Conference Semifinals, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	0	10	0	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:49 ARI - Alonzo Long 44 field goal
2Q: 10:02 NOS - Phillip Newman 13 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 04:52 ARI - Craig Montague 4 run (Alonzo Long extra point)
3Q: 08:11 NOS - Burt McCalla 18 field goal
4Q: 09:51 NOS - Burt McCalla 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:49 ARI - Alonzo Long 44 field goal
2Q: 10:02 NOS - Phillip Newman 13 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 04:52 ARI - Craig Montague 4 run (Alonzo Long extra point)
3Q: 08:11 NOS - Burt McCalla 18 field goal
4Q: 09:51 NOS - Burt McCalla 23 field goal

Team Statistics ARI NOS
Record 13-5 14-3
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 282 269
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 4.70 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 103 92
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 5.15 2.79
Net Passing Yards 179 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 20 - 3 26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 192 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.48 6.56
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/27 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/56
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:28 32:32

Team Statistics	ARI	NOS
Record	13-5	14-3
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	282	269
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	4.70	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	103	92
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	5.15	2.79
Net Passing Yards	179	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 20 - 3	26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	192	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.48	6.56
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/27	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/56
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:28	32:32

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
1	11:51	5:21	OWN 5	10	58	Interception
1	2:53	4:09	OWN 1	9	72	Field Goal
2	11:24	0:47	OWN 3	2	17	Interception
2	9:53	5:11	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	2:58	0:44	OPP 38	4	10	Interception
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 6	2	15	Half
3	8:03	4:02	OWN 30	6	26	Punt
3	2:04	0:56	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
4	9:44	3:00	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	4:58	1:04	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:02	0:40	OWN 25	4	0	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	1:15	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	6:30	3:37	OWN 15	8	36	Punt
2	13:44	2:20	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	10:37	0:44	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
2	4:42	1:44	OWN 20	3	18	Fumble
2	2:14	1:18	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	6:57	OWN 29	11	70	Field Goal
3	4:01	1:57	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
3	1:08	6:24	OWN 20	11	74	Field Goal
4	6:44	1:46	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
4	3:54	1:52	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	1:22	1:22	OPP 25	6	6	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Craig Montague	11	42	3.82	15	1	1
Rickey Sullivan	5	31	6.20	14	1	0
Bernard Escalante	4	30	7.50	13	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Cortez	15	31	2.07	14	1
Bobby Irwin	9	43	4.78	18	1
Alan Poole	5	2	0.40	9	0
Rex Dunn	2	6	3.00	7	0
Junior Blair	1	1	1.00	1	0
Martin Mills	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	38	20	192	2/13	0	24	3	34.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	21	183	1/6	1	31	0	108.8

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sam Sutton	7	14	74	10.57	8	24
WR Broderick Poole	4	6	52	13.00	23	22
FB Alan McMurdo	3	3	16	5.33	0	6
RB Craig Montague	2	3	21	10.50	8	17
WR Larry Stratton	2	7	23	11.50	2	16
RB Rickey Sullivan	1	2	10	10.00	3	10
TE Gus Davison	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Larry Joseph	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Darian Wolfe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	11	13	127	11.55	28	31	1
WR Nolan Walters	5	6	41	8.20	13	16	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	9	4.50	4	5	0
WR Stephen Granberry	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
FB Junior Blair	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
FB Rex Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	5	5.00
CB Danny Cortez	1	23	23.00
CB Ty Covington	1	28	28.00

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernard Escalante	1	1	0
Randy Roberson	0	1	0
Phillip Burnett	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Phillip Newman	1	0	0	0
Brent Robbins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrin Price	5	223	44.6	41.0	56	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	339	48.4	47.0	54	5

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alonzo Long	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Stratton	3	10	3.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Joseph	2	48	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marty Hopper	9	4	0.0	26	19
S Roman Becker	5	2	0.0	28	19
ILB Jonathan Bolender	5	1	0.0	7	8
OLB Phillip Burnett	5	1	0.0	19	13
DT Eugene Schwartz	5	0	0.0	24	20
CB Edward Arnold	4	1	0.0	26	20
OLB Bo Lemons	4	1	0.0	31	23
S Patrick Prado	4	0	0.0	12	17
ILB Terrell Spencer	2	0	1.0	5	6
S Byron Meador	2	0	0.0	22	15
CB Ben Coffey	2	0	0.0	16	16
DE Winfred Welker	1	2	0.0	21	18
S Otis Drexler	1	0	0.0	15	17
RB Rickey Sullivan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Broderick Poole	1	0	---	---	---
WR Larry Joseph	1	0	---	---	---
DT Carlos East	1	0	0.0	14	11
DT Antoine Thune	0	1	0.0	20	16
CB Randy Roberson	0	1	0.0	25	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	5	0	0.0	15	34
S Jorge Cloude	5	0	0.0	15	35
ILB Dale Landolt	5	0	0.0	7	15
ILB Jose Barfield	4	4	0.0	14	27
S Antonio Flannery	4	1	0.0	15	22
CB Howie Lord	3	2	0.0	15	33
OLB Willie Rexin	2	3	0.0	17	30
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	17	34
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0.0	3	10
DE Max Tank	2	0	0.0	16	34
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	1.0	12	22
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	1.0	12	24
DT Junior Reeves	1	2	0.0	13	24
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0.0	13	26
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0.0	4	10
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0.0	15	24
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	7	16
CB Danny Cortez	0	1	0.0	7	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Terrell Spencer	1.0	0	0	6
DT Shannon Pearson	0.0	1	0	4
DT Antoine Thune	0.0	0	1	16

