Week 2, 1991

played in Houston, TX

93 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints0370-10
Houston Oilers31400-17

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)

Team StatisticsNOSHOU
Record1-12-0
First Downs1919
- by Rushing74
- by Passing1015
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards388403
- Offensive Plays6768
- Yards per Play5.795.93
Net Rushing Yards10594
- Rushing Attempts2526
- Yards per Rush4.203.62
Net Passing Yards283309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 15 - 339 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards283327
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/18
- Yards per Pass Play6.747.36
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions7/155/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.96.8
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards7/553/20
Punt Returns/Yards3/221/6
Kick Returns/Yards2/430/0
Interception Ret./Yards1/53/14
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 30
Time of Possession27:2732:33

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:123:35OWN 20631Punt
11:420:10OWN 3810Interception
212:532:43OWN 26650Field Goal
28:102:01OWN 2538Punt
24:121:57OWN 20555Missed FG
20:420:42OWN 20220Half
315:001:23OWN 3233Punt
312:092:58OWN 26874Touchdown
33:130:33OWN 23216Interception
30:552:11OWN 215-8Punt
412:371:30OWN 203-8Punt
49:337:07OWN 61658Interception
41:501:14OWN 33744Downs
Houston Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:48OWN 20865Field Goal
17:375:55OWN 51164Missed FG
11:323:39OWN 31869Touchdown
210:102:00OWN 20411Punt
26:091:57OWN 3034Punt
22:151:33OWN 32668Touchdown
313:371:28OWN 3438Punt
39:115:58OWN 201064Missed FG
32:401:45OPP 43421Interception
413:441:07OPP 4736Punt
411:071:34OWN 4437Punt
42:260:36OWN 2638Punt
40:360:36OWN 232-2Game

Game MVP: Mike Richardson, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chris Warren14412.931010
Greg Bell9475.221511
Randall Cunningham2178.501010
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Herschel Walker19854.474412
Bartholomew Simpson5112.20500
Neil Lomax2-2-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham2792030/0052230.3
Mike Pagel156800/0030129.9
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Neil Lomax39283273/18035186.2

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ernest Givins4911929.7586520
RB Chris Warren477318.2550510
WR Odessa Turner3103311.000140
TE Randy McMillan111010.003100
WR Buster Rhymes1366.00060
TE Jimmie Johnson121212.001120
WR Jeff Graham153030.000300
RB Greg Bell0100.00000
TE Ethan Horton0300.00000
FB Craig Heyward0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Henry Ellard101512212.2019350
WR Louis Lipps7912618.0071340
TE Keith McKeller78557.8611250
WR Brian Brennan23189.000100
RB Herschel Walker2463.00030

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Wes Pritchett155.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mike Richardson3144.670

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Chris Warren1000
Darryl Sims0100
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Chris Singleton0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon519639.238.0441
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brian Hansen626143.536.5503

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen1/21/20/0411/1
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Norm Johnson1/30/10/0322/2

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Warren2189.00
Gill Byrd144.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Green166.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Gill Byrd24321.50
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Chip Banks700.02021
ILB Mark Maddox510.01630
OLB Wes Pritchett410.0621
DT Craig Veasley410.01325
CB Lorenzo Lynch400.01722
S Greg Jackson400.01623
DE Darryl Sims302.01118
S Marcus Paul320.01627
CB John Mangum300.01029
OLB Lawrence Taylor231.01216
CB Issiac Holt210.01729
OLB Emanuel King210.01015
DE Kevin Fagan210.01524
CB Gill Byrd200.01822
OLB O'Brien Alston200.046
DT Donnie Humphrey110.01029
DE Pierce Holt110.02330
WR Buster Rhymes10---------
WR Ernest Givins10---------
ILB John Galvin100.01012
FB Craig Heyward10---------
S Bob Orlando100.01021
DT Andrew Provence010.02025
DT Curt Jarvis010.01217
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Lloyd Burrus900.02037
ILB Pepper Johnson430.02337
CB James Hasty430.02229
S Mark Carrier410.02035
S David Greenwood310.01330
OLB Ed Reynolds300.01229
CB Chris Green220.0813
CB Mike Richardson200.02039
S Martin Bayless200.088
OLB Simon Fletcher200.01417
DE Martin Harrison200.02539
CB Tim McKyer100.02140
WR Haywood Jeffires10---------
DT Frank Bruno100.01322
DT Jamar Harris010.01220

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Darryl Sims2.000018
OLB Lawrence Taylor1.000016
DE Pierce Holt0.010030
DE Kevin Fagan0.002224
DT Curt Jarvis0.002117
DT Donnie Humphrey0.001029
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds0.010029
DT Frank Bruno0.010022
OLB Jamie Kimmel0.002011
DE Martin Harrison0.002039
DE Jim Jeffcoat0.001524
OLB Rich Dixon0.00108
DE Keith McCants0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Wes Pritchett40121
OLB Chip Banks40021
S Greg Jackson40023
CB Lorenzo Lynch30022
CB John Mangum30029
ILB Mark Maddox30030
CB Gill Byrd20022
CB Issiac Holt11029
DT Donnie Humphrey10029
OLB Emanuel King10015
OLB O'Brien Alston1006
S Bob Orlando10021
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Lloyd Burrus40037
S David Greenwood30030
CB Mike Richardson21339
ILB Pepper Johnson21037
S Mark Carrier21035
CB Tim McKyer13040
S Martin Bayless1008
OLB Ed Reynolds03029
CB James Hasty03029
CB Chris Green01013

