Week 2, 2013

played in New England, MA

53 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	0	-	17
New England Patriots	0	10	10	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 NOS - Graham King 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:57 NED - Byron Lewis 1 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 08:28 NOS - Graham King 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 03:32 NED - Charlie Flannery 39 field goal
3Q: 14:06 NED - Nathan Osborne 58 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 04:28 NED - Charlie Flannery 41 field goal
3Q: 00:19 NOS - Artie Farias 36 field goal
4Q: 02:28 NED - Byron Lewis 9 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 NOS - Graham King 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:57 NED - Byron Lewis 1 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 08:28 NOS - Graham King 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 03:32 NED - Charlie Flannery 39 field goal
3Q: 14:06 NED - Nathan Osborne 58 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 04:28 NED - Charlie Flannery 41 field goal
3Q: 00:19 NOS - Artie Farias 36 field goal
4Q: 02:28 NED - Byron Lewis 9 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 15 30
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 13 18
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 358 505
- Offensive Plays 54 69
- Yards per Play 6.63 7.32
Net Rushing Yards 52 123
- Rushing Attempts 12 30
- Yards per Rush 4.33 4.10
Net Passing Yards 306 382
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 2 38 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 321 387
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.29 9.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/85 3/19
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/109 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 2/15 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 23:52 36:08

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	15	30
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	13	18
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	358	505
- Offensive Plays	54	69
- Yards per Play	6.63	7.32
Net Rushing Yards	52	123
- Rushing Attempts	12	30
- Yards per Rush	4.33	4.10
Net Passing Yards	306	382
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 2	38 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	321	387
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.29	9.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/85	3/19
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/109	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	2/15	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	23:52	36:08

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	4	58	Interception
1	10:41	3:02	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
1	3:26	0:51	OWN 20	2	43	Interception
2	12:48	4:25	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
2	3:24	3:11	OWN 19	6	20	Punt
3	13:47	2:50	OWN 19	6	13	Punt
3	4:22	4:11	OWN 40	6	41	Field Goal
4	12:48	0:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	9:38	1:08	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	2:22	1:49	OWN 14	8	3	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	2:12	OWN 2	3	1	Punt
1	7:39	4:13	OWN 32	9	63	Interception
1	2:35	4:47	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	8:23	4:59	OWN 24	8	54	Field Goal
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	56	Half
3	15:00	1:13	OWN 35	2	65	Touchdown
3	10:57	6:35	OWN 5	14	71	Field Goal
3	0:11	2:23	OWN 20	5	33	Punt
4	12:02	2:24	OWN 33	4	14	Interception
4	8:30	6:08	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 17	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Byron Lewis, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	8	15	1.88	10	1	0
Mark Coons	4	37	9.25	18	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	20	79	3.95	12	2	2
Randal Meadows	9	40	4.44	11	1	0
Tom Brady	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	40	21	321	2/15	2	43	2	75.1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	38	29	387	1/5	1	58	2	94.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Graham King	5	6	69	13.80	17	29	2
WR Curtis Weber	4	8	44	11.00	0	20	0
RB Arnie Pearson	4	4	44	11.00	22	16	0
WR Devery Henderson	3	8	51	17.00	15	30	0
WR Irving Robasky	2	4	54	27.00	4	32	0
WR C.J. Cook	2	5	55	27.50	0	43	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Taylor Jacobs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Mark Coons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ron Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nathan Osborne	7	11	114	16.29	42	58	1
WR Bethel Johnson	5	6	80	16.00	17	22	0
WR Luke Gross	5	6	44	8.80	0	27	0
RB Byron Lewis	4	4	25	6.25	7	9	0
TE Elton Kinney	3	3	80	26.67	56	56	0
TE Ben Watson	2	2	19	9.50	0	17	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	2	20	10.00	12	14	0
FB Mercury Legay	1	2	5	5.00	3	5	0
WR Howie Hoffman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dennis Weathersby	1	0	0.00	0
S Arnie Shafer	1	15	15.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brant Norton	1	0	0.00	0
CB Brian Ellis	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Graham King	1	0	0	0
Irving Robasky	0	1	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lance Briggs	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	4	182	45.5	45.5	58	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	2	100	50.0	40.0	53	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	3	94	31.3	0
Mark Coons	1	15	15.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Courtney Watson	10	2	0.0	28	38
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	8	0	0.0	25	34
CB Heath Cooper	6	0	0.0	19	30
DE Harris Herron	6	0	0.0	27	35
DE Brent Compton	5	1	1.0	28	38
CB Fernando Clayton	5	1	0.0	27	36
OLB Jared Ballard	3	5	0.0	26	39
S Austin Koch	3	3	0.0	21	33
OLB Donovan Mussatti	3	1	0.0	11	10
S Arnie Shafer	2	2	0.0	19	31
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	1	0.0	29	38
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	1	0.0	8	8
WR Devery Henderson	1	0	---	---	---
S Austin Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	0	0.0	5	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	---	---	---
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0	2	0.0	28	38
DT Oliver Coffey	0	1	0.0	7	5

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lance Briggs	6	1	0.0	11	42
CB Brant Norton	4	2	0.0	11	41
ILB Jerris Yoder	4	1	0.0	12	39
DT Vince Wilfork	3	1	1.0	12	42
DE Ty Warren	3	1	0.5	12	41
S Heath Hitchcock	3	1	0.0	9	38
DE Perry Grider	2	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Lamar Marshall	2	0	0.0	4	8
S Stanley Ingram	1	2	0.0	9	34
S Eugene Wilson	1	1	0.0	11	42
DE Freddie Preston	1	1	0.0	12	42
QB Tom Brady	1	0	---	---	---
RB Byron Lewis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dale Knight	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Tito Mallard	1	0	0.0	12	42
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0.0	0	1
DT Randy Chevrier	0	1	0.5	7	27

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Compton	1.0	0	0	0	38
ILB Courtney Watson	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0.0	0	1	0	38
DE Harris Herron	0.0	0	0	1	35

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Vince Wilfork	1.0	0	1	42
DT Randy Chevrier	0.5	1	0	27
DE Ty Warren	0.5	0	3	41
S Stanley Ingram	0.0	1	0	34
DE Perry Grider	0.0	0	1	5
CB Brant Norton	0.0	0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Courtney Watson	7	0	0	38
CB Fernando Clayton	4	1	0	36
CB Heath Cooper	3	1	0	30
S Austin Koch	3	0	0	33
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	0	1	38
S Arnie Shafer	2	0	1	31
OLB Jared Ballard	2	0	0	39
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0	38
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0	35
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0	10
S Austin Hitchcock	1	0	0	9
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0	34
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0	8

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lance Briggs	6	0	0	42
ILB Jerris Yoder	3	1	0	39
OLB Lamar Marshall	3	0	0	8
S Heath Hitchcock	2	2	0	38
CB Tito Mallard	2	2	0	42
CB Brant Norton	2	1	1	41
DE Ty Warren	1	0	0	41
S Eugene Wilson	1	0	0	42
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0	1
DT Vince Wilfork	0	1	0	42
S Stanley Ingram	0	1	0	34
CB Brian Ellis	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamont Forbes	3	4	11	0	27
Leon Schroeder	1	5	10	1	34
Shaun Dworak	0	1	8	0	35
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	1	2	0	8
Larry Andersen	0	1	1	0	15
Donald Matthews	0	0	12	1	42

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Koppen	5	11	25	0	31
Jeremy Hibdon	3	7	25	0	34
Les Leskun	2	4	27	0	36
Conrad Chiaccheri	2	2	19	0	36
Mercury Legay	1	1	13	0	20
Gilbert Conway	1	1	5	0	8
Thomas Tapeh	0	1	8	0	11
Lee Attico	0	1	3	0	3
Brady Garrison	0	1	11	0	3
Leonard Lytle	0	0	19	1	32

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Taylor Jacobs	1	15
Devery Henderson	1	13
Ron Robinson	1	12
Dwight Mendez	1	7
Irving Robasky	1	4
Mark Coons	0	17
Arnie Shafer	0	14
Graham King	0	14
Rickey Woodley	0	12
Heath Cooper	0	11
Reggie Bailey	0	10
Kendrick Samuels	0	9
Arnie Pearson	0	6
Lamont Forbes	0	5
Austin Hitchcock	0	5
Wesley Hickman	0	5
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	5
Artie Farias	0	5
Dennis Weathersby	0	4
Tony Brumley	0	4
Horace Ogden	0	4
Courtney Watson	0	3
Travis Tusch	0	3
Billy Joe Roberson	0	2
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Brent Compton	0	2
Tim Apold	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	2
Austin Koch	0	2
Larry Andersen	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	1
Curtis Weber	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ahmad Carroll	2	12
Thomas Tapeh	1	12
Jim Borders	1	12
Randal Meadows	0	18
Fernando Gildon	0	18
Bethel Johnson	0	14
Brian Ellis	0	13
Elton Kinney	0	12
Mercury Fletcher	0	12
Lamar Marshall	0	9
Charlie Flannery	0	8
Christian Howe	0	8
Ben Watson	0	5
Dan Koppen	0	4
Les Leskun	0	4
Gilbert Conway	0	4
Howie Hoffman	0	4
Lee Attico	0	4
Jared Merrifield	0	4
Kendrick Fox	0	4
Luke Wayne	0	4
Perry Grider	0	3
Mercury Legay	0	3
Eugene Wilson	0	2
Randy Chevrier	0	2
Jerris Yoder	0	2
Rene Wingo	0	2
Robbie Burgess	0	2
Lance Briggs	0	1
Vince Wilfork	0	1
Ty Warren	0	1
Brant Norton	0	1
Heath Hitchcock	0	1
Freddie Preston	0	1
Stanley Ingram	0	1
Tito Mallard	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	5	7	1.4
Right	4	29	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	21	99	4.7
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	40	21	7	0	1	8	6	0	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	38	29	4	0	3	2	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	45	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	91	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	16	6	174	10.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	26	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	135	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	177	13.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	49	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devery Henderson	8	3	1	51	1	24
WR Curtis Weber	8	4	0	44	1	22
TE Graham King	6	5	0	69	2	24
WR C.J. Cook	5	2	0	55	1	32
RB Arnie Pearson	4	4	0	44	0	27
WR Irving Robasky	4	2	0	54	2	33
FB Tony Brumley	2	1	0	4	0	15
WR Taylor Jacobs	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Mark Coons	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Ron Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	2

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nathan Osborne	11	7	2	114	1	27
WR Bethel Johnson	6	5	1	80	1	19
WR Luke Gross	6	5	0	44	1	28
RB Byron Lewis	4	4	0	25	0	29
TE Elton Kinney	3	3	0	80	1	12
TE Ben Watson	2	2	0	19	0	25
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	2	0	20	0	11
FB Mercury Legay	2	1	0	5	0	20
WR Howie Hoffman	2	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	5	11	2.20	1.88

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	8	30	3.75	3.95
Randal Meadows	1	2	2.00	4.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	2	2	5	2.50	8.03

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	2	1	14	7.00	10.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham King	2	2	5	2.50	11.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	14	14.00	10.00
FB Mercury Legay	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	11	6	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	8	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	0
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	1
TE Graham King	2	2	2
WR Devery Henderson	1	0	0
RB Mark Coons	1	0	0
WR Ron Robinson	1	0	0
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Byron Lewis	2	2	2
WR Nathan Osborne	2	2	2
WR Bethel Johnson	1	1	1
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	0
WR Luke Gross	1	1	0
WR Howie Hoffman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (21,600)
End Zone 14,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (21,600)
End Zone	14,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,000)