Conference Semifinals, 2018

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

Miami Dolphins	7	13	14	3	-	37
Houston Texans	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:27 MIA - Kim Helfrich 6 run (Derek Shula extra point)
2Q: 13:12 MIA - Derek Shula 52 field goal
2Q: 08:14 MIA - Derek Shula 40 field goal
2Q: 04:19 HOU - Todd Sievers 42 field goal
2Q: 01:16 MIA - Hugh Reeves 9 run (Derek Shula extra point)
3Q: 07:56 MIA - Julio Tisdall 21 pass from Jackie Huntley (Derek Shula extra point)
3Q: 03:40 HOU - Todd Sievers 49 field goal
3Q: 00:40 MIA - Julio Tisdall 38 pass from Jackie Huntley (Derek Shula extra point)
4Q: 11:50 HOU - Bucky Organ 54 pass from Gilbert Buckner (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 02:11 MIA - Derek Shula 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:27 MIA - Kim Helfrich 6 run (Derek Shula extra point)
2Q: 13:12 MIA - Derek Shula 52 field goal
2Q: 08:14 MIA - Derek Shula 40 field goal
2Q: 04:19 HOU - Todd Sievers 42 field goal
2Q: 01:16 MIA - Hugh Reeves 9 run (Derek Shula extra point)
3Q: 07:56 MIA - Julio Tisdall 21 pass from Jackie Huntley (Derek Shula extra point)
3Q: 03:40 HOU - Todd Sievers 49 field goal
3Q: 00:40 MIA - Julio Tisdall 38 pass from Jackie Huntley (Derek Shula extra point)
4Q: 11:50 HOU - Bucky Organ 54 pass from Gilbert Buckner (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 02:11 MIA - Derek Shula 27 field goal

Team Statistics MIA HOU
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 392 371
- Offensive Plays 54 71
- Yards per Play 7.26 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 124 109
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 4.77 4.54
Net Passing Yards 268 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 44 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 9.57 5.57
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/7 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 2/22 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 6/124
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 20
Time of Possession 28:40 31:20

Team Statistics	MIA	HOU
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	392	371
- Offensive Plays	54	71
- Yards per Play	7.26	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	124	109
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	4.77	4.54
Net Passing Yards	268	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	44 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	9.57	5.57
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/7	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	2/22	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	6/124
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 20
Time of Possession	28:40	31:20

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 22	4	11	Punt
1	7:51	2:32	OPP 37	6	37	Touchdown
1	0:43	2:38	OWN 20	6	45	Field Goal
2	10:56	2:48	OWN 40	6	37	Field Goal
2	4:12	3:05	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	11:38	3:55	OWN 8	7	92	Touchdown
3	3:34	3:13	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
4	11:34	2:21	OWN 28	4	8	Punt
4	6:36	2:27	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
4	3:14	1:08	OPP 13	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 26	2	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	4:48	OWN 1	8	49	Fumble
1	5:19	4:36	OWN 27	7	37	Punt
2	13:05	2:09	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	8:08	3:56	OWN 20	10	55	Field Goal
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 21	5	18	Half
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 26	5	20	Punt
3	7:43	4:09	OWN 25	8	43	Field Goal
3	0:21	3:47	OWN 6	7	94	Touchdown
4	9:13	2:37	OWN 37	11	54	Downs
4	4:09	0:55	OWN 12	4	1	Downs
4	2:06	1:20	OWN 26	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Jackie Huntley, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	16	68	4.25	16	3	1
Hugh Reeves	7	24	3.43	10	1	1
Jackie Huntley	3	32	10.67	34	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Al Garrison	11	42	3.82	11	1
Dana Swenson	10	59	5.90	11	3
Gilbert Buckner	3	8	2.67	3	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Huntley	28	21	268	0/0	2	38	0	128.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	27	20	160	2/7	0	19	0	88.5
Gilbert Buckner	17	7	116	1/7	1	54	0	84.4

