Exhibition Week 5, 2018

played in Houston, TX

87 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	0	-	10
Houston Texans	3	14	7	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:00 HOU - Todd Sievers 42 field goal
2Q: 13:12 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 11 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 05:44 NOS - Joel Garrison 5 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:24 HOU - Gerald Roberts 6 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 09:17 NOS - Artie Farias 31 field goal
3Q: 04:58 HOU - Bucky Organ 5 pass from Gilbert Buckner (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 13:14 HOU - Todd Sievers 50 field goal
4Q: 02:34 HOU - Todd Sievers 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:00 HOU - Todd Sievers 42 field goal
2Q: 13:12 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 11 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 05:44 NOS - Joel Garrison 5 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:24 HOU - Gerald Roberts 6 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 09:17 NOS - Artie Farias 31 field goal
3Q: 04:58 HOU - Bucky Organ 5 pass from Gilbert Buckner (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 13:14 HOU - Todd Sievers 50 field goal
4Q: 02:34 HOU - Todd Sievers 18 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 13 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 262 329
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 4.16 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 84 73
- Rushing Attempts 19 27
- Yards per Rush 4.42 2.70
Net Passing Yards 178 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 2 35 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 194 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.05 6.92
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 8/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/108 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 42
Time of Possession 26:56 33:04

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	13	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	262	329
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	4.16	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	84	73
- Rushing Attempts	19	27
- Yards per Rush	4.42	2.70
Net Passing Yards	178	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 2	35 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	194	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.05	6.92
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	8/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/108	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 42
Time of Possession	26:56	33:04

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:33	OWN 37	6	35	Missed FG
1	5:53	2:18	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	13:05	7:30	OWN 15	14	85	Touchdown
2	2:36	0:36	OWN 21	2	-3	Fumble
2	1:17	0:18	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 37	4	22	Half
3	12:54	3:44	OWN 35	9	51	Field Goal
3	4:53	3:35	OWN 32	6	14	Punt
4	13:06	1:51	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
4	7:47	0:40	OWN 20	3	-9	Fumble
4	2:29	2:22	OPP 48	10	41	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:27	4:34	OWN 35	9	40	Field Goal
1	3:35	5:30	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	5:35	2:59	OWN 28	7	19	Punt
2	2:00	0:43	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
2	0:59	0:32	OPP 33	3	3	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
3	9:10	4:17	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	1:18	3:12	OWN 27	9	40	Field Goal
4	11:15	3:28	OWN 40	7	9	Punt
