Exhibition Week 3, 2042

played in Houston, TX

74 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	0	9	-	15
Houston Texans	0	17	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:00 NOS - Dexter Winslett 37 field goal
2Q: 09:34 NOS - Dexter Winslett 23 field goal
2Q: 05:37 HOU - Rufus Crawford 2 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 02:29 HOU - C.J. Hines 50 interception return (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 00:24 HOU - Tony Bernard 20 field goal
3Q: 10:29 HOU - Tony Bernard 47 field goal
4Q: 11:28 HOU - Rufus Crawford 1 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 09:21 NOS - Dexter Winslett 36 field goal
4Q: 05:51 NOS - Dexter Winslett 51 field goal
4Q: 01:12 NOS - Dexter Winslett 56 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:00 NOS - Dexter Winslett 37 field goal
2Q: 09:34 NOS - Dexter Winslett 23 field goal
2Q: 05:37 HOU - Rufus Crawford 2 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 02:29 HOU - C.J. Hines 50 interception return (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 00:24 HOU - Tony Bernard 20 field goal
3Q: 10:29 HOU - Tony Bernard 47 field goal
4Q: 11:28 HOU - Rufus Crawford 1 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 09:21 NOS - Dexter Winslett 36 field goal
4Q: 05:51 NOS - Dexter Winslett 51 field goal
4Q: 01:12 NOS - Dexter Winslett 56 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 265 345
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 4.21 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 101 122
- Rushing Attempts 31 26
- Yards per Rush 3.26 4.69
Net Passing Yards 164 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 1 37 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 164 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.13 5.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/50 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/154 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/50
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:51 29:09

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	265	345
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	4.21	5.31
Net Rushing Yards	101	122
- Rushing Attempts	31	26
- Yards per Rush	3.26	4.69
Net Passing Yards	164	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 1	37 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	164	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.13	5.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/50	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/154	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/50
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:51	29:09

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 40	3	13	Punt
1	9:21	7:27	OWN 4	16	76	Field Goal
1	0:44	6:18	OWN 18	11	76	Field Goal
2	5:27	3:07	OWN 25	6	17	Interception
2	2:20	0:43	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 27	1	-2	Half
3	10:24	2:15	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
3	3:01	1:44	OWN 40	4	22	Punt
4	14:44	1:05	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
4	11:18	2:03	OPP 16	3	-3	Field Goal
4	8:40	2:54	OWN 46	5	20	Field Goal
4	3:08	2:01	OWN 44	5	17	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	3:24	OWN 7	6	46	Punt
1	1:54	1:10	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	9:26	3:59	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	1:37	1:19	OWN 46	7	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:36	OWN 25	10	45	Field Goal
3	8:09	5:08	OWN 19	9	48	Missed FG
3	1:17	1:33	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	13:39	2:21	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
4	9:15	0:35	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	5:46	2:38	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
4	1:07	1:07	OPP 45	4	0	Game

Game MVP: Rufus Crawford, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lenny Cobb	13	47	3.62	16	2
RB Kelly Bronson	11	38	3.45	13	1
QB Amari Galloway	3	-2	-0.67	1	0
RB Leonard Lang	3	16	5.33	12	1
QB Jon Smith	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rufus Crawford	16	95	5.94	27	5	2
QB Darius Dumervil	5	5	1.00	7	0	0
RB Myron Garner	3	11	3.67	9	0	0
FB Lincoln LeBlanc	2	11	5.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Amari Galloway	21	10	89	0/0	0	26	1	39.5
Jon Smith	11	7	75	0/0	0	19	0	83.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darius Dumervil	32	14	199	1/8	0	38	0	64.4
Stan Feigenbaum	5	3	38	1/6	0	22	0	83.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Howard	5	8	39	7.80	4	13
WR Marlon Brewer	4	7	32	8.00	4	19
WR Dashawn Nixon	4	9	52	13.00	30	26
TE Jorge Newman	2	4	14	7.00	0	11
WR Damon Edwards	1	2	18	18.00	1	18
TE Ernest Morton	1	2	9	9.00	0	9

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Riddick Lyons	6	10	79	13.17	36	38
C Brenden Burton	5	9	82	16.40	34	29
WR Tony Grabulis	4	6	50	12.50	11	27
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	5	22	22.00	21	22
RB Myron Garner	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
WR Dan Pascoe	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Rufus Crawford	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Leonardo Fagan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB C.J. Hines	1	50	50.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	5	227	45.4	37.2	56	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Bradley	5	239	47.8	44.6	57	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	5/5	2/2	2/2	56	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Bernard	2/3	1/2	0/1	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	16	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	4	154	38.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Stephenson	6	0	0.0	20	31
S Santiago Caldwell	4	2	0.0	25	37
DT Bernie Greene	4	1	0.0	25	36
CB Gus Goldblatt	3	1	0.0	13	21
ILB Samuel Richard	3	1	0.0	16	25
ILB Blake Robertson	3	0	0.0	19	26
DT Calvin Grier	2	1	1.0	22	31
OLB Kirk Wiebe	2	2	0.0	20	33
CB Shane Sanderson	2	1	0.0	22	34
ILB Junior Horner	2	1	0.0	22	34
OLB Amir Doxzon	2	1	0.0	4	6
CB James Tatum	2	0	0.0	20	30
CB Tim Babin	2	0	0.0	6	12
DE Aidan Butler	1	0	0.5	23	34
S Barry Moorehead	1	1	0.0	4	6
DE Anthony Farrell	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Christopher Newton	0	1	0.5	5	7

