Exhibition Week 5, 2042

played in Houston, TX

74 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	7	3	6	-	19
Houston Texans	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:20 NOS - Arnie Schumer 44 field goal
2Q: 10:44 HOU - Dixon Edwards 31 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 05:04 NOS - Greg Emerson 11 pass from Earl Leyes (Arnie Schumer extra point)
3Q: 01:37 NOS - Arnie Schumer 24 field goal
4Q: 02:10 NOS - Walt Madison 31 fumble return (Randall Wolf pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:32 HOU - Dixon Edwards 42 pass from Edwin Schneggenburger (Angel McTermid extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:20 NOS - Arnie Schumer 44 field goal
2Q: 10:44 HOU - Dixon Edwards 31 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 05:04 NOS - Greg Emerson 11 pass from Earl Leyes (Arnie Schumer extra point)
3Q: 01:37 NOS - Arnie Schumer 24 field goal
4Q: 02:10 NOS - Walt Madison 31 fumble return (Randall Wolf pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:32 HOU - Dixon Edwards 42 pass from Edwin Schneggenburger (Angel McTermid extra point)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 3-1 0-4
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 299 261
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 4.53 4.50
Net Rushing Yards 116 119
- Rushing Attempts 29 33
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.61
Net Passing Yards 183 142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 20 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 204 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 4.95 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 10.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/42 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/57 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 3/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:11 28:49

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	3-1	0-4
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	299	261
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	4.53	4.50
Net Rushing Yards	116	119
- Rushing Attempts	29	33
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.61
Net Passing Yards	183	142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	20 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	204	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	4.95	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	10.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/42	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/57	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	3/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:11	28:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:28	4:16	OWN 33	9	40	Field Goal
1	1:41	2:52	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
2	10:30	5:34	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 20	7	30	Half
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	11:10	5:40	OWN 7	11	74	Missed FG
3	3:58	2:27	OPP 28	5	21	Field Goal
4	14:51	2:06	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
4	10:08	2:33	OWN 18	6	14	Punt
4	3:38	1:13	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
4	1:38	0:18	OPP 39	2	4	Fumble

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:32	OWN 20	13	47	Downs
1	4:12	2:31	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
2	13:49	3:19	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	4:56	3:01	OWN 46	5	12	Punt
3	12:57	1:47	OPP 49	3	7	Punt
3	5:30	1:32	OWN 30	4	0	Punt
3	1:31	1:40	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	12:45	2:37	OWN 37	4	13	Punt
4	7:35	3:57	OWN 16	7	35	Punt
4	2:25	0:25	OWN 40	3	-9	Fumble
4	2:00	0:22	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
4	1:20	1:14	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown

Game MVP: Vince Cole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Bobro	21	64	3.05	16	1
Adam England	6	48	8.00	18	1
Derrick Kitchings	1	1	1.00	1	0
Declan Powell	1	3	3.00	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	20	93	4.65	14	2
Cary Hicks	12	26	2.17	8	0
Jerald Newman	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earl Leyes	24	16	142	2/12	1	33	0	96.1
Randall Wolf	10	6	62	1/9	0	32	0	77.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edwin Schneggenburger	16	10	130	4/29	1	42	1	82.8
Jerald Newman	4	3	46	1/5	1	31	0	152.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Declan Powell	7	12	46	6.57	0	15	0
TE Greg Emerson	4	6	31	7.75	6	12	1
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	24	8.00	20	18	0
WR Ronnie Durham	2	2	38	19.00	18	32	0
WR Bryant Burtner	2	3	19	9.50	0	13	0
WR Amir Kemp	2	4	14	7.00	0	7	0
TE Levon Fulcher	1	1	33	33.00	28	33	0
RB Adam England	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Mark Bobro	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Angel Sturdivant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Edwards	5	7	111	22.20	52	42	2
WR Mercury Stokes	3	3	34	11.33	12	19	0
TE Coby Fleener	2	3	15	7.50	6	11	0
WR Cedric Allison	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Joseph de Marco	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB C.J. Grant	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Kirk Curley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Weston Woodson	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Adam England	1	1	0	0
Earl Leyes	1	1	0	0
Randall Wolf	1	0	0	0
Walt Madison	0	1	0	1
Weston Woodson	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edwin Schneggenburger	1	0	0
Alexis Carmazzi	0	1	0
Francisco Reeves	0	0	2
Percy Van DeWege	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	5	212	42.4	36.8	56	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Brew	7	279	39.9	26.3	53	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Arnie Schumer	2/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Pulliam	2	57	28.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hutton	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Bobro	1	10	10.0	0
Angel Sturdivant	1	19	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	3	81	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryce Travis	8	1	0.0	22	13
S Clifton McIntyre	5	2	0.0	19	17
ILB Sammie Collins	5	1	0.0	16	10
OLB Robert King	4	1	1.0	15	15
DT Walt Madison	4	0	0.0	17	12
CB Weston Woodson	3	1	1.0	23	18
ILB Jumbo Greer	3	2	0.0	17	11
DE Vince Cole	2	3	2.0	22	11
DT Winfred Lofton	2	1	0.5	21	14
OLB Doug Reeves	2	2	0.0	18	10
OLB Efrain Pei	2	1	0.0	10	4
S Kris Wooden	2	0	0.0	23	23
DT Chad Barnes	1	0	0.5	24	14
CB Johnnie Pulliam	1	2	0.0	20	19
DE Winfred Matteson	1	0	0.0	15	19
CB Korey Beyer	1	0	0.0	19	22
DE Conrad Tatum	1	0	0.0	30	21
OLB Ian Whitehurst	1	0	0.0	8	2
CB Shane Willis	1	0	0.0	24	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Rod Torres	6	1	0.0	22	30
ILB Jerome Henry	6	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Max Hout	5	1	0.0	27	33
S Sam Bishop	5	0	0.0	29	37
DE Francisco Reeves	4	4	1.5	29	33
ILB Sam Massare	4	3	0.0	11	13
CB Percy Van DeWege	4	0	0.0	9	15
DE Abel Kurtz	3	2	1.5	19	29
CB Jaiden Matthews	3	1	0.0	25	33
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	1	0.0	26	34
ILB Emmett Cable	3	0	0.0	20	23
S Brian Van Hoose	2	1	0.0	17	18
DT Lee Kirkaldie	2	0	0.0	21	30
DE Rodney Tylke	1	1	0.0	8	7
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
S Roderick Hutton	1	0	0.0	8	12
DT Herb Brady	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Johnny Lester	0	1	0.0	9	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vince Cole	2.0	0	0	0	11
CB Weston Woodson	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Robert King	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Winfred Lofton	0.5	0	1	1	14
DT Chad Barnes	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Conrad Tatum	0.0	1	0	0	21

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Abel Kurtz	1.5	0	3	3	29
DE Francisco Reeves	1.5	0	0	1	33
OLB Donald Morehead	0.0	1	0	0	19
OLB Max Hout	0.0	0	2	0	33
DT Lee Kirkaldie	0.0	0	1	0	30
ILB Emmett Cable	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Robert King	4	0	15
S Kris Wooden	3	0	23
CB Weston Woodson	2	1	18
S Clifton McIntyre	1	0	17
OLB Ian Whitehurst	1	0	2
S Bryce Travis	1	0	13
CB Shane Willis	1	0	20

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rod Torres	5	0	30
S Sam Bishop	4	0	37
ILB Emmett Cable	3	1	23
ILB Jerome Henry	2	1	15
ILB Sam Massare	2	0	13
S Brian Van Hoose	2	0	18
OLB Max Hout	1	0	33
CB Percy Van DeWege	1	0	15
CB Jaiden Matthews	1	0	33
S Alexis Carmazzi	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ben Jones	4	7	25	0	33
Reuben Shaw	3	3	25	0	20
Levon Fulcher	1	4	21	0	22
Blaine Iveans	1	4	14	0	27
Keegan Scheungrab	1	3	20	1	33
Taylor Lewan	0	3	19	0	25
Moe Custer	0	3	18	0	17
Britt Garner	0	2	20	1	13
Robbie Rose	0	0	4	1	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Kelley	2	7	0	31	1	25
Wesley Cook	2	7	0	33	0	25
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	3	0	21	0	11
Blake Holliman	1	2	0	19	0	13
Earl Gietzen	1	2	0	12	0	14
Coby Fleener	1	1	0	20	0	15
Buddy Brandon	0	8	1	33	4	23
Bruce Sloan	0	1	0	23	0	12
Kirk Curley	0	1	0	15	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Burtner	3	9
Mark Bobro	2	16
Angel Sturdivant	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Max Hout	2	13
Rod Torres	1	10
Ernie Kaplan	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnnie Pulliam	---	---	20	19	29	68
Mark Bobro	23	26	---	---	16	65
Ben Jones	25	33	---	---	3	61
Keegan Scheungrab	20	33	---	---	4	57
Greg Emerson	15	24	---	---	14	53
Reuben Shaw	25	20	---	---	8	53
Levon Fulcher	21	22	---	---	9	52
Conrad Tatum	---	---	30	21	---	51
Clifton McIntyre	---	---	19	17	11	47
Robert King	---	---	15	15	17	47
Kris Wooden	---	---	23	23	---	46
Derrick Kitchings	14	11	---	---	19	44
Taylor Lewan	19	25	---	---	---	44
Shane Willis	---	---	24	20	---	44
Blaine Iveans	14	27	---	---	2	43
Moe Custer	18	17	---	---	7	42
Korey Beyer	---	---	19	22	---	41
Earl Leyes	12	26	---	---	3	41
Weston Woodson	---	---	23	18	---	41
Britt Garner	20	13	---	---	8	41
Vince Cole	---	---	22	11	7	40
Chad Barnes	---	---	24	14	---	38
Bryant Burtner	13	16	---	---	9	38
Marco Gillespie	10	19	---	---	8	37
Walt Madison	---	---	17	12	7	36
Bryce Travis	---	---	22	13	---	35
Winfred Lofton	---	---	21	14	---	35
Winfred Matteson	---	---	15	19	---	34
Sammie Collins	---	---	16	10	7	33
Amir Kemp	13	20	---	---	---	33
Jumbo Greer	---	---	17	11	3	31
Declan Powell	14	17	---	---	---	31
Angel Sturdivant	8	7	---	---	14	29
Randall Wolf	17	11	---	---	---	28
Doug Reeves	---	---	18	10	---	28
Adam England	6	13	---	---	4	23
Robbie Rose	4	17	---	---	---	21
Bentley Samuels	0	1	---	---	17	18
Ronnie Durham	8	9	---	---	---	17
Efrain Pei	---	---	10	4	---	14
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	8	2	3	13
Rob Dacosta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Arnie Schumer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Blake Welch	0	0	---	---	3	3
Toby Kagan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Bishop	---	---	29	37	23	89
Max Hout	---	---	27	33	13	73
Francisco Reeves	---	---	29	33	3	65
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	26	34	3	63
Rod Torres	---	---	22	30	10	62
Broderick Kelley	31	25	---	---	5	61
Wesley Cook	33	25	---	---	2	60
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	25	33	2	60
Abel Kurtz	---	---	19	29	10	58
Buddy Brandon	33	23	---	---	---	56
Cary Hicks	18	18	---	---	18	54
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	21	30	3	54
