	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	0	0	0	0	0
NE	10	0	10	7	27

Game Leaders

Passing Yards

HOU

B. Osweiler24-41, 196 YDS, 1 INT

J. Brissett11-19, 103 YDS

Rushing Yards

HOU

L. Miller21 CAR, 80 YDS

L. Blount24 CAR, 105 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving Yards

HOU

D. Hopkins4 REC, 56 YDS

J. Edelman4 REC, 38 YDS

Win Probability 100%

HOU

NE 100%

HOU

END GAME

Team Stats

Total Yards
- HOU 284
- 282 NE
Turnovers
- HOU 3
- 0 NE
Possession

HOU NE

28:38 31:22
1st Downs
- HOU 19
- 15 NE

Game Information

Coverage: CBS

Foxboro, MA 02035

Line: NE -1.0
Over/Under: 40

Attendance: 66,829

97%

Capacity: 68,756

Referees: Derick Bowers, Terry Brown, Terrence Miles, Terrence Miles, Jeff Rice, Walt Coleman, Kevin Codey, Alan Eck

Brissett plays mistake-free football in win over Texans

play0:52

9/26/2016 Associated Press

Rookie Brissett, Blount lead Patriots past Texans 27-0

Another week, another new quarterback, another win for the New England Patriots.

Scoring Summary

	1	2	3	4	T
Texans	0	0	0	0	0
Patriots	10	0	10	7	27

first Quarter		HOU	NE
	FG 2:07 Stephen Gostkowski 24 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:52	0	3
	TD 1:54 Jacoby Brissett 27 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) 1 play, 22 yards, 0:07	0	10
third Quarter		HOU	NE
	FG 8:19 Stephen Gostkowski 25 Yd Field Goal 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:41	0	13
	TD 5:41 LeGarrette Blount 1 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:31	0	20
fourth Quarter		HOU	NE
	TD 11:00 LeGarrette Blount 41 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:40	0	27

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