Week 2, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	14	3	7	13	-	37
New Orleans Saints	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 NOS - Nolan Walters 14 pass from Matt Dawson (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 05:41 NED - Tony Lyons 27 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 01:11 NED - Tony Lyons 14 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 08:50 NOS - J.R. Marston 28 field goal
2Q: 06:14 NED - Charlie Flannery 49 field goal
3Q: 07:15 NED - Jesse Marshall 17 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 00:32 NOS - J.R. Marston 42 field goal
4Q: 11:02 NED - Tony Lyons 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:41 NED - Charlie Flannery 33 field goal
4Q: 01:06 NED - Charlie Flannery 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 NOS - Nolan Walters 14 pass from Matt Dawson (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 05:41 NED - Tony Lyons 27 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 01:11 NED - Tony Lyons 14 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 08:50 NOS - J.R. Marston 28 field goal
2Q: 06:14 NED - Charlie Flannery 49 field goal
3Q: 07:15 NED - Jesse Marshall 17 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 00:32 NOS - J.R. Marston 42 field goal
4Q: 11:02 NED - Tony Lyons 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:41 NED - Charlie Flannery 33 field goal
4Q: 01:06 NED - Charlie Flannery 33 field goal

Team Statistics NED NOS
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 334 249
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 5.22 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 104 73
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.04
Net Passing Yards 230 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 0 38 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 253 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/23 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.05 4.51
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/51 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 3/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 7/122
Interception Ret./Yards 2/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:01 27:59

Team Statistics	NED	NOS
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	334	249
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	5.22	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	104	73
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.04
Net Passing Yards	230	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 0	38 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	253	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/23	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.05	4.51
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/51	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	3/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	7/122
Interception Ret./Yards	2/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:01	27:59

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	0:45	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	9:16	3:48	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	3:30	2:28	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	8:44	2:37	OWN 21	6	47	Field Goal
2	4:47	0:47	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 20	3	-8	Half
3	15:00	1:02	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	12:20	2:00	OWN 34	5	12	Punt
3	9:10	2:01	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
3	3:38	0:31	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
3	0:27	4:33	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	9:39	4:40	OWN 46	6	12	Punt
4	4:24	1:49	OPP 23	3	7	Field Goal
4	2:28	1:27	OPP 23	3	7	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	12:37	3:21	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
1	5:28	1:58	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
1	1:02	7:18	OWN 19	14	70	Field Goal
2	6:07	1:20	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	4:00	2:11	OWN 32	6	23	Punt
3	13:58	1:38	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
3	10:20	1:10	OWN 7	5	22	Interception
3	7:09	3:31	OWN 29	6	22	Punt
3	3:07	2:40	OWN 46	5	29	Field Goal
4	10:54	1:15	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
4	4:59	0:35	OWN 12	3	17	Interception
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 15	3	21	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Will Cave	13	18	1.38	5	0
Brian Thompson	9	26	2.89	8	0
Bernard Escalante	4	60	15.00	22	3

