2003 · Week 12
New England Patriots at Houston Texans
Nov 23, 2003 · Reliant Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
New England Patriots held off Houston Texans 23–20. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Patriots (76%). Patriots improve to 9-2; Texans fall to 4-7. Tom Brady paced the offense with 368 passing yards and 2 TDs; 15 rushing yards. Patriots out-gained the opponent 496–182 in total yards.
Team stats
| NE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | First downs | 10 |
| 496 | Total yards | 182 |
| 368 | Passing yards | 93 |
| 128 | Rushing yards | 89 |
| 29/47 | Comp / Att | 10/25 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 29/47 | 368 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 23 | 80 | 0 |
| Patrick Pass | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Cloud | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 8 | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Cloud | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 10/25 | 93 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Domanick Williams | 24 | 69 | 0 |
| Andre Johnson | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Hollings | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Andre Johnson | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 |