Week 14, 2039

played in Houston, TX

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	0	0	2	-	12
Houston Texans	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 NOS - Dean Horenstein 32 field goal
1Q: 07:26 HOU - Mitch Bell 25 fumble return (Tony Bernard extra point)
1Q: 02:34 NOS - Lenny Cobb 28 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 02:56 HOU - Tony Bernard 39 field goal
4Q: 11:31 NOS - Safety: Patrick Prior sacked quarterback in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 NOS - Dean Horenstein 32 field goal
1Q: 07:26 HOU - Mitch Bell 25 fumble return (Tony Bernard extra point)
1Q: 02:34 NOS - Lenny Cobb 28 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 02:56 HOU - Tony Bernard 39 field goal
4Q: 11:31 NOS - Safety: Patrick Prior sacked quarterback in end zone

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 4-9 6-7
First Downs 14 13
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 10 5
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 276 195
- Offensive Plays 70 70
- Yards per Play 3.94 2.79
Net Rushing Yards 86 97
- Rushing Attempts 26 22
- Yards per Rush 3.31 4.41
Net Passing Yards 190 98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 21 - 3 45 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 208 117
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 2.04
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 3/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 12/78 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/59 4/59
Kick Returns/Yards 4/109 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 3/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:00 29:00

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	4-9	6-7
First Downs	14	13
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	10	5
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	276	195
- Offensive Plays	70	70
- Yards per Play	3.94	2.79
Net Rushing Yards	86	97
- Rushing Attempts	26	22
- Yards per Rush	3.31	4.41
Net Passing Yards	190	98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 21 - 3	45 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	208	117
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	2.04
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	3/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	12/78	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/59	4/59
Kick Returns/Yards	4/109	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	3/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:00	29:00

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	2:02	OPP 39	4	24	Field Goal
1	7:26	0:14	OWN 3	1	22	Fumble
1	7:12	4:51	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	14:16	1:49	OWN 23	5	20	Punt
2	11:26	1:47	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
2	7:25	0:49	OWN 1	2	8	Interception
2	4:58	1:11	OWN 4	4	19	Interception
2	2:51	1:20	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 42	2	1	Interception
3	10:35	3:13	OWN 13	5	22	Punt
3	6:35	4:15	OWN 22	8	33	Punt
3	0:46	1:08	OWN 44	6	31	Fumble
4	13:35	2:04	OWN 42	5	14	Punt
4	11:19	2:12	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
4	7:21	2:33	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	3:31	0:25	OPP 32	3	-5	Punt
4	2:25	0:52	OWN 21	3	-7	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 26	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 21	5	33	Fumble
1	10:24	2:58	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
1	2:21	3:05	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
2	12:27	1:01	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
2	9:39	2:14	OPP 48	3	7	Punt
2	6:36	1:38	OPP 38	3	0	Punt
2	3:47	0:56	OPP 24	3	2	Field Goal
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 28	7	29	Half
3	13:43	3:08	OWN 49	8	42	Interception
3	7:22	0:47	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
3	2:20	1:34	OWN 2	5	21	Punt
4	14:38	1:03	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	11:31	0:12	OWN 7	1	-7	Safety
4	9:07	1:46	OWN 26	6	13	Punt
4	4:48	1:17	OWN 22	3	10	Fumble
4	3:06	0:41	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	1:33	1:11	OWN 38	5	16	Interception

Game MVP: Desmond Rice, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lenny Cobb	16	61	3.81	28	2	1
RB Glenn Brennan	9	26	2.89	12	1	0
QB Jon Smith	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	10	20	2.00	8	0
QB Stan Feigenbaum	6	28	4.67	7	0
RB Dave Bond	6	49	8.17	14	4

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	41	21	208	3/18	0	24	3	35.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Feigenbaum	45	15	117	3/19	0	21	2	23.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marlon Brewer	6	12	35	5.83	8	16
TE Ernest Morton	5	13	76	15.20	26	24
WR Dashawn Nixon	5	7	61	12.20	4	24
WR Joe Howard	4	6	31	7.75	0	18
RB Lenny Cobb	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
RB Glenn Brennan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
C Brenden Burton	5	6	22	4.40	0	10
WR Otis Branch	3	16	25	8.33	13	13
WR A.J. Browning	2	3	22	11.00	0	18
WR Jeremiah Manuel	2	3	28	14.00	7	21
TE Earnest Hatcher	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kendrick Lucas	1	13	15	15.00	0	15
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Dave Bond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Desmond Rice	1	10	10.00	0
CB Tim Babin	1	1	1.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Lamar Hughes	1	0	0.00	0
S Chris Devine	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Harris Coles	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Jon Smith	1	0	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	0	0
ILB Sherman Hudson	0	1	0
DT Bernie Greene	0	1	0
ILB Desmond Rice	0	0	1
DE Ron Middleton	0	0	1
ILB Junior Horner	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Stan Feigenbaum	3	1	0	0
DT Lamont Bernard	0	1	1	0
CB Mitch Bell	0	1	0	1
S Cesar Kemp	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	10	436	43.6	35.7	59	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Jenkins	10	473	47.3	41.4	64	6

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Horenstein	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Bernard	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	5	59	11.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	4	59	14.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	4	109	27.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	1	26	26.0	0
Jessie O'Conner	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Junior Horner	8	2	0.0	14	38
ILB Desmond Rice	5	1	1.0	21	45
OLB Glen Hanks	5	1	0.0	12	39
CB Tim Babin	5	0	0.0	15	41
S Edgar Salari	2	2	0.0	11	29
ILB Jace Westbrook	2	1	0.0	10	14
S Tucker Jennings	2	1	0.0	17	43
CB Harvey Myers	2	1	0.0	17	43
TE Ernest Morton	2	0	---	---	---
CB Earnest Vera	2	0	0.0	15	40
DT Bernie Greene	2	0	0.0	6	4
DE Patrick Prior	1	1	1.0	15	32
DE Ron Middleton	1	0	1.0	15	44
CB Ryan Haines	1	1	0.0	9	9
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Christopher Newton	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Calvin Grier	0	2	0.0	18	45
CB Gus Goldblatt	0	1	0.0	5	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ian Diaz	6	1	0.5	25	43
ILB Lester O'Neal	5	5	0.0	23	44
DE Stan Evans	4	1	1.5	17	33
DT Lamont Bernard	4	0	1.0	12	16
S Cesar Kemp	4	7	0.0	26	44
CB Mitch Bell	4	2	0.0	20	39
CB C.J. Hines	3	1	0.0	18	21
ILB Lamar Hughes	3	0	0.0	6	12
DE Louie Sagapolutele	3	0	0.0	21	42
ILB Anthony Givens	2	2	0.0	20	38
S Chris Devine	2	1	0.0	21	32
OLB Mario Lindsay	2	0	0.0	4	5
S Ernie Fisher	2	0	0.0	5	12
WR Kendrick Lucas	1	0	---	---	---
C Leroy Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rex Schulte	1	0	0.0	26	41
OLB Harris Coles	1	0	0.0	21	41
RB Dave Bond	1	0	---	---	---
S Roberto Horn	1	0	0.0	3	2
S Jessie O'Conner	0	1	0.0	7	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ron Middleton	1.0	1	6	3	44
ILB Desmond Rice	1.0	1	0	0	45
DE Patrick Prior	1.0	0	2	0	32
DT Calvin Grier	0.0	0	2	0	45
OLB Glen Hanks	0.0	0	1	1	39
DE Aidan Butler	0.0	0	1	0	13

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stan Evans	1.5	3	2	33
DT Lamont Bernard	1.0	0	0	16
CB Ian Diaz	0.5	0	0	43
DE Rex Schulte	0.0	4	3	41
OLB Harris Coles	0.0	0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tim Babin	4	1	1	41
OLB Glen Hanks	3	1	0	39
ILB Desmond Rice	2	2	1	45
S Edgar Salari	2	0	0	29
ILB Junior Horner	2	0	0	38
ILB Jace Westbrook	1	0	0	14
S Tucker Jennings	1	0	0	43
S Gage Thomason	0	1	0	19
DE Ron Middleton	0	1	0	44

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cesar Kemp	4	0	0	44
CB Mitch Bell	4	0	0	39
CB C.J. Hines	3	0	0	21
ILB Lester O'Neal	2	3	0	44
CB Ian Diaz	2	0	0	43
ILB Lamar Hughes	1	0	1	12
S Chris Devine	1	0	1	32
DE Rex Schulte	1	0	0	41
ILB Anthony Givens	1	0	0	38
OLB Mario Lindsay	1	0	0	5
S Ernie Fisher	1	0	0	12
OLB Harris Coles	0	0	1	41

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	2	8	26	1	44
G Maurice Ford	2	6	26	1	44
G Jessie Baxter	1	3	26	0	44
T Lawrence Janis	0	6	26	1	44
T Raul O'Connor	0	2	26	0	44

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Leroy Sanders	2	4	22	0	48
T Kent Osborne	1	4	22	1	48
T Blake Hansen	1	3	22	1	48
T Melvin Blanchard	1	2	22	1	48
G Daquan Titone	0	2	22	0	48
C Brenden Burton	0	1	19	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Prior	4	23
Gage Thomason	1	15
Glenn Brennan	1	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Dirnabauer	3	28
Earnest Hatcher	1	28
Lester O'Neal	1	24
Blake Mogilevsky	1	18
Jessie O'Conner	1	18
Carlos Webster	1	11
Dave Bond	1	4

