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2007 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 18, 2007 · Reliant Stadium

New Orleans Saints

10

Houston TexansWinner

23

HOU -1 ✓U 50 ✓Dome

Houston Texans 23–10.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · HOU

Matt SchaubQB

21/33, 293 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

10.2 expected points added · +1.8% completion over expected

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

33/49, 290 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-2.3 expected points added · -1.4% completion over expected

Rushing · HOU

Ron DayneRB

21 att, 89 yds, 0 TD

-5.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Reggie BushRB

15 att, 34 yds, 0 TD

-8.5 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Drew Brees33/49290121-2.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Reggie Bush15342.30-8.5
Drew Brees166.00-0.6
Pierre Thomas166.000.3
Mike Karney111.000.4
Lance Moore100.00-1.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Scott Fujita630.000
Scott Shanle510.000
Mark Simoneau230.000
Jason David310.001
Josh Bullocks400.001
Hollis Thomas310.000
Josh Cooper300.000
Mike McKenzie300.001
Reggie Bush200.000
Will Smith111.001

Houston Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matt Schaub21/3329320110.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ron Dayne21894.20-5.8
Matt Schaub273.502.0
Kevin Walter155.001.0
Adimchinobe Echemandu122.00-4.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Von Hutchins520.011
Morlon Greenwood520.011
Mario Williams331.000
DeMeco Ryans240.002
C.C. Brown500.000
Danny Clark500.000
Demarcus Faggins300.000
Travis Johnson210.001
Fred Bennett210.001
Dexter Wynn110.002

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
HOU -1
Closing total
50
NO moneyline
+109
HOU moneyline
-119

Texans closed -1 and covered, winning by 13.

Total closed 50; the game landed 33 — under by 17.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Reliant Stadium
Roof / surface
closed · grass
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Mike Carey
Rest
NO 7 days · HOU 14 days
Coaches
Sean Payton vs Gary Kubiak