Exhibition Week 3, 2077

played in New Orleans, CA

76 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans013140-27
New Orleans Saints03611-20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:42 NOS - Rex McElroy 24 field goal
2Q: 07:51 HOU - Caden Buysse 43 field goal
2Q: 02:55 HOU - Buddy Ratto 23 pass from Nathan Clements (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Caden Buysse 35 field goal
3Q: 10:18 HOU - Drake Peters 4 run (Caden Buysse extra point)
3Q: 10:11 HOU - Taylor Huggins 33 interception return (Caden Buysse extra point)
3Q: 05:34 NOS - Manuel Cunningham 1 pass from Ezekiel Strong (Manuel Cunningham run for conversion failed)
4Q: 12:41 NOS - Irv Gellar 55 interception return (Ezekiel Strong pass to Tristan Jamison for conversion)
4Q: 00:56 NOS - Rex McElroy 27 field goal

Team StatisticsHOUNOS
Record1-10-2
First Downs1320
- by Rushing65
- by Passing611
- by Penalty14
Total Net Yards249339
- Offensive Plays6069
- Yards per Play4.154.91
Net Rushing Yards108139
- Rushing Attempts2926
- Yards per Rush3.725.35
Net Passing Yards141200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 15 - 142 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards157205
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/161/5
- Yards per Pass Play4.554.65
Fumbles/Lost1/02/1
3rd Down Conversions5/164/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.98.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/749/71
Punt Returns/Yards5/503/38
Kick Returns/Yards2/502/45
Interception Ret./Yards1/331/55
2pt Conversions0/02/1
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 25
Time of Possession29:3330:27

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:581:57OWN 3432Punt
110:090:53OWN 1837Punt
17:473:58OWN 2568Punt
13:171:33OPP 4735Punt
212:342:13OWN 343-3Punt
28:400:56OPP 2933Field Goal
26:101:40OWN 2333Punt
23:310:47OWN 46354Touchdown
21:111:11OWN 24658Field Goal
315:004:49OWN 35865Touchdown
35:241:17OWN 2530Punt
415:002:28OWN 20624Interception
412:321:17OWN 2530Punt
46:123:54OWN 20614Punt
40:490:49OPP 491-1Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:02OWN 2530Punt
112:011:52OWN 16566Fumble
19:161:29OWN 3233Punt
13:490:32OWN 154-3Punt
11:444:10OWN 20973Field Goal
210:211:41OWN 73-1Punt
27:441:34OWN 3432Punt
24:300:59OWN 2432Punt
22:441:33OWN 3634Punt
310:110:13OWN 2510Interception
39:584:34OWN 251175Touchdown
34:074:07OWN 36931Punt
411:155:03OWN 29938Punt
42:181:29OWN 38652Field Goal

Game MVP: Taylor Huggins, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Drake Peters17673.941631
RB Kendrick Mueller5112.20900
RB Kristopher Johnston4164.00600
QB Nathan Clements273.50800
WR Keegan Kakoza177.00700
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Manuel Cunningham16845.252820
RB Junior Petry393.00500
RB Sergio Rossi231.50300
QB Ezekiel Strong2147.00700
QB Gage Douglas166.00600
WR Gregory Dobson12323.002310
FB Mario Phillips100.00000

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Nathan Clements23131381/3140170.6
D.J. Keeley52192/13015051.3
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ezekiel Strong29151081/5124157.8
Gage Douglas138970/0029084.4

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Keegan Kakoza454711.751400
TE Buddy Ratto484511.2518231
WR Terrence Jaster34165.335100
WR Demetrius Reynolds233517.5036310
WR Francisco Smolka131515.003150
RB Kendrick Mueller12-1-1.000-10
RB Drake Peters0300.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jace Joseph101610710.7030290
WR Tristan Jamison77456.437180
RB Manuel Cunningham38186.0010161
RB Sergio Rossi1233.00030
FB Mario Phillips112424.0024240
TE Larry Smistad1288.00080
WR Lonnie Jamison0200.00000
TE Malcolm Strickland0100.00000
WR Gregory Dobson0300.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Taylor Huggins13333.001
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Irv Gellar15555.001

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
WR Francisco Smolka1100
DE Gerald Cook0100
OLB Jonah Wheeler0010
G Kelly Levine0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
WR Gregory Dobson1000
WR Jace Joseph1000
OLB Bert Goodlink0100
CB Ronald Allen0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
A.J. Toscano944149.042.6624
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Lorenzo Robertson936040.030.0551

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Caden Buysse2/21/10/0433/3
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rex McElroy2/20/00/0270/0

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Nate Duncan55010.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Jace Joseph33812.70

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Terrence Jaster25025.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Kaleb Lynn24522.50

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Silas Greer710.02543
ILB Bryan Malfara540.02225
OLB Jonah Wheeler510.02231
S Adam Sutter500.02034
S Collin Darchi410.01726
S Taylor Huggins300.01623
OLB Wes Woodard300.01719
ILB Darius Collier240.01827
DT Sam Stortz220.02330
DT Mercury Poling200.01620
CB Nate Duncan200.0511
CB Bo Oliver200.01629
DT Benjamin Angelone101.0415
DE T.J. Murray110.02028
OLB Keegan Harden100.0817
OLB Dave Craig100.0519
DE Grady Mahoney100.0811
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Rex Baber730.02725
CB Irving McSweeny631.02329
S Irv Gellar420.02427
OLB Myles Walsh400.0911
DE Collin Dawson301.02829
S Wyatt Monroe330.02521
ILB Edwin Talley310.01721
OLB Bert Goodlink300.02013
OLB Ed Franz201.01219
CB Ronald Allen220.02128
DE Evan Hopson210.0911
DE Luther Dore200.01918
DT Rickey Buckley120.0911
CB Marty Becker110.02725
DT Cody Owens110.02121
DT Artie Kozak010.01812
S Stan Napier010.0914

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Benjamin Angelone1.000115
DT Sam Stortz0.011030
DE T.J. Murray0.001028
OLB Dave Craig0.001019
CB Ruben Schmid0.001022
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Collin Dawson1.021129
OLB Ed Franz1.000019
CB Irving McSweeny1.000029
CB Marty Becker0.001025
OLB Rex Baber0.000125

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Bryan Malfara41025
S Collin Darchi41026
S Adam Sutter41034
ILB Darius Collier21027
CB Nate Duncan21011
S Silas Greer21043
S Taylor Huggins20123
OLB Keegan Harden11017
OLB Jonah Wheeler10031
CB Bo Oliver10029
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Irving McSweeny31029
OLB Myles Walsh30011
S Wyatt Monroe20021
OLB Bert Goodlink20013
ILB Edwin Talley12021
CB Ronald Allen11028
S Irv Gellar10127
CB Marty Becker10025
OLB Rex Baber10025

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Josue Arcenaux36129031
T Chandler Bridges36017010
T Carter Whiting14129231
G Jessie Giles14012021
G Kelly Levine14029031
T Andres Bonar03029031
TE Kody Mahaffey00016112
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Harry Carson46126043
T Rex McIntyre33126043
G Peyton Reynolds15026043
T Rickey Filar12016019
C Amos McIntyre03010024
G Walt Osburn01010124
TE Donnell Greene01012019
C Ricardo Bruce01016019
FB Mario Phillips0109014

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Kelly Levine216
Drake Peters130
Kody Mahaffey130
Douglas Samuels19
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Lonnie Jamison219
Kaleb Lynn210
Jace Joseph128
Dustin Vaughn111
Walt Osburn111

