Conference Semifinals, 2048

played in Arizona, AZ

73 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints0770-14
Arizona Cardinals21777-42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 ARI - Timothy Carrasco 10 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
1Q: 06:29 ARI - Marcus Castellano 11 run (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
1Q: 00:44 ARI - Chad McKee 89 interception return (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
2Q: 05:15 ARI - Denzel Jenkins 11 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
2Q: 03:34 NOS - Tyrone Shoate 16 pass from Irv Alicea (Ronnie Bryant extra point)
3Q: 07:26 NOS - Conner Perez 12 run (Ronnie Bryant extra point)
3Q: 02:21 ARI - Timothy Carrasco 14 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
4Q: 10:46 ARI - O.J. Baxter 4 run (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSARI
Record10-7-114-3
First Downs1329
- by Rushing27
- by Passing1122
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards296475
- Offensive Plays5072
- Yards per Play5.926.60
Net Rushing Yards99146
- Rushing Attempts2029
- Yards per Rush4.955.03
Net Passing Yards197329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 20 - 440 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards201349
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/43/20
- Yards per Pass Play6.577.65
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions2/116/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down4.67.5
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/257/45
Punt Returns/Yards2/253/1
Kick Returns/Yards3/701/31
Interception Ret./Yards0/04/133
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/05/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 34
Time of Possession23:0037:00

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:14OWN 2538Interception
111:503:21OWN 2468Punt
16:201:53OWN 2538Punt
12:241:48OWN 28417Interception
10:362:17OWN 4235Punt
28:262:17OWN 20523Punt
25:081:41OWN 25575Touchdown
21:431:19OWN 31537Interception
39:121:54OWN 40460Touchdown
32:151:11OWN 2534Punt
410:372:59OWN 38632Interception
42:592:01OWN 339Punt
Arizona Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:461:56OPP 20420Touchdown
18:292:09OWN 39461Touchdown
14:272:03OWN 26413Punt
213:194:53OWN 21059Punt
26:091:01OPP 31431Touchdown
23:271:44OWN 31410Punt
20:240:24OWN 37224Missed FG
315:005:48OWN 251042Missed FG
37:185:03OWN 251075Touchdown
31:045:27OWN 191281Touchdown
47:384:39OWN 29628Punt
40:580:58OWN 3521Game

Game MVP: O.J. Baxter, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Conner Perez10696.904131
J.B. Oliver7192.71800
Irv Alicea294.50500
Kaden Brady122.00200
ArizonaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marcus Castellano241164.831331
O.J. Baxter5306.00801

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Irv Alicea29202011/4127460.3
ArizonaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
O.J. Baxter40313493/203300128.0

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Conner Perez55275.40090
WR Tyrone Shoate475012.5020271
WR J.J. Atkins464511.2522210
WR Jerald Lane356020.002250
RB J.B. Oliver22105.00660
TE J.R. Hoffman12-2-2.000-20
TE Percy Kellogg121111.000110
ArizonaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Danny Clemons911677.4433300
WR Timothy Carrasco91011112.335142
WR Denzel Jenkins81110913.6346301
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald35206.67390
RB Eli Joseph112828.0019280
FB Dave Shepherd111414.005140
RB Marcus Castellano0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
ArizonaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Marcus Kissinger12222.000
CB Clarence Middleton11313.000
CB Ethan Burgess199.000
S Chad McKee18989.001

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Conner Perez1000
Amos McIndoe0100
ArizonaFumbRecovForceTD
Kirk Riggs0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Frank Boyd622737.837.7552
ArizonaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dashawn Alamar416541.330.0433

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ronnie Bryant0/00/00/002/2
ArizonaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kabeer Hamilton0/20/20/206/6

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Jerald Lane22512.50
ArizonaRetYardsAvgTD
Russell Oliver310.30

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Jerald Lane37023.30
ArizonaRetYardsAvgTD
Quentin Van Pelt13131.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Terry Freidkin710.02943
OLB Eugene Branch511.01719
S Ezekiel Nordbye510.02243
DE Deron Whitehurst412.01619
ILB Craig Dubord410.01420
OLB Daryl Fields410.02032
OLB J.B. Fredrickson410.0915
OLB Jon Schindler340.01615
S Willie Wainright320.01516
CB Keegan Ulufale310.01723
S Todd Walker300.0715
CB Paul Ferderer300.02332
ILB Cole May220.0718
OLB Eduardo Hartman210.01425
DT Clarence McCormick200.01513
DE Ian Kirk110.01426
WR Tyrone Shoate10---------
DE Burt Sims100.01841
CB Drake Russell100.01926
TE J.R. Hoffman10---------
DT Vernon Wallace100.0717
TE Percy Kellogg10---------
DE Gene Rhodes010.01411
ArizonaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Edwin McGee610.01628
OLB Josue Fletcher411.02030
CB Clarence Middleton410.01729
CB Ethan Burgess410.01829
ILB Marty Prescott400.01826
ILB Emmanuel Roussel310.01522
DT Dylan Hobart200.01321
CB Emmett Harden200.068
OLB Kirk Riggs200.058
S Perry Wallace110.077
DE Stanley DeLoach110.01519
DT Earl Webb110.079
OLB Demetrius Timm110.01214
CB Marcus Kissinger100.01215
DE Jimmy Boyd100.0612
DE Chandler Dresselhaus100.021
S Chad McKee100.01725
DE Jerry Lafferty010.01424

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Deron Whitehurst2.001019
OLB Eugene Branch1.001019
CB Drake Russell0.010026
DE Ian Kirk0.002126
DE Burt Sims0.001141
DT Clarence McCormick0.001013
ArizonaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Josue Fletcher1.000030
DE Jerry Lafferty0.011024
ILB Emmanuel Roussel0.001022
DE Stanley DeLoach0.001019

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Terry Freidkin50043
S Ezekiel Nordbye40043
OLB Eugene Branch30019
S Todd Walker21015
S Willie Wainright20016
CB Keegan Ulufale20023
OLB Eduardo Hartman20025
ILB Craig Dubord20020
DE Deron Whitehurst20019
OLB J.B. Fredrickson20015
OLB Daryl Fields11032
CB Drake Russell10026
OLB Jon Schindler10015
CB Paul Ferderer10032
ILB Cole May10018
ArizonaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Edwin McGee40028
CB Ethan Burgess30129
ILB Emmanuel Roussel30022
CB Clarence Middleton20129
ILB Marty Prescott20026
S Chad McKee10125
DT Earl Webb1009
DT Dylan Hobart10021
OLB Josue Fletcher10030
CB Emmett Harden1008
OLB Demetrius Timm10014
OLB Kirk Riggs0108
CB Marcus Kissinger00115

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Cooper Kau38020030
Jay Stephenson22017027
Derrick Morrison14020030
Amos McIndoe02020130
Edwin Randle01017026
Van Teague010303
ArizonaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Fred Strait512229043
Conrad Freeney22021143
Sergio McCauley14021043
Jumbo Fitzgerald11024041
Jerome Bensen11029043
Dexter Dumrauf02029143
Maurice Ruff020800
Marcus Castellano00028135

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Eugene Branch221
Kyle Fairley120
Burt Sims115
ArizonaTacklesSTPlays
Perry Wallace218
Dusty Thiel122
Ashton Parra117
Denzel Jenkins110

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Burt Sims------18411574
Terry Freidkin------2943274
Ezekiel Nordbye------2243267
Drake Russell------19261661
Eduardo Hartman------14252059
Eugene Branch------17192157
Paul Ferderer------2332257
Amos McIndoe2030------656
Derrick Morrison2030------656
Tyrone Shoate1526------1455
Daryl Fields------2032254
Irv Alicea2030---------50
Cooper Kau2030---------50
Jerald Lane1621------1148
J.J. Atkins1929---------48
Ian Kirk------1426646
Jay Stephenson1727---------44
Edwin Randle1726---------43
Keegan Ulufale------1723141
Conner Perez1121------941
J.B. Fredrickson------9151539
Percy Kellogg1424---------38
Craig Dubord------1420135
Deron Whitehurst------1619---35
Willie Wainright------1516132
Jon Schindler------1615---31
J.R. Hoffman914------730
Clarence McCormick------1513129
Vernon Wallace------717529
Cole May------718126
Gene Rhodes------1411---25
Lenny Rose20------2022
Todd Walker------715---22
Kyle Fairley00------2020
J.B. Oliver89------118
Richard Breen34------613
Lester Kinney------32712
Van Teague33------612
Kaden Brady32------38
Frank Boyd00------66
Devonte Seiferling00------66
Jack Horner------32---5
Peyton Gonzales22---------4
Ronnie Bryant00------33
Bob Cervantes12---------3
Jon Wagner00---------0
ArizonaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Denzel Jenkins2943------1082
Dexter Dumrauf2943------678
Jerome Bensen2943------678
O.J. Baxter2943---------72
Fred Strait2943---------72
Timothy Carrasco2941------171
Conrad Freeney2143------670
Sergio McCauley2143------569
Marcus Castellano2835------366
Jumbo Fitzgerald2441---------65
Danny Clemons2331------1165
Edwin McGee------1628852
Josue Fletcher------2030151
Ethan Burgess------1829---47
Clarence Middleton------1729---46
Marty Prescott------1826---44
Chad McKee------1725---42
Jerry Lafferty------1424---38
Emmanuel Roussel------1522---37
Dusty Thiel57------2234
Stanley DeLoach------1519---34
Dylan Hobart------1321---34
Perry Wallace------771832
Kirk Riggs------581932
Dave Shepherd28------1929
Emmett Harden------681529
Marcus Kissinger------1215128
Demetrius Timm------1214---26
Earl Webb------79622
Jimmy Boyd------612---18
Ashton Parra00------1717
Quentin Van Pelt00------1616
Russell Oliver42------612
Hayden Finch------03912
Kabeer Hamilton00------99
Thomas Harrison80------19
Lucas Haneke------0099
Chandler Dresselhaus------2169
Maurice Ruff80---------8
Lance Knowlton00------66
Eli Joseph15---------6
Dashawn Alamar00------66
Corey Stevens02---------2
Howard Heupel00---------0
Rondell Wilkerson00---------0
Carl Augustine------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3206.7
Middle14181.3
Right36120.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left16835.2
Middle11534.8
Right2105.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Irv Alicea29204001304
ArizonaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
O.J. Baxter40313002620

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55153.0
Short (0-8 Yds)109808.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)103363.6
Long (19+ Yds)437017.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64183.0
Short (0-8 Yds)17151619.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)141014210.1
Long (19+ Yds)32289.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tyrone Shoate74050126
WR J.J. Atkins64045129
RB Conner Perez55027021
WR Jerald Lane53060221
RB J.B. Oliver2201009
TE J.R. Hoffman210-2014
TE Percy Kellogg21011024
ArizonaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Denzel Jenkins1180109143
WR Danny Clemons119067131
WR Timothy Carrasco1090111041
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald53020041
RB Eli Joseph1102815
FB Dave Shepherd1101408
RB Marcus Castellano1000035

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Conner Perez11212.006.90
ArizonaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Marcus Castellano3227.334.83
O.J. Baxter2126.006.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Irv Alicea111616.006.93
ArizonaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
O.J. Baxter86496.138.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tyrone Shoate111616.007.14
ArizonaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Timothy Carrasco43358.7511.10
WR Denzel Jenkins22189.009.91
WR Danny Clemons21-4-2.006.09

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Conner Perez30
J.B. Oliver10
Irv Alicea10
ArizonaRushesConversions
Marcus Castellano21
O.J. Baxter10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Irv Alicea622
ArizonaAttCompConversions
O.J. Baxter865

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
RB Conner Perez222
WR Tyrone Shoate100
WR Jerald Lane100
WR J.J. Atkins100
TE Percy Kellogg100
ArizonaTargCatchConversions
WR Denzel Jenkins321
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald211
RB Eli Joseph111
WR Danny Clemons111
WR Timothy Carrasco111

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,600 (17,600)
End Zone12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes2,200 (2,200)