| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 60 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Artie Farias kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 15:00) Al Garrison ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Tyrone Curtis. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-HOU21 (1Q: 14:22) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Drew Jordan, assisted by S Austin Hitchcock. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Hitchcock is blitzing. 1-10-HOU33 (1Q: 13:46) Heath Brodie pass completed to FB Mack Waldteufel for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Fernando Clayton. Waldteufel gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 12:58) Al Garrison ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB A.J. Sexton. Key block delivered by Kyle Morton. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-2-NOS47 (1Q: 12:34) Gerald Roberts ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Harris Herron. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-3-NOS48 (1Q: 11:51) Heath Brodie pass completed to RB Al Garrison for 8 yards. Tackled by S Kelvin Arntt. Garrison gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Sexton is blitzing. 1-10-NOS40 (1Q: 11:20) Gerald Roberts ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Harris Herron. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-20-HOU50 (1Q: 11:13) Gerald Roberts ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Mitch Farrell. Key block delivered by Bart Varela. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 2-15-NOS45 (1Q: 10:48) Heath Brodie pass completed to RB Al Garrison for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Drew Jordan, assisted by DE Harris Herron. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Mussatti, Hitchcock and Arntt are blitzing. 3-14-NOS44 (1Q: 10:08) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Riddick Thune for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Mitch Farrell, assisted by S Brenden Rasmussen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-NOS33 (1Q: 09:29) Todd Sievers attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 09:23) Todd Sievers kicked off 79 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Zellweger is blitzing. 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 09:23) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 46 yards. Tackled by S Barry Cousino. Robasky gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU34 (1Q: 08:41) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Curtis Weber for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Weber gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU23 (1Q: 08:02) Bryant Blakely ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Eddie Murkowski, assisted by CB Bennie Howe. Key block delivered by Dwight Mendez. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU10 (1Q: 07:26) Arnie Pearson ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Marc Fletcher, assisted by DE Alan McIntyre. New Orleans's Travis Tusch was hurt on the play. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-HOU11 (1Q: 06:40) Philip Rivers sacked by DE Alan McIntyre for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Henry Freeman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Bryce Henry for 12 yards to the HOU30. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Shafer is blitzing. 1-10-HOU30 (1Q: 06:27) Al Garrison ran around right end for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Harris Herron, assisted by DT Tyrone Curtis. Key block delivered by Bucky Ratini. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-HOU39 (1Q: 05:45) Al Garrison ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Donovan Mussatti. Key block delivered by Brent Newton. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU42 (1Q: 05:04) Heath Brodie scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard and assisted by S Austin Hitchcock. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-5-HOU47 (1Q: 04:51) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenneth Pritchett. ILB A.J. Sexton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-HOU47 (1Q: 04:47) Heath Brodie pass completed to TE Rick Hammond for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Reggie Bailey, assisted by S Kelvin Arntt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 04:05) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Sammie Rutter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Ballard and Mussatti are blitzing. 2-2-NOS29 (1Q: 03:32) Heath Brodie pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Mack Waldteufel. OLB Jared Ballard blocked the pass. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-NOS29 (1Q: 03:29) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Bucky Organ for 13 yards. Tackled by S Kelvin Arntt. Organ gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 1-10-NOS16 (1Q: 03:03) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Mitch Farrell. Pritchett gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-5-NOS05 (1Q: 02:16) Heath Brodie pass completed to FB Mack Waldteufel for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Waldteufel gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston 9, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 02:16) Extra point by Todd Sievers was good. Houston 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 02:06) Todd Sievers kicked off 59 yards from the HOU30. Bryant Blakely returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Ty Dollar. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS30 (1Q: 01:44) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Curtis Weber. DE Bryce Henry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-NOS30 (1Q: 01:40) Arnie Pearson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Cortez, assisted by S Eddie Murkowski. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-NOS34 (1Q: 00:57) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Curtis Weber for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Cortez, assisted by OLB Jumbo Zellweger. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NOS38 (1Q: 00:32) Artie Souza punted 30 yards. Willie Pile called for a fair catch at the HOU32. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 00:23) Al Garrison ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Drew Jordan. Key block delivered by Mack Waldteufel. Waldteufel ran over Austin Hitchcock to set up the play. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-HOU37 (2Q: 15:00) Gerald Roberts ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Oliver Coffey, assisted by ILB A.J. Sexton. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-3-HOU39 (2Q: 14:28) Gerald Roberts ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Brenden Rasmussen, assisted by ILB A.J. Sexton. Key block delivered by Brent Newton. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Arntt is blitzing. 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 13:43) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Riddick Thune for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. Thune gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS42 (2Q: 13:13) Gerald Roberts ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Donovan Mussatti. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Arntt is blitzing. 1-5-NOS37 (2Q: 13:04) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Bucky Organ for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB A.J. Sexton, assisted by S Austin Hitchcock. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans's Brent Compton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 12:41) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Riddick Thune. CB Sammie Rutter defended the pass. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Sexton and Jordan are blitzing. 2-10-NOS28 (2Q: 12:35) Al Garrison ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Austin Hitchcock. OLB Jared Ballard crushed Kyle Morton to wreck the play. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard, Sexton and Hitchcock are blitzing. 3-8-NOS26 (2Q: 11:52) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenneth Pritchett. DT Oliver Coffey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-NOS26 (2Q: 11:45) Todd Sievers attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 13, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 11:38) Todd Sievers kicked off 79 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Zellweger is blitzing. 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 11:38) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Kent Austin for 27 yards. Tackled by ILB Marc Fletcher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Austin gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 11:07) Philip Rivers pass completed to FB Tony Brumley for 6 yards. Tackled by S Barry Cousino. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-4-HOU47 (2Q: 10:37) Arnie Pearson ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Willie Pile. Key block delivered by Larry Andersen. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 09:50) Philip Rivers pass was intended for WR Kent Austin and was intercepted by S Eddie Murkowski at the HOU01. The interception was returned 99 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 19, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 09:50) Extra point by Todd Sievers was good. Houston 20, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 09:42) Todd Sievers kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Bryant Blakely returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Gerald Roberts. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS18 (2Q: 09:12) Arnie Pearson ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ty Sanders. Key block delivered by Leon Schroeder. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-NOS23 (2Q: 08:32) Bryant Blakely ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Alan McIntyre, assisted by S Eddie Murkowski. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-NOS27 (2Q: 08:08) Bryant Blakely ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Willie Pile. Key block delivered by Leon Schroeder. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 07:49) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe, assisted by S Willie Pile. Robasky gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU50 (2Q: 07:33) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Curtis Weber for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Corey Cortez. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Weber gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Zellweger is blitzing. 1-10-HOU28 (2Q: 07:12) Philip Rivers pass completed to TE Graham King for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Ty Sanders. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-6-HOU06 (2Q: 06:50) Bryant Blakely ran around right end for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Larry Andersen. Houston's Corey Cortez was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. Houston 20, New Orleans 6 |
| (2Q: 06:50) Extra point by Artie Farias was good. Houston 20, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 06:44) Artie Farias kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Al Garrison returned the ball 33 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by George Newkirk. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Sexton is blitzing. 1-10-HOU18 (2Q: 06:26) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Bucky Organ for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU23 (2Q: 06:21) Al Garrison ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Austin Hitchcock. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-HOU25 (2Q: 05:35) Al Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Austin Hitchcock. Key block delivered by Steven Randle. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU37 (2Q: 04:54) Heath Brodie scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Samuels and assisted by CB Fernando Clayton. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Ballard is blitzing. 2-5-HOU42 (2Q: 04:24) Al Garrison ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Harris Herron. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-HOU44 (2Q: 04:06) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 10 yards. Tackled by S Kelvin Arntt. Pritchett gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Ballard and Farrell are blitzing. 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 03:28) Heath Brodie sacked by DE Harris Herron for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Brent Newton. |
