| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 66 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Louie Porter kicked off 58 yards from the HOU35. Kelly Hoffman returned the ball 31 yards to the NOS38. Tackled by Jimmy Reiter. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Starks is blitzing. 1-10-NOS38 (1Q: 14:29) Horace Bergmann ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Alvin Ballard. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-12-NOS36 (1Q: 13:48) Horace Bergmann ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Will Rivers. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-NOS40 (1Q: 13:22) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Dustin Hastings for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Teddy Freeman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Plunkett is blitzing. 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 12:38) Horace Bergmann ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Rivers, Granville and Starks are blitzing. 2-7-HOU42 (1Q: 11:53) Peter Van Verth scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Neasman and assisted by CB Kerry Cowgill. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 11:17) Horace Bergmann ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Perry Ruegamer. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU31 (1Q: 10:52) Peter Van Verth scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Erik Granville and assisted by S Brad Starks. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-3-HOU24 (1Q: 10:09) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Ellis Thomason for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 09:38) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Ellis Thomason for 15 yards. Tackled by S Brad Starks, assisted by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-5-HOU05 (1Q: 09:09) Emmanuel Candelaria ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-3-HOU03 (1Q: 08:26) Horace Bergmann ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alvin Ballard, assisted by DT John Harden. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Rivers is blitzing. 3-2-HOU02 (1Q: 07:48) Emmanuel Candelaria ran around left end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Walt Dunn. New Orleans 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 07:48) Extra point by Corwin Farmer was good. New Orleans 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 07:41) Corwin Farmer kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 07:41) Joey Covert pass completed to WR Reggie Denning for 10 yards. Tackled by S Max Abrams. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Samuels is blitzing. 1-10-HOU30 (1Q: 07:14) Jimmy Reiter ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Edgar Duran, assisted by ILB Michael Dunn. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-14-HOU26 (1Q: 06:41) Stephen Sawyer ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Josue Samuels, assisted by DT Herb Vega. ILB Michael Dunn knocked down Gene Rindfleisch to break up the play. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Pray is blitzing. 3-27-HOU13 (1Q: 06:34) Joey Covert pass completed to WR Dana Capuco for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Michael Dunn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-HOU22 (1Q: 05:52) Bert Wolf punted 47 yards. Junior Harrison called for a fair catch at the NOS31. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Rivers is blitzing. 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 05:41) Horace Bergmann ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Morris Comella. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-NOS34 (1Q: 05:15) Peter Van Verth scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Neasman. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-2-NOS39 (1Q: 04:35) Horace Bergmann ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett, assisted by CB Cris Ford. Key block delivered by Harris Vranjen. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS49 (1Q: 04:14) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-15-NOS44 (1Q: 04:08) Peter Van Verth pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Todd Dixon. DT John Harden hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-15-NOS44 (1Q: 03:59) Horace Bergmann ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerome Watkins. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-NOS48 (1Q: 03:30) Peter Van Verth sacked by OLB Jerome Watkins and DE Walter Gerhardt for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Walt Dunn. |
| 4-17-NOS42 (1Q: 03:06) Melvin Schulz punted 58 yards. Touchback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 02:59) Jimmy Reiter ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Julio Cancilliere. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-HOU19 (1Q: 02:37) Joey Covert pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Denning. CB Carter Hill defended the pass. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-HOU19 (1Q: 02:26) Joey Covert pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lee Kuklick. |
| 4-11-HOU19 (1Q: 02:17) Bert Wolf punted 47 yards. Junior Harrison returned the kick -1 yards to the NOS33. Tackled by Kerry King. |
| New Orleans: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NOS33 (1Q: 02:06) Emmanuel Candelaria ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Norm Proehl. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-NOS36 (1Q: 01:29) Horace Bergmann ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Erik Granville, assisted by S Brad Starks. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-NOS42 (1Q: 00:56) Emmanuel Candelaria ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerome Watkins, assisted by ILB Norm Proehl. Key block delivered by Walt Dunn. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 00:24) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Dustin Hastings for 13 yards. Tackled by S Brad Starks. Hastings gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU42 (1Q: 00:01) Horace Bergmann ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Walter Gerhardt. Key block delivered by Steven Howard. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-HOU37 (2Q: 15:00) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Ellis Thomason for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Cowgill. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 14:50) Horace Bergmann ran around left end for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. Key block delivered by Todd Dixon. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-8-HOU08 (2Q: 14:18) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-4-HOU04 (2Q: 14:10) Peter Van Verth pass was dropped by TE Mason Dixon. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Rivers is blitzing. 2-4-HOU04 (2Q: 14:03) Horace Bergmann ran a trap outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Freeman and Plunkett are blitzing. 3-7-HOU07 (2Q: 13:21) Peter Van Verth scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Cowgill. |
