Conference Semifinals, 2012

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Seattle Seahawks	0	14	7	0	-	21
New Orleans Saints	7	14	14	10	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:42 NOS - Graham King 5 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 11:55 SEA - Rashaun Woods 1 pass from Ethan Doebler (Josh Brown extra point)
2Q: 10:32 NOS - Arnie Pearson 50 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:20 SEA - Ernie Yeater 7 run (Josh Brown extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Darrell Irwin 4 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 09:28 SEA - Ernie Yeater 2 pass from Ethan Doebler (Josh Brown extra point)
3Q: 07:18 NOS - Graham King 7 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 00:24 NOS - Devery Henderson 2 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 05:44 NOS - Darrell Irwin 3 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - David Akers 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:42 NOS - Graham King 5 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 11:55 SEA - Rashaun Woods 1 pass from Ethan Doebler (Josh Brown extra point)
2Q: 10:32 NOS - Arnie Pearson 50 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:20 SEA - Ernie Yeater 7 run (Josh Brown extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Darrell Irwin 4 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 09:28 SEA - Ernie Yeater 2 pass from Ethan Doebler (Josh Brown extra point)
3Q: 07:18 NOS - Graham King 7 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 00:24 NOS - Devery Henderson 2 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 05:44 NOS - Darrell Irwin 3 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - David Akers 24 field goal

Team Statistics SEA NOS
Record 11-7 13-4
First Downs 19 25
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 283 473
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 4.29 7.63
Net Rushing Yards 66 164
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 2.75 4.97
Net Passing Yards 217 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 0 28 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 223 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 10.66
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 8/151 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:24 31:36

Team Statistics	SEA	NOS
Record	11-7	13-4
First Downs	19	25
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	283	473
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	4.29	7.63
Net Rushing Yards	66	164
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	2.75	4.97
Net Passing Yards	217	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 0	28 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	223	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	10.66
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	8/151	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:24	31:36

Drive Charts

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:53	OWN 14	6	48	Missed FG
1	9:48	2:46	OPP 41	5	13	Missed FG
1	2:35	5:47	OWN 18	12	82	Touchdown
2	10:16	5:04	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 37	8	14	Half
3	14:08	3:09	OWN 39	6	22	Punt
3	10:05	0:45	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
3	7:13	2:15	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
3	0:19	2:59	OWN 17	6	23	Punt
4	5:37	0:59	OWN 27	4	0	Downs
4	1:53	1:11	OWN 25	4	9	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	1:19	OWN 45	3	-4	Fumble
1	7:02	4:27	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	11:48	1:32	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown
2	5:12	3:20	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:52	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	10:59	0:54	OWN 3	3	1	Interception
3	9:20	2:07	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	4:58	1:43	OWN 7	4	21	Punt
3	3:15	2:56	OPP 23	6	23	Touchdown
4	12:20	6:43	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	4:38	2:45	OPP 27	6	20	Field Goal
4	0:42	0:42	OPP 34	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Arnie Pearson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marlon Butler	11	17	1.55	7	0	0
Ernie Yeater	10	33	3.30	10	1	1
Ethan Doebler	2	16	8.00	10	1	0
Graham Jaffe	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	18	121	6.72	50	3	1
Darrell Irwin	14	44	3.14	11	1	2
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ethan Doebler	41	23	223	1/6	2	30	0	87.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	28	17	315	1/6	3	43	1	120.4

Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rashaun Woods	8	12	103	12.88	29	30	1
RB Ernie Yeater	6	10	31	5.17	0	8	1
TE Mike Seidman	2	2	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Rod Gardner	2	8	29	14.50	13	21	0
RB Marlon Butler	2	2	16	8.00	0	10	0
WR Victor Stewart	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Rodney Fields	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Donnie Biakabutuka	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	4	5	116	29.00	16	43	0
TE Graham King	4	6	41	10.25	10	20	2
WR Ron Robinson	3	3	47	15.67	0	22	0
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	63	31.50	57	39	0
FB Mike Karney	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0
WR Devery Henderson	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Taylor Jacobs	1	5	24	24.00	3	24	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Niko Koutouvides	1	14	14.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rod Gardner	1	0	0
Marlon Butler	1	0	0
Rashaun Woods	0	1	0
Harvey Harkin	0	1	0
Chuck Laxdal	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Philip Rivers	1	0	0
Graham King	0	1	0
Kendrick Samuels	0	0	1
Tony Brumley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert Burks	3	148	49.3	42.7	60	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	2	83	41.5	34.0	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Brown	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Gardner	2	15	7.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Stewart	6	117	19.5	0
Rod Gardner	2	34	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Niko Koutouvides	7	0	0.0	33	28
S Derrick Tatum	6	4	0.0	30	26
ILB Marc Fletcher	6	1	0.0	28	24
DE Chuck Laxdal	4	2	1.0	31	26
DT Deon Coker	4	0	0.0	25	21
CB Terrell Hartnett	3	3	0.0	18	21
DT Marcus Tubbs	3	2	0.0	26	26
CB Dejuan Groce	3	0	0.0	28	23
DE Harvey Harkin	3	0	0.0	28	23
S Ken Hamlin	1	2	0.0	20	25
CB Marco Henry	1	1	0.0	32	27
S Clinton Hart	1	0	0.0	12	6
S Carl Menoskey	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Justin Pritchett	1	0	0.0	5	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Samuels	7	2	0.0	24	40
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	5	5	0.0	21	41
CB Heath Cooper	5	2	0.0	16	27
S Mike Doss	4	1	0.0	21	28
CB Fernando Clayton	3	1	0.0	22	40
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	0	0.0	23	41
DT Billy Joe Roberson	3	0	0.0	21	39
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	3	0	0.0	18	31
S Michael Lewis	2	1	0.0	4	9
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	1	0.0	7	12
DE Tim Apold	2	0	0.0	21	40
S Austin Koch	2	0	0.0	7	19
DE Travis LaBoy	1	1	1.0	24	40
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	2	0.0	2	10
WR Ron Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0.0	7	5
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	16	31
ILB Courtney Watson	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chuck Laxdal	1.0	0	2	26
DE Harvey Harkin	0.0	2	1	23
DT Darrell Jackson	0.0	0	1	5

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Travis LaBoy	1.0	0	0	1	40
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	2	0	0	31
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0.0	0	3	1	39
DE Tim Apold	0.0	0	1	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Derrick Tatum	4	2	0	26
CB Dejuan Groce	3	0	0	23
ILB Niko Koutouvides	2	0	1	28
ILB Marc Fletcher	2	0	0	24
CB Terrell Hartnett	2	0	0	21
CB Marco Henry	1	1	0	27
S Clinton Hart	1	0	0	6
DT Marcus Tubbs	1	0	0	26
OLB Justin Pritchett	1	0	0	5

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	4	1	41
CB Heath Cooper	3	1	27
OLB Kendrick Samuels	3	0	40
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	1	41
CB Fernando Clayton	2	1	40
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	1	12
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	1	31
S Michael Lewis	2	0	9
S Austin Koch	1	1	19
S Mike Doss	1	0	28
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jamie Codina	3	5	24	0	42
Steve Hutchinson	1	7	24	0	42
Irving Gunn	1	3	21	0	36
Hank Fraley	1	2	22	0	41
Graham Jaffe	1	1	8	0	13
Nat Dorsey	0	1	22	1	28
Chad Slaughter	0	1	5	0	18
Kendall Fein	0	1	4	0	2
Clay Holliday	0	1	2	0	3

