Week 14, 2067

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	0	0	8	-	8
New Orleans Saints	7	7	17	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:28 NOS - Gabriel Russell 2 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Robbie Lang extra point)
2Q: 07:42 NOS - Aaron Grandon 16 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Robbie Lang extra point)
3Q: 12:53 NOS - Aaron Grandon 12 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Robbie Lang extra point)
3Q: 10:37 NOS - Grant Webster 57 fumble return (Robbie Lang extra point)
3Q: 05:11 NOS - Robbie Lang 39 field goal
4Q: 10:04 HOU - Rick Tate 3 run (Rick Tate pass to Zachery Gaffney for conversion)
4Q: 03:05 NOS - Emmett Clayton 11 run (Robbie Lang extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:28 NOS - Gabriel Russell 2 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Robbie Lang extra point)
2Q: 07:42 NOS - Aaron Grandon 16 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Robbie Lang extra point)
3Q: 12:53 NOS - Aaron Grandon 12 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Robbie Lang extra point)
3Q: 10:37 NOS - Grant Webster 57 fumble return (Robbie Lang extra point)
3Q: 05:11 NOS - Robbie Lang 39 field goal
4Q: 10:04 HOU - Rick Tate 3 run (Rick Tate pass to Zachery Gaffney for conversion)
4Q: 03:05 NOS - Emmett Clayton 11 run (Robbie Lang extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 5-8 9-4
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 240 369
- Offensive Plays 80 62
- Yards per Play 3.00 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 99 172
- Rushing Attempts 25 35
- Yards per Rush 3.96 4.91
Net Passing Yards 141 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 18 - 0 27 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 174 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.56 7.30
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/19 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 3/41
Kick Returns/Yards 3/48 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:05 30:55

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	5-8	9-4
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	240	369
- Offensive Plays	80	62
- Yards per Play	3.00	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	99	172
- Rushing Attempts	25	35
- Yards per Rush	3.96	4.91
Net Passing Yards	141	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 18 - 0	27 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	174	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.56	7.30
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/19	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.0
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	3/41
Kick Returns/Yards	3/48	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:05	30:55

