Well, that was ugly. The Saints played incredibly sloppy as they fell to the Houston Texans 27-14. Most notably, the defense sucked a big one. That's what you really need to take away from this game.
Use this thread for all your post-game chatter. Click the picture to see more from tonight's debacle. Make the jump for final stats from the game. Warning: it's not pretty.
Lots of other disappointing aspects to discuss tomorrow and just a few bright spots. Fleur-de-Links will be posted bright and early tomorrow morning, followed by my initial notes and observations.
Team Leaders
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | ||||
Passing | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs |
C. Daniel | 6 | 14 | 127 | 1 |
Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | TDs |
P. Thomas | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 |
M. Ingram | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 1 |
Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
J. Morgan | 1 | 56 | 56 | 1 |
R. Meachem | 1 | 43 | 43 | 0 |
HOUSTON TEXANS | ||||
Passing | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs |
M. Schaub | 12 | 16 | 163 | 0 |
Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | TDs |
B. Tate | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 |
C. Ogbonnaya | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 |
Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
A. Johnson | 4 | 100 | 25 | 0 |
J. Jones | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 |