Exhibition Week 3, 2021

played in Houston, TX

99 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	6	0	0	-	6
Houston Texans	3	10	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:49 HOU - Benjamin Exner 35 field goal
2Q: 13:15 HOU - Tommy Rodriguez 1 run (Benjamin Exner extra point)
2Q: 10:21 NOS - Walt Donaldson 47 field goal
2Q: 04:10 HOU - Benjamin Exner 40 field goal
2Q: 02:14 NOS - Walt Donaldson 44 field goal
3Q: 08:37 HOU - Benjamin Exner 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Benjamin Exner 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:49 HOU - Benjamin Exner 35 field goal
2Q: 13:15 HOU - Tommy Rodriguez 1 run (Benjamin Exner extra point)
2Q: 10:21 NOS - Walt Donaldson 47 field goal
2Q: 04:10 HOU - Benjamin Exner 40 field goal
2Q: 02:14 NOS - Walt Donaldson 44 field goal
3Q: 08:37 HOU - Benjamin Exner 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Benjamin Exner 41 field goal

Team Statistics NOS HOU
Record 1-2 1-1
First Downs 6 20
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 3 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 242 331
- Offensive Plays 41 76
- Yards per Play 5.90 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 121 177
- Rushing Attempts 13 47
- Yards per Rush 9.31 3.77
Net Passing Yards 121 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 12 - 0 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/39 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/43
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 43
Time of Possession 17:20 42:40

Team Statistics	NOS	HOU
Record	1-2	1-1
First Downs	6	20
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	3	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	242	331
- Offensive Plays	41	76
- Yards per Play	5.90	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	121	177
- Rushing Attempts	13	47
- Yards per Rush	9.31	3.77
Net Passing Yards	121	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 12 - 0	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	139	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/39	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/43
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 43
Time of Possession	17:20	42:40

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:34	1:29	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
1	4:42	1:49	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
2	13:07	2:52	OWN 23	5	47	Field Goal
2	4:02	1:56	OWN 20	5	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:23	OWN 39	1	5	Fumble
3	12:29	1:28	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	8:29	1:17	OWN 14	2	39	Fumble
3	5:49	3:01	OWN 1	6	21	Punt
4	14:54	3:00	OWN 32	5	23	Punt
4	4:12	0:59	OWN 20	4	38	Fumble
4	1:43	0:40	OWN 32	4	-2	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:26	OWN 26	8	31	Punt
1	8:05	3:23	OPP 37	6	19	Field Goal
1	2:53	4:46	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	10:15	6:13	OWN 26	11	51	Field Goal
2	2:06	2:06	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
3	14:37	2:08	OPP 44	3	8	Punt
3	11:01	2:32	OPP 47	5	45	Field Goal
3	7:12	1:23	OPP 48	3	5	Punt
3	2:48	2:54	OPP 40	6	16	Field Goal
4	11:54	7:42	OWN 20	12	44	Punt
4	3:13	1:30	OWN 42	3	-14	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OPP 30	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Cornell Hellerstedt, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Wells	7	109	15.57	41	4
Rondell Pierce	4	4	1.00	3	0
Joel Barrett	2	8	4.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Rodriguez	24	83	3.46	9	0	1
Steve Slaton	19	82	4.32	13	2	0
Ellis Riddick	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Stephen Chrisman	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Britt Rodgers	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Barrett	22	11	135	2/12	0	35	0	69.3
Matthew Stafford	3	1	4	1/6	0	4	0	42.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Rate
Stephen Chrisman	14	10	103	2/15	49	92.2
Britt Rodgers	10	8	69	1/4	24	95.4
Ellis Riddick	2	1	1	0/0	1	56.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	4	6	46	11.50	16	16
WR Rico Mason	3	4	50	16.67	12	35
WR Charlie Cooley	2	5	31	15.50	7	25
FB Byron Anthony	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Cary Burkhammer	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
TE Timothy Hoffman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Chris Wells	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Wayne Jordan	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Vince Fields	6	7	27	4.50	1	7
WR Jordy Nelson	4	5	80	20.00	23	49
TE Anthony Hill	3	4	18	6.00	2	11
WR Max Mieske	2	4	17	8.50	0	10
WR Don Levens	2	2	26	13.00	2	16
RB Steve Slaton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Tommy Rodriguez	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
FB Cary Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Wally Griffin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Charlie Cooley	1	0
Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	0
Joel Barrett	1	0
Timothy Hoffman	1	0
Cary Burkhammer	0	1

