Head to head
Houston Texans v New Orleans Saints — every meeting since 2003
Houston Texans and New Orleans Saints have met 6 times since 2003. HOU are level in the regular-season series 3-3. Against the closing spread HOU are 3-3. The highest-scoring meeting produced 73 points in 2011; the widest margin was 21.
HOU record
3-3
regular season, 2003–2023
HOU v the spread
3-3
covered–against
Highest scoring
73
combined, 2011
Widest margin
21
2003 season
Every meeting
6 games, 2003–2023HOU in the last meetings
- Last 32-1
- Last 53-2
The extremes
- Highest scoring2011 week 3 · HOU 33 at NO 4073 points
- Lowest scoring2015 week 12 · NO 6 at HOU 2430 points
- Widest margin2003 week 2 · HOU 10 at NO 3121 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 2003–2023| HOU | NO | Met | HOU record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | Drew Brees | 2 | 1-1 |
4 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 2003–2023| HOU | NO | Met | HOU record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill O'Brien | Sean Payton | 2 | 1-1 |
| Gary Kubiak | Sean Payton | 2 | 1-1 |
2 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 2003 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 3 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 2003.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- C.J. Stroud QB · HOU · 1g2 TD
- Robert Woods WR · HOU · 1g1 TD
- Derek Carr QB · NO · 1g1 TD
- Dalton Schultz TE · HOU · 1g1 TD
- Rashid Shaheed WR · NO · 1g1 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Derek Carr QB · NO · 1g353 yds
- C.J. Stroud QB · HOU · 1g199 yds
- Taysom Hill TE · NO · 1g4 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Alvin Kamara RB · NO · 1g68 yds
- Devin Singletary RB · HOU · 1g58 yds
- Dameon Pierce RB · HOU · 1g34 yds
- Rashid Shaheed WR · NO · 1g18 yds
- Xavier Hutchinson WR · HOU · 1g15 yds
- Mike Boone RB · HOU · 1g11 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Chris Olave WR · NO · 1g96 yds
- Rashid Shaheed WR · NO · 1g85 yds
- Nico Collins WR · HOU · 1g80 yds
- Dalton Schultz TE · HOU · 1g61 yds
- Taysom Hill TE · NO · 1g49 yds
- Michael Thomas WR · NO · 1g45 yds
