Week 16, 2033

played in Miami, FL

70 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	6	7	0	0	3	-	16
Miami Dolphins	7	3	3	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 NOS - Bernard Richard 47 field goal
1Q: 09:43 MIA - Herb Covington 82 run (K.C. Compton extra point)
1Q: 03:26 NOS - Bernard Richard 35 field goal
2Q: 13:09 MIA - K.C. Compton 18 field goal
2Q: 04:14 NOS - Mercury Hopkins 4 pass from Preston Garcia (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 04:23 MIA - K.C. Compton 49 field goal
OT: 07:57 NOS - Bernard Richard 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 NOS - Bernard Richard 47 field goal
1Q: 09:43 MIA - Herb Covington 82 run (K.C. Compton extra point)
1Q: 03:26 NOS - Bernard Richard 35 field goal
2Q: 13:09 MIA - K.C. Compton 18 field goal
2Q: 04:14 NOS - Mercury Hopkins 4 pass from Preston Garcia (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 04:23 MIA - K.C. Compton 49 field goal
OT: 07:57 NOS - Bernard Richard 28 field goal

Team Statistics NOS MIA
Record 14-1 7-8
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 340 337
- Offensive Plays 76 62
- Yards per Play 4.47 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 92 148
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 3.29 5.92
Net Passing Yards 248 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 30 - 0 33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 263 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 5.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/79 4/18
Punt Returns/Yards 3/48 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 3/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 15
Time of Possession 37:13 29:56

Team Statistics	NOS	MIA
Record	14-1	7-8
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	340	337
- Offensive Plays	76	62
- Yards per Play	4.47	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	92	148
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	3.29	5.92
Net Passing Yards	248	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 30 - 0	33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	263	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	5.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/79	4/18
Punt Returns/Yards	3/48	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	3/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 15
Time of Possession	37:13	29:56

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:55	OWN 28	9	42	Field Goal
1	9:23	6:02	OWN 26	10	56	Field Goal
2	13:03	4:13	OWN 28	6	18	Punt
2	7:01	2:54	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
2	2:56	1:00	OWN 26	3	19	Punt
2	0:30	0:25	OWN 49	2	9	Missed FG
3	11:07	4:07	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
3	4:15	1:06	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	2:12	1:22	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	14:15	0:41	OWN 42	3	-5	Punt
4	7:33	4:23	OWN 13	8	35	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 22	2	0	Half
OT1	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
OT1	11:32	3:41	OWN 43	7	46	Field Goal

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:05	0:42	OWN 18	1	82	Touchdown
1	3:21	5:18	OWN 18	9	81	Field Goal
2	8:50	1:49	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
2	4:07	1:11	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
2	1:56	1:26	OWN 6	3	-1	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 49	1	-8	Half
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
3	7:00	2:45	OWN 3	5	65	Field Goal
3	3:09	0:57	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
3	0:50	1:35	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	13:34	6:01	OWN 7	11	88	Missed FG
4	3:10	2:56	OWN 2	9	30	Punt
OT1	12:36	1:04	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Preston Garcia, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	14	40	2.86	10	1
Grant Guthrie	8	32	4.00	7	0
Preston Garcia	3	13	4.33	8	0
Tyrell Summers	2	5	2.50	3	0
Mercury Hopkins	1	2	2.00	2	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edwin Manning	13	27	2.08	12	1	0
Herb Covington	10	117	11.70	82	2	1
Omar Michaelson	2	4	2.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Preston Garcia	46	30	263	2/15	1	27	0	87.4

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Grzybowski	33	18	215	4/26	0	40	0	74.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chester Ellingsen	7	11	64	9.14	11	27	0
WR Roger Hayes	5	8	31	6.20	3	11	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	4	7	42	10.50	1	18	1
WR Tamarick Koonce	4	8	25	6.25	7	10	0
TE Joe Raymond	4	4	51	12.75	8	14	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	3	33	11.00	1	14	0
RB Grant Guthrie	2	3	12	6.00	7	13	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jamal Norton	7	9	131	18.71	79	40
WR Phil Hanks	3	5	41	13.67	8	18
TE Quinn Alexander	2	3	8	4.00	0	7
WR Sam Kantowski	2	4	20	10.00	1	10
RB Edwin Manning	2	3	8	4.00	1	6
RB Herb Covington	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Duane Mustian	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
RB Omar Michaelson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Andrew Nield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Matthew Mathews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bubba Reese	0	0	1	0
Justin Borders	0	0	1	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov
Jamal Norton	1	0
Danny Brubaker	1	0
Dwight Owens	0	1
Phil Hanks	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	8	406	50.8	47.6	61	6

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Kane	8	389	48.6	40.1	61	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	3/4	1/2	0/1	47	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K.C. Compton	2/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	3	48	16.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Brubaker	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Cox	2	48	24.0	0
Cornelius Hughes	1	31	31.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duane Mustian	2	36	18.0	0
Omar Michaelson	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rodney Whalen	6	0	0.0	10	16
ILB Nate Frederick	5	2	0.0	11	14
DT Jorge Templeton	5	1	0.0	18	24
OLB Byron Bennett	4	2	0.0	18	26
S Justin Borders	4	2	0.0	17	28
ILB Dale Landolt	4	0	0.0	15	23
DE Rich Banks	3	0	3.0	16	21
CB Ty Covington	3	1	0.0	19	28
CB Bubba Reese	3	1	0.0	15	23
DT Junior Reeves	2	1	1.0	13	25
S Steve Ziel	2	1	0.0	8	28
S Karl Tucker	2	0	0.0	21	16
S Duane Sterritt	1	1	0.0	13	19
OLB Skip Lindsay	1	1	0.0	12	14
DE Max Tank	1	0	0.0	19	30

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Neal Duncan	8	2	0.0	19	38
CB Anthony Bolden	5	0	0.0	11	32
OLB Wendell McGregor	5	0	0.0	19	19
S Bobby Crane	4	3	0.0	18	43
DE Jeff Rinaldi	3	0	1.0	16	12
OLB Brandon Sparks	3	0	1.0	25	41
S Adrian Hitchcock	3	2	0.0	16	34
DT Ethan Jones	3	1	0.0	21	26
CB Grant Prescott	3	1	0.0	23	36
CB Rod Hardy	3	1	0.0	21	29
CB Bo Hughes	3	0	0.0	5	17
OLB Wes Shapiro	3	0	0.0	7	13
DE Mercury Linquist	3	0	0.0	15	35
ILB Zack Thomason	2	2	0.0	22	18
S Brian Reynolds	2	1	0.0	22	22
OLB Ray Cole	2	1	0.0	9	25
OLB Ethan McMullen	2	0	0.0	3	7
DE Chester Moss	1	0	0.0	13	13
S Cornelius Montanez	1	0	0.0	4	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rich Banks	3.0	0	21
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	25
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	2	27
DE Max Tank	0.0	1	30
OLB Byron Bennett	0.0	1	26
DT Marc Croft	0.0	1	22

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brandon Sparks	1.0	2	4	41
DE Jeff Rinaldi	1.0	1	0	12
DE Mercury Linquist	0.0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	4	0	26
CB Bubba Reese	3	1	23
S Steve Ziel	2	1	28
CB Ty Covington	2	0	28
ILB Nate Frederick	2	0	14
ILB Dale Landolt	1	1	23
OLB Skip Lindsay	1	1	14
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	19
S Justin Borders	1	0	28
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	16
CB Norbert Dawson	0	1	21
S Karl Tucker	0	1	16

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Neal Duncan	5	0	38
CB Anthony Bolden	4	1	32
CB Rod Hardy	3	1	29
CB Bo Hughes	3	0	17
OLB Wendell McGregor	3	0	19
OLB Ray Cole	3	0	25
S Bobby Crane	2	1	43
OLB Ethan McMullen	2	0	7
CB Grant Prescott	1	2	36
S Brian Reynolds	1	0	22
OLB Wes Shapiro	1	0	13
S Cornelius Montanez	1	0	10
S Adrian Hitchcock	1	0	34
ILB Zack Thomason	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	3	4	18	0	39
Jackie Wagner	2	6	24	1	40
Marvin Buckner	1	3	21	0	39
Vernon Huffman	0	5	20	1	36
Trent Sinclair	0	4	16	0	20
Cris Scott	0	2	27	0	46
Ellis Tornberg	0	1	8	0	11

