Week 2, 2057

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	7	0	0	-	7
New Orleans Saints	7	20	14	7	-	48

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 NOS - Jessie Patterson 8 run (David Ward extra point)
2Q: 13:48 NOS - Jessie Patterson 10 run (David Ward extra point)
2Q: 07:08 NOS - David Ward 38 field goal
2Q: 05:37 NED - Neil Caldwell 40 pass from Bryan Reid (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 03:43 NOS - Trey Shannon 32 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - David Ward 50 field goal
3Q: 07:27 NOS - Raymond Benson 6 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 00:52 NOS - Noah Janzen 11 pass from Gustavo Fuller (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 13:52 NOS - Edwin Cobb 31 fumble return (David Ward extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 NOS - Jessie Patterson 8 run (David Ward extra point)
2Q: 13:48 NOS - Jessie Patterson 10 run (David Ward extra point)
2Q: 07:08 NOS - David Ward 38 field goal
2Q: 05:37 NED - Neil Caldwell 40 pass from Bryan Reid (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 03:43 NOS - Trey Shannon 32 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - David Ward 50 field goal
3Q: 07:27 NOS - Raymond Benson 6 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 00:52 NOS - Noah Janzen 11 pass from Gustavo Fuller (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 13:52 NOS - Edwin Cobb 31 fumble return (David Ward extra point)

Team Statistics NED NOS
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 10 28
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 6 17
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 211 420
- Offensive Plays 48 67
- Yards per Play 4.40 6.27
Net Rushing Yards 75 147
- Rushing Attempts 21 36
- Yards per Rush 3.57 4.08
Net Passing Yards 136 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 17 - 0 28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 170 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.04 8.81
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/36 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/58
Kick Returns/Yards 5/103 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:18 35:42

Team Statistics	NED	NOS
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	10	28
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	6	17
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	211	420
- Offensive Plays	48	67
- Yards per Play	4.40	6.27
Net Rushing Yards	75	147
- Rushing Attempts	21	36
- Yards per Rush	3.57	4.08
Net Passing Yards	136	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 17 - 0	28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	170	286
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.04	8.81
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/36	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/58
Kick Returns/Yards	5/103	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:18	35:42

