| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 70 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Gilbert Brooks kicked off 56 yards from the DEN35. Keshawn Martin returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Cody Latimer. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 14:25) Alfred Blue ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S T.J. Ward. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Miller is blitzing. 2-12-HOU30 (1Q: 14:00) Ryan Tannehill scrambled for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Marshall. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-16-HOU26 (1Q: 13:17) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to TE C.J. Fiedorowicz for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Aqib Talib. |
| 4-6-HOU36 (1Q: 12:42) Devante Schueler punted 46 yards. Jordan Norwood returned the kick 0 yards to the DEN18. Tackled by Johnathan Joseph. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DEN18 (1Q: 12:35) Ameer Abdullah ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DE J.J. Watt. DE J.J. Watt crushed Mack Cheshier to wreck the play. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-12-DEN16 (1Q: 12:07) C.J. Anderson ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB DeMarcus Ware, assisted by DE Rob Ninkovich. |
| Denver: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-DEN17 (1Q: 11:26) Peyton Manning pass was dropped by WR Cody Latimer. |
| 4-11-DEN17 (1Q: 11:18) Paul Booker punted 40 yards. Rahim Moore called for a fair catch at the HOU43. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU43 (1Q: 11:10) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to RB Alfred Blue for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Marlon Kriewaldt, assisted by OLB Von Miller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HOU47 (1Q: 10:44) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Howard Gmerek for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-3-HOU50 (1Q: 10:19) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to RB Alfred Blue for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Marlon Kriewaldt, assisted by ILB Brandon Marshall. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DEN46 (1Q: 09:55) Alfred Blue ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S T.J. Ward. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DEN46 (1Q: 09:26) Alfred Blue ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Marshall, assisted by CB Chris Harris. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 3-4-DEN40 (1Q: 08:47) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to RB Alfred Blue for 8 yards. Tackled by S T.J. Ward. Blue gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DEN32 (1Q: 08:06) Ryan Tannehill pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Garrett Graham. OLB Shane Ray hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DEN32 (1Q: 08:00) Chris Polk ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Marshall. Key block delivered by Ben Jones. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN19 (1Q: 07:39) Ryan Tannehill pass was intended for TE Garrett Graham and was intercepted by CB Aqib Talib at the DEN09. Tackled by Garrett Graham. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN09 (1Q: 07:28) Ameer Abdullah ran around left end for 20 yards. Tackled by S Andre Hal. Key block delivered by Ryan Clady. |
| Denver: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN29 (1Q: 06:46) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Demaryius Thomas for 18 yards. Tackled by S Eddie Pleasant. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN47 (1Q: 06:02) Ameer Abdullah ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore, assisted by ILB Brian Cushing. DE J.J. Watt knocked down Matt Paradis to break up the play. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-14-DEN43 (1Q: 05:38) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Emmanuel Sanders for -1 yards. Tackled by DE J.J. Watt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-DEN42 (1Q: 04:55) Peyton Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Owusu. S Rahim Moore knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-15-DEN42 (1Q: 04:48) Paul Booker punted 39 yards. Rahim Moore returned the kick 21 yards to the HOU40. Tackled by Bruce Hevey. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU40 (1Q: 04:41) Chris Polk ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Hevey. Key block delivered by Xavier Su'a-Filo. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-2-HOU48 (1Q: 04:09) Alfred Blue ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Shane Ray, assisted by S Ryan Murphy. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-HOU49 (1Q: 03:30) Alfred Blue ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Sylvester Williams, assisted by S T.J. Ward. |
| 4-1-HOU49 (1Q: 03:03) Devante Schueler punted 38 yards. Jordan Norwood returned the kick -1 yards to the DEN12. Tackled by Clark Harris. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Ryan Murphy at the DEN12. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DEN12 (1Q: 02:55) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Emmanuel Sanders for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Cody Nelson. Sanders gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-2-DEN20 (1Q: 02:17) Ameer Abdullah ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Letroy Guion. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-3-DEN19 (1Q: 01:56) C.J. Anderson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brian Cushing. |
