Week 7, 2021

played in Houston, TX

68 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Colonials	0	3	0	9	-	12
Houston Space Dogs	0	24	10	3	-	37

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:40 HOU - Steven Horn 14 pass from Marco Smith (Nicky Vanags extra point)
2Q: 11:05 HOU - A.J. Collier 70 fumble return (Nicky Vanags extra point)
2Q: 05:06 NED - Ronald Jefferson 23 field goal
2Q: 02:30 HOU - Nicky Vanags 23 field goal
2Q: 01:35 HOU - Grant Madison 43 interception return (Nicky Vanags extra point)
3Q: 10:27 HOU - Rob Spence 7 pass from Marco Smith (Nicky Vanags extra point)
3Q: 03:30 HOU - Nicky Vanags 40 field goal
4Q: 13:34 NED - D.J. Rivers 8 run (D.J. Rivers pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:59 HOU - Nicky Vanags 25 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NED - Ronald Jefferson 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:40 HOU - Steven Horn 14 pass from Marco Smith (Nicky Vanags extra point)
2Q: 11:05 HOU - A.J. Collier 70 fumble return (Nicky Vanags extra point)
2Q: 05:06 NED - Ronald Jefferson 23 field goal
2Q: 02:30 HOU - Nicky Vanags 23 field goal
2Q: 01:35 HOU - Grant Madison 43 interception return (Nicky Vanags extra point)
3Q: 10:27 HOU - Rob Spence 7 pass from Marco Smith (Nicky Vanags extra point)
3Q: 03:30 HOU - Nicky Vanags 40 field goal
4Q: 13:34 NED - D.J. Rivers 8 run (D.J. Rivers pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:59 HOU - Nicky Vanags 25 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NED - Ronald Jefferson 19 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 2-4 4-3
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 310 368
- Offensive Plays 59 61
- Yards per Play 5.25 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 88 118
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 3.03 4.72
Net Passing Yards 222 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 1 34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 229 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.40 6.94
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 5/124 4/74
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 1/43
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:14 30:46

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	2-4	4-3
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	310	368
- Offensive Plays	59	61
- Yards per Play	5.25	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	88	118
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	3.03	4.72
Net Passing Yards	222	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 1	34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	229	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.40	6.94
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	5/124	4/74
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	1/43
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:14	30:46

Drive Charts

New England Colonials
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
1	10:37	5:32	OWN 4	11	74	Fumble
1	2:53	1:30	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
2	12:34	1:37	OWN 46	3	24	Fumble
2	10:57	5:58	OWN 42	10	52	Field Goal
2	2:25	1:02	OWN 28	3	-1	Interception
2	1:23	0:47	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OPP 42	0	0	Missed FG
3	10:20	1:53	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	3:22	4:59	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	5:53	3:59	OWN 25	10	73	Field Goal

Houston Space Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	1:49	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	5:05	2:12	OWN 29	4	0	Punt
1	1:23	3:49	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
2	4:59	2:34	OWN 36	7	58	Field Goal
2	0:36	0:33	OWN 36	4	12	Interception
3	15:00	4:40	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
3	8:27	5:05	OWN 11	10	66	Field Goal
4	13:23	7:30	OWN 30	12	62	Field Goal
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 26	3	9	Game

