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Houston Texans
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Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
Date
September 23, 2012
Kickoff
04:25 PM ET
01:25 PM PT
Score
HOU 31 — DEN 25 F

Stadium

Capacity: 76,125

Inaugurated: 01/01/2001

Broadcast

Announcers

Jim Nantz, Phil Simms

Summary

HOU and DEN combined for 620 passing yards and 6 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Arian Foster led HOU with 105 rushing yards while Willis McGahee paced DEN with 36. Through the air, Kevin Walter topped HOU with 73 receiving yards while Eric Decker led DEN with 136.

Expected Points Summary

HOU
Total6.00
Off11.08
Def-6.82
ST1.21
DEN
Total-6.00
Off6.82
Def-11.08
ST-1.21

Team Stats

Stat HOU DEN
First Downs 23 24
Rush-Yds-TDs 34-152-0 21-59-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-30-290-4-1 26-52-330-2-0
Sacked-Yards 1-6 3-14
Net Pass Yards 284 316
Total Yards 436 375
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Turnovers 2 1
Penalties-Yards 9-69 7-75
Third Down Conv. 7-14 6-17
Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 0-0
Time of Possession 31:40 28:20

Expected Points Detail

HOU
Offense
Pass: 18.22
Rush: -6.55
TO: -8.19
Defense
Pass: -12.41
Rush: 4.91
TO: 0.00
Returns
KO: -2.78
KR: 2.67
P: 3.79
PR: -3.25
FG/XP: 0.78
DEN
Offense
Pass: 12.41
Rush: -4.91
TO: 0.00
Defense
Pass: -18.22
Rush: 6.55
TO: 8.19
Returns
KO: -2.67
KR: 2.78
P: 3.25
PR: -3.79
FG/XP: -0.78

Officials

Referee Jerry Frump
Umpire Brian Taylor
Head Linesman Bill Etzler
Line Judge Charles Derrick Jr.
Back Judge Larry Orrico
Side Judge Randal Beesley
Field Judge Randall Weissenhofer

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat HOU DEN
First Downs 23 24
Rush-Yds-TDs 34-152-0 21-59-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-30-290-4-1 26-52-330-2-0
Sacked-Yards 1-6 3-14
Net Pass Yards 284 316
Total Yards 436 375
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Turnovers 2 1
Penalties-Yards 9-69 7-75
Third Down Conv. 7-14 6-17
Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 0-0
Time of Possession 31:40 28:20

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Broncos Safety, Matt Schaub sacked by Elvis Dumervil in end zone. 0-2
Broncos Matt Prater 32 yard field goal 0-5
Texans Andre Johnson 60 yard pass from Matt Schaub (Shayne Graham kick) 7-5
2 Texans Arian Foster 3 yard pass from Matt Schaub (Shayne Graham kick) 14-5
Texans Kevin Walter 52 yard pass from Matt Schaub (Shayne Graham kick) 21-5
Broncos Matt Prater 23 yard field goal 21-8
Broncos Matt Prater 53 yard field goal 21-11
3 Texans Shayne Graham 41 yard field goal 24-11
Texans Owen Daniels 14 yard pass from Matt Schaub (Shayne Graham kick) 31-11
4 Broncos Brandon Stokley 38 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick) 31-18
Broncos Joel Dreessen 6 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick) 31-25

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