Week 2, 2023

played in Tennessee, TN

87 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	7	14	-	24
Tennessee Titans	3	0	7	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 TEN - George Price 40 field goal
2Q: 05:51 NOS - J.R. Marston 22 field goal
3Q: 15:00 NOS - Bobby Irwin 89 kickoff return (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 11:00 TEN - Russell Burke 5 run (George Price extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 7 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 08:09 TEN - Stan Mathews 4 pass from J.C. Devine (George Price extra point)
4Q: 02:49 NOS - Bobby Irwin 2 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 00:53 TEN - Craig Schott 21 pass from J.C. Devine (George Price extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 TEN - George Price 40 field goal
2Q: 05:51 NOS - J.R. Marston 22 field goal
3Q: 15:00 NOS - Bobby Irwin 89 kickoff return (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 11:00 TEN - Russell Burke 5 run (George Price extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 7 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 08:09 TEN - Stan Mathews 4 pass from J.C. Devine (George Price extra point)
4Q: 02:49 NOS - Bobby Irwin 2 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 00:53 TEN - Craig Schott 21 pass from J.C. Devine (George Price extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TEN
Record 1-0-1 0-1-1
First Downs 14 30
- by Rushing 3 16
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 296 479
- Offensive Plays 65 95
- Yards per Play 4.55 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 90 195
- Rushing Attempts 24 49
- Yards per Rush 3.75 3.98
Net Passing Yards 206 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 19 - 1 43 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 212 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 9/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/50 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 6/67 4/-9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/175 5/83
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 15
Time of Possession 29:50 45:10

Team Statistics	NOS	TEN
Record	1-0-1	0-1-1
First Downs	14	30
- by Rushing	3	16
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	296	479
- Offensive Plays	65	95
- Yards per Play	4.55	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	90	195
- Rushing Attempts	24	49
- Yards per Rush	3.75	3.98
Net Passing Yards	206	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 19 - 1	43 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	212	301
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	9/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/50	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	6/67	4/-9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/175	5/83
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 15
Time of Possession	29:50	45:10

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	0:58	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
1	5:30	1:26	OWN 36	3	-6	Punt
1	1:59	1:34	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	13:07	4:30	OWN 4	11	57	Punt
2	7:43	2:00	OPP 46	5	41	Field Goal
2	2:51	0:57	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	10:52	3:30	OWN 31	5	15	Punt
3	2:12	2:20	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
4	8:00	3:00	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
4	4:49	2:10	OPP 13	5	13	Touchdown
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 36	3	25	Missed FG
OT1	11:13	1:41	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
OT1	8:02	1:59	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
OT1	3:39	0:20	OWN 22	2	0	Interception
OT1	1:41	1:27	OWN 38	5	24	Missed FG

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 21	6	6	Punt
1	11:05	5:35	OWN 7	11	70	Field Goal
1	4:04	2:05	OWN 18	4	21	Punt
1	0:25	2:18	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
2	8:37	0:54	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	5:43	2:52	OWN 14	4	18	Punt
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 6	5	20	Punt
3	14:45	3:53	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
3	7:22	5:10	OWN 11	9	37	Interception
4	14:52	6:52	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
4	5:00	0:11	OWN 2	1	0	Interception
4	2:39	1:58	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	3:47	OWN 12	5	14	Punt
OT1	9:32	1:30	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
OT1	6:03	2:24	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
OT1	3:19	1:38	OPP 35	4	4	Missed FG
OT1	0:14	0:14	OWN 45	2	-6	Game

Game MVP: Russell Burke, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	16	60	3.75	12	2	1
Joel Garrison	5	15	3.00	5	0	0
Alan Poole	2	12	6.00	8	0	0
Phillip Newman	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Russell Burke	30	139	4.63	22	3	1
Ray Cousins	8	17	2.13	17	1	0
J.C. Devine	8	32	4.00	11	1	0
Albert Rodgers	2	8	4.00	7	0	0
Bernie Welch	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	40	19	212	1/6	1	35	1	61.7

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Devine	43	24	301	3/17	2	48	2	73.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	4	10	49	12.25	11	18	0
WR Nolan Walters	3	9	49	16.33	12	20	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	5	35	11.67	0	23	1
RB Joel Garrison	2	3	9	4.50	5	9	0
TE Leo Sweeney	2	3	8	4.00	2	5	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	3	11	5.50	9	12	0
FB Junior Blair	2	2	16	8.00	0	10	0
WR Shane Love	1	4	35	35.00	5	35	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Fitzgerald	4	9	77	19.25	34	48	0
RB Russell Burke	4	5	23	5.75	7	7	0
WR Russell Hill	4	8	69	17.25	7	22	0
TE Craig Schott	3	3	32	10.67	12	21	1
FB Bernie Welch	2	2	21	10.50	8	11	0
TE Stan Mathews	2	5	13	6.50	0	9	1
WR Fred Finch	2	4	17	8.50	0	12	0
WR Rufus Andre	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Peter LaGrange	1	1	38	38.00	0	38	0
RB Ray Cousins	1	2	5	5.00	6	5	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sammie Rutter	2	7	3.50	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S William Chopper	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alan Poole	1	0	0	0
Neil Delgado	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Wagaman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	9	446	49.6	48.3	60	4

