The facts continue as the Houston Texans kickoff the regular season Sept. 9 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome against the New Orleans Saints.
Facts and Figures for Saints, No. 1-25
drew brees facts
26. Brees had the highest number of fourth quarter comebacks last season with six and game-winning drives with seven. Deshaun Watson was second in each category with five.
27. Brees is 3-2 against the Texans with an 82.3 passer rating. His best passer rating against an AFC South team is Jacksonville at 110.8 and his best record is 4-1 also against Jacksonville.
28. Brees is 7-10 as a Week 1 starter with a 100.8 passer rating.
29. Brees is 4-4 as a Week 1 starter at home with a 110.7 passer rating.
30. Brees was tied with Jared Goff and Philip Rivers for the sixth-most touchdown passes last season with 32.
31. Last season, only Aaron Rodgers had fewer interceptions with two compared to Brees’ five among starters of at least 15 games.
32. Brees had the highest completion percentage in the NFL last year at 74.4 percent.
33. Brees was tied with Rivers last season for the sixth-most red zone touchdown passes last year with 22.
34. Among quarterbacks with at least 100 attempts, Brees had the third-highest third down passer rating with 108.8.
35. Brees had the seventh-most third down touchdowns in the NFL with nine.
36. According to Next Gen Stats, Brees had the fourth-fewest “time to throw” in the NFL last season at 2.59 seconds.
37. According to Next Gen Stats, Brees was tied with Blake Bortles for the ninth-worst “air yards to the sticks” at minus-1.6 yards. In other words, Brees’ passes were 1.6 yards behind the line to gain on average.
38. Brees is one of three active NFL players to have played before the formation of the Texans franchise. The other two are Tom Brady and Adam Vinatieri.
bill o’brien facts
39. O’Brien is 2-3 on Opening Day. Here is how he compares to other Texans head coaches:
Gary Kubiak: 5-3
Bill O’Brien: 2-3
Dom Capers: 2-2
40. This is O’Brien’s second Opening Day game on the road. Capers and Kubiak were each 1-1. O’Brien is 0-1.
41. O’Brien is 2-2 against the NFC South. Here is how that compares to the rest of the NFC:
NFC North: 2-2
NFC West: 1-3
NFC East: 3-5
42. O’Brien is 1-0 against the Saints. Here is how that compares to other Texans coaches’ records:
Kubiak: 1-1
Capers: 0-1
43. When coaching against playoff-winning coaches, O’Brien is 13-25 with a 3-16 record on the road.
44. O’Brien is 7-9 in prime time games with a 2-5 record on the road.
45. O’Brien is 8-9 in September with a 3-6 record on the road.
46. O’Brien is 16-25 on the road, including playoffs.
47. O’Brien’s .390 road winning percentage is tied with Kubiak’s .390 for best in the franchise.
48. O’Brien is 14/30 on challenges for his career with a 2/3 record on Opening Day.
49. O’Brien’s 2/4 (.500) overturn rate on challenges in 2018 was the third-highest of his career.
50. Six head coaches were hired in 2014 when O’Brien took the Texans job. Only O’Brien, Jay Gruden (Washington), and Mike Zimmer (Minnesota) remain employed at those same posts.