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Jonah Wheeler------22313083
G Kelly Levine2931------1676
S Silas Greer------2543270
CB Bo Oliver------16292065
RB Drake Peters1915------3064
WR Francisco Smolka2120------2162
T Carter Whiting2931---------60
ILB Darius Collier------18271560
S Taylor Huggins------16232160
C Josue Arcenaux2931---------60
T Andres Bonar2931---------60
TE Kody Mahaffey1612------3058
DE T.J. Murray------20281058
S Adam Sutter------2034256
DT Sam Stortz------2330255
CB Ruben Schmid------9222455
TE Buddy Ratto2227---------49
ILB Bryan Malfara------2225148
WR Terrence Jaster1918------1047
DT Mercury Poling------16201046
QB Nathan Clements2124---------45
WR Keegan Kakoza2024---------44
S Collin Darchi------1726144
T Chandler Bridges1710------1138
OLB Wes Woodard------1719238
G Jessie Giles1221---------33
RB Kendrick Mueller813------1233
CB Nate Duncan------5111531
DE Gerald Cook------720128
CB Trent Corbett------818---26
OLB Keegan Harden------817---25
OLB Dave Craig------519---24
WR Demetrius Reynolds715---------22
DE Grady Mahoney------811---19
DT Benjamin Angelone------415---19
QB D.J. Keeley87---------15
RB Kristopher Johnston68---------14
C Ron Fellin00------1111
G Johnnie Terry00------1111
T Weston Thiele00------1111
P A.J. Toscano00------1111
C Douglas Samuels00------99
TE Brayden Rowell71---------8
K Caden Buysse00------77
WR Deon Zimmerman02------57
DE Marcos Cochrane------0516
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Jace Joseph2442------2894
CB Ronald Allen------21282170
G Peyton Reynolds2643---------69
T Harry Carson2643---------69
T Rex McIntyre2643---------69
WR Tristan Jamison1429------2164
RB Manuel Cunningham1922------2162
DE Collin Dawson------2829259
S Irv Gellar------2427758
CB Irving McSweeny------2329254
CB Marty Becker------2725153
OLB Rex Baber------2725153
QB Ezekiel Strong2030---------50
S Wyatt Monroe------2521248
OLB Bert Goodlink------20131548
DE Luther Dore------19181047
T Rickey Filar1619------1146
WR Gregory Dobson1531---------46
G Walt Osburn1024------1145
FB Mario Phillips914------2144
DT Cody Owens------2121244
TE Larry Smistad1925---------44
TE Malcolm Strickland83------3041
DT Artie Kozak------1812939
ILB Edwin Talley------1721139
S Stan Napier------9141437
C Ricardo Bruce1619---------35
WR Lonnie Jamison411------1934
C Amos McIntyre1024---------34
OLB Ed Franz------1219233
TE Donnell Greene1219---------31
ILB Myron Nelson------022830
DE Evan Hopson------911121
OLB Myles Walsh------911121
DT Rickey Buckley------911---20
QB Gage Douglas613---------19
RB Junior Petry412---------16
CB Alan Grimes------141015
C Dustin Vaughn00------1111
G Derrick Myers00------1111
T J.T. Grabowski00------1111
P Lorenzo Robertson00------1111
WR Kaleb Lynn00------1010
RB Sergio Rossi27---------9
K Rex McElroy00------77
DT Chuck Combs------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11393.5
Middle11565.1
Right6142.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4399.8
Middle16583.6
Right6427.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Nathan Clements23133131211
D.J. Keeley520003010
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ezekiel Strong29151505211
Gage Douglas1381012200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen52357.0
Short (0-8 Yds)169281.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)535410.8
Long (19+ Yds)214020.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen84182.3
Short (0-8 Yds)25161305.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)52285.6
Long (19+ Yds)41297.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Buddy Ratto84045127
WR Keegan Kakoza54047124
WR Terrence Jaster43116018
WR Francisco Smolka31015020
RB Drake Peters3020015
WR Demetrius Reynolds32035115
RB Kendrick Mueller210-1013
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jace Joseph16101107142
RB Manuel Cunningham83018022
WR Tristan Jamison77045029
WR Gregory Dobson3000031
WR Lonnie Jamison2000011
RB Sergio Rossi210307
TE Larry Smistad2108025
TE Malcolm Strickland100003
FB Mario Phillips11024114

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Drake Peters3206.673.94
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Manuel Cunningham7213.005.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ezekiel Strong3110.333.72
Gage Douglas1166.007.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Manuel Cunningham2110.502.25
WR Gregory Dobson1000.000.00
WR Jace Joseph1166.006.69

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
RB Drake Peters21
RB Kendrick Mueller10
RB Kristopher Johnston11
New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Manuel Cunningham10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Nathan Clements742
D.J. Keeley321
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Ezekiel Strong1154
Gage Douglas300

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
TE Buddy Ratto311
WR Keegan Kakoza211
WR Francisco Smolka111
RB Drake Peters100
WR Terrence Jaster110
WR Demetrius Reynolds110
RB Kendrick Mueller110
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Gregory Dobson300
WR Tristan Jamison332
WR Jace Joseph300
RB Manuel Cunningham211
TE Malcolm Strickland100
FB Mario Phillips111
TE Larry Smistad100

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,600 (16,100)
End Zone11,400 (11,700)
Mezzanine6,600 (6,800)
Sideline Seats10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes4,800 (5,000)