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hugh Rogers	9	423	47.0	39.6	61	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/3	0/2	0/2	22	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	6	67	11.2	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter LaGrange	4	-9	-2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	150	50.0	1
Tyrus Humphrey	1	25	25.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Finch	4	71	17.8	0
Rufus Andre	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	12	0	0.0	39	28
S Duane Sterritt	10	7	0.0	47	42
CB Sammie Rutter	7	1	0.0	36	31
S Bryant Hickman	4	1	0.0	42	33
ILB Cris Penberthy	4	1	0.0	16	12
ILB Earl Moulton	4	1	0.0	42	39
CB Howie Lord	4	1	0.0	35	36
DT Oliver Coffey	3	0	2.0	12	14
S Jorge Cloude	3	4	0.0	24	32
DE Eddie Bloomer	3	2	0.0	29	30
DT Johnny Rasmussen	3	2	0.0	33	38
CB David Evans	3	1	0.0	26	36
OLB Otis Wallis	3	0	0.0	10	20
DE Cary Clinton	2	1	1.0	23	20
DE Sammy Kolodzik	2	1	0.0	14	8
DT Junior Reeves	2	0	0.0	16	8
CB Bob Heath	1	1	0.0	28	19
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0.0	15	9
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0.0	10	14
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Willie Rexin	0	1	0.0	19	14

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin Dallesandro	5	1	0.0	23	37
ILB Reuben Carnation	5	1	0.0	15	22
CB Lewis Chodzinski	4	1	0.0	19	34
OLB J.J. Newton	4	0	0.0	19	24
ILB Mitch Farmer	3	2	0.0	17	25
OLB Marty Springer	3	2	0.0	17	31
CB Butch Cascadden	3	0	0.0	13	19
OLB Bobby Wagaman	2	1	0.5	5	17
DE J.J. Roddy	2	1	0.5	17	32
S Devin Matthews	2	2	0.0	15	33
CB Tom Olivas	2	1	0.0	16	33
DT J.R. Sheldon	2	0	0.0	16	30
TE Stan Mathews	1	0	---	---	---
CB Amos Kennedy	1	0	0.0	12	18
RB Russell Burke	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shannon O'Donnell	1	0	0.0	9	20
OLB Sean McGee	1	0	0.0	3	4
S William Chopper	1	0	0.0	10	14
ILB Phil Soares	1	0	0.0	4	11
DE Emmanuel Lyon	0	1	0.0	15	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Oliver Coffey	2.0	1	0	0	14
DE Cary Clinton	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.0	1	0	0	30
CB Howie Lord	0.0	1	0	0	36
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	2	0	38
OLB Duane Burgess	0.0	0	1	0	9
ILB Earl Moulton	0.0	0	1	0	39
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	0	2	8

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bobby Wagaman	0.5	0	1	0	17
DE J.J. Roddy	0.5	0	1	0	32
OLB J.J. Newton	0.0	1	0	1	24
DE Emmanuel Lyon	0.0	0	2	1	22
DE Shannon O'Donnell	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Rob Alcott	0.0	0	1	0	8
DT J.R. Sheldon	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	5	0	2	31
ILB Jose Barfield	4	0	0	28
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	0	42
ILB Cris Penberthy	2	0	0	12
CB David Evans	2	0	0	36
CB Howie Lord	2	0	0	36
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0	20
S Bryant Hickman	1	1	0	33
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	0	32
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	0	0	8
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0	39
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0	19
OLB Willie Rexin	0	1	0	14

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lewis Chodzinski	3	2	0	34
OLB Marty Springer	3	0	0	31
CB Butch Cascadden	3	0	0	19
CB Tom Olivas	2	1	0	33
ILB Reuben Carnation	2	0	0	22
CB Amos Kennedy	1	2	0	18
S Devin Dallesandro	1	0	0	37
OLB Bobby Wagaman	1	0	0	17
DE Shannon O'Donnell	1	0	0	20
DT J.R. Sheldon	1	0	0	30
OLB J.J. Newton	1	0	0	24
S William Chopper	0	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	1	4	20	0	36
Mitch Crutchfield	1	4	10	0	10
Cedric Flournoy	1	1	6	0	10
Marlon Finley	0	3	20	1	35
Joseph Sherman	0	3	14	0	31
Curtis Olivarez	0	3	22	0	36
Neil Delgado	0	2	23	0	30
Leo Sweeney	0	1	18	0	36
Junior Blair	0	1	11	0	27

