Week 14, 2047

played in Houston, TX

78 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	10	7	0	-	24
Houston Texans	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:06 NOS - Rod Horton 6 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 13:20 NOS - Tony O'Neal 16 interception return (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 01:49 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 34 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Curtis Flannery 46 field goal
3Q: 07:33 NOS - Tavon Austin 14 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Curtis Flannery extra point)
4Q: 09:53 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:06 NOS - Rod Horton 6 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 13:20 NOS - Tony O'Neal 16 interception return (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 01:49 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 34 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Curtis Flannery 46 field goal
3Q: 07:33 NOS - Tavon Austin 14 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Curtis Flannery extra point)
4Q: 09:53 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 18 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 5-8 5-8
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 288 377
- Offensive Plays 60 73
- Yards per Play 4.80 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 92 54
- Rushing Attempts 24 19
- Yards per Rush 3.83 2.84
Net Passing Yards 196 323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 0 53 - 35 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 199 330
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.44 5.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 7/42 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 2/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:49 30:11

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	5-8	5-8
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	288	377
- Offensive Plays	60	73
- Yards per Play	4.80	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	92	54
- Rushing Attempts	24	19
- Yards per Rush	3.83	2.84
Net Passing Yards	196	323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 0	53 - 35 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	199	330
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.44	5.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	7/42	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	2/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:49	30:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:15	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
1	10:07	5:12	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
1	2:47	2:53	OWN 44	6	20	Punt
2	11:19	1:39	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
2	8:44	3:08	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
2	4:24	1:00	OWN 13	3	-4	Punt
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 20	6	51	Field Goal
3	10:26	3:01	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	3:38	3:45	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
4	9:45	3:33	OWN 38	5	12	Punt
4	4:44	2:32	OPP 39	3	-3	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:45	3:38	OWN 20	9	45	Downs
1	4:55	2:08	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
2	14:54	1:42	OWN 20	3	-13	Interception
2	13:12	1:53	OWN 40	3	-5	Punt
2	9:40	0:56	OPP 48	3	7	Punt
2	5:36	1:12	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
2	3:24	1:40	OWN 45	8	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 20	10	75	Interception
3	7:25	3:47	OWN 20	7	45	Punt
4	14:53	5:08	OWN 37	10	62	Field Goal
4	6:12	1:28	OWN 20	5	19	Downs
4	2:12	2:12	OWN 2	10	52	Downs

