Official Texans vs. Saints Game Thread, 11/29/2015

[Arky]

Saints win the toss and elect to receive.

Kickoff is a touchback.

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Saint's ball at their 20.

Pass to Snead gets 5.

Pass to Cooks gets 8 and the 1st down.

Ingram for 1.

Low pass to Watson goes inc. Brings up 3rd and 9.

Pass to Cooks too tall, inc. Saints will have to punt.

Mumph brings the punt back to the Texan 30.

[Arky]

Texan's ball at their 30.

Blue goes right side for 11.

Rollout pass to Fido goes to the Saint 45.

Blue for 4.

Flags presnap. False start, Brooks, -5. Make it 2nd and 11 coming up.

Pass to Hop over the middle gets 8. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Pass to Hop in the flat gets 6 or 7 and the 1st down. Ball at the Saint 31.

Pass to Griffin gets 4.

Blue for 2. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Hoyer hits Shorts in the flat for the 1st down at the Saint 17.

Blue for 3.

Pass to Blue over the middle gets 4. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Hoyer pressured, finds Griffin in the flat for the TD!

Texans 7, Saints 0

6:57 left in the 1st qtr.

[Big Texas]

An instant game plan that I notice is the hard counts. This is definitely causing the D Line to hesitate...

[Arky]

The ensuing kickoff is a touchback.

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Saint's ball at their 20.

Screen to Ingram gets sniffed out for a loss of 2.

Quick pass to Cooks in the flat loses 2. 3rd and 14 coming up.

Dumpoff to Spiller only gets 1 or 2. Saints will have to punt.

Mumph brings the punt back to midfield.

[Big Texas]

It feels like it's been forever since I've seen a back come out our backfield as FAST as Hunt just did...wow

[Arky]

Texan's ball at midfield.

4:58 left in the 1st qtr.

Pass to Hop over the middle gets 13.

Polk runs for 6.

Polk for almost 3. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Flags presnap. Offsides defense, 5 yards and a 1st down.

Shorts takes an end around for 6 yards.

Polk for 2. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Akeem Hunt takes the pitch right all the way to the 3 yard line. 1st and goal.

Timeout Texans.

Sweep play to Shorts goes for the TD!

Texans 14, Saints 0

1:29 left in the 1st qtr.

[Arky]

Spiller brings the ensuing kickoff back to about the Saint 22.

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Saint's ball at their 22.

Ingram loses 2.

Brees pressured throws inc in the flat. 3rd and 12 coming up.

Pass to Cooks gets 11..... Saints will have to punt.

Mumph gets smothered catching the punt at the Texan 16.

End of the 1st qtr.

[Big Texas]

Hoyer just said "alright ummmm 50s the Mike"

[Arky]

Texan's ball at their 16.

Polk for 4.

Nice touch pass to Griffin goes for 21.

Screen to Hop just gets 1.

Hoyer's pass is INT'ed by Byrd... flag on the run back...illegal block in the back on the Saints after the INT places the ball at the Saint 49.

[Arky]

Saint's ball at their 49.

Ingram for a loss of 1.

Pass to Cooks gets 11 and the 1st down.

Sweep to Spiller goes for a loss of 2.

Brees's pass nearly INT'ed but flag on the Saints for (holding?) backs it up 10 yards. 2nd and 22 coming up.

Screen to Ingram loses 1. 3rd and 23 coming up.

Deep pass is overthrown out of bounds, inc. Saints will have to punt.

Punt goes out of bounds at the Texan 11.