Week 2, 2025

played in New England, MA

69 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	7	7	-	21
New England Patriots	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:44 NOS - Dwight Wright 4 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 13:37 NED - Leslie Hicks 6 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 06:36 NED - Walter Dawkins 51 field goal
3Q: 02:22 NOS - Dwight Wright 51 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 03:41 NOS - Bobby Irwin 2 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:44 NOS - Dwight Wright 4 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 13:37 NED - Leslie Hicks 6 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 06:36 NED - Walter Dawkins 51 field goal
3Q: 02:22 NOS - Dwight Wright 51 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 03:41 NOS - Bobby Irwin 2 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 318 307
- Offensive Plays 60 70
- Yards per Play 5.30 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 161 75
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 4.88 3.95
Net Passing Yards 157 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 0 48 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 163 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 2/71
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:21 28:39

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	318	307
- Offensive Plays	60	70
- Yards per Play	5.30	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	161	75
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	4.88	3.95
Net Passing Yards	157	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 0	48 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	163	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	2/71
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:21	28:39

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:35	OWN 34	7	25	Punt
1	7:48	6:14	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
2	13:29	3:34	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	7:18	3:54	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 28	3	9	Half
3	11:27	0:41	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	6:30	2:59	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
3	2:22	0:19	OWN 49	1	51	Touchdown
4	14:19	1:38	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
4	9:38	6:03	OWN 10	11	90	Touchdown
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 21	3	-3	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:25	3:37	OWN 1	8	22	Punt
1	1:34	3:05	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
2	9:55	2:37	OWN 19	6	39	Punt
2	3:24	2:13	OWN 38	8	41	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 39	6	18	Punt
3	10:46	4:16	OWN 34	7	32	Field Goal
3	3:31	1:09	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
3	2:03	2:44	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	12:41	3:03	OWN 45	6	8	Punt
4	3:35	2:52	OWN 20	14	59	Downs

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	12	58	4.83	16	1	1
Dwight Wright	12	69	5.75	51	2	2
Alan Poole	7	27	3.86	10	1	0
Junior Blair	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Rex Dunn	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clyde Davis	7	14	2.00	8	0
Martin Mills	7	35	5.00	18	1
Bernard Escalante	5	26	5.20	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	15	163	1/6	0	26	0	76.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	48	28	253	3/21	1	20	0	79.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Leo Sweeney	3	4	15	5.00	3	8
WR Nolan Walters	3	6	35	11.67	10	20
WR Phillip Newman	3	7	65	21.67	38	26
RB Bobby Irwin	2	4	14	7.00	0	9
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	16	16.00	5	16
TE Dave Clayton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Terrell Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leslie Hicks	7	15	75	10.71	18	19	1
FB Jerome Alexander	5	6	44	8.80	18	14	0
WR Mark Rhoads	4	8	44	11.00	1	17	0
WR Jesse Marshall	3	6	38	12.67	0	20	0
RB Clyde Davis	2	3	9	4.50	5	5	0
TE Ken Stone	2	2	15	7.50	3	9	0
RB Brian Thompson	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Ricardo Burns	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Martin Mills	1	2	11	11.00	12	11	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	6	258	43.0	39.3	50	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	6	269	44.8	35.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	1/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	2	17	8.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howie Lord	1	27	27.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	2	71	35.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	7	1	0.0	16	41
S Duane Sterritt	5	2	0.0	18	44
CB Sammie Rutter	5	1	0.0	15	34
CB Bob Heath	4	1	0.0	15	36
DE Cary Clinton	4	0	0.0	15	34
DT Junior Reeves	3	1	1.0	12	31
OLB Lamar Bailey	3	0	1.0	14	46
ILB Jose Barfield	3	3	0.0	12	33
CB Howie Lord	3	1	0.0	16	39
OLB Duane Burgess	2	0	1.0	12	22
S Jorge Cloude	2	2	0.0	12	45
S Bryant Hickman	2	1	0.0	7	7
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0.0	7	20
OLB Otis Wallis	1	1	0.0	3	9
DE Brent Robbins	1	1	0.0	11	29
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	4	17
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0.0	4	20

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donnell Arnold	7	0	0.0	25	19
S Kelly Franz	4	2	0.0	24	22
S Stanley Hudson	4	0	0.0	12	8
S David Tynik	3	2	0.0	28	25
CB Bart McKnight	3	2	0.0	22	19
S Luther McClanahan	3	1	0.0	7	7
OLB Spencer Doyle	3	1	0.0	23	22
DE Lorenzo Daniels	3	0	0.0	27	18
ILB Jay Willis	3	0	0.0	29	20
DT Gus Bensen	2	2	0.0	26	22
DE Kerry Townes	2	0	0.0	24	19
DT Johnny Connell	1	2	1.0	11	13
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	2	0.0	16	11
CB Gerald Smeenge	1	1	0.0	14	14
DE Ernie Sturgeon	1	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	0.0	7	2
ILB Drew Slaughter	1	0	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamar Bailey	1.0	1	2	4	46
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Duane Burgess	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	1	0	0	21
S Jorge Cloude	0.0	1	0	0	45
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	4	2	34
S Bryant Hickman	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.0	0	0	1	17
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	0	1	29