Game MVP: Teddy Bridgewater, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joseph Lindsay	14	57	4.07	12	3
Arnold Hardy	9	28	3.11	12	1
Marco Gillespie	1	7	7.00	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walt Lane	11	10	0.91	4	0
Roman Steinmetz	4	32	8.00	11	1
Arnold Whiting	4	12	3.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	35	25	199	1/3	2	24	0	104.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	53	35	330	1/7	0	32	2	67.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Sutter	7	11	57	8.14	26	24	0
WR Tavon Austin	6	6	51	8.50	23	14	1
RB Joseph Lindsay	3	3	45	15.00	22	24	0
WR Gerald Rasmussen	2	2	15	7.50	0	16	0
FB Marco Gillespie	2	3	4	2.00	4	4	0
WR Marlon Grayson	2	5	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Trevor Patterson	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Arnold Hardy	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
TE Rod Horton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Edgar Ellis	11	13	82	7.45	21	18
WR Wesley Rodriguez	8	10	88	11.00	16	21
WR Melvin Ferentz	4	6	68	17.00	6	28
WR Maurice Kinney	3	4	16	5.33	5	8
RB Walt Lane	3	3	37	12.33	30	32
TE Gustavo Johnstone	3	4	19	6.33	0	12
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Ryan Tittle	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	6	13	13.00	0	13
RB Vernon Porterfield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Arnold Whiting	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Edgar Vanderkellen	1	0	0.00	0
CB Tony O'Neal	1	16	16.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joseph Lindsay	1	0	0
Darren Wilkerson	0	1	0
Alvin Rivers	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Arnold Whiting	1	0	0
Gustavo Johnstone	0	1	0
Darqueze Dennard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	8	349	43.6	35.1	56	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	5	219	43.8	35.0	61	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Curtis Flannery	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Sutter	1	4	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ferentz	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	1	31	31.0	0
Marlon Grayson	1	27	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Crangle	1	15	15.0	0
Melvin Ferentz	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Shane Willis	8	2	0.0	19	54
ILB Sammie Collins	7	1	0.0	17	42
S R.J. McGrath	5	3	0.0	18	48
CB Tony O'Neal	5	3	0.0	15	38
CB Jorge Cloak	5	2	0.0	17	44
DE Conrad Tatum	4	0	1.0	13	43
OLB Robert King	4	1	0.0	12	23
OLB Andres Roberson	4	0	0.0	5	18
S Edgar Vanderkellen	3	3	0.0	17	49
ILB Alec Ogletree	2	0	0.0	2	9
OLB Ian Whitehurst	2	0	0.0	6	16
S Bryce Travis	1	1	0.0	1	18
DT Winfred Lofton	1	1	0.0	15	32
DE Alvin Rivers	1	0	0.0	15	33
DT Braxton Sellers	1	0	0.0	7	27
CB Mike Schroeder	1	0	0.0	2	14
DT Mario Edwards	1	0	0.0	12	20
DE Jace Gilmore	0	1	0.0	8	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	7	4	0.0	24	36
ILB Denzel Perryman	7	3	0.0	19	35
CB Colin Crangle	6	0	0.0	12	29
S James Sample	4	1	0.0	19	33
ILB Keegan Jennings	4	0	0.0	10	8
DE Luke Visconti	3	2	0.0	15	10
CB Darqueze Dennard	3	0	0.0	18	25
CB Blaine Stubblefield	3	0	0.0	11	9
OLB Scottie Jefferson	2	2	1.0	17	20
DT Lee Kirkaldie	2	1	0.0	16	16
CB B.J. Phares	2	1	0.0	13	27
DT Alejandro Gentry	1	1	0.0	8	20
S Reuben Owen	1	1	0.0	5	4
S Bobby Walker	1	1	0.0	4	10
ILB Trenton Herndon	1	0	0.0	5	2
S Emmanuel Bennett	1	0	0.0	22	33
QB Roman Steinmetz	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Owen Robbins	0	1	0.0	10	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Conrad Tatum	1.0	0	3	2	43
ILB Sammie Collins	0.0	1	0	0	42
CB Shane Willis	0.0	1	0	0	54
DT Winfred Lofton	0.0	0	2	3	32
DT Braxton Sellers	0.0	0	2	0	27
DE Benjamin Wells	0.0	0	1	1	21
DE Alvin Rivers	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Jace Gilmore	0.0	0	0	1	20

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Scottie Jefferson	1.0	1	0	20
DE Luke Visconti	0.0	1	0	10
DT Lee Kirkaldie	0.0	1	0	16
ILB Owen Robbins	0.0	1	0	9
OLB Darnell Dietz	0.0	0	1	36
DE Herman Carlson	0.0	0	1	26
DE Harvey Handley	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Shane Willis	7	0	0	54
CB Tony O'Neal	5	0	1	38
ILB Sammie Collins	4	0	0	42
S R.J. McGrath	4	0	0	48
S Edgar Vanderkellen	3	1	1	49
CB Jorge Cloak	3	0	0	44
OLB Ian Whitehurst	2	0	0	16
OLB Robert King	2	0	0	23
OLB Andres Roberson	2	0	0	18
S Bryce Travis	1	1	0	18
ILB Alec Ogletree	1	0	0	9
CB Mike Schroeder	1	0	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Colin Crangle	5	0	29
ILB Denzel Perryman	5	0	35
OLB Darnell Dietz	3	0	36
CB B.J. Phares	2	1	27
ILB Keegan Jennings	2	0	8
CB Blaine Stubblefield	2	0	9
OLB Scottie Jefferson	2	0	20
DE Luke Visconti	1	0	10
S Emmanuel Bennett	1	0	33
CB Darqueze Dennard	1	0	25
S James Sample	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Taylor Lewan	3	7	23	0	36
Mason Parker	2	7	24	0	36
Rob Ancheta	1	3	23	1	36
Darren Wilkerson	1	3	23	0	36
Richard Shirley	1	2	22	0	36
Mark Blackburn	0	1	1	0	0
Marco Gillespie	0	1	13	0	19

