Week 14, 2027

played in Houston, TX

67 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:11 NOS - Phillip Newman 8 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 03:05 NOS - Nolan Walters 4 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:39 HOU - Earl Rader 7 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 11:40 NOS - Nolan Walters 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 01:19 NOS - Burt McCalla 26 field goal
4Q: 09:49 HOU - Heath Brodie 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 06:08 NOS - Burt McCalla 23 field goal
4Q: 00:31 NOS - Burt McCalla 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:11 NOS - Phillip Newman 8 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 03:05 NOS - Nolan Walters 4 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:39 HOU - Earl Rader 7 pass from Heath Brodie (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 11:40 NOS - Nolan Walters 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 01:19 NOS - Burt McCalla 26 field goal
4Q: 09:49 HOU - Heath Brodie 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 06:08 NOS - Burt McCalla 23 field goal
4Q: 00:31 NOS - Burt McCalla 43 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 10-3 9-4
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 389 283
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 6.27 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 195 65
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 6.29 3.42
Net Passing Yards 194 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 0 39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 201 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.26 5.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 6/51
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 6/149
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:07 26:53

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	10-3	9-4
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	389	283
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	6.27	4.80
Net Rushing Yards	195	65
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	6.29	3.42
Net Passing Yards	194	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 0	39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	201	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.26	5.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	6/51
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	6/149
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:07	26:53

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	5:02	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
1	3:29	2:45	OWN 17	7	34	Downs
2	13:02	1:26	OWN 12	4	9	Punt
2	10:32	3:27	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	5:15	2:20	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 37	1	1	Half
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	13:23	1:50	OPP 26	5	26	Touchdown
3	6:41	5:28	OWN 20	9	71	Field Goal
4	9:38	3:38	OWN 46	5	48	Field Goal
4	3:55	3:31	OWN 34	8	40	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 28	5	22	Punt
1	6:59	3:30	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
1	0:44	2:42	OWN 49	6	5	Punt
2	11:36	1:04	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	7:05	1:50	OWN 20	4	29	Interception
2	2:55	2:23	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
3	11:33	4:52	OWN 26	9	32	Punt
3	1:13	6:35	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
4	6:00	2:05	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 35	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Cortez	13	83	6.38	18	4
Bobby Irwin	8	48	6.00	21	1
Alan Poole	3	29	9.67	17	1
Rex Dunn	3	15	5.00	9	0
Junior Blair	2	8	4.00	7	0
Martin Mills	2	12	6.00	10	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	16	55	3.44	10	2	0
Heath Brodie	1	6	6.00	6	0	1
Jackie Barber	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Scottie Walters	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	30	20	201	1/7	3	34	0	118.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	39	25	226	1/8	1	26	1	77.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	10	13	149	14.90	68	34	1
WR Nolan Walters	4	4	41	10.25	10	24	2
RB John Cortez	3	3	6	2.00	0	5	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Rex Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Lemke	10	15	85	8.50	15	26	0
WR Earl Rader	6	9	58	9.67	11	22	1
RB Brad Barnett	3	5	16	5.33	0	11	0
WR Kurt Snyder	2	3	25	12.50	3	16	0
FB Joey Crawford	2	2	17	8.50	3	10	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Scottie Walters	1	2	20	20.00	1	20	0
TE Tracy Wagner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alex Priestley	0	1	0	0
Bobby Irwin	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Rader	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	129	43.0	34.0	52	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	6	234	39.0	29.2	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	19	6.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	60	30.0	0
Howie Lord	1	18	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Whitley	4	102	25.5	0
Jamal Lemke	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	5	1	0.0	17	30
OLB Willie Rexin	5	1	0.0	14	27
CB Ty Covington	4	1	0.0	12	28
CB Bob Heath	4	0	0.0	12	22
OLB Lamar Bailey	4	0	0.0	9	23
CB Howie Lord	3	3	0.0	11	30
S Jorge Cloude	3	1	0.0	18	29
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	1	1.0	13	29
DT Eddie Bloomer	2	1	0.0	6	8
ILB Jose Barfield	2	1	0.0	16	26
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0.0	6	11
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0.0	3	15
CB Danny Cortez	1	1	0.0	7	19
DE Max Tank	1	1	0.0	15	33
S Antonio Flannery	1	1	0.0	7	21
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0.0	12	22
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	7	18
DE Brent Robbins	0	2	0.0	12	23
DE Cary Clinton	0	1	0.0	12	25

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	10	1	0.0	23	27
CB Joey Boose	8	1	0.0	21	19
S Harold Mason	4	2	0.0	25	27
DT Wendell Giefeke	3	2	1.0	29	26
S Donovan Juckett	3	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Spencer Doyle	3	0	0.0	26	23
DT Keith Small	3	0	0.0	18	22
CB Trevor Canas	2	2	0.0	23	19
DT Tyrell Murack	2	1	0.0	14	14
DE Oscar Battle	2	1	0.0	23	22
S Burt Morlando	2	0	0.0	17	14
CB Andy Inthapany	2	0	0.0	19	19
ILB Shawn Fazande	2	0	0.0	8	4
CB Timothy Dennis	1	1	0.0	10	12
CB Fred Lemons	1	1	0.0	14	12
WR Earl Rader	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	0	0.0	0	4
S J.J. Donovan	0	2	0.0	6	4
DE Chester Moss	0	2	0.0	9	15
OLB Lewis Lee	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1.0	0	0	29
DE Max Tank	0.0	4	3	33
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	2	2	23
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	1	0	22

