Week 14, 2047

played in Houston, TX

66 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	7	-	20
Houston Texans	7	6	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 HOU - Riddick Lyons 18 pass from Jameson Sweeney (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 54 field goal
2Q: 07:40 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 45 field goal
2Q: 01:54 NOS - Marlon Brewer 15 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 00:43 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 37 field goal
3Q: 09:50 HOU - Jonathan Hatcher 7 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 04:55 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 45 field goal
4Q: 14:08 HOU - Richard Merrill 7 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
4Q: 02:16 NOS - Kendall Siever 7 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 HOU - Riddick Lyons 18 pass from Jameson Sweeney (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 54 field goal
2Q: 07:40 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 45 field goal
2Q: 01:54 NOS - Marlon Brewer 15 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 00:43 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 37 field goal
3Q: 09:50 HOU - Jonathan Hatcher 7 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 04:55 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 45 field goal
4Q: 14:08 HOU - Richard Merrill 7 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
4Q: 02:16 NOS - Kendall Siever 7 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 7-6 7-6
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 406 337
- Offensive Plays 75 60
- Yards per Play 5.41 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 126 124
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 4.20 3.88
Net Passing Yards 280 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 0 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 297 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.22 7.61
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/67 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/46
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 3/91
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:35 27:25

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	7-6	7-6
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	406	337
- Offensive Plays	75	60
- Yards per Play	5.41	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	126	124
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	4.20	3.88
Net Passing Yards	280	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 0	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	297	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.22	7.61
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/67	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/46
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	3/91
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	32:35	27:25

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	1:12	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
1	7:26	4:29	OWN 25	9	44	Missed FG
2	14:53	1:29	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	11:55	4:21	OWN 22	8	50	Field Goal
2	5:46	4:03	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 25	4	60	Half
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	9:40	4:52	OWN 25	10	47	Field Goal
4	14:01	1:11	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	11:20	4:20	OWN 46	8	16	Punt
4	5:12	3:09	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	11:37	4:11	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	2:57	3:04	OWN 38	6	25	Field Goal
2	13:24	1:29	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
2	7:34	1:48	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
2	1:43	1:08	OPP 46	4	26	Field Goal
3	12:41	3:01	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
3	4:48	5:47	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
4	12:50	1:30	OPP 47	3	8	Missed FG
4	7:00	1:48	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:03	2:03	OWN 25	7	68	Game

Game MVP: Jameson Sweeney, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dwight Franken	16	77	4.81	16	3	0
RB Alejandro Whiting	11	22	2.00	9	0	0
QB Kendall Siever	3	27	9.00	12	1	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonathan Hatcher	19	74	3.89	13	2	1
RB Richard Merrill	8	43	5.38	11	1	1
QB Jameson Sweeney	4	12	3.00	11	1	0
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	41	22	297	4/17	1	37	0	85.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameson Sweeney	28	18	213	0/0	1	44	0	99.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Dwight Franken	7	7	39	5.57	16	12	0
WR Joe Howard	6	15	104	17.33	33	37	0
WR Marlon Brewer	2	3	47	23.50	3	32	1
TE Jason Matesky	2	7	53	26.50	18	29	0
WR Gabe Hernandez	2	5	26	13.00	0	13	0
TE Rondell Moreland	2	3	25	12.50	0	19	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Riddick Lyons	6	8	60	10.00	10	26	1
WR Rondell Reynolds	5	7	28	5.60	9	11	0
WR Samuel Folly	2	3	53	26.50	12	44	0
WR Chance Monroe	2	4	48	24.00	34	25	0
RB Richard Merrill	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Bobby Bertram	1	2	13	13.00	7	13	0
TE Tristan Guerino	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Tyler Worden	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Sebastian Fanning	1	0	0	0
TE Bobby Bertram	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	5	222	44.4	31.2	62	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Bradley	4	177	44.3	42.8	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	2/3	2/3	0/0	45	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
R.J. Jeffries	2/3	1/2	1/2	54	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	1	6	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Monroe	3	46	15.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Philip Sparrow	1	24	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Monroe	2	59	29.5	0
Sebastian Fanning	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Caldwell	7	2	32	28
ILB Ike Grui	6	1	31	26
DT Jay Stark	5	2	32	28
S Carlton Stephenson	5	1	32	28
S Tyler Worden	5	0	26	28
DT Damon Tate	4	0	25	11
S Barry Moorehead	4	0	29	25
CB Philip Sparrow	3	0	26	25
DE Salvador Brewster	2	1	32	28
OLB Donnell Thompson	1	4	32	28
DE Damon Springer	1	0	25	15
CB Camden Wiegert	1	0	4	2
ILB Amari Upshaw	1	0	7	6
DE Dwayne Baca	0	1	3	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Orlando Sanderson	9	3	1.0	28	44
CB Cristian Emerson	9	1	0.0	29	43
ILB Brandon Momberg	6	3	0.0	27	25
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	5	2	0.5	28	37
DT Les Seaman	5	2	0.5	27	27
S Jesse Allen	4	2	0.0	30	45
S Sebastian Fanning	3	1	0.0	18	32
CB Jerald Rodriguez	3	0	0.0	24	25
DE Griffin Ruby	2	3	0.5	30	45
ILB Aidan Hebron	2	1	0.0	3	20
CB Gilbert Duncan	2	0	0.0	9	23
DE Mackenzie Bradley	1	0	1.0	3	12
DE Harrison Wretzky	1	2	0.5	24	22
CB Jimmy Sagers	1	1	0.0	15	31
OLB Amos Brown	1	0	0.0	15	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Damon Tate	1	0	0	11
DE Salvador Brewster	0	1	3	28
DE J.R. Turnbull	0	1	0	4
DE Jake Kagan	0	1	0	18
DE Damon Springer	0	0	1	15

