1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
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| 2018 New Orleans | 0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
| 2018 Houston | 10 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
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| Qtr | Clock | Team | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 11:06 | 2018 Houston | K.Coutee 11 yd. pass from D.Watson (K.Fairbairn kick) | 7-0 HOA | ||
| 1 | 4:30 | 2018 Houston | K.Fairbairn 40 yd. field goal | 10-0 HOA | ||
| 2 | 13:30 | 2018 New Orleans | M.Thomas 7 yd. pass from D.Brees (W.Lutz kick) | 10-7 HOA | ||
| 2 | 0:52 | 2018 Houston | W.Fuller 35 yd. pass from D.Watson (K.Fairbairn kick) | 17-7 HOA | ||
| 3 | 9:36 | 2018 Houston | R.Griffin 14 yd. pass from D.Watson (K.Fairbairn kick) | 24-7 HOA | ||
| 3 | 7:12 | 2018 Houston | K.Fairbairn 38 yd. field goal | 27-7 HOA | ||
| 3 | 3:18 | 2018 New Orleans | T.Ginn Jr. 29 yd. pass from D.Brees (W.Lutz kick) | 27-14 HOA | ||
| 4 | 0:30 | 2018 New Orleans | T.Ginn Jr. 30 yd. pass from D.Brees (W.Lutz kick) | 27-21 HOA | ||
Team Statistics |
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| 2018 New Orleans | 2018 Houston | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 3-16-0-19 | 2-15-0-17 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-12-42% | 5-15-33% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 3-3-100% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 7-7-100% | 14-14-100% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 335-62-5.4 | 293-61-4.8 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 77 | 51 |
| Total Rushes | 21 | 26 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.7 | 2.0 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 23/39 (59.0%) | 26/34 (76.5%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 258 | 242 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 2/17 | 1/6 |
| Punts/Average | 2/45.0 | 4/39.8 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 2/39 | 1/25 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 2/2 | 1/0 |
| Time of Possession | 28 mins 12 secs | 31 mins 48 secs |
| Average Drive Start | NON 24 | HOA 42 |
Passing Stats |
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| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Drew Brees | 39 | 23 | 275 | 59.0 | 7.1 | 3 | 7.7 | 2 | 5.1 | 31 | 2/17 | 84.9 |
| Deshaun Watson | 34 | 26 | 248 | 76.5 | 7.3 | 3 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1/6 | 125.6 |
Rushing Stats |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Alvin Kamara | 19 | 73 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | ||||
| Drew Brees | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Lamar Miller | 19 | 49 | 2.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Deshaun Watson | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Alfred Blue | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Alvin Kamara | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Michael Thomas | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Ted Ginn Jr. | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Tre'Quan Smith | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Keith Kirkwood | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Keke Coutee | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Will Fuller | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lamar Miller | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ryan Griffin | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Demaryius Thomas | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| DeAndre Hopkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals |
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| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Wil Lutz | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 66.7 | ||||
Punting |
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| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Thomas Morstead | 2 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| Trevor Daniel | 4 | 39.8 | 39.8 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Alvin Kamara | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| Zach Line | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Tyler Ervin | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns |
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| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Alvin Kamara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tyler Ervin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Individual Defense |
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| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Alex Anzalone | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eli Apple | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Demario Davis | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sheldon Rankins | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Vonn Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Marshon Lattimore | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tyeler Davison | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Alex Okafor | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| A.J. Klein | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| David Onyemata | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kurt Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Marcus Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Benardrick McKinney | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Andre Hal | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jadeveon Clowney | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Brandon Dunn | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| J.J. Watt | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Whitney Mercilus | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tyrann Mathieu | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| D.J. Reader | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Justin Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| DeAndre Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Kareem Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Justin Reid | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| In a close game Houston beat New Orleans by the score of 27 to 21. Houston had 248 yards passing and 51 yards running for the game. Houston had a good start outscoring New Orleans 10 to 0 in the first quarter. They were on top at the half 17 to 7. Houston led after three quarters 27 to 14. Drew Brees threw 39 times for 275 yards and 3 touchdowns for New Orleans, in a losing cause. | |||||