Week 3, 2045

played in Denver, CO

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	14	0	14	10	-	38
Denver Broncos	3	3	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:10 HOU - Henry Ramsey 24 pass from Howard Heupel (Ed Norton extra point)
1Q: 05:42 DEN - Zane Killian 27 field goal
1Q: 03:54 HOU - Kaden Montalvo 60 run (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 03:56 DEN - Zane Killian 46 field goal
3Q: 05:50 HOU - DeAndre Greer 8 pass from Howard Heupel (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 04:32 HOU - Frankie Newsome 16 interception return (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 12:35 DEN - Zane Killian 49 field goal
4Q: 08:32 HOU - Wyatt Ginn 33 run (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Ed Norton 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:10 HOU - Henry Ramsey 24 pass from Howard Heupel (Ed Norton extra point)
1Q: 05:42 DEN - Zane Killian 27 field goal
1Q: 03:54 HOU - Kaden Montalvo 60 run (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 03:56 DEN - Zane Killian 46 field goal
3Q: 05:50 HOU - DeAndre Greer 8 pass from Howard Heupel (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 04:32 HOU - Frankie Newsome 16 interception return (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 12:35 DEN - Zane Killian 49 field goal
4Q: 08:32 HOU - Wyatt Ginn 33 run (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Ed Norton 34 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 428 298
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 7.25 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 206 43
- Rushing Attempts 25 23
- Yards per Rush 8.24 1.87
Net Passing Yards 222 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 40 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 237 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.53 6.22
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:09 29:51

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	428	298
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	7.25	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	206	43
- Rushing Attempts	25	23
- Yards per Rush	8.24	1.87
Net Passing Yards	222	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	40 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	237	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.53	6.22
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:09	29:51

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	5:34	2:03	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	1:41	2:42	OWN 29	8	27	Punt
2	12:46	1:57	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
2	8:52	1:21	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	3:51	2:01	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
2	1:03	0:51	OPP 41	3	7	Missed FG
3	10:43	5:03	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
3	2:07	1:46	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
4	12:27	4:13	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	5:42	3:47	OWN 23	7	60	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	6:26	OWN 25	12	65	Field Goal
1	3:31	1:50	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
2	13:59	1:13	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	10:49	1:57	OWN 17	4	17	Punt
2	7:31	3:40	OWN 24	8	47	Field Goal
2	1:50	0:47	OWN 33	3	8	Fumble
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 41	2	12	Half
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 25	8	30	Punt
3	5:40	1:20	OWN 15	2	-6	Interception
3	4:20	2:13	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
3	0:21	2:54	OWN 26	6	42	Field Goal
4	8:14	2:32	OWN 9	6	29	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 25	5	61	Game

Game MVP: Howard Heupel, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kaden Montalvo	13	139	10.69	60	5	1
Wyatt Ginn	9	56	6.22	33	2	1
DeAndre Greer	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Howard Heupel	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Chris Terry	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jalen Carlson	11	17	1.55	12	1
Jackie Perry	9	10	1.11	2	0
Irving Solymos	2	13	6.50	7	0
D.J. Martin	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howard Heupel	30	19	237	4/15	2	32	0	110.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irving Solymos	32	25	197	1/5	0	35	1	79.3
Bruce Torelli	8	6	63	0/0	0	18	0	97.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Henry Ramsey	6	9	68	11.33	23	24	1
WR Tre Flaherty	5	6	43	8.60	41	21	0
WR DeAndre Greer	4	4	48	12.00	19	25	1
WR T.J. Womack	2	2	39	19.50	11	20	0
TE Leslie Johnston	1	2	32	32.00	30	32	0
RB Kaden Montalvo	1	3	7	7.00	4	7	0
RB Chris Terry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bart Mandzuk	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE David Jonassen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darien Blackwell	7	8	69	9.86	13	18
WR Rusty Boone	5	7	25	5.00	16	10
WR Casey Blackburn	5	8	53	10.60	16	20
TE Preston Cremeans	4	4	18	4.50	6	15
TE Van Garrison	3	4	10	3.33	8	8
RB Jackie Perry	3	5	17	5.67	0	18
WR Kerry Deisig	2	2	34	17.00	20	31
RB Jalen Carlson	1	1	35	35.00	33	35
RB D.J. Martin	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Frankie Newsome	1	16	16.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Frankie Newsome	1	0
Mack Reynoso	0	1
Les Peebles	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Casey Blackburn	1	0
Jackie Perry	1	0
Lester O'Brien	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Petry	5	244	48.8	41.0	62	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tito Sawyer	6	288	48.0	42.5	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	1/2	0/1	0/1	34	5/5

