Week 3, 2026

played in Houston, TX

82 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	3	14	0	0	-	17
Houston Texans	7	14	0	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 HOU - Kurt Snyder 4 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 02:34 NED - Walter Dawkins 49 field goal
2Q: 13:48 HOU - Kurt Snyder 28 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 09:17 NED - Donald Scukanec 2 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 05:33 HOU - Brad Barnett 15 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 02:42 NED - Mark Rhoads 7 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 09:26 HOU - Darrin Borders 32 field goal
4Q: 04:01 HOU - Darrin Borders 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 HOU - Kurt Snyder 4 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 02:34 NED - Walter Dawkins 49 field goal
2Q: 13:48 HOU - Kurt Snyder 28 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 09:17 NED - Donald Scukanec 2 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 05:33 HOU - Brad Barnett 15 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 02:42 NED - Mark Rhoads 7 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 09:26 HOU - Darrin Borders 32 field goal
4Q: 04:01 HOU - Darrin Borders 27 field goal

Team Statistics NED HOU
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 338 395
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 5.12 5.90
Net Rushing Yards 131 122
- Rushing Attempts 25 34
- Yards per Rush 5.24 3.59
Net Passing Yards 207 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 4 32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.05 8.27
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/46 4/19
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 6/139 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 4/75
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 46
Time of Possession 26:52 33:08

Team Statistics	NED	HOU
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	338	395
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	5.12	5.90
Net Rushing Yards	131	122
- Rushing Attempts	25	34
- Yards per Rush	5.24	3.59
Net Passing Yards	207	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 4	32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.05	8.27
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/46	4/19
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	6/139	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	4/75
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 46
Time of Possession	26:52	33:08

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 35	5	44	Missed FG
1	6:46	4:20	OWN 26	8	42	Field Goal
2	13:35	4:28	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
2	5:26	1:29	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	3:57	1:26	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:16	3:55	OWN 5	8	69	Interception
3	5:57	0:42	OPP 45	2	0	Interception
3	1:13	1:29	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	10:57	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	9:20	2:00	OPP 46	3	12	Interception
4	3:53	0:51	OWN 29	4	5	Downs
4	2:55	1:38	OWN 18	9	28	Downs
4	0:41	0:32	OWN 5	4	3	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	4:25	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
1	2:26	3:51	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	9:07	3:41	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	2:31	2:00	OWN 35	5	23	Punt
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 27	5	21	Punt
3	8:21	2:24	OWN 30	6	23	Fumble
3	5:15	4:02	OWN 34	9	53	Interception
4	14:44	3:47	OWN 27	7	33	Punt
4	10:47	1:27	OPP 16	3	1	Field Goal
4	7:20	3:27	OPP 33	6	23	Field Goal
4	3:02	0:07	OPP 34	1	19	Fumble
4	1:17	0:36	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 8	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Heath Brodie, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bernard Escalante	10	50	5.00	11	2	0
Donald Scukanec	9	49	5.44	27	2	1
Martin Mills	5	28	5.60	9	0	0
Jerome Alexander	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	27	110	4.07	15	4	1
Jackie Barber	5	8	1.60	7	0	0
Heath Brodie	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	40	20	212	1/5	1	27	4	34.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	32	20	282	1/9	2	33	1	98.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leslie Hicks	5	11	39	7.80	3	15	0
WR Max McDonald	4	9	19	4.75	2	8	0
WR Mark Rhoads	4	6	47	11.75	7	14	1
TE Chester Akaka	2	3	20	10.00	10	14	0
WR Don Abrams	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
TE Kendall Fox	1	3	26	26.00	12	26	0
FB John Kelley	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
TE Cole Francis	1	2	27	27.00	16	27	0
FB Jerome Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Cory Blackburn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Donald Scukanec	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	8	13	104	13.00	19	18	0
WR Kurt Snyder	5	8	108	21.60	38	33	2
WR Bucky Organ	2	3	20	10.00	0	15	0
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	19	9.50	4	13	0
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Reggie Freeman	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Scottie Walters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rick Harmon	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Dean Barber	2	21	10.50
S Burt Morlando	1	13	13.00
ILB Raymond Wilcox	1	41	41.00

