Week 12, 2031

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	24	7	3	-	41
Indianapolis Colts	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 NOS - Preston Stevenson 80 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 11:53 NOS - Bernard Richard 20 field goal
2Q: 08:24 NOS - Phillip Newman 27 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 04:58 NOS - Mercury Hopkins 13 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:10 IND - Emmitt Savoie 22 field goal
2Q: 00:27 NOS - Grant Guthrie 37 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 11:10 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 1 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 03:47 IND - Preston Evers 7 pass from Ray Flickinger (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 03:00 NOS - Bernard Richard 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 NOS - Preston Stevenson 80 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 11:53 NOS - Bernard Richard 20 field goal
2Q: 08:24 NOS - Phillip Newman 27 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 04:58 NOS - Mercury Hopkins 13 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:10 IND - Emmitt Savoie 22 field goal
2Q: 00:27 NOS - Grant Guthrie 37 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 11:10 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 1 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 03:47 IND - Preston Evers 7 pass from Ray Flickinger (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 03:00 NOS - Bernard Richard 20 field goal

Team Statistics NOS IND
Record 9-2 7-4
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 420 246
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 6.56 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 141 80
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards per Rush 5.22 3.64
Net Passing Yards 279 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 37 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 304 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 7.54 4.15
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 8/91 2/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 7/86
Interception Ret./Yards 2/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 16
Time of Possession 35:11 24:49

Team Statistics	NOS	IND
Record	9-2	7-4
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	420	246
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	6.56	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	141	80
- Rushing Attempts	27	22
- Yards per Rush	5.22	3.64
Net Passing Yards	279	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	37 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	304	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	7.54	4.15
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	8/91	2/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	7/86
Interception Ret./Yards	2/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 16
Time of Possession	35:11	24:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:14	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
1	13:46	2:10	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
1	10:32	2:32	OWN 29	6	19	Punt
1	5:40	2:56	OWN 42	6	16	Punt
1	0:11	3:25	OPP 44	7	41	Field Goal
2	9:35	1:23	OPP 34	3	34	Touchdown
2	6:30	1:38	OPP 35	5	35	Touchdown
2	2:05	1:56	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
3	12:49	1:46	OWN 23	3	77	Touchdown
3	8:45	1:28	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
3	3:36	2:03	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	15:00	1:31	50	3	-8	Punt
4	11:24	8:31	OWN 49	13	48	Field Goal
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 45	3	0	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:46	1:00	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	11:36	1:04	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
1	8:00	2:20	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	2:44	2:33	OWN 5	6	10	Punt
2	11:46	2:11	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
2	8:12	1:42	OWN 20	4	24	Interception
2	4:52	2:47	OWN 26	12	69	Field Goal
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 12	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 14	6	23	Punt
3	11:03	2:18	OWN 18	3	-4	Punt
3	7:17	3:41	OWN 10	7	90	Touchdown
3	1:33	1:33	OWN 33	3	13	Interception
4	13:29	2:05	OWN 1	4	19	Punt
4	2:53	1:09	OWN 20	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	14	75	5.36	50	1	0
Grant Guthrie	6	46	7.67	37	1	1
Bobby Irwin	5	14	2.80	10	1	0
Alan Poole	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Rex Dunn	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Preston Evers	16	71	4.44	11	3
Shannon Bryant	5	11	2.20	3	0
Ray Flickinger	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	20	14	242	3/20	3	80	0	150.4
Bryan Harding	13	9	62	1/5	1	15	0	105.2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ray Flickinger	37	14	186	3/20	1	39	2	41.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Hopkins	6	8	58	9.67	0	22	1
WR Preston Stevenson	5	7	127	25.40	90	80	1
WR Phillip Newman	3	4	56	18.67	30	27	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	3	24	8.00	0	16	1
FB Rex Dunn	2	3	9	4.50	1	5	0
WR Rick Collins	2	2	13	6.50	7	12	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Bobby Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Preston Evers	4	8	18	4.50	7	9	1
WR Clay Lincoln	4	6	100	25.00	9	39	0
WR Toby Castanie	1	7	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Shannon Bryant	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Stephen Kluge	1	1	3	3.00	4	3	0
WR Tito McBeal	1	5	39	39.00	4	39	0
WR Harvey Johnson	1	2	20	20.00	5	20	0
TE Blaine Kirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lawrence Hopkins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Butch Barnes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Norbert Dawson	1	32	32.00	0
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	0	0.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	6	285	47.5	41.5	57	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	9	399	44.3	34.2	61	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	0/0	0/0	20	5/5

