| New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 29, 2015 Location: Houston, TX Venue: NRG Stadium Attendance: 71778 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Houston TexansHOU | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston TexansHOU | Ryan Griffin 10 pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston TexansHOU | Cecil Shorts 3 pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Kai Forbath 30 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Kai Forbath 57 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston TexansHOU | Alfred Blue 8 run (Nick Novak kick) | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Houston TexansHOU | Nick Novak 34 FG | 6 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 10 | WR | Brandin Cooks |
| 83 | WR | Willie Snead |
| 72 | LOT | Terron Armstead |
| 75 | LOG | Andrus Peat |
| 60 | C | Max Unger |
| 73 | ROG | Jahri Evans |
| 64 | ROT | Zach Strief |
| 84 | TE | Michael Hoomanawanui |
| 82 | TE | Ben Watson |
| 9 | QB | Drew Brees |
| 22 | RB | Mark Ingram |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bobby Richardson |
| 92 | LDT | John Jenkins |
| 93 | RDT | Kevin Williams |
| 94 | RDE | Cameron Jordan |
| 50 | MLB | Stephone Anthony |
| 53 | WLB | Ramon Humber |
| 40 | LCB | Delvin Breaux |
| 32 | SS | Kenny Vaccaro |
| 31 | FS | Jairus Byrd |
| 39 | RCB | Brandon Browner |
| 24 | DB | Kyle Wilson |
| Houston Texans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 10 | WR | DeAndre Hopkins |
| 18 | WR | Cecil Shorts |
| 85 | WR | Nate Washington |
| 76 | LOT | Duane Brown |
| 71 | LOG | Xavier Su'a-Filo |
| 60 | C | Ben Jones |
| 79 | ROG | Brandon Brooks |
| 72 | ROT | Derek Newton |
| 87 | TE | C.J. Fiedorowicz |
| 7 | QB | Brian Hoyer |
| 28 | RB | Alfred Blue |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Jared Crick |
| 75 | NT | Vince Wilfork |
| 99 | RDE | J.J. Watt |
| 59 | SLB | Whitney Mercilus |
| 51 | JLB | John Simon |
| 56 | MLB | Brian Cushing |
| 55 | WLB | Bernardrick McKinney |
| 30 | LCB | Kevin Johnson |
| 27 | SS | Quintin Demps |
| 29 | FS | Andre Hal |
| 24 | RCB | Johnathan Joseph |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 23:37 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3/12 | 0/1 | 10 | 82 | 1 | 0 |
| HOU | 36:23 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6/13 | 0/0 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 29 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Houston Texans | |||||
| Alfred Blue | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Akeem Hunt | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Polk | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Cecil Shorts | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Brian Hoyer | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 167 | 4.4 | 17 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Drew Brees | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 1 | 228 | 5.2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 61.6 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 1 | 228 | 5.2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 61.6 |
| Houston Texans | |||||||||||
| Brian Hoyer | 27 | 21 | 77.8 | 1 | 205 | 7.6 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 107.6 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 21 | 77.8 | 1 | 205 | 7.6 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 107.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mark Ingram | 8 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 8 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ben Watson | 9 | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Willie Snead | 7 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| T.J. Graham | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brandon Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Josh Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 25 | 228 | 9.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Houston Texans | ||||||
| DeAndre Hopkins | 8 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 5 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 37 | 1 |
| Nate Washington | 4 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Cecil Shorts | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Polk | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 21 | 205 | 9.8 | 37 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jairus Byrd | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Houston Texans | |||||
| Kareem Jackson | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Thomas Morstead | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Houston Texans | |||||||
| Shane Lechler | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Marcus Murphy | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Houston Texans | ||||||
| Keith Mumphery | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Kai Forbath | 3 | 203 | 67.7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 203 | 67.7 | 1 |
| Houston Texans | ||||
| Nick Novak | 5 | 330 | 66.0 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 330 | 66.0 | 3 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| C.J. Spiller | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Houston Texans | ||||||
| Keith Mumphery | 2 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 | 27 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Cameron Jordan | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Houston Texans | ||
| J.J. Watt | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Kenny Vaccaro | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephone Anthony | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Mauti | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Browner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvin Breaux | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyeler Davison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hau'oli Kikaha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavaris Barnes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Graham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obum Gwacham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasim Edebali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Texans | ||||||
| Johnathan Joseph | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernardrick McKinney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Dent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Weeks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuggle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |