2012 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2012 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Houston TexansWinner
31
at
Denver Broncos
25
HOU -1 ✓O 43.5 ✓
Houston Texans 31–25.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
26/52, 330 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-1.1 expected points added · -10.5% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
17/30, 290 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
17.6 expected points added · +3.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 17/30 | 290 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 25 | 105 | 4.2 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Ben Tate | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | -4.1 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Walter | 3 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 21% | 2.7 |
| Andre Johnson | 2 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 14% | 5.7 |
| Lestar Jean | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 4% | 3.6 |
| Garrett Graham | 2 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 14% | 2.1 |
| Owen Daniels | 3 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 18% | 2.3 |
| Keshawn Martin | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 14% | 1.3 |
| James Casey | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11% | -0.6 |
| Arian Foster | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4% | 2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Jackson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.J. Watt | 6 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Cushing | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danieal Manning | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Nading | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brooks Reed | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 26/52 | 330 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Lance Ball | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Decker | 8 | 11 | 136 | 0 | 22% | 6.2 |
| Brandon Stokley | 6 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 12% | 6.2 |
| Joel Dreessen | 2 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 10% | 3.1 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 3 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 22% | -4.7 |
| Jacob Tamme | 3 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 20% | -3.0 |
| Chris Gronkowski | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Willis McGahee | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -1.4 |
| Lance Ball | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6% | -2.8 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
| Matt Willis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahim Moore | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Wolfe | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bannan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Vickerson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Porter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Unrein | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -1
- Closing total
- 43.5
- HOU moneyline
- -116
- DEN moneyline
- +105
Texans closed -1 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 56 — over by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 84°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Jerry Frump
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · DEN 6 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs John Fox