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	7	76	10.9	0
Preston Stevenson	1	15	15.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Surcon	1	-1	-1.0	0
Riddick Montgomery	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Leibert	2	46	23.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Riddick Montgomery	6	72	12.0	0
Stan Surcon	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	5	1	0.0	21	40
DT Jorge Templeton	4	2	1.0	15	31
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	4	0.0	20	35
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	1	0.0	17	37
DT Burt Tamaarkin	3	0	0.0	12	22
DT Junior Reeves	2	2	1.0	13	20
DE Brent Robbins	2	0	1.0	16	20
DE Cary Clinton	2	1	0.0	20	26
S Steve Ziel	2	1	0.0	19	29
S Duane Sterritt	2	0	0.0	15	24
CB Norbert Dawson	2	0	0.0	17	28
CB Danny Cortez	1	1	0.0	8	15
S Justin Borders	1	1	0.0	13	24
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.0	3	11
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0.0	5	11
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0.0	6	21
DE Barry DePree	1	0	0.0	6	20
ILB Dale Landolt	0	2	0.0	5	8

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ethan Schrempf	9	1	1.0	27	37
DE Austin Rodriguez	5	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	4	2	1.5	19	31
CB Marco Nager	4	3	0.0	18	22
S Wally Reed	4	3	0.0	22	36
S Donny Blackburn	4	0	0.0	14	16
DE Perry Bradford	3	2	0.0	17	22
ILB Glen Wiggins	3	1	0.0	7	14
CB Robert Cassidy	3	1	0.0	13	25
CB Stan Surcon	3	0	0.0	24	31
S Riddick Montgomery	2	1	0.0	21	20
ILB Joe Carrubba	2	0	0.0	10	4
DE Joey Medrano	1	0	1.0	10	16
DT Gary Caldwell	1	2	0.5	7	12
WR Toby Castanie	1	0	---	---	---
RB Preston Evers	1	0	---	---	---
S Brady Thomason	1	0	0.0	7	20
DE Dixon Garrett	0	2	0.0	8	8
OLB Keith Finley	0	1	0.0	6	9
OLB Bernard Jerome	0	1	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	1	2	0	20
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Jorge Templeton	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Rich Banks	0.0	1	2	1	21
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	4	3	26
DE Barry DePree	0.0	0	1	0	20

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	1.5	0	1	31
DE Joey Medrano	1.0	0	0	16
ILB Ethan Schrempf	1.0	0	0	37
DT Gary Caldwell	0.5	0	0	12
DE Perry Bradford	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Heath McBeal	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Keith Finley	0.0	1	0	9
DE Dixon Garrett	0.0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	0	0	37
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	1	1	35
OLB Byron Bennett	2	0	0	40
S Steve Ziel	1	3	0	29
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	24
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0	11
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0	26
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0	15
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0	17
DE Barry DePree	1	0	0	20
S Justin Borders	0	1	0	24
CB Norbert Dawson	0	0	1	28

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ethan Schrempf	4	0	37
S Wally Reed	3	2	36
S Donny Blackburn	3	0	16
ILB Glen Wiggins	3	0	14
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	3	0	31
CB Stan Surcon	2	0	31
CB Marco Nager	2	0	22
S Brady Thomason	2	0	20
DE Austin Rodriguez	1	0	26
CB Robert Cassidy	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cris Scott	1	6	25	1	36
Dwayne Peyton	1	4	18	0	23
Vernon Huffman	1	4	18	0	21
Mel Harper	1	3	14	0	27
Rex Dunn	1	2	17	0	22
Trent Sinclair	1	2	17	0	16
Shawn Fadiman	0	2	10	2	21
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	11	0	23
Mike Emerson	0	1	5	0	10
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	21	0	16
Joseph Sherman	0	0	24	1	28

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Isaac Herzog	2	4	2	17	0	32
Sammy Meier	1	2	0	11	2	21
Clay Ellis	1	2	0	20	1	39
Billy Lehman	1	2	0	7	0	12
Pete Silverstein	0	6	0	20	0	35
Vernon Reno	0	3	0	17	0	34
Stephen Kluge	0	2	0	18	0	22

