Exhibition Week 3, 2030

played in Houston, TX

78 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	14	7	10	7	-	38
Houston Texans	14	14	0	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:39 HOU - Brad Barnett 27 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 09:24 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 07:29 NOS - Preston Stevenson 7 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 03:45 HOU - Kurt Snyder 18 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 10:36 HOU - Brad Barnett 18 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 06:30 NOS - Phillip Newman 9 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Jamal Lemke 17 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 08:01 NOS - Bernard Richard 45 field goal
3Q: 02:18 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 2 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 11:53 HOU - Darrin Borders 23 field goal
4Q: 10:40 NOS - Phillip Newman 44 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:39 HOU - Brad Barnett 27 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 09:24 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 07:29 NOS - Preston Stevenson 7 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 03:45 HOU - Kurt Snyder 18 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 10:36 HOU - Brad Barnett 18 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 06:30 NOS - Phillip Newman 9 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Jamal Lemke 17 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 08:01 NOS - Bernard Richard 45 field goal
3Q: 02:18 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 2 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 11:53 HOU - Darrin Borders 23 field goal
4Q: 10:40 NOS - Phillip Newman 44 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 14 19
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 327 448
- Offensive Plays 55 69
- Yards per Play 5.95 6.49
Net Rushing Yards 130 125
- Rushing Attempts 25 34
- Yards per Rush 5.20 3.68
Net Passing Yards 197 323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 1 34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 327
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.57 9.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/8 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 2/10 1/8
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/172 4/73
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:41 33:19

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	14	19
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	327	448
- Offensive Plays	55	69
- Yards per Play	5.95	6.49
Net Rushing Yards	130	125
- Rushing Attempts	25	34
- Yards per Rush	5.20	3.68
Net Passing Yards	197	323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 1	34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	327
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.57	9.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/8	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	2/10	1/8
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/172	4/73
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:41	33:19

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:28	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
1	13:25	4:11	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	9:07	1:48	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
1	3:39	2:20	OPP 49	3	-7	Punt
2	10:29	4:09	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	1:54	0:42	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
2	1:05	0:46	OPP 35	3	13	Fumble
3	12:18	4:22	OWN 26	9	46	Field Goal
3	6:09	1:31	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
3	4:22	2:13	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
4	11:48	1:24	OPP 49	2	49	Touchdown
4	6:01	1:48	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 9	4	11	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:32	1:07	OPP 33	3	33	Touchdown
1	7:19	3:40	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	1:19	5:50	OWN 6	11	94	Touchdown
2	6:20	4:26	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	1:12	0:07	OWN 20	1	15	Fumble
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	7:56	1:47	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	4:38	0:16	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	2:09	5:21	OWN 9	10	85	Field Goal
4	10:24	4:23	OWN 26	6	19	Punt
4	4:13	3:12	OWN 43	12	48	Downs

Game MVP: Bryan Harding, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	10	40	4.00	13	1	0
Grant Guthrie	8	69	8.63	34	2	0
Bryan Harding	5	16	3.20	6	0	0
Alan Poole	1	2	2.00	2	0	1
Bobby Irwin	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Barnett	21	75	3.57	17	1
Frankie Blincoe	5	27	5.40	9	0
Jackie Barber	4	6	1.50	3	0
Norm Sinclair	2	11	5.50	9	0
Michael Whitley	2	6	3.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	22	14	148	1/6	3	44	0	122.7
Alan Poole	6	5	63	1/8	1	24	1	110.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	22	15	239	1/4	4	29	1	124.8
Norm Sinclair	10	5	41	0/0	0	14	0	60.8
Chad Manning	2	2	47	0/0	0	37	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	5	5	80	16.00	51	44	2
WR Rick Collins	5	7	64	12.80	0	24	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	4	24	6.00	3	15	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	21	10.50	0	13	0
WR Preston Stevenson	2	4	13	6.50	7	7	1
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	9	9.00	8	9	0
FB Junior Blair	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lester Culjat	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kurt Snyder	6	7	76	12.67	15	18	1
WR Earl Rader	4	8	68	17.00	19	29	0
WR Jamal Lemke	4	7	83	20.75	57	37	1
TE Tracy Wagner	3	4	32	10.67	1	17	0
RB Brad Barnett	2	3	45	22.50	37	27	2
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	18	9.00	15	15	0
WR Carlton Robinson	1	2	5	5.00	4	5	0
TE Travis Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Norman Barker	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bryan Harding	1	0	0
Grant Guthrie	1	0	0
Alan Poole	0	1	0
Otis Wallis	0	1	0
Dale Landolt	0	1	0
Duane Sterritt	0	0	1
Rick Collins	0	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	0
Jackie Barber	1	0	0
Jamal Lemke	1	0	0
Donny Starling	0	1	0
Oscar Battle	0	0	1
Norman Barker	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	209	52.3	42.3	55	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	3	141	47.0	43.7	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	5/5

