2009 · Week 17
New England Patriots at Houston Texans
Jan 3, 2010 · Reliant Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Houston Texans topped New England Patriots 34–27. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Texans only a 41% shot beforehand. Texans improve to 9-7; Patriots fall to 10-6. Matt Schaub was the story of the game with 303 passing yards and 2 TDs; 1 rushing yard.
Team stats
| NE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 27 |
| 331 | Total yards | 447 |
| 257 | Passing yards | 303 |
| 74 | Rushing yards | 144 |
| 25/38 | Comp / Att | 24/39 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 17/26 | 186 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Hoyer | 8/12 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Fred Taylor | 7 | 33 | 2 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 10 | 15 | 103 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 5 | 6 | 75 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Chris Baker | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Sam Aiken | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 24/39 | 303 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Arian Foster | 20 | 119 | 2 |
| Andre Johnson | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Ryan Moats | 4 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Joel Dreessen | 6 | 7 | 81 | 1 |
| Jacoby Jones | 5 | 6 | 65 | 1 |
| Andre Johnson | 6 | 9 | 65 | 0 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Vonta Leach | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Ryan Moats | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Davis | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| David Anderson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |