New England Patriots
Houston Texans
Stadium
Capacity: 72,220
Inaugurated: 01/01/2002
Broadcast
Announcers
Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
Summary
NE and HOU combined for 643 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, LeGarrette Blount led NE with 44 rushing yards while Ben Tate paced HOU with 102. Through the air, Rob Gronkowski topped NE with 127 receiving yards while Andre Johnson led HOU with 121.
Expected Points Summary
NE
Total3.00
Off17.29
Def-11.24
ST-1.17
HOU
Total-3.00
Off11.24
Def-17.29
ST1.17
Team Stats
Stat
NE
HOU
First Downs
28
19
Rush-Yds-TDs
27-88-2
28-121-4
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
29-41-371-2-1
15-30-272-0-1
Sacked-Yards
1-6
1-8
Net Pass Yards
365
264
Total Yards
453
385
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
0-0
Turnovers
1
1
Penalties-Yards
0-0
2-25
Third Down Conv.
5-12
5-11
Fourth Down Conv.
0-0
0-1
Time of Possession
33:46
26:14
Expected Points Detail
NE
Offense
Pass: 19.74
Rush: -2.45
TO: -4.93
Defense
Pass: -3.97
Rush: -7.27
TO: 2.49
Returns
KO: 3.42
KR: -3.41
P: -0.07
PR: -1.31
FG/XP: 0.20
HOU
Offense
Pass: 3.97
Rush: 7.27
TO: -2.49
Defense
Pass: -19.74
Rush: 2.45
TO: 4.93
Returns
KO: 3.41
KR: -3.42
P: 1.31
PR: 0.07
FG/XP: -0.20
Officials
Referee
Peter Morelli
Umpire
Richard Hall
Head Linesman
Dana McKenzie
Line Judge
Carl Johnson
Back Judge
Dale Shaw
Side Judge
Rob Vernatchi
Field Judge
Jon Lucivansky
Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
NE
HOU
First Downs
28
19
Rush-Yds-TDs
27-88-2
28-121-4
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
29-41-371-2-1
15-30-272-0-1
Sacked-Yards
1-6
1-8
Net Pass Yards
365
264
Total Yards
453
385
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
0-0
Turnovers
1
1
Penalties-Yards
0-0
2-25
Third Down Conv.
5-12
5-11
Fourth Down Conv.
0-0
0-1
Time of Possession
33:46
26:14
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Texans
Ben Tate 8 yard rush (Randy Bullock kick)
0-7
—
Texans
Randy Bullock 43 yard field goal
0-10
—
Patriots
Rob Gronkowski 23 yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
7-10
2
Texans
Ben Tate 20 yard rush (Randy Bullock kick)
7-17
3
Patriots
James Develin 1 yard rush (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
14-17
—
Patriots
Shane Vereen 9 yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
21-17
—
Texans
Case Keenum 5 yard rush (Randy Bullock kick)
21-24
4
Patriots
LeGarrette Blount 7 yard rush (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
28-24
—
Texans
Ben Tate 10 yard rush (Randy Bullock kick)
28-31
—
Patriots
Stephen Gostkowski 53 yard field goal
31-31
—
Patriots
Stephen Gostkowski 53 yard field goal
34-31