Exhibition Week 5, 2061

played in Houston, TX

93 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	7	3	0	-	13
Houston Texans	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 HOU - Wesley Ayersman 1 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
1Q: 02:06 NOS - Morris Stone 27 field goal
2Q: 13:35 HOU - Shannon Walters 8 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 09:48 NOS - Aiden Ellard 3 run (Morris Stone extra point)
3Q: 12:14 NOS - Morris Stone 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 HOU - Wesley Ayersman 1 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
1Q: 02:06 NOS - Morris Stone 27 field goal
2Q: 13:35 HOU - Shannon Walters 8 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
2Q: 09:48 NOS - Aiden Ellard 3 run (Morris Stone extra point)
3Q: 12:14 NOS - Morris Stone 19 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 1-3 4-0
First Downs 13 15
- by Rushing 7 14
- by Passing 6 1
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 283 327
- Offensive Plays 62 60
- Yards per Play 4.56 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 128 276
- Rushing Attempts 30 44
- Yards per Rush 4.27 6.27
Net Passing Yards 155 51
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 16 - 5 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 169 51
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.84 3.19
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 4/40
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:36 29:24

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	1-3	4-0
First Downs	13	15
- by Rushing	7	14
- by Passing	6	1
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	283	327
- Offensive Plays	62	60
- Yards per Play	4.56	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	128	276
- Rushing Attempts	30	44
- Yards per Rush	4.27	6.27
Net Passing Yards	155	51
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	16 - 5 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	169	51
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.84	3.19
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	4/40
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:36	29:24

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	1:52	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
1	5:42	3:44	OWN 34	7	56	Field Goal
2	13:24	3:42	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
2	6:22	1:16	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	4:55	1:23	OPP 42	3	-3	Punt
2	1:10	0:38	OPP 43	3	-14	Punt
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 27	4	71	Field Goal
3	10:26	4:07	OWN 30	7	28	Punt
3	4:46	2:09	OWN 27	5	15	Fumble
3	1:22	2:22	OWN 26	5	3	Punt
4	13:01	3:29	OWN 30	6	16	Punt
4	5:58	1:36	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	4:00	2:52	OWN 41	6	29	Missed FG

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 25	7	40	Punt
1	9:19	3:37	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
1	1:58	3:34	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	9:42	3:20	OWN 25	6	32	Punt
2	5:06	0:11	OWN 46	1	-4	Fumble
2	3:32	2:22	OWN 6	5	1	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 18	1	8	Half
3	12:08	1:42	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	6:19	1:33	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	2:37	1:15	OPP 42	3	9	Interception
4	14:00	0:59	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
4	9:32	1:44	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
4	7:48	1:50	OPP 43	4	16	Punt
4	4:22	0:22	OWN 33	2	26	Fumble
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 37	4	47	Game

Game MVP: Cory Miller, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Aiden Ellard	24	89	3.71	64	2	1
RB Spencer Donovan	5	35	7.00	18	1	0
QB Alex Berry	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jay McDaniel	29	183	6.31	45	5	0
RB Wesley Ayersman	7	33	4.71	19	1	1
WR Kelly Strickland	2	2	1.00	3	0	0
WR Luther Schwartz	2	42	21.00	26	2	0
WR Vince Parham	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
RB Shannon Walters	1	8	8.00	8	0	1
QB Darnell Garrison	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
QB Rodney Akin	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brent Cerf	16	9	84	0/0	0	27	0	70.8
Alex Berry	13	9	85	3/14	0	18	0	87.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rodney Akin	13	4	46	0/0	0	27	1	10.4
Darnell Garrison	3	1	5	0/0	0	5	0	42.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gustavo Bissel	7	9	74	10.57	19	18
TE Erick Kelley	4	8	57	14.25	23	27
WR Terrance Boese	4	7	29	7.25	3	9
WR Colton Bradford	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Harry Hutton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Billy Monroe	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Aiden Ellard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Chad Horner	2	2	39	19.50	28	27
WR Vince Parham	1	5	5	5.00	0	5
TE Elliot Jarvis	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Wesley Ayersman	1	1	1	1.00	2	1
FB Mack Hammond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Jay McDaniel	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Darius Thornton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Arnold Simmons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Preston Stewart	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alex Berry	2	0	0
WR Colton Bradford	1	0	0
CB Kirk Garrison	0	1	0
G Ross Coltharp	0	1	0
DE Earl Jeffries	0	1	0
ILB Antonio Maier	0	0	2

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Jay McDaniel	1	0	0
TE Chad Horner	1	0	0
T Cory Miller	0	1	0
DE Ike Sante	0	1	0
DE Everett Harrison	0	0	1
S Lawrence Blackburn	0	0	1
RB Chad Ferguson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donny Mankad	8	370	46.3	38.8	56	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vincent Stanton	8	335	41.9	34.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morris Stone	2/3	0/1	0/0	27	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colton Bradford	2	19	9.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	4	40	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Tate	3	75	25.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kirk Bertram	8	2	43	16
S Preston Stewart	7	1	44	16
DT Brock McGee	5	3	38	13
DE Earl Jeffries	5	0	39	12
ILB Antonio Maier	4	3	30	13
OLB Corbin Richardson	3	2	22	10
DE Wayne Fraley	2	2	41	16
S Ralph Hull	2	2	34	12
DT Kent Stephens	2	1	35	14
ILB Andy Boyer	2	1	11	3
CB Kirk Garrison	2	1	44	16
OLB Tristan Andersen	2	0	20	9
DE Brent Hill	1	1	5	3
OLB Deron Murphy	0	2	8	2
CB Larry Tate	0	1	33	7

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vinny Person	9	4	0.0	30	32
DE Ike Sante	8	1	0.5	27	29
DE Everett Harrison	6	0	1.0	27	29
DE Demetrius Tynes	4	2	1.5	23	22
OLB Cody Rhodes	4	3	0.0	26	27
OLB Shaquille George	4	2	0.0	24	26
S Lawrence Blackburn	3	2	0.0	30	32
CB Gene Clinton	3	0	0.0	27	29
CB Kevin Stargell	2	2	0.0	26	27
DT Nathan Cranwell	2	0	0.0	4	4
OLB Clyde Lane	2	0	0.0	4	5
DT Monty Rounds	1	0	0.0	27	29
WR Vince Parham	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Courtney Wilson	1	0	0.0	12	17
CB Cooper Fauria	1	0	0.0	18	13
DT Ezra Asumaa	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wayne Fraley	0.0	2	3	0	16
DE Brent Hill	0.0	0	1	0	3

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Demetrius Tynes	1.5	1	0	22
DE Everett Harrison	1.0	1	1	29
DE Ike Sante	0.5	3	3	29
DT Dominic Gunn	0.0	1	0	7
DT Monty Rounds	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Antonio Maier	3	0	13
OLB Corbin Richardson	1	0	10
CB Kirk Bertram	1	0	16
S Preston Stewart	0	1	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vinny Person	6	0	32
OLB Cody Rhodes	3	0	27
CB Kevin Stargell	2	0	27
CB Gene Clinton	2	0	29
ILB Courtney Wilson	1	1	17
OLB Shaquille George	1	0	26
DE Demetrius Tynes	1	0	22
OLB Clyde Lane	1	0	5
CB Cooper Fauria	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Quinn McGregor	3	4	30	1	32
T Tucker Romero	2	7	30	0	32
G Ross Coltharp	2	6	30	1	32
C Mickey Greer	1	5	30	1	32
G Jeremiah Ewbank	1	3	12	0	14
G Cooper Elkon	1	1	18	0	18
FB Francisco Cavka	0	1	5	0	7
TE Erick Kelley	0	1	20	0	28
TE Billy Monroe	0	1	9	0	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Logan Woodard	7	10	1	44	16
T Cory Miller	5	15	1	44	16
G Cristian Cunningham	5	8	0	44	16
G Blaine Levine	2	3	0	29	6
T Archie Stuart	1	4	0	44	16
TE Elliot Jarvis	0	2	0	37	14

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Francisco Cavka	1	26
Aiden Ellard	1	26
Kirk Bertram	1	12
Cooper Elkon	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Shannon Walters	2	11
Daquan Walton	1	23
Chad Ferguson	1	15
Jay McDaniel	1	3

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Aiden Ellard	25	26	---	---	26	77
T Tucker Romero	30	32	---	---	11	73
T Quinn McGregor	30	32	---	---	11	73
CB Kirk Bertram	---	---	43	16	12	71
DE Wayne Fraley	---	---	41	16	8	65
C Mickey Greer	30	32	---	---	---	62
G Ross Coltharp	30	32	---	---	---	62
WR Terrance Boese	30	32	---	---	---	62
S Ralph Hull	---	---	34	12	15	61
CB Kirk Garrison	---	---	44	16	---	60
S Preston Stewart	---	---	44	16	---	60
DT Brock McGee	---	---	38	13	8	59
CB Larry Tate	---	---	33	7	15	55
WR Gustavo Bissel	28	21	---	---	5	54
DE Earl Jeffries	---	---	39	12	---	51
DT Kent Stephens	---	---	35	14	---	49
TE Erick Kelley	20	28	---	---	---	48
G Cooper Elkon	18	18	---	---	11	47
ILB Antonio Maier	---	---	30	13	---	43
FB Francisco Cavka	5	7	---	---	26	38
G Jeremiah Ewbank	12	14	---	---	11	37
WR Lester Luraas	12	7	---	---	16	35
CB Blaine Hongamen	---	---	9	3	23	35
WR Colton Bradford	10	9	---	---	15	34
OLB Deron Murphy	---	---	8	2	23	33
QB Alex Berry	16	16	---	---	---	32
OLB Corbin Richardson	---	---	22	10	---	32
QB Brent Cerf	14	16	---	---	---	30
OLB Tristan Andersen	---	---	20	9	---	29
TE Billy Monroe	9	13	---	---	---	22
TE Harry Hutton	5	11	---	---	---	16
DE Thomas Cossaboom	---	---	11	4	---	15
ILB Andy Boyer	---	---	11	3	---	14
CB Lewis Maloney	---	---	9	5	---	14
DE Bryson Slocum	---	---	1	0	11	12
P Donny Mankad	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Spencer Donovan	5	6	---	---	---	11
C Cory Fuller	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Richard Long	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Oscar Sheppard	---	---	7	2	---	9
DE Brent Hill	---	---	5	3	---	8
K Morris Stone	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Michael Squires	1	0	---	---	---	1
FB Conner Boyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Wesley Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Malachi Clinton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Vinny Person	---	---	30	32	18	80
T Cory Miller	44	16	---	---	8	68
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	27	29	11	67
TE Elliot Jarvis	37	14	---	---	15	66
S Lawrence Blackburn	---	---	30	32	3	65
WR Vince Parham	38	15	---	---	12	65
C Logan Woodard	44	16	---	---	---	60
G Cristian Cunningham	44	16	---	---	---	60
T Archie Stuart	44	16	---	---	---	60
DE Everett Harrison	---	---	27	29	3	59
CB Gene Clinton	---	---	27	29	3	59
DE Ike Sante	---	---	27	29	3	59
RB Jay McDaniel	40	14	---	---	3	57
OLB Cody Rhodes	---	---	26	27	3	56
CB Kevin Stargell	---	---	26	27	2	55
OLB Shaquille George	---	---	24	26	3	53
WR Kelly Strickland	36	14	---	---	---	50
DE Demetrius Tynes	---	---	23	22	2	47
CB Cooper Fauria	---	---	18	13	16	47
WR Darius Thornton	37	8	---	---	---	45
G Blaine Levine	29	6	---	---	8	43
QB Rodney Akin	23	13	---	---	---	36
T Marlon Alley	15	10	---	---	8	33
OLB Clyde Lane	---	---	4	5	24	33
ILB Courtney Wilson	---	---	12	17	1	30
QB Darnell Garrison	21	3	---	---	---	24
TE Daquan Walton	0	0	---	---	23	23
CB Albert Heybach	---	---	5	4	12	21
FB Mack Hammond	2	3	---	---	15	20
WR Luther Schwartz	3	1	---	---	15	19
DE Damian Law	---	---	3	3	12	18
DT Nathan Cranwell	---	---	4	4	8	16
RB Chad Ferguson	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Arnold Simmons	12	2	---	---	---	14
DT Dominic Gunn	---	---	5	7	1	13
RB Shannon Walters	2	0	---	---	11	13
RB Wesley Ayersman	9	4	---	---	---	13
OLB Glenn Holliday	---	---	5	6	---	11
DT Ezra Asumaa	---	---	4	5	1	10
TE Chad Horner	4	5	---	---	---	9
S Alec Kratky	---	---	3	6	---	9
P Vincent Stanton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Luther Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Ezekiel Schultz	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Andre Crawford	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Camden Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	5	0.5
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	6	80	13.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	74	5.7
Middle	19	100	5.3
Right	11	103	9.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brent Cerf	16	9	1	2	1	1	3	2	0
Alex Berry	13	9	0	1	0	0	3	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rodney Akin	13	4	1	2	1	0	4	0	1
Darnell Garrison	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	101	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	50	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gustavo Bissel	9	7	0	74	0	21
TE Erick Kelley	8	4	1	57	1	28
WR Terrance Boese	7	4	0	29	0	32
WR Colton Bradford	2	1	0	-4	0	9
RB Aiden Ellard	1	0	0	0	0	26
TE Harry Hutton	1	1	0	4	0	11
TE Billy Monroe	1	1	0	9	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Parham	5	1	1	5	0	15
WR Darius Thornton	3	0	0	0	0	8
RB Jay McDaniel	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Chad Horner	2	2	0	39	1	5
FB Mack Hammond	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Elliot Jarvis	1	1	0	6	0	14
WR Arnold Simmons	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Wesley Ayersman	1	1	0	1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Aiden Ellard	2	3	1.50	3.71

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jay McDaniel	2	8	4.00	6.31
RB Wesley Ayersman	2	7	3.50	4.71
RB Shannon Walters	1	8	8.00	8.00
QB Rodney Akin	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brent Cerf	5	3	21	4.20	5.25

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darnell Garrison	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gustavo Bissel	2	1	4	2.00	8.22
WR Terrance Boese	2	2	17	8.50	4.14
TE Erick Kelley	1	0	0	0.00	7.13

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jay McDaniel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Aiden Ellard	5	2
RB Spencer Donovan	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jay McDaniel	3	2
RB Wesley Ayersman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brent Cerf	5	3	1
Alex Berry	4	3	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rodney Akin	6	0	0
Darnell Garrison	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gustavo Bissel	5	4	1
WR Colton Bradford	1	0	0
RB Aiden Ellard	1	0	0
TE Erick Kelley	1	1	1
WR Terrance Boese	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vince Parham	4	1	1
WR Darius Thornton	2	0	0
FB Mack Hammond	1	0	0
RB Jay McDaniel	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,800)
End Zone 11,400 (15,700)
Mezzanine 6,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (13,900)
Club Seats 9,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,300 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,800)
End Zone	11,400 (15,700)
Mezzanine	6,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (13,900)
Club Seats	9,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,300 (7,500)