Conference Semifinals, 2048

played in Arizona, AZ

73 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	0	-	14
Arizona Cardinals	21	7	7	7	-	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)

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 Statistics NOS ARI
Record 10-7-1 14-3
First Downs 13 29
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 11 22
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 296 475
- Offensive Plays 50 72
- Yards per Play 5.92 6.60
Net Rushing Yards 99 146
- Rushing Attempts 20 29
- Yards per Rush 4.95 5.03
Net Passing Yards 197 329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 4 40 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 201 349
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.57 7.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 3/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/133
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:00 37:00

Team Statistics	NOS	ARI
Record	10-7-1	14-3
First Downs	13	29
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	11	22
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	296	475
- Offensive Plays	50	72
- Yards per Play	5.92	6.60
Net Rushing Yards	99	146
- Rushing Attempts	20	29
- Yards per Rush	4.95	5.03
Net Passing Yards	197	329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 4	40 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	201	349
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.57	7.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	3/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/133
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:00	37:00

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 25	3	8	Interception
1	11:50	3:21	OWN 24	6	8	Punt
1	6:20	1:53	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	2:24	1:48	OWN 28	4	17	Interception
1	0:36	2:17	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
2	8:26	2:17	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	5:08	1:41	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	1:43	1:19	OWN 31	5	37	Interception
3	9:12	1:54	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
3	2:15	1:11	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	10:37	2:59	OWN 38	6	32	Interception
4	2:59	2:01	OWN 3	3	9	Punt

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	1:56	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
1	8:29	2:09	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
1	4:27	2:03	OWN 26	4	13	Punt
2	13:19	4:53	OWN 2	10	59	Punt
2	6:09	1:01	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
2	3:27	1:44	OWN 31	4	10	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 37	2	24	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:48	OWN 25	10	42	Missed FG
3	7:18	5:03	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	1:04	5:27	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
4	7:38	4:39	OWN 29	6	28	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 35	2	1	Game

Game MVP: O.J. Baxter, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Conner Perez	10	69	6.90	41	3	1
J.B. Oliver	7	19	2.71	8	0	0
Irv Alicea	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
Kaden Brady	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Castellano	24	116	4.83	13	3	1
O.J. Baxter	5	30	6.00	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irv Alicea	29	20	201	1/4	1	27	4	60.3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
O.J. Baxter	40	31	349	3/20	3	30	0	128.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Conner Perez	5	5	27	5.40	0	9	0
WR Tyrone Shoate	4	7	50	12.50	20	27	1
WR J.J. Atkins	4	6	45	11.25	22	21	0
WR Jerald Lane	3	5	60	20.00	2	25	0
RB J.B. Oliver	2	2	10	5.00	6	6	0
TE J.R. Hoffman	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Percy Kellogg	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Clemons	9	11	67	7.44	33	30	0
WR Timothy Carrasco	9	10	111	12.33	5	14	2
WR Denzel Jenkins	8	11	109	13.63	46	30	1
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	3	5	20	6.67	3	9	0
RB Eli Joseph	1	1	28	28.00	19	28	0
FB Dave Shepherd	1	1	14	14.00	5	14	0
RB Marcus Castellano	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marcus Kissinger	1	22	22.00	0
CB Clarence Middleton	1	13	13.00	0
CB Ethan Burgess	1	9	9.00	0
S Chad McKee	1	89	89.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Conner Perez	1	0	0	0
Amos McIndoe	0	1	0	0

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kirk Riggs	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Boyd	6	227	37.8	37.7	55	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dashawn Alamar	4	165	41.3	30.0	43	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronnie Bryant	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kabeer Hamilton	0/2	0/2	0/2	0	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	2	25	12.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Russell Oliver	3	1	0.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	3	70	23.3	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Van Pelt	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Freidkin	7	1	0.0	29	43
OLB Eugene Branch	5	1	1.0	17	19
S Ezekiel Nordbye	5	1	0.0	22	43
DE Deron Whitehurst	4	1	2.0	16	19
ILB Craig Dubord	4	1	0.0	14	20
OLB Daryl Fields	4	1	0.0	20	32
OLB J.B. Fredrickson	4	1	0.0	9	15
OLB Jon Schindler	3	4	0.0	16	15
S Willie Wainright	3	2	0.0	15	16
CB Keegan Ulufale	3	1	0.0	17	23
S Todd Walker	3	0	0.0	7	15
CB Paul Ferderer	3	0	0.0	23	32
ILB Cole May	2	2	0.0	7	18
OLB Eduardo Hartman	2	1	0.0	14	25
DT Clarence McCormick	2	0	0.0	15	13
DE Ian Kirk	1	1	0.0	14	26
WR Tyrone Shoate	1	0	---	---	---
DE Burt Sims	1	0	0.0	18	41
CB Drake Russell	1	0	0.0	19	26
TE J.R. Hoffman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Vernon Wallace	1	0	0.0	7	17
TE Percy Kellogg	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gene Rhodes	0	1	0.0	14	11

