Exhibition Week 3, 2026

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	6	3	-	16
Indianapolis Colts	0	6	3	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:33 IND - Kendrick Witt 46 field goal
2Q: 07:20 NOS - Rex Dunn 2 pass from Billy Joe Beckett (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 01:36 IND - Kendrick Witt 42 field goal
3Q: 10:22 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
3Q: 08:02 NOS - Burt McCalla 23 field goal
3Q: 00:20 IND - Kendrick Witt 25 field goal
4Q: 12:21 NOS - Burt McCalla 41 field goal
4Q: 02:47 IND - Kendrick Witt 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:33 IND - Kendrick Witt 46 field goal
2Q: 07:20 NOS - Rex Dunn 2 pass from Billy Joe Beckett (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 01:36 IND - Kendrick Witt 42 field goal
3Q: 10:22 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
3Q: 08:02 NOS - Burt McCalla 23 field goal
3Q: 00:20 IND - Kendrick Witt 25 field goal
4Q: 12:21 NOS - Burt McCalla 41 field goal
4Q: 02:47 IND - Kendrick Witt 43 field goal

Team Statistics NOS IND
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 332 306
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 5.35 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 212 80
- Rushing Attempts 36 19
- Yards per Rush 5.89 4.21
Net Passing Yards 120 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 0 38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 125 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.62 5.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/79 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/100 5/112
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:13 27:47

Team Statistics	NOS	IND
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	332	306
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	5.35	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	212	80
- Rushing Attempts	36	19
- Yards per Rush	5.89	4.21
Net Passing Yards	120	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 0	38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	125	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.62	5.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/79	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/100	5/112
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:13	27:47

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	5:22	OWN 5	10	57	Punt
1	2:58	2:58	OWN 20	6	38	Fumble
2	11:26	4:16	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	4:30	1:30	OWN 5	3	-3	Punt
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 21	4	29	Half
3	15:00	4:45	OPP 40	8	30	Field Goal
3	9:35	1:39	OPP 29	4	23	Field Goal
3	5:03	1:38	OPP 34	4	28	Missed FG
3	0:12	2:58	OPP 44	6	20	Field Goal
4	10:50	2:30	OPP 35	5	19	Missed FG
4	2:39	1:34	OWN 20	5	20	Punt

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 23	5	25	Punt
1	6:28	3:30	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	15:00	3:34	OWN 42	6	29	Field Goal
2	7:10	2:40	OWN 28	5	15	Punt
2	3:00	1:29	OWN 48	4	27	Field Goal
3	10:15	0:40	OWN 32	1	5	Fumble
3	7:56	2:53	OWN 18	4	33	Interception
3	3:25	3:13	OWN 17	6	75	Field Goal
4	12:14	1:24	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
4	8:20	5:41	OWN 23	14	51	Field Goal
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 6	5	59	Game

Game MVP: Ty Covington, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mack Mathews	19	90	4.74	23	3
Bobby Irwin	13	101	7.77	26	3
Billy Joe Beckett	3	14	4.67	11	1
Alan Poole	1	7	7.00	7	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Preston Evers	12	42	3.50	11	1
Ellis Lyle	6	34	5.67	18	1
Buddy Zercie	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Joe Beckett	19	11	75	1/5	1	20	0	84.3
Alan Poole	6	4	50	0/0	0	22	0	92.3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Buddy Zercie	31	15	200	1/6	0	52	1	55.9
Duane Bartell	7	4	40	1/8	0	21	0	73.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	5	5	26	5.20	1	11	0
WR Phillip Newman	2	4	42	21.00	21	22	0
WR Stephen Granberry	2	4	24	12.00	10	13	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
RB Mack Mathews	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Junior Blair	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR J.R. Leber	4	9	55	13.75	16	21
WR Junior Gibson	3	5	31	10.33	1	14
WR Toby Castanie	3	9	36	12.00	5	22
TE Marco Hodges	2	4	23	11.50	20	20
TE Karl Nevicosi	2	2	16	8.00	0	11
RB Preston Evers	2	2	8	4.00	1	7
WR Desmond Kerr	2	4	57	28.50	38	52
RB Ellis Lyle	1	1	14	14.00	13	14

