Houston 35 to New England 9

STATISTICS:

Rushing: Houston - Mason: 7 for 75 yards (10.7 ave, 1 TD), Mostert: 8 for 32 yards (4 ave, 0 TD), Wilson: 5 for 41 yards (8.2 ave, 0 TD), Brown: 8 for 44 yards (5.5 ave, 1 TD), Purdy: 5 for 21 yards (0 TD), Shaheed: 1 for 2 yards (0 TD), McCloud: 1 for 5 yards (0 TD), Demercado: 4 for 14 yards (0 TD)
New England - Stevenson:2 for -1 yards (-0.5 ave, 0 TD), Dowdle:8 for 34 yards (4.3 ave, 0 TD), Strong:10 for 51 yards (5.1 ave, 0 TD), McCaffrey:2 for -1 yards (-0.5 ave, 0 TD), Watson: 5 for 19 yards (0 TD), Flowers: 1 for 3 yards (0 TD), Turpin: 1 for 6 yards (0 TD)

Passing: Houston - Purdy: 11-for-15, 185 yards, 2 TD / 0 INT
Stidham: 0-for-0, 0 yards, 0 TD / 0 INT
New England - Watson: 17-for-28, 182 yards, 0 TD / 0 INT


Receptions: Houston - Moore:2-33yds, Shaheed:0-0yds, McCloud:1-23yds, Atwell:2-51yards, Demercado:3-40yards, Kelce:2-30yds, Johnson:1-8yards, Mason:0-0yds, Mostert:0-0yards, Wilson:0-0yards, Brown:0-0yards
New England - Wilson:6-71yards, Flowers:6-86yds, Turpin:1-0yards, Jefferson:0-0yds, Bateman:1-18yds, Hurst:0-0yards, Alie-Cox:1-1yds, Stevenson:0-0yards, Dowdle:2-6yds, Strong:0-0yards, McCaffrey:0-0yards

Kick Returns: Houston - Shaheed: 2 for 51 yards (26 ave), McCloud: 1 for 25 yards (25 ave)
New England - Turpin: 2 for 104 yards (52 ave), Flowers: 1 for 17 yards (17 ave)

Punt Returns: Houston - Shaheed: 4 for 117 yards (29 ave), Blackshear: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)
New England - Turpin: 1 for 0 yards (0 ave), Flowers: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)

Kickers: Houston - Myers: 0-for-0; New England - Aubrey: 3-for-3
Punters: Houston - Stonehouse: 3-59 ave. (in20:1, blocks:0)
New England - Sanchez: 4-52 ave. (in20:2, blocks:0)

PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Welcome to New England. Following the coin toss, Houston will receive the ball first.

The kick comes to Rashid Shaheed at the 7, returned to 30.
14:53 | 1 and 10 @ 70 (70)... Penalty on Houston.
14:53 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (70)... Jordan Mason runs for 11 yards (1-11yds | 11 ave:8.6).
14:13 | 1 and 10 @ 41 (59)... Raheem Mostert runs for 6 yards (1-6yds | 6 ave:4).
13:45 | 2 and 4 @ 47 (53)... Chase Brown runs for 8 yards (1-8yds | 8 ave:5.8).
13:14 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (45)... Brock Purdy (1-for-1 15 yds | 100%:72) passes complete to Tutu Atwell for 15 yards.
12:46 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Emanuel Wilson runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:8.2).
12:12 | 2 and 6 @ 26 (26)... Jordan Mason runs for 5 yards (2-16yds | 8 ave:8.6).
11:30 | 3 and 1 @ 21 (21)... Jordan Mason runs for 10 yards (3-26yds | 8.7 ave:8.6).
10:50 | 1 and 10 @ 11 (11)... Purdy throws a 11 yard TOUCHDOWN to Emari Demercado!

TOUCHDOWN Houston!! Houston 7 to New England 0

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
10:37 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)...
10:37 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Incomplete pass.
10:22 | 2 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Houston defense gets the sack!
10:08 | 3 and 11 @ 29 (29)... Deshaun Watson (1-for-2 12 yds | 50%:68) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 12 yards.
9:34 | 1 and 10 @ 41 (41)... Deshaun Watson (2-for-3 36 yds | 67%:68) passes complete to Garrett Wilson for 24 yards.
9:00 | 1 and 10 @ 35 (65)... Deshaun Watson (3-for-4 47 yds | 75%:68) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 11 yards.
8:19 | 1 and 10 @ 24 (76)... Incomplete pass.
8:13 | 2 and 10 @ 24 (76)... Rico Dowdle runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:4.7).
7:32 | 3 and 6 @ 20 (80)... Deshaun Watson (4-for-6 57 yds | 67%:68) passes complete to Garrett Wilson for 10 yards.
6:49 | 1 and 10 @ 10 (90)... Pierre Strong runs for 2 yards (1-2yds | 2 ave:5.1).
6:07 | 2 and 8 @ 8 (92)... Rico Dowdle runs for 2 yards (2-6yds | 3 ave:4.7).
5:29 | 3 and 6 @ 6 (94)... Deshaun Watson (5-for-7 60 yds | 71%:68) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 3 yards.
4:47 | 4 and 3 @ 3 (97)...
Here's a 20 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 3 to 7

The kick comes to Rashid Shaheed at the -3, returned to 25.
4:41 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (75)... Jordan Mason runs for 3 yards (4-29yds | 7.3 ave:8.6).
4:06 | 2 and 7 @ 28 (72)... Brock Purdy (3-for-3 39 yds | 100%:72) passes complete to Travis Kelce for 13 yards.
3:23 | 1 and 10 @ 41 (59)... Incomplete pass.
3:14 | 2 and 10 @ 41 (59)... Brock Purdy (4-for-5 47 yds | 80%:72) passes complete to Juwan Johnson for 8 yards.
2:37 | 3 and 2 @ 49 (51)... Jordan Mason runs for 4 yards (5-33yds | 6.6 ave:8.6).
1:55 | 1 and 10 @ 47 (47)... Jordan Mason runs for 6 yards (6-39yds | 6.5 ave:8.6).
1:30 | 2 and 4 @ 41 (41)... Emanuel Wilson runs for 5 yards (2-9yds | 4.5 ave:8.2).
0:53 | 1 and 10 @ 36 (36)... Jordan Mason runs for 36 yards (7-75yds | 10.7 ave:8.6).
TOUCHDOWN Houston!! Houston 14 to New England 3

The kick comes to KaVontae Turpin at the 9, returned to 66.
-1:0-3 | 1 and 10 @ 66 (66)...
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 34 (66)...

End of Quarter 1 (Houston 14 to New England 3)

Pierre Strong runs for 5 yards (2-7yds | 3.5 ave:5.1).
14:28 | 2 and 5 @ 29 (71)... Deshaun Watson runs for 6 yards (1-6yds | 6 ave:4.3).
14:02 | 1 and 10 @ 23 (77)... Pierre Strong runs for 4 yards (3-11yds | 3.7 ave:5.1).
13:34 | 2 and 6 @ 19 (81)... Deshaun Watson runs for 1 yards (2-7yds | 3.5 ave:4.3).
13:02 | 3 and 5 @ 18 (82)... Incomplete pass.
12:55 | 4 and 5 @ 18 (82)...
Here's a 35 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 6 to 14

The kick comes to Ray-Ray McCloud at the 8, returned to 33.
12:47 | 1 and 10 @ 33 (67)... Emanuel Wilson runs for 17 yards (3-26yds | 8.7 ave:8.2).
12:04 | 1 and 10 @ 50 (50)... Chase Brown runs for -3 yards (2-5yds | 2.5 ave:5.8).
11:30 | 2 and 13 @ 47 (53)... New England defense gets the sack!
11:19 | 3 and 19 @ 41 (59)... Incomplete pass.
11:13 | 4 and 19 @ 41 (59)... Ryan Stonehouse punts the ball 59 yards Touchback (59:58)

10:44 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Penalty on New England.
10:44 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Pierre Strong runs for 6 yards (4-17yds | 4.3 ave:5.1).
10:00 | 2 and 4 @ 31 (31)... Deshaun Watson runs for 3 yards (3-10yds | 3.3 ave:4.3).
9:23 | 3 and 1 @ 34 (34)... Deshaun Watson runs for 6 yards (4-16yds | 4 ave:4.3).
8:52 | 1 and 10 @ 40 (40)... Pierre Strong runs for 14 yards (5-31yds | 6.2 ave:5.1).
8:07 | 1 and 10 @ 46 (54)... Rico Dowdle runs for 12 yards (3-18yds | 6 ave:4.7).
7:28 | 1 and 10 @ 34 (66)... Pierre Strong runs for -2 yards (6-29yds | 4.8 ave:5.1).
7:01 | 2 and 12 @ 36 (64)... Deshaun Watson runs for 3 yards (5-19yds | 3.8 ave:4.3).
6:28 | 3 and 9 @ 33 (67)... Houston defense gets the sack!
6:13 | 4 and 17 @ 41 (59)... Rigoberto Sanchez punts the ball 30 yards (30:54)
RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN by puntreturner! (89) Rashid Shaheed returns the ball 89 yards.
TOUCHDOWN Houston!! Houston 21 to New England 6

The kick comes to Zay Flowers at the 3, returned to 20.
5:42 | 1 and 10 @ 20 (20)...
5:42 | 1 and 10 @ 20 (20)... Rico Dowdle runs for -3 yards (4-15yds | 3.8 ave:4.7).
5:12 | 2 and 13 @ 17 (17)... KaVontae Turpin runs for 6 yards (1-6yds | 6 ave:6).
4:33 | 3 and 7 @ 23 (23)... Deshaun Watson (6-for-9 103 yds | 67%:68) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 43 yards.
3:56 | 1 and 10 @ 34 (66)... Pierre Strong runs for 4 yards (7-33yds | 4.7 ave:5.1).
3:13 | 2 and 6 @ 30 (70)... Zay Flowers runs for 3 yards (1-3yds | 3 ave:2).
2:43 | 3 and 3 @ 27 (73)... Deshaun Watson (7-for-10 111 yds | 70%:68) passes complete to Garrett Wilson for 8 yards. TWO-MINUTE WARNING
2:00 | 1 and 10 @ 19 (81)... Deshaun Watson (8-for-11 129 yds | 73%:68) passes complete to Rashod Bateman for 18 yards.
1:20 | 1 and 1 @ 1 (99)... Incomplete pass. Incomplete pass..
1:07 | 2 and 1 @ 1 (99)... Incomplete pass..
0:58 | 3 and 1 @ 1 (99)... Incomplete pass..
0:49 | 4 and 1 @ 1 (99)...
Here's a 18 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 9 to 21

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
0:40 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (70)... Brock Purdy (5-for-7 59 yds | 71%:72) passes complete to D.J. Moore for 12 yards.
0:08 | 1 and 10 @ 42 (58)... Brock Purdy (6-for-8 73 yds | 75%:72) passes complete to Emari Demercado for 14 yards.
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 44 (44)...

End of Quarter 2 (Houston 21 to New England 9)

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
14:53 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Rhamondre Stevenson runs for -2 yards (1--2yds | -2 ave:-0.3).
14:24 | 2 and 12 @ 28 (28)... Penalty on New England.
14:24 | 2 and 22 @ 18 (18)... Rico Dowdle runs for 9 yards (5-24yds | 4.8 ave:4.7).
13:42 | 3 and 13 @ 27 (27)... Deshaun Watson (9-for-15 139 yds | 60%:68) passes complete to Garrett Wilson for 10 yards.
13:17 | 4 and 3 @ 37 (37)... Rigoberto Sanchez punts the ball 60 yards (45:54)
Rashid Shaheed returns the ball 0 yards.
12:55 | 1 and 10 @ 3 (97)... Chase Brown runs for 12 yards (3-17yds | 5.7 ave:5.8).
12:15 | 1 and 10 @ 15 (85)... Chase Brown runs for 6 yards (4-23yds | 5.8 ave:5.8).
11:46 | 2 and 4 @ 21 (79)... Brock Purdy runs for 6 yards (1-6yds | 6 ave:4.8).
11:14 | 1 and 10 @ 27 (73)... Raheem Mostert runs for -1 yards (2-5yds | 2.5 ave:4).
10:45 | 2 and 11 @ 26 (74)... Brock Purdy (7-for-9 90 yds | 78%:75) passes complete to Travis Kelce for 17 yards.
10:08 | 1 and 10 @ 43 (57)... Chase Brown runs for 6 yards (5-29yds | 5.8 ave:5.8).
9:41 | 2 and 4 @ 49 (51)... Brock Purdy runs for -2 yards (2-4yds | 2 ave:4.8).
9:15 | 3 and 6 @ 47 (53)... Incomplete pass.
9:09 | 4 and 6 @ 47 (53)... Ryan Stonehouse punts the ball 53 yards Touchback (56:58)

8:44 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Rhamondre Stevenson runs for 1 yards (2--1yds | -0.5 ave:-0.3).
7:59 | 2 and 9 @ 26 (26)... Pierre Strong runs for 8 yards (8-41yds | 5.1 ave:5.1).
7:18 | 3 and 1 @ 34 (34)... Pierre Strong runs for -2 yards (9-39yds | 4.3 ave:5.1).
6:39 | 4 and 3 @ 32 (32)... Rigoberto Sanchez punts the ball 60 yards (50:54)
Rashid Shaheed returns the ball 0 yards.
6:14 | 1 and 10 @ 8 (92)... Raheem Mostert runs for 7 yards (3-12yds | 4 ave:4).
5:29 | 2 and 3 @ 15 (85)... Brock Purdy runs for 3 yards (3-7yds | 2.3 ave:4.8).
4:58 | 1 and 10 @ 18 (82)... Raheem Mostert runs for 4 yards (4-16yds | 4 ave:4).
4:13 | 2 and 6 @ 22 (78)... Brock Purdy runs for 11 yards (4-18yds | 4.5 ave:4.8).
3:32 | 1 and 10 @ 33 (67)... Raheem Mostert runs for 4 yards (5-20yds | 4 ave:4).
3:06 | 2 and 6 @ 37 (63)... Penalty on Houston.
3:06 | 2 and 16 @ 27 (73)... Brock Purdy runs for 3 yards (5-21yds | 4.2 ave:4.8).
2:26 | 3 and 13 @ 30 (70)... New England defense gets the sack!
2:20 | 4 and 16 @ 27 (73)... Ryan Stonehouse punts the ball 64 yards (58.7:58)
KaVontae Turpin returns the ball 0 yards.
1:56 | 1 and 10 @ 9 (9)... Pierre Strong runs for 12 yards (10-51yds | 5.1 ave:5.1).
1:12 | 1 and 10 @ 21 (21)... Christian McCaffrey runs for -3 yards (1--3yds | -3 ave:-0.3).
0:46 | 2 and 13 @ 18 (18)... Rico Dowdle runs for -2 yards (6-22yds | 3.7 ave:4.7).
0:04 | 3 and 15 @ 16 (16)... Deshaun Watson (10-for-16 147 yds | 63%:68) passes complete to Rico Dowdle for 8 yards.
0:00 | 4 and 7 @ 24 (24)...

End of Quarter 3 (Houston 21 to New England 9)

Rigoberto Sanchez punts the ball 59 yards (52.3:54)
Rashid Shaheed returns the ball 28 yards.
14:31 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (55)... Emanuel Wilson runs for 5 yards (4-31yds | 7.8 ave:8.2).
13:56 | 2 and 5 @ 50 (50)... Brock Purdy (8-for-11 111 yds | 73%:75) passes complete to D.J. Moore for 21 yards.
13:22 | 1 and 10 @ 29 (29)... Chase Brown runs for 6 yards (6-35yds | 5.8 ave:5.8).
12:56 | 2 and 4 @ 23 (23)... Emari Demercado runs for 3 yards (1-3yds | 3 ave:6.3).
12:15 | 3 and 1 @ 20 (20)... Emari Demercado runs for 5 yards (2-8yds | 4 ave:6.3).
11:38 | 1 and 10 @ 15 (15)... Raheem Mostert runs for 4 yards (6-24yds | 4 ave:4).
11:05 | 2 and 6 @ 11 (11)... Emari Demercado runs for 3 yards (3-11yds | 3.7 ave:6.3).
10:34 | 3 and 3 @ 8 (8)... Brown runs 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN
TOUCHDOWN Houston!! Houston 28 to New England 9

The kick comes to KaVontae Turpin at the 8, returned to 55.
10:20 | 1 and 10 @ 55 (55)...
10:20 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (55)... Deshaun Watson (11-for-17 158 yds | 65%:68) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 11 yards.
9:44 | 1 and 10 @ 34 (66)... Rico Dowdle runs for 11 yards (7-33yds | 4.7 ave:4.7).
9:08 | 1 and 10 @ 23 (77)... Deshaun Watson (12-for-18 168 yds | 67%:68) passes complete to Garrett Wilson for 10 yards.
8:35 | 1 and 10 @ 13 (87)... Christian McCaffrey runs for 2 yards (2--1yds | -0.5 ave:-0.3).
8:08 | 2 and 8 @ 11 (89)... Deshaun Watson (13-for-19 174 yds | 68%:68) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 6 yards.
7:41 | 3 and 2 @ 5 (95)... Rico Dowdle runs for 1 yards (8-34yds | 4.3 ave:2).
7:07 | 4 and 1 @ 4 (96)... Going for it on 4th down... incomplete pass.
Ball turned over on downs.
7:07 | 1 and 10 @ 4 (96)... Penalty on Houston.
7:07 | 1 and 12 @ 2 (98)... Emanuel Wilson runs for 10 yards (5-41yds | 8.2 ave:8.2).
6:32 | 2 and 2 @ 12 (88)... Emari Demercado runs for 3 yards (4-14yds | 3.5 ave:6.3).
5:49 | 1 and 10 @ 15 (85)... Chase Brown runs for 1 yards (8-44yds | 5.5 ave:5.8).
5:15 | 2 and 9 @ 16 (84)... Ray-Ray McCloud FUMBLES! New England recovers! On a completion from Brock Purdy (9-for-12 134 yds | 75%:75) to Ray-Ray McCloud for 23 yards prior to the hit that knocked the ball free.
4:35 | 1 and 10 @ (61)...
4:35 | 1 and 10 @ 39 (61)... Deshaun Watson (14-for-21 175 yds | 67%:68) passes complete to Mo Alie-Cox for 1 yards.
4:26 | 2 and 9 @ 38 (62)... Deshaun Watson (15-for-22 173 yds | 68%:68) passes complete to Rico Dowdle for -2 yards.
4:19 | 3 and 11 @ 40 (60)... Incomplete pass.
4:09 | 4 and 11 @ 40 (60)... Going for it on 4th down... incomplete pass.
Ball turned over on downs.
4:09 | 1 and 10 @ 40 (60)... Raheem Mostert runs for 4 yards (7-28yds | 4 ave:4).
3:27 | 2 and 6 @ 44 (56)... Ray-Ray McCloud runs for 5 yards (1-5yds | 5 ave:3).
2:42 | 3 and 1 @ 49 (51)... Brock Purdy (10-for-13 170 yds | 77%:75) passes complete to Tutu Atwell for 36 yards. TWO-MINUTE WARNING
2:00 | 1 and 10 @ 15 (15)... Purdy throws a 15 yard TOUCHDOWN to Emari Demercado!

TOUCHDOWN Houston!! Houston 35 to New England 9

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
1:41 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)...
1:41 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Deshaun Watson (16-for-25 173 yds | 64%:68) passes complete to KaVontae Turpin for 0 yards. TIMEOUT New England (2 left)
1:31 | 2 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Deshaun Watson (17-for-26 182 yds | 65%:55) passes complete to Garrett Wilson for 9 yards. TIMEOUT New England (1 left)
1:21 | 3 and 1 @ 39 (39)... Incomplete pass.
1:13 | 4 and 1 @ 39 (39)... Going for it on 4th down... incomplete pass.
Ball turned over on downs.
1:13 | 1 and 10 @ 39 (39)... Raheem Mostert runs for 4 yards (8-32yds | 4 ave:4). TIMEOUT New England (0 left)
1:08 | 2 and 6 @ 35 (35)... Rashid Shaheed runs for 2 yards (1-2yds | 2 ave:2).
0:26 | 3 and 4 @ 33 (33)... Incomplete pass.
With a huge lead and time running down, Brock Purdy is coming out of the game.

0:00 | 4 and 4 @ 33 (33)...

End of Quarter 4 (Houston 35 to New England 9)

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: ADJUSTMENTS TO WEEKLY UPDATE STATS
Houston Offensive Line Grade (6.7) vs. New England Front Seven (6.2) = 0.5 in the trenches
New England Offensive Line (5.7) vs. Houston Front Seven (6) = -0.3 adjustments to running averages
Houston QB Completion % Impacts (x.1): WR (6.8) + OL (6.7) - New England F7 (6.2) - SEC (6.5) = 0.08
New England QB Completion % Impacts (x.1): WR (6) + OL (5.7) - Houston F7 (6) - SEC (5.9) = -0.02
These adjustments will not always apply completely, such as in cases where QBs have high completion percentages already and get more yard rewards for strong adjustments instead and smaller (7%) percentage boost. Max 15%. WR collective grades increase .5 for 25+ catches in a week IRL in updates. Max OL/F7 difference for RB averages +/- 1.5yd ave.

Houston QB1: update 18-for-28 (64%, 0.08 adj) 255-yds (14.2 ypc) 3/0 | SIM: 11-for-15 (73%) 185-yds (16.8 ypc), 2 TD / 0 INT
New England QB1 update :16-for-23 (70%, -0.02 adj) 168-yds (10.5 ypc) 0/0 | SIM: 17-for-28 (61%) 182-yds (10.7 ypc), 0 TD / 0 INT
Houston RB1: 9-73 (8.6 adj) | SIM: 7-75 (10.7 ave) ; RB2: 13-45 (4 adj) | SIM: 8-32 (4 ave) ; RB3: 7-54 (8.2 adj) | SIM: 5-41 (8.2 ave) ; RB4: 10-53 (5.8 adj) | SIM: 8-44 (5.5 ave)
New England RB1: 1-0 (-0.3 adj) | SIM: 2--1 (-0.5 ave) ; RB2: 5-25 (4.7 adj) | SIM: 8-34 (4.3 ave) ; RB3: 8-43 (5.1 adj) | SIM: 10-51 (5.1 ave) ; RB4: 1-0 (-0.3 adj) | SIM: 2--1 (-0.5 ave)
Houston WR1: 4-20 (5) | S: 2-33yds (16.5) ; WR2: 1-11 (11) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; WR3: 3-30 (10) | S: 1-23yds (23) ; WR4: 3-56 (18.7) | S: 2-51yds (25.5) ; WR5: 5-39 (7.8) | S: 3-40yds (13.3) ; TE1: 5-46 (9.2) | S: 2-30yds (15) ; TE2: - (NAN) | S: 1-8yds (8)
New England WR1: 8-107 (13.4) | S: 6-71yds (11.8) ; WR2: 9-132 (14.7) | S: 6-86yds (14.3) ; WR3: 4-24 (6) | S: 1-0yds (0) ; WR4: 1-0 (0) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; WR5: 4-71 (17.8) | S: 1-18yds (18) ; TE1: 1-0 (0) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; TE2: - (NAN) | S: 1-1yds (1)
RB averages may shift in the game when they use up their weekly update carries, or if any unused TDs later in the game. WR and QB averages per completion are split between both player projections.