| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 63 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Dwayne Lissvall kicked off 56 yards from the HOU35. Ralph Greenway returned the ball 27 yards to the NOS36. Tackled by Arnold Mason. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 14:41) Caleb Raymond ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Lee. Key block delivered by Bradley Pearson. |
| 2-1-NOS45 (1Q: 13:56) Jacob Scheckton ran outside the right tackle for 55 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Justin Lang. New Orleans 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 13:56) Extra point by Travis Fundinger was good. New Orleans 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 13:37) Travis Fundinger kicked off 73 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 13:37) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Ernie England for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Naptown Butcher Bailey. England gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-HOU31 (1Q: 13:00) Ivan Burgess ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey, assisted by CB Irv Hoffman. Key block delivered by Conrad Gilmore. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (1Q: 12:26) Johnathan Durant sacked by DE Neil Brock for a loss of 3 yards. Brock ran right past Louie Kennedy and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-13-HOU34 (1Q: 12:02) Melvin Smolka ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Damian Murray. |
| 3-12-HOU35 (1Q: 11:29) Johnathan Durant scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Naptown Butcher Bailey. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 10:47) Play-Action. Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Brady Stargell for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Renaldo Luzio. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stargell gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 10:02) Johnathan Durant pass completed to FB James Lyle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Doyle. Lyle gained 5 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Jesse Huffman on the NOS35. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (1Q: 09:56) Mitchell Maxey pass was intended for WR Steven Thompson and was intercepted by CB Brant Lang at the NOS46. The interception was returned 46 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 7, Houston 6 |
| (1Q: 09:56) Extra point by Dwayne Lissvall was good. Houston 7, New Orleans 7 |
| (1Q: 09:48) Dwayne Lissvall kicked off 74 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 09:48) Play-Action. Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Lincoln Witt for 9 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Lee, assisted by CB Anthony DiCaprio. |
| 2-1-NOS34 (1Q: 09:04) Caleb Raymond ran outside the right tackle for 42 yards. Tackled by ILB Dixon Brewer. Key block delivered by Justin Lang. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (1Q: 08:27) Caleb Raymond ran a draw inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Norman Hardig. S Norman Hardig knocked down Bradley Pearson to break up the play. |
| 2-14-HOU28 (1Q: 07:54) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Steven Thompson for 18 yards. Tackled by S Norman Hardig, assisted by OLB Cooper Janto. Thompson gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (1Q: 07:20) Caleb Raymond ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Justin Lang. New Orleans 13, Houston 7 |
| (1Q: 07:20) Extra point by Travis Fundinger was good. New Orleans 14, Houston 7 |
| (1Q: 07:14) Travis Fundinger kicked off 66 yards from the NOS35. Brant Lang returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Ashton Mayes. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (1Q: 06:53) Ivan Burgess ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Naptown Butcher Bailey, assisted by DE Kris Fisk. Key block delivered by Louie Kennedy. |
| 2-2-HOU27 (1Q: 06:21) PENALTY: T Brady Atkins of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-HOU22 (1Q: 06:17) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Brady Stargell for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey. Stargell gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-HOU27 (1Q: 05:51) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Emmett McCarthy for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-HOU28 (1Q: 05:21) Jeffery Spear punted 46 yards. Nathan Cochrane called for a fair catch at the NOS26. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (1Q: 05:14) Caleb Raymond ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Cooper Janto. Key block delivered by Richie Stephenson. |
| 2-4-NOS32 (1Q: 04:44) Caleb Raymond ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang. |
| 3-8-NOS28 (1Q: 04:08) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Steven Thompson for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Woods. |
| 4-8-NOS28 (1Q: 03:35) Rodney Buckner punted 46 yards. Neal Zimmerman returned the kick 16 yards to the HOU42. Tackled by Caleb Raymond. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (1Q: 03:24) Johnathan Durant scrambled for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Renaldo Luzio and assisted by CB Aidan Donnalley. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 02:53) Ivan Burgess ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Bailey, assisted by CB Aidan Donnalley. Key block delivered by Louie Kennedy. |
| 2-3-NOS35 (1Q: 02:08) Ivan Burgess ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Aidan Donnalley. Key block delivered by Conrad Gilmore. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (1Q: 01:42) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Ernie England for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Aidan Donnalley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-NOS24 (1Q: 01:04) Johnathan Durant pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Deforne. ILB Logan Rey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-NOS24 (1Q: 00:57) Johnathan Durant pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tracy Wilkins. DT Asher Suarez hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NOS24 (1Q: 00:47) Dwayne Lissvall attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 00:41) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Nathan Cochrane for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenny Stargell. Cochrane gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 00:09) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to RB Caleb Raymond for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Donny Ricks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-2-HOU39 (2Q: 15:00) Mitchell Maxey pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Harrison Looper. DE Donny Ricks blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: C Bradley Pearson of New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-HOU49 (2Q: 14:54) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to RB Jacob Scheckton for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Woods. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-HOU43 (2Q: 14:22) Mitchell Maxey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Mackay. DT Avery Arneson drove right through Cody Lyman to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-6-HOU43 (2Q: 14:15) Rodney Buckner punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 14:10) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Brady Stargell for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Caleb Blanchard. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 13:41) Johnathan Durant pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Deforne. CB Aidan Donnalley defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU35 (2Q: 13:34) Johnathan Durant pass completed to TE Allen Ragonesi for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Doyle, assisted by S Jesse Huffman. |