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
1	11:16	1:42	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
1	4:53	0:07	OWN 25	1	6	Fumble
1	3:17	3:40	OWN 15	8	20	Punt
2	13:35	3:12	OPP 43	6	8	Punt
2	7:36	1:12	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	4:22	3:28	OWN 12	9	46	Punt
3	12:45	2:19	OWN 25	7	32	Fumble
3	10:26	0:41	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	5:04	3:08	OWN 37	5	23	Punt
3	0:46	2:26	OWN 44	6	16	Punt
4	12:01	2:05	OPP 17	6	17	Touchdown
4	9:51	1:50	OWN 49	6	14	Downs
4	6:29	1:56	OWN 3	8	19	Downs
4	2:58	0:33	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 30	2	-15	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	1:54	OWN 32	5	17	Punt
1	9:34	4:41	OWN 13	10	45	Interception
1	4:46	1:29	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
2	14:37	1:02	OWN 28	3	2	Interception
2	10:23	2:47	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	6:24	2:02	OWN 14	4	19	Punt
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	2	19	Half
3	15:00	2:15	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	9:45	4:41	OWN 43	8	35	Field Goal
3	1:56	1:10	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	13:20	1:19	OWN 1	3	2	Interception
4	8:01	1:32	OWN 37	4	13	Punt
4	4:33	1:35	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
4	2:25	2:03	OWN 23	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Theodore Maese, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Zachery Gaffney	19	56	2.95	12	1	0
RB Avery Harmon	3	24	8.00	14	1	0
QB Rick Tate	3	19	6.33	11	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wayne Gutzmer	18	103	5.72	23	4	0
RB Emmett Clayton	15	52	3.47	14	3	1
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
RB Tevin Bradley	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Tate	42	15	151	5/33	0	20	0	46.8
Kody Griffith	8	3	23	0/0	0	9	0	45.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	22	15	197	0/0	3	40	2	97.9
Clay Harvey	5	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Avery Harmon	5	8	32	6.40	1	10
WR Philip Ogden	5	10	47	9.40	9	14
RB Zachery Gaffney	3	7	23	7.67	0	9
WR Herb Rose	3	5	49	16.33	16	20
WR Carlton Blalock	1	6	7	7.00	0	7
TE Dominique Sharber	1	12	16	16.00	6	16
WR Damian Henson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Aaron Grandon	6	9	78	13.00	23	29	2
FB Phil Calinoff	3	3	12	4.00	0	7	0
WR William Kemp	3	5	47	15.67	14	25	0
WR Nolan Garrison	1	3	40	40.00	35	40	0
RB Emmett Clayton	1	1	18	18.00	15	18	0
TE Gabriel Russell	1	5	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Roberto Buchanan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Damon Webb	2	0	0.00	0
S Les Holmes	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Zachery Gaffney	1	0	0	0
QB Rick Tate	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force	TD
DE Grant Webster	1	0	1
DE Blake Glenn	1	0	0
DE Devan Jeffries	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malachi Sutter	10	451	45.1	35.0	54	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Crawford	5	243	48.6	42.4	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Lang	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Enman	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Kemp	3	41	13.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Enman	2	31	15.5	0
Damian Henson	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Artie Kershaw	8	2	35	25
ILB Dale Griese	6	0	23	19
OLB Mack Benton	4	2	14	23
DE Donald Rodman	4	1	28	24
OLB Eric McDaniel	4	0	30	23
S Damon Webb	3	0	31	26
DT Kirk Floyd	3	0	25	14
ILB Emmitt Collier	3	0	13	0
CB Damien Enman	2	1	26	14
CB Darrell Bernard	2	1	23	16
OLB Max King	2	1	25	7
ILB Brock Aiton	2	1	12	23
CB Alejandro Kulaga	2	0	11	16
DT Ernie Lemus	1	0	10	14
DE Joey Sampson	0	1	27	8
CB James Adler	0	1	13	8
S Les Holmes	0	1	5	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Theodore Maese	9	1	1.0	23	51
CB Marquis Sweeney	5	0	0.0	18	31
S Kelvin Yockey	4	4	0.0	21	22
ILB Kendrick Quarles	4	3	0.0	22	26
S Efrain Dakis	4	0	0.0	23	53
OLB Devan McDaniel	3	2	1.0	3	32
DT Abraham Ridgeway	3	0	1.0	10	44
DE Grant Webster	3	1	0.0	23	37
DE Devan Jeffries	2	0	1.0	23	31
DE Blake Glenn	2	0	1.0	18	16
CB Richie Andrews	2	1	0.0	7	38
DT Drake Guest	1	1	0.0	18	15
CB Emmett Douglas	1	1	0.0	5	30
S Tyrone Chamoun	1	1	0.0	4	34
CB Cory Ethridge	1	0	0.0	11	18
WR Nolan Garrison	1	0	---	---	---
CB J.R. Franklin	1	0	0.0	10	34
WR Roberto Buchanan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Curtis Stokes	1	0	0.0	5	32
TE Gabriel Russell	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Damien Enman	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Joey Sampson	0.0	0	0	1	8

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Abraham Ridgeway	1.0	2	2	1	44
DE Devan Jeffries	1.0	0	3	0	31
DE Blake Glenn	1.0	0	2	0	16
OLB Devan McDaniel	1.0	0	0	0	32
ILB Theodore Maese	1.0	0	0	0	51
DT Edgar Harris	0.0	0	2	2	31
DE Grant Webster	0.0	0	1	2	37
DT Drake Guest	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Curtis Stokes	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Damon Webb	3	0	2	26
CB Darrell Bernard	2	2	0	16
ILB Dale Griese	2	1	0	19
OLB Mack Benton	2	0	0	23
CB Alejandro Kulaga	2	0	0	16
S Artie Kershaw	1	1	0	25
CB Damien Enman	1	0	0	14
OLB Eric McDaniel	1	0	0	23
ILB Brock Aiton	1	0	0	23
S Les Holmes	0	1	1	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Theodore Maese	4	1	51
CB Marquis Sweeney	4	1	31
CB Richie Andrews	2	1	38
S Efrain Dakis	2	0	53
CB J.R. Franklin	1	4	34
CB Emmett Douglas	1	1	30
S Tyrone Chamoun	1	1	34
S Kelvin Yockey	1	0	22
OLB Devan McDaniel	1	0	32
OLB Curtis Stokes	1	0	32
CB Cody Woods	0	2	15
DT Abraham Ridgeway	0	1	44

