Week 12, 2043

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	3	6	9	-	21
Indianapolis Colts	3	14	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:32 NOS - Zane Killian 30 field goal
1Q: 03:16 IND - Melvin Downs 28 field goal
2Q: 14:30 IND - Rickey Elias 66 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
2Q: 05:25 NOS - Zane Killian 29 field goal
2Q: 03:06 IND - Dennis Rubin 42 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 10:35 IND - Rickey Elias 40 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 04:01 NOS - Zane Shannon 55 interception return (Jake Wilkins run for conversion failed)
4Q: 09:25 IND - Melvin Downs 23 field goal
4Q: 03:10 NOS - Jon Wagner 9 run (Zane Killian extra point failed)
4Q: 00:15 NOS - Zane Killian 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:32 NOS - Zane Killian 30 field goal
1Q: 03:16 IND - Melvin Downs 28 field goal
2Q: 14:30 IND - Rickey Elias 66 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
2Q: 05:25 NOS - Zane Killian 29 field goal
2Q: 03:06 IND - Dennis Rubin 42 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 10:35 IND - Rickey Elias 40 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 04:01 NOS - Zane Shannon 55 interception return (Jake Wilkins run for conversion failed)
4Q: 09:25 IND - Melvin Downs 23 field goal
4Q: 03:10 NOS - Jon Wagner 9 run (Zane Killian extra point failed)
4Q: 00:15 NOS - Zane Killian 29 field goal

Team Statistics NOS IND
Record 6-5 7-4
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 331 438
- Offensive Plays 56 67
- Yards per Play 5.91 6.54
Net Rushing Yards 111 173
- Rushing Attempts 22 35
- Yards per Rush 5.05 4.94
Net Passing Yards 220 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 0 31 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.47 8.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 8/52
Punt Returns/Yards 1/20 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 1/55 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:10 33:50

Team Statistics	NOS	IND
Record	6-5	7-4
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	331	438
- Offensive Plays	56	67
- Yards per Play	5.91	6.54
Net Rushing Yards	111	173
- Rushing Attempts	22	35
- Yards per Rush	5.05	4.94
Net Passing Yards	220	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 0	31 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.47	8.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	8/52
Punt Returns/Yards	1/20	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	1/55	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:10	33:50

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:35	OWN 20	8	67	Field Goal
1	3:09	3:09	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	14:14	3:52	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
2	9:18	3:58	OPP 38	8	26	Field Goal
2	2:33	1:10	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	10:17	1:05	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	14:42	1:54	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
4	9:19	1:55	OWN 20	4	41	Punt
4	4:56	1:57	50	6	50	Touchdown
4	2:19	2:09	OWN 20	8	68	Field Goal

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:25	8:16	OWN 22	14	67	Field Goal
2	15:00	0:46	OWN 6	2	94	Touchdown
2	10:22	1:04	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
2	5:20	2:47	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
2	1:23	1:23	OWN 33	3	17	Half
3	15:00	4:43	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	9:12	5:23	OWN 13	10	39	Interception
3	3:49	4:07	OWN 32	7	12	Punt
4	12:48	3:29	OPP 35	7	29	Field Goal
4	7:24	2:28	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	2:59	0:40	OPP 45	3	3	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 49	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Cornelius Gillespie, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jake Wilkins	8	40	5.00	23	1	0
Jon Wagner	6	35	5.83	9	0	1
Denzel Finch	5	21	4.20	12	1	0
Sammie Guthrie	3	15	5.00	8	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Elias	26	147	5.65	66	3	2
James Chustz	4	7	1.75	3	0	0
Cornelius Gillespie	3	10	3.33	9	0	0
Derek Kleinecke	2	9	4.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Wagner	32	18	235	2/15	0	40	0	79.5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cornelius Gillespie	31	24	273	1/8	1	42	1	100.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kyle Fairley	4	7	86	21.50	39	40
WR Tyrone Shoate	3	5	36	12.00	2	17
RB Jake Wilkins	3	4	18	6.00	9	8
TE Bo Blackburn	3	4	45	15.00	12	19
WR Alvin Schroeder	2	2	32	16.00	9	19
TE Dusty Tobias	1	2	15	15.00	4	15
FB Clyde Springer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Denzel Finch	1	1	4	4.00	6	4
WR Matthew Gonzalez	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Rubin	6	9	114	19.00	26	42	1
TE Caiden Poulsen	4	6	35	8.75	17	16	0
RB Rickey Elias	4	4	39	9.75	34	28	0
WR Bo Lester	3	5	32	10.67	12	19	0
TE Teddy Caldwell	3	3	21	7.00	13	12	0
WR Grant Washington	2	2	29	14.50	17	15	0
FB Earnest Beverly	2	2	3	1.50	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Zane Shannon	1	55	55.00	1