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Sebastian Fanning	9	3	30	32
DT Lamont Bernard	6	2	26	21
S Ernie Fisher	6	2	25	26
ILB Desmond Alcala	6	2	19	25
ILB Corey Alcorn	5	2	30	32
CB Jimmy Sagers	5	2	18	18
DE Rex Schulte	2	0	29	31
OLB Harris Coles	2	0	30	25
S Jackie Lohner	1	1	19	19
DE J.J. Choate	1	1	21	19
OLB Nickolas Glover	1	1	15	11
CB C.J. Hines	1	0	19	20
CB Jaylen Long	1	0	17	15
CB Cornelius Ballard	1	0	18	21
DE Griffin Ruby	0	1	22	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Calvin Grier	1.0	2	2	0	31
DE Aidan Butler	0.5	0	3	2	34
DE Christopher Newton	0.5	0	0	0	7
DT Bernie Greene	0.0	1	0	1	36
CB Shane Sanderson	0.0	1	0	0	34
OLB Micah Jacobs	0.0	0	1	0	6

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Harris Coles	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Griffin Ruby	0.0	0	2	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB James Tatum	2	1	30
S Carlton Stephenson	2	1	31
S Santiago Caldwell	2	1	37
CB Shane Sanderson	2	0	34
CB Tim Babin	2	0	12
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	0	21
ILB Junior Horner	1	1	34
ILB Blake Robertson	1	0	26
OLB Kirk Wiebe	1	0	33
ILB Samuel Richard	1	0	25
OLB Amir Doxzon	1	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ernie Fisher	5	0	0	26
S Sebastian Fanning	4	1	0	32
ILB Desmond Alcala	3	0	0	25
ILB Corey Alcorn	2	2	0	32
CB C.J. Hines	1	2	1	20
CB Cornelius Ballard	1	0	0	21
OLB Nickolas Glover	1	0	0	11
DT Lamont Bernard	0	1	0	21
OLB Harris Coles	0	1	0	25
CB Jaylen Long	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	2	11	0	31	32
G Tracy Aycock	2	6	0	31	32
T Lawrence Janis	2	5	1	31	32
G Les Massa	0	3	0	19	21
TE Ernest Morton	0	2	0	16	21
T Sean Oxenby	0	2	0	19	21
G Clarence Wentworth	0	1	0	12	11

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Irv Harding	4	7	26	1	39
G Daquan Titone	2	3	26	0	39
G Bernard Hagler	1	4	26	1	39
C Leroy Sanders	1	3	26	0	39
TE Riddick Lyons	1	1	26	0	38
G Tristan Clemons	0	3	26	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Lang	2	27
Ernest Morton	1	27

