Week 13, 2017

played in Houston, TX

54 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	3	0	13	-	23
Houston Texans	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:59 DEN - Dwight Shepherd 2 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 10:15 HOU - Bucky Organ 16 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 07:32 HOU - Todd Sievers 48 field goal
2Q: 01:01 DEN - Danny Whitfield 22 field goal
4Q: 12:34 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 3 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 09:55 DEN - Danny Whitfield 18 field goal
4Q: 00:29 DEN - Danny Whitfield 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:59 DEN - Dwight Shepherd 2 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 10:15 HOU - Bucky Organ 16 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 07:32 HOU - Todd Sievers 48 field goal
2Q: 01:01 DEN - Danny Whitfield 22 field goal
4Q: 12:34 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 3 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 09:55 DEN - Danny Whitfield 18 field goal
4Q: 00:29 DEN - Danny Whitfield 44 field goal

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 8-4 7-5
First Downs 22 11
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 369 184
- Offensive Plays 76 44
- Yards per Play 4.86 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 128 49
- Rushing Attempts 38 12
- Yards per Rush 3.37 4.08
Net Passing Yards 241 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 2 28 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 254 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 4/30
- Yards per Pass Play 6.34 4.22
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 12/19 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/56 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/70
Kick Returns/Yards 3/43 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 2/24 2/51
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 37
Time of Possession 37:39 22:21

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	8-4	7-5
First Downs	22	11
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	369	184
- Offensive Plays	76	44
- Yards per Play	4.86	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	128	49
- Rushing Attempts	38	12
- Yards per Rush	3.37	4.08
Net Passing Yards	241	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 2	28 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	254	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	4/30
- Yards per Pass Play	6.34	4.22
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	12/19	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/56	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/70
Kick Returns/Yards	3/43	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	2/24	2/51
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 37
Time of Possession	37:39	22:21

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	8:20	OWN 7	17	93	Touchdown
2	13:35	1:38	OWN 47	3	8	Interception
2	10:06	0:37	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
2	7:27	1:49	OWN 18	4	15	Punt
2	4:40	3:47	OWN 41	9	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 35	8	26	Punt
3	7:58	0:49	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	3:37	6:10	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	11:47	1:57	OPP 17	4	16	Field Goal
4	8:17	7:54	OWN 18	13	55	Field Goal
4	0:15	0:15	OPP 10	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
1	2:50	4:15	OWN 19	8	38	Interception
2	11:57	1:51	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
2	9:29	2:02	OPP 27	3	-4	Field Goal
2	5:38	0:58	OPP 36	3	2	Missed FG
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 29	2	36	Half
3	10:52	2:54	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	7:09	3:32	OWN 38	5	22	Punt
4	12:27	0:40	OWN 28	1	-1	Fumble
4	9:50	1:33	OWN 28	4	16	Punt
4	0:23	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Bernard Banks, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dwight Shepherd	23	62	2.70	10	1	1
Jeffrey McCollom	12	58	4.83	14	1	1
Lorenzo Capoccia	3	8	2.67	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Al Garrison	7	36	5.14	14	1	0
Donny Klecko	5	13	2.60	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo Capoccia	36	24	254	2/13	0	45	2	63.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	28	18	165	4/30	1	23	2	62.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kurt Perkins	5	6	99	19.80	20	45
WR Deron Lane	4	8	38	9.50	8	14
WR Carlton DeRonde	4	6	40	10.00	9	19
WR Warren Kerr	3	6	31	10.33	0	19
RB Dwight Shepherd	3	4	19	6.33	9	12
TE Steven Owens	3	3	22	7.33	0	10
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	2	5	2.50	9	9
TE Troy Hopper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Al Garrison	4	4	16	4.00	6	6	0
WR Bucky Organ	4	8	57	14.25	5	23	1
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	3	19	9.50	13	15	0
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	3	36	18.00	5	20	0
TE Rick Hammond	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Rufus Andre	2	3	9	4.50	0	7	0
WR Riddick Thune	1	2	16	16.00	7	16	0
TE Earl Fiume	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Donny Klecko	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cornell Shah	1	5	5.00	0
S Jerald Thornton	1	19	19.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Butch Linkletter	1	10	10.00	0
S Burt Morlando	1	41	41.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bernie Burke	0	1	0	0
Jerald Thornton	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Al Garrison	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	3	150	50.0	20.0	56	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jimmy Reischl	4	159	39.8	34.8	42	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	1/2	1/2	0/1	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Beckwith	2	70	35.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	2	27	13.5	0
Rico Bensen	1	16	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	4	1	1.5	12	31
S Bernie Burke	4	0	0.0	12	32
DT Shaun Woods	3	2	1.0	10	25
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	2	0.0	12	32
CB Cornell Shah	3	0	0.0	10	26
S Reuben Toniolo	3	0	0.0	12	26
DE Junior Clancy	2	3	1.0	12	31
DT J.B. Hock	2	0	0.5	5	22
CB Tom Clancy	2	1	0.0	12	32
OLB Riddick Rivera	2	0	0.0	12	27
S Jerald Thornton	2	0	0.0	5	11
DT Ian Kanpurwala	1	0	0.0	2	6
WR Deron Lane	1	0	---	---	---
WR Warren Kerr	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Roy Guffey	1	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Jose Brooks	0	1	0.0	0	1

