Conference Finals, 2046

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	14	6	7	0	-	27
New England Patriots	0	7	10	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:22 HOU - Demetrius Dodge 8 pass from Floyd McCrory (Ed Norton extra point)
1Q: 00:43 HOU - Wyatt Ginn 4 run (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 11:15 NED - Mickey Van Pelt 6 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 05:27 HOU - Ed Norton 40 field goal
2Q: 00:06 HOU - Ed Norton 59 field goal
3Q: 08:49 HOU - Demetrius Dodge 12 run (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 06:43 NED - Jaylen Bode 10 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
3Q: 00:39 NED - J.R. St. Amal 38 field goal
4Q: 08:56 NED - Kent Edwards 2 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:22 HOU - Demetrius Dodge 8 pass from Floyd McCrory (Ed Norton extra point)
1Q: 00:43 HOU - Wyatt Ginn 4 run (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 11:15 NED - Mickey Van Pelt 6 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 05:27 HOU - Ed Norton 40 field goal
2Q: 00:06 HOU - Ed Norton 59 field goal
3Q: 08:49 HOU - Demetrius Dodge 12 run (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 06:43 NED - Jaylen Bode 10 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
3Q: 00:39 NED - J.R. St. Amal 38 field goal
4Q: 08:56 NED - Kent Edwards 2 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 14-4 14-4
First Downs 23 23
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 354 377
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 5.53 6.08
Net Rushing Yards 119 134
- Rushing Attempts 27 26
- Yards per Rush 4.41 5.15
Net Passing Yards 235 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 0 33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 248 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.35 6.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	14-4	14-4
First Downs	23	23
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	354	377
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	5.53	6.08
Net Rushing Yards	119	134
- Rushing Attempts	27	26
- Yards per Rush	4.41	5.15
Net Passing Yards	235	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 0	33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	248	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.35	6.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:29	29:31

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	9:57	9:24	OWN 1	17	99	Touchdown
2	11:07	5:46	OWN 24	11	53	Field Goal
2	3:25	1:30	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OPP 42	1	0	Field Goal
3	11:04	2:23	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
3	6:36	3:13	OWN 25	7	14	Fumble
3	0:31	0:40	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	8:48	3:48	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
4	2:47	0:55	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 29	2	-2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	3:15	OWN 25	6	33	Punt
1	0:33	4:26	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	5:21	1:56	OWN 31	3	-9	Punt
2	1:55	1:44	OWN 20	6	22	Interception
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 25	8	47	Missed FG
3	8:41	2:05	OWN 29	4	71	Touchdown
3	3:23	2:52	OPP 39	5	18	Field Goal
4	14:51	6:03	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
4	5:00	2:13	OWN 13	6	36	Punt
4	1:52	0:54	OWN 22	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Floyd McCrory, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kaden Montalvo	13	51	3.92	10	1	0
Floyd McCrory	6	47	7.83	45	1	0
Wyatt Ginn	6	0	0.00	4	0	1
Demetrius Dodge	2	21	10.50	12	1	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jaylen Bode	26	134	5.15	24	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Floyd McCrory	34	23	248	3/13	1	28	0	98.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubba Duffy	33	23	263	3/20	3	49	1	111.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tre Flaherty	6	8	70	11.67	26	22	0
WR Bart Mandzuk	5	7	44	8.80	10	21	0
WR Demetrius Dodge	4	11	30	7.50	24	11	1
TE Alvin Lindsay	3	3	49	16.33	22	28	0
TE Leslie Johnston	2	2	27	13.50	4	24	0
WR Wayne Carter	1	1	21	21.00	11	21	0
TE T.J. Murray	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Kaden Montalvo	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kent Edwards	8	10	114	14.25	57	49	1
RB Jaylen Bode	8	10	70	8.75	17	18	1
WR Mickey Van Pelt	6	10	76	12.67	14	29	1
TE Efrain Barrett	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mario Conley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Alexander Gonzalez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Les Peebles	1	10	10.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
Floyd McCrory	1	0
Rex Hauer	0	1
Sammie Holmes	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bubba Duffy	1	0	0
Jaylen Bode	1	0	0
Cody Morrish	0	1	0
Roderick Austin	0	1	0
Lawrence Andersen	0	1	0
Johnny Reynolds	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Shapiro	4	177	44.3	38.3	51	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dixon Ward	4	182	45.5	37.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	2/2	2/2	1/1	59	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. St. Amal	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Holmes	1	14	14.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexander Gonzalez	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaden Montalvo	2	46	23.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kent Edwards	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	8	1	0.0	25	30
ILB Dean Churchill	7	3	0.0	26	36
CB Les Peebles	7	1	0.0	21	34
DE Rex Hauer	4	3	2.0	24	33
CB Norm Briseno	4	1	0.0	25	36
DE Ruben Ellis	3	0	1.0	15	19
DT Adrian Gillooly	3	4	0.0	19	24
S Sammie Holmes	3	2	0.0	26	36
CB J.R. Robbins	2	1	0.0	21	30
S J.C. Miceli	2	1	0.0	8	18
DE Nathan Madrid	2	0	0.0	7	12
DT Manuel Terhorst	1	1	0.0	5	15
OLB Ed Demyan	1	0	0.0	4	2
S Korey Fichialos	1	0	0.0	19	23
CB Marcus Szypulski	1	0	0.0	4	1
DT Camden Cox	0	1	0.0	21	22

