Week 7, 2034

played in Houston, TX

78 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	6	6	0	-	15
Houston Texans	10	3	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 DEN - Bryan Weber 35 field goal
1Q: 07:03 HOU - Rod Caro 35 run (Drew Brown extra point)
1Q: 03:59 HOU - Drew Brown 30 field goal
2Q: 14:53 DEN - Bryan Weber 38 field goal
2Q: 08:40 DEN - Bryan Weber 30 field goal
2Q: 04:30 HOU - Drew Brown 47 field goal
3Q: 04:39 DEN - Bryan Weber 28 field goal
3Q: 01:01 DEN - Bryan Weber 27 field goal
4Q: 07:21 HOU - Drew Brown 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 DEN - Bryan Weber 35 field goal
1Q: 07:03 HOU - Rod Caro 35 run (Drew Brown extra point)
1Q: 03:59 HOU - Drew Brown 30 field goal
2Q: 14:53 DEN - Bryan Weber 38 field goal
2Q: 08:40 DEN - Bryan Weber 30 field goal
2Q: 04:30 HOU - Drew Brown 47 field goal
3Q: 04:39 DEN - Bryan Weber 28 field goal
3Q: 01:01 DEN - Bryan Weber 27 field goal
4Q: 07:21 HOU - Drew Brown 36 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 1-5 3-4
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 348 225
- Offensive Plays 73 59
- Yards per Play 4.77 3.81
Net Rushing Yards 145 82
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards per Rush 4.83 4.82
Net Passing Yards 203 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 3 40 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.72 3.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 11.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 3/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:12 25:48

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	1-5	3-4
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	348	225
- Offensive Plays	73	59
- Yards per Play	4.77	3.81
Net Rushing Yards	145	82
- Rushing Attempts	30	17
- Yards per Rush	4.83	4.82
Net Passing Yards	203	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 3	40 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.72	3.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	11.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	3/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:12	25:48

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:19	OWN 25	12	57	Field Goal
1	6:50	0:19	OWN 25	2	-4	Interception
1	3:51	4:06	OWN 22	8	57	Field Goal
2	13:21	4:48	OWN 40	8	47	Field Goal
2	4:25	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	3:38	1:33	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
2	1:46	1:23	OWN 48	5	31	Missed FG
3	12:41	1:41	OWN 24	5	32	Punt
3	9:28	4:56	OWN 40	9	49	Field Goal
3	4:06	3:13	OPP 47	5	37	Field Goal
4	13:36	1:37	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
4	7:13	2:00	OWN 25	4	28	Punt
4	3:54	1:41	OPP 47	5	0	Interception
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 8	4	-2	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:41	2:51	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
1	6:31	2:40	OPP 29	5	16	Field Goal
2	14:45	1:24	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	8:33	4:08	OWN 25	7	45	Field Goal
2	4:12	0:34	OPP 18	3	-10	Missed FG
2	2:05	0:19	OWN 28	2	9	Interception
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 28	1	2	Half
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
3	11:00	1:32	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
3	4:32	0:26	OWN 25	2	-5	Punt
3	0:53	2:17	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
4	11:59	4:46	OWN 26	9	55	Field Goal
4	5:13	1:19	OWN 8	5	8	Punt
4	2:13	1:33	OWN 45	5	4	Punt

Game MVP: Ruben Frederick, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Marvin Hambrick	24	115	4.79	19	4
QB Sam Darnold	5	23	4.60	17	1
WR Alec Chelius	1	7	7.00	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rod Caro	11	52	4.73	35	2	1
QB Josiah Rush	3	10	3.33	9	0	0
RB Roc Thomas	2	6	3.00	5	0	0
WR Donnell Lucas	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Darnold	38	23	228	5/25	0	31	3	44.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josiah Rush	40	21	153	2/10	0	22	1	51.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Mike Gesicki	6	10	91	15.17	35	31
WR Marvin Bronson	5	8	49	9.80	22	18
WR Chris Kelly	4	6	48	12.00	25	19
RB Marvin Hambrick	3	4	17	5.67	8	14
TE Mason Powell	3	5	17	5.67	0	14
WR Alec Chelius	2	4	6	3.00	5	5

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Ross	7	17	63	9.00	12	22
TE Albert Kaplan	6	9	37	6.17	4	20
WR Anthony Miller	4	4	22	5.50	4	10
WR Donnell Lucas	3	9	20	6.67	0	7
FB Dexter Jackson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aiden Simkowitz	1	3	3.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Taylor Arora	1	13	13.00
CB Nicolas Austin	1	0	0.00
CB Carlton Davis	1	6	6.00

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.K. Scott	4	183	45.8	38.0	55	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Preston Samuels	7	271	38.7	35.4	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Weber	5/6	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Drew Brown	3/4	1/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Lasley	3	23	7.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Caro	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Lasley	1	22	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ian Pettus	1	23	23.0	0
Rod Caro	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Ashton Sheldon	5	0	0.0	14	38
CB Aiden Simkowitz	5	0	0.0	16	40
OLB Grayson Schroeder	4	2	0.0	16	42
S Devante Hall	4	2	0.0	14	34
CB Armani Watts	4	2	0.0	15	40
S Bubba Waters	4	1	0.0	11	28
DE Jordan Willis	3	2	2.0	13	34
ILB T.J. Watt	3	2	0.0	13	30
WR Marvin Bronson	2	0	---	---	---
S Deion Kelley	2	0	0.0	7	17
DT R.J. McIntosh	2	0	0.0	7	25
CB Kendall Fuller	1	0	0.0	4	10
OLB Graham Weathers	1	0	0.0	4	11
TE Mason Powell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eric Rose	1	0	0.0	6	14
OLB Bobby Salas	0	2	0.0	4	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tavarius Moore	10	4	0.0	30	43
OLB Takkarist McKinley	7	1	1.0	30	43
OLB Kaleb Middleton	7	2	0.0	26	39
OLB Uchenna Nwosu	6	0	0.0	19	13
DE Ruben Frederick	5	1	1.0	25	39
DE Dustin Whiting	4	0	1.0	12	25
DT Bryson McNeil	4	1	0.0	25	32
ILB Taylor Arora	3	2	0.0	12	26
CB Ian Pettus	3	1	0.0	30	43
CB Carlton Davis	3	1	0.0	27	43
OLB Juan Roosenraad	2	1	1.0	29	39
S Curtis Fulmore	2	1	0.0	24	35
DT Julio Richmond	1	0	1.0	3	5
S Harris Long	1	1	0.0	6	8
TE Albert Kaplan	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jordan Willis	2.0	0	2	34
DE Ashton Sheldon	0.0	4	0	38
DT Tim Witt	0.0	1	0	35

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ruben Frederick	1.0	2	3	39
OLB Juan Roosenraad	1.0	1	1	39
OLB Takkarist McKinley	1.0	0	2	43
DE Dustin Whiting	1.0	0	0	25
DT Julio Richmond	1.0	0	0	5
DT Bryson McNeil	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aiden Simkowitz	4	0	1	40
OLB Grayson Schroeder	3	2	0	42
CB Armani Watts	3	1	0	40
S Devante Hall	2	3	0	34
ILB T.J. Watt	2	1	0	30
S Bubba Waters	2	1	0	28
CB Kendall Fuller	1	1	0	10
OLB Graham Weathers	1	1	0	11
DE Jordan Willis	1	0	0	34
DE Ashton Sheldon	1	0	0	38
S Deion Kelley	1	0	0	17

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kaleb Middleton	5	0	0	39
S Tavarius Moore	4	1	0	43
CB Ian Pettus	3	0	0	43
CB Carlton Davis	2	1	1	43
DE Ruben Frederick	2	1	0	39
OLB Uchenna Nwosu	2	1	0	13
S Curtis Fulmore	2	0	0	35
ILB Taylor Arora	1	1	1	26
S Harris Long	1	0	0	8
DE Dustin Whiting	1	0	0	25
CB Nicolas Austin	0	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tony Adams	4	10	30	2	43
C Pat Elfein	3	7	30	0	43
T Dillon Greene	2	5	30	1	43
G Herman Agrawall	2	3	30	0	43
T Sam Tevi	1	2	30	2	43

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kyle Ross	3	7	3	17	0	42
T Javier Dobson	1	3	0	17	0	42
G Mack Lovelace	1	2	0	17	1	42
G Norman Altenburger	0	3	0	17	1	42
T Damian Dillick	0	2	0	17	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Gesicki	2	11
Kelvin Lincoln	1	24
Dillon Greene	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ian Pettus	3	28
Asher Mumper	1	21

