Week 14, 2015

played in Houston, TX

60 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	8	-	22
Houston Texans	10	17	3	0	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 HOU - Todd Sievers 50 field goal
1Q: 02:16 HOU - Mack Waldteufel 5 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 11:45 HOU - Todd Sievers 43 field goal
2Q: 09:50 HOU - Eddie Murkowski 99 interception return (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 06:50 NOS - Bryant Blakely 6 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 02:23 HOU - Mack Waldteufel 34 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 09:00 HOU - Todd Sievers 25 field goal
3Q: 04:53 NOS - Bryant Blakely 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 00:39 NOS - Curtis Weber 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Philip Rivers pass to Kent Austin for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 HOU - Todd Sievers 50 field goal
1Q: 02:16 HOU - Mack Waldteufel 5 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 11:45 HOU - Todd Sievers 43 field goal
2Q: 09:50 HOU - Eddie Murkowski 99 interception return (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 06:50 NOS - Bryant Blakely 6 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 02:23 HOU - Mack Waldteufel 34 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 09:00 HOU - Todd Sievers 25 field goal
3Q: 04:53 NOS - Bryant Blakely 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 00:39 NOS - Curtis Weber 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Philip Rivers pass to Kent Austin for conversion)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 5-8 6-7
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 397 383
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 6.62 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 57 132
- Rushing Attempts 15 30
- Yards per Rush 3.80 4.40
Net Passing Yards 340 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 1 34 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 368 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.56 7.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/36 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 3/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 1/40
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 1/99
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:01 34:59

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	5-8	6-7
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	397	383
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	6.62	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	57	132
- Rushing Attempts	15	30
- Yards per Rush	3.80	4.40
Net Passing Yards	340	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 1	34 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	368	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.56	7.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/36	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	3/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	1/40
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	1/99
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:01	34:59

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:23	2:56	OWN 20	5	62	Fumble
1	2:06	1:43	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	11:38	1:56	OWN 20	4	45	Interception
2	9:42	2:58	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
2	2:12	1:03	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
3	8:54	2:16	OWN 18	6	20	Punt
3	5:29	0:46	OPP 5	2	5	Touchdown
3	3:24	2:12	OWN 9	4	24	Punt
4	14:45	4:27	OWN 39	8	25	Punt
4	8:14	1:41	50	3	8	Punt
4	2:36	2:07	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 42	2	42	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:37	OWN 20	9	47	Field Goal
1	6:27	4:21	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
1	0:23	3:45	OWN 32	8	42	Field Goal
2	6:44	4:32	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 47	4	12	Half
3	13:21	4:27	OWN 40	8	52	Field Goal
3	6:38	1:09	OWN 18	3	2	Interception
3	4:43	1:19	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	1:12	1:27	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
4	10:18	2:04	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	6:33	3:57	OWN 4	6	66	Missed FG

Game MVP: Heath Brodie, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bryant Blakely	9	35	3.89	13	1	2
Arnie Pearson	6	22	3.67	12	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Al Garrison	18	57	3.17	12	1
Gerald Roberts	9	67	7.44	53	1
Heath Brodie	3	8	2.67	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	41	25	368	4/28	1	46	1	88.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	33	24	253	1/5	2	34	1	102.2
Brady Kemp	1	1	3	0/0	0	3	0	79.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Weber	6	7	79	13.17	7	29	1
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5	41	8.20	6	22	0
WR Irving Robasky	4	10	104	26.00	33	46	0
TE Graham King	3	3	62	20.67	2	22	0
WR Kent Austin	2	7	33	16.50	5	27	0
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR George Newkirk	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenneth Pritchett	7	9	66	9.43	14	12	0
RB Al Garrison	4	4	21	5.25	12	8	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	5	59	14.75	45	34	2
WR Riddick Thune	3	4	39	13.00	6	15	0
WR Bucky Organ	2	2	22	11.00	7	13	0
TE Bart Varela	2	3	5	2.50	0	3	0
TE Rick Hammond	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Gerald Roberts	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Sean Putsche	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
WR Rex Emmons	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mitch Farrell	1	34	34.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eddie Murkowski	1	99	99.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Philip Rivers	2	0	0
Larry Andersen	0	1	0
Billy Joe Roberson	0	0	1
Tony Brumley	0	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Riddick Thune	1	1	0
Willie Pile	1	0	0
Al Garrison	1	0	0
Dusty Starks	0	1	0
Bryce Henry	0	1	0
Rick Hammond	0	1	0
Jumbo Zellweger	0	0	1
Alan McIntyre	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	7	257	36.7	37.0	53	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Kemp	3	123	41.0	35.7	43	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	3/4	2/3	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Wannamaker	2	16	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Pile	3	-2	-0.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Blakely	3	49	16.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	1	40	40.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	7	2	1.0	30	33
OLB Jared Ballard	6	2	0.0	27	27
S Austin Hitchcock	5	3	0.0	27	33
CB Drew Jordan	5	2	0.0	23	31
CB Mitch Farrell	5	0	0.0	16	25
S Kelvin Arntt	4	1	0.0	20	27
ILB A.J. Sexton	3	2	0.0	27	34
DE Brent Compton	3	0	0.0	28	34
OLB Donovan Mussatti	3	0	0.0	17	15
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	2	0.0	4	9
DT Tyrone Curtis	2	1	0.0	26	31
DT Oliver Coffey	2	1	0.0	25	26
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	0.0	27	33
CB Fernando Clayton	1	1	0.0	7	4
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	0	0.0	14	9
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Arnie Shafer	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	0	0.0	1	3
G Jimmy Lumpkin	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Courtney Watson	0	1	0.0	3	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ty Sanders	6	0	0.0	15	44
CB Corey Cortez	6	0	0.0	15	44
CB Bennie Howe	5	2	0.0	15	45
S Willie Pile	5	1	0.0	15	43
DE Alan McIntyre	4	1	2.0	14	45
S Barry Cousino	4	0	0.0	11	40
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	3	2	1.0	14	43
S Eddie Murkowski	2	2	0.0	7	19
ILB Marc Fletcher	2	0	0.0	4	6
DT Earnest Maciel	2	0	0.0	14	44
OLB Harris Runyon	1	0	1.0	1	2
CB James Kidder	1	1	0.0	11	38
G Bucky Ratini	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mitch Morrow	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	1.0	0	1	33
OLB Jared Ballard	0.0	1	0	27
DT Tyrone Curtis	0.0	0	1	31
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	26
ILB A.J. Sexton	0.0	0	1	34

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alan McIntyre	2.0	3	45
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	1.0	1	43
OLB Harris Runyon	1.0	0	2
OLB Sean Ritchie	0.0	2	28
DT Mitch Morrow	0.0	1	4
DE Bryce Henry	0.0	1	43

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kelvin Arntt	4	0	0	27
CB Mitch Farrell	3	0	1	25
OLB Donovan Mussatti	3	0	0	15
CB Drew Jordan	3	0	0	31
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	0	27
ILB A.J. Sexton	3	0	0	34
S Austin Hitchcock	1	1	0	33
CB Sammie Rutter	1	1	0	33
CB Fernando Clayton	1	0	0	4
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0	34
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0	2

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bennie Howe	5	2	0	45
CB Corey Cortez	5	0	0	44
S Barry Cousino	4	1	0	40
S Willie Pile	3	0	0	43
ILB Ty Sanders	3	0	0	44
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	2	1	0	43
ILB Marc Fletcher	1	0	0	6
CB James Kidder	1	0	0	38
DE Alan McIntyre	1	0	0	45
OLB Sean Ritchie	0	1	0	28
S Eddie Murkowski	0	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	3	5	13	0	31
Leon Schroeder	2	3	14	0	41
Dwight Mendez	1	1	7	0	10
Wesley Hickman	0	2	11	2	38
Donald Matthews	0	2	14	0	44
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	1	7	1	20
Henry Freeman	0	1	13	1	43

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Newton	2	7	0	25	1	31
Kyle Morton	2	5	0	26	0	27
Bucky Ratini	1	3	0	29	0	29
Lorenzo Thomas	1	3	0	23	0	29
Steven Randle	1	3	0	25	0	28
Mack Waldteufel	1	1	1	18	0	23
Bart Varela	1	1	0	18	0	19
Dusty Starks	0	2	0	8	0	12
Adrian McCotter	0	2	0	5	0	3

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
George Newkirk	2	17
Tony Brumley	1	15
Arnie Shafer	1	12
Donald Matthews	1	7
Bryant Blakely	0	21
Dwight Mendez	0	16
Nathan Wannamaker	0	16
Graham King	0	15
Mitch Farrell	0	14
Arnold Webster	0	14
Curtis Weber	0	13
Courtney Watson	0	11
Reggie Bailey	0	7
Drew Jordan	0	7
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	7
Marlon Prill	0	7
Artie Souza	0	7
Kelvin Arntt	0	6
Kendrick Samuels	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	6
Brent Compton	0	4
Harris Herron	0	4
Tyrone Curtis	0	4
Austin Hitchcock	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	4
Artie Farias	0	4
Jared Ballard	0	4
A.J. Sexton	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Don Blake	0	3
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Donovan Mussatti	0	2
Arnie Pearson	0	2
Brenden Rasmussen	0	2
Leon Schroeder	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ty Dollar	2	13
Bucky Organ	1	17
Gerald Roberts	1	17
Rick Hammond	1	10
Rex Emmons	0	18
Mack Waldteufel	0	18
Bart Varela	0	16
Tommy Bennett	0	16
E.J. Henderson	0	11
Todd Sievers	0	11
Riddick Thune	0	11
Harris Runyon	0	11
Willie Pile	0	9
Sean Putsche	0	8
Dusty Starks	0	7
James Newman	0	7
Winfred Dalton	0	7
Ryan Sprague	0	7
Louis Sims	0	7
Earnest Powell	0	7
Eddie Murkowski	0	6
Sam Wallace	0	6
Bucky Ratini	0	5
Marc Fletcher	0	4
Al Garrison	0	4
Heath Brodie	0	4
Kyle Morton	0	4
Brady Kemp	0	3
Adrian McCotter	0	3
Bennie Howe	0	2
James Kidder	0	2
Sean Ritchie	0	2
Kenneth Pritchett	0	1
Barry Cousino	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	3	12	4.0
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	77	6.4
Middle	9	24	2.7
Right	9	31	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	41	25	9	1	1	5	8	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	33	24	1	1	0	2	4	0	1
Brady Kemp	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	65	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	98	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	14	7	189	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	58	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	65	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	133	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	10	4	1	104	3	39
WR Curtis Weber	7	6	0	79	2	29
WR Kent Austin	7	2	0	33	1	31
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5	0	41	1	24
WR C.J. Cook	4	1	0	11	0	9
TE Graham King	3	3	0	62	2	28
WR George Newkirk	2	1	0	9	0	12
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	0	10	0	22
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	6	0	22
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	0	13	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenneth Pritchett	9	7	66	0	27
FB Mack Waldteufel	5	4	59	1	23
RB Al Garrison	4	4	21	0	21
WR Riddick Thune	4	3	39	0	31
TE Bart Varela	3	2	5	0	19
WR Rex Emmons	2	0	0	0	13
TE Rick Hammond	2	1	16	0	12
WR Bucky Organ	2	2	22	0	13
RB Gerald Roberts	2	1	14	0	14
FB Sean Putsche	1	1	14	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryant Blakely	2	9	4.50	3.89
Arnie Pearson	2	1	0.50	3.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Roberts	1	-4	-4.00	7.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	1	10	3.33	8.98

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	4	4	24	6.00	7.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	10	10.00	11.29
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0	0.00	10.40
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0	0.00	4.71

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Al Garrison	1	1	6	6.00	5.25
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	5	5.00	11.80
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	1	11	11.00	7.33
TE Bart Varela	1	1	2	2.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Blakely	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Roberts	4	3
Al Garrison	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	8	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	2
WR C.J. Cook	2	1	0
WR Kent Austin	2	0	0
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	0
WR George Newkirk	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	3	2
TE Bart Varela	2	1	0
RB Al Garrison	1	1	1
WR Rex Emmons	1	0	0
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	0
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	1
RB Gerald Roberts	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (21,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (21,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (4,000)