Exhibition Week 5, 1997

played in New Orleans, LA

84 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	0	0	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:22 HOU - Chris Jacke 42 field goal
2Q: 07:53 NOS - Bartholomew Simpson 7 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:20 NOS - Morten Andersen 23 field goal
3Q: 06:56 NOS - Morten Andersen 45 field goal
4Q: 14:51 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:22 HOU - Chris Jacke 42 field goal
2Q: 07:53 NOS - Bartholomew Simpson 7 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:20 NOS - Morten Andersen 23 field goal
3Q: 06:56 NOS - Morten Andersen 45 field goal
4Q: 14:51 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 3-1 2-2
First Downs 11 13
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 6 5
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 199 178
- Offensive Plays 67 72
- Yards per Play 2.97 2.47
Net Rushing Yards 105 97
- Rushing Attempts 29 38
- Yards per Rush 3.62 2.55
Net Passing Yards 94 81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 13 - 2 31 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 117 95
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/23 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 2.47 2.38
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 3/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/61 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 4/35
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 42
Time of Possession 28:41 31:19

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	3-1	2-2
First Downs	11	13
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	6	5
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	199	178
- Offensive Plays	67	72
- Yards per Play	2.97	2.47
Net Rushing Yards	105	97
- Rushing Attempts	29	38
- Yards per Rush	3.62	2.55
Net Passing Yards	94	81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 13 - 2	31 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	117	95
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/23	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	2.47	2.38
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	3/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/61	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	4/35
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 42
Time of Possession	28:41	31:19

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	6:05	OWN 2	13	54	Punt
1	4:42	2:28	OPP 43	4	18	Field Goal
1	1:02	4:32	OWN 36	9	42	Missed FG
2	8:22	0:19	OWN 17	2	5	Fumble
2	7:45	1:21	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	4:16	1:26	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	12:03	1:50	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
3	6:48	0:43	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
3	5:18	1:35	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
3	1:41	0:17	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	14:43	1:51	OWN 22	3	-9	Punt
4	11:03	1:52	OWN 21	6	13	Punt
4	6:32	2:19	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
4	3:04	1:16	OWN 42	8	19	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
1	5:23	0:41	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
1	2:14	1:12	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	11:30	3:08	OWN 29	5	15	Punt
2	8:03	0:18	OPP 12	1	12	Touchdown
2	6:24	2:08	OWN 17	6	21	Punt
2	2:50	2:38	OPP 47	9	41	Field Goal
3	13:23	1:20	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
3	10:13	3:25	OPP 47	7	19	Field Goal
3	6:05	0:47	OPP 9	2	-9	Interception
3	3:43	2:02	OWN 49	4	13	Punt
3	1:24	1:41	OPP 26	5	3	Field Goal
4	12:52	1:49	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	9:11	2:39	OWN 26	5	19	Punt
4	4:13	1:09	OWN 19	3	-4	Punt
4	1:48	0:36	OWN 39	4	-16	Punt
4	1:12	1:12	OPP 33	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Gary Ferguson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rashaan Salaam	22	87	3.95	17	3
Erric Pegram	5	12	2.40	7	0
Neil O'Donnell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Damon Huard	1	7	7.00	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	32	65	2.03	14	2	1
Danny Wuerffel	4	16	4.00	8	0	0
Larry Long	2	16	8.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	24	6	55	5/23	0	19	2	4.9
Damon Huard	9	7	62	0/0	0	21	0	95.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Wuerffel	23	9	57	2/11	0	16	1	29.1
Ralph Story	8	4	38	1/3	0	14	0	63.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Rashaan Salaam	4	6	25	6.25	25	21
WR Carl Pickens	3	7	21	7.00	7	9
WR Keith Poole	2	5	18	9.00	0	13
WR Eric Martin	1	4	19	19.00	5	19
WR Bruce Hill	1	7	13	13.00	4	13
RB Erric Pegram	1	1	3	3.00	5	3
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	18	18.00	8	18
FB Tommy Vardell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James McKnight	4	6	22	5.50	2	9
WR Jake Reed	3	10	20	6.67	0	14
TE Keith Jennings	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE James Jenkins	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Derek Russell	1	2	16	16.00	2	16
WR Leonard Klecko	1	1	14	14.00	4	14
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	3	13	13.00	0	13
RB Larry Long	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Tyrone Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jim Lyles	1	31	31.00	0
ILB Don Davis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Martin	1	0	0	0
Rashaan Salaam	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Jim Lyles	1	0
Frank Robinson	1	0
Kyle Perkins	0	1
Zack Freeman	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	9	432	48.0	44.1	64	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	11	514	46.7	40.0	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/2	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	3	34	11.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	4	35	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	2	49	24.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson	8	1	0.0	33	26
OLB Roman Phifer	7	1	1.0	30	23
S Le Roy Butler	7	2	0.0	27	24
DE Marc Spindler	6	1	0.0	35	30
OLB Mo Lewis	5	2	1.0	30	31
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	4	0.0	22	22
DE Bernard Whittington	2	2	1.0	32	27
CB Tracey Eaton	2	1	0.0	23	24
S Sam Shade	2	1	0.0	19	19
ILB Dennis Stallings	2	0	0.0	8	9
DT Gilbert Brown	1	2	0.0	29	27
DT David Rocker	1	1	0.0	9	8
WR Bruce Hill	1	0	---	---	---
G Todd Peat	1	0	---	---	---
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0.0	11	13
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	---	---	---
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	21	19
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	1	0	0.0	25	20
CB Ray Mickens	1	0	0.0	17	15
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0	2	0.0	12	4
CB Nate Clune	0	1	0.0	26	22