| Houston: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-15-HOU49 (2Q: 03:07) Heath Brodie pass completed to FB Sean Putsche for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Donovan Mussatti. Putsche gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 3-1-NOS37 (2Q: 02:45) Gerald Roberts ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. Key block delivered by Kyle Morton. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 02:23) Heath Brodie pass completed to FB Mack Waldteufel for 34 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Waldteufel gained 30 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. Houston 26, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 02:23) Extra point by Todd Sievers was good. Houston 27, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 02:12) Todd Sievers kicked off 73 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 02:12) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kent Austin. DE Alan McIntyre hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Zellweger and Cortez are blitzing. 2-10-NOS20 (2Q: 02:02) Philip Rivers sacked by OLB Jumbo Zellweger for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Wesley Hickman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Larry Andersen on the NOS12. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-18-NOS12 (2Q: 01:55) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR C.J. Cook for 11 yards. Tackled by S Willie Pile. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS23 (2Q: 01:18) Artie Souza punted 29 yards. Willie Pile returned the kick -1 yards to the HOU47. Tackled by George Newkirk. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU47 (2Q: 01:09) Heath Brodie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rex Emmons. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 2-10-HOU47 (2Q: 01:01) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rick Hammond. CB Sammie Rutter defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-20-HOU37 (2Q: 00:51) Heath Brodie pass completed to FB Mack Waldteufel for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Donovan Mussatti, assisted by S Brenden Rasmussen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Waldteufel gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-12-HOU45 (2Q: 00:23) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Drew Jordan. |
| (2Q: 00:23) Houston called a time out. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-1-NOS44 (2Q: 00:14) Brady Kemp pass completed to TE Bart Varela for 3 yards. Tackled by WR Curtis Weber. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Todd Sievers kicked off 62 yards from the HOU30. Nathan Wannamaker returned the ball 8 yards to the NOS16. Tackled by Eddie Murkowski. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Zellweger is blitzing. 1-10-NOS07 (3Q: 14:25) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Robasky. OLB Jumbo Zellweger hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Zellweger is blitzing. 2-10-NOS07 (3Q: 14:17) Bryant Blakely ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Earnest Maciel, assisted by CB Bennie Howe. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-NOS12 (3Q: 13:36) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Cook. OLB Sean Ritchie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-NOS12 (3Q: 13:28) Artie Souza punted 53 yards. Willie Pile returned the kick 1 yard to the HOU36. Tackled by Tony Brumley. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Rick Hammond for 4 yards to the HOU40.. Tackled by Donald Matthews. Houston's Willie Pile was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 13:21) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Riddick Thune for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Riddick Thune for 10 yards to the NOS37. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS37 (3Q: 12:35) Heath Brodie pass completed to RB Gerald Roberts for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Mussatti is blitzing. 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 12:06) Heath Brodie scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by S Arnie Shafer. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Mussatti is blitzing. 2-9-NOS22 (3Q: 11:43) Al Garrison ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Harris Herron, assisted by CB Drew Jordan. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-NOS22 (3Q: 11:13) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Mitch Farrell. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS12 (3Q: 10:36) Gerald Roberts ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Oliver Coffey. DE Harris Herron knocked down Kyle Morton to break up the play. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-14-NOS16 (3Q: 09:56) Heath Brodie pass completed to RB Al Garrison for 6 yards. Tackled by S Austin Hitchcock. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard and Hitchcock are blitzing. 3-8-NOS10 (3Q: 09:28) Heath Brodie pass completed to TE Bart Varela for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Brent Compton. |