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
1	11:59	3:12	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
1	5:25	1:39	OWN 37	3	-9	Punt
2	13:39	1:28	OWN 25	3	-12	Punt
2	7:03	1:40	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
2	3:30	2:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	12:57	1:21	OWN 22	3	-14	Punt
3	7:16	2:57	OWN 25	4	38	Punt
3	0:43	2:02	OWN 12	4	19	Fumble
4	13:41	3:19	OWN 38	6	11	Punt
4	6:22	2:10	OWN 21	5	58	Fumble
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 36	4	16	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	0:43	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
1	8:47	3:22	OWN 2	6	31	Punt
1	3:46	5:07	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
2	12:11	5:08	50	9	29	Field Goal
2	5:23	1:53	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	1:24	1:24	OWN 40	5	27	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
3	11:36	4:20	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
3	4:19	3:36	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	10:22	4:00	OWN 14	6	21	Punt
4	4:12	2:23	OWN 21	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Edwin Cobb, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Francisco Kleinecke	11	18	1.64	15	1
RB Angel Dillon	9	57	6.33	39	1
WR Justin Fairweather	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	24	122	5.08	18	7	2
RB Collin Hatfield	8	13	1.63	5	0	0
QB Jonathan Rackers	2	12	6.00	8	0	0
RB Tevin Kirby	2	0	0.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Reid	16	12	126	5/34	1	40	0	118.2
Dwight Levine	6	5	44	0/0	0	22	0	97.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonathan Rackers	22	17	196	3/13	2	32	0	133.9
Gustavo Fuller	6	5	90	0/0	1	34	0	158.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neil Caldwell	9	10	128	14.22	68	40	1
TE Trenton Doyle	3	3	16	5.33	0	6	0
TE Tyrone Houari	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Justin Fairweather	2	3	2	1.00	0	6	0
WR Aaron Coxwell	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Chuck Wiggins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trey Shannon	7	8	125	17.86	58	34	1
WR Tony Meeber	4	4	28	7.00	10	12	0
WR Raymond Benson	4	5	58	14.50	12	26	1
TE Brian Lonier	3	3	36	12.00	1	15	0
WR Noah Janzen	2	3	23	11.50	0	12	1
RB Jessie Patterson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Marquis Fenno	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
TE Trenton Doyle	1	0
QB Bryan Reid	1	0
RB Angel Dillon	1	0
T Brett Jenkins	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force	TD
DE Edwin Cobb	1	1	1
ILB Lamar Bruce	1	0	0
CB Walt Galloway	0	1	0
CB Justin Rhodes	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Butch Shea	8	352	44.0	34.3	58	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Banks	4	177	44.3	39.3	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. St. Amal	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ward	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Angel Dillon	2	20	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	3	58	19.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Fairweather	5	103	20.6	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jake Kirwan	7	3	0.0	36	29
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	6	0	0.0	33	30
CB Conner Tobeck	5	2	0.0	25	20
DE Cory Elliott	5	1	0.0	27	28
OLB Lance Byrne	5	0	0.0	28	19
ILB Carlos Pratt	4	0	1.0	26	21
CB Devin Newman	4	2	0.0	31	29
CB Luther Bennett	4	0	0.0	17	11
CB Walter Long	3	0	0.0	8	10
DT Dillon Middlehurst	2	2	0.0	27	16
S Toby Bronson	2	1	0.0	8	9
CB Tanner Berti	2	1	0.0	15	12
OLB Devin Robinson	2	0	0.0	6	3
ILB Irving McNeil	2	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Nick Andersen	1	1	1.0	15	18
DE A.J. Harden	1	0	1.0	1	8
S Malik Torbor	1	0	0.0	28	22
DE Kendrick Youssef	0	1	0.0	17	15
DT Christopher Skudris	0	1	0.0	27	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Buddy Bumgarner	6	1	1.5	20	19
DE Edwin Cobb	5	2	2.5	17	22
ILB Ernie Brown	5	2	0.0	19	8
S Tristan Sawyer	5	1	0.0	21	27
DE Devan Jeffries	3	0	0.0	19	21
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	2	2	0.0	21	16
ILB Lamar Bruce	2	1	0.0	2	10
CB Dillon Akiyama	2	0	0.0	20	27
CB Walt Galloway	2	0	0.0	16	23
OLB Trenton Garmon	2	0	0.0	6	13
CB Justin Rhodes	2	0	0.0	20	26
DE Clayton Chestnut	1	0	1.0	2	11
ILB Marco Nichols	1	1	0.0	7	4
OLB Ed Sutton	1	1	0.0	13	7
CB Nick Sanders	1	0	0.0	0	5
S Rickey Emack	1	0	0.0	14	18
ILB Brant Greer	0	2	0.0	0	14
CB Zach Schafer	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE A.J. Harden	1.0	0	0	8
OLB Nick Andersen	1.0	0	0	18
ILB Carlos Pratt	1.0	0	0	21
DE Cory Elliott	0.0	2	1	28
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Lance Byrne	0.0	1	0	19
DT Christopher Skudris	0.0	0	1	20

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Cobb	2.5	1	1	22
DT Buddy Bumgarner	1.5	0	2	19
DE Clayton Chestnut	1.0	0	0	11
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	0.0	1	1	16
ILB Lamar Bruce	0.0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Devin Newman	6	0	29
S Jake Kirwan	4	0	29
CB Luther Bennett	3	1	11
CB Conner Tobeck	3	0	20
CB Walter Long	2	0	10
CB Tanner Berti	2	0	12
S Toby Bronson	1	0	9
OLB Lance Byrne	1	0	19

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
S Tristan Sawyer	4	27
CB Dillon Akiyama	3	27
ILB Ernie Brown	2	8
OLB Trenton Garmon	2	13
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	2	16
CB Justin Rhodes	2	26
CB Nick Sanders	1	5
DT Buddy Bumgarner	1	19

