2011 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2011 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Houston Texans
33
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
40
NO -3.5 ✓O 51 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 40–33.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
22/39, 373 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
13.3 expected points added · -5.9% completion over expected
Passing · NO
31/44, 370 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
12.1 expected points added · +4.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 22/39 | 373 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Tate | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.9 |
| James Casey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Andre Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Steve Slaton | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 7 | 12 | 128 | 0 | 32% | 0.6 |
| James Casey | 5 | 7 | 126 | 1 | 18% | 11.0 |
| Owen Daniels | 5 | 9 | 76 | 1 | 24% | 3.6 |
| Kevin Walter | 3 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 8% | 3.7 |
| Ben Tate | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11% | -1.3 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.1 |
| Joel Dreessen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glover Quin | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Nolan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Cushing | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danieal Manning | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Hartmann | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 31/44 | 370 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -7.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 8 | 100 | 1 | 18% | 1.8 |
| Lance Moore | 9 | 9 | 88 | 1 | 20% | 11.2 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 9% | 0.4 |
| Robert Meachem | 5 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 18% | 4.1 |
| Darren Sproles | 6 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 23% | -1.8 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2% | 1.6 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 5% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Smith | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leigh Torrence | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3.5
- Closing total
- 51
- HOU moneyline
- +157
- NO moneyline
- -174
Saints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 51; the game landed 73 — over by 22.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Sean Payton