Exhibition Week 5, 2026

played in Houston, TX

92 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	7	-	10
Houston Texans	14	7	0	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 HOU - Jackie Barber 58 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 07:17 NOS - Burt McCalla 38 field goal
1Q: 03:32 HOU - Michael Whitley 42 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 02:35 HOU - Joey Crawford 3 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 14:44 HOU - Darrin Borders 48 field goal
4Q: 09:56 NOS - Martin Robertson 7 pass from Billy Joe Beckett (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 HOU - Jackie Barber 58 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 07:17 NOS - Burt McCalla 38 field goal
1Q: 03:32 HOU - Michael Whitley 42 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 02:35 HOU - Joey Crawford 3 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 14:44 HOU - Darrin Borders 48 field goal
4Q: 09:56 NOS - Martin Robertson 7 pass from Billy Joe Beckett (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 3-1 2-2
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 285 388
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards per Play 4.91 6.06
Net Rushing Yards 72 279
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 3.43 8.21
Net Passing Yards 213 109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 27 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 229 131
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 3.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/88 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:04 31:56

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	3-1	2-2
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	285	388
- Offensive Plays	58	64
- Yards per Play	4.91	6.06
Net Rushing Yards	72	279
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	3.43	8.21
Net Passing Yards	213	109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	27 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	229	131
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	3.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/88	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:04	31:56

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	11:24	4:12	OWN 20	8	59	Field Goal
1	3:16	2:10	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
2	14:20	1:43	OWN 29	4	17	Punt
2	10:35	3:19	OWN 32	6	29	Punt
2	2:25	1:17	OWN 38	4	-12	Punt
3	9:39	1:38	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
3	5:52	0:28	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
3	4:44	1:04	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
4	14:36	4:47	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	9:02	3:54	OWN 29	6	10	Punt
4	2:28	1:50	OWN 32	8	45	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	1:44	OWN 14	4	86	Touchdown
1	7:12	3:56	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
1	1:06	1:46	OWN 33	3	-7	Punt
2	12:37	2:02	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	7:16	4:51	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 21	3	14	Half
3	15:00	5:21	OWN 31	7	14	Punt
3	8:01	2:09	OWN 34	4	9	Interception
3	5:24	0:40	OWN 20	2	19	Interception
3	3:40	4:04	OWN 7	11	62	Field Goal
4	9:49	0:47	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	5:08	2:40	OWN 15	6	53	Fumble
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 16	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jackie Barber, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mack Mathews	15	61	4.07	18	2
Bobby Irwin	4	10	2.50	4	0
Billy Joe Beckett	2	1	0.50	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Michael Whitley	19	119	6.26	42	3	1
Jackie Barber	13	158	12.15	58	4	1
Leon Kell	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Joe Beckett	23	13	150	1/16	1	24	1	72.7
J.R. Fraaije	13	10	79	0/0	0	20	0	91.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leon Kell	17	9	75	1/8	0	14	2	25.0
Heath Brodie	10	6	56	2/14	1	17	0	108.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Sandage	7	11	89	12.71	49	24	0
WR Martin Robertson	4	6	25	6.25	7	12	1
WR Stephen Granberry	4	5	55	13.75	3	22	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	4	17	5.67	0	10	0
TE Leo Sweeney	2	3	16	8.00	3	10	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Junior Blair	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0
WR Terrell Hicks	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Mack Mathews	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlton Robinson	5	8	55	11.00	6	15	0
WR Mercury Crawford	3	7	17	5.67	0	10	0
WR Scottie Walters	3	6	37	12.33	5	17	0
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	18	9.00	4	9	0
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	1	1.00	2	1	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Bucky Organ	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Michael Whitley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Howie Lord	1	0	0.00	0
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Robbie Thomason	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Howie Lord	0	1	0	0
Jose Barfield	0	0	2	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Leon Kell	1	0
Michael Whitley	1	0
Darryl Akiyama	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	9	421	46.8	40.0	54	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	4	167	41.8	40.3	48	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	3	3.0	0
Darnell Carr	1	3	3.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Donovan	3	14	4.7	0
Harold Mason	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Carr	3	65	21.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Forbes	2	49	24.5	0
Michael Whitley	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Raymond Bentsen	8	3	1.0	27	25
ILB Jose Barfield	8	0	0.0	17	12
DT Junior Reeves	4	1	0.5	25	24
DE Cary Clinton	4	1	0.5	19	20
S Charles Lee	4	1	0.0	22	19
OLB Duane Burgess	3	1	0.0	10	8
S Rickey Bridges	3	0	0.0	17	17
CB Darnell Carr	3	0	0.0	19	13
OLB Otis Wallis	2	1	0.0	18	15
CB Ty Covington	2	1	0.0	19	22
CB Howie Lord	2	0	0.0	23	24
DE Max Tank	1	1	1.0	22	20
WR Martin Robertson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0.0	13	12
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0.0	17	15
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0.0	20	19
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	17	9
DE Eddie Bloomer	0	3	0.0	15	12
ILB Earl Moulton	0	2	0.0	17	18
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0	1	0.0	14	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S J.J. Donovan	5	0	0.0	14	26
ILB Brady Kirk	5	0	0.0	15	18
CB Fred Lemons	4	1	0.0	13	32
S Burt Morlando	3	3	0.0	10	15
DE Ronald Woodward	3	2	0.0	17	30
CB Andy Inthapany	3	2	0.0	15	34
OLB Quinn McKenzie	3	1	0.0	11	17
ILB Shawn Fazande	3	0	0.0	6	19
DT Wendell Giefeke	2	2	0.5	13	20
DE Trevor Hawthorne	2	0	0.5	12	20
S Harold Mason	2	1	0.0	17	27
DT Tyrell Murack	2	0	0.0	8	16
DE Terrell Fulkerson	1	1	0.0	4	7
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	---	---	---
CB Trevor Canas	1	0	0.0	19	36
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB Dean Barber	1	0	0.0	8	4
DE Sam Taliancich	1	0	0.0	9	17
S Jumbo Hines	1	0	0.0	4	10
RB Michael Whitley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Clay Raymer	0	2	0.0	12	30