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel McCarthy	11	36	3.27	9	0
Bobby Irwin	9	19	2.11	5	0
Matt Dawson	3	17	5.67	10	1
Graham King	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	36	19	253	2/23	4	27	0	112.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dawson	38	14	179	1/3	1	22	2	39.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Lyons	6	9	120	20.00	77	27	3
TE Mack Prescott	5	7	55	11.00	13	18	0
WR Nathan Osborne	2	5	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Jesse Marshall	2	5	20	10.00	0	17	1
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Will Cave	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	19	19.00	3	19	0
RB Brian Thompson	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
FB Jerome Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	4	8	48	12.00	14	18	1
WR Phillip Newman	3	6	41	13.67	4	17	0
TE Charles Cortez	2	6	24	12.00	0	14	0
WR Deron Lyle	2	3	21	10.50	4	11	0
WR Irving Robasky	1	6	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	4	22	22.00	5	22	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Graham King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Daniel McCarthy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Leo Sweeney	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Wayne	1	13	13.00	0
S Gino Fackleman	1	11	11.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Gino Fackleman	1	0
Ronnie Wilson	0	1
Brian Thompson	0	1
John Van Meter	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Bobby Irwin	2	0
Timothy Hiller	1	0
Irving Robasky	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Summers	6	228	38.0	38.0	42	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	7	314	44.9	38.7	63	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Van Meter	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Van Meter	2	46	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	4	62	15.5	0
Roderick Hanson	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Quentin Davidson	7	1	0.0	16	28
DE Kendrick Fox	4	0	1.0	20	26
S John Van Meter	3	1	0.0	14	20
S Heath Hitchcock	3	0	0.0	12	26
OLB Kirk Bobro	2	3	0.0	20	19
DT Vernon Garrett	2	1	0.0	20	28
S David Tynik	2	1	0.0	18	27
S Cris Farr	2	1	0.0	20	27
S Gino Fackleman	2	0	0.0	9	15
CB Gene Levine	2	0	0.0	17	28
CB Kelly Franz	2	0	0.0	12	28
CB Donnell Arnold	1	2	0.0	14	27
ILB Luke Wayne	1	1	0.0	8	9
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	1	0.0	21	33
DT Wally Moore	1	1	0.0	17	28
DE Alan Woodard	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Joel Lucic	1	0	0.0	4	13
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	0	0.0	9	13
OLB Warren Stewart	0	1	0.0	5	14

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	9	0	0.0	25	35
CB Shane Rhodes	3	2	0.0	16	21
ILB Corey Logan	3	1	0.0	10	9
DT Junior Reeves	3	1	0.0	19	24
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	0.0	14	28
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Willie Rexin	2	3	0.5	16	20
OLB Duane Burgess	2	2	0.0	21	31
DE Sammy Kolodzik	2	1	0.0	10	15
S Bryant Hickman	2	1	0.0	20	25
CB Bob Heath	2	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	0	0.0	11	15
DE Orlando Murray	1	2	1.0	13	19
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0.5	10	20
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	1	2	0.0	20	35
S Jake Harry	1	1	0.0	8	20
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	13	15
DE Nate Serban	0	1	0.0	13	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendrick Fox	1.0	0	2	0	26
ILB Quentin Davidson	0.0	1	1	0	28
OLB Kirk Bobro	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Joel Lucic	0.0	0	2	0	13
DT Wally Moore	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Kelvin Harbert	0.0	0	0	1	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orlando Murray	1.0	0	1	0	19
DT Oliver Coffey	0.5	1	1	1	20
OLB Willie Rexin	0.5	1	0	0	20
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	2	0	0	24
DE Nate Serban	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Sammy Kolodzik	0.0	0	3	0	15
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.0	0	1	0	15
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Tynik	3	1	0	27
S Heath Hitchcock	2	3	0	26
ILB Quentin Davidson	2	0	0	28
S Gino Fackleman	1	2	1	15
CB Gene Levine	1	1	0	28
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	0	26
OLB Kirk Bobro	1	0	0	19
CB Kelly Franz	1	0	0	28
CB Donnell Arnold	1	0	0	27
S John Van Meter	1	0	0	20
S Cris Farr	0	1	0	27
ILB Luke Wayne	0	0	1	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	4	0	35
CB Sammie Rutter	3	2	28
CB Shane Rhodes	3	0	21
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	0	15
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	20
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	13
S Jake Harry	1	0	20
ILB Corey Logan	1	0	9
CB Bob Heath	1	0	30
S Bryant Hickman	0	1	25
DE Nate Serban	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charlie Andrade	1	3	22	1	34
Xavier Dawson	1	1	7	0	6
Lenny Spindler	0	6	22	0	28
Van Perry	0	5	25	0	37
Leonard Lytle	0	3	19	0	32
Otis Porter	0	1	13	1	32
Mack Prescott	0	1	24	0	27
Patrick Hamilton	0	1	4	0	4
Irving Gianettino	0	1	13	0	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neil Delgado	2	3	1	20	0	30
Larry Andersen	1	6	0	14	0	32
Wesley Hickman	1	4	0	18	1	26
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	3	0	22	0	33
Leon Schroeder	0	4	0	18	0	29
Charles Cortez	0	1	0	24	0	37

