Week 14, 2015

played in Houston, TX

72 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Saints	7	0	24	3	-	34
Houston Texans	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 HOU - Antonio Grenier 2 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
1Q: 03:19 LAS - Anthony Gonzalez 16 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 10:58 LAS - Ricardo Huff 41 field goal
3Q: 04:06 LAS - Ted Ginn Jr 75 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 02:28 LAS - Sherman Jernigan recovered blocked punt in end zone (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 00:46 LAS - Anthony Gonzalez 4 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 10:33 LAS - Ricardo Huff 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 HOU - Antonio Grenier 2 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
1Q: 03:19 LAS - Anthony Gonzalez 16 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 10:58 LAS - Ricardo Huff 41 field goal
3Q: 04:06 LAS - Ted Ginn Jr 75 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 02:28 LAS - Sherman Jernigan recovered blocked punt in end zone (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 00:46 LAS - Anthony Gonzalez 4 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 10:33 LAS - Ricardo Huff 26 field goal

Team Statistics LAS HOU
Record 11-2 6-7
First Downs 13 21
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 299 289
- Offensive Plays 51 68
- Yards per Play 5.86 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 91 161
- Rushing Attempts 25 35
- Yards per Rush 3.64 4.60
Net Passing Yards 208 128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 0 29 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 213 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 3.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 3/48 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:32 33:28

Team Statistics	LAS	HOU
Record	11-2	6-7
First Downs	13	21
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	299	289
- Offensive Plays	51	68
- Yards per Play	5.86	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	91	161
- Rushing Attempts	25	35
- Yards per Rush	3.64	4.60
Net Passing Yards	208	128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 0	29 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	213	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	3.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	3/48	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:32	33:28

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:57	0:38	OPP 49	2	11	Fumble
1	7:31	4:22	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	14:51	2:38	OWN 38	6	21	Punt
2	10:45	1:21	OWN 46	3	-2	Punt
2	4:35	2:57	OWN 14	6	15	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 30	1	3	Half
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 20	8	56	Field Goal
3	4:13	0:24	OWN 30	1	70	Touchdown
3	2:00	1:24	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
4	14:44	3:08	OWN 41	6	24	Missed FG
4	11:25	0:59	OPP 17	3	8	Field Goal
4	7:37	2:21	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 21	2	8	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:03	OWN 24	3	-7	Punt
1	11:19	3:48	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
1	3:09	3:18	OWN 20	7	28	Interception
2	12:13	1:28	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	9:24	4:49	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
2	1:38	1:12	OWN 38	3	-9	Punt
3	10:52	6:39	OWN 20	12	57	Missed FG
3	3:49	1:36	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
3	2:13	0:13	OWN 20	2	3	Fumble
3	0:36	0:52	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	11:36	0:11	OWN 42	1	0	Interception
4	10:26	2:49	OWN 20	8	52	Interception
4	5:16	3:56	OWN 20	8	59	Fumble

Game MVP: Joel Tapscott, Los Angeles Saints

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Blaine Slagle	13	46	3.54	10	1
Lee Hanna	7	12	1.71	7	0
Joel Tapscott	5	33	6.60	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Antonio Grenier	18	79	4.39	18	3	1
Allen Patrick	15	68	4.53	21	2	0
Byron Leftwich	2	14	7.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Tapscott	25	15	213	1/5	3	75	0	127.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Floyd Savage	15	8	72	2/12	0	20	2	26.9
Byron Leftwich	14	9	82	2/14	0	18	1	50.3

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Muka	4	6	48	12.00	4	25	0
RB Lee Hanna	4	4	30	7.50	10	9	0
WR Ted Ginn Jr	3	4	106	35.33	78	75	1
WR Anthony Gonzalez	3	5	23	7.67	5	16	2
TE Greg Olsen	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Carl Abney	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Jackson	6	8	78	13.00	31	20
WR B.J. Fenno	3	6	20	6.67	4	13
TE T.J. Ross	2	5	19	9.50	0	14
RB Allen Patrick	2	2	15	7.50	14	11
RB Antonio Grenier	2	2	9	4.50	4	6
TE Jerome Collins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
WR Roger Godwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Brodney Pool	1	8	8.00
ILB Ernie Sims	1	0	0.00
CB Mercury Harmon	1	40	40.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lee Hanna	1	0	0	0
Ted Ginn Jr	1	0	0	0
Sherman Jernigan	0	1	0	1
Brodney Pool	0	1	0	0
Christian Vlasak	0	1	0	0
Sammy Gomez	0	0	2	0
Shaun Cody	0	0	1	0
Dan Bazuin	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Antonio Grenier	2	0	0
Byron Leftwich	1	0	0
Floyd Savage	1	0	0
Will Johnston	0	1	0
Edgar Kellum	0	1	0
Joe Lujan	0	1	0
Kent Jarvis	0	0	1
Malcolm Kelly	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Zastudil	4	199	49.8	36.0	56	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamie Burton	6	194	32.3	29.7	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Huff	2/3	1/2	0/1	41	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Ginn Jr	4	16	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Schroder	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Goodwin	1	27	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Grenier	1	15	15.0	0
Malcolm Kelly	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Sims	8	3	0.0	34	33
ILB Ike Henson	7	1	0.0	33	33
DE Shaun Cody	6	1	2.5	30	33
CB Mercury Harmon	6	0	0.0	29	33
S Don Coffey	5	1	0.0	33	33
S Sammy Gomez	4	3	0.0	20	19
DE Dan Bazuin	3	0	1.5	32	33
CB Brodney Pool	3	2	0.0	30	33
OLB Donovan Lindo	3	1	0.0	6	0
CB Skip Goodwin	2	4	0.0	27	32
OLB Herman Meyer	2	1	0.0	21	14
DT Christian Vlasak	2	1	0.0	30	33
S Sean Taylor	1	4	0.0	34	33
DT Robert Murray	1	1	0.0	5	0
OLB Allen Fuller	1	0	0.0	9	0
C John Sullivan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kendrick Porter	0	2	0.0	5	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kent Jarvis	6	2	0.0	24	23
CB Terrell Barrett	6	2	0.0	23	22
ILB Oscar Lua	6	1	0.0	19	20
OLB Jon Beason	5	2	0.0	24	26
DE Teddy Flannery	3	0	0.5	25	25
OLB Otis Tanner	3	1	0.0	7	11
CB Frankie Lane	2	1	0.0	14	15
CB Glen Wayne	2	1	0.0	16	20
DT Craig Terrill	1	3	0.5	21	19
DT Arnie Louis	1	1	0.0	10	11
DT Jay Alford	1	1	0.0	18	21
WR Roger Godwin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Marcus Spears	1	0	0.0	18	21
QB Floyd Savage	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rickey Pote	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	0	---	---	---
WR B.J. Fenno	1	0	---	---	---
S Donnell Hoffman	0	2	0.0	21	19
ILB Will Johnston	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaun Cody	2.5	3	5	33
DE Dan Bazuin	1.5	1	1	33
OLB Herman Meyer	0.0	1	1	14
DT Christian Vlasak	0.0	1	0	33

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Flannery	0.5	3	4	25
DT Craig Terrill	0.5	0	0	19
OLB Jon Beason	0.0	1	1	26
DT Jay Alford	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ike Henson	4	0	33
ILB Ernie Sims	3	1	33
CB Mercury Harmon	3	1	33
CB Brodney Pool	2	1	33
S Don Coffey	2	0	33
S Sean Taylor	1	0	33
S Sammy Gomez	1	0	19
CB Skip Goodwin	1	0	32

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Oscar Lua	4	1	20
CB Terrell Barrett	4	0	22
OLB Otis Tanner	3	1	11
S Kent Jarvis	3	0	23
S Donnell Hoffman	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Deon Messer	1	4	16	1	16
Tony Tubbs	1	2	18	0	21
John Sullivan	1	2	15	0	19
Broderick McKenney	0	6	25	0	25
Donnell Duncan	0	3	9	0	10
A.J. Brock	0	2	10	0	7
Greg Olsen	0	1	17	0	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herb Whitfield	3	4	25	0	26
Teddy Perrine	3	4	29	0	29
Joe Lujan	2	6	25	2	27
K.C. Cote	2	3	11	1	15
Chris Chester	2	2	31	1	25
Gosder Cherilus	1	2	10	0	7
Edgar Kellum	0	4	18	0	12
Keith Bumgarner	0	3	24	0	18
Matthew Burley	0	2	4	0	8
Jerome Collins	0	1	19	0	10
Cameron Stephenson	0	1	10	0	6
Anthony Clements	0	1	6	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Gino Weber	1	16
Jerome Muka	1	14
Blaine Slagle	1	13
Howard Clark	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Malcolm Kelly	1	16
T.J. Ross	1	15
Keith Zinger	1	13
Eric Smith	1	12
Antonio Grenier	1	12

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brodney Pool	---	---	30	33	16	79
Sean Taylor	---	---	34	33	10	77
Skip Goodwin	---	---	27	32	15	74
Ike Henson	---	---	33	33	2	68
Ernie Sims	---	---	34	33	1	68
Don Coffey	---	---	33	33	1	67
Dan Bazuin	---	---	32	33	1	66
Shaun Cody	---	---	30	33	1	64
Christian Vlasak	---	---	30	33	1	64
Mercury Harmon	---	---	29	33	1	63
Joel Tapscott	25	26	---	---	---	51
Broderick McKenney	25	25	---	---	---	50
Carl Abney	20	16	---	---	12	48
Jerome Muka	15	17	---	---	14	46
Lee Hanna	9	15	---	---	21	45
Herman Meyer	---	---	21	14	9	44
Greg Olsen	17	20	---	---	7	44
Tony Tubbs	18	21	---	---	4	43
John Sullivan	15	19	---	---	7	41
Ted Ginn Jr	15	18	---	---	7	40
Blaine Slagle	16	11	---	---	13	40
Sammy Gomez	---	---	20	19	---	39
Shane Wilcox	18	21	---	---	---	39
Deon Messer	16	16	---	---	---	32
Marlon Nwokorie	7	9	---	---	14	30
Anthony Gonzalez	14	13	---	---	---	27
Wesley Stoker	9	8	---	---	7	24
Gino Weber	3	3	---	---	16	22
Jacob Rogers	7	5	---	---	7	19
Howard Clark	7	5	---	---	7	19
Donnell Duncan	9	10	---	---	---	19
A.J. Brock	10	7	---	---	---	17
Jeremy Grier	---	---	3	0	12	15
H.B. Blades	---	---	4	1	8	13
Ricardo Huff	0	0	---	---	10	10
Allen Fuller	---	---	9	0	---	9
Luther Blackshear	0	1	---	---	7	8
Dave Zastudil	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sherman Jernigan	---	---	0	0	6	6
Donovan Lindo	---	---	6	0	---	6
Louie Baker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kendrick Porter	---	---	5	0	---	5
Robert Murray	---	---	5	0	---	5
Lorenzo Wright	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sammie Mitchel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Teddy Perrine	29	29	---	---	5	63
B.J. Fenno	22	24	---	---	13	59
Chris Chester	31	25	---	---	---	56
Joe Lujan	25	27	---	---	3	55
Allen Patrick	15	19	---	---	20	54
Jon Beason	---	---	24	26	3	53
T.J. Ross	17	20	---	---	15	52
Teddy Flannery	---	---	25	25	2	52
Chad Jackson	26	25	---	---	---	51
Herb Whitfield	25	26	---	---	---	51
Kent Jarvis	---	---	24	23	3	50
Malcolm Kelly	13	20	---	---	16	49
Terrell Barrett	---	---	23	22	3	48
Antonio Grenier	20	13	---	---	12	45
Marcus Spears	---	---	18	21	5	44
Donnell Hoffman	---	---	21	19	3	43
Byron Leftwich	26	16	---	---	---	42
Craig Terrill	---	---	21	19	2	42
Roger Godwin	18	17	---	---	7	42
Keith Bumgarner	24	18	---	---	---	42
Jay Alford	---	---	18	21	2	41
Oscar Lua	---	---	19	20	2	41
Jerome Collins	19	10	---	---	11	40
Glen Wayne	---	---	16	20	4	40
Edgar Kellum	18	12	---	---	6	36
K.C. Cote	11	15	---	---	7	33
Frankie Lane	---	---	14	15	1	30
Steven Schroder	---	---	9	6	12	27
Floyd Savage	9	17	---	---	---	26
Otis Tanner	---	---	7	11	8	26
Keith Zinger	7	5	---	---	13	25
Eric Smith	---	---	5	6	12	23
Arnie Louis	---	---	10	11	2	23
Rickey Pote	---	---	1	1	17	19
Will Johnston	---	---	6	6	6	18
Matthew Burley	4	8	---	---	6	18
Anthony Clements	6	4	---	---	7	17
Gosder Cherilus	10	7	---	---	---	17
Derrick Harvey	---	---	7	6	4	17
Cameron Stephenson	10	6	---	---	---	16
Marshall Flynn	---	---	1	3	8	12
Xavier Adibi	---	---	6	3	---	9
Jamie Burton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cornelius Carpenter	---	---	0	2	3	5
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	16	83	5.2
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Tapscott	25	15	3	1	2	2	5	5	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Floyd Savage	15	8	1	1	1	0	3	3	2
Byron Leftwich	14	9	0	0	1	0	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	137	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	39	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	100	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	44	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Muka	6	4	1	48	1	17
WR Anthony Gonzalez	5	3	0	23	0	13
RB Lee Hanna	4	4	0	30	0	15
WR Ted Ginn Jr	4	3	0	106	2	18
WR Carl Abney	4	0	1	0	0	16
TE Greg Olsen	2	1	0	6	0	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Jackson	8	6	1	78	1	25
WR B.J. Fenno	6	3	0	20	0	24
TE T.J. Ross	5	2	0	19	0	20
WR Malcolm Kelly	4	1	1	10	0	20
RB Allen Patrick	2	2	0	15	0	19
RB Antonio Grenier	2	2	0	9	0	13
WR Roger Godwin	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Jerome Collins	1	1	0	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	3	20	6.67	6.60
Blaine Slagle	1	2	2.00	3.54

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antonio Grenier	3	16	5.33	4.39
Allen Patrick	1	3	3.00	4.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	4	2	20	5.00	8.52

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Gonzalez	2	2	20	10.00	4.60
WR Jerome Muka	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	1	0
Lee Hanna	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Patrick	2	2
Antonio Grenier	2	0
Byron Leftwich	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	10	5	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Leftwich	5	3	3
Floyd Savage	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lee Hanna	4	4	4
WR Jerome Muka	2	1	1
WR Carl Abney	2	0	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0
WR Ted Ginn Jr	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Jackson	2	1	1
TE T.J. Ross	2	1	1
WR B.J. Fenno	2	1	1
RB Allen Patrick	1	1	1
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,100)
End Zone 12,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,100)
End Zone	12,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (4,000)