Coverage: CBS
4:25 PM ET, September 23, 2012
Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
Top Performers
Passing: P. Manning (DEN) - 330 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: A. Foster (HOU) - 25 CAR, 105 YDS
Receiving: E. Decker (DEN) - 8 REC, 136 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | HOU | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 13:20 | Matt Schaub Tackled By Elvis Dumervil In End Zone | 0 | 2 | |
| FG | 08:41 | Matt Prater 32 Yd | 0 | 5 | |
| TD | 06:28 | Andre Johnson 60 Yd Pass From Matt Schaub (Shayne Graham Kick) | 7 | 5 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | HOU | DEN | |||
| TD | 10:47 | Arian Foster 3 Yd Pass From Matt Schaub (Shayne Graham Kick) | 14 | 5 | |
| TD | 08:54 | Kevin Walter 52 Yd Pass From Matt Schaub (Shayne Graham Kick) | 21 | 5 | |
| FG | 05:44 | Matt Prater 23 Yd | 21 | 8 | |
| FG | 00:01 | Matt Prater 53 Yd | 21 | 11 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | HOU | DEN | |||
| FG | 09:11 | Shayne Graham 41 Yd | 24 | 11 | |
| TD | 01:33 | Owen Daniels 14 Yd Pass From Matt Schaub (Shayne Graham Kick) | 31 | 11 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | HOU | DEN | |||
| TD | 09:49 | Brandon Stokley 38 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 31 | 18 | |
| TD | 03:00 | Joel Dreessen 6 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 31 | 25 | |
Team Stat Comparison
HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 23 | 24 |
Passing 1st downs | 13 | 14 |
Rushing 1st downs | 7 | 5 |
1st downs from Penalties | 3 | 5 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-14 | 6-17 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 76 |
| Total Yards | 436 | 375 |
| Yards per play | 6.7 | 4.9 |
| Total Drives | 13 | 14 |
| Passing | 284 | 316 |
Comp - Att | 17-30 | 26-52 |
Yards per pass | 9.5 | 6.1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 1-6 | 3-14 |
| Rushing | 152 | 59 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 21 |
Yards per rush | 4.5 | 2.8 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 2-3 | 1-3 |
| Penalties | 9-69 | 7-75 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:40 | 28:20 |
| Houston Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| M. Schaub | 17/30 | 290 | 9.7 | 4 | 1 | 1-6 | 75.7 | 115.3 |
| Team | 17/30 | 284 | 9.5 | 4 | 1 | 1-6 | -- | -- |
| Denver Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| P. Manning | 26/52 | 330 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 3-14 | 56.0 | 83.0 |
| Team | 26/52 | 316 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 3-14 | -- | -- |
| Denver Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| W. McGahee | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| L. Ball | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| R. Hillman | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Team | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Houston Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| K. Walter | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | 52 | 6 | |
| A. Johnson | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | 60 | 4 | |
| L. Jean | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| G. Graham | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| O. Daniels | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 14 | 5 | |
| K. Martin | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| J. Casey | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| A. Foster | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Team | 17 | 290 | 17.1 | 4 | 60 | 28 | |
| Denver Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| E. Decker | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | |
| B. Stokley | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 38 | 6 | |
| J. Dreessen | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | |
| D. Thomas | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 23 | 11 | |
| J. Tamme | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | |
| C. Gronkowski | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| W. McGahee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| L. Ball | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| R. Hillman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| M. Willis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 26 | 330 | 12.7 | 2 | 38 | 51 | |
| Denver Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| W. Woodyard | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| K. Jackson | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Watt | 7 | 6 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Q. Demps | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Cushing | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Joseph | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Manning | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. James | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Mercilus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Barwin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Quin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Nading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| B. Reed | 2 | 0 | .5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Cody | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Alexander | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Jamison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Graham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. McCain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Keo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Forsett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Weeks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 60 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| Denver Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| R. Moore | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Adams | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Dumervil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| K. Vickerson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Bannan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wolfe | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Harris | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Porter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Unrein | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mays | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Tamme | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Woodyard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Brooking | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Irving | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 62 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Casey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| O. Bolden | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| J. Leonhard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Houston Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| T. Holliday | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Denver Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Leonhard | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| E. Decker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Houston Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Graham | 1/1 | 100.0 | 41 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 41 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Denver Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Prater | 3/3 | 100.0 | 53 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 53 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Houston Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Jones | 5 | 271 | 54.2 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Team | 5 | 271 | 54.2 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Denver Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Colquitt | 8 | 379 | 47.4 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
| Team | 8 | 379 | 47.4 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
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