Houston	Recov	Force
Josh Barrett	1	0
Wendell McKnight	1	0
Dean Weatherford	1	0
Brady Stensrud	0	2
Shawn Crable	0	1
Chevis Jackson	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irv Brook	5	181	36.2	23.6	45	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randal Rosa	6	243	40.5	29.2	48	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walt Donaldson	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Exner	4/4	2/2	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Cooley	1	8	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Haugh	3	43	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Jordan	2	61	30.5	0
Lionel Van Der Woude	2	40	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordy Nelson	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bob Givens	9	0	0.0	28	23
DT Trevor Laws	7	2	1.0	26	19
S Andy Meyer	7	6	0.0	40	28
OLB Wes Clayton	7	1	0.0	26	17
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	6	2	0.0	32	26
CB Jason Kramer	5	2	0.0	37	24
ILB Dennis Dorey	4	4	0.0	36	26
CB Arnold Gooding	3	2	1.0	31	23
DE Dexter Floyd	3	0	1.0	37	26
DE Renaldo Coffey	3	1	0.0	26	15
DT Jerald Cooley	3	1	0.0	15	3
ILB Louis Schulman	2	1	0.0	11	3
S Lionel Van Der Woude	2	1	0.0	35	23
DE Shawn Billick	2	0	0.0	38	27
ILB Vinny Flannery	1	1	0.0	18	11
OLB Maurice Atkins	1	0	0.0	12	3
T Dixon Burns	1	0	---	---	---
DT Winfred Mason	1	0	0.0	10	3
DT Terrance Knighton	0	1	0.0	17	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brady Stensrud	6	1	1.0	13	28
S Wendell McKnight	4	1	0.0	13	25
ILB Ike Niffenegger	3	1	1.0	13	26
DT Chris Bosworth	2	1	1.0	13	26
DE Robert Ayers	2	1	0.0	13	27
S Josh Barrett	2	0	0.0	11	26
CB Dean Weatherford	2	0	0.0	11	24
CB Greg Forsey	1	1	0.0	13	25
ILB Alonzo Ola	1	0	0.0	2	2
OLB Shawn Crable	1	0	0.0	10	15
CB Chevis Jackson	1	0	0.0	13	28
Unknown	1	0	0.0	3	12
DT Randal Murphy	0	1	0.0	13	28
DT Louis Flannery	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dexter Floyd	1.0	1	26
DT Trevor Laws	1.0	0	19
CB Arnold Gooding	1.0	0	23

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Chris Bosworth	1.0	1	2	26
OLB Brady Stensrud	1.0	0	0	28
ILB Ike Niffenegger	1.0	0	0	26
DE Robert Ayers	0.0	0	2	27
OLB Shawn Crable	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bob Givens	5	0	23
OLB Wes Clayton	4	0	17
CB Jason Kramer	3	0	24
ILB Dennis Dorey	2	1	26
S Andy Meyer	2	0	28
DE Renaldo Coffey	1	0	15
ILB Vinny Flannery	1	0	11
CB Arnold Gooding	1	0	23

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brady Stensrud	4	1	28
CB Chevis Jackson	2	0	28
CB Dean Weatherford	2	0	24
S Wendell McKnight	1	1	25
Unknown	1	1	12
OLB Shawn Crable	1	0	15
S Josh Barrett	1	0	26
ILB O.J. Crites	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antione Caldwell	1	2	10	0	17
Danny Pickett	1	2	5	0	19
Timothy Hoffman	1	1	3	0	16
Kim McLaurin	0	3	10	0	18
Darryl Huffman	0	2	8	0	9
John Greco	0	1	7	1	8
Eugene Rydze	0	0	3	1	10
Dixon Burns	0	0	6	1	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cornell Hellerstedt	7	10	1	27	0	19
Brandon Glenn	3	8	1	39	0	24
Riddick Sanford	2	9	0	47	0	29
T.J. Flylum	2	2	1	24	2	13
Timothy Swasey	1	4	0	47	0	29
Clarence Condon	1	3	0	28	1	15
Vince Fields	1	3	0	43	0	26
Norm Holmes	1	2	0	23	0	16
Cary Henry	0	1	0	21	0	9
Anthony Hill	0	1	0	16	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Pierce	2	22
Wesley Glowacz	1	24
Wayne Jordan	1	14
Chris Wells	1	6
Charlie Cooley	0	19
Tito Eco	0	19
Timothy Hoffman	0	16
Byron Anthony	0	11
Cary Burkhammer	0	11
Bob Givens	0	11
Rico Mason	0	10
Lionel Van Der Woude	0	9
Andy Meyer	0	7
John Greco	0	7
Sherman Foster	0	7
Darryl Huffman	0	7
Maurice Atkins	0	6
Eugene Rydze	0	6
Walt Donaldson	0	5
Danny Pickett	0	5
Irv Brook	0	5
Dexter Floyd	0	5
Jerald Cooley	0	5
Winfred Mason	0	5
Wes Clayton	0	4
Sen'Derrick Marks	0	4
Shawn Billick	0	4
Jason Kramer	0	4
Louis Schulman	0	4
Dennis Dorey	0	4
Arnold Gooding	0	4
Trevor Laws	0	3
Antione Caldwell	0	3
Renaldo Coffey	0	2
Darrius Heyward-Bey	0	2
Carlton McGough	0	2
Bert Bullock	0	2
Terrance Knighton	0	1
Vinny Flannery	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bryan Kidman	2	19
Cary Henry	2	15
Frankie Ratcliff	1	13
Kenny Porter	0	25
Willie Haugh	0	20
Blake Tubbs	0	19
Anthony Hill	0	19
Jordy Nelson	0	12
Timothy Swasey	0	10
Randal Rosa	0	10
Riddick Sanford	0	10
T.J. Flylum	0	10
Benjamin Exner	0	10
Norm Holmes	0	10
Cornell Hellerstedt	0	10
Alphonso Smith	0	8
Ricky Bennett	0	8
Vince Fields	0	5
Wally Griffin	0	5
Butch Hyatt	0	5
Unknown	0	5
Alonzo Ola	0	4
O.J. Crites	0	4
Max Mieske	0	3
Ike Niffenegger	0	3
Chevis Jackson	0	3
Josh Barrett	0	3
Greg Forsey	0	3
Wendell McKnight	0	3
Brady Stensrud	0	2
Chris Bosworth	0	2
Shawn Crable	0	2
Robert Ayers	0	2
Randal Murphy	0	2
Dean Weatherford	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	8	39	4.9
Right	3	82	27.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	26	110	4.2
Right	11	39	3.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Barrett	22	11	2	2	0	3	5	0	0
Matthew Stafford	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr
Stephen Chrisman	14	10	1	3	1	0	0
Britt Rodgers	10	8	1	0	1	0	1
Ellis Riddick	2	1	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	9	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	60	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	49	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	6	4	46	0	16
WR Charlie Cooley	5	2	31	1	20
TE Cary Burkhammer	4	1	3	0	24
WR Rico Mason	4	3	50	1	19
WR Wayne Jordan	3	0	0	0	10
FB Byron Anthony	1	1	4	0	5
RB Chris Wells	1	0	0	0	13
TE Timothy Hoffman	1	1	5	0	16

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Vince Fields	7	6	0	27	0	26
WR Jordy Nelson	5	4	0	80	2	17
WR Max Mieske	4	2	1	17	0	12
TE Anthony Hill	4	3	1	18	0	9
WR Don Levens	2	2	0	26	0	16
RB Steve Slaton	1	1	0	4	0	13
FB Cary Henry	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Tommy Rodriguez	1	1	0	1	0	16
WR Wally Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Rodriguez	4	0	0.00	3.46
Steve Slaton	1	0	0.00	4.32

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stephen Chrisman	2	0	0	0.00	7.36
Britt Rodgers	1	1	10	10.00	6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Max Mieske	1	1	10	10.00	4.25
FB Cary Henry	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Wally Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Wells	2	1
Joel Barrett	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Slaton	4	2
Tommy Rodriguez	4	2
Stephen Chrisman	1	0
Ellis Riddick	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Barrett	4	1	0
Matthew Stafford	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Britt Rodgers	5	5	4
Stephen Chrisman	3	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Charlie Cooley	2	1
TE Cary Burkhammer	1	0
WR Rico Mason	1	0
WR Wayne Jordan	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Vince Fields	3	3	1
WR Jordy Nelson	2	2	1
WR Max Mieske	1	1	1
FB Cary Henry	1	0	0
WR Don Levens	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,200 (21,100)
End Zone 8,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine 5,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,400)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,200 (21,100)
End Zone	8,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine	5,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,400)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (4,000)