▁since ▁C low ney ▁had ▁not ▁signed ▁his ▁tag ▁he ▁had ▁final ▁say ▁on ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁trad ed ▁to . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁Sch edule Not es Int ra - div ision ▁oppon ents ▁are ▁in ▁bold ▁text . ▁The ▁network ▁and ▁time ▁for ▁Week ▁ 1 7 ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁change ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁flexible ▁sched uling . ▁ ▁Game ▁summar ies ▁Week ▁ 1 : ▁at ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Sain ts ▁ ▁The ▁Tex ans ' ▁off ense ▁started ▁off ▁slow , ▁only ▁gain ing ▁ 1 5 ▁total ▁yards ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁drives . ▁On ▁the ▁Sain ts ' ▁second ▁drive , ▁D rew ▁Bre es ▁was ▁intercept ed ▁in ▁the ▁red ▁zone ▁by ▁Whit ney ▁Mer cil us ▁at ▁the ▁Houston ▁ 4 - yard ▁line , ▁returning ▁it ▁for ▁ 2 ▁yards . ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁play ▁following ▁the ▁turn over , ▁Des ha un ▁Watson ▁threw ▁a ▁ 5 4 - yard ▁pass ▁to ▁Will ▁Full er ; ▁the ▁drive ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 1 - yard ▁touch down ▁run ▁from ▁Watson . ▁The ▁Tex ans ▁took ▁a ▁one - point ▁lead ▁with ▁ 3 7 ▁seconds ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁to ▁drive ▁down field ▁and ▁kick ▁a ▁ 5 8 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁The ▁Tex ans ▁started ▁ 0 – 1 , ▁losing ▁their ▁third ▁straight ▁season ▁op ener . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁road ▁game