Week 16, 2012

played in Kansas City, MO

42 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	3	14	0	-	31
Kansas City Chiefs	0	5	3	0	-	8

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:18 NOS - Devery Henderson 18 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 06:23 NOS - Mike Karney 1 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 15:00 KCY - Jeff Chandler 19 field goal
2Q: 02:19 NOS - David Akers 26 field goal
2Q: 00:28 KCY - Safety: Cedric Killings sacked quarterback in end zone
3Q: 10:06 NOS - Arnie Pearson 4 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 04:38 KCY - Jeff Chandler 37 field goal
3Q: 01:16 NOS - Arnie Pearson 7 run (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:18 NOS - Devery Henderson 18 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 06:23 NOS - Mike Karney 1 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 15:00 KCY - Jeff Chandler 19 field goal
2Q: 02:19 NOS - David Akers 26 field goal
2Q: 00:28 KCY - Safety: Cedric Killings sacked quarterback in end zone
3Q: 10:06 NOS - Arnie Pearson 4 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 04:38 KCY - Jeff Chandler 37 field goal
3Q: 01:16 NOS - Arnie Pearson 7 run (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics NOS KCY
Record 11-4 8-7
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 373 345
- Offensive Plays 57 76
- Yards per Play 6.54 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 172 114
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 5.73 3.56
Net Passing Yards 201 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 19 - 0 43 - 19 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 208 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.44 5.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 4/25 9/76
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/47 5/158
Interception Ret./Yards 5/33 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:57 30:03

Team Statistics	NOS	KCY
Record	11-4	8-7
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	373	345
- Offensive Plays	57	76
- Yards per Play	6.54	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	172	114
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	5.73	3.56
Net Passing Yards	201	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 19 - 0	43 - 19 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	208	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.44	5.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	4/25	9/76
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/47	5/158
Interception Ret./Yards	5/33	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:57	30:03

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:18	0:10	OPP 18	1	18	Touchdown
1	9:23	3:09	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	14:54	3:13	OWN 21	6	14	Punt
2	8:32	1:47	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	4:25	2:13	OWN 44	8	47	Field Goal
2	1:06	0:51	OWN 2	2	-2	Safety
3	15:00	5:02	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
3	4:33	3:23	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	13:48	3:42	OWN 27	6	31	Punt
4	8:26	2:17	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	5:32	2:36	OPP 24	3	3	Missed FG
4	0:37	0:35	OWN 20	3	2	Punt

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:42	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
1	14:08	4:45	OWN 24	9	38	Punt
1	6:14	6:20	OWN 40	12	58	Field Goal
2	11:41	3:09	OWN 27	6	10	Punt
2	6:45	2:20	OWN 32	7	24	Interception
2	2:12	1:06	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OPP 47	1	6	Half
3	9:58	5:25	OWN 20	11	60	Field Goal
3	1:10	2:22	OWN 33	5	27	Interception
4	10:06	1:40	OWN 20	7	56	Downs
4	6:09	0:37	OWN 15	4	9	Downs
4	2:56	2:19	OWN 28	9	31	Interception
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 33	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	21	128	6.10	62	2	1
Darrell Irwin	8	36	4.50	15	2	0
Philip Rivers	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Oliver Hopper	16	73	4.56	12	1
Skip Etheridge	8	24	3.00	6	0
Howard Howe	4	15	3.75	6	0
Timothy Stevens	4	2	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	26	19	208	1/7	3	33	0	134.7

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Etheridge	33	14	177	1/5	0	39	4	20.2
Ken Dorsey	10	5	59	0/0	0	21	1	28.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devery Henderson	5	9	116	23.20	29	33	1
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5	22	4.40	19	9	1
WR Irving Robasky	3	5	31	10.33	10	13	0
FB Mike Karney	2	2	10	5.00	3	9	1
RB Arnie Bernard	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
TE Graham King	2	2	24	12.00	0	16	0
WR Ron Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dante' Hall	5	11	47	9.40	24	14
WR Roy Williams	4	7	55	13.75	11	21
TE Ed DeLoatch	3	6	32	10.67	8	13
FB Howard Howe	2	5	30	15.00	19	20
RB Oliver Hopper	2	2	47	23.50	3	39
TE Cornell Gentilli	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Timothy Stevens	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Bob Sinclair	1	9	9	9.00	0	9

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	0	0.00
S Mike Doss	1	0	0.00
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	1	5	5.00
S Michael Lewis	1	28	28.00

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	5	231	46.2	39.4	54	1

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	3	135	45.0	38.3	49	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/2	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante' Hall	1	8	8.0	0
Bob Sinclair	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Jordan	3	47	15.7	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante' Hall	3	86	28.7	0
Roy Williams	2	72	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Doss	9	1	0.0	29	42
CB Heath Cooper	9	1	0.0	24	41
OLB Kendrick Samuels	8	0	0.0	28	40
CB Fernando Clayton	7	1	0.0	30	42
CB Dennis Weathersby	5	1	0.0	32	43
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	1	0.0	8	10
DT A.J. Coffey	2	0	1.0	30	43
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	2	5	0.0	31	40
DE Tim Apold	2	4	0.0	31	44
S Michael Lewis	2	2	0.0	29	43
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	19	32
CB Drew Jordan	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Reggie Bailey	0	1	0.0	3	4
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0	1	0.0	8	4
DT Oliver Coffey	0	1	0.0	8	3

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Randall Boatright	7	3	0.0	25	26
S Earl Shimada	6	2	0.0	24	25
DT Melvin Ledwell	5	2	0.0	27	25
S Shane McIntyre	5	1	0.0	21	27
DT Cedric Killings	3	2	0.5	22	23
DE Tony Brown	3	1	0.5	30	27
ILB Jackie Douglas	3	1	0.0	30	26
CB Mickey Hall	3	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Ray Wells	2	1	0.0	8	3
DE Jimmy Wilkerson	2	0	0.0	18	24
CB Vinny Garrett	2	0	0.0	25	23
S Alfred Perrigo	2	0	0.0	10	0
WR Bob Sinclair	2	0	---	---	---
WR Roy Williams	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dante' Hall	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Scott Fujita	1	0	0.0	14	9
QB Skip Etheridge	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	0	0.0	10	6
CB Ricardo Colclough	0	1	0.0	20	24
S Arnie Shafer	0	1	0.0	6	0

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT A.J. Coffey	1.0	2	43
DE Travis LaBoy	0.0	2	42
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	2	32
DE Tim Apold	0.0	1	44

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tony Brown	0.5	3	27
DT Cedric Killings	0.5	0	23
DE Kenny King	0.0	1	3
DT Melvin Ledwell	0.0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Heath Cooper	5	1	0	41
S Mike Doss	3	1	1	42
CB Fernando Clayton	3	1	0	42
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	0	2	43
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	1	1	1	40
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	1	0	40
DE Tim Apold	1	0	0	44
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0	10
CB Drew Jordan	1	0	0	2
S Michael Lewis	0	1	1	43

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Earl Shimada	5	0	25
OLB Randall Boatright	3	0	26
ILB Jackie Douglas	3	0	26
CB Mickey Hall	3	0	16
CB Vinny Garrett	2	0	23
S Shane McIntyre	2	0	27
ILB Scott Fujita	1	0	9
CB Ricardo Colclough	0	2	24

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lennie Friedman	2	5	20	0	21
Graham King	2	3	21	0	16
Leon Schroeder	2	3	24	0	21
Jon Stinchcomb	1	3	25	1	25
Jacob Rogers	1	2	22	0	20
Johnny King	0	3	10	0	6
Lamont Forbes	0	3	8	0	7
Donald Matthews	0	3	28	0	27
Mike Karney	0	2	18	0	13
Dwight Mendez	0	2	12	0	9

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryant Batista	2	5	0	26	1	38
Pete Rhodes	2	3	0	25	0	34
Victor Leyva	1	4	0	13	0	16
Howard Howe	1	2	1	16	0	22
J.C. Rodgers	1	2	0	23	0	36
Jeb Terry	0	3	0	31	0	42
Blaine Stevens	0	2	0	28	0	36
Mercury Legay	0	2	0	4	0	6
Jorge Wright	0	1	0	10	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Irwin	2	20
Kelvin Arntt	1	15
Brenden Rasmussen	1	13
Arnie Bernard	1	10
Mike Karney	1	8
Dennis Weathersby	1	3
Drew Jordan	0	18
Dwight Mendez	0	16
Devery Henderson	0	13
Ron Robinson	0	12
Tony Brumley	0	12
Courtney Watson	0	9
David Akers	0	9
Graham King	0	9
Kendrick Samuels	0	8
Lamont Forbes	0	7
Bart Rivera	0	7
Johnny King	0	6
Horace Ogden	0	5
Jacob Rogers	0	4
Mike Doss	0	3
Dontarrious Thomas	0	3
Harris Herron	0	3
Reggie Bailey	0	3
Arnie Pearson	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Travis Tusch	0	3
Michael Lewis	0	2
Travis LaBoy	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	2
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Heath Cooper	0	2
Brent Compton	0	2
Tim Apold	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Wesley Hickman	0	1