| 3-2-HOU43 (2Q: 12:52) Johnathan Durant sacked by OLB Aaron Doyle and DE Rusty Walker for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Brady Atkins. |
| 4-6-HOU39 (2Q: 12:24) Jeffery Spear punted 61 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 12:18) Jacob Scheckton ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Cooper Janto, assisted by S Roosevelt Lee. PENALTY: WR Frank Mackay of New Orleans was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-18-NOS12 (2Q: 12:11) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to TE Theodore Erdrich for 4 yards. Tackled by S Norman Hardig. Erdrich gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-14-NOS16 (2Q: 11:35) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Lincoln Witt for 77 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Cooper Janto. Witt gained 46 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-HOU07 (2Q: 10:51) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Nathan Cochrane for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 20, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 10:51) Extra point by Travis Fundinger was good. New Orleans 21, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 10:40) Travis Fundinger kicked off 64 yards from the NOS35. Emmett McCarthy returned the ball 15 yards to the HOU16. Tackled by Gus Murray. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (2Q: 10:17) Ivan Burgess ran a draw inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Elliot Dell. Key block delivered by Brady Atkins. |
| 2-4-HOU22 (2Q: 09:32) Johnathan Durant pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Doyle, assisted by OLB Naptown Butcher Bailey. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (2Q: 08:52) Play-Action. Johnathan Durant pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ivan Burgess. CB Renaldo Luzio defended the pass. PENALTY: T Brady Atkins of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU20 (2Q: 08:48) Johnathan Durant pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ivan Burgess. DE Rusty Walker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-20-HOU20 (2Q: 08:43) Johnathan Durant pass was dropped by TE Malcolm Meyer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-HOU20 (2Q: 08:37) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Emmett McCarthy for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Ashton Mayes. McCarthy gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-HOU38 (2Q: 08:09) Jeffery Spear punted 35 yards. Nathan Cochrane called for a fair catch at the NOS27. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 08:00) Caleb Raymond ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Zimmerman. Key block delivered by Justin Lang. |
| 2-1-NOS36 (2Q: 07:32) Jacob Scheckton ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Arnold Mason. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-3-NOS34 (2Q: 06:52) Caleb Raymond ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Connor Winn. Key block delivered by Richie Stephenson. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 06:15) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to TE Marquis Douglas for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Connor Winn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-NOS47 (2Q: 05:51) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to TE Theodore Erdrich for 33 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Lee. Erdrich gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 05:30) Mitchell Maxey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steven Thompson. OLB Jamie Woods defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (2Q: 05:23) Mitchell Maxey scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Anthony DiCaprio. |
| 3-9-HOU19 (2Q: 05:01) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to TE Harrison Looper for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Zimmerman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-HOU11 (2Q: 04:28) Jacob Scheckton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Benjamin Frederick. Key block delivered by Richie Stephenson. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (2Q: 03:51) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Lincoln Witt for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Witt gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: T Richie Stephenson of New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU20 (2Q: 03:41) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to TE Harrison Looper for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Zimmerman. Looper gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-HOU03 (2Q: 03:20) Mitchell Maxey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steven Thompson. ILB Kenny Stargell defended the pass. |
| 3-3-HOU03 (2Q: 03:13) Mitchell Maxey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lincoln Witt. CB Brant Lang defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-3-HOU03 (2Q: 03:04) Travis Fundinger attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 24, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 02:59) Travis Fundinger kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 02:59) Melvin Smolka ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Doyle, assisted by ILB Logan Rey. |
| 2-7-HOU28 (2Q: 02:34) Ivan Burgess ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elliot Dell. |
| 3-4-HOU31 (2Q: 02:10) Play-Action. Johnathan Durant scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jesse Huffman. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (2Q: 02:00) Johnathan Durant pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Aidan Donnalley. PENALTY: TE Allen Ragonesi of Houston was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-HOU37 (2Q: 02:00) Johnathan Durant pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brady Stargell. DE Rusty Walker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: CB Aidan Donnalley of New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (2Q: 01:56) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Emmett McCarthy for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Kris Fisk, assisted by CB Renaldo Luzio. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-HOU47 (2Q: 01:32) Johnathan Durant pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Renaldo Luzio. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-HOU49 (2Q: 01:10) Ivan Burgess ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Bailey. Key block delivered by Brian Powell. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 00:47) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Ernie England for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ashton Mayes. England gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: DE Rusty Walker of New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NOS42 (2Q: 00:47) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Ernie England for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Walt Bailey. |
| 2-4-NOS41 (2Q: 00:39) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Ernie England for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Roderick Hartman. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-1-NOS38 (2Q: 00:27) Johnathan Durant pass was intended for WR Ernie England and was intercepted by OLB Ricky Caine at the NOS33. The interception was returned 30 yards. Tackled by Ernie England. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (2Q: 00:16) Mitchell Maxey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nathan Cochrane. DT Avery Arneson drove right through Richie Stephenson to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-HOU37 (2Q: 00:11) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to TE Harrison Looper for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang, assisted by CB Zach Rose. Looper gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 00:03) Travis Fundinger attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 27, Houston 7 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Travis Fundinger kicked off 69 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (3Q: 15:00) Ivan Burgess ran around right end for 17 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Roderick Hartman. Key block delivered by Brian Powell. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 14:16) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Emmett McCarthy for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey. |
| 2-5-HOU47 (3Q: 13:29) Ivan Burgess ran inside the right guard for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey. Key block delivered by Brian Powell. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (3Q: 12:55) Ivan Burgess ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (3Q: 12:18) Johnathan Durant scrambled for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Irv Hoffman. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (3Q: 11:34) Melvin Smolka ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Louie Kennedy. New Orleans 27, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 11:34) Extra point by Dwayne Lissvall missed. |
| (3Q: 11:28) Dwayne Lissvall kicked off 53 yards from the HOU35. Ralph Greenway returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Norman Hardig. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (3Q: 10:52) Caleb Raymond ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Norman Hardig. Key block delivered by Justin Lang. |
| 2-4-NOS41 (3Q: 10:27) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Steven Thompson for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Cooper Janto. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS40 (3Q: 10:01) Play-Action. Mitchell Maxey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nathan Cochrane. DE Benjamin Frederick drove right through Richie Stephenson to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-5-NOS40 (3Q: 09:48) Rodney Buckner punted 31 yards. Neal Zimmerman called for a fair catch at the HOU29. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (3Q: 09:37) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Ernie England for 28 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Doyle. England gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: G Conrad Gilmore of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU19 (3Q: 09:27) Melvin Smolka ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Bailey. |
| 2-23-HOU16 (3Q: 08:50) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Brady Stargell for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ralph Greenway. |
| 3-19-HOU20 (3Q: 08:26) Johnathan Durant pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Deforne. DE Neil Brock hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Houston's Brady Atkins was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-19-HOU20 (3Q: 08:19) Jeffery Spear punted 42 yards. Nathan Cochrane returned the kick 10 yards to the NOS48. Tackled by George Deforne. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (3Q: 08:09) Caleb Raymond ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Norman Hardig. Key block delivered by Richie Stephenson. |
| 2-3-HOU45 (3Q: 07:36) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to TE Harrison Looper for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Cooper Janto, assisted by CB Brant Lang. Looper gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 07:12) Jacob Scheckton ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Lee, assisted by DE Donny Ricks. ILB Kenny Stargell knocked down Richie Stephenson to break up the play. |
| 2-13-HOU33 (3Q: 06:41) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Steven Thompson for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Cooper Janto. Thompson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (3Q: 06:04) Caleb Raymond ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Avery Arneson, assisted by S Roosevelt Lee. Key block delivered by Freddie Alexander. |
| 2-5-HOU07 (3Q: 05:25) Caleb Raymond ran around right end for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Richie Stephenson. New Orleans 33, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 05:25) Extra point by Travis Fundinger was good. New Orleans 34, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 05:16) Travis Fundinger kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (3Q: 05:16) Johnathan Durant pass was dropped by RB Ivan Burgess. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (3Q: 05:12) Johnathan Durant pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey. Wilkins gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (3Q: 04:41) Ivan Burgess ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Naptown Butcher Bailey, assisted by DE Elliot Dell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS DE Rusty Walker to the HOU45. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (3Q: 04:31) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Nathan Cochrane for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Cooper Janto, assisted by CB Neal Zimmerman. |
| 2-6-HOU41 (3Q: 03:51) Caleb Raymond ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Norman Hardig. Key block delivered by Bradley Pearson. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (3Q: 03:17) Mitchell Maxey scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Lee. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 02:40) Jacob Scheckton ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang, assisted by S Norman Hardig. Key block delivered by Bradley Pearson. |
| 2-5-HOU15 (3Q: 02:14) Caleb Raymond ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Avery Arneson, assisted by DE Donny Ricks. |
| 3-3-HOU13 (3Q: 01:49) Mitchell Maxey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Frank Mackay. DE Benjamin Frederick blocked the pass. |
| 4-3-HOU13 (3Q: 01:41) Travis Fundinger attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 37, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 01:36) Travis Fundinger kicked off 56 yards from the NOS35. Emmett McCarthy returned the ball 33 yards to the HOU42. Tackled by Rusty Walker. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 01:11) Ivan Burgess ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey. New Orleans's Elliot Dell was hurt on the play. |
| 2-7-HOU45 (3Q: 00:46) Play-Action. Johnathan Durant pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB James Lyle. |
| 3-7-HOU45 (3Q: 00:42) Johnathan Durant scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jesse Huffman. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-6-HOU46 (4Q: 15:00) Jeffery Spear punted 34 yards. Nathan Cochrane called for a fair catch at the NOS20. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 14:49) Mitchell Maxey sacked by DE Donny Ricks and DE Benjamin Frederick for a loss of 10 yards. Ricks simply blew through Freddie Alexander to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-20-NOS10 (4Q: 14:08) Mitchell Maxey scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Cooper Janto. |
| 3-15-NOS15 (4Q: 13:37) Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Steven Thompson for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roosevelt Lee. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (4Q: 12:52) Caleb Raymond ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Arnold Mason. Key block delivered by Richie Stephenson. |
| 2-3-NOS40 (4Q: 12:26) Caleb Raymond ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dixon Brewer, assisted by S Roosevelt Lee. |
| 3-1-NOS42 (4Q: 11:48) Play-Action. Mitchell Maxey pass completed to WR Steven Thompson for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dixon Brewer, assisted by CB Zach Rose. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (4Q: 11:10) Caleb Raymond ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kenny Stargell. |
| 2-9-NOS49 (4Q: 10:40) Jacob Scheckton ran a draw inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Avery Arneson. |
| 3-13-NOS45 (4Q: 10:07) Mitchell Maxey pass was intended for WR Nathan Cochrane and was intercepted by S Norman Hardig at the HOU32. Tackled by Nathan Cochrane. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (4Q: 09:58) Johnathan Durant pass completed to RB Ivan Burgess for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey. Burgess gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (4Q: 09:27) Ivan Burgess ran a draw inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Renaldo Luzio. Key block delivered by Brady Atkins. |
| 2-1-NOS39 (4Q: 09:05) Ivan Burgess ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey. Key block delivered by Louie Kennedy. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (4Q: 08:35) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Brady Stargell for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Aidan Donnalley, assisted by CB Renaldo Luzio. Stargell gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (4Q: 07:49) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Emmett McCarthy for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Aidan Donnalley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-NOS17 (4Q: 07:21) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Ernie England for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Logan Rey, assisted by OLB Naptown Butcher Bailey. England gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: T Brady Atkins of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-NOS27 (4Q: 07:11) Johnathan Durant pass completed to WR Ernie England for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Bailey. England gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-NOS19 (4Q: 06:28) Play-Action. Johnathan Durant pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Allen Ragonesi. DE Neil Brock hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-NOS19 (4Q: 06:19) Johnathan Durant pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Emmett McCarthy. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (4Q: 06:14) Caleb Raymond ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Lee. |
| 2-7-NOS22 (4Q: 05:29) Caleb Raymond ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Hardig, assisted by OLB Cooper Janto. |
| 3-5-NOS24 (4Q: 04:45) Caleb Raymond ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Woods. Key block delivered by Richie Stephenson. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 04:00) Caleb Raymond ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Brant Lang, assisted by ILB Dixon Brewer. |
| 2-9-NOS32 (4Q: 03:16) Jacob Scheckton ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dixon Brewer. |
| 3-5-NOS36 (4Q: 02:29) Caleb Raymond ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Connor Winn, assisted by S Roosevelt Lee. Key block delivered by Ian Jarvis. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (4Q: 02:17) Jacob Scheckton ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Cooper Janto, assisted by ILB Connor Winn. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-9-HOU50 (4Q: 02:07) Jacob Scheckton ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Hardig. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-9-HOU50 (4Q: 01:58) Caleb Raymond ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Norman Hardig. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Bradley Pearson to the HOU41. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (4Q: 01:50) Jacob Scheckton ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Cooper Janto. |
| 2-11-HOU42 (4Q: 01:03) Jacob Scheckton ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang. |
| 3-15-HOU46 (4Q: 00:19) Mitchell Maxey dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 37, Houston Texans 13 |