Exhibition Week 3, 2034

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	7	0	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	3	3	0	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:16 HOU - Darrin Borders 27 field goal
1Q: 01:45 NOS - Bernard Richard 29 field goal
2Q: 12:46 HOU - Pete Siders 2 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 08:13 NOS - Bernard Richard 45 field goal
4Q: 14:17 NOS - Joe Raymond 24 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 01:58 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:16 HOU - Darrin Borders 27 field goal
1Q: 01:45 NOS - Bernard Richard 29 field goal
2Q: 12:46 HOU - Pete Siders 2 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 08:13 NOS - Bernard Richard 45 field goal
4Q: 14:17 NOS - Joe Raymond 24 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 01:58 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 376 343
- Offensive Plays 63 58
- Yards per Play 5.97 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 153 103
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 6.12 3.55
Net Passing Yards 223 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 19 - 0 28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 229 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.87 8.28
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:24 30:36

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	376	343
- Offensive Plays	63	58
- Yards per Play	5.97	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	153	103
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	6.12	3.55
Net Passing Yards	223	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 19 - 0	28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	229	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.87	8.28
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:24	30:36

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:52	1:37	OPP 43	3	3	Punt
1	9:20	5:11	OWN 39	9	51	Field Goal
1	1:37	3:57	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	8:07	1:19	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
2	4:28	2:01	OWN 16	4	64	Fumble
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 3	2	11	Half
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	11:46	2:10	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
3	7:06	4:33	OWN 14	9	50	Punt
4	14:05	1:48	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
4	10:30	3:13	OWN 2	5	52	Punt
4	4:52	1:32	OWN 46	4	24	Missed FG
4	1:50	1:07	OWN 16	6	13	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:08	OWN 40	2	3	Fumble
1	12:15	2:55	OWN 1	5	26	Punt
1	4:09	2:32	OWN 20	7	68	Field Goal
2	12:40	4:33	OWN 20	8	52	Field Goal
2	6:48	2:20	OWN 30	5	11	Punt
2	2:27	1:45	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
3	13:27	1:41	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	9:36	2:30	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	2:33	3:28	OWN 1	8	99	Touchdown
4	12:17	1:47	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
4	7:17	2:25	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
4	3:20	1:30	OWN 37	5	54	Field Goal
4	0:43	0:43	OPP 29	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Bryan Harding, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Bates	16	81	5.06	15	2	0
Colin Whiting	9	72	8.00	45	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	15	42	2.80	13	1
Bryan Harding	7	34	4.86	11	1
Neal Okonski	6	19	3.17	9	0
Rex Dunn	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	37	19	229	1/6	1	37	0	79.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	28	16	248	1/8	1	42	0	98.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Lemke	5	7	94	18.80	48	37	0
TE Pete Siders	4	8	42	10.50	9	19	1
WR Kurt Snyder	3	8	17	5.67	1	7	0
RB Darnell Bates	3	4	28	9.33	5	13	0
WR Aaron Kafka	2	5	41	20.50	9	22	0
RB Colin Whiting	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Ricky Kiddoo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tommie Drake	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommy Patton	5	6	76	15.20	16	40	0
WR Preston Stevenson	3	5	52	17.33	17	30	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	3	15	7.50	10	12	0
WR Roger Hayes	2	4	51	25.50	42	42	0
TE Joe Raymond	2	4	45	22.50	33	24	1
WR Rick Collins	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Rex Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Darnell Bates	2	0	0
Jamal Lemke	1	0	0
Harold Mason	0	1	1
Rusty Kemp	0	1	0
Marco Nimmons	0	1	0
Alan Cutler	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rex Dunn	1	0	0
Tommy Patton	1	0	0
Byron Bennett	0	1	1
Jeffrey Cote	0	1	0
Ty Covington	0	0	1
Adam Dixon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin D'Herde	7	303	43.3	37.9	59	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	327	46.7	43.7	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Sanderson	1	14	14.0	0
Barry Durham	1	7	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	1	17	17.0	0
Roger Hayes	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Whiting	2	44	22.0	0
Jamal Lemke	2	54	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harold Mason	9	2	0.0	24	23
ILB Raymond Wilcox	4	1	0.0	21	25
DT Wendell Fletcher	3	1	1.0	15	15
ILB Norman Nixon	3	2	0.0	12	14
OLB Carl Ingram	3	1	0.0	25	19
S Barry Durham	3	1	0.0	23	26
S Alan Cutler	3	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Nolan Duncan	3	0	0.0	15	15
DT Eric Sarfaty	2	1	0.0	14	21
CB Winston Bensen	2	1	0.0	20	20
CB Jackie Bruseloff	1	3	0.0	27	27
DT Keith Small	1	1	0.0	14	14
DE Sammie Back	1	1	0.0	18	11
DE Herman Engelke	1	0	0.0	21	20
OLB O.J. Andrews	1	0	0.0	10	6
S Chad Shea	1	0	0.0	7	3
DT Barry Kamin	1	0	0.0	14	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Max Cabacungan	6	1	0.0	20	23
S Steve Ziel	5	0	0.0	16	10
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	3	0.0	19	31
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	2	0.0	18	25
S Karl Tucker	3	1	0.0	9	27
DT Marc Croft	3	1	0.0	15	16
ILB Dale Landolt	3	0	0.0	7	13
DT Adam Dixon	2	2	0.5	19	29
DE Max Tank	2	1	0.5	19	27
CB Bubba Reese	2	1	0.0	14	19
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0.0	14	20
OLB Byron Bennett	2	0	0.0	14	26
S Justin Borders	2	0	0.0	22	32
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.0	10	14
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	1	0.0	14	17
S R.J. Braddock	1	1	0.0	13	24
CB Ross Heinrich	1	1	0.0	11	18
OLB Skip Lindsay	1	0	0.0	4	3
DE Stanley Baxter	1	0	0.0	7	23
DE Rich Banks	0	1	0.0	10	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Wendell Fletcher	1.0	0	15
DE Herman Engelke	0.0	3	20
DE Lance Garrison	0.0	1	18
DE Sammie Back	0.0	1	11
DT Eric Sarfaty	0.0	1	21

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Adam Dixon	0.5	1	0	0	29
DE Max Tank	0.5	0	1	1	27
DE Rich Banks	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Marc Croft	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Stanley Baxter	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Max Cabacungan	0.0	0	0	2	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Barry Durham	3	1	26
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	0	25
S Harold Mason	2	0	23
DT Eric Sarfaty	2	0	21
OLB Nolan Duncan	2	0	15
CB Jackie Bruseloff	2	0	27
CB Winston Bensen	1	1	20
ILB Norman Nixon	1	0	14
OLB O.J. Andrews	1	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	3	1	26
S Karl Tucker	3	0	27
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	3	31
S Steve Ziel	2	1	10
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	13
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	0	25
S Justin Borders	1	2	32
CB Ty Covington	1	1	20
CB Ross Heinrich	1	1	18
DE Max Cabacungan	1	0	23
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	19
OLB Rodney Whalen	0	1	17
S R.J. Braddock	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Diaz	3	8	1	24	0	38
Corwin Hicks	3	6	0	24	0	36
Cole Bennett	1	3	0	18	0	31
Arnie Reed	1	2	0	10	0	12
Bernie Flowers	0	4	0	25	0	37
Marco Nimmons	0	1	0	22	1	32
Rusty Kemp	0	1	0	16	0	16

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marvin Buckner	1	3	0	16	0	20
Ellis Tornberg	1	3	0	11	0	11
Jimmy Roberts	1	2	0	7	0	4
Vernon Huffman	1	2	0	15	0	14
Jackie Wagner	1	2	0	22	0	26
Lincoln Wolf	1	1	1	7	0	3
Mel Harper	1	1	0	18	1	19
Cris Scott	1	1	0	18	0	18
Shawn Fadiman	0	4	0	22	0	23
Joe Raymond	0	2	0	20	0	19
Rex Dunn	0	1	0	13	0	13
Leo Gaylor	0	1	0	16	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Barber	1	19
Colin Whiting	1	18
Kurt Snyder	1	2
Raymond Wilcox	0	18
Marco Herrmann	0	15
Alex Sanderson	0	15
Rusty Kemp	0	15
Aaron Kafka	0	14
Tommie Drake	0	14
Barry Durham	0	14
Alan Cutler	0	10
Pete Siders	0	10
Nick Diaz	0	9
Cole Bennett	0	9
Arnie Reed	0	9
Bernie Flowers	0	9
Darren Coles	0	8
O.J. Andrews	0	8
Ed Diaz	0	8
Dustin D'Herde	0	7
Lance Garrison	0	6
Eric Sarfaty	0	5
Herman Engelke	0	5
Darnell Bates	0	5
Wendell Fletcher	0	4
Sammie Back	0	4
Winston Bensen	0	4
Keith Small	0	3
Jamal Lemke	0	3
Eddie Daniels	0	3
Nolan Duncan	0	3
Chad Shea	0	3
Darrin Borders	0	2
Harold Mason	0	2
C.J. Stewart	0	2
Carl Ingram	0	2
Jackie Bruseloff	0	2
Wesley Myers	0	2
Conrad Adams	0	2
Barry Kamin	0	2
Norman Nixon	0	1
Corwin Hicks	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Tobias	3	18
Rex Dunn	1	18
Justin Borders	1	17
Chester Ellingsen	1	11
Jimmy Roberts	0	21
Rodney Whalen	0	21
Bubba Reese	0	20
Rick Collins	0	15
Cornelius Hughes	0	13
Roderick Iadevaia	0	13
Leo Gaylor	0	10
Ellis Tornberg	0	10
Lincoln Wolf	0	10
Vernon Huffman	0	9
Joe Raymond	0	9
Bernard Richard	0	8
Skip Lindsay	0	8
Darnell Briggs	0	7
Shawn Fadiman	0	7
Rich Banks	0	7
Preston Stevenson	0	5
Roger Hayes	0	5
Lamar McCarthy	0	4
Marc Croft	0	4
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Byron Bennett	0	3
Rico Fields	0	3
Max Tank	0	2
Max Cabacungan	0	2
Karl Tucker	0	2
Mel Harper	0	2
Stanley Baxter	0	2
Adam Dixon	0	2
Ross Heinrich	0	2
Tommy Patton	0	1
Jeffrey Cote	0	1
R.J. Braddock	0	1
Neal Okonski	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	75	18.8
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	11	39	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	13	61	4.7
Right	6	18	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	37	19	4	0	2	11	3	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	28	16	5	0	4	2	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	122	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	59	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	48	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	113	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	41	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	70	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kurt Snyder	8	3	1	17	0	30
TE Pete Siders	8	4	0	42	0	32
WR Jamal Lemke	7	5	0	94	3	33
WR Aaron Kafka	5	2	0	41	1	17
RB Darnell Bates	4	3	1	28	0	24
WR Tommie Drake	2	0	0	0	0	5
WR Ricky Kiddoo	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Colin Whiting	1	1	0	3	0	18
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0	4	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tommy Patton	6	5	0	76	1	25
WR Preston Stevenson	5	3	0	52	1	19
WR Rick Collins	4	1	3	6	0	13
WR Roger Hayes	4	2	1	51	1	18
TE Joe Raymond	4	2	0	45	2	19
RB Jeffrey Cote	3	2	0	15	0	18
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	0	3	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Bates	3	7	2.33	5.06
Colin Whiting	1	3	3.00	8.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	1	3	3.00	2.80
Neal Okonski	1	3	3.00	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	2	2.00	6.19

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	4	1	6	1.50	8.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pete Siders	1	1	2	2.00	5.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Collins	2	1	6	3.00	1.50
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Joe Raymond	1	0	0	0.00	11.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Colin Whiting	3	1
Darnell Bates	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Cote	4	0
Neal Okonski	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	4	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Aaron Kafka	2	0	0
TE Pete Siders	2	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	0
RB Colin Whiting	1	1	0
WR Jamal Lemke	1	0	0
RB Darnell Bates	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Rick Collins	1	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1
WR Roger Hayes	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 96,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	96,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,300 (9,900)