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	5	27
Ronnie Wilson	4	21
Heath Hitchcock	1	24
Jesse Marshall	0	21
Jackie Bard	0	18
David Tynik	0	16
Jerome Alexander	0	15
Nathan Osborne	0	13
John Van Meter	0	13
Gino Fackleman	0	12
Warren Stewart	0	12
Charlie Flannery	0	11
Byron Lewis	0	11
Mack Prescott	0	11
Kelvin Harbert	0	10
Will Cave	0	9
Jesse O'Neill	0	9
Cole Robles	0	9
Charlie Andrade	0	9
Lenny Spindler	0	8
Patrick Hamilton	0	8
Tony Lyons	0	6
Kendrick Fox	0	6
Lance Summers	0	6
Reuben Nelson	0	3
Quentin Davidson	0	3
Ken Stone	0	3
Vernon Garrett	0	2
Kirk Bobro	0	2
Wally Moore	0	2
Gene Levine	0	2
Irving Gianettino	0	2
Cris Farr	0	2
Donnell Arnold	0	2
Kelly Franz	0	1
T.K.O. Schofer	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	2	27
Graham King	1	21
Bob Heath	0	25
Willie Rexin	0	24
Wally Kaczmarek	0	21
Leo Sweeney	0	20
Bryant Hickman	0	18
Roderick Hanson	0	17
Dwayne Gelbart	0	14
Rickey Bridges	0	12
Orlando Murray	0	11
Charles Cortez	0	10
Deron Lyle	0	10
Travis Tusch	0	9
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	9
Devin Medlock	0	9
Darrell Shepherd	0	7
Timothy Hiller	0	7
J.R. Marston	0	6
D.J. Matthews	0	6
Bobby Irwin	0	6
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	4
Duane Burgess	0	4
Earl Moulton	0	4
Shane Rhodes	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	3
Nate Serban	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Irving Robasky	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
J.R. Fraaije	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Jake Harry	0	1
Corey Logan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	14	76	5.4
Right	7	7	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	13	42	3.2
Right	6	13	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	36	19	4	1	0	4	7	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dawson	38	14	1	1	5	8	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	162	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	66	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	6	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	111	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	9	6	120	4	27
TE Mack Prescott	7	5	55	0	27
WR Nathan Osborne	5	2	13	0	17
WR Jesse Marshall	5	2	20	0	19
WR Ronnie Wilson	4	1	9	0	12
RB Will Cave	2	1	9	0	18
RB Brian Thompson	2	1	8	0	20
FB Jerome Alexander	1	0	0	0	28
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	19	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	8	4	0	48	0	24
WR Irving Robasky	6	1	2	12	0	17
TE Charles Cortez	6	2	1	24	0	37
WR Phillip Newman	6	3	0	41	0	27
WR Dwayne Gelbart	4	1	2	22	1	6
WR Deron Lyle	3	2	0	21	0	11
TE Leo Sweeney	2	0	0	0	0	21
TE Graham King	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	11	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Will Cave	2	-2	-1.00	1.38
Brian Thompson	2	4	2.00	2.89
Bernard Escalante	1	4	4.00	15.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Dawson	1	4	4.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	5	3	36	7.20	7.03

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dawson	3	1	14	4.67	4.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Lyons	2	2	19	9.50	13.33
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
RB Will Cave	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	17	17.00	4.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	14	14.00	6.00
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0	0.00	6.83
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Thompson	3	1
Bernard Escalante	2	2
Will Cave	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	8	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dawson	15	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nathan Osborne	3	0	0
WR Ronnie Wilson	2	0	0
WR Tony Lyons	1	1	1
FB Jerome Alexander	1	0	0
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwayne Gelbart	4	1	1
WR Deron Lyle	3	2	2
WR Nolan Walters	3	2	1
TE Charles Cortez	2	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)