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Marvin Redsteer	5	5	51	10.20	17	25	0
WR Julio Tisdall	4	7	83	20.75	28	38	2
WR Gabe Newman	4	5	49	12.25	17	16	0
WR Casey Porter	2	3	35	17.50	25	18	0
TE Troy Hopper	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Freddie Newell	2	3	15	7.50	6	9	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
FB Jumbo Wells	1	1	17	17.00	9	17	0
TE Seth Humphrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenneth Pritchett	7	12	61	8.71	10	12	0
WR Bucky Organ	5	6	113	22.60	62	54	1
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	4	26	6.50	13	10	0
TE Rick Hammond	3	5	28	9.33	0	13	0
RB Dana Swenson	2	4	2	1.00	0	4	0
WR Riddick Thune	2	6	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Earl Fiume	2	3	15	7.50	0	8	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	1	19	19.00	1	19	0
TE Bart Varela	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Al Garrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hugh Reeves	1	0	0
Glen Quintero	0	1	0
Marshall Fairley	0	1	0
Alfred Finch	0	0	2
Scott Hawkins	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Heath Brodie	2	0	0
Mack Waldteufel	1	0	0
Al Garrison	0	1	0
Dwight Brees	0	1	0
Tom Taves	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kirk Stokes	3	174	58.0	54.3	68	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Lockley	3	113	37.7	31.0	40	1

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Shula	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Howe	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hugh Reeves	3	54	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	5	103	20.6	0
Bennie Howe	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	14	1	0.0	24	47
DT Alfred Finch	8	0	2.0	24	47
OLB A.J. Crawford	7	3	1.0	24	47
CB Levon Forbes	6	1	0.0	24	47
S Jake Harry	6	0	0.0	24	47
CB Ellis Hatcher	4	2	0.0	24	47
S Scott Hawkins	4	0	0.0	24	47
S Bennie Davison	2	6	0.0	24	47
CB Marshall Fairley	1	1	0.0	19	36
DT Grant Kozak	0	1	0.0	24	47

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Les Collier	7	0	0.0	15	11
ILB Marty Everett	5	2	0.0	23	26
S Burt Morlando	5	2	0.0	24	26
OLB Quinn McKenzie	4	2	0.0	26	27
DE Ronald Woodward	4	0	0.0	25	27
CB Bennie Howe	3	3	0.0	13	19
CB Trevor Canas	3	0	0.0	23	26
DT Mark Badalyan	2	1	0.0	22	25
S Tom Taves	2	1	0.0	20	22
DE Alan McIntyre	1	1	0.0	6	5
CB Corey Cortez	1	1	0.0	23	24
S Jeffrey Beckwith	1	1	0.0	3	4
DT Harris Arnold	1	1	0.0	19	21
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Otis Garrett	1	0	0.0	22	26
ILB Anthony Sanders	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Sam Wallace	0	2	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alfred Finch	2.0	5	3	47
OLB A.J. Crawford	1.0	1	2	47
DT Grant Kozak	0.0	2	0	47
OLB Donny Duncan	0.0	1	1	11
S Scott Hawkins	0.0	1	0	47

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Marty Everett	1	0	0	26
DE Ronald Woodward	0	2	0	27
DE Otis Garrett	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB A.J. Crawford	6	0	47
S Jake Harry	5	2	47
CB Levon Forbes	5	0	47
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	4	0	47
S Scott Hawkins	3	0	47
CB Ellis Hatcher	2	1	47
DT Alfred Finch	1	0	47
S Bennie Davison	1	0	47

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	4	0	27
CB Bennie Howe	3	1	19
OLB Les Collier	3	0	11
S Tom Taves	2	0	22
CB Trevor Canas	2	0	26
CB Corey Cortez	1	1	24
DT Mark Badalyan	1	0	25
ILB Marty Everett	1	0	26
S Burt Morlando	1	0	26
DE Ronald Woodward	1	0	27
DT Harris Arnold	1	0	21
ILB Anthony Sanders	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
B.J. Sanford	2	3	21	25
Toby Donaldson	2	3	24	22
Mack Hindman	1	5	24	25
Glen Quintero	1	5	26	28
Bruce Shields	1	4	24	22
Marvin Redsteer	1	1	15	13
Seth Humphrey	0	1	6	10
Louie Rodon	0	1	2	6