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Howe	2	10
Roy Williams	1	12
Ray Wells	0	17
Ricardo Schroeder	0	15
Mercury Legay	0	15
Timothy Stevens	0	15
Cornell Gentilli	0	13
Alfred Perrigo	0	12
Mickey Hall	0	12
Dante' Hall	0	11
Marquis Cooper	0	10
Ed DeLoatch	0	10
Bill Erickson	0	8
Bob Sinclair	0	8
Kenny King	0	6
Victor Leyva	0	5
Jeff Chandler	0	5
Jorge Wright	0	5
Tyrone Curtis	0	5
J.C. Rodgers	0	4
Scott Fujita	0	3
Jeb Terry	0	3
Earl Shimada	0	3
Vinny Garrett	0	3
Pete Rhodes	0	3
Corey Franklin	0	3
Bruce Hopper	0	3
Tony Brown	0	2
Cedric Killings	0	2
Blaine Stevens	0	2
Vince Locke	0	2
Randall Boatright	0	2
Arnie Shafer	0	2
Melvin Ledwell	0	2
Horace Kotz	0	2
Colin Stewart	0	2
Jackie Douglas	0	2
Jimmy Wilkerson	0	1
Ricardo Colclough	0	1
Shane McIntyre	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	19	129	6.8
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	17	49	2.9
Right	11	46	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	26	19	4	0	0	2	5	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Etheridge	33	14	2	4	1	5	5	0	4
Ken Dorsey	10	5	1	1	0	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	47	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	109	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	33	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	100	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	62	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	60	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devery Henderson	9	5	116	4	22
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5	22	0	19
WR Irving Robasky	5	3	31	0	11
FB Mike Karney	2	2	10	0	13
RB Arnie Bernard	2	2	5	0	15
TE Graham King	2	2	24	0	16
WR Ron Robinson	1	0	0	0	20

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dante' Hall	11	5	0	47	0	35
WR Bob Sinclair	9	1	1	9	0	27
WR Roy Williams	7	4	0	55	1	23
TE Ed DeLoatch	6	3	0	32	0	40
FB Howard Howe	5	2	0	30	1	22
TE Cornell Gentilli	2	1	0	7	0	30
RB Oliver Hopper	2	2	0	47	1	22
RB Timothy Stevens	1	1	0	9	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	5	9	1.80	6.10
Darrell Irwin	1	1	1.00	4.50

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howard Howe	1	3	3.00	3.75
Timothy Stevens	1	2	2.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	4	29	5.80	8.00

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Dorsey	2	1	8	4.00	5.90
Skip Etheridge	1	0	0	0.00	5.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devery Henderson	2	1	18	9.00	12.89
FB Mike Karney	1	1	1	1.00	5.00
RB Arnie Bernard	1	1	6	6.00	2.50
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	4	4.00	4.40

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Williams	1	0	0	0.00	7.86
FB Howard Howe	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Oliver Hopper	1	1	8	8.00	23.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	4	0

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Howard Howe	4	2
Skip Etheridge	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	8	8	5

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Etheridge	7	2	2
Ken Dorsey	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Arnie Bernard	2	2	0
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	1
FB Mike Karney	1	1	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1
TE Graham King	1	1	1

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dante' Hall	4	2	2
FB Howard Howe	2	0	0
WR Bob Sinclair	2	0	0
WR Roy Williams	1	1	1
RB Oliver Hopper	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,300 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (24,100)
End Zone 13,800 (17,500)
Mezzanine 7,600 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (15,500)
Club Seats 7,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,300 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (24,100)
End Zone	13,800 (17,500)
Mezzanine	7,600 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (15,500)
Club Seats	7,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (2,000)