Game MVP: Marco Smith, Houston Space Dogs

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mario Stevens	10	18	1.80	10	1	0
RB Marco Holliday	6	15	2.50	8	0	0
QB D.J. Rivers	5	35	7.00	10	1	1
RB Jonathan Gott	5	14	2.80	9	0	0
WR Tony Small	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
QB Cesar Swift	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gino O'Reilley	18	91	5.06	20	2
RB Dominique Foreman	3	2	0.67	7	0
QB Marco Smith	2	15	7.50	9	0
FB Gregory Woodson	2	10	5.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cesar Swift	19	14	139	2/7	0	28	1	72.0
D.J. Rivers	9	5	90	0/0	0	44	0	90.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marco Smith	34	23	262	2/12	2	29	1	97.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Thurman Crenshaw	4	6	59	14.75	9	44
RB Marco Holliday	3	4	26	8.67	11	9
WR Tony Small	3	3	41	13.67	23	28
WR Levon Dreyfuss	2	3	35	17.50	11	19
FB Shaquille Ramirez	2	2	8	4.00	9	12
RB Mario Stevens	2	2	25	12.50	12	17
RB Jonathan Gott	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Antoine Thornton	1	1	18	18.00	3	18
WR Neil Groh	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
TE Bill Calinoff	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rob Spence	5	8	50	10.00	23	26	1
WR Bo Clark	4	6	41	10.25	16	16	0
RB Gino O'Reilley	3	5	26	8.67	3	11	0
WR Michael Dumrauf	3	4	56	18.67	46	29	0
WR Blake Wilkerson	2	2	26	13.00	0	15	0
TE Steven Horn	2	2	21	10.50	5	14	1
FB Gregory Woodson	1	3	1	1.00	3	1	0
RB Dominique Foreman	1	1	17	17.00	14	17	0
TE R.J. Robbins	1	2	19	19.00	5	19	0
WR Mel Bettencourt	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ernie Hammond	1	17	17.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Grant Madison	1	43	43.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
TE Antoine Thornton	1	2
QB Cesar Swift	1	0
WR Tony Small	1	0
WR Neil Groh	1	0

Houston	Recov	Force	TD
CB A.J. Collier	2	0	1
OLB Giovanni Manning	0	2	0
S Phil Wittich	0	1	0
DT Philip Schlegel	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bernard Ogden	4	197	49.3	41.3	56	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Austin Mahon	2	85	42.5	42.5	55	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Jefferson	2/3	0/1	0/1	23	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nicky Vanags	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Madison	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Stevens	5	124	24.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Bettencourt	4	74	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Morris Bratsch	13	1	0.0	22	34
CB Carlos Frederick	6	3	0.0	23	36
S Ernie Hammond	5	0	0.0	21	22
CB William Ochs	4	0	0.0	9	18
OLB Ian Sharber	3	1	0.0	15	25
CB Isaac Poppe	3	1	0.0	25	30
DT Thomas Swift	3	0	0.0	20	32
S John Arends	3	0	0.0	14	18
DT Roy Lonier	2	1	2.0	23	27
OLB Bo Anderson	2	3	0.0	10	19
OLB Harold Richie	2	1	0.0	17	23
DT Steven Ward	1	1	0.0	9	16
C Edgar Lavery	1	0	---	---	---
S Rob Harper	1	0	0.0	13	28
ILB Leo Lee	0	1	0.0	3	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Giovanni Manning	8	4	0.0	27	28
ILB Devin Blackledge	7	2	0.0	28	29
S Vernon Cales	7	0	0.0	26	30
DT Miles Perry	6	0	0.0	28	29
S Phil Wittich	4	2	0.0	29	30
CB A.J. Collier	4	0	0.0	29	30
DE Riley Jordan	3	1	1.0	23	21
S Wayne Prior	3	0	0.0	5	3
CB Grant Madison	2	0	0.0	17	22
DT Philip Schlegel	1	1	1.0	27	27
OLB Ivan Tijerina	1	1	0.0	13	11
DE Herman Tatum	1	1	0.0	20	23
CB Mark Alimonti	1	0	0.0	6	6
WR Blake Wilkerson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Byron Coffey	0	1	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Roy Lonier	2.0	0	0	27
OLB Bo Anderson	0.0	1	0	19
CB Carlos Frederick	0.0	0	1	36
DT Steven Ward	0.0	0	1	16

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Philip Schlegel	1.0	0	1	1	27
DE Riley Jordan	1.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Morris Bratsch	6	0	0	34
CB Carlos Frederick	5	0	0	36
OLB Ian Sharber	3	1	0	25
CB William Ochs	2	1	0	18
CB Isaac Poppe	2	0	0	30
OLB Bo Anderson	2	0	0	19
S John Arends	1	2	0	18
OLB Harold Richie	1	0	0	23
S Rob Harper	1	0	0	28
S Ernie Hammond	0	0	1	22