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Darrell Russell	6	0	0.0	24	34
DE Gary Ferguson	4	3	2.0	20	33
S Deke McQuay	4	2	0.0	20	36
ILB Kyle Perkins	4	1	0.0	18	24
DT William Carr	3	1	2.0	25	35
S Bubba McDowell	3	0	0.0	26	33
ILB Don Davis	3	0	0.0	11	13
DE Marvin Washington	2	1	0.5	21	28
CB Frank Robinson	2	3	0.0	20	29
CB Monty Montgomery	2	2	0.0	28	33
ILB Mike Caldwell	2	1	0.0	17	32
S Brian Jordan	2	0	0.0	12	16
DT Mike Lodish	2	0	0.0	5	5
CB Jim Lyles	2	0	0.0	23	14
CB Dewayne Washington	2	0	0.0	16	30
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0.0	9	5
OLB Gerald Dixon	1	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0.0	0	3
DT Walt Murphy	0	1	0.5	6	2
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	0	2	0.0	9	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	1.0	1	3	0	31
OLB Roman Phifer	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Bernard Whittington	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Marc Spindler	0.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	0	1	2	4
DE Daryl King	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Gilbert Brown	0.0	0	1	0	27

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT William Carr	2.0	1	0	0	35
DE Gary Ferguson	2.0	0	1	0	33
DE Marvin Washington	0.5	1	2	0	28
DT Walt Murphy	0.5	0	0	0	2
DE Robert Harris	0.0	0	2	1	5
ILB Kyle Perkins	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Don Davis	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mo Lewis	2	1	0	31
OLB Roman Phifer	2	1	0	23
CB Tracey Eaton	2	0	0	24
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	1	0	26
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	1	1	0	20
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	0	1	22
S Myron Guyton	1	0	0	13
S Le Roy Butler	1	0	0	24
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0	19
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	0	0	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brian Jordan	2	0	0	16
ILB Kyle Perkins	2	0	0	24
CB Dewayne Washington	2	0	0	30
CB Jim Lyles	1	1	1	14
CB Frank Robinson	1	1	0	29
S Deke McQuay	1	1	0	36
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0	33
DT Mike Lodish	1	0	0	5
ILB Mike Caldwell	1	0	0	32
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0	3
DE Marvin Washington	0	1	0	28
ILB Don Davis	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derek Cook	2	6	1	21	3	29
Adam Treu	2	5	0	21	0	28
Jim Dombrowski	2	3	0	22	0	27
Tommy Vardell	1	3	0	11	0	11
Harold Green	0	3	0	11	0	8
Zack Wiegert	0	2	0	26	1	30
Marcus Price	0	2	0	11	0	17
Sale Isaia	0	1	0	11	1	25
Todd Peat	0	1	0	25	0	24
Mike Cheever	0	1	0	8	0	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Heck	2	7	38	1	34
Zack Freeman	2	5	19	0	20
Craig Heyward	1	4	8	0	1
Patrick Salonen	1	2	19	1	14
Keith Jennings	1	2	16	0	13
Mike Martin	0	4	23	0	22
Ruben Brown	0	4	33	0	26
Tony Jones	0	3	20	1	20
Bruce Wilkerson	0	3	38	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Hill	2	12
Erric Pegram	1	18
Harold Green	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Davis	2	21
Bartholomew Simpson	1	30
James Jenkins	1	16
Zack Freeman	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roman Phifer	---	---	30	23	28	81
Tracey Eaton	---	---	23	24	32	79
Bernard Whittington	---	---	32	27	14	73
Gilbert Brown	---	---	29	27	14	70
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	33	26	9	68
Marc Spindler	---	---	35	30	2	67
Keith Poole	15	33	---	---	18	66
Mo Lewis	---	---	30	31	3	64
Zack Wiegert	26	30	---	---	4	60
Derek Cook	21	29	---	---	9	59
Carl Pickens	19	30	---	---	7	56
Rashaan Salaam	24	31	---	---	---	55
Le Roy Butler	---	---	27	24	3	54
Todd Peat	25	24	---	---	4	53
Eric Martin	14	15	---	---	21	50
Jim Dombrowski	22	27	---	---	---	49
Nate Clune	---	---	26	22	1	49
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	25	20	4	49
Adam Treu	21	28	---	---	---	49
Sale Isaia	11	25	---	---	11	47
Bruce Hill	13	21	---	---	12	46
Ray Mickens	---	---	17	15	14	46
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	22	22	1	45
Jay Bellamy	---	---	21	19	3	43
Neil O'Donnell	13	29	---	---	---	42
Sam Shade	---	---	19	19	4	42
Marcus Price	11	17	---	---	11	39
Dwayne Carswell	11	15	---	---	11	37
Harold Green	11	8	---	---	16	35
Len Bias	15	9	---	---	10	34
Myron Guyton	---	---	11	13	9	33
Erric Pegram	5	6	---	---	18	29
Tyji Armstrong	6	2	---	---	18	26
Tommy Vardell	11	11	---	---	3	25
Damon Huard	16	9	---	---	---	25
Mike Cheever	8	10	---	---	5	23
Dennis Stallings	---	---	8	9	6	23
Daryl King	---	---	7	11	1	19
David Rocker	---	---	9	8	---	17
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	12	4	---	16
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	11	11
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ostell Miles	1	9	---	---	---	10
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	2	0	---	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bartholomew Simpson	34	28	---	---	30	92
Larry Heck	38	34	---	---	14	86
Bruce Wilkerson	38	34	---	---	7	79
Bubba McDowell	---	---	26	33	18	77
Jake Reed	35	29	---	---	10	74
James McKnight	25	22	---	---	24	71
Darrell Russell	---	---	24	34	11	69
Frank Robinson	---	---	20	29	17	66
Ruben Brown	33	26	---	---	7	66
Mike Caldwell	---	---	17	32	15	64
Monty Montgomery	---	---	28	33	2	63
William Carr	---	---	25	35	---	60
Deke McQuay	---	---	20	36	2	58
Danny Wuerffel	32	25	---	---	---	57
Gary Ferguson	---	---	20	33	2	55
Sebastian Fannin	21	22	---	---	12	55
Dewayne Washington	---	---	16	30	8	54
Tyrone Davis	13	20	---	---	21	54
Marvin Washington	---	---	21	28	1	50
Keith Jennings	16	13	---	---	19	48
Zack Freeman	19	20	---	---	8	47
Mike Martin	23	22	---	---	---	45
Kyle Perkins	---	---	18	24	3	45
Jim Lyles	---	---	23	14	7	44
Tony Jones	20	20	---	---	---	40
Patrick Salonen	19	14	---	---	6	39
James Jenkins	6	12	---	---	16	34
Brian Jordan	---	---	12	16	1	29
Derek Russell	17	10	---	---	1	28
Don Davis	---	---	11	13	3	27
Gerald Dixon	---	---	9	9	8	26
Robert Harris	---	---	9	5	9	23
Leonard Klecko	11	7	---	---	---	18
Larry Long	4	6	---	---	8	18
Mike Lodish	---	---	5	5	5	15
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	9	4	2	15
Ralph Story	6	9	---	---	---	15
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ike Davis	0	0	---	---	14	14
Craig Heyward	8	1	---	---	2	11
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	11	11
Walt Murphy	---	---	6	2	1	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barry Minter	---	---	0	3	2	5
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	3	3
Richard Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	40	5.7
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	7	22	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	18	52	2.9
Right	10	3	0.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	24	6	0	2	1	4	7	1	2
Damon Huard	9	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Wuerffel	23	9	0	1	2	4	4	1	1
Ralph Story	8	4	0	1	1	0	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	35	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	45	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	3	37	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	6	20	1.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	73	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bruce Hill	7	1	0	13	0	21
WR Carl Pickens	7	3	0	21	0	30
RB Rashaan Salaam	6	4	0	25	1	31
WR Keith Poole	5	2	1	18	0	33
WR Eric Martin	4	1	1	19	0	15
FB Tommy Vardell	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Erric Pegram	1	1	0	3	0	6
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0	18	0	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jake Reed	10	3	2	20	29
WR James McKnight	6	4	0	22	22
TE Keith Jennings	3	1	0	7	13
WR Sebastian Fannin	3	1	0	13	22
RB Bartholomew Simpson	2	1	0	4	28
TE James Jenkins	2	1	0	-1	12
WR Derek Russell	2	1	1	16	10
WR Leonard Klecko	1	1	0	14	7
RB Larry Long	1	0	0	0	6
TE Tyrone Davis	1	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bartholomew Simpson	2	8	4.00	2.03

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Wuerffel	4	1	7	1.75	2.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Jennings	3	1	7	2.33	2.33
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Erric Pegram	2	0
Rashaan Salaam	2	0
Damon Huard	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	4	0
Danny Wuerffel	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	6	1	1
Damon Huard	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Wuerffel	8	2	1
Ralph Story	4	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Hill	3	0	0
WR Eric Martin	2	0	0
RB Rashaan Salaam	2	1	1
WR Keith Poole	2	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jake Reed	4	0	0
WR James McKnight	3	2	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	0	0
TE James Jenkins	1	1	0
WR Derek Russell	1	1	1
WR Leonard Klecko	1	1	1
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (21,400)
End Zone 8,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (21,400)
End Zone	8,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)