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rick Donnalley33020023
Tommie Ginn2409027
Jeff Dellenbach24023030
Tony Jones12020034
Edwin Bailey11017023
David Jones06018027
Craig Heyward02011021
Todd Kalis0105019
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dennis McKnight411023140
George Lilja23023031
John Clay12012014
Jeff Bostic03021035
KD Dunn02013019
John Alt01020138
Rob Taylor01018031
Ben Jefferson010507
Jeff Davidson0006113

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
O'Brien Alston114
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Chris Green319
Chris Singleton225

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ethan Horton2034------963
Jeff Dellenbach2330------659
Pierce Holt------2330356
Tony Jones2034---------54
Chris Warren1628------953
David Jones1827------752
Issiac Holt------1729652
Rick Donnalley2023------750
Mark Maddox------1630450
John Mangum------10291049
Ernest Givins1431------348
Andrew Provence------2025247
Randall Cunningham2027---------47
Gill Byrd------1822646
Marcus Paul------1627245
Chip Banks------2021344
Tommie Ginn927------743
Greg Bell914------2043
Wes Pritchett------6211643
Greg Jackson------1623443
Kevin Fagan------1524342
Lorenzo Lynch------1722342
Donnie Humphrey------1029241
Buster Rhymes1216------1341
Edwin Bailey1723---------40
Craig Veasley------1325240
Pat Harlow1327---------40
Darryl Sims------11181039
Craig Heyward1121------537
Bob Orlando------1021637
Lawrence Taylor------1216533
Odessa Turner1122---------33
Jeff Graham1419---------33
Emanuel King------1015732
Jimmie Johnson812------1232
Curt Jarvis------1217231
Todd Kalis519------731
Randy McMillan910------928
John Galvin------1012325
O'Brien Alston------461424
Mike Pagel515---------20
Mike Alexander13------1418
Morten Andersen00------55
Mike Saxon00------55
Dave Mucker00------22
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Martin Harrison------2539771
Neil Lomax2642---------68
Tim McKyer------2140768
Dennis McKnight2340---------63
Mike Richardson------2039463
George Lilja2331------862
Pepper Johnson------2337262
Jeff Bostic2135------561
Herschel Walker2133------761
Henry Ellard1940------160
Lloyd Burrus------2037259
John Alt2038---------58
Mark Carrier------2035257
James Hasty------2229152
Rob Taylor1831---------49
David Greenwood------1330649
Louis Lipps2127---------48
Keith McKeller1325------1048
Jessie Clark1415------1847
KD Dunn1319------1446
Ed Reynolds------1229445
Brian Brennan1219------1243
Bartholomew Simpson817------1641
Chris Green------8131940
Jim Jeffcoat------1424139
Frank Bruno------1322136
Jamar Harris------1220335
Keith McCants------1121133
Simon Fletcher------1417132
Jeff Davidson613------928
John Clay1214------127
Chris Singleton------202527
Martin Bayless------88723
Jamie Kimmel------1211---23
Haywood Jeffires713---------20
Ben Jefferson57------820
Rich Dixon------38819
Jamie Holland22------1014
Rich Moran21------912
Brian Hansen00------99
Riki Ellison------2338
Norm Johnson00------77
Donald Miller------0055
Kevin Sweeney00---------0
Kevin Haverdink00---------0
Gary Ortego00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11565.1
Middle4246.0
Right10252.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11171.5
Middle5163.2
Right8637.9
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham2794117542
Mike Pagel1561006211
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Neil Lomax39286031531

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen215125.5
Short (0-8 Yds)167583.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1661449.0
Long (19+ Yds)81303.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)22161305.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)15101419.4
Long (19+ Yds)225628.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Odessa Turner103133022
WR Ernest Givins940119331
RB Chris Warren74073128
WR Jeff Graham51030119
TE Ethan Horton3000034
WR Buster Rhymes3106016
TE Jimmie Johnson21012012
TE Randy McMillan11010010
RB Greg Bell1000014
FB Craig Heyward1000021
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Henry Ellard15102122240
WR Louis Lipps970126327
TE Keith McKeller87055125
RB Herschel Walker4216033
WR Brian Brennan32018019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Greg Bell155.005.22
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herschel Walker5132.604.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham1000.007.52
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Neil Lomax73142.008.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Craig Heyward1000.000.00
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Louis Lipps4271.7514.00
TE Keith McKeller2173.506.88
WR Henry Ellard1000.008.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Greg Bell42
Chris Warren11
HoustonRushesConversions
Herschel Walker42
Bartholomew Simpson10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham833
Mike Pagel221
HoustonAttCompConversions
Neil Lomax1073

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
RB Chris Warren421
WR Ernest Givins222
WR Odessa Turner211
RB Greg Bell100
WR Jeff Graham100
HoustonTargCatchConversions
TE Keith McKeller543
WR Henry Ellard320
WR Louis Lipps100
RB Herschel Walker110

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,700 (21,400)
End Zone14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats7,100 (7,400)