardig	4	2	0.0	20	35
ILB Zack Chaplin	3	2	1.0	10	12
ILB Connor Winn	3	2	0.0	5	9
ILB Kenny Stargell	3	1	0.0	9	24
S Roosevelt Lee	3	1	0.0	20	35
CB Zach Rose	3	1	0.0	16	23
CB Brant Lang	3	0	0.0	20	36
DE Donny Ricks	2	1	1.0	20	33
CB Jimmy Joseph	2	2	0.0	17	30
OLB Kerlin Fisk	2	0	0.0	20	36
DE Benjamin Frederick	1	1	0.0	15	28
WR Timothy Crawford	1	0	---	---	---
RB Melvin Smolka	1	0	---	---	---
G Conrad Gilmore	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dixon Brewer	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Brian Nichols	1	0	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Phil Hodge	2.0	0	12
DE Mason Hanks	0.0	2	31
DE DeAndre Trainor	0.0	2	25

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Avery Arneson	1.0	1	0	0	28
DE Donny Ricks	1.0	0	1	0	33
ILB Zack Chaplin	1.0	0	0	1	12
DE Benjamin Frederick	0.0	0	2	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Casey Ford	5	1	1	16
CB J.J. Farmer	3	0	0	17
S Nicky Lyons	2	2	0	37
CB Corwin Farr	2	1	1	36
CB Jim Weaver	2	1	0	37
OLB Deron Jenkins	2	0	1	22
CB Carlton Bates	2	0	0	14
OLB Mackenzie Zimmerman	2	0	0	16
OLB Lawrence Greene	0	1	0	6
CB Ernie Sluiter	0	1	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cooper Janto	4	0	34
ILB Kenny Stargell	4	0	24
S Norman Hardig	3	2	35
CB Zach Rose	3	1	23
S Roosevelt Lee	3	0	35
CB Brian Nichols	2	0	8
CB Jimmy Joseph	1	0	30
CB Brant Lang	1	0	36
OLB Kerlin Fisk	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tre Dimry	2	7	20	1	36
T Trey McWilliams	2	2	20	0	36
T Lukas Flowers	1	3	17	0	32
C Kai Uno	0	4	17	0	32
G Nicky Humphrey	0	2	20	0	36
G Alexander Jones	0	1	3	0	4
TE Pete Ziskind	0	0	6	1	14
RB Tony Sutter	0	0	11	1	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Conrad Gilmore	3	6	26	1	38
C Bob Swayda	2	5	26	0	38
T Brian Powell	1	6	26	0	38
G Louie Kennedy	1	4	26	1	29
T Brady Atkins	1	3	26	0	38
TE Tracy Wilkins	0	1	21	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Carr	3	23
Connor Delgado	1	17
Warren Kozak	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kerlin Fisk	3	23
Arnold Mason	2	22

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jim Weaver	---	---	22	37	20	79
S Nicky Lyons	---	---	26	37	1	64
G Nicky Humphrey	20	36	---	---	7	63
T Trey McWilliams	20	36	---	---	7	63
G Tre Dimry	20	36	---	---	7	63
CB Corwin Farr	---	---	25	36	1	62
DT Marvin Wells	---	---	23	33	1	57
T Lukas Flowers	17	32	---	---	7	56
QB Greg Kennedy	20	36	---	---	---	56
WR Darren Adams	20	34	---	---	---	54
DE Mason Hanks	---	---	14	31	9	54
WR Donnie Barton	19	33	---	---	---	52
WR Miguel Hibbard	15	25	---	---	11	51
C Kai Uno	17	32	---	---	---	49
CB J.J. Farmer	---	---	15	17	16	48
S Rodney Godfrey	---	---	6	23	16	45
TE Pete Ziskind	6	14	---	---	23	43
DT Randy Horton	---	---	9	25	9	43
ILB Ben Carr	---	---	9	11	23	43
TE Amari McVay	16	24	---	---	2	42
S Casey Ford	---	---	20	16	1	37
OLB Deron Jenkins	---	---	15	22	---	37
DT Samuel Tate	---	---	20	16	---	36
OLB Lawrence Greene	---	---	6	6	22	34
DE DeAndre Trainor	---	---	6	25	1	32
OLB R.J. Hoppe	---	---	16	15	---	31
RB Tony Sutter	11	20	---	---	---	31
RB Quinn Brennan	6	10	---	---	15	31
DE Nate Wilcox	---	---	18	10	---	28
DE Phil Hodge	---	---	16	12	---	28
OLB Mackenzie Zimmerman	---	---	10	16	1	27
FB Connor Delgado	2	6	---	---	17	25
CB Carlton Bates	---	---	7	14	1	22
WR Darnell King	0	3	---	---	17	20
CB Ernie Sluiter	---	---	2	14	1	17
WR Warren Kozak	1	3	---	---	7	11
C Rick Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Shaquille Yount	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Landon Finch	3	4	---	---	---	7
RB Ricardo Briggs	3	4	---	---	---	7
G Alexander Jones	3	4	---	---	---	7
P Kerry Tanner	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Todd Poor	0	3	---	---	---	3
ILB Kim Codeke	---	---	1	2	---	3
WR Jordan Calhoun	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Andrew Reid	0	0	---	---	1	1

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Kerlin Fisk	---	---	20	36	23	79
T Brian Powell	26	38	---	---	9	73
G Conrad Gilmore	26	38	---	---	9	73
S Roosevelt Lee	---	---	20	35	17	72
CB Brant Lang	---	---	20	36	15	71
S Norman Hardig	---	---	20	35	15	70
WR Timothy Crawford	25	33	---	---	6	64
T Brady Atkins	26	38	---	---	---	64
C Bob Swayda	26	38	---	---	---	64
G Louie Kennedy	26	29	---	---	9	64
RB Ivan Burgess	13	25	---	---	23	61
CB Jimmy Joseph	---	---	17	30	13	60
DE Donny Ricks	---	---	20	33	1	54
OLB Cooper Janto	---	---	19	34	1	54
TE Dan Kagan	12	17	---	---	23	52
DT Avery Arneson	---	---	20	28	1	49
TE Tracy Wilkins	21	24	---	---	1	46
DE Benjamin Frederick	---	---	15	28	1	44
WR Brady Stargell	13	21	---	---	8	42
DE Arnold Mason	---	---	5	12	22	39
CB Zach Rose	---	---	16	23	---	39
QB Johnathan Durant	16	20	---	---	---	36
ILB Kenny Stargell	---	---	9	24	1	34
WR Ernie England	14	18	---	---	---	32
QB Michael Stephens	10	18	---	---	1	29
WR Glen Kaczmarek	14	14	---	---	1	29
RB Melvin Smolka	12	11	---	---	1	24
ILB Zack Chaplin	---	---	10	12	---	22
FB James Lyle	2	14	---	---	3	19
TE Floyd Arnett	2	6	---	---	11	19
DT Carson Dyrda	---	---	0	8	6	14
ILB Connor Winn	---	---	5	9	---	14
CB Brian Nichols	---	---	1	8	1	10
C Ken Shepherd	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Walter Rhodes	0	9	---	---	---	9
WR Clifton Clayton	2	7	---	---	---	9
T Claude Howard	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jeffery Spear	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Dominique Sanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Gene Woods	---	---	0	0	6	6
S Kenny Horoszowski	---	---	2	3	---	5
K Glen Trueblood	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Dixon Brewer	---	---	1	2	---	3
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	4	12	3.0
Middle	7	1	0.1
Right	9	36	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	40	5.7
Middle	13	47	3.6
Right	6	8	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Greg Kennedy	33	22	3	3	1	3	3	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Durant	18	8	2	1	1	3	2	0	3
Michael Stephens	18	12	1	0	0	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	112	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	98	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	46	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	88	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	52	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	69	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Adams	9	5	1	69	0	34
TE Amari McVay	7	6	0	64	1	24
WR Donnie Barton	5	2	0	17	0	33
WR Miguel Hibbard	4	3	0	55	1	25
TE Pete Ziskind	3	2	0	8	0	14
FB Connor Delgado	2	2	0	20	0	6
RB Tony Sutter	1	1	0	26	1	20
RB Ricardo Briggs	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Quinn Brennan	1	1	0	3	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Timothy Crawford	10	5	0	34	0	33
TE Dan Kagan	6	1	0	14	0	17
RB Melvin Smolka	6	4	0	44	0	11
TE Tracy Wilkins	4	3	0	98	3	24
FB James Lyle	3	3	0	1	0	14
WR Brady Stargell	3	2	0	27	0	21
WR Ernie England	2	1	1	3	0	18
TE Floyd Arnett	1	1	0	10	0	6
WR Clifton Clayton	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quinn Brennan	2	6	3.00	4.83

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Greg Kennedy	2	2	13	6.50	7.94

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Stephens	1	1	2	2.00	5.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Miguel Hibbard	1	1	2	2.00	13.75
FB Connor Delgado	1	1	11	11.00	10.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Crawford	1	1	2	2.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tony Sutter	2	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Greg Kennedy	10	8	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Durant	7	2	2
Michael Stephens	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Barton	2	1	1
WR Darren Adams	2	1	0
TE Amari McVay	2	2	2
WR Miguel Hibbard	2	2	1
RB Tony Sutter	1	1	1
FB Connor Delgado	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Timothy Crawford	4	2	1
TE Tracy Wilkins	3	2	2
TE Dan Kagan	2	1	1
WR Ernie England	2	1	0
FB James Lyle	1	1	0
TE Floyd Arnett	1	1	1
WR Clifton Clayton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (21,800)
End Zone 12,000 (15,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,900)
Club Seats 9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,300 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (21,800)
End Zone	12,000 (15,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,900)
Club Seats	9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,300 (7,500)