Week 12, 2015

played in Houston, TX

77 degrees, stormy, 15 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	10	0	15	-	28
Houston Texans	7	0	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 NOS - Kai Forbath 21 field goal
1Q: 01:13 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 24 pass from Brandon Weeden (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 12:22 NOS - Brandin Cooks 6 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 07:09 NOS - Kai Forbath 21 field goal
3Q: 04:46 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 17 pass from Brandon Weeden (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 13:24 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 39 field goal
4Q: 13:19 NOS - C.J. Spiller 80 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point failed)
4Q: 09:51 HOU - Eddie Pleasant 24 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 06:54 NOS - Mark Ingram 5 run (Drew Brees pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:27 NOS - Kai Forbath 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 NOS - Kai Forbath 21 field goal
1Q: 01:13 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 24 pass from Brandon Weeden (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 12:22 NOS - Brandin Cooks 6 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 07:09 NOS - Kai Forbath 21 field goal
3Q: 04:46 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 17 pass from Brandon Weeden (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 13:24 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 39 field goal
4Q: 13:19 NOS - C.J. Spiller 80 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point failed)
4Q: 09:51 HOU - Eddie Pleasant 24 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 06:54 NOS - Mark Ingram 5 run (Drew Brees pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:27 NOS - Kai Forbath 37 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 8-3 6-5
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 351 374
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 5.66 5.67
Net Rushing Yards 49 109
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 1.69 4.74
Net Passing Yards 302 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 2 41 - 25 - 6
- Gross Passing Yards 323 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/21 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 9.15 6.16
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 4/53
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 6/36 2/26
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	8-3	6-5
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	351	374
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	5.66	5.67
Net Rushing Yards	49	109
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	1.69	4.74
Net Passing Yards	302	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 2	41 - 25 - 6
- Gross Passing Yards	323	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/21	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	9.15	6.16
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	4/53
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	6/36	2/26
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:04	30:56

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
1	11:32	3:32	OPP 31	6	27	Field Goal
1	1:01	3:47	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
2	10:49	3:46	OPP 40	9	36	Field Goal
2	5:26	1:07	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
2	2:23	0:12	OPP 32	1	-8	Fumble
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
3	11:28	1:31	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	8:28	1:21	OWN 35	4	52	Interception
3	4:37	3:18	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	13:19	0:17	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
4	10:57	1:14	OWN 20	3	-3	Interception
4	9:43	2:59	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
4	3:37	1:17	OPP 23	3	3	Field Goal
4	1:42	1:42	50	4	1	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	0:53	OWN 43	2	-4	Interception
1	8:00	6:59	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	12:14	1:25	OWN 22	2	3	Interception
2	7:03	1:37	OWN 20	4	17	Interception
2	4:19	1:56	OWN 4	4	5	Interception
2	2:11	1:25	OWN 49	5	46	Interception
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 13	6	30	Punt
3	9:57	1:29	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
3	7:07	2:30	OWN 15	6	85	Touchdown
3	1:19	3:00	OWN 25	7	53	Field Goal
4	13:02	2:05	OWN 25	4	23	Punt
4	6:44	3:07	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	2:20	0:38	OWN 20	4	12	Interception