4	7:07	4:38	OPP 11	6	10	Field Goal
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 16	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Bennie Howe, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Winfred Niklos	8	38	4.75	8	0
Bobby McMichael	6	25	4.17	7	0
Joel Garrison	5	21	4.20	7	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Gerald Roberts	13	31	2.38	6	1
Dana Swenson	12	42	3.50	9	0
Gilbert Buckner	2	0	0.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bobby McMichael	33	19	153	3/16	0	19	2	44.1
Philip Rivers	8	6	41	0/0	0	16	0	85.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Buckner	21	15	166	2/8	1	31	0	110.4
Heath Brodie	14	12	98	0/0	1	16	0	119.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR George Newkirk	6	8	55	9.17	8	16
WR Nathan Wannamaker	5	11	39	7.80	0	19
WR Curtis Weber	4	7	36	9.00	8	19
FB Johnny Tyler	3	3	21	7.00	0	12
WR Deron Lyle	3	5	19	6.33	2	16
TE Charles Cortez	2	3	12	6.00	0	9
TE Graham King	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Winfred Niklos	1	2	5	5.00	4	5
RB Joel Garrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bucky Organ	6	10	60	10.00	19	20	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	4	46	11.50	2	13	1
TE Bart Varela	4	4	54	13.50	5	31	0
WR Riddick Thune	3	3	25	8.33	0	12	0
TE Rick Hammond	3	4	18	6.00	2	9	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
RB Gerald Roberts	2	2	12	6.00	1	6	0
WR Rufus Andre	2	4	37	18.50	6	26	0
RB Dana Swenson	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bennie Howe	1	3	3.00	0
S Burt Morlando	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby McMichael	3	0	0
Daniel Bellas	1	0	0
Nathan Wannamaker	0	1	0
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	1	0
Donovan Mussatti	0	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gilbert Buckner	2	0	0
Gerald Roberts	1	0	0
Otis Garrett	0	1	1
Rufus Andre	0	1	1
Mark Badalyan	0	1	0
Bucky Organ	0	1	0
Max Pullen	0	1	0
Bennie Howe	0	0	1
Ronald Woodward	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	117	39.0	36.3	45	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Lockley	3	142	47.3	35.3	51	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	3/4	2/3	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	16	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Beckwith	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Bellas	4	95	23.8	0
Nathan Wannamaker	1	13	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Riddick Thune	2	40	20.0	0
Bennie Howe	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	9	1	0.0	26	32
CB Daniel Bellas	9	0	0.0	25	34
OLB Donovan Mussatti	5	2	0.0	15	10
ILB Duane Burgess	4	2	0.0	26	34
DT Oliver Coffey	4	1	0.0	25	31
DT A.J. Coffey	3	1	1.0	15	31
CB Tommy Cranwell	3	1	0.0	14	28
DE Harris Herron	3	0	0.0	26	34
S Norm Nichols	2	2	0.0	12	31
DT Renaldo Carraway	2	1	0.0	14	10
S Austin Koch	2	0	0.0	1	3
S Tyrone Weber	2	0	0.0	26	34
DE Jason Mireles	1	0	1.0	26	30
CB Sammie Rutter	1	1	0.0	24	33
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	11	11
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0	---	---	---
WR George Newkirk	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	2	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ty Sanders	9	3	1.0	18	40
S Burt Morlando	9	2	0.0	15	39
CB Bennie Howe	4	1	0.0	17	42
CB Trevor Canas	4	1	0.0	16	39
OLB Les Collier	4	0	0.0	9	24
DT Harris Arnold	3	1	0.0	15	25
DE Otis Garrett	2	2	1.0	17	44
DE Ronald Woodward	2	1	1.0	19	40
S Tom Taves	2	1	0.0	12	36
CB Tommy Bennett	2	0	0.0	3	2
CB Butch Linkletter	2	0	0.0	13	40
OLB Cornelius Navarre	1	3	0.0	16	27
S Jeffrey Beckwith	1	2	0.0	9	24
DT Mark Badalyan	1	0	0.0	17	41

