Week 2, 2029

played in New England, MA

57 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	3	10	3	-	23
New England Patriots	7	0	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:15 NOS - Phillip Newman 46 fumble return (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 07:16 NED - Leslie Hicks 20 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 00:08 NOS - Burt McCalla 25 field goal
3Q: 08:47 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 23 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 05:59 NED - Walter Dawkins 50 field goal
3Q: 02:38 NOS - Burt McCalla 47 field goal
4Q: 12:31 NOS - Burt McCalla 50 field goal
4Q: 06:22 NED - Richard Cummins 4 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:15 NOS - Phillip Newman 46 fumble return (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 07:16 NED - Leslie Hicks 20 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 00:08 NOS - Burt McCalla 25 field goal
3Q: 08:47 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 23 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 05:59 NED - Walter Dawkins 50 field goal
3Q: 02:38 NOS - Burt McCalla 47 field goal
4Q: 12:31 NOS - Burt McCalla 50 field goal
4Q: 06:22 NED - Richard Cummins 4 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 390 338
- Offensive Plays 55 65
- Yards per Play 7.09 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 141 131
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards per Rush 5.04 6.24
Net Passing Yards 249 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 20 - 1 39 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 5/36
- Yards per Pass Play 9.22 4.70
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/65 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-3 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/135 6/119
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:30 30:30

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	390	338
- Offensive Plays	55	65
- Yards per Play	7.09	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	141	131
- Rushing Attempts	28	21
- Yards per Rush	5.04	6.24
Net Passing Yards	249	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 20 - 1	39 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	5/36
- Yards per Pass Play	9.22	4.70
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/65	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-3	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/135	6/119
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:30	30:30

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
1	7:01	3:33	OWN 38	6	36	Missed FG
1	2:00	3:39	OWN 4	6	44	Punt
2	10:59	2:13	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
2	7:37	2:28	OWN 38	5	20	Punt
2	2:23	2:21	OWN 31	8	61	Field Goal
3	11:16	2:46	OWN 13	5	87	Touchdown
3	5:53	3:20	OWN 49	5	21	Field Goal
3	0:06	2:40	OWN 39	6	28	Field Goal
4	6:13	2:10	OWN 49	3	17	Interception
4	3:01	0:30	OPP 49	3	9	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	4:41	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
1	3:28	1:28	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
2	13:21	2:22	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	8:46	1:09	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	5:09	2:46	OWN 20	6	45	Interception
3	15:00	3:44	OWN 12	6	21	Punt
3	8:30	2:37	OWN 26	6	41	Field Goal
3	2:33	2:27	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
4	12:26	6:13	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
4	4:03	1:02	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
4	2:31	2:31	OWN 20	11	43	Game

Game MVP: Brent Robbins, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	14	42	3.00	9	0
Bobby Irwin	8	57	7.13	18	3
Alan Poole	6	42	7.00	17	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donald Scukanec	16	90	5.63	24	3
Dana Peyrouse	4	37	9.25	17	2
O.J. Rudd	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	20	254	1/5	1	44	1	103.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dana Peyrouse	39	23	243	5/36	2	36	1	83.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	5	7	99	19.80	40	44	0
WR Preston Stevenson	4	4	49	12.25	16	24	0
WR Nolan Walters	3	3	29	9.67	5	13	0
RB Bobby Irwin	3	3	15	5.00	6	9	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	34	17.00	18	23	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	3	6	6.00	5	6	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	13	13.00	11	13	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Rick Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leslie Hicks	7	15	90	12.86	14	20	1
TE Winfred Lundberg	5	6	75	15.00	39	36	0
TE Richard Cummins	4	8	31	7.75	3	11	1
WR Jeff Diano	2	2	18	9.00	0	21	0
WR Mark Rhoads	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
RB O.J. Rudd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Paul Hardy	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Allen Rosenfels	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jose Barfield	1	11	11.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Myron Witt	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	TD
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
Phillip Newman	0	1	1
Cris Scott	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnny Connell	0	0	1	0
Joe Ross	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	186	46.5	31.5	52	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	6	244	40.7	41.2	49	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/4	2/3	1/1	50	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Ziel	3	-3	-1.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	4	135	33.8	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	6	119	19.8	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	9	0	0.0	21	43
DE Max Tank	4	0	1.0	20	37
ILB Jose Barfield	4	1	0.0	15	29
ILB Dale Landolt	4	1	0.0	6	16
DE Brent Robbins	3	1	2.5	10	28
DT Junior Reeves	3	1	1.0	17	19
CB Danny Cortez	3	1	0.0	12	28
CB Bubba Reese	3	1	0.0	6	15
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0.0	15	30
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	0.0	17	38
CB Howie Lord	2	0	0.0	15	29
DE Cary Clinton	1	2	0.5	12	23
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	1	0.0	14	18
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	8	26
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.0	10	27
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	5	23
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0.0	9	15
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0.0	9	19
OLB Otis Wallis	0	1	0.0	6	13

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Joe Ross	6	3	0.0	22	14
ILB Jeremy Enman	6	1	0.0	22	19
OLB Shannon McKenzie	5	0	0.0	8	4
OLB Rickey Herndon	4	2	0.0	22	24
DE Lorenzo Daniels	3	1	0.0	24	20
S Gabe Covington	3	1	0.0	23	18
S Zach Toohil	3	1	0.0	26	24
CB Corey Craven	3	0	0.0	16	24
CB Myron Witt	3	0	0.0	20	22
S David Tynik	2	0	0.0	10	11
CB Gerald Smeenge	2	0	0.0	11	7
DE Terrell Blanchard	2	0	0.0	9	18
OLB Jason Bright	2	0	0.0	8	8
DT Johnny Connell	1	1	0.5	12	6
CB Donnell Arnold	1	1	0.0	7	7
WR Mark Rhoads	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gerald Rivers	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB Shawn Uremovic	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Shawn Gray	0	1	0.5	10	16
OLB Norm Roffmann	0	2	0.0	8	8
DE Les Duran	0	1	0.0	19	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	2.5	0	4	5	28
DE Max Tank	1.0	1	2	2	37
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Cary Clinton	0.5	0	0	1	23
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	0	1	1	23

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Gray	0.5	0	1	16
DT Johnny Connell	0.5	0	0	6
ILB Jeremy Enman	0.0	1	1	19
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	7	0	0	43
CB Ty Covington	3	1	0	30
ILB Dale Landolt	2	1	0	16
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0	28
CB Bubba Reese	2	0	0	15
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0	19
ILB Jose Barfield	1	1	1	29
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0	26
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0	27
DE Max Tank	1	0	0	37
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0	15

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Rickey Herndon	3	1	0	24
CB Joe Ross	3	0	0	14
CB Corey Craven	2	1	0	24
S David Tynik	2	0	0	11
S Gabe Covington	2	0	0	18
S Zach Toohil	2	0	0	24
OLB Jason Bright	1	1	0	8
CB Myron Witt	1	0	1	22
ILB Jeremy Enman	1	0	0	19
CB Gerald Smeenge	1	0	0	7
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	0	0	4
DE Terrell Blanchard	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cedric Flournoy	2	6	20	1	14
Marlon Finley	1	5	25	0	22
Joseph Sherman	1	4	27	0	26
Cris Scott	1	2	27	0	26
Mitchell Emmons	1	1	13	0	12
Rex Dunn	0	3	17	0	21
Roger Vaughn	0	1	20	0	20

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leland Roundy	2	2	17	4	40
Kelvin Fitzgerald	1	4	15	0	23
Paul Hardy	1	2	16	0	28
Kerry Jacquet	1	2	9	0	26
Donny McNown	1	1	16	0	38
Shannon Lyons	0	3	15	0	37
Norman Meyer	0	1	6	0	13
Winfred Lundberg	0	1	19	0	36
William Coffey	0	1	16	0	32
Bubba Amon	0	0	4	1	4

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	2	24
Marc Stanton	2	9
Rex Dunn	1	18
Steve Ziel	1	15
Rick Collins	0	17
Nolan Walters	0	16
Jose Barfield	0	14
Tommie Grange	0	13
Jimmy Roberts	0	13
Otis Wallis	0	11
Mitchell Emmons	0	11
Jeffrey Cote	0	10
Marlon Finley	0	8
Archie Garrett	0	8
Bubba Reese	0	8
Trent Sinclair	0	8
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	8
Cedric Flournoy	0	7
Brent Robbins	0	7
Darryl Schaub	0	6
Burt McCalla	0	4
Billy Joe Beckett	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Ty Covington	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Rico Feaser	0	3
Howie Lord	0	2
Cary Clinton	0	2
Danny Cortez	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	2
Dale Landolt	0	2
Byron Bennett	0	2
Joseph Sherman	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Max Tank	0	1
Mercury Hopkins	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Ross	2	13
Paul Hardy	2	9
Richard Cummins	1	17
David Tynik	1	15
Mark Rhoads	1	14
Shannon McKenzie	0	17
Mike Antonik	0	15
O.J. Rudd	0	13
Donnell Arnold	0	11
Morris Markle	0	11
Leslie Hicks	0	10
Myron Witt	0	10
Norman Meyer	0	7
Luke Stoltenberg	0	7
Norm Roffmann	0	7
Kerry Jacquet	0	7
Shawn Uremovic	0	7
Allen Rosenfels	0	7
William Coffey	0	7
Lester Laxdal	0	6
Rickey Herndon	0	5
Walter Dawkins	0	5
Les Duran	0	5
Winfred Lundberg	0	5
Shawn Gray	0	5
Jeremy Enman	0	4
Shannon Lyons	0	4
Terrell Blanchard	0	4
Jason Bright	0	4
T.K.O. Schofer	0	3
Gerald Smeenge	0	3
Corey Craven	0	3
Gerald Rivers	0	3
Zach Toohil	0	3
Johnny Connell	0	2
Lorenzo Daniels	0	2
Donald Scukanec	0	2
Gabe Covington	0	1
Scottie Whitlock	0	1
Bubba Amon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	12	63	5.3
Right	10	40	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	10	78	7.8
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	20	4	0	0	3	2	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dana Peyrouse	39	23	3	1	2	3	7	9	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	31	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	70	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	153	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	87	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	57	8.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	7	5	99	2	25
WR Preston Stevenson	4	4	49	1	21
WR Nolan Walters	3	3	29	0	10
RB Bobby Irwin	3	3	15	0	11
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	1	6	0	12
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	1	9	0	15
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	34	1	16
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	13	0	21
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0	3

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Hicks	15	7	2	90	1	40
TE Richard Cummins	8	4	0	31	0	30
TE Winfred Lundberg	6	5	0	75	1	36
WR Mark Rhoads	2	1	0	9	0	9
WR Jeff Diano	2	2	0	18	1	18
WR Allen Rosenfels	2	1	0	3	0	8
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	0	9	0	37
RB O.J. Rudd	1	1	0	3	0	7
FB Paul Hardy	1	1	0	5	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	1	6	6.00	9.77

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dana Peyrouse	4	3	39	9.75	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	6	6.00	12.25

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Hicks	3	2	35	11.67	6.00
TE Richard Cummins	1	1	4	4.00	3.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	3	0
Bobby Irwin	3	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Scukanec	3	1
Dana Peyrouse	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	4	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dana Peyrouse	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leslie Hicks	3	1	1
TE Winfred Lundberg	3	3	3
TE Richard Cummins	1	1	0
WR Jeff Diano	1	1	0
RB O.J. Rudd	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (18,100)
End Zone 12,200 (13,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (11,500)
Club Seats 8,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (18,100)
End Zone	12,200 (13,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (11,500)
Club Seats	8,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)