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.0	0	1	0	20
S Raymond Bentsen	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Cary Clinton	0.5	1	1	3	20
DT Junior Reeves	0.5	1	0	0	24
DE Warren Lynn	0.0	0	1	0	9

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.5	1	1	20
DE Trevor Hawthorne	0.5	1	0	20
DT Clay Raymer	0.0	1	1	30
DT Keith Small	0.0	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Otis Wallis	2	1	0	15
S Raymond Bentsen	2	0	0	25
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	0	17
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0	22
S Charles Lee	2	0	0	19
CB Howie Lord	1	1	1	24
CB Danny Cortez	1	1	1	19
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0	8
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0	15
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0	12
ILB Earl Moulton	0	1	0	18

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fred Lemons	4	0	0	32
S J.J. Donovan	4	0	0	26
ILB Brady Kirk	3	0	0	18
ILB Shawn Fazande	2	1	0	19
S Harold Mason	2	1	0	27
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2	0	0	17
S Jumbo Hines	2	0	0	10
S Burt Morlando	1	0	0	15
CB Andy Inthapany	1	0	0	34
CB Dean Barber	1	0	0	4
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	0	20
CB Trevor Canas	0	1	0	36
OLB Robbie Thomason	0	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitchell Emmons	2	2	11	0	18
Alex Priestley	1	6	19	0	29
Donnell Pritchett	1	5	20	0	32
Curtis Olivarez	0	3	12	0	20
Marlon Finley	0	1	12	1	24
Claude Richardson	0	1	9	0	17
Mel Galiardo	0	1	9	0	13
Rex Dunn	0	1	6	0	3

