National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Houston 24, New Orleans 6
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 29, 2015
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: John Hussey
Attendance: 71778
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Orleans 06006
Houston 14010024
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 6:57
Houston TD Houston 7 - New Orleans 0
Ryan Griffin 10 yd. pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick)
1st Quarter - 1:29
Houston TD Houston 14 - New Orleans 0
Cecil Shorts 3 yd. pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:31
New Orleans FG Houston 14 - New Orleans 3
Kai Forbath 30 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 1:12
New Orleans FG Houston 14 - New Orleans 6
Kai Forbath 57 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 11:28
Houston TD Houston 21 - New Orleans 6
Alfred Blue 8 yd. run (Nick Novak kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:05
Houston FG Houston 24 - New Orleans 6
Nick Novak 34 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  New Orleans Houston
1st Downs 14 23
Rushing 2 9
Passing 11 11
Penalty 1 3
3rd Down Conversions 3-12 6-13
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Punts-Average 6-46.8 4-47.3
Return Yards 76 133
Punts-Returns 1-12 4-31
Kickoffs-Returns 2-40 2-52
Int - Returns 1-24 1-50
Penalties-Yards 10-82 6-40
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0
Time of Possession 23:37 36:23
Total Net Yards 268 362
Total Plays 56 66
Average Gain 4.8 5.5
Net Yards Rushing 50 167
Rushes 10 38
Average/Rush 5.0 4.4
Net Yards Passing 218 195
Comp-Att 25-44 21-27
Yards/Pass 4.7 7.0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-10 1-10
Had Intercepted 1 1
Touchdowns 0 3
Rushing 0 1
Passing 0 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 0-0 3-3
Field Goals 2-2 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency 0-3-0% 3-4-75%
Goal To Go Efficiency 0-0-0% 2-2-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
New Orleans Saints (4-7)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 25/44 228 0 1
Houston Texans (6-5)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Hoyer 21/27 205 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
M. Ingram 9 52 5.8 0 29
C. Spiller 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
A. Blue 16 77 4.8 1 12
A. Hunt 3 27 9.0 0 17
J. Grimes 7 25 3.6 0 7
C. Polk 6 21 3.5 0 6
C. Shorts 3 20 6.7 0 7
B. Hoyer 3 -3 -1.0 0 -1
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
B. Watson 9 4 53 13.2 0 26
W. Snead 7 4 50 12.5 0 24
M. Ingram 8 6 45 7.5 0 17
M. Colston 4 3 38 12.7 0 19
B. Cooks 8 5 35 7.0 0 11
C. Spiller 3 2 8 4.0 0 7
J. Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0
B. Coleman 1 0 0 0 0 0
M. Hoomanawanui 1 0 0 0 0 0
T. Graham 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
R. Griffin 5 4 72 18.0 1 37
N. Washington 4 3 43 14.3 0 32
D. Hopkins 8 5 36 7.2 0 13
C. Fiedorowicz 2 2 20 10.0 0 14
C. Shorts 4 3 18 6.0 1 8
J. Grimes 1 1 8 8.0 0 8
C. Polk 1 1 6 6.0 0 6
A. Blue 1 1 4 4.0 0 4
A. Hunt 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Byrd 1 24 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
K. Jackson 1 50 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Jordan 1.0 10.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Watt 2.0 10.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
S. Anthony 8 2
K. Vaccaro 8 5
M. Mauti 5 2
J. Byrd 5 3
J. Jenkins 4 2
B. Richardson 3 0
B. Browner 3 1
D. Breaux 2 2
C. Jordan 2 2
K. Williams 1 0
R. Humber 1 6
K. Wilson 0 1
T. Barnes 0 2
T. Davison 0 3
H. Kikaha 0 3
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Joseph 5 2
K. Johnson 4 0
A. Hal 3 0
Q. Demps 3 2
J. Watt 3 2
B. Cushing 2 1
J. Simon 2 1
B. McKinney 2 2
K. Jackson 2 2
E. Pleasant 2 3
C. James 1 0
W. Mercilus 1 0
J. Clowney 1 1
V. Wilfork 0 1
J. Crick 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
D. Breaux 1.0
M. Mauti 1.0
C. Jordan 1.0
S. Anthony 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
J. Watt 2.0
J. Joseph 1.0
B. McKinney 1.0
W. Mercilus 1.0
K. Jackson 1.0
K. Johnson 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Brees 1
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Shorts 1
K. Mumphery 1