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Houston at New Orleans

8:00 pm EDT Sat Aug 25, 2012

  • TV: CBS
  • Fair New Orleans, LA 86°F

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Houston 27 at New Orleans 34

27
Houston Texans
2-1 (Lost last 1)
Final
Houston Texans @ New Orleans Saints
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Houston Texans 14 10 0 3 27
New Orleans Saints 14 10 3 7 34
34
New Orleans Saints
2-2 (Won last 1)

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter HOU - NO
Scoring Summary: Houston Texans @ New Orleans Saints, 1st Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
11:03 Houston Texans HOU TD

Ben Tate rushed to the left for 1 yard gain (Randy Bullock made PAT)

 7 - 0
7:11 Houston Texans HOU TD

Matt Schaub passed to Keshawn Martin down the middle for 10 yard gain (Randy Bullock made PAT)

 14 - 0
4:03 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Drew Brees passed to Lance Moore down the middle for 20 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 14 - 7
3:54 New Orleans Saints NO TD

New Orleans kicked off, Trindon Holliday returned kickoff for 23 yards. Trindon Holliday fumbled. Junior Galette recovered fumble and returned for 16 yards (John Kasay made PAT)

 14 - 14
2nd Quarter HOU - NO
Scoring Summary: Houston Texans @ New Orleans Saints, 2nd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
11:24 New Orleans Saints NO FG

Garrett Hartley kicked a 22-yard field goal

 14 - 17
8:55 Houston Texans HOU TD

Arian Foster rushed to the left for 6 yard gain (Randy Bullock made PAT)

 21 - 17
2:08 Houston Texans HOU FG

Randy Bullock kicked a 33-yard field goal

 24 - 17
0:15 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Drew Brees passed to Jimmy Graham to the left for 8 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 24 - 24
3rd Quarter HOU - NO
Scoring Summary: Houston Texans @ New Orleans Saints, 3rd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
9:17 New Orleans Saints NO FG

Garrett Hartley kicked a 24-yard field goal

 24 - 27
4th Quarter HOU - NO
Scoring Summary: Houston Texans @ New Orleans Saints, 4th Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
10:43 Houston Texans HOU FG

Shayne Graham kicked a 53-yard field goal

 27 - 27
3:38 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Chase Daniel passed to Joseph Morgan to the left for 4 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 27 - 34

Passing

Team Statistics: Passing for Houston Texans
Houston Texans Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Matt Schaub(notes) 15 18 194 83.3 10.8 1 7 1 0 130.1
T.J. Yates(notes) 6 11 72 54.5 6.5 5 33 0 0 74.8
Team Statistics: Passing for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Drew Brees(notes) 17 25 179 68.0 7.2 0 0 2 0 115.3
Chase Daniel(notes) 11 17 88 64.7 5.2 1 8 1 0 97.2
Sean Canfield(notes) 1 2 2 50.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 56.3

Rushing

Team Statistics: Rushing for Houston Texans
Houston Texans Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Arian Foster(notes) 8 32 4.0 18 1 0
Jonathan Grimes(notes) 4 22 5.5 10 0 0
Justin Forsett(notes) 4 20 5.0 7 0 0
Ben Tate(notes) 4 10 2.5 8 1 0
Keshawn Martin(notes) 1 0 0.0 0 0 2
Matt Schaub(notes) 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0
Team Statistics: Rushing for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Chris Ivory(notes) 8 57 7.1 20 0 1
Joe Banyard(notes) 7 25 3.6 6 0 0
Travaris Cadet(notes) 5 20 4.0 8 0 0
Mark Ingram(notes) 6 19 3.2 8 0 0
Chase Daniel(notes) 2 18 9.0 14 0 0
Drew Brees(notes) 1 10 10.0 10 0 0
Korey Hall(notes) 1 3 3.0 3 0 0
Sean Canfield(notes) 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0

Receiving

Team Statistics: Receiving for Houston Texans
Houston Texans Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Garrett Graham(notes) 4 97 24.3 44 0 0
Andre Johnson(notes) 2 30 15.0 19 0 0
Owen Daniels(notes) 2 26 13.0 16 0 0
Justin Forsett(notes) 2 24 12.0 13 0 0
James Casey(notes) 3 23 7.7 15 0 0
Lestar Jean(notes) 1 19 19.0 19 0 0
Jonathan Grimes(notes) 2 18 9.0 12 0 0
Keshawn Martin(notes) 2 12 6.0 10 1 2
Ben Tate(notes) 1 9 9.0 9 0 0
Juaquin Iglesias(notes) 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
Arian Foster(notes) 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team Statistics: Receiving for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Jimmy Graham(notes) 3 48 16.0 29 1 0
Lance Moore(notes) 3 38 12.7 20 1 0
Pierre Thomas(notes) 4 35 8.8 16 0 0
Travaris Cadet(notes) 3 31 10.3 16 0 0
Joseph Morgan(notes) 4 29 7.3 20 1 1
Marques Colston(notes) 2 28 14.0 18 0 0
Devery Henderson(notes) 2 21 10.5 14 0 0
Michael Higgins(notes) 2 16 8.0 11 0 0
Greg Camarillo(notes) 2 15 7.5 8 0 0
Korey Hall(notes) 2 7 3.5 5 0 0
Jed Collins(notes) 1 3 3.0 3 0 0
Joe Banyard(notes) 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 0

Kicking

Team Statistics: Kicking for Houston Texans
Houston Texans XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Randy Bullock(notes) 3 3 1 1 33 100.0 6
Shayne Graham(notes) 0 0 1 1 53 100.0 3
Team Statistics: Kicking for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Garrett Hartley(notes) 3 3 2 3 24 66.7 9
John Kasay(notes) 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 1

Punting

Team Statistics: Punting for Houston Texans
Houston Texans Punt Avg Blk In20 TB
Donnie Jones(notes) 4 45.0 0 1 1
Team Statistics: Punting for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Punt Avg Blk In20 TB
Thomas Morstead(notes) 3 34.7 0 1 0

Kick/Punt Returns

Team Statistics: Returns for Houston Texans
Houston Texans KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Trindon Holliday(notes) 2 85 42.5 62 0 1 2 2.0 2 0
David Hunter(notes) 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Team Statistics: Returns for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Courtney Roby(notes) 1 33 33.0 33 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Cord Parks(notes) 1 28 28.0 28 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Travaris Cadet(notes) 4 83 20.8 25 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Greg Camarillo(notes) 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 8 8.0 8 0

Defense

Team Statistics: Defensive for Houston Texans
Houston Texans Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD
Jesse Nading(notes) 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Dobbins(notes) 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kareem Jackson(notes) 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quintin Demps(notes) 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Eddie Pleasant(notes) 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shiloh Keo(notes) 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mister Alexander(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnathan Joseph(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Troy Nolan(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shawn Loiseau(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mitch King(notes) 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roc Carmichael(notes) 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glover Quin(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Antonio Smith(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brice McCain(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Grimes(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earl Mitchell(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jared Crick(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebron Fangupo(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Mercilus(notes) 1 0 1.0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sherrick McManis(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooks Reed(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rashad Butler(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Connor Barwin(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Jamison(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bradie James(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Wade Smith(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phillip Supernaw(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Omar Gaither(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danieal Manning(notes) 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Alan Ball(notes) 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Team Statistics: Defensive for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD
Patrick Robinson(notes) 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Roman Harper(notes) 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameron Jordan(notes) 3 1 1.0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Casillas(notes) 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Patrick(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barrett Ruud(notes) 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Shanle(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathon Amaya(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ezra Butler(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martez Wilson(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malcolm Jenkins(notes) 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kadarron Anderson(notes) 1 1 1.0 7.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Isa Abdul-Quddus(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turk McBride(notes) 1 0 1.0 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akiem Hicks(notes) 1 0 1.0 8.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Cord Parks(notes) 1 0 1.0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Junior Galette(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jahri Evans(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lawrence Wilson(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jermon Bushrod(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brodrick Bunkley(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Will Herring(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donavan Robinson(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corey White(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Daniels(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Braylon Broughton(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sedrick Ellis(notes) 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tyrunn Walker(notes) 0 0 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Will Smith(notes) 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nick Hixson(notes) 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Elbert Mack(notes) 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Last Updated

Updated on Sunday, Aug 26, 2012 11:27 pm ET

Top Performers

Houston
M. Schaub
Matt Schaub(notes) QB

15-18, 194 yds
1 TD

New Orleans
D. Brees
Drew Brees(notes) QB

17-25, 179 yds
2 TDs

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Comparison: Houston Texans / New Orleans Saints
Team Statistics Houston Texans New Orleans Saints
First Downs 19 25
Total Yards 309 412
Turnovers 3 2
Time of Possession 28:48 31:12
First Downs 19 25
Passing 12 16
Rushing 5 8
Penalty 2 1
Third Down Efficiency 1-9 7-15
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-1 0-1
Total Net Yards 309 412
Total Plays 57 76
Average Gain Per Play 5.4 5.4
Net Yards Rushing 83 151
Rushes 22 31
Average Per Rush 3.8 4.9
Net Yards Passing 226 261
Completions-Attempts 21-29 29-44
Yards Per Pass Play 6.5 5.8
Times Sacked 6 1
Yards Lost to Sacks 40 8
Had Intercepted 0 0
Punts 4 3
Average Punt 45.0 34.7
Penalties 5 8
Penalty Yards 74 57
Fumbles 5 2
Fumbles Lost 3 2
Time of Possession 28:48 31:12

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