Wild Card Playoff Games, 2072

Game MVP: Howie Starks, Miami Dolphins

played in Houston, TX

60 degrees, fair, calm

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami Dolphins	0	10	0	14	-	24
Houston Texans	7	10	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 HOU - Gino Bradley 1 run (Corey Shantz extra point)
2Q: 14:17 MIA - R.J. Derhammer 37 field goal
2Q: 05:39 HOU - Gino Bradley 1 run (Corey Shantz extra point)
2Q: 05:29 MIA - Mitchell Sprincz 89 kickoff return (R.J. Derhammer extra point)
2Q: 00:46 HOU - Corey Shantz 36 field goal
3Q: 01:56 HOU - Corey Shantz 38 field goal
4Q: 11:43 HOU - Corey Shantz 43 field goal
4Q: 04:32 MIA - Braxton Grant 33 pass from Howie Starks (R.J. Derhammer extra point)
4Q: 01:42 MIA - Mitchell Sprincz 45 pass from Howie Starks (R.J. Derhammer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 HOU - Gino Bradley 1 run (Corey Shantz extra point)
2Q: 14:17 MIA - R.J. Derhammer 37 field goal
2Q: 05:39 HOU - Gino Bradley 1 run (Corey Shantz extra point)
2Q: 05:29 MIA - Mitchell Sprincz 89 kickoff return (R.J. Derhammer extra point)
2Q: 00:46 HOU - Corey Shantz 36 field goal
3Q: 01:56 HOU - Corey Shantz 38 field goal
4Q: 11:43 HOU - Corey Shantz 43 field goal
4Q: 04:32 MIA - Braxton Grant 33 pass from Howie Starks (R.J. Derhammer extra point)
4Q: 01:42 MIA - Mitchell Sprincz 45 pass from Howie Starks (R.J. Derhammer extra point)

Team Statistics MIA HOU
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 402 376
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 6.81 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 99 131
- Rushing Attempts 25 31
- Yards per Rush 3.96 4.23
Net Passing Yards 303 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 1 34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 308 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.91 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 10/93
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 5/176 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:38 33:22

Team Statistics	MIA	HOU
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	402	376
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	6.81	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	99	131
- Rushing Attempts	25	31
- Yards per Rush	3.96	4.23
Net Passing Yards	303	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 1	34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	308	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.91	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	10/93
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	5/176	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:38	33:22

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 33	5	32	Missed FG
1	8:46	4:17	OWN 36	7	25	Punt
1	2:04	2:52	OWN 30	6	50	Field Goal
2	11:57	2:22	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 22	3	13	Half
3	9:45	3:50	OWN 23	9	45	Missed FG
3	1:50	3:16	OWN 26	8	42	Missed FG
4	11:37	3:19	OWN 25	6	32	Interception
4	5:55	1:37	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	2:34	1:21	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 43	2	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	4:06	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
1	4:29	2:25	OWN 1	5	17	Punt
2	14:12	2:15	OWN 38	4	20	Punt
2	9:35	4:06	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
2	5:14	4:33	OWN 26	12	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:15	OWN 28	8	22	Punt
3	5:55	4:05	OWN 39	7	40	Field Goal
4	13:34	1:57	OWN 39	4	35	Field Goal
4	8:18	2:23	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	4:18	1:44	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	1:13	0:34	OWN 27	3	28	Interception

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Vernon Baker	11	19	1.73	7	0
RB Edwin Fletcher	10	77	7.70	21	3
QB Howie Starks	4	3	0.75	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gino Bradley	25	89	3.56	20	1	2
QB Javier Sharpe	4	28	7.00	13	1	0
RB Leonard Newsome	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
RB Spencer Campbell	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Starks	33	18	308	1/5	2	45	1	94.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Javier Sharpe	34	22	252	1/7	0	37	1	74.6

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Braden Green	5	8	75	15.00	11	24	0
WR Braxton Grant	5	9	91	18.20	30	36	1
TE Erik Blackburn	5	9	83	16.60	11	32	0
WR Mitchell Sprincz	1	2	45	45.00	12	45	1
RB Vernon Baker	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Mitchell Robert	1	2	13	13.00	4	13	0
WR Wes Leisure	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Myles Ross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Zach Meier	5	8	61	12.20	30	29
RB Gino Bradley	4	6	32	8.00	14	16
TE Dominique Sharber	3	3	56	18.67	5	37
WR Chester Gaines	3	6	31	10.33	5	12
TE Preston Horn	2	3	20	10.00	6	16
RB Leonard Newsome	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Richie Schneggenburger	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Spencer Campbell	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Brett Trapp	1	1	20	20.00	7	20
WR Lamar Cheatham	1	2	27	27.00	4	27
TE Chance Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Louis Ciccant	1	9	9.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Randy Tusch	1	13	13.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Jenkins	2	70	35.0	28.5	38	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Keith Witt	5	228	45.6	35.8	49	3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
R.J. Derhammer	1/4	0/3	0/1	37	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corey Shantz	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Grant	4	29	7.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Schneggenburger	1	13	13.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitchell Sprincz	5	176	35.2	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Schneggenburger	3	79	26.3	0
Chester Gaines	1	18	18.0	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clifton Rasmussen	8	1	1.0	31	35
ILB Fred Graham	8	0	0.0	21	23
S Leon Bandhauer	5	5	0.0	31	35
CB Colton Velasco	5	0	0.0	17	25
S Malik Frederick	4	3	0.0	28	22
DE Louie Ahmad	3	3	0.0	17	18
DE Donald Rodman	3	1	0.0	27	30
ILB Thomas Hutchins	3	1	0.0	12	10
OLB Christian Frazier	2	2	0.0	12	14
CB Jason Barber	2	2	0.0	28	32
DE Wes Clemons	2	1	0.0	30	32
CB Seth Gonzalez	2	1	0.0	16	16
DT Joel Foster	2	0	0.0	15	16
CB Louis Ciccant	1	3	0.0	9	14
OLB Eli Pritchett	1	2	0.0	20	27
TE Myles Ross	1	0	---	---	---
DT Adrian Barrett	1	0	0.0	6	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brendan Tongue	6	2	0.0	21	32
S Darrell Whitehurst	5	4	0.0	23	34
OLB Shane Adamski	5	0	0.0	11	18
OLB Jacob Pfaff	3	1	0.5	14	16
ILB Lenny Theisen	3	1	0.0	10	7
CB Nickolas Alston	3	0	0.0	19	23
S Bennett Hjelmar	3	0	0.0	16	27
DT Rod Guthrie	2	0	0.5	21	27
OLB Lukas Biekert	2	1	0.0	25	26
S Randy Tusch	2	0	0.0	14	9
DE Kyle Howen	2	0	0.0	21	33
CB Chandler Pratt	2	0	0.0	5	10
DT Sawyer McIntyre	1	1	0.0	16	25
TE Chance Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Duane Darusmont	0	1	0.0	14	27
DT Raul Samuels	0	1	0.0	8	6

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Clifton Rasmussen	1.0	0	0	35
OLB Eli Pritchett	0.0	1	1	27
DE Wes Clemons	0.0	0	3	32

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rod Guthrie	0.5	0	3	1	27
OLB Jacob Pfaff	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Kyle Howen	0.0	1	2	3	33
DT Sawyer McIntyre	0.0	1	0	0	25

Miami	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Clifton Rasmussen	4	0	35
CB Colton Velasco	4	0	25
S Leon Bandhauer	2	0	35
CB Seth Gonzalez	2	0	16
S Malik Frederick	2	0	22
CB Jason Barber	2	0	32
CB Louis Ciccant	1	1	14
DE Wes Clemons	1	0	32
DE Donald Rodman	1	0	30
ILB Thomas Hutchins	1	0	10
ILB Fred Graham	1	0	23
DE Louie Ahmad	1	0	18

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darrell Whitehurst	4	0	0	34
S Bennett Hjelmar	3	1	0	27
OLB Lukas Biekert	3	0	0	26
CB Chandler Pratt	2	2	0	10
ILB Brendan Tongue	2	0	0	32
CB Nickolas Alston	2	0	0	23
S Randy Tusch	1	0	1	9
OLB Jacob Pfaff	1	0	0	16

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Micah Bernard	4	8	31	0	35
T Leonard Clark	2	7	31	1	35
T Dean Cochrane	2	6	31	0	35
G Gage Bennett	1	3	31	0	35
TE Dominique Sharber	1	2	31	0	33
C Brendan Stevenson	1	2	31	0	35

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Myles Ross	2	22
Clifton Rasmussen	2	11
Wes Leisure	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan Stevenson	4	11
Spencer Campbell	1	21
Dominique Sharber	1	19
Duane Darusmont	1	17
Micah Bernard	1	8

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Leon Bandhauer	---	---	31	35	20	86
OLB Clifton Rasmussen	---	---	31	35	11	77
DE Wes Clemons	---	---	30	32	7	69
T Dustin Gonzalez	25	34	---	---	6	65
WR Braxton Grant	22	32	---	---	11	65
G Winfred Herbert	25	34	---	---	6	65
G B.J. Whiting	25	34	---	---	6	65
T Amari Lindsay	25	34	---	---	6	65
CB Jason Barber	---	---	28	32	2	62
DE Donald Rodman	---	---	27	30	3	60
QB Howie Starks	25	34	---	---	---	59
C Arnold Lunn	25	34	---	---	---	59
RB Vernon Baker	16	21	---	---	22	59
S Malik Frederick	---	---	28	22	7	57
OLB Eli Pritchett	---	---	20	27	3	50
CB Seth Gonzalez	---	---	16	16	18	50
ILB Fred Graham	---	---	21	23	3	47
WR Braden Green	18	27	---	---	---	45
OLB Christian Frazier	---	---	12	14	19	45
CB Colton Velasco	---	---	17	25	3	45
TE Erik Blackburn	17	26	---	---	---	43
WR Wes Leisure	13	17	---	---	11	41
TE Myles Ross	9	8	---	---	22	39
DE Louie Ahmad	---	---	17	18	1	36
DT Joel Foster	---	---	15	16	2	33
WR Mitchell Sprincz	4	7	---	---	20	31
CB Louis Ciccant	---	---	9	14	5	28
RB Maurice Bell	0	9	---	---	15	24
ILB Thomas Hutchins	---	---	12	10	1	23
DT Marcos Waeltz	---	---	10	12	---	22
DT Adrian Barrett	---	---	6	8	6	20
S Alan Coles	---	---	3	13	2	18
TE Mitchell Robert	8	9	---	---	---	17
RB Edwin Fletcher	11	6	---	---	---	17
OLB Ramon Mathews	---	---	4	1	10	15
RB Abel Matijacic	6	7	---	---	---	13
K R.J. Derhammer	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Antoine Becker	1	1	---	---	6	8
P Marco Jenkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Toby Hogans	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Archie Lackey	---	---	4	2	---	6
QB Broderick Mandalari	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Roosevelt Guthrie	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lamont Apel	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Micah Casas	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nathan Benoit	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Dominique Sharber	31	33	---	---	19	83
C Brendan Stevenson	31	35	---	---	11	77
T Dean Cochrane	31	35	---	---	9	75
G Gage Bennett	31	35	---	---	8	74
G Micah Bernard	31	35	---	---	8	74
T Leonard Clark	31	35	---	---	8	74
QB Javier Sharpe	31	35	---	---	---	66
ILB Brendan Tongue	---	---	21	32	11	64
WR Chester Gaines	27	30	---	---	5	62
S Darrell Whitehurst	---	---	23	34	4	61
CB Irv Detsch	---	---	23	34	4	61
RB Gino Bradley	29	30	---	---	---	59
DE Kyle Howen	---	---	21	33	4	58
CB Duane Darusmont	---	---	14	27	17	58
WR Brett Trapp	20	19	---	---	13	52
DT Rod Guthrie	---	---	21	27	3	51
OLB Lukas Biekert	---	---	25	26	---	51
OLB Shane Adamski	---	---	11	18	18	47
S Bennett Hjelmar	---	---	16	27	4	47
DT Sawyer McIntyre	---	---	16	25	4	45
CB Nickolas Alston	---	---	19	23	---	42
S Randy Tusch	---	---	14	9	13	36
WR Zach Meier	16	19	---	---	---	35
OLB Jacob Pfaff	---	---	14	16	4	34
RB Spencer Campbell	5	7	---	---	21	33
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	4	5	---	---	21	30
TE Preston Horn	15	14	---	---	---	29
WR Richie Schneggenburger	0	4	---	---	16	20
CB Chandler Pratt	---	---	5	10	4	19
ILB Lenny Theisen	---	---	10	7	---	17
DE Floyd Phillips	---	---	5	7	5	17
DT Raul Samuels	---	---	8	6	---	14
OLB Tevin Gibson	---	---	2	7	4	13
TE Chance Bennett	4	6	---	---	---	10
RB Leonard Newsome	4	5	---	---	---	9
K Corey Shantz	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Andres Hanks	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Keith Witt	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Gabe Morton	---	---	4	4	---	8
WR Lamar Cheatham	0	3	---	---	5	8
CB Kim Hernandez	---	---	3	2	2	7
T Moe Stargell	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Ernie Pierzina	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Emmanuel Bennetts	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dusty McCarney	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Maurice Henderson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	23	11.5
Middle	13	34	2.6
Right	7	46	6.6
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	20	81	4.1
Right	11	50	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Starks	33	18	5	0	4	3	5	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Javier Sharpe	34	22	4	2	4	0	4	0	1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	118	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	146	20.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	70	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	64	16.0

