Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
 HOU | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
Game Leaders
Davis Mills
· QB
Nick Chubb
· RB
Bo Nix
· QB
J.K. Dobbins
· RB
Team Stats
151st Downs15
9Passing 1st downs11
6Rushing 1st downs2
01st downs from penalties2
6-153rd down efficiency3-17
0-04th down efficiency1-1
61Total Plays72
271Total Yards268
4.4Yards per Play3.7
13Total Drives14
171Passing191
18/37Comp/Att23/40
Play-by-Play
0:00
END GAME
0:00
W.Lutz 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw.Penalty on HST-T.Smith, Defensive Offside, declined.
0:03
Timeout #2 by DEN at 00:03.
0:24
(Shotgun) B.Nix left end to HST 16 for 9 yards (T.Togiai).
0:24
Timeout #3 by HST at 00:24.
0:29
J.Dobbins right guard to HST 25 for 2 yards (A.Al-Shaair).
0:29
Timeout #2 by HST at 00:29.
0:35
J.Dobbins right tackle to HST 27 for 9 yards (C.Bullock).
0:44
(Shotgun) B.Nix scrambles left end ran ob at HST 36 for 25 yards (M.Stewart).
0:50
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass short left to R.Harvey pushed ob at DEN 39 for 3 yards (C.Bullock).
1:00
T.Townsend punts 55 yards to DEN 28, Center-A.Brinkman. M.Bandy to DEN 36 for 8 yards (J.Hansen).
1:05
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass incomplete short right [Z.Allen].
1:09
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass short left to J.Higgins ran ob at HST 17 for 4 yards.
1:14
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass incomplete short right to C.Kirk.
1:21
J.Crawshaw punts 37 yards to HST 13, Center-M.Fraboni, fair catch by J.Noel.
1:26
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass incomplete short middle to E.Engram.
1:32
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass incomplete short right.
1:32
Timeout #1 by DEN at 01:32.
2:00
(Shotgun) B.Nix left end to 50 for 2 yards (K.Lassiter).
2:00
Two-Minute Warning
2:18
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass short middle to P.Bryant to DEN 48 for 13 yards (M.Stewart).
3:03
J.Dobbins right tackle to DEN 35 for 1 yard (H.To'oTo'o; D.Hunter).
3:45
B.Nix pass short right to J.Dobbins to DEN 34 for -2 yards (A.Al-Shaair).
4:33
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass short right to R.Harvey to DEN 36 for 12 yards (D.Stingley; S.Rankins).
4:40
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass short right to R.Harvey pushed ob at DEN 24 for 4 yards (D.Stingley).
4:49
T.Townsend punts 73 yards to end zone, Center-A.Brinkman, Touchback.
4:53
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass incomplete short right to C.Kirk (Z.Allen).
5:29
N.Chubb up the middle to HST 27 for no gain (T.Hufanga; D.Greenlaw).
6:04
(Shotgun) D.Mills scrambles left end to HST 27 for 7 yards (A.Singleton; T.Hufanga). ** Injury Update: DEN-Q.Robinson has returned to the game.
6:13
J.Crawshaw punts 76 yards to end zone, Center-M.Fraboni, Touchback.
6:19
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass incomplete deep middle to C.Sutton.
6:26
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass incomplete deep right to C.Sutton (M.Stewart).
7:12
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass short right to A.Trautman to DEN 24 for 4 yards (J.Pitre; A.Al-Shaair).
7:24
T.Townsend punts 56 yards to end zone, Center-A.Brinkman, Touchback.
8:06
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass short left to D.Ogunbowale to HST 44 for 2 yards (T.Hufanga).
8:45
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass short left to D.Schultz to HST 42 for 3 yards (R.Moss).
9:26
(Shotgun) W.Marks up the middle to HST 39 for 7 yards (D.Greenlaw; T.Hufanga).
9:46
(Shotgun) N.Chubb left guard to HST 46 for 10 yards (K.Abrams-Draine; D.Tillman).PENALTY on HST-X.Hutchinson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HST 42.
9:46
Official Timeout at 09:46.
9:57
J.Crawshaw punts 58 yards to HST 20, Center-M.Fraboni. J.Noel pushed ob at HST 26 for 6 yards (J.Elliss). PENALTY on DEN-J.Skinner, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HST 26.
10:02
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass incomplete short left to E.Engram.
10:09
(Shotgun) B.Nix pass incomplete deep middle to P.Bryant (D.Stingley).
10:43
(Shotgun) J.Dobbins left guard to DEN 22 for 2 yards (A.Al-Shaair).
10:53
T.Townsend punts 49 yards to DEN 8, Center-A.Brinkman. M.Bandy to DEN 20 for 12 yards (T.Smith; J.Smith).
10:58
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass incomplete deep middle to C.Kirk.
11:02
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass incomplete short left to W.Marks. Penalty on HST-C.Kirk, Illegal Shift, declined.
11:02
(Shotgun) PENALTY on HST, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at HST 48 - No Play.
11:10
D.Mills pass incomplete deep left to N.Collins (T.Hufanga).
11:50
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass short right to D.Schultz to HST 48 for 14 yards (J.Strnad).
12:23
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass short left to D.Schultz to HST 34 for 5 yards (R.Moss).
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