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darryl Akiyama	4	5	1	26	0	14
Josh Buckner	3	6	1	27	3	24
Alfred Streepy	3	4	0	16	0	22
Dexter Durkin	2	6	0	22	0	21
Arnold Crews	1	4	0	25	0	22
Louie Kleaver	1	3	0	25	0	23
Kelly Madera	0	2	0	19	0	12
Kendrick Stevenson	0	1	0	29	0	24
Reggie Freeman	0	1	0	18	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	1	22
Otis Wallis	1	17
Earl Moulton	1	14
Terrell Hicks	1	11
Claude Richardson	1	10
Marlon Finley	1	10
Rex Dunn	1	10
Leo Sweeney	0	17
Howie Lord	0	14
Timothy Hiller	0	13
D.J. Matthews	0	10
Neil Delgado	0	10
Martin Robertson	0	9
Darnell Briggs	0	9
Darnell Carr	0	9
Duane Burgess	0	8
Junior Blair	0	8
Alex Priestley	0	8
Raymond Bentsen	0	5
Mitchell Emmons	0	5
Burt McCalla	0	4
Willie Rexin	0	4
Cary Clinton	0	4
Max Tank	0	4
Burt Tamaarkin	0	4
Jose Barfield	0	2
Cedric Flournoy	0	2
Stephen Granberry	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Warren Lynn	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Billy Joe Beckett	0	1
Rickey Bridges	0	1
Danny Cortez	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1
Charles Lee	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Heath McMichael	2	10
Bucky Organ	1	18
Alfred Streepy	1	5
Louie Kleaver	1	3
Michael Whitley	0	20
Reggie Freeman	0	13
Andy Inthapany	0	12
Jumbo Hines	0	12
Kelly Madera	0	10
William Bondy	0	9
Brad Barnett	0	9
Joey Crawford	0	9
Robbie Thomason	0	8
Sam Taliancich	0	8
Trevor Hawthorne	0	7
Vernon Morrison	0	7
Dean Barber	0	7
J.J. Donovan	0	7
Shawn Fazande	0	6
Mercury Crawford	0	6
Darrin Borders	0	6
Burt Morlando	0	5
Quinn McKenzie	0	5
Kendrick Stevenson	0	5
Josh Buckner	0	5
Arnold Crews	0	5
Clay Raymer	0	4
Wendell Giefeke	0	4
Richie Lake	0	4
Keith Small	0	4
Brady Kirk	0	4
Harold Mason	0	4
Ronald Woodward	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	2
Fred Lemons	0	2
Edwin Forbes	0	2
Tyrell Murack	0	1
Will Norris	0	1
Dexter Durkin	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	8	16	2.0
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	63	6.3
Middle	16	151	9.4
Right	7	66	9.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Joe Beckett	23	13	3	2	2	3	2	1	1
J.R. Fraaije	13	10	1	1	0	0	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leon Kell	17	9	0	0	0	2	2	3	2
Heath Brodie	10	6	0	0	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	115	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	37	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	43	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	48	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	65	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Sandage	11	7	0	89	2	30
WR Martin Robertson	6	4	1	25	0	20
WR Stephen Granberry	5	4	1	55	2	21
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	3	0	17	0	18
TE Leo Sweeney	3	2	0	16	0	17
WR Terrell Hicks	3	1	0	15	0	18
RB Mack Mathews	2	0	0	0	0	25
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	8	0	13
FB Junior Blair	1	1	0	4	0	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Carlton Robinson	8	5	0	55	22
WR Mercury Crawford	7	3	0	17	16
WR Scottie Walters	6	3	0	37	22
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	0	18	18
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0	0	12
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	0	1	7
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	0	3	9
RB Michael Whitley	1	0	1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Beckett	2	1	7	3.50	6.52

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	3	2	17	5.67	5.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	7	7.00	4.17
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0	0.00	8.09

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Michael Whitley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Carlton Robinson	1	1	14	14.00	6.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Mathews	4	1
Billy Joe Beckett	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Michael Whitley	4	3
Jackie Barber	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Joe Beckett	6	3	1
J.R. Fraaije	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leon Kell	4	1	1
Heath Brodie	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Hicks	2	0	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	2	1
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0
WR Martin Robertson	1	0	0
RB Mack Mathews	1	0	0
FB Junior Blair	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlton Robinson	3	2	2
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	0
WR Mercury Crawford	1	0	0
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (21,100)
End Zone 15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (21,100)
End Zone	15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,000)