National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
New England 41,
Houston 28
When: 4:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 13, 2013
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 51°
Head Official: Tony Corrente
Attendance: 68756
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 51°
Head Official: Tony Corrente
Attendance: 68756
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Houston | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| New England | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 13:57 | ||
| Houston | FG |
New England 0 - Houston 3 Shayne Graham 27 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 1:28 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 7 - Houston 3 Shane Vereen 1 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 10:16 | ||
| New England | FG |
New England 10 - Houston 3 Stephen Gostkowski 37 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 3:38 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 17 - Houston 3 Shane Vereen 8 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:15 | ||
| Houston | TD |
New England 17 - Houston 10 Arian Foster 1 yd. run (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Houston | FG |
New England 17 - Houston 13 Shayne Graham 55 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 11:30 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 24 - Houston 13 Stevan Ridley 8 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 1:21 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 31 - Houston 13 Brandon Lloyd 5 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 13:07 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 38 - Houston 13 Shane Vereen 33 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 11:35 | ||
| Houston | TD |
New England 38 - Houston 20 DeVier Posey 25 yd. pass from Matt Schaub (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 5:11 | ||
| Houston | TD |
New England 38 - Houston 28 Arian Foster 1 yd. pass from Matt Schaub (Andre Johnson pass from Matt Schaub) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:14 | ||
| New England | FG |
New England 41 - Houston 28 Stephen Gostkowski 38 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Houston | New England | |
| 1st Downs | 25 | 24 |
| Rushing | 5 | 8 |
| Passing | 19 | 15 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-15 | 6-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 5-36.4 | 5-52.8 |
| Return Yards | 247 | 57 |
| Punts-Returns | 3-17 | 1-0 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 5-230 | 3-51 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-20 | 5-56 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 31:24 | 28:36 |
| Total Net Yards | 425 | 457 |
| Total Plays | 75 | 65 |
| Average Gain | 5.7 | 7.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 91 | 122 |
| Rushes | 23 | 24 |
| Average/Rush | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| Net Yards Passing | 334 | 335 |
| Comp-Att | 34-51 | 25-40 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.4 | 8.2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-9 | 1-9 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 5 |
| Rushing | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| Field Goals | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-3-67% | 4-6-67% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 3-3-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Houston Texans
(13-5)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Schaub | 34/51 | 343 | 2 | 1 |
New England Patriots
(13-4)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Brady | 25/40 | 344 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Ridley | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 1 | 23 |
| S. Vereen | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 1 | 22 |
| D. Woodhead | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Brady | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Johnson | 11 | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 22 |
| O. Daniels | 15 | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 0 | 24 |
| A. Foster | 9 | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 1 | 28 |
| D. Posey | 5 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 25 |
| J. Casey | 6 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
| K. Walter | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| G. Graham | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| L. Jean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Welker | 13 | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 0 | 47 |
| A. Hernandez | 9 | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 0 | 40 |
| S. Vereen | 6 | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 2 | 33 |
| B. Lloyd | 9 | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 1 | 8 |
| S. Ridley | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| R. Gronkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| R. Ninkovich | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| J. Joseph | 3 | 2 |
| D. Manning | 3 | 3 |
| C. Barwin | 3 | 4 |
| B. Harris | 2 | 0 |
| K. Jackson | 2 | 2 |
| B. Ruud | 2 | 3 |
| B. James | 2 | 9 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 0 |
| A. Ball | 1 | 0 |
| B. Reed | 1 | 2 |
| S. Keo | 1 | 3 |
| E. Mitchell | 1 | 3 |
| J. Watt | 1 | 3 |
| G. Quin | 1 | 4 |
| W. Mercilus | 0 | 1 |
| J. Crick | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| A. Talib | 9 | 1 |
| D. McCourty | 6 | 1 |
| S. Gregory | 6 | 4 |
| J. Mayo | 5 | 2 |
| B. Spikes | 4 | 2 |
| T. Wilson | 2 | 1 |
| A. Dennard | 2 | 1 |
| D. Hightower | 2 | 1 |
| R. Ninkovich | 2 | 2 |
| V. Wilfork | 2 | 3 |
| J. Francis | 1 | 0 |
| B. Deaderick | 1 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 1 | 0 |
| T. Scott | 1 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 1 | 1 |
| K. Love | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Mayo | 2.0 |
| D. Hightower | 1.0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 1.0 |