Week 14, 2071

played in Houston, TX

63 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	13	10	0	-	37
Houston Texans	7	0	6	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:56 NOS - Jacob Scheckton 55 run (Travis Fundinger extra point)
1Q: 09:56 HOU - Brant Lang 46 interception return (Dwayne Lissvall extra point)
1Q: 07:20 NOS - Caleb Raymond 10 run (Travis Fundinger extra point)
2Q: 10:51 NOS - Nathan Cochrane 7 pass from Mitchell Maxey (Travis Fundinger extra point)
2Q: 03:04 NOS - Travis Fundinger 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Travis Fundinger 42 field goal
3Q: 11:34 HOU - Melvin Smolka 10 run (Dwayne Lissvall extra point failed)
3Q: 05:25 NOS - Caleb Raymond 7 run (Travis Fundinger extra point)
3Q: 01:41 NOS - Travis Fundinger 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:56 NOS - Jacob Scheckton 55 run (Travis Fundinger extra point)
1Q: 09:56 HOU - Brant Lang 46 interception return (Dwayne Lissvall extra point)
1Q: 07:20 NOS - Caleb Raymond 10 run (Travis Fundinger extra point)
2Q: 10:51 NOS - Nathan Cochrane 7 pass from Mitchell Maxey (Travis Fundinger extra point)
2Q: 03:04 NOS - Travis Fundinger 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Travis Fundinger 42 field goal
3Q: 11:34 HOU - Melvin Smolka 10 run (Dwayne Lissvall extra point failed)
3Q: 05:25 NOS - Caleb Raymond 7 run (Travis Fundinger extra point)
3Q: 01:41 NOS - Travis Fundinger 30 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 7-6 9-4
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 11 11
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 508 330
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 7.36 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 227 163
- Rushing Attempts 39 23
- Yards per Rush 5.82 7.09
Net Passing Yards 281 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 2 32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 291 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 9.37 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/41 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/30 2/46
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:19 26:41

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	7-6	9-4
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	11	11
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	508	330
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	7.36	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	227	163
- Rushing Attempts	39	23
- Yards per Rush	5.82	7.09
Net Passing Yards	281	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 2	32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	291	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	9.37	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/41	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/30	2/46
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:19	26:41

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 36	2	64	Touchdown
1	9:56	0:08	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
1	9:48	2:34	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	5:14	1:50	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
1	0:41	1:31	OWN 31	4	26	Punt
2	12:18	1:38	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	8:00	5:01	OWN 27	12	70	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OPP 37	2	12	Field Goal
3	11:28	1:51	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	8:09	2:53	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
3	4:31	2:55	OPP 45	6	32	Field Goal
4	14:49	4:51	OWN 20	9	25	Interception
4	6:14	6:14	OWN 19	12	34	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	3:41	OWN 25	7	40	Fumble
1	7:14	2:00	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
1	3:24	2:43	OWN 42	6	34	Missed FG
2	14:10	1:52	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	10:40	2:40	OWN 16	5	22	Punt
2	2:59	2:43	OWN 25	9	37	Interception
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	9:37	1:28	OWN 29	3	-9	Punt
3	5:16	0:45	OWN 25	3	20	Fumble
3	1:36	1:47	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	9:58	3:44	OWN 32	8	49	Downs

Game MVP: Caleb Raymond, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Caleb Raymond	23	154	6.70	42	3	2
RB Jacob Scheckton	12	55	4.58	55	1	1
QB Mitchell Maxey	4	18	4.50	13	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ivan Burgess	14	98	7.00	25	2	0
QB Johnathan Durant	5	54	10.80	16	4	0
RB Melvin Smolka	4	11	2.75	10	1	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Maxey	29	20	291	1/10	1	77	2	84.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Durant	32	21	174	2/7	0	21	1	66.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steven Thompson	6	9	62	10.33	23	21	0
TE Harrison Looper	4	4	52	13.00	12	17	0
WR Nathan Cochrane	3	6	33	11.00	2	22	1
TE Theodore Erdrich	2	2	37	18.50	25	33	0
WR Lincoln Witt	2	3	86	43.00	46	77	0
RB Caleb Raymond	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jacob Scheckton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Marquis Douglas	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Frank Mackay	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brady Stargell	5	5	52	10.40	21	15
WR Ernie England	5	6	26	5.20	7	8
WR Emmett McCarthy	5	6	33	6.60	12	18
TE Tracy Wilkins	3	4	31	10.33	20	21
TE Allen Ragonesi	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Ivan Burgess	1	3	20	20.00	18	20
FB James Lyle	1	2	4	4.00	5	4
WR George Deforne	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Malcolm Meyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ricky Caine	1	30	30.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Norman Hardig	1	0	0.00	0
CB Brant Lang	1	46	46.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Caleb Raymond	1	0	0
C Bradley Pearson	0	1	0
DE Rusty Walker	0	1	0
S Jesse Huffman	0	1	0
OLB Aaron Doyle	0	0	1
OLB Walt Bailey	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Force
RB Ivan Burgess	1	0
FB James Lyle	1	0
S Norman Hardig	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Buckner	3	120	40.0	28.0	46	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffery Spear	5	218	43.6	37.6	61	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Travis Fundinger	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dwayne Lissvall	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Cochrane	1	10	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Zimmerman	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Greenway	2	50	25.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett McCarthy	2	48	24.0	0
Brant Lang	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Logan Rey	10	1	0.0	19	30
OLB Walt Bailey	9	1	0.0	23	34
OLB Aaron Doyle	4	0	0.5	13	18
CB Aidan Donnalley	4	2	0.0	23	30
CB Renaldo Luzio	4	2	0.0	19	26
DE Elliot Dell	2	1	0.0	12	22
S Jesse Huffman	2	1	0.0	13	24
CB Roderick Hartman	2	0	0.0	14	20
DE Neil Brock	1	0	1.0	12	20
CB Irv Hoffman	1	1	0.0	18	25
DE Kris Fisk	1	1	0.0	15	23
DT Damian Murray	1	0	0.0	14	16
CB Ashton Mayes	1	0	0.0	14	16
WR Nathan Cochrane	1	0	---	---	---
S Ralph Greenway	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Caleb Blanchard	1	0	0.0	5	6
DE Rusty Walker	0	1	0.5	23	34

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cooper Janto	10	2	0.0	35	26
S Norman Hardig	9	1	0.0	39	30
S Roosevelt Lee	7	4	0.0	39	29
CB Brant Lang	5	1	0.0	39	30
ILB Dixon Brewer	4	1	0.0	20	9
ILB Connor Winn	3	1	0.0	15	18
CB Neal Zimmerman	3	1	0.0	29	19
DT Avery Arneson	3	0	0.0	36	27
OLB Jamie Woods	3	0	0.0	38	30
DE Donny Ricks	2	2	0.5	29	25
DE Arnold Mason	2	0	0.0	15	11
ILB Kenny Stargell	2	0	0.0	9	11
DE Benjamin Frederick	1	1	0.5	34	24
CB Anthony DiCaprio	1	1	0.0	4	3
WR Ernie England	1	0	---	---	---
CB Zach Rose	0	2	0.0	32	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Neil Brock	1.0	2	2	20
DE Rusty Walker	0.5	1	1	34
OLB Aaron Doyle	0.5	0	0	18
ILB Logan Rey	0.0	1	1	30
DT Asher Suarez	0.0	1	0	20
DE Kris Fisk	0.0	0	1	23

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Benjamin Frederick	0.5	1	1	1	24
DE Donny Ricks	0.5	0	0	3	25
DT Avery Arneson	0.0	0	2	2	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Logan Rey	5	0	0	30
CB Aidan Donnalley	3	1	0	30
OLB Aaron Doyle	3	0	0	18
OLB Walt Bailey	3	0	0	34
CB Renaldo Luzio	2	0	0	26
CB Ashton Mayes	1	0	0	16
S Ralph Greenway	1	0	0	6
CB Roderick Hartman	1	0	0	20
CB Caleb Blanchard	1	0	0	6
DE Kris Fisk	1	0	0	23
OLB Ricky Caine	0	0	1	4

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Cooper Janto	5	0	0	26
OLB Jamie Woods	3	1	0	30
S Roosevelt Lee	3	0	0	29
S Norman Hardig	2	0	1	30
CB Neal Zimmerman	2	0	0	19
CB Brant Lang	1	1	1	30
ILB Kenny Stargell	1	1	0	11
DE Donny Ricks	1	0	0	25
ILB Dixon Brewer	1	0	0	9
ILB Connor Winn	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Richie Stephenson	7	9	39	0	30
C Justin Lang	5	11	39	0	30
C Bradley Pearson	3	7	39	0	30
G Ian Jarvis	1	5	39	0	30
G Freddie Alexander	1	3	39	1	30

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Louie Kennedy	4	5	23	1	34
T Brian Powell	3	4	23	0	34
T Brady Atkins	2	3	23	1	34
G Conrad Gilmore	2	3	23	0	34
C Greg Devine	0	3	23	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Murray	1	18
Caleb Raymond	1	16
Ashton Mayes	1	15
Rusty Walker	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Hardig	1	21
Arnold Mason	1	19
George Deforne	1	19

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Justin Lang	39	30	---	---	6	75
WR Nathan Cochrane	31	29	---	---	15	75
G Ian Jarvis	39	30	---	---	6	75
G Freddie Alexander	39	30	---	---	---	69
T Richie Stephenson	39	30	---	---	---	69
C Bradley Pearson	39	30	---	---	---	69
QB Mitchell Maxey	39	30	---	---	---	69
DE Rusty Walker	---	---	23	34	11	68
RB Caleb Raymond	25	21	---	---	16	62
CB Aidan Donnalley	---	---	23	30	8	61
TE Harrison Looper	29	25	---	---	6	60
WR Steven Thompson	34	25	---	---	---	59
ILB Logan Rey	---	---	19	30	9	58
OLB Walt Bailey	---	---	23	34	1	58
CB Renaldo Luzio	---	---	19	26	1	46
CB Ashton Mayes	---	---	14	16	15	45
CB Irv Hoffman	---	---	18	25	1	44
WR Lincoln Witt	25	17	---	---	---	42
WR Frank Mackay	17	7	---	---	18	42
DT Asher Suarez	---	---	15	20	6	41
S Jesse Huffman	---	---	13	24	4	41
TE Theodore Erdrich	9	10	---	---	21	40
DE Neil Brock	---	---	12	20	6	38
DE Kris Fisk	---	---	15	23	---	38
DE Elliot Dell	---	---	12	22	1	35
CB Roderick Hartman	---	---	14	20	1	35
FB Cody Lyman	5	6	---	---	21	32
OLB Aaron Doyle	---	---	13	18	---	31
DT Damian Murray	---	---	14	16	---	30
S Ralph Greenway	---	---	1	6	15	22
OLB Gus Murray	---	---	0	0	18	18
RB Jacob Scheckton	12	6	---	---	---	18
TE Marquis Douglas	1	1	---	---	13	15
CB Caleb Blanchard	---	---	5	6	---	11
K Travis Fundinger	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Mario Barrett	7	3	---	---	---	10
P Rodney Buckner	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Erik Weaver	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Ricky Caine	---	---	0	4	1	5
T Randall Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bernie Watson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Tony Lake	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Chester Sutter	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Pete Harrow	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Bernie Maloney	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Bert Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Norman Hardig	---	---	39	30	21	90
CB Brant Lang	---	---	39	30	16	85
S Roosevelt Lee	---	---	39	29	16	84
DT Avery Arneson	---	---	36	27	14	77
RB Ivan Burgess	18	34	---	---	19	71
OLB Jamie Woods	---	---	38	30	3	71
OLB Cooper Janto	---	---	35	26	2	63
G Conrad Gilmore	23	34	---	---	6	63
G Louie Kennedy	23	34	---	---	6	63
DE Benjamin Frederick	---	---	34	24	3	61
CB Neal Zimmerman	---	---	29	19	12	60
QB Johnathan Durant	23	34	---	---	---	57
T Brian Powell	23	34	---	---	---	57
T Brady Atkins	23	34	---	---	---	57
C Greg Devine	23	34	---	---	---	57
DE Donny Ricks	---	---	29	25	2	56
CB Zach Rose	---	---	32	21	3	56
WR Ernie England	21	33	---	---	---	54
TE Tracy Wilkins	19	34	---	---	---	53
DE Arnold Mason	---	---	15	11	19	45
WR Brady Stargell	13	20	---	---	11	44
WR George Deforne	12	12	---	---	19	43
ILB Connor Winn	---	---	15	18	1	34
WR Emmett McCarthy	9	15	---	---	7	31
ILB Dixon Brewer	---	---	20	9	1	30
TE Allen Ragonesi	9	10	---	---	10	29
FB James Lyle	8	11	---	---	4	23
ILB Kenny Stargell	---	---	9	11	1	21
CB Gustavo Williams	---	---	7	9	---	16
RB Melvin Smolka	4	0	---	---	10	14
DT Carson Dyrda	---	---	3	3	3	9
OLB Desmond Razwick	---	---	4	4	1	9
CB Anthony DiCaprio	---	---	4	3	1	8
T Oscar Springer	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jeffery Spear	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Silas Burton	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Nathan Ogden	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Dwayne Lissvall	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Marvin Hanks	---	---	0	0	3	3
S Kenny Horoszowski	---	---	2	1	---	3
TE Malcolm Meyer	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Myles Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Michael Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Duane Wilkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Carter Meyers	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Frankie Duncan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	26	3.3
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	15	144	9.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	20	139	7.0
Right	3	24	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Maxey	29	20	4	0	0	3	3	6	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Durant	32	21	2	2	2	1	5	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	34	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	131	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	108	21.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	57	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	97	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	20	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Thompson	9	6	62	1	25
WR Nathan Cochrane	6	3	33	1	29
TE Harrison Looper	4	4	52	0	25
WR Lincoln Witt	3	2	86	1	17
TE Theodore Erdrich	2	2	37	1	10
WR Frank Mackay	2	0	0	0	7
RB Caleb Raymond	1	1	8	0	21
RB Jacob Scheckton	1	1	6	0	6
TE Marquis Douglas	1	1	7	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernie England	6	5	0	26	0	33
WR Emmett McCarthy	6	5	0	33	0	15
WR Brady Stargell	5	5	0	52	0	20
TE Tracy Wilkins	4	3	0	31	1	34
RB Ivan Burgess	3	1	1	20	1	34
WR George Deforne	3	0	0	0	0	12
TE Allen Ragonesi	2	1	0	8	0	10
FB James Lyle	2	1	0	4	0	11
TE Malcolm Meyer	1	0	1	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Caleb Raymond	4	24	6.00	6.70
RB Jacob Scheckton	2	6	3.00	4.58
QB Mitchell Maxey	1	1	1.00	4.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Melvin Smolka	1	10	10.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Maxey	7	3	32	4.57	10.03

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Durant	2	0	0	0.00	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Harrison Looper	2	2	25	12.50	13.00
WR Steven Thompson	2	0	0	0.00	6.89
WR Lincoln Witt	1	0	0	0.00	28.67
WR Frank Mackay	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Nathan Cochrane	1	1	7	7.00	5.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Allen Ragonesi	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Emmett McCarthy	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Caleb Raymond	4	4
QB Mitchell Maxey	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Johnathan Durant	3	2
RB Ivan Burgess	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Maxey	10	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Durant	6	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steven Thompson	3	3	2
WR Lincoln Witt	2	1	1
WR Frank Mackay	2	0	0
WR Nathan Cochrane	2	0	0
TE Harrison Looper	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Emmett McCarthy	2	2
TE Allen Ragonesi	1	0
TE Tracy Wilkins	1	0
WR George Deforne	1	0
WR Ernie England	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (21,800)
End Zone 14,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (21,800)
End Zone	14,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (7,500)