Exhibition Week 5, 2018

played in Houston, TX

65 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	10	-	10
Houston Texans	0	0	7	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
3Q: 09:30 HOU - Brendan Garrett 1 run (Trey Martin extra point)
4Q: 09:37 NOS - Martin Gaines 43 field goal
4Q: 06:22 HOU - Trey Martin 40 field goal
4Q: 00:56 NOS - Leonardo Powell 10 pass from Deron Heimulu (Martin Gaines extra point)
4Q: 00:04 HOU - Trey Martin 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
3Q: 09:30 HOU - Brendan Garrett 1 run (Trey Martin extra point)
4Q: 09:37 NOS - Martin Gaines 43 field goal
4Q: 06:22 HOU - Trey Martin 40 field goal
4Q: 00:56 NOS - Leonardo Powell 10 pass from Deron Heimulu (Martin Gaines extra point)
4Q: 00:04 HOU - Trey Martin 48 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 227 287
- Offensive Plays 57 62
- Yards per Play 3.98 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 79 39
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 2.72 1.56
Net Passing Yards 148 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 17 - 0 35 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 163 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.29 6.70
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 9/64
Punt Returns/Yards 5/54 5/52
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:01 34:59

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	227	287
- Offensive Plays	57	62
- Yards per Play	3.98	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	79	39
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	2.72	1.56
Net Passing Yards	148	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 17 - 0	35 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	163	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.29	6.70
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	9/64
Punt Returns/Yards	5/54	5/52
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:01	34:59

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:36	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
1	4:44	1:51	OWN 22	4	19	Punt
1	0:41	0:55	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
2	11:13	1:59	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
2	7:25	3:51	OWN 22	7	33	Fumble
2	2:17	2:17	OWN 24	9	30	Half
3	9:23	2:18	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
3	4:01	1:21	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	1:07	1:48	OWN 7	5	22	Punt
4	12:51	3:20	OPP 39	6	13	Field Goal
4	6:15	1:37	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
4	2:10	1:25	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:24	7:40	OWN 15	14	64	Interception
1	2:53	2:12	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
2	14:46	3:33	OWN 27	6	27	Punt
2	9:14	1:49	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
2	3:34	1:17	OWN 45	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	5:37	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
3	7:05	3:04	OWN 44	7	23	Fumble
3	2:40	1:33	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
4	14:19	1:28	OWN 28	3	-11	Punt
4	9:31	1:36	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	7:55	1:40	OPP 30	3	7	Field Goal
4	4:38	2:28	OWN 47	4	15	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 25	2	44	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tevin Marlow, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Donnell Sipes	21	50	2.38	8
Deron Heimulu	5	19	3.80	8
Jessie Foley	2	9	4.50	8
Robbie Dole	1	1	1.00	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brendan Garrett	15	36	2.40	8	0	1
Tristan Winters	10	3	0.30	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	20	15	147	3/15	1	25	0	111.9
Jessie Foley	5	2	16	0/0	0	11	0	48.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nolan Noyeaux	29	21	221	2/10	0	33	0	94.2
Thurman Zolak	6	5	37	0/0	0	13	1	52.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Leonardo Powell	5	8	53	10.60	25	25	1
WR Abel Corbett	2	2	26	13.00	15	15	0
WR Robbie Dole	2	3	33	16.50	34	25	0
FB Cooper Floyd	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	2	4	13	6.50	2	8	0
RB Donnell Sipes	1	2	6	6.00	3	6	0
TE Daniel Snyder	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Randal Clements	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
TE Darrin Malone	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tevin Marlow	9	10	131	14.56	46	33
WR Dashawn Becker	8	10	63	7.88	5	21
TE Michael Bradley	4	5	19	4.75	3	11
RB Brendan Garrett	3	3	21	7.00	5	14
TE Amari Covington	1	6	18	18.00	0	18
WR Alonzo Branch	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Taylor Epperson	1	4	4.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Braxton Small	1	0	0
Deron Heimulu	1	0	0
Asher Upshaw	0	1	0
Oliver Wilcox	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nolan Noyeaux	1	0	0
Dwight Zamora	0	1	1
Jason Bell	0	1	0
Tristan Winters	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	8	346	43.3	36.8	58	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Battle	8	338	42.3	33.0	52	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gaines	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trey Martin	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Small	5	54	10.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Brandon	5	52	10.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Benton	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Taylor Epperson	6	3	0.0	14	35
DE Asher Upshaw	6	2	0.0	25	37
CB Thomas Grijalva	6	0	0.0	25	37
OLB Gustavo Richmond	6	0	0.0	12	28
S Braxton Small	5	1	0.0	25	35
OLB Chad Bush	5	0	0.0	16	35
CB Chuck Horton	4	2	0.0	25	34
CB Gus Betancourt	4	1	0.0	23	32
OLB Sammy Shea	3	0	0.5	11	10
DT Sawyer Boone	3	3	0.0	25	37
DE Oliver Wilcox	2	1	1.5	25	37
S Johnny Barnes	2	1	0.0	25	35

