Week 14, 2031

played in New Orleans, LA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	6	3	7	-	19
New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:41 HOU - Antonio Strickland 46 field goal
2Q: 11:33 HOU - Antonio Strickland 27 field goal
2Q: 02:49 HOU - Antonio Strickland 18 field goal
3Q: 10:13 HOU - Antonio Strickland 32 field goal
3Q: 05:04 NOS - Sammie Blades 25 pass from Gavin Ozga (Daquan Berry extra point)
4Q: 08:32 HOU - Bryan Zukauskas 7 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Antonio Strickland extra point)
4Q: 05:17 NOS - Brent Hennessy 14 pass from Gavin Ozga (Daquan Berry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:41 HOU - Antonio Strickland 46 field goal
2Q: 11:33 HOU - Antonio Strickland 27 field goal
2Q: 02:49 HOU - Antonio Strickland 18 field goal
3Q: 10:13 HOU - Antonio Strickland 32 field goal
3Q: 05:04 NOS - Sammie Blades 25 pass from Gavin Ozga (Daquan Berry extra point)
4Q: 08:32 HOU - Bryan Zukauskas 7 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Antonio Strickland extra point)
4Q: 05:17 NOS - Brent Hennessy 14 pass from Gavin Ozga (Daquan Berry extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 5-8 5-8
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 386 273
- Offensive Plays 72 53
- Yards per Play 5.36 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 108 84
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards per Rush 3.60 4.94
Net Passing Yards 278 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 34 - 0 33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 289 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.62 5.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 9/65 6/29
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 4/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 4/120
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 37:27 22:33

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	5-8	5-8
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	386	273
- Offensive Plays	72	53
- Yards per Play	5.36	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	108	84
- Rushing Attempts	30	17
- Yards per Rush	3.60	4.94
Net Passing Yards	278	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 34 - 0	33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	289	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.62	5.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	9/65	6/29
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	4/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	4/120
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	37:27	22:33

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	10:22	1:27	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
1	7:53	3:18	OWN 24	7	47	Field Goal
1	1:27	5:01	OWN 25	10	65	Field Goal
2	7:29	4:45	OWN 39	10	60	Field Goal
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 3	3	20	Half
3	13:43	3:36	OWN 19	6	66	Field Goal
3	7:25	1:37	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
3	4:54	2:44	OWN 14	3	-8	Punt
3	0:59	7:33	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
4	5:08	1:54	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	2:07	0:32	OPP 45	3	7	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 12	2	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	2:28	OWN 15	8	52	Downs
1	8:55	1:02	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
1	4:35	3:08	OWN 22	5	40	Interception
2	11:26	3:57	50	5	18	Missed FG
2	2:44	1:28	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	10:07	2:42	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
3	5:48	0:54	OWN 33	2	67	Touchdown
3	2:10	1:11	OWN 49	3	-9	Punt
4	8:26	3:18	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
4	3:14	1:07	OWN 31	5	14	Downs
4	1:35	0:51	OWN 6	5	6	Downs

Game MVP: Mitchell Cheever, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bryan Zukauskas	14	46	3.29	11	3
RB Casey Holliday	11	60	5.45	18	2
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
WR Courtney Metcalf	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
RB Donald Cassidy	1	6	6.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	10	66	6.60	42	2
QB Gavin Ozga	3	21	7.00	13	1
RB Reginald Peters	2	-6	-3.00	-2	0
RB Doug Okonlawon	2	3	1.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	40	34	289	2/11	1	38	0	105.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	33	21	208	3/19	2	25	1	88.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Victor Duffy	8	8	121	15.13	77	38	0
RB Bryan Zukauskas	6	7	25	4.17	2	9	1
WR Courtney Metcalf	5	7	13	2.60	4	6	0
TE Arnie Clancy	4	5	18	4.50	6	9	0
RB Casey Holliday	3	4	27	9.00	28	24	0
WR Sean Hodges	3	3	37	12.33	3	17	0
WR Sean Newland	2	2	18	9.00	13	17	0
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Emmett Van Pelt	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Jerald Wilson	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Roger Feather	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mitchell Green	6	8	66	11.00	15	17	0
TE Sammie Dawkins	5	6	41	8.20	18	15	0
RB Reginald Peters	3	3	30	10.00	6	11	0
WR Sammie Blades	2	6	24	12.00	6	25	1
TE Silas Upshaw	2	6	18	9.00	9	15	0
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	14	14.00	9	14	1
WR Donald Fain	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
RB Doug Okonlawon	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Myles McCargo	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Ellis Riggins	0	0	1	0
CB Lionel McKinnis	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
CB Phil Keith	1	0
QB Gavin Ozga	1	0
WR Sammie Blades	0	1
TE Silas Upshaw	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	6	280	46.7	43.7	56	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	5	298	59.6	55.0	73	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Strickland	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Newland	2	3	1.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Bullock	4	18	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Newland	2	34	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Keith	3	98	32.7	0
Sammie Blades	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Myles McCargo	8	0	0.0	17	36
ILB Owen Ross	7	2	1.0	15	35
CB Lionel McKinnis	4	2	0.0	7	25
OLB Ellis Riggins	3	1	1.0	17	36
OLB Wally Castillo	3	1	0.0	15	32
S Mark Meekin	3	0	0.0	15	31
DE Tyler Parker	2	0	1.0	14	27
CB Elliot Sukova	2	1	0.0	15	33
DE Louis Rice	2	0	0.0	3	4
DT Jose Lewis	2	0	0.0	16	28
CB Garrett Woods	1	0	0.0	9	24
S Richard Ford	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Jumbo Lyon	0	1	0.0	10	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Neil Sanders	10	2	0.0	29	32
S Bryson Neu	9	3	0.0	29	41
CB Phil Keith	7	1	0.0	26	34
CB Jamal Summers	7	1	0.0	28	34
CB Earl Bullock	5	1	0.0	20	31
ILB Alex Mathews	4	7	0.5	30	39
OLB Mo Wiggins	4	2	0.0	29	35
DE Jalen Heatherly	3	1	1.0	27	36
DE Wayne Krock	3	3	0.0	25	26
DT Garrett Allamon	3	1	0.0	21	22
ILB Edwin Schultz	2	3	0.5	11	16
CB Marcos Powell	2	0	0.0	2	8
S Giovanni Sanders	1	1	0.0	3	18
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	---	---	---
DE DeAndre Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	8	23
DT Tyrell Ballard	1	0	0.0	3	11
S Jamie Enochs	0	2	0.0	26	23
OLB Levi Goodwin	0	1	0.0	2	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ellis Riggins	1.0	1	36
ILB Owen Ross	1.0	1	35
DE Tyler Parker	1.0	0	27
DT Ellis Weyant	0.0	1	26
DE Alec Worthy	0.0	1	15
DE Jimmie Euerle	0.0	1	7

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jalen Heatherly	1.0	0	36
ILB Alex Mathews	0.5	1	39
ILB Edwin Schultz	0.5	0	16
DE Wayne Krock	0.0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lionel McKinnis	5	1	0	25
ILB Owen Ross	5	1	0	35
S Myles McCargo	2	0	1	36
OLB Wally Castillo	2	0	0	32
CB Elliot Sukova	2	0	0	33
OLB Ellis Riggins	1	1	0	36
CB Jumbo Lyon	1	1	0	11
S Mark Meekin	1	1	0	31
DE Louis Rice	1	0	0	4
DT Jose Lewis	1	0	0	28
OLB B.J. Brown	0	1	0	1

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryson Neu	8	1	41
OLB Neil Sanders	6	2	32
CB Earl Bullock	5	0	31
CB Jamal Summers	5	0	34
CB Phil Keith	3	0	34
OLB Mo Wiggins	2	1	35
CB Marcos Powell	2	0	8
ILB Edwin Schultz	1	0	16
DE Jalen Heatherly	1	0	36
S Giovanni Sanders	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Michael Schwartz	4	7	30	0	42
C Wade Hancock	3	7	30	0	42
G Danny Pierce	2	5	30	1	42
T Raul Stevenson	1	3	29	1	42
TE Victor Duffy	0	3	29	0	40
T Richie Hardy	0	3	30	0	42

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Carl Mueller	1	4	17	0	36
T Aidan McDougal	1	3	17	0	36
G Shaun Albertini	1	2	17	2	36
T Jonah Van DeWege	1	1	17	0	36
C Randal Sizemore	0	3	17	1	36
FB Brent Hennessy	0	1	4	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Brown	2	20
Donald Cassidy	2	19
Casey Holliday	1	15
Lionel McKinnis	1	15
Wally Castillo	1	13
Danny Pierce	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Levi Goodwin	1	23
Sammie Dawkins	1	21
Silas Upshaw	1	8
Carl Mueller	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Danny Pierce	30	42	---	---	10	82
T Michael Schwartz	30	42	---	---	10	82
T Richie Hardy	30	42	---	---	10	82
QB Mitchell Cheever	30	42	---	---	---	72
C Wade Hancock	30	42	---	---	---	72
WR Courtney Metcalf	30	40	---	---	1	71
T Raul Stevenson	29	42	---	---	---	71
TE Victor Duffy	29	40	---	---	---	69
OLB Wally Castillo	---	---	15	32	13	60
WR Sean Newland	23	27	---	---	8	58
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	17	36	1	54
S Myles McCargo	---	---	17	36	1	54
WR Sean Hodges	13	22	---	---	18	53
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	15	35	1	51
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	15	33	1	49
CB Lionel McKinnis	---	---	7	25	15	47
S Mark Meekin	---	---	15	31	1	47
RB Casey Holliday	13	17	---	---	15	45
DT Jose Lewis	---	---	16	28	---	44
TE Arnie Clancy	7	12	---	---	24	43
DE Tyler Parker	---	---	14	27	---	41
DT Ellis Weyant	---	---	13	26	1	40
RB Bryan Zukauskas	16	22	---	---	---	38
CB Garrett Woods	---	---	9	24	5	38
DE Alec Worthy	---	---	9	15	5	29
DT Kai McClanahan	---	---	5	17	6	28
FB Jonathan Wilcox	4	5	---	---	18	27
OLB B.J. Brown	---	---	2	1	20	23
S Richard Ford	---	---	2	7	14	23
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	10	11	1	22
RB Donald Cassidy	1	2	---	---	19	22
WR Derek Newton	4	6	---	---	8	18
WR Roger Feather	7	8	---	---	---	15
ILB Camden Spiller	---	---	2	1	8	11
K Antonio Strickland	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Xavier Schroder	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Ruben Herrington	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Jimmie Euerle	---	---	1	7	1	9
DE Louis Rice	---	---	3	4	---	7
WR Jerald Wilson	3	4	---	---	---	7
TE Emmett Van Pelt	0	5	---	---	---	5
C J.B. Kelsey	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Neal Kinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Korey Loy	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Wendell Dickinson	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Neil Sanders	---	---	29	32	14	75
S Bryson Neu	---	---	29	41	5	75
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	30	39	4	73
CB Phil Keith	---	---	26	34	9	69
OLB Mo Wiggins	---	---	29	35	3	67
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	27	36	3	66
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	28	34	2	64
G Carl Mueller	17	36	---	---	8	61
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	20	31	9	60
TE Silas Upshaw	16	36	---	---	8	60
G Shaun Albertini	17	36	---	---	6	59
T Aidan McDougal	17	36	---	---	6	59
QB Gavin Ozga	17	36	---	---	---	53
WR Mitchell Green	17	36	---	---	---	53
T Jonah Van DeWege	17	36	---	---	---	53
C Randal Sizemore	17	36	---	---	---	53
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	25	26	1	52
S Jamie Enochs	---	---	26	23	1	50
WR Sammie Blades	15	28	---	---	6	49
TE Sammie Dawkins	7	20	---	---	21	48
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	21	22	1	44
OLB Levi Goodwin	---	---	2	17	23	42
DE DeAndre Wilkerson	---	---	8	23	10	41
S Giovanni Sanders	---	---	3	18	17	38
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	11	20	---	---	---	31
ILB Edwin Schultz	---	---	11	16	2	29
FB Brent Hennessy	4	9	---	---	16	29
CB Marcos Powell	---	---	2	8	16	26
DT Malik Sanders	---	---	7	9	7	23
RB Doug Okonlawon	2	6	---	---	14	22
WR Robbie Kirk	2	2	---	---	16	20
WR Donald Fain	8	10	---	---	1	19
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	3	11	2	16
RB Reginald Peters	3	10	---	---	1	14
CB Byron McNeil	---	---	4	6	1	11
WR Andy Mahoney	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Dave Gibson	---	---	0	1	6	7
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Manuel Berry	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Norman Oxford	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Tony Buchanan	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Daquan Berry	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	0	3	---	---	---	3
C Giovanni Sham	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brenden Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Steve Ponds	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	27	2.3
Middle	6	35	5.8
Right	10	49	4.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	1	42	42.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	40	34	3	0	0	4	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	33	21	1	0	0	6	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	34	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	170	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	101	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	59	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Victor Duffy	8	8	121	2	40
RB Bryan Zukauskas	7	6	25	0	22
WR Courtney Metcalf	7	5	13	0	40
TE Arnie Clancy	5	4	18	0	12
RB Casey Holliday	4	3	27	1	17
WR Sean Hodges	3	3	37	0	22
WR Sean Newland	2	2	18	0	27
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	7	0	5
TE Emmett Van Pelt	1	1	9	0	5
WR Roger Feather	1	0	0	0	8
WR Jerald Wilson	1	1	14	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitchell Green	8	6	66	0	36
WR Sammie Blades	6	2	24	1	28
TE Sammie Dawkins	6	5	41	0	20
TE Silas Upshaw	6	2	18	0	36
RB Reginald Peters	3	3	30	0	10
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	14	0	9
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	1	0	0	0	20
WR Donald Fain	1	1	7	0	10
RB Doug Okonlawon	1	1	8	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bryan Zukauskas	3	-3	-1.00	3.29
RB Casey Holliday	2	2	1.00	5.45
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50
WR Courtney Metcalf	2	-1	-0.50	-0.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	9	6	27	3.00	7.23

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	1	1	14	14.00	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Courtney Metcalf	3	1	2	0.67	1.86
RB Casey Holliday	2	1	7	3.50	6.75
RB Bryan Zukauskas	2	2	16	8.00	3.57
TE Arnie Clancy	1	1	3	3.00	3.60
TE Victor Duffy	1	1	-1	-1.00	15.13

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bryan Zukauskas	2	1
RB Casey Holliday	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Reginald Peters	2	0
QB Gavin Ozga	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	13	13	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bryan Zukauskas	4	4	2
TE Victor Duffy	2	2	2
WR Courtney Metcalf	2	2	0
RB Casey Holliday	1	1	1
TE Arnie Clancy	1	1	0
WR Sean Hodges	1	1	0
TE Emmett Van Pelt	1	1	0
WR Jerald Wilson	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Silas Upshaw	2	0	0
WR Mitchell Green	1	1	1
WR Sammie Blades	1	0	0
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,200 (79,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,200 (79,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)