Week 3, 2014

played in Denver, CO

62 degrees, fair, 17 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	14	7	0	-	28
Denver Broncos	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 HOU - Russell Gillespie 1 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 14:31 HOU - Mack Waldteufel 3 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 09:19 DEN - Jonathan D'Eramo 7 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 02:46 HOU - Trent Osborne 7 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 06:24 HOU - Russell Gillespie 8 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 01:57 DEN - Darius Watts 17 pass from Greg Zolman (Danny Whitfield extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 HOU - Russell Gillespie 1 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 14:31 HOU - Mack Waldteufel 3 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 09:19 DEN - Jonathan D'Eramo 7 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 02:46 HOU - Trent Osborne 7 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 06:24 HOU - Russell Gillespie 8 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 01:57 DEN - Darius Watts 17 pass from Greg Zolman (Danny Whitfield extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 311 283
- Offensive Plays 74 52
- Yards per Play 4.20 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 106 97
- Rushing Attempts 41 16
- Yards per Rush 2.59 6.06
Net Passing Yards 205 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 26 - 0 33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.21 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 12/18 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 7/50 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 22
Time of Possession 38:42 21:18

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	311	283
- Offensive Plays	74	52
- Yards per Play	4.20	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	106	97
- Rushing Attempts	41	16
- Yards per Rush	2.59	6.06
Net Passing Yards	205	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 26 - 0	33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.21	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	12/18	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	7/50	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 22
Time of Possession	38:42	21:18

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	4:58	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
1	4:46	2:25	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	2:21	2:55	OPP 39	7	39	Touchdown
2	9:09	6:33	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 13	3	1	Half
3	15:00	8:42	OWN 34	14	66	Touchdown
3	1:40	4:13	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
4	10:54	1:19	50	3	5	Punt
4	7:32	4:35	OWN 8	6	12	Punt
4	1:52	0:46	OPP 45	3	5	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 16	2	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 20	3	-15	Punt
1	8:18	3:32	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
2	14:26	5:17	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	2:36	1:20	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	6:18	4:38	OWN 22	8	45	Punt
4	12:27	1:33	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	9:35	2:03	OWN 20	8	72	Downs
4	2:57	1:05	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
4	1:06	0:38	OWN 2	5	14	Downs

Game MVP: Chad Pennington, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Al Garrison	22	58	2.64	10	1	0
Russell Gillespie	17	50	2.94	12	1	2
Chad Pennington	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tatum Bell	6	31	5.17	8	0
Jeffrey McCollom	6	37	6.17	17	2
Jimmie Burton	2	6	3.00	4	0
Shane Ford	2	23	11.50	16	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Pennington	32	26	213	1/8	2	25	0	115.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Burton	19	12	123	2/12	1	45	0	99.2
Greg Zolman	14	6	81	1/6	1	25	0	85.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Thune	7	9	58	8.29	7	12	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	4	17	4.25	10	6	1
WR Trent Osborne	3	4	30	10.00	0	12	1
TE Rick Hammond	3	3	12	4.00	0	5	0
WR Bucky Organ	3	3	34	11.33	10	25	0
RB Russell Gillespie	2	4	10	5.00	0	10	0
TE Jumbo Stallings	2	2	30	15.00	8	21	0
WR Bryant Johnson	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0
RB Al Garrison	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darius Watts	6	7	61	10.17	0	17	1
WR Deron Lane	4	11	81	20.25	17	45	0
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	3	3	20	6.67	8	8	1
WR Moe Doll	2	6	18	9.00	1	11	0
TE Troy Hopper	2	2	20	10.00	1	11	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Shane Ford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Donnie Kerber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Trent Osborne	1	1	0
Russell Gillespie	0	1	0
Bennie Howe	0	0	1
Corey Cortez	0	0	1
Jeff Bridges	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Moe Doll	1	1	0
Deron Lane	1	0	0
Rico Bensen	1	0	0
Troy Hopper	0	1	0
Bubba Rhodes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert Burks	5	233	46.6	33.8	57	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	5	215	43.0	35.2	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Johnson	1	-1	-1.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Doll	1	11	11.0	0
Rico Bensen	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Osborne	1	23	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Bellas	1	26	26.0	0
Rico Bensen	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB E.J. Henderson	5	1	0.0	13	34
S Michael Lewis	5	0	0.0	12	32
CB Bennie Howe	5	0	0.0	16	35
OLB Tommy Chapman	4	2	1.5	15	34
DE Alan McIntyre	3	0	0.5	16	34
OLB Burt Tisdall	3	3	0.0	13	15
CB Corey Cortez	3	1	0.0	14	34
ILB Phillip Morton	2	1	0.0	6	4
S Jeffrey Beckwith	2	1	0.0	16	35
DE Bryce Henry	1	1	1.0	14	36
CB Gus Madison	1	0	0.0	10	21
ILB Ty Sanders	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Sam Wallace	1	0	0.0	2	0
S Eddie Murkowski	0	2	0.0	3	22
OLB Harris Runyon	0	1	0.0	2	2

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	19	7	0.0	41	33
OLB Bubba Rhodes	8	1	0.0	38	26
S Bernie Burke	5	1	1.0	41	33
DT Freddie Segers	5	1	0.0	37	24
DT Shaun Woods	3	4	0.0	39	30
DE Tracy Homer	3	3	0.0	39	33
CB John Echols	3	1	0.0	31	32
S Reuben Toniolo	3	1	0.0	27	26
OLB Marshall Chin	3	0	0.0	22	17
CB Daniel Bellas	2	3	0.0	39	31
DT Graham Stokes	2	0	0.0	14	8
CB Gene Monaco	2	0	0.0	22	16
CB Cornell Shah	2	0	0.0	8	8
DE Bernard Banks	1	0	0.0	38	31
S Rickey Richmond	1	0	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tommy Chapman	1.5	0	34
DE Bryce Henry	1.0	5	36
DE Alan McIntyre	0.5	1	34

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Bernie Burke	1.0	0	0	33
DE Bernard Banks	0.0	2	1	31
DE Tracy Homer	0.0	1	0	33
DT Shaun Woods	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bennie Howe	5	1	35
S Michael Lewis	3	0	32
CB Corey Cortez	2	1	34
ILB E.J. Henderson	2	0	34
OLB Burt Tisdall	2	0	15
OLB Tommy Chapman	1	1	34
CB Gus Madison	1	0	21
S Preston Ackerman	1	0	1
DE Alan McIntyre	1	0	34
S Jeffrey Beckwith	0	2	35
CB Dunta Robinson	0	1	14

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	9	0	33
OLB Bubba Rhodes	6	0	26
CB John Echols	3	0	32
CB Daniel Bellas	2	0	31
DT Graham Stokes	1	0	8
CB Gene Monaco	1	0	16
S Rickey Richmond	1	0	6
OLB Marshall Chin	1	0	17
CB Cornell Shah	1	0	8
S Reuben Toniolo	1	0	26
DE Bernard Banks	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Langston Walker	4	6	37	0	31
Dusty Starks	2	6	37	0	29
Andy Babinchak	2	5	30	0	25
Kyle Morton	2	5	11	0	8
Steven Randle	0	5	32	0	21
Brent Newton	0	3	14	0	14
Bucky Ratini	0	2	32	0	30
Mack Waldteufel	0	2	26	0	16
Tommie Welch	0	2	12	0	7
Jumbo Stallings	0	2	22	0	10
Corey Duncan	0	1	6	0	6
Rick Hammond	0	0	16	1	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Freddie Back	4	6	1	16	0	34
Shane Arnold	1	2	1	16	0	36
George Foster	1	2	0	15	2	27
Marcus Farrell	1	1	0	13	0	32
Antoine McGee	0	1	0	3	0	4
Ted Paulk	0	1	0	4	0	6
Craig Atkins	0	1	0	1	0	9
Lance Guzowski	0	0	0	12	1	32