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Ernest Morton	21	43	---	---	28	92
S Tucker Jennings	---	---	17	43	25	85
T Raul O'Connor	26	44	---	---	11	81
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	21	45	15	81
G Maurice Ford	26	44	---	---	11	81
G Jessie Baxter	26	44	---	---	11	81
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	12	39	28	79
CB Harvey Myers	---	---	17	43	15	75
QB Jon Smith	26	44	---	---	---	70
DE Patrick Prior	---	---	15	32	23	70
T Lawrence Janis	26	44	---	---	---	70
WR Marlon Brewer	26	44	---	---	---	70
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	26	44	---	---	---	70
WR Joe Howard	23	44	---	---	---	67
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	18	45	1	64
DE Ron Middleton	---	---	15	44	1	60
WR Dashawn Nixon	15	25	---	---	18	58
CB Tim Babin	---	---	15	41	1	57
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	15	40	1	56
S Edgar Salari	---	---	11	29	14	54
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	14	38	1	53
RB Lenny Cobb	17	30	---	---	---	47
S Gage Thomason	---	---	10	19	15	44
TE Carl Markwald	6	7	---	---	28	41
FB Maxwell Andrews	8	13	---	---	4	25
ILB Jace Westbrook	---	---	10	14	---	24
RB Glenn Brennan	9	12	---	---	1	22
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	6	4	10	20
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	9	9	---	18
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	3	13	1	17
CB Josiah Bixler	---	---	5	5	5	15
ILB Sherman Hudson	---	---	6	5	---	11
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Cody Leake	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Collin Sohl	4	2	---	---	4	10
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	5	5	---	10
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Theodore Schulz	---	---	6	3	---	9
CB Shane Sanderson	---	---	3	6	---	9
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	5	3	---	8
DT Richard Harmon	---	---	4	3	---	7
RB Teddy Ackerman	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Bert Cochrane	1	0	---	---	4	5
K Dean Horenstein	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Enrique Vandam	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Jimmy Maloney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Lester O'Neal	---	---	23	44	24	91
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	21	41	28	90
CB Ian Diaz	---	---	25	43	14	82
T Blake Hansen	22	48	---	---	11	81
T Melvin Blanchard	22	48	---	---	1	71
S Cesar Kemp	---	---	26	44	1	71
QB Stan Feigenbaum	22	48	---	---	---	70
WR Otis Branch	22	48	---	---	---	70
T Kent Osborne	22	48	---	---	---	70
C Leroy Sanders	22	48	---	---	---	70
C Brenden Burton	19	47	---	---	4	70
G Daquan Titone	22	48	---	---	---	70
ILB Anthony Givens	---	---	20	38	11	69
DE Rex Schulte	---	---	26	41	1	68
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	21	42	1	64
CB Mitch Bell	---	---	20	39	1	60
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	18	21	17	56
WR Jeremiah Manuel	17	37	---	---	---	54
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	12	14	---	---	28	54
WR Kendrick Lucas	17	36	---	---	---	53
S Chris Devine	---	---	21	32	---	53
DE Stan Evans	---	---	17	33	1	51
TE Earnest Hatcher	5	12	---	---	28	45
RB Dave Bond	10	31	---	---	4	45
S Jessie O'Conner	---	---	7	12	18	37
TE Neal Wynn	2	1	---	---	26	29
DT Lamont Bernard	---	---	12	16	---	28
WR A.J. Browning	4	13	---	---	9	26
ILB Lamar Hughes	---	---	6	12	---	18
RB Blake Mogilevsky	0	0	---	---	18	18
S Ernie Fisher	---	---	5	12	1	18
S Roberto Horn	---	---	3	2	10	15
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	6	7	---	13
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	2	0	10	12
C Carlos Webster	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Bernard Hagler	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Taylor Johnston	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Herman Jenkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Mario Lindsay	---	---	4	5	---	9
K Tony Bernard	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Gino Herndon	2	1	---	---	---	3
ILB Aaron Bjorkstam	---	---	0	0	3	3
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	3	0	---	3
QB Marvin Nails	0	0	---	---	1	1
DE Leo McDaniel	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	15	72	4.8
Right	2	-7	-3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	14	61	4.4
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	41	21	4	1	6	3	7	6	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Feigenbaum	45	15	1	2	6	6	12	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	-2	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	40	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	9	124	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	46	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	26	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	80	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ernest Morton	13	5	2	76	2	43
WR Marlon Brewer	12	6	2	35	0	44
WR Dashawn Nixon	7	5	0	61	2	25
WR Joe Howard	6	4	1	31	0	44
RB Lenny Cobb	2	1	0	5	0	30
RB Glenn Brennan	1	0	1	0	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Branch	16	3	3	25	0	48
WR Kendrick Lucas	13	1	3	15	0	36
C Brenden Burton	6	5	0	22	0	47
WR A.J. Browning	3	2	0	22	0	13
WR Jeremiah Manuel	3	2	0	28	1	37
TE Earnest Hatcher	2	1	0	0	0	12
RB Dave Bond	1	0	0	0	0	31
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	1	1	0	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Glenn Brennan	1	4	4.00	2.89
RB Lenny Cobb	1	-3	-3.00	3.81

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	2	1	-1	-0.50	5.07

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Feigenbaum	3	1	5	1.67	2.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ernest Morton	1	0	0	0.00	5.85
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	-1	-1.00	8.71

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Branch	1	0	0	0.00	1.56
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
C Brenden Burton	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lenny Cobb	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Stan Feigenbaum	1	0
RB Dave Bond	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	11	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Feigenbaum	16	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ernest Morton	3	0	0
WR Marlon Brewer	3	2	1
WR Dashawn Nixon	2	2	0
WR Joe Howard	2	1	1
RB Lenny Cobb	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Branch	9	2	1
WR Kendrick Lucas	4	1	1
RB Dave Bond	1	0	0
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	1	1
C Brenden Burton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,300 (21,800)
End Zone 13,300 (15,700)
Mezzanine 7,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,900)
Club Seats 11,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,300 (21,800)
End Zone	13,300 (15,700)
Mezzanine	7,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,900)
Club Seats	11,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (7,500)