Week 14, 2055

played in New Orleans, LA

53 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	14	3	10	-	33
New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 HOU - Hunter Palmer 12 pass from Jon Watkins (Andre Crawford extra point failed)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Hunter Palmer 1 pass from Jon Watkins (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 04:24 HOU - Hunter Palmer 13 pass from Jon Watkins (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 02:51 NOS - Terrell Csonka 48 pass from Lionel McNeil (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 02:05 HOU - Andre Crawford 25 field goal
4Q: 10:49 HOU - Javier Avery 2 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
4Q: 02:13 HOU - Andre Crawford 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 HOU - Hunter Palmer 12 pass from Jon Watkins (Andre Crawford extra point failed)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Hunter Palmer 1 pass from Jon Watkins (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 04:24 HOU - Hunter Palmer 13 pass from Jon Watkins (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 02:51 NOS - Terrell Csonka 48 pass from Lionel McNeil (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 02:05 HOU - Andre Crawford 25 field goal
4Q: 10:49 HOU - Javier Avery 2 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
4Q: 02:13 HOU - Andre Crawford 33 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 3-9-1 4-8-1
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 380 274
- Offensive Plays 74 56
- Yards per Play 5.14 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 148 67
- Rushing Attempts 36 22
- Yards per Rush 4.11 3.05
Net Passing Yards 232 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 239 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.11 6.09
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/30 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:49 24:11

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	3-9-1	4-8-1
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	380	274
- Offensive Plays	74	56
- Yards per Play	5.14	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	148	67
- Rushing Attempts	36	22
- Yards per Rush	4.11	3.05
Net Passing Yards	232	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	239	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.11	6.09
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/30	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:49	24:11

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:17	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	4:37	4:48	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
2	13:23	1:36	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
2	7:00	2:42	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	2:21	1:42	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
3	12:13	1:15	OWN 8	3	-3	Punt
3	9:50	2:28	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	5:52	3:53	OPP 34	9	26	Field Goal
4	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	13:15	1:04	OPP 41	3	-2	Punt
4	11:32	0:49	OPP 1	2	1	Touchdown
4	8:35	6:27	OWN 19	11	65	Field Goal
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 35	2	4	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:43	5:06	OWN 13	9	33	Punt
2	14:49	1:26	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	11:47	4:47	OWN 31	9	43	Missed FG
2	4:18	1:57	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 30	3	23	Half
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
3	10:58	1:08	OPP 37	3	3	Punt
3	7:22	1:30	OWN 7	3	-4	Punt
3	1:59	1:59	OWN 28	5	24	Punt
4	12:11	0:39	OWN 2	2	-1	Fumble
4	10:43	2:08	OWN 31	7	50	Downs
4	2:08	1:02	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Jon Watkins, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Javier Avery	25	127	5.08	23	4	1
QB Jon Watkins	5	26	5.20	8	0	0
RB Eddie Walling	5	-1	-0.20	3	0	0
RB Jim Hamilton	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lenny Carnation	12	36	3.00	17	1
QB Lionel McNeil	6	27	4.50	7	0
RB Johnny Moses	4	4	1.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Watkins	37	25	239	1/7	3	38	0	112.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lionel McNeil	32	20	217	2/10	1	48	0	92.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Hunter Palmer	8	11	55	6.88	11	14	3
WR Duane Bradford	6	9	118	19.67	47	38	0
WR Samuel Folly	4	5	29	7.25	11	10	0
RB Javier Avery	3	5	16	5.33	5	9	0
TE Vincent Gospe	2	3	11	5.50	0	7	0
WR Vince Parham	2	2	10	5.00	0	8	0
WR Ralph Waddle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jim Hamilton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Corbin Balogh	8	12	82	10.25	15	29	0
TE Richie Squiric	3	5	10	3.33	0	9	0
WR Leland Sharper	3	4	23	7.67	0	9	0
FB Conner Boyer	3	3	19	6.33	7	7	0
WR Terrell Csonka	2	4	64	32.00	28	48	1
TE David Dembsky	1	3	19	19.00	0	19	0
RB Johnny Moses	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Javier Avery	1	0	0
DT Monty Rounds	0	1	0
TE Hunter Palmer	0	1	0
G Cristian Cunningham	0	1	0
DT Les Seaman	0	0	1
DE Gregory Hartman	0	0	1
T Pete Wilkerson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Leland Sharper	2	0	0
QB Lionel McNeil	1	0	0
DE Chuck Barker	0	1	0
DE Bryson Slocum	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jacob Harden	6	260	43.3	40.2	58	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexis Bernreuter	7	315	45.0	35.0	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Crawford	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	2	30	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leland Sharper	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Marsh	1	25	25.0	0
Jaylen Aranha	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Blaine Stone	7	3	0.0	20	34
OLB Shaquille George	5	0	0.0	9	21
DE Gregory Hartman	4	1	2.0	20	26
DT Les Seaman	4	2	0.0	19	34
CB Brent Satchwell	4	1	0.0	16	25
OLB Emmanuel Barton	4	0	0.0	19	21
CB Tanner Cichanski	3	1	0.0	22	34
DT Monty Rounds	3	1	0.0	21	34
S Junior Jarzyna	3	0	0.0	21	25
CB Jesse Radda	2	0	0.0	18	24
DE Cory MacMath	1	2	0.0	11	14
ILB Shaun Woodson	1	1	0.0	6	9
S Graham Nail	1	1	0.0	4	10
S Billy Barnes	1	0	0.0	11	21
ILB Doug Solano	0	1	0.0	12	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Whiting	8	3	0.0	35	35
ILB Bryan Emmons	7	3	0.0	35	38
CB Steven Marsh	7	0	0.0	32	37
S Bryson Stone	6	3	0.0	31	38
CB Mike Jessie	5	2	0.0	29	24
DE Graham Rhodes	5	0	0.0	36	35
DT Brock McGee	4	3	0.5	30	28
S Dominic Florio	3	0	0.0	25	37
DE Bryson Slocum	3	0	0.0	14	16
DE Mercury Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	28	34
CB Ricky Sims	2	0	0.0	4	9
DE Sergio Fujita	1	3	0.5	23	22
S Oliver Houari	1	2	0.0	11	1
CB Larry Tate	1	1	0.0	11	21
ILB Randall Cross	1	1	0.0	9	9
CB Asher Shotwell	1	0	0.0	23	17
S Tyrone Franco	1	0	0.0	4	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gregory Hartman	2.0	0	0	26
DE Cory MacMath	0.0	2	2	14
DT Monty Rounds	0.0	2	1	34
DT Les Seaman	0.0	2	0	34

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sergio Fujita	0.5	1	0	22
DT Brock McGee	0.5	0	0	28
DE Reggie Sasser	0.0	1	0	6
CB Asher Shotwell	0.0	1	0	17
DE Mercury Gerhardt	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Emmanuel Barton	4	0	21
ILB Blaine Stone	3	0	34
OLB Shaquille George	3	0	21
CB Tanner Cichanski	2	2	34
S Billy Barnes	2	0	21
S Junior Jarzyna	2	0	25
DT Monty Rounds	2	0	34
ILB Shaun Woodson	1	0	9
DE Gregory Hartman	1	0	26
CB Brock Raag	0	1	22
S Graham Nail	0	1	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryson Stone	5	2	38
CB Mike Jessie	5	1	24
S Dominic Florio	4	0	37
ILB Terry Whiting	3	0	35
ILB Bryan Emmons	2	0	38
DE Graham Rhodes	1	0	35
DE Reggie Sasser	1	0	6
DE Mercury Gerhardt	1	0	34
CB Steven Marsh	1	0	37
CB Ricky Sims	1	0	9
ILB Randall Cross	1	0	9
CB Asher Shotwell	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Logan Woodard	4	5	1	36	0	38
T Cory Miller	3	12	2	36	0	38
FB Mack Hammond	2	2	0	5	0	6
G Vinny McPike	1	5	0	36	1	38
T Kenyon Gunn	1	5	0	36	0	38
TE Hunter Palmer	1	1	0	31	0	36
G Cristian Cunningham	0	1	0	34	0	38

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joe Hagan	4	9	22	0	34
T Lionel Stuart	2	5	22	0	34
G Mack Ramirez	1	2	22	0	34
C Rico Ferguson	0	2	22	1	34
T Zane Cousin	0	1	21	1	32
TE David Dembsky	0	1	16	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Les Seaman	2	14
Doug Solano	1	21
Eddie Walling	1	17
Pete Wilkerson	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Terrell Csonka	2	16
Lenny Carnation	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Hunter Palmer	31	36	---	---	24	91
G Cristian Cunningham	34	38	---	---	8	80
WR Vince Parham	33	34	---	---	9	76
T Kenyon Gunn	36	38	---	---	---	74
QB Jon Watkins	36	38	---	---	---	74
G Vinny McPike	36	38	---	---	---	74
T Cory Miller	36	38	---	---	---	74
C Logan Woodard	36	38	---	---	---	74
WR Duane Bradford	34	35	---	---	1	70
DT Les Seaman	---	---	19	34	14	67
ILB Blaine Stone	---	---	20	34	10	64
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	21	34	8	63
RB Javier Avery	29	29	---	---	---	58
CB Tanner Cichanski	---	---	22	34	1	57
ILB Doug Solano	---	---	12	20	21	53
CB Brock Raag	---	---	12	22	17	51
OLB Emmanuel Barton	---	---	19	21	9	49
S Junior Jarzyna	---	---	21	25	---	46
DE Gregory Hartman	---	---	20	26	---	46
WR Samuel Folly	21	22	---	---	---	43
S Billy Barnes	---	---	11	21	11	43
CB Jesse Radda	---	---	18	24	---	42
CB Brent Satchwell	---	---	16	25	1	42
WR Ralph Waddle	11	6	---	---	18	35
FB Mack Hammond	5	6	---	---	24	35
OLB Shaquille George	---	---	9	21	1	31
S Graham Nail	---	---	4	10	16	30
DE Cory MacMath	---	---	11	14	1	26
RB Eddie Walling	5	4	---	---	17	26
TE Vincent Gospe	7	9	---	---	---	16
ILB Shaun Woodson	---	---	6	9	---	15
RB Jim Hamilton	2	4	---	---	7	13
WR Neil Graham	2	1	---	---	8	11
G Mo Dennis	2	0	---	---	8	10
K Andre Crawford	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Devan Harrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Pete Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Leland Camara	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jacob Harden	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Tristan Guerino	0	4	---	---	---	4
DE Eduardo Bidwell	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Dominique Spezzano	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Caleb Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Caiden White	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Everett Harrison	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Tre Whiting	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Terry Whiting	---	---	35	35	23	93
CB Steven Marsh	---	---	32	37	9	78
ILB Bryan Emmons	---	---	35	38	2	75
DE Graham Rhodes	---	---	36	35	1	72
S Bryson Stone	---	---	31	38	2	71
DE Mercury Gerhardt	---	---	28	34	2	64
S Dominic Florio	---	---	25	37	1	63
T Zane Cousin	21	32	---	---	8	61
WR Leland Sharper	21	29	---	---	8	58
DT Brock McGee	---	---	30	28	---	58
CB Asher Shotwell	---	---	23	17	17	57
QB Lionel McNeil	22	34	---	---	---	56
G Mack Ramirez	22	34	---	---	---	56
G Joe Hagan	22	34	---	---	---	56
C Rico Ferguson	22	34	---	---	---	56
T Lionel Stuart	22	34	---	---	---	56
CB Mike Jessie	---	---	29	24	2	55
WR Corbin Balogh	22	31	---	---	---	53
RB Lenny Carnation	16	21	---	---	9	46
TE David Dembsky	16	30	---	---	---	46
DE Sergio Fujita	---	---	23	22	---	45
WR Terrell Csonka	15	14	---	---	16	45
TE Richie Squiric	4	14	---	---	23	41
FB Conner Boyer	6	12	---	---	16	34
DE Bryson Slocum	---	---	14	16	2	32
CB Larry Tate	---	---	11	21	---	32
S Oliver Houari	---	---	11	1	16	28
WR Jaylen Aranha	6	1	---	---	16	23
DE Chuck Barker	---	---	8	6	7	21
CB Ricky Sims	---	---	4	9	7	20
ILB Randall Cross	---	---	9	9	---	18
RB Andre Holmes	0	0	---	---	17	17
RB Johnny Moses	4	13	---	---	---	17
DE Reggie Sasser	---	---	3	6	7	16
ILB Cesar Kamykowski	---	---	1	0	13	14
TE Oscar Newell	0	5	---	---	8	13
T Tucker Romero	1	2	---	---	8	11
DT Mickey Johnstone	---	---	3	5	1	9
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Thurman Bauer	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alexis Bernreuter	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Stan Schwartz	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Tyrone Franco	---	---	4	0	---	4
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Reuben St. Cyr	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Manuel Bauer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	72	8.0
Middle	21	57	2.7
Right	6	19	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	16	53	3.3
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Watkins	37	25	2	3	2	4	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lionel McNeil	32	20	2	2	0	4	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	37	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	99	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	38	12.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	40	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	105	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Hunter Palmer	11	8	0	55	0	36
WR Duane Bradford	9	6	1	118	2	35
WR Samuel Folly	5	4	0	29	0	22
RB Javier Avery	5	3	0	16	0	29
TE Vincent Gospe	3	2	0	11	0	9
WR Vince Parham	2	2	0	10	0	34
WR Ralph Waddle	1	0	1	0	0	6
RB Jim Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corbin Balogh	12	8	82	1	31
TE Richie Squiric	5	3	10	0	14
WR Terrell Csonka	4	2	64	1	14
WR Leland Sharper	4	3	23	0	29
TE David Dembsky	3	1	19	0	30
FB Conner Boyer	3	3	19	0	12
RB Johnny Moses	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Javier Avery	8	23	2.88	5.08
QB Jon Watkins	2	9	4.50	5.20
RB Eddie Walling	1	-4	-4.00	-0.20

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Watkins	7	4	29	4.14	6.46

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Hunter Palmer	4	4	29	7.25	5.00
WR Duane Bradford	2	0	0	0.00	13.11
RB Jim Hamilton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jon Watkins	4	3
RB Javier Avery	3	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lenny Carnation	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Watkins	11	7	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lionel McNeil	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Hunter Palmer	3	3	3
TE Vincent Gospe	2	2	1
RB Javier Avery	2	1	0
WR Duane Bradford	2	1	1
WR Samuel Folly	1	0	0
WR Ralph Waddle	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corbin Balogh	6	2	1
WR Terrell Csonka	1	0	0
TE Richie Squiric	1	0	0
WR Leland Sharper	1	1	1
TE David Dembsky	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,600 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (19,900)
End Zone 9,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,600 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (19,900)
End Zone	9,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,800 (9,900)