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Don Abrams	1	0
Ernie Sturgeon	1	0
Donnell Arnold	1	0
Johnny Connell	0	1
David Tynik	0	1
Jackie Bard	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Rader	1	0	0	0
Kurt Snyder	1	0	0	0
Brad Barnett	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	2	91	45.5	32.0	51	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	4	168	42.0	32.0	47	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	1/2	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	1	0	0.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	21	21.0	0
J.J. Donovan	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	4	99	24.8	0
Mark Rhoads	2	40	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Forbes	4	89	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Johnny Connell	6	3	0.5	32	29
ILB Jay Willis	6	3	0.0	26	31
OLB Quentin Davidson	6	2	0.0	24	27
S Norbert Toomer	5	2	0.0	29	32
DE Kerry Townes	5	1	0.0	12	13
S David Tynik	4	3	0.0	18	21
CB Donnell Arnold	4	0	0.0	21	26
CB Rick Harmon	3	2	0.0	19	18
CB Gerald Smeenge	3	0	0.0	16	18
DT T.K.O. Schofer	2	0	0.0	29	27
WR Mark Rhoads	2	0	---	---	---
DT Clay Johnston	2	0	0.0	25	19
S Malcolm Specter	1	1	0.0	20	16
WR Max McDonald	1	0	---	---	---
S Kelly Franz	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Ernie Sturgeon	1	0	0.0	10	15
WR Leslie Hicks	1	0	---	---	---
CB Corey Craven	1	0	0.0	21	26
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0	1	0.5	27	24
OLB Spencer Doyle	0	1	0.0	10	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	7	1	0.0	21	30
OLB Lewis Lee	7	0	0.0	22	27
S Burt Morlando	5	2	0.0	22	38
DE Ronald Woodward	4	1	0.0	24	35
CB Trevor Canas	4	0	0.0	21	35
CB Fred Lemons	3	3	0.0	17	31
OLB Quinn McKenzie	3	0	0.0	2	11
CB Andy Inthapany	2	0	0.0	15	24
DE Oscar Battle	1	1	1.0	18	30
DT Tyrell Murack	1	1	0.0	5	4
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	1	0.0	4	9
QB Heath Brodie	1	0	---	---	---
T Alfred Streepy	1	0	---	---	---
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	0.0	20	37
TE Reggie Freeman	1	0	---	---	---
S Jumbo Hines	1	0	0.0	0	4
S J.J. Donovan	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Keith Small	1	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Brady Kirk	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Dean Barber	0	2	0.0	11	26
OLB Vernon Morrison	0	1	0.0	10	8
S Harold Mason	0	1	0.0	25	37

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0.5	1	2	2	24
DT Johnny Connell	0.5	0	1	1	29
DE Ernie Sturgeon	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0.0	0	1	0	27

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Oscar Battle	1.0	0	2	3	30
DE Sam Taliancich	0.0	2	1	0	11
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Ronald Woodward	0.0	0	2	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Quentin Davidson	3	2	0	27
S Norbert Toomer	3	1	0	32
CB Rick Harmon	3	0	1	18
S David Tynik	3	0	0	21
CB Donnell Arnold	3	0	0	26
CB Gerald Smeenge	2	1	0	18
ILB Jay Willis	2	0	0	31
DE Kerry Townes	1	0	0	13
OLB Warren Stewart	0	1	0	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	0	1	30
OLB Lewis Lee	3	0	0	27
S Burt Morlando	2	0	1	38
DE Ronald Woodward	2	0	0	35
CB Fred Lemons	2	0	0	31
CB Andy Inthapany	1	1	0	24
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	1	0	9
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	1	0	37
OLB Quinn McKenzie	1	0	0	11
CB Trevor Canas	1	0	0	35
S Jumbo Hines	1	0	0	4
S J.J. Donovan	1	0	0	5
OLB Brady Kirk	1	0	0	4
S Harold Mason	0	2	0	37
CB Dean Barber	0	0	2	26

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shannon Lyons	2	5	1	25	0	41
Jerome Alexander	2	2	1	14	0	24
Brady Hatley	1	2	0	21	0	40
Charlie Andrade	1	2	0	25	0	41
Leland Roundy	1	2	0	22	0	36
Kendall Fox	1	1	0	7	0	15
Xavier England	0	1	0	22	0	35
Ralph Oliveira	0	0	0	3	1	5