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Rockcliffe	1	4	19	0	46
Quentin Hanson	1	3	19	0	51
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	3	19	0	52
Buddy Brandon	0	3	19	0	53
Dana Walton	0	2	19	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tavon Austin	2	11
Gerald Rasmussen	1	15
Buddy Garcia	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Lincoln	2	7
Colin Crangle	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shane Willis	---	---	19	54	3	76
Edgar Vanderkellen	---	---	17	49	3	69
Mason Parker	24	36	---	---	9	69
R.J. McGrath	---	---	18	48	2	68
Jorge Cloak	---	---	17	44	2	63
Sammie Collins	---	---	17	42	3	62
Tony O'Neal	---	---	15	38	8	61
Taylor Lewan	23	36	---	---	---	59
Darren Wilkerson	23	36	---	---	---	59
Rob Ancheta	23	36	---	---	---	59
Conrad Tatum	---	---	13	43	2	58
Richard Shirley	22	36	---	---	---	58
Teddy Bridgewater	21	36	---	---	---	57
Tavon Austin	15	26	---	---	11	52
Roy Sutter	18	26	---	---	8	52
Alvin Rivers	---	---	15	33	2	50
Marlon Grayson	15	25	---	---	9	49
Winfred Lofton	---	---	15	32	1	48
Marco Gillespie	13	19	---	---	9	41
Joseph Lindsay	15	26	---	---	---	41
Trevor Patterson	16	18	---	---	6	40
Robert King	---	---	12	23	3	38
Mario Edwards	---	---	12	20	6	38
Gerald Rasmussen	8	13	---	---	15	36
Arnold Hardy	9	6	---	---	21	36
Braxton Sellers	---	---	7	27	2	36
Andres Roberson	---	---	5	18	12	35
Lance Doyle	---	---	4	25	1	30
Jace Gilmore	---	---	8	20	1	29
Benjamin Wells	---	---	4	21	4	29
Mike Schroeder	---	---	2	14	10	26
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	6	16	3	25
Bryce Travis	---	---	1	18	6	25
Rod Horton	3	6	---	---	15	24
Silas Rodriguez	6	10	---	---	7	23
Buddy Garcia	2	5	---	---	12	19
Alec Ogletree	---	---	2	9	7	18
Skip Hoover	1	0	---	---	9	10
Mark Blackburn	1	0	---	---	8	9
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gerald Drexler	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Curtis Flannery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Floyd McDonald	3	0	---	---	1	4
Greg Fields	3	0	---	---	---	3
Barry Nagurski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Quentin Hanson	19	51	---	---	7	77
Roman Steinmetz	19	54	---	---	---	73
Buddy Brandon	19	53	---	---	---	72
John Rockcliffe	19	46	---	---	7	72
Xavier Su'a-Filo	19	52	---	---	---	71
Dana Walton	19	47	---	---	---	66
Darnell Dietz	---	---	24	36	1	61
Denzel Perryman	---	---	19	35	5	59
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	22	33	2	57
Colin Crangle	---	---	12	29	13	54
Melvin Ferentz	14	27	---	---	12	53
James Sample	---	---	19	33	1	53
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	17	20	16	53
B.J. Phares	---	---	13	27	12	52
Gustavo Johnstone	17	26	---	---	8	51
Edgar Ellis	13	37	---	---	---	50
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	18	25	5	48
Wesley Rodriguez	7	35	---	---	---	42
B.J. Lincoln	10	25	---	---	7	42
Arnold Whiting	5	28	---	---	9	42
Maurice Kinney	3	23	---	---	15	41
Herman Carlson	---	---	9	26	3	38
Vernon Porterfield	3	13	---	---	21	37
Harvey Handley	---	---	13	24	---	37
Walt Lane	14	19	---	---	1	34
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	8	20	5	33
Jorge Murphy	---	---	11	12	10	33
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	16	16	1	33
Ryan Tittle	7	19	---	---	4	30
Owen Robbins	---	---	10	9	7	26
Luke Visconti	---	---	15	10	---	25
Darrell Hamilton	1	14	---	---	9	24
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	11	9	3	23
