Official Texans @ Saints Game Thread, 8/21/2010

[Arky]

Saints get 2 on run.

Saints get 4. Brings up 3rd and 4.

Saints delay of game. Makes it 3rd and 9.

Bentley nice TFL. Saints have to punt.

JJ nice return but block in the back on the Texans. Ball at Texans 26.

[Nconroe]

Shoot, I can't even spell Slaton anymore.

[chuck]

Orlovsky's getting rid of the ball faster than I've seen.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by chuck

Orlovsky's getting rid of the ball faster than I've seen.

He got rid of it REAL fast there.

[Arky]

1st down pass from DanO goes inc. but flags all over the place.

PI on Saints is accepted. Moves the ball to near midfield.

DanO for no -1. Brings up 2nd and 11.

Pass to DA good for the 1st down. About 15 yards.

Slaton for no gain. Brings up 2nd and 10.

Dump to Leach and he powers for about 13 or 14.

DanO sacked -7. Brings up 2nd and 17.

[Arky]

Ball at the Saints 33.

Dump to Slaton good for 8. Offsetting penalties - do it again.

DanO's pass sails inc. Brings up 3rd and 17.

Screen to Slaton sniffed out -4. Texans to punt.

Turk's punt goes into the endzone. Saints ball at their own 20.

7:20 left in the 3rd quarter.

[Arky]

On 1st down, Daniel's pass goes right to Danny Clark! Texans ball at the Saints 33.

1st down pass to JJ gets about 8.

Slaton for no gain. Brings up 3rd and 2.

[chuck]

Texans call a screen when the Saints elect not to blitz at all, everyone at home. Loss of four. Texans taken to school again.

I don't understand why the Texans QBs have never been able to audible under Kubiak. Is Kubiak a control freak? Why does he not trust his QBs to audible? The LBs were six or more yards off the LOS that play. It was plain that a blitz was not called, yet Orlovsky had a screen.

[HPF Bob]

Hate to see a series start in FG range and end with a punt for a touchback.

[Nconroe]

Yeah, we get a tunover, nice pick by Clark.

[Arky]

3rd down pass to Graham is inc. K Brown on for the 43 yarder.

FG is good.

Saints 28, Texans 13

[Arky]

Pollard and Wilson had 20 tackles between them at halftime. What does that tell you?

[Arky]

Rackers to kickoff. A little squibby - Saints bring it back to their 35.

[Nconroe]

might be a little tackling practice this week. and guys way out of position.

[Arky]

Ivory gets about 11 or 12 tough yards up the middle. 1st down.

Hill sweeps for about 9. Brings up 2nd and 1 at the Texan 46.

Dump to Hill goes to the Texan 31 - gain of 15.

Ivory gets about 3. Brings up 2nd and 7.

Ivory for 3. Brings up 3rd and 4.

Hill gets about 8 on the right side. 1st down at the Texan 18.

Pass to Arrington good for the TD.

Saints 35, Texans 13

[Arky]

Wooo, what a whoopin'....

1:28 left in the 3rd quarter.

McManis to receive the kickoff. Not bad - upended at the Texan 26.

Nifty run on the dump by Slaton but flag on the play. Butler - personal foul after the play. Ball ends up at the Texan 29.

Pass to DA goes for a big gainer. Ball ends up at the Saints 32.

Slaton for 1. 2nd and 9 coming up.

End of 3rd quarter.

[Arky]

DanO's pass goes inc. Brings up 3rd and 9.

Pass to JJ complete at the Saints 10. 1st down.

Nice. DanO finds Graham wide open in the endzone for 6 pts.

Saints 35, Texans 20

14:11 left in the game.

[chuck]

I like Dan Orlovsky.

[Nconroe]

nice catch by Jacoby for our first third down conversion and

now a TD by Orlavsky to Graham. nice plays. only 15 points behind.


oh oh, NO ran a gadget end around.

[Arky]

Saints bring the kickoff back to their 23. Nice tackle by Greenhouse.

Robey gets 20 on the sweep left.

Ivory for 1. 2nd and 9 coming up.

Pass to Robey good for 8. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Ivory gets the 1 for the 1st down.

Pass goes over everyone but flag on the play. Illegal motion Saints is declined - 2nd down, 10.

Pass to Hill gets about 2. Brings up 3rd and 8.

Delay looks to be 1 yard short of the 1st down....

Saints to go for it....

Pass to TE gets about 15 and the 1st down.

Ball at the Texan 21.

Ivory for 1.