Week 14, 2079

played in New Orleans, CA

76 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	10	0	11	-	24
New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 HOU - Caden Buysse 40 field goal
2Q: 13:02 HOU - Kristopher Johnston 5 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 01:35 NOS - Karl Malone 8 pass from Carter Caldwell (Alan Emmons extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Caden Buysse 39 field goal
3Q: 12:07 NOS - Alan Emmons 49 field goal
4Q: 12:29 HOU - Caden Buysse 23 field goal
4Q: 07:59 HOU - Demetrius Reynolds 18 pass from D.J. Keeley (D.J. Keeley pass to Deon Zimmerman for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 HOU - Caden Buysse 40 field goal
2Q: 13:02 HOU - Kristopher Johnston 5 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 01:35 NOS - Karl Malone 8 pass from Carter Caldwell (Alan Emmons extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Caden Buysse 39 field goal
3Q: 12:07 NOS - Alan Emmons 49 field goal
4Q: 12:29 HOU - Caden Buysse 23 field goal
4Q: 07:59 HOU - Demetrius Reynolds 18 pass from D.J. Keeley (D.J. Keeley pass to Deon Zimmerman for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 6-7 2-11
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 348 332
- Offensive Plays 72 60
- Yards per Play 4.83 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 111 56
- Rushing Attempts 38 19
- Yards per Rush 2.92 2.95
Net Passing Yards 237 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 244 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.97 6.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/12 11/89
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:53 26:07

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	6-7	2-11
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	348	332
- Offensive Plays	72	60
- Yards per Play	4.83	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	111	56
- Rushing Attempts	38	19
- Yards per Rush	2.92	2.95
Net Passing Yards	237	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	244	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.97	6.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/12	11/89
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:53	26:07

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	10:56	3:49	OWN 40	7	37	Field Goal
1	2:14	4:19	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	9:48	3:47	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
2	3:51	1:15	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 25	6	53	Field Goal
3	11:59	2:28	OWN 25	4	28	Punt
3	8:57	2:38	OWN 22	7	35	Punt
3	2:15	4:51	OWN 47	10	47	Field Goal
4	10:31	0:52	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
4	8:48	0:56	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
4	4:42	4:42	OWN 5	11	52	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	1:50	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
1	7:07	4:53	OWN 25	8	40	Punt
2	12:55	3:07	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
2	6:01	2:10	OWN 25	6	32	Punt
2	2:36	1:09	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 42	6	26	Field Goal
3	9:31	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	6:19	4:04	OWN 18	8	35	Fumble
4	12:24	1:53	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	9:39	0:51	OWN 16	3	2	Fumble
4	7:52	3:10	OWN 25	9	43	Interception

Game MVP: D.J. Keeley, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Walter Homidan	19	68	3.58	18	1
RB Kristopher Johnston	14	30	2.14	20	2
QB D.J. Keeley	5	13	2.60	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	7	6	0.86	5	0
QB Carter Caldwell	6	33	5.50	13	2
RB Karl Malone	4	18	4.50	10	1
RB Rick Talley	2	-1	-0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	33	23	244	1/7	2	36	0	111.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carter Caldwell	40	25	282	1/6	1	43	1	81.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Alfred Aalders	5	7	78	15.60	5	36	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	4	4	26	6.50	7	17	0
RB Kristopher Johnston	4	5	24	6.00	11	12	1
TE Buddy Ratto	3	5	30	10.00	0	18	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	3	4	30	10.00	0	18	1
TE Van Otomo	2	3	14	7.00	3	9	0
WR Brian Shiver	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Randal Goon	1	2	30	30.00	28	30	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jace Joseph	8	13	140	17.50	66	26	0
WR Gustavo Wynn	4	7	22	5.50	18	7	0
TE Taylor Clemons	4	4	61	15.25	48	43	0
RB Karl Malone	4	5	26	6.50	4	9	1
WR Kaleb Crawford	2	2	10	5.00	0	8	0
TE Melvin Tolar	2	2	20	10.00	4	15	0
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Rick Talley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Norbert Radda	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rich Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nate Duncan	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Walter Homidan	1	0	0
CB Ruben Schmid	0	1	0
S Jessie Nelson	0	1	0
WR Randal Goon	0	1	0
S Ralph Lane	0	0	1
OLB Lenny Levitt	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
TE Taylor Clemons	1	0
RB Karl Malone	1	0
S Irv Gellar	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Toscano	6	267	44.5	39.7	53	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Willig	6	280	46.7	35.5	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caden Buysse	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Emmons	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	2	7	3.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Crawford	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Burkholder	1	42	42.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Glenn Boyd	8	4	0.0	18	41
OLB Lenny Levitt	6	2	0.0	19	41
CB Jose Tatum	5	0	0.0	19	41
S Ralph Lane	4	2	0.0	7	27
CB Ruben Schmid	4	2	0.0	19	34
DT Benjamin Angelone	2	2	0.0	16	22
S Jessie Nelson	2	2	0.0	12	27
OLB Keegan Harden	2	1	0.0	18	24
DE Grady Mahoney	2	0	0.0	16	28
DE Cesar Hayes	1	0	1.0	2	11
S Quentin Clinton	1	1	0.0	8	20
OLB Vernon Herek	1	1	0.0	2	19
ILB Hugh Rhee	1	1	0.0	11	12
DE Spencer Tyler	1	0	0.0	13	20
DT Gregory Gray	1	0	0.0	7	25
CB Renaldo Lapointe	1	0	0.0	16	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Myles Walsh	16	7	0.0	36	34
DE Collin Dawson	6	1	1.0	36	34
CB Irving McSweeny	6	4	0.0	38	34
CB Alonzo Conrad	6	1	0.0	33	34
ILB Edwin Talley	5	4	0.0	31	23
S Irv Gellar	5	2	0.0	33	34
S Parker McHugh	5	0	0.0	24	26
DE Evan Hopson	3	1	0.0	34	34
S Stan Napier	2	0	0.0	18	8
DT Hugh Washington	1	1	0.0	16	17
ILB Jace Horton	1	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Rex Baber	1	0	0.0	18	15
WR Jace Joseph	1	0	---	---	---
DE Justin Campbell	1	0	0.0	4	0
T Gage Rose	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cody Owens	0	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Roderick Widell	0	1	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cesar Hayes	1.0	0	1	0	11
OLB Keegan Harden	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Grady Mahoney	0.0	0	3	0	28
OLB Glenn Boyd	0.0	0	1	0	41
DT Benjamin Angelone	0.0	0	0	1	22

