2015 · Week 12
New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans
Nov 29, 2015 · Reliant Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Houston Texans defeated New Orleans Saints 24–6. ScoutIndex had favored Texans (71%) going in. Texans improve to 6-5; Saints fall to 4-7. Brian Hoyer paced the offense with 205 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 20 |
| 278 | Total yards | 372 |
| 228 | Passing yards | 205 |
| 50 | Rushing yards | 167 |
| 25/44 | Comp / Att | 21/27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 25/44 | 228 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 52 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Watson | 4 | 9 | 53 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 6 | 8 | 45 | 0 |
| Willie Snead | 4 | 7 | 50 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Graham | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 21/27 | 205 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 16 | 77 | 1 |
| Akeem Hunt | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Chris Polk | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Cecil Shorts | 3 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 4 | 5 | 72 | 1 |
| Nate Washington | 3 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 8 | 36 | 0 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Polk | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Cecil Shorts | 3 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |