Week 14, 2035

played in Houston, TX

39 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	17	3	-	27
Houston Texans	7	3	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:08 HOU - Elliot Sukova 72 interception return (Hugh Woodson extra point)
1Q: 02:18 NOS - Max Holliday 40 pass from Gavin Ozga (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 02:34 HOU - Hugh Woodson 34 field goal
3Q: 12:14 NOS - Claude Sjogren 23 field goal
3Q: 07:42 HOU - Hugh Woodson 33 field goal
3Q: 06:25 NOS - Donald Fain 17 pass from Gavin Ozga (Claude Sjogren extra point)
3Q: 00:59 NOS - Craig Nelson 17 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
4Q: 08:59 HOU - Hugh Woodson 37 field goal
4Q: 02:03 NOS - Claude Sjogren 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:08 HOU - Elliot Sukova 72 interception return (Hugh Woodson extra point)
1Q: 02:18 NOS - Max Holliday 40 pass from Gavin Ozga (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 02:34 HOU - Hugh Woodson 34 field goal
3Q: 12:14 NOS - Claude Sjogren 23 field goal
3Q: 07:42 HOU - Hugh Woodson 33 field goal
3Q: 06:25 NOS - Donald Fain 17 pass from Gavin Ozga (Claude Sjogren extra point)
3Q: 00:59 NOS - Craig Nelson 17 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
4Q: 08:59 HOU - Hugh Woodson 37 field goal
4Q: 02:03 NOS - Claude Sjogren 18 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 9-4 6-7
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 380 252
- Offensive Plays 65 59
- Yards per Play 5.85 4.27
Net Rushing Yards 150 48
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 4.29 2.82
Net Passing Yards 230 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 1 40 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 234 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.67 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 9.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/33 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 5/118 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/72
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:42 28:18

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	9-4	6-7
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	380	252
- Offensive Plays	65	59
- Yards per Play	5.85	4.27
Net Rushing Yards	150	48
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	4.29	2.82
Net Passing Yards	230	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 1	40 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	234	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.67	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	9.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/33	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	5/118	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/72
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:42	28:18

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:09	5:09	OWN 20	11	47	Interception
1	5:00	2:57	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
2	14:51	3:03	OWN 22	5	20	Punt
2	10:31	3:27	OWN 31	6	31	Punt
2	2:28	1:47	OWN 38	4	20	Punt
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
3	13:29	1:23	OPP 10	3	4	Field Goal
3	7:34	1:16	OWN 35	2	65	Touchdown
3	5:01	4:20	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
4	13:41	1:28	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
4	8:53	4:00	OWN 37	7	22	Punt
4	4:45	2:48	OPP 15	6	14	Field Goal
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 41	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:51	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
1	2:03	2:12	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
2	11:48	1:17	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
2	7:04	4:36	OWN 20	12	63	Field Goal
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 20	2	9	Half
3	13:57	0:28	OWN 5	2	5	Fumble
3	12:06	4:32	OWN 25	9	59	Field Goal
3	6:18	1:17	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	0:41	2:00	OWN 32	5	14	Punt
4	12:13	3:20	OPP 33	6	13	Field Goal
4	4:53	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:57	1:25	OWN 25	7	34	Downs

Game MVP: Craig Nelson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Craig Nelson	21	124	5.90	48	3	1
RB Ben Gillette	9	0	0.00	4	0	0
QB Gavin Ozga	4	21	5.25	12	1	0
WR Andy Mahoney	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Denzel Buckley	7	20	2.86	16	1
RB Moses Waters	7	15	2.14	9	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	3	13	4.33	11	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	29	16	234	1/4	2	40	1	90.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	40	24	215	2/11	0	18	1	64.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Terry Foreman	5	10	64	12.80	27	26	0
RB Craig Nelson	3	5	56	18.67	53	27	0
RB Ben Gillette	2	2	9	4.50	8	6	0
WR Max Holliday	2	3	60	30.00	56	40	1
WR Sammie Blades	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Sammie Dawkins	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Donald Fain	1	2	17	17.00	11	17	1
WR Andy Mahoney	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Craig Margolies	7	10	60	8.57	14	18
TE Victor Duffy	5	8	59	11.80	8	18
TE Kelly Nichols	3	5	27	9.00	9	11
WR Gavin Newsome	3	5	24	8.00	3	11
WR Kenyon Bishop	2	3	27	13.50	3	18
RB Moses Waters	2	2	11	5.50	5	7
WR Devon Ligeski	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
TE Edgar Andrews	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Jonathan Wilcox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jamal Summers	1	13	13.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Elliot Sukova	1	72	72.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
S Zachery Oroumieh	1	0
OLB Preston Fleming	0	1
CB C.J. Osiecki	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Craig Margolies	1	1	0	0
WR Gavin Newsome	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Rasmussen	6	250	41.7	27.8	52	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	5	234	46.8	41.4	61	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Sjogren	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Woodson	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Fain	3	7	2.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Roberts	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Kolsrud	5	118	23.6	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenyon Bishop	1	16	16.0	0
Craig Margolies	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Parker Kramer	6	1	0.0	16	29
CB C.J. Osiecki	6	0	0.0	14	38
OLB A.J. Lerner	5	3	0.0	16	42
S Rufus Wayne	5	0	0.0	16	32
DE Wayne Krock	3	1	1.0	17	40
S Zachery Oroumieh	3	2	0.0	16	29
CB Jamal Summers	3	0	0.0	17	42
OLB Preston Fleming	2	3	1.0	16	28
DT Garrett Allamon	2	1	0.0	12	24
CB Devan Erhardt	2	0	0.0	8	27
DE Emmitt Burtner	1	2	0.0	17	40
S Dominic Upshaw	1	1	0.0	1	10
DT Tyrell Ballard	1	0	0.0	5	20
S Bill Stargell	1	0	0.0	1	14
OLB Walter Gentile	1	0	0.0	2	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Damien Bennett	9	5	0.0	35	30
S Quinn Hudson	7	1	0.0	35	30
DE Colin Lake	6	0	0.0	30	23
CB Elliot Sukova	5	2	1.0	35	29
CB Damien Roberts	5	0	0.0	34	30
ILB Owen Ross	4	1	0.0	34	30
DT Colby Koumentakos	3	2	0.0	17	19
DT Tyler Parker	2	1	0.0	35	25
DT Ellis Ellard	2	0	0.0	22	17
OLB Casey Sutton	2	0	0.0	19	13
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---
S Sean Morrison	1	0	0.0	0	7
S Omar Fregoso	1	0	0.0	35	24
DT Kendrick Talley	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Gage Nixon	0	1	0.0	34	30
CB Edwin Hutton	0	1	0.0	16	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wayne Krock	1.0	0	3	4	40
OLB Preston Fleming	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Emmitt Burtner	0.0	1	0	0	40
DT Garrett Allamon	0.0	0	1	1	24
DT Tyrell Ballard	0.0	0	1	0	20
OLB A.J. Lerner	0.0	0	1	0	42

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Elliot Sukova	1.0	0	0	29
DE Gage Nixon	0.0	4	1	30
DT Tyler Parker	0.0	3	0	25
DE Colin Lake	0.0	1	1	23
DT Ellis Ellard	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB C.J. Osiecki	5	0	0	38
ILB Parker Kramer	3	0	0	29
CB Jamal Summers	2	2	1	42
S Rufus Wayne	2	2	0	32
CB Devan Erhardt	2	1	0	27
OLB Preston Fleming	2	0	0	28
S Zachery Oroumieh	2	0	0	29
OLB Walter Gentile	1	1	0	14
DT Garrett Allamon	1	0	0	24
DE Wayne Krock	1	0	0	40
S Bill Stargell	1	0	0	14
OLB A.J. Lerner	1	0	0	42
S Dominic Upshaw	1	0	0	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Damien Roberts	4	0	0	30
OLB Damien Bennett	3	0	0	30
CB Elliot Sukova	2	2	1	29
S Quinn Hudson	2	0	0	30
ILB Owen Ross	1	1	0	30
S Sean Morrison	1	0	0	7
S Omar Fregoso	1	0	0	24
OLB Casey Sutton	1	0	0	13
CB Edwin Hutton	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Sammie Dawson	3	12	35	0	30
C Randal Sizemore	3	8	35	0	30
T Eddie Ramirez	2	5	35	0	30
T Kristopher Webb	1	3	35	1	30
G Johnnie Lyons	0	2	35	0	30
FB Isaiah Lyle	0	1	13	0	11

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Richie Hardy	3	6	17	1	42
G Parker Wallace	3	4	17	0	42
C Kennedy Hill	0	5	17	0	42
G Grayson Fecht	0	2	17	0	42
G Jimmie Willis	0	0	17	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Roberto Butkiewicz	1	21
Brian Kolsrud	1	14
Johnnie Lyons	1	14
Nolan Archer	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Wallace	5	13
Quinn Hudson	2	13
Devon Ligeski	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Johnnie Lyons	35	30	---	---	14	79
G Sammie Dawson	35	30	---	---	8	73
T Kristopher Webb	35	30	---	---	8	73
T Eddie Ramirez	35	30	---	---	8	73
QB Gavin Ozga	35	30	---	---	---	65
C Randal Sizemore	35	30	---	---	---	65
RB Craig Nelson	24	21	---	---	19	64
WR Sammie Blades	32	26	---	---	5	63
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	17	42	3	62
OLB A.J. Lerner	---	---	16	42	4	62
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	17	40	3	60
DE Emmitt Burtner	---	---	17	40	2	59
WR Max Holliday	30	27	---	---	---	57
TE Sammie Dawkins	17	15	---	---	24	56
CB C.J. Osiecki	---	---	14	38	2	54
S Rufus Wayne	---	---	16	32	3	51
ILB Parker Kramer	---	---	16	29	2	47
TE Terry Foreman	25	22	---	---	---	47
S Zachery Oroumieh	---	---	16	29	2	47
OLB Preston Fleming	---	---	16	28	2	46
CB Devan Erhardt	---	---	8	27	7	42
FB Isaiah Lyle	13	11	---	---	18	42
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	12	24	1	37
CB Junior Sinclair	---	---	7	14	16	37
WR Andy Mahoney	16	14	---	---	7	37
S Bill Stargell	---	---	1	14	17	32
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	5	20	2	27
WR Donald Fain	4	4	---	---	18	26
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	---	---	5	17	3	25
OLB Roberto Butkiewicz	---	---	0	0	21	21
RB Ben Gillette	11	8	---	---	---	19
OLB Walter Gentile	---	---	2	14	1	17
WR Brian Kolsrud	0	0	---	---	14	14
RB Nolan Archer	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Ernest Clemons	---	---	1	0	10	11
S Dominic Upshaw	---	---	1	10	---	11
C Kirk Mitchell	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Matt Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Claude Sjogren	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Thomas Watson	---	---	0	2	6	8
G Mackenzie Bixby	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Jimmie Euerle	---	---	0	0	5	5
TE Mack Austin	3	2	---	---	---	5
QB Korey Loy	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Don Tan	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Peyton Jaime	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	35	30	13	78
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	34	30	9	73
G Parker Wallace	17	42	---	---	13	72
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	35	30	4	69
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	34	30	2	66
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	35	29	2	66
G Jimmie Willis	17	41	---	---	8	66
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	34	30	2	66
C Kennedy Hill	17	42	---	---	5	64
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	35	25	1	61
WR Gavin Newsome	16	39	---	---	6	61
WR Craig Margolies	16	38	---	---	6	60
S Omar Fregoso	---	---	35	24	1	60
QB Mitchell Cheever	17	42	---	---	---	59
G Grayson Fecht	17	42	---	---	---	59
T Richie Hardy	17	42	---	---	---	59
DE Colin Lake	---	---	30	23	2	55
TE Victor Duffy	15	39	---	---	---	54
TE Kelly Nichols	6	15	---	---	25	46
DT Colby Koumentakos	---	---	17	19	7	43
WR Devon Ligeski	10	20	---	---	11	41
DT Ellis Ellard	---	---	22	17	1	40
CB Edwin Hutton	---	---	16	16	7	39
OLB Casey Sutton	---	---	19	13	1	33
WR Kenyon Bishop	3	9	---	---	20	32
RB Moses Waters	7	23	---	---	1	31
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	7	---	---	20	28
RB Denzel Buckley	9	19	---	---	---	28
S Sean Morrison	---	---	0	7	17	24
OLB Ralph Griffith	---	---	0	0	20	20
RB Tim Fecht	1	0	---	---	18	19
CB Bert Floyd	---	---	1	1	16	18
ILB Lewis Freeman	---	---	1	0	12	13
C Rob Carbone	0	1	---	---	8	9
K Hugh Woodson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Darius Bates	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Alec Worthy	---	---	1	0	6	7
DE Alexander Moyer	---	---	0	5	1	6
TE Edgar Andrews	1	1	---	---	---	2
DT Kendrick Talley	---	---	1	1	---	2
T Michael Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Sean Newland	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jeff Antonick	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jorge Hastings	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	23	120	5.2
Right	5	8	1.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	6	8	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	29	16	5	1	0	3	8	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	40	24	0	0	2	6	6	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	59	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	122	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	53	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	98	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	105	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Terry Foreman	10	5	64	1	22
RB Craig Nelson	5	3	56	2	21
WR Sammie Blades	3	1	8	0	26
WR Andy Mahoney	3	1	9	0	14
WR Max Holliday	3	2	60	2	27
WR Donald Fain	2	1	17	0	4
RB Ben Gillette	2	2	9	0	8
TE Sammie Dawkins	1	1	11	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Craig Margolies	10	7	0	60	38
TE Victor Duffy	8	5	0	59	39
TE Kelly Nichols	5	3	0	27	15
WR Devon Ligeski	5	1	1	3	20
WR Gavin Newsome	5	3	1	24	39
WR Kenyon Bishop	3	2	0	27	9
RB Moses Waters	2	2	0	11	23
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	0	0	0	7
TE Edgar Andrews	1	1	0	4	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Craig Nelson	6	31	5.17	5.90
RB Ben Gillette	3	4	1.33	0.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Buckley	3	2	0.67	2.86
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	-3	-3.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	2	1	17	8.50	8.07

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	2	0	0	0.00	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donald Fain	1	1	17	17.00	8.50
WR Andy Mahoney	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Victor Duffy	1	0	0	0.00	7.38
WR Craig Margolies	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Craig Nelson	2	1
RB Ben Gillette	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	0
RB Denzel Buckley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	10	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terry Foreman	5	3	3
WR Andy Mahoney	2	1	0
RB Craig Nelson	2	1	1
WR Donald Fain	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig Margolies	5	3	2
TE Victor Duffy	2	1	0
RB Moses Waters	2	2	1
WR Kenyon Bishop	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (16,000)
End Zone 11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats 11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (16,000)
End Zone	11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats	11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)