Conference Semifinals, 2021

Game MVP: John Benson, Miami Dolphins

played in Houston, TX

58 degrees, fair, calm

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami Dolphins	7	3	3	7	-	20
Houston Texans	3	0	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 HOU - Dan Carpenter 21 field goal
1Q: 00:15 MIA - Winston Booker 18 pass from John Benson (Julian Baxter extra point)
2Q: 04:48 MIA - Julian Baxter 37 field goal
3Q: 01:54 MIA - Julian Baxter 19 field goal
3Q: 01:47 HOU - Stephen Money 93 kickoff return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIA - James Kaiser 23 pass from John Benson (Julian Baxter extra point)
4Q: 04:06 HOU - Chad O'Donnell 4 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 HOU - Dan Carpenter 21 field goal
1Q: 00:15 MIA - Winston Booker 18 pass from John Benson (Julian Baxter extra point)
2Q: 04:48 MIA - Julian Baxter 37 field goal
3Q: 01:54 MIA - Julian Baxter 19 field goal
3Q: 01:47 HOU - Stephen Money 93 kickoff return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIA - James Kaiser 23 pass from John Benson (Julian Baxter extra point)
4Q: 04:06 HOU - Chad O'Donnell 4 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Team Statistics MIA HOU
Record 12-6 11-5-1
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 386 215
- Offensive Plays 73 55
- Yards per Play 5.29 3.91
Net Rushing Yards 166 87
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 4.49 3.78
Net Passing Yards 220 128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 0 30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 138
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.11 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/59 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 4/152
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:37 24:23

Team Statistics	MIA	HOU
Record	12-6	11-5-1
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	386	215
- Offensive Plays	73	55
- Yards per Play	5.29	3.91
Net Rushing Yards	166	87
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	4.49	3.78
Net Passing Yards	220	128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 0	30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	138
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.11	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/59	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	4/152
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:37	24:23

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:11	OWN 25	3	34	Fumble
1	7:19	1:47	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
1	2:36	2:29	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	13:40	4:41	OWN 7	10	45	Punt
2	7:53	3:12	OPP 40	5	20	Field Goal
2	2:44	0:54	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	13:07	1:32	OWN 34	4	30	Fumble
3	10:38	8:51	OWN 14	21	84	Field Goal
3	1:34	1:48	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
4	11:37	3:20	OWN 2	6	33	Punt
4	3:56	3:56	OWN 25	9	19	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:49	6:30	OWN 41	13	55	Field Goal
1	5:32	2:56	OWN 43	6	28	Interception
1	0:07	1:27	OWN 17	4	15	Punt
2	8:59	1:06	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
2	4:41	1:57	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
2	1:50	1:18	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
3	11:35	0:57	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
4	14:46	3:09	OWN 28	6	19	Punt
4	8:17	4:21	OWN 11	11	89	Touchdown

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chad O'Donnell	13	38	2.92	10	1	1
RB Calvin Burgess	7	39	5.57	13	2	0
QB Craig Connell	2	8	4.00	7	0	0
WR K.C. Cox	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Benson	35	24	232	1/12	2	29	0	105.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Craig Connell	30	17	138	2/10	0	21	1	54.6

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shannon Forte	7	10	71	10.14	25	21	0
TE Asher Avila	6	7	44	7.33	30	22	0
WR James Kaiser	4	6	61	15.25	38	29	1
WR Winston Booker	2	5	21	10.50	12	18	1
RB Percy Albriktsen	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	0
TE Cornell Burroughs	2	4	26	13.00	6	18	0
WR Ryan Grant	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Odell Beckham	3	5	10	3.33	0	9
WR Paul Richardson	3	3	26	8.67	6	12
TE Martin McKillop	3	4	31	10.33	7	12
RB Chad O'Donnell	3	5	23	7.67	4	8
WR K.C. Cox	2	3	22	11.00	19	21
RB Calvin Burgess	2	3	18	9.00	15	10
TE Thomas Ford	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
FB Jay Prosch	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Salvador Conway	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Johnson	1	24	24.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Percy Albriktsen	1	1	0
QB John Benson	1	0	0
WR James Kaiser	1	0	0
TE Asher Avila	1	0	0
G Dustin Bernard	0	1	0
S Sergio Dearth	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Calvin Burgess	1	0	0
CB Blaine Newton	0	2	0
TE Thomas Ford	0	1	0
CB Kendrick Lewis	0	0	1
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	0	0	1
ILB Kerry Guyton	0	0	1
CB Stephen Money	0	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.C. McKnight	4	190	47.5	46.5	49	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Johnson	7	376	53.7	48.0	65	4

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julian Baxter	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Johnson	3	40	13.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Burgess	2	4	2.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Johnson	1	27	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Money	4	152	38.0	1

