Jeff Duncan
The New Orleans Saints capitalized on a dominating rushing attack and two early Houston Texans turnovers to take a relatively easy 38-20 victory Saturday night before a soldout crowd at the Superdome. The Saints ran for 198 yards, held the ball for 38 minutes, 37 seconds and ran 75 offensive plays.

MICHAEL DeMOCKER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Jeremy Shockey leaps over Bernard Pollard in the first quarter during the preseason game between the New Orleans Saints and Houston Texans at the Superdome on Saturday, August 21, 2010.

Running back Reggie Bush was sharp early and scored the team’s first touchdown on a 9-yard run. He finished the game with 49 yards on seven carries. Quarterback Drew Brees didn’t have a great statistical night – 5 of 10 for 36 yards and one rushing touchdown – but he provided one of the game’s signature plays when he completed a 10-yard pass to Marques Colston while falling to his right.

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