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braxton Grant	9	5	1	91	2	32
TE Erik Blackburn	9	5	2	83	1	26
WR Braden Green	8	5	1	75	1	27
WR Mitchell Sprincz	2	1	0	45	1	7
TE Mitchell Robert	2	1	0	13	0	9
WR Wes Leisure	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Myles Ross	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Vernon Baker	1	1	0	1	0	21

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zach Meier	8	5	1	61	1	19
WR Chester Gaines	6	3	2	31	0	30
RB Gino Bradley	6	4	0	32	0	30
TE Dominique Sharber	3	3	0	56	1	33
TE Preston Horn	3	2	0	20	0	14
WR Lamar Cheatham	2	1	0	27	1	3
RB Leonard Newsome	1	1	0	3	0	5
TE Chance Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	1	0	1	0	0	5
WR Richie Schneggenburger	1	1	0	3	0	4
RB Spencer Campbell	1	1	0	-1	0	7
WR Brett Trapp	1	1	0	20	1	19

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Vernon Baker	1	-2	-2.00	1.73

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gino Bradley	7	7	1.00	3.56

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Javier Sharpe	2	1	9	4.50	7.41

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chester Gaines	1	1	9	9.00	5.17
WR Zach Meier	1	0	0	0.00	7.63

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
RB Vernon Baker	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gino Bradley	5	3

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Starks	9	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Javier Sharpe	10	6	3

G B.J. Whiting

C Arnold Lunn

T Dustin Gonzalez

G Winfred Herbert

T Amari Lindsay

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Braxton Grant	5	2	2
WR Braden Green	2	2	1
WR Mitchell Sprincz	1	1	1
TE Mitchell Robert	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chester Gaines	2	1	0
TE Dominique Sharber	1	1	1
WR Zach Meier	1	0	0
RB Gino Bradley	1	1	1
RB Leonard Newsome	1	1	0
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	1	0	0
WR Richie Schneggenburger	1	1	0
WR Brett Trapp	1	1	1
WR Lamar Cheatham	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)