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NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (4-6) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (5-5)
SERIES
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SAINTS |
TEXANS |
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SERIES LEADER |
2-1 |
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STREAKS |
2 of past 3 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Sean Payton: 1-1 |
Bill O'Brien: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
Bye (Wk. 10: L 47-14 at Redskins) |
W 24-17 vs. Jets |
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LAST GAME |
9/25/11: Texans 33 at Saints 40. New Orleans QB Drew Brees throws for 370 yards & 3 TDs. Saints TE Jimmy Graham has 100 rec. yards & TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/18/07: Saints 10, Texans 23. Houston QB Matt Schaub throws for 293 yards & 2 TDs. Texans WR Andre Johnson has 120 rec. yards & TD. |
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REFEREE |
John Hussey |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (12:00 PM ET): Joe Davis, David Diehl, Krista Pink (field reporter). SIRIUS: 119 (NO), 136 (Hou). XM: 233 (Hou). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Brees: 257-370-2972 (3C)-20-9-101.3 (3C) |
Hoyer: 141-237-1704-13-4-92.9 |
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RUSHING |
Ingram: 145-661-4.6-5 |
Blue: 107-353-3.3-1 |
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RECEIVING |
Cooks: 50-701-14.0-6 |
Hopkins: 76 (3L)-1045 (3L)-13.8-9 (2L) |
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OFFENSE |
414.5 (2L) |
357.5 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-4 |
0 |
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DEFENSE |
424.3 |
333.0 |
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SACKS |
Jordan: 6 |
Watt: 11.5 (1L) |
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INTs |
4 tied: 1 |
Hal: 3 |
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PUNTING |
Morstead: 45.9 |
Lechler: 47.6 |
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KICKING |
Hocker: 38 (11/12 PAT; 9/13 FG) |
Novak: 38 (17/18 PAT; 7/8 FG) |
SAINTS
- QB DREW BREES passed for 370 yards and 3 TDs in last meeting. He has 1,574 yards, 13 TDs, 3 INTs and a 112.1 QB rating in past five games vs. AFC opponents.
- RB MARK INGRAM has rushed for 319 yards (106.3 per game) &and a TD in the past three games vs. AFC opponents. He has 998 scrimmage yards and needs 2 to reach 1,000 for 2nd consecutive season.
- WR BRANDIN COOKS has 5 TDs in past three games and aims for 4th in row with TD.
- WR WILLIE SNEAD ranks 2nd on the club with 626 receiving yards.
- TE BENJAMIN WATSON is 2nd on team with 46 catches.
- WR MARQUES COLSTON had 9 catches for 118 yards in his last game vs. Houston.
- DE CAMERON JORDAN has 3 sacks in past 3 games vs. AFC opponents. Has 5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in past 5 games.
- S JAIRUS BYRD had 2 INTs vs. Houston on 11/1/09 (with Buffalo). He had a sack in Week 10.
- Rookie LB STEPHONE ANTHONY leads team with 72 tackles.
- LB HAU'OLIKIKAHA ties for NFL rookie lead with 4 sacks.
TEXANS
- QB BRIAN HOYER has 2+ TD passes in 5 of the past 6 games. He won his only career start vs. the Saints (9/14/14 with Cleveland) and passed for 204 yards with 1 TD and 0 INTs.
- In past 3 home starts, RB ALFRED BLUE is averaging 101 scrimmage yards per game and has 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 receiving).
- In past 8 games, WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS has 62 catches for 894 yards and 7 TDs, including 118 yards and 2 TDs last week. He aims for 4th game in a row with a TD reception.
- WR NATE WASHINGTON has 3 TD catches in past 4 games.
- In past 15 games, J.J. WATT has 22.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, a safety, 7 passes defensed, and a TD catch.
- LB WHITNEY MERCILUS has 6.5 sacks in past 5 games.
- LB JOHN SIMON has .5 sacks or more in 4 of past 5.
- In the past 5 games, S ANDRE HAL has 3 INTs, including one last week vs. Jets.