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Walker	2	5	0	21	2	33
J.T. Walkley	1	6	0	25	0	32
Jamal Norton	1	3	1	20	0	30
Donnell Spencer	1	3	0	8	0	7
Kelvin Sharpe	1	2	0	18	0	31
Andrew Nield	1	1	0	12	0	22
Tyrell Prior	0	3	0	23	1	31
Billy Lyons	0	1	0	21	1	32
Donovan Wynn	0	1	0	4	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	3	14
Nate Frederick	1	8
Marlon Cox	1	8
Tyrell Summers	0	29
Rex Dunn	0	25
Byron Bennett	0	21
Dusty Tobias	0	21
Bubba Reese	0	18
Chester Ellingsen	0	17
Steve Ziel	0	16
Tamarick Koonce	0	13
Darnell Briggs	0	12
Archie Garrett	0	12
Leo Gaylor	0	12
Ellis Tornberg	0	12
Burt Tamaarkin	0	10
Marc Croft	0	10
Vernon Huffman	0	9
Roger Hayes	0	8
Bernard Richard	0	8
Shawn Fadiman	0	8
Norbert Dawson	0	7
Karl Tucker	0	5
Jimmy Roberts	0	5
Trent Sinclair	0	5
Rodney Whalen	0	5
Cornelius Hughes	0	5
Ty Covington	0	4
Skip Lindsay	0	4
Dale Kiburz	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Dale Landolt	0	3
Jorge Templeton	0	2
Cris Scott	0	1
Rich Banks	0	1
Joe Raymond	0	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Omar Michaelson	2	20
Ray Cole	1	31
Matt Garner	1	11
Donnell Spencer	1	11
J.T. Walkley	1	9
Anthony Bolden	0	21
Quinn Alexander	0	21
Andrew Nield	0	18
Jamal Norton	0	17
Sam Kantowski	0	17
Edwin Manning	0	14
Henry Hines	0	13
Dwight Owens	0	11
Kelvin Sharpe	0	11
Donovan Wynn	0	11
Ethan McMullen	0	10
Jeff Rinaldi	0	9
Shaun Kane	0	8
K.C. Compton	0	8
Zack Thomason	0	8
Wendell McGregor	0	8
Cornelius Montanez	0	8
Danny Brubaker	0	7
Wes Shapiro	0	6
Bobby Crane	0	4
Mercury Linquist	0	4
Brandon Sparks	0	4
Rod Hardy	0	4
Adrian Hitchcock	0	4
Duane Mustian	0	4
Alan Parkinson	0	3
Neal Duncan	0	3
Graham Walker	0	2
Victor Richey	0	2
Ethan Jones	0	2
Brian Reynolds	0	2
Grant Prescott	0	2
Herb Covington	0	2
Chester Moss	0	1
Matthew Mathews	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	11	32	2.9
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	11	93	8.5
Right	10	27	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Preston Garcia	46	30	1	2	4	6	4	4	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Grzybowski	33	18	4	3	1	6	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	19	114	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	122	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	128	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	78	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chester Ellingsen	11	7	0	64	1	39
WR Roger Hayes	8	5	0	31	0	30
WR Tamarick Koonce	8	4	2	25	0	29
WR Mercury Hopkins	7	4	2	42	0	16
TE Joe Raymond	4	4	0	51	0	32
RB Grant Guthrie	3	2	0	12	0	15
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	3	0	33	0	7
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	1	0	5	0	27

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jamal Norton	9	7	0	131	4	30
WR Phil Hanks	5	3	0	41	0	27
WR Sam Kantowski	4	2	0	20	0	9
TE Quinn Alexander	3	2	0	8	0	29
RB Edwin Manning	3	2	0	8	0	24
WR Duane Mustian	3	1	1	4	0	14
RB Omar Michaelson	2	0	0	0	0	8
RB Herb Covington	2	1	0	3	0	8
FB Andrew Nield	1	0	0	0	0	22
WR Matthew Mathews	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Grant Guthrie	2	5	2.50	4.00
Jeffrey Cote	1	4	4.00	2.86

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Covington	2	4	2.00	11.70
Edwin Manning	2	0	0.00	2.08
Omar Michaelson	1	0	0.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Preston Garcia	3	2	18	6.00	5.72

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Grzybowski	1	0	0	0.00	6.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	4	4.00	6.00
TE Joe Raymond	1	1	14	14.00	12.75
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	0	0	0.00	5.82

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matthew Mathews	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	2	1
Preston Garcia	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	2	0
Edwin Manning	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Preston Garcia	14	9	5

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Grzybowski	12	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Grant Guthrie	3	2	1
WR Roger Hayes	3	1	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	1
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	2	1
WR Tamarick Koonce	2	2	1
WR Chester Ellingsen	2	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jamal Norton	4	3	3
TE Quinn Alexander	2	2	0
WR Phil Hanks	2	1	1
RB Edwin Manning	2	2	1
FB Andrew Nield	1	0	0
WR Sam Kantowski	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,300 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (21,500)
End Zone 13,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 7,700 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,300 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (21,500)
End Zone	13,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	7,700 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (4,800)