Week 14, 2071

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	14	7	0	7	-	28
Houston Texans	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:56 NOS - Junior Nussmeier 15 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Corey Shantz extra point)
1Q: 06:05 NOS - Dwight Grissom 6 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Corey Shantz extra point)
1Q: 02:53 HOU - Gabe Morton 9 fumble return (Trevor Hicks extra point)
2Q: 05:33 NOS - Josiah Bush 22 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Corey Shantz extra point)
2Q: 03:55 HOU - Chester Gaines 11 pass from Eddie Berner (Trevor Hicks extra point)
3Q: 03:33 HOU - Trevor Hicks 40 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Dwight Grissom 9 run (Corey Shantz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:56 NOS - Junior Nussmeier 15 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Corey Shantz extra point)
1Q: 06:05 NOS - Dwight Grissom 6 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Corey Shantz extra point)
1Q: 02:53 HOU - Gabe Morton 9 fumble return (Trevor Hicks extra point)
2Q: 05:33 NOS - Josiah Bush 22 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Corey Shantz extra point)
2Q: 03:55 HOU - Chester Gaines 11 pass from Eddie Berner (Trevor Hicks extra point)
3Q: 03:33 HOU - Trevor Hicks 40 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Dwight Grissom 9 run (Corey Shantz extra point)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 9-4 8-4-1
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 405 255
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 5.70 4.64
Net Rushing Yards 150 56
- Rushing Attempts 43 17
- Yards per Rush 3.49 3.29
Net Passing Yards 255 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 9.11 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:55 24:05

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	9-4	8-4-1
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	405	255
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	5.70	4.64
Net Rushing Yards	150	56
- Rushing Attempts	43	17
- Yards per Rush	3.49	3.29
Net Passing Yards	255	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	9.11	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:55	24:05

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:45	1:55	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
1	9:50	3:53	50	7	50	Touchdown
1	4:05	1:23	OWN 2	3	7	Fumble
1	2:42	2:42	OWN 25	5	3	Punt
2	12:08	6:46	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
2	3:48	2:13	OWN 36	4	16	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 30	1	15	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	12:10	3:27	OWN 25	6	34	Punt
3	3:27	3:34	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
4	12:16	3:35	OWN 35	8	26	Punt
4	6:23	1:50	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	3:55	1:42	OPP 39	3	-8	Punt
4	0:48	0:48	OPP 47	2	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:15	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	11:50	2:00	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	5:57	1:52	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
2	15:00	2:52	OWN 34	5	16	Punt
2	5:22	1:34	OWN 48	3	52	Touchdown
2	1:35	1:26	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	13:08	0:58	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
3	8:43	5:16	OWN 20	9	57	Field Goal
4	14:53	2:37	OWN 25	4	6	Punt
4	8:41	2:18	OWN 20	6	43	Punt
4	4:33	0:38	OWN 25	3	14	Interception
4	2:13	1:25	OWN 20	7	27	Downs

Game MVP: J.J. Gregoire, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devon Davidson	25	68	2.72	13	1	0
QB J.J. Gregoire	7	40	5.71	15	1	0
RB Wayne Gutzmer	6	27	4.50	11	1	0
RB Dwight Grissom	5	15	3.00	9	0	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gino Bradley	10	31	3.10	11	2
QB Eddie Berner	4	24	6.00	9	0
RB Willie Dodge	2	-5	-2.50	-1	0
RB Leonard Newsome	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	28	19	255	0/0	3	42	0	132.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Berner	36	21	210	2/11	1	35	1	72.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Kemp	5	10	87	17.40	18	42	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	4	5	71	17.75	19	30	1
WR Nolan Garrison	3	3	40	13.33	19	38	0
RB Dwight Grissom	2	2	9	4.50	6	6	1
TE John Weiler	2	2	16	8.00	0	12	0
WR Emmanuel Ballard	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Josiah Bush	1	1	22	22.00	0	22	1
RB Devon Davidson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Wayne Gutzmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chester Gaines	6	10	79	13.17	47	35	1
WR Zach Meier	5	7	45	9.00	4	16	0
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	4	8	34	8.50	6	20	0
WR Aaron Littlejohn	2	5	17	8.50	0	16	0
TE Tre Richmond	2	3	33	16.50	23	29	0
RB Gino Bradley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Leonard Newsome	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Willie Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Richie Andrews	1	9	9.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Devon Davidson	1	1	0
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	0	0
WR William Kemp	1	0	0
TE Gary Kadavy	0	1	0
DE Hayden Harden	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Eddie Berner	1	0	0	0
DE Gabe Morton	0	1	0	1
T Dean Cochrane	0	1	0	0
S Darrell Whitehurst	0	0	2	0
ILB Brendan Tongue	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Williams	7	323	46.1	32.4	60	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Keith Witt	8	345	43.1	37.6	57	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corey Shantz	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hicks	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Franklin	2	24	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Schneggenburger	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Franklin	2	47	23.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Schneggenburger	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Richie Bradshaw	8	1	0.0	17	37
DE Jeff McClintock	5	0	1.0	12	21
S Efrain Dakis	5	1	0.0	17	38
ILB Theodore Maese	4	0	0.0	15	31
OLB Richard Dixon	4	0	0.0	10	19
DE Hayden Harden	3	2	1.0	15	34
CB Edward Ellis	3	1	0.0	12	19
ILB Denzel Delgado	2	0	0.0	3	9
S Chester Hopper	1	3	0.0	7	19
DT Abraham Ridgeway	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB J.R. Franklin	1	0	0.0	14	32
CB Richie Andrews	1	0	0.0	2	12
OLB Kelly Hawkins	1	0	0.0	7	24
DE Gene Carlisle	0	1	0.0	14	23

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brendan Tongue	8	4	0.0	43	25
S Darrell Whitehurst	8	1	0.0	43	28
S Aaron Blackwell	7	3	0.0	38	18
OLB Tevin Gibson	6	2	0.0	31	19
CB Irv Detsch	5	0	0.0	43	28
OLB Shane Adamski	3	2	0.0	13	11
S Randy Tusch	3	1	0.0	5	10
DE Kyle Howen	3	0	0.0	42	27
CB Kim Hernandez	3	0	0.0	42	28
CB Jamal Writer	3	0	0.0	20	9
DT Sawyer McIntyre	2	1	0.0	32	20
DE Alfredo Barton	2	0	0.0	34	17
OLB Nick Collette	1	3	0.0	30	17
WR Chester Gaines	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Lenny Theisen	1	0	0.0	13	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hayden Harden	1.0	0	1	34
DE Jeff McClintock	1.0	0	0	21
DT Abraham Ridgeway	0.0	1	0	9
DE Gene Carlisle	0.0	0	1	23
DT Colin Williams	0.0	0	1	25

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alfredo Barton	1	1	0	17
DE Gabe Morton	0	3	4	11
DE Kyle Howen	0	1	1	27
DT Richie Martinez	0	1	0	8
OLB Tevin Gibson	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richie Bradshaw	5	0	0	37
S Efrain Dakis	4	1	0	38
OLB Richard Dixon	3	0	0	19
CB Edward Ellis	2	1	0	19
ILB Theodore Maese	2	0	0	31
CB J.R. Franklin	1	1	0	32
DE Jeff McClintock	1	1	0	21
ILB Denzel Delgado	1	1	0	9
CB Richie Andrews	1	0	1	12
OLB Kelly Hawkins	1	0	0	24
CB Marquis Sweeney	0	1	0	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Randy Tusch	4	0	10
S Darrell Whitehurst	3	0	28
CB Kim Hernandez	2	2	28
S Aaron Blackwell	2	0	18
CB Irv Detsch	2	0	28
OLB Tevin Gibson	1	0	19
OLB Shane Adamski	1	0	11
OLB Nick Collette	1	0	17
ILB Brendan Tongue	1	0	25
DE Alfredo Barton	1	0	17
CB Jamal Writer	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Jay Brisman	4	4	43	28
G Les Norris	3	11	43	28
C Timothy Farrens	2	8	43	28
T Jeremiah Flannery	2	2	43	28
G Brock Bernard	1	11	43	28

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Brendan Stevenson	2	6	17	0	38
T Daryl Riner	1	4	17	0	38
G Micah Bernard	0	1	17	1	38
T Dean Cochrane	0	1	17	0	38
G Gage Bennett	0	1	17	0	38
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	0	0	15	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Ellis	2	24
Jeremiah Flannery	1	7
Caiden Grasso	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Dodge	2	25
Darrell Whitehurst	2	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jay Brisman	43	28	---	---	24	95
G Brock Bernard	43	28	---	---	7	78
T Jeremiah Flannery	43	28	---	---	7	78
WR Emmanuel Ballard	32	20	---	---	24	76
QB J.J. Gregoire	43	28	---	---	---	71
C Timothy Farrens	43	28	---	---	---	71
G Les Norris	43	28	---	---	---	71
CB Richie Bradshaw	---	---	17	37	14	68
CB J.R. Franklin	---	---	14	32	12	58
WR Junior Nussmeier	33	21	---	---	4	58
S Efrain Dakis	---	---	17	38	1	56
CB Edward Ellis	---	---	12	19	24	55
OLB Kelly Hawkins	---	---	7	24	24	55
DE Hayden Harden	---	---	15	34	---	49
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	15	31	1	47
WR William Kemp	24	20	---	---	1	45
S Chester Hopper	---	---	7	19	18	44
TE Josiah Bush	21	11	---	---	11	43
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	12	26	---	38
DE Gene Carlisle	---	---	14	23	1	38
RB Devon Davidson	26	10	---	---	---	36
DT Colin Williams	---	---	10	25	1	36
TE John Weiler	19	15	---	---	---	34
DE Jeff McClintock	---	---	12	21	---	33
DE Sammy Carswell	---	---	5	18	9	32
OLB Richard Dixon	---	---	10	19	1	30
WR Nolan Garrison	18	6	---	---	5	29
TE Gary Kadavy	16	13	---	---	---	29
RB Wayne Gutzmer	11	14	---	---	---	25
DT Abraham Ridgeway	---	---	6	9	9	24
WR Victor Large	0	0	---	---	24	24
RB Dwight Grissom	8	5	---	---	9	22
OLB Ethan Whigham	---	---	2	4	12	18
WR Caiden Grasso	7	5	---	---	4	16
CB Richie Andrews	---	---	2	12	1	15
DT Shaun Woodson	---	---	3	11	---	14
ILB Denzel Delgado	---	---	3	9	1	13
CB Demetrius Winslett	---	---	3	6	---	9
P Dwight Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Marcos Quinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Kris Pollinger	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Corey Shantz	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Kendrick Quarles	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Tyler Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Sammie Cornett	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Conrad Mathis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Darrell Whitehurst	---	---	43	28	12	83
CB Irv Detsch	---	---	43	28	---	71
CB Kim Hernandez	---	---	42	28	---	70
DE Kyle Howen	---	---	42	27	---	69
ILB Brendan Tongue	---	---	43	25	---	68
C Brendan Stevenson	17	38	---	---	12	67
T Dean Cochrane	17	38	---	---	9	64
WR Aaron Littlejohn	13	35	---	---	16	64
G Gage Bennett	17	38	---	---	9	64
G Micah Bernard	17	38	---	---	9	64
T Daryl Riner	17	38	---	---	9	64
DT Sawyer McIntyre	---	---	32	20	7	59
S Aaron Blackwell	---	---	38	18	---	56
QB Eddie Berner	17	38	---	---	---	55
WR Chester Gaines	16	38	---	---	---	54
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	15	27	---	---	10	52
DE Alfredo Barton	---	---	34	17	---	51
OLB Tevin Gibson	---	---	31	19	---	50
OLB Shane Adamski	---	---	13	11	24	48
OLB Nick Collette	---	---	30	17	---	47
RB Gino Bradley	14	29	---	---	1	44
WR Zach Meier	11	27	---	---	---	38
TE Tre Richmond	3	9	---	---	25	37
CB Jamal Writer	---	---	20	9	7	36
RB Willie Dodge	2	7	---	---	25	34
CB Duane Darusmont	---	---	4	10	16	30
S Wesley Lane	---	---	7	0	16	23
ILB Dale Griese	---	---	12	9	1	22
ILB Lenny Theisen	---	---	13	9	---	22
DE Gabe Morton	---	---	10	11	---	21
WR Richie Schneggenburger	1	3	---	---	17	21
DT Richie Martinez	---	---	11	8	---	19
S Randy Tusch	---	---	5	10	---	15
TE Abel Wiggins	3	7	---	---	5	15
ILB Don Stevens	---	---	0	0	11	11
RB Leonard Newsome	2	4	---	---	4	10
C Andres Hanks	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Philip Ogden	5	4	---	---	---	9
P Keith Witt	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Floyd Phillips	---	---	0	1	7	8
K Trevor Hicks	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Chester Schulz	---	---	0	3	---	3
C Emmanuel Bennetts	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Javier Sharpe	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Randall Chorak	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Maurice Henderson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	18	81	4.5
Right	14	36	2.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	11	49	4.5
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	28	19	4	0	0	2	6	6	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Berner	36	21	4	2	2	6	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	38	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	121	20.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-4	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	105	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Kemp	10	5	87	1	20
WR Junior Nussmeier	5	4	71	1	21
WR Nolan Garrison	3	3	40	1	6
WR Emmanuel Ballard	3	1	9	0	20
RB Dwight Grissom	2	2	9	0	5
TE John Weiler	2	2	16	0	15
RB Wayne Gutzmer	1	0	0	0	14
TE Josiah Bush	1	1	22	1	11
RB Devon Davidson	1	1	1	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chester Gaines	10	6	1	79	2	38
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	8	4	1	34	1	27
WR Zach Meier	7	5	0	45	0	27
WR Aaron Littlejohn	5	2	0	17	0	35
TE Tre Richmond	3	2	0	33	1	9
RB Gino Bradley	1	1	0	6	0	29
RB Willie Dodge	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Leonard Newsome	1	1	0	-4	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wayne Gutzmer	2	13	6.50	4.50
RB Dwight Grissom	1	9	9.00	3.00
RB Devon Davidson	1	0	0.00	2.72

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	3	2	21	7.00	9.11

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Berner	1	1	11	11.00	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Junior Nussmeier	2	1	15	7.50	14.20
RB Dwight Grissom	1	1	6	6.00	4.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chester Gaines	1	1	11	11.00	7.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wayne Gutzmer	3	2
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gino Bradley	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	10	5	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Berner	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Kemp	4	2	2
WR Emmanuel Ballard	2	0	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	2	2	2
WR Nolan Garrison	1	1	1
RB Wayne Gutzmer	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zach Meier	4	3	1
WR Chester Gaines	3	1	1
WR Aaron Littlejohn	1	0	0
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	1	0	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)