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2011 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2011 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Houston Texans

33

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

Matt SchaubQB

22/39, 373 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

13.3 expected points added · -5.9% completion over expected

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

31/44, 370 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

12.1 expected points added · +4.7% completion over expected

Rushing · HOU

Ben TateRB

19 att, 82 yds, 0 TD

-1.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Mark IngramRB

9 att, 38 yds, 1 TD

0.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · HOU

Andre JohnsonWR

7/12 for 128 yds, 0 TD

32% of team targets · 0.6 expected points added

Receiving · HOU

James CaseyFB

5/7 for 126 yds, 1 TD

18% of team targets · 11.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Houston Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matt Schaub22/3937331213.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ben Tate19824.30-1.9
James Casey11111.001.3
Andre Johnson188.000.5
Steve Slaton482.00-1.3

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Andre Johnson712128032%0.6
James Casey57126118%11.0
Owen Daniels5976124%3.6
Kevin Walter333518%3.7
Ben Tate148011%-1.3
Jacoby Jones12005%-1.1
Joel Dreessen01003%-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Glover Quin620.000
Kareem Jackson710.000
DeMeco Ryans600.001
Troy Nolan500.001
Brian Cushing410.000
Jason Allen400.000
J.J. Watt401.000
Johnathan Joseph300.012
Danieal Manning210.012
Brett Hartmann300.000

New Orleans Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Drew Brees31/4437032212.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Mark Ingram9384.210.0
Darren Sproles23517.513.8
Pierre Thomas7284.000.0
Drew Brees4-1-0.30-7.1

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Jimmy Graham48100118%1.8
Lance Moore9988120%11.2
Devery Henderson346209%0.4
Robert Meachem5851118%4.1
Darren Sproles61050023%-1.8
Pierre Thomas111502%1.6
David Thomas12705%-0.2
Mark Ingram22-305%-2.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Jo-Lonn Dunbar640.002
Roman Harper520.001
Will Smith420.000
Scott Shanle140.000
Malcolm Jenkins410.000
Sedrick Ellis220.000
Patrick Robinson310.000
Shaun Rogers210.000
Jabari Greer210.012
Leigh Torrence211.002

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