| 4-1-HOU01 (2Q: 12:53) Corwin Farmer attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 10, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 12:48) Corwin Farmer kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 12:48) Joey Covert pass completed to WR Alex O'Neill for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Neal Kemp, assisted by OLB Chester Pray. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-HOU29 (2Q: 12:08) Stephen Sawyer ran outside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Carter Hill. Key block delivered by Gene Rindfleisch. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU47 (2Q: 11:39) Joey Covert pass completed to WR Reggie Denning for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Neal Kemp. Denning gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Abrams is blitzing. 1-10-NOS30 (2Q: 11:04) Joey Covert pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Denning. DE Calvin Miller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-NOS30 (2Q: 10:56) Jimmy Reiter ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chester Pray, assisted by DE Edgar Duran. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-14-NOS34 (2Q: 10:26) Joey Covert pass completed to TE Archie Reyna for 11 yards. Tackled by S Max Abrams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Houston's Quentin Boticario was hurt on the play. |
| 4-3-NOS23 (2Q: 09:45) Louie Porter attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 10, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 09:40) Louie Porter kicked off 65 yards from the HOU35. Kelly Hoffman returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS16. Tackled by Otis Frederick. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NOS16 (2Q: 09:13) Horace Bergmann ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Erik Granville. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-NOS17 (2Q: 08:36) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Dustin Hastings for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Cowgill. Hastings gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 07:54) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Ellis Thomason for 27 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomason gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Freeman and Granville are blitzing. 1-10-HOU26 (2Q: 07:21) Peter Van Verth pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ellis Thomason. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-HOU26 (2Q: 07:13) Horace Bergmann ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brad Starks, assisted by OLB Will Rivers. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Freeman, Plunkett and Cowgill are blitzing. 3-9-HOU25 (2Q: 06:28) Peter Van Verth pass completed to RB Emmanuel Candelaria for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Candelaria gained 24 yards after the catch. New Orleans 16, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 06:28) Extra point by Corwin Farmer was good. New Orleans 17, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 06:16) Corwin Farmer kicked off 57 yards from the NOS35. Kerry Cowgill returned the ball 25 yards to the HOU33. Tackled by Horace Bergmann. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 05:49) Stephen Sawyer ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Soriano. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HOU37 (2Q: 05:26) Joey Covert pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Archie Reyna. OLB Chester Pray simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-HOU37 (2Q: 05:19) Joey Covert pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lee Kuklick. DT Julio Cancilliere hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-HOU37 (2Q: 05:09) Bert Wolf punted 50 yards. Junior Harrison returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS16. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NOS08 (2Q: 04:59) Horace Bergmann ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Norm Proehl. Key block delivered by Walt Dunn. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-NOS14 (2Q: 04:34) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Junior Harrison for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Cowgill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-NOS17 (2Q: 04:06) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-6-NOS12 (2Q: 04:02) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Junior Harrison for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Cowgill. Harrison gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS31 (2Q: 03:20) Horace Bergmann ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett, assisted by CB Cris Ford. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-NOS31 (2Q: 02:50) Horace Bergmann ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett, assisted by DE Walter Gerhardt. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-NOS34 (2Q: 02:21) Peter Van Verth pass was dropped by WR Kerry Sampson. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 02:12) Peter Van Verth pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Hastings. DT Alvin Ballard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-5-NOS44 (2Q: 02:12) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Ellis Thomason for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Cowgill, assisted by CB Ray Olive. Thomason gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Freeman and Plunkett are blitzing. 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 02:00) Peter Van Verth pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ellis Thomason. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Freeman is blitzing. 2-10-HOU38 (2Q: 01:47) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Junior Harrison for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Cowgill, assisted by ILB Norm Proehl. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harrison gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU26 (2Q: 01:29) Peter Van Verth pass completed to TE Mason Dixon for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Erik Granville. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-HOU17 (2Q: 01:23) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Dustin Hastings for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU10 (2Q: 01:03) Peter Van Verth pass completed to TE Todd Dixon for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Teddy Freeman. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-2-HOU02 (2Q: 00:44) Peter Van Verth scrambled for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 23, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 00:44) Extra point by Corwin Farmer was good. New Orleans 24, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 00:33) Corwin Farmer kicked off 68 yards from the NOS35. Kerry Cowgill returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU20. Tackled by Shane Kenderdine. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 00:27) Joey Covert sacked by DE Chris Hoying for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Zack Lemieux. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 00:13) Joey Covert pass completed to WR Lee Kuklick for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Rondell Whiting. Kuklick gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Corwin Farmer kicked off 54 yards from the NOS35. Ray Olive returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Josue Samuels. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU32 (3Q: 14:29) Jimmy Reiter ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Edgar Duran, assisted by DT Julio Cancilliere. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-HOU33 (3Q: 13:56) Joey Covert scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Bill Bailey. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-2-HOU40 (3Q: 13:19) Joey Covert pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lee Kuklick. DE Chris Matthews hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-HOU40 (3Q: 13:15) Bert Wolf punted 58 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS02. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NOS02 (3Q: 13:04) Horace Bergmann ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Walter Gerhardt. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Freeman is blitzing. 2-8-NOS04 (3Q: 12:30) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Dustin Hastings for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Perry Ruegamer. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-NOS07 (3Q: 12:07) Peter Van Verth pass completed to FB Steven Howard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Brad Starks. Howard gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Proehl and Granville are blitzing. 1-10-NOS14 (3Q: 11:33) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Dustin Hastings for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Cowgill, assisted by CB Louis Neasman. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Freeman, Cowgill and Granville are blitzing. 1-10-NOS24 (3Q: 10:57) Horace Bergmann ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Cowgill, assisted by DE Quentin Serban. Key block delivered by Albert Pelissier. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-NOS29 (3Q: 10:18) Emmanuel Candelaria ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-NOS32 (3Q: 09:51) Emmanuel Candelaria ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT John Harden, assisted by OLB Jerome Watkins. |
| 4-1-NOS33 (3Q: 09:20) Melvin Schulz punted 35 yards. Reggie Denning called for a fair catch at the HOU32. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU32 (3Q: 09:09) Joey Covert pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alex O'Neill. DE Edgar Duran drove right through Zack Lemieux to hurry the quarterback. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU32 (3Q: 08:59) Joey Covert pass completed to WR Reggie Denning for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Rondell Whiting. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Denning gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Pray and Dunn are blitzing. 1-10-NOS33 (3Q: 08:20) Jimmy Reiter ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Max Abrams, assisted by CB Carter Hill. Key block delivered by Don Gamble. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS21 (3Q: 07:57) Gene Crawford pass completed to WR Reggie Denning for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Rondell Whiting, assisted by S Alvin Soriano. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-NOS15 (3Q: 07:22) Gene Crawford sacked by DT Herb Vega and DT Julio Cancilliere for a loss of 5 yards. Vega simply blew through Zack Lemieux to reach the quarterback and knock him down. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Zack Lemieux on the NOS20. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Dunn and Soriano are blitzing. 3-9-NOS20 (3Q: 06:38) Gene Crawford pass completed to WR Lee Kuklick for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Bill Bailey. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-6-NOS06 (3Q: 06:06) Gene Crawford pass completed to WR Reggie Denning for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Carter Hill. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Dunn and Samuels are blitzing. 1-16-NOS16 (3Q: 05:58) Gene Crawford pass completed to WR Reggie Denning for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Neal Kemp. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-17-NOS17 (3Q: 05:27) Jimmy Reiter ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Max Abrams. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Tony Brady to the NOS11. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Pray, Dunn and Kemp are blitzing. 3-11-NOS11 (3Q: 05:03) Gene Crawford pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Otis Frederick. OLB Chester Pray hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-NOS11 (3Q: 04:55) Louie Porter attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 24, Houston 6 |
| (3Q: 04:50) Louie Porter kicked off 48 yards from the HOU35. Kelly Hoffman returned the ball 30 yards to the NOS47. Tackled by Otis Frederick. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS47 (3Q: 04:26) Horace Bergmann ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Will Rivers, assisted by DE Walter Gerhardt. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-NOS46 (3Q: 03:52) Horace Bergmann ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Cayden Hastings. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Kerry Sampson for 2 yards to the HOU39. Tackled by Quentin Serban. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 03:22) Horace Bergmann ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Willie Foley. |
| New Orleans: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-HOU38 (3Q: 02:41) Peter Van Verth sacked by OLB Jerome Watkins for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Walt Dunn. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-17-HOU46 (3Q: 01:58) Peter Van Verth pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Junior Harrison. DE Perry Ruegamer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-17-HOU46 (3Q: 01:50) Melvin Schulz punted 35 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU11. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU11 (3Q: 01:42) Gene Crawford sacked by DT Julio Cancilliere for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Randy Thrash. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Pray is blitzing. 2-14-HOU07 (3Q: 01:10) Gene Crawford pass completed to RB Jimmy Reiter for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Calvin Miller. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-HOU13 (3Q: 00:43) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-HOU08 (3Q: 00:38) Gene Crawford pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Archie Reyna. DE Edgar Duran drove right through Gene Rindfleisch to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-HOU08 (3Q: 00:29) Bert Wolf punted 50 yards. Junior Harrison returned the kick 16 yards to the HOU42. Tackled by Tito Downs. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 00:20) Horace Bergmann ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Alvin Ballard, assisted by DE Walter Gerhardt. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-6-HOU38 (4Q: 15:00) Horace Bergmann ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Norm Proehl, assisted by S Brad Starks. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Freeman is blitzing. 3-2-HOU34 (4Q: 14:32) Peter Van Verth pass completed to WR Dustin Hastings for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. Hastings gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Freeman is blitzing. 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 13:51) Horace Bergmann ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alvin Ballard. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Plunkett is blitzing. 2-9-HOU29 (4Q: 13:22) Peter Van Verth scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Erik Granville. |