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	3	19
Justin Borders	2	17
Rick Collins	2	13
Rex Dunn	1	27
Roderick Iadevaia	1	10
Jose Barfield	0	18
Jimmy Roberts	0	18
Mercury Hopkins	0	18
Grant Guthrie	0	13
Roger Hayes	0	11
Lamar McCarthy	0	11
Mitchell Emmons	0	10
Danny Cortez	0	10
Bernard Richard	0	10
Rich Banks	0	9
B.J. Givens	0	8
Mike Emerson	0	8
Tommie Grange	0	8
Vernon Huffman	0	8
Rodney Whalen	0	8
Darnell Briggs	0	6
Duane Sterritt	0	5
Joseph Sherman	0	5
Byron Bennett	0	5
Shawn Fadiman	0	5
Tyrone Leibert	0	5
Jorge Cloude	0	4
Norbert Dawson	0	4
Brent Robbins	0	4
Mel Harper	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	3
Preston Stevenson	0	3
Jorge Templeton	0	3
Bryan Harding	0	2
Trent Sinclair	0	2
Phillip Newman	0	1
Cary Clinton	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1
Steve Ziel	0	1
Barry DePree	0	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Tito McBeal	5	12
Rickey Thomason	4	26
Stan Surcon	1	15
Bennie Fanwick	0	27
Blaine Kirk	0	21
Bernard Jerome	0	21
Stephen Kluge	0	15
Lawrence Hopkins	0	14
Butch Barnes	0	13
Brady Thomason	0	13
Riddick Montgomery	0	11
Pete Silverstein	0	10
Rich Shepherd	0	10
Joe Carrubba	0	10
Percy Richard	0	10
Darrell Shepherd	0	9
Marco Nager	0	9
Robert Cassidy	0	9
Billy Lehman	0	8
Joey Medrano	0	7
Dan Irwin	0	6
Vernon Reno	0	5
Austin Rodriguez	0	5
Emmitt Savoie	0	4
Isaac Herzog	0	4
Glen Wiggins	0	4
Ethan Schrempf	0	3
Harvey Johnson	0	3
Gary Caldwell	0	2
Heath McBeal	0	2
Wally Reed	0	2
Luke Prior	0	2
Donny Blackburn	0	1
Shannon Bryant	0	1
Dixon Garrett	0	1
Perry Bradford	0	1
Charlie Eichhorst	0	1
Leroy Donovan	0	1
Keith Finley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	111	9.3
Middle	8	15	1.9
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	9	20	2.2
Right	9	52	5.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	20	14	5	1	1	2	2	2	0
Bryan Harding	13	9	0	0	2	1	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ray Flickinger	37	14	4	4	1	5	9	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	54	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	136	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	68	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	46	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	15	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	3	21	1.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	41	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	109	21.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Hopkins	8	6	1	58	1	11
WR Preston Stevenson	7	5	1	127	2	37
WR Phillip Newman	4	3	0	56	2	24
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	3	0	24	0	23
FB Rex Dunn	3	2	0	9	0	22
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	1	1	5	0	16
WR Rick Collins	2	2	0	13	0	11
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	1	0	12	0	19
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	6

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Preston Evers	8	4	1	18	0	21
WR Toby Castanie	7	1	0	6	0	37
WR Clay Lincoln	6	4	0	100	2	29
WR Tito McBeal	5	1	0	39	1	21
RB Bennie Fanwick	2	1	0	0	0	5
TE Lawrence Hopkins	2	0	0	0	0	24
RB Shannon Bryant	2	1	0	0	0	12
WR Harvey Johnson	2	1	0	20	1	16
TE Blaine Kirk	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Stephen Kluge	1	1	0	3	0	22
WR Butch Barnes	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	3	1	0.33	5.36

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	7	5	37	5.29	12.10
Bryan Harding	2	2	13	6.50	4.77

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ray Flickinger	4	1	7	1.75	5.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	8	4.00	8.00
FB Rex Dunn	2	1	5	2.50	3.00
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rick Collins	1	1	12	12.00	6.50
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	12	12.00	6.00
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	0	0.00	18.14
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	13	13.00	7.25

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Blaine Kirk	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Lawrence Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Preston Evers	1	1	7	7.00	2.25
WR Butch Barnes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Cote	3	1
Alan Poole	1	0
Bobby Irwin	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Preston Evers	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	4	4
Bryan Harding	5	3	2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ray Flickinger	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Hopkins	6	5	4
WR Preston Stevenson	2	0	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
WR Rick Collins	1	1	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clay Lincoln	5	4	4
WR Toby Castanie	3	1	0
RB Shannon Bryant	2	1	0
WR Tito McBeal	2	0	0
WR Butch Barnes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,800)
End Zone 9,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,900)
Club Seats 700 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,800)
End Zone	9,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,900)
Club Seats	700 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,200)