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Corwin Schaafsma	2	6	21	0	18
T Cesar Schulte	1	5	21	1	18
G Heath Rivers	1	4	21	2	27
T Brett Jenkins	1	3	21	2	27
C Terrell Wagner	0	2	21	0	27
TE Trenton Doyle	0	1	18	0	24

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roman Sawyer	5	8	2	36	1	31
C DeAndre Becker	3	5	0	36	0	31
T Philip Berry	2	4	0	30	1	31
G Alejandro Sapolu	1	9	0	36	1	31
T Warren Cothern	1	7	0	36	0	31
T Rick Patton	0	1	0	6	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Francisco Kleinecke	1	22
Neil Caldwell	1	18
Jake Kirwan	1	12
Brett Jenkins	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Schafer	2	16
Vincent Jacobs	1	24
Ed Sutton	1	22
Nick Sanders	1	18
DeAndre Mills	1	18
Collin Hatfield	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jake Kirwan	---	---	36	29	12	77
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	---	---	33	30	2	65
WR Neil Caldwell	19	26	---	---	18	63
CB Devin Newman	---	---	31	29	2	62
DE Cory Elliott	---	---	27	28	2	57
T Brett Jenkins	21	27	---	---	8	56
G Heath Rivers	21	27	---	---	8	56
RB Francisco Kleinecke	13	17	---	---	22	52
S Malik Torbor	---	---	28	22	1	51
WR Justin Fairweather	17	24	---	---	8	49
ILB Carlos Pratt	---	---	26	21	2	49
C Terrell Wagner	21	27	---	---	---	48
DT Dillon Middlehurst	---	---	27	16	5	48
G Corwin Schaafsma	21	18	---	---	8	47
T Cesar Schulte	21	18	---	---	8	47
DT Christopher Skudris	---	---	27	20	---	47
OLB Lance Byrne	---	---	28	19	---	47
CB Conner Tobeck	---	---	25	20	---	45
TE Trenton Doyle	18	24	---	---	---	42
QB Bryan Reid	21	21	---	---	---	42
TE Tyrone Houari	6	9	---	---	22	37
OLB Nick Andersen	---	---	15	18	2	35
DE Kendrick Youssef	---	---	17	15	2	34
CB Walter Long	---	---	8	10	16	34
CB Tanner Berti	---	---	15	12	6	33
WR Aaron Coxwell	16	7	---	---	10	33
S Toby Bronson	---	---	8	9	15	32
ILB Irving McNeil	---	---	9	10	12	31
CB Luther Bennett	---	---	17	11	---	28
OLB Ed Dunn	---	---	0	0	22	22
OLB Alexander Robbins	---	---	12	9	---	21
RB Angel Dillon	9	6	---	---	5	20
WR Lenny Manusky	3	13	---	---	---	16
WR Hugh Browning	0	0	---	---	14	14
TE Chuck Wiggins	4	8	---	---	---	12
DE A.J. Harden	---	---	1	8	1	10
RB Britt Shinners	0	1	---	---	9	10
G Jimmy Everett	0	9	---	---	---	9
OLB Devin Robinson	---	---	6	3	---	9
G Rick Davies	0	9	---	---	---	9
C Axel Ellison	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Butch Shea	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Dwight Levine	0	6	---	---	---	6
DE Everett Glenn	---	---	0	0	4	4
S Francisco Reid	---	---	0	2	---	2
K J.R. St. Amal	0	0	---	---	2	2

