The Houston Texans beat the New Orleans Saints 20-13 on Oct 15, 2023 at Reliant Stadium.
Final · Reliant Stadium
Top performers
- Derek Carr threw for 353 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Saints.
- Rashid Shaheed ran for 85 yards on 2 carries.
- C.J. Stroud threw for 199 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Texans.
- Devin Singletary ran for 58 yards on 12 carries.
New Orleans Saints box score
Passing
| CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Carr | 32 | 50 | 353 | 1 | 1 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 51 | 357 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashid Shaheed | 2 | 85 | 1 | 51 |
| Alvin Kamara | 19 | 68 | 0 | 13 |
| Derek Carr | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kendre Miller | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 25 | 156 | 1 | 51 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 7 | 10 | 96 | 0 | 24 |
| Michael Thomas | 5 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 16 |
| Alvin Kamara | 7 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 15 |
| Foster Moreau | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 17 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| Kendre Miller | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 26 | 38 | 241 | 0 | 24 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demario Davis | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Granderson | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Baun | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Maye | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Shepherd | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Yiadom | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Howden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulson Adebo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nephi Sewell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 52 | 33 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Houston Texans box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Singletary | 12 | 58 | 0 | 17 |
| Dameon Pierce | 13 | 34 | 0 | 8 |
| C.J. Stroud | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 30 | 94 | 0 | 17 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 4 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 28 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 31 |
| Brevin Jordan | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Devin Singletary | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 11 | 19 | 162 | 2 | 31 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Cashman | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmie Ward | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Nelson | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaquill Griffin | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.J. Stewart | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Hewitt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Horton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 74 | 50 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Saints · 2023 season · Previous Oct 8, 2023: NO 34, NE 0 · Next Oct 19, 2023: JAX 31, NO 24
- Texans · 2023 season · Previous Oct 8, 2023: HOU 19, ATL 21 · Next Oct 29, 2023: HOU 13, CAR 15