Exhibition Week 3, 2034

played in New Orleans, LA

93 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	7	0	3	-	10
New Orleans Saints	6	0	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:07 NOS - Claude Sjogren 29 field goal
1Q: 07:01 NOS - Claude Sjogren 32 field goal
2Q: 12:32 HOU - Moses Waters 1 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 13:23 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:07 NOS - Claude Sjogren 29 field goal
1Q: 07:01 NOS - Claude Sjogren 32 field goal
2Q: 12:32 HOU - Moses Waters 1 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 13:23 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 49 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 15 12
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 3 7
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 155 228
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 2.63 3.51
Net Rushing Yards 78 98
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards per Rush 3.55 3.38
Net Passing Yards 77 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 2 35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 86 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/9 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.08 3.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/48 7/58
Punt Returns/Yards 5/55 5/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:02 32:58

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	15	12
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	3	7
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	155	228
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	2.63	3.51
Net Rushing Yards	78	98
- Rushing Attempts	22	29
- Yards per Rush	3.55	3.38
Net Passing Yards	77	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 2	35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	86	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/9	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.08	3.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/48	7/58
Punt Returns/Yards	5/55	5/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:02	32:58

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	1:34	OWN 19	3	-1	Interception
1	6:55	3:26	OWN 29	6	37	Interception
1	1:38	4:12	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
2	6:12	0:52	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	2:13	0:53	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 3	2	10	Half
3	15:00	3:38	OWN 26	6	26	Punt
3	9:33	1:01	OWN 19	3	-11	Punt
3	7:30	2:26	OWN 23	5	9	Punt
3	3:06	1:17	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	0:45	2:28	OPP 38	4	6	Field Goal
4	9:58	1:40	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
4	6:40	1:05	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
4	3:50	1:44	OWN 31	3	3	Fumble
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 17	4	0	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 38	4	50	Field Goal
1	11:26	4:31	OPP 44	8	29	Field Goal
1	3:29	1:51	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	12:26	6:14	OWN 25	10	32	Punt
2	5:20	3:07	OWN 19	7	25	Punt
2	1:20	0:34	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
3	11:22	1:49	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	8:32	1:02	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
3	5:04	1:58	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
3	1:49	1:04	OWN 17	2	13	Interception
4	13:17	3:19	OWN 26	6	27	Punt
4	8:18	1:38	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
4	5:35	1:45	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	2:06	1:20	OPP 34	7	17	Downs

Game MVP: Parker Kramer, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frederick Poole	14	47	3.36	13	3	0
RB Moses Waters	5	29	5.80	10	2	1
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
WR Owen Howe	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
QB Willie Wayne	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Craig Nelson	22	44	2.00	9	0
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	4	45	11.25	45	1
QB Gavin Ozga	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Sammie Blades	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
QB Cristian Landrieu	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Willie Wayne	22	10	35	2/5	0	10	0	52.5
Mitchell Cheever	12	7	51	1/4	0	10	2	28.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cristian Landrieu	25	12	84	1/5	0	18	1	39.4
Gavin Ozga	10	8	51	0/0	0	12	0	87.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gavin Newsome	5	7	25	5.00	0	10
RB Frederick Poole	3	5	7	2.33	2	4
TE Victor Duffy	2	5	14	7.00	7	10
RB Lukas Vaughn	2	2	16	8.00	3	9
FB Jonathan Wilcox	2	3	6	3.00	0	6
TE Kelly Nichols	2	2	10	5.00	0	6
WR Craig Margolies	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Owen Howe	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Derek Newton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Devon Ligeski	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sammie Blades	5	6	47	9.40	9	18
RB Craig Nelson	4	9	22	5.50	6	9
WR Andy Mahoney	3	5	11	3.67	4	6
TE Silas Upshaw	2	3	12	6.00	0	11
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	2	4	18	9.00	0	11
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Terry Foreman	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Max Holliday	1	1	12	12.00	1	12
RB Nolan Archer	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Donald Fain	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Brock Peterson	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Parker Kramer	2	2	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Frederick Poole	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Don Scukanec	0	1	0	0
OLB Aidan Saucedo	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	8	417	52.1	43.9	57	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Rasmussen	10	465	46.5	37.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Sjogren	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Roberts	5	55	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Fain	5	26	5.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Margolies	2	41	20.5	0
Lukas Vaughn	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitchell Green	1	21	21.0	0
Sammie Blades	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Damien Bennett	7	1	0.0	15	13
S Quinn Hudson	6	2	0.0	29	36
OLB Brock Peterson	5	0	0.0	13	26
DT Ellis Ellard	5	0	0.0	24	29
DE Martin Murphy	4	1	1.0	28	36
ILB Owen Ross	4	2	0.0	29	35
CB Jumbo Lyon	3	2	0.0	19	27
DT Justin Linder	3	1	0.0	24	35
OLB Myron Farr	3	0	0.0	6	5
S Richard Ford	3	0	0.0	15	14
DE Tyler Parker	2	0	0.0	29	36
CB Joseph Barber	1	1	0.0	9	9
DT Colin Lake	1	1	0.0	10	7
CB Damien Roberts	1	1	0.0	14	16
OLB Ellis Riggins	1	0	0.0	9	5
WR Owen Howe	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jason Manley	1	0	0.0	13	21
WR Craig Margolies	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	8	0	0.0	22	35
S Giovanni Sanders	5	3	0.0	22	37
CB C.J. Osiecki	5	1	0.0	17	27
OLB Preston Fleming	4	0	0.0	15	29
OLB Harrison Lemke	4	0	0.0	8	16
DE Wayne Krock	3	1	1.5	22	37
CB Jamal Summers	3	1	0.0	22	37
DE Mario Mizrahi	2	2	1.5	14	24
S Zachery Oroumieh	2	0	0.0	22	36
ILB Parker Kramer	1	3	0.0	22	32
DE Jalen Heatherly	1	1	0.0	8	13
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Gus Kurzeja	1	0	0.0	2	8
CB Bryan Sutton	1	0	0.0	15	23
DT Garrett Allamon	0	1	0.0	15	24
OLB Don Scukanec	0	1	0.0	4	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Martin Murphy	1.0	0	0	36
DE Tyler Parker	0.0	1	1	36
ILB Owen Ross	0.0	1	1	35

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wayne Krock	1.5	0	1	4	37
DE Mario Mizrahi	1.5	0	0	0	24
OLB Aidan Saucedo	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Garrett Allamon	0.0	0	2	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brock Peterson	5	1	1	26
S Richard Ford	3	0	0	14
ILB Owen Ross	2	2	0	35
CB Jumbo Lyon	2	1	0	27
OLB Damien Bennett	2	0	0	13
OLB Myron Farr	1	0	0	5
CB Joseph Barber	1	0	0	9
CB Jason Manley	1	0	0	21
DE Martin Murphy	1	0	0	36
DT Colin Lake	1	0	0	7
S Quinn Hudson	1	0	0	36
DT Justin Linder	0	1	0	35
CB Elliot Sukova	0	1	0	24

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Giovanni Sanders	4	1	0	37
OLB Aidan Saucedo	2	1	0	35
CB Jamal Summers	2	1	0	37
OLB Preston Fleming	2	1	0	29
CB C.J. Osiecki	2	1	0	27
OLB Harrison Lemke	2	0	0	16
S Zachery Oroumieh	1	2	0	36
ILB Parker Kramer	1	1	2	32
CB Bryan Sutton	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Richie Hardy	3	5	1	22	1	37
G Neal Kinney	3	5	0	22	0	37
T Michael Schwartz	2	2	1	22	2	37
C Kennedy Hill	2	2	0	8	0	17
TE Victor Duffy	1	1	0	21	0	34
G Cris Gossage	0	5	0	14	0	20
G Ruben Herrington	0	1	0	14	0	20