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nick Reid	10	3	0.0	28	27
OLB Leland Dreyfuss	7	1	0.0	26	27
DE Omar Thompson	4	4	1.0	22	25
CB Allen Keith	4	2	0.0	26	25
DE Dwight Zamora	3	0	1.0	13	9
S Jamal Cullen	3	1	0.0	20	24
OLB Tyler Ketteridge	3	1	0.0	21	24
DT Adrian Bandy	2	0	1.0	11	7
DT Neil Barham	2	1	0.0	24	24
S Todd Rodrigues	2	1	0.0	13	8
CB Bill Harding	2	0	0.0	12	8
S Manuel Lawless	1	1	0.0	16	19
OLB Donte Moroney	1	1	0.0	11	17
S Mitchell Borcherding	1	1	0.0	14	8
CB Harold Benton	1	1	0.0	14	17
CB Lamont Brandon	1	0	0.0	14	10
OLB Conner Sanders	1	0	0.0	19	21
RB Tristan Winters	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Oliver Wilcox	1.5	0	1	0	37
OLB Sammy Shea	0.5	0	0	0	10

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Omar Thompson	1.0	2	1	25
DE Dwight Zamora	1.0	1	1	9
DT Adrian Bandy	1.0	0	0	7
DT Neil Barham	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Taylor Epperson	5	0	1	35
S Braxton Small	4	1	0	35
CB Chuck Horton	4	1	0	34
OLB Chad Bush	4	0	0	35
S Johnny Barnes	2	1	0	35
CB Gus Betancourt	2	1	0	32
DE Asher Upshaw	2	0	0	37
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	0	0	37
OLB Gustavo Richmond	1	0	0	28
OLB Sammy Shea	1	0	0	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nick Reid	5	0	27
S Jamal Cullen	2	1	24
OLB Leland Dreyfuss	2	1	27
CB Bill Harding	2	0	8
OLB Tyler Ketteridge	1	0	24
OLB Conner Sanders	1	0	21
DT Neil Barham	1	0	24
DT Adrian Bandy	1	0	7
DE Dwight Zamora	1	0	9
CB Harold Benton	1	0	17
CB Allen Keith	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Copeland	4	7	29	1	28
Ed Atkins	3	10	29	0	28
Korey Lee	1	4	18	0	13
Luther Sachs	1	3	11	0	15
Daquan Russell	0	2	29	1	28
Ethan Finley	0	1	18	1	13
Claude Mason	0	1	11	0	15

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daniel Welker	2	5	25	0	37
Henry Velasquez	1	8	25	2	37
Mercury Garner	1	7	25	0	37
Will Collins	1	2	13	0	16
Brent Cesario	0	2	12	0	21
Jason Bell	0	1	13	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gustavo Richmond	2	22
Taylor Epperson	1	24
Gus Betancourt	1	23
Daniel Snyder	1	23
Mike Downs	1	8
Abel Corbett	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joshua Finks	1	15
Manuel Lawless	1	12
Tristan Winters	1	11
Mercury Garner	1	10
Jason Bell	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Betancourt	---	---	23	32	23	78
Taylor Epperson	---	---	14	35	24	73
Braxton Small	---	---	25	35	10	70
Willie Copeland	29	28	---	---	9	66
Daquan Russell	29	28	---	---	9	66
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	25	37	3	65
Sawyer Boone	---	---	25	37	2	64
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	25	37	2	64
Asher Upshaw	---	---	25	37	2	64
Johnny Barnes	---	---	25	35	3	63
Gustavo Richmond	---	---	12	28	22	62
Chuck Horton	---	---	25	34	2	61
Donnell Sipes	27	28	---	---	3	58
Ed Atkins	29	28	---	---	---	57
Chad Bush	---	---	16	35	4	55
Leonardo Powell	26	28	---	---	---	54
Robbie Dole	18	19	---	---	15	52
Abel Corbett	24	20	---	---	6	50
Deron Heimulu	19	23	---	---	---	42
Ethan Finley	18	13	---	---	9	40
Korey Lee	18	13	---	---	9	40
Daniel Snyder	7	9	---	---	23	39
Randal Clements	22	15	---	---	---	37
Cooper Floyd	5	8	---	---	15	28
Martin Schoeppner	16	12	---	---	---	28
Tyrus Francis	---	---	9	5	13	27
Claude Mason	11	15	---	---	---	26
Luther Sachs	11	15	---	---	---	26
Sammy Shea	---	---	11	10	---	21
Trent Sluiter	---	---	15	5	1	21
Jessie Foley	10	5	---	---	---	15
Bobby Buchanan	0	0	---	---	15	15
Tristan Dvorsky	---	---	0	0	13	13
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Downs	---	---	0	0	8	8
Avery Warren	---	---	0	0	8	8
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	0	5	---	5
Martin Gaines	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darrin Malone	0	1	---	---	---	1
Luis Dennis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Claude Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cory Kadanoff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Lyle	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mercury Garner	25	37	---	---	10	72
Daniel Welker	25	37	---	---	10	72
Nick Reid	---	---	28	27	12	67
Dashawn Becker	14	37	---	---	14	65
Tevin Marlow	25	37	---	---	2	64
Henry Velasquez	25	37	---	---	---	62
Jamal Cullen	---	---	20	24	15	59
Brendan Garrett	25	33	---	---	1	59
Omar Thompson	---	---	22	25	9	56
Leland Dreyfuss	---	---	26	27	1	54
Allen Keith	---	---	26	25	2	53
Donte Moroney	---	---	11	17	23	51
Neil Barham	---	---	24	24	1	49
Amari Covington	2	22	---	---	24	48
Manuel Lawless	---	---	16	19	12	47
Tyler Ketteridge	---	---	21	24	1	46
Alonzo Branch	13	28	---	---	5	46
Nolan Noyeaux	14	31	---	---	---	45
Harold Benton	---	---	14	17	14	45
Conner Sanders	---	---	19	21	1	41
Will Collins	13	16	---	---	10	39
Jason Bell	13	16	---	---	10	39
Tristan Winters	22	3	---	---	11	36
Lamont Brandon	---	---	14	10	11	35
Christian Branch	12	21	---	---	---	33
Brent Cesario	12	21	---	---	---	33
Hardy Debussy	0	6	---	---	16	22
Dwight Zamora	---	---	13	9	---	22
Mitchell Borcherding	---	---	14	8	---	22
Todd Rodrigues	---	---	13	8	---	21
Bill Harding	---	---	12	8	---	20
Adrian Bandy	---	---	11	7	---	18
Billy Wynn	---	---	12	6	---	18
Thurman Zolak	11	6	---	---	---	17
Joshua Finks	0	0	---	---	15	15
Griffin Wilcox	13	2	---	---	---	15
Silas Goldsberry	11	2	---	---	1	14
Michael Bradley	0	14	---	---	---	14
Lawrence Compton	---	---	3	2	8	13
Riddick Brandon	---	---	0	0	11	11
Lenny Givens	0	0	---	---	10	10
Raymond Battle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Trey Martin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Daryl Rocco	0	1	---	---	---	1
William Scully	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kelly Antonius	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	19	59	3.1
Right	9	19	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	14	18	1.3
Right	9	14	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	20	15	2	0	0	2	3	1	0
Jessie Foley	5	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nolan Noyeaux	29	21	3	1	2	4	1	0	0
Thurman Zolak	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	61	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	68	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	34	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	155	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	52	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	48	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Leonardo Powell	8	5	0	53	1	28
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	2	0	13	0	12
WR Robbie Dole	3	2	0	33	1	19
RB Donnell Sipes	2	1	0	6	0	28
TE Daniel Snyder	2	1	1	1	0	9
WR Abel Corbett	2	2	0	26	0	20
FB Cooper Floyd	2	2	0	11	0	8
WR Randal Clements	1	1	0	11	0	15
TE Darrin Malone	1	1	0	9	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tevin Marlow	10	9	0	131	2	37
WR Dashawn Becker	10	8	1	63	1	37
TE Amari Covington	6	1	0	18	0	22
TE Michael Bradley	5	4	1	19	0	14
RB Brendan Garrett	3	3	0	21	0	33
WR Alonzo Branch	1	1	0	6	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brendan Garrett	2	1	0.50	2.40
Tristan Winters	1	3	3.00	0.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	1	1	10	10.00	7.35

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nolan Noyeaux	1	1	11	11.00	7.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leonardo Powell	1	1	10	10.00	6.63

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tevin Marlow	1	1	11	11.00	13.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Sipes	3	2
Deron Heimulu	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Tristan Winters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	6	3	1
Jessie Foley	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nolan Noyeaux	8	5	2
Thurman Zolak	4	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Leonardo Powell	2	0	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	2	1	1
RB Donnell Sipes	1	0	0
TE Daniel Snyder	1	0	0
WR Abel Corbett	1	1	0
WR Robbie Dole	1	0	0
FB Cooper Floyd	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Amari Covington	3	1	1
WR Tevin Marlow	3	3	1
WR Dashawn Becker	3	2	2
TE Michael Bradley	2	2	0
WR Alonzo Branch	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)