2019 · Week 1
Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints
Sep 9, 2019 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints edged Houston Texans 30–28. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (69%). Saints improve to 1-0; Texans fall to 0-1. Drew Brees led the way with 370 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 25 |
| 448 | Total yards | 518 |
| 268 | Passing yards | 370 |
| 180 | Rushing yards | 148 |
| 20/30 | Comp / Att | 32/43 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 20/30 | 268 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 4 | 40 | 1 |
| Carlos Hyde | 10 | 83 | 0 |
| Duke Johnson | 9 | 57 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 8 | 13 | 111 | 2 |
| Carlos Hyde | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Fuller | 2 | 3 | 69 | 0 |
| Duke Johnson | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Kenny Stills | 3 | 3 | 37 | 1 |
| Jordan Akins | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| DeAndre Carter | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Darren Fells | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 32/43 | 370 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 13 | 97 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 6 | 43 | 1 |
| Taysom Hill | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 10 | 13 | 123 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 7 | 7 | 101 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 7 | 8 | 72 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jared Cook | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 2 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |