2006 · Week 15
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
Dec 17, 2006 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New England Patriots blew out Houston Texans 40–7. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Patriots (85%). Patriots improve to 10-4; Texans fall to 4-10. Tom Brady paced the offense with 109 passing yards and 2 TDs; 2 rushing yards. Texans turned it over 4 times to Patriots's 0.
Team stats
| HOU | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 14 |
| 232 | Total yards | 234 |
| 127 | Passing yards | 129 |
| 105 | Rushing yards | 105 |
| 16/28 | Comp / Att | 19/27 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 16/28 | 127 | 0 | 4 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 18 | 94 | 1 |
| Wali Lundy | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Wali Lundy | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 16/23 | 109 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Cassel | 3/4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 20 | 61 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| Heath Evans | 8 | 24 | 0 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 4 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |