Week 14, 2035

played in Houston, TX

48 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	6	7	7	-	27
Houston Texans	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 NOS - Tommy Patton 80 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 12:45 NOS - Bernard Richard 27 field goal
2Q: 00:14 NOS - Bernard Richard 44 field goal
3Q: 11:51 NOS - Tommy Patton 4 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 14:11 NOS - Karl Tucker 99 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 10:55 HOU - Jackie Barber 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 NOS - Tommy Patton 80 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 12:45 NOS - Bernard Richard 27 field goal
2Q: 00:14 NOS - Bernard Richard 44 field goal
3Q: 11:51 NOS - Tommy Patton 4 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 14:11 NOS - Karl Tucker 99 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 10:55 HOU - Jackie Barber 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 8-5 8-5
First Downs 12 22
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 5 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 297 443
- Offensive Plays 52 76
- Yards per Play 5.71 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 117 73
- Rushing Attempts 36 23
- Yards per Rush 3.25 3.17
Net Passing Yards 180 370
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 16 - 9 - 1 50 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 180 390
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 11.25 6.98
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/33 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 2/99 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	8-5	8-5
First Downs	12	22
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	5	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	297	443
- Offensive Plays	52	76
- Yards per Play	5.71	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	117	73
- Rushing Attempts	36	23
- Yards per Rush	3.25	3.17
Net Passing Yards	180	370
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	16 - 9 - 1	50 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	180	390
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	11.25	6.98
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/33	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	2/99	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:03	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	10:49	0:14	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
1	7:44	5:15	OWN 16	10	60	Interception
2	14:53	2:15	OPP 18	4	8	Field Goal
2	8:48	1:58	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	2:22	2:13	OWN 6	7	67	Field Goal
3	14:08	2:27	OPP 30	5	30	Touchdown
3	7:51	1:35	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	3:20	3:11	OWN 1	5	15	Punt
4	10:47	1:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	6:52	2:21	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
4	2:03	0:37	OPP 43	3	-2	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 25	2	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:57	3:08	OWN 19	6	42	Punt
1	10:35	2:51	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
1	2:29	2:36	OWN 14	6	23	Punt
2	12:38	3:50	OWN 28	6	19	Punt
2	6:50	4:28	OWN 23	10	71	Fumble
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	2	52	Half
3	15:00	0:52	OWN 20	3	10	Fumble
3	11:41	3:50	OWN 31	6	31	Interception
3	6:16	2:56	OWN 33	6	23	Punt
3	0:09	1:09	OWN 37	4	55	Interception
4	14:00	3:13	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
4	8:51	1:59	OWN 9	5	21	Punt
4	4:31	2:28	OWN 29	8	14	Downs
4	1:26	0:42	OWN 20	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Karl Tucker, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	17	53	3.12	11	1
Corwin Winters	15	61	4.07	31	3
Bryan Harding	2	-2	-1.00	0	0
Cornelius Hughes	2	5	2.50	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jackie Barber	10	31	3.10	7	0	1
Norman Pomeranz	10	20	2.00	7	0	0
Joel Grzybowski	3	22	7.33	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	16	9	180	0/0	2	80	1	109.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Grzybowski	50	32	390	3/20	0	55	2	71.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommy Patton	3	5	90	30.00	73	80	2
WR Preston Stevenson	2	2	42	21.00	35	37	0
TE Dusty Tobias	2	4	25	12.50	5	16	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
WR Trent Tucker	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jamal Lemke	8	11	107	13.38	25	38
TE Pete Siders	8	10	76	9.50	11	28
RB Jackie Barber	4	4	31	7.75	0	9
WR Kurt Snyder	3	13	73	24.33	59	41
TE Rodney Burney	2	2	18	9.00	2	12
WR Tommie Drake	2	2	7	3.50	5	5
WR Randal Posante	2	4	61	30.50	48	55
FB Matthew Hatcher	2	3	5	2.50	0	6
RB Norman Pomeranz	1	1	12	12.00	5	12

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Karl Tucker	1	99	99.00	1
S R.J. Braddock	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Barry Durham	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Adam Dixon	1	1
Max Cabacungan	1	0
Max Tank	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Joel Grzybowski	2	0
Jackie Barber	1	0
Norman Pomeranz	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	351	50.1	46.9	65	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Kane	6	254	42.3	32.7	64	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	2	18	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman Pomeranz	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman Pomeranz	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	8	2	0.0	17	39
S Justin Borders	8	1	0.0	19	47
ILB Lamar McCarthy	7	4	0.0	19	37
CB Roderick Iadevaia	6	1	0.0	23	53
S Karl Tucker	5	1	0.0	21	49
S R.J. Braddock	5	0	0.0	19	45
DT Adam Dixon	3	0	1.0	21	47
CB Ezra Austin	3	1	0.0	20	50
DE Max Tank	2	0	1.0	18	47
DT Jorge Templeton	2	0	1.0	15	34
DE Max Cabacungan	2	2	0.0	18	37
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0.0	4	13
OLB Rich Wolfe	2	0	0.0	6	14
WR Tommy Patton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0.0	10	22
CB Aaron Beyer	1	0	0.0	5	14
OLB Rodney Whalen	0	1	0.0	5	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Floyd Juarez	7	3	0.0	33	16
OLB Carl Ingram	6	1	0.0	31	12
S Alan Cutler	4	3	0.0	33	16
DE Herman Engelke	4	2	0.0	24	13
DT Wendell Fletcher	4	0	0.0	16	6
DT Keith Small	3	1	0.0	20	10
CB Wendell Begay	3	1	0.0	20	9
DE Lance Garrison	3	0	0.0	19	10
OLB Lorenzo Walton	3	0	0.0	15	8
DE Sammie Back	2	0	0.0	28	9
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	---	---	---
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Eric Sarfaty	1	0	0.0	19	6
DT Barry Kamin	0	2	0.0	16	4
S Barry Durham	0	2	0.0	33	16
CB Lamar Timpson	0	2	0.0	35	16
ILB Norman Nixon	0	1	0.0	5	0

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.0	0	2	1	47
DT Jorge Templeton	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT Adam Dixon	1.0	0	0	0	47
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	1	0	0	4
DE Max Cabacungan	0.0	0	3	2	37

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sammie Back	0.0	0	1	1	9
DE Herman Engelke	0.0	0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roderick Iadevaia	6	2	0	53
OLB Byron Bennett	6	1	0	39
S Justin Borders	6	0	0	47
S Karl Tucker	4	2	1	49
CB Ezra Austin	3	2	0	50
S R.J. Braddock	2	0	1	45
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0	13
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	0	0	37
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0	22
OLB Rich Wolfe	1	0	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carl Ingram	3	0	0	12
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	1	2	0	16
DT Wendell Fletcher	1	0	0	6
DE Herman Engelke	1	0	0	13
CB Wendell Begay	1	0	0	9
OLB Lorenzo Walton	1	0	0	8
CB Lamar Timpson	1	0	0	16
S Barry Durham	0	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Shannon Lyons	6	10	36	16
Shawn Fadiman	1	6	32	16
Rex Dunn	1	2	18	8
Everett Richardson	1	2	9	3
Cris Scott	0	5	33	16
Marvin Buckner	0	5	34	16
Vernon Huffman	0	3	34	16
Dusty Tobias	0	1	30	15

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Diaz	3	6	22	1	52
Mo Dole	2	5	23	1	53
Matthew Hatcher	1	2	15	0	22
Darren Coles	0	5	23	0	52
Pete Siders	0	1	19	0	40
Rodney Burney	0	1	6	0	28
Arnie Reed	0	0	0	1	2

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Tobias	2	15
Rex Dunn	1	23
Justin Borders	1	20