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edwin McGee	6	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Josue Fletcher	4	1	1.0	20	30
CB Clarence Middleton	4	1	0.0	17	29
CB Ethan Burgess	4	1	0.0	18	29
ILB Marty Prescott	4	0	0.0	18	26
ILB Emmanuel Roussel	3	1	0.0	15	22
DT Dylan Hobart	2	0	0.0	13	21
CB Emmett Harden	2	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Kirk Riggs	2	0	0.0	5	8
S Perry Wallace	1	1	0.0	7	7
DE Stanley DeLoach	1	1	0.0	15	19
DT Earl Webb	1	1	0.0	7	9
OLB Demetrius Timm	1	1	0.0	12	14
CB Marcus Kissinger	1	0	0.0	12	15
DE Jimmy Boyd	1	0	0.0	6	12
DE Chandler Dresselhaus	1	0	0.0	2	1
S Chad McKee	1	0	0.0	17	25
DE Jerry Lafferty	0	1	0.0	14	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deron Whitehurst	2.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Eugene Branch	1.0	0	1	0	19
CB Drake Russell	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Ian Kirk	0.0	0	2	1	26
DE Burt Sims	0.0	0	1	1	41
DT Clarence McCormick	0.0	0	1	0	13

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Josue Fletcher	1.0	0	0	30
DE Jerry Lafferty	0.0	1	1	24
ILB Emmanuel Roussel	0.0	0	1	22
DE Stanley DeLoach	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Terry Freidkin	5	0	43
S Ezekiel Nordbye	4	0	43
OLB Eugene Branch	3	0	19
S Todd Walker	2	1	15
S Willie Wainright	2	0	16
CB Keegan Ulufale	2	0	23
OLB Eduardo Hartman	2	0	25
ILB Craig Dubord	2	0	20
DE Deron Whitehurst	2	0	19
OLB J.B. Fredrickson	2	0	15
OLB Daryl Fields	1	1	32
CB Drake Russell	1	0	26
OLB Jon Schindler	1	0	15
CB Paul Ferderer	1	0	32
ILB Cole May	1	0	18

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Edwin McGee	4	0	0	28
CB Ethan Burgess	3	0	1	29
ILB Emmanuel Roussel	3	0	0	22
CB Clarence Middleton	2	0	1	29
ILB Marty Prescott	2	0	0	26
S Chad McKee	1	0	1	25
DT Earl Webb	1	0	0	9
DT Dylan Hobart	1	0	0	21
OLB Josue Fletcher	1	0	0	30
CB Emmett Harden	1	0	0	8
OLB Demetrius Timm	1	0	0	14
OLB Kirk Riggs	0	1	0	8
CB Marcus Kissinger	0	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Kau	3	8	20	0	30
Jay Stephenson	2	2	17	0	27
Derrick Morrison	1	4	20	0	30
Amos McIndoe	0	2	20	1	30
Edwin Randle	0	1	17	0	26
Van Teague	0	1	3	0	3

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fred Strait	5	12	2	29	0	43
Conrad Freeney	2	2	0	21	1	43
Sergio McCauley	1	4	0	21	0	43
Jumbo Fitzgerald	1	1	0	24	0	41
Jerome Bensen	1	1	0	29	0	43
Dexter Dumrauf	0	2	0	29	1	43
Maurice Ruff	0	2	0	8	0	0
Marcus Castellano	0	0	0	28	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Branch	2	21
Kyle Fairley	1	20
Burt Sims	1	15

