2015 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 29, 2015 · NRG Stadium
New Orleans Saints
6
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Houston TexansWinner
24
HOU -3.5 ✓U 50.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 24–6 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
25/44, 228 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-16.3 expected points added · -7.0% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
21/27, 205 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
4.0 expected points added · +9.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 25/44 | 228 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -16.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.3 |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Watson | 4 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 21% | 1.5 |
| Willie Snead | 4 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 16% | 2.0 |
| Mark Ingram | 6 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 19% | -1.1 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 9% | 0.3 |
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 19% | -8.5 |
| C.J. Spiller | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -1.6 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
| Josh Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
| Brandon Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -3.0 |
| Trevor Graham | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Vaccaro | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephone Anthony | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Mauti | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Browner | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Delvin Breaux | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 21/27 | 205 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Akeem Hunt | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Chris Polk | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Cecil Shorts | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Brian Hoyer | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Griffin | 4 | 5 | 72 | 1 | 19% | 6.1 |
| Nate Washington | 3 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 15% | 1.1 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 30% | 1.7 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | 1.1 |
| Cecil Shorts | 3 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 15% | -3.1 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | 0.3 |
| Chris Polk | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -0.1 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.J. Watt | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kareem Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -3.5
- Closing total
- 50.5
- NO moneyline
- +178
- HOU moneyline
- -198
Texans closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 30 — under by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Hussey
- Rest
- NO 14 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Bill O'Brien