Week 2, 1991

played in Houston, TX

93 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	7	0	-	10
Houston Oilers	3	14	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
2Q: 13:03 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 10:18 NOS - Morten Andersen 41 field goal
2Q: 00:48 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:18 NOS - Greg Bell 5 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 HOU - Norm Johnson 32 field goal
2Q: 13:03 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 10:18 NOS - Morten Andersen 41 field goal
2Q: 00:48 HOU - Herschel Walker 1 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:18 NOS - Greg Bell 5 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 388 403
- Offensive Plays 67 68
- Yards per Play 5.79 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 105 94
- Rushing Attempts 25 26
- Yards per Rush 4.20 3.62
Net Passing Yards 283 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 15 - 3 39 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 283 327
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.74 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 3/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:27 32:33

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	388	403
- Offensive Plays	67	68
- Yards per Play	5.79	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	105	94
- Rushing Attempts	25	26
- Yards per Rush	4.20	3.62
Net Passing Yards	283	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 15 - 3	39 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	283	327
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.74	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	3/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:27	32:33

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	3:35	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
1	1:42	0:10	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
2	12:53	2:43	OWN 26	6	50	Field Goal
2	8:10	2:01	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	4:12	1:57	OWN 20	5	55	Missed FG
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	2	20	Half
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
3	12:09	2:58	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
3	3:13	0:33	OWN 23	2	16	Interception
3	0:55	2:11	OWN 21	5	-8	Punt
4	12:37	1:30	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	9:33	7:07	OWN 6	16	58	Interception
4	1:50	1:14	OWN 33	7	44	Downs

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 20	8	65	Field Goal
1	7:37	5:55	OWN 5	11	64	Missed FG
1	1:32	3:39	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	10:10	2:00	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
2	6:09	1:57	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	2:15	1:33	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
3	13:37	1:28	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	9:11	5:58	OWN 20	10	64	Missed FG
3	2:40	1:45	OPP 43	4	21	Interception
4	13:44	1:07	OPP 47	3	6	Punt
4	11:07	1:34	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
4	2:26	0:36	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 23	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Mike Richardson, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Warren	14	41	2.93	10	1	0
Greg Bell	9	47	5.22	15	1	1
Randall Cunningham	2	17	8.50	10	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	19	85	4.47	44	1	2
Bartholomew Simpson	5	11	2.20	5	0	0
Neil Lomax	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	27	9	203	0/0	0	52	2	30.3
Mike Pagel	15	6	80	0/0	0	30	1	29.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	39	28	327	3/18	0	35	1	86.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ernest Givins	4	9	119	29.75	86	52
RB Chris Warren	4	7	73	18.25	50	51
WR Odessa Turner	3	10	33	11.00	0	14
TE Randy McMillan	1	1	10	10.00	3	10
WR Buster Rhymes	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	2	12	12.00	1	12
WR Jeff Graham	1	5	30	30.00	0	30
RB Greg Bell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
FB Craig Heyward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry Ellard	10	15	122	12.20	19	35
WR Louis Lipps	7	9	126	18.00	71	34
TE Keith McKeller	7	8	55	7.86	11	25
WR Brian Brennan	2	3	18	9.00	0	10
RB Herschel Walker	2	4	6	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	5	5.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	3	14	4.67	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Warren	1	0	0	0
Darryl Sims	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Singleton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	196	39.2	38.0	44	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	6	261	43.5	36.5	50	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/3	0/1	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	2	18	9.0	0
Gill Byrd	1	4	4.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Green	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gill Byrd	2	43	21.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	7	0	0.0	20	21
ILB Mark Maddox	5	1	0.0	16	30
OLB Wes Pritchett	4	1	0.0	6	21
DT Craig Veasley	4	1	0.0	13	25
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	0	0.0	17	22
S Greg Jackson	4	0	0.0	16	23
DE Darryl Sims	3	0	2.0	11	18
S Marcus Paul	3	2	0.0	16	27
CB John Mangum	3	0	0.0	10	29
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	3	1.0	12	16
CB Issiac Holt	2	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Emanuel King	2	1	0.0	10	15
DE Kevin Fagan	2	1	0.0	15	24
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0.0	18	22
OLB O'Brien Alston	2	0	0.0	4	6
DT Donnie Humphrey	1	1	0.0	10	29
DE Pierce Holt	1	1	0.0	23	30
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB John Galvin	1	0	0.0	10	12
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	---	---	---
S Bob Orlando	1	0	0.0	10	21
DT Andrew Provence	0	1	0.0	20	25
DT Curt Jarvis	0	1	0.0	12	17

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	9	0	0.0	20	37
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	3	0.0	23	37
CB James Hasty	4	3	0.0	22	29
S Mark Carrier	4	1	0.0	20	35
S David Greenwood	3	1	0.0	13	30
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	0	0.0	12	29
CB Chris Green	2	2	0.0	8	13
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0.0	20	39
S Martin Bayless	2	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	0.0	14	17
DE Martin Harrison	2	0	0.0	25	39
CB Tim McKyer	1	0	0.0	21	40
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0.0	13	22
DT Jamar Harris	0	1	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darryl Sims	2.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	2	2	24
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	0	2	1	17
DT Donnie Humphrey	0.0	0	1	0	29

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	0	29
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	0	22
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0	2	0	11
DE Martin Harrison	0	2	0	39
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	5	24
OLB Rich Dixon	0	1	0	8
DE Keith McCants	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Wes Pritchett	4	0	1	21
OLB Chip Banks	4	0	0	21
S Greg Jackson	4	0	0	23
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	0	22
CB John Mangum	3	0	0	29
ILB Mark Maddox	3	0	0	30
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0	22
CB Issiac Holt	1	1	0	29
DT Donnie Humphrey	1	0	0	29
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0	15
OLB O'Brien Alston	1	0	0	6
S Bob Orlando	1	0	0	21

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	4	0	0	37
S David Greenwood	3	0	0	30
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	3	39
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	1	0	37
S Mark Carrier	2	1	0	35
CB Tim McKyer	1	3	0	40
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0	8
OLB Ed Reynolds	0	3	0	29
CB James Hasty	0	3	0	29
CB Chris Green	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Rick Donnalley	3	3	20	23
Tommie Ginn	2	4	9	27
Jeff Dellenbach	2	4	23	30
Tony Jones	1	2	20	34
Edwin Bailey	1	1	17	23
David Jones	0	6	18	27
Craig Heyward	0	2	11	21
Todd Kalis	0	1	5	19

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	4	11	23	1	40
George Lilja	2	3	23	0	31
John Clay	1	2	12	0	14
Jeff Bostic	0	3	21	0	35
KD Dunn	0	2	13	0	19
John Alt	0	1	20	1	38
Rob Taylor	0	1	18	0	31
Ben Jefferson	0	1	5	0	7
Jeff Davidson	0	0	6	1	13

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
O'Brien Alston	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Green	3	19
Chris Singleton	2	25

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Horton	20	34	---	---	9	63
Jeff Dellenbach	23	30	---	---	6	59
Pierce Holt	---	---	23	30	3	56
Tony Jones	20	34	---	---	---	54
Chris Warren	16	28	---	---	9	53
David Jones	18	27	---	---	7	52
Issiac Holt	---	---	17	29	6	52
Rick Donnalley	20	23	---	---	7	50
Mark Maddox	---	---	16	30	4	50
John Mangum	---	---	10	29	10	49
Ernest Givins	14	31	---	---	3	48
Andrew Provence	---	---	20	25	2	47
Randall Cunningham	20	27	---	---	---	47
Gill Byrd	---	---	18	22	6	46
Marcus Paul	---	---	16	27	2	45
Chip Banks	---	---	20	21	3	44
Tommie Ginn	9	27	---	---	7	43
Greg Bell	9	14	---	---	20	43
Wes Pritchett	---	---	6	21	16	43
Greg Jackson	---	---	16	23	4	43
Kevin Fagan	---	---	15	24	3	42
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	17	22	3	42
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	10	29	2	41
Buster Rhymes	12	16	---	---	13	41
Edwin Bailey	17	23	---	---	---	40
Craig Veasley	---	---	13	25	2	40
Pat Harlow	13	27	---	---	---	40
Darryl Sims	---	---	11	18	10	39
Craig Heyward	11	21	---	---	5	37
Bob Orlando	---	---	10	21	6	37
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	12	16	5	33
Odessa Turner	11	22	---	---	---	33
Jeff Graham	14	19	---	---	---	33
Emanuel King	---	---	10	15	7	32
Jimmie Johnson	8	12	---	---	12	32
Curt Jarvis	---	---	12	17	2	31
Todd Kalis	5	19	---	---	7	31
Randy McMillan	9	10	---	---	9	28
John Galvin	---	---	10	12	3	25
O'Brien Alston	---	---	4	6	14	24
Mike Pagel	5	15	---	---	---	20
Mike Alexander	1	3	---	---	14	18
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Mucker	0	0	---	---	2	2

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Martin Harrison	---	---	25	39	7	71
Neil Lomax	26	42	---	---	---	68
Tim McKyer	---	---	21	40	7	68
Dennis McKnight	23	40	---	---	---	63
Mike Richardson	---	---	20	39	4	63
George Lilja	23	31	---	---	8	62
Pepper Johnson	---	---	23	37	2	62
Jeff Bostic	21	35	---	---	5	61
Herschel Walker	21	33	---	---	7	61
Henry Ellard	19	40	---	---	1	60
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	20	37	2	59
John Alt	20	38	---	---	---	58
Mark Carrier	---	---	20	35	2	57
James Hasty	---	---	22	29	1	52
Rob Taylor	18	31	---	---	---	49
David Greenwood	---	---	13	30	6	49
Louis Lipps	21	27	---	---	---	48
Keith McKeller	13	25	---	---	10	48
Jessie Clark	14	15	---	---	18	47
KD Dunn	13	19	---	---	14	46
Ed Reynolds	---	---	12	29	4	45
Brian Brennan	12	19	---	---	12	43
Bartholomew Simpson	8	17	---	---	16	41
Chris Green	---	---	8	13	19	40
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	14	24	1	39
Frank Bruno	---	---	13	22	1	36
Jamar Harris	---	---	12	20	3	35
Keith McCants	---	---	11	21	1	33
Simon Fletcher	---	---	14	17	1	32
Jeff Davidson	6	13	---	---	9	28
John Clay	12	14	---	---	1	27
Chris Singleton	---	---	2	0	25	27
Martin Bayless	---	---	8	8	7	23
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	12	11	---	23
Haywood Jeffires	7	13	---	---	---	20
Ben Jefferson	5	7	---	---	8	20
Rich Dixon	---	---	3	8	8	19
Jamie Holland	2	2	---	---	10	14
Rich Moran	2	1	---	---	9	12
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Riki Ellison	---	---	2	3	3	8
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Miller	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Haverdink	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ortego	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	56	5.1
Middle	4	24	6.0
Right	10	25	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	17	1.5
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	8	63	7.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	27	9	4	1	1	7	5	4	2
Mike Pagel	15	6	1	0	0	6	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	39	28	6	0	3	1	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	51	25.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	58	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	144	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	30	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	130	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	141	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	56	28.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	10	3	1	33	0	22
WR Ernest Givins	9	4	0	119	3	31
RB Chris Warren	7	4	0	73	1	28
WR Jeff Graham	5	1	0	30	1	19
TE Ethan Horton	3	0	0	0	0	34
WR Buster Rhymes	3	1	0	6	0	16
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	1	0	12	0	12
TE Randy McMillan	1	1	0	10	0	10
RB Greg Bell	1	0	0	0	0	14
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0	0	0	21

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	15	10	2	122	2	40
WR Louis Lipps	9	7	0	126	3	27
TE Keith McKeller	8	7	0	55	1	25
RB Herschel Walker	4	2	1	6	0	33
WR Brian Brennan	3	2	0	18	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Bell	1	5	5.00	5.22

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	5	13	2.60	4.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	7.52

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	7	3	14	2.00	8.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	4	2	7	1.75	14.00
TE Keith McKeller	2	1	7	3.50	6.88
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	8.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	4	2
Chris Warren	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	4	2
Bartholomew Simpson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	8	3	3
Mike Pagel	2	2	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chris Warren	4	2	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	2	2
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	1
RB Greg Bell	1	0	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Keith McKeller	5	4	3
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)