Week 2, 2027

played in Tennessee, TN

82 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	14	0	7	-	24
Tennessee Titans	0	3	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:27 NOS - Burt McCalla 20 field goal
2Q: 13:51 NOS - Timothy Hiller 76 punt return (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 07:08 TEN - Darrin Mathews 33 field goal
2Q: 03:01 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 00:48 TEN - Peter Lynn 49 fumble return (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 13:23 TEN - Darrin Mathews 50 field goal
4Q: 08:17 NOS - Martin Mills 11 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:27 NOS - Burt McCalla 20 field goal
2Q: 13:51 NOS - Timothy Hiller 76 punt return (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 07:08 TEN - Darrin Mathews 33 field goal
2Q: 03:01 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 00:48 TEN - Peter Lynn 49 fumble return (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 13:23 TEN - Darrin Mathews 50 field goal
4Q: 08:17 NOS - Martin Mills 11 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TEN
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 14 12
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 7 4
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 241 211
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 4.02 3.15
Net Rushing Yards 119 159
- Rushing Attempts 30 36
- Yards per Rush 3.97 4.42
Net Passing Yards 122 52
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 13 - 1 25 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 147 91
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 6/39
- Yards per Pass Play 4.07 1.68
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.9
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/64 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/76 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:00 31:00

Team Statistics	NOS	TEN
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	14	12
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	7	4
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	241	211
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	4.02	3.15
Net Rushing Yards	119	159
- Rushing Attempts	30	36
- Yards per Rush	3.97	4.42
Net Passing Yards	122	52
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 13 - 1	25 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	147	91
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	6/39
- Yards per Pass Play	4.07	1.68
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.9
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/64	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/76	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:00	31:00

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:04	1:25	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
1	10:51	1:00	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
1	6:11	5:52	OWN 49	12	48	Field Goal
2	7:00	4:08	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 32	3	-15	Half
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 10	4	21	Punt
3	10:17	2:02	OWN 33	3	-11	Punt
3	4:45	0:51	OWN 3	3	1	Interception
3	3:00	2:23	OWN 34	5	15	Fumble
3	0:37	0:37	OWN 28	1	11	Fumble
4	13:17	5:09	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	5:07	2:51	OWN 46	6	13	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OPP 34	1	-2	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:56	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	12:39	1:48	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
1	9:51	3:40	OWN 2	6	15	Punt
1	0:19	1:38	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:41	6:41	OWN 20	14	64	Field Goal
2	2:52	1:50	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	12:11	1:54	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	8:15	3:30	OWN 24	6	27	Punt
3	3:54	0:54	OPP 31	3	4	Missed FG
4	15:00	1:43	OPP 32	3	-1	Field Goal
4	8:08	3:01	OWN 18	9	36	Downs
4	2:16	1:56	OWN 20	9	14	Downs

Game MVP: Brent Robbins, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Martin Mills	11	38	3.45	11	2	1
John Cortez	10	30	3.00	8	0	0
Alan Poole	6	35	5.83	17	2	1
Rex Dunn	2	15	7.50	10	1	0
Junior Blair	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Shaun Hall	21	93	4.43	21	2
Deion Mendola	11	52	4.73	14	3
J.C. Devine	4	14	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	13	147	4/25	0	30	1	51.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Devine	25	12	91	6/39	0	17	0	57.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nolan Walters	5	9	86	17.20	52	30
WR Phillip Newman	3	7	33	11.00	5	16
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	3	12	6.00	0	9
FB Junior Blair	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	9	9.00	4	9
RB John Cortez	1	2	4	4.00	1	4
TE Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Martin Mills	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Stephen Granberry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jimmy Banks	5	8	31	6.20	4	17
WR Winston Wilkins	4	8	33	8.25	2	13
FB B.J. Sunia	1	1	5	5.00	3	5
RB Deion Mendola	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR Hunter Dostoyevsky	1	1	16	16.00	1	16
WR Deron O'Donnell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Sam Houston	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB John Murphy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Alan Poole	2	0
Phillip Newman	1	0
John Cortez	0	1

Tennessee	Recov	Force	TD
Peter Lynn	1	0	1
Ike Cooks	1	0	0
Mitch Farmer	0	1	0
Dixon Garrett	0	1	0
Jumbo Fein	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	241	48.2	40.4	62	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frankie Bertolone	7	253	36.1	29.1	49	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Mathews	2/3	1/2	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	76	76.0	1

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Murphy	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	3	63	21.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lewis Chodzinski	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	8	1	0.0	30	23
S Duane Sterritt	5	2	0.0	32	26
CB Timothy Hiller	5	1	0.0	20	20
CB Ty Covington	5	1	0.0	22	25
DE Brent Robbins	4	4	1.5	24	16
DT Junior Reeves	4	4	0.0	22	17
DE Cary Clinton	3	1	1.5	15	19
ILB Dale Landolt	3	0	1.0	6	7
OLB Lamar Bailey	3	0	0.0	12	9
CB Howie Lord	2	0	1.0	32	25
CB Bob Heath	2	2	0.0	23	21
OLB Willie Rexin	2	1	0.0	25	19
OLB Otis Wallis	2	1	0.0	12	10
CB Danny Cortez	2	1	0.0	13	10
WR Phillip Newman	2	0	---	---	---
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	1.0	5	6
S Marc Stanton	1	3	0.0	19	14
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	30	19
S Antonio Flannery	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Rickey Bridges	0	1	0.0	6	14
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0	1	0.0	14	14

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mitch Farmer	12	3	0.5	29	28
S Ike Cooks	7	2	0.0	27	24
S Paul Webber	4	1	0.0	10	14
DE Dixon Garrett	3	2	2.0	22	27
DT Craig Harper	3	0	0.0	18	10
OLB Marty Springer	2	1	0.0	26	28
OLB Kerry Pinkston	2	1	0.0	7	12
CB Lewis Chodzinski	2	0	0.0	25	23
CB Van Pavkovich	2	0	0.0	19	14
DE Jumbo Fein	2	0	0.0	20	12
DT James Hill	1	1	1.0	15	21
CB Tom Olivas	1	0	0.0	22	26
DT Chad Sanderson	1	0	0.0	26	24
S Gerald Mendelssohn	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Peter Lynn	0	1	0.5	15	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	1.5	1	0	2	19
DE Brent Robbins	1.5	0	0	1	16
DT Eddie Bloomer	1.0	0	0	0	6
CB Howie Lord	1.0	0	0	0	25
ILB Dale Landolt	1.0	0	0	0	7
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	2	2	27
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	0	1	17

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dixon Garrett	2.0	1	1	1	27
DT James Hill	1.0	0	3	0	21
ILB Mitch Farmer	0.5	0	0	0	28
DE Peter Lynn	0.5	0	0	0	20
DT Victor Borders	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	2	1	23
CB Bob Heath	2	0	21
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	20
CB Howie Lord	1	2	25
CB Ty Covington	1	1	25
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	9
OLB Willie Rexin	1	0	19
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	7
S Marc Stanton	1	0	14
S Duane Sterritt	0	2	26

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ike Cooks	3	0	0	24
CB Van Pavkovich	2	1	0	14
DT Craig Harper	2	0	0	10
OLB Kerry Pinkston	2	0	0	12
CB Tom Olivas	1	0	0	26
CB Lewis Chodzinski	1	0	0	23
DE Jumbo Fein	1	0	0	12
S Paul Webber	1	0	0	14
CB John Murphy	0	1	1	12
OLB Marty Springer	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joseph Sherman	2	6	0	29	0	27
Cedric Flournoy	2	4	0	23	1	26
Neil Delgado	1	4	0	26	3	27
Curtis Olivarez	1	4	0	30	0	30
Marlon Finley	1	3	0	27	0	26
Rex Dunn	1	2	1	20	0	15
Alex Priestley	0	2	0	7	0	4
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0	14	0	15
Lenny Shields	0	1	0	14	0	19