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Collin Dawson	1.0	0	2	1	34
OLB Myles Walsh	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lenny Levitt	5	0	0	41
CB Jose Tatum	4	1	0	41
S Ralph Lane	3	1	0	27
OLB Glenn Boyd	3	1	0	41
CB Ruben Schmid	2	0	0	34
DE Spencer Tyler	1	0	0	20
S Quentin Clinton	1	0	0	20
OLB Keegan Harden	1	0	0	24
DT Gregory Gray	1	0	0	25
OLB Vernon Herek	1	0	0	19
DE Grady Mahoney	1	0	0	28
CB Renaldo Lapointe	1	0	0	23
S Jessie Nelson	1	0	0	27
CB Nate Duncan	0	0	1	21

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Myles Walsh	6	2	34
CB Alonzo Conrad	5	1	34
CB Irving McSweeny	4	0	34
ILB Edwin Talley	3	1	23
S Parker McHugh	2	0	26
ILB Jace Horton	1	0	11
S Stan Napier	1	0	8
OLB Rex Baber	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kelly Levine	2	11	2	38	0	34
T Carter Whiting	2	7	0	38	0	34
C Kim Demeester	2	7	0	38	0	34
T Andres Bonar	1	5	0	38	1	34
TE Buddy Ratto	1	3	0	33	0	33
G Jessie Giles	1	3	0	38	0	34

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Amos McIntyre	1	6	19	0	41
T Gage Rose	1	2	19	0	41
G Trevor Wilkerson	1	1	19	0	41
G Graham Mathews	0	3	19	1	41
T J.T. Grabowski	0	2	19	0	41
TE Taylor Clemons	0	2	9	0	16
FB Norbert Radda	0	1	4	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Van Otomo	1	23
Kristopher Johnston	1	17