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ty Covington	1	20	20.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
Jorge Cloude	0	1	0
Bob Heath	0	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Karl Nevicosi	1	0	0
Preston Evers	1	0	0
J.R. Leber	0	1	0
Bo Kemp	0	1	0
Rusty Kennedy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	139	46.3	40.7	54	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	4	182	45.5	39.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/5	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Witt	4/4	3/3	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Carr	2	26	13.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Leber	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Carr	2	76	38.0	0
Stephen Granberry	1	24	24.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonard Sherrill	3	68	22.7	0
Toby Castanie	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ty Covington	5	0	0.5	13	28
CB Sammie Rutter	4	2	0.0	17	31
CB Bob Heath	4	0	0.0	10	29
DE Brent Robbins	3	2	0.0	17	28
CB Timothy Hiller	3	1	0.0	8	24
OLB Duane Burgess	3	0	0.0	6	7
S Duane Sterritt	3	0	0.0	9	30
DE Eddie Bloomer	2	0	0.5	9	15
ILB Jose Barfield	2	2	0.0	16	24
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	8	7
CB Darnell Carr	2	0	0.0	6	20
DT Junior Reeves	1	3	0.5	12	29
OLB Otis Wallis	1	2	0.0	9	18
S Rickey Bridges	1	1	0.0	14	31
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	0.0	13	21
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.0	10	16
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0.0	7	18
DE Max Tank	1	0	0.0	10	25
DE Cary Clinton	0	1	0.5	4	14
OLB Willie Rexin	0	1	0.0	8	9

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Joey Medrano	6	1	1.0	22	14
S Gene Moseley	6	1	0.0	21	13
S Ethan Wooden	5	0	0.0	17	16
ILB Earl Ferro	4	4	0.0	27	17
CB Stan Surcon	4	0	0.0	24	14
OLB Rich Hughes	4	0	0.0	12	9
S Stan Wilkens	3	2	0.0	28	23
ILB Ethan Schrempf	3	2	0.0	16	9
DE Justin Janssen	3	1	0.0	14	12
OLB Fred Carlson	3	1	0.0	19	15
CB Bo Kemp	2	2	0.0	20	14
DT Carl Pierce	2	0	0.0	24	16
CB Bryant Farley	2	0	0.0	27	24
OLB Rusty Kennedy	1	2	0.0	23	16
OLB Herb Denehey	1	1	0.0	16	11
TE Karl Nevicosi	1	0	---	---	---
WR Toby Castanie	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alex McDaniel	1	0	0.0	16	8
CB Leonard Sherrill	1	0	0.0	18	16
ILB Johnny Terry	0	1	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	0.5	1	0	14
DT Junior Reeves	0.5	0	1	29
CB Ty Covington	0.5	0	1	28
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.5	0	0	15
ILB Jose Barfield	0.0	1	0	24
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	2	28
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	0	1	18
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	1	7
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	1	25

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Joey Medrano	1.0	2	0	14
DT Horace Busby	0.0	1	0	11
DE Justin Janssen	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bob Heath	5	0	0	29
CB Ty Covington	4	1	1	28
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	0	24
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0	31
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0	7
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	30
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0	7
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0	24
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	28
CB Darnell Carr	1	0	0	20
S Rickey Bridges	0	1	0	31

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ethan Wooden	3	2	16
CB Stan Surcon	2	1	14
OLB Fred Carlson	2	0	15
OLB Rich Hughes	2	0	9
CB Bryant Farley	1	0	24
S Gene Moseley	1	0	13
S Stan Wilkens	1	0	23
ILB Earl Ferro	1	0	17
CB Leonard Sherrill	1	0	16
ILB Ethan Schrempf	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mel Galiardo	3	6	30	0	20
Neil Delgado	2	3	20	0	14
Donnell Pritchett	2	3	17	0	13
Joseph Sherman	2	2	25	0	9
Curtis Olivarez	1	5	18	1	16
Junior Blair	1	4	15	0	9
Cedric Flournoy	1	2	13	0	13
Alex Priestley	1	2	26	0	16
D.J. Matthews	1	1	14	0	17
Marlon Finley	0	3	17	0	12
Rex Dunn	0	3	17	0	7

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Monty Kratky	3	3	16	0	31
Frank Albee	1	3	12	0	23
Isaac Herzog	1	3	16	0	35
Vernon Reno	1	2	13	0	27
Blaine Kirk	1	1	10	0	15
Dusty Murphy	0	3	10	0	27
Clay Ellis	0	2	11	1	22
Marco Hodges	0	1	12	0	21
Sammy Meier	0	0	11	1	23

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Sandage	2	12
Bobby Irwin	1	21
Stephen Granberry	1	16
Sammie Rutter	1	12
Timothy Hiller	1	10
Bob Heath	0	25
Junior Blair	0	16
Rickey Bridges	0	12
Mitchell Emmons	0	12
Duane Burgess	0	11
Otis Wallis	0	11
Burt McCalla	0	10
Rex Dunn	0	10
Darnell Carr	0	10
D.J. Matthews	0	8
Marlon Finley	0	8
Cedric Flournoy	0	8
Earl Moulton	0	7
Donnell Pritchett	0	7
Nolan Walters	0	6
Billy Joe Beckett	0	5
Max Tank	0	5
Junior Reeves	0	4
Johnny Rasmussen	0	4
Mel Galiardo	0	4
Brent Robbins	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Jose Barfield	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Alex Priestley	0	3
Lenny Shields	0	3
Neil Delgado	0	2
Ty Covington	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	2
Lamar Bailey	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Cary Clinton	0	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Covington	3	9
Ethan Schrempf	2	20
Ellis Lyle	0	21
Gary Fields	0	18
J.R. Leber	0	15
Bryant Farley	0	15
Reuben Madigan	0	13
Ethan Wooden	0	12
Desmond Kerr	0	11
Herb Denehey	0	10
Kendrick Witt	0	9
Dusty Murphy	0	8
Leonard Sherrill	0	8
Isaac Herzog	0	8
Nate Tanuvasa	0	8
Joey Medrano	0	7
Vernon Reno	0	6
Stan Wilkens	0	6
Blaine Kirk	0	5
Toby Castanie	0	5
Earl Ferro	0	5
Fred Carlson	0	5
Sammy Meier	0	5
Rusty Kennedy	0	5
Clay Ellis	0	5
Marco Baxter	0	4
Junior Gibson	0	4
Matthew Marchand	0	4
Johnny Terry	0	4
Stan Coyle	0	4
Rich Hughes	0	4
Marco Hodges	0	3
Justin Janssen	0	3
Carl Pierce	0	3
Bo Kemp	0	3
Stan Surcon	0	3
Tony Brody	0	2
Gene Moseley	0	2
Horace Busby	0	2
Alex McDaniel	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	78	5.6
Middle	15	66	4.4
Right	7	68	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	11	11.0
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Joe Beckett	19	11	1	2	1	2	0	0	0
Alan Poole	6	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Buddy Zercie	31	15	3	2	2	2	5	0	1
Duane Bartell	7	4	1	0	1	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	80	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	45	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	87	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	116	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	5	5	0	26	0	20
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	0	42	2	14
WR Stephen Granberry	4	2	0	24	0	15
WR Kelvin Sandage	4	1	0	12	0	19
RB Bobby Irwin	2	1	0	4	0	13
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	0	3	0	18
FB Junior Blair	2	1	1	4	0	9
RB Mack Mathews	1	1	0	8	0	14
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	2	0	7

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.R. Leber	9	4	0	55	1	27
WR Toby Castanie	9	3	0	36	1	25
WR Junior Gibson	5	3	1	31	0	21
TE Marco Hodges	4	2	1	23	1	21
WR Desmond Kerr	4	2	1	57	1	20
TE Karl Nevicosi	2	2	0	16	0	17
RB Preston Evers	2	2	0	8	0	23
RB Ellis Lyle	1	1	0	14	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mack Mathews	3	0	0.00	4.74

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Buddy Zercie	1	4	4.00	4.00
Preston Evers	1	1	1.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Beckett	5	2	6	1.20	3.95

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Buddy Zercie	2	1	3	1.50	6.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
FB Junior Blair	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marco Hodges	1	1	3	3.00	5.75
WR J.R. Leber	1	0	0	0.00	6.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	3	2
Mack Mathews	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Ellis Lyle	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Joe Beckett	7	4	2
Alan Poole	2	1	1

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Buddy Zercie	8	3	3
Duane Bartell	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	2
WR Phillip Newman	2	0	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	1	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
FB Junior Blair	1	1	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	1

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.R. Leber	5	2	2
WR Toby Castanie	2	1	1
WR Junior Gibson	1	0	0
RB Ellis Lyle	1	1	1
RB Preston Evers	1	1	0
WR Desmond Kerr	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 33,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,400 (21,800)
End Zone 7,800 (15,700)
Mezzanine 4,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 7,000 (13,900)
Club Seats 800 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	33,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,400 (21,800)
End Zone	7,800 (15,700)
Mezzanine	4,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	7,000 (13,900)
Club Seats	800 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,200)