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT A.J. Coffey	1.0	1	0	0	31
DE Jason Mireles	1.0	0	1	0	30
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	1	0	2	31
DE Harris Herron	0.0	0	2	0	34

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Otis Garrett	1.0	2	44
DE Ronald Woodward	1.0	1	40
ILB Ty Sanders	1.0	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Daniel Bellas	8	0	34
ILB Duane Burgess	4	1	34
OLB Donovan Mussatti	3	0	10
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	32
CB Tommy Cranwell	3	0	28
S Norm Nichols	2	0	31
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	11
S Austin Koch	1	0	3
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	33
S Tyrone Weber	1	0	34

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	5	1	1	39
CB Trevor Canas	4	1	0	39
OLB Les Collier	3	1	0	24
ILB Ty Sanders	3	0	0	40
CB Bennie Howe	2	3	1	42
S Tom Taves	2	1	0	36
DT Mark Badalyan	1	0	0	41
S Jeffrey Beckwith	1	0	0	24
CB Tommy Bennett	1	0	0	2
CB Butch Linkletter	1	0	0	40
DE Ronald Woodward	1	0	0	40
DT Harris Arnold	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Matthews	2	2	16	0	29
Henry Freeman	2	2	9	0	27
Marlon Prill	1	3	14	0	31
Leon Schroeder	1	2	14	0	34
Tony Brumley	1	1	8	0	9
Wesley Hickman	1	1	8	0	28
Devin Medlock	0	2	14	2	28
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	0	10	1	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Morton	2	6	15	1	21
Dwight Brees	2	2	12	0	16
Alvin Finley	1	3	14	0	16
Sean Moss	1	2	8	0	19
Rickey Hightower	1	2	13	0	23
Brent Clark	1	2	13	0	21
Max Pullen	0	3	19	0	18
Wes Pierce	0	2	23	1	27
Steven Randle	0	2	14	0	14
Sean Putsche	0	1	8	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Arnie Pearson	2	15
Gary Thompson	2	12
Norm Sapia	0	15
Lance Emerson	0	15
Johnny Tyler	0	13
Tommy Cranwell	0	13
Nathan Wannamaker	0	12
George Newkirk	0	12
Daniel Bellas	0	11
Curtis Weber	0	10
Austin Koch	0	10
Winfred Niklos	0	6
Juan Fleck	0	6
Wesley Hickman	0	5
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	5
Artie Farias	0	5
Jared Ballard	0	5
Henry Freeman	0	5
Sammie Rutter	0	5
Jason Mireles	0	4
Harris Herron	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	4
A.J. Coffey	0	4
Norm Nichols	0	4
Tyrone Weber	0	4
Duane Burgess	0	4
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Graham King	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Artie Souza	0	3
Charles Cortez	0	3
Renaldo Carraway	0	3
Donald Matthews	0	2
Tony Brumley	0	2
Leon Schroeder	0	2
Devin Medlock	0	2
J.R. Fraaije	0	2
Irving Robasky	0	1
Norm Gardner	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Riddick Thune	2	15
Rufus Andre	2	15
Bart Varela	1	15
Kenneth Pritchett	1	10
Mack Waldteufel	1	8
Gerald Roberts	0	19
Sean Ritchie	0	15
Tommy Bennett	0	15
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	14
Todd Sievers	0	11
Sean Putsche	0	10
Rick Hammond	0	8
Steven Randle	0	7
Bucky Organ	0	7
Max Pullen	0	7
Alan Toombs	0	7
Marvin Lockley	0	7
Bennie Howe	0	5
Rickey Hightower	0	5
Ronald Woodward	0	5
Dana Swenson	0	4
Otis Garrett	0	4
Ty Sanders	0	3
Harris Arnold	0	3
Cedric Caleca	0	3
Anthony Sanders	0	3
Mark Badalyan	0	2
Kyle Morton	0	2
Tom Taves	0	2
Butch Linkletter	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	2
Dwight Brees	0	2
Cornelius Navarre	0	2
Trevor Canas	0	2
Brent Clark	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	10	43	4.3
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	19	53	2.8
Right	3	13	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bobby McMichael	33	19	0	2	2	5	3	0	2
Philip Rivers	8	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Buckner	21	15	3	1	1	0	2	1	0
Heath Brodie	14	12	0	0	0	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	58	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	113	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	25	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	14	151	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	69	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Nathan Wannamaker	11	5	0	39	33
WR George Newkirk	8	6	1	55	38
WR Curtis Weber	7	4	0	36	30
WR Deron Lyle	5	3	0	19	32
TE Charles Cortez	3	2	0	12	22
FB Johnny Tyler	3	3	0	21	10
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	0	5	22
TE Graham King	1	1	0	7	2
RB Joel Garrison	1	0	1	0	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bucky Organ	10	6	1	60	1	24
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	4	0	46	0	23
TE Rick Hammond	4	3	0	18	0	16
TE Bart Varela	4	4	0	54	1	21
WR Rufus Andre	4	2	0	37	1	16
WR Riddick Thune	3	3	0	25	0	21
RB Dana Swenson	2	1	0	0	0	21
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	0	12	0	19
RB Gerald Roberts	2	2	0	12	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	2	10	5.00	4.75
Bobby McMichael	1	1	1.00	4.17
Joel Garrison	1	5	5.00	4.20

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Roberts	6	11	1.83	2.38
Dana Swenson	3	7	2.33	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bobby McMichael	6	2	7	1.17	4.64

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Buckner	3	3	21	7.00	7.90
Heath Brodie	2	2	19	9.50	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	0	0	0.00	3.55
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	0	0.00	5.14
WR George Newkirk	1	1	7	7.00	6.88
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Joel Garrison	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	2	21	10.50	11.50
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	6	6.00	8.33
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
TE Bart Varela	1	1	8	8.00	13.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby McMichael	1	0
Winfred Niklos	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Roberts	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bobby McMichael	9	6	5
Philip Rivers	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Buckner	8	5	3
Heath Brodie	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Newkirk	3	2	1
WR Deron Lyle	3	2	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	1
TE Graham King	1	1	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bucky Organ	4	1	1
TE Rick Hammond	2	1	1
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	0
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	1	0
RB Gerald Roberts	1	1	1
TE Bart Varela	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,100)
End Zone 14,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,100)
End Zone	14,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,000)