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendrick Stevenson	3	4	0	27	0	24
Nick Diaz	2	8	0	34	0	32
Raymond Takemura	2	5	1	28	0	28
Ernest Occean	1	5	0	34	1	33
Louie Kleaver	1	3	0	11	0	14
Josh Buckner	0	2	0	27	0	27
Kelly Madera	0	2	0	21	0	7
Reggie Freeman	0	2	0	17	0	17
Alfred Streepy	0	1	0	9	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Don Abrams	2	14
Jackie Bard	2	7
Cole Francis	1	14
Rick Harmon	1	10
Max McDonald	0	14
Cory Blackburn	0	14
Spencer Doyle	0	13
Jerome Alexander	0	12
David Tynik	0	12
Donnell Arnold	0	11
Warren Stewart	0	10
Leslie Hicks	0	9
Mark Rhoads	0	6
Walter Dawkins	0	6
John Kelley	0	6
Terrell Boyd	0	5
T.K.O. Schofer	0	5
Chester Akaka	0	4
Ralph Oliveira	0	4
Shawn Stowers	0	4
Chad Hudspeth	0	4
Clay Johnston	0	4
Quentin Davidson	0	3
Johnny Connell	0	3
Charlie Andrade	0	3
Kendall Fox	0	3
Bobby McMichael	0	2
Lester Laxdal	0	2
Shannon Lyons	0	2
Kerry Townes	0	2
Jay Willis	0	2
Norbert Toomer	0	2
Randall Meier	0	2
Corey Craven	0	2
Kelly Franz	0	1
Ernie Sturgeon	0	1
Lorenzo Daniels	0	1
Gerald Smeenge	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Madera	2	15
Reggie Freeman	2	15
Quinn McKenzie	2	11
Brad Barnett	1	18
Dean Barber	0	13
Mercury Crawford	0	12
Scottie Walters	0	11
Bucky Organ	0	9
Edwin Forbes	0	9
Brady Kirk	0	9
Joey Crawford	0	8
Raymond Takemura	0	6
Andy Inthapany	0	6
Alfred Streepy	0	6
Lewis Lee	0	6
Albert Chrebet	0	6
Fred Lemons	0	4
Sam Taliancich	0	4
Richie Lake	0	4
Jackie Barber	0	4
Louie Kleaver	0	4
Ernest Occean	0	3
Nick Diaz	0	3
Kendrick Stevenson	0	3
Vernon Morrison	0	3
Raymond Wilcox	0	3
J.J. Donovan	0	3
Keith Small	0	3
Burt Morlando	0	2
Ronald Woodward	0	2
Trevor Canas	0	2
Will Norris	0	2
Earl Rader	0	2
Oscar Battle	0	2
Darrin Borders	0	2
Harold Mason	0	2
Clay Raymer	0	1
Shawn Fazande	0	1
Wendell Giefeke	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	20	114	5.7
Right	4	19	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	7	0.9
Middle	16	57	3.6
Right	9	59	6.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	40	20	2	0	3	5	5	3	4

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	32	20	3	0	0	5	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	66	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	127	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	75	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	92	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	109	9.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Hicks	11	5	0	39	0	36
WR Max McDonald	9	4	0	19	0	32
WR Mark Rhoads	6	4	0	47	0	23
TE Chester Akaka	3	2	1	20	0	11
TE Kendall Fox	3	1	1	26	1	15
TE Cole Francis	2	1	0	27	1	2
WR Don Abrams	1	1	0	5	0	6
FB Jerome Alexander	1	0	1	0	0	24
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	0	18	0	13
RB Cory Blackburn	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Donald Scukanec	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB John Kelley	1	1	0	11	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	13	8	104	0	28
WR Kurt Snyder	8	5	108	3	26
WR Bucky Organ	3	2	20	0	18
TE Reggie Freeman	3	1	15	0	17
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	19	0	25
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	6	0	7
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	10	0	10
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Scukanec	2	7	3.50	5.44
Bernard Escalante	1	2	2.00	5.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	3	16	5.33	4.07
Heath Brodie	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	2	1	7	3.50	5.30

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	4	2	10	2.50	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	7	7.00	7.83
RB Donald Scukanec	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	4	4.00	13.50
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	6	6.00	9.50
TE Reggie Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	11	7	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Rhoads	3	3	3
WR Max McDonald	2	1	0
WR Leslie Hicks	2	1	0
TE Chester Akaka	2	1	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	1
RB Cory Blackburn	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	3	2	2
WR Bucky Organ	2	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	1
TE Reggie Freeman	1	0	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (21,100)
End Zone 15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (21,100)
End Zone	15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,000)