Coverage: CBS
1:00 PM ET, September 25, 2011
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Top Performers
Passing: M. Schaub (HOU) - 373 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: B. Tate (HOU) - 19 CAR, 82 YDS
Receiving: A. Johnson (HOU) - 7 REC, 128 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | HOU | NO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 10:13 | Owen Daniels 14 Yd Pass From Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers Kick) | 7 | 0 | |
| FG | 03:17 | Neil Rackers 22 Yd | 10 | 0 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | HOU | NO | |||
| TD | 08:23 | Darren Sproles 30 Yd Run (John Kasay Kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| FG | 06:20 | Neil Rackers 27 Yd | 13 | 7 | |
| FG | 03:53 | Neil Rackers 27 Yd | 16 | 7 | |
| FG | 00:35 | John Kasay 35 Yd | 16 | 10 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | HOU | NO | |||
| TD | 10:34 | Robert Meachem 2 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick) | 16 | 17 | |
| FG | 05:08 | Neil Rackers 36 Yd | 19 | 17 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | HOU | NO | |||
| TD | 14:54 | James Casey 26 Yd Pass From Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers Kick) | 26 | 17 | |
| TD | 09:30 | Jimmy Graham 27 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick) | 26 | 24 | |
| TD | 07:10 | Lance Moore 16 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Drew Brees Pass To Lance Moore For Two-Point Conversion) | 26 | 32 | |
| TD | 04:13 | Kevin Walter 20 Yd Pass From Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers Kick) | 33 | 32 | |
| TD | 02:42 | Mark Ingram 13 Yd Run (Drew Brees Pass To Lance Moore For Two-Point Conversion) | 33 | 40 | |
Team Stat Comparison
HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 21 | 27 |
Passing 1st downs | 17 | 20 |
Rushing 1st downs | 4 | 5 |
1st downs from Penalties | 0 | 2 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-14 | 8-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 66 | 68 |
| Total Yards | 473 | 454 |
| Yards per play | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Total Drives | 12 | 12 |
| Passing | 364 | 354 |
Comp - Att | 22-39 | 31-44 |
Yards per pass | 9.3 | 8.0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 2-9 | 2-16 |
| Rushing | 109 | 100 |
Rushing Attempts | 25 | 22 |
Yards per rush | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 1-5 | 3-5 |
| Penalties | 7-56 | 4-26 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:06 | 29:54 |
| Houston Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| M. Schaub | 22/39 | 373 | 9.6 | 3 | 1 | 2-9 | 70.3 | 103.9 |
| Team | 22/39 | 364 | 9.3 | 3 | 1 | 2-9 | -- | -- |
| New Orleans Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| D. Brees | 31/44 | 370 | 8.4 | 3 | 2 | 2-16 | 81.7 | 99.6 |
| Team | 31/44 | 354 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2-16 | -- | -- |
| Houston Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| B. Tate | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| J. Casey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| S. Slaton | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| A. Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Team | 25 | 109 | 4.4 | 0 | 19 | |
| New Orleans Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| M. Ingram | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 1 | 17 | |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 30 | |
| P. Thomas | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| D. Brees | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Team | 22 | 100 | 4.5 | 2 | 30 | |
| Houston Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| A. Johnson | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 0 | 48 | 12 | |
| J. Casey | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 1 | 62 | 7 | |
| O. Daniels | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | |
| K. Walter | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 20 | 3 | |
| B. Tate | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
| J. Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| J. Dreessen | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 22 | 373 | 17.0 | 3 | 62 | 38 | |
| New Orleans Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| J. Graham | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 1 | 32 | 8 | |
| L. Moore | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 1 | 16 | 9 | |
| D. Henderson | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| R. Meachem | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
| D. Sproles | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 | 10 | |
| P. Thomas | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| D. Thomas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| M. Ingram | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 31 | 370 | 11.9 | 3 | 44 | 44 | |
| Houston Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Manning | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| J. Joseph | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| New Orleans Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Greer | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Houston Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| K. Jackson | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Quin | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ryans | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Nolan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Cushing | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Watt | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Joseph | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Hartmann | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Manning | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Barwin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Dobbins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Jamison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 57 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| New Orleans Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| J. Dunbar | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Harper | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Jenkins | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Shanle | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Robinson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Ellis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Torrence | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Rogers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Jordan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Greer | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Abdul-Quddus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. McBride | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Amaya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Meachem | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Galette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Henderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Casillas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 64 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Houston Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Manning | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 38 | 0 |
| New Orleans Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Sproles | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Houston Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Jones | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| New Orleans Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Sproles | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Rackers | 4/4 | 100.0 | 36 | 3/3 | 15 |
| Team | 4/4 | 100.0 | 36 | 3/3 | 15 |
| New Orleans Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Kasay | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Houston Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Hartmann | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Team | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| New Orleans Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| T. Morstead | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Team | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
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