| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Houston Touchdown - 14-yard pass from Matt Schaub to Owen Daniels. (Neil Rackers extra point is good). 10:13 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 87 yards. Time of Drive: 4:47). |
| Houston Field Goal - 22-yarder by Neil Rackers. 3:17 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 82 yards. Time of Drive: 3:43). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 30-yard run by Darren Sproles. (John Kasay extra point is good). 8:23 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 86 yards. Time of Drive: 4:44). |
| Houston Field Goal - 27-yarder by Neil Rackers. 6:20 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 71 yards. Time of Drive: 2:03). |
| Houston Field Goal - 27-yarder by Neil Rackers. 3:53 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 25 yards. Time of Drive: 2:17). |
| New Orleans Field Goal - 35-yarder by John Kasay. 0:35 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 62 yards. Time of Drive: 3:18). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Drew Brees to Robert Meachem. (John Kasay extra point is good). 10:34 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 73 yards. Time of Drive: 4:26). |
| Houston Field Goal - 36-yarder by Neil Rackers. 5:08 Time Remaining. (11 plays, 55 yards. Time of Drive: 5:26). |
| 4th Quarter |
| Houston Touchdown - 26-yard pass from Matt Schaub to James Casey. (Neil Rackers extra point is good). 14:54 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 42 yards. Time of Drive: 2:06). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 27-yard pass from Drew Brees to Jimmy Graham. (John Kasay extra point is good). 9:30 Time Remaining. (5 plays, 49 yards. Time of Drive: 1:50). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 16-yard pass from Drew Brees to Lance Moore. (Drew Brees pass to Lance Moore for the two-point conversion). 7:10 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 47 yards. Time of Drive: 1:58). |
| Houston Touchdown - 20-yard pass from Matt Schaub to Kevin Walter. (Neil Rackers extra point is good). 4:13 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 2:57). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 13-yard run by Mark Ingram. (Drew Brees pass to Lance Moore for the two-point conversion). 2:42 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 93 yards. Time of Drive: 1:31). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Houston | New Orleans |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 27 |
| By Rushing | 4 | 5 |
| By Passing | 17 | 20 |
| By Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 6-14-43 | 8-13-62 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 473 | 454 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 66 | 68 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 109 | 100 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 25 | 22 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 364 | 354 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 2-9 | 2-16 |
| Gross yards passing | 373 | 370 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 39-22-1 | 44-31-2 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 8.9 | 7.7 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 2-37.0 | 3-49.3 |
| Net Punting Average | 34.5 | 47.7 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 31 | 7 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-5 | 1-5 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 3-83 | 4-103 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 2-26 | 1-2 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 7-56 | 4-26 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 3 | 5 |
| Rushing | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | 3 | 3 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 33 | 40 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 30:06 | 29:54 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Houston | New Orleans |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Schaub | 39 | 22 | 373 | 2/9 | 3 | 62 | 1 | | Total | 39 | 22 | 373 | 2/9 | 3 | 62 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| D.Brees | 44 | 31 | 370 | 2/16 | 3 | 44 | 2 | | Total | 44 | 31 | 370 | 2/16 | 3 | 44 | 2 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Greer | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| B.Hartmann | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | | Total | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Morstead | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 0 | 1 | 54 | | Total | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Jones | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | DOWNED | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Sproles | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | DOWNED | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Manning | 3 | 0 | 83 | 38 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 7 | 0 | 83 | 38 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Sproles | 4 | 0 | 103 | 33 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 8 | 0 | 103 | 33 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| Total | 4/4 | 100.0 | 36 | 3/3 | 15 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 3/3 | 6 |
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