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Perry Wallace	2	18
Dusty Thiel	1	22
Ashton Parra	1	17
Denzel Jenkins	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Burt Sims	---	---	18	41	15	74
Terry Freidkin	---	---	29	43	2	74
Ezekiel Nordbye	---	---	22	43	2	67
Drake Russell	---	---	19	26	16	61
Eduardo Hartman	---	---	14	25	20	59
Eugene Branch	---	---	17	19	21	57
Paul Ferderer	---	---	23	32	2	57
Amos McIndoe	20	30	---	---	6	56
Derrick Morrison	20	30	---	---	6	56
Tyrone Shoate	15	26	---	---	14	55
Daryl Fields	---	---	20	32	2	54
Irv Alicea	20	30	---	---	---	50
Cooper Kau	20	30	---	---	---	50
Jerald Lane	16	21	---	---	11	48
J.J. Atkins	19	29	---	---	---	48
Ian Kirk	---	---	14	26	6	46
Jay Stephenson	17	27	---	---	---	44
Edwin Randle	17	26	---	---	---	43
Keegan Ulufale	---	---	17	23	1	41
Conner Perez	11	21	---	---	9	41
J.B. Fredrickson	---	---	9	15	15	39
Percy Kellogg	14	24	---	---	---	38
Craig Dubord	---	---	14	20	1	35
Deron Whitehurst	---	---	16	19	---	35
Willie Wainright	---	---	15	16	1	32
Jon Schindler	---	---	16	15	---	31
J.R. Hoffman	9	14	---	---	7	30
Clarence McCormick	---	---	15	13	1	29
Vernon Wallace	---	---	7	17	5	29
Cole May	---	---	7	18	1	26
Gene Rhodes	---	---	14	11	---	25
Lenny Rose	2	0	---	---	20	22
Todd Walker	---	---	7	15	---	22
Kyle Fairley	0	0	---	---	20	20
J.B. Oliver	8	9	---	---	1	18
Richard Breen	3	4	---	---	6	13
Lester Kinney	---	---	3	2	7	12
Van Teague	3	3	---	---	6	12
Kaden Brady	3	2	---	---	3	8
Frank Boyd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Devonte Seiferling	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jack Horner	---	---	3	2	---	5
Peyton Gonzales	2	2	---	---	---	4
Ronnie Bryant	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bob Cervantes	1	2	---	---	---	3
Jon Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Denzel Jenkins	29	43	---	---	10	82
Dexter Dumrauf	29	43	---	---	6	78
Jerome Bensen	29	43	---	---	6	78
O.J. Baxter	29	43	---	---	---	72
Fred Strait	29	43	---	---	---	72
Timothy Carrasco	29	41	---	---	1	71
Conrad Freeney	21	43	---	---	6	70
Sergio McCauley	21	43	---	---	5	69
Marcus Castellano	28	35	---	---	3	66
Jumbo Fitzgerald	24	41	---	---	---	65
Danny Clemons	23	31	---	---	11	65
Edwin McGee	---	---	16	28	8	52
Josue Fletcher	---	---	20	30	1	51
Ethan Burgess	---	---	18	29	---	47
Clarence Middleton	---	---	17	29	---	46
Marty Prescott	---	---	18	26	---	44
Chad McKee	---	---	17	25	---	42
Jerry Lafferty	---	---	14	24	---	38
Emmanuel Roussel	---	---	15	22	---	37
Dusty Thiel	5	7	---	---	22	34
Stanley DeLoach	---	---	15	19	---	34
Dylan Hobart	---	---	13	21	---	34
Perry Wallace	---	---	7	7	18	32
Kirk Riggs	---	---	5	8	19	32
Dave Shepherd	2	8	---	---	19	29
Emmett Harden	---	---	6	8	15	29
Marcus Kissinger	---	---	12	15	1	28
Demetrius Timm	---	---	12	14	---	26
Earl Webb	---	---	7	9	6	22
Jimmy Boyd	---	---	6	12	---	18
Ashton Parra	0	0	---	---	17	17
Quentin Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	16	16
Russell Oliver	4	2	---	---	6	12
Hayden Finch	---	---	0	3	9	12
Kabeer Hamilton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Thomas Harrison	8	0	---	---	1	9
Lucas Haneke	---	---	0	0	9	9
Chandler Dresselhaus	---	---	2	1	6	9
Maurice Ruff	8	0	---	---	---	8
Lance Knowlton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eli Joseph	1	5	---	---	---	6
Dashawn Alamar	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corey Stevens	0	2	---	---	---	2
Howard Heupel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rondell Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Augustine	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	20	6.7
Middle	14	18	1.3
Right	3	61	20.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	83	5.2
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irv Alicea	29	20	4	0	0	1	3	0	4

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
O.J. Baxter	40	31	3	0	0	2	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	80	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	36	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	70	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	161	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	142	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	28	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrone Shoate	7	4	50	1	26
WR J.J. Atkins	6	4	45	1	29
RB Conner Perez	5	5	27	0	21
WR Jerald Lane	5	3	60	2	21
RB J.B. Oliver	2	2	10	0	9
TE J.R. Hoffman	2	1	-2	0	14
TE Percy Kellogg	2	1	11	0	24

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Denzel Jenkins	11	8	109	1	43
WR Danny Clemons	11	9	67	1	31
WR Timothy Carrasco	10	9	111	0	41
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	5	3	20	0	41
RB Eli Joseph	1	1	28	1	5
FB Dave Shepherd	1	1	14	0	8
RB Marcus Castellano	1	0	0	0	35

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Conner Perez	1	12	12.00	6.90

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Castellano	3	22	7.33	4.83
O.J. Baxter	2	12	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Irv Alicea	1	1	16	16.00	6.93

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
O.J. Baxter	8	6	49	6.13	8.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrone Shoate	1	1	16	16.00	7.14

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Carrasco	4	3	35	8.75	11.10
WR Denzel Jenkins	2	2	18	9.00	9.91
WR Danny Clemons	2	1	-4	-2.00	6.09

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Conner Perez	3	0
J.B. Oliver	1	0
Irv Alicea	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Castellano	2	1
O.J. Baxter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irv Alicea	6	2	2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
O.J. Baxter	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Conner Perez	2	2	2
WR Tyrone Shoate	1	0	0
WR Jerald Lane	1	0	0
WR J.J. Atkins	1	0	0
TE Percy Kellogg	1	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Denzel Jenkins	3	2	1
TE Jumbo Fitzgerald	2	1	1
RB Eli Joseph	1	1	1
WR Danny Clemons	1	1	1
WR Timothy Carrasco	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (17,600)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (17,600)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)