Exhibition Week 3, 2029

played in New Orleans, LA

85 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	0	0	0	-	7
New Orleans Saints	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 HOU - Mitchell Cheever 5 run (Cedric Hover extra point)
1Q: 04:15 NOS - Daquan Berry 41 field goal
2Q: 13:11 NOS - Daquan Berry 32 field goal
3Q: 07:29 NOS - Robbie Kirk 13 pass from Brenden Rackers (Daquan Berry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 HOU - Mitchell Cheever 5 run (Cedric Hover extra point)
1Q: 04:15 NOS - Daquan Berry 41 field goal
2Q: 13:11 NOS - Daquan Berry 32 field goal
3Q: 07:29 NOS - Robbie Kirk 13 pass from Brenden Rackers (Daquan Berry extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 4 3
Total Net Yards 280 264
- Offensive Plays 72 60
- Yards per Play 3.89 4.40
Net Rushing Yards 106 125
- Rushing Attempts 26 28
- Yards per Rush 4.08 4.46
Net Passing Yards 174 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 22 - 1 30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 183 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.78 4.34
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 14/99 8/56
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/48 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:20 30:40

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	4	3
Total Net Yards	280	264
- Offensive Plays	72	60
- Yards per Play	3.89	4.40
Net Rushing Yards	106	125
- Rushing Attempts	26	28
- Yards per Rush	4.08	4.46
Net Passing Yards	174	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 22 - 1	30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	183	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.78	4.34
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	14/99	8/56
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/48	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:20	30:40

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:46	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
1	4:10	1:29	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	13:06	3:45	OWN 19	6	21	Punt
2	7:01	1:34	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
2	3:49	3:38	OWN 17	14	21	Punt
3	14:25	1:55	OPP 39	4	22	Interception
3	7:18	2:13	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
3	3:36	5:19	OWN 7	13	52	Punt
4	9:44	1:42	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	5:04	1:44	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	2:10	1:46	OWN 10	11	26	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:14	6:04	OWN 34	11	42	Field Goal
1	2:41	4:35	OWN 32	8	53	Field Goal
2	9:21	2:20	OWN 20	6	1	Punt
2	5:27	1:38	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 22	2	13	Half
3	15:00	0:35	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
3	12:30	5:12	OWN 11	12	89	Touchdown
3	5:05	1:29	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
4	13:17	3:33	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	8:02	2:58	OWN 35	5	21	Punt
4	3:20	1:10	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 36	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Alex Mathews, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Nicky Gaines	12	42	3.50	9	0	0
RB Casey Holliday	6	38	6.33	19	1	0
QB Marquis Stanton	4	14	3.50	7	0	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	8	4.00	5	0	1
WR Keegan Church	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
RB Wyatt Youngblood	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Junior Fairbairn	16	66	4.13	12	2
RB Gavin Easley	4	17	4.25	13	1
QB Gavin Ozga	3	24	8.00	13	1
QB Brenden Rackers	2	8	4.00	9	0
RB Wally Price	2	6	3.00	4	0
WR Robbie Kirk	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marquis Stanton	35	16	132	1/9	0	20	1	44.0
Mitchell Cheever	10	6	51	0/0	0	17	0	73.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	19	12	104	2/16	0	28	1	55.6
Brenden Rackers	11	8	51	0/0	1	13	0	112.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Victor Duffy	9	13	92	10.22	40	20
RB Nicky Gaines	4	5	28	7.00	2	11
TE Graham Naeole	2	10	26	13.00	2	19
WR Keegan Church	2	5	21	10.50	4	15
WR Sean Newland	2	3	0	0.00	0	1
WR Amir Forbes	1	2	5	5.00	3	5
WR Roderick Dillon	1	6	4	4.00	0	4
WR Roger Feather	1	1	7	7.00	3	7

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robbie Kirk	5	6	41	8.20	3	15	1
TE Spencer Boone	4	5	32	8.00	6	13	0
WR Mitchell Green	3	4	26	8.67	4	13	0
RB Junior Fairbairn	2	5	9	4.50	0	6	0
FB Brent Hennessy	2	2	37	18.50	23	28	0
WR Sammie Blades	2	3	4	2.00	0	5	0
RB Gavin Easley	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Donald Fain	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Silas Upshaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kaleb Peak	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ricardo Gozinsky	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terry Blanchard	8	354	44.3	38.0	60	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	6	285	47.5	43.3	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Hover	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daquan Berry	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Newland	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Fain	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Newland	3	48	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Goehring	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Collin Chun	6	2	0.0	19	16
S Vernon Cales	4	3	0.0	27	30
ILB Devin Blackledge	4	1	0.0	10	16
OLB Ellis Riggins	4	1	0.0	24	27
CB Jumbo Lyon	4	1	0.0	27	32
OLB Alex Logan	4	0	0.0	11	4
OLB Wally Castillo	4	0	0.0	25	22
DE Jose Lewis	3	0	1.0	7	14
DT Dale Schokora	3	3	0.0	27	24
DE Louis Rice	2	2	1.0	27	30
ILB Rondell Gomez	2	0	0.0	16	13
S Frank Van Fleet	1	1	0.0	10	17
CB Kaleb Peak	1	1	0.0	20	19
S Nicholas Harrison	1	1	0.0	1	4
CB Rick Tolbert	1	1	0.0	19	27
S Deon Ciarleglio	1	1	0.0	19	17
WR Keegan Church	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mitchell Gabriel	1	0	0.0	3	11
CB Chester Johnston	1	0	0.0	4	11
OLB Alvin Chandler	1	0	0.0	3	1

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alex Mathews	8	3	0.5	24	44
ILB Javier Jensen	6	1	0.0	18	28
DE Jalen Heatherly	5	1	0.5	26	46
S Mike Goehring	5	1	0.0	26	46
OLB Mason Whitfield	4	0	0.0	12	37
CB Patrick Tate	3	2	0.0	10	32
CB Phil Keith	3	1	0.0	24	45
S Ricardo Gozinsky	3	0	0.0	22	44
DT Cole Thomas	2	0	0.0	13	33
S Randall Coggins	2	0	0.0	4	2
CB Earl Bullock	1	1	0.0	24	45
OLB Ernest Powell	1	1	0.0	9	10
DT Garrett Allamon	1	1	0.0	9	9
OLB Neil Sanders	1	1	0.0	14	12
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Money	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Cooper McWilliams	1	0	0.0	12	6
CB Alexander Goodwin	0	1	0.0	5	10
DE Burt Brennan	0	1	0.0	16	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Louis Rice	1.0	1	1	30
DE Jose Lewis	1.0	0	0	14
DT Mitchell Gabriel	0.0	0	1	11
OLB Ellis Riggins	0.0	0	1	27

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jalen Heatherly	0.5	2	3	2	46
ILB Alex Mathews	0.5	0	1	1	44
OLB Cooper McWilliams	0.0	1	0	0	6
DT Garrett Allamon	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vernon Cales	3	1	0	30
OLB Ellis Riggins	3	0	0	27
CB Jumbo Lyon	3	0	0	32
DT Dale Schokora	2	0	0	24
ILB Devin Blackledge	1	1	0	16
CB Kaleb Peak	1	0	1	19
S Frank Van Fleet	1	0	0	17
DE Louis Rice	1	0	0	30
CB Chester Johnston	1	0	0	11
CB Rick Tolbert	1	0	0	27
OLB Alvin Chandler	1	0	0	1
S Deon Ciarleglio	1	0	0	17
DE Jose Lewis	1	0	0	14
OLB Alex Logan	0	1	0	4

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Alex Mathews	5	2	0	44
S Mike Goehring	4	0	0	46
ILB Javier Jensen	4	0	0	28
CB Patrick Tate	2	2	0	32
S Ricardo Gozinsky	2	0	1	44
DE Jalen Heatherly	2	0	0	46
CB Phil Keith	1	2	0	45
DT Bill Money	1	0	0	3
S Randall Coggins	1	0	0	2
CB Earl Bullock	0	2	0	45

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Gerald Peterson	5	8	26	0	46
G Juan Collins	2	2	26	0	46
T Michael Schwartz	1	3	17	0	18
TE Graham Naeole	1	2	20	0	26
T Isaiah Bensen	0	6	26	0	46
G Marco Liu	0	2	9	1	28
G Desmond Bloom	0	2	17	0	18
C Jose Bradley	0	1	9	0	28

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Edward Brewer	4	4	28	0	32
G Marshall Ward	1	5	28	0	32
T Antonio Rivera	1	4	17	0	13
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	5	0	6
C Brandon Kotz	0	4	28	0	32
T Jimmy Zellers	0	2	11	0	19
T Jonah Van DeWege	0	1	28	2	32
TE Jamie Thurgood	0	1	2	0	0
TE Spencer Boone	0	1	24	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Wyatt Youngblood	1	20
Keegan Church	1	12
Wally Castillo	1	11
Desmond Bloom	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Thurgood	2	22
Jalen Heatherly	1	10
Silas Upshaw	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Juan Collins	26	46	---	---	8	80
T Isaiah Bensen	26	46	---	---	8	80
WR Keegan Church	20	42	---	---	12	74
C Gerald Peterson	26	46	---	---	---	72
DT Dale Schokora	---	---	27	24	18	69
TE Graham Naeole	20	26	---	---	20	66
TE Victor Duffy	23	41	---	---	---	64
WR Roderick Dillon	20	42	---	---	---	62
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	27	32	2	61
S Vernon Cales	---	---	27	30	2	59
DE Louis Rice	---	---	27	30	2	59
OLB Wally Castillo	---	---	25	22	11	58
RB Nicky Gaines	13	35	---	---	6	54
WR Sean Newland	16	26	---	---	12	54
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	24	27	2	53
QB Marquis Stanton	16	36	---	---	---	52
CB Kaleb Peak	---	---	20	19	12	51
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	19	27	2	48
ILB Collin Chun	---	---	19	16	11	46
G Desmond Bloom	17	18	---	---	8	43
T Michael Schwartz	17	18	---	---	8	43
C Jose Bradley	9	28	---	---	---	37
G Marco Liu	9	28	---	---	---	37
S Deon Ciarleglio	---	---	19	17	---	36
OLB Alex Logan	---	---	11	4	20	35
RB Wyatt Youngblood	4	6	---	---	20	30
ILB Rondell Gomez	---	---	16	13	---	29
S Frank Van Fleet	---	---	10	17	2	29
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	10	16	1	27
CB Chester Johnston	---	---	4	11	8	23
DE Jose Lewis	---	---	7	14	---	21
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	8	13	---	21
QB Mitchell Cheever	10	10	---	---	---	20
S Nicholas Harrison	---	---	1	4	12	17
DT Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	3	11	2	16
RB Casey Holliday	8	6	---	---	---	14
DE Lonnie Felkey	---	---	1	4	7	12
WR Amir Forbes	2	3	---	---	4	9
C Marvin Pritchett	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Terry Blanchard	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Riley Tindale	1	0	---	---	4	5
OLB Alvin Chandler	---	---	3	1	---	4
WR Roger Feather	1	3	---	---	---	4
K Cedric Hover	0	0	---	---	2	2
TE Dana Asperilla	2	0	---	---	---	2
T Richie Hardy	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	26	46	10	82
S Mike Goehring	---	---	26	46	2	74
CB Phil Keith	---	---	24	45	2	71
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	24	45	---	69
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	24	44	---	68
OLB Mason Whitfield	---	---	12	37	19	68
T Jonah Van DeWege	28	32	---	---	8	68
S Ricardo Gozinsky	---	---	22	44	---	66
C Brandon Kotz	28	32	---	---	---	60
G Edward Brewer	28	32	---	---	---	60
G Marshall Ward	28	32	---	---	---	60
WR Sammie Blades	26	32	---	---	---	58
CB Patrick Tate	---	---	10	32	14	56
ILB Javier Jensen	---	---	18	28	10	56
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	13	33	8	54
WR Mitchell Green	20	18	---	---	16	54
RB Junior Fairbairn	20	20	---	---	14	54
TE Spencer Boone	24	27	---	---	---	51
DE Burt Brennan	---	---	16	24	8	48
WR Robbie Kirk	17	27	---	---	---	44
T Antonio Rivera	17	13	---	---	8	38
