National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
New Orleans 40,
Houston 33
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 25, 2011
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Tony Corrente
Attendance: 73002
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Tony Corrente
Attendance: 73002
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Houston | 10 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 33 |
| New Orleans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 40 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 10:13 | ||
| Houston | TD |
New Orleans 0 - Houston 7 Owen Daniels 14 yd. pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 3:17 | ||
| Houston | FG |
New Orleans 0 - Houston 10 Neil Rackers 22 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 8:23 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 7 - Houston 10 Darren Sproles 30 yd. run (John Kasay kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 6:20 | ||
| Houston | FG |
New Orleans 7 - Houston 13 Neil Rackers 27 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 3:53 | ||
| Houston | FG |
New Orleans 7 - Houston 16 Neil Rackers 27 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:35 | ||
| New Orleans | FG |
New Orleans 10 - Houston 16 John Kasay 35 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 10:34 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 17 - Houston 16 Robert Meachem 2 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 5:08 | ||
| Houston | FG |
New Orleans 17 - Houston 19 Neil Rackers 36 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 14:54 | ||
| Houston | TD |
New Orleans 17 - Houston 26 James Casey 26 yd. pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 9:30 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 24 - Houston 26 Jimmy Graham 27 yd. pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 7:10 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 32 - Houston 26 Lance Moore 16 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Lance Moore pass from Drew Brees) |
| 4th Quarter - 4:13 | ||
| Houston | TD |
New Orleans 32 - Houston 33 Kevin Walter 20 yd. pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:42 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 40 - Houston 33 Mark Ingram 13 yd. run (Lance Moore pass from Drew Brees) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Houston | New Orleans | |
| 1st Downs | 21 | 27 |
| Rushing | 4 | 5 |
| Passing | 17 | 20 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 6-14 | 8-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 2-37.0 | 3-49.3 |
| Return Yards | 114 | 110 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-5 | 1-5 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 3-83 | 4-103 |
| Int-Returns | 2-26 | 1-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-56 | 4-26 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 30:06 | 29:54 |
| Total Net Yards | 473 | 454 |
| Total Plays | 66 | 68 |
| Average Gain | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 109 | 100 |
| Rushes | 25 | 22 |
| Average/Rush | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 364 | 354 |
| Comp-Att | 22-39 | 31-44 |
| Yards/Pass | 8.9 | 7.7 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-9 | 2-16 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 2 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 5 |
| Rushing | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | 3 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| Field Goals | 4-4 | 1-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 1-5-20% | 3-5-60% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 0-1-0% | 1-2-50% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Houston Texans
(2-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Schaub | 22/39 | 373 | 3 | 1 |
New Orleans Saints
(2-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| D. Brees | 31/44 | 370 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Tate | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 0 | 19 |
| J. Casey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| A. Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| S. Slaton | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | 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 | -0.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Johnson | 12 | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 0 | 48 |
| J. Casey | 7 | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 1 | 62 |
| O. Daniels | 9 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 23 |
| K. Walter | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 20 |
| B. Tate | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Dreessen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Graham | 8 | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 1 | 32 |
| L. Moore | 9 | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 1 | 16 |
| D. Henderson | 4 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 44 |
| R. Meachem | 8 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 16 |
| D. Sproles | 9 | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
| P. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Thomas | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Ingram | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Manning | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| J. Joseph | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Greer | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| L. Torrence | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| T. McBride | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| K. Jackson | 7 | 1 |
| D. Ryans | 6 | 0 |
| G. Quin | 6 | 2 |
| T. Nolan | 5 | 0 |
| J. Watt | 4 | 0 |
| B. Cushing | 4 | 1 |
| J. Joseph | 3 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 3 | 0 |
| C. Barwin | 2 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 2 | 0 |
| D. Manning | 2 | 1 |
| M. Williams | 1 | 0 |
| B. Reed | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| J. Dunbar | 6 | 4 |
| R. Harper | 5 | 2 |
| M. Jenkins | 4 | 1 |
| W. Smith | 4 | 2 |
| P. Robinson | 3 | 1 |
| S. Rogers | 2 | 1 |
| L. Torrence | 2 | 1 |
| J. Greer | 2 | 1 |
| C. Jordan | 2 | 1 |
| S. Ellis | 2 | 2 |
| J. Galette | 1 | 0 |
| T. McBride | 1 | 0 |
| S. Shanle | 1 | 4 |
| J. Casillas | 0 | 1 |
| M. Wilson | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| L. Torrence | 1.0 |
| W. Smith | 1.0 |
| T. McBride | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |