Week 14, 2011

played in Houston, AL

71 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	3	6	6	-	18
Houston Texans	0	3	10	8	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:42 NOS - Nick Novak 44 field goal
2Q: 11:49 NOS - Nick Novak 43 field goal
2Q: 00:22 HOU - Scott Mesa 48 field goal
3Q: 07:58 HOU - Scott Mesa 30 field goal
3Q: 03:39 HOU - Josh Reed 23 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
3Q: 00:44 NOS - Demetrius Williams 31 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point failed)
4Q: 09:09 NOS - Nate Washington 11 pass from Lamont Williamson (LeSean McCoy run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:21 HOU - Miles Austin 2 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Tavaris Jackson pass to Josh Reed for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:42 NOS - Nick Novak 44 field goal
2Q: 11:49 NOS - Nick Novak 43 field goal
2Q: 00:22 HOU - Scott Mesa 48 field goal
3Q: 07:58 HOU - Scott Mesa 30 field goal
3Q: 03:39 HOU - Josh Reed 23 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
3Q: 00:44 NOS - Demetrius Williams 31 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point failed)
4Q: 09:09 NOS - Nate Washington 11 pass from Lamont Williamson (LeSean McCoy run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:21 HOU - Miles Austin 2 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Tavaris Jackson pass to Josh Reed for conversion)

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 8-5 6-7
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 289 402
- Offensive Plays 58 70
- Yards per Play 4.98 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 93 121
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 3.21 4.84
Net Passing Yards 196 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 45 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 215 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/23 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 7/53
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:24 29:36

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	8-5	6-7
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	289	402
- Offensive Plays	58	70
- Yards per Play	4.98	5.74
Net Rushing Yards	93	121
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	3.21	4.84
Net Passing Yards	196	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	45 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	215	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/23	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	7/53
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:24	29:36

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	9:36	1:48	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
1	4:43	3:08	OWN 39	6	34	Field Goal
1	0:11	3:29	OWN 14	7	60	Field Goal
2	9:09	1:35	OWN 2	4	22	Punt
2	6:10	3:28	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 47	1	-6	Half
3	12:24	1:07	OWN 33	3	-13	Punt
3	7:53	0:45	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	3:28	2:54	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	14:10	3:39	OWN 4	6	33	Punt
4	10:31	1:33	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
4	6:21	4:04	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 25	2	5	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	3:51	OWN 38	6	16	Punt
1	7:48	3:05	OWN 49	6	19	Missed FG
1	1:35	1:24	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	11:42	2:33	OWN 25	4	30	Punt
2	7:34	1:24	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	2:42	2:26	OWN 15	9	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
3	11:17	3:24	OWN 47	9	40	Field Goal
3	7:08	3:40	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	0:34	1:24	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	8:58	2:37	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
4	2:17	2:05	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown

Game MVP: Tavaris Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LeSean McCoy	20	61	3.05	25	2
QB Lamont Williamson	4	30	7.50	10	1
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	4	2	0.50	4	0
WR Nate Washington	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	11	51	4.64	21	1
RB Jose Quartucci	9	33	3.67	12	1
QB Tavaris Jackson	4	30	7.50	11	1
WR Josh Reed	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lamont Williamson	26	17	215	3/19	2	31	0	116.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	45	28	281	0/0	2	38	0	94.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nate Washington	7	9	94	13.43	54	27	1
WR Demetrius Williams	3	4	64	21.33	46	31	1
TE Kevin Boss	3	6	43	14.33	4	23	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Aundrae Allison	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Reed	7	12	135	19.29	30	38	1
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	7	10	51	7.29	9	12	0
WR Kenny Britt	4	5	45	11.25	9	17	0
WR Miles Austin	2	4	5	2.50	1	3	1
FB Deon Anderson	2	3	11	5.50	0	8	0
RB Jose Quartucci	2	3	2	1.00	6	6	0
TE J.T. DeWalt	2	4	11	5.50	0	6	0
TE Zach Miller	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Lamont Williamson	1	0	0
T Matt Hill	0	1	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	0	1	0
TE Kevin Boss	0	0	2
S Dwight Smith	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Malcolm Kelly	2	0	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	1	0
TE Zach Miller	0	1	0
DT Everson Griffen	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	8	375	46.9	40.3	55	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	7	358	51.1	43.4	63	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	2/2	2/2	0/0	44	0/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Mesa	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Scandrick	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Kelly	7	53	7.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	1	33	33.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Landon Johnson	6	3	22	36
CB Quentin Jammer	6	1	25	45
DE Ronald Fields	5	0	22	30
CB Dwight Lowery	4	2	25	45
S Dwight Smith	4	1	22	36
OLB Jon Beason	4	0	18	31
ILB A.J. Edds	4	0	7	16
CB Justin King	3	2	10	27
ILB Darryl Sharpton	3	1	14	16
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	0	20	38
DT Sammie Lee Hill	2	1	16	25
DE Kindal Moorehead	2	0	21	29
ILB Bryan Kehl	1	1	4	14
CB Orlando Scandrick	1	1	0	5
S Tanard Jackson	1	0	3	9
DT Kendall Langford	1	0	7	18
DE Kenny Iwebema	1	0	9	21
CB Reynaldo Hill	0	1	3	7
DT Anthony Mebane	0	1	5	17

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Reggie Corner	8	2	0.0	26	20
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	6	2	1.0	28	29
ILB Chase Blackburn	6	2	0.0	28	25
S Roy Williams	6	0	0.0	29	29
DE Albert Haynesworth	5	2	0.0	28	26
CB Vincent Fuller	4	0	0.0	29	29
OLB Teddy Lehman	3	2	0.0	28	17
DT Everson Griffen	2	0	2.0	1	9
DE Mike Rucker	2	1	0.0	16	18
CB Jeremy Bloom	1	2	0.0	25	21
DT Alan Branch	1	2	0.0	23	20
ILB Nick Barnett	1	0	0.0	1	6
OLB Michael Boley	1	0	0.0	1	12
ILB H.B. Blades	1	0	0.0	10	12
DE Robert Quinn	0	1	0.0	13	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Bryan Kehl	0.0	0	2	0	14
DE Ronald Fields	0.0	0	1	0	30

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Everson Griffen	2.0	1	1	1	9
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1.0	0	0	4	29
OLB Teddy Lehman	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Alan Branch	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quentin Jammer	4	1	45
CB Justin King	4	0	27
OLB Landon Johnson	3	4	36
ILB A.J. Edds	3	1	16
ILB Darryl Sharpton	2	1	16
S Dwight Smith	2	0	36
DE Ronald Fields	2	0	30
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	0	38
DE Kenny Iwebema	2	0	21
CB Dwight Lowery	2	0	45
OLB Jon Beason	1	0	31
CB Orlando Scandrick	1	0	5
DE Mark Anderson	0	1	29

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reggie Corner	5	0	20
ILB Chase Blackburn	2	1	25
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	21
CB Vincent Fuller	1	1	29
DE Albert Haynesworth	1	0	26
S Roy Williams	1	0	29
ILB Nick Barnett	1	0	6
OLB Teddy Lehman	1	0	17
OLB Michael Boley	1	0	12
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1	0	29
DT Alan Branch	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Levi Brown	2	9	0	29	1	29
G Mike Iupati	2	7	1	29	1	29
G Jason Peters	2	6	0	29	1	29
C Dominic Raiola	0	2	0	29	0	29
T Matt Hill	0	1	0	29	0	29

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Donald Penn	3	6	25	45
G Willie Philip	2	5	25	45
T Dustin Fry	1	5	25	45
G Gabriel Rose	1	3	25	45
T Leonard Davis	1	2	25	45

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	3	18
Kevin Boss	3	13
Quinton Ganther	1	20
Demetrius Williams	1	19
Reynaldo Hill	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Jones-Drew	1	28
Ike Barreras	1	28

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Quentin Jammer	---	---	25	45	3	73
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	25	45	3	73
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	20	38	11	69
G Jason Peters	29	29	---	---	10	68
TE Kevin Boss	26	27	---	---	13	66
WR Aundrae Allison	29	27	---	---	10	66
S Dwight Smith	---	---	22	36	3	61
OLB Landon Johnson	---	---	22	36	3	61
C Dominic Raiola	29	29	---	---	---	58
T Matt Hill	29	29	---	---	---	58
QB Lamont Williamson	29	29	---	---	---	58
WR Demetrius Williams	22	17	---	---	19	58
T Levi Brown	29	29	---	---	---	58
G Mike Iupati	29	29	---	---	---	58
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	19	29	9	57
WR Nate Washington	27	29	---	---	---	56
CB Justin King	---	---	10	27	19	56
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	22	30	1	53
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	18	31	3	52
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	21	29	1	51
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	16	25	8	49
ILB A.J. Edds	---	---	7	16	25	48
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	9	21	13	43
RB LeSean McCoy	24	13	---	---	---	37
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	5	12	---	---	18	35
FB Michael Robinson	6	9	---	---	19	34
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	14	16	1	31
TE Ledley King	0	0	---	---	27	27
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	3	7	17	27
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	7	18	2	27
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	5	17	2	24
RB Quinton Ganther	0	1	---	---	20	21
ILB Bryan Kehl	---	---	4	14	2	20
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	0	5	11	16
TE Daniel Graham	6	7	---	---	---	13
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	3	9	---	12
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Charles Spencer	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Toby Yonkovit	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Arturo McWilliams	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	3	1	---	4
WR Terrelle Pryor	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Brian Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Darnell Ellerbe	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Donald Penn	25	45	---	---	11	81
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	18	34	---	---	28	80
G Willie Philip	25	45	---	---	10	80
WR Miles Austin	16	38	---	---	21	75
T Leonard Davis	25	45	---	---	---	70
QB Tavaris Jackson	25	45	---	---	---	70
T Dustin Fry	25	45	---	---	---	70
G Gabriel Rose	25	45	---	---	---	70
S Roy Williams	---	---	29	29	11	69
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	28	25	15	68
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	25	21	19	65
WR Josh Reed	16	39	---	---	5	60
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	29	29	2	60
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	28	29	2	59
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	28	26	2	56
TE J.T. DeWalt	17	22	---	---	12	51
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	26	20	1	47
OLB Teddy Lehman	---	---	28	17	1	46
TE Ike Barreras	9	8	---	---	28	45
DT Alan Branch	---	---	23	20	1	44
TE Zach Miller	14	28	---	---	---	42
WR Kenny Britt	16	23	---	---	---	39
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	16	18	1	35
CB Stanley Wilson	---	---	20	15	---	35
ILB Nick Barnett	---	---	1	6	26	33
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	4	8	18	30
RB Brian Leonard	5	4	---	---	20	29
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	13	5	8	26
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	10	12	1	23
WR Malcolm Kelly	0	2	---	---	18	20
RB Jose Quartucci	9	11	---	---	---	20
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	1	9	9	19
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	6	9	1	16
FB Deon Anderson	5	11	---	---	---	16
OLB Michael Boley	---	---	1	12	1	14
T Andrew Carnahan	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Terence Newman	---	---	2	9	1	12
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Evan Mathis	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Alejandro Akers	0	5	---	---	5	10
K Scott Mesa	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Mike Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Tom Brandstater	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Gabe Dillon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	20	63	3.2
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	16	62	3.9
Right	6	36	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lamont Williamson	26	17	6	2	1	2	3	5	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	45	28	4	1	5	8	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	129	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	47	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	10	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	104	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	67	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	100	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	9	7	0	94	3	29
TE Kevin Boss	6	3	1	43	1	27
WR Demetrius Williams	4	3	0	64	2	17
WR Aundrae Allison	4	1	0	5	0	27
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	2	0	8	0	12
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	0	1	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Reed	12	7	2	135	4	39
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	10	7	1	51	0	34
WR Kenny Britt	5	4	1	45	0	23
WR Miles Austin	4	2	0	5	0	38
TE J.T. DeWalt	4	2	1	11	0	22
FB Deon Anderson	3	2	0	11	0	11
RB Jose Quartucci	3	2	0	2	0	11
TE Zach Miller	2	1	0	3	0	28
WR Malcolm Kelly	2	1	0	18	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	1.00	0.50
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0	0.00	3.05

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	9	4.50	4.64
RB Jose Quartucci	1	2	2.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lamont Williamson	1	1	11	11.00	8.27

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	8	4	34	4.25	6.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	1	1	11	11.00	10.44

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Reed	2	0	0	0.00	11.25
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	1	12	6.00	5.10
WR Miles Austin	1	1	2	2.00	1.25
TE Zach Miller	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	6	6.00	0.67
WR Kenny Britt	1	1	14	14.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	0
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	3	2
WR Josh Reed	1	1
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lamont Williamson	11	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	13	11	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	3	3	2
WR Aundrae Allison	3	0	0
WR Demetrius Williams	2	2	1
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	2	0
TE Kevin Boss	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Reed	4	3	2
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	2	1
WR Miles Austin	2	2	1
TE Zach Miller	1	1	0
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	0	0
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	0
WR Kenny Britt	1	1	0
TE J.T. DeWalt	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)