Keegan Jennings	---	---	10	8	1	19
Francisco Alcott	1	4	---	---	14	19
Sammie Collins	0	11	---	---	7	18
Darius Cash	---	---	3	8	7	18
O.J. Chaudhuri	0	10	---	---	7	17
Reuben Owen	---	---	5	4	8	17
Bobby Walker	---	---	4	10	1	15
Trenton Herndon	---	---	5	2	5	12
Howard Perry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Fulcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	16	60	3.8
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	10	43	4.3
Right	4	2	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	35	25	2	1	1	1	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	53	35	3	1	2	2	9	7	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	121	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	45	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	84	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	13	173	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	28	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Sutter	11	7	1	57	1	26
WR Tavon Austin	6	6	0	51	0	26
WR Marlon Grayson	5	2	0	8	0	25
TE Trevor Patterson	3	1	0	5	0	18
FB Marco Gillespie	3	2	0	4	0	19
RB Joseph Lindsay	3	3	0	45	1	26
WR Gerald Rasmussen	2	2	0	15	0	13
RB Arnold Hardy	1	1	0	8	0	6
TE Rod Horton	1	1	0	6	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edgar Ellis	13	11	0	82	0	37
WR Wesley Rodriguez	10	8	1	88	1	35
WR Melvin Ferentz	6	4	0	68	1	27
WR Darrell Hamilton	6	1	1	13	0	14
WR Maurice Kinney	4	3	0	16	0	23
TE Gustavo Johnstone	4	3	0	19	0	26
RB Walt Lane	3	3	0	37	1	19
RB Arnold Whiting	3	0	0	0	0	28
FB Ryan Tittle	2	1	0	4	0	19
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	0	3	0	25
RB Vernon Porterfield	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joseph Lindsay	1	4	4.00	4.07

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walt Lane	2	0	0.00	0.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	5	3	25	5.00	5.69

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	7	3	14	2.00	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Trevor Patterson	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Tavon Austin	1	1	14	14.00	8.50
FB Marco Gillespie	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Marlon Grayson	1	1	5	5.00	1.60
TE Rod Horton	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Ferentz	2	0	0	0.00	11.33
RB Arnold Whiting	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Edgar Ellis	1	1	5	5.00	6.31
RB Walt Lane	1	1	4	4.00	12.33
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	5	5.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Joseph Lindsay	2	1
Arnold Hardy	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	12	10	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	13	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Sutter	5	5	2
WR Marlon Grayson	2	0	0
WR Tavon Austin	1	1	1
WR Gerald Rasmussen	1	1	1
RB Arnold Hardy	1	1	1
TE Rod Horton	1	1	1
RB Joseph Lindsay	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Rodriguez	3	2	0
WR Edgar Ellis	3	3	0
RB Arnold Whiting	3	0	0
WR Darrell Hamilton	2	1	1
WR Melvin Ferentz	1	1	1
RB Vernon Porterfield	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,300 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (21,100)
End Zone 10,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,300 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (21,100)
End Zone	10,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,000)