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Giovanni Manning	5	0	0	28
CB A.J. Collier	4	1	0	30
S Vernon Cales	3	0	0	30
S Phil Wittich	2	0	0	30
ILB Devin Blackledge	1	1	0	29
CB Grant Madison	1	0	1	22
OLB Ivan Tijerina	1	0	0	11
DE Herman Tatum	1	0	0	23
S Wayne Prior	1	0	0	3
S Silas Mills	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Edgar Lavery	3	9	25	0	24
T Frederick Harper	3	7	29	1	30
G Cary Plummer	2	2	29	0	30
G Jerry Castillo	1	4	29	1	30
T Lincoln Henderson	0	1	29	0	30

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jerald Curtin	4	6	25	1	36
T Emmitt Massicott	3	5	25	0	36
C Gerald Peterson	2	5	20	0	28
G Matthew Kinney	2	2	15	0	7
T Junior Gehrig	1	3	5	0	8
T Charles Alcott	1	2	25	1	36
FB Gregory Woodson	0	1	6	0	18
G Lenny Duncan	0	1	5	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Calinoff	3	9
Harold Richie	1	21
Asher Griffin	1	20
Levon Dreyfuss	1	12
Jerry Castillo	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cristian Wheeler	2	17
Vernon Cales	2	13
Gregory Woodson	1	19

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jerry Castillo	29	30	---	---	8	67
T Frederick Harper	29	30	---	---	7	66
CB Carlos Frederick	---	---	23	36	3	62
OLB Harold Richie	---	---	17	23	21	61
T Lincoln Henderson	29	30	---	---	---	59
ILB Morris Bratsch	---	---	22	34	3	59
G Cary Plummer	29	30	---	---	---	59
CB Isaac Poppe	---	---	25	30	3	58
DT Thomas Swift	---	---	20	32	3	55
WR Thurman Crenshaw	21	24	---	---	8	53
DT Roy Lonier	---	---	23	27	2	52
WR Neil Groh	25	27	---	---	---	52
C Edgar Lavery	25	24	---	---	---	49
S John Arends	---	---	14	18	15	47
TE Antoine Thornton	24	21	---	---	1	46
CB William Ochs	---	---	9	18	17	44
S Rob Harper	---	---	13	28	3	44
S Ernie Hammond	---	---	21	22	---	43
OLB Ian Sharber	---	---	15	25	1	41
DE Gabe Batchelor	---	---	12	20	5	37
RB Jonathan Gott	11	8	---	---	18	37
DE Mercury Hozan	---	---	18	19	---	37
QB Cesar Swift	15	21	---	---	---	36
TE Bill Calinoff	12	14	---	---	9	35
FB Shaquille Ramirez	5	9	---	---	17	31
DT Steven Ward	---	---	9	16	5	30
DE Conrad Story	---	---	14	16	---	30
OLB Bo Anderson	---	---	10	19	---	29
WR Levon Dreyfuss	9	7	---	---	12	28
WR Tony Small	14	14	---	---	---	28
RB Marco Holliday	9	18	---	---	---	27
TE Asher Griffin	4	2	---	---	20	26
RB Mario Stevens	11	5	---	---	10	26
QB D.J. Rivers	14	9	---	---	---	23
CB Dale Boulware	---	---	7	9	4	20
WR Connor Cobb	0	1	---	---	17	18
T Bart Scott	4	6	---	---	7	17
ILB Leo Lee	---	---	3	2	10	15
K Ronald Jefferson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Damian Quigley	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Joshua Chiba	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bernard Ogden	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Cornelius McIntyre	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Kevin Sheldon	---	---	0	2	---	2
C Andy Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Griffin Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Vernon Cales	---	---	26	30	13	69
T Charles Alcott	25	36	---	---	5	66
T Emmitt Massicott	25	36	---	---	5	66
G Jerald Curtin	25	36	---	---	5	66
CB A.J. Collier	---	---	29	30	3	62
S Phil Wittich	---	---	29	30	2	61
QB Marco Smith	24	36	---	---	---	60
DT Miles Perry	---	---	28	29	3	60
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	28	29	3	60
TE Rob Spence	24	33	---	---	2	59
OLB Giovanni Manning	---	---	27	28	4	59
DT Philip Schlegel	---	---	27	27	3	57
WR Michael Dumrauf	21	30	---	---	2	53
DE Herman Tatum	---	---	20	23	7	50
WR Blake Wilkerson	20	27	---	---	1	48
WR Bo Clark	15	16	---	---	17	48
C Gerald Peterson	20	28	---	---	---	48
RB Gino O'Reilley	18	28	---	---	1	47
DE Riley Jordan	---	---	23	21	2	46
CB Grant Madison	---	---	17	22	7	46
FB Gregory Woodson	6	18	---	---	19	43
OLB Neal Shelton	---	---	11	12	18	41
S Silas Mills	---	---	17	17	1	35
CB Mark Alimonti	---	---	6	6	17	29
G Lenny Duncan	5	21	---	---	3	29
TE Steven Horn	5	4	---	---	19	28
OLB Ivan Tijerina	---	---	13	11	1	25
S Wayne Prior	---	---	5	3	16	24
G Matthew Kinney	15	7	---	---	1	23
TE R.J. Robbins	8	15	---	---	---	23
RB Cristian Wheeler	2	1	---	---	17	20
DT Byron Coffey	---	---	9	7	1	17
RB Dominique Foreman	4	4	---	---	9	17
C Carlos Powell	5	8	---	---	1	14
WR Mel Bettencourt	1	2	---	---	11	14
T Junior Gehrig	5	8	---	---	---	13
CB Denzel Logsdon	---	---	1	2	8	11
K Nicky Vanags	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Ben Infante	---	---	1	1	8	10
WR Darrin Shea	1	2	---	---	4	7
DT Reggie Mathis	---	---	1	1	4	6
P Austin Mahon	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Levi Stokes	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Roderick Covey	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Donny McDonald	1	0	---	---	---	1
OLB Ronald McGregor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	19	9.5
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	13	4	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	14	36	2.6
Right	7	61	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cesar Swift	19	14	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
D.J. Rivers	9	5	1	0	1	2	1	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marco Smith	34	23	3	0	3	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	35	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	90	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	63	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	175	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Thurman Crenshaw	6	4	0	59	1	24
RB Marco Holliday	4	3	0	26	0	18
WR Levon Dreyfuss	3	2	0	35	0	7
WR Tony Small	3	3	0	41	1	14
WR Neil Groh	3	1	1	14	0	27
RB Jonathan Gott	2	1	0	3	0	8
TE Bill Calinoff	2	0	1	0	0	14
FB Shaquille Ramirez	2	2	0	8	0	9
RB Mario Stevens	2	2	0	25	0	5
TE Antoine Thornton	1	1	0	18	0	21

