Conference Semifinals, 2027

played in Cleveland, OH

46 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	3	0	3	-	9
Cleveland Browns	7	10	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:03 CLE - Jack Peterson 2 run (J.T. London extra point)
1Q: 01:13 HOU - Darrin Borders 41 field goal
2Q: 13:21 CLE - Kelly Cunningham 1 run (J.T. London extra point)
2Q: 03:15 CLE - J.T. London 39 field goal
2Q: 00:16 HOU - Darrin Borders 18 field goal
3Q: 09:51 CLE - Mo Garrett 19 pass from Jack Peterson (J.T. London extra point)
4Q: 14:55 CLE - Phillip West 4 run (J.T. London extra point)
4Q: 07:57 HOU - Darrin Borders 37 field goal
4Q: 04:20 CLE - J.T. London 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:03 CLE - Jack Peterson 2 run (J.T. London extra point)
1Q: 01:13 HOU - Darrin Borders 41 field goal
2Q: 13:21 CLE - Kelly Cunningham 1 run (J.T. London extra point)
2Q: 03:15 CLE - J.T. London 39 field goal
2Q: 00:16 HOU - Darrin Borders 18 field goal
3Q: 09:51 CLE - Mo Garrett 19 pass from Jack Peterson (J.T. London extra point)
4Q: 14:55 CLE - Phillip West 4 run (J.T. London extra point)
4Q: 07:57 HOU - Darrin Borders 37 field goal
4Q: 04:20 CLE - J.T. London 19 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CLE
Record 12-6 14-3
First Downs 13 30
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 3 19
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 231 446
- Offensive Plays 54 61
- Yards per Play 4.28 7.31
Net Rushing Yards 120 113
- Rushing Attempts 35 28
- Yards per Rush 3.43 4.04
Net Passing Yards 111 333
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 9 - 1 31 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 111 343
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 10.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/13 10/72
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/100 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:12 33:48

Team Statistics	HOU	CLE
Record	12-6	14-3
First Downs	13	30
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	3	19
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	231	446
- Offensive Plays	54	61
- Yards per Play	4.28	7.31
Net Rushing Yards	120	113
- Rushing Attempts	35	28
- Yards per Rush	3.43	4.04
Net Passing Yards	111	333
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 9 - 1	31 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	111	343
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	10.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/13	10/72
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/100	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:12	33:48

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
1	4:53	3:48	OWN 34	5	42	Field Goal
2	13:12	4:55	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
2	3:09	2:59	OWN 26	11	73	Field Goal
3	9:40	2:23	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
3	5:46	2:51	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
4	14:47	6:58	OWN 4	13	76	Field Goal
4	4:15	0:16	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 2	5	11	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	8:12	OWN 11	15	89	Touchdown
1	1:05	2:53	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
2	8:17	5:08	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:20	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	7:17	1:31	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
3	2:55	3:08	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
4	7:49	3:34	OPP 44	6	42	Field Goal
4	3:59	2:06	OPP 38	3	-3	Punt

