Exhibition Week 3, 2037

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	7	3	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	7	14	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 NOS - Pete Sutton 2 pass from Bryan Harding (Kyle Sims extra point)
1Q: 01:40 HOU - Darrin Borders 35 field goal
2Q: 09:13 NOS - Preston Stevenson 8 pass from Bryan Harding (Kyle Sims extra point)
2Q: 02:52 HOU - Derrick Seaman 87 punt return (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:34 NOS - Dusty Tobias 11 pass from Zachary Lyons (Kyle Sims extra point)
3Q: 02:44 HOU - Darrin Borders 29 field goal
4Q: 09:58 NOS - Kyle Sims 37 field goal
4Q: 02:28 NOS - Pete Sutton 6 run (Kyle Sims extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 NOS - Pete Sutton 2 pass from Bryan Harding (Kyle Sims extra point)
1Q: 01:40 HOU - Darrin Borders 35 field goal
2Q: 09:13 NOS - Preston Stevenson 8 pass from Bryan Harding (Kyle Sims extra point)
2Q: 02:52 HOU - Derrick Seaman 87 punt return (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:34 NOS - Dusty Tobias 11 pass from Zachary Lyons (Kyle Sims extra point)
3Q: 02:44 HOU - Darrin Borders 29 field goal
4Q: 09:58 NOS - Kyle Sims 37 field goal
4Q: 02:28 NOS - Pete Sutton 6 run (Kyle Sims extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 302 361
- Offensive Plays 60 71
- Yards per Play 5.03 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 66 142
- Rushing Attempts 22 40
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.55
Net Passing Yards 236 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 0 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.21 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 8/62
Punt Returns/Yards 1/87 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:40 33:20

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	302	361
- Offensive Plays	60	71
- Yards per Play	5.03	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	66	142
- Rushing Attempts	22	40
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.55
Net Passing Yards	236	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 0	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.21	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	8/62
Punt Returns/Yards	1/87	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:40	33:20

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:53	7:18	OWN 20	13	62	Field Goal
2	9:05	4:19	OWN 21	9	65	Missed FG
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
3	10:05	1:20	OPP 44	4	14	Missed FG
3	6:06	3:30	OWN 39	6	49	Field Goal
3	1:10	3:26	OWN 14	7	45	Downs
4	9:50	1:29	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	3:44	1:04	OWN 5	7	12	Downs
4	2:18	1:08	OWN 27	5	20	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:07	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	1:35	7:30	OWN 23	14	77	Touchdown
2	4:46	2:01	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
2	2:45	2:17	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	12:26	2:21	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
3	8:45	2:39	OWN 45	5	23	Missed FG
3	2:36	1:26	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
4	12:44	2:54	OWN 41	8	39	Field Goal
4	8:21	4:37	OWN 39	6	11	Punt
4	2:40	0:22	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 47	4	-12	Downs

Game MVP: Bryan Harding, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darnell Bates	14	57	4.07	14	1
Earnest Stadtmauer	7	10	1.43	3	0
Ted Stephens	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tevin Naquin	29	93	3.21	14	2	0
Pete Sutton	6	36	6.00	18	1	1
Zachary Lyons	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0
Bryan Harding	2	17	8.50	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Rate
Ted Stephens	18	11	160	2/9	31	90.0
Wally Binkow	12	4	42	0/0	17	44.4
Todd Downs	6	4	43	0/0	22	87.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	16	15	142	0/0	2	27	0	143.2
Zachary Lyons	14	7	82	1/5	1	23	0	91.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Pete Siders	5	10	75	15.00	48	28
TE Griffin Barton	5	11	38	7.60	3	17
WR Lonnie Jackson	5	7	57	11.40	14	17
RB Darnell Bates	2	6	57	28.50	44	31
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	10	10.00	3	10

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chester Ellingsen	8	9	96	12.00	19	23	0
WR Preston Stevenson	4	8	54	13.50	25	18	1
WR Tommy Patton	2	2	15	7.50	0	8	0
RB Pete Sutton	2	2	29	14.50	25	27	1
FB Everett Richardson	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	2	0
WR Kyle Fairley	2	2	15	7.50	7	10	0
TE Dusty Tobias	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	1
TE Tito Martin	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	2	85	42.5	42.5	46	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Moe Ellis	4	187	46.8	30.3	66	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/4	0/1	0/0	35	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kyle Sims	1/2	0/1	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Seaman	1	87	87.0	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trenton Bell	3	52	17.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	1	19	19.0	0
Chester Ellingsen	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Floyd Juarez	10	4	0.0	39	31
DT Wendell Fletcher	7	0	0.0	32	25
CB Lamar Timpson	5	0	0.0	38	29
S Harold Mason	4	3	0.0	40	31
OLB Phillip Burgraff	4	3	0.0	40	29
DT Eric Sarfaty	4	1	0.0	23	24
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	4	0	0.0	35	29
OLB Carl Ingram	3	0	0.0	11	7
DE Scott Meier	2	0	1.0	33	23
DE Sammie Back	2	2	0.0	21	19
CB Bryce Bullock	2	0	0.0	23	19
DE Rusty Ansara	2	0	0.0	22	16
OLB Bruce Marsh	2	0	0.0	4	5
DT Barry Kamin	1	1	0.0	16	8
DE Xavier Terry	1	0	0.0	7	8
ILB Norman Nixon	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Wendell Begay	1	0	0.0	5	2
S Barry Durham	1	0	0.0	6	3
S Marco Hardy	0	2	0.0	40	29

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Karl Tucker	4	0	0.0	6	9
CB Bubba Reese	4	0	0.0	15	34
CB Ezra Austin	4	0	0.0	12	26
DT Leonardo Sanderson	3	1	2.0	11	27
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	2	0.0	12	24
S Justin Borders	3	1	0.0	9	18
DE Max Cabacungan	3	0	0.0	11	11
DT Jorge Templeton	3	0	0.0	11	8
OLB Geoff Kubrak	3	0	0.0	4	4
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	1	0.0	13	29
S R.J. Braddock	2	1	0.0	13	23
CB Kevin Dodge	2	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	1	0.0	15	25
ILB Dale Landolt	1	1	0.0	9	7
OLB Rich Wolfe	1	1	0.0	7	4
DE Arnie Walters	1	1	0.0	11	27
S Zane Shannon	1	1	0.0	15	29
DT Enrique Sullivan	1	0	0.0	18	29
ILB T.J. Blackburn	0	1	0.0	7	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Scott Meier	1.0	1	23
DT Wendell Fletcher	0.0	1	25
DT Eric Sarfaty	0.0	1	24
DT Barry Kamin	0.0	1	8

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leonardo Sanderson	2.0	0	1	0	27
DT Enrique Sullivan	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Phillip Burgraff	3	1	29
ILB Floyd Juarez	3	0	31
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	3	0	29
CB Lamar Timpson	3	0	29
S Marco Hardy	2	0	29
ILB Norman Nixon	2	0	2
OLB Carl Ingram	2	0	7
DE Sammie Back	1	0	19
CB Wendell Begay	1	0	2
CB Bryce Bullock	1	0	19
DE Rusty Ansara	1	0	16
S Harold Mason	0	1	31

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bubba Reese	4	1	34
S Karl Tucker	3	0	9
CB Ezra Austin	2	4	26
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	2	29
S Justin Borders	2	0	18
OLB Geoff Kubrak	2	0	4
S Zane Shannon	1	1	29
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	0	24
OLB Rich Wolfe	1	0	4
CB Kevin Dodge	1	0	24
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Flowers	2	4	22	1	38
Kent Niechniedowicz	1	5	22	0	38
Trevor Davis	1	2	15	0	30
Mo Dole	0	4	22	0	38
Corwin Hicks	0	4	22	0	38
Cole Bennett	0	2	22	1	38

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duane Tanner	4	15	1	34	1	23
Vernon Huffman	2	5	1	29	0	23
Shawn Fadiman	2	5	0	15	0	16
Marvin Buckner	1	1	0	27	0	29
Shannon Lyons	0	5	0	31	0	23
Buddy Day	0	2	0	11	0	8
Terry McKenzie	0	1	0	22	0	20
Dusty Banks	0	1	0	31	0	13
Everett Richardson	0	1	0	10	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tommie Drake	1	15
Alan Cutler	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ezra Austin	3	18

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Floyd Juarez	---	---	39	31	9	79
Harold Mason	---	---	40	31	2	73
Phillip Burgraff	---	---	40	29	2	71
Marco Hardy	---	---	40	29	2	71
Emmanuel Makovicka	---	---	35	29	6	70
Pete Siders	21	37	---	---	12	70
Lamar Timpson	---	---	38	29	2	69
Mo Dole	22	38	---	---	6	66
Bernie Flowers	22	38	---	---	6	66
Trevor Davis	15	30	---	---	16	61
Kent Niechniedowicz	22	38	---	---	---	60
Cole Bennett	22	38	---	---	---	60
Corwin Hicks	22	38	---	---	---	60
Griffin Barton	22	38	---	---	---	60
Wendell Fletcher	---	---	32	25	1	58
Scott Meier	---	---	33	23	2	58
Lonnie Jackson	13	27	---	---	14	54
Eric Sarfaty	---	---	23	24	6	53
Sammie Back	---	---	21	19	3	43
Bryce Bullock	---	---	23	19	1	43
Darnell Bates	15	27	---	---	---	42
Rusty Ansara	---	---	22	16	2	40
Earnest Stadtmauer	7	11	---	---	20	38
Ted Stephens	15	20	---	---	---	35
Rodney Burney	11	13	---	---	8	32
Carl Ingram	---	---	11	7	12	30
Tommie Drake	6	7	---	---	15	28
Barry Kamin	---	---	16	8	3	27
Bruce Marsh	---	---	4	5	9	18
Xavier Terry	---	---	7	8	---	15
Wendell Begay	---	---	5	2	8	15
Jackie Bryant	---	---	4	2	9	15
Todd Downs	7	6	---	---	---	13
Alan Cutler	---	---	0	0	12	12
Wally Binkow	0	12	---	---	---	12
Trenton Bell	0	0	---	---	11	11
Derrick Seaman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Barry Durham	---	---	6	3	---	9
Darnell Briggs	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darren Coles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Arnie Reed	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darrin Borders	0	0	---	---	4	4
Norman Nixon	---	---	1	2	1	4
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	4	4
Norman Pomeranz	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tevin Naquin	38	29	---	---	16	83
Preston Stevenson	30	20	---	---	14	64
Duane Tanner	34	23	---	---	3	60
Shannon Lyons	31	23	---	---	5	59
Marvin Buckner	27	29	---	---	---	56
Ezra Austin	---	---	12	26	18	56
Vernon Huffman	29	23	---	---	3	55
Dusty Tobias	24	17	---	---	14	55
Chester Ellingsen	25	20	---	---	10	55
Lorenzo Frederick	---	---	15	25	13	53
Bubba Reese	---	---	15	34	4	53
Dusty Banks	31	13	---	---	6	50
Enrique Sullivan	---	---	18	29	3	50
Roderick Iadevaia	---	---	12	24	13	49
Zane Shannon	---	---	15	29	4	48
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	13	29	4	46
Kyle Fairley	21	19	---	---	6	46
Max Tank	---	---	14	27	3	44
Pete Sutton	18	14	---	---	10	42
Terry McKenzie	22	20	---	---	---	42
Arnie Walters	---	---	11	27	4	42
Kevin Dodge	---	---	16	24	2	42
Leonardo Sanderson	---	---	11	27	3	41
Justin Borders	---	---	9	18	12	39
R.J. Braddock	---	---	13	23	3	39
Everett Richardson	10	11	---	---	16	37
Zachary Lyons	21	15	---	---	---	36
Bryan Harding	19	16	---	---	---	35
Tito Martin	17	16	---	---	2	35
Shawn Fadiman	15	16	---	---	1	32
Tommy Patton	17	9	---	---	4	30
T.J. Blackburn	---	---	7	13	7	27
Buddy Day	11	8	---	---	6	25
Max Cabacungan	---	---	11	11	---	22
Jorge Templeton	---	---	11	8	3	22
Dale Landolt	---	---	9	7	4	20
Rich Banks	---	---	8	11	1	20
Adam Dixon	---	---	5	9	3	17
Karl Tucker	---	---	6	9	---	15
Rich Wolfe	---	---	7	4	---	11
Geoff Kubrak	---	---	4	4	2	10
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jonathan Manusky	0	0	---	---	6	6
Moe Ellis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kyle Sims	0	0	---	---	2	2
Floyd McCrory	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	4	24	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	23	100	4.3
Right	12	36	3.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr
Ted Stephens	18	11	3	1	2	4	0
Wally Binkow	12	4	0	1	2	3	2
Todd Downs	6	4	1	0	0	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	16	15	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Zachary Lyons	14	7	1	2	0	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	43	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	116	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	5	86	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	53	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	56	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	115	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Griffin Barton	11	5	1	38	0	38
TE Pete Siders	10	5	2	75	2	37
WR Lonnie Jackson	7	5	1	57	0	27
RB Darnell Bates	6	2	0	57	2	27
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	1	1	0	8	0	11
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	0	10	0	30

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chester Ellingsen	9	8	96	2	20
WR Preston Stevenson	8	4	54	0	20
TE Dusty Tobias	3	1	11	0	17
WR Tommy Patton	2	2	15	0	9
RB Pete Sutton	2	2	29	1	14
FB Everett Richardson	2	2	-2	0	11
TE Tito Martin	2	1	6	0	16
WR Kyle Fairley	2	2	15	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Stadtmauer	1	3	3.00	1.43

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tevin Naquin	6	16	2.67	3.21
Pete Sutton	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ted Stephens	2	0	0	0.00	8.89
Todd Downs	1	0	0	0.00	7.17

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	4	4	22	5.50	8.88
Zachary Lyons	3	2	17	5.67	5.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lonnie Jackson	2	0	0	0.00	8.14
TE Pete Siders	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	3	2	24	8.00	6.75
RB Pete Sutton	1	1	2	2.00	14.50
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	11	11.00	3.67
FB Everett Richardson	1	1	-4	-4.00	-1.00
TE Tito Martin	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Bates	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Tevin Naquin	6	2
Pete Sutton	2	2
Zachary Lyons	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ted Stephens	6	2	1
Todd Downs	3	2	2
Wally Binkow	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	4	4	4
Zachary Lyons	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Griffin Barton	5	1	0
WR Lonnie Jackson	4	2	2
TE Pete Siders	3	2	2

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	3	2	2
WR Chester Ellingsen	2	2	2
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	1
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	1
FB Everett Richardson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)