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	8	4	0.0	23	28
S Silas Kernbach	6	2	0.0	27	37
DT Jorge Santana	5	0	0.0	23	27
OLB Joey Finley	5	0	0.0	14	23
CB Marco Hastings	4	4	0.0	27	37
ILB Antoine Stokes	3	7	0.0	24	31
CB Thomas Roberson	3	2	0.0	27	37
DE Lawrence Andersen	3	0	0.0	25	33
DE Leon Wetzel	2	0	2.0	12	20
DT Johnny Reynolds	2	0	0.5	19	27
S Francisco Reid	2	1	0.0	18	22
S Jake Cox	2	0	0.0	9	16
CB Malik Torbor	2	0	0.0	17	23
DE Amari Brosseau	1	1	0.5	7	2
WR Alexander Gonzalez	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jacob Apple	0	2	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rex Hauer	2.0	1	0	1	33
DE Ruben Ellis	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Melvin Craig	0.0	0	1	2	14
DT Adrian Gillooly	0.0	0	1	0	24

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leon Wetzel	2.0	0	1	2	20
DT Johnny Reynolds	0.5	0	1	0	27
DE Amari Brosseau	0.5	0	0	0	2
DT Jacob Apple	0.0	1	0	0	20
OLB Joey Finley	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Jorge Santana	0.0	0	0	1	27
DE Lawrence Andersen	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Les Peebles	9	2	1	34
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	4	0	0	30
CB Norm Briseno	2	1	0	36
ILB Dean Churchill	2	0	0	36
DE Nathan Madrid	1	0	0	12
OLB Ed Demyan	1	0	0	2
CB Marcus Szypulski	1	0	0	1
CB J.R. Robbins	1	0	0	30
DE Ruben Ellis	1	0	0	19
S J.C. Miceli	1	0	0	18
S Sammie Holmes	0	1	0	36

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Joey Finley	4	0	23
CB Thomas Roberson	3	0	37
S Silas Kernbach	3	0	37
CB Malik Torbor	3	0	23
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	2	1	28
CB Marco Hastings	2	1	37
ILB Antoine Stokes	2	0	31
S Jake Cox	2	0	16
S Francisco Reid	1	1	22
DT Jorge Santana	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frankie Hardy	4	8	27	1	37
Leslie Mozart	3	8	27	0	37
Gerald Newhart	1	3	27	0	37
Shannon Mills	1	2	27	1	37
Trevor Davis	0	1	2	0	8
Damien Murphy	0	1	27	0	37
Alvin Lindsay	0	0	21	1	26

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roderick Austin	5	6	0	26	0	36
J.C. Chandler	4	7	0	26	0	36
Cody Morrish	2	6	1	26	0	36
Jumbo Shepherd	1	3	1	26	2	36
Ricky Horn	1	3	0	26	1	36
Efrain Barrett	1	1	0	21	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Trevor Davis	2	20
Chris Terry	1	20

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Devonte Fenton	2	16
Malik Torbor	1	15

