2022 · Week 2
Houston Texans at Denver Broncos
Sep 18, 2022 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos beat Houston Texans 16–9. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Broncos (62%). Broncos improve to 1-1; Texans fall to 0-1-1. Russell Wilson led the way with 219 passing yards and 1 TD; 3 rushing yards.
Team stats
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 16 |
| 257 | Total yards | 368 |
| 177 | Passing yards | 219 |
| 80 | Rushing yards | 149 |
| 19/38 | Comp / Att | 14/31 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(5:47) 3-R.Wilson pass short left to 14-C.Sutton for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 3-R.Wilson pass incomplete short left to 14-C.Sutton.
- Q1(5:33) 8-B.McManus 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-17-C.Waitman.
- Q1(2:23) 7-K.Fairbairn 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q2(7:24) 7-K.Fairbairn 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q2(:23) 8-B.McManus 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-17-C.Waitman.
- Q3(8:36) 7-K.Fairbairn 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q4(12:42) 3-R.Wilson pass deep right to 82-E.Saubert for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q48-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-17-C.Waitman.
- Q4(3:41) 8-B.McManus 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-17-C.Waitman. Penalty on HOU-1-T.Smith, Defensive Offside, declined.
Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 19/38 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dameon Pierce | 15 | 69 | 0 |
| Jeff Driskel | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dameon Pierce | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 4 | 9 | 58 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 4 | 10 | 54 | 0 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Chris Moore | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| O.J. Howard | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Brevin Jordan | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 14/31 | 219 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 15 | 75 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 10 | 47 | 0 |
| Montrell Washington | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Beck | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland Sutton | 7 | 11 | 122 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tyrie Cleveland | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Eric Saubert | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Kendall Hinton | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Montrell Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Albert Okwuegbunam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |