Week 7, 2027

played in New England, MA

53 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	0	11	-	21
New England Patriots	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 HOU - Lincoln Shull 18 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
1Q: 02:10 NED - Burt Aiton 11 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 12:42 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 32 field goal
2Q: 08:32 NED - Abraham Small 8 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 05:16 NED - Burt Aiton 5 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 09:04 NED - Braden Dell 17 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 03:25 HOU - Sawyer Simmons 10 pass from Oliver Hutton (Oliver Hutton pass to Ivan Rodriguez for conversion)
4Q: 00:27 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 HOU - Lincoln Shull 18 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
1Q: 02:10 NED - Burt Aiton 11 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 12:42 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 32 field goal
2Q: 08:32 NED - Abraham Small 8 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 05:16 NED - Burt Aiton 5 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 09:04 NED - Braden Dell 17 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 03:25 HOU - Sawyer Simmons 10 pass from Oliver Hutton (Oliver Hutton pass to Ivan Rodriguez for conversion)
4Q: 00:27 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 54 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 1-6 4-2
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 316 385
- Offensive Plays 67 54
- Yards per Play 4.72 7.13
Net Rushing Yards 105 156
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 5.25 4.73
Net Passing Yards 211 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 29 - 0 20 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 230 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 1/1
- Yards per Pass Play 4.49 10.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 2/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 5.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 12/67 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 5/107 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:35 28:25

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	1-6	4-2
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	316	385
- Offensive Plays	67	54
- Yards per Play	4.72	7.13
Net Rushing Yards	105	156
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	5.25	4.73
Net Passing Yards	211	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 29 - 0	20 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	230	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	1/1
- Yards per Pass Play	4.49	10.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	2/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	5.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	12/67	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	5/107	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:35	28:25

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:40	4:53	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
1	2:04	4:29	OWN 27	10	58	Field Goal
2	8:24	1:37	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	4:08	3:34	OWN 22	8	31	Punt
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
3	10:38	2:56	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
3	5:06	3:15	OWN 26	6	11	Punt
4	13:46	1:36	OWN 5	3	-4	Punt
4	8:55	5:38	OWN 32	14	68	Touchdown
4	2:00	1:41	OWN 32	7	31	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:20	OWN 24	7	42	Downs
1	5:47	3:43	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
2	12:35	4:11	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	6:47	2:39	OWN 3	6	26	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	2	9	Half
3	12:30	1:52	OWN 45	4	15	Punt
3	7:42	2:36	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	1:51	3:05	OWN 21	6	30	Punt
4	12:10	3:15	OPP 41	6	41	Touchdown
4	3:17	1:17	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Oliver Hutton, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ivan Rodriguez	15	81	5.40	27	2
Oliver Hutton	3	22	7.33	11	1
Roman Gomez	2	2	1.00	4	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Burt Aiton	25	123	4.92	13	5	2
Abraham Small	5	18	3.60	8	0	1
Dakota Walburn	3	15	5.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Hutton	43	29	230	4/19	2	26	0	96.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	20	17	230	1/1	1	30	0	131.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sawyer Simmons	7	10	58	8.29	28	23	1
WR Brad Kirk	5	7	16	3.20	0	6	0
TE Lincoln Shull	5	5	39	7.80	3	18	1
WR Eugene Caldwell	4	5	55	13.75	25	26	0
RB Ivan Rodriguez	4	5	18	4.50	7	12	0
TE Brad Walker	2	8	33	16.50	19	26	0
FB Caden Moose	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Roman Gomez	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Braden Dell	5	5	89	17.80	43	30	1
RB Abraham Small	4	4	33	8.25	25	18	0
RB Burt Aiton	3	4	45	15.00	32	25	0
TE Elijah Redman	2	3	32	16.00	24	21	0
WR Matt Merkerson	2	2	26	13.00	10	19	0
WR Amos Herrmann	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roman Gomez	1	0	0	0
Oliver Hutton	0	1	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Anthony Harmon	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Kopp	6	278	46.3	39.7	61	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	4	171	42.8	36.8	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrell Fleming	2/2	1/1	1/1	54	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Weber	1	4	4.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Soprano	5	107	21.4	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lester Fulcher	10	2	0.0	31	20
OLB Teddy Whalen	7	3	0.0	19	16
S Lewis McKinley	6	1	0.0	33	21
DT Lincoln Pepper	4	1	0.0	33	19
CB Vernon Soprano	4	0	0.0	32	20
OLB Horace Foster	3	2	0.0	18	5
DE Tracy Forbes	3	0	0.0	23	15
OLB Phil Milliken	2	2	0.0	13	13
S Maxwell Frederick	2	0	0.0	12	13
S Wendell Boling	2	0	0.0	19	8
DE Glen Patterson	1	0	1.0	3	6
CB Larry Knight	1	2	0.0	31	21
CB Lamar McKenzie	1	0	0.0	6	4
DE Jonah Duffy	0	1	0.0	33	20
CB Reginald Lester	0	1	0.0	20	6

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Travis Lechler	8	2	0.0	20	47
ILB Randall Bonk	7	2	0.0	20	41
S Elias Eyrich	5	1	0.0	18	35
OLB Heath Cote	4	1	0.0	14	25
ILB Cary Schneider	4	1	0.0	6	19
CB Leonardo Trabosh	3	3	0.0	13	31
S Arnie Gillette	3	0	0.0	12	32
DE Sammie Sherman	2	2	1.5	16	28
OLB Carl Houston	2	0	1.5	6	22
DT Craig Harris	2	0	1.0	8	18
S Jason Burns	2	2	0.0	10	29
CB Riley Nixon	2	1	0.0	11	25
CB Anthony Harmon	2	0	0.0	19	39
DT Salvador Terrell	1	1	0.0	10	23
DE Tucker Allen	1	1	0.0	12	25
DE Brenden Rosas	1	0	0.0	3	15
OLB Amari Rodriguez	1	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Warren Mitchell	1	0	0.0	0	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glen Patterson	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Jonah Duffy	0.0	0	1	0	20

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sammie Sherman	1.5	0	0	1	28
OLB Carl Houston	1.5	0	0	0	22
DT Craig Harris	1.0	0	0	1	18
OLB Travis Lechler	0.0	1	0	0	47
DE Brenden Rosas	0.0	0	3	1	15
ILB Randall Bonk	0.0	0	0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lester Fulcher	4	0	20
OLB Teddy Whalen	4	0	16
S Lewis McKinley	3	0	21
CB Vernon Soprano	1	1	20
CB Larry Knight	1	0	21
CB Lamar McKenzie	1	0	4
DE Tracy Forbes	1	0	15
S Maxwell Frederick	1	0	13
S Wendell Boling	1	0	8

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Travis Lechler	7	1	47
S Elias Eyrich	4	0	35
ILB Randall Bonk	3	1	41
S Arnie Gillette	3	0	32
OLB Heath Cote	2	1	25
CB Anthony Harmon	2	0	39
S Jason Burns	2	0	29
OLB Amari Rodriguez	1	1	6
CB Riley Nixon	1	1	25
DE Brenden Rosas	1	0	15
CB Leonardo Trabosh	1	0	31
OLB Warren Mitchell	1	0	5
DE Sammie Sherman	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Caden Jones	3	7	20	0	47
Eugene Ramsey	1	3	20	0	47
Antonio Wiggins	1	2	20	1	47
Caden Moose	0	2	7	2	7
Santiago McCormick	0	2	20	0	47
Drew Stansberry	0	1	20	1	47

