| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 85 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Daquan Berry kicked off 56 yards from the NOS35. Sean Newland returned the ball 15 yards to the HOU24. Tackled by Jamie Thurgood. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (1Q: 14:30) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Amir Forbes for 5 yards. Tackled by S Randall Coggins. Forbes gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-HOU29 (1Q: 13:57) Mitchell Cheever kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Neil Sanders, assisted by ILB Alex Mathews. |
| 3-2-HOU32 (1Q: 13:36) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Roderick Dillon for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Javier Jensen, assisted by CB Patrick Tate. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 12:59) Mitchell Cheever pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Roderick Dillon. OLB Cooper McWilliams blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU36 (1Q: 12:50) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Alex Mathews, assisted by CB Phil Keith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duffy gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (1Q: 12:23) Mitchell Cheever pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Amir Forbes. |
| 2-10-NOS47 (1Q: 12:19) Casey Holliday ran outside the right tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Ernest Powell. Key block delivered by Michael Schwartz. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (1Q: 11:46) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 14 yards. Tackled by S Mike Goehring. Duffy gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (1Q: 11:14) Wyatt Youngblood ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jalen Heatherly. |
| 2-7-NOS11 (1Q: 10:49) Casey Holliday ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Bullock. |
| 3-1-NOS05 (1Q: 10:24) Mitchell Cheever kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Gerald Peterson. Houston 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 10:24) Extra point by Cedric Hover was good. Houston 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 10:14) Cedric Hover kicked off 52 yards from the HOU35. Mike Goehring returned the ball 21 yards to the NOS34. Tackled by Wyatt Youngblood. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (1Q: 09:45) Gavin Ozga pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Spencer Boone. DE Louis Rice blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS34 (1Q: 09:38) Gavin Ozga pass completed to RB Junior Fairbairn for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Dale Schokora. |
| 3-4-NOS40 (1Q: 09:12) Gavin Ozga pass completed to WR Donald Fain for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 08:44) Gavin Easley ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Devin Blackledge. |
| 2-9-NOS47 (1Q: 08:08) Gavin Ozga pass completed to TE Spencer Boone for 11 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales, assisted by S Frank Van Fleet. Boone gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (1Q: 07:39) Gavin Ozga pass completed to TE Spencer Boone for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales, assisted by ILB Devin Blackledge. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-HOU37 (1Q: 07:07) Gavin Easley ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Devin Blackledge, assisted by DT Dale Schokora. |
| 3-1-HOU33 (1Q: 06:25) Junior Fairbairn ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Mitchell Gabriel, assisted by S Vernon Cales. Key block delivered by Brent Hennessy. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (1Q: 05:48) Gavin Ozga pass completed to WR Robbie Kirk for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Jose Lewis. |
| 2-14-HOU27 (1Q: 05:19) Gavin Ozga pass completed to RB Gavin Easley for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. |
| 3-14-HOU27 (1Q: 04:49) Gavin Ozga scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon. |
| 4-11-HOU24 (1Q: 04:15) Daquan Berry attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 7, New Orleans 3 |
| (1Q: 04:10) Daquan Berry kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 04:10) Casey Holliday ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jalen Heatherly. |
| 2-7-HOU28 (1Q: 03:29) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Graham Naeole. DT Garrett Allamon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-HOU28 (1Q: 03:25) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to RB Nicky Gaines for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Goehring, assisted by CB Alexander Goodwin. Gaines gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-HOU32 (1Q: 02:51) Terry Blanchard punted 36 yards. Donald Fain called for a fair catch at the NOS32. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (1Q: 02:41) Gavin Easley ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Devin Blackledge, assisted by DE Louis Rice. Key block delivered by Edward Brewer. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 02:11) Gavin Ozga scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo. PENALTY: TE Silas Upshaw of New Orleans was called for an Illegal Substitution. |
| 1-15-NOS40 (1Q: 02:01) Wally Price ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jose Lewis, assisted by DT Dale Schokora. |
| 2-11-NOS44 (1Q: 01:35) Gavin Ozga pass completed to WR Robbie Kirk for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Chester Johnston. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (1Q: 00:58) Wally Price ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins, assisted by S Vernon Cales. |
| 2-8-HOU39 (1Q: 00:16) Gavin Easley ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tyler Parker, assisted by CB Rick Tolbert. PENALTY: G Marshall Ward of New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-HOU49 (1Q: 00:09) Gavin Ozga pass completed to FB Brent Hennessy for 28 yards. Tackled by S Frank Van Fleet. Hennessy gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (2Q: 15:00) Gavin Ozga sacked by DE Louis Rice for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jonah Van DeWege. |
| 2-17-HOU28 (2Q: 14:15) Robbie Kirk ran a reverse around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo. |
| 3-13-HOU24 (2Q: 13:36) Gavin Ozga pass completed to FB Brent Hennessy for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Devin Blackledge. |
| 4-4-HOU15 (2Q: 13:11) Daquan Berry attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 7, New Orleans 6 |
| (2Q: 13:06) Daquan Berry kicked off 60 yards from the NOS35. Sean Newland returned the ball 14 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Jamie Thurgood. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 12:42) Casey Holliday ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ricardo Gozinsky, assisted by ILB Javier Jensen. |
| 2-10-HOU19 (2Q: 12:05) Casey Holliday ran a trap outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Phil Keith. |
| 3-4-HOU25 (2Q: 11:26) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Roger Feather for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Bill Money. Feather gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 10:40) Nicky Gaines ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Alex Mathews. |
| 2-8-HOU34 (2Q: 10:17) Nicky Gaines ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Javier Jensen, assisted by DE Burt Brennan. |
| 3-2-HOU40 (2Q: 09:33) Mitchell Cheever pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Keegan Church. |
| 4-2-HOU40 (2Q: 09:27) Terry Blanchard punted 60 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 09:21) Junior Fairbairn ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo, assisted by S Vernon Cales. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (2Q: 08:47) Gavin Easley ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Devin Blackledge. PENALTY: DE Lonnie Felkey of Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 2-3-NOS27 (2Q: 08:39) Play-Action. Gavin Ozga pass was dropped by WR Donald Fain. |
| 3-3-NOS27 (2Q: 08:30) Gavin Ozga scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Collin Chun. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 07:58) Gavin Ozga sacked by DT Jose Lewis for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Jonah Van DeWege. |
| 2-19-NOS26 (2Q: 07:26) Gavin Ozga pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Junior Fairbairn. |
| 3-19-NOS26 (2Q: 07:21) PENALTY: G Edward Brewer of New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-24-NOS21 (2Q: 07:15) Gavin Ozga pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gavin Easley. ILB Devin Blackledge defended the pass. |
| 4-24-NOS21 (2Q: 07:09) Perry Fitzgerald punted 45 yards. Sean Newland called for a fair catch at the HOU34. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 07:01) Casey Holliday ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Goehring. |
| 2-6-HOU38 (2Q: 06:30) Nicky Gaines ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Alex Mathews, assisted by DT Garrett Allamon. |
| 3-5-HOU39 (2Q: 06:10) Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jalen Heatherly. |
| 4-4-HOU40 (2Q: 05:36) Terry Blanchard punted 46 yards. Donald Fain called for a fair catch at the NOS14. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (2Q: 05:27) Gavin Easley ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Rondell Gomez. |
| 2-11-NOS13 (2Q: 04:51) Gavin Ozga pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robbie Kirk. DE Louis Rice hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-NOS13 (2Q: 04:40) Gavin Ozga pass completed to WR Robbie Kirk for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kaleb Peak. |
| 4-1-NOS23 (2Q: 03:56) Perry Fitzgerald punted 65 yards. Sean Newland returned the kick 5 yards to the HOU17. Tackled by Silas Upshaw. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (2Q: 03:49) PENALTY: T Isaiah Bensen of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU12 (2Q: 03:38) Marquis Stanton kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Randall Coggins. |