| 4-2-DEN20 (1Q: 01:33) Paul Booker punted 42 yards. Rahim Moore returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU50. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU37 (1Q: 01:23) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to RB Alfred Blue for 6 yards. Tackled by S T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Von Miller. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-HOU43 (1Q: 00:57) Alfred Blue ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bradley Roby. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-2-HOU45 (1Q: 00:32) Alfred Blue ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Shane Ray. Key block delivered by Brandon Brooks. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DEN43 (1Q: 00:11) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Howard Gmerek for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Shaquil Barrett, assisted by CB Aqib Talib. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-DEN40 (2Q: 15:00) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to RB Alfred Blue for -4 yards. Tackled by S T.J. Ward. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Miller is blitzing. 3-11-DEN44 (2Q: 14:29) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Jaelen Strong for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S T.J. Ward, assisted by S Ryan Murphy. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN29 (2Q: 13:51) Ryan Tannehill pass was dropped by WR Jaelen Strong. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-DEN29 (2Q: 13:47) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to RB Alfred Blue for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Von Miller. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-DEN26 (2Q: 13:21) Ryan Tannehill pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jaelen Strong. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-DEN26 (2Q: 13:12) Ellis LaPorte attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 13:07) Ellis LaPorte kicked off 67 yards from the HOU35. Bennie Fowler returned the ball 17 yards to the DEN15. Tackled by DeMarcus Ware. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN15 (2Q: 12:41) C.J. Anderson ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Letroy Guion, assisted by S Andre Hal. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-DEN14 (2Q: 11:59) Peyton Manning pass completed to RB C.J. Anderson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Cody Nelson. |
| Denver: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-DEN18 (2Q: 11:15) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Demaryius Thomas for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Jadeveon Clowney, assisted by ILB Brian Cushing. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DEN34 (2Q: 10:30) Ameer Abdullah ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB DeMarcus Ware, assisted by S Andre Hal. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-13-DEN31 (2Q: 09:57) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Emmanuel Sanders for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jadeveon Clowney, assisted by ILB Brian Cushing. Sanders gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU48 (2Q: 09:25) Ameer Abdullah ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Rob Ninkovich. Key block delivered by Ryan Clady. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-3-HOU41 (2Q: 08:43) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Emmanuel Sanders for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sanders gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU15 (2Q: 08:03) Ameer Abdullah ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE J.J. Watt, assisted by S Andre Hal. Key block delivered by Kendall Lamm. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-20-HOU25 (2Q: 07:54) C.J. Anderson ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Andre Hal. Key block delivered by Louis Vasquez. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-13-HOU18 (2Q: 07:20) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Emmanuel Sanders for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 6, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 07:20) Extra point by Gilbert Brooks was good. Denver 7, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 07:12) Gilbert Brooks kicked off 51 yards from the DEN35. Keshawn Martin returned the ball 13 yards to the HOU27. Tackled by Demaryius Thomas. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU27 (2Q: 06:38) Alfred Blue ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S T.J. Ward, assisted by ILB Brandon Marshall. Key block delivered by Brandon Brooks. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-HOU34 (2Q: 06:06) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Jaelen Strong for 2 yards. Tackled by S Dave Fell. Strong gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-1-HOU36 (2Q: 05:36) Alfred Blue ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S T.J. Ward. |
| 4-1-HOU36 (2Q: 05:03) Devante Schueler punted 49 yards. Jordan Norwood returned the kick 6 yards to the DEN21. Tackled by DeMarcus Ware. |
| Denver: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DEN21 (2Q: 04:53) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Demaryius Thomas for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kevin Johnson, assisted by S Andre Hal. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN39 (2Q: 04:23) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Emmanuel Sanders for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jadeveon Clowney. |
| Denver: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Simon, Johnson and Joseph are blitzing. 2-6-DEN43 (2Q: 03:49) C.J. Anderson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB DeMarcus Ware, assisted by S Andre Hal. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Johnson is blitzing. 3-2-DEN47 (2Q: 03:09) Ameer Abdullah ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jadeveon Clowney, assisted by S Andre Hal. Key block delivered by Kendall Lamm. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU49 (2Q: 02:31) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Demaryius Thomas for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Cushing. Thomas gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Clowney is blitzing. 2-2-HOU41 (2Q: 02:00) C.J. Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Vince Wilfork, assisted by DE Mike Daniels. Key block delivered by Louis Vasquez. |
| Denver: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Clowney, Cushing and Johnson are blitzing. 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 01:23) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Emmanuel Sanders for 33 yards. Tackled by S Andre Hal. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sanders gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-6-HOU06 (2Q: 00:58) Peyton Manning pass completed to FB Sammy Ostwald for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 13, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 00:58) Extra point by Gilbert Brooks was blocked. |
| (2Q: 00:49) Gilbert Brooks kicked off 68 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 00:49) Alfred Blue ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S T.J. Ward, assisted by DT Sylvester Williams. Key block delivered by Ben Jones. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 2-3-HOU27 (2Q: 00:08) Ryan Tannehill pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Alfred Blue. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 3-3-HOU27 (2Q: 00:02) Alfred Blue ran around the left tackle for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Bradley Roby. Key block delivered by Brandon Brooks. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ellis LaPorte kicked off 48 yards from the HOU35. Bennie Fowler returned the ball 28 yards to the DEN45. Tackled by Johnathan Joseph. PENALTY: Denver was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Denver: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN19 (3Q: 14:24) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Demaryius Thomas for 6 yards. Tackled by S Andre Hal. |
| Denver: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-4-DEN25 (3Q: 13:44) C.J. Anderson ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Johnathan Joseph. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Clowney is blitzing. 3-6-DEN23 (3Q: 13:03) Peyton Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Demaryius Thomas. OLB Jadeveon Clowney hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-DEN23 (3Q: 12:56) Paul Booker punted 52 yards. Rahim Moore returned the kick 7 yards to the HOU32. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU16 (3Q: 12:46) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Cecil Shorts for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Harris. Shorts gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Miller is blitzing. 2-1-HOU25 (3Q: 12:09) Chris Polk ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Murphy, assisted by CB Bradley Roby. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-HOU25 (3Q: 11:49) Alfred Blue ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Marlon Kriewaldt, assisted by OLB Shane Ray. |
| 4-5-HOU21 (3Q: 11:30) Devante Schueler punted 46 yards. Jordan Norwood returned the kick -2 yards to the DEN31. Tackled by Lewis Conway. |
| Denver: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DEN31 (3Q: 11:23) Peyton Manning pass completed to FB Sammy Ostwald for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Cody Nelson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ostwald gained 30 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver's Ryan Clady was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Clowney is blitzing. 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 10:43) Ameer Abdullah ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Andre Hal, assisted by DT Letroy Guion. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-11-HOU37 (3Q: 10:05) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Chris Owusu for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jadeveon Clowney. Owusu gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-11-HOU37 (3Q: 09:21) Peyton Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmanuel Sanders. S Rahim Moore defended the pass. |
| 4-11-HOU37 (3Q: 09:11) Paul Booker punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 09:06) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to RB Alfred Blue for 38 yards. Tackled by S T.J. Ward. Blue gained 35 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Marshall is blitzing. 1-10-DEN42 (3Q: 08:20) Ryan Tannehill pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cecil Shorts. DT Sylvester Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 2-10-DEN42 (3Q: 08:12) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Cecil Shorts for 17 yards. Tackled by S Dave Fell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Shorts gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 1-10-DEN25 (3Q: 07:49) Chris Polk ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Von Miller, assisted by DT Sylvester Williams. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-DEN21 (3Q: 07:25) Alfred Blue ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Dave Fell, assisted by S Ryan Murphy. DT Sylvester Williams knocked down Xavier Su'a-Filo to break up the play. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Miller is blitzing. 3-4-DEN19 (3Q: 06:53) Ryan Tannehill scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Dave Fell. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 1-10-DEN14 (3Q: 06:23) Ryan Tannehill sacked by OLB Von Miller and DE Artie Lawniczak for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Brandon Brooks. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-12-DEN16 (3Q: 05:55) Ryan Tannehill sacked by DE Vance Walker and OLB Shane Ray for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Duane Brown. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Holding. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Miller is blitzing. 1-10-DEN11 (3Q: 05:41) Alfred Blue ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Von Miller. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-14-DEN15 (3Q: 05:09) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Howard Gmerek for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dave Fell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 3-11-DEN12 (3Q: 04:35) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Keshawn Martin for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 13, Houston 9 |
| (3Q: 04:35) Extra point by Ellis LaPorte was good. Denver 13, Houston 10 |
| (3Q: 04:29) Ellis LaPorte kicked off 60 yards from the HOU35. Bennie Fowler returned the ball 25 yards to the DEN30. Tackled by Jay Prosch. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Dent is blitzing. 1-10-DEN30 (3Q: 03:59) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Cody Latimer for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kevin Johnson. |
| Denver: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-2-DEN38 (3Q: 03:25) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Demaryius Thomas for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Jadeveon Clowney. Thomas gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU46 (3Q: 02:56) Ameer Abdullah ran around left end for -7 yards. Tackled by CB Johnathan Joseph. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-17-DEN47 (3Q: 02:33) Peyton Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Owusu. CB Kevin Johnson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Clowney is blitzing. 3-17-DEN47 (3Q: 02:24) Peyton Manning pass completed to RB C.J. Anderson for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Cody Nelson. Anderson gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 01:46) Ameer Abdullah ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Andre Hal, assisted by OLB Jadeveon Clowney. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-9-HOU34 (3Q: 01:01) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Emmanuel Sanders for 34 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Sanders gained 27 yards after the catch. Denver 19, Houston 10 |
| (3Q: 01:01) Extra point by Gilbert Brooks was good. Denver 20, Houston 10 |
| (3Q: 00:48) Gilbert Brooks kicked off 73 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 00:48) Ryan Tannehill pass was intended for WR Cecil Shorts and was intercepted by S Ryan Murphy at the DEN40. The interception was returned 37 yards. Tackled by Chris Clark. |
| Denver: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU23 (3Q: 00:40) Peyton Manning scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jadeveon Clowney. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-4-HOU17 (3Q: 00:13) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Emmanuel Sanders for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Denver 26, Houston 10 |
| (3Q: 00:13) Extra point by Gilbert Brooks was good. Denver 27, Houston 10 |
| (3Q: 00:03) Gilbert Brooks kicked off 48 yards from the DEN35. Cody Nelson returned the ball 39 yards to the DEN44. Tackled by Bruce Hevey. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN44 (4Q: 15:00) Ryan Tannehill pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jaelen Strong. CB Chris Harris knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-DEN44 (4Q: 14:52) Ryan Tannehill sacked by OLB Bruce Hevey for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Duane Brown. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Substitution. The penalty was declined. |
| Houston: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-DEN49 (4Q: 14:39) Ryan Tannehill pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cecil Shorts. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-DEN49 (4Q: 14:30) Devante Schueler punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DEN02. |
| Denver: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DEN02 (4Q: 14:21) C.J. Anderson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Kroy Biermann. |
| Denver: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Clowney is blitzing. 2-8-DEN04 (4Q: 13:50) C.J. Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. Key block delivered by Sammy Ostwald. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN13 (4Q: 13:15) Ameer Abdullah ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE J.J. Watt, assisted by CB Cody Nelson. DE J.J. Watt knocked down Ryan Clady to break up the play. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-DEN12 (4Q: 12:30) C.J. Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Letroy Guion. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Clowney is blitzing. 3-9-DEN14 (4Q: 11:46) Peyton Manning pass completed to RB C.J. Anderson for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Cushing. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-DEN12 (4Q: 11:15) Paul Booker punted 54 yards. Rahim Moore returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU46. Tackled by Vernon Davis. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 11:07) Alfred Blue ran inside the left guard for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Marlon Kriewaldt, assisted by DT Phil Sigler. Key block delivered by Ben Jones. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN38 (4Q: 10:24) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Jaelen Strong for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Von Miller. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-DEN34 (4Q: 09:54) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to TE Garrett Graham for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Marshall. Graham gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-DEN29 (4Q: 09:25) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 3-6-DEN34 (4Q: 09:20) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Keshawn Martin for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Chris Harris. Martin gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DEN17 (4Q: 08:59) Ryan Tannehill scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Bradley Roby. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Miller is blitzing. 1-7-DEN07 (4Q: 08:33) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to WR Jaelen Strong for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Chris Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-DEN03 (4Q: 08:13) Ryan Tannehill pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Alfred Blue. DE Artie Lawniczak hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-DEN03 (4Q: 08:08) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to RB Alfred Blue for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 27, Houston 16 |
| (4Q: 08:08) Extra point by Ellis LaPorte was good. Denver 27, Houston 17 |
| (4Q: 08:00) Ellis LaPorte kicked off 74 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| Denver: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 08:00) C.J. Anderson ran inside the left guard for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Akeem Dent. Key block delivered by Ryan Clady. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DEN35 (4Q: 07:34) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Demaryius Thomas for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Johnathan Joseph, assisted by S Rahim Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Illegal Touch of Forward Pass. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Cushing is blitzing. 1-15-DEN30 (4Q: 07:28) Ameer Abdullah ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. DE Mike Daniels knocked down Kendall Lamm to break up the play. |
| Denver: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-19-DEN26 (4Q: 06:42) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Demaryius Thomas for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Cody Nelson. Thomas gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 05:55) Ameer Abdullah ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. |
| Denver: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-12-HOU44 (4Q: 05:08) Peyton Manning pass completed to WR Chris Owusu for 6 yards. Tackled by S Andre Hal, assisted by ILB Akeem Dent. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Clowney is blitzing. 3-6-HOU38 (4Q: 04:21) C.J. Anderson ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Cushing. |
| 4-9-HOU41 (4Q: 03:38) Paul Booker punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 03:33) Ryan Tannehill sacked by OLB Von Miller for a loss of 8 yards. Miller ran right past Brandon Brooks and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 2-18-HOU12 (4Q: 03:13) Ryan Tannehill pass was dropped by RB Alfred Blue. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-18-HOU12 (4Q: 03:04) Ryan Tannehill sacked by DE Vance Walker and DT Phil Sigler for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Duane Brown. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Miller is blitzing. 4-21-HOU09 (4Q: 02:31) Ryan Tannehill pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jaelen Strong. DE Derek Wolfe hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Denver: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-9-HOU09 (4Q: 02:24) Ameer Abdullah ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jadeveon Clowney. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| Denver: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-9-HOU09 (4Q: 02:15) Ameer Abdullah ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Cushing. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-9-HOU09 (4Q: 02:08) C.J. Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE J.J. Watt. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-7-HOU07 (4Q: 02:00) Gilbert Brooks attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 30, Houston 17 |
| (4Q: 01:53) Gilbert Brooks kicked off 74 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 01:53) Ryan Tannehill pass completed to RB Alfred Blue for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dave Fell, assisted by CB Chris Harris. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HOU24 (4Q: 01:34) Ryan Tannehill pass was dropped by WR Keshawn Martin. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-HOU24 (4Q: 01:21) Ryan Tannehill pass was intended for WR Jaelen Strong and was intercepted by CB Aqib Talib at the HOU45. Tackled by Jaelen Strong. |
| Denver: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU45 (4Q: 01:11) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| Denver: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-15-HOU50 (4Q: 01:11) Ameer Abdullah ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Daniels. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| Denver: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-17-DEN48 (4Q: 00:59) Peyton Manning dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Denver: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Clowney is blitzing. 3-19-DEN46 (4Q: 00:15) Peyton Manning dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Denver Broncos 30, Houston Texans 17 |