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roman Gruber	7	14	2	46	1	44
Reggie Matsko	3	9	0	37	0	31
Allen Phillips	3	6	0	22	0	11
Keith Blake	2	4	0	41	1	45
Curtis Almanza	1	7	0	38	0	39
Buddy Coombs	0	1	0	46	1	44
Ronald Brock	0	1	0	27	0	19
Craig Schott	0	1	0	13	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Heath	2	30
Otis Wallis	2	29
Joel Garrison	1	32
Leo Sweeney	1	22
Junior Blair	1	22
Martin Robertson	1	14
Rickey Bridges	1	13
Tyrus Humphrey	0	19
Mitchell Emmons	0	17
D.J. Matthews	0	12
Marlon Finley	0	12
Mitch Crutchfield	0	12
Bobby Irwin	0	11
Larry Andersen	0	10
Brent Robbins	0	10
J.R. Marston	0	9
Earl Moulton	0	9
Junior Reeves	0	9
Darrell Shepherd	0	9
Mel Galiardo	0	9
Timothy Hiller	0	8
Sammy Kolodzik	0	7
Nolan Walters	0	7
Jorge Cloude	0	6
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
Duane Burgess	0	4
Cris Penberthy	0	4
Gerald Meeber	0	3
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Bryant Hickman	0	3
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Jose Barfield	0	3
Howie Lord	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Cary Clinton	0	1

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Andre	4	17
William Chopper	2	15
Bernie Welch	2	9
Albert Rodgers	1	3
Ray Cousins	0	30
Peter LaGrange	0	24
Sean McGee	0	23
Craig Schott	0	22
Fred Finch	0	21
Ronald Brock	0	19
Rob Alcott	0	13
Reuben Carnation	0	12
Allen Phillips	0	11
Dustin Buff	0	11
Amos Kennedy	0	11
Alonzo Jones	0	11
Hugh Rogers	0	11
Keith Blake	0	10
Butch Cascadden	0	10
Stan Mathews	0	9
Mitch Farmer	0	8
Russell Hill	0	8
George Price	0	7
Phil Soares	0	7
Terry Fitzgerald	0	6
J.R. Sheldon	0	6
Nate Navarro	0	6
Devin Dallesandro	0	5
Bobby Wagaman	0	3
Tom Olivas	0	3
J.J. Roddy	0	3
Devin Matthews	0	3
Lewis Chodzinski	0	3
Marty Springer	0	3
Shannon O'Donnell	0	2
J.J. Newton	0	2
Curtis Almanza	0	2
Craig Harper	0	2
Reggie Matsko	0	1
Russell Burke	0	1
Emmanuel Lyon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	8	17	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	71	3.7
Middle	21	83	4.0
Right	9	41	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	40	19	3	4	4	5	6	3	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Devine	43	24	5	2	3	4	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	65	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	58	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	53	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	163	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	59	14.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	10	4	0	49	0	29
WR Nolan Walters	9	3	1	49	1	28
TE Mitchell Emmons	5	3	0	35	1	21
WR Shane Love	4	1	1	35	1	18
RB Joel Garrison	3	2	0	9	0	9
TE Leo Sweeney	3	2	1	8	0	36
RB Bobby Irwin	3	2	0	11	0	32
FB Junior Blair	2	2	0	16	0	27
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	1	0	0	5

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Fitzgerald	9	4	1	77	1	31
WR Russell Hill	8	4	2	69	2	30
TE Stan Mathews	5	2	0	13	0	23
RB Russell Burke	5	4	0	23	0	32
WR Rufus Andre	4	1	0	6	0	22
WR Fred Finch	4	2	0	17	0	18
TE Craig Schott	3	3	0	32	1	6
FB Bernie Welch	2	2	0	21	0	23
RB Ray Cousins	2	1	0	5	0	14
WR Peter LaGrange	1	1	0	38	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	4	8	2.00	3.75
Joel Garrison	2	7	3.50	3.00
Alan Poole	1	4	4.00	6.00
Phillip Newman	1	3	3.00	3.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Russell Burke	4	16	4.00	4.63
Ray Cousins	2	0	0.00	2.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	2	17	5.67	5.30

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Devine	2	2	9	4.50	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	5.44
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
FB Junior Blair	1	1	10	10.00	8.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stan Mathews	1	1	4	4.00	2.60
RB Russell Burke	1	1	5	5.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	2	2
Bobby Irwin	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Russell Burke	6	4
J.C. Devine	1	0
Albert Rodgers	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	12	4	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Devine	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	4	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	3	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	2	1	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0
WR Shane Love	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Fitzgerald	4	2	2
RB Ray Cousins	2	1	1
WR Fred Finch	2	0	0
TE Stan Mathews	1	1	1
RB Russell Burke	1	1	0
WR Russell Hill	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (19,000)
End Zone 11,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (12,100)
Club Seats 10,000 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (19,000)
End Zone	11,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (12,100)
Club Seats	10,000 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,500)