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TEXANS 31 - BRONCOS 13
RELIANT STADIUM • DECEMBER 13, 2007
ATTENDANCE: 70,747
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT FINAL
HOUSTON TEXANS 7 3 7 14 0 31
DENVER BRONCOS 0 6 7 0 0 13
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Rosenfels 5 yd. run (Brown kick)
Elam 41 yd. FG
Brown 41 yd. FG
Elam 47 yd. FG
Dayne 6 yd. run (Brown kick)
Scheffler 12 yd. pass from Cutler (Elam kick)
A. Johnson 4 yd. pass from Rosenfels (Brown kick)
Leach 1 yd. run (Brown kick)
TEXANS
broncos
First Downs 21 20
Total Net Yards 358 308
Net Yards Rushing 158 72
Net Yards Passing 200 236
(Att/Comp/Int) 27-16-1 39-27-0
Punts-Average 3-37.7 3-36.7
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Sacks-Yards 5-18 0-0
Penalties-Yards 5-25 5-25
Time of Possession 30:26 29:34
RUSHING: Walker 13-66; Dayne 11-67, 1
TD; Rosenfels 4-3, 1 TD; Walter 2-21; Leach
1-1, 1 TD.
BRONCOS- Henry 10-27; Young 8-34; Cutler
2-11.
PASSING: TEXANS- Rosenfels 16-27, 200
yards, 1 INT, 1 TD. BRONCOS- Cutler 27-39,
254 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: TEXANS- A. Johnson 6-86, 1 TD;
Daniels 3-53; Walter 3-32; Davis 1-20; Dayne
1-4; Leach 1-3; Walker 1-2.
BRONCOS- Marshall 11-107; Scheffler 7-100,
1 TD; Young 5-8; Walker 2-20; Martinez 1-17;
Graham 1-2.
Summ a ry
In their first nationally televised, prime-time game of the year, the Houston Texans (7-7) defeated the Denver Broncos
31-13 at Reliant Stadium. QB Sage Rosenfels started a second consecutive game for an injured QB Matt Schaub.
Rosenfels put the Texans ahead early when he capped a 69-yard drive with a five-yard touchdown run on the opening
drive. The Broncos got to the Houston 13 early in the second quarter, but a penalty and a pass for a loss of five yards
forced third-and-20. S Will Demps knocked QB Jay Cutler’s pass down in the end zone and Denver settled for a 41-
yard field goal by K Jason Elam that made it 7-3. WR André Davis opened the Texans’ ensuing drive with a 50-yard
kickoff return and a 20-yard reception. Houston capped the drive with a 41-yard field goal by K Kris Brown to give the
Texans a 10-3 lead midway through the second quarter. Denver responded with Elam booting in a 47-yard field goal to
make the score 10-6 at halftime. In the third quarter, DE Mario Williams sacked Cutler to force a fourth down and the
Broncos went for it, but the pass fell short, giving Houston the ball. RB Ron Dayne, who didn’t start because of a sore
ankle, scored on a six-yard run on the ensuing drive to push Houston’s lead to 17-6. TE Tony Scheffler caught a short
pass from Cutler and leaped for a touchdown in the final minute of the third quarter for Denver to make it 17-13. The
fourth quarter began with WR Andre Johnson grabbing a four-yard touchdown reception for his career-high seventh
touchdown of the season, making the score 24-13. Williams then notched his third sack of Cutler, forcing the Broncos to
punt. Williams’ three sacks made him Houston’s career sack leader with 17.5. He has had a sack in a team-record five
straight games and has 13 for the season and nine in the last five games. The Texans stretched the lead to 31-13 when
FB Vonta Leach scored on a 1-yard run with 3:20 remaining. The Texans maintained that lead for the rest of the game to
earn the team’s seventh win of the season, which tied the franchise record for victories.
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