QB Gavin Ozga	13	21	---	---	---	34
DE Bucky Finley	---	---	10	22	---	32
T Jimmy Zellers	11	19	---	---	---	30
FB Brent Hennessy	5	6	---	---	16	27
QB Brenden Rackers	15	11	---	---	---	26
OLB Neil Sanders	---	---	14	12	---	26
TE Jamie Thurgood	2	0	---	---	22	24
TE Silas Upshaw	11	3	---	---	10	24
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	5	10	8	23
WR Donald Fain	4	11	---	---	8	23
OLB Ernest Powell	---	---	9	10	1	20
S Randall Coggins	---	---	4	2	14	20
OLB Cooper McWilliams	---	---	12	6	---	18
RB Gavin Easley	6	12	---	---	---	18
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	9	9	---	18
WR Jon Brandon	3	4	---	---	6	13
CB Tom Coloma	---	---	4	7	---	11
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ellis Karamazov	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Randal Sizemore	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Arnie Winright	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Daquan Berry	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Bill Money	---	---	3	3	---	6
RB Wally Price	2	0	---	---	---	2
DT Caiden Cash	---	---	1	1	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	41	5.9
Middle	11	26	2.4
Right	8	39	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	15	67	4.5
Right	4	21	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marquis Stanton	35	16	1	2	2	8	4	3	1
Mitchell Cheever	10	6	0	2	0	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	19	12	1	1	1	1	2	0	1
Brenden Rackers	11	8	0	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	3	18	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	83	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	63	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	4	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	15	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Victor Duffy	13	9	1	92	1	41
TE Graham Naeole	10	2	1	26	0	26
WR Roderick Dillon	6	1	0	4	0	42
WR Keegan Church	5	2	0	21	0	42
RB Nicky Gaines	5	4	0	28	0	35
WR Sean Newland	3	2	0	0	0	26
WR Amir Forbes	2	1	0	5	0	3
WR Roger Feather	1	1	0	7	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk	6	5	0	41	0	27
TE Spencer Boone	5	4	0	32	0	27
RB Junior Fairbairn	5	2	0	9	0	20
WR Mitchell Green	4	3	0	26	0	18
WR Sammie Blades	3	2	0	4	0	32
FB Brent Hennessy	2	2	0	37	1	6
RB Gavin Easley	2	1	0	0	0	12
WR Donald Fain	2	1	1	6	0	11
TE Silas Upshaw	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Nicky Gaines	2	2	1.00	3.50
RB Casey Holliday	1	6	6.00	6.33
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	5	5.00	4.00
RB Wyatt Youngblood	1	3	3.00	3.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marquis Stanton	1	0	0	0.00	3.77

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brenden Rackers	1	1	13	13.00	4.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keegan Church	1	0	0	0.00	4.20

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robbie Kirk	1	1	13	13.00	6.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Nicky Gaines	2	1
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Junior Fairbairn	4	2
QB Gavin Ozga	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marquis Stanton	11	7	2
Mitchell Cheever	4	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	4	3	1
Brenden Rackers	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keegan Church	4	1	1
RB Nicky Gaines	3	2	0
TE Victor Duffy	3	3	1
WR Roderick Dillon	2	1	1
WR Sean Newland	2	2	0
WR Roger Feather	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robbie Kirk	2	2	1
RB Junior Fairbairn	2	0	0
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	0
RB Gavin Easley	1	0	0
WR Donald Fain	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)