Week 7, 2031

played in Houston, TX

88 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos00010-10
Houston Texans141007-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 HOU - Jerald Wilson 25 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Antonio Strickland extra point)
1Q: 07:08 HOU - Derek Newton 10 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Antonio Strickland extra point)
2Q: 05:03 HOU - Antonio Strickland 24 field goal
2Q: 02:47 HOU - Roger Feather 15 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Antonio Strickland extra point)
4Q: 14:56 DEN - Charlie Hojnacki 35 field goal
4Q: 14:50 HOU - Sean Newland 87 kickoff return (Antonio Strickland extra point)
4Q: 06:51 DEN - Earnest Kirchner 30 pass from Preston Eberhart (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)

Team StatisticsDENHOU
Record2-43-4
First Downs1520
- by Rushing26
- by Passing914
- by Penalty40
Total Net Yards253338
- Offensive Plays6174
- Yards per Play4.154.57
Net Rushing Yards39132
- Rushing Attempts1637
- Yards per Rush2.443.57
Net Passing Yards214206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 26 - 236 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards228207
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/141/1
- Yards per Pass Play4.765.57
Fumbles/Lost4/30/0
3rd Down Conversions1/136/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.16.3
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards3/205/25
Punt Returns/Yards4/113/17
Kick Returns/Yards4/1002/111
Interception Ret./Yards2/412/19
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 37
Time of Possession25:2834:32

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:25OWN 413-4Interception
18:320:46OWN 252-1Fumble
17:011:52OWN 3833Punt
11:582:08OWN 2058Punt
212:161:57OWN 2030Punt
24:291:22OWN 12521Interception
22:380:47OWN 2539Punt
20:340:34OPP 3633Missed FG
314:152:07OWN 45617Punt
39:242:06OWN 4236Punt
34:364:46OWN 111071Field Goal
414:354:35OWN 301038Downs
48:021:21OWN 17383Touchdown
41:560:40OWN 2024Fumble
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:355:03OWN 241076Touchdown
17:460:45OPP 17317Touchdown
15:093:11OWN 21619Punt
214:502:34OWN 25521Punt
210:195:23OWN 171376Field Goal
24:500:21OPP 3220Interception
23:070:29OPP 21221Touchdown
21:511:17OWN 39529Interception
315:000:45OWN 253-3Punt
312:082:44OWN 159Punt
37:182:42OWN 3734Punt
410:001:58OWN 3231Punt
46:414:45OWN 26838Punt
41:161:16OPP 2420Game

Game MVP: Elliot Sukova, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Adam Fitchie13332.54700
RB Terrance Hardison200.00200
QB Preston Eberhart166.00600
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Donald Cassidy15644.271620
RB Randal Lyle10303.00800
RB Bryan Zukauskas6233.831110
QB Mitchell Cheever5122.40600
WR Sean Hodges133.00300

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donte Midget31171062/14026235.1
Preston Eberhart1291220/01340134.7
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mitchell Cheever36212071/1325279.3

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Efrain Rice464110.259140
WR Les Murphy476115.2526260
WR Kenyon Chiang45184.506130
RB Adam Fitchie4782.00050
RB Terrance Hardison22105.00080
FB Earnest Kirchner246432.0037341
WR Earnest Farrow2452.50230
TE Xavier Clinton1133.00030
WR Brett Ellis1455.00050
TE Garrett Williams1199.00090
WR B.J. Hutton1244.00040
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Victor Duffy917728.008180
WR Sean Newland363511.670180
WR Roger Feather353511.670151
RB Randal Lyle22136.501120
WR Derek Newton222412.003141
TE Arnie Clancy1133.00030
WR Jerald Wilson112525.0015251
WR Sean Hodges0200.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
S Benjamin Grueneich24120.500
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Lionel McKinnis11818.000
CB Elliot Sukova111.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
WR Les Murphy2000
QB Donte Midget1000
WR Earnest Farrow1000
TE Garrett Williams0100
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
DT Kai McClanahan0100
CB Lionel McKinnis0100
OLB Wally Castillo0100
ILB Camden Spiller0010
CB Jumbo Lyon0010
ILB Owen Ross0010
CB Elliot Sukova0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bart Rubio627846.343.5633
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tommy Munro732446.339.0542

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Charlie Hojnacki1/20/10/1351/1
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Antonio Strickland1/10/00/0244/4

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Randal Wertlieb4112.80
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Sean Newland3175.70

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Earnest Farrow37725.70
Les Murphy12323.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Sean Newland211155.51

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Shane Harvey1440.03432
S Dennis Snyder710.03529
S Benjamin Grueneich610.02928
CB Frederick Gray500.03737
DE Duane Osborne400.02512
ILB Reginald Stargell320.03737
CB Heath Wilkerson320.03637
DT Monty Lynn300.02532
DE Brett Lucas210.53134
DT Claude Zimmerman220.03216
S Robert Briles200.069
DT Ray Houston120.01519
OLB Maurice Lee110.01633
QB Donte Midget10---------
WR Kenyon Chiang10---------
S Ed Erickson100.048
WR Brett Ellis10---------
CB Randal Wertlieb100.02010
DE Amos Blackwell020.51227
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Owen Ross800.01542
S Myles McCargo630.01645
CB Jumbo Lyon520.01645
CB Elliot Sukova410.51232
DE Louis Rice320.51438
OLB Ellis Riggins300.01439
CB Garrett Woods220.0628
S Mark Meekin210.01428
CB Lionel McKinnis200.01124
WR Roger Feather20---------
DE Tyler Parker101.01425
OLB Wally Castillo120.0513
DT Kai McClanahan110.01433
DT Ellis Weyant100.0214
ILB Camden Spiller100.004
DE Alec Worthy100.027
S Richard Ford100.0217
DT Jose Lewis010.01438
DE Jimmie Euerle010.0216

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Brett Lucas0.511234
DE Amos Blackwell0.500027
DT Ray Houston0.002119
DT Monty Lynn0.001132
OLB Maurice Lee0.000133
ILB Reginald Stargell0.000137
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tyler Parker1.000025
DE Louis Rice0.503038
CB Elliot Sukova0.500032
DT Ellis Weyant0.001014
DT Kai McClanahan0.001033

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Shane Harvey52032
CB Frederick Gray41037
S Benjamin Grueneich30228
CB Frederick Shepard2107
OLB Maurice Lee20033
ILB Reginald Stargell20037
S Dennis Snyder20029
DT Monty Lynn10032
CB Heath Wilkerson02037
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Owen Ross71042
CB Jumbo Lyon40045
CB Elliot Sukova31132
CB Lionel McKinnis20124
S Myles McCargo20045
S Mark Meekin20028
CB Garrett Woods20028
DE Louis Rice10038
DT Ellis Weyant10014
ILB Camden Spiller1004
S Richard Ford10017
OLB Ellis Riggins02039
DE Tyler Parker01025

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C J.J. Scoggins24016045
G Rico Bensen16016045
T Antonio Rivera12016145
T Jim Jochumsen03016145
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Wade Hancock310137037
T Raul Stevenson36037037
G Neal Kinney28037037
T Richie Hardy27036037
G Danny Pierce14037137
TE Victor Duffy11035037

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Randal Wertlieb316
B.J. Hutton11
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Camden Spiller422
Wally Castillo413

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Frederick Gray------3737175
ILB Reginald Stargell------3737175
CB Heath Wilkerson------3637174
DE Brett Lucas------3134974
OLB Shane Harvey------3432167
DT Monty Lynn------2532764
S Dennis Snyder------3529---64
T Antonio Rivera1645---------61
T Jim Jochumsen1645---------61
G Rico Bensen1645---------61
C J.J. Scoggins1645---------61
WR Les Murphy1339------658
G Chance Boyer1642---------58
S Benjamin Grueneich------2928---57
WR Kenyon Chiang1127------1856
RB Adam Fitchie1440------155
WR Earnest Farrow1334------653
OLB Maurice Lee------1633150
DT Claude Zimmerman------3216---48
DE Amos Blackwell------1227847
QB Donte Midget1333---------46
CB Randal Wertlieb------20101646
TE Efrain Rice1331---------44
DE Duane Osborne------2512---37
DT Ray Houston------1519135
FB Earnest Kirchner314------1835
TE Xavier Clinton29------2435
S Robert Briles------691732
WR Brett Ellis613------827
CB Frederick Shepard------271726
OLB Cristian Winslett------102223
RB Terrance Hardison23------1722
CB Liam Benson------100717
QB Preston Eberhart312---------15
S Ed Erickson------48113
ILB J.R. Fickell------001313
G Shaquille Page03------811
WR B.J. Hutton18------110
TE Garrett Williams27---------9
C Isaiah Guidry00------88
P Bart Rubio00------88
G Arnie Winright00------88
T Cody Grier00------88
C Justics Herndon00------88
K Charlie Hojnacki00------55
RB Isaiah Elliott00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Danny Pierce3737------882
G Neal Kinney3737------882
T Raul Stevenson3737------882
T Richie Hardy3637------881
QB Mitchell Cheever3737---------74
C Wade Hancock3737---------74
WR Sean Newland3231------1073
TE Victor Duffy3537---------72
S Myles McCargo------1645263
CB Jumbo Lyon------1645263
WR Roger Feather2026------1561
CB Elliot Sukova------12321660
ILB Owen Ross------1542259
DT Kai McClanahan------1433855
OLB Ellis Riggins------1439255
DE Louis Rice------1438254
DT Jose Lewis------1438153
TE Arnie Clancy619------2348
RB Randal Lyle1219------1748
S Mark Meekin------1428---42
WR Sean Hodges2713------141
DE Tyler Parker------1425---39
CB Garrett Woods------628236
S Richard Ford------2171736
CB Lionel McKinnis------1124---35
OLB Wally Castillo------5131331
WR Jerald Wilson199------331
FB Jonathan Wilcox58------1629
ILB Camden Spiller------042226
OLB B.J. Brown------102223
RB Donald Cassidy193---------22
RB Bryan Zukauskas615---------21
DE Jimmie Euerle------216220
DT Ellis Weyant------214117
CB Malachi Howard------27716
DE Alec Worthy------27615
WR Derek Newton33------814
C Xavier Schroder00------88
P Tommy Munro00------88
K Antonio Strickland00------77
TE Emmett Van Pelt12---------3
C J.B. Kelsey10---------1
T Michael Schwartz00---------0
QB Korey Loy00---------0
OLB Wendell Dickinson------00---0
G Ruben Herrington00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left231.5
Middle9222.4
Right5142.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10303.0
Middle10373.7
Right16664.1
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donte Midget31171215402
Preston Eberhart1292020100
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mitchell Cheever36211116462

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen83293.6
Short (0-8 Yds)23151044.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)107616.1
Long (19+ Yds)213417.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2263.0
Short (0-8 Yds)167593.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)17121428.4
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Les Murphy74061139
RB Adam Fitchie7408040
TE Efrain Rice64041031
WR Kenyon Chiang54018027
FB Earnest Kirchner42164214
WR Brett Ellis4105013
WR Earnest Farrow4215034
RB Terrance Hardison2201003
WR B.J. Hutton211408
TE Xavier Clinton110309
TE Garrett Williams110907
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Victor Duffy179072037
WR Sean Newland63035031
WR Roger Feather53135026
WR Sean Hodges2000013
RB Randal Lyle22013019
WR Derek Newton2202403
TE Arnie Clancy1103019
WR Jerald Wilson1102519

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Adam Fitchie100.002.54
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Donald Cassidy177.004.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Donte Midget1000.003.42
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mitchell Cheever63294.835.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Adam Fitchie1000.001.14
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Victor Duffy3141.334.24
WR Sean Newland1000.005.83
WR Roger Feather111515.007.00
WR Derek Newton111010.0012.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
HoustonRushesConversions
RB Randal Lyle41

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Donte Midget1050
Preston Eberhart211
HoustonAttCompConversions
Mitchell Cheever955

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
TE Efrain Rice210
WR Kenyon Chiang210
RB Adam Fitchie211
WR Brett Ellis210
WR Les Murphy100
TE Xavier Clinton110
WR Earnest Farrow110
WR B.J. Hutton100
HoustonTargCatchConversions
TE Victor Duffy533
WR Sean Hodges100
WR Roger Feather100
WR Derek Newton111
WR Jerald Wilson111

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,300 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck14,800 (16,000)
End Zone10,800 (11,400)
Mezzanine6,400 (6,600)
Sideline Seats9,600 (10,100)
Club Seats11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes3,900 (4,000)