2023 · Week 6
New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans
Oct 15, 2023 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Houston Texans defeated New Orleans Saints 20–13. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Texans had just a 45% chance going in. Texans improve to 3-3; Saints fall to 3-3. C.J. Stroud paced the offense with 199 passing yards and 2 TDs; 2 rushing yards. Saints out-gained the opponent 446–319 in total yards.
Team stats
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 16 |
| 446 | Total yards | 319 |
| 357 | Passing yards | 199 |
| 89 | Rushing yards | 120 |
| 33/51 | Comp / Att | 13/27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:45) 19-B.Grupe 52 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q1(3:45) 7-C.Stroud pass short right to 86-D.Schultz for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q115-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q1(:18) (Shotgun) 4-D.Carr pass deep middle to 22-R.Shaheed for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q119-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q2(10:30) 15-K.Fairbairn 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q2(2:59) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short middle to 2-R.Woods for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q215-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q2(:22) 19-B.Grupe 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q3(7:03) 15-K.Fairbairn 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q3(2:21) 19-B.Grupe 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q4(11:10) 19-B.Grupe 29 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Carr | 32/50 | 353 | 1 | 1 |
| Taysom Hill | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Carr | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 19 | 68 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kendre Miller | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 7 | 10 | 96 | 0 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 2 | 6 | 85 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 7 | 8 | 36 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 7 | 8 | 49 | 0 |
| Michael Thomas | 5 | 8 | 45 | 0 |
| Foster Moreau | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Kendre Miller | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 13/27 | 199 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 12 | 58 | 0 |
| Dameon Pierce | 13 | 34 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Boone | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 4 | 6 | 80 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 7 | 61 | 1 |
| Devin Singletary | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Noah Brown | 2 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Brevin Jordan | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |