Week 7, 2028

played in Houston, TX

89 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	0	9	3	0	-	12
Houston Texans	0	0	10	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:41 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 37 field goal
2Q: 07:39 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 45 field goal
2Q: 00:57 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 37 field goal
3Q: 11:16 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 32 field goal
3Q: 05:42 HOU - Victor Duffy 19 pass from Marquis Stanton (Bernard Hitchcock extra point)
3Q: 01:53 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:41 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 37 field goal
2Q: 07:39 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 45 field goal
2Q: 00:57 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 37 field goal
3Q: 11:16 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 32 field goal
3Q: 05:42 HOU - Victor Duffy 19 pass from Marquis Stanton (Bernard Hitchcock extra point)
3Q: 01:53 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 35 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 6-0 3-4
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 300 340
- Offensive Plays 66 63
- Yards per Play 4.55 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 108 200
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 3.38 6.90
Net Passing Yards 192 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 0 31 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 204 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.65 4.12
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 0/0 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:06 29:54

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	6-0	3-4
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	300	340
- Offensive Plays	66	63
- Yards per Play	4.55	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	108	200
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	3.38	6.90
Net Passing Yards	192	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 0	31 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	204	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.65	4.12
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	0/0	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:06	29:54

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
1	6:34	1:18	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	3:52	5:18	OWN 20	11	60	Field Goal
2	11:19	3:45	OWN 43	7	29	Field Goal
2	4:17	3:26	OWN 20	11	60	Field Goal
3	11:08	0:50	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	5:32	3:45	OWN 37	6	45	Field Goal
3	0:09	3:08	OWN 21	7	26	Punt
4	8:42	1:20	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
4	5:30	3:40	OWN 7	7	45	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 23	2	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	5:17	OWN 2	9	89	Interception
1	5:16	1:24	OWN 28	4	21	Punt
2	13:34	2:15	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	7:34	3:17	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	3:52	OWN 25	9	60	Field Goal
3	10:18	4:46	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
3	1:47	1:38	OWN 25	4	9	Punt
4	12:01	3:19	OWN 37	7	40	Interception
4	7:22	1:52	OWN 29	4	23	Punt
4	1:50	0:53	OWN 22	4	1	Downs

Game MVP: Heath Wilkerson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Adam Fitchie	18	76	4.22	17	2
RB Jose Bergendahl	12	34	2.83	10	1
QB Donte Midget	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Antonio Ramirez	17	91	5.35	16	3
RB Tony Gyotoku	7	68	9.71	38	3
QB Marquis Stanton	2	20	10.00	15	1
RB Casey Holliday	2	16	8.00	13	1
WR Bert Garrard	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	31	20	204	3/12	0	32	0	83.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marquis Stanton	31	16	154	3/14	1	31	2	49.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Benjamin Hill	6	8	91	15.17	69	32
TE Bennett Zitnik	4	6	41	10.25	29	18
TE Alexander Ackerman	4	8	20	5.00	5	13
RB Adam Fitchie	2	2	10	5.00	4	12
WR Clifton Wharton	1	3	14	14.00	11	14
RB Jose Bergendahl	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Lincoln Monroe	1	1	15	15.00	6	15
WR Kenyon Chiang	1	1	13	13.00	13	13
TE Antoine Burdette	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Garrard	6	10	70	11.67	12	20	0
TE Victor Duffy	6	7	60	10.00	40	31	1
WR Amir Forbes	2	5	5	2.50	2	3	0
WR Denzel Alexandre	1	2	21	21.00	9	21	0
FB Gregory Woodson	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Clifton Biodrowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Casey Holliday	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jon Seaman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tony Gyotoku	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Casey Bailey	1	0	0.00	0
CB Heath Wilkerson	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Erick Griffin	0	0	1	0
DT Ray Houston	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov
QB Marquis Stanton	1	0
RB Antonio Ramirez	1	0
C Mike Hartwig	0	1
G Chance Boyer	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
William Denby	6	240	40.0	36.3	49	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	6	289	48.2	38.3	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	4/4	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Hitchcock	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan McWilliams	3	19	6.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Gomez	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Wharton	1	31	31.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Daryl McCormick	6	1	0.0	19	14
OLB Maurice Lee	6	1	0.0	13	26
CB Heath Wilkerson	5	2	0.5	28	33
ILB Chase Bates	5	1	0.0	18	14
DT Erick Griffin	4	1	1.0	26	20
DT Ray Houston	4	1	0.5	29	21
OLB Shane Harvey	4	1	0.0	29	25
ILB Casey Bailey	4	1	0.0	9	19
CB Frederick Gray	2	1	0.0	28	32
S Glen Petko	2	0	0.0	19	22
DE Neal Brown	2	0	0.0	27	24
DT Justin Linder	1	0	1.0	3	16
CB Graham Sweeney	1	0	0.0	18	23
S Cameron Sims	1	0	0.0	10	12
DE Bert Sellers	0	2	0.0	29	31
CB Ethan McWilliams	0	1	0.0	1	1
S Leon Dick	0	1	0.0	12	21

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vernon Cales	8	0	0.0	32	34
ILB Devin Blackledge	7	2	0.0	32	34
DE Louis Rice	7	0	0.0	32	33
CB Randal Frederick	6	0	0.0	32	34
OLB Ellis Riggins	4	3	1.0	32	33
DE Tre' Burgess	3	2	0.5	31	30
CB Chad Rivera	3	2	0.5	32	33
DT Tony Hatcher	3	0	0.0	17	25
S Cooper Peppers	3	0	0.0	30	20
DT Quentin Irwin	2	0	0.5	16	22
S Calvin Wayne	2	0	0.0	2	14
OLB Wally Castillo	2	0	0.0	17	12
DT Mitchell Gabriel	1	4	0.5	31	22
QB Marquis Stanton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Oscar Gomez	1	0	0.0	14	22
RB Casey Holliday	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bennett Stelick	1	0	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Erick Griffin	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Justin Linder	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Ray Houston	0.5	0	0	0	21
CB Heath Wilkerson	0.5	0	0	0	33
DE Neal Brown	0.0	1	1	0	24
DE Bert Sellers	0.0	0	2	0	31
OLB Shane Harvey	0.0	0	0	1	25

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ellis Riggins	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Mitchell Gabriel	0.5	1	0	2	22
DT Quentin Irwin	0.5	0	3	2	22
DE Tre' Burgess	0.5	0	0	0	30
CB Chad Rivera	0.5	0	0	0	33
DE Louis Rice	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chase Bates	3	1	0	14
OLB Maurice Lee	3	0	0	26
CB Heath Wilkerson	2	3	1	33
S Glen Petko	2	1	0	22
OLB Shane Harvey	2	0	0	25
ILB Casey Bailey	1	0	1	19
CB Graham Sweeney	1	0	0	23
S Daryl McCormick	1	0	0	14
CB Frederick Gray	1	0	0	32
S Leon Dick	0	1	0	21

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Randal Frederick	6	1	34
ILB Devin Blackledge	5	1	34
OLB Ellis Riggins	3	0	33
S Vernon Cales	2	0	34
S Calvin Wayne	1	1	14
CB Oscar Gomez	1	0	22
DE Tre' Burgess	1	0	30
CB Chad Rivera	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Moe Barrett	5	7	0	32	1	34
C Brandon Kotz	2	6	0	32	1	34
G Rico Bensen	1	10	1	32	0	34
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	1	0	31	0	33
G Zack Richard	0	4	0	32	1	34
T Wyatt Brady	0	2	0	32	0	34

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Reuben Moore	3	6	29	0	34
C Mike Hartwig	3	6	29	0	34
T Michael Schwartz	3	6	29	0	34
T Isaiah Bensen	3	5	29	2	34
TE Victor Duffy	1	1	27	0	33
G Chance Boyer	0	2	29	1	34
FB Gregory Woodson	0	1	6	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Antoine Burdette	1	24
Alejandro Jefcoat	1	20

