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Saints-Texans First Half Score Recap: Texans Lead 14-6

After a horrendous first quarter, the Saints got their act together in the second quarter and are only down 14-6 at the half.

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The Saints got off to a terrible start on both sides of the ball, allowing the Texans to score back-to-back touchdowns on their first two drives. At the same time, the Saints offense was forced to punt on their first four drives. But both units eventually settled in as the Saints were able to cut the Texans lead to 14-6 before the end of the first half.

Saints kicker Khai Forbath has all 6 of the Saints points so far. Ryan Griffin and Cecil Shorts III have the two Texans touchdowns. Jairus Byrd has his first interception of his Saints career.

Here are your first half stats from the game:

Team Stats

NO HOU
First Downs 5 12
Total Yards 120 192
Passing Yards 95 112
Rushing Yards 25 80
Penalties (Yds) 5(41) 2(15)
Turnovers 0 1
Punts (AVG) 4(41) 2(32)
Time of Pos. 11:41 18:19

Top Performers

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 13/23 95 0 0
Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
M. Ingram 4 27 0 29
C. Spiller 1 -2 0 -2
Receiving REC YDS TD LG
B. Cooks 4 28 0 11
W. Snead 2 29 0 24
M. Ingram 2 15 0 17
HOUSTON TEXANS
Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
B. Hoyer 15/18 112 2 1
Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
A. Blue 5 26 0 11
J. Grimes 6 21 0 7
Receiving REC YDS TD LG
D. Hopkins 4 29 0 13
R. Griffin 3 35 1 21
C. Shorts 3 18 1 8