Week 14, 2031

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	7	0	8	-	22
New Orleans Saints	10	21	7	21	-	59

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 NOS - Bernard Richard 29 field goal
1Q: 07:05 HOU - Kurt Snyder 53 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 04:53 NOS - Norbert Dawson 16 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 12:18 HOU - Jamal Lemke 5 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 10:13 NOS - Alan Poole 7 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 07:16 NOS - Phillip Newman 17 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Rick Collins 9 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 09:48 NOS - Bobby Irwin 4 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 1 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 11:29 HOU - Brad Barnett 44 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Brad Barnett run for conversion)
4Q: 06:12 NOS - Rick Collins 5 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 06:04 NOS - Byron Bennett 25 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 NOS - Bernard Richard 29 field goal
1Q: 07:05 HOU - Kurt Snyder 53 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 04:53 NOS - Norbert Dawson 16 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 12:18 HOU - Jamal Lemke 5 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 10:13 NOS - Alan Poole 7 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 07:16 NOS - Phillip Newman 17 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Rick Collins 9 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 09:48 NOS - Bobby Irwin 4 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 1 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 11:29 HOU - Brad Barnett 44 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Brad Barnett run for conversion)
4Q: 06:12 NOS - Rick Collins 5 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 06:04 NOS - Byron Bennett 25 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 8-5 11-2
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 374 373
- Offensive Plays 69 52
- Yards per Play 5.42 7.17
Net Rushing Yards 118 95
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 4.54 3.96
Net Passing Yards 256 278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 3 26 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 268 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.95 9.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 1/18
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 4/56
Kick Returns/Yards 4/71 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/53
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 6/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 16 OWN 43
Time of Possession 31:06 28:54

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	8-5	11-2
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	374	373
- Offensive Plays	69	52
- Yards per Play	5.42	7.17
Net Rushing Yards	118	95
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	4.54	3.96
Net Passing Yards	256	278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 3	26 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	268	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.95	9.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	1/18
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	4/56
Kick Returns/Yards	4/71	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/53
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	6/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 16	OWN 43
Time of Possession	31:06	28:54

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	5:05	OWN 2	10	98	Touchdown
1	4:53	0:12	OWN 5	1	0	Interception
1	4:41	7:30	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
2	10:02	2:24	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
2	7:09	2:28	OWN 20	6	23	Interception
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 15	5	47	Half
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
3	9:41	2:36	OWN 27	6	4	Punt
3	4:08	1:25	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	14:51	3:41	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	8:13	0:27	OWN 13	4	0	Downs
4	6:04	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	5:56	1:32	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
4	2:00	0:31	OWN 29	3	8	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 24	5	64	Field Goal
1	6:45	1:52	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
2	12:11	2:09	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
2	7:38	0:29	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
2	4:41	2:49	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown
3	12:47	3:06	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
3	7:05	2:57	OWN 36	5	40	Interception
3	2:43	2:52	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
4	11:10	2:57	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
4	7:46	1:42	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
4	4:24	2:24	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	1:29	1:29	OWN 23	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Barnett	13	53	4.08	12	2
Jackie Barber	12	61	5.08	9	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	12	60	5.00	19	1	0
Grant Guthrie	6	14	2.33	8	0	0
Bobby Irwin	3	8	2.67	4	0	1
Alan Poole	1	7	7.00	7	0	1
Rex Dunn	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Preston Stevenson	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	34	22	260	2/12	3	53	2	92.7
Chad Manning	7	2	8	0/0	0	6	1	0.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	20	288	2/10	4	58	1	135.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	7	10	48	6.86	11	13	0
RB Brad Barnett	5	5	68	13.60	32	44	1
WR Jamal Lemke	5	8	56	11.20	6	25	1
RB Jackie Barber	3	4	16	5.33	4	9	0
WR Kurt Snyder	2	4	66	33.00	39	53	1
FB Joey Crawford	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Scottie Walters	1	5	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Brian Bullock	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lee Murray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	6	9	128	21.33	26	58	0
WR Phillip Newman	3	4	37	12.33	11	17	1
WR Rick Collins	3	3	18	6.00	0	9	2
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	2	12	6.00	2	11	1
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	4	11	5.50	0	11	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	11	11.00	9	11	0
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	20	20.00	19	20	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	50	50.00	12	50	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Raymond Wilcox	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Norbert Dawson	1	16	16.00	1
OLB Byron Bennett	1	25	25.00	1
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Keith Small	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0	0
Rex Dunn	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bo Janis	6	258	43.0	33.7	49	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	143	47.7	45.7	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	8/8