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Marvin Hambrick	29	42	---	---	21	92
G Herman Agrawall	30	43	---	---	10	83
T Dillon Greene	30	43	---	---	10	83
G Tony Adams	30	43	---	---	10	83
TE Mike Gesicki	27	41	---	---	11	79
C Pat Elfein	30	43	---	---	---	73
T Sam Tevi	30	43	---	---	---	73
QB Sam Darnold	30	43	---	---	---	73
WR Chris Kelly	29	43	---	---	---	72
WR Marvin Bronson	30	37	---	---	---	67
OLB Grayson Schroeder	---	---	16	42	4	62
DT Tim Witt	---	---	15	35	9	59
CB Armani Watts	---	---	15	40	4	59
CB Aiden Simkowitz	---	---	16	40	3	59
S Bubba Waters	---	---	11	28	17	56
DE Ashton Sheldon	---	---	14	38	2	54
CB Lamar Henry	---	---	13	25	13	51
S Devante Hall	---	---	14	34	3	51
DE Jordan Willis	---	---	13	34	1	48
ILB T.J. Watt	---	---	13	30	1	44
FB Kelvin Lincoln	4	16	---	---	24	44
WR Alec Chelius	22	16	---	---	---	38
CB Kendall Fuller	---	---	4	10	21	35
DT R.J. McIntosh	---	---	7	25	3	35
DE Juan Adams	---	---	9	14	9	32
TE Francisco Andrew	0	3	---	---	28	31
ILB Samuel Compton	---	---	4	9	15	28
OLB Graham Weathers	---	---	4	11	13	28
S Deion Kelley	---	---	7	17	4	28
WR Jordan Lasley	2	0	---	---	24	26
TE Mason Powell	6	16	---	---	4	26
OLB Silas Barnes	---	---	0	1	22	23
DT Eric Rose	---	---	6	14	3	23
WR Justics Fletcher	1	1	---	---	18	20
OLB Bobby Salas	---	---	4	9	1	14
K Bryan Weber	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Lewis Freeman	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Ron June	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Max Miskiewicz	---	---	2	6	2	10
P J.K. Scott	0	0	---	---	10	10
QB Brandon Doughty	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jeff Stokes	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB T.J. Logan	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Taylor Moton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chandler Harlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
C C.J. Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ian Pettus	---	---	30	43	28	101
S Tavarius Moore	---	---	30	43	21	94
OLB Kaleb Middleton	---	---	26	39	17	82
OLB Takkarist McKinley	---	---	30	43	6	79
RB Rod Caro	14	37	---	---	26	77
CB Carlton Davis	---	---	27	43	6	76
OLB Juan Roosenraad	---	---	29	39	6	74
T Damian Dillick	17	42	---	---	11	70
G Norman Altenburger	17	42	---	---	11	70
DE Ruben Frederick	---	---	25	39	3	67
TE Albert Kaplan	15	40	---	---	10	65
S Curtis Fulmore	---	---	24	35	6	65
QB Josiah Rush	17	42	---	---	---	59
C Kyle Ross	17	42	---	---	---	59
G Mack Lovelace	17	42	---	---	---	59
T Javier Dobson	17	42	---	---	---	59
DT Bryson McNeil	---	---	25	32	2	59
WR John Ross	14	40	---	---	---	54
WR Donnell Lucas	16	34	---	---	2	52
CB Nicolas Austin	---	---	23	22	4	49
WR Anthony Miller	13	32	---	---	---	45
ILB Taylor Arora	---	---	12	26	6	44
DE Dustin Whiting	---	---	12	25	5	42
FB Dexter Jackson	2	7	---	---	26	35
S Harris Long	---	---	6	8	19	33
OLB Asher Mumper	---	---	3	9	21	33
TE Cole Hikutini	3	3	---	---	26	32
OLB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	19	13	---	32
RB Pedro Reichenberg	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Wesley Woodson	2	3	---	---	9	14
TE Enrique Knight	3	9	---	---	---	12
DT Julio Richmond	---	---	3	5	4	12
DT Caleb Netter	---	---	2	6	4	12
RB Roc Thomas	2	5	---	---	5	12
C Seth Howard	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Deion Gibson	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Desmond Harrison	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Drew Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Preston Samuels	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Sergio Zachery	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Floyd Gilmore	---	---	1	3	---	4
OLB Josh Sweat	---	---	3	0	---	3
WR Jason Emmons	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Braden Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dominique Shanklin	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Jayln Holmes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	16	73	4.6
Right	10	50	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Darnold	38	23	2	1	2	5	3	7	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josiah Rush	40	21	2	1	2	10	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	19	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	90	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	119	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	17	102	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	32	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mike Gesicki	10	6	2	91	2	41
WR Marvin Bronson	8	5	0	49	0	37
WR Chris Kelly	6	4	0	48	0	43
TE Mason Powell	5	3	0	17	0	16
WR Alec Chelius	4	2	0	6	0	16
RB Marvin Hambrick	4	3	0	17	0	42

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Ross	17	7	0	63	1	40
WR Donnell Lucas	9	3	1	20	0	34
TE Albert Kaplan	9	6	1	37	1	40
WR Anthony Miller	4	4	0	22	0	32
FB Dexter Jackson	1	1	0	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marvin Hambrick	6	12	2.00	4.79
QB Sam Darnold	1	-1	-1.00	4.60

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rod Caro	1	-3	-3.00	4.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Darnold	2	1	-2	-1.00	6.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josiah Rush	3	1	7	2.33	3.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alec Chelius	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
TE Mason Powell	1	1	-2	-2.00	3.40

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Ross	2	0	0	0.00	3.71
WR Donnell Lucas	1	1	7	7.00	2.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marvin Hambrick	3	2
QB Sam Darnold	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rod Caro	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Darnold	9	6	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josiah Rush	9	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mike Gesicki	3	1	1
WR Marvin Bronson	2	2	0
TE Mason Powell	2	2	0
WR Chris Kelly	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Albert Kaplan	3	1	0
WR Donnell Lucas	2	2	0
WR John Ross	2	1	0
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	1

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

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