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ed McCarthy	1	10	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	3	99	33.0	0
Bobby Irwin	2	73	36.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Whitley	2	39	19.5	0
Jamal Lemke	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Jorge Templeton	7	0	1.0	28	29
ILB Lamar McCarthy	7	2	0.0	24	11
S Marc Stanton	5	0	0.0	4	6
S Duane Sterritt	4	3	0.0	19	21
CB Norbert Dawson	4	0	0.0	23	24
ILB Dale Landolt	4	0	0.0	10	24
OLB Otis Wallis	3	2	0.0	13	14
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0.0	21	23
CB Bubba Reese	3	0	0.0	13	12
OLB Byron Bennett	2	2	0.0	22	22
DE Max Tank	2	0	0.0	29	28
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	0	0.0	16	6
S Jorge Cloude	1	2	0.0	22	31
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	1	0.0	13	13
CB Danny Cortez	1	1	0.0	22	26
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0.0	12	4
FB Junior Blair	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0.0	20	24
DT Junior Reeves	0	1	0.0	21	22
S Tommie Grange	0	1	0.0	17	21

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Barker	7	0	0.0	15	23
OLB Trent Prewett	5	3	0.0	23	27
DT Keith Small	4	1	0.0	20	17
DE Oscar Battle	3	1	1.5	15	23
DE Lance Garrison	3	1	0.5	19	17
CB Rufus Hodson	3	0	0.0	9	11
S Alan Cutler	3	0	0.0	8	9
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	0	0.0	18	24
CB Hunter Russell	2	0	0.0	14	16
S Harold Mason	1	3	0.0	22	26
ILB Dexter Strong	1	1	0.0	6	1
CB Fred Lemons	1	1	0.0	12	17
DT Donny Starling	1	1	0.0	16	15
WR Earl Rader	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Lonnie Kinney	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB R.J. Lissvall	1	0	0.0	16	19
CB Joey Boose	0	2	0.0	13	23
DT Lamont Elliott	0	1	0.0	9	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jorge Templeton	1.0	0	0	29
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	1	24
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	1	22
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	1	18

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Oscar Battle	1.5	0	23
DE Lance Garrison	0.5	1	17
DT Lamont Elliott	0.0	1	15
ILB Raymond Wilcox	0.0	1	24
DT Keith Small	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0	23
S Marc Stanton	3	0	0	6
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	0	0	11
S Jorge Cloude	2	1	1	31
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	0	21
CB Norbert Dawson	2	0	0	24
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0	26
OLB Otis Wallis	1	1	0	14
CB Bubba Reese	1	1	0	12
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0	24
OLB Byron Bennett	1	0	0	22
DT Jorge Templeton	1	0	0	29
S Tommie Grange	0	1	0	21

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Norman Barker	4	0	1	23
OLB Trent Prewett	2	0	0	27
CB Fred Lemons	2	0	0	17
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	0	0	24
CB Rufus Hodson	2	0	0	11
S Alan Cutler	2	0	0	9
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	0	23
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	0	7
OLB Lonnie Kinney	1	0	0	3
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	0	16
CB R.J. Lissvall	1	0	0	19
S Harold Mason	0	1	0	26
CB Joey Boose	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joseph Sherman	3	4	17	0	20
Kris Lebiedzinski	2	5	12	1	16
Vernon Huffman	1	4	19	0	24
Trent Sinclair	1	3	19	0	21
Cris Scott	1	1	17	1	25
B.J. Givens	1	1	4	0	7
Mel Harper	1	1	23	0	23