Game MVP: Jack Peterson, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Barnett	29	108	3.72	13	2
Shane Huffman	3	7	2.33	4	0
Jackie Barber	2	5	2.50	4	0
Michael Whitley	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phillip West	17	72	4.24	15	3	1
Kelly Cunningham	6	41	6.83	19	2	1
Jack Peterson	3	6	2.00	5	0	1
Hardy Chatman	2	-6	-3.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	19	9	111	0/0	0	37	1	44.0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Peterson	28	21	325	2/10	1	39	0	124.8
Bryce Benson	3	1	18	0/0	0	18	0	54.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earl Rader	4	8	69	17.25	11	37
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	10	5.00	8	6
WR Jamal Lemke	2	6	32	16.00	7	23
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Tracy Wagner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Scottie Walters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Tallent	10	13	164	16.40	38	39	0
WR Mo Garrett	4	5	58	14.50	22	19	1
WR Russell Garrison	3	5	65	21.67	38	35	0
TE Dana Knoyle	2	3	14	7.00	4	12	0
WR Don Abrams	2	2	27	13.50	6	15	0
RB Kelly Cunningham	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Phillip West	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Spencer Strahan	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	4	185	46.3	41.3	53	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jay Wilkerson	2	79	39.5	38.5	40	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.T. London	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Donovan	1	2	2.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	4	79	19.8	0
Michael Whitley	1	21	21.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Joseph	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harold Mason	8	2	1.0	23	30
ILB Raymond Wilcox	6	2	0.0	20	23
S Burt Morlando	6	1	0.0	23	29
DE Oscar Battle	5	0	1.0	24	24
CB Trevor Canas	4	1	0.0	9	15
CB Andy Inthapany	4	1	0.0	18	18
DT Wendell Giefeke	3	2	0.0	23	26
OLB Spencer Doyle	3	0	0.0	24	25
CB Joey Boose	2	1	0.0	20	18
OLB Lewis Lee	2	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	1	0.0	14	17
DT Trent Fulcher	1	0	0.0	11	8
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	0.0	14	21
RB Jackie Barber	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Drew Weedman	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Clay Raymer	0	2	0.0	17	25

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Spencer Strahan	8	2	28	9
ILB Dan Fuller	6	2	23	14
S Gene Corbett	5	1	21	17
CB Jack Stewart	4	1	30	16
S Gabe Garrison	4	0	27	16
OLB Jake Snyder	3	0	14	9
CB Steve Joseph	2	1	21	9
DE Jared Mendes	2	1	19	10
CB Bobby Parker	2	1	14	10
CB Mickey Bensen	2	0	8	3
DE Howie Barrett	1	1	29	15
DT Horace McDonald	1	1	20	14
DE Leo Ervin	1	1	16	9
CB Lester Stephens	1	1	22	13
OLB Alvin Noble	1	0	5	6
DE Marshall Briggs	1	0	17	11
DT J.T. Salinas	0	2	18	6
S Dennis Zawilinski	0	1	29	16
DT Skip Newton	0	1	17	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Oscar Battle	1.0	1	0	24
S Harold Mason	1.0	0	0	30
DT Trent Fulcher	0.0	1	0	8
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0.0	0	2	21
DT Clay Raymer	0.0	0	1	25
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.0	0	1	26

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marshall Briggs	2	1	0	11
DE Howie Barrett	0	1	1	15
DT Horace McDonald	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	4	0	29
CB Trevor Canas	3	0	15
OLB Spencer Doyle	3	0	25
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	0	23
CB Andy Inthapany	2	0	18
S Harold Mason	2	0	30
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	24
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	17
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	21
OLB Lewis Lee	1	0	8
OLB Drew Weedman	1	0	5
CB Timothy Dennis	0	1	13
CB Joey Boose	0	1	18

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gene Corbett	3	0	0	17
CB Jack Stewart	2	1	0	16
CB Steve Joseph	2	0	0	9
OLB Spencer Strahan	1	0	1	9
CB Mickey Bensen	1	0	0	3
CB Lester Stephens	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Nick Diaz	3	9	1	35	18
Raymond Takemura	2	7	0	29	18
Ernest Occean	2	5	0	29	15
Josh Buckner	1	5	0	28	17
Kendrick Stevenson	0	3	0	29	15
Louie Kleaver	0	3	0	12	6
Darryl Akiyama	0	1	0	13	6