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Les Collier	9	2	0.0	35	37
S Burt Morlando	9	2	0.0	27	34
S Jeffrey Beckwith	8	0	0.0	24	10
OLB Quinn McKenzie	6	1	0.0	36	37
CB Butch Linkletter	5	3	0.0	22	30
CB Tom Taves	5	0	0.0	19	30
DT Earnest Maciel	4	1	0.0	29	34
CB Bennie Howe	3	1	0.0	32	36
DE Alan McIntyre	3	0	0.0	34	36
DT Mark Badalyan	2	2	0.0	34	36
S Eddie Murkowski	2	1	0.0	17	28
DE Sam Wallace	1	0	1.0	8	4
CB Tommy Bennett	1	0	1.0	19	8
DT Mitch Morrow	1	1	0.0	10	2
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bryce Henry	1	0	0.0	30	35
TE Rick Hammond	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Louis Sims	1	0	0.0	3	1
TE Earl Fiume	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	1.5	1	1	1	31
DT Shaun Woods	1.0	0	1	0	25
DE Junior Clancy	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT J.B. Hock	0.5	0	0	0	22

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sam Wallace	1.0	0	0	0	4
CB Tommy Bennett	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Alan McIntyre	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT Earnest Maciel	0.0	0	1	0	34
DE Bryce Henry	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	1	0	32
S Bernie Burke	3	0	0	32
CB Cornell Shah	2	0	1	26
S Jerald Thornton	2	0	1	11
CB Tom Clancy	2	0	0	32
OLB Riddick Rivera	2	0	0	27
DT Ian Kanpurwala	1	0	0	6
S Reuben Toniolo	1	0	0	26
OLB Zack Horton	1	0	0	5
ILB Roy Guffey	1	0	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Les Collier	5	1	0	37
CB Tom Taves	5	1	0	30
S Burt Morlando	5	0	1	34
CB Butch Linkletter	4	1	1	30
CB Bennie Howe	2	1	0	36
DE Alan McIntyre	1	0	0	36
S Jeffrey Beckwith	1	0	0	10
OLB Quinn McKenzie	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shane Arnold	3	7	37	0	35
Marcus Farrell	3	7	32	0	31
Freddie Back	3	6	35	0	37
Arnie Alcott	2	4	30	1	36
Ted Paulk	1	3	15	1	13
Clifton Baxter	0	4	21	0	13
Lee Rayman	0	2	21	0	15
Steven Owens	0	2	22	0	19
Kennedy Finneran	0	1	9	0	5

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Raymond Takemura	2	3	12	2	26
Sean Moss	2	3	11	0	29
Kyle Morton	1	1	11	0	25
Alvin Finley	1	1	11	0	32
Mack Waldteufel	0	2	9	0	18
Brent Newton	0	1	9	2	27
Max Pullen	0	1	3	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rayman	2	12
Troy Hopper	1	15
Rico Bensen	1	13
Luther Puzzuoli	1	11
Jeffrey McCollom	0	18
Jose Brooks	0	14
Ted O'Neill	0	12
Kurt Perkins	0	12
Cornell Shah	0	10
Ralph Finley	0	10
Danny Whitfield	0	9
Jerald Thornton	0	8
Reuben Toniolo	0	7
Freddie Back	0	6
Ted Paulk	0	6
Kennedy Finneran	0	6
Arnie Alcott	0	6
Steven Owens	0	5
Marcus Farrell	0	4
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	4
Clifton Baxter	0	4
Christian Cunningham	0	3
Hunter Meadows	0	3
Jimmie Burton	0	3
Vernon Alcott	0	3
J.B. Hock	0	3
Randal Blake	0	3
Zack Horton	0	3
Shaun Woods	0	2
Bernard Banks	0	2
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
John Echols	0	2
Bernie Burke	0	2
Tom Clancy	0	2
Junior Clancy	0	2
Riddick Rivera	0	2
Deron Lane	0	1
Warren Kerr	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Taves	2	17
Rufus Andre	1	14
Jumbo Zellweger	0	15
Eddie Murkowski	0	15
Bart Varela	0	15
Donny Klecko	0	15
Riddick Thune	0	12
Sean Putsche	0	10
Bennie Howe	0	9
Billy Ah Yat	0	6
Brent Newton	0	6
Al Garrison	0	6
Steven Randle	0	6
Rick Hammond	0	6
Jimmy Reischl	0	6
Alvin Finley	0	6
Max Pullen	0	6
Todd Sievers	0	5
Mack Waldteufel	0	5
Louis Sims	0	5
Mitch Morrow	0	4
Kenneth Pritchett	0	4
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	4
Winfred Dalton	0	4
Les Collier	0	3
Sean Ritchie	0	3
Earl Fiume	0	3
Burt Morlando	0	3
Quinn McKenzie	0	3
Earnest Maciel	0	2
Alan McIntyre	0	2
Ty Sanders	0	2
Mark Badalyan	0	2
Bryce Henry	0	2
Butch Linkletter	0	2
Sam Wallace	0	1
Tommy Bennett	0	1
Wade Nieuwstadt	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	19	48	2.5
Right	12	53	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	4	12	3.0
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo Capoccia	36	24	2	2	2	4	1	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	28	18	2	4	0	1	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	30	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	118	16.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	49	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	75	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	8	4	0	38	0	37
WR Warren Kerr	6	3	0	31	0	22
WR Kurt Perkins	6	5	1	99	2	18
WR Carlton DeRonde	6	4	0	40	0	16
RB Dwight Shepherd	4	3	1	19	0	26
TE Steven Owens	3	3	0	22	0	19
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	2	0	5	0	12
TE Troy Hopper	1	0	0	0	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bucky Organ	8	4	57	1	26
RB Al Garrison	4	4	16	0	23
FB Mack Waldteufel	3	2	19	0	18
WR Kenneth Pritchett	3	2	36	1	26
WR Rufus Andre	3	2	9	0	5
WR Riddick Thune	2	1	16	0	14
TE Rick Hammond	2	2	8	0	16
TE Earl Fiume	2	1	4	0	17
RB Donny Klecko	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	5	15	3.00	4.83
Dwight Shepherd	5	7	1.40	2.70
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	3	1.50	2.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Capoccia	8	7	47	5.88	7.06

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	2	2	19	9.50	5.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	2	15	7.50	4.75
TE Troy Hopper	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Deron Lane	1	1	8	8.00	4.75
WR Warren Kerr	1	1	7	7.00	5.17
WR Kurt Perkins	1	1	3	3.00	16.50
TE Steven Owens	1	1	10	10.00	7.33
WR Carlton DeRonde	1	1	4	4.00	6.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rick Hammond	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	16	16.00	7.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Dwight Shepherd	4	3
Jeffrey McCollom	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Al Garrison	1	1
Donny Klecko	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	14	10	8

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Perkins	5	4	4
WR Carlton DeRonde	3	3	2
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	1	1
TE Troy Hopper	1	0	0
WR Deron Lane	1	1	1
WR Warren Kerr	1	0	0
TE Steven Owens	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bucky Organ	3	1	1
WR Rufus Andre	3	2	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	1
TE Rick Hammond	1	1	1
RB Donny Klecko	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,000 (21,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,000 (21,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,000)