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Alejandro Sapolu	36	31	---	---	6	73
G Roman Sawyer	36	31	---	---	6	73
T Warren Cothern	36	31	---	---	---	67
C DeAndre Becker	36	31	---	---	---	67
WR Trey Shannon	31	28	---	---	3	62
CB Walt Galloway	---	---	16	23	22	61
T Philip Berry	30	31	---	---	---	61
WR Tony Meeber	26	23	---	---	11	60
RB Jessie Patterson	26	27	---	---	---	53
TE Marquis Fenno	28	20	---	---	2	50
QB Jonathan Rackers	24	25	---	---	---	49
S Tristan Sawyer	---	---	21	27	---	48
CB Dillon Akiyama	---	---	20	27	---	47
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	17	22	8	47
TE Vincent Jacobs	10	12	---	---	24	46
CB Justin Rhodes	---	---	20	26	---	46
WR Raymond Benson	16	16	---	---	10	42
OLB Ed Sutton	---	---	13	7	22	42
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	19	21	---	40
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	20	19	---	39
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	---	---	21	16	---	37
WR Noah Janzen	22	12	---	---	---	34
S Rickey Emack	---	---	14	18	---	32
CB Zach Schafer	---	---	7	6	16	29
ILB Ernie Brown	---	---	19	8	---	27
WR Jimmie Huntley	0	0	---	---	24	24
CB Nick Sanders	---	---	0	5	18	23
ILB Mason Harris	---	---	0	0	22	22
RB Collin Hatfield	10	1	---	---	10	21
WR DeAndre Mills	0	2	---	---	18	20
OLB Trenton Garmon	---	---	6	13	---	19
QB Gustavo Fuller	12	6	---	---	---	18
DT Arnold Dorf	---	---	1	8	8	17
TE Brian Lonier	4	11	---	---	---	15
ILB Brant Greer	---	---	0	14	---	14
DE Clayton Chestnut	---	---	2	11	---	13
T Rick Patton	6	0	---	---	6	12
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	2	10	---	12
ILB Marco Nichols	---	---	7	4	---	11
K David Ward	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Tevin Kirby	7	3	---	---	---	10
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	2	7	---	9
DE Stan Shepherd	---	---	4	5	---	9
C Maurice Wiggins	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Matt Thune	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Norman Banks	0	0	---	---	6	6

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	17	52	3.1
Right	11	51	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Reid	16	12	2	1	0	0	3	4	0
Dwight Levine	6	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonathan Rackers	22	17	2	1	0	1	3	1	0
Gustavo Fuller	6	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	92	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	42	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	40	40.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	83	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	131	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neil Caldwell	10	9	0	128	3	26
TE Tyrone Houari	3	2	1	9	0	9
TE Trenton Doyle	3	3	0	16	0	24
WR Justin Fairweather	3	2	0	2	0	24
TE Chuck Wiggins	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Aaron Coxwell	1	1	0	15	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trey Shannon	8	7	125	3	28
WR Raymond Benson	5	4	58	1	16
WR Tony Meeber	4	4	28	0	23
WR Noah Janzen	3	2	23	0	12
TE Brian Lonier	3	3	36	0	11
TE Marquis Fenno	3	1	8	0	20
RB Jessie Patterson	2	1	8	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson	5	24	4.80	5.08
RB Tevin Kirby	1	1	1.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonathan Rackers	3	1	6	2.00	8.91
Gustavo Fuller	2	1	11	5.50	15.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Noah Janzen	2	1	11	5.50	7.67
WR Raymond Benson	1	1	6	6.00	11.60
RB Jessie Patterson	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Marquis Fenno	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Francisco Kleinecke	3	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Collin Hatfield	2	0
QB Jonathan Rackers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Reid	7	4	2
Dwight Levine	1	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonathan Rackers	4	3	3
Gustavo Fuller	3	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neil Caldwell	2	1	1
WR Justin Fairweather	2	1	0
TE Tyrone Houari	1	1	0
TE Trenton Doyle	1	1	1
WR Aaron Coxwell	1	1	1
TE Chuck Wiggins	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Raymond Benson	3	2	2
WR Noah Janzen	1	1	1
TE Brian Lonier	1	1	1
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	1
WR Trey Shannon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,200 (25,300)
End Zone 14,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (16,100)
Club Seats 16,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,200 (25,300)
End Zone	14,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (16,100)
Club Seats	16,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,300 (9,900)