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Doyle	4	8	1	23	0	29
Deon Springer	2	5	0	20	2	24
Eugene Busby	2	4	0	20	0	24
Glen Hickey	1	3	0	20	0	26
Dana Knoyle	1	1	0	20	0	17
Brady Scanlon	0	1	0	5	0	4
Hunter Parrish	0	1	0	25	0	26
Fred Carpenter	0	1	0	9	0	13
Bryan Hines	0	1	0	14	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Barber	1	11
Kurt Snyder	1	8
Michael Whitley	0	20
Kelly Madera	0	16
Tracy Wagner	0	15
Carlton Robinson	0	14
Donovan Juckett	0	14
Timothy Dennis	0	13
Scottie Walters	0	12
Lewis Lee	0	11
Richie Lake	0	11
Stephen Kluge	0	9
Raymond Takemura	0	7
Darryl Akiyama	0	7
Louie Kleaver	0	6
Jamal Lemke	0	6
Drew Weedman	0	6
Spencer Doyle	0	5
Kendrick Stevenson	0	5
Earl Rader	0	4
Terrell Fulkerson	0	4
Andy Inthapany	0	3
Nick Diaz	0	3
Raymond Wilcox	0	3
Darrin Borders	0	3
Burt Morlando	0	2
Ernest Occean	0	2
Tyrell Murack	0	2
Oscar Battle	0	2
Vernon Morrison	0	2
Wendell Giefeke	0	2
J.J. Donovan	0	2
Harold Mason	0	2
Chester Moss	0	2
Joey Boose	0	2
Trent Fulcher	0	1
Trevor Canas	0	1
Clay Raymer	0	1
Shawn Fazande	0	1
Fred Lemons	0	1
Brad Barnett	0	1

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Alvin Noble	4	18
Mo Garrett	2	18
Kelly Cunningham	0	17
Don Delgado	0	15
Rex Clark	0	15
Don Abrams	0	13
Gene Corbett	0	13
Dana Knoyle	0	12
Glen Wiggins	0	11
Karl Tucker	0	11
Jack Stewart	0	9
J.T. London	0	9
Bobby Parker	0	7
Steve Joseph	0	6
Jake Snyder	0	6
Leo Ervin	0	5
Horace McDonald	0	4
Deon Springer	0	4
Myron Bryant	0	4
Fred Carpenter	0	4
Bryan Hines	0	4
Dennis Zawilinski	0	3
Hardy Chatman	0	3
Jared Mendes	0	3
Gabe Garrison	0	3
Spencer Strahan	0	3
Derek Tharp	0	3
Marshall Briggs	0	3
Lester Stephens	0	3
Dan Fuller	0	2
Skip Newton	0	2
Bryce Dennis	0	2
Jay Wilkerson	0	2
Mickey Bensen	0	1
Howie Barrett	0	1
Russell Garrison	0	1
J.T. Salinas	0	1
Marco Doyle	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	47	4.7
Middle	10	19	1.9
Right	15	54	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	13	1.4
Middle	5	20	4.0
Right	13	81	6.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	19	9	3	0	2	2	3	1	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Peterson	28	21	3	0	0	1	4	0	0
Bryce Benson	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	7	1.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	37	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	15	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	150	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	139	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	39	19.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	8	4	1	69	2	17
WR Jamal Lemke	6	2	1	32	1	17
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	0	10	0	13
TE Tracy Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	0	0	0	5
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	0	0	0	4

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Tallent	13	10	0	164	2	31
WR Mo Garrett	5	4	0	58	0	23
WR Russell Garrison	5	3	0	65	1	31
TE Dana Knoyle	3	2	0	14	0	17
WR Don Abrams	2	2	0	27	0	3
RB Kelly Cunningham	2	1	1	15	0	10
RB Phillip West	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip West	5	22	4.40	4.24
Kelly Cunningham	2	12	6.00	6.83
Jack Peterson	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	3	1	9	3.00	5.84

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Peterson	3	2	31	10.33	11.61
Bryce Benson	2	0	0	0.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Rader	1	1	9	9.00	8.63
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jamal Lemke	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Abrams	1	1	12	12.00	13.50
RB Kelly Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Mo Garrett	1	1	19	19.00	11.60
WR Russell Garrison	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
WR Bryan Tallent	1	0	0	0.00	12.62

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	8	2
Jackie Barber	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Jack Peterson	2	2
Phillip West	2	1
Kelly Cunningham	1	1
Hardy Chatman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	4	4	1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Peterson	5	5	4
Bryce Benson	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	3	3	1
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Tallent	3	2	1
WR Russell Garrison	2	2	2
WR Don Abrams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,500 (74,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,100 (22,100)
End Zone 15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,500 (74,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,100 (22,100)
End Zone	15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)