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dunta Robinson	1	18
Michael Lewis	1	13
Jeff Bridges	1	13
Mack Waldteufel	1	6
Russell Gillespie	0	13
Bucky Organ	0	11
Harris Runyon	0	10
Bryant Johnson	0	9
Corey Duncan	0	8
Preston Ackerman	0	8
Phillip Morton	0	7
Rick Hammond	0	7
Todd Sievers	0	5
Trent Osborne	0	5
Brent Newton	0	5
Gilbert Burks	0	5
Winston Brass	0	5
Jumbo Stallings	0	5
Kyle Morton	0	5
Winfred Dalton	0	5
Sam Wallace	0	5
Dusty Starks	0	4
Tommie Welch	0	4
Eddie Murkowski	0	4
Burt Tisdall	0	4
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	4
Ty Sanders	0	3
Langston Walker	0	2
Andy Babinchak	0	2
E.J. Henderson	0	1
Bennie Howe	0	1
Geoff Brazell	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Shane Ford	1	12
Moe Doll	1	11
Daniel Bellas	0	22
Jonathan D'Eramo	0	18
Marshall Chin	0	14
Quentin Morrison	0	13
Donnie Kerber	0	13
Rico Bensen	0	9
Shane Taylor	0	8
Gene Monaco	0	8
Rickey Richmond	0	8
Cris Shepard	0	8
Christian Cunningham	0	5
Troy Hopper	0	5
Ted Paulk	0	5
Craig Atkins	0	5
Lance Guzowski	0	5
Antoine McGee	0	4
Don Rudis	0	4
Lee Rayman	0	4
Kirk Orbik	0	4
Danny Whitfield	0	3
Vernon Alcott	0	3
Tatum Bell	0	1
George Foster	0	1
Freddie Segers	0	1
Bernard Banks	0	1
Deron Lane	0	1
Marcus Farrell	0	1
Steven Westbrook	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	17	35	2.1
Right	13	38	2.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	41	10.3
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Pennington	32	26	2	1	1	1	3	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Burton	19	12	1	1	0	4	2	0	0
Greg Zolman	14	6	1	1	1	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	28	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	97	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	88	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	46	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	109	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	45	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	9	7	0	58	0	30
RB Russell Gillespie	4	2	1	10	0	16
WR Trent Osborne	4	3	0	30	0	18
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	4	0	17	0	16
TE Rick Hammond	3	3	0	12	0	14
WR Bucky Organ	3	3	0	34	1	17
WR Bryant Johnson	2	1	0	12	0	16
TE Jumbo Stallings	2	2	0	30	1	10
RB Al Garrison	1	1	0	10	0	20

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	11	4	0	81	2	33
WR Darius Watts	7	6	0	61	0	23
WR Moe Doll	6	2	1	18	0	23
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	3	3	0	20	0	9
TE Troy Hopper	2	2	0	20	0	15
WR Donnie Kerber	2	0	0	0	0	22
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	0	4	0	23
FB Shane Ford	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Al Garrison	6	17	2.83	2.64
Russell Gillespie	4	11	2.75	2.94
Chad Pennington	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Pennington	5	4	20	4.00	6.66

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Greg Zolman	5	3	25	5.00	5.79
Jimmie Burton	3	2	16	5.33	6.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	9	4.50	4.25
RB Russell Gillespie	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Trent Osborne	1	1	7	7.00	7.50
TE Rick Hammond	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lane	3	1	3	1.00	7.36
WR Darius Watts	2	2	22	11.00	8.71
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	1	7	7.00	6.67
FB Shane Ford	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	9	9.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Russell Gillespie	6	3

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmie Burton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Pennington	12	11	9

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Burton	7	4	3
Greg Zolman	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Thune	3	3	3
WR Bryant Johnson	2	1	1
WR Trent Osborne	2	2	2
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	1
WR Bucky Organ	2	2	2
RB Russell Gillespie	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	2	2	1
WR Deron Lane	2	0	0
WR Darius Watts	1	1	1
WR Moe Doll	1	0	0
FB Shane Ford	1	0	0
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	1
WR Donnie Kerber	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (23,500)
End Zone 16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (23,500)
End Zone	16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,600)