Conference Finals, 2012

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	0	7	0	7	-	14
New Orleans Saints	21	6	10	3	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 NOS - Graham King 5 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 08:14 NOS - Irving Robasky 85 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 02:44 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 16 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 07:36 NOS - David Akers 32 field goal
2Q: 03:05 NOS - David Akers 26 field goal
2Q: 01:21 CHI - Cornelius Liszkiewicz 24 pass from Tim Rattay (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 06:39 NOS - David Akers 37 field goal
3Q: 03:04 NOS - Graham King 10 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:01 CHI - Steven Jackson 1 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 04:53 NOS - David Akers 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 NOS - Graham King 5 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 08:14 NOS - Irving Robasky 85 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 02:44 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 16 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 07:36 NOS - David Akers 32 field goal
2Q: 03:05 NOS - David Akers 26 field goal
2Q: 01:21 CHI - Cornelius Liszkiewicz 24 pass from Tim Rattay (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 06:39 NOS - David Akers 37 field goal
3Q: 03:04 NOS - Graham King 10 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:01 CHI - Steven Jackson 1 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 04:53 NOS - David Akers 28 field goal

Team Statistics CHI NOS
Record 13-5 14-4
First Downs 11 22
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 6 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 242 470
- Offensive Plays 46 69
- Yards per Play 5.26 6.81
Net Rushing Yards 96 112
- Rushing Attempts 19 34
- Yards per Rush 5.05 3.29
Net Passing Yards 146 358
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 1 31 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 170 380
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 10.23
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/44 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 7/145 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 20:38 39:22

Team Statistics	CHI	NOS
Record	13-5	14-4
First Downs	11	22
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	6	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	242	470
- Offensive Plays	46	69
- Yards per Play	5.26	6.81
Net Rushing Yards	96	112
- Rushing Attempts	19	34
- Yards per Rush	5.05	3.29
Net Passing Yards	146	358
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 1	31 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	170	380
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	10.23
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/44	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	7/145	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	20:38	39:22

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	2:35	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
1	7:58	1:49	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
1	3:01	0:17	OWN 20	1	-4	Fumble
1	2:38	1:16	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
2	15:00	1:09	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
2	7:30	2:31	OWN 28	6	8	Punt
2	2:59	1:53	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	6:34	2:19	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
3	2:58	5:07	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	10:27	0:29	OWN 27	2	15	Fumble
4	4:46	0:44	OWN 25	2	5	Interception
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 29	4	33	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	8:23	0:25	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
1	6:09	3:08	OWN 43	8	23	Punt
1	2:44	0:06	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown
1	1:22	1:22	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
2	13:51	6:21	OWN 20	12	65	Field Goal
2	4:59	2:00	OWN 18	6	73	Field Goal
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	13:02	6:28	OWN 37	10	43	Field Goal
3	4:15	1:17	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
4	12:51	2:24	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	9:58	5:12	OPP 42	9	31	Field Goal
4	4:02	2:13	OWN 15	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steven Jackson	13	65	5.00	38	1	1
Brock Forsey	6	31	5.17	12	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	22	67	3.05	8	0	0
Darrell Irwin	12	45	3.75	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tim Rattay	23	15	170	4/24	1	41	1	83.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	31	23	380	4/22	4	85	0	154.5

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Elliott	7	11	129	18.43	12	41	0
RB Steven Jackson	4	4	4	1.00	5	3	0
RB Brock Forsey	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Antonio Gates	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Ellis Fitzgerald	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	2	24	24.00	3	24	1
TE Rusty May	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dennis Shepard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Graham King	6	7	67	11.17	11	19	2
WR Devery Henderson	3	3	75	25.00	3	44	0
WR Taylor Jacobs	3	7	51	17.00	21	20	1
WR Ron Robinson	3	5	32	10.67	10	19	0
WR Irving Robasky	3	4	102	34.00	74	85	1
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	13	6.50	1	8	0
RB Darrell Irwin	1	1	10	10.00	6	10	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	24	24.00	1	24	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fernando Clayton	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steven Jackson	2	0	0
Bernard Corbett	1	0	0
Donovan Stephenson	0	1	0
Malcolm Rees	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Taylor Jacobs	1	0	0
Austin Koch	0	2	0
Heath Cooper	0	1	0
Kelvin Arntt	0	0	2
Dontarrious Thomas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	7	312	44.6	37.7	61	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	5	239	47.8	38.2	67	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	4/4	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Renaldo Preston	2	13	6.5	0
Bernard Corbett	1	15	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scottie Montgomery	6	124	20.7	0
Dustin Giles	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kent Greene	9	4	1.0	29	30
OLB Malcolm Rees	6	3	0.0	22	13
CB Darrell Rideaux	6	2	0.0	22	28
S Zach Anderson	6	2	0.0	31	33
DE Tommie Harris	4	0	1.0	27	32
DT Jonathan Goeas	4	2	0.5	27	24
DT Tony Reichard	4	1	0.5	28	29
S Willie Pile	4	3	0.0	23	34
DE Derrick Fox	3	1	1.0	25	32
OLB Russell Barrett	3	4	0.0	32	33
CB Stan Wells	3	1	0.0	22	35
DE Teddy Cherry	2	0	0.0	9	3
TE Antonio Gates	1	0	---	---	---
DT Derrick Bell	1	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Dana Strong	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Renaldo Preston	1	0	0.0	8	6
DT Allen Earp	0	1	0.0	10	6
CB Rich Compton	0	1	0.0	15	2

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	8	3	0.0	18	27
DT Billy Joe Roberson	5	3	0.5	18	27
S Austin Koch	4	1	1.0	19	27
OLB Kendrick Samuels	4	3	0.0	19	27
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	3	1	1.0	16	23
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	1	0.0	17	25
CB Fernando Clayton	2	2	0.0	18	27
S Kelvin Arntt	2	0	0.0	3	4
DE Travis LaBoy	1	0	1.0	18	27
DE Tim Apold	1	1	0.5	19	27
CB Heath Cooper	1	0	0.0	16	25
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Derrick Fox	1.0	1	32
DE Tommie Harris	1.0	0	32
ILB Kent Greene	1.0	0	30
DT Jonathan Goeas	0.5	1	24
DT Tony Reichard	0.5	0	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Travis LaBoy	1.0	1	0	27
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1.0	1	0	23
S Austin Koch	1.0	0	0	27
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0.5	0	1	27
DE Tim Apold	0.5	0	1	27
S Kelvin Arntt	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darrell Rideaux	5	0	28
ILB Kent Greene	3	2	30
OLB Russell Barrett	3	1	33
S Willie Pile	3	0	34
OLB Malcolm Rees	3	0	13
CB Stan Wells	2	0	35
CB Lamont Garner	1	1	28
S Zach Anderson	1	0	33
DT Tony Reichard	1	0	29
OLB Dana Strong	1	0	3

New Orleans	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	4	0	27
S Austin Koch	3	0	27
CB Fernando Clayton	2	1	27
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	0	25
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	0	27
S Kelvin Arntt	1	0	4
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	2
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Diehl	4	5	15	1	24
Kwame Harris	1	2	18	0	27
Ricardo Sirmon	1	2	8	0	5
Joey Franklin	0	3	17	0	26
Dave Jacke	0	2	12	1	22
Ellis Fitzgerald	0	2	11	0	14
Reggie Booker	0	1	15	2	22
Leonard Derubeis	0	1	2	0	1
Amos Fisk	0	1	4	0	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Stinchcomb	4	9	0	33	2	26
Lennie Friedman	3	5	0	20	0	33
Donald Matthews	2	3	0	34	0	35
Jacob Rogers	1	4	1	25	2	25
Mike Karney	1	2	0	17	0	16
Johnny King	0	4	0	14	0	2
Leon Schroeder	0	3	0	31	0	28
Lamont Forbes	0	1	0	9	0	10
Bart Rivera	0	1	0	3	0	7
Tony Brumley	0	1	0	4	0	6
Wesley Hickman	0	1	0	1	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Brock Forsey	1	24
Malcolm Rees	1	22
Scottie Montgomery	1	15
Rich Compton	0	27
Russell Barrett	0	26
Bart Parker	0	19
Bernard Corbett	0	17
Darrell Rideaux	0	15
Dennis Shepard	0	12
Antonio Gates	0	11
Dustin Giles	0	11
Stan Wells	0	8
Brad Maynard	0	7
Ricardo Sirmon	0	7
Ellis Fitzgerald	0	7
Leonard Derubeis	0	7
Mickey Flynn	0	7
David Diehl	0	6
Donovan Stephenson	0	6
Rusty May	0	5
Joey Franklin	0	5
Renaldo Preston	0	5
Kent Greene	0	4
Derrick Fox	0	4
Tony Reichard	0	4
Derrick Bell	0	4
Jonathan Goeas	0	4
Tommie Harris	0	3
Willie Pile	0	3
Zach Anderson	0	3
Gary McCarthy	0	3
Allen Earp	0	2
Lamont Garner	0	2
Cornelius Liszkiewicz	0	2
Amos Fisk	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Arntt	4	17
Darrell Irwin	2	28
Irving Robasky	2	18
Graham King	1	13
Dennis Weathersby	1	11
Drew Jordan	0	23
Dwight Mendez	0	20
Tony Brumley	0	17
Ron Robinson	0	16
David Akers	0	13
Arnie Bernard	0	13
Courtney Watson	0	11
Taylor Jacobs	0	9
Lamont Forbes	0	9
Bart Rivera	0	9
Austin Koch	0	9
Mike Karney	0	8
Harris Herron	0	7
Donovan Mussatti	0	7
Oliver Coffey	0	7
Jacob Rogers	0	6
Travis Tusch	0	6
Brent Compton	0	5
Horace Ogden	0	5
Xavier Blair	0	4
Johnny King	0	4
Arnie Pearson	0	3
Dontarrious Thomas	0	2
Devery Henderson	0	2
Reggie Bailey	0	2
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	2
Wesley Hickman	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	15	39	2.6
Right	3	56	18.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	66	3.9
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tim Rattay	23	15	3	2	0	0	3	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	31	23	4	0	2	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	16	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	59	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	87	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	90	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	212	17.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	68	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Elliott	11	7	129	2	26
RB Steven Jackson	4	4	4	0	17
WR Dennis Shepard	2	0	0	0	21
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	1	24	1	13
RB Brock Forsey	1	1	4	0	11
TE Antonio Gates	1	1	7	0	13
TE Rusty May	1	0	0	0	10
FB Ellis Fitzgerald	1	1	2	0	14

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Jacobs	7	3	1	51	1	31
TE Graham King	7	6	1	67	0	26
WR Ron Robinson	5	3	0	32	0	19
WR Irving Robasky	4	3	0	102	1	17
WR Devery Henderson	3	3	0	75	1	16
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	0	13	0	25
RB Darrell Irwin	1	1	0	10	0	10
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	6	0	6
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	0	24	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steven Jackson	2	7	3.50	5.00
Brock Forsey	1	3	3.00	5.17

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrell Irwin	3	2	0.67	3.75
Arnie Pearson	2	3	1.50	3.05

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	4	36	7.20	12.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taylor Jacobs	2	1	16	8.00	7.29
TE Graham King	2	2	15	7.50	9.57
WR Ron Robinson	1	1	5	5.00	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Brock Forsey	2	1
Steven Jackson	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	4	1
Darrell Irwin	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tim Rattay	5	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch
RB Steven Jackson	1	1
TE Rusty May	1	0
FB Ellis Fitzgerald	1	1
WR Dennis Shepard	1	0
WR Anthony Elliott	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Robinson	2	1	0
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	1
WR Taylor Jacobs	1	0	0
RB Darrell Irwin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (20,400)
End Zone 12,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (12,900)
Club Seats 13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (20,400)
End Zone	12,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (12,900)
Club Seats	13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,700)