Week 14, 2023

played in Houston, TX

71 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	14	0	0	0	-	14
Houston Texans	0	10	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 04:05 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 14:02 HOU - William Bondy 75 fumble return (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 00:21 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 41 field goal
3Q: 06:10 HOU - Bucky Organ 3 pass from Ross Toth (Antoine Wijaya extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 04:05 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 14:02 HOU - William Bondy 75 fumble return (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 00:21 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 41 field goal
3Q: 06:10 HOU - Bucky Organ 3 pass from Ross Toth (Antoine Wijaya extra point)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 9-3-1 7-6
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 325 161
- Offensive Plays 65 55
- Yards per Play 5.00 2.93
Net Rushing Yards 146 52
- Rushing Attempts 39 26
- Yards per Rush 3.74 2.00
Net Passing Yards 179 109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 17 - 1 24 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 187 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 6.88 3.76
Fumbles/Lost 7/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/65 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 6/51 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/64 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:48 27:12

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	9-3-1	7-6
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	325	161
- Offensive Plays	65	55
- Yards per Play	5.00	2.93
Net Rushing Yards	146	52
- Rushing Attempts	39	26
- Yards per Rush	3.74	2.00
Net Passing Yards	179	109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 17 - 1	24 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	187	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	6.88	3.76
Fumbles/Lost	7/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/65	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	6/51	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/64	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:48	27:12

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	4:32	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
1	7:10	3:14	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
1	1:17	2:09	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	13:29	2:55	OWN 27	5	1	Punt
2	7:37	1:40	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	4:23	2:54	OWN 13	7	55	Fumble
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:35	4:33	OWN 13	9	40	Fumble
3	6:02	3:35	OWN 20	8	43	Punt
3	0:28	1:40	OWN 28	4	13	Interception
4	12:02	2:52	OWN 29	6	38	Missed FG
4	6:54	1:34	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
1	8:39	1:29	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
1	3:56	2:39	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
2	14:08	0:39	OWN 15	2	85	Touchdown
2	10:34	2:57	OWN 22	8	33	Punt
2	5:57	1:34	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
2	1:29	1:14	OWN 36	5	40	Field Goal
3	14:54	1:19	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
3	9:02	3:00	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
3	2:27	1:59	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	13:48	1:46	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
4	9:10	2:16	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
4	5:20	5:20	OWN 15	10	33	Game

Game MVP: Duane Burgess, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	23	80	3.48	13	1	2
Joel Garrison	9	26	2.89	12	1	0
Alan Poole	6	34	5.67	11	1	0
Junior Blair	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Rivers	18	34	1.89	10	1
Jerame Englund	4	10	2.50	5	0
Ross Toth	3	7	2.33	5	0
Kelly Madera	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	25	17	187	1/8	0	35	1	73.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ross Toth	24	15	139	5/30	1	25	0	92.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Leo Sweeney	4	4	32	8.00	0	21
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	3	22	7.33	6	12
WR Nolan Walters	2	4	19	9.50	1	14
WR Phillip Newman	2	5	41	20.50	14	27
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	52	26.00	43	35
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Shane Love	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
FB Junior Blair	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Bondy	5	6	47	9.40	5	14	0
WR Bucky Organ	4	6	40	10.00	15	25	1
WR Earl Rader	4	4	34	8.50	1	15	0
TE Wesley Walsh	1	1	16	16.00	3	16	0
RB Jamal Rivers	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Derrick Vaughn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Brian Devine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jerome Wilkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kurt Snyder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dean Barber	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	2	1	0
Bobby Irwin	2	0	0
Joel Garrison	1	0	0
Leo Sweeney	1	0	0
Timothy Hiller	1	0	0
Oliver Coffey	0	1	0
Marlon Finley	0	1	0
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0
Duane Sterritt	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
William Bondy	1	1	0	1
Quinn McKenzie	0	1	0	0
Brady Godfrey	0	1	0	0
Tyrell Murack	0	1	0	0
Vernon Morrison	0	0	2	0
Bucky Organ	0	0	1	0
Alonzo Bush	0	0	1	0
Trevor Canas	0	0	1	0
Dean Barber	0	0	1	0
Kelly Madera	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	5	238	47.6	42.8	67	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Lavigne	9	418	46.4	38.6	59	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Wijaya	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	6	51	8.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	64	32.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bucky Organ	2	29	14.5	0
Jerome Wilkins	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	7	0	0.0	22	21
OLB Duane Burgess	6	1	2.5	18	21
DT Junior Reeves	5	3	0.5	17	19
S Duane Sterritt	4	4	0.0	26	25
CB David Evans	4	0	0.0	19	20
OLB Willie Rexin	3	4	0.5	19	26
S Jorge Cloude	3	1	0.0	17	21
DE Nate Serban	3	0	0.0	16	19
DT Oliver Coffey	2	1	1.0	9	11
ILB Sean Ackerman	2	0	0.5	1	3
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	1	0.0	8	8
DE Cary Clinton	1	1	0.0	10	11
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.0	20	20
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0.0	13	15
T Neil Delgado	1	0	---	---	---
FB Junior Blair	1	0	---	---	---
CB Timothy Hiller	0	2	0.0	12	17
OLB Otis Wallis	0	1	0.0	7	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	9	3	0.0	37	23
CB Dean Barber	7	1	0.0	30	21
OLB Quinn McKenzie	6	1	0.0	36	22
ILB Leo Murray	4	4	0.0	28	17
CB Trevor Canas	4	1	0.0	35	21
DE Oscar Battle	4	0	0.0	26	21
ILB Brady Godfrey	3	0	0.0	11	9
CB Richie Guthrie	2	2	0.0	26	17
DT Clay Raymer	2	1	0.0	25	19
DE Ronald Woodward	2	0	0.0	32	23
DT Tyrell Murack	2	0	0.0	21	12
S Harvey Reeves	2	0	0.0	24	21
DT Bucky Bullock	2	0	0.0	12	10
OLB Vernon Morrison	2	0	0.0	7	7
OLB Alonzo Bush	1	0	1.0	6	2
CB Fred Lemons	1	3	0.0	32	21
DE Ernie Burton	1	0	0.0	20	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Duane Burgess	2.5	0	1	0	21
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	0	0	0	11
ILB Sean Ackerman	0.5	0	0	0	3
DT Junior Reeves	0.5	0	0	0	19
OLB Willie Rexin	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Nate Serban	0.0	1	0	1	19

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Alonzo Bush	1.0	0	0	0	2
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	1	1	1	21
DT Bucky Bullock	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	3	0	21
CB David Evans	2	1	20
S Jorge Cloude	2	1	21
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	20
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	26
S Duane Sterritt	1	2	25
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	11
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	15
DE Nate Serban	1	0	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dean Barber	4	0	1	21
S Burt Morlando	3	0	0	23
OLB Quinn McKenzie	3	0	0	22
CB Richie Guthrie	2	0	0	17
CB Trevor Canas	2	0	0	21
CB Fred Lemons	1	1	0	21
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	0	21
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Olivarez	4	6	34	0	24
Larry Andersen	2	7	32	1	18
Neil Delgado	2	6	35	0	23
Junior Blair	2	4	31	0	20
Marlon Finley	1	5	36	0	24
Joseph Sherman	0	2	33	0	23
Cedric Flournoy	0	2	12	0	10
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	22	0	16

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Diaz	2	6	26	1	29
Alvin Finley	1	5	21	0	22
Max Pullen	1	4	25	2	26
Raymond Takemura	1	2	11	0	13
Myron Rodriguez	0	2	20	1	23
Ernest Occean	0	2	24	1	25
Daryl Peters	0	1	2	0	4
Kelly Madera	0	1	10	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	2	11
Junior Blair	1	20
Joel Garrison	1	13
Martin Robertson	1	8
Otis Wallis	0	30
Timothy Hiller	0	27
Tyrus Humphrey	0	16
Brent Robbins	0	13
Earl Fiume	0	12
Leo Sweeney	0	10
Sean Ackerman	0	7
Earl Moulton	0	7
Rickey Bridges	0	7
D.J. Matthews	0	6
Marlon Finley	0	6
Mitch Crutchfield	0	6
Cedric Flournoy	0	6
Darrell Shepherd	0	5
Nolan Walters	0	4
J.R. Marston	0	4
Nate Serban	0	4
Lamar Bailey	0	4
Mel Galiardo	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	3
Jose Barfield	0	3
Larry Andersen	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
David Evans	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Mitchell Emmons	0	2
Gerald Meeber	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Duane Burgess	0	1
Bryant Hickman	0	1
Howie Lord	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Wilkins	3	14
Kelly Madera	1	16
Richie Guthrie	1	14
Bucky Organ	1	12
Myron Rodriguez	1	9
Dean Barber	1	6
Alan Forbes	0	22
Fred Lemons	0	16
Brian Devine	0	12
Winfred Stone	0	12
Raymond Takemura	0	10
Nick Diaz	0	10
Mack Ingram	0	10
Daryl Peters	0	10
Arnold Lavigne	0	10
Kurt Snyder	0	9
Brady Godfrey	0	7
Burt Morlando	0	6
Earl Rader	0	6
Antoine Wijaya	0	5
Wesley Walsh	0	5
Ronald Woodward	0	5
Tom Taves	0	4
Jerame Englund	0	4
Clay Raymer	0	3
Derrick Vaughn	0	2
Quinn McKenzie	0	2
Tyrell Murack	0	2
Oscar Battle	0	2
William Bondy	0	2
Wendell Giefeke	0	2
Alvin Finley	0	1
Trevor Canas	0	1
Harvey Reeves	0	1
Leo Murray	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	16	2.3
Middle	22	100	4.5
Right	9	31	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	18	25	1.4
Right	1	9	9.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	25	17	3	1	2	1	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ross Toth	24	15	1	2	1	4	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	97	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	8	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	62	8.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	30	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	100	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	5	2	1	41	1	18
TE Leo Sweeney	4	4	0	32	1	23
WR Nolan Walters	4	2	0	19	0	12
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	3	0	22	0	16
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	1	0	6	0	5
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	0	52	1	21
WR Shane Love	2	1	0	8	0	4
FB Junior Blair	2	1	1	4	0	20
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	0	3	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bucky Organ	6	4	0	40	1	20
WR William Bondy	6	5	0	47	0	20
WR Earl Rader	4	4	0	34	0	21
TE Derrick Vaughn	2	0	1	0	0	5
RB Jamal Rivers	2	1	0	2	0	23
TE Wesley Walsh	1	1	0	16	0	15
FB Brian Devine	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	5	16	3.20	3.48
Alan Poole	1	9	9.00	5.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	1	14	7.00	7.48

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ross Toth	3	2	17	5.67	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	14	14.00	8.20
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	3	3.00	6.67
FB Brian Devine	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR William Bondy	1	1	14	14.00	7.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	3	1
Bobby Irwin	3	3
Joel Garrison	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Rivers	3	2
Ross Toth	1	0
Jerame Englund	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ross Toth	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	3	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	2
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Bondy	2	1	1
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	0	0
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (4,000)