The facts continue as we take a look at New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and also referee John Hussey, who was the referee the last time the Houston Texans faced New Orleans.
Facts and Figures for Saints, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Saints, No. 26-50
Sean payton facts
51. Payton is one of six active coaches to have a Super Bowl win, and he and Seattle’s Pete Carroll are the only ones in the NFC.
52. Payton has a 1-2 record against the Texans. The only other Saints coach to face Houston was Jim Haslett, who produced a 1-0 mark.
53. Payton is 7-5 against the AFC South with a 4-2 record at home.
54. Payton has a 28-15 record in prime time games with a 13-6 record at home.
55. Payton is 5-7 in Opening Day games with a 4-2 record at home.
56. Payton is tied with Jim Mora for the most Opening Day losses as a Saints coach. His active streak of five losses second-longest in team history. Most is six.
57. Last season, Payton became the first Saints coach to produce consecutive division titles.
58. Payton is 60-46 against playoff-winning coaches with a 35-19 record at home.
59. Payton is 47/110 on challenges for his career with a 3/7 overturn rate in 2018.
60. Last season, the Saints committed 94 penalties, tied with the Detroit Lions for the fifth-fewest in the NFL.
61. Last season, the Saints produced 31.5 points per game, the third-most in the NFL.
62. Payton and Texans offensive coordinator Tim Kelly share the same alma mater: Eastern Illinois.
john hussey facts
63. This week’s referee is John Hussey. The Texans are 1-2 when he referees their games. Here are the results:
2015 – @MIA, 26-44 – L
2015 – NO, 24-6 – W
2017 – SF, 16-26 – L
64. The Texans have had fewer penalties than the opposition in every game refereed by Hussey:
2015 – MIA: 8/52; HTX: 3/25
2015 – NO: 10/82; HTX: 6/40
2017 – SF: 11/87; HTX: 8/81
65. Hussey had the highest home team winning percentage among referees in 2018:
John Hussey: .867
Carl Cheffers: .800
Tony Corrente: .750
Shawn Hochuli: .667
Walt Coleman: .625
Jerome Boger: .600
Alex Kemp: .600
Clay Martin: .600
Craig Wrolstad: .600
John Parry: .600
Brad Allen: .533
Pete Morelli: .533
Ron Torbert: .533
Bill Vinovich: .533
Walt Anderson: .467
Shawn Smith: .433
Clete Blakeman: .333
66. Hussey was tied for the fourth-highest percentage of home teams having fewer penalties last year:
Craig Wrolstad: .867
Pete Morelli: .667
Tony Corrente: .643
John Hussey: .600
Bill Vinovich: .600
Brad Allen: .533
Walt Anderson: .533
Walt Coleman: .531
Clete Blakeman: .467
Jerome Boger: .467
Shawn Hochuli: .467
Shawn Smith: .400
John Parry: .333
Ron Torbert: .333
Carl Cheffers: .333
Alex Kemp: .333
Clay Martin: .333
67. The Saints are 3-1 when Hussey referees their games:
2015 – @HTX, 6-24 – L
2016 – RAM, 49-21 – W
2017 – CAR, 31-21 – W
2018 – ATL, 31-17 – W
68. The Saints have had fewer penalties than the opposition 14 times with Hussey:
2015 – HTX: 6/40; NO: 10/82
2016 – RAM: 6/62; NO: 6/45
2017 – CAR: 6/54; NO: 7/68
2018 – ATL: 2/26; NO: 3/19
69. Last season, Hussey’s games were tied for the sixth-most sacks per game in the NFL:
Cheffers: 6.2
Martin: 5.8
Coleman: 5.6
Torbert: 5.3
Anderson: 5.3
Hussey: 5.1
Morelli: 5.1
Vinovich: 4.9
Blakeman: 4.9
Hochuli: 4.9
Wrolstad: 4.9
Smith: 4.9
Corrente: 4.7
Allen: 4.0
Kemp: 4.0
Parry: 3.9
Boger: 3.6
70. Last year, Hussey’s crew had the second-lowest offensive holding calls on average:
Hochuli: 4.5
Anderson: 3.5
Cheffers: 3.4
Parry: 3.3
Torbert: 3.1
Wrolstad: 3.1
Blakeman: 2.7
Boger: 2.7
Martin: 2.6
Kemp: 2.5
Morelli: 2.4
Smith: 2.3
Allen: 2.1
Corrente: 2.0
Coleman: 1.9
Hussey: 1.6
Vinovich: 1.2
71. The Texans are 1/1 when challenging Hussey. Opponents have not, and neither has Replay Assistant.
72. The Saints have not challenged Hussey. Opponents have and are 1/1. Replay Assistant has also not challenged Hussey.
73. Hussey had the fifth-highest challenge overturn rate in 2018:
Allen: .800 (4/5)
Anderson: .692 (9/13)
Morelli: .667 (2/3)
Cheffers: .625 (5/8)
Hussey: .556 (5/9)
Parry: .500 (4/8)
Vinovich: .444 (4/9)
Corrente: .417 (5/12)
Hochuli: .400 (2/5)
Martin: .375 (3/8)
Wrolstad: .364 (4/11)
Coleman: .333 (3/9)
Torbert: .333 (3/9)
Blakeman: .333 (2/6)
Boger: .182 (2/11)
Smith: .167 (1/6)
Kemp: .125 (1/8)
74. Hussey has been around the NFL as long as the Texans. In 2002, he was hired to be a line judge on Ed Hochuli’s crew.
75. Monday night is Hussey’s third career game as a referee between the NFC South and AFC South.
