Week 13, 2026

played in Arizona, AZ

58 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	10	7	14	-	38
Arizona Cardinals	0	10	10	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 NOS - Phillip Newman 25 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ARI - Alonzo Long 49 field goal
2Q: 08:58 NOS - Phillip Newman 1 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 05:26 ARI - Sam Sutton 25 pass from Bernard Escalante (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Burt McCalla 22 field goal
3Q: 11:45 NOS - Phillip Newman 16 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 05:58 ARI - Alonzo Long 42 field goal
3Q: 01:11 ARI - Edward Arnold 27 fumble return (Alonzo Long extra point)
4Q: 09:53 ARI - Larry Stratton 22 pass from Bernard Escalante (Alonzo Long extra point)
4Q: 06:31 NOS - Mack Mathews 8 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Kelvin Sandage 13 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 NOS - Phillip Newman 25 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ARI - Alonzo Long 49 field goal
2Q: 08:58 NOS - Phillip Newman 1 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 05:26 ARI - Sam Sutton 25 pass from Bernard Escalante (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Burt McCalla 22 field goal
3Q: 11:45 NOS - Phillip Newman 16 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 05:58 ARI - Alonzo Long 42 field goal
3Q: 01:11 ARI - Edward Arnold 27 fumble return (Alonzo Long extra point)
4Q: 09:53 ARI - Larry Stratton 22 pass from Bernard Escalante (Alonzo Long extra point)
4Q: 06:31 NOS - Mack Mathews 8 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Kelvin Sandage 13 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ARI
Record 11-1 4-7-1
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 440 348
- Offensive Plays 71 50
- Yards per Play 6.20 6.96
Net Rushing Yards 185 43
- Rushing Attempts 42 11
- Yards per Rush 4.40 3.91
Net Passing Yards 255 305
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 21 - 1 39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.79 7.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 13/18 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/54 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 5/192 6/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:56 24:04

Team Statistics	NOS	ARI
Record	11-1	4-7-1
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	440	348
- Offensive Plays	71	50
- Yards per Play	6.20	6.96
Net Rushing Yards	185	43
- Rushing Attempts	42	11
- Yards per Rush	4.40	3.91
Net Passing Yards	255	305
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 21 - 1	39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.79	7.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	13/18	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/54	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	5/192	6/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:56	24:04

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	3:57	OWN 9	6	20	Punt
1	7:02	1:55	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
2	14:55	6:07	OPP 36	9	36	Touchdown
2	5:13	4:54	OWN 20	11	75	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
3	8:48	1:40	OWN 32	3	8	Interception
3	5:51	1:22	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
3	1:50	0:47	OWN 12	3	15	Fumble
3	1:03	4:54	OWN 31	8	24	Punt
4	9:39	3:17	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
4	4:47	2:53	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	1:03	1:03	OPP 43	3	-3	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 9	4	36	Punt
1	8:28	1:26	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	5:07	5:12	OWN 15	10	53	Field Goal
2	8:48	3:35	OWN 9	6	91	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 24	1	-2	Half
3	11:38	2:50	OWN 19	6	19	Punt
3	7:08	1:17	OPP 28	3	3	Field Goal
3	4:29	2:39	OWN 27	5	21	Punt
4	11:09	1:30	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	6:22	1:35	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	1:54	0:51	OWN 44	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	20	58	2.90	16	1	0
Mack Mathews	11	48	4.36	13	2	1
Alan Poole	10	65	6.50	31	1	0
Nolan Walters	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Craig Montague	6	5	0.83	7	0
Bernard Escalante	3	28	9.33	24	1
Rickey Sullivan	2	10	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	29	21	255	0/0	4	30	1	124.3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	39	25	305	0/0	2	38	0	105.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	11	13	153	13.91	35	30	3
RB Bobby Irwin	3	3	17	5.67	9	7	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	3	35	11.67	1	14	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	6	22	11.00	0	16	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	21	21.00	7	21	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Stratton	8	10	166	20.75	75	38	1
WR Sam Sutton	5	5	66	13.20	25	37	1
RB Craig Montague	4	6	22	5.50	12	11	0
WR Broderick Poole	3	10	9	3.00	5	6	0
TE Tommy Galloway	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Richard Porter	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Geoff Gabree	1	1	14	14.00	11	14	0
RB Rickey Sullivan	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE J.J. Schwartz	1	2	10	10.00	10	10	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Otis Drexler	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Edward Arnold	0	1	0	1
Eugene Schwartz	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	163	54.3	40.3	71	0

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	5	217	43.4	38.0	46	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	5/5

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alonzo Long	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	4	27	6.8	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Stratton	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	4	148	37.0	0
Darnell Carr	1	44	44.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Tyler	5	57	11.4	0
Geoff Gabree	1	43	43.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	9	0	0.0	11	34
ILB Earl Moulton	3	3	0.0	3	17
CB Ty Covington	3	2	0.0	8	20
ILB Jose Barfield	3	1	0.0	8	22
OLB Willie Rexin	3	0	0.0	8	26
OLB Otis Wallis	2	1	0.0	3	13
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0.0	8	30
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	0.0	3	19
S Rickey Bridges	1	1	0.0	3	22
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.0	5	29
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0.0	1	2
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Warren Lynn	1	0	0.0	2	10
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0.0	6	9
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	10	26
DE Max Tank	0	1	0.0	10	31

Arizona	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Otis Drexler	9	1	26	16
OLB Bo Lemons	7	2	28	20
CB Randy Roberson	6	1	23	17
ILB Marty Hopper	6	0	30	19
DT Rufus McGarrity	4	0	23	18
DT Eugene Schwartz	3	3	33	26
CB Edward Arnold	3	1	36	22
S Byron Meador	2	2	31	15
CB J.C. Younger	2	1	37	26
DE Winfred Welker	2	1	25	11
DE Howie Rhodes	2	0	25	19
DT Antoine Thune	2	0	20	15
ILB Jonathan Bolender	2	0	14	9
OLB Phillip Burnett	2	0	13	7
ILB Terrell Spencer	1	0	12	10
CB Carlos Walsh	1	0	19	12
DT Carlos East	1	0	15	10
S Roman Becker	0	2	28	20
OLB Cory Satterlee	0	1	7	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	2	25
DE Max Tank	0	5	0	31
DT Eddie Bloomer	0	1	0	22
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0	1	0	26
DE Brent Robbins	0	0	1	22

Arizona	Hurry	PPlay
DT Antoine Thune	2	15
DT Eugene Schwartz	1	26
DE Howie Rhodes	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ty Covington	4	1	20
ILB Earl Moulton	3	0	17
S Duane Sterritt	3	0	34
CB Bob Heath	2	0	30
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	19
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	22
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	13
S Jorge Cloude	1	2	30
CB Sammie Rutter	1	1	29
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	2
DE Warren Lynn	1	0	10
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	9
OLB Willie Rexin	1	0	26
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	22

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bo Lemons	5	0	0	20
S Otis Drexler	4	0	1	16
CB Randy Roberson	4	0	0	17
CB J.C. Younger	1	1	0	26
DT Eugene Schwartz	1	0	0	26
CB Edward Arnold	1	0	0	22
DE Winfred Welker	1	0	0	11
DT Rufus McGarrity	1	0	0	18
S Byron Meador	1	0	0	15
ILB Jonathan Bolender	1	0	0	9
OLB Phillip Burnett	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Joseph Sherman	3	5	39	29
Marlon Finley	2	8	38	27
Curtis Olivarez	2	6	42	29
Neil Delgado	2	2	34	24
Cedric Flournoy	1	5	32	24
Junior Blair	1	3	23	11
Donnell Pritchett	0	2	8	5
D.J. Matthews	0	1	3	0
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	26	17

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Andrew Powell	2	2	11	36
Bart Kramer	1	2	5	7
Tommy Galloway	1	1	5	18
Van Clancy	0	1	4	14
Sedrick Forbes	0	1	5	12
Marc Grace	0	1	10	34

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	3	22
Otis Wallis	2	26
Leo Sweeney	1	17
Mack Mathews	1	13
Stephen Granberry	0	16
Kelvin Sandage	0	16
Sammie Rutter	0	15
Timothy Hiller	0	15
Junior Blair	0	15
Earl Moulton	0	14
Rickey Bridges	0	12
Burt McCalla	0	8
Lenny Shields	0	7
Brent Robbins	0	6
Darnell Carr	0	6
Cary Clinton	0	5
D.J. Matthews	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	4
Lamar Bailey	0	4
Willie Rexin	0	4
Marlon Finley	0	4
Alex Priestley	0	4
Mel Galiardo	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Donnell Pritchett	0	3
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Bob Heath	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Cedric Flournoy	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Duane Burgess	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Billy Joe Beckett	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Schwartz	3	19
Randy Roberson	3	12
Tommy Galloway	1	19
Richard Porter	1	17
Dustin Tyler	1	15
Rickey Sullivan	0	23
Carlos Walsh	0	19
Darian Wolfe	0	19
Otis Drexler	0	14
Terrell Spencer	0	13
Jonathan Bolender	0	12
Geoff Gabree	0	10
Bart Kramer	0	7
Randall Middleton	0	7
Van Clancy	0	6
Marshall Ding	0	6
Damon Boyd	0	6
Artie Souza	0	5
Craig Montague	0	4
Antoine Thune	0	3
Larry Stratton	0	3
Rufus McGarrity	0	3
Walt Buckner	0	2
Edward Arnold	0	2
Sedrick Forbes	0	2
Andy Burton	0	2
Marty Hopper	0	2
Alonzo Long	0	2
Cory Satterlee	0	2
Eugene Schwartz	0	1
Roman Becker	0	1
Broderick Poole	0	1
J.C. Younger	0	1
Daniel McLellan	0	1
Winfred Welker	0	1
Bo Lemons	0	1
Carlos East	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	39	4.9
Middle	18	80	4.4
Right	14	68	4.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	4	32	8.0
Right	2	12	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	29	21	4	1	1	1	4	0	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	39	25	6	1	1	4	7	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	87	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	71	14.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	48	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	104	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	63	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	90	12.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	13	11	1	153	3	29
WR Nolan Walters	6	2	0	22	0	23
RB Bobby Irwin	3	3	0	17	0	19
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	1	0	7	0	17
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	3	0	35	0	14
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	0	21	1	6

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Poole	10	3	0	9	0	22
WR Larry Stratton	10	8	1	166	4	38
RB Craig Montague	6	4	0	22	0	21
WR Sam Sutton	5	5	0	66	2	24
WR Richard Porter	2	1	0	4	0	19
RB Rickey Sullivan	2	1	0	6	0	18
TE J.J. Schwartz	2	1	0	10	0	13
TE Tommy Galloway	1	1	0	8	0	18
RB Geoff Gabree	1	1	0	14	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	2	1	0.50	2.90
Mack Mathews	2	13	6.50	4.36

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	5	5	44	8.80	8.79

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	3	3	24	8.00	11.77
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	7	7.00	2.33
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	1	13	13.00	11.67

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	3	2
Mack Mathews	3	2
Bobby Irwin	2	2
Nolan Walters	1	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	9	7	6

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	9	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	4	3	3
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	1
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Poole	5	3	1
RB Craig Montague	2	2	0
RB Rickey Sullivan	1	0	0
WR Larry Stratton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (17,600)
End Zone 10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,600 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (17,600)
End Zone	10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,600 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,200)