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rob Spence	8	5	0	50	1	33
WR Bo Clark	6	4	1	41	0	16
RB Gino O'Reilley	5	3	0	26	0	28
WR Michael Dumrauf	4	3	0	56	2	30
FB Gregory Woodson	3	1	1	1	0	18
WR Blake Wilkerson	2	2	0	26	0	27
TE Steven Horn	2	2	0	21	0	4
TE R.J. Robbins	2	1	1	19	0	15
RB Dominique Foreman	1	1	0	17	0	4
WR Mel Bettencourt	1	1	0	5	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB D.J. Rivers	3	16	5.33	7.00
RB Mario Stevens	2	8	4.00	1.80
RB Marco Holliday	1	2	2.00	2.50
WR Tony Small	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gino O'Reilley	2	2	1.00	5.06
RB Dominique Foreman	1	7	7.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Rivers	2	0	0	0.00	10.00
Cesar Swift	1	1	1	1.00	7.32

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marco Smith	6	3	30	5.00	7.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Gott	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
TE Bill Calinoff	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Thurman Crenshaw	1	1	1	1.00	9.83

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rob Spence	3	1	7	2.33	6.25
RB Gino O'Reilley	1	1	9	9.00	5.20
FB Gregory Woodson	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
TE Steven Horn	1	1	14	14.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marco Holliday	2	2
RB Mario Stevens	2	2
QB D.J. Rivers	1	0
RB Jonathan Gott	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gino O'Reilley	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cesar Swift	6	3	1
D.J. Rivers	1	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marco Smith	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Thurman Crenshaw	4	2	1
WR Levon Dreyfuss	1	0	0
WR Tony Small	1	1	1
FB Shaquille Ramirez	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bo Clark	3	3	2
RB Gino O'Reilley	1	0	0
WR Michael Dumrauf	1	0	0
TE Rob Spence	1	0	0
WR Blake Wilkerson	1	1	1
TE R.J. Robbins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)