The Saints simply dominated this football game from the opening kick until the final whistle.  Drew Brees started this game and he was 9 of 14 for 87 yards with 1 TD pass.  Mark Brunell followed Brees and he was razor sharp completing 5 of 6 passes for 96 yards.  Joey Harrington finished up this game by completing 8 of 15 passes for 69 yards.  RB Mike Bell was outstanding in this game as he rushed for 100 yards on only 10 carries (10.0 ypc).  One of Bell’s carries went for a 46-yard TD run.  Undrafted rookie RB P.J. Hill pitched in with 8 carries for 26 yards (3.3 ypc) with a TD.  WRs Adrian Arrington (3 rec, 77 yards) and Marques Colston (6 rec, 66 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Saints in this game.  The Saints finished up with 420 total yards on offense (173 rushing, 247 passing) in this game.

CBs Tracy Porter (7 tackles) and Randall Gay (5 tackles, interception) led the way for the Saints on defense in this game.  The Texans finished up with 325 yards of total offense in this game (70 rushing, 255 passing) but a lot of the passing yards came in garbage time.  The special teams also made a mark in this game for the Saints as WR Rod Harper returned a punt 79 yards for a TD.