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Singleton	3	5	28	1	31
Darryl Akiyama	2	5	28	0	29
Kendrick Stevenson	1	3	21	0	21
Ernest Occean	1	2	30	0	31
Nick Diaz	0	6	32	0	30
Darren Coles	0	4	21	0	23
Joseph Wooden	0	2	10	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ed McCarthy	1	21
Bobby Irwin	1	18
Mitchell Emmons	1	17
Rick Collins	1	16
Otis Wallis	0	19
Tommie Grange	0	18
Jeffrey Cote	0	16
Lester Culjat	0	15
Marc Stanton	0	13
Steve Ziel	0	11
Bernard Richard	0	8
Archie Garrett	0	5
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	5
Mel Harper	0	5
Vernon Huffman	0	5
Rodney Whalen	0	5
Junior Blair	0	4
Brent Robbins	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
B.J. Givens	0	4
Bubba Reese	0	4
Ty Covington	0	3
Jimmy Roberts	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Norbert Dawson	0	2
Dale Landolt	0	2
Byron Bennett	0	2
Lamar McCarthy	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Joseph Sherman	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Cary Clinton	0	1
Max Tank	0	1
Bryan Harding	0	1
Mercury Hopkins	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Snyder	3	13
Jackie Barber	2	16
Travis Irwin	1	16
Michael Whitley	0	20
Hunter Russell	0	14
Leonard Strickland	0	14
Alan Cutler	0	14
Earl Rader	0	13
Shawn Fazande	0	13
Joey Crawford	0	12
Tracy Wagner	0	8
Kendrick Morley	0	8
Lonnie Kinney	0	7
Darrin Borders	0	7
Brad Barnett	0	5
Joey Boose	0	5
Ernest Occean	0	4
Nick Diaz	0	4
Kendrick Stevenson	0	4
Dexter Strong	0	4
Joseph Wooden	0	4
Rufus Hodson	0	4
Wendell Giefeke	0	3
Lance Garrison	0	3
Richie Lake	0	3
Lamont Elliott	0	3
Jamal Lemke	0	3
Darren Coles	0	3
Oscar Battle	0	2
Fred Lemons	0	2
Norman Barker	0	2
Keith Small	0	2
Norm Sinclair	0	1
Alan Singleton	0	1
Trent Prewett	0	1
Terrell Fulkerson	0	1
Raymond Wilcox	0	1
Harold Mason	0	1
R.J. Lissvall	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	68	11.3
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	10	39	3.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	14	64	4.6
Right	10	31	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	22	14	2	2	0	2	4	0	0
Alan Poole	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	22	15	3	0	3	2	1
Norm Sinclair	10	5	0	2	2	1	0
Chad Manning	2	2	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	112	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	62	15.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	138	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	127	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Collins	7	5	64	2	22
WR Phillip Newman	5	5	80	1	23
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	4	24	0	14
WR Preston Stevenson	4	2	13	0	16
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	21	0	14
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	0	0	0	15
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0	10
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0	0	14
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	9	0	11
WR Lester Culjat	1	0	0	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	8	4	0	68	2	30
WR Kurt Snyder	7	6	0	76	0	21
WR Jamal Lemke	7	4	1	83	1	29
TE Tracy Wagner	4	3	0	32	0	12
RB Brad Barnett	3	2	0	45	1	26
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	0	18	0	9
WR Carlton Robinson	2	1	1	5	0	7
TE Travis Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	2	2.00	2.00
Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0.00	4.00
Grant Guthrie	1	5	5.00	8.63

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	3	6	2.00	3.57
Michael Whitley	1	1	1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	5	4	29	5.80	6.73
Alan Poole	2	2	15	7.50	10.50

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norm Sinclair	4	1	7	1.75	4.10
Frankie Blincoe	3	3	53	17.67	10.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	3	3	27	9.00	16.00
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	2	2.00	6.00
WR Rick Collins	1	1	8	8.00	9.14
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	7	7.00	3.25
WR Lester Culjat	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kurt Snyder	2	1	18	9.00	10.86
WR Jamal Lemke	2	1	17	8.50	11.86
WR Earl Rader	1	1	7	7.00	8.50
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	18	18.00	15.00
WR Carlton Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Cote	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	6	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	6	5	5
Norm Sinclair	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	1
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	1
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Snyder	2	2	2
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	2
WR Jamal Lemke	2	1	1
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0
WR Carlton Robinson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (21,100)
End Zone 15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (21,100)
End Zone	15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,000)