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	-2	-2.0	0
Jackie Barber	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	2	12	6.0	0
Roger Hayes	2	44	22.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Whitley	2	48	24.0	0
Jamal Lemke	2	23	11.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Leibert	3	74	24.7	0
Roger Hayes	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Ingram	6	0	0.0	15	20
S Harold Mason	5	2	0.0	22	26
CB Hunter Russell	4	0	0.0	19	24
CB Rufus Hodson	4	0	0.0	12	14
S Norman Barker	3	0	0.0	9	10
DE Oscar Battle	2	0	1.0	16	18
DT Donny Starling	2	0	1.0	8	9
OLB Lonnie Kinney	2	1	0.0	9	10
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	1	0.0	22	19
DE Terrell Fulkerson	2	0	0.0	13	19
DT Keith Small	2	0	0.0	16	17
DE Lance Garrison	1	1	0.0	16	18
DT Lamont Elliott	1	1	0.0	14	13
ILB Norman Nixon	1	1	0.0	5	11
CB Jackie Bruseloff	1	1	0.0	21	26
S Stan Wilkens	1	0	0.0	17	20
RB Brad Barnett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Joey Boose	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Daryl Poly	0	1	0.0	9	17
OLB Nolan Duncan	0	1	0.0	12	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	9	2	0.0	25	40
S Justin Borders	6	1	0.0	16	36
S Duane Sterritt	4	2	0.0	19	30
ILB Lamar McCarthy	4	0	0.0	20	37
CB Roderick Iadevaia	4	0	0.0	21	40
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	0.0	8	10
ILB Dale Landolt	3	0	0.0	7	7
DE Brent Robbins	2	1	1.0	9	18
DE Max Tank	2	3	0.0	22	31
DE Cary Clinton	2	1	0.0	19	28
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0.0	4	3
S Tommie Grange	2	0	0.0	8	14
DE Rich Banks	1	0	1.0	8	16
DT Junior Reeves	1	1	0.0	12	29
CB Danny Cortez	1	1	0.0	13	15
QB Alan Poole	1	0	---	---	---
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	16	17
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0.0	18	35
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Oscar Battle	1.0	1	0	0	18
DT Donny Starling	1.0	0	0	1	9
DE Lance Garrison	0.0	0	1	0	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rich Banks	1.0	0	1	0	16
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	0	0	1	18
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	1	2	0	28
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	2	1	31
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	2	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carl Ingram	4	1	0	20
CB Hunter Russell	4	0	0	24
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	1	1	19
S Stan Wilkens	2	0	0	20
CB Rufus Hodson	2	0	0	14
S Norman Barker	1	0	0	10
OLB Lonnie Kinney	1	0	0	10
DE Lance Garrison	1	0	0	18
CB Joey Boose	1	0	0	4
OLB Nolan Duncan	1	0	0	10
CB Jackie Bruseloff	1	0	0	26

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Justin Borders	6	0	0	36
OLB Byron Bennett	5	1	1	40
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	0	1	40
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	0	10
S Steve Ziel	2	1	0	35
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	1	0	37
CB Norbert Dawson	1	1	1	30
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	30
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernest Occean	4	5	26	0	43
Darryl Akiyama	4	4	26	1	43
Darren Coles	2	4	26	1	43
Alan Singleton	2	4	26	0	43
Joey Crawford	2	3	14	0	22
Kent Niechniedowicz	2	3	20	0	34
Josh Buckner	0	2	6	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Emerson	3	4	23	0	27
Joseph Sherman	1	5	23	1	25
Emmitt Jenkins	1	1	5	0	7
Rex Dunn	0	3	18	0	10
Mel Harper	0	3	14	0	21
Vernon Huffman	0	3	13	0	15
Trent Sinclair	0	2	9	1	16
Dwayne Peyton	0	1	18	0	16
Shawn Fadiman	0	1	15	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Snyder	3	10
Brian Bullock	2	20
Earl Rader	1	19
Hunter Shelton	1	16
Jamal Lemke	1	13
Brad Barnett	0	20
Norman Barker	0	18
Michael Whitley	0	18
Joey Boose	0	15
Raymond Wilcox	0	14
Jackie Barber	0	11
Norman Nixon	0	11
Bo Janis	0	6
Ernest Occean	0	6
Josh Buckner	0	6
Darren Coles	0	6
Patrick Savard	0	6
Nolan Duncan	0	6
Joey Crawford	0	5
Rufus Hodson	0	5
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	4
Eddie Daniels	0	4
Lance Garrison	0	3
Keith Small	0	3
Lee Murray	0	3
Jackie Bruseloff	0	3
Alan Singleton	0	2
Lonnie Kinney	0	2
Carl Ingram	0	2
Oscar Battle	0	1
Daryl Poly	0	1
Donny Starling	0	1
Stan Wilkens	0	1
Harold Mason	0	1
Terry Jarvis	0	1
Alan Cutler	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	3	13
Bobby Irwin	2	18
Roderick Iadevaia	1	14
Rex Dunn	0	24
Mercury Hopkins	0	19
Jimmy Roberts	0	17
Rick Collins	0	15
Byron Bennett	0	14
Tommie Grange	0	13
Jose Barfield	0	12
Jeffrey Cote	0	12
Bernard Richard	0	11
Mitchell Emmons	0	8
Roger Hayes	0	8
Danny Cortez	0	7
Rich Banks	0	6
Rodney Whalen	0	5
Tyrone Leibert	0	5
Cary Clinton	0	4
B.J. Givens	0	4
Emmitt Jenkins	0	4
Vernon Huffman	0	4
Lamar McCarthy	0	4
Joseph Sherman	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Preston Stevenson	0	2
Mel Harper	0	2
Jorge Templeton	0	2
Shawn Fadiman	0	2
Phillip Newman	0	1
Norbert Dawson	0	1
Dwayne Peyton	0	1
Dale Landolt	0	1
Bryan Harding	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	41	5.9
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	9	36	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	34	22	3	0	2	4	3	1	2
Chad Manning	7	2	0	0	0	0	4	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	20	6	1	0	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	18	112	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	131	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	87	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	61	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	108	21.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	10	7	0	48	0	36
WR Jamal Lemke	8	5	1	56	1	43
RB Brad Barnett	5	5	0	68	1	26
WR Scottie Walters	5	1	0	9	0	16
WR Kurt Snyder	4	2	1	66	1	14
RB Jackie Barber	4	3	0	16	0	24
FB Joey Crawford	2	1	0	5	0	22
TE Brian Bullock	2	0	0	0	0	11
TE Lee Murray	1	0	0	0	0	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	9	6	128	4	28
WR Phillip Newman	4	3	37	0	19
WR Mercury Hopkins	4	2	11	0	11
WR Rick Collins	3	3	18	0	16
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	2	12	0	9
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	11	0	4
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	20	1	13
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	50	1	12
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	5	19	3.80	5.00
Grant Guthrie	2	4	2.00	2.33
Alan Poole	1	7	7.00	7.00
Bobby Irwin	1	4	4.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	5	5.00	7.65

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	13	10	69	5.31	11.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Lemke	1	1	5	5.00	7.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	4	3	37	9.25	9.25
WR Preston Stevenson	3	2	6	2.00	14.22
WR Mercury Hopkins	3	2	11	3.67	2.75
WR Rick Collins	2	2	14	7.00	6.00
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	1	1.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	2	2
Jackie Barber	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	1	1
Bobby Irwin	1	0
Grant Guthrie	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	9	6	4
Chad Manning	2	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	4	3	2
RB Brad Barnett	3	3	2
WR Jamal Lemke	2	1	0
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	0
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	2	2	2
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1
WR Rick Collins	1	1	1
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,700)