Exhibition Week 5, 2001

played in Houston, AL

64 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	0	-	7
Houston Texans	10	0	6	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 HOU - George Jones 1 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
1Q: 04:23 NOS - Richard Huntley 4 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 01:14 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 48 field goal
3Q: 08:24 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 37 field goal
3Q: 00:18 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 34 field goal
4Q: 08:01 HOU - George Jones 5 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 HOU - George Jones 1 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
1Q: 04:23 NOS - Richard Huntley 4 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 01:14 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 48 field goal
3Q: 08:24 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 37 field goal
3Q: 00:18 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 34 field goal
4Q: 08:01 HOU - George Jones 5 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 9 4
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 280 304
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 4.59 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 86 221
- Rushing Attempts 23 43
- Yards per Rush 3.74 5.14
Net Passing Yards 194 83
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 1 19 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 208 99
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.11 3.77
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/70 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/18 6/84
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:38 33:22

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	9	4
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	280	304
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	4.59	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	86	221
- Rushing Attempts	23	43
- Yards per Rush	3.74	5.14
Net Passing Yards	194	83
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 1	19 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	208	99
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.11	3.77
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/70	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/18	6/84
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:38	33:22

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:39	6:24	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	1:07	3:16	OWN 46	6	19	Missed FG
2	10:55	1:24	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
2	2:56	1:12	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 32	5	19	Half
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	8:17	2:02	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:36	2:01	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
3	0:10	2:02	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
4	12:08	1:20	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
4	7:52	3:08	OWN 20	8	67	Interception
4	2:18	1:13	OWN 25	6	27	Downs
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 9	2	4	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:21	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	4:15	3:08	OWN 20	6	49	Field Goal
2	12:51	1:56	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
2	9:31	6:35	OWN 22	11	45	Punt
2	1:44	0:45	OWN 46	3	-5	Punt
3	13:15	4:58	OWN 49	8	31	Field Goal
3	6:15	1:39	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	2:35	2:25	OWN 45	7	38	Field Goal
4	13:08	1:00	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
4	10:48	2:56	OPP 40	7	40	Touchdown
4	4:44	2:26	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	1:05	0:37	OWN 48	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: George Jones, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richard Huntley	12	52	4.33	13	2
LaMont Jordan	6	9	1.50	7	0
J.J. Johnson	3	16	5.33	17	1
Danny Wuerffel	2	9	4.50	9	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Jones	28	126	4.50	34	5	2
Dominic Rhodes	14	92	6.57	45	2	0
Damon Huard	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Wuerffel	19	13	110	3/14	0	32	1	61.3
Charlie Ward	8	3	26	0/0	0	16	0	46.9
Matt Hassebeck	8	8	72	0/0	1	16	0	143.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charlie Batch	15	10	65	3/16	0	19	0	75.7
Damon Huard	4	2	34	0/0	0	24	0	79.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eli Reid	6	6	76	12.67	10	32	0
WR Kevin Alexander	5	9	41	8.20	11	15	0
WR Karl Williams	4	6	39	9.75	27	18	0
RB Richard Huntley	3	3	3	1.00	0	4	1
FB Graham Somerville	3	3	23	7.67	1	8	0
WR Wesley Carroll	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	3	16	16.00	1	16	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE John Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB J.J. Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrell Owens	3	4	41	13.67	0	24
WR Germane Crowell	3	3	4	1.33	0	5
WR James Jett	2	3	36	18.00	13	19
RB George Jones	2	2	9	4.50	0	5
TE Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Laveranues Coles	1	4	10	10.00	2	10
TE Dwayne Carswell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bob Scanlan	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Karl Williams	2	0	0
Richard Huntley	1	0	0
Ike Davis	0	2	0
Steve Morrison	0	1	0
Brett Wallerstedt	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dominic Rhodes	1	1	0
George Jones	0	0	1
Ike Reese	0	0	1
Randall Sherman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	7	335	47.9	35.9	60	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	7	306	43.7	38.3	52	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	3	17	5.7	0
Eli Reid	1	1	1.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	6	84	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	2	59	29.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Lyle	7	1	0.0	32	17
S Buddy Love	7	1	0.0	36	18
OLB Steve Morrison	6	1	1.0	35	18
OLB Dexter Coakley	6	3	0.5	40	20
CB Bobby Taylor	4	1	0.0	36	21
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	1.0	13	5
DE Noel Scarlett	3	4	0.0	39	21
CB Kelly Herndon	3	2	0.0	24	16
DE Lamar King	3	0	0.0	29	14
DT William Munny	2	1	0.5	36	20
S Deke McQuay	2	2	0.0	37	21
ILB Brian Simmons	2	2	0.0	25	12
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	2	1	0.0	23	6
ILB Dhani Jones	2	0	0.0	8	4
S Dwight Smith	2	0	0.0	17	10
QB Danny Wuerffel	1	0	---	---	---
DT William Carr	1	0	0.0	6	1

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	8	2	0.0	14	31
S Bob Scanlan	6	2	0.0	12	22
ILB Marvin Jones	5	2	0.0	14	16
CB Carlos Brooks	4	3	0.0	20	34
OLB Ike Reese	4	3	0.0	18	34
OLB Randall Sherman	4	0	0.0	9	8
DT Gilbert Brown	2	3	2.5	20	31
DE Greg Sturdivant	2	1	0.5	13	21
CB Patrick Surtain	2	1	0.0	13	31
S Bhawon Jue	2	1	0.0	11	17
S Jay Bellamy	2	0	0.0	16	29
CB Ramos McDonald	2	0	0.0	19	25
ILB James Cotton	2	0	0.0	12	8
S Dexter Jackson	1	3	0.0	12	25
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0.0	9	16
DE Hunter Fatafehi	1	0	0.0	15	18
DT Brian Young	1	0	0.0	13	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	1.0	5
OLB Steve Morrison	1.0	18
DT William Munny	0.5	20
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.5	20

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gilbert Brown	2.5	0	0	31
DE Greg Sturdivant	0.5	0	0	21
DE Hunter Fatafehi	0.0	4	0	18
DT Brian Young	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Ike Reese	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bobby Taylor	3	1	21
S Keith Lyle	2	1	17
CB Kelly Herndon	2	1	16
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	6
S Deke McQuay	1	0	21
OLB Steve Morrison	1	0	18
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	4
S Dwight Smith	1	0	10
OLB Dexter Coakley	0	1	20
CB Antoine Winfield	0	1	8

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	6	0	0	31
CB Carlos Brooks	3	2	0	34
S Bob Scanlan	3	0	1	22
S Jay Bellamy	2	0	0	29
CB Patrick Surtain	2	0	0	31
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	0	34
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	0	25
S Dexter Jackson	1	0	0	25
DE Hunter Fatafehi	1	0	0	18
DT Brian Young	1	0	0	28
ILB James Cotton	1	0	0	8
OLB Randall Sherman	1	0	0	8
S Bhawon Jue	1	0	0	17
ILB Marvin Jones	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ike Davis	2	5	18	0	25
Marcus Spears	1	3	6	1	15
Zack Freeman	1	2	6	0	16
Graham Somerville	1	1	10	0	6
Russ Hochstein	1	1	18	0	23
Damion McIntosh	0	3	17	1	23
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	2	23	0	38
Joe Wong	0	2	10	0	21
Larry Heck	0	1	10	0	8
John Davis	0	1	18	0	15
Ruben Brown	0	0	7	1	21

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brendan Stai	3	10	36	1	17
Casey Rabach	3	5	37	0	21
Zach Pillar	2	4	28	1	16
Eric Harris	2	4	27	0	15
Tommy Vardell	1	3	18	0	7
Dwayne Carswell	1	1	28	0	8
Shrek Ogre	1	1	16	0	7
Todd Steussie	0	8	27	0	20
Barret Robbins	0	5	28	0	12
Charles McRae	0	1	16	0	2
Teddy Poston	0	0	11	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Lyle	4	24
J.J. Johnson	1	23
Wesley Carroll	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Brooks	3	16
George Jones	1	25
Dwayne Carswell	1	16
Zach Pillar	1	4

