Week 14, 2019

played in New Orleans, LA

49 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	10	3	0	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 HOU - Julian Salyer 25 field goal
1Q: 02:06 HOU - Lester Meerdink 1 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Julian Salyer extra point)
2Q: 10:43 NOS - Randy Bullock 24 field goal
2Q: 00:11 HOU - Julian Salyer 57 field goal
3Q: 14:12 NOS - Wendell Smallwood 10 run (Randy Bullock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 HOU - Julian Salyer 25 field goal
1Q: 02:06 HOU - Lester Meerdink 1 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Julian Salyer extra point)
2Q: 10:43 NOS - Randy Bullock 24 field goal
2Q: 00:11 HOU - Julian Salyer 57 field goal
3Q: 14:12 NOS - Wendell Smallwood 10 run (Randy Bullock extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NOS
Record 5-7-1 7-5-1
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 7 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 278 256
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 4.41 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 150 134
- Rushing Attempts 36 32
- Yards per Rush 4.17 4.19
Net Passing Yards 128 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 0 29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 134 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 3.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/24
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:00 31:00

Team Statistics	HOU	NOS
Record	5-7-1	7-5-1
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	7	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	278	256
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	4.41	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	150	134
- Rushing Attempts	36	32
- Yards per Rush	4.17	4.19
Net Passing Yards	128	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 0	29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	134	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	3.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/24
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:00	31:00

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	1:32	OPP 13	3	5	Field Goal
1	8:01	6:03	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	10:35	3:07	OWN 25	5	44	Missed FG
2	5:39	2:37	OWN 14	5	17	Punt
2	2:04	1:58	OWN 20	6	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:48	OWN 22	1	2	Fumble
3	14:04	1:12	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	8:47	2:56	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
3	2:49	1:28	OPP 43	3	-4	Punt
4	11:56	1:53	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	7:48	1:04	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
4	4:01	4:01	OWN 29	10	49	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 34	4	20	Punt
1	11:12	3:11	OWN 25	8	26	Punt
1	1:58	6:23	OWN 37	12	56	Field Goal
2	7:28	1:49	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	3:02	0:58	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
3	14:12	0:08	OPP 10	1	10	Touchdown
3	12:52	4:05	OWN 24	8	51	Fumble
3	5:51	3:02	OWN 5	6	12	Punt
3	1:21	4:25	OWN 20	9	43	Punt
4	10:03	2:15	OWN 31	4	15	Punt
4	6:44	2:43	OWN 42	6	16	Interception

Game MVP: Cody Whitehair, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Leonard Fournette	17	60	3.53	19	1
RB Bishop Sankey	11	53	4.82	10	1
RB Lamar Miller	4	21	5.25	15	1
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	11	5.50	12	1
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	5	2.50	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wendell Smallwood	13	44	3.38	10	1	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	11	57	5.18	14	2	0
QB Matt Leinart	3	15	5.00	7	0	0
FB Efrain Griffith	3	20	6.67	14	1	0
WR DeVier Posey	2	-2	-1.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	26	15	134	1/6	1	34	0	84.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	29	18	139	3/17	0	31	1	59.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Michael Egnew	4	8	34	8.50	9	19	0
WR David O'Neal	3	4	28	9.33	7	12	0
RB Bishop Sankey	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
RB Lamar Miller	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Tyler Kroft	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Lester Meerdink	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Leonard Fournette	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Taywan Taylor	1	2	34	34.00	29	34	0
WR Adam Thielen	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dante Pettis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brian James	5	6	30	6.00	11	19
RB Le'Veon Bell	4	5	33	8.25	23	31
WR DeVier Posey	3	7	42	14.00	19	22
TE Mason Pritchett	2	3	9	4.50	10	8
WR Dominique Edison	1	2	4	4.00	3	4
FB Efrain Griffith	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
RB Wendell Smallwood	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Gerald Everett	1	2	21	21.00	0	21
TE Johnnie Lang	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Troy Apke	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Leonard Fournette	1	0	0
S Troy Apke	0	1	0
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0	0
S T.J. Ward	0	1	0
DT Carlton Powell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	6	255	42.5	36.8	58	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	7	253	36.1	24.9	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julian Salyer	2/3	1/2	1/1	57	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josue Barber	2	19	9.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Edison	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	1	23	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Fields	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ladarius Webb	6	2	0.0	24	21
DT Austin Johnson	5	0	0.5	31	24
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	5	2	0.0	31	30
DE Phil Taylor	4	3	1.0	29	30
S Duron Harmon	4	4	0.0	22	11
OLB Cody Barton	4	4	0.0	32	31
CB Justin Layne	4	0	0.0	3	8
DE Jalyn Holmes	3	2	0.5	30	20
CB Tharold Simon	3	1	0.0	31	30
DT Justin Jones	2	2	0.0	9	22
CB Josue Barber	2	1	0.0	30	20
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	0	0.0	27	19
S Troy Apke	2	0	0.0	9	24
DE Trey Flowers	1	1	1.0	4	12
OLB Nick Perry	1	1	0.0	10	15
DE Jordan Hill	1	1	0.0	7	7
ILB Wesley Woodyard	1	0	0.0	1	2
T Courtney Bronson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Richard Clements	1	0	0.0	18	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ryan Mundy	9	3	0.0	32	21
OLB James Laurinaitis	7	4	0.0	32	20
CB Troy Roose	7	0	0.0	32	23
DE Jermaine Cunningham	6	2	0.0	31	22
DT Rasheem Green	5	1	0.0	34	27
ILB Koa Misi	3	2	1.0	17	15
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	3	4	0.0	36	26
CB A. J. Bouye	3	1	0.0	26	21
S T.J. Ward	2	1	0.0	33	27
CB Walter McFadden	1	1	0.0	13	10
DE Malachi Schultz	1	1	0.0	12	8
S Rich Greer	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	0.0	26	19
TE Johnnie Lang	1	0	---	---	---
CB Quincy Wilson	1	0	0.0	24	21
DE Joey Bosa	0	1	0.0	33	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Phil Taylor	1.0	1	0	30
DE Trey Flowers	1.0	0	0	12
DT Austin Johnson	0.5	0	0	24
DE Jalyn Holmes	0.5	0	0	20
OLB Cody Barton	0.0	2	1	31
OLB Nick Perry	0.0	1	0	15
CB Josue Barber	0.0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Koa Misi	1.0	1	0	15
DE Joey Bosa	0.0	2	0	26
OLB James Laurinaitis	0.0	1	0	20
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0.0	1	0	22
DT Rasheem Green	0.0	1	0	27
DT Carlton Powell	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	5	0	0	30
CB Tharold Simon	3	0	0	30
S Troy Apke	2	0	1	24
CB Justin Layne	2	0	0	8
ILB Wesley Woodyard	1	0	0	2
S Ladarius Webb	1	0	0	21
DT Austin Johnson	1	0	0	24
DT Justin Jones	1	0	0	22
CB Josue Barber	1	0	0	20
OLB Cody Barton	1	0	0	31
DE Phil Taylor	0	1	0	30
OLB Nick Perry	0	1	0	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Troy Roose	3	0	23
CB A. J. Bouye	2	2	21
S Ryan Mundy	2	0	21
OLB James Laurinaitis	2	0	20
DE Jermaine Cunningham	2	0	22
ILB Koa Misi	1	0	15
CB Walter McFadden	1	0	10
S T.J. Ward	1	0	27
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	1	0	26
CB Quincy Wilson	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cody Whitehair	6	13	36	0	27
G Drake Webb	5	9	36	0	27
T Brandon Parker	2	4	36	1	27
T Courtney Bronson	1	4	36	0	27
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	3	36	0	27
TE Michael Egnew	0	1	34	0	23