| 2-12-HOU15 (2Q: 03:07) Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ricardo Gozinsky. Duffy gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-1-HOU26 (2Q: 02:42) Nicky Gaines ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Alex Mathews. Key block delivered by Graham Naeole. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (2Q: 02:20) Marquis Stanton kept the ball, running around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Cole Thomas. Key block delivered by Juan Collins. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-HOU37 (2Q: 02:00) Marquis Stanton pass completed to RB Nicky Gaines for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Javier Jensen. PENALTY: T Michael Schwartz of Houston was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 01:50) Marquis Stanton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Roderick Dillon. DE Jalen Heatherly blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU33 (2Q: 01:41) Marquis Stanton pass was dropped by TE Victor Duffy. PENALTY: OLB Mason Whitfield of New Orleans was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 01:34) Nicky Gaines ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Garrett Allamon, assisted by OLB Neil Sanders. Key block delivered by Gerald Peterson. |
| 2-5-HOU39 (2Q: 01:13) Marquis Stanton pass was dropped by TE Graham Naeole. |
| 3-5-HOU39 (2Q: 01:08) Nicky Gaines ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Cooper McWilliams. PENALTY: S Ricardo Gozinsky of New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 00:58) Marquis Stanton pass completed to WR Roger Feather for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Goehring. Feather gained 7 yards after the catch. PENALTY: T Isaiah Bensen of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU43 (2Q: 00:47) Play-Action. Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roderick Dillon. CB Earl Bullock defended the pass. |
| 2-20-HOU43 (2Q: 00:38) PENALTY: G Juan Collins of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-25-HOU38 (2Q: 00:38) Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. DE Jalen Heatherly drove right through Gerald Peterson to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-25-HOU38 (2Q: 00:29) Marquis Stanton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Keegan Church. |
| 4-25-HOU38 (2Q: 00:22) Terry Blanchard punted 40 yards. Donald Fain returned the kick 0 yards to the NOS22. Tackled by Wally Castillo. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (2Q: 00:11) Gavin Ozga pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Silas Upshaw. DT Mitchell Gabriel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS22 (2Q: 00:07) Gavin Ozga pass completed to WR Mitchell Green for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Alvin Chandler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Cedric Hover kicked off 50 yards from the HOU35. Mike Goehring returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS32. Tackled by Keegan Church. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (3Q: 14:34) Gavin Ozga pass was intended for WR Mitchell Green and was intercepted by CB Kaleb Peak at the NOS39. Tackled by Mitchell Green. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 14:25) Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 20 yards. Tackled by S Mike Goehring. Duffy gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (3Q: 13:39) Nicky Gaines ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Cole Thomas. |
| 2-8-NOS17 (3Q: 13:05) Nicky Gaines ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Phil Keith. |
| 3-8-NOS17 (3Q: 12:39) Marquis Stanton pass was intended for WR Keegan Church and was intercepted by S Ricardo Gozinsky at the NOS11. Tackled by Keegan Church. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (3Q: 12:30) Gavin Ozga pass completed to WR Sammie Blades for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon, assisted by S Nicholas Harrison. |
| 2-5-NOS16 (3Q: 12:03) Junior Fairbairn ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Collin Chun, assisted by OLB Ellis Riggins. |
| 3-8-NOS13 (3Q: 11:26) Gavin Ozga scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 10:54) Junior Fairbairn ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Alex Logan, assisted by CB Jumbo Lyon. Key block delivered by Edward Brewer. PENALTY: OLB Alex Logan of Houston was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (3Q: 10:47) Junior Fairbairn ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Rondell Gomez. |
| 2-11-NOS46 (3Q: 10:25) Brenden Rackers pass completed to WR Mitchell Green for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Dale Schokora, assisted by CB Rick Tolbert. Green gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-HOU45 (3Q: 09:53) Play-Action. Brenden Rackers pass completed to WR Robbie Kirk for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (3Q: 09:29) Junior Fairbairn ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Nicholas Harrison. Key block delivered by Edward Brewer. |
| 2-5-HOU33 (3Q: 09:02) Junior Fairbairn ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Deon Ciarleglio, assisted by ILB Collin Chun. |
| 3-2-HOU30 (3Q: 08:18) Junior Fairbairn ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Alex Logan. Key block delivered by Antonio Rivera. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 07:36) Brenden Rackers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mitchell Green. ILB Collin Chun defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: CB Jumbo Lyon of Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (3Q: 07:29) Play-Action. Brenden Rackers pass completed to WR Robbie Kirk for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Kirk gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 12, Houston 7 |
| (3Q: 07:29) Extra point by Daquan Berry was good. New Orleans 13, Houston 7 |
| (3Q: 07:18) Daquan Berry kicked off 69 yards from the NOS35. Sean Newland returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU15. Tackled by Jalen Heatherly. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (3Q: 06:46) PENALTY: C Jose Bradley of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU10 (3Q: 06:40) Marquis Stanton kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Tate. Key block delivered by Gerald Peterson. |
| 2-9-HOU16 (3Q: 05:55) Marquis Stanton pass was dropped by TE Victor Duffy. |
| 3-9-HOU16 (3Q: 05:49) Marquis Stanton pass completed to WR Sean Newland for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Alex Mathews. |
| 4-10-HOU15 (3Q: 05:16) Terry Blanchard punted 42 yards. Donald Fain called for a fair catch at the NOS43. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (3Q: 05:05) Brenden Rackers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sammie Blades. OLB Alex Logan defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS43 (3Q: 04:59) Junior Fairbairn ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo. |
| 3-3-NOS50 (3Q: 04:30) Junior Fairbairn ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo. CB Jumbo Lyon knocked down Antonio Rivera to break up the play. |
| 4-2-HOU49 (3Q: 03:47) Perry Fitzgerald punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU07. |
| 1-10-HOU07 (3Q: 03:36) Nicky Gaines ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Javier Jensen, assisted by OLB Ernest Powell. Key block delivered by Juan Collins. |
| 2-1-HOU16 (3Q: 02:54) Nicky Gaines ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mason Whitfield. Key block delivered by Gerald Peterson. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 02:27) Nicky Gaines ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mason Whitfield. |
| 2-7-HOU23 (3Q: 01:50) Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Graham Naeole for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Phil Keith. Naeole gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 01:10) Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Graham Naeole. DE Jalen Heatherly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (3Q: 01:03) Keegan Church ran a reverse around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mason Whitfield, assisted by ILB Alex Mathews. |
| 3-9-HOU31 (3Q: 00:20) Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Alex Mathews. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 15:00) PENALTY: G Marco Liu of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU37 (4Q: 14:52) Play-Action. Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. CB Phil Keith defended the pass. |
| 2-15-HOU37 (4Q: 14:45) Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Newland. ILB Alex Mathews drove right through Gerald Peterson to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-15-HOU37 (4Q: 14:38) Marquis Stanton pass completed to WR Keegan Church for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Tate, assisted by CB Earl Bullock. Church gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (4Q: 13:56) Nicky Gaines ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Javier Jensen, assisted by DE Jalen Heatherly. Key block delivered by Gerald Peterson. |
| 2-3-NOS41 (4Q: 13:34) Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Graham Naeole. CB Phil Keith defended the pass. |
| 3-3-NOS41 (4Q: 13:29) Play-Action. Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roderick Dillon. CB Patrick Tate knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-3-NOS41 (4Q: 13:24) Terry Blanchard punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 13:17) Brenden Rackers pass completed to TE Spencer Boone for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (4Q: 12:33) Brenden Rackers pass completed to RB Junior Fairbairn for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. |
| 3-4-NOS26 (4Q: 11:53) Brenden Rackers pass completed to WR Mitchell Green for 24 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Alex Logan. Green gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: T Jonah Van DeWege of New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-NOS16 (4Q: 11:42) Brenden Rackers pass completed to WR Mitchell Green for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert. PENALTY: CB Rick Tolbert of Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (4Q: 11:36) Brenden Rackers pass completed to TE Spencer Boone for 13 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales. Boone gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 11:09) Junior Fairbairn ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Collin Chun, assisted by CB Kaleb Peak. Key block delivered by Marshall Ward. |
| 2-4-NOS40 (4Q: 10:27) Junior Fairbairn ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Collin Chun, assisted by DT Dale Schokora. S Deon Ciarleglio knocked down Brandon Kotz to break up the play. |
| 3-2-NOS42 (4Q: 10:00) Brenden Rackers pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Junior Fairbairn. S Vernon Cales defended the pass. |
| 4-2-NOS42 (4Q: 09:53) Perry Fitzgerald punted 35 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU23. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 09:44) Marquis Stanton kept the ball, running inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mason Whitfield. |
| 2-12-HOU21 (4Q: 09:15) Play-Action. Marquis Stanton pass completed to RB Nicky Gaines for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Javier Jensen. |
| 3-6-HOU27 (4Q: 08:41) Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ricardo Gozinsky, assisted by CB Patrick Tate. |
| 4-2-HOU31 (4Q: 08:12) Terry Blanchard punted 44 yards. Donald Fain returned the kick 10 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Desmond Bloom. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (4Q: 08:02) Junior Fairbairn ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Collin Chun. Key block delivered by Edward Brewer. |
| 2-1-NOS44 (4Q: 07:28) Brenden Rackers scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Alex Logan. Houston's Rondell Gomez was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (4Q: 06:40) Brenden Rackers pass completed to WR Sammie Blades for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon. |
| 2-11-HOU48 (4Q: 05:57) Brenden Rackers pass completed to WR Mitchell Green for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Louis Rice, assisted by S Deon Ciarleglio. |
| 3-7-HOU44 (4Q: 05:17) Brenden Rackers pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Junior Fairbairn. OLB Ellis Riggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-HOU44 (4Q: 05:10) Perry Fitzgerald punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 05:04) Marquis Stanton pass completed to WR Keegan Church for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Alex Mathews, assisted by S Mike Goehring. Church gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-HOU26 (4Q: 04:20) Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roderick Dillon. ILB Alex Mathews defended the pass. |
| 3-4-HOU26 (4Q: 04:10) Marquis Stanton pass completed to WR Sean Newland for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Patrick Tate. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-HOU27 (4Q: 03:30) Terry Blanchard punted 45 yards. Donald Fain called for a fair catch at the NOS28. New Orleans's Burt Brennan was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (4Q: 03:20) Junior Fairbairn ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Collin Chun. |
| 2-6-NOS32 (4Q: 02:37) Junior Fairbairn ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Dale Schokora, assisted by DE Louis Rice. OLB Wally Castillo crushed Antonio Rivera to wreck the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-9-NOS29 (4Q: 02:25) Junior Fairbairn ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Alex Logan, assisted by ILB Collin Chun. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-3-NOS35 (4Q: 02:17) Perry Fitzgerald punted 54 yards. Sean Newland returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU19. PENALTY: DE Lonnie Felkey of Houston was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (4Q: 02:10) Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Graham Naeole. CB Earl Bullock simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 2-10-HOU10 (4Q: 02:04) Play-Action. Marquis Stanton sacked by DE Jalen Heatherly and ILB Alex Mathews for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Marco Liu. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-19-HOU01 (4Q: 01:55) Marquis Stanton pass was thrown quickly to avoid the safety, intended for RB Nicky Gaines. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-19-HOU01 (4Q: 01:50) Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Graham Naeole for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Alex Mathews. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 01:41) Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Graham Naeole. DE Jalen Heatherly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (4Q: 01:35) Marquis Stanton pass completed to WR Keegan Church for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Goehring. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: ILB Alex Mathews of New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 01:24) PENALTY: C Jose Bradley of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU20 (4Q: 01:24) Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Javier Jensen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duffy gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-HOU32 (4Q: 01:07) Marquis Stanton pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Victor Duffy. DE Jalen Heatherly blocked the pass. |
| 3-3-HOU32 (4Q: 00:58) PENALTY: TE Victor Duffy of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-HOU27 (4Q: 00:58) Play-Action. Marquis Stanton pass completed to WR Keegan Church for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Tate. Church gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: CB Patrick Tate of New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (4Q: 00:51) PENALTY: C Jose Bradley of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU27 (4Q: 00:51) Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Graham Naeole. CB Patrick Tate defended the pass. |
| 2-15-HOU27 (4Q: 00:44) Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Graham Naeole. ILB Alex Mathews knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-15-HOU27 (4Q: 00:40) Marquis Stanton pass completed to RB Nicky Gaines for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jalen Heatherly. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-8-HOU34 (4Q: 00:32) Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Goehring. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (4Q: 00:24) Brenden Rackers dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 13, Houston Texans 7 |