Dixon Edwards	26	19	---	---	8	53
Coby Fleener	20	15	---	---	15	50
C.J. Grant	23	12	---	---	15	50
Donald Morehead	---	---	19	19	10	48
Emmett Cable	---	---	20	23	3	46
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	17	18	11	46
Bruce Sloan	23	12	---	---	7	42
Cedric Allison	11	15	---	---	13	39
Mercury Stokes	19	14	---	---	5	38
Blake Holliman	19	13	---	---	5	37
Johnny Lester	---	---	9	14	11	34
Edwin Schneggenburger	13	20	---	---	---	33
Earl Gietzen	12	14	---	---	7	33
Xavier Su'a-Filo	21	11	---	---	---	32
Charles Pruett	10	15	---	---	7	32
Sam Massare	---	---	11	13	6	30
Roderick Hutton	---	---	8	12	8	28
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	9	15	3	27
Jerald Newman	20	5	---	---	---	25
Jerome Henry	---	---	10	15	---	25
Kirk Curley	15	7	---	---	2	24
Gene Banks	7	6	---	---	5	18
Rodney Tylke	---	---	8	7	3	18
Herb Brady	---	---	10	8	---	18
Joseph de Marco	6	3	---	---	---	9
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lionel Brew	0	0	---	---	7	7
Levon Biakabutuka	1	3	---	---	---	4
Ty Terry	---	---	0	4	---	4
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	3	3
Doug Beasley	2	0	---	---	---	2
Trent Steiner	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kelvin Benjamin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	13	61	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	21	93	4.4
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earl Leyes	24	16	1	0	2	1	4	3	0
Randall Wolf	10	6	1	0	0	1	3	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edwin Schneggenburger	16	10	1	1	1	0	1	0	1
Jerald Newman	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	108	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	47	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	112	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Declan Powell	12	7	0	46	0	17
TE Greg Emerson	6	4	1	31	0	24
WR Amir Kemp	4	2	1	14	0	20
WR Bryant Burtner	3	2	0	19	0	16
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	0	24	0	19
WR Ronnie Durham	2	2	0	38	1	9
RB Mark Bobro	1	0	0	0	0	26
TE Levon Fulcher	1	1	0	33	1	22
RB Adam England	1	1	0	-1	0	13
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	0	0	0	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	7	5	0	111	2	19
TE Coby Fleener	3	2	0	15	0	15
WR Mercury Stokes	3	3	0	34	0	14
WR Cedric Allison	2	1	0	17	0	15
RB C.J. Grant	2	1	0	0	0	12
FB Kirk Curley	1	0	1	0	0	7
RB Joseph de Marco	1	1	0	-1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Bobro	4	6	1.50	3.05

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	3	1	7	2.33	6.20
Earl Leyes	1	1	11	11.00	5.92

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Emerson	1	1	11	11.00	5.17
WR Declan Powell	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Amir Kemp	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Bobro	4	3
Derrick Kitchings	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	2	1
Jerald Newman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earl Leyes	7	5	3
Randall Wolf	4	2	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edwin Schneggenburger	6	6	1
Jerald Newman	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Declan Powell	3	2	1
WR Amir Kemp	2	1	0
RB Mark Bobro	1	0	0
TE Greg Emerson	1	1	1
TE Levon Fulcher	1	1	1
WR Ronnie Durham	1	1	0
WR Bryant Burtner	1	1	0
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Edwards	4	4	2
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	0
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	0
RB Joseph de Marco	1	1	0
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,100)
End Zone 11,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,100)
End Zone	11,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,000)