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Weston Richburg	4	7	0	32	1	32
T Taylor Lewan	2	6	1	32	0	32
G Ike Bennett	2	6	0	32	1	32
G Mike Iupati	2	5	1	32	1	32
T Eric Fisher	1	5	0	32	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Whitehair	2	13
Braden Wilson	1	17
Cody Barton	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Efrain Griffith	1	21
Juston Burris	1	13
Wendell Smallwood	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cody Whitehair	36	27	---	---	13	76
OLB Cody Barton	---	---	32	31	11	74
T Brandon Parker	36	27	---	---	9	72
TE Michael Egnew	34	23	---	---	8	65
QB Tavaris Jackson	36	27	---	---	---	63
T Courtney Bronson	36	27	---	---	---	63
C Stefen Wisniewski	36	27	---	---	---	63
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	31	30	2	63
G Drake Webb	36	27	---	---	---	63
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	31	30	1	62
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	29	30	1	60
WR Adam Thielen	31	23	---	---	5	59
CB Josue Barber	---	---	30	20	7	57
DT Austin Johnson	---	---	31	24	---	55
WR Taywan Taylor	29	18	---	---	3	50
DE Jalyn Holmes	---	---	30	20	---	50
S Duron Harmon	---	---	22	11	14	47
S Ladarius Webb	---	---	24	21	1	46
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	27	19	---	46
DE Richard Clements	---	---	18	13	8	39
WR David O'Neal	21	16	---	---	---	37
S Troy Apke	---	---	9	24	1	34
DT Justin Jones	---	---	9	22	1	32
FB Braden Wilson	7	7	---	---	17	31
CB Zack Sanchez	---	---	4	13	14	31
RB Bishop Sankey	14	15	---	---	---	29
WR Kelvin Benjamin	5	8	---	---	16	29
TE Lester Meerdink	15	11	---	---	---	26
OLB Nick Perry	---	---	10	15	---	25
TE Tyler Kroft	2	2	---	---	21	25
RB Leonard Fournette	18	7	---	---	---	25
RB Lamar Miller	4	3	---	---	16	23
DE Jordan Hill	---	---	7	7	7	21
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	0	0	20	20
CB Justin Layne	---	---	3	8	8	19
DE Trey Flowers	---	---	4	12	1	17
ILB Wesley Woodyard	---	---	1	2	10	13
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Larry Warford	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Sammy Newton	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Maurice Emmons	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Dante Pettis	0	2	---	---	6	8
K Julian Salyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Ed Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joe Hawley	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dwayne Haskins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ike Bennett	32	32	---	---	8	72
WR Brian James	29	24	---	---	13	66
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	36	26	3	65
QB Matt Leinart	32	32	---	---	---	64
G Mike Iupati	32	32	---	---	---	64
T Eric Fisher	32	32	---	---	---	64
C Weston Richburg	32	32	---	---	---	64
T Taylor Lewan	32	32	---	---	---	64
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	34	27	2	63
S T.J. Ward	---	---	33	27	2	62
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	33	26	3	62
TE Mason Pritchett	29	31	---	---	---	60
CB Troy Roose	---	---	32	23	3	58
WR DeVier Posey	31	27	---	---	---	58
WR Dominique Edison	25	18	---	---	14	57
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	32	21	2	55
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	31	22	2	55
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	32	20	2	54
CB Quincy Wilson	---	---	24	21	8	53
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	26	21	5	52
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	26	19	2	47
RB Le'Veon Bell	15	24	---	---	---	39
FB Efrain Griffith	8	10	---	---	21	39
ILB Koa Misi	---	---	17	15	4	36
S Rich Greer	---	---	7	6	22	35
RB Wendell Smallwood	17	5	---	---	11	33
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	12	8	8	28
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	13	10	2	25
TE Gerald Everett	0	4	---	---	20	24
TE Johnnie Lang	6	15	---	---	1	22
OLB Kaleb Patton	---	---	0	0	19	19
DE Taco Charlton	---	---	5	5	6	16
CB Juston Burris	---	---	0	0	13	13
OLB Quincy Williams	---	---	3	0	10	13
TE Keith Bayne	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Broderick Prior	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Joe Haeg	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Braden Harvey	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Calvin Fields	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Curtis Hightower	---	---	0	0	3	3
WR A. J. Brown	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Brad Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jason Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	32	3.2
Middle	15	69	4.6
Right	10	50	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	9	54	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	26	15	1	1	1	3	6	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	29	18	3	1	2	2	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	91	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	11	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	83	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	24	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Michael Egnew	8	4	0	34	0	23
WR David O'Neal	4	3	1	28	0	16
WR Adam Thielen	3	0	0	0	0	23
RB Lamar Miller	2	1	0	4	0	3
RB Bishop Sankey	2	2	0	12	0	15
WR Taywan Taylor	2	1	0	34	1	18
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	0	3	0	8
TE Tyler Kroft	1	1	0	12	0	2
TE Lester Meerdink	1	1	0	1	0	11
RB Leonard Fournette	1	1	0	6	0	7
WR Dante Pettis	1	0	0	0	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeVier Posey	7	3	1	42	1	27
WR Brian James	6	5	1	30	0	24
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	4	0	33	1	24
TE Mason Pritchett	3	2	0	9	0	31
WR Dominique Edison	2	1	0	4	0	18
FB Efrain Griffith	2	1	0	1	0	10
TE Gerald Everett	2	1	0	21	1	4
TE Johnnie Lang	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Wendell Smallwood	1	1	0	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bishop Sankey	2	7	3.50	4.82
RB Lamar Miller	1	9	9.00	5.25
RB Leonard Fournette	1	3	3.00	3.53

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Leinart	1	7	7.00	5.00
WR DeVier Posey	1	-4	-4.00	-1.00
RB Wendell Smallwood	1	10	10.00	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	5	2	5	1.00	5.15

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	3	2	4	1.33	4.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Michael Egnew	2	1	4	2.00	4.25
TE Lester Meerdink	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Taywan Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	17.00
WR Dante Pettis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeVier Posey	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Mason Pritchett	1	1	8	8.00	3.00
WR Brian James	1	1	-4	-4.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bishop Sankey	5	4
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0
RB Leonard Fournette	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Leinart	2	1
WR DeVier Posey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	6	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch
TE Michael Egnew	4	1
WR Adam Thielen	1	0
WR David O'Neal	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeVier Posey	5	2	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	2	1
WR Brian James	2	1	0
WR Dominique Edison	1	1	1
TE Johnnie Lang	1	0	0
TE Mason Pritchett	1	1	1
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	1

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)