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
FB Roy Gardner	2	2	6	0	2
T Desmond Jacobs	1	6	25	2	55
G Deron Smithson	1	5	25	0	55
C Brendan Stevenson	1	4	25	0	55
G Jumbo Berry	1	2	25	2	55
T Dean Cochrane	0	3	24	1	44

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Conrad Barrett	3	7	0	35	27
T Shaquille LeTourneau	3	5	1	35	27
T Nate Linker	3	4	0	32	27
C Jeremy Wagner	2	12	0	35	27
G B.J. Whiting	1	4	0	32	27
FB Phil Calinoff	0	1	0	12	9
TE Aaron Grandon	0	1	0	27	22

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dominique Sharber	2	24
Mack Benton	1	25

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Grandon	2	20
Phil Calinoff	1	25
Nicky Hudgens	1	25

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Dominique Sharber	25	50	---	---	24	99
C Brendan Stevenson	25	55	---	---	12	92
T Desmond Jacobs	25	55	---	---	10	90
G Jumbo Berry	25	55	---	---	10	90
G Deron Smithson	25	55	---	---	10	90
WR Carlton Blalock	22	55	---	---	9	86
WR Philip Ogden	22	55	---	---	7	84
T Dean Cochrane	24	44	---	---	9	77
QB Rick Tate	20	47	---	---	---	67
S Damon Webb	---	---	31	26	7	64
OLB Mack Benton	---	---	14	23	25	62
S Artie Kershaw	---	---	35	25	1	61
RB Zachery Gaffney	20	17	---	---	18	55
OLB Eric McDaniel	---	---	30	23	1	54
DE Donald Rodman	---	---	28	24	1	53
CB Damien Enman	---	---	26	14	12	52
RB Avery Harmon	5	43	---	---	1	49
TE Jason Palmer	14	6	---	---	24	44
ILB Dale Griese	---	---	23	19	1	43
DE Joey Sampson	---	---	27	8	6	41
WR Herb Rose	5	36	---	---	---	41
CB Darrell Bernard	---	---	23	16	1	40
DT Kirk Floyd	---	---	25	14	---	39
ILB Brock Aiton	---	---	12	23	---	35
OLB Max King	---	---	25	7	1	33
DT Ernie Lemus	---	---	10	14	6	30
CB Alejandro Kulaga	---	---	11	16	1	28
S Les Holmes	---	---	5	9	13	27
WR Damian Henson	1	11	---	---	14	26
ILB Emmitt Collier	---	---	13	0	12	25
CB Gene Hall	---	---	18	6	---	24
DE Rod Bennett	---	---	10	14	---	24
CB James Adler	---	---	13	8	---	21
DE Preston Pyatt	---	---	6	8	---	14
S Brayden Fuller	---	---	0	0	14	14
QB Kody Griffith	5	8	---	---	---	13
G Ernie Pierzina	1	11	---	---	---	12
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Malachi Sutter	0	0	---	---	10	10
FB Roy Gardner	6	2	---	---	---	8
TE Ricardo Covington	3	0	---	---	---	3
T Dwight Harper	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Willie Dodge	2	0	---	---	---	2
K Dave Kristosik	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Jerry McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Lenny Theisen	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Efrain Dakis	---	---	23	53	---	76
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	23	51	---	74
DE Grant Webster	---	---	23	37	10	70
TE Aaron Grandon	27	22	---	---	20	69
G Conrad Barrett	35	27	---	---	6	68
G B.J. Whiting	32	27	---	---	6	65
DT Abraham Ridgeway	---	---	10	44	10	64
C Jeremy Wagner	35	27	---	---	---	62
T Shaquille LeTourneau	35	27	---	---	---	62
T Nate Linker	32	27	---	---	---	59
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	23	31	---	54
RB Emmett Clayton	17	18	---	---	15	50
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	18	31	---	49
TE Gabriel Russell	11	19	---	---	19	49
CB Cory Ethridge	---	---	11	18	19	48
ILB Kendrick Quarles	---	---	22	26	---	48
FB Phil Calinoff	12	9	---	---	25	46
QB J.J. Gregoire	24	22	---	---	---	46
WR William Kemp	21	15	---	---	10	46
CB Richie Andrews	---	---	7	38	---	45
CB J.R. Franklin	---	---	10	34	---	44
DT Drake Guest	---	---	18	15	10	43
S Kelvin Yockey	---	---	21	22	---	43
OLB Richard Dixon	---	---	19	10	12	41
CB Cody Woods	---	---	5	15	19	39
S Tyrone Chamoun	---	---	4	34	---	38
OLB Curtis Stokes	---	---	5	32	---	37
WR Nolan Garrison	24	12	---	---	---	36
CB Emmett Douglas	---	---	5	30	---	35
OLB Devan McDaniel	---	---	3	32	---	35
DT Edgar Harris	---	---	3	31	---	34
WR Tre Prewett	17	15	---	---	2	34
DE Blake Glenn	---	---	18	16	---	34
RB Wayne Gutzmer	18	9	---	---	7	34
OLB Brian Kent	---	---	2	5	24	31
WR Roberto Buchanan	19	10	---	---	---	29
TE Nicky Hudgens	2	1	---	---	25	28
QB Clay Harvey	11	5	---	---	1	17
WR Eli Lowe	6	5	---	---	2	13
T Philip Berry	3	0	---	---	6	9
RB Tevin Bradley	1	0	---	---	8	9
K Robbie Lang	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Tristan Horner	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Marcus Crawford	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Jackie Giles	3	0	---	---	---	3
DE Jeff Fox	---	---	2	0	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	10	38	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	65	9.3
Middle	17	44	2.6
Right	11	63	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Tate	42	15	1	2	3	9	11	5	0
Kody Griffith	8	3	0	1	0	3	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	22	15	3	0	1	3	1	1	2
Clay Harvey	5	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	8	75	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	91	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	70	17.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	36	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	37	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	54	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dominique Sharber	12	1	1	16	0	50
WR Philip Ogden	10	5	2	47	0	55
RB Avery Harmon	8	5	0	32	0	43
RB Zachery Gaffney	7	3	0	23	0	17
WR Carlton Blalock	6	1	0	7	0	55
WR Herb Rose	5	3	0	49	1	36
WR Damian Henson	2	0	0	0	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Aaron Grandon	9	6	1	78	1	22
WR William Kemp	5	3	0	47	1	15
TE Gabriel Russell	5	1	0	2	0	19
FB Phil Calinoff	3	3	0	12	0	9
WR Nolan Garrison	3	1	0	40	1	12
RB Emmett Clayton	1	1	0	18	0	18
WR Roberto Buchanan	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Zachery Gaffney	2	0	0.00	2.95
QB Rick Tate	1	3	3.00	6.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wayne Gutzmer	2	1	0.50	5.72
RB Emmett Clayton	1	11	11.00	3.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rick Tate	2	1	14	7.00	3.60
Kody Griffith	1	0	0	0.00	2.88

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	4	4	40	10.00	8.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Philip Ogden	1	1	14	14.00	4.70
TE Dominique Sharber	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Damian Henson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Aaron Grandon	3	3	38	12.67	8.67
TE Gabriel Russell	1	1	2	2.00	0.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Zachery Gaffney	3	2
QB Rick Tate	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Emmett Clayton	2	0
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Tate	11	5	2
Kody Griffith	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	5	2	0
Clay Harvey	3	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dominique Sharber	5	1	1
RB Avery Harmon	4	3	0
WR Carlton Blalock	3	1	0
RB Zachery Gaffney	1	1	1
WR Philip Ogden	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Nolan Garrison	2	0
WR William Kemp	2	1
TE Gabriel Russell	2	0
FB Phil Calinoff	1	1
WR Roberto Buchanan	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)