| 4-6-NOS08 (3Q: 09:00) Todd Sievers attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 30, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 08:54) Todd Sievers kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. Bryant Blakely returned the ball 11 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Bucky Organ. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS18 (3Q: 08:24) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Robasky. DT Mitch Morrow hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-NOS18 (3Q: 08:18) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Cook. OLB Jumbo Zellweger defended the pass. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Zellweger is blitzing. 3-10-NOS18 (3Q: 08:10) Philip Rivers pass completed to RB Arnie Pearson for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Cortez. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Zellweger and Cortez are blitzing. 1-10-NOS40 (3Q: 07:35) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Cook. S Barry Cousino knocked the ball out of his grasp. New Orleans's C.J. Cook was hurt on the play. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NOS40 (3Q: 07:26) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Curtis Weber for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jumbo Zellweger. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Weber gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-NOS43 (3Q: 07:03) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-12-NOS38 (3Q: 06:58) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Newkirk. OLB Sean Ritchie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-NOS38 (3Q: 06:49) Artie Souza punted 44 yards. Willie Pile called for a fair catch at the HOU18. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 06:38) Heath Brodie scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Brenden Rasmussen and assisted by S Austin Hitchcock. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-HOU20 (3Q: 06:04) Al Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mitch Farrell, assisted by OLB Jared Ballard. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-HOU20 (3Q: 05:38) Heath Brodie pass was intended for WR Rex Emmons and was intercepted by CB Mitch Farrell at the HOU39. The interception was returned 34 yards. Tackled by Bucky Ratini. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-5-HOU05 (3Q: 05:29) Arnie Pearson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ty Sanders. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-HOU03 (3Q: 04:53) Bryant Blakely ran around left end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Larry Andersen. Houston 30, New Orleans 13 |
| (3Q: 04:53) Extra point by Artie Farias was good. Houston 30, New Orleans 14 |
| (3Q: 04:43) Artie Farias kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Al Garrison returned the ball 40 yards to the HOU42. Tackled by George Newkirk. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 04:16) Heath Brodie pass completed to RB Al Garrison for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB A.J. Sexton. Garrison gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-HOU48 (3Q: 03:41) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rick Hammond. DE Harris Herron hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Houston's Brent Newton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Mussatti is blitzing. 3-4-HOU48 (3Q: 03:36) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gerald Roberts. S Austin Hitchcock defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-HOU48 (3Q: 03:32) Brady Kemp punted 43 yards. Nathan Wannamaker called for a fair catch at the NOS09. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS09 (3Q: 03:24) Philip Rivers pass completed to TE Graham King for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Cortez. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 02:47) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Robasky. DE Alan McIntyre hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NOS30 (3Q: 02:41) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR George Newkirk for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-NOS39 (3Q: 01:57) Philip Rivers sacked by DE Alan McIntyre for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Wesley Hickman. |
| 4-7-NOS33 (3Q: 01:19) Artie Souza punted 35 yards. Willie Pile called for a fair catch at the HOU32. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU32 (3Q: 01:12) Al Garrison ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-11-HOU31 (3Q: 00:31) Al Garrison ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Brent Compton, assisted by ILB Courtney Watson. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-HOU33 (4Q: 15:00) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bart Varela. DT Tyrone Curtis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-HOU33 (4Q: 14:54) Brady Kemp punted 39 yards. Nathan Wannamaker returned the kick 11 yards to the NOS39. Tackled by Ty Dollar. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Runyon is blitzing. 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 14:45) Bryant Blakely ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe, assisted by DT Mitch Morrow. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-NOS40 (4Q: 14:02) Philip Rivers pass completed to RB Bryant Blakely for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Alan McIntyre. Blakely gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU50 (4Q: 13:19) Philip Rivers pass completed to RB Arnie Pearson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Cortez. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HOU46 (4Q: 12:42) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Zellweger is blitzing. 2-11-NOS49 (4Q: 12:39) Philip Rivers pass completed to RB Arnie Pearson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB James Kidder. Pearson gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-HOU45 (4Q: 12:01) Philip Rivers pass completed to RB Arnie Pearson for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ty Sanders. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU39 (4Q: 11:23) Philip Rivers pass completed to RB Arnie Pearson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jumbo Zellweger. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-HOU36 (4Q: 10:54) Arnie Pearson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ty Sanders. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-HOU36 (4Q: 10:31) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kent Austin. CB Bennie Howe defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-HOU36 (4Q: 10:28) Artie Souza punted 28 yards. Willie Pile returned the kick -2 yards to the HOU06. Tackled by Arnie Shafer. |
| Houston: Goal-Line formation with three tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU06 (4Q: 10:18) Al Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Billy Joe Roberson, assisted by DT Oliver Coffey. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Dusty Starks to the HOU10. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard and Sexton are blitzing. 2-6-HOU10 (4Q: 09:46) Al Garrison ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard, assisted by CB Drew Jordan. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-HOU14 (4Q: 09:02) Gerald Roberts ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Harris Herron. |
| 4-2-HOU14 (4Q: 08:21) Brady Kemp punted 41 yards. Nathan Wannamaker returned the kick 5 yards to the HOU50. Tackled by Rick Hammond. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU50 (4Q: 08:14) Bryant Blakely ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Eddie Murkowski, assisted by CB James Kidder. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-HOU48 (4Q: 07:53) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Kent Austin for 6 yards. Tackled by S Barry Cousino. Austin gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-2-HOU42 (4Q: 07:11) Bryant Blakely ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Earnest Maciel, assisted by OLB Jumbo Zellweger. CB Bennie Howe crushed Donald Matthews to wreck the play. |
| 4-2-HOU42 (4Q: 06:42) Artie Souza punted 38 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU04. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU04 (4Q: 06:33) Al Garrison ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Austin Hitchcock. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-HOU07 (4Q: 05:48) Gerald Roberts ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Tyrone Curtis, assisted by CB Sammie Rutter. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-2-HOU12 (4Q: 05:04) Gerald Roberts ran around the left tackle for 53 yards. Tackled by CB Drew Jordan. Key block delivered by Lorenzo Thomas. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NOS35 (4Q: 04:20) Al Garrison ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Sammie Rutter. DE Harris Herron knocked down Dusty Starks to break up the play. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Jordan is blitzing. 2-9-NOS34 (4Q: 04:13) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kelvin Arntt, assisted by DE Harris Herron. Pritchett gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-NOS30 (4Q: 03:26) Al Garrison ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Harris Herron, assisted by OLB Jared Ballard. |
| 4-5-NOS30 (4Q: 02:42) Todd Sievers attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS37 (4Q: 02:36) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Robasky. DE Alan McIntyre hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NOS37 (4Q: 02:25) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Curtis Weber. DE Alan McIntyre hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 02:19) Philip Rivers pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kent Austin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NOS42 (4Q: 02:08) Philip Rivers pass completed to TE Graham King for 19 yards. Tackled by S Willie Pile. King gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU39 (4Q: 02:00) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Robasky. CB Bennie Howe defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU39 (4Q: 01:49) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ty Sanders. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 01:42) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe. Robasky gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-3-HOU03 (4Q: 01:21) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Runyon is blitzing. 1-8-HOU08 (4Q: 01:21) Philip Rivers sacked by OLB Harris Runyon for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jimmy Lumpkin. |
| New Orleans: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-15-HOU15 (4Q: 01:05) Philip Rivers pass was dropped by WR Irving Robasky. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-HOU15 (4Q: 00:55) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kent Austin. OLB Sean Ritchie defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-15-HOU15 (4Q: 00:47) Philip Rivers pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kent Austin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU10 (4Q: 00:39) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Curtis Weber for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 30, New Orleans 20 |
| (4Q: 00:39) Philip Rivers passed to Kent Austin for the successful two-point conversion. Houston 30, New Orleans 22 |
| (4Q: 00:29) Artie Farias kicked off from the NOS30. NOS George Newkirk recovered the kick. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Zellweger is blitzing. 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 00:23) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Curtis Weber for 29 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Barry Cousino. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU29 (4Q: 00:09) Philip Rivers pass completed to TE Dwight Mendez for 13 yards. Tackled by S Willie Pile. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Houston Texans 30, New Orleans Saints 22 |