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane Killian	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Newsome	2	20	10.0	0
T.J. Womack	1	13	13.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Fredrickson	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaden Montalvo	1	21	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Deisig	3	48	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Mack Reynoso	9	0	1.0	22	39
CB Zach Jacquet	9	3	0.0	22	41
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	8	1	0.0	22	36
S Korey Fichialos	5	1	0.0	15	32
CB Frankie Newsome	5	0	0.0	23	31
OLB J.T. Phillips	3	3	0.0	22	31
DE Rex Hauer	3	0	0.0	21	38
S J.R. Robbins	2	2	0.0	13	21
CB Les Peebles	2	0	0.0	12	19
DT Camden Cox	1	3	0.0	14	27
OLB Ed Demyan	1	2	0.0	6	20
DE Nathan Madrid	1	0	0.0	11	21
S Gabe Hanks	1	0	0.0	18	29
DT Rickey Loyd	1	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Drew Lawrence	1	0	0.0	12	12
CB Liam Stewart	1	0	0.0	0	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Efrain Richmond	9	2	0.0	23	28
DE Wes Banks	7	0	1.0	23	32
S Tony Greenlee	7	2	0.0	23	34
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	5	1	1.0	25	34
DT Juan Callis	3	1	1.0	12	17
CB Mason Donovan	3	1	0.0	21	27
CB Derrick Buckley	2	0	1.0	22	30
OLB Corbin Clayton	2	1	0.0	20	30
CB Terry Sims	2	0	0.0	11	13
ILB Grayson Villareal	1	1	0.0	13	19
S Everett Fredrickson	1	1	0.0	25	34
DE Winfred Fennell	1	1	0.0	18	27
DT Paul Babcock	1	0	0.0	15	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mack Reynoso	1.0	1	39
DE Ruben Ellis	0.0	1	9
DT Camden Cox	0.0	1	27
DE Rex Hauer	0.0	1	38
DT Adrian Gillooly	0.0	1	5

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Juan Callis	1.0	0	1	2	17
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Wes Banks	1.0	0	0	0	32
CB Derrick Buckley	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Fred Hanks	0.0	1	0	0	5
ILB Grayson Villareal	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Brody Jamison	0.0	0	1	0	4
DT Paul Babcock	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Corbin Clayton	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Winfred Fennell	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Zach Jacquet	9	1	0	41
CB Frankie Newsome	5	0	1	31
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	3	0	0	36
OLB J.T. Phillips	2	1	0	31
S Korey Fichialos	2	0	0	32
S J.R. Robbins	2	0	0	21
CB Les Peebles	2	0	0	19
DE Nathan Madrid	1	0	0	21
S Gabe Hanks	1	0	0	29
DE Rex Hauer	1	0	0	38
DT Mack Reynoso	1	0	0	39
OLB Drew Lawrence	1	0	0	12
CB Liam Stewart	1	0	0	6

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Efrain Richmond	5	0	28
S Tony Greenlee	4	1	34
CB Mason Donovan	2	0	27
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	2	0	34
CB Terry Sims	2	0	13
ILB Grayson Villareal	1	0	19
S Everett Fredrickson	1	0	34
DE Winfred Fennell	1	0	27
OLB Corbin Clayton	1	0	30
CB Isaiah Obenhoff	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frankie Hardy	5	9	25	1	34
Ben Humphries	4	5	22	1	30
Zane Duran	1	5	25	1	34
Jimmy Greene	1	1	25	1	34
Trevor Davis	1	1	7	0	14
Leslie Mozart	0	2	25	0	34
Henry Ramsey	0	1	24	0	31

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Winters	1	5	23	0	41
Antonio Mullaney	1	5	23	0	41
Lester O'Brien	1	4	23	0	41
Philip Ebeling	0	5	34	1	49
Angel Cottle	0	1	6	0	11
Chase Ragley	0	1	12	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Zachary Coffey	2	22
Bart Mandzuk	1	19
Chris Terry	1	18
Kaden Montalvo	1	11
Jimmy Greene	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Greenlee	2	12
Everett Fredrickson	1	18
Antonio Mullaney	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frankie Newsome	---	---	23	31	18	72
Mack Reynoso	---	---	22	39	8	69
Korey Fichialos	---	---	15	32	20	67
Leslie Mozart	25	34	---	---	7	66
Jimmy Greene	25	34	---	---	7	66
Zane Duran	25	34	---	---	7	66
Zach Jacquet	---	---	22	41	2	65
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	22	36	3	61
Frankie Hardy	25	34	---	---	---	59
Rex Hauer	---	---	21	38	---	59
Ben Humphries	22	30	---	---	7	59
Howard Heupel	22	34	---	---	2	58
Bart Mandzuk	15	23	---	---	19	57
J.T. Phillips	---	---	22	31	2	55
Henry Ramsey	24	31	---	---	---	55
Gabe Hanks	---	---	18	29	2	49
DeAndre Greer	20	27	---	---	---	47
Trevor Davis	7	14	---	---	24	45
Les Peebles	---	---	12	19	14	45
Camden Cox	---	---	14	27	3	44
Kaden Montalvo	13	20	---	---	11	44
Tre Flaherty	19	21	---	---	---	40
J.R. Robbins	---	---	13	21	1	35
Nathan Madrid	---	---	11	21	2	34
Wyatt Ginn	11	10	---	---	11	32
Ed Demyan	---	---	6	20	2	28
David Jonassen	0	2	---	---	24	26
Ruben Ellis	---	---	8	9	8	25
Drew Lawrence	---	---	12	12	1	25
Chris Terry	1	3	---	---	18	22
Zachary Coffey	---	---	0	0	22	22
Chuck Foster	---	---	0	0	22	22
Melvin Craig	---	---	1	16	2	19
T.J. Womack	9	9	---	---	1	19
Rickey Loyd	---	---	9	9	---	18
Leslie Johnston	6	10	---	---	---	16
Adrian Gillooly	---	---	1	5	6	12
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raymond Horner	3	4	---	---	---	7
Marcus Szypulski	---	---	1	5	---	6
Liam Stewart	---	---	0	6	---	6
Mack Petry	0	0	---	---	5	5
Asher Marsh	---	---	0	4	---	4
Bryan Harding	3	0	---	---	---	3
Luther Willbrandt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Philip Ebeling	34	49	---	---	8	91
Everett Fredrickson	---	---	25	34	18	77
Lester O'Brien	23	41	---	---	9	73
Antonio Mullaney	23	41	---	---	9	73
Tony Greenlee	---	---	23	34	12	69
Derrick Buckley	---	---	22	30	13	65
Efrain Richmond	---	---	23	28	13	64
Pete Winters	23	41	---	---	---	64
Sedrick Zimmerman	---	---	25	34	2	61
Van Garrison	22	28	---	---	8	58
Wes Banks	---	---	23	32	2	57
Irving Solymos	23	33	---	---	---	56
Kerry Deisig	17	24	---	---	11	52
Corbin Clayton	---	---	20	30	1	51
Mason Donovan	---	---	21	27	1	49
Rusty Boone	18	31	---	---	---	49
Winfred Fennell	---	---	18	27	1	46
Darien Blackwell	3	23	---	---	19	45
D.J. Martin	2	11	---	---	25	38
Jackie Perry	10	15	---	---	12	37
Jalen Carlson	12	21	---	---	2	35
Grayson Villareal	---	---	13	19	2	34
Paul Babcock	---	---	15	17	2	34
Juan Callis	---	---	12	17	5	34
Brody Jamison	---	---	5	4	23	32
Casey Blackburn	14	17	---	---	---	31
Cory Wimer	---	---	7	7	17	31
Gerald Hamilton	3	2	---	---	25	30
Preston Cremeans	8	22	---	---	---	30
Chase Ragley	12	13	---	---	4	29
Terry Sims	---	---	11	13	---	24
Angel Cottle	6	11	---	---	---	17
Isaiah Obenhoff	---	---	5	10	2	17
Martin Kieta	---	---	0	2	15	17
Carlos Saldivar	0	10	---	---	5	15
Fred Hanks	---	---	5	5	1	11
Darrell Godsey	0	10	---	---	---	10
Ryan Napiecek	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tito Sawyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bruce Torelli	0	8	---	---	---	8
Zane Killian	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lionel Harmon	---	---	0	0	5	5
Rondell Jefferies	---	---	2	2	---	4
Emmitt Weaver	---	---	0	2	---	2
Albert Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dixon Hickman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	14	145	10.4
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	14	39	2.8
Right	7	5	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howard Heupel	30	19	7	2	1	2	5	3	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irving Solymos	32	25	3	1	0	1	4	0	1
Bruce Torelli	8	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	116	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	100	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	25	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	97	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	138	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Henry Ramsey	9	6	0	68	2	31
WR Tre Flaherty	6	5	0	43	2	21
WR DeAndre Greer	4	4	0	48	1	27
RB Kaden Montalvo	3	1	0	7	0	20
TE Leslie Johnston	2	1	0	32	1	10
WR Bart Mandzuk	2	0	1	0	0	23
WR T.J. Womack	2	2	0	39	1	9
RB Chris Terry	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE David Jonassen	1	0	0	0	0	2

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Casey Blackburn	8	5	53	1	17
WR Darien Blackwell	8	7	69	0	23
WR Rusty Boone	7	5	25	0	31
RB Jackie Perry	5	3	17	0	15
TE Preston Cremeans	4	4	18	0	22
TE Van Garrison	4	3	10	0	28
WR Kerry Deisig	2	2	34	1	24
RB Jalen Carlson	1	1	35	1	21
RB D.J. Martin	1	1	-1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jalen Carlson	1	0	0.00	1.55
Jackie Perry	1	2	2.00	1.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howard Heupel	1	1	8	8.00	7.90

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Irving Solymos	1	1	3	3.00	6.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Greer	1	1	8	8.00	12.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rusty Boone	1	1	3	3.00	3.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kaden Montalvo	7	4
Chris Terry	1	1
Wyatt Ginn	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Irving Solymos	1	0
Jackie Perry	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howard Heupel	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irving Solymos	11	9	4
Bruce Torelli	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Henry Ramsey	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rusty Boone	4	2	0
TE Preston Cremeans	2	2	0
WR Casey Blackburn	2	2	1
TE Van Garrison	2	2	1
RB Jalen Carlson	1	1	1
WR Darien Blackwell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (22,000)
End Zone 15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (22,000)
End Zone	15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)