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sergio Dearth	8	1	0.0	23	32
ILB Victor Vendl	7	0	0.0	22	28
OLB Kyle Thomason	6	3	0.0	23	32
CB Andrew Murphy	3	1	0.0	10	22
DE Zane Walters	2	0	1.0	20	32
DT Doug Kabinoff	2	0	1.0	8	14
ILB Will Snyder	2	2	0.0	23	32
ILB Shea McClellin	2	1	0.0	13	10
CB Kevin Johnson	2	1	0.0	23	32
CB Bobby McCain	2	1	0.0	23	32
DT Karl Kosensky	2	0	0.0	14	11
CB Jeremy Koonce	1	1	0.0	1	4
DE Pete Eacho	1	1	0.0	7	5
S Fabian Eby	1	0	0.0	2	12
DT Dean Riley	0	1	0.0	17	24
S Lukas Vance	0	1	0.0	21	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kerry Guyton	8	3	0.0	36	35
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	7	4	0.0	36	35
S Will Fields	7	2	0.0	33	28
OLB Shaun Baumhackl	6	1	0.0	23	22
CB Blaine Newton	5	1	0.0	34	36
CB Richie Cineux	5	0	0.0	28	27
CB Kendrick Lewis	3	2	1.0	27	27
S Jairus Byrd	3	1	0.0	37	36
DE J.J. Watt	3	0	0.0	20	19
OLB Chris McCain	2	1	0.0	13	10
ILB Brian Peters	2	1	0.0	13	10
DE Gage Corson	1	2	0.0	35	35
DE Jake Singleton	1	2	0.0	19	18
DT Clayton McMullen	1	1	0.0	27	24
FB Jay Prosch	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ron Lane	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Stephen Money	1	0	0.0	9	9
S Nicholas Kaplan	1	0	0.0	3	8

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Doug Kabinoff	1.0	0	1	0	14
DE Zane Walters	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Dean Riley	0.0	1	1	0	24
OLB Kyle Thomason	0.0	0	2	0	32
ILB Shea McClellin	0.0	0	1	1	10

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Kendrick Lewis	1.0	0	0	0	27
OLB Shaun Baumhackl	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Gage Corson	0.0	0	1	3	35
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	0	1	0	19

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Victor Vendl	4	0	0	28
CB Andrew Murphy	3	1	0	22
OLB Kyle Thomason	3	0	0	32
CB Bobby McCain	2	0	0	32
CB Jeremy Koonce	1	1	0	4
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	1	32
ILB Shea McClellin	1	0	0	10
S Fabian Eby	1	0	0	12
S Sergio Dearth	1	0	0	32
DT Doug Kabinoff	0	1	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Blaine Newton	5	0	36
CB Richie Cineux	4	3	27
S Jairus Byrd	4	0	36
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	4	0	35
OLB Shaun Baumhackl	2	0	22
ILB Kerry Guyton	1	1	35
ILB Brian Peters	1	0	10
OLB Ron Lane	1	0	5
CB Stephen Money	1	0	9
S Nicholas Kaplan	1	0	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Gerald Baker	3	6	23	0	32
T Chandler Plezia	2	5	23	0	32
G D.J. Fluker	1	5	23	1	32
T Sam Thornton	1	1	23	1	32
G Chaz Green	0	3	23	0	32
TE Martin McKillop	0	1	21	0	29

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Grant	2	18
A.J. Derby	1	22
Asher Avila	1	22
Shea McClellin	1	21

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Nickolas Kiely	2	11
Jay Prosch	1	14
Chad O'Donnell	1	11

