2011 · Week 3
Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints
Sep 25, 2011 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints beat Houston Texans 40–33. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (62%). Saints improve to 2-1; Texans fall to 2-1. Drew Brees led the way with 370 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 25 |
| 482 | Total yards | 470 |
| 373 | Passing yards | 370 |
| 109 | Rushing yards | 100 |
| 22/39 | Comp / Att | 31/44 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 22/39 | 373 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| James Casey | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Ben Tate | 19 | 82 | 0 |
| Steve Slaton | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 7 | 12 | 128 | 0 |
| James Casey | 5 | 7 | 126 | 1 |
| Ben Tate | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Owen Daniels | 5 | 9 | 76 | 1 |
| Kevin Walter | 3 | 3 | 35 | 1 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Dreessen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 31/44 | 370 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 35 | 1 |
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 38 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 28 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 8 | 100 | 1 |
| Lance Moore | 9 | 9 | 88 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 4 | 62 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 5 | 8 | 51 | 1 |
| Darren Sproles | 6 | 10 | 50 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |