Summary

New England, MA — The New England Patriots successfully defended their home season opener game by defeating the Houston Texans in a 13-38 blowout.

Even without their starting WR due to a 4 game suspension, Julian Edelman, Tom Brady was able to maneuver through with a depleted receiving corps of Chris Hogan, Cordarrelle Patterson, Phillip Dorsett, and Chad Hansen. Patterson got injured early in the game after returning a kickoff, so Dorsett stepped up and had the game of his career. Dorsett scorched the Texans secondary with 3 catches for 135 yards and a touchdown.


The biggest takeaway from the game is how the Patriots will move forward without their starting QB. Brady was diagnosed with a torn bicep after getting hit by Texans’ ROLB Jadeveon Clowney while getting rid of the ball early in the 4th quarter. Journeyman Matt Moore stepped up and managed the game.

Coach Sean Nguyen provided his thoughts about the injury during his press conference. “Injuries are part of the game. When it happens, so we have to move forward with the next man up. Matt did a good job, but we’re going to see which back up QB wants to be the man more than the other. Veteran Matt Moore is familiar with the system. Rookie Danny Etling showed promise during the preseason. We’re going to give each guy a chance to carry the team until Brady comes back.”

Houston Texans

SCORE
13
Texans
Team Stats
PENALTIES 6
PENALTY YARDS 37
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 13
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5 - 11 , 45.5%
4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0 - 1 , 0.0%
2 POINT CONVERSIONS 0 - 0 , 0.0%
TRIPS TO RED ZONE 1
RED ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 0
RED ZONE FIELD GOALS 0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 0.0%
DEFENSIVE SACKS 0
DEFENSIVE FORCED FUMBLES 0
DEFENSIVE FORCED FUMBLES RECOVERED 0
Passing
PLAYER QBR COM / ATT PCT YDS TD INT SCK
D.Watson 59.6 15 / 27 55.6 173 0 1 1
Rushing
PLAYER LG TD YDS ATT
D.Watson 2 0 2 1
D.Foreman 40 1 35 5
D.Hopkins 0 0 0 0
L.Miller 17 0 70 14
A.Blue 7 0 5 4
B.Ellington 0 0 0 0
Receiving
PLAYER REC AVG YDS YAC TDS DPS
W.Fuller V 2 13.5 27 27 0 0
D.Hopkins 3 4.0 43 12 0 1
L.Miller 5 2.0 51 10 0 2
A.Blue 3 8.0 36 24 0 0
B.Ellington 2 1.5 16 3 0 1
Kicking
PLAYER FGA FGM AVG LNG 50+ ATT 50+ M XPA XPM XP%
K.Fairbairn 2 2 100.0% 57 1 1 1 1 100.0%
Defense
PLAYER TKL SCK INT FF FFR TD PD
Z.Cunningham 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
A.Colvin 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Cole 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Covington 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Mathieu 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Reid 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Clowney 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Watt 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
K.Webster 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
B.McKinney 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Jackson 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
D.Reader 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Joseph 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
Punting
PLAYER PUNTS BLOCKS YDS AVG IN20 TB LNG
T.Daniel 3 0 126 34.667 0 0 44

New England Patriots

SCORE
38
Patriots
Team Stats
PENALTIES 3
PENALTY YARDS 20
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 11
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4 - 8 , 50.0%
4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0 - 0 , 0.0%
2 POINT CONVERSIONS 0 - 0 , 0.0%
TRIPS TO RED ZONE 4
RED ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 3
RED ZONE FIELD GOALS 1
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 100.0%
DEFENSIVE SACKS 1
DEFENSIVE FORCED FUMBLES 1
DEFENSIVE FORCED FUMBLES RECOVERED 1
Passing
PLAYER QBR COM / ATT PCT YDS TD INT SCK
M.Moore 88.1 2 / 3 66.7 22 0 0 0
T.Brady 150.7 13 / 19 68.4 261 3 0 0
Rushing
PLAYER LG TD YDS ATT
J.Gordon 0 0 0 0
T.Brady 9 0 16 2
C.Hogan 0 0 0 0
D.Allen 12 0 12 1
J.White 11 1 43 16
Receiving
PLAYER REC AVG YDS YAC TDS DPS
J.Gordon 4 3.5 53 14 0 2
P.Dorsett 3 14.3 135 43 1 0
C.Hogan 4 4.8 64 19 1 0
J.White 5 5.2 42 26 1 0
R.Gronkowski 3 6.0 42 18 0 3
C.Patterson 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
Kicking
PLAYER FGA FGM AVG LNG 50+ ATT 50+ M XPA XPM XP%
S.Gostkowski 1 1 100.0% 33 0 0 5 5 100.0%
Defense
PLAYER TKL SCK INT FF FFR TD PD
M.Kendricks 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 2
T.Flowers 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Thomas 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
P.Chung 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
S.Gilmore 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Roberts 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Harmon 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
D.McCourty 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
K.Van Noy 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
N.Grigsby 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Clayborn 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0
D.Hightower 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
D.Rivers 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 0
E.Rowe 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Witherspoon 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Punting
PLAYER PUNTS BLOCKS YDS AVG IN20 TB LNG
R.Allen 3 0 150 43.000 2 1 69