Week 14, 2003

played in Houston, AL

62 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	13	3	6	-	36
Houston Texans	7	10	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 HOU - Troy Edwards 20 pass from Charlie Batch (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
1Q: 11:26 NOS - Antowain Smith 2 run (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 07:43 NOS - Vinny Sutherland 27 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 14:17 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 23 field goal
2Q: 13:22 NOS - Marcus Pollard 79 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 10:41 HOU - Jamal Lewis 7 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 05:26 NOS - David Akers 35 field goal
2Q: 00:36 NOS - David Akers 50 field goal
3Q: 12:22 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 52 field goal
3Q: 08:11 NOS - David Akers 48 field goal
4Q: 05:48 HOU - George Jones 5 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 03:43 NOS - Joel Makovicka 25 run (David Akers extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 HOU - Troy Edwards 20 pass from Charlie Batch (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
1Q: 11:26 NOS - Antowain Smith 2 run (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 07:43 NOS - Vinny Sutherland 27 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 14:17 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 23 field goal
2Q: 13:22 NOS - Marcus Pollard 79 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 10:41 HOU - Jamal Lewis 7 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 05:26 NOS - David Akers 35 field goal
2Q: 00:36 NOS - David Akers 50 field goal
3Q: 12:22 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 52 field goal
3Q: 08:11 NOS - David Akers 48 field goal
4Q: 05:48 HOU - George Jones 5 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 03:43 NOS - Joel Makovicka 25 run (David Akers extra point failed)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 4-9 6-7
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 542 385
- Offensive Plays 74 58
- Yards per Play 7.32 6.64
Net Rushing Yards 121 106
- Rushing Attempts 35 26
- Yards per Rush 3.46 4.08
Net Passing Yards 421 279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 32 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 442 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 10.79 8.72
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 5/107
Interception Ret./Yards 2/14 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:35 26:25

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	4-9	6-7
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	542	385
- Offensive Plays	74	58
- Yards per Play	7.32	6.64
Net Rushing Yards	121	106
- Rushing Attempts	35	26
- Yards per Rush	3.46	4.08
Net Passing Yards	421	279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	32 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	442	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	10.79	8.72
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	5/107
Interception Ret./Yards	2/14	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:35	26:25

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	12:05	0:47	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	9:59	2:26	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
1	3:23	1:15	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
2	14:10	1:05	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	10:35	5:16	OWN 20	11	62	Field Goal
2	3:04	2:35	OWN 15	9	52	Field Goal
3	12:17	4:13	OWN 20	8	49	Field Goal
3	6:52	2:42	OWN 44	5	19	Punt
3	1:35	5:24	OWN 6	12	57	Punt
4	5:42	2:14	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
4	2:58	1:51	OWN 29	7	28	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 17	2	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	1:33	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
1	11:18	1:19	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	7:33	4:10	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	2:08	2:58	OPP 47	6	41	Field Goal
2	13:05	2:30	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	5:19	2:15	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 21	1	4	Half
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 28	6	37	Field Goal
3	8:04	1:12	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	4:10	2:35	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
4	11:11	5:29	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	3:28	0:30	OWN 20	3	52	Interception
4	1:07	0:12	OWN 4	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LaMont Jordan	25	53	2.12	20	2	0
Antowain Smith	5	19	3.80	7	0	1
Matt Hassebeck	3	25	8.33	27	1	0
Joel Makovicka	2	24	12.00	25	1	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Lewis	19	45	2.37	8	0	1
George Jones	6	54	9.00	26	2	1
James Jett	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	36	23	442	3/21	2	79	1	113.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charlie Batch	32	21	279	0/0	1	41	2	77.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Laveranues Coles	5	9	94	18.80	58	73	0
TE Marcus Pollard	3	4	139	46.33	82	79	1
WR Karl Williams	3	5	53	17.67	9	31	0
WR Wayne McGarity	3	5	41	13.67	19	18	0
WR Joe Horn	2	2	50	25.00	13	26	0
TE Jim Kleinsasser	2	3	22	11.00	0	11	0
RB LaMont Jordan	2	4	24	12.00	24	21	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	2	2	23	11.50	13	27	1
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Joel Makovicka	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Owens	7	10	89	12.71	44	37	0
WR Troy Edwards	3	5	82	27.33	52	40	1
WR James Jett	2	3	35	17.50	6	24	0
RB Jamal Lewis	2	3	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Todd Heap	2	2	51	25.50	27	41	0
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	3	10	5.00	7	5	0
RB George Jones	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Todd Yoder	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Jarrod Baxter	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Buddy Love	1	3	3.00	0
CB Kelly Herndon	1	11	11.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
LaMont Jordan	2	0	0
Joe Horn	0	1	0
Tyson Walter	0	1	0
Scott McGarrahan	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dante Hall	1	0	0
Todd Heap	0	1	0
Kevin Carter	0	0	1
Dexter Jackson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	4	153	38.3	26.0	40	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	5	231	46.2	39.8	53	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	3/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	4	32	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	1	31	31.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	4	88	22.0	0
Brandon Lloyd	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	10	0	0.0	26	32
S Dwight Smith	5	4	0.0	26	32
S Buddy Love	5	0	0.0	26	32
CB Scott McGarrahan	4	0	0.0	16	26
DE Bobby Hamilton	3	2	0.0	23	21
CB Bobby Taylor	3	1	0.0	6	14
CB Antoine Winfield	3	1	0.0	26	32
DT Kindal Moorehead	3	0	0.0	21	23
CB Kelly Herndon	2	3	0.0	26	32
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	0	0.0	15	15
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	1	0.0	9	10
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	1	0.0	15	18
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	1	0.0	10	11
WR Karl Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cedric Woodard	1	0	0.0	8	14
OLB Steve Foley	0	1	0.0	6	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	14	2	0.0	35	39
S Dexter Jackson	8	1	0.0	35	39
S Roy Williams	7	2	0.0	35	39
OLB Ike Reese	5	3	0.0	35	38
CB Terence Newman	5	1	0.0	35	39
CB Duane Hawthorne	3	0	0.0	14	31
OLB Rick Crowell	2	1	2.0	28	39
DE Kevin Carter	2	0	1.0	24	31
DT Ross Kolodziej	2	2	0.0	12	4
ILB Barrett Green	2	1	0.0	21	6
DE Albert Haynesworth	2	0	0.0	24	31
DT Brian Young	1	2	0.0	23	35
DE Hunter Fatafehi	1	1	0.0	11	8
OLB Robert Jones	1	0	0.0	7	1
WR James Jett	1	0	---	---	---
WR Troy Edwards	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT William Carr	1	1	13
DE Grant Wistrom	1	0	22
DT Kindal Moorehead	1	0	23

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rick Crowell	2.0	1	1	2	39
DE Kevin Carter	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Albert Haynesworth	0.0	0	1	2	31
OLB Ike Reese	0.0	0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	4	1	0	32
CB Scott McGarrahan	3	0	0	26
CB Antoine Winfield	3	0	0	32
S Buddy Love	2	1	1	32
CB Kelly Herndon	2	1	1	32
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	1	0	15
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0	14
ILB Dhani Jones	2	0	0	32
DT Kindal Moorehead	1	0	0	23
OLB Dexter Coakley	0	1	0	18

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dexter Jackson	6	0	0	39
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	0	0	39
OLB Ike Reese	3	2	0	38
CB Duane Hawthorne	3	0	0	31
CB Terence Newman	3	0	0	39
CB Patrick Surtain	1	1	1	38
S Roy Williams	1	1	0	39
DT Ross Kolodziej	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Scott	4	7	35	0	39
Tyson Walter	2	12	35	1	39
Damion McIntosh	1	6	35	1	39
Ben Claxton	1	3	35	0	39
Ephraim Salaam	0	4	35	1	39

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Doug Karczewski	5	7	26	32
Harvey Knaack	2	6	26	32
Kyle Turley	1	5	26	32
Casey Rabach	1	4	26	32
Todd Steussie	0	2	26	32
Jarrod Baxter	0	2	17	16

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Scott McGarrahan	3	29
Vinny Sutherland	1	22
Jim Hardy	1	21
Joe Horn	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dante Hall	3	25
George Jones	1	24
Andrew Jordan	1	21