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Wendell Giefeke	1.0	1	0	26
DE Ronald Woodward	0.0	0	1	7
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	0	1	22
DE Chester Moss	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bob Heath	4	2	0	22
CB Ty Covington	4	0	1	28
OLB Willie Rexin	3	0	0	27
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	1	0	23
CB Howie Lord	2	0	0	30
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0	26
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	0	29
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0	8
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	30
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0	29
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0	19
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0	15
S Antonio Flannery	1	0	0	21
DE Max Tank	0	1	0	33

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Trevor Canas	3	1	19
CB Joey Boose	3	1	19
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	0	27
CB Andy Inthapany	2	0	19
S Harold Mason	2	0	27
S Burt Morlando	1	1	14
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	22
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	4
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	0	4
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	12
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	26
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cedric Flournoy	4	6	1	25	0	22
Marlon Finley	3	9	0	28	0	26
Joseph Sherman	2	4	0	28	0	29
Curtis Olivarez	2	4	0	31	0	31
Neil Delgado	1	4	0	27	1	29
Junior Blair	0	1	0	11	0	7
Lenny Shields	0	1	0	23	0	15

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Diaz	1	4	18	0	40
Josh Buckner	1	2	13	0	33
Raymond Takemura	0	5	17	0	33
Ernest Occean	0	2	16	1	35
Kendrick Stevenson	0	2	15	0	32
Darryl Akiyama	0	2	9	0	12
Louie Kleaver	0	1	7	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	2	13
Mitchell Emmons	1	15
Stephen Granberry	1	14
Kelvin Sandage	1	14
Antonio Flannery	1	11
Duane Sterritt	1	10
Jorge Cloude	1	1
Otis Wallis	0	21
Martin Mills	0	16
John Cortez	0	15
Howie Lord	0	14
Rex Dunn	0	11
Burt McCalla	0	10
Junior Blair	0	9
Timothy Hiller	0	6
Marlon Finley	0	6
Cary Clinton	0	6
Alex Priestley	0	6
Donnell Pritchett	0	6
D.J. Matthews	0	5
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
Billy Joe Beckett	0	3
Brent Robbins	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Dale Landolt	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Bob Heath	0	2
Lamar Bailey	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	1
Neil Delgado	0	1
Joseph Sherman	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1
Lenny Shields	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Barber	4	14
Kurt Snyder	1	18
Kelly Madera	1	16
Spencer Doyle	1	6
Michael Whitley	0	18
Donovan Juckett	0	14
Timothy Dennis	0	13
Tracy Wagner	0	12
Lewis Lee	0	11
Carlton Robinson	0	10
Richie Lake	0	9
Joey Crawford	0	8
Jamal Lemke	0	7
Drew Weedman	0	7
Kendrick Stevenson	0	6
Louie Kleaver	0	6
Darryl Akiyama	0	6
Darren Coles	0	6
Nick Diaz	0	5
Oscar Battle	0	5
Sam Taliancich	0	5
Trevor Canas	0	4
Earl Rader	0	4
Harold Mason	0	4
Andy Inthapany	0	3
Shawn Fazande	0	3
Vernon Morrison	0	3
Wendell Giefeke	0	3
Raymond Wilcox	0	3
Scottie Walters	0	3
Keith Small	0	2
Joey Boose	0	2
Ronald Woodward	0	1
Tyrell Murack	0	1
Fred Lemons	0	1
Brad Barnett	0	1
J.J. Donovan	0	1
Chester Moss	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	9	51	5.7
Right	15	119	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	17	1.9
Middle	8	43	5.4
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	30	20	3	1	2	3	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	39	25	3	0	2	4	7	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	30	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	48	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	99	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	108	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	93	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	13	10	0	149	2	30
WR Nolan Walters	4	4	0	41	1	22
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	1	1	5	0	17
RB John Cortez	3	3	0	6	0	14
TE Lenny Shields	2	1	0	4	0	15
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	-4	0	12
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	1	0	0	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	15	10	1	85	1	38
WR Earl Rader	9	6	1	58	1	30
RB Brad Barnett	5	3	0	16	0	31
WR Kurt Snyder	3	2	0	25	0	20
TE Tracy Wagner	2	0	0	0	0	19
FB Joey Crawford	2	2	0	17	0	28
WR Scottie Walters	2	1	0	20	1	11
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Martin Mills	1	2	2.00	6.00
John Cortez	1	0	0.00	6.38

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	8	5	20	2.50	6.70

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	7	4	26	3.71	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	6	3.00	10.25
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	8	4.00	11.46
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB John Cortez	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kurt Snyder	2	1	9	4.50	8.33
RB Brad Barnett	2	1	0	0.00	3.20
WR Jamal Lemke	2	1	10	5.00	5.67
WR Earl Rader	1	1	7	7.00	6.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
John Cortez	2	1
Alan Poole	1	0
Junior Blair	1	0
Martin Mills	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	5	1
Heath Brodie	1	1
Scottie Walters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	5	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	2	2	2
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	0	0
RB John Cortez	2	2	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Lemke	3	3	2
WR Earl Rader	1	1	1
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,000)