Week 7, 2013

played in Houston, TX

74 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	10	7	0	7	-	24
Houston Texans	7	14	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 HOU - Russell Gillespie 22 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
1Q: 05:45 DEN - Deron Lane 25 pass from Greg Zolman (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 02:56 DEN - Danny Whitfield 39 field goal
2Q: 14:25 HOU - Russell Gillespie 2 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 05:58 HOU - Riddick Thune 70 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 04:11 DEN - Geoff Nichols 3 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 05:15 HOU - Corey Cortez 73 fumble return (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 11:09 DEN - Geoff Nichols 4 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 09:12 HOU - Todd Sievers 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 HOU - Russell Gillespie 22 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
1Q: 05:45 DEN - Deron Lane 25 pass from Greg Zolman (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 02:56 DEN - Danny Whitfield 39 field goal
2Q: 14:25 HOU - Russell Gillespie 2 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 05:58 HOU - Riddick Thune 70 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 04:11 DEN - Geoff Nichols 3 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 05:15 HOU - Corey Cortez 73 fumble return (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 11:09 DEN - Geoff Nichols 4 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 09:12 HOU - Todd Sievers 50 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 4-2 5-2
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 400 378
- Offensive Plays 73 52
- Yards per Play 5.48 7.27
Net Rushing Yards 85 130
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 3.15 4.64
Net Passing Yards 315 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 29 - 0 24 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 342 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.85 10.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/80 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:04 24:56

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	4-2	5-2
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	400	378
- Offensive Plays	73	52
- Yards per Play	5.48	7.27
Net Rushing Yards	85	130
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	3.15	4.64
Net Passing Yards	315	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 29 - 0	24 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	342	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.85	10.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/80	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:04	24:56

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	9:09	3:39	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	4:58	2:08	OPP 21	3	-1	Field Goal
2	14:19	6:20	OWN 21	12	42	Punt
2	5:39	1:36	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	1:51	0:49	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
3	10:20	5:14	OWN 20	9	53	Fumble
3	5:06	3:44	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	14:53	3:53	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
4	9:07	3:23	OWN 20	7	-9	Punt
4	3:38	1:54	OWN 2	7	61	Downs
4	1:01	0:36	OWN 14	4	5	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	4:09	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
1	5:30	0:32	OWN 18	1	10	Fumble
1	2:50	3:31	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	7:59	2:20	OWN 6	6	94	Touchdown
2	4:03	2:12	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 19	3	11	Half
3	15:00	4:40	OWN 20	9	69	Interception
3	1:22	1:29	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
4	11:00	1:53	OWN 20	7	47	Field Goal
4	5:44	2:06	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
4	1:44	0:43	OWN 37	3	-5	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OPP 19	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Greg Zolman, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Geoff Nichols	18	41	2.28	7	0	2
Tatum Bell	7	34	4.86	12	1	0
Greg Zolman	2	10	5.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Russell Gillespie	14	51	3.64	22	1	2
Al Garrison	13	80	6.15	42	2	0
Chad Pennington	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Greg Zolman	41	29	342	5/27	1	57	0	103.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Pennington	24	18	248	0/0	1	70	1	104.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	12	17	182	15.17	57	35	1
WR Darius Watts	6	7	97	16.17	13	57	0
WR Juan Tucker	4	5	18	4.50	3	11	0
TE Troy Hopper	3	4	24	8.00	5	14	0
WR Donnie Kerber	2	3	14	7.00	3	8	0
RB Geoff Nichols	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Brett Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Quentin Morrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Thune	6	9	100	16.67	61	70	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	4	72	18.00	5	41	0
WR Derrick McIntosh	2	2	39	19.50	17	28	0
RB Al Garrison	2	2	14	7.00	10	10	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	8	4.00	4	5	0
TE Jumbo Stallings	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Jeff Bridges	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Reche Caldwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Chuck Densmore	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Deron Lane	1	0	0
Rufus Foster	0	1	0
John Echols	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Al Garrison	1	0	0	0
Corey Cortez	0	1	0	1
Bennie Howe	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	5	214	42.8	41.4	51	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devin Price	4	201	50.3	45.5	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	2	19	9.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Beckwith	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	2	47	23.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lewis	3	44	14.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	6	2	28	24
OLB Bubba Rhodes	6	1	28	24
S Cris Shepard	6	1	20	21
CB Rufus Foster	4	0	24	22
DT Shaun Woods	3	2	26	22
S Bernie Burke	3	1	27	23
DE Bernard Banks	3	0	28	24
DE Tracy Homer	2	0	25	22
OLB Shane Taylor	2	0	11	3
CB John Echols	1	3	25	22
CB Cornell Shah	1	2	21	20
DT Freddie Segers	1	1	19	19
S Reuben Toniolo	1	1	12	6
DE Don Rudis	1	0	3	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nicky Sullivan	9	1	0.0	26	45
CB Corey Cortez	8	2	0.0	26	44
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	7	6	1.5	26	46
DE Bryce Henry	6	1	1.0	24	45
S Jeffrey Beckwith	6	3	0.0	27	46
S Michael Lewis	4	2	1.0	21	40
CB Bennie Howe	4	0	0.5	26	44
DT Mitch Morrow	4	0	0.0	24	44
DE Darren Balderas	3	1	0.0	27	46
OLB Tommy Chapman	2	0	1.0	21	30
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	2	0.0	19	39
QB Chad Pennington	1	0	---	---	---
DT Earnest Maciel	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Alan McIntyre	1	0	0.0	3	1
ILB Phillip Morton	1	0	0.0	8	7
TE Jumbo Stallings	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ty Sanders	0	1	0.0	1	0
S Eddie Murkowski	0	1	0.0	5	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	0	22
DT Shaun Woods	0	1	0	22
DE Bernard Banks	0	0	2	24

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	1.5	0	46
DE Bryce Henry	1.0	2	45
S Michael Lewis	1.0	0	40
OLB Tommy Chapman	1.0	0	30
CB Bennie Howe	0.5	0	44
DT Mitch Morrow	0.0	2	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cris Shepard	3	1	0	21
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	0	0	24
ILB Chuck Densmore	2	0	1	24
CB Rufus Foster	2	0	0	22
CB John Echols	2	0	0	22
S Bernie Burke	2	0	0	23
DE Bernard Banks	1	0	0	24
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	0	22
CB Cornell Shah	1	0	0	20
S Reuben Toniolo	1	0	0	6

Houston	Caught	PPlay
CB Corey Cortez	7	44
ILB Nicky Sullivan	5	45
CB Bennie Howe	4	44
S Jeffrey Beckwith	4	46
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	3	46
S Michael Lewis	2	40
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	39
DE Darren Balderas	1	46
ILB Phillip Morton	1	7
DE Bryce Henry	1	45

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ben Hamilton	2	6	1	27	2	45
Freddie Back	1	5	0	27	1	46
Antoine McGee	1	4	0	20	0	33
Shane Arnold	1	2	0	27	1	46
Brett Johnson	1	2	0	13	0	11
Marcus Farrell	1	2	0	7	0	14
Craig Atkins	0	3	0	18	1	36
Shane Ford	0	1	0	6	0	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bucky Ratini	5	9	1	23	20
Langston Walker	2	4	0	21	23
Steven Randle	1	5	0	22	19
Dusty Starks	0	4	0	23	23
Sean Hines	0	2	0	9	4
Chris Bober	0	1	0	19	20
Mack Waldteufel	0	1	0	20	19
Jeff Bridges	0	1	0	14	12

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Geoff Nichols	1	17
Clinton Hart	1	16
Cris Shepard	1	14
Walt Tanner	1	10
Freddie Back	1	6
Quentin Morrison	0	17
Jonathan D'Eramo	0	16
Juan Tucker	0	15
Louie Lake	0	12
Eric Westmoreland	0	11
Rico Bensen	0	10
Cornell Shah	0	9
Marshall Chin	0	8
Jason Ball	0	6
Danny Whitfield	0	6
Shane Taylor	0	6
Ted Paulk	0	6
Donnie Kerber	0	6
Marcus Farrell	0	6
Craig Atkins	0	6
Christian Cunningham	0	5
Shane Ford	0	5
Troy Hopper	0	5
Brett Johnson	0	4
Freddie Segers	0	4
Don Rudis	0	4
Rufus Foster	0	2
Bernie Burke	0	2
Shaun Woods	0	1
Bernard Banks	0	1
Lee Grant	0	1
Tracy Homer	0	1
Bubba Rhodes	0	1
John Echols	0	1
Chuck Densmore	0	1
Reuben Toniolo	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dunta Robinson	2	20
Russell Gillespie	1	20
Mack Waldteufel	1	5
Ty Sanders	0	20
Derrick McIntosh	0	16
Jumbo Stallings	0	16
Michael Lewis	0	14
Reche Caldwell	0	12
Dean Poole	0	12
Leslie Franz	0	10
T.J. Main	0	8
Todd Sievers	0	7
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	6
Brent Newton	0	5
Lorenzo Thomas	0	5
Dusty Starks	0	5
Al Garrison	0	5
Sean Hines	0	5
Alan McIntyre	0	5
Phillip Morton	0	5
Tommie Welch	0	5
Geoff Brazell	0	5
Winston Brass	0	5
Jeff Bridges	0	5
Burt Tisdall	0	5
Devin Price	0	4
Nicky Sullivan	0	2
Bennie Howe	0	2
DeAngelo Hall	0	1
Mitch Morrow	0	1
Dwight Prior	0	1
Jumbo Zellweger	0	1
Darren Balderas	0	1
Tommy Chapman	0	1
Corey Cortez	0	1
Bryce Henry	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	17	56	3.3
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	74	9.3
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	8	14	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Greg Zolman	41	29	7	4	3	0	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Pennington	24	18	3	1	1	1	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	89	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	72	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	158	17.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	116	16.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	69	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	41	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	17	12	0	182	5	42
WR Darius Watts	7	6	1	97	2	32
WR Juan Tucker	5	4	0	18	0	32
TE Troy Hopper	4	3	0	24	0	23
WR Donnie Kerber	3	2	1	14	0	20
TE Brett Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	11
RB Geoff Nichols	1	1	0	6	0	21
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	1	0	1	0	10
TE Quentin Morrison	1	0	0	0	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	9	6	0	100	1	22
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	4	0	72	1	17
WR Derrick McIntosh	2	2	0	39	1	8
RB Al Garrison	2	2	0	14	0	17
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	0	8	0	19
TE Jumbo Stallings	2	1	1	9	0	11
TE Jeff Bridges	2	1	0	6	0	12
WR Reche Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geoff Nichols	2	7	3.50	2.28

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chad Pennington	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Russell Gillespie	1	2	2.00	3.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Greg Zolman	2	1	10	5.00	8.34

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Pennington	2	1	8	4.00	10.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lane	1	1	10	10.00	10.71
WR Donnie Kerber	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Thune	2	1	8	4.00	11.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Geoff Nichols	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Russell Gillespie	6	2
Al Garrison	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Greg Zolman	13	8	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Pennington	5	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	5	3	2
TE Troy Hopper	3	2	2
WR Juan Tucker	2	1	1
WR Darius Watts	1	1	1
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Thune	2	1	1
WR Derrick McIntosh	1	1	1
RB Al Garrison	1	1	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (21,100)
End Zone 14,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (21,100)
End Zone	14,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,000)