The New England Patriots beat the Houston Texans 25-22 on Oct 10, 2021 at Reliant Stadium.
Final · Reliant Stadium
Top performers
- Mac Jones threw for 231 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Patriots.
- Damien Harris ran for 58 yards on 14 carries.
- Davis Mills threw for 312 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Texans.
- Mark Ingram II ran for 41 yards on 16 carries.
New England Patriots box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Harris | 14 | 58 | 1 | 15 |
| Brandon Bolden | 2 | 25 | 0 | 24 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 11 | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Jonnu Smith | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Mac Jones | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 30 | 126 | 1 | 24 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Henry | 6 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 21 |
| Jakobi Meyers | 4 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 24 |
| Nelson Agholor | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 20 |
| Jonnu Smith | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 23 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 15 |
| Brandon Bolden | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 22 | 26 | 222 | 1 | 24 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Dugger | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Phillips | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Jackson | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Judon | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deatrich Wise Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Whaun Bentley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Barmore | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 57 | 34 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Houston Texans box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram II | 16 | 41 | 0 | 8 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 5 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| David Johnson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Davis Mills | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 24 | 67 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Moore | 5 | 5 | 109 | 1 | 67 |
| David Johnson | 5 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 16 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | 15 | 20 | 200 | 1 | 67 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kirksey | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrance Mitchell | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Reid | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavierre Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Cunningham | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Lopez | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Murray | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Hewitt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Martin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 46 | 28 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Patriots · 2021 season · Previous Oct 3, 2021: TB 19, NE 17 · Next Oct 17, 2021: DAL 35, NE 29
- Texans · 2021 season · Previous Oct 3, 2021: HOU 0, BUF 40 · Next Oct 17, 2021: HOU 3, IND 31