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Morton	3	4	0	20	0	39
Alvin Finley	2	5	1	24	0	46
Sean Moss	2	3	0	16	2	41
Raymond Takemura	1	3	1	20	1	36
Max Pullen	1	3	0	17	0	27
Mack Waldteufel	1	1	0	8	0	15
Earl Fiume	1	1	0	11	0	21
Dwight Brees	0	1	0	4	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Schneider	3	21
Casey Porter	2	15
Kim Helfrich	1	21
Troy Hopper	1	18
Lorenzo Manning	1	17
Seth Humphrey	0	15
Don Abrams	0	15
Leon Evanswhite	0	14
Brad Jeffries	0	12
Jumbo Wells	0	11
Derek Shula	0	11
Mack Hindman	0	6
Dusty Starks	0	6
Leroy Keith	0	6
Herman Harper	0	6
Alfred Finch	0	5
Gabe Newman	0	5
Jared Seaman	0	5
Hugh Reeves	0	4
Marvin Redsteer	0	4
Marshall Fairley	0	4
Jackie Huntley	0	3
Levon Forbes	0	3
Kirk Stokes	0	3
Bracy Ogden	0	3
Skip Walsh	0	3
A.J. Crawford	0	2
Grant Kozak	0	2
Jake Harry	0	2
Billy Joe Woodard	0	2
Scott Hawkins	0	2
Ellis Hatcher	0	2
Nolan Craig	0	2
Bennie Davison	0	2
Kyle Jeffries	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Andre	1	17
Earl Fiume	1	8
Marty Everett	1	4
Bennie Howe	0	17
Dana Swenson	0	17
Bart Varela	0	17
Mack Waldteufel	0	15
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	14
Butch Linkletter	0	14
Cornelius Navarre	0	14
J.T. Wielechowski	0	13
Cedric Caleca	0	11
Rick Hammond	0	8
Al Garrison	0	7
Todd Sievers	0	6
Riddick Thune	0	6
Brent Newton	0	5
Rickey Hightower	0	5
Alvin Finley	0	5
Marvin Lockley	0	5
Dwight Brees	0	4
Alan McIntyre	0	3
Mark Badalyan	0	3
Corey Cortez	0	3
Otis Garrett	0	3
Tom Taves	0	3
Burt Morlando	0	3
Quinn McKenzie	0	3
Wade Nieuwstadt	0	3
Ronald Woodward	0	3
Harris Arnold	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	3
Bryce Henry	0	2
Anthony Sanders	0	2
Sean Moss	0	1
Kenneth Pritchett	0	1
Kyle Morton	0	1
Donny Klecko	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	8	52	6.5
Right	9	50	5.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	14	53	3.8
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Huntley	28	21	3	1	1	2	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	27	20	0	1	0	2	4	2	0
Gilbert Buckner	17	7	2	0	3	1	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	137	11.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	64	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	38	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	78	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	63	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	103	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Tisdall	7	4	0	83	2	27
TE Marvin Redsteer	5	5	0	51	1	13
WR Gabe Newman	5	4	0	49	0	13
WR Casey Porter	3	2	0	35	0	16
WR Freddie Newell	3	2	0	15	0	14
TE Troy Hopper	2	2	0	10	0	9
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	0	8	0	11
FB Jumbo Wells	1	1	0	17	0	8
TE Seth Humphrey	1	0	1	0	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenneth Pritchett	12	7	1	61	0	43
WR Riddick Thune	6	2	1	11	0	25
WR Bucky Organ	6	5	0	113	2	37
TE Rick Hammond	5	3	0	28	0	19
RB Dana Swenson	4	2	0	2	0	21
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	4	0	26	0	15
TE Earl Fiume	3	2	0	15	0	21
TE Bart Varela	2	1	0	1	0	11
RB Al Garrison	1	0	1	0	0	23
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	1	0	19	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	5	17	3.40	4.25
Hugh Reeves	2	11	5.50	3.43

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gilbert Buckner	1	2	2.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	2	1	8	4.00	9.57

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Buckner	3	0	0	0.00	6.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Gabe Newman	1	0	0	0.00	9.80

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	0	0	0.00	5.08
TE Earl Fiume	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Helfrich	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Dana Swenson	2	2
Gilbert Buckner	2	0
Al Garrison	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	5	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	5	1	1
Gilbert Buckner	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Tisdall	3	0	0
TE Seth Humphrey	1	0	0
WR Gabe Newman	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dana Swenson	2	1	1
WR Riddick Thune	2	0	0
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	0	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	1	1
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	1
TE Bart Varela	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (21,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (21,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,000)