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnny Connell	1.0	0	1	2	13
DE Kerry Townes	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Joel Lucic	0.0	0	1	0	10
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	5	0	41
CB Bob Heath	4	1	36
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	34
S Duane Sterritt	3	2	44
ILB Jose Barfield	2	2	33
CB Howie Lord	2	1	39
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	20
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	20
S Bryant Hickman	1	0	7
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	46
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	9
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	45
CB Timothy Hiller	0	1	11

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnell Arnold	4	0	19
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	1	22
S Luther McClanahan	2	0	7
CB Bart McKnight	2	0	19
S Kelly Franz	1	0	22
S Stanley Hudson	1	0	8
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	0	11
ILB Jay Willis	1	0	20
CB Gerald Smeenge	1	0	14
S David Tynik	0	2	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Olivarez	4	6	33	0	27
Cedric Flournoy	4	5	23	0	18
Marlon Finley	2	7	29	0	26
Neil Delgado	1	4	27	1	22
Joseph Sherman	0	2	32	0	26
Leo Sweeney	0	1	27	0	21
Junior Blair	0	1	6	0	6

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leland Roundy	1	2	16	1	42
Keith O'Dwyer	1	2	11	0	23
Jeff Hanson	1	1	12	0	42
Chester Akaka	1	1	6	0	17
Charlie Andrade	0	4	14	1	38
Shannon Lyons	0	4	17	1	46
Brady Hatley	0	1	18	0	43

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	2	25
Bob Heath	1	20
Martin Robertson	1	12
Bryant Hickman	0	19
Mack Mathews	0	18
Junior Blair	0	13
Dave Clayton	0	12
Lamar Bailey	0	8
Leo Sweeney	0	7
Cary Clinton	0	7
Stephen Granberry	0	7
Timothy Hiller	0	6
Marlon Finley	0	6
Mitch Crutchfield	0	6
Darnell Briggs	0	6
Horace Erickson	0	6
Howie Lord	0	5
Mel Galiardo	0	5
Burt McCalla	0	4
Nate Serban	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Brent Robbins	0	4
Dwight Wright	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Earl Moulton	0	3
Bobby Irwin	0	3
Alex Priestley	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	1	20
Gerald Smeenge	1	13
Ralph Oliveira	1	8
Jackie Bard	0	18
Jerome Alexander	0	14
Jesse Marshall	0	13
Chester Akaka	0	13
Leslie Hicks	0	10
Ricardo Burns	0	9
Charlie Andrade	0	8
Cory Blackburn	0	8
Keith O'Dwyer	0	8
Xavier England	0	8
Ken Stone	0	7
Alfred Cooley	0	7
Luther McClanahan	0	6
Joel Lucic	0	6
Lester Laxdal	0	6
Bart McKnight	0	6
Jeff Hanson	0	5
Drew Slaughter	0	5
Walter Dawkins	0	5
Terrell Boyd	0	4
Warren Stewart	0	4
Brady Hatley	0	3
Donnell Arnold	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	3
Bobby McMichael	0	2
Clyde Davis	0	2
Johnny Connell	0	2
Martin Mills	0	2
Kelly Franz	0	1
Kerry Townes	0	1
Jay Willis	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	7	59	8.4
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	28	9.3
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	15	3	1	3	3	3	2	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	48	28	1	0	2	7	8	8	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	84	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	41	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	82	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	110	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	7	3	0	65	2	25
WR Nolan Walters	6	3	1	35	1	23
TE Leo Sweeney	4	3	0	15	0	21
RB Bobby Irwin	4	2	1	14	0	11
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	0	9	0	6
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	0	5	0	16
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	16	0	15
TE Dave Clayton	1	1	0	4	0	7
WR Terrell Hicks	1	0	1	0	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Hicks	15	7	0	75	0	44
WR Mark Rhoads	8	4	0	44	0	45
WR Jesse Marshall	6	3	0	38	1	27
FB Jerome Alexander	6	5	1	44	0	32
RB Clyde Davis	3	2	0	9	0	18
RB Brian Thompson	3	2	1	4	0	10
TE Ken Stone	2	2	0	15	0	18
WR Terrell Boyd	2	1	0	6	0	10
RB Martin Mills	2	1	0	11	0	24
WR Ricardo Burns	1	1	0	7	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dwight Wright	2	6	3.00	5.75
Bobby Irwin	1	2	2.00	4.83
Junior Blair	1	5	5.00	5.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	1	7	7.00	5.20
Martin Mills	1	1	1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	1	3	1.50	6.27

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	4	2	12	3.00	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	3	3.00	3.75
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Hicks	2	1	6	3.00	5.00
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	6	6.00	7.33
WR Terrell Boyd	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	3	1
Dwight Wright	3	2
Bobby Irwin	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	5	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	2	0	0
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	1
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	1
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leslie Hicks	4	3	1
WR Jesse Marshall	3	1	1
WR Mark Rhoads	2	1	1
RB Clyde Davis	1	1	1
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (21,600)
End Zone 13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,500 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (21,600)
End Zone	13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,500 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,000)