Game MVP: Kyle Wilson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Ingram	16	43	2.69	17	1	1
C.J. Spiller	10	6	0.60	7	0	0
Drew Brees	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Austin Johnson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Blue	15	35	2.33	13	2
Arian Foster	6	49	8.17	28	1
Chris Polk	1	15	15.00	15	1
Jaelen Strong	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	28	18	323	5/21	2	80	2	97.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brandon Weeden	41	25	277	2/12	2	35	6	57.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandin Cooks	5	6	66	13.20	31	30	1
WR T.J. Graham	3	5	33	11.00	0	20	0
TE Josh Hill	3	3	46	15.33	33	30	0
WR Willie Snead	3	6	29	9.67	5	19	0
RB Mark Ingram	2	2	68	34.00	69	35	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	2	80	80.00	73	80	1
RB Harrison Rhodes	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Marques Colston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Austin Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	7	10	96	13.71	5	27	2
TE Garrett Graham	5	7	53	10.60	23	35	0
RB Alfred Blue	4	5	14	3.50	6	5	0
WR Jaelen Strong	4	11	37	9.25	6	19	0
WR Nate Washington	3	4	19	6.33	5	7	0
WR Cecil Shorts	2	4	58	29.00	29	29	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Kyle Wilson	3	36	12.00
OLB David Hawthorne	1	0	0.00
CB Brandon Browner	1	0	0.00
OLB Stephone Anthony	1	0	0.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eddie Pleasant	2	26	13.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Brees	3	1	0
Zach Strief	0	1	0
Brandon Browner	0	0	1
Stephone Anthony	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brandon Weeden	1	1	0
Alfred Blue	1	0	0
J.J. Watt	0	1	1
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	1	0
Johnathan Joseph	0	0	1
Rob Ninkovich	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	5	229	45.8	46.4	58	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	4	133	33.3	28.3	52	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	1/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Ingram	3	81	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stephone Anthony	11	2	0.0	23	43
CB Brandon Browner	4	0	1.0	19	39
CB Delvin Breaux	4	2	0.0	13	27
S Kyle Wilson	4	1	0.0	23	43
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	4	0	0.0	7	12
DT Tyeler Davison	3	0	1.0	21	35
S Jairus Byrd	3	2	0.0	23	43
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	2	0.0	22	40
CB P.J. Williams	3	1	0.0	5	8
CB Keenan Lewis	3	0	0.0	23	39
DE Bobby Richardson	2	0	0.0	19	23
DE Cameron Jordan	1	1	0.0	20	30
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	0.0	10	19
T Tony Hills	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Jenkins	1	0	0.0	10	21
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	0	0.0	4	8
WR Willie Snead	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	7	4	0.0	29	33
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	6	4	0.0	25	32
CB Johnathan Joseph	5	1	0.5	29	33
DE J.J. Watt	4	0	2.0	25	29
DT Vince Wilfork	4	1	0.0	16	18
CB Kevin Johnson	4	0	0.0	29	33
S Rahim Moore	3	0	0.0	28	33
OLB Whitney Mercilus	3	0	0.0	14	13
CB Charles James	3	0	0.0	13	20
WR Jaelen Strong	3	0	---	---	---
DE Rob Ninkovich	2	2	2.0	23	26
S Eddie Pleasant	2	0	0.0	14	20
OLB John Simon	1	1	0.5	13	15
S Andre Hal	1	1	0.0	18	18
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0.0	15	13
WR Cecil Shorts	1	0	---	---	---
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
RB Alfred Blue	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jared Crick	0	1	0.0	6	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Brandon Browner	1.0	0	0	39
DT Tyeler Davison	1.0	0	0	35
DE Kasim Edebali	0.0	2	0	16
DT Kevin Williams	0.0	1	1	19
DE Cameron Jordan	0.0	0	1	30

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	2.0	1	3	29
DE Rob Ninkovich	2.0	0	0	26
OLB John Simon	0.5	1	0	15
CB Johnathan Joseph	0.5	0	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kyle Wilson	5	0	3	43
CB Brandon Browner	4	2	1	39
OLB Stephone Anthony	4	0	1	43
CB Delvin Breaux	3	0	0	27
S Jairus Byrd	2	0	0	43
CB Keenan Lewis	2	0	0	39
CB P.J. Williams	2	0	0	8
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	1	1	0	40
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	1	0	0	12
DE Bobby Richardson	1	0	0	23
OLB David Hawthorne	0	0	1	3

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Johnathan Joseph	4	0	0	33
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	4	0	0	32
CB Kevin Johnson	4	0	0	33
S Eddie Pleasant	2	1	2	20
OLB Whitney Mercilus	2	0	0	13
S Rahim Moore	1	1	0	33
ILB Brian Cushing	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Strief	2	9	1	29	2	33
Jahri Evans	2	9	0	29	0	33
Max Unger	2	4	0	29	0	33
Tony Hills	0	5	0	29	3	33

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duane Brown	4	5	2	23	0	43
Ben Jones	2	7	0	23	1	43
Brandon Brooks	2	4	0	23	0	43
Chris Clark	1	5	0	23	0	43
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	2	0	23	1	43

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Spiller	2	20
Delvin Breaux	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kareem Jackson	3	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Gerhardt	29	33	---	---	8	70
Jairus Byrd	---	---	23	43	2	68
Kyle Wilson	---	---	23	43	1	67
Stephone Anthony	---	---	23	43	1	67
Keenan Lewis	---	---	23	39	2	64
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	22	40	2	64
Drew Brees	29	33	---	---	---	62
Jahri Evans	29	33	---	---	---	62
Zach Strief	29	33	---	---	---	62
Tony Hills	29	33	---	---	---	62
Max Unger	29	33	---	---	---	62
Brandon Browner	---	---	19	39	1	59
Tyeler Davison	---	---	21	35	1	57
Willie Snead	26	28	---	---	---	54
Austin Johnson	15	18	---	---	20	53
Delvin Breaux	---	---	13	27	13	53
Brandin Cooks	23	29	---	---	---	52
Mark Ingram	18	24	---	---	9	51
Cameron Jordan	---	---	20	30	1	51
T.J. Graham	17	21	---	---	6	44
Bobby Richardson	---	---	19	23	---	42
C.J. Spiller	11	9	---	---	20	40
Josh Hill	19	14	---	---	4	37
Marques Colston	8	10	---	---	15	33
John Jenkins	---	---	10	21	2	33
P.J. Williams	---	---	5	8	19	32
Kevin Williams	---	---	10	19	1	30
Nick Foreman	---	---	4	20	3	27
Arturo Everett	2	5	---	---	18	25
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	7	12	5	24
Kasim Edebali	---	---	4	16	4	24
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	4	8	11	23
David Hawthorne	---	---	2	3	12	17
Seantavius Jones	1	1	---	---	15	17
Michael Hoomanawanui	4	5	---	---	6	15
Liam Barton	---	---	1	3	11	15
Harrison Rhodes	1	1	---	---	12	14
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike McGlynn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Terron Armstead	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andrus Peat	0	0	---	---	8	8
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	5	5
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	3	3
Glenn Gelat	---	---	0	1	---	1
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DeAndre Hopkins	23	42	---	---	12	77
Rahim Moore	---	---	28	33	15	76
Brian Cushing	---	---	29	33	11	73
Xavier Su'a-Filo	23	43	---	---	5	71
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	29	33	8	70
Duane Brown	23	43	---	---	---	66
Chris Clark	23	43	---	---	---	66
Brandon Brooks	23	43	---	---	---	66
Ben Jones	23	43	---	---	---	66
Brandon Weeden	23	43	---	---	---	66
J.J. Watt	---	---	25	29	11	65
Kevin Johnson	---	---	29	33	3	65
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	25	32	3	60
Jaelen Strong	18	39	---	---	---	57
Rob Ninkovich	---	---	23	26	4	53
Garrett Graham	16	29	---	---	6	51
Alfred Blue	17	33	---	---	---	50
Andre Hal	---	---	18	18	13	49
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	14	13	12	39
Vince Wilfork	---	---	16	18	3	37
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	14	20	2	36
Arian Foster	6	12	---	---	17	35
Charles James	---	---	13	20	2	35
Cecil Shorts	9	24	---	---	---	33
Nate Washington	6	8	---	---	17	31
Christian Covington	---	---	14	15	2	31
John Simon	---	---	13	15	2	30
Jay Prosch	9	15	---	---	6	30
Akeem Dent	---	---	15	13	1	29
Chris Polk	6	6	---	---	16	28
Ryan Griffin	5	7	---	---	16	28
Don Clemons	---	---	6	7	7	20
Kareem Jackson	---	---	2	0	16	18
Keshawn Martin	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jared Crick	---	---	6	5	2	13
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	6	6
Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	5	5
A.J. Bouye	---	---	0	0	5	5
Lonnie Ballentine	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kendall Lamm	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Mancz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dave Coles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brian Hoyer	0	0	---	---	1	1
T.J. Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	32	2.7
Middle	11	19	1.7
Right	4	0	0.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	8	35	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	28	18	6	2	2	2	2	3	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brandon Weeden	41	25	5	1	3	3	3	2	6

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	99	16.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	147	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	39	19.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	113	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	97	8.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandin Cooks	6	5	0	66	1	29
WR Willie Snead	6	3	2	29	0	28
WR T.J. Graham	5	3	0	33	1	21
TE Josh Hill	3	3	0	46	1	14
RB C.J. Spiller	2	1	0	80	1	9
RB Mark Ingram	2	2	0	68	2	24
FB Austin Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	18
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Harrison Rhodes	1	1	0	1	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jaelen Strong	11	4	3	37	0	39
WR DeAndre Hopkins	10	7	0	96	2	42
TE Garrett Graham	7	5	0	53	1	29
RB Alfred Blue	5	4	0	14	0	33
WR Nate Washington	4	3	0	19	0	8
WR Cecil Shorts	4	2	0	58	2	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	4	1	0.25	0.60
Mark Ingram	3	8	2.67	2.69

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	6	3	25	4.17	11.54

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brandon Weeden	3	2	16	5.33	6.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandin Cooks	2	2	12	6.00	11.00
WR Willie Snead	2	0	0	0.00	4.83
TE Josh Hill	1	1	13	13.00	15.33
FB Austin Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.57
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	17	17.00	9.60
RB Alfred Blue	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	1	0
C.J. Spiller	1	0
Mark Ingram	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Arian Foster	2	2
Alfred Blue	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	8	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brandon Weeden	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandin Cooks	5	4	3
WR T.J. Graham	3	2	1
WR Willie Snead	2	1	0
TE Josh Hill	1	1	0
FB Austin Johnson	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jaelen Strong	4	3	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	2	2
TE Garrett Graham	2	2	2
WR Nate Washington	1	1	0
WR Cecil Shorts	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)