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Denzel Finch	1	0	0
Kyle Fairley	0	1	0
Terry Freidkin	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rickey Elias	1	0	0
Cornelius Gillespie	0	1	0
Brock Donovan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin D'Herde	6	280	46.7	40.5	53	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Hemler	4	175	43.8	33.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane Killian	3/3	0/0	0/0	30	0/1

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Melvin Downs	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Hucke	1	20	20.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Riley	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Guthrie	1	13	13.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Chustz	4	86	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Freidkin	8	2	0.0	35	32
OLB Lance Osborne	7	1	0.0	30	22
CB Ezra Austin	7	0	0.0	14	18
DE Shaquille Leblond	5	1	0.5	31	25
ILB Robert Facchini	5	2	0.0	21	12
ILB Chris Franklin	5	1	0.0	14	20
DT Adam Dixon	4	1	0.0	23	21
ILB Tyrus Greer	4	0	0.0	9	7
CB Keegan Ulufale	3	0	0.0	32	30
DT Henry Franz	2	2	0.5	23	21
CB Roman Parliman	2	2	0.0	35	32
S Zane Shannon	1	3	0.0	33	31
DE Emmanuel Brisman	1	1	0.0	26	26
DE Jeff Sperr	1	0	0.0	9	6
OLB Marlon Twente	1	0	0.0	18	18
DT Clarence McCormick	0	2	0.0	14	12
DE Chandler DeVore	0	1	0.0	12	17

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Larry Walters	6	0	0.0	22	33
ILB Brock Donovan	4	3	0.0	22	34
ILB Iker Wiseman	4	2	0.0	9	11
CB Devante Braden	4	0	0.0	22	34
OLB Roy Lyle	3	1	1.0	11	13
DT Jeffrey Escamilla	3	0	0.0	9	11
CB Roberto Dimick	3	0	0.0	22	33
OLB Irving Horner	2	2	1.0	16	30
CB Orlando Stuart	2	1	0.0	13	23
OLB Brad Cochrane	2	0	0.0	8	9
S Dana Mauricia	2	0	0.0	6	14
S Willie Wainright	1	2	0.0	22	34
DE Damian Mills	1	1	0.0	12	15
DE Harrison Bridges	1	0	0.0	10	19
DT Bobby Patton	1	0	0.0	13	24
OLB Ricardo Williamson	1	0	0.0	2	1
ILB Tim Stokes	1	0	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaquille Leblond	0.5	1	1	25
DT Henry Franz	0.5	0	0	21
DE Chandler DeVore	0.0	1	0	17
DT Clarence McCormick	0.0	1	0	12
DE Emmanuel Brisman	0.0	0	1	26

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Irving Horner	1.0	0	1	1	30
OLB Roy Lyle	1.0	0	0	0	13
DT Jamal Andersen	0.0	1	2	0	15
DE Damian Mills	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Kerry Kerns	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Jeffrey Escamilla	0.0	0	1	0	11
OLB Brad Cochrane	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ezra Austin	6	0	0	18
CB Keegan Ulufale	3	1	0	30
ILB Robert Facchini	3	0	0	12
ILB Chris Franklin	3	0	0	20
CB Roman Parliman	2	0	0	32
DE Shaquille Leblond	2	0	0	25
OLB Lance Osborne	1	1	0	22
DT Adam Dixon	1	0	0	21
S Terry Freidkin	1	0	0	32
ILB Tyrus Greer	1	0	0	7
OLB Marlon Twente	1	0	0	18
S Zane Shannon	0	0	1	31

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Roberto Dimick	3	2	33
ILB Iker Wiseman	3	0	11
CB Devante Braden	3	0	34
S Larry Walters	2	2	33
CB Orlando Stuart	2	0	23
S Willie Wainright	1	0	34
ILB Brock Donovan	1	0	34
OLB Irving Horner	1	0	30
OLB Roy Lyle	1	0	13
S Dana Mauricia	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amos McIndoe	2	5	0	22	1	34
Victor Nixon	1	6	0	22	0	34
Marvin Buckner	1	1	0	22	0	34
Clyde Springer	0	3	1	17	0	21
Mercury Cox	0	1	0	22	0	34
Micah Zwillinger	0	0	0	22	1	34

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Miles Blackburn	3	6	35	0	32
Frederick Hayakawa	1	6	35	1	32
Teddy Caldwell	1	3	16	0	9
Arnie Monaghan	1	3	35	0	32
Earnest Beverly	0	4	20	0	16
Caiden Poulsen	0	3	34	0	32
Nathaniel McQuaig	0	3	35	0	32
Luis Myers	0	3	10	0	8
Bart Ferreira	0	1	25	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Tobias	3	21
Sammie Guthrie	1	16
Kyle Fairley	1	16
Clyde Springer	1	16

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Ricardo Williamson	1	22
Vernon Zimmerman	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Freidkin	---	---	35	32	5	72
Roman Parliman	---	---	35	32	2	69
Zane Shannon	---	---	33	31	2	66
Kyle Fairley	19	30	---	---	16	65
Victor Nixon	22	34	---	---	9	65
Keegan Ulufale	---	---	32	30	2	64
Shaquille Leblond	---	---	31	25	2	58
Marvin Buckner	22	34	---	---	---	56
Jon Wagner	22	34	---	---	---	56
Amos McIndoe	22	34	---	---	---	56
Micah Zwillinger	22	34	---	---	---	56
Mercury Cox	22	34	---	---	---	56
Lance Osborne	---	---	30	22	3	55
Emmanuel Brisman	---	---	26	26	2	54
Clyde Springer	17	21	---	---	16	54
Tyrone Shoate	18	29	---	---	6	53
Marlon Twente	---	---	18	18	15	51
Ezra Austin	---	---	14	18	18	50
Adam Dixon	---	---	23	21	2	46
Henry Franz	---	---	23	21	2	46
Bo Blackburn	8	17	---	---	17	42
Denzel Finch	7	9	---	---	25	41
Sammie Guthrie	7	14	---	---	16	37
Robert Facchini	---	---	21	12	4	37
Chandler DeVore	---	---	12	17	7	36
Chris Franklin	---	---	14	20	1	35
Alvin Schroeder	6	9	---	---	18	33
Dusty Tobias	5	6	---	---	21	32
Jake Wilkins	11	19	---	---	1	31
Tyrus Greer	---	---	9	7	12	28
Matthew Gonzalez	12	15	---	---	---	27
Clarence McCormick	---	---	14	12	---	26
Jeff Sperr	---	---	9	6	1	16
Tom Butler	---	---	2	1	10	13
Shawn Fadiman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Warren Owen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zane Killian	0	0	---	---	9	9
Braxton Martinez	0	0	---	---	9	9
Taylor Martinez	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dustin D'Herde	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carlton Hucke	0	1	---	---	4	5
Jameson Brooks	---	---	2	1	1	4
Steve Gilchrist	0	0	---	---	3	3
Luke Ellis	---	---	0	0	3	3
Reuben Browning	---	---	2	0	---	2
Braxton Parrish	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Caiden Poulsen	34	32	---	---	16	82
Nathaniel McQuaig	35	32	---	---	6	73
Frederick Hayakawa	35	32	---	---	6	73
Miles Blackburn	35	32	---	---	5	72
Roberto Dimick	---	---	22	33	14	69
Cornelius Gillespie	35	32	---	---	---	67
Dennis Rubin	34	31	---	---	2	67
Arnie Monaghan	35	32	---	---	---	67
Brock Donovan	---	---	22	34	5	61
Earnest Beverly	20	16	---	---	24	60
Larry Walters	---	---	22	33	4	59
Devante Braden	---	---	22	34	3	59
Willie Wainright	---	---	22	34	3	59
Orlando Stuart	---	---	13	23	19	55
Bart Ferreira	25	24	---	---	1	50
Irving Horner	---	---	16	30	3	49
Grant Washington	16	14	---	---	17	47
Rickey Elias	28	15	---	---	1	44
Bobby Patton	---	---	13	24	2	39
Teddy Caldwell	16	9	---	---	14	39
Damian Mills	---	---	12	15	8	35
James Chustz	5	11	---	---	18	34
Bo Lester	5	11	---	---	18	34
Vincent Battle	15	14	---	---	5	34
Harrison Bridges	---	---	10	19	3	32
Jamal Andersen	---	---	14	15	1	30
Kerry Kerns	---	---	8	19	2	29
Roy Lyle	---	---	11	13	4	28
Iker Wiseman	---	---	9	11	6	26
Jeffrey Escamilla	---	---	9	11	5	25
Ricardo Williamson	---	---	2	1	22	25
Dana Mauricia	---	---	6	14	2	22
Brad Cochrane	---	---	8	9	2	19
Luis Myers	10	8	---	---	---	18
Derek Kleinecke	2	7	---	---	5	14
Melvin Downs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerome Babic	---	---	0	1	7	8
Tim Stokes	---	---	1	1	6	8
Benjamin Fry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitch Lefebvre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vernon Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Hemler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chad Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Adam Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dashawn Godfrey	---	---	0	0	---	0
Myron Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	29	14.5
Middle	15	61	4.1
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	123	13.7
Middle	17	48	2.8
Right	8	3	0.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Wagner	32	18	2	0	0	4	6	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cornelius Gillespie	31	24	4	0	1	2	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	115	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	38	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	115	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	63	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	64	32.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kyle Fairley	7	4	86	2	30
WR Tyrone Shoate	5	3	36	0	29
WR Matthew Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	15
RB Jake Wilkins	4	3	18	0	19
TE Bo Blackburn	4	3	45	0	17
TE Dusty Tobias	2	1	15	0	6
WR Alvin Schroeder	2	2	32	0	9
FB Clyde Springer	1	1	-1	0	21
RB Denzel Finch	1	1	4	0	9