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Matthew Hatcher	1	17
Tommie Drake	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Justin Borders	---	---	19	47	20	86
Roderick Iadevaia	---	---	23	53	9	85
Ezra Austin	---	---	20	50	13	83
Karl Tucker	---	---	21	49	---	70
Adam Dixon	---	---	21	47	1	69
Max Tank	---	---	18	47	---	65
Preston Stevenson	35	16	---	---	14	65
Byron Bennett	---	---	17	39	8	64
R.J. Braddock	---	---	19	45	---	64
Dusty Tobias	30	15	---	---	15	60
Vernon Huffman	34	16	---	---	7	57
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	19	37	---	56
Max Cabacungan	---	---	18	37	---	55
Shannon Lyons	36	16	---	---	2	54
Bryan Harding	36	16	---	---	---	52
Cris Scott	33	16	---	---	1	50
Jorge Templeton	---	---	15	34	1	50
Marvin Buckner	34	16	---	---	---	50
Rex Dunn	18	8	---	---	23	49
Shawn Fadiman	32	16	---	---	---	48
Rich Banks	---	---	10	22	6	38
Tommy Patton	25	11	---	---	1	37
Rich Wolfe	---	---	6	14	12	32
Marc Croft	---	---	8	19	4	31
Everett Richardson	9	3	---	---	17	29
Chester Ellingsen	12	5	---	---	10	27
Jeffrey Cote	17	9	---	---	---	26
Johnny East	7	2	---	---	14	23
Dale Landolt	---	---	4	13	2	19
Trent Tucker	8	4	---	---	7	19
Corwin Winters	16	3	---	---	---	19
Aaron Beyer	---	---	5	14	---	19
Rodney Whalen	---	---	5	9	---	14
Jackie Wagner	5	0	---	---	9	14
Bubba Reese	---	---	1	0	12	13
Ellis Tornberg	3	0	---	---	9	12
Archie Garrett	3	0	---	---	8	11
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darnell Briggs	0	0	---	---	7	7
Burt Tamaarkin	---	---	2	4	---	6
Ty Covington	---	---	2	3	---	5
Cornelius Hughes	2	1	---	---	2	5
Grant Guthrie	1	3	---	---	---	4
Floyd McCrory	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rico Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darren Coles	23	52	---	---	6	81
Joel Grzybowski	23	53	---	---	---	76
Mo Dole	23	53	---	---	---	76
Cole Bennett	23	52	---	---	---	75
Corwin Hicks	23	52	---	---	---	75
Nick Diaz	22	52	---	---	---	74
Jamal Lemke	20	44	---	---	6	70
Pete Siders	19	40	---	---	9	68
Floyd Juarez	---	---	33	16	10	59
Emmanuel Makovicka	---	---	31	16	11	58
Jackie Barber	13	28	---	---	14	55
Matthew Hatcher	15	22	---	---	17	54
Kurt Snyder	13	35	---	---	5	53
Lamar Timpson	---	---	35	16	2	53
Alan Cutler	---	---	33	16	3	52
Barry Durham	---	---	33	16	2	51
Randal Posante	11	25	---	---	14	50
Norman Pomeranz	10	26	---	---	14	50
Rodney Burney	6	28	---	---	14	48
Carl Ingram	---	---	31	12	---	43
Sammie Back	---	---	28	9	5	42
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	15	8	19	42
Herman Engelke	---	---	24	13	2	39
Lance Garrison	---	---	19	10	4	33
Keith Small	---	---	20	10	1	31
Eric Sarfaty	---	---	19	6	6	31
Wendell Begay	---	---	20	9	2	31
Wendell Fletcher	---	---	16	6	3	25
Barry Kamin	---	---	16	4	---	20
Jim Shea	7	12	---	---	---	19
Winston Bensen	---	---	5	0	13	18
Tommie Drake	1	5	---	---	12	18
Donovan Juckett	---	---	4	5	6	15
C.J. Stewart	---	---	5	1	8	14
Ty Shields	---	---	4	3	6	13
Kent Niechniedowicz	1	2	---	---	6	9
Arnie Reed	0	2	---	---	6	8
Bryce Bullock	---	---	0	0	7	7
Shaun Kane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marco Nimmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	6	6
Norman Nixon	---	---	5	0	---	5
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	2	2
Frankie Blincoe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrin Borders	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cayden O'Neal	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	24	70	2.9
Right	4	36	9.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	18	51	2.8
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	16	9	2	3	0	2	1	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Grzybowski	50	32	5	2	1	7	5	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	180	15.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	77	15.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	21	203	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	25	2.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	85	12.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tommy Patton	5	3	90	1	11
TE Dusty Tobias	4	2	25	0	15
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	0	0	0	9
WR Preston Stevenson	2	2	42	1	16
WR Trent Tucker	2	1	14	0	4
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	9	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kurt Snyder	13	3	0	73	2	35
WR Jamal Lemke	11	8	0	107	1	44
TE Pete Siders	10	8	0	76	1	40
RB Jackie Barber	4	4	0	31	0	28
WR Randal Posante	4	2	1	61	1	25
FB Matthew Hatcher	3	2	0	5	0	22
TE Rodney Burney	2	2	0	18	0	28
WR Tommie Drake	2	2	0	7	0	5
RB Norman Pomeranz	1	1	0	12	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Corwin Winters	4	18	4.50	4.07
Jeffrey Cote	2	1	0.50	3.12

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackie Barber	1	6	6.00	3.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	1	1	4	4.00	11.25

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Grzybowski	2	1	12	6.00	7.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	4	4.00	18.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pete Siders	1	0	0	0.00	7.60
TE Rodney Burney	1	1	12	12.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Cote	3	2
Corwin Winters	3	0
Cornelius Hughes	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jackie Barber	2	0
Norman Pomeranz	2	1
Joel Grzybowski	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	4	1	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Grzybowski	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommy Patton	3	1	0
WR Trent Tucker	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Snyder	3	0	0
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	0
TE Pete Siders	2	2	1
WR Jamal Lemke	1	0	0
TE Rodney Burney	1	1	1
WR Tommie Drake	1	1	1
FB Matthew Hatcher	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,200)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,200)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)