| Team Rice 22,
Team Sanders 21
| First Quarter |
 | Sanders--D.Jackson 36 pass from A.Luck (J.Tucker kick), 4:50. |
| Second Quarter |
| Rice--J.Graham 8 pass from D.Brees (S.Gostkowski kick), 5:55.
Sanders--C.Newton 1 run (J.Tucker kick), 9:18.
Rice--J.Gordon 10 pass from P.Rivers (S.Gostkowski kick), 14:24. |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Sanders--J.Cameron 12 pass from N.Foles (J.Tucker kick), 10:19.
Rice--D.Murray 20 pass from A.Smith (M.Tolbert run), 14:19. |
| A--47,270. |
| | Rice | Sanders |
| FIRST DOWNS | 24 | 14 |
| Rushing | 7 | 4 |
| Passing | 16 | 10 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 6-16 | 2-11 |
| 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 384 | 285 |
| Total Plays | 78 | 56 |
| Average Gain | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 114 | 62 |
| Rushes | 20 | 17 |
| Average per Rush | 5.7 | 3.6 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 270 | 223 |
| Completed - Attempted | 26-54 | 20-34 |
| Yards per Pass | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| Sacked - Yards Lost | 4-21 | 5-41 |
| Had Intercepted | 4 | 2 |
| PUNTS-AVERAGE | 4-49.0 | 5-49.2 |
| RETURN YARDAGE | 56 | 109 |
| Punt Returns - Yards | 5-56 | 3-8 |
| Kickoff Returns - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Returns - Yards | 2-0 | 4-101 |
| PENALTIES-YARDS | 4-20 | 2-10 |
| FUMBLES-LOST | 2-1 | 3-1 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 32:47 | 27:13 |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
| RUSHING -- |
| | Rice: | M.Forte 6-31, D.Murray 4-25, L.McCoy 3-14, M.Tolbert 3-14, J.Gordon 1-13, A.Smith 1-13, D.Brees 2-4. |
| | Sanders: | J.Charles 5-43, E.Lacy 7-14, A.Morris 2-4, C.Newton 2-1, A.Luck 1-0. |
| PASSING -- |
| | Rice: | P.Rivers 8-13-94-1-2, D.Brees 9-19-81-1-1, A.Smith 9-22-116-1-1. |
| | Sanders: | N.Foles 7-10-89-1-0, A.Luck 5-7-80-1-1, C.Newton 8-17-95-0-1. |
| RECEIVING -- |
| | Rice: | J.Gordon 6-66, J.Graham 5-51, D.Murray 4-37, T.Gonzalez 3-50, M.Forte 3-24, A.Jeffery 2-22, B.Marshall 1-21, L.McCoy 1-18, D.McCluster 1-2. |
| | Sanders: | A.Morris 4-69, D.Jackson 3-40, J.Cameron 3-27, M.Reece 2-31, J.Witten 2-26, D.Bryant 2-12, A.Brown 1-39, E.Lacy 1-9, A.Green 1-7, J.Charles 1-4. |
| MISSED FIELD GOALS -- |
| | Rice: | S.Gostkowski 53. |
| | Sanders: | J.Tucker 66, 67. |
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