Exhibition Week 3, 1994

played in Houston, AL

90 degrees, stormy, 14 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	17	3	0	3	-	23
Houston Texans	3	7	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 HOU - Chris Jacke 36 field goal
1Q: 08:37 NOS - Buster Rhymes 37 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 01:33 NOS - Morten Andersen 21 field goal
1Q: 00:17 NOS - Jeff Graham 7 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 12:50 HOU - Bo Jackson 8 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 02:03 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
3Q: 14:08 HOU - Marvin Jones 36 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 10:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 HOU - Chris Jacke 36 field goal
1Q: 08:37 NOS - Buster Rhymes 37 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 01:33 NOS - Morten Andersen 21 field goal
1Q: 00:17 NOS - Jeff Graham 7 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 12:50 HOU - Bo Jackson 8 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 02:03 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
3Q: 14:08 HOU - Marvin Jones 36 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 10:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 50 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 343 358
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 5.62 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 138 141
- Rushing Attempts 28 32
- Yards per Rush 4.93 4.41
Net Passing Yards 205 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 1 35 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 217 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.21 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 0/0 4/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 1/36
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:28 30:32

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	343	358
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	5.62	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	138	141
- Rushing Attempts	28	32
- Yards per Rush	4.93	4.41
Net Passing Yards	205	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 1	35 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	217	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.21	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	0/0	4/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	1/36
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:28	30:32

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:47	3:30	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	5:48	4:20	OPP 45	7	41	Field Goal
1	1:20	1:10	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
2	12:41	2:58	OWN 15	5	22	Punt
2	6:15	4:18	OWN 28	10	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 20	3	11	Interception
3	13:57	1:44	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:49	2:45	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
4	14:09	4:03	OWN 20	8	47	Field Goal
4	6:33	0:52	OWN 33	2	1	Fumble
4	4:48	2:49	OWN 37	6	52	Missed FG

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	13:40	1:53	OPP 25	3	6	Field Goal
1	8:17	2:29	OWN 20	5	24	Interception
1	0:10	2:29	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	9:43	3:28	OWN 4	5	32	Punt
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 15	4	22	Half
3	12:13	5:24	OWN 30	11	52	Missed FG
3	4:04	4:55	OWN 20	11	42	Punt
4	10:06	3:33	OWN 20	6	54	Missed FG
4	5:41	0:53	OPP 34	3	-3	Interception
4	1:59	1:59	OWN 20	9	48	Game

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marc Logan	12	68	5.67	54	1
Vince Workman	9	46	5.11	16	1
Alonzo Highsmith	4	1	0.25	4	0
Randall Cunningham	3	23	7.67	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	29	122	4.21	20	5	1
Matt Dunigan	2	20	10.00	10	2	0
Bernie Parmalee	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	31	23	217	2/12	2	37	1	101.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	35	20	224	1/7	0	43	2	52.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rob Carpenter	7	8	78	11.14	0	26	0
WR Jeff Graham	5	7	28	5.60	15	19	1
WR Ernest Givins	4	7	23	5.75	3	9	0
RB Vince Workman	3	3	21	7.00	6	10	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	37	37.00	18	37	1
RB Marc Logan	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	2	16	16.00	12	16	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bo Jackson	6	9	16	2.67	14	8
WR Carl Pickens	5	10	65	13.00	22	34
WR Troy Stradford	3	4	34	11.33	16	22
WR James Jett	3	7	78	26.00	74	43
WR Desmond Howard	2	3	22	11.00	0	15
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	9	9.00	0	9

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Emanuel King	1	3	3.00	0
OLB Steve Grant	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Marvin Jones	1	36	36.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alonzo Highsmith	1	1	0
Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
Rob Carpenter	1	0	0
Vince Workman	0	1	0
Steve Grant	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Howard	1	0	0
Le Roy Butler	0	1	0
Bill Brown	0	1	0
Harper LeBel	0	0	1
David Pool	0	0	1
Marvin Jones	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	3	150	50.0	42.0	55	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	3	129	43.0	36.0	55	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/4	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/3	0/1	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buster Rhymes	1	1	1.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Howard	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Givins	1	20	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Howard	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kevin McArthur	8	0	0.0	25	30
OLB Jesse Solomon	7	0	0.0	19	30
CB Lorenzo Lynch	5	1	0.0	29	31
S David Tate	4	1	0.0	20	23
CB John Mangum	3	2	0.0	24	22
S Marcus Paul	3	1	0.0	15	19
DT Tim Johnson	3	0	0.0	21	27
ILB Kyle Perkins	3	0	0.0	6	5
DE Gary Ferguson	2	2	0.5	23	26
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	1	0.0	13	6
CB Dewayne Washington	2	1	0.0	18	24
OLB Steve Grant	2	0	0.0	17	19
CB Fred Foggie	2	0	0.0	12	24
DE Robert Harris	1	3	0.5	28	35
S Deke McQuay	1	2	0.0	14	17
DT Claudis Klemm	1	1	0.0	23	22
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	8	6
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0.0	12	13
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0.0	6	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	9	4	0.0	27	33
OLB Mo Lewis	8	2	1.0	28	33
S David Fulcher	6	1	0.0	16	24
ILB Marvin Jones	5	7	0.0	28	28
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	0	0.5	11	11
OLB Ricardo McDonald	3	1	0.0	26	29
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	2	1	0.5	22	22
DT Bert Tharpe	2	3	0.0	20	25
DE Skip McClendon	2	1	0.0	20	17
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	0.0	26	32
CB David Pool	2	0	0.0	15	20
CB Brian Allred	2	0	0.0	4	4
S Terry Kinard	1	3	0.0	28	32
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	0	0.0	2	1
WR James Jett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	0.0	8	9
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	0	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	0.5	1	35
DE Gary Ferguson	0.5	0	26
DT Tim Johnson	0.0	2	27
ILB Kevin McArthur	0.0	1	30
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0.0	1	31
DT Walt Murphy	0.0	1	8

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	1.0	0	0	1	33
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0.5	1	1	0	22
OLB Kenny Tippins	0.5	0	0	1	11
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	0	2	2	29
DE Skip McClendon	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	1	0	31
ILB Kevin McArthur	3	0	0	30
OLB Jesse Solomon	3	0	0	30
OLB Steve Grant	2	0	1	19
CB John Mangum	2	0	0	22
S David Tate	1	0	0	23
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0	19
CB Fred Foggie	1	0	0	24
ILB Kyle Perkins	1	0	0	5
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0	6
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0	3
CB Dewayne Washington	1	0	0	24
OLB Emanuel King	0	0	1	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Marvin Jones	4	0	1	28
CB David Pool	3	0	0	20
CB Brian Allred	3	0	0	4
OLB Kenny Tippins	2	1	0	11
S David Fulcher	2	0	0	24
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	0	33
S Terry Kinard	1	0	0	32
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	0	32
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	0	33
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	0	0	1
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0	29
CB Nate Clune	1	0	0	9
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wang Weilin	2	6	19	0	30
Bruce Wilkerson	2	3	24	1	28
Marcus Spears	1	1	21	0	18
Jeff Dellenbach	0	6	23	0	25
Frank Pollack	0	2	19	1	19
Ethan Horton	0	2	11	0	6
Carl Bax	0	2	23	0	26
James Fitzpatrick	0	1	11	0	19
Alonzo Highsmith	0	1	13	0	11
Craig Heyward	0	1	6	0	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Wolford	4	6	32	0	36
Todd Peat	2	6	32	0	36
Kevin Belcher	2	4	32	0	36
Tommy Vardell	2	3	17	0	14
Jim Dombrowski	1	6	32	0	36
Todd Steussie	1	4	32	1	36
Dwayne Carswell	1	1	20	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmie Johnson	1	13
Steve Grant	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
David Pool	1	19
Kurt Gouveia	1	13
Harper LeBel	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernest Givins	25	31	---	---	11	67
Robert Harris	---	---	28	35	2	65
Marc Logan	18	25	---	---	20	63
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	29	31	3	63
Randall Cunningham	28	33	---	---	---	61
Kevin McArthur	---	---	25	30	6	61
Dewayne Washington	---	---	18	24	18	60
Bruce Wilkerson	24	28	---	---	6	58
Jesse Solomon	---	---	19	30	8	57
Rob Carpenter	17	26	---	---	14	57
Tim Johnson	---	---	21	27	5	53
Gary Ferguson	---	---	23	26	3	52
Jeff Dellenbach	23	25	---	---	3	51
Carl Bax	23	26	---	---	2	51
Wang Weilin	19	30	---	---	---	49
Fred Foggie	---	---	12	24	13	49
Claudis Klemm	---	---	23	22	3	48
Steve Grant	---	---	17	19	11	47
David Tate	---	---	20	23	3	46
John Mangum	---	---	24	22	---	46
Marcus Spears	21	18	---	---	7	46
Jeff Graham	16	22	---	---	6	44
Frank Pollack	19	19	---	---	5	43
Alonzo Highsmith	13	11	---	---	16	40
Marcus Paul	---	---	15	19	3	37
Jimmie Johnson	6	17	---	---	13	36
James Fitzpatrick	11	19	---	---	5	35
Deke McQuay	---	---	14	17	---	31
Emanuel King	---	---	8	6	13	27
Ethan Horton	11	6	---	---	9	26
Marvin Washington	---	---	12	13	1	26
Vince Workman	10	8	---	---	6	24
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	13	6	1	20
Odessa Turner	12	7	---	---	---	19
J.R. Green	---	---	11	6	1	18
Walt Murphy	---	---	8	8	2	18
Craig Heyward	6	8	---	---	2	16
Buster Rhymes	6	4	---	---	4	14
Kyle Perkins	---	---	6	5	---	11
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Barry Minter	---	---	6	3	1	10
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rob Holmberg	---	---	0	0	3	3
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Will Wolford	32	36	---	---	6	74
Todd Peat	32	36	---	---	6	74
Mo Lewis	---	---	28	33	10	71
Kevin Belcher	32	36	---	---	---	68
Jim Dombrowski	32	36	---	---	---	68
Matt Dunigan	32	36	---	---	---	68
Carl Pickens	28	34	---	---	6	68
Todd Steussie	32	36	---	---	---	68
Bo Jackson	31	35	---	---	---	66
Terry Kinard	---	---	28	32	4	64
Le Roy Butler	---	---	27	33	4	64
Donnell Woolford	---	---	26	32	4	62
Marvin Jones	---	---	28	28	4	60
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	26	29	4	59
David Pool	---	---	15	20	19	54
Bert Tharpe	---	---	20	25	4	49
James Jett	20	29	---	---	---	49
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	22	22	3	47
Tommy Vardell	17	14	---	---	15	46
David Fulcher	---	---	16	24	4	44
Dwayne Carswell	20	20	---	---	3	43
Skip McClendon	---	---	20	17	4	41
Troy Stradford	10	15	---	---	10	35
Howard Cross	10	11	---	---	13	34
Desmond Howard	7	13	---	---	13	33
Tyji Armstrong	16	8	---	---	7	31
Bruce Smith	---	---	8	16	3	27
Kenny Tippins	---	---	11	11	2	24
Hurvin McCormack	---	---	6	11	4	21
Nate Clune	---	---	12	9	---	21
Bobby Howard	0	0	---	---	19	19
Bernie Parmalee	1	1	---	---	16	18
Gilbert Brown	---	---	8	9	---	17
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	1	2	13	16
Jay Bellamy	---	---	0	5	11	16
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	2	1	10	13
Brian Allred	---	---	4	4	1	9
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jon Melander	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bill Brown	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vlade Divac	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Klingler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ken Liggett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	50	16.7
Middle	21	71	3.4
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	12	1.5
Middle	17	80	4.7
Right	7	49	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	31	23	3	0	1	1	4	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	35	20	4	3	2	1	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	69	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	35	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	85	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	48	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	71	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	95	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	10	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Carpenter	8	7	0	78	2	26
WR Ernest Givins	7	4	1	23	0	31
WR Jeff Graham	7	5	0	28	0	22
RB Vince Workman	3	3	0	21	0	8
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	0	16	0	7
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	1	0	3	0	17
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	0	37	1	4
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	11	0	25

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	10	5	1	65	1	34
RB Bo Jackson	9	6	0	16	0	35
WR James Jett	7	3	1	78	2	29
WR Troy Stradford	4	3	0	34	1	15
WR Desmond Howard	3	2	0	22	0	13
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0	9	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Workman	3	9	3.00	5.11
Marc Logan	2	0	0.00	5.67
Alonzo Highsmith	1	-3	-3.00	0.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	3	20	6.67	4.21
Bernie Parmalee	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	5	3	8	1.60	7.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dunigan	2	0	0	0.00	6.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Carpenter	2	1	5	2.50	9.75
WR Jeff Graham	2	2	3	1.50	4.00
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0	0.00	3.29

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bo Jackson	2	0	0	0.00	1.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	3	1
Matt Dunigan	1	1
Bernie Parmalee	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	11	9	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	3	2
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	1	0
RB Vince Workman	2	2	2
WR Rob Carpenter	2	2	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Stradford	4	3	3
RB Bo Jackson	3	2	0
WR James Jett	2	1	1
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)