Exhibition Week 3, 2038

played in Houston, TX

63 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	0	-	7
Houston Texans	14	14	7	10	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 HOU - Earnest Hatcher 28 pass from Glen Stelmack (Clarence Marcus extra point)
1Q: 04:19 HOU - Percy Spriggs 61 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Robert Barricelli 3 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 07:07 HOU - Norbert Noa 5 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 01:40 HOU - A.J. Browning 5 pass from William Gaynor (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 07:22 HOU - Cesar Hancock 42 interception return (Clarence Marcus extra point)
4Q: 10:17 HOU - Percy Spriggs 1 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
4Q: 03:42 HOU - Clarence Marcus 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 HOU - Earnest Hatcher 28 pass from Glen Stelmack (Clarence Marcus extra point)
1Q: 04:19 HOU - Percy Spriggs 61 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Robert Barricelli 3 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 07:07 HOU - Norbert Noa 5 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 01:40 HOU - A.J. Browning 5 pass from William Gaynor (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 07:22 HOU - Cesar Hancock 42 interception return (Clarence Marcus extra point)
4Q: 10:17 HOU - Percy Spriggs 1 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
4Q: 03:42 HOU - Clarence Marcus 19 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 9 22
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 4 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 216 457
- Offensive Plays 47 65
- Yards per Play 4.60 7.03
Net Rushing Yards 133 200
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 6.65 5.71
Net Passing Yards 83 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 14 - 2 28 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 83 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.07 8.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 3/46
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 1/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/42
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 21:35 38:25

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	9	22
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	4	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	216	457
- Offensive Plays	47	65
- Yards per Play	4.60	7.03
Net Rushing Yards	133	200
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	6.65	5.71
Net Passing Yards	83	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 14 - 2	28 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	83	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.07	8.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	3/46
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	1/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/42
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	21:35	38:25

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:07	2:03	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
1	4:00	4:11	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	10:39	1:47	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
2	6:58	1:52	OWN 25	4	39	Missed FG
2	1:32	1:15	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
3	13:04	3:02	OWN 49	6	16	Missed FG
3	8:04	0:55	OWN 20	2	8	Interception
3	7:09	3:01	OWN 17	4	16	Punt
3	2:03	2:03	OWN 41	5	21	Punt
4	10:06	1:06	OWN 5	3	-2	Punt
4	3:37	1:50	OWN 25	4	19	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:53	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
1	7:04	3:04	OWN 16	6	84	Touchdown
2	14:49	4:10	OWN 25	7	19	Punt
2	8:52	1:54	50	4	50	Touchdown
2	5:06	3:34	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 34	2	19	Half
3	14:52	1:48	OPP 28	3	0	Missed FG
3	10:02	1:58	OPP 34	3	-11	Punt
3	4:08	2:05	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
4	15:00	4:54	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	9:00	5:23	OPP 48	8	46	Field Goal
4	1:47	1:47	OWN 6	3	1	Game

Game MVP: William Gaynor, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Joel Kaitola	14	74	5.29	34	2	0
RB Robert Barricelli	4	9	2.25	9	0	1
QB C.J. Springer	1	18	18.00	18	1	0
RB Teddy Ackerman	1	32	32.00	32	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Percy Spriggs	22	101	4.59	61	1	2
RB Norbert Noa	10	92	9.20	39	3	1
QB Glen Stelmack	2	8	4.00	6	0	0
WR A.J. Browning	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
C.J. Springer	19	8	49	0/0	0	12	2	10.1
J.B. Delcorio	8	6	34	0/0	0	18	0	82.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
William Gaynor	22	20	217	2/9	1	49	0	122.9
Glen Stelmack	6	6	49	0/0	1	28	0	140.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rod Hall	4	8	7	1.75	2	5
WR Lee Fleming	3	5	21	7.00	1	10
TE Pedro Higbee	2	4	11	5.50	0	12
WR Marlon Brewer	2	3	24	12.00	0	18
WR Les DePree	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Robert Barricelli	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Joel Kaitola	1	2	12	12.00	2	12

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR A.J. Browning	7	8	65	9.29	28	23	1
WR Otis Branch	7	7	79	11.29	45	49	0
TE Earnest Hatcher	5	5	72	14.40	47	32	1
RB Percy Spriggs	2	2	27	13.50	19	20	0
WR Timothy Skidmore	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
TE Abraham Bell	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
RB Omar Cassidy	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
C Brenden Burton	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Gino Herndon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Joseph Newhart	1	0	0.00	0
S Cesar Hancock	1	42	42.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Josiah Bixler	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Norbert Noa	1	0	0	0
G Darius Bialo	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Figures	7	356	50.9	41.4	60	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	3	143	47.7	40.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Horenstein	0/2	0/2	0/2	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clarence Marcus	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Woods	2	3	1.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Browning	3	46	15.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Woods	4	79	19.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Marshall Torres	9	2	0.0	27	23
OLB Dustin Wonders	7	1	0.0	16	15
S Tucker Jennings	6	5	0.0	33	29
S Donnie Carlisle	5	1	0.0	34	29
ILB Sherman Hudson	5	1	0.0	28	22
OLB Elijah Mage	5	0	0.0	26	22
DE Ron Middleton	4	3	0.0	30	20
CB Josiah Bixler	4	1	0.0	26	21
OLB Glen Hanks	3	0	1.0	17	13
DE Patrick Prior	2	2	0.0	25	23
DT Calvin Grier	2	1	0.0	9	14
S Edgar Salari	2	0	0.0	21	15
DE Damian Yantis	1	0	1.0	10	10
ILB Junior Horner	1	1	0.0	12	13
WR Les DePree	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jeffery Messinna	1	0	0.0	26	16
CB Earnest Vera	1	0	0.0	11	12
S Gage Thomason	0	1	0.0	12	19

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dashawn Palmer	6	0	19	26
ILB Joseph Newhart	4	0	17	20
ILB Lester O'Neal	4	0	17	11
S Chris Devine	3	4	20	27
OLB Harris Coles	2	1	11	23
S Cesar Hancock	2	1	11	18
DE Ken Wayne	2	0	15	18
DT Lamont Bernard	2	0	13	19
S Roberto Horn	2	0	7	5
DT Karl Nuston	1	2	10	19
DE Louie Sagapolutele	1	1	7	6
CB Carter Springer	1	1	13	25
DE Stan Evans	1	0	8	10
OLB Neal Bessette	1	0	17	22
ILB Earl Vinnick	1	0	11	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Glen Hanks	1.0	0	0	1	13
DE Damian Yantis	1.0	0	0	0	10

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lamont Bernard	3	0	19
OLB Harris Coles	1	1	23
DT Karl Nuston	1	0	19
DE Ken Wayne	1	0	18
DE Stan Evans	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
S Donnie Carlisle	4	29
DE Marshall Torres	4	23
OLB Elijah Mage	3	22
OLB Dustin Wonders	3	15
S Tucker Jennings	2	29
DE Ron Middleton	2	20
ILB Sherman Hudson	1	22
S Gage Thomason	1	19
S Edgar Salari	1	15
CB Josiah Bixler	1	21
OLB Glen Hanks	1	13
CB Tim Babin	1	9
CB Earnest Vera	1	12
ILB Junior Horner	1	13

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Joseph Newhart	2	1	1	20
ILB Lester O'Neal	2	1	0	11
CB Dashawn Palmer	2	0	0	26
S Cesar Hancock	1	0	1	18
DE Louie Sagapolutele	1	0	0	6
DE Stan Evans	1	0	0	10
S Chris Devine	1	0	0	27
DT Lamont Bernard	1	0	0	19
OLB Neal Bessette	1	0	0	22
OLB Harris Coles	1	0	0	23
ILB Earl Vinnick	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Lawrence Janis	4	5	20	27
T Donald Gilmore	1	5	20	27
T Caleb Richmond	1	2	8	17
TE Carl Markwald	1	1	8	1
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	1	1	12	10
G Devan Crook	0	2	12	10
C Jimmy Maloney	0	1	8	17
G Jessie Baxter	0	1	12	10
G Rex Stanton	0	1	8	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Darius Bialo	4	10	1	35	0	30
C Leroy Sanders	4	8	2	35	0	30
T Kent Osborne	3	8	0	35	0	30
T Melvin Blanchard	1	4	0	35	1	30
G Daquan Titone	1	1	0	15	0	21
Unknown	0	2	0	20	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Elijah Mage	2	22
Tucker Jennings	1	14
Rex Stanton	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Nuston	3	19
Dashawn Palmer	2	22
Omar Cassidy	1	22

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tucker Jennings	---	---	33	29	14	76
OLB Elijah Mage	---	---	26	22	22	70
S Donnie Carlisle	---	---	34	29	2	65
DT Jeffery Messinna	---	---	26	16	14	56
DE Patrick Prior	---	---	25	23	5	53
ILB Sherman Hudson	---	---	28	22	2	52
DE Marshall Torres	---	---	27	23	2	52
DE Ron Middleton	---	---	30	20	2	52
CB Josiah Bixler	---	---	26	21	2	49
T Donald Gilmore	20	27	---	---	---	47
T Lawrence Janis	20	27	---	---	---	47
S Edgar Salari	---	---	21	15	10	46
WR Rod Hall	18	27	---	---	---	45
WR Lee Fleming	9	20	---	---	15	44
S Gage Thomason	---	---	12	19	12	43
TE Pedro Higbee	16	21	---	---	---	37
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	12	13	11	36
RB Joel Kaitola	15	20	---	---	---	35
G Rex Stanton	8	17	---	---	9	34
QB C.J. Springer	13	19	---	---	---	32
OLB Dustin Wonders	---	---	16	15	1	32
TE Carl Markwald	8	1	---	---	22	31
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	17	13	1	31
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	12	10	---	---	9	31
G Jessie Baxter	12	10	---	---	9	31
G Devan Crook	12	10	---	---	9	31
S Chuck Woods	---	---	13	5	12	30
WR Marlon Brewer	11	9	---	---	10	30
T Caleb Richmond	8	17	---	---	---	25
C Jimmy Maloney	8	17	---	---	---	25
WR Les DePree	6	18	---	---	---	24
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	9	14	---	23
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	11	12	---	23
FB Maxwell Andrews	1	4	---	---	15	20
DE Damian Yantis	---	---	10	10	---	20
TE Ernest Morton	11	8	---	---	---	19
CB Tim Babin	---	---	9	9	---	18
RB Teddy Ackerman	1	0	---	---	17	18
QB J.B. Delcorio	7	8	---	---	---	15
S Ron Murray	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Robert Barricelli	4	7	---	---	2	13
P Bradley Figures	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Dean Horenstein	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Justin Emarlos	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR A.J. Browning	34	30	---	---	17	81
T Melvin Blanchard	35	30	---	---	5	70
WR Otis Branch	35	30	---	---	2	67
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	19	26	22	67
S Chris Devine	---	---	20	27	19	66
G Darius Bialo	35	30	---	---	---	65
TE Earnest Hatcher	30	29	---	---	6	65
T Kent Osborne	35	30	---	---	---	65
C Leroy Sanders	35	30	---	---	---	65
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	11	23	21	55
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	13	23	18	54
QB William Gaynor	24	24	---	---	---	48
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	10	19	19	48
RB Percy Spriggs	25	22	---	---	---	47
RB Norbert Noa	19	11	---	---	12	42
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	17	22	2	41
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	17	20	2	39
CB Carter Springer	---	---	13	25	1	39
G Daquan Titone	15	21	---	---	---	36
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	15	18	1	34
Unknown	---	---	20	9	5	34
DT Lamont Bernard	---	---	13	19	1	33
S Cesar Hancock	---	---	11	18	2	31
ILB Lester O'Neal	---	---	17	11	2	30
RB Omar Cassidy	4	4	---	---	22	30
WR Timothy Skidmore	18	9	---	---	---	27
TE Abraham Bell	2	3	---	---	21	26
DE Stan Evans	---	---	8	10	1	19
WR Michael Pritchett	0	1	---	---	18	19
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	11	7	1	19
QB Glen Stelmack	11	6	---	---	---	17
WR Gino Herndon	7	8	---	---	1	16
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	7	6	1	14
S Roberto Horn	---	---	7	5	1	13
DE Owen Springer	---	---	2	3	7	12
DE Asher Carter	---	---	5	6	1	12
K Clarence Marcus	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Ernie Fisher	---	---	3	7	---	10
ILB Aaron Bjorkstam	---	---	0	0	8	8
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Taylor Johnston	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Brenden Burton	1	3	---	---	---	4
OLB Mario Lindsay	---	---	1	2	---	3
C Joseph Denny	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bernard Hagler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	12	72	6.0
Right	3	42	14.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	52	8.7
Middle	21	120	5.7
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
C.J. Springer	19	8	0	1	1	1	6	1	2
J.B. Delcorio	8	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
William Gaynor	22	20	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Glen Stelmack	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	5	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	36	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	42	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	74	18.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	18	142	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	50	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rod Hall	8	4	0	7	27
WR Lee Fleming	5	3	0	21	20
TE Pedro Higbee	4	2	0	11	21
WR Les DePree	3	1	0	0	18
WR Marlon Brewer	3	2	0	24	9
RB Robert Barricelli	2	1	1	8	7
RB Joel Kaitola	2	1	0	12	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Browning	8	7	1	65	1	30
WR Otis Branch	7	7	0	79	1	30
TE Earnest Hatcher	5	5	0	72	2	29
RB Percy Spriggs	2	2	0	27	1	22
WR Timothy Skidmore	2	2	0	2	0	9
TE Abraham Bell	1	1	0	13	0	3
RB Omar Cassidy	1	1	0	3	0	4
C Brenden Burton	1	1	0	5	0	3
WR Gino Herndon	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Robert Barricelli	1	3	3.00	2.25
RB Joel Kaitola	1	2	2.00	5.29

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Percy Spriggs	7	15	2.14	4.59
RB Norbert Noa	1	5	5.00	9.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.B. Delcorio	1	1	1	1.00	4.25

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
William Gaynor	6	5	20	3.33	9.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Hall	1	1	1	1.00	0.88

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Browning	3	2	15	5.00	8.13
WR Otis Branch	1	1	-1	-1.00	11.29
TE Earnest Hatcher	1	1	3	3.00	14.40
WR Timothy Skidmore	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Robert Barricelli	2	2
QB C.J. Springer	1	1
RB Joel Kaitola	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Percy Spriggs	4	2
WR A.J. Browning	1	0
QB Glen Stelmack	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
C.J. Springer	6	2	0
J.B. Delcorio	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
William Gaynor	7	6	4
Glen Stelmack	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Rod Hall	4	2
WR Lee Fleming	1	0
RB Robert Barricelli	1	1
RB Joel Kaitola	1	0
TE Pedro Higbee	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Earnest Hatcher	3	3	3
WR A.J. Browning	1	1	1
WR Otis Branch	1	1	1
RB Percy Spriggs	1	1	0
WR Timothy Skidmore	1	1	0
WR Gino Herndon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,800 (21,800)
End Zone 13,600 (15,700)
Mezzanine 7,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (13,900)
Club Seats 10,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,800 (21,800)
End Zone	13,600 (15,700)
Mezzanine	7,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (13,900)
Club Seats	10,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (7,500)