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Asher Avila	36	36	---	---	22	94
T Shaquille Hopkins	37	36	---	---	11	84
WR Shannon Forte	37	36	---	---	9	82
G Dustin Bernard	37	36	---	---	2	75
C Mike Pouncey	37	36	---	---	---	73
T Ja'Wuan James	37	36	---	---	---	73
QB John Benson	37	36	---	---	---	73
G Sebastian Ellison	37	36	---	---	---	73
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	23	32	17	72
WR Winston Booker	36	35	---	---	---	71
CB Bobby McCain	---	---	23	32	12	67
DE Zane Walters	---	---	20	32	8	60
OLB Kyle Thomason	---	---	23	32	1	56
S Sergio Dearth	---	---	23	32	1	56
ILB Will Snyder	---	---	23	32	1	56
ILB Victor Vendl	---	---	22	28	1	51
WR James Kaiser	21	24	---	---	---	45
ILB Shea McClellin	---	---	13	10	21	44
DT Dean Riley	---	---	17	24	1	42
RB Percy Albriktsen	20	22	---	---	---	42
S Lukas Vance	---	---	21	20	1	42
CB Andrew Murphy	---	---	10	22	---	32
RB Phillip Madison	17	13	---	---	---	30
DE Pete Eacho	---	---	7	5	16	28
WR Ryan Grant	5	3	---	---	18	26
DT Karl Kosensky	---	---	14	11	1	26
TE A.J. Derby	1	1	---	---	22	24
DT Doug Kabinoff	---	---	8	14	---	22
TE Cornell Burroughs	12	10	---	---	---	22
S Fabian Eby	---	---	2	12	7	21
OLB Louie Tucker	---	---	0	0	20	20
S Ricardo Allen	---	---	0	0	16	16
DE Donald Rogers	---	---	1	10	---	11
K Julian Baxter	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Dallas Thomas	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Harvey Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
P J.C. McKnight	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Avery Prescott	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Shane Middleton	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Jeremy Koonce	---	---	1	4	---	5
RB Latavius Murray	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Jay Uzzell	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Sawyer Alicea	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jim Turner	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Zachery Craig	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jairus Byrd	---	---	37	36	2	75
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	36	35	2	73
ILB Kerry Guyton	---	---	36	35	1	72
CB Blaine Newton	---	---	34	36	2	72
DE Gage Corson	---	---	35	35	1	71
G D.J. Fluker	23	32	---	---	8	63
G Chaz Green	23	32	---	---	8	63
T Chandler Plezia	23	32	---	---	8	63
S Will Fields	---	---	33	28	2	63
T Sam Thornton	23	32	---	---	8	63
CB Richie Cineux	---	---	28	27	1	56
CB Kendrick Lewis	---	---	27	27	1	55
C Gerald Baker	23	32	---	---	---	55
QB Craig Connell	23	32	---	---	---	55
OLB Shaun Baumhackl	---	---	23	22	9	54
WR Odell Beckham	23	30	---	---	---	53
DT Clayton McMullen	---	---	27	24	1	52
TE Martin McKillop	21	29	---	---	1	51
WR K.C. Cox	19	23	---	---	---	42
DE J.J. Watt	---	---	20	19	2	41
DE Jake Singleton	---	---	19	18	1	38
RB Chad O'Donnell	13	14	---	---	11	38
RB Calvin Burgess	9	14	---	---	9	32
CB Stephen Money	---	---	9	9	12	30
WR Paul Richardson	10	18	---	---	1	29
OLB Ron Lane	---	---	2	5	21	28
TE J.B. Terry	2	5	---	---	20	27
OLB Chris McCain	---	---	13	10	2	25
ILB Brian Peters	---	---	13	10	2	25
WR Jalen Kuty	4	7	---	---	14	25
FB Jay Prosch	3	7	---	---	14	24
S Nicholas Kaplan	---	---	3	8	12	23
TE Thomas Ford	10	11	---	---	---	21
DT Craig Yount	---	---	9	11	1	21
RB Conner Danner	0	0	---	---	17	17
C Nickolas Kiely	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Salvador Conway	1	2	---	---	8	11
CB Manuel Stone	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Andrew DePaola	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Marcus Hardison	---	---	2	1	5	8
P Skip Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Cameron Heyward	---	---	1	0	4	5
G James Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cornelius Ellard	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Will Castillo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	95	5.3
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	6	19	3.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	43	8.6
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	10	24	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Benson	35	24	4	3	1	4	2	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Craig Connell	30	17	1	2	1	3	5	1	1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	175	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	92	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shannon Forte	10	7	1	71	1	36
TE Asher Avila	7	6	0	44	1	36
WR James Kaiser	6	4	0	61	2	24
WR Winston Booker	5	2	0	21	0	35
TE Cornell Burroughs	4	2	0	26	0	10
RB Percy Albriktsen	2	2	0	7	0	22
WR Ryan Grant	1	1	0	2	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham	5	3	0	10	0	30
RB Chad O'Donnell	5	3	0	23	0	14
TE Martin McKillop	4	3	0	31	0	29
FB Jay Prosch	3	0	0	0	0	7
WR Paul Richardson	3	3	0	26	0	18
TE Thomas Ford	3	1	0	8	0	11
WR K.C. Cox	3	2	1	22	1	23
RB Calvin Burgess	3	2	0	18	0	14
WR Salvador Conway	1	0	0	0	0	2

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Percy Albriktsen	2	1	0.50	4.82
RB Phillip Madison	1	-1	-1.00	5.13

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chad O'Donnell	4	15	3.75	2.92

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Benson	5	4	30	6.00	6.63

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Craig Connell	3	1	7	2.33	4.60

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Asher Avila	2	2	1	0.50	6.29
WR Winston Booker	1	1	18	18.00	4.20
TE Cornell Burroughs	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Shannon Forte	1	1	11	11.00	7.10

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odell Beckham	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
FB Jay Prosch	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Chad O'Donnell	1	1	7	7.00	4.60

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
RB Percy Albriktsen	3	3
QB John Benson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chad O'Donnell	2	2
QB Craig Connell	1	0
RB Calvin Burgess	1	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Benson	10	8	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Craig Connell	9	3	2

RB Percy Albriktsen

RB Phillip Madison

QB John Benson

WR James Kaiser

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shannon Forte	4	3	3
TE Asher Avila	3	3	1
WR Winston Booker	1	0	0
RB Percy Albriktsen	1	1	0
WR James Kaiser	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham	2	1	1
FB Jay Prosch	2	0	0
RB Calvin Burgess	2	1	1
WR Paul Richardson	1	1	0
TE Thomas Ford	1	0	0
WR K.C. Cox	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,100)