National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
New England 42,
Houston 14
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, December 10, 2012
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 59°
Head Official: Terry McAulay
Attendance: 68756
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 59°
Head Official: Terry McAulay
Attendance: 68756
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| New England | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 9:27 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 7 - Houston 0 Aaron Hernandez 7 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 2:49 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 14 - Houston 0 Brandon Lloyd 37 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 11:01 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 21 - Houston 0 Aaron Hernandez 4 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:49 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 28 - Houston 0 Donte Stallworth 63 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 6:12 | ||
| Houston | TD |
New England 28 - Houston 7 Arian Foster 1 yd. run (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:15 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 35 - Houston 7 Brandon Lloyd fumble recovery in end zone (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 7:23 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 42 - Houston 7 Stevan Ridley 14 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:00 | ||
| Houston | TD |
New England 42 - Houston 14 T.J. Yates 1 yd. run (Shayne Graham kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Houston | New England | |
| 1st Downs | 19 | 27 |
| Rushing | 7 | 9 |
| Passing | 10 | 15 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-14 | 6-12 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 7-49.3 | 5-48.0 |
| Return Yards | 41 | 76 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-1 | 4-50 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 2-39 | 1-7 |
| Int - Returns | 1-1 | 1-19 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-70 | 6-56 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Time of Possession | 29:11 | 30:49 |
| Total Net Yards | 323 | 419 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 70 |
| Average Gain | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 100 | 130 |
| Rushes | 27 | 33 |
| Average/Rush | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Net Yards Passing | 223 | 289 |
| Comp-Att | 21-36 | 21-36 |
| Yards/Pass | 5.9 | 7.8 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-24 | 1-7 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 6 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 0 | 4 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 2-2 | 6-6 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 3-3-100% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 2-2-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Houston Texans
(11-2)
New England Patriots
(10-3)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Brady | 21/35 | 296 | 4 | 0 |
| R. Mallett | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Foster | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 1 | 15 |
| B. Tate | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 23 |
| J. Forsett | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Yates | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Ridley | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 1 | 14 |
| S. Vereen | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| B. Bolden | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| T. Brady | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| D. Woodhead | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| R. Mallett | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Johnson | 10 | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 25 |
| A. Foster | 6 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 23 |
| L. Jean | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 24 |
| J. Casey | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| O. Daniels | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Posey | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| J. Forsett | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| A. Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Walter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Tate | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| K. Martin | 3 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Lloyd | 9 | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 1 | 37 |
| D. Stallworth | 2 | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 1 | 63 |
| A. Hernandez | 11 | 8 | 58 | 7.2 | 2 | 13 |
| W. Welker | 9 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 25 |
| D. Woodhead | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 18 |
| V. Shiancoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Vereen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| S. Keo | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. McCourty | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| W. Mercilus | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| V. Wilfork | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| J. Joseph | 5 | 1 |
| D. Manning | 3 | 4 |
| W. Mercilus | 2 | 0 |
| T. Dobbins | 2 | 1 |
| J. Watt | 2 | 2 |
| B. Ruud | 2 | 2 |
| G. Quin | 2 | 5 |
| K. Jackson | 1 | 1 |
| B. Harris | 1 | 1 |
| C. Barwin | 1 | 2 |
| D. Sharpton | 1 | 4 |
| B. James | 1 | 5 |
| B. Braman | 0 | 1 |
| A. Smith | 0 | 1 |
| S. Cody | 0 | 2 |
| Q. Demps | 0 | 3 |
| J. Crick | 0 | 4 |
| E. Mitchell | 0 | 5 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| J. Mayo | 6 | 0 |
| D. McCourty | 5 | 0 |
| D. Hightower | 5 | 1 |
| V. Wilfork | 4 | 0 |
| A. Dennard | 4 | 0 |
| S. Gregory | 4 | 0 |
| A. Talib | 3 | 0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 3 | 2 |
| B. Spikes | 1 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 1 | 0 |
| P. Chung | 1 | 1 |
| C. Jones | 1 | 1 |
| M. Cole | 1 | 1 |
| B. Deaderick | 1 | 4 |
| M. Rivera | 0 | 1 |
| T. Wilson | 0 | 1 |
| T. Scott | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| K. Jackson | 1.0 |
| G. Quin | 1.0 |
| W. Mercilus | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| D. Hightower | 2.0 |
| D. McCourty | 1.0 |
| V. Wilfork | 1.0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 1.0 |
| J. Mayo | 1.0 |
| B. Deaderick | 1.0 |
| C. Jones | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| M. Schaub | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| D. Woodhead | 1 |
| S. Ridley | 1 |