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
B.J. Sunia	2	4	0	21	0	15
Buddy Coombs	1	8	0	33	2	28
Doug Hakeem	1	6	0	27	1	27
Alan Randle	1	5	0	31	1	28
Sam Houston	1	2	1	36	0	30
J.T. Welbourn	1	1	0	10	1	10
Jumbo Nathan	0	2	0	29	1	26
Cory Owens	0	2	0	32	0	23
Jimmy Banks	0	1	0	36	0	30
Archie Garrett	0	1	0	14	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	2	30
Junior Blair	1	12
Howie Lord	0	16
Mitchell Emmons	0	14
Stephen Granberry	0	14
John Cortez	0	14
Jose Barfield	0	13
Rex Dunn	0	12
Timothy Hiller	0	10
Rickey Bridges	0	10
Kelvin Sandage	0	10
Cary Clinton	0	9
Dale Landolt	0	9
Marc Stanton	0	9
Burt McCalla	0	6
Marlon Finley	0	6
Martin Mills	0	6
Alex Priestley	0	6
Ty Covington	0	6
Cris Scott	0	6
Junior Reeves	0	5
Lamar Bailey	0	5
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
Brent Robbins	0	5
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Donnell Pritchett	0	4
Antonio Flannery	0	4
Bob Heath	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Johnny Rasmussen	0	3
Mel Galiardo	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Danny Cortez	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	1
Lenny Shields	0	1

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Deron O'Donnell	2	15
John Murphy	1	30
Deion Mendola	0	19
Alfred Sullivan	0	19
Ernie Bernstein	0	18
Sam Houston	0	16
Winston Sheldon	0	14
B.J. Sunia	0	11
Curtis Almanza	0	10
Archie Garrett	0	10
Alfred Gilmore	0	10
Jumbo Nathan	0	9
Alan Randle	0	9
Gerald Mendelssohn	0	9
Phil Soares	0	8
Darrin Mathews	0	7
Frankie Bertolone	0	7
Paul Webber	0	6
Lewis Chodzinski	0	5
Shaun Hall	0	5
Hunter Dostoyevsky	0	5
Jumbo Fein	0	5
Kerry Pinkston	0	4
James Hill	0	4
Raymond Poole	0	3
Tom Olivas	0	2
Mitch Farmer	0	2
Jimmy Banks	0	2
Marty Springer	0	2
Craig Harper	0	2
Peter Lynn	0	2
J.T. Welbourn	0	2
Chad Sanderson	0	1
Dixon Garrett	0	1
Ike Cooks	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	12	32	2.7
Right	10	53	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	12	74	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	13	2	0	3	3	5	1	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Devine	25	12	0	1	1	6	2	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	65	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	43	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	23	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	62	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	9	5	1	86	2	21
WR Phillip Newman	7	3	1	33	0	28
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	2	0	12	0	7
RB John Cortez	2	1	1	4	0	12
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0	0	15
FB Junior Blair	1	1	0	3	0	7
RB Martin Mills	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	9	0	15
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0	0	0	8

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Jimmy Banks	8	5	0	31	30
WR Winston Wilkins	8	4	1	33	22
RB Deion Mendola	3	1	0	6	17
TE Sam Houston	2	0	0	0	30
WR Deron O'Donnell	1	0	0	0	8
FB B.J. Sunia	1	1	0	5	15
WR Hunter Dostoyevsky	1	1	0	16	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	2	2.00	5.83
Martin Mills	1	11	11.00	3.45

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shaun Hall	1	-1	-1.00	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	6	3	17	2.83	5.65

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	2	0	0	0.00	9.56
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	4	4.00	4.71
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB John Cortez	1	1	4	4.00	2.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
John Cortez	4	1
Alan Poole	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Shaun Hall	8	2
J.C. Devine	2	1
Deion Mendola	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	6	2	1

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Devine	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	1
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jimmy Banks	2	1	0
RB Deion Mendola	2	1	0
WR Hunter Dostoyevsky	1	1	1
WR Winston Wilkins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (18,400)
End Zone 11,800 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (11,800)
Club Seats 10,300 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (18,400)
End Zone	11,800 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (11,800)
Club Seats	10,300 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (5,000)