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Harris Coles	2	25
Rufus Crawford	1	20
Corey Alcorn	1	16
Jerald Rodriguez	1	16
Louie Gerald	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	25	37	19	81
T Lawrence Janis	31	32	---	---	10	73
G Tracy Aycock	31	32	---	---	10	73
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	20	31	19	70
TE Ernest Morton	16	21	---	---	27	64
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	25	36	3	64
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	16	25	23	64
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	31	32	---	---	---	63
WR Dashawn Nixon	24	22	---	---	17	63
TE Jorge Newman	20	20	---	---	22	62
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	23	34	3	60
WR Joe Howard	28	31	---	---	---	59
CB Shane Sanderson	---	---	22	34	2	58
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	22	34	2	58
CB James Tatum	---	---	20	30	7	57
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	20	33	3	56
T Sean Oxenby	19	21	---	---	16	56
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	22	31	2	55
G Les Massa	19	21	---	---	10	50
QB Amari Galloway	21	21	---	---	5	47
ILB Blake Robertson	---	---	19	26	2	47
WR Marlon Brewer	19	16	---	---	6	41
RB Leonard Lang	3	10	---	---	27	40
WR Damon Edwards	8	8	---	---	22	38
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	13	21	3	37
RB Lenny Cobb	16	17	---	---	---	33
RB Kelly Bronson	19	11	---	---	---	30
T Amari Liakos	12	11	---	---	---	23
G Clarence Wentworth	12	11	---	---	---	23
OLB Amir Doxzon	---	---	4	6	12	22
QB Jon Smith	10	11	---	---	---	21
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	2	1	17	20
CB Tim Babin	---	---	6	12	1	19
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	7	10	1	18
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	5	8	1	14
OLB Micah Jacobs	---	---	6	6	---	12
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	5	7	---	12
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	4	6	1	11
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Floyd Stewart	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Damon Springer	---	---	0	1	5	6
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Jessie Ross	1	4	---	---	---	5
TE Taylor Edwards	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Rico Stuart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	30	32	22	84
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	30	25	25	80
ILB Corey Alcorn	---	---	30	32	16	78
RB Rufus Crawford	22	34	---	---	20	76
C Leroy Sanders	26	39	---	---	---	65
WR Tony Grabulis	25	38	---	---	2	65
T Irv Harding	26	39	---	---	---	65
DE Rex Schulte	---	---	29	31	5	65
G Tristan Clemons	26	39	---	---	---	65
G Daquan Titone	26	39	---	---	---	65
G Bernard Hagler	26	39	---	---	---	65
TE Riddick Lyons	26	38	---	---	---	64
S Ernie Fisher	---	---	25	26	5	56
QB Darius Dumervil	22	33	---	---	---	55
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	19	20	15	54
DT Lamont Bernard	---	---	26	21	3	50
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	21	19	9	49
ILB Desmond Alcala	---	---	19	25	4	48
DE Griffin Ruby	---	---	22	20	2	44
CB Cornelius Ballard	---	---	18	21	4	43
S Jackie Lohner	---	---	19	19	4	42
C Brenden Burton	8	24	---	---	10	42
WR Dan Pascoe	18	20	---	---	---	38
WR Jeremiah Manuel	18	20	---	---	---	38
CB Jimmy Sagers	---	---	18	18	1	37
OLB Nickolas Glover	---	---	15	11	11	37
CB Jaylen Long	---	---	17	15	4	36
TE Mike Vera	2	8	---	---	23	33
FB Lincoln LeBlanc	4	0	---	---	20	24
WR Leonardo Fagan	3	8	---	---	11	22
WR Robbie Adams	0	0	---	---	19	19
CB Jerald Rodriguez	---	---	0	0	16	16
QB Stan Feigenbaum	4	6	---	---	3	13
OLB Damien Sawyer	---	---	1	9	2	12
DT Damien Leitsch	---	---	2	8	1	11
RB Chandler Blake	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Deion Carder	---	---	0	0	11	11
K Tony Bernard	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Myron Garner	4	5	---	---	---	9
T Keith Oden	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Renaldo Reilly	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Benjamin Reed	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Louie Gerald	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Donald Bradley	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Brock Huffman	---	---	0	0	5	5
DT Eli Marquardt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	64	5.8
Middle	13	33	2.5
Right	6	6	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	18	122	6.8
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Amari Galloway	21	10	1	3	0	5	1	0	1
Jon Smith	11	7	0	0	0	3	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darius Dumervil	32	14	4	4	1	3	6	2	0
Stan Feigenbaum	5	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	62	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	98	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	26	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	8	96	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	73	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dashawn Nixon	9	4	52	1	22
WR Joe Howard	8	5	39	0	31
WR Marlon Brewer	7	4	32	0	16
TE Jorge Newman	4	2	14	0	20
WR Damon Edwards	2	1	18	0	8
TE Ernest Morton	2	1	9	0	21

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Riddick Lyons	10	6	0	79	1	38
C Brenden Burton	9	5	0	82	2	24
WR Tony Grabulis	6	4	0	50	1	38
WR Jeremiah Manuel	5	1	1	22	1	20
WR Dan Pascoe	3	0	1	0	0	20
RB Rufus Crawford	2	0	0	0	0	34
RB Myron Garner	1	1	0	4	0	5
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lenny Cobb	2	-5	-2.50	3.62
QB Amari Galloway	1	1	1.00	-0.67
RB Kelly Bronson	1	0	0.00	3.45

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rufus Crawford	3	10	3.33	5.94
QB Darius Dumervil	1	3	3.00	1.00
RB Myron Garner	1	0	0.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Amari Galloway	1	1	3	3.00	4.24

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darius Dumervil	6	2	26	4.33	6.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jorge Newman	1	1	3	3.00	3.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Riddick Lyons	2	1	10	5.00	7.90
WR Tony Grabulis	1	1	16	16.00	8.33
WR Dan Pascoe	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
RB Rufus Crawford	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lenny Cobb	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rufus Crawford	2	1
QB Darius Dumervil	1	0
FB Lincoln LeBlanc	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Amari Galloway	10	4	2
Jon Smith	5	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius Dumervil	6	1	1
Stan Feigenbaum	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Howard	6	4	1
WR Marlon Brewer	3	2	2
WR Dashawn Nixon	3	1	1
TE Jorge Newman	2	2	1
TE Ernest Morton	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Grabulis	2	0	0
WR Dan Pascoe	2	0	0
C Brenden Burton	2	1	1
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	0	0
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,800 (21,800)
End Zone 14,600 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 11,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,800 (21,800)
End Zone	14,600 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	11,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)