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Schroeder	6	6	0	29	0	23
Lennie Friedman	3	6	0	28	0	20
Jacob Rogers	1	5	0	24	0	21
Jon Stinchcomb	1	4	1	24	0	21
Donald Matthews	1	3	0	33	1	29
Mike Karney	1	2	0	16	0	16
Johnny King	1	1	0	5	0	9
Wesley Hickman	1	1	0	9	0	8
Graham King	0	3	0	28	0	22
Lamont Forbes	0	1	0	9	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Gardner	1	14
Carl Menoskey	1	1
Blaine Gibb	0	17
Rodney Fields	0	17
Clinton Hart	0	14
Victor Stewart	0	14
Donnie Biakabutuka	0	14
Kendall Fein	0	13
Hunter Bevins	0	13
Julian Battle	0	12
Mike Seidman	0	11
Chester Vermeil	0	7
Josh Brown	0	6
Justin Pritchett	0	6
Graham Jaffe	0	6
Nat Dorsey	0	5
Chad Slaughter	0	5
Marlon Butler	0	5
Clay Holliday	0	5
Jamie Codina	0	5
Courtney Jarvis	0	5
Jeff Hittle	0	4
Gilbert Burks	0	3
Marc Fletcher	0	2
Skip Wren	0	2
Darrell Jackson	0	2
Deon Coker	0	2
Marcus Tubbs	0	1
Niko Koutouvides	0	1
Derrick Tatum	0	1
Rashaun Woods	0	1
Dejuan Groce	0	1
Darnell Coles	0	1
Nate Fisher	0	1
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Marco Henry	0	1
Harvey Harkin	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Irwin	5	18
Tony Brumley	3	15
Dwight Mendez	1	14
Lamont Forbes	1	3
Ron Robinson	0	14
Irving Robasky	0	14
Brenden Rasmussen	0	14
Mike Karney	0	11
Courtney Watson	0	11
Austin Koch	0	11
Mike Doss	0	9
David Akers	0	9
Taylor Jacobs	0	8
Arnie Bernard	0	8
Graham King	0	6
Donovan Mussatti	0	5
Reggie Bailey	0	4
Arnie Pearson	0	4
Dennis Weathersby	0	3
Jacob Rogers	0	3
Dontarrious Thomas	0	3
Brent Compton	0	3
Bart Rivera	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Michael Lewis	0	2
Travis LaBoy	0	2
Billy Joe Roberson	0	2
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Heath Cooper	0	2
Tim Apold	0	2
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	2
Travis Tusch	0	2
Kendrick Samuels	0	2
Horace Ogden	0	2
Devery Henderson	0	1
Xavier Blair	0	1
Johnny King	0	1
Harris Herron	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	4	-1	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	80	6.7
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	5	27	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ethan Doebler	41	23	4	2	3	7	4	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	28	17	9	0	1	3	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	87	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	84	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	16	2	44	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	33	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	62	12.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	63	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	12	6	157	13.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rashaun Woods	12	8	1	103	2	32
RB Ernie Yeater	10	6	0	31	0	39
WR Rod Gardner	8	2	1	29	1	34
WR Rodney Fields	4	1	1	1	0	16
TE Mike Seidman	2	2	0	17	0	15
WR Victor Stewart	2	1	0	6	0	28
RB Marlon Butler	2	2	0	16	0	20
TE Donnie Biakabutuka	1	1	0	20	1	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Graham King	6	4	0	41	1	22
WR Taylor Jacobs	5	1	0	24	1	28
WR Irving Robasky	5	4	0	116	4	13
WR Devery Henderson	4	1	1	2	0	14
WR Ron Robinson	3	3	0	47	1	11
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	0	63	2	20
TE Dwight Mendez	2	1	0	13	0	7
FB Mike Karney	1	1	0	9	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernie Yeater	4	16	4.00	3.30
Marlon Butler	1	0	0.00	1.55

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrell Irwin	8	27	3.38	3.14
Arnie Pearson	6	20	3.33	6.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Doebler	3	3	11	3.67	5.44

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	4	23	5.75	11.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ernie Yeater	2	2	10	5.00	3.10
WR Rashaun Woods	1	1	1	1.00	8.58

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham King	3	3	21	7.00	6.83
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	2	2.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Ernie Yeater	2	1
Marlon Butler	1	1
Ethan Doebler	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Doebler	11	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rashaun Woods	4	4	3
WR Rod Gardner	3	0	0
RB Ernie Yeater	3	1	1
WR Rodney Fields	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Taylor Jacobs	2	0	0
WR Ron Robinson	2	2	2
WR Irving Robasky	2	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)