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mackenzie Bradley	1.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Orlando Sanderson	1.0	0	0	0	44
DE Griffin Ruby	0.5	1	2	4	45
DT Les Seaman	0.5	0	3	1	27
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	0.5	0	0	2	37
DE Harrison Wretzky	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Neil Brewer	0.0	0	1	0	11
ILB Brandon Momberg	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT Angel Lake	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Amos Brown	0.0	0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Barry Moorehead	4	0	25
ILB Ike Grui	4	0	26
CB Philip Sparrow	3	2	25
S Tyler Worden	3	1	28
OLB Donnell Thompson	1	1	28
DT Damon Tate	1	0	11
DT Jay Stark	1	0	28
ILB Amari Upshaw	1	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cristian Emerson	5	0	43
CB Jerald Rodriguez	3	0	25
ILB Brandon Momberg	3	0	25
OLB Orlando Sanderson	3	0	44
CB Gilbert Duncan	2	0	23
S Jesse Allen	2	0	45
S Sebastian Fanning	1	1	32
CB Jimmy Sagers	1	1	31
ILB Aidan Hebron	1	0	20
DE Griffin Ruby	1	0	45
DT Les Seaman	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Stephen Cunningham	2	8	30	2	45
C Francisco Helms	2	7	30	0	45
G Les Massa	2	5	30	1	45
T Sean Oxenby	1	5	30	1	45
G Lincoln McKnight	0	1	30	0	45
TE Rondell Moreland	0	1	16	0	15

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Dan Harris	4	7	32	28
G J.R. Kamin	4	6	32	28
G Daquan Titone	3	5	32	28
T Peyton McGee	2	5	32	28
G Eli Matthews	1	3	32	28
TE Tristan Guerino	1	1	8	8
TE Riddick Lyons	0	1	31	27

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Matesky	1	23
Dwight Franken	1	19
Tyler Worden	1	18
Dashawn Nixon	1	15
Santiago Caldwell	1	13
Dale Reed	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus West	1	23
Angel Lake	1	17

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jason Matesky	27	44	---	---	23	94
WR Marlon Brewer	29	41	---	---	18	88
QB Kendall Siever	30	45	---	---	---	75
G Lincoln McKnight	30	45	---	---	---	75
G Les Massa	30	45	---	---	---	75
T Sean Oxenby	30	45	---	---	---	75
C Francisco Helms	30	45	---	---	---	75
G Stephen Cunningham	30	45	---	---	---	75
WR Joe Howard	29	45	---	---	---	74
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	32	28	13	73
S Tyler Worden	---	---	26	28	18	72
RB Dwight Franken	18	33	---	---	19	70
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	31	26	13	70
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	32	28	3	63
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	32	28	3	63
DT Jay Stark	---	---	32	28	3	63
DE Salvador Brewster	---	---	32	28	3	63
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	29	25	7	61
CB Philip Sparrow	---	---	26	25	8	59
DE Jake Kagan	---	---	13	18	13	44
WR Gabe Hernandez	15	25	---	---	---	40
DE Damon Springer	---	---	25	15	---	40
TE Rondell Moreland	16	15	---	---	8	39
DT Damon Tate	---	---	25	11	---	36
ILB Amari Upshaw	---	---	7	6	21	34
FB Logan Blake	1	8	---	---	18	27
RB Alejandro Whiting	11	9	---	---	---	20
WR Dashawn Nixon	3	1	---	---	15	19
S Gary Roe	---	---	3	0	15	18
TE Bernard Doyle	1	4	---	---	8	13
DE Dwayne Baca	---	---	3	8	2	13
DE J.R. Turnbull	---	---	0	4	5	9
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Freddie Morton	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Dale Reed	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Eduardo Grant	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Camden Wiegert	---	---	4	2	---	6
WR Clifton Shepard	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Peyton Plageman	---	---	0	0	4	4
OLB Edwin Lyubashevsky	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Conrad Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Benjamin Lidberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Harvey Crosland	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Robert Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Todd Kerney	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Cristian Emerson	---	---	29	43	22	94
OLB Orlando Sanderson	---	---	28	44	19	91
DE Griffin Ruby	---	---	30	45	7	82
S Jesse Allen	---	---	30	45	3	78
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	18	32	19	69
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	---	---	28	37	3	68
WR Chance Monroe	29	23	---	---	16	68
T Peyton McGee	32	28	---	---	7	67
T Dan Harris	32	28	---	---	7	67
QB Jameson Sweeney	32	28	---	---	3	63
G Daquan Titone	32	28	---	---	---	60
G J.R. Kamin	32	28	---	---	---	60
G Eli Matthews	32	28	---	---	---	60
TE Riddick Lyons	31	27	---	---	1	59
DT Les Seaman	---	---	27	27	1	55
ILB Brandon Momberg	---	---	27	25	---	52
CB Jerald Rodriguez	---	---	24	25	1	50
CB Jimmy Sagers	---	---	15	31	2	48
DT Angel Lake	---	---	5	26	17	48
DE Harrison Wretzky	---	---	24	22	---	46
RB Jonathan Hatcher	22	21	---	---	1	44
WR Rondell Reynolds	21	17	---	---	---	38
WR Leonardo Fagan	20	17	---	---	---	37
ILB Aidan Hebron	---	---	3	20	13	36
CB Gilbert Duncan	---	---	9	23	2	34
WR Samuel Folly	15	15	---	---	---	30
OLB Amos Brown	---	---	15	13	1	29
RB Richard Merrill	10	6	---	---	13	29
S Everett Diaz	---	---	12	14	1	27
TE Bobby Bertram	1	3	---	---	23	27
WR Drake Hampton	3	3	---	---	19	25
RB Rufus West	0	0	---	---	23	23
OLB Nickolas Glover	---	---	0	0	20	20
TE Tristan Guerino	8	8	---	---	4	20
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	3	12	2	17
DE Neil Brewer	---	---	3	11	2	16
K R.J. Jeffries	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Asher Bridges	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Emmanuel Wilson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Hayden Vance	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Donald Bradley	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Will Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Desmond Alcala	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Rusty Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Antonio Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Nickolas Kirkhughes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	21	65	3.1
Right	7	60	8.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	41	22	5	3	3	3	9	8	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameson Sweeney	28	18	4	0	2	4	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	19	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	181	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	80	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	72	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	51	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	70	35.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Howard	15	6	1	104	2	45
TE Jason Matesky	7	2	2	53	2	44
RB Dwight Franken	7	7	0	39	0	33
WR Gabe Hernandez	5	2	0	26	0	25
WR Marlon Brewer	3	2	0	47	1	41
TE Rondell Moreland	3	2	0	25	0	15
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	0	3	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Riddick Lyons	8	6	1	60	1	27
WR Rondell Reynolds	7	5	0	28	0	17
WR Chance Monroe	4	2	0	48	2	23
WR Samuel Folly	3	2	1	53	1	15
WR Leonardo Fagan	2	1	0	7	0	17
TE Bobby Bertram	2	1	0	13	0	3
RB Richard Merrill	1	1	0	4	0	6
TE Tristan Guerino	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Kendall Siever	1	7	7.00	9.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	4	23	5.75	3.89
RB Richard Merrill	4	24	6.00	5.38
QB Jameson Sweeney	2	-2	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall Siever	4	1	15	3.75	7.24

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameson Sweeney	2	1	18	9.00	7.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Howard	2	0	0	0.00	6.93
WR Marlon Brewer	1	1	15	15.00	15.67
WR Gabe Hernandez	1	0	0	0.00	5.20

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Riddick Lyons	1	1	18	18.00	7.50
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kendall Siever	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jameson Sweeney	2	1
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	16	8	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameson Sweeney	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Howard	7	3	3
RB Dwight Franken	3	3	2
TE Jason Matesky	2	2	2
WR Gabe Hernandez	2	0	0
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	0
TE Rondell Moreland	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Riddick Lyons	4	3	2
WR Rondell Reynolds	2	2	0
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	1	1
TE Tristan Guerino	1	0	0
TE Bobby Bertram	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (21,800)
End Zone 14,100 (15,700)
Mezzanine 7,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,900)
Club Seats 10,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,400 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (21,800)
End Zone	14,100 (15,700)
Mezzanine	7,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,900)
Club Seats	10,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,400 (7,500)