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Oscar Gomez	1	18
Casey Holliday	1	15
Reuben Moore	1	10
Marco Liu	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rico Bensen	32	34	---	---	10	76
T Wyatt Brady	32	34	---	---	10	76
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	28	32	7	67
C Brandon Kotz	32	34	---	---	---	66
T Moe Barrett	32	34	---	---	---	66
QB Donte Midget	32	34	---	---	---	66
G Zack Richard	32	34	---	---	---	66
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	29	25	11	65
TE Alexander Ackerman	31	33	---	---	---	64
CB Heath Wilkerson	---	---	28	33	1	62
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	29	31	1	61
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	18	23	19	60
WR Benjamin Hill	28	26	---	---	---	54
WR Clifton Wharton	25	23	---	---	3	51
RB Jose Bergendahl	12	15	---	---	24	51
DE Neal Brown	---	---	27	24	---	51
DT Ray Houston	---	---	29	21	---	50
WR Lincoln Monroe	18	22	---	---	8	48
S Daryl McCormick	---	---	19	14	14	47
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	26	20	---	46
TE Bennett Zitnik	21	21	---	---	---	42
S Glen Petko	---	---	19	22	1	42
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	13	26	1	40
RB Adam Fitchie	20	19	---	---	---	39
ILB Casey Bailey	---	---	9	19	9	37
S Leon Dick	---	---	12	21	1	34
ILB Chase Bates	---	---	18	14	1	33
TE Antoine Burdette	4	3	---	---	24	31
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	---	---	1	2	20	23
S Cameron Sims	---	---	10	12	---	22
WR Robbie Smith	1	2	---	---	18	21
DT Justin Linder	---	---	3	16	1	20
DT Pat Hilgendorf	---	---	0	11	7	18
CB Ethan McWilliams	---	---	1	1	13	15
DE Andy McKnight	---	---	0	7	7	14
RB Quentin Culver	0	0	---	---	12	12
P William Denby	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Abraham Sullivan	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Isaiah Guidry	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Branden Richmond	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Kenyon Chiang	0	3	---	---	3	6
TE Heath Huntley	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Mike Terrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Wendell Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0
C J.J. Scoggins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Randal Frederick	---	---	32	34	10	76
CB Chad Rivera	---	---	32	33	10	75
G Reuben Moore	29	34	---	---	10	73
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	32	34	4	70
S Vernon Cales	---	---	32	34	4	70
T Isaiah Bensen	29	34	---	---	7	70
G Chance Boyer	29	34	---	---	7	70
T Michael Schwartz	29	34	---	---	7	70
DE Louis Rice	---	---	32	33	4	69
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	32	33	4	69
DE Tre' Burgess	---	---	31	30	4	65
QB Marquis Stanton	29	34	---	---	---	63
C Mike Hartwig	29	34	---	---	---	63
TE Victor Duffy	27	33	---	---	---	60
WR Bert Garrard	27	32	---	---	---	59
CB Oscar Gomez	---	---	14	22	18	54
DT Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	31	22	1	54
DT Tony Hatcher	---	---	17	25	10	52
WR Amir Forbes	23	24	---	---	5	52
S Cooper Peppers	---	---	30	20	---	50
DT Quentin Irwin	---	---	16	22	3	41
WR Denzel Alexandre	18	18	---	---	2	38
S Calvin Wayne	---	---	2	14	18	34
RB Tony Gyotoku	10	10	---	---	13	33
FB Gregory Woodson	6	11	---	---	15	32
RB Antonio Ramirez	17	12	---	---	1	30
RB Casey Holliday	2	12	---	---	15	29
OLB Wally Castillo	---	---	17	12	---	29
WR Hunter Wynn	5	7	---	---	14	26
OLB Bennett Stelick	---	---	2	3	20	25
TE Clifton Biodrowski	1	2	---	---	21	24
TE Jon Seaman	8	9	---	---	---	17
ILB Marshall Talbert	---	---	0	0	11	11
DE Barry Woodson	---	---	0	2	6	8
WR Roderick Dillon	1	0	---	---	7	8
C Harry Carter	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Marco Liu	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Bernard Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Isaac Arnold	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Gerald Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Carter Harding	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Peyton Randle	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Jose Lewis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	54	6.8
Middle	21	51	2.4
Right	1	5	5.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	53	8.8
Middle	16	72	4.5
Right	7	75	10.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	31	20	2	0	3	3	4	4	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marquis Stanton	31	16	3	1	2	6	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	113	14.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	41	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	56	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	68	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	8	6	0	91	2	26
TE Alexander Ackerman	8	4	3	20	0	33
TE Bennett Zitnik	6	4	0	41	0	21
WR Clifton Wharton	3	1	0	14	0	23
RB Adam Fitchie	2	2	0	10	0	19
TE Antoine Burdette	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Jose Bergendahl	1	1	0	0	0	15
WR Lincoln Monroe	1	1	0	15	0	22
WR Kenyon Chiang	1	1	0	13	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Garrard	10	6	0	70	1	32
TE Victor Duffy	7	6	0	60	1	33
WR Amir Forbes	5	2	0	5	0	24
FB Gregory Woodson	3	1	1	-2	0	11
WR Denzel Alexandre	2	1	0	21	1	18
TE Clifton Biodrowski	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Casey Holliday	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Jon Seaman	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB Tony Gyotoku	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adam Fitchie	2	0	0.00	4.22

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	3	1	-2	-0.67	6.58

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marquis Stanton	5	2	19	3.80	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	1	-2	-1.00	2.50
TE Bennett Zitnik	1	0	0	0.00	6.83

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Victor Duffy	2	2	19	9.50	8.57
WR Denzel Alexandre	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
FB Gregory Woodson	1	0	0	0.00	-0.67
TE Clifton Biodrowski	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adam Fitchie	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
WR Bert Garrard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	12	9	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marquis Stanton	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Hill	4	4	2
TE Bennett Zitnik	3	2	2
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	0	0
RB Jose Bergendahl	1	1	0
WR Lincoln Monroe	1	1	1
RB Adam Fitchie	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Garrard	5	2	1
TE Victor Duffy	3	3	1
WR Denzel Alexandre	1	0	0
WR Amir Forbes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (16,000)
End Zone 11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats 11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (16,000)
End Zone	11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats	11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)