Week 14, 2043

played in New Orleans, LA

60 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Texans	10	0	7	0	-	17
New Orleans Saints	3	21	0	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:45 HOU - Roger Kuennen 2 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
1Q: 03:54 NOS - Dexter Winslett 46 field goal
1Q: 01:04 HOU - Tony Bernard 19 field goal
2Q: 14:54 NOS - Marlon Brewer 58 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 8 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 01:18 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 21 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
3Q: 09:46 HOU - Rufus Crawford 12 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 09:45 NOS - Leonard Lang 9 run (Dexter Winslett extra point)
4Q: 02:03 NOS - Dexter Winslett 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:45 HOU - Roger Kuennen 2 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
1Q: 03:54 NOS - Dexter Winslett 46 field goal
1Q: 01:04 HOU - Tony Bernard 19 field goal
2Q: 14:54 NOS - Marlon Brewer 58 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 8 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 01:18 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 21 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
3Q: 09:46 HOU - Rufus Crawford 12 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 09:45 NOS - Leonard Lang 9 run (Dexter Winslett extra point)
4Q: 02:03 NOS - Dexter Winslett 20 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 3-10 5-8
First Downs 18 27
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 9 19
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 331 430
- Offensive Plays 55 68
- Yards per Play 6.02 6.32
Net Rushing Yards 144 147
- Rushing Attempts 28 32
- Yards per Rush 5.14 4.59
Net Passing Yards 187 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 0 35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 189 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.93 7.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 11/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/41 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 31
Time of Possession 24:22 35:38

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	3-10	5-8
First Downs	18	27
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	9	19
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	331	430
- Offensive Plays	55	68
- Yards per Play	6.02	6.32
Net Rushing Yards	144	147
- Rushing Attempts	28	32
- Yards per Rush	5.14	4.59
Net Passing Yards	187	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 0	35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	189	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.93	7.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	11/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/41	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 31
Time of Possession	24:22	35:38

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	5:26	OWN 5	10	95	Touchdown
1	3:49	2:50	OWN 22	8	76	Field Goal
2	14:36	4:09	OWN 11	6	27	Punt
2	6:02	1:23	OWN 25	4	27	Punt
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
3	15:00	5:24	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	7:19	3:07	OWN 29	6	9	Punt
4	9:39	1:45	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
4	1:57	1:03	OWN 28	4	4	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
1	7:35	3:46	OWN 25	7	46	Field Goal
1	0:59	1:23	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	10:27	4:25	50	8	50	Touchdown
2	4:39	3:31	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	9:36	2:17	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
3	4:12	9:33	OWN 7	19	93	Touchdown
4	7:54	5:57	OWN 40	10	57	Field Goal
4	0:54	0:54	OPP 32	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Jon Smith, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rufus Crawford	22	134	6.09	19	6	1
QB Roger Kuennen	5	10	2.00	4	0	1
RB Chandler Blake	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leonard Lang	16	83	5.19	25	2	1
RB Lenny Cobb	7	18	2.57	10	1	0
RB Kelly Bronson	6	41	6.83	10	1	0
QB Jon Smith	3	5	1.67	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Kuennen	26	15	189	1/2	0	26	0	80.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	35	26	289	1/6	3	58	0	126.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Rufus Crawford	4	6	19	4.75	8	9
WR Tony Grabulis	3	6	26	8.67	20	16
TE Jermaine Winters	2	4	32	16.00	3	25
TE Riddick Lyons	2	3	34	17.00	10	23
WR Drake Hampton	2	3	49	24.50	37	26
WR Leonardo Fagan	2	3	29	14.50	17	22
WR Jon Roebuck	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marlon Brewer	14	19	191	13.64	81	58	1
WR Joe Howard	7	10	33	4.71	2	10	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	4	5	53	13.25	12	21	2
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Bradley	5	231	46.2	36.8	55	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	2	93	46.5	39.0	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Bernard	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	1	15	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	2	52	26.0	0
Sebastian Fanning	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Aidan Hebron	7	2	0.0	32	32
S Sebastian Fanning	7	1	0.0	32	32
CB Jerald Rodriguez	6	3	0.0	27	31
S Jesse Allen	6	1	0.0	32	36
DE Griffin Ruby	5	0	1.0	29	36
OLB Van Bernard	5	2	0.0	30	36
OLB Harris Coles	4	2	0.0	28	22
CB Ivan Hampton	3	1	0.0	3	9
CB Jimmy Sagers	2	1	0.0	28	33
DE Leo McDaniel	2	0	0.0	15	23
CB Cristian Emerson	2	0	0.0	18	16
ILB Desmond Alcala	1	4	0.0	13	11
DT Lamont Bernard	1	0	0.0	31	30
DE Rex Schulte	1	0	0.0	7	6
DE J.J. Choate	1	0	0.0	13	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Samuel Richard	6	0	0.0	27	24
OLB Rick O'Donnell	5	3	0.0	25	23
S Carlton Stephenson	5	1	0.0	18	19
OLB Donnell Thompson	4	0	1.0	11	7
CB Earnest Vera	4	0	0.0	23	20
CB Tim Babin	3	0	0.0	25	26
CB Gus Goldblatt	3	0	0.0	18	19
S Santiago Caldwell	2	1	0.0	12	11
CB Shane Sanderson	2	0	0.0	3	8
ILB Junior Horner	2	0	0.0	3	1
DE Anthony Farrell	2	0	0.0	18	17
DT Calvin Grier	1	2	0.0	10	10
S Eugene Morris	1	1	0.0	8	6
CB James Tatum	1	0	0.0	20	21
DE Christopher Newton	1	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Glen Hanks	0	2	0.0	4	9
DE Aidan Butler	0	1	0.0	14	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Griffin Ruby	1.0	1	1	0	36
DT Anthony McWilliams	0.0	1	1	0	7
DE Leo McDaniel	0.0	1	1	0	23
OLB Harris Coles	0.0	0	0	1	22

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Donnell Thompson	1.0	0	7
DT Calvin Grier	0.0	1	10
DE Anthony Farrell	0.0	1	17
OLB Rick O'Donnell	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Van Bernard	5	1	36
CB Jerald Rodriguez	5	0	31
ILB Aidan Hebron	4	0	32
CB Ivan Hampton	3	0	9
S Jesse Allen	3	0	36
CB Jimmy Sagers	2	0	33
CB Cristian Emerson	1	1	16
S Sebastian Fanning	1	0	32
ILB Desmond Alcala	1	0	11
DE Griffin Ruby	1	0	36

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Samuel Richard	2	1	24
CB Tim Babin	2	0	26
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	0	19
OLB Rick O'Donnell	2	0	23
S Carlton Stephenson	2	0	19
CB Earnest Vera	1	1	20
CB Shane Sanderson	1	0	8
CB James Tatum	1	0	21
S Santiago Caldwell	1	0	11
OLB Donnell Thompson	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bernard Hagler	4	4	28	0	27
T Steve Eisner	3	7	28	0	27
G Daquan Titone	3	6	28	1	27
C Benjamin Reed	2	3	28	0	27
G Tristan Clemons	0	3	28	0	27

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	4	8	32	0	36
T Amari Liakos	4	6	32	0	36
C Francisco Helms	3	5	32	0	36
T Lawrence Janis	1	5	32	1	36
C Rico Stuart	0	4	32	0	36
FB Stanley Russell	0	1	12	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Harris Coles	1	19
Jon Roebuck	1	19

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Stanley Emerson	2	14
Leonard Lang	1	20
Glen Hanks	1	18

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	32	32	15	79
RB Rufus Crawford	27	27	---	---	19	73
S Jesse Allen	---	---	32	36	2	70
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	28	22	19	69
OLB Van Bernard	---	---	30	36	2	68
DE Griffin Ruby	---	---	29	36	2	67
ILB Aidan Hebron	---	---	32	32	2	66
CB Jimmy Sagers	---	---	28	33	2	63
DT Lamont Bernard	---	---	31	30	1	62
T Steve Eisner	28	27	---	---	6	61
G Daquan Titone	28	27	---	---	6	61
CB Jerald Rodriguez	---	---	27	31	2	60
QB Roger Kuennen	28	27	---	---	1	56
G Tristan Clemons	28	27	---	---	---	55
G Bernard Hagler	28	27	---	---	---	55
C Benjamin Reed	28	27	---	---	---	55
WR Tony Grabulis	25	26	---	---	1	52
TE Riddick Lyons	27	25	---	---	---	52
WR Drake Hampton	24	24	---	---	---	48
CB Cristian Emerson	---	---	18	16	9	43
TE Jermaine Winters	10	11	---	---	19	40
DE Leo McDaniel	---	---	15	23	---	38
WR Leonardo Fagan	19	16	---	---	---	35
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	9	8	13	30
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	13	10	4	27
ILB Corey Alcorn	---	---	2	14	10	26
ILB Desmond Alcala	---	---	13	11	1	25
WR Jon Roebuck	0	2	---	---	19	21
WR Harvey Richmond	0	0	---	---	16	16
DE Rex Schulte	---	---	7	6	---	13
WR Dan Pascoe	6	4	---	---	3	13
CB Ivan Hampton	---	---	3	9	1	13
DT Anthony McWilliams	---	---	1	7	3	11
OLB Nickolas Glover	---	---	2	0	9	11
TE Marc Schultz	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Eugene Green	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Avery Fine	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Lincoln LeBlanc	1	0	---	---	5	6
G Emmett Jenkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Donald Bradley	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Tony Bernard	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Chandler Blake	1	0	---	---	4	5
S Zachery Parker	---	---	0	4	---	4
QB Zachery Zuleger	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jackie Lohner	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Eli Marquardt	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Marlon Brewer	29	36	---	---	18	83
WR Joe Howard	29	36	---	---	10	75
C Francisco Helms	32	36	---	---	4	72
QB Jon Smith	32	36	---	---	---	68
T Lawrence Janis	32	36	---	---	---	68
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	32	36	---	---	---	68
T Amari Liakos	32	36	---	---	---	68
C Rico Stuart	32	36	---	---	---	68
RB Leonard Lang	19	28	---	---	20	67
WR Dashawn Nixon	18	27	---	---	18	63
CB James Tatum	---	---	20	21	17	58
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	27	24	7	58
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	25	23	5	53
CB Tim Babin	---	---	25	26	1	52
OLB Amir Doxzon	---	---	24	21	1	46
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	23	20	---	43
TE Miguel Mazurek	15	27	---	---	---	42
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	18	19	1	38
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	18	19	---	37
FB Stanley Russell	12	5	---	---	20	37
DE Damon Springer	---	---	15	20	1	36
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	18	17	---	35
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	4	9	18	31
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	17	12	1	30
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	14	16	---	30
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	12	11	7	30
TE Wade Cuviello	14	9	---	---	4	27
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	11	7	9	27
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	10	10	1	21
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	12	7	1	20
RB Lenny Cobb	7	4	---	---	9	20
DT Stanley Emerson	---	---	0	0	14	14
S Eugene Morris	---	---	8	6	---	14
TE Taylor Edwards	9	4	---	---	---	13
CB Shane Sanderson	---	---	3	8	---	11
S Frank Devine	---	---	1	0	10	11
RB Kelly Bronson	6	4	---	---	---	10
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Floyd Stewart	2	0	---	---	4	6
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	3	1	1	5
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Clarence Wentworth	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Terrance Bruce	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Sam Covington	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Glenn Boone	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	17	101	5.9
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	11	75	6.8
Right	10	29	2.9
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Kuennen	26	15	5	2	4	2	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	35	26	3	0	1	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	110	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	34	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	139	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	145	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Grabulis	6	3	1	26	0	26
RB Rufus Crawford	6	4	0	19	0	27
TE Jermaine Winters	4	2	1	32	1	11
TE Riddick Lyons	3	2	1	34	1	25
WR Drake Hampton	3	2	1	49	2	24
WR Leonardo Fagan	3	2	0	29	1	16
WR Jon Roebuck	1	0	0	0	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Brewer	19	14	1	191	2	36
WR Joe Howard	10	7	0	33	0	36
WR Dashawn Nixon	5	4	0	53	1	27
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	0	12	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rufus Crawford	3	15	5.00	6.09
QB Roger Kuennen	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB Chandler Blake	1	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonard Lang	5	14	2.80	5.19
RB Kelly Bronson	1	4	4.00	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Kuennen	2	1	9	4.50	7.27

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	3	3	27	9.00	8.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Grabulis	1	1	9	9.00	4.33
RB Rufus Crawford	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marlon Brewer	1	1	9	9.00	10.05
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	8	8.00	10.60
WR Joe Howard	1	1	10	10.00	3.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rufus Crawford	2	1
QB Roger Kuennen	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Kuennen	8	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	14	12	11

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Rufus Crawford	2	1	1
TE Jermaine Winters	2	1	1
WR Tony Grabulis	1	1	1
WR Jon Roebuck	1	0	0
TE Riddick Lyons	1	0	0
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marlon Brewer	6	5	5
WR Joe Howard	5	5	4
WR Dashawn Nixon	3	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (19,900)
End Zone 10,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (12,700)
Club Seats 14,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (19,900)
End Zone	10,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (12,700)
Club Seats	14,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)