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Randal Sizemore	3	6	17	0	18
G Sammie Dawson	2	8	29	1	36
T Aidan McDougal	2	5	29	0	36
T Kristopher Webb	1	3	17	0	18
G Tony Buchanan	1	1	17	0	18
G Mackenzie Bixby	0	3	12	0	18
T Jim Jochumsen	0	1	12	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Frederick Poole	2	15
Moses Waters	2	10
Brock Peterson	1	25
Mario Collette	1	17
Parker Wallace	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Nelson	3	26
Bryan Sutton	3	25
Nolan Archer	1	17
Jimmy Jorgensen	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Martin Murphy	---	---	28	36	12	76
DT Justin Linder	---	---	24	35	12	71
DE Tyler Parker	---	---	29	36	2	67
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	29	36	2	67
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	29	35	2	66
OLB Brock Peterson	---	---	13	26	25	64
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	19	27	17	63
G Neal Kinney	22	37	---	---	---	59
T Michael Schwartz	22	37	---	---	---	59
T Richie Hardy	22	37	---	---	---	59
RB Frederick Poole	15	29	---	---	15	59
TE Victor Duffy	21	34	---	---	---	55
DT Ellis Ellard	---	---	24	29	2	55
WR Gavin Newsome	22	32	---	---	---	54
S Mario Collette	---	---	14	22	17	53
WR Derek Newton	16	17	---	---	17	50
CB Jason Manley	---	---	13	21	10	44
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	19	24	1	44
G Cris Gossage	14	20	---	---	9	43
G Ruben Herrington	14	20	---	---	9	43
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	14	16	11	41
QB Willie Wayne	15	24	---	---	---	39
FB Jonathan Wilcox	5	15	---	---	17	37
G Parker Wallace	8	17	---	---	12	37
S Richard Ford	---	---	15	14	1	30
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	15	13	2	30
TE Buddy Irwin	0	4	---	---	25	29
WR Devon Ligeski	11	12	---	---	4	27
C Kennedy Hill	8	17	---	---	---	25
WR Craig Margolies	6	12	---	---	3	21
QB Mitchell Cheever	7	13	---	---	---	20
CB Joseph Barber	---	---	9	9	2	20
RB Moses Waters	6	4	---	---	10	20
TE Kelly Nichols	3	14	---	---	---	17
DT Colin Lake	---	---	10	7	---	17
WR Owen Howe	5	8	---	---	2	15
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	9	5	---	14
ILB Derek Tauscher	---	---	0	0	13	13
OLB Myron Farr	---	---	6	5	---	11
T Cody Grier	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Rob Carbone	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Lukas Vaughn	0	4	---	---	4	8
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Craig Nelson	24	32	---	---	26	82
T Aidan McDougal	29	36	---	---	12	77
G Sammie Dawson	29	36	---	---	12	77
OLB Preston Fleming	---	---	15	29	25	69
WR Andy Mahoney	23	28	---	---	14	65
CB Bryan Sutton	---	---	15	23	25	63
S Zachery Oroumieh	---	---	22	36	3	61
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	22	37	1	60
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	22	37	1	60
S Giovanni Sanders	---	---	22	37	1	60
WR Sammie Blades	27	28	---	---	3	58
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	22	35	1	58
ILB Parker Kramer	---	---	22	32	1	55
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	15	24	9	48
G Tony Buchanan	17	18	---	---	12	47
DE Mario Mizrahi	---	---	14	24	9	47
T Kristopher Webb	17	18	---	---	12	47
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	20	25	---	---	---	45
CB C.J. Osiecki	---	---	17	27	1	45
TE Terry Foreman	6	11	---	---	26	43
QB Cristian Landrieu	17	26	---	---	---	43
C Randal Sizemore	17	18	---	---	---	35
WR Donald Fain	7	11	---	---	16	34
TE Silas Upshaw	14	19	---	---	---	33
T Jim Jochumsen	12	18	---	---	---	30
T Jonah Van DeWege	12	18	---	---	---	30
G Mackenzie Bixby	12	18	---	---	---	30
RB Nolan Archer	3	8	---	---	17	28
OLB Harrison Lemke	---	---	8	16	---	24
CB Garrett Shon	---	---	5	7	11	23
QB Gavin Ozga	12	10	---	---	---	22
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	8	13	---	21
ILB Gus Kurzeja	---	---	2	8	11	21
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	7	13	---	20
WR Mitchell Green	8	6	---	---	3	17
WR Max Holliday	8	9	---	---	---	17
S Bill Stargell	---	---	0	1	12	13
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	5	3	---	---	4	12
P Matt Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Don Scukanec	---	---	4	8	---	12
C Giovanni Reid	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Claude Sjogren	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Darryl Masucci	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Jimmie Euerle	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Don Tan	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Collin Ihler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	10	20	2.0
Right	4	24	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	19	85	4.5
Right	4	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Willie Wayne	22	10	0	3	0	6	3	4	0
Mitchell Cheever	12	7	0	0	0	2	0	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cristian Landrieu	25	12	0	6	0	5	1	0	1
Gavin Ozga	10	8	0	0	0	1	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	12	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	57	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	17	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	52	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	56	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Gavin Newsome	7	5	25	32
TE Victor Duffy	5	2	14	34
RB Frederick Poole	5	3	7	29
WR Devon Ligeski	4	0	0	12
FB Jonathan Wilcox	3	2	6	15
WR Owen Howe	2	0	0	8
RB Lukas Vaughn	2	2	16	4
WR Derek Newton	2	0	0	17
TE Kelly Nichols	2	2	10	14
WR Craig Margolies	2	1	8	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
RB Craig Nelson	9	4	22	32
WR Sammie Blades	6	5	47	28
WR Andy Mahoney	5	3	11	28
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	4	2	18	25
TE Silas Upshaw	3	2	12	19
WR Donald Fain	2	0	0	11
TE Terry Foreman	2	1	6	11
RB Nolan Archer	2	1	4	8
RB Jimmy Jorgensen	1	1	3	3
WR Max Holliday	1	1	12	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Moses Waters	1	1	1.00	5.80

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Craig Nelson	2	4	2.00	2.00
QB Gavin Ozga	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	1	1	7	7.00	4.25

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cristian Landrieu	3	0	0	0.00	3.36
Gavin Ozga	2	0	0	0.00	5.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lukas Vaughn	1	1	7	7.00	8.00

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
RB Craig Nelson	2	2.44
WR Sammie Blades	1	7.83
TE Terry Foreman	1	3.00
RB Nolan Archer	1	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frederick Poole	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Craig Nelson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Willie Wayne	8	4	0
Mitchell Cheever	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cristian Landrieu	9	4	1
Gavin Ozga	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gavin Newsome	3	2	1
WR Owen Howe	2	0	0
WR Devon Ligeski	2	0	0
TE Victor Duffy	1	1	0
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	0
WR Derek Newton	1	0	0
RB Frederick Poole	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Craig Nelson	4	1	0
WR Sammie Blades	3	2	0
WR Donald Fain	2	0	0
TE Spencer Rottinghaus	1	1	1
WR Max Holliday	1	1	1
RB Nolan Archer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,100 (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 4,100 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,100 (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	4,100 (4,200)