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jose Berkebile	6	8	2	33	0	21
Brady Wheeler	4	9	0	33	1	21
Conner Goldsmith	2	7	0	33	0	21
Braden Dell	1	2	0	33	0	20
Myles Richmond	1	2	0	33	0	21
Elijah Redman	1	1	0	10	0	13
Rico Hoskins	0	1	0	33	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
R.J. Weber	1	15
Maxwell Frederick	1	13
Lincoln Pepper	1	11
Brad Walker	1	11
Caden Jones	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Hines	4	9
Amari Rodriguez	1	21
Jason Burns	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Caden Jones	20	47	---	---	8	75
Drew Stansberry	20	47	---	---	8	75
Antonio Wiggins	20	47	---	---	8	75
Santiago McCormick	20	47	---	---	8	75
Eugene Caldwell	20	47	---	---	1	68
Eugene Ramsey	20	47	---	---	---	67
Oliver Hutton	20	47	---	---	---	67
Sawyer Simmons	19	47	---	---	1	67
Brad Walker	14	40	---	---	11	65
Lincoln Pepper	---	---	33	19	11	63
Vernon Soprano	---	---	32	20	10	62
Ivan Rodriguez	16	42	---	---	---	58
Lewis McKinley	---	---	33	21	1	55
Jonah Duffy	---	---	33	20	---	53
Larry Knight	---	---	31	21	---	52
Lester Fulcher	---	---	31	20	---	51
Phil Milliken	---	---	13	13	20	46
Tracy Forbes	---	---	23	15	---	38
Maxwell Frederick	---	---	12	13	13	38
Teddy Whalen	---	---	19	16	---	35
Brad Kirk	11	23	---	---	---	34
Monty Cannida	---	---	25	9	---	34
Lincoln Shull	9	24	---	---	---	33
Caden Moose	7	7	---	---	16	30
Wendell Boling	---	---	19	8	---	27
Reginald Lester	---	---	20	6	---	26
Brayden Heaton	---	---	8	14	4	26
Horace Foster	---	---	18	5	---	23
Lamar McKenzie	---	---	6	4	13	23
Richie Chesher	0	0	---	---	22	22
Pat Crockett	0	0	---	---	18	18
R.J. Weber	0	0	---	---	15	15
Roman Gomez	4	5	---	---	5	14
Glen Patterson	---	---	3	6	4	13
Andre Clemmons	0	0	---	---	13	13
Erick Gomez	---	---	2	1	9	12
Lance Kopp	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hardy Buhner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tyrell Fleming	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tito Collins	---	---	2	0	---	2
Emmitt Perreault	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jorge Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Elkon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter O'Neal	---	---	0	0	---	0
Myles Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Travis Lechler	---	---	20	47	2	69
Arnie Gillette	---	---	12	32	18	62
Leonardo Trabosh	---	---	13	31	18	62
Randall Bonk	---	---	20	41	1	62
Elias Eyrich	---	---	18	35	6	59
Anthony Harmon	---	---	19	39	1	59
Brady Wheeler	33	21	---	---	4	58
Jose Berkebile	33	21	---	---	4	58
Rico Hoskins	33	21	---	---	4	58
Myles Richmond	33	21	---	---	4	58
Dakota Walburn	33	21	---	---	---	54
Conner Goldsmith	33	21	---	---	---	54
Matt Merkerson	31	16	---	---	6	53
Braden Dell	33	20	---	---	---	53
Amos Herrmann	31	21	---	---	---	52
Jason Burns	---	---	10	29	11	50
Sammie Sherman	---	---	16	28	---	44
Elijah Redman	10	13	---	---	20	43
Riley Nixon	---	---	11	25	7	43
Burt Aiton	28	12	---	---	---	40
Heath Cote	---	---	14	25	1	40
Tucker Allen	---	---	12	25	---	37
Robbie Conway	---	---	9	26	2	37
Cary Schneider	---	---	6	19	11	36
Salvador Terrell	---	---	10	23	2	35
Abraham Small	6	9	---	---	20	35
Amari Rodriguez	---	---	3	6	21	30
Carl Houston	---	---	6	22	1	29
Kendrick Young	---	---	8	20	1	29
Dana Ignasiak	16	7	---	---	5	28
Brenden Rosas	---	---	3	15	8	26
Craig Harris	---	---	8	18	---	26
Hector Dawson	7	1	---	---	10	18
Levon Lindsay	0	1	---	---	16	17
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	2	6	6	14
Derrick Hines	1	0	---	---	9	10
Lance Wirth	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marty DeMulling	2	5	---	---	---	7
Warren Mitchell	---	---	0	5	---	5
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	5	5
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	4	4
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cary Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Josue Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Giannino	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	5	53	10.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	92	6.1
Middle	14	64	4.6
Right	3	2	0.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Hutton	43	29	4	2	3	5	3	4	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	20	17	4	0	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	30	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	106	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	68	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	46	15.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	124	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	60	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sawyer Simmons	10	7	1	58	1	47
TE Brad Walker	8	2	2	33	1	40
WR Brad Kirk	7	5	0	16	0	23
WR Eugene Caldwell	5	4	0	55	2	47
RB Ivan Rodriguez	5	4	0	18	0	42
TE Lincoln Shull	5	5	0	39	0	24
RB Roman Gomez	2	1	0	0	0	5
FB Caden Moose	1	1	0	11	0	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Braden Dell	5	5	0	89	2	20
RB Abraham Small	4	4	0	33	0	9
RB Burt Aiton	4	3	0	45	1	12
TE Elijah Redman	3	2	0	32	1	13
WR Amos Herrmann	2	1	1	5	0	21
WR Matt Merkerson	2	2	0	26	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Oliver Hutton	1	9	9.00	7.33
Ivan Rodriguez	1	5	5.00	5.40

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Burt Aiton	3	23	7.67	4.92
Abraham Small	1	8	8.00	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Hutton	6	4	32	5.33	5.35

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	1	1	17	17.00	11.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sawyer Simmons	3	2	13	4.33	5.80
TE Brad Walker	1	0	0	0.00	4.13
WR Eugene Caldwell	1	1	1	1.00	11.00
TE Lincoln Shull	1	1	18	18.00	7.80

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Braden Dell	1	1	17	17.00	17.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ivan Rodriguez	2	2
Oliver Hutton	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Burt Aiton	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	14	9	7

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	4	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sawyer Simmons	4	2	2
TE Brad Walker	3	1	1
WR Brad Kirk	3	2	0
TE Lincoln Shull	2	2	2
FB Caden Moose	1	1	1
WR Eugene Caldwell	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Abraham Small	2	2	0
WR Amos Herrmann	1	0	0
WR Matt Merkerson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)