| New Orleans: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 12:48) Peter Van Verth pass completed to TE Clifton Carlisle for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Alvin Ballard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-9-HOU09 (4Q: 12:12) Horace Bergmann ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Perry Ruegamer. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-6-HOU06 (4Q: 11:36) Horace Bergmann ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Norm Proehl. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Freeman and Plunkett are blitzing. 3-3-HOU03 (4Q: 11:08) Peter Van Verth pass was dropped by TE Mason Dixon. |
| 4-3-HOU03 (4Q: 11:01) Corwin Farmer attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 27, Houston 6 |
| (4Q: 10:55) Corwin Farmer kicked off 69 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Pray and Dunn are blitzing. 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 10:55) Gene Crawford sacked by OLB Chester Pray for a loss of 11 yards. Sack allowed by Zack Lemieux. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Soriano is blitzing. 2-21-HOU09 (4Q: 10:08) Gene Crawford sacked by S Alvin Soriano for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Don Gamble. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Pray and Dunn are blitzing. 3-24-HOU06 (4Q: 09:28) Jimmy Reiter ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Calvin Miller. DT Herb Vega knocked down Gene Rindfleisch to break up the play. |
| 4-23-HOU07 (4Q: 09:04) Bert Wolf punted 46 yards. Junior Harrison called for a fair catch at the NOS47. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS47 (4Q: 08:54) Horace Bergmann ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Willie Foley, assisted by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Plunkett and Foley are blitzing. 2-8-NOS49 (4Q: 08:26) Horace Bergmann ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerome Watkins, assisted by DT Alvin Ballard. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-HOU46 (4Q: 07:59) Emmanuel Candelaria ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Erik Granville, assisted by OLB Will Rivers. Key block delivered by Patrick Shelton. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU39 (4Q: 07:14) Ellis Thomason ran a reverse around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Perry Ruegamer, assisted by CB Ray Olive. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-HOU39 (4Q: 06:31) Horace Bergmann ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Morris Comella. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-9-HOU38 (4Q: 05:46) Emmanuel Candelaria ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett, assisted by DE Walter Gerhardt. |
| 4-6-HOU35 (4Q: 05:02) Corwin Farmer attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 04:55) Gene Crawford pass completed to WR Kerry King for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Rondell Whiting. King gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS45 (4Q: 04:34) Gene Crawford pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kerry King. ILB Mario Torgerson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NOS45 (4Q: 04:25) Gene Crawford scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bill Bailey. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-NOS39 (4Q: 04:03) Gene Crawford sacked by DE Chris Hoying for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Gene Rindfleisch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 03:53) Gene Crawford pass was intended for WR Kerry King and was intercepted by CB Carter Hill at the NOS22. Tackled by Kerry King. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NOS22 (4Q: 03:40) Emmanuel Candelaria ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Erik Granville, assisted by ILB Morris Comella. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-9-NOS23 (4Q: 02:57) Emmanuel Candelaria ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Neasman. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-5-NOS27 (4Q: 02:47) Emmanuel Candelaria ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT John Harden, assisted by S Erik Granville. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2-NOS30 (4Q: 02:40) Melvin Schulz punted 41 yards. All Day Denning returned the kick 9 yards to the HOU38. Tackled by Rondell Whiting. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU38 (4Q: 02:31) Gene Crawford pass completed to WR Alex O'Neill for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Cary Turner. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-1-HOU47 (4Q: 02:14) Gene Crawford pass completed to WR Alex O'Neill for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Rondell Whiting. O'Neill gained 27 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS24 (4Q: 02:01) Gene Crawford pass completed to WR Kerry King for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Carter Hill. King gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Turner is blitzing. 1-6-NOS06 (4Q: 01:53) Gene Crawford scrambled for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 27, Houston 12 |
| (4Q: 01:53) Extra point by Louie Porter was good. New Orleans 27, Houston 13 |
| (4Q: 01:41) Louie Porter kicked off (onside) from the HOU35. NOS Carter Hill recovered the kick. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 01:36) Emmanuel Candelaria ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Erik Granville, assisted by S Brad Starks. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-9-HOU45 (4Q: 01:28) Horace Bergmann ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Louis Neasman, assisted by ILB Norm Proehl. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-8-HOU44 (4Q: 01:17) Emmanuel Candelaria ran inside the left guard for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerome Watkins. Key block delivered by Harris Vranjen. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU26 (4Q: 00:32) Jake Newsome dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Demon Deacons 27, Houston Renegades 13 |