| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 61 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Charlie Hojnacki kicked off 71 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 15:00) Herb Downs ran inside the left guard for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Heath Wilkerson. Key block delivered by Gerald Peterson. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (1Q: 14:29) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. DT Ray Houston hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU41 (1Q: 14:22) Mitchell Cheever sacked by DE Andy McKnight and DT Ray Houston for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Desmond Bloom. |
| 3-17-HOU34 (1Q: 13:57) PENALTY: G Marco Liu of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-22-HOU29 (1Q: 13:48) PENALTY: G Marco Liu of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-27-HOU24 (1Q: 13:42) Mitchell Cheever pass was dropped by WR Roger Feather. |
| 4-27-HOU24 (1Q: 13:31) Terry Blanchard punted 36 yards. Clifton Wharton called for a fair catch at the DEN40. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (1Q: 13:22) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Terrance Daliere for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon. |
| 2-12-DEN38 (1Q: 12:57) Donte Midget pass was dropped by WR Benjamin Hill. PENALTY: C Wayne Bayless of Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-22-DEN28 (1Q: 12:50) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for 27 yards. Tackled by S Deon Ciarleglio. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 12:03) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Louis Rice. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-13-HOU48 (1Q: 11:34) Donte Midget pass completed to RB Adam Fitchie for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales. |
| 3-8-HOU43 (1Q: 11:06) Donte Midget pass completed to RB Adam Fitchie for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Devin Blackledge. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fitchie gained 14 yards after the catch. PENALTY: DT Christopher Mallory of Houston was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (1Q: 10:54) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terrance Daliere. DE Tyler Parker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU22 (1Q: 10:47) Adam Fitchie ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Deon Ciarleglio. |
| 3-6-HOU18 (1Q: 10:21) Donte Midget pass completed to TE Jon Seaman for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon, assisted by ILB Devin Blackledge. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (1Q: 09:49) Adam Fitchie ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Louis Rice, assisted by S Vernon Cales. |
| 2-6-HOU07 (1Q: 09:15) Adam Fitchie ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales. |
| 3-8-HOU09 (1Q: 08:37) Donte Midget pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Hugh Dahl. |
| 4-8-HOU09 (1Q: 08:29) Charlie Hojnacki attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 08:21) Charlie Hojnacki kicked off 74 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 08:21) Nicky Gaines ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Erick Griffin, assisted by S Ramon Sullivan. Gaines slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 2-14-HOU21 (1Q: 07:44) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to RB Herb Downs for 32 yards. Tackled by S Cornell Burke. Downs gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (1Q: 07:11) Nicky Gaines ran a trap outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Ramon Sullivan, assisted by S Cornell Burke. Key block delivered by Isaiah Bensen. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (1Q: 06:30) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Graham Naeole for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Heath Wilkerson, assisted by ILB Reginald Stargell. Naeole gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 06:04) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to RB Casey Holliday for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Reginald Stargell. Holliday gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-DEN08 (1Q: 05:27) Herb Downs ran around the left tackle for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Isaiah Bensen. Houston 6, Denver 3 |
| (1Q: 05:27) Extra point by Cedric Hover was good. Houston 7, Denver 3 |
| (1Q: 05:21) Cedric Hover kicked off 52 yards from the HOU35. Clifton Wharton returned the ball 12 yards to the DEN25. Tackled by Kirk Quinones. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (1Q: 04:47) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Benjamin Hill for 31 yards. Tackled by ILB Devin Blackledge. Hill gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (1Q: 04:11) Adam Fitchie ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Deon Ciarleglio, assisted by CB Rick Tolbert. Key block delivered by Shaquille Page. |
| 2-5-HOU39 (1Q: 03:35) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Vernon Cales. Glave gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: G Shaquille Page of Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-HOU49 (1Q: 03:28) Adam Fitchie ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales, assisted by DE Louis Rice. |
| 3-12-HOU46 (1Q: 02:43) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benjamin Hill. CB Rick Tolbert defended the pass. |
| 4-12-HOU46 (1Q: 02:36) William Denby punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU02. |
| 1-10-HOU02 (1Q: 02:28) Herb Downs ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Heath Wilkerson. Key block delivered by Marco Liu. |
| 2-2-HOU10 (1Q: 02:01) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Riley Tindale for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Heath Wilkerson, assisted by OLB Maurice Lee. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Tindale gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (1Q: 01:14) PENALTY: OLB Shane Harvey of Denver was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-HOU28 (1Q: 01:04) Herb Downs ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Andy McKnight. |
| 2-6-HOU27 (1Q: 00:34) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ramon Sullivan. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (1Q: 00:02) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Feather. CB Charles Keathley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-10-HOU38 (2Q: 15:00) Keegan Church ran a reverse around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tom Nelson. |
| 3-9-HOU39 (2Q: 14:15) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 38 yards. Tackled by CB Frederick Gray. Duffy gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (2Q: 13:41) Nicky Gaines ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Shane Harvey. |
| 2-10-DEN23 (2Q: 13:02) Mitchell Cheever kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bryant Knight, assisted by OLB Shane Harvey. |
| 3-9-DEN22 (2Q: 12:28) Mitchell Cheever sacked by DT Tony Hatcher and DT Justin Linder for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Marco Liu. |
| 4-14-DEN27 (2Q: 11:49) Cedric Hover attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 11:44) Cedric Hover kicked off 47 yards from the HOU35. Clifton Wharton returned the ball 35 yards to the HOU47. Tackled by Nicky Gaines. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (2Q: 11:20) Adam Fitchie ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Quinones. |
| 2-6-HOU43 (2Q: 10:59) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Terrance Daliere for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-HOU41 (2Q: 10:20) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins, assisted by ILB Devin Blackledge. |
| 4-1-HOU38 (2Q: 09:48) William Denby punted 30 yards. Sean Newland called for a fair catch at the HOU08. |
| 1-10-HOU08 (2Q: 09:40) Casey Holliday ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Shane Harvey. Key block delivered by Michael Schwartz. |
| 2-3-HOU15 (2Q: 09:04) Casey Holliday ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Maurice Lee. |
| 3-1-HOU17 (2Q: 08:26) Casey Holliday ran around the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Kent Oliveros. Key block delivered by Gerald Peterson. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 07:43) Mitchell Cheever kept the ball, running around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Reginald Stargell, assisted by DT Erick Griffin. DT Erick Griffin crushed Desmond Bloom to wreck the play. |
| 2-9-HOU33 (2Q: 07:16) Mitchell Cheever kept the ball, running a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Frederick Gray. |
| 3-7-HOU35 (2Q: 06:46) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Keathley. Duffy gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 06:01) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Riley Tindale for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Shane Harvey. PENALTY: TE Riley Tindale of Houston was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-20-HOU34 (2Q: 05:52) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. OLB Maurice Lee drove right through Isaiah Bensen to hurry the quarterback. PENALTY: T Isaiah Bensen of Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-30-HOU24 (2Q: 05:47) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Graham Naeole. CB Frederick Gray defended the pass. |
| 2-30-HOU24 (2Q: 05:38) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. OLB Shane Harvey simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-30-HOU24 (2Q: 05:29) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Amir Forbes. ILB Reginald Stargell defended the pass. PENALTY: CB Heath Wilkerson of Denver was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (2Q: 05:20) Casey Holliday ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Ray Houston. PENALTY: WR Roger Feather of Houston was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-24-HOU15 (2Q: 05:12) Mitchell Cheever pass was dropped by WR Roderick Dillon. |
| 3-24-HOU15 (2Q: 05:08) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to RB Nicky Gaines for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Heath Wilkerson. |
| 4-19-HOU20 (2Q: 04:36) Terry Blanchard punted 44 yards. Clifton Wharton returned the kick 10 yards to the DEN46. Tackled by Casey Holliday. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (2Q: 04:28) Donte Midget sacked by DE Lonnie Felkey and DT Dale Schokora for a loss of 13 yards. Sack allowed by Shaquille Page. |
| 2-23-DEN33 (2Q: 03:52) PENALTY: DT Dale Schokora of Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-18-DEN38 (2Q: 03:46) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benjamin Hill. DT Jose Lewis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-DEN38 (2Q: 03:36) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Benjamin Hill for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Craig Blackledge. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 02:57) Donte Midget sacked by DE Tyler Parker and DT Mitchell Gabriel for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Moe Barrett. |
| 2-17-HOU46 (2Q: 02:31) Donte Midget pass completed to RB Adam Fitchie for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon. Fitchie gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 3-9-HOU38 (2Q: 02:15) Play-Action. Donte Midget pass completed to WR Benjamin Hill for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Quinones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-4-HOU33 (2Q: 02:00) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benjamin Hill. DE Lonnie Felkey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 01:55) Casey Holliday ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Shane Harvey, assisted by CB Heath Wilkerson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU33 (2Q: 01:20) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Riley Tindale. DT Erick Griffin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-HOU33 (2Q: 01:10) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Keegan Church for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Heath Wilkerson. Church gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-3-HOU40 (2Q: 00:23) Terry Blanchard punted 34 yards. Clifton Wharton returned the kick 12 yards to the DEN38. Tackled by Michael Schwartz. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (2Q: 00:14) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Glave gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU50 (2Q: 00:05) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Benjamin Hill for 44 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Woods. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Cedric Hover kicked off 62 yards from the HOU35. Clifton Wharton returned the ball 27 yards to the DEN30. Tackled by Casey Holliday. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (3Q: 14:41) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon. |
| 2-11-DEN29 (3Q: 14:09) Play-Action. Donte Midget pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Benjamin Hill. |
| 3-11-DEN29 (3Q: 14:04) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for 27 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (3Q: 13:28) Donte Midget sacked by DE Tyler Parker for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rico Bensen. |
| 2-17-DEN49 (3Q: 12:56) Adam Fitchie ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mitchell Gabriel. |
| 3-17-DEN49 (3Q: 12:31) Donte Midget pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Adam Fitchie. |
| 4-17-DEN49 (3Q: 12:27) William Denby punted 42 yards. Sean Newland called for a fair catch at the HOU09. |
| 1-10-HOU09 (3Q: 12:16) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Roderick Dillon for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Knight. |
| 2-5-HOU14 (3Q: 11:53) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Graham Naeole for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Heath Wilkerson. PENALTY: S Cornell Burke of Denver was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (3Q: 11:45) Nicky Gaines ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Shane Harvey, assisted by DT Erick Griffin. Key block delivered by Michael Schwartz. |
| 2-5-HOU24 (3Q: 11:08) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Keegan Church for 16 yards. Tackled by S Cornell Burke. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 10:41) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Roderick Dillon for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Reginald Stargell, assisted by CB Frederick Gray. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-HOU46 (3Q: 10:16) Nicky Gaines ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Ray Houston, assisted by DT Erick Griffin. Key block delivered by Desmond Bloom. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (3Q: 09:32) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Graham Naeole for 9 yards. Tackled by S Ramon Sullivan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-DEN38 (3Q: 08:48) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to RB Nicky Gaines for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Erick Griffin. |
| 3-5-DEN42 (3Q: 08:18) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Feather. CB Frederick Gray defended the pass. |
| 4-5-DEN42 (3Q: 08:11) Terry Blanchard punted 29 yards. Clifton Wharton called for a fair catch at the DEN13. |
| 1-10-DEN13 (3Q: 08:01) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Martin Glave. CB Jumbo Lyon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN13 (3Q: 07:53) Adam Fitchie ran around the left tackle for 48 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert. Key block delivered by Rico Bensen. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 07:18) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Quinones. |
| 2-7-HOU36 (3Q: 06:40) Play-Action. Donte Midget pass completed to WR Benjamin Hill for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins, assisted by OLB Wally Castillo. Hill gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (3Q: 06:07) Clifton Wharton ran a reverse around right end for -5 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales. |
| 2-15-HOU17 (3Q: 05:28) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Terrance Daliere for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Louis Rice, assisted by ILB Devin Blackledge. |
| 3-11-HOU13 (3Q: 04:56) Donte Midget pass completed to TE Dalton Clifford for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Clifford gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston 10, Denver 9 |
| (3Q: 04:56) Extra point by Charlie Hojnacki was good. Houston 10, Denver 10 |
| (3Q: 04:45) Charlie Hojnacki kicked off 44 yards from the DEN35. Casey Holliday returned the ball 14 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Graham Sweeney. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 04:14) PENALTY: G Marco Liu of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU30 (3Q: 04:08) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Frederick Gray. Duffy gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-HOU37 (3Q: 03:44) Mitchell Cheever pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Casey Holliday. |
| 3-8-HOU37 (3Q: 03:37) Mitchell Cheever pass was dropped by WR Roger Feather. |
| 4-8-HOU37 (3Q: 03:28) Terry Blanchard punted 42 yards. Clifton Wharton called for a fair catch at the DEN21. |
| 1-10-DEN21 (3Q: 03:20) Adam Fitchie ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon. Key block delivered by Moe Barrett. |
| 2-4-DEN27 (3Q: 02:36) Adam Fitchie ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales. |
| 3-2-DEN29 (3Q: 02:14) Rodolfo Cote ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Devin Blackledge. Key block delivered by Moe Barrett. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (3Q: 01:45) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Craig Blackledge, assisted by CB Rick Tolbert. |
| 2-11-DEN34 (3Q: 01:03) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Clifton Wharton. S Vernon Cales defended the pass. |
| 3-11-DEN34 (3Q: 00:59) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Hugh Dahl. DT Christopher Mallory hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-DEN34 (3Q: 00:51) William Denby punted 54 yards. Sean Newland returned the kick 3 yards to the HOU15. Tackled by Graham Sweeney. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (3Q: 00:44) Mitchell Cheever pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Graham Naeole. DE Tom Nelson blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU15 (3Q: 00:38) Herb Downs ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Heath Wilkerson, assisted by DE Andy McKnight. PENALTY: T Isaiah Bensen of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-HOU08 (3Q: 00:29) PENALTY: T Michael Schwartz of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-21-HOU04 (3Q: 00:23) Herb Downs ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Erick Griffin, assisted by DE Tom Nelson. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-19-HOU06 (4Q: 15:00) Mitchell Cheever scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Reginald Stargell. |
| 4-9-HOU16 (4Q: 14:28) Terry Blanchard punted 36 yards. Clifton Wharton returned the kick 6 yards to the HOU46. Tackled by Wally Castillo. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 14:19) Donte Midget pass completed to TE Hugh Dahl for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo. |
| 2-11-HOU47 (4Q: 13:40) Adam Fitchie ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon, assisted by ILB Devin Blackledge. Key block delivered by Wayne Bayless. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (4Q: 12:57) Donte Midget kept the ball, running a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Deon Ciarleglio, assisted by CB Rick Tolbert. |
| 2-11-HOU37 (4Q: 12:22) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benjamin Hill. DE Tyler Parker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-HOU37 (4Q: 12:15) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Benjamin Hill for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-HOU29 (4Q: 11:37) Charlie Hojnacki attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (4Q: 11:29) Herb Downs ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Sweeney, assisted by CB Heath Wilkerson. Key block delivered by Michael Schwartz. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (4Q: 10:53) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever sacked by DE Tom Nelson for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Michael Schwartz. |
| 2-17-HOU45 (4Q: 10:20) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. DT Erick Griffin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-HOU45 (4Q: 10:12) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Roderick Dillon for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Keathley. |
| 4-8-DEN46 (4Q: 09:40) Terry Blanchard punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN10. |
| 1-10-DEN10 (4Q: 09:32) Donte Midget pass completed to RB Adam Fitchie for 5 yards. Tackled by S Deon Ciarleglio. |
| 2-5-DEN15 (4Q: 08:47) Adam Fitchie ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Louis Rice. |
| 3-1-DEN19 (4Q: 08:15) Adam Fitchie ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Christopher Mallory, assisted by ILB Devin Blackledge. |
| 4-4-DEN16 (4Q: 07:32) William Denby punted 33 yards. Sean Newland returned the kick 3 yards to the DEN46. Tackled by Broderick Tanner. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (4Q: 07:22) Casey Holliday ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Andy McKnight, assisted by OLB Maurice Lee. |
| 2-7-DEN43 (4Q: 06:46) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Sean Newland for 10 yards. Tackled by S Ramon Sullivan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (4Q: 06:21) Riley Tindale ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Andy McKnight. |
| 2-9-DEN32 (4Q: 05:52) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to RB Nicky Gaines for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Justin Linder, assisted by OLB Shane Harvey. Gaines gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN14 (4Q: 05:25) Herb Downs ran a trap outside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Shane Harvey, assisted by DT Ray Houston. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-14-DEN18 (4Q: 04:40) Mitchell Cheever pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roderick Dillon. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-14-DEN18 (4Q: 04:33) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Roger Feather for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Feather gained 4 yards after the catch. Houston 16, Denver 10 |
| (4Q: 04:33) Extra point by Cedric Hover was good. Houston 17, Denver 10 |
| (4Q: 04:27) Cedric Hover kicked off 60 yards from the HOU35. Clifton Wharton returned the ball 20 yards to the DEN25. Tackled by Casey Holliday. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (4Q: 04:18) Rodolfo Cote ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Louis Rice. |
| 2-6-DEN29 (4Q: 03:58) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benjamin Hill. DT Christopher Mallory drove right through Shaquille Page to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-6-DEN29 (4Q: 03:46) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Terrance Daliere for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert. Daliere gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 03:08) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Clifton Wharton for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert, assisted by S Deon Ciarleglio. |
| 2-5-HOU38 (4Q: 02:48) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for 8 yards. Tackled by S Deon Ciarleglio. PENALTY: DT Mitchell Gabriel of Houston was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 02:48) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Broderick Tanner. OLB Wally Castillo defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (4Q: 02:43) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon. Glave gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (4Q: 02:19) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins, assisted by CB Eric Sawyer. Glave gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-4-HOU06 (4Q: 02:00) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Benjamin Hill for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hill gained 6 yards after the catch. Houston 17, Denver 16 |
| (4Q: 02:00) Extra point by Charlie Hojnacki was good. Houston 17, Denver 17 |
| (4Q: 01:49) Charlie Hojnacki kicked off 61 yards from the DEN35. Casey Holliday returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU23. Tackled by Brett Lucas. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 01:42) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Graham Naeole. CB Frederick Gray defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU23 (4Q: 01:34) Mitchell Cheever pass was intended for WR Roger Feather and was intercepted by S Ramon Sullivan at the HOU42. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Roger Feather. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (4Q: 01:25) Donte Midget pass was dropped by TE Dalton Clifford. |
| 2-10-HOU33 (4Q: 01:15) Donte Midget pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benjamin Hill. S Vernon Cales knocked the ball out of his grasp. PENALTY: RB Adam Fitchie of Denver was called for an Illegal Substitution. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-HOU33 (4Q: 01:15) Donte Midget pass completed to WR Martin Glave for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins, assisted by DE Lonnie Felkey. Glave gained 3 yards after the catch. Denver's Martin Glave was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-3-HOU26 (4Q: 00:54) Charlie Hojnacki attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 20, Houston 17 |
| (4Q: 00:47) Charlie Hojnacki kicked off 64 yards from the DEN35. Sean Newland returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU25. Tackled by Charles Keathley. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 00:39) Mitchell Cheever scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Cornell Burke. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-3-HOU32 (4Q: 00:32) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. CB Frederick Gray simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 3-3-HOU32 (4Q: 00:25) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roderick Dillon. S Cornell Burke simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 4-3-HOU32 (4Q: 00:13) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Gaines. OLB Maurice Lee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (4Q: 00:07) Donte Midget dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Denver Broncos 20, Houston Texans 17 |