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	0	1	1	24
DE Cary Clinton	1.0	0	0	2	22
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	1	2	0	24
DT Eddie Bloomer	0.0	1	0	0	6
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	4	3	34
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Edward Arnold	4	0	20
S Patrick Prado	4	0	17
OLB Phillip Burnett	3	0	13
S Roman Becker	2	1	19
OLB Bo Lemons	2	0	23
CB Ben Coffey	2	0	16
S Otis Drexler	1	0	17
DE Winfred Welker	1	0	18
S Byron Meador	1	0	15
ILB Jonathan Bolender	1	0	8
ILB Marty Hopper	0	1	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Howie Lord	3	1	0	33
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	0	35
S Duane Sterritt	2	2	0	34
S Antonio Flannery	2	2	0	22
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	0	30
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0	27
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0	15
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	1	10
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0	26
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0	24
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0	16
CB Danny Cortez	0	0	1	14
CB Ty Covington	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Buckner	2	3	15	0	34
Andrew Powell	1	5	19	1	36
Marc Grace	1	4	18	0	34
Alan McMurdo	1	1	11	0	20
Bart Kramer	1	1	5	0	9
Damon Boyd	1	1	15	0	31
Sedrick Forbes	0	1	16	1	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neil Delgado	3	11	2	31	0	25
Cedric Flournoy	2	8	2	27	1	17
Marlon Finley	2	5	2	29	0	25
Curtis Olivarez	1	3	0	33	0	27
Rex Dunn	0	1	0	21	0	15
Alex Priestley	0	1	0	9	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Sullivan	1	20
Gus Davison	1	16
Ben Coffey	0	22
Larry Joseph	0	19
Terrell Spencer	0	19
Otis Drexler	0	15
Alan McMurdo	0	13
Thurman Maloney	0	12
Darian Wolfe	0	8
Sam Sutton	0	7
Larry Stratton	0	7
Bart Kramer	0	6
Randall Middleton	0	6
Antoine Thune	0	6
Wally Nichols	0	6
Darrin Price	0	6
Damon Boyd	0	5
Winfred Welker	0	5
Walt Buckner	0	4
Eugene Schwartz	0	4
Jonathan Bolender	0	4
Marshall Ding	0	3
Howie Rhodes	0	3
Rufus McGarrity	0	3
Patrick Prado	0	3
Edward Arnold	0	2
Roman Becker	0	2
Bo Lemons	0	2
Byron Meador	0	2
Carlos East	0	2
Randy Roberson	0	2
Brad Hopper	0	2
Shannon Pearson	0	2
Marty Hopper	0	1
Broderick Poole	0	1
Alonzo Long	0	1
Phillip Burnett	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	2	15
Mitchell Emmons	1	15
Rex Dunn	1	12
Kelvin Sandage	1	9
Otis Wallis	0	18
Howie Lord	0	16
Martin Mills	0	16
Junior Blair	0	13
John Cortez	0	11
Stephen Granberry	0	10
Marlon Finley	0	9
Donnell Pritchett	0	9
D.J. Matthews	0	8
Alex Priestley	0	8
Duane Sterritt	0	7
Darnell Briggs	0	7
Burt McCalla	0	6
Cary Clinton	0	6
Antonio Flannery	0	6
Neil Delgado	0	5
Lamar Bailey	0	5
Timothy Hiller	0	5
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
Eddie Bloomer	0	4
Dale Landolt	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Bob Heath	0	1
Joseph Sherman	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1
Lenny Shields	0	1
Max Tank	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	14	82	5.9
Right	2	15	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	36	2.6
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	8	41	5.1
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	38	20	2	0	0	5	8	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	21	1	0	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	102	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	60	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	70	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sam Sutton	14	7	74	1	38
WR Larry Stratton	7	2	23	0	37
WR Broderick Poole	6	4	52	1	21
FB Alan McMurdo	3	3	16	0	20
RB Craig Montague	3	2	21	0	18
RB Rickey Sullivan	2	1	10	0	18
WR Larry Joseph	1	0	0	0	8
WR Darian Wolfe	1	0	0	0	4
TE Gus Davison	1	1	-4	0	20

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	13	11	0	127	1	24
WR Nolan Walters	6	5	0	41	0	25
WR Stephen Granberry	3	2	0	2	0	12
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	0	9	0	14
FB Junior Blair	1	1	0	4	0	4
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Craig Montague	2	6	3.00	3.82

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Cortez	4	8	2.00	2.07
Alan Poole	3	-5	-1.67	0.40
Bobby Irwin	1	3	3.00	4.78
Junior Blair	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	3	18	4.50	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	2	2.00	6.83
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	13	13.00	9.77
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	3	3.00	0.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	1	0
Craig Montague	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	2	1
John Cortez	2	0
Bobby Irwin	1	1
Martin Mills	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	11	3	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Poole	4	2	2
WR Sam Sutton	3	1	1
WR Larry Stratton	3	0	0
RB Rickey Sullivan	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	5	3	3
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	0
FB Junior Blair	1	1	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (20,400)
End Zone 13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (20,400)
End Zone	13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)