Exhibition Week 3, 2033

played in Houston, TX

69 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints 7770-21
Houston Texans771410-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:57 NOS - Edwin Ballard 3 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
1Q: 06:11 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 2 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 05:07 NOS - Edwin Ballard 4 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 01:34 HOU - Earnest Hatcher 5 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 11:03 HOU - Kai Humphries 24 pass from Ezekiel Freeman (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 02:48 NOS - Edwin Ballard 76 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
3Q: 00:49 HOU - Cary Williams 8 pass from Ezekiel Freeman (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 08:32 HOU - Brock Flynn 5 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 05:45 HOU - Samuel Stallings 40 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSHOU
Record0-21-1
First Downs2023
- by Rushing84
- by Passing1218
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards428373
- Offensive Plays7465
- Yards per Play5.785.74
Net Rushing Yards16347
- Rushing Attempts2032
- Yards per Rush8.151.47
Net Passing Yards265326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt54 - 27 - 132 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards265335
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/9
- Yards per Pass Play4.919.88
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions5/146/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.19.0
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards8/634/20
Punt Returns/Yards4/332/24
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/69
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/04/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 34
Time of Possession26:5733:03

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:542:03OPP 33633Touchdown
111:292:31OWN 273-7Punt
16:024:55OWN 251141Punt
211:171:31OWN 20413Punt
28:383:42OWN 7893Touchdown
21:251:25OWN 25823Half
315:001:44OWN 25412Punt
311:530:12OWN 2725Fumble
310:523:39OWN 25835Punt
32:550:24OWN 24276Touchdown
30:381:10OWN 2536Punt
48:210:40OWN 2546Downs
45:390:51OWN 25317Interception
42:061:32OWN 23832Downs
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:511:22OWN 2531Punt
18:582:56OPP 46646Touchdown
11:074:50OWN 20821Punt
29:461:08OWN 2737Punt
24:563:31OWN 34866Touchdown
313:161:23OWN 2430Punt
311:410:49OPP 25225Touchdown
37:134:18OWN 4745Punt
32:311:53OWN 25475Touchdown
414:286:07OWN 281172Touchdown
47:412:02OPP 3138Field Goal
44:482:42OWN 24510Punt
40:340:34OWN 452-3Game

Game MVP: Ezekiel Freeman, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Edwin Ballard1414510.367643
RB Buddy Harris3-3-1.00200
QB C.J. Joseph2147.00800
QB Walt Atkins177.00700
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Brock Flynn20381.901711
RB Walt Tubbs610.17400
QB Ezekiel Freeman492.25800
QB Dan Puzzuoli122.00201
WR Enrique Hayes1-3-3.00-300

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
C.J. Joseph28171670/0041077.5
Walt Atkins2610980/0034133.8
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dan Puzzuoli17141461/91310122.0
Ezekiel Freeman15141890/02310158.3

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gene Gardner510306.003100
WR Ezra Determann5109619.2034410
WR C.J. Mills514295.807100
TE Van Waller474310.750150
RB Edwin Ballard34279.001120
WR Kenyon Gillespie232311.5013230
TE Otis Monroe23147.001110
WR Luke Gerber1333.00030
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bert Keen111113912.6469310
WR Rod Barlow46338.258190
WR Kai Humphries458020.0033261
RB Brock Flynn334515.0043310
TE Cary Williams222110.509131
WR Enrique Hayes2242.00050
FB Charles Farrell1288.00080
TE Earnest Hatcher1155.00051

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Claude Carruthers100.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
WR C.J. Mills1100
RB Luke Gleason0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
WR Rod Barlow1000
CB Dashawn Palmer0100
CB Santiago Kagan0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Cornell Harden624040.032.7492
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Darren Rohr629749.544.0595

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dean Horenstein0/00/00/003/3
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Samuel Stallings1/11/10/0405/5

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Luke Gerber4338.30
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Rod Barlow22412.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Rod Barlow26934.50

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Desmond Rice720.01316
ILB Bobby Sutton710.02825
DE Ramon Grylicki710.02832
DT Wendell Foley640.52931
S Leo Bruschi640.03031
CB Jake Wooden410.03233
CB Leon Stanton410.02523
ILB Clifton Norton230.02117
CB Corwin Reed220.02730
DT Peyton Mikkor210.02427
S Moe Tygart200.02224
CB Les Yanok200.0410
DT Gabe Monroe100.566
OLB Richard Nieves120.02723
QB Walt Atkins10---------
OLB Herman Cambell100.042
WR C.J. Mills10---------
S Amari Reade010.01014
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Claude Carruthers720.02054
CB Dashawn Palmer720.02054
OLB Marquis Cote700.02054
S Marvin Swift610.02054
DE Louie Sagapolutele420.02045
ILB Joseph Newhart310.01526
OLB Tim Wright300.01233
S Chris Devine200.0017
CB Stan Ferrara110.0938
OLB Chase Jeffries100.01017
DE Dale Lee100.0915
S Francisco Kitchens100.0011
CB Santiago Kagan010.02049
OLB Neal Bessette010.059

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Wendell Foley0.500031
DT Gabe Monroe0.50006
DE Ramon Grylicki0.001132
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Marquis Cote0.021054
DE Ken Wayne0.004443
DE Dale Lee0.002115
OLB Tim Wright0.001133
DE Louie Sagapolutele0.001045
DE Owen Springer0.001039
OLB Neal Bessette0.00109

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Bobby Sutton60025
S Leo Bruschi50031
ILB Desmond Rice50016
CB Jake Wooden30033
CB Leon Stanton30023
ILB Clifton Norton20017
CB Les Yanok20010
OLB Richard Nieves10023
CB Corwin Reed10030
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dashawn Palmer60054
S Marvin Swift42054
OLB Marquis Cote41054
S Claude Carruthers40154
DE Louie Sagapolutele20045
S Chris Devine20017
ILB Joseph Newhart11026
OLB Chase Jeffries10017
CB Santiago Kagan10049
OLB Tim Wright10033
S Francisco Kitchens10011
CB Stan Ferrara01038

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G James Hartman35020054
T Jeffery Bismonte24020054
C J.B. Reynolds14012028
T Donald Gilmore1208026
T Carlos Reinhardt12020054
FB Axel Dole110703
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Hunter Kakoza26032033
T Chance Osterhaus17032033
T C.J. Riemersma13032133
C Glenn McCarthy13011017
G Patrick Harden13021016
T Donald Cayen02011017
FB Charles Farrell02021017
T Clifton Burgo01021016

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Luke Gerber123
Buddy Harris123
Luke Gleason111
James Hartman16
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Phil Forney424
Claude Carruthers123

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Jake Wooden------32331883
RB Edwin Ballard1743------2383
G James Hartman2054------680
T Jeffery Bismonte2054------680
WR C.J. Mills1848------1177
G Vernon Forbes2054---------74
T Carlos Reinhardt2054---------74
OLB Richard Nieves------27232474
WR Ezra Determann1138------2372
DE Ramon Grylicki------2832767
S Moe Tygart------22241864
S Leo Bruschi------3031162
DT Wendell Foley------2931161
CB Corwin Reed------2730---57
ILB Bobby Sutton------2825154
WR Luke Gerber228------2353
DT Peyton Mikkor------2427152
CB Leon Stanton------2523149
ILB Desmond Rice------13161443
TE Van Waller1427---------41
WR Gene Gardner1030---------40
QB C.J. Joseph1228---------40
T Donald Gilmore826------640
C J.B. Reynolds1228---------40
ILB Clifton Norton------2117139
TE Otis Monroe1325---------38
QB Walt Atkins826---------34
RB Buddy Harris34------2330
WR Kenyon Gillespie524---------29
S Amari Reade------1014---24
DE Kris Sweeney------96621
DT Bobby Banks------510---15
FB Axel Dole73------414
CB Les Yanok------410---14
DT Gabe Monroe------66---12
RB Luke Gleason00------1111
TE Byron Everett00------77
C Earl Niebauer00------66
P Cornell Harden00------66
OLB Herman Cambell------42---6
DE Leland Lucas------42---6
S Gabe Powell------0066
C Darien Borders00------66
DE Quentin Conklin------41---5
K Dean Horenstein00------44
C Devon Milam00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Claude Carruthers------20542397
OLB Marquis Cote------20542397
S Marvin Swift------20541387
CB Santiago Kagan------20491786
CB Dashawn Palmer------20541084
T C.J. Riemersma3233---------65
T Chance Osterhaus3233---------65
G Hunter Kakoza3233---------65
DE Louie Sagapolutele------2045---65
WR Bert Keen3132---------63
RB Brock Flynn2526------1162
FB Charles Farrell2117------2462
DE Ken Wayne------1943---62
WR Kai Humphries2730---------57
DE Owen Springer------1139656
TE Cary Williams1116------2451
CB Stan Ferrara------938---47
WR Enrique Hayes2521---------46
OLB Tim Wright------1233---45
T Clifton Burgo2116------744
G Patrick Harden2116------744
WR Rod Barlow1013------1841
ILB Joseph Newhart------1526---41
OLB Omar Parker------9161035
QB Ezekiel Freeman1915---------34
QB Dan Puzzuoli1318---------31
C Glenn McCarthy1117---------28
T Donald Cayen1117---------28
OLB Chase Jeffries------1017---27
FB Phil Forney00------2424
DE Dale Lee------915---24
TE Earnest Hatcher12------1821
S Chris Devine------017---17
OLB Neal Bessette------59---14
RB Walt Tubbs75---------12
DE Christian Bruce------111---12
S Francisco Kitchens------011---11
DT Wayne Hanks------09---9
K Samuel Stallings00------88
P Darren Rohr00------77
C Erik Sununu00------77
G Fred Lowe00------77
WR Derrick Bromell23---------5
T Courtney Elliott00---------0
RB Christopher Vander Clute00---------0
C Leroy Sanders00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left231.5
Middle1112611.5
Right7344.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left400.0
Middle19462.4
Right740.6
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
C.J. Joseph28172032430
Walt Atkins26101053731
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dan Puzzuoli17141300010
Ezekiel Freeman15146000100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4382.0
Short (0-8 Yds)30151354.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)128816.8
Long (19+ Yds)81415.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen667512.5
Short (0-8 Yds)15131057.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)8710012.5
Long (19+ Yds)325518.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR C.J. Mills145129048
WR Gene Gardner105130030
WR Ezra Determann105296238
TE Van Waller74243027
RB Edwin Ballard43027043
WR Kenyon Gillespie32023124
WR Luke Gerber3113028
TE Otis Monroe32114025
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bert Keen11110139432
WR Rod Barlow64033013
WR Kai Humphries54080230
RB Brock Flynn33045126
TE Cary Williams22021016
WR Enrique Hayes2204021
FB Charles Farrell2108017
TE Earnest Hatcher110502

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Edwin Ballard3155.0010.36
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Brock Flynn310.331.90
RB Walt Tubbs210.500.17
QB Dan Puzzuoli122.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
C.J. Joseph32124.005.96
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli44205.008.59
Ezekiel Freeman3331.0012.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR C.J. Mills2131.502.07
RB Edwin Ballard1199.006.75
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bert Keen2242.0012.64
WR Enrique Hayes2242.002.00
WR Rod Barlow1122.005.50
TE Cary Williams1188.0010.50
TE Earnest Hatcher1155.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
QB C.J. Joseph11
RB Edwin Ballard11
HoustonRushesConversions
RB Brock Flynn21
QB Ezekiel Freeman10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
C.J. Joseph753
Walt Atkins510
HoustonAttCompConversions
Dan Puzzuoli743
Ezekiel Freeman332

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Gene Gardner431
WR Ezra Determann200
WR Luke Gerber200
RB Edwin Ballard110
TE Van Waller111
WR C.J. Mills100
TE Otis Monroe111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Rod Barlow421
WR Bert Keen222
FB Charles Farrell210
RB Brock Flynn111
TE Earnest Hatcher111

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,300 (21,800)
End Zone11,600 (15,700)
Mezzanine7,400 (9,100)
Sideline Seats11,300 (13,900)
Club Seats9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes4,900 (7,500)