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Taylor	---	---	36	21	25	82
Steve Morrison	---	---	35	18	23	76
Keith Lyle	---	---	32	17	24	73
Noel Scarlett	---	---	39	21	10	70
William Munny	---	---	36	20	10	66
Dexter Coakley	---	---	40	20	3	63
Gary Ivan Gordon	23	38	---	---	---	61
Deke McQuay	---	---	37	21	3	61
Buddy Love	---	---	36	18	3	57
Ike Davis	18	25	---	---	8	51
J.J. Johnson	10	16	---	---	23	49
Kevin Alexander	14	28	---	---	6	48
Brian Simmons	---	---	25	12	8	45
Lamar King	---	---	29	14	2	45
John Davis	18	15	---	---	11	44
Kelly Herndon	---	---	24	16	2	42
Damion McIntosh	17	23	---	---	2	42
Russ Hochstein	18	23	---	---	---	41
Wesley Carroll	6	21	---	---	13	40
Marcus Pollard	10	15	---	---	15	40
Joe Wong	10	21	---	---	8	39
Danny Wuerffel	16	22	---	---	---	38
Eli Reid	9	22	---	---	5	36
Ruben Brown	7	21	---	---	8	36
Antoine Winfield	---	---	17	8	7	32
Stimpson Cat	---	---	20	10	1	31
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	23	6	1	30
Richard Huntley	12	18	---	---	---	30
Karl Williams	9	14	---	---	6	29
Vinny Sutherland	2	11	---	---	16	29
Dwight Smith	---	---	17	10	2	29
Zack Freeman	6	16	---	---	6	28
Graham Somerville	10	6	---	---	12	28
Jeff Graham	9	18	---	---	---	27
Marcus Spears	6	15	---	---	---	21
Larry Heck	10	8	---	---	---	18
Jessie Armstead	---	---	13	5	---	18
Matt Hassebeck	7	8	---	---	---	15
LaMont Jordan	6	6	---	---	3	15
Dhani Jones	---	---	8	4	1	13
Charlie Ward	0	8	---	---	1	9
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	7	7
William Carr	---	---	6	1	---	7
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Abraham Marschalk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Jones	28	18	---	---	25	71
Carlos Brooks	---	---	20	34	16	70
Casey Rabach	37	21	---	---	5	63
Le Roy Butler	---	---	14	31	15	60
Gilbert Brown	---	---	20	31	8	59
Jay Bellamy	---	---	16	29	13	58
Todd Steussie	27	20	---	---	7	54
Brendan Stai	36	17	---	---	1	54
Ike Reese	---	---	18	34	2	54
Patrick Surtain	---	---	13	31	9	53
Dwayne Carswell	28	8	---	---	16	52
Eric Harris	27	15	---	---	10	52
Zach Pillar	28	16	---	---	4	48
James Jett	20	12	---	---	15	47
Charlie Batch	29	18	---	---	---	47
Ramos McDonald	---	---	19	25	1	45
Jermaine Wiggins	22	13	---	---	9	44
Tommy Vardell	18	7	---	---	18	43
Barret Robbins	28	12	---	---	3	43
Brian Young	---	---	13	28	1	42
James Cotton	---	---	12	8	20	40
Germane Crowell	18	9	---	---	11	38
Dante Hall	12	8	---	---	18	38
Dexter Jackson	---	---	12	25	---	37
Bob Scanlan	---	---	12	22	1	35
Greg Sturdivant	---	---	13	21	1	35
Terrell Owens	20	14	---	---	---	34
Laveranues Coles	23	11	---	---	---	34
Marvin Jones	---	---	14	16	3	33
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	15	18	---	33
Shrek Ogre	16	7	---	---	10	33
Robert Porcher	---	---	9	16	7	32
Bhawon Jue	---	---	11	17	1	29
Lionel Jennings	---	---	8	19	1	28
Dominic Rhodes	15	4	---	---	---	19
Charles McRae	16	2	---	---	---	18
Damon Huard	14	4	---	---	---	18
Teddy Poston	11	6	---	---	---	17
Randall Sherman	---	---	9	8	---	17
Riall Thompson	---	---	5	5	6	16
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Jermaine	0	0	---	---	3	3
Aiden Anhorn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kelly Gregg	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	7	24	3.4
Right	8	33	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	78	5.6
Middle	15	80	5.3
Right	14	63	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Wuerffel	19	13	1	1	1	2	1	0	1
Charlie Ward	8	3	0	0	0	1	4	0	0
Matt Hassebeck	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charlie Batch	15	10	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
Damon Huard	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	63	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	87	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	31	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	48	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin Alexander	9	5	1	41	0	28
WR Eli Reid	6	6	0	76	1	22
WR Karl Williams	6	4	0	39	0	14
WR Jeff Graham	3	1	0	16	0	18
RB Richard Huntley	3	3	0	3	0	18
FB Graham Somerville	3	3	0	23	0	6
WR Wesley Carroll	2	1	0	4	0	21
TE John Davis	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	0	6	0	15
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	16

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Owens	4	3	41	1	14
WR Laveranues Coles	4	1	10	0	11
WR James Jett	3	2	36	0	12
WR Germane Crowell	3	3	4	0	9
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	0	0	0	8
RB George Jones	2	2	9	0	18
TE Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	-1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LaMont Jordan	1	0	0.00	1.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Jones	3	3	1.00	4.50
Dominic Rhodes	1	6	6.00	6.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Wuerffel	3	1	4	1.33	5.79
Matt Hassebeck	3	3	28	9.33	9.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charlie Batch	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wesley Carroll	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Eli Reid	1	1	16	16.00	12.67
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	4	4.00	1.00
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
FB Graham Somerville	1	1	8	8.00	7.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jett	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
TE Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Johnson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
George Jones	6	3
Dominic Rhodes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Wuerffel	8	5	0
Matt Hassebeck	2	2	2
Charlie Ward	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charlie Batch	6	3	2
Damon Huard	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin Alexander	5	3	1
WR Jeff Graham	2	0	0
WR Eli Reid	2	2	0
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	2	1	1
WR Terrell Owens	2	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	2	1	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	1
TE Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)