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Taylor Clemons	1	21
Trevor Wilkerson	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Kim Demeester	38	34	---	---	9	81
T Carter Whiting	38	34	---	---	---	72
G Jessie Giles	38	34	---	---	---	72
T Andres Bonar	38	34	---	---	---	72
G Kelly Levine	38	34	---	---	---	72
QB D.J. Keeley	38	34	---	---	---	72
CB Jose Tatum	---	---	19	41	7	67
TE Buddy Ratto	33	33	---	---	---	66
OLB Lenny Levitt	---	---	19	41	1	61
OLB Glenn Boyd	---	---	18	41	1	60
WR Randal Goon	32	25	---	---	3	60
WR Demetrius Reynolds	32	25	---	---	---	57
CB Ruben Schmid	---	---	19	34	1	54
RB Kristopher Johnston	15	19	---	---	17	51
CB Renaldo Lapointe	---	---	16	23	9	48
DE Grady Mahoney	---	---	16	28	1	45
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	9	10	---	---	23	42
S Quentin Clinton	---	---	8	20	14	42
OLB Keegan Harden	---	---	18	24	---	42
OLB Vernon Herek	---	---	2	19	21	42
RB Walter Homidan	22	15	---	---	5	42
CB Nate Duncan	---	---	4	21	15	40
S Jessie Nelson	---	---	12	27	1	40
DT Gregory Gray	---	---	7	25	7	39
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	16	22	---	38
WR Brian Shiver	26	10	---	---	---	36
S Ralph Lane	---	---	7	27	1	35
DE Spencer Tyler	---	---	13	20	---	33
TE Van Otomo	2	7	---	---	23	32
TE Alfred Aalders	7	24	---	---	---	31
ILB Hugh Rhee	---	---	11	12	---	23
WR Deon Zimmerman	10	2	---	---	8	20
WR Santiago Forsythe	2	0	---	---	17	19
DE Cesar Hayes	---	---	2	11	6	19
DE Kendrick Hagen	---	---	2	15	1	18
RB Burt Lovejoy	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Giovanni Gillespie	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Clyde Everett	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Chandler Bridges	0	0	---	---	9	9
P A.J. Toscano	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Derrick Runyon	---	---	0	0	9	9
G Alfredo Cobbs	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Caden Buysse	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Nathan Clements	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ronnie Hirshberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Bruce Petrafassi	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	38	34	3	75
DE Collin Dawson	---	---	36	34	3	73
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	36	34	3	73
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	34	34	3	71
S Irv Gellar	---	---	33	34	3	70
G Trevor Wilkerson	19	41	---	---	10	70
CB Alonzo Conrad	---	---	33	34	3	70
T J.T. Grabowski	19	41	---	---	7	67
T Gage Rose	19	41	---	---	7	67
G Graham Mathews	19	41	---	---	7	67
DT Cody Owens	---	---	25	21	17	63
QB Carter Caldwell	19	41	---	---	---	60
WR Gustavo Wynn	14	31	---	---	15	60
C Amos McIntyre	19	41	---	---	---	60
TE Melvin Tolar	18	41	---	---	---	59
WR Jace Joseph	19	40	---	---	---	59
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	31	23	1	55
S Parker McHugh	---	---	24	26	2	52
TE Taylor Clemons	9	16	---	---	21	46
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	---	---	22	19	3	44
CB Chad Burkholder	---	---	19	8	15	42
S Stan Napier	---	---	18	8	15	41
WR Kaleb Crawford	7	22	---	---	11	40
DT Hugh Washington	---	---	16	17	1	34
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	18	15	---	33
RB Karl Malone	6	26	---	---	1	33
CB Tristan Richmond	---	---	8	11	13	32
ILB Jace Horton	---	---	7	11	13	31
RB Rick Talley	5	11	---	---	14	30
FB Norbert Radda	4	7	---	---	15	26
DT Alfred Tapia	---	---	15	11	---	26
OLB Roderick Widell	---	---	1	0	20	21
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	9	6	---	---	---	15
DE Justin Campbell	---	---	4	0	6	10
WR Harrison McCarroll	1	0	---	---	8	9
C Dashawn Bensen	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Steve Willig	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Micah Gillespie	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Rich Lyle	2	3	---	---	---	5
K Alan Emmons	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Floyd Finister	1	2	---	---	---	3
C Aaron Bjorkstam	0	0	---	---	---	0
T T.J. Rheams	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sean Powell	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Conrad Jacobs	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Myron Nelson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	25	91	3.6
Right	7	10	1.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	23	11.5
Middle	15	31	2.1
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	33	23	2	0	3	4	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carter Caldwell	40	25	4	4	1	3	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	59	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	75	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	72	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	52	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	152	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	78	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Alfred Aalders	7	5	2	78	1	24
TE Buddy Ratto	5	3	0	30	0	33
RB Kristopher Johnston	5	4	0	24	0	19
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	4	4	0	26	0	10
WR Demetrius Reynolds	4	3	1	30	0	25
TE Van Otomo	3	2	0	14	0	7
WR Brian Shiver	3	1	0	12	0	10
WR Randal Goon	2	1	0	30	1	25

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jace Joseph	13	8	0	140	3	40
WR Gustavo Wynn	7	4	0	22	0	31
RB Karl Malone	5	4	0	26	0	26
TE Taylor Clemons	4	4	0	61	1	16
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	4	1	1	3	0	6
WR Kaleb Crawford	2	2	0	10	0	22
TE Melvin Tolar	2	2	0	20	0	41
RB Rick Talley	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Norbert Radda	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Rich Lyle	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kristopher Johnston	4	-1	-0.25	2.14
QB D.J. Keeley	2	6	3.00	2.60
RB Walter Homidan	1	0	0.00	3.58

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Carter Caldwell	1	1	1.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	5	3	19	3.80	7.39

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carter Caldwell	3	2	7	2.33	7.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demetrius Reynolds	2	2	14	7.00	7.50
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	1	5	5.00	4.80
TE Van Otomo	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
TE Alfred Aalders	1	0	0	0.00	11.14

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jace Joseph	1	0	0	0.00	10.77
TE Taylor Clemons	1	1	-1	-1.00	15.25
RB Karl Malone	1	1	8	8.00	5.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kristopher Johnston	3	0
QB D.J. Keeley	2	1
RB Walter Homidan	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Carter Caldwell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	10	9	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carter Caldwell	14	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kristopher Johnston	3	3	1
WR Demetrius Reynolds	2	2	2
WR Brian Shiver	2	1	1
TE Alfred Aalders	2	2	1
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Karl Malone	4	3	2
WR Jace Joseph	3	2	2
TE Taylor Clemons	3	3	1
WR Gustavo Wynn	2	1	1
WR Kaleb Crawford	1	1	0
TE Melvin Tolar	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (16,100)
End Zone 11,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,500 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (16,100)
End Zone	11,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,500 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (5,000)