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Travis Scott	35	39	---	---	7	81
Matt Hassebeck	35	39	---	---	---	74
Ephraim Salaam	35	39	---	---	---	74
Antoine Winfield	---	---	26	32	16	74
Damion McIntosh	35	39	---	---	---	74
Dwight Smith	---	---	26	32	16	74
Tyson Walter	35	39	---	---	---	74
Ben Claxton	35	39	---	---	---	74
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	16	26	29	71
Kelly Herndon	---	---	26	32	5	63
Laveranues Coles	30	33	---	---	---	63
Buddy Love	---	---	26	32	2	60
Dhani Jones	---	---	26	32	2	60
Marcus Pollard	25	25	---	---	6	56
LaMont Jordan	29	25	---	---	---	54
Joel Makovicka	21	21	---	---	7	49
Joe Horn	13	19	---	---	15	47
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	23	21	2	46
Kindal Moorehead	---	---	21	23	2	46
Antowain Smith	6	10	---	---	26	42
Karl Williams	21	20	---	---	---	41
Jim Kleinsasser	15	13	---	---	13	41
Grant Wistrom	---	---	17	22	1	40
Dexter Coakley	---	---	15	18	1	34
Vinny Sutherland	3	8	---	---	22	33
Jessie Armstead	---	---	15	15	2	32
Wayne McGarity	7	15	---	---	10	32
Jim Hardy	3	4	---	---	21	28
William Carr	---	---	10	13	4	27
Cedric Woodard	---	---	8	14	2	24
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	10	11	3	24
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	9	10	4	23
Steve Foley	---	---	6	4	11	21
Bobby Taylor	---	---	6	14	---	20
Mike Cloud	2	2	---	---	12	16
Jamie Sharper	---	---	0	1	14	15
David Akers	0	0	---	---	11	11
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Kooistra	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Simmons	---	---	0	0	5	5
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	4	4
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	3	3
Warrick Holdman	---	---	0	0	2	2
Robert Langdon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Surtain	---	---	35	38	16	89
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	35	39	11	85
Terence Newman	---	---	35	39	11	85
Dexter Jackson	---	---	35	39	3	77
Roy Williams	---	---	35	39	3	77
Ike Reese	---	---	35	38	3	76
Rick Crowell	---	---	28	39	2	69
Harvey Knaack	26	32	---	---	7	65
Brian Young	---	---	23	35	3	61
Todd Steussie	26	32	---	---	---	58
Charlie Batch	26	32	---	---	---	58
Doug Karczewski	26	32	---	---	---	58
Kyle Turley	26	32	---	---	---	58
Casey Rabach	26	32	---	---	---	58
Albert Haynesworth	---	---	24	31	3	58
Kevin Carter	---	---	24	31	2	57
Todd Heap	23	24	---	---	10	57
Duane Hawthorne	---	---	14	31	6	51
Terrell Owens	21	25	---	---	3	49
Jamal Lewis	19	18	---	---	10	47
Jarrod Baxter	17	16	---	---	13	46
George Jones	7	14	---	---	24	45
Troy Edwards	18	23	---	---	---	41
Brandon Lloyd	10	15	---	---	16	41
Barrett Green	---	---	21	6	4	31
James Jett	5	11	---	---	14	30
Dorian Boose	---	---	11	8	8	27
Dante Hall	2	0	---	---	25	27
Andrew Jordan	2	2	---	---	21	25
Todd Yoder	6	12	---	---	4	22
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	11	8	1	20
Robert Jones	---	---	7	1	9	17
Bhawon Jue	---	---	0	3	14	17
Ross Kolodziej	---	---	12	4	---	16
Marvin Jones	---	---	0	0	14	14
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marco Colombo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chance Pearce	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Diehl	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Josh Wooden	---	---	0	0	4	4
Pat Burrell	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Lynch	---	---	0	0	1	1
Bennett Wilson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kyle Boller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	21	119	5.7
Right	9	4	0.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	13	64	4.9
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	36	23	9	0	5	4	2	5	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charlie Batch	32	21	6	1	0	5	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	106	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	186	15.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	134	26.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	104	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	167	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Laveranues Coles	9	5	0	94	1	33
WR Karl Williams	5	3	0	53	1	20
WR Wayne McGarity	5	3	2	41	0	15
TE Marcus Pollard	4	3	0	139	3	25
RB LaMont Jordan	4	2	1	24	1	25
TE Jim Kleinsasser	3	2	1	22	0	13
WR Joe Horn	2	2	0	50	2	19
WR Vinny Sutherland	2	2	0	23	1	8
FB Joel Makovicka	1	0	1	0	0	21
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	0	-4	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Owens	10	7	89	1	25
WR Troy Edwards	5	3	82	3	23
WR James Jett	3	2	35	1	11
RB Jamal Lewis	3	2	11	0	18
FB Jarrod Baxter	3	1	-1	0	16
WR Brandon Lloyd	3	2	10	0	15
RB George Jones	2	1	-1	0	14
TE Todd Heap	2	2	51	1	24
TE Todd Yoder	1	1	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	2	-2	-1.00	8.33
Antowain Smith	1	2	2.00	3.80
Joel Makovicka	1	-1	-1.00	12.00
LaMont Jordan	1	5	5.00	2.12

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Lewis	6	18	3.00	2.37
George Jones	2	5	2.50	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	1	0	0	0.00	12.28

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charlie Batch	1	1	20	20.00	8.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0	0.00	10.44

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Edwards	1	1	20	20.00	16.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
LaMont Jordan	2	1
Antowain Smith	1	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Lewis	3	0
James Jett	1	1
George Jones	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	13	9	8

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charlie Batch	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Williams	4	2	2
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	2
WR Laveranues Coles	2	1	1
WR Joe Horn	1	1	1
FB Joel Makovicka	1	0	0
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	1
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	1	1
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Owens	3	1	1
RB George Jones	1	1	0
WR Troy Edwards	1	1	1
FB Jarrod Baxter	1	0	0
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)