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bart Mandzuk	26	37	---	---	10	73
Dean Churchill	---	---	26	36	11	73
Damien Murphy	27	37	---	---	6	70
Shannon Mills	27	37	---	---	6	70
Sammie Holmes	---	---	26	36	6	68
Floyd McCrory	27	37	---	---	2	66
Frankie Hardy	27	37	---	---	---	64
Leslie Mozart	27	37	---	---	---	64
Gerald Newhart	27	37	---	---	---	64
Norm Briseno	---	---	25	36	2	63
Rex Hauer	---	---	24	33	2	59
Tre Flaherty	24	34	---	---	---	58
Korey Fichialos	---	---	19	23	15	57
Les Peebles	---	---	21	34	2	57
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	25	30	1	56
J.R. Robbins	---	---	21	30	2	53
Kaden Montalvo	16	23	---	---	10	49
Alvin Lindsay	21	26	---	---	---	47
Camden Cox	---	---	21	22	2	45
Adrian Gillooly	---	---	19	24	---	43
J.C. Miceli	---	---	8	18	16	42
Demetrius Dodge	19	21	---	---	---	40
Ruben Ellis	---	---	15	19	3	37
Wyatt Ginn	9	8	---	---	16	33
Trevor Davis	2	8	---	---	20	30
Leslie Johnston	8	15	---	---	5	28
Wyatt Wolf	---	---	4	5	18	27
Melvin Craig	---	---	11	14	2	27
Manuel Terhorst	---	---	5	15	5	25
Keith Phillips	1	3	---	---	20	24
Nathan Madrid	---	---	7	12	1	20
Chris Terry	0	0	---	---	20	20
Wayne Carter	9	7	---	---	---	16
Marcus Szypulski	---	---	4	1	5	10
Asher Marsh	---	---	1	6	1	8
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ed Demyan	---	---	4	2	---	6
Raymond Horner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ben Humphries	0	0	---	---	6	6
Korey Dacosta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derrick Shapiro	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Foster	---	---	0	0	4	4
T.J. Murray	0	3	---	---	---	3
Andre Quintana	0	0	---	---	---	0
Drew Lawrence	---	---	0	0	---	0
Leo Kehl	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mickey Van Pelt	26	36	---	---	16	78
Efrain Barrett	21	30	---	---	20	71
Kent Edwards	26	36	---	---	5	67
J.C. Chandler	26	36	---	---	4	66
Thomas Roberson	---	---	27	37	2	66
Marco Hastings	---	---	27	37	2	66
Silas Kernbach	---	---	27	37	2	66
Jaylen Bode	26	35	---	---	4	65
Bubba Duffy	26	36	---	---	---	62
Ricky Horn	26	36	---	---	---	62
Jumbo Shepherd	26	36	---	---	---	62
Cody Morrish	26	36	---	---	---	62
Roderick Austin	26	36	---	---	---	62
Lawrence Andersen	---	---	25	33	2	60
Antoine Stokes	---	---	24	31	2	57
Joey Finley	---	---	14	23	19	56
Malik Torbor	---	---	17	23	15	55
Tyrus Ybarra	---	---	23	28	2	53
Jorge Santana	---	---	23	27	2	52
Johnny Reynolds	---	---	19	27	1	47
Alexander Gonzalez	14	25	---	---	4	43
Francisco Reid	---	---	18	22	1	41
Jacob Apple	---	---	12	20	9	41
Jake Cox	---	---	9	16	15	40
Hector Packer	---	---	10	19	5	34
Benjamin Ripken	9	4	---	---	20	33
Leon Wetzel	---	---	12	20	1	33
Amari Brosseau	---	---	7	2	9	18
Caiden Taylor	4	3	---	---	11	18
Oliver Morton	0	1	---	---	16	17
Devonte Fenton	0	0	---	---	16	16
Kenny Castagnola	---	---	3	5	4	12
Mario Conley	4	4	---	---	---	8
J.R. St. Amal	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dale Irving	0	0	---	---	6	6
Devante Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gerald Desrosiers	0	6	---	---	---	6
Amos Mullenaux	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dixon Ward	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brandon Courage	---	---	0	0	2	2
Taylor Krieger	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tyrone Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
K.C. Conway	---	---	0	0	---	0
Herman Milam	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norbert Atcherson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	13	70	5.4
Right	9	48	5.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	16	52	3.3
Right	7	70	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Floyd McCrory	34	23	5	1	3	3	3	4	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubba Duffy	33	23	3	1	1	4	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	35	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	104	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	64	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	45	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	105	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	144	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demetrius Dodge	11	4	2	30	0	21
WR Tre Flaherty	8	6	1	70	1	34
WR Bart Mandzuk	7	5	0	44	1	37
TE Alvin Lindsay	3	3	0	49	1	26
TE Leslie Johnston	2	2	0	27	1	15
WR Wayne Carter	1	1	0	21	1	7
TE T.J. Murray	1	1	0	2	0	3
RB Kaden Montalvo	1	1	0	5	0	23

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mickey Van Pelt	10	6	0	76	1	36
WR Kent Edwards	10	8	0	114	2	36
RB Jaylen Bode	10	8	0	70	0	35
TE Efrain Barrett	1	1	0	3	0	30
WR Mario Conley	1	0	1	0	0	4
WR Alexander Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kaden Montalvo	1	0	0.00	3.92
Wyatt Ginn	1	4	4.00	0.00
Demetrius Dodge	1	12	12.00	10.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jaylen Bode	6	23	3.83	5.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Floyd McCrory	3	3	24	8.00	7.29

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubba Duffy	6	4	27	4.50	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE T.J. Murray	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Tre Flaherty	1	1	14	14.00	8.75
WR Demetrius Dodge	1	1	8	8.00	2.73

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kent Edwards	3	2	11	3.67	11.40
WR Mickey Van Pelt	2	1	6	3.00	7.60
RB Jaylen Bode	1	1	10	10.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kaden Montalvo	2	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jaylen Bode	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Floyd McCrory	10	10	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubba Duffy	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tre Flaherty	3	3	2
TE Leslie Johnston	2	2	1
WR Bart Mandzuk	2	2	1
RB Kaden Montalvo	1	1	0
TE Alvin Lindsay	1	1	1
WR Demetrius Dodge	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mickey Van Pelt	3	2	1
RB Jaylen Bode	2	0	0
WR Kent Edwards	1	1	0
WR Mario Conley	1	0	0
WR Alexander Gonzalez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)