Week 14, 2007

played in New Orleans, LA

49 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	7	0	-	17
New Orleans Saints	7	10	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:42 NOS - Daniel Graham 10 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 01:32 HOU - Miles Austin 24 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 07:50 NOS - Ronnie Brown 4 run (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 01:49 NOS - David Beckham 22 field goal
2Q: 00:23 HOU - David Akers 46 field goal
3Q: 09:48 HOU - Todd Heap 19 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 00:22 NOS - Daniel Graham 30 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 01:54 NOS - David Beckham 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:42 NOS - Daniel Graham 10 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 01:32 HOU - Miles Austin 24 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 07:50 NOS - Ronnie Brown 4 run (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 01:49 NOS - David Beckham 22 field goal
2Q: 00:23 HOU - David Akers 46 field goal
3Q: 09:48 HOU - Todd Heap 19 pass from Mark Brunell (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 00:22 NOS - Daniel Graham 30 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 01:54 NOS - David Beckham 48 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 8-5 11-2
First Downs 10 24
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 248 381
- Offensive Plays 46 75
- Yards per Play 5.39 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 50 93
- Rushing Attempts 11 39
- Yards per Rush 4.55 2.38
Net Passing Yards 198 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 1 36 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 214 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.66 8.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/71 8/62
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/48
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 21:30 38:30

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	8-5	11-2
First Downs	10	24
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	248	381
- Offensive Plays	46	75
- Yards per Play	5.39	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	50	93
- Rushing Attempts	11	39
- Yards per Rush	4.55	2.38
Net Passing Yards	198	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 1	36 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	214	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.66	8.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/71	8/62
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/48
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	21:30	38:30

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	1:04	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
1	5:36	4:15	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	7:39	1:42	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
2	1:43	1:26	OWN 25	5	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:22	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
3	7:20	2:03	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
3	1:47	0:57	OWN 20	2	-6	Interception
3	0:12	1:50	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
4	8:47	1:30	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:47	1:06	OWN 29	4	0	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
1	11:03	5:27	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
1	1:21	8:42	OWN 19	18	81	Touchdown
2	5:57	4:14	OWN 7	10	88	Field Goal
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	9:38	2:18	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
3	5:17	3:30	OWN 42	6	14	Punt
3	0:50	0:38	OPP 29	3	29	Touchdown
4	13:22	4:35	OWN 22	8	33	Punt
4	7:17	5:30	OWN 40	9	29	Field Goal
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 29	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Matt Hasselbeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sammy Morris	8	16	2.00	7	0
QB Mark Brunell	2	40	20.00	36	1
WR Terrell Owens	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ronnie Brown	25	73	2.92	21	2	1
RB Quinton Ganther	9	16	1.78	19	1	0
QB Matt Hasselbeck	5	4	0.80	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	32	21	214	3/16	2	24	1	92.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	36	28	288	0/0	2	30	0	118.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Sammy Morris	5	6	44	8.80	13	17	0
WR Miles Austin	5	8	70	14.00	14	24	1
TE Todd Heap	3	4	35	11.67	13	19	1
TE Tony Stewart	3	4	29	9.67	9	19	0
WR Terrell Owens	2	4	23	11.50	1	20	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Nigea Carter	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Matt Kranchick	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Daniel Graham	9	10	105	11.67	45	30	2
WR Nate Washington	6	7	76	12.67	57	25	0
RB Ronnie Brown	3	4	3	1.00	5	3	0
TE Billy Bajema	3	4	29	9.67	6	16	0
WR Demetrius Williams	3	6	45	15.00	3	19	0
RB Quinton Ganther	2	2	1	0.50	1	1	0
WR Javon Walker	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Chase Lyman	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dwight Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Tank Johnson	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	5	249	49.8	40.2	53	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	4	175	43.8	33.8	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Brown	4	48	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	3	82	27.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	1	26	26.0	0
Marcus McCauley	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	9	1	0.0	39	36
S Roy Williams	8	4	0.0	39	36
OLB Demarrio Williams	6	2	0.0	36	36
ILB Chase Blackburn	6	2	0.0	20	23
S Bhawon Jue	6	1	0.0	35	28
DT Alan Branch	3	2	0.0	16	18
OLB Adalius Thomas	3	1	0.0	14	10
CB Terence Newman	3	1	0.0	39	34
CB Jeremy Bloom	3	1	0.0	35	27
DE Jimmy Kennedy	2	1	0.0	32	29
OLB Takeo Spikes	2	0	0.0	26	22
CB Patrick Surtain	2	0	0.0	15	16
CB Vincent Fuller	2	0	0.0	9	14
DE Dave Tollefson	2	0	0.0	32	34
DT Tank Johnson	1	2	0.0	16	12
CB Alexander Pierce	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Miles Austin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dan Bazuin	1	0	0.0	13	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	6	1	0.0	11	34
DE Kindal Moorehead	4	0	1.5	9	34
S Jerald Ballard	4	1	0.0	10	25
S Dwight Smith	4	0	0.0	10	29
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	3	0.0	7	25
OLB Mike Smith	2	1	0.0	3	10
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	0	0.0	10	32
OLB K.J. Turner	1	0	1.0	4	9
CB Fred Smoot	1	1	0.5	5	22
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	1	0.0	7	25
DT Junior Ioane	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Ronald Fields	1	0	0.0	7	25
DE Mark Anderson	1	0	0.0	6	25
S Danieal Manning	1	0	0.0	4	17
CB Marcus McCauley	1	0	0.0	5	12
S Tanard Jackson	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Antonio Smith	0	1	0.0	6	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jimmy Kennedy	1	1	29
DE Dave Tollefson	1	1	34
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1	1	36

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	1.5	1	2	34
OLB K.J. Turner	1.0	0	0	9
CB Fred Smoot	0.5	0	0	22
DT Anthony Mebane	0.0	2	0	26
DE Mark Anderson	0.0	1	0	25
CB Antonio Cromartie	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	7	1	36
ILB Chase Blackburn	3	1	23
S Roy Williams	3	0	36
CB Terence Newman	3	0	34
CB Patrick Surtain	2	0	16
S Bhawon Jue	2	0	28
OLB Demarrio Williams	2	0	36
DE Dave Tollefson	2	0	34
DE Dan Bazuin	1	1	10
CB Alexander Pierce	1	0	4
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	14
DT Alan Branch	1	0	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	5	0	0	34
S Jerald Ballard	3	0	0	25
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	1	0	32
S Dwight Smith	2	0	1	29
OLB Mike Smith	2	0	0	10
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	0	0	25
S Danieal Manning	1	1	0	17
DT Junior Ioane	1	0	0	6
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0	25
CB Marcus McCauley	1	0	0	12
S Tanard Jackson	1	0	0	7
CB Fred Smoot	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Damien Buchholz	2	4	11	1	35
T Jammal Brown	1	4	11	1	35
C Casey Rabach	0	1	11	0	35
G Cristian Dronett	0	1	11	0	35
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	0	0	1	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jason Peters	3	7	39	36
C Logan Mankins	3	7	39	36
C Jimmie Ballinger	2	12	39	36
G Ben Claxton	1	7	39	36
T Matt Hill	1	2	39	36

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
D'Qwell Jackson	2	21
Demarrio Williams	2	15
Chase Blackburn	1	21
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	20

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Robinson	1	17
Jerald Ballard	1	16
Matt Hill	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	39	36	21	96
OLB Demarrio Williams	---	---	36	36	15	87
S Roy Williams	---	---	39	36	7	82
CB Terence Newman	---	---	39	34	2	75
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	32	34	2	68
DE Jimmy Kennedy	---	---	32	29	6	67
S Bhawon Jue	---	---	35	28	2	65
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	20	23	21	64
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	35	27	2	64
RB Sammy Morris	10	30	---	---	20	60
WR Terrell Owens	8	31	---	---	14	53
T Nat Dorsey	11	35	---	---	6	52
G Cristian Dronett	11	35	---	---	6	52
G Damien Buchholz	11	35	---	---	6	52
T Jammal Brown	11	35	---	---	6	52
OLB Takeo Spikes	---	---	26	22	2	50
QB Mark Brunell	11	35	---	---	---	46
C Casey Rabach	11	35	---	---	---	46
WR Miles Austin	10	30	---	---	6	46
CB Patrick Surtain	---	---	15	16	14	45
TE Todd Heap	10	30	---	---	---	40
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	9	14	13	36
DT Alan Branch	---	---	16	18	1	35
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	16	12	1	29
WR Nigea Carter	7	21	---	---	---	28
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	7	---	---	20	27
WR Travis Taylor	4	8	---	---	14	26
OLB Adalius Thomas	---	---	14	10	---	24
TE Tony Stewart	4	10	---	---	10	24
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	13	10	---	23
DT Casey Hayward	---	---	5	5	---	10
TE Matt Kranchick	0	3	---	---	6	9
CB Alexander Pierce	---	---	5	4	---	9
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
S David Young	---	---	3	2	---	5
WR Robert Meachem	2	3	---	---	---	5
RB Brian Leonard	0	2	---	---	2	4
QB Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cornell Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Antonio Pierce	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Randall Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Rod Davis	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Cedric Benson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marvin Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Matt Hill	39	36	---	---	12	87
G Ben Claxton	39	36	---	---	6	81
G Jason Peters	39	36	---	---	6	81
C Logan Mankins	39	36	---	---	6	81
QB Matt Hasselbeck	39	36	---	---	---	75
C Jimmie Ballinger	39	36	---	---	---	75
RB Ronnie Brown	28	20	---	---	16	64
WR Nate Washington	32	30	---	---	---	62
TE Daniel Graham	27	33	---	---	1	61
WR Demetrius Williams	32	27	---	---	1	60
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	10	25	16	51
TE Ledley King	13	15	---	---	20	48
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	11	34	1	46
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	9	34	1	44
WR Chase Lyman	23	21	---	---	---	44
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	10	32	---	42
RB Quinton Ganther	11	16	---	---	15	42
S Dwight Smith	---	---	10	29	1	40
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	5	22	10	37
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	7	25	4	36
FB Michael Robinson	13	6	---	---	17	36
OLB K.J. Turner	---	---	4	9	20	33
WR Javon Walker	10	6	---	---	17	33
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	7	25	1	33
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	6	26	1	33
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	5	12	16	33
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	7	25	---	32
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	6	25	---	31
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	6	13	6	25
S Danieal Manning	---	---	4	17	---	21
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	---	---	5	8	5	18
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	3	10	---	13
WR David Clowney	2	0	---	---	9	11
DT Junior Ioane	---	---	3	6	1	10
ILB Kendrell Bell	---	---	0	1	9	10
TE Billy Bajema	4	6	---	---	---	10
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	3	7	---	10
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Levi Brown	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Warrick Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Jorge Cordova	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-5	-2.5
Middle	8	58	7.3
Right	1	-3	-3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	27	2.7
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	12	19	1.6
None	4	-6	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	32	21	2	1	1	3	5	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	36	28	2	0	2	3	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	17	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	88	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	65	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	44	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	42	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	106	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	115	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Austin	8	5	1	70	1	30
RB Sammy Morris	6	5	0	44	0	30
WR Terrell Owens	4	2	0	23	1	31
WR Nigea Carter	4	1	0	6	0	21
TE Todd Heap	4	3	0	35	0	30
TE Tony Stewart	4	3	0	29	0	10
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	0	0	7
TE Matt Kranchick	1	1	0	7	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Daniel Graham	10	9	1	105	1	33
WR Nate Washington	7	6	0	76	1	30
WR Demetrius Williams	6	3	1	45	0	27
RB Ronnie Brown	4	3	0	3	0	20
TE Billy Bajema	4	3	0	29	0	6
WR Chase Lyman	2	1	0	19	0	21
RB Quinton Ganther	2	2	0	1	0	16
WR Javon Walker	1	1	0	10	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sammy Morris	1	0	0.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ronnie Brown	4	10	2.50	2.92
RB Quinton Ganther	2	-2	-1.00	1.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	2	1	19	9.50	6.69

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	5	3	18	3.60	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
TE Todd Heap	1	1	19	19.00	8.75

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Daniel Graham	2	2	15	7.50	10.50
TE Billy Bajema	2	1	3	1.50	7.25
WR Chase Lyman	1	0	0	0.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sammy Morris	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quinton Ganther	3	1
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	10	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nigea Carter	2	0	0
TE Tony Stewart	2	1	1
WR Miles Austin	2	1	1
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	0
RB Sammy Morris	1	1	1
TE Todd Heap	1	1	1
TE Matt Kranchick	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Daniel Graham	3	3	2
WR Demetrius Williams	3	2	2
WR Nate Washington	2	1	1
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	0
WR Chase Lyman	1	1	1
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	0

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

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