Saints vs Texans: Postgame Notes

Postgame notes from the Saints vs Texans preseason matchup.

Aug 26, 2017 at 05:20 PM

With the win, New Orleans moves to 2-1 on the preseason. The Saints return to action on Thursday, Aug. 31 when they play the Baltimore Ravens at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
This is the first preseason shutout for the Saints since Aug. 23, 2008, when they played at Cincinnati against the Bengals winning 13-0.
This win marks the first preseason winning streak for the Saints since 2014 when they started 3-0.
With the win, the Saints become 5-5 against the Texans in the preseason.
New Orleans' defense held the Texans to only 246 total net yards with an average gain of only 3.7, while recording four sacks for a total loss of 22 yards.
New Orleans out rushed the Texans 111-57.
New Orleans out gained the Texans 315-246.
At the end of the first quarter, the Saints led the Texans 3-0. The Saints also led in first downs (five), total net yards (96), average gain (5.1), rushing yards (41), passing yards (51) and time of possession (10:25).
New Orleans successfully held the Texans to only 5-of-17 (29 percent) on third-down conversions.
QB Drew Brees started and completed 11-of-15 passes for 76 yards.
QB Chase Daniel entered with 1:54 left in the second quarter. Daniel completed 9- for-12 passes for 108 yards with a 102.1 passer rating.
RB Mark Ingram got the start and carried four times for nine yards and had two receptions for 11 yards.
RB Adrian Peterson ran the ball six times for 15 yards.
RB Darius Victor had 30 rushing yards on eight attempts scoring the game's first touchdown on a three-yard run.
RB Trey Edmunds caught his first pass for a 26-yard gain. Edmunds also ran for 12 yards on five attempts.
TE Josh Hill recorded his first and only catch of the game with 5:33 left in the third quarter for 14 yards.
WR Michael Thomas had all of his four catches for 27 yards in the first quarter.
With the first offensive play, WR Ted Ginn Jr. recorded the longest rush of the game of 24 yards. Ginn also finished with three catches for 26 yards
WR Brandon Coleman reeled in two catches for 44 yards. His second catch of 31 yards was the longest reception of the game.
WR Tommylee Lewis finished with three catches for 34 yards and one rushing attempt for nine yards.
OLB Bryan Braman led the special teams with two solo tackles.
LB Adam Bighill recorded the fourth sack of the game, creating a four-yard loss. Bighill also led the team with a total of five solo tackles.
S Rafael Bush posted the second sack, an eight-yard loss.
DB Damian Swann recorded the first turnover, picking off Texans rookie QB DeShaun Watson.
DE Darryl Tapp recorded the first sack, creating a loss of four yards.
DE Al-Quadin Muhammad recorded the third sack, tackling quarterback Brandon Weeden for a six-yard loss.
K Wil Lutz nailed a 26-yard field goal, bringing the Saints lead to 3-0 with 4:20 remaining in the first Quarter. Lutz also completed a 48-yard field goal to bring the Saints lead to 13-0 with 3:52 left in the fourth quarter.
P Thomas Morstead punted eight times for 363 total yards (45.4 avg.) with a long of 60 yards.

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