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Rubin	9	6	0	114	3	31
TE Caiden Poulsen	6	4	0	35	0	32
WR Bo Lester	5	3	1	32	0	11
RB Rickey Elias	4	4	0	39	1	15
TE Teddy Caldwell	3	3	0	21	0	9
WR Grant Washington	2	2	0	29	0	14
FB Earnest Beverly	2	2	0	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jon Wagner	2	17	8.50	5.83
Sammie Guthrie	1	5	5.00	5.00
Jake Wilkins	1	4	4.00	5.00

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Elias	2	8	4.00	5.65
Cornelius Gillespie	1	2	2.00	3.33
James Chustz	1	0	0.00	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Wagner	7	2	7	1.00	7.34

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cornelius Gillespie	3	1	-3	-1.00	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matthew Gonzalez	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kyle Fairley	1	1	3	3.00	12.29
WR Tyrone Shoate	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
RB Jake Wilkins	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
RB Denzel Finch	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dennis Rubin	1	0	0	0.00	12.67
WR Bo Lester	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
FB Earnest Beverly	1	1	-3	-3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Guthrie	3	1
Denzel Finch	2	0
Jon Wagner	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Derek Kleinecke	2	0
James Chustz	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Wagner	8	4	4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cornelius Gillespie	11	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrone Shoate	3	1	1
TE Bo Blackburn	2	2	2
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	1
WR Kyle Fairley	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Rubin	3	2	2
WR Bo Lester	3	2	2
TE Caiden Poulsen	2	1	1
WR Grant Washington	2	2	2
RB Rickey Elias	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 22,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,500 (21,800)
End Zone 4,800 (15,700)
Mezzanine 3,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 4,700 (13,900)
Club Seats 400 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	22,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,500 (21,800)
End Zone	4,800 (15,700)
Mezzanine	3,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	4,700 (13,900)
Club Seats	400 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,200)