Week 7, 2015

played in Indianapolis, IN

45 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	6	-	13
Indianapolis Colts	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 IND - Phillip Dorsett 36 pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 12:40 IND - Robert Mathis 72 fumble return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 06:29 IND - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
3Q: 09:26 NOS - T.J. Graham 10 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 04:07 NOS - C.J. Spiller 1 run (Kai Forbath extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 IND - Phillip Dorsett 36 pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 12:40 IND - Robert Mathis 72 fumble return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 06:29 IND - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
3Q: 09:26 NOS - T.J. Graham 10 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 04:07 NOS - C.J. Spiller 1 run (Kai Forbath extra point failed)

Team Statistics NOS IND
Record 6-1 5-2
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 343 316
- Offensive Plays 71 58
- Yards per Play 4.83 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 89 121
- Rushing Attempts 16 27
- Yards per Rush 5.56 4.48
Net Passing Yards 254 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 32 - 1 29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 280 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.62 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 3/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:39 29:21

Team Statistics	NOS	IND
Record	6-1	5-2
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	343	316
- Offensive Plays	71	58
- Yards per Play	4.83	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	89	121
- Rushing Attempts	16	27
- Yards per Rush	5.56	4.48
Net Passing Yards	254	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 32 - 1	29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	280	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.62	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	3/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:39	29:21

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:17	2:03	OWN 29	3	26	Interception
1	5:37	1:15	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	2:41	5:12	OWN 2	11	70	Fumble
2	12:29	2:33	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	6:23	2:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:26	2:26	OWN 37	10	40	Fumble
3	15:00	5:42	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	8:32	2:49	OWN 40	6	24	Punt
3	1:36	1:53	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
4	11:28	1:04	OWN 28	3	-4	Punt
4	6:38	2:39	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
4	2:09	0:30	OWN 36	4	0	Downs

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:43	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
1	8:14	2:37	OWN 37	6	3	Punt
1	4:22	1:41	OWN 33	6	11	Punt
2	9:56	3:33	OWN 7	7	78	Field Goal
2	4:19	1:53	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	9:18	0:46	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
3	5:43	4:07	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
4	14:43	3:15	OWN 13	5	24	Punt
4	10:24	3:46	OWN 14	7	54	Missed FG
4	3:59	1:50	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
4	1:39	1:39	OPP 36	4	10	Game

Game MVP: Kendall Langford, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Ingram	14	79	5.64	13	3	0
Drew Brees	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
C.J. Spiller	1	1	1.00	1	0	1

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Josh Robinson	14	47	3.36	11	1
Shane Vereen	7	49	7.00	20	2
Andrew Luck	4	24	6.00	10	1
Jacob Leicester	2	1	0.50	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	51	32	280	4/26	1	23	1	75.6

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	29	18	210	2/15	1	41	1	81.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandin Cooks	9	15	97	10.78	38	23	0
TE Josh Hill	7	8	51	7.29	12	14	0
WR Willie Snead	6	12	56	9.33	2	23	0
WR T.J. Graham	5	10	50	10.00	7	18	1
RB Mark Ingram	4	4	28	7.00	9	14	0
FB Austin Johnson	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
RB C.J. Spiller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Dorsett	6	8	59	9.83	9	36	1
WR T.Y. Hilton	5	8	112	22.40	51	41	0
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	18	9.00	0	12	0
WR Donte Moncrief	2	6	9	4.50	0	10	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Josh Robinson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Jacob Leicester	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0
WR Neal Sterling	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Keenan Lewis	1	0	0.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vontae Davis	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Drew Brees	2	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Mathis	1	0	1
David Parry	1	0	0
Kendall Langford	0	1	0
Jerrell Freeman	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	6	313	52.2	47.5	63	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	6	311	51.8	38.5	60	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/2	0/1	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Ingram	3	40	13.3	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.Y. Hilton	3	8	2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marques Colston	1	22	22.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.Y. Hilton	3	64	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Delvin Breaux	6	0	0.0	13	18
S Jairus Byrd	5	1	0.0	27	31
CB Keenan Lewis	4	1	0.0	24	27
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	1	0.0	24	30
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	4	0	0.0	12	12
DT John Jenkins	4	0	0.0	11	9
DE Cameron Jordan	3	2	0.0	25	26
S Kyle Wilson	3	1	0.0	27	31
OLB Stephone Anthony	2	3	0.0	27	31
CB Brandon Browner	2	0	0.0	26	29
DT Tyeler Davison	2	0	0.0	23	23
DE Bobby Richardson	1	1	1.0	17	23
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	1.0	14	18
T Tony Hills	1	0	---	---	---
TE Josh Hill	1	0	---	---	---
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Kasim Edebali	1	0	0.0	4	12
OLB Liam Barton	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Glenn Gelat	1	0	0.0	1	4

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	7	2	0.0	16	55
S Dwight Lowery	7	0	0.0	16	50
CB D'Joun Smith	7	0	0.0	16	55
CB Vontae Davis	5	2	0.0	16	55
ILB Bjoern Werner	5	2	0.0	11	34
DE Kendall Langford	3	2	1.5	13	38
ILB Amarlo Herrera	3	1	0.0	8	17
CB Micah Vishlitzky	3	1	0.0	7	36
OLB Jerrell Freeman	2	0	1.0	16	43
OLB Robert Mathis	2	2	0.0	5	19
S Clayton Geathers	2	1	0.0	15	53
DE Billy Winn	2	0	0.0	12	40
DE Henry Anderson	1	0	1.0	4	15
WR T.Y. Hilton	1	0	---	---	---
DT David Parry	1	0	0.0	10	44
ILB Jonathan Newsome	0	1	0.5	0	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bobby Richardson	1.0	1	0	0	23
DT Kevin Williams	1.0	0	0	1	18
OLB Stephone Anthony	0.0	1	0	0	31
CB Brandon Browner	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Nick Foreman	0.0	0	1	0	8

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Langford	1.5	1	1	1	38
OLB Jerrell Freeman	1.0	1	1	1	43
DE Henry Anderson	1.0	0	0	0	15
ILB Jonathan Newsome	0.5	0	0	0	4
DT Deion Horner	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Ropati Pitoitua	0.0	0	3	0	17
DT David Parry	0.0	0	2	0	44
DE Billy Winn	0.0	0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Delvin Breaux	5	0	0	18
CB Keenan Lewis	4	0	1	27
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	0	0	30
CB Brandon Browner	2	0	0	29
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	1	0	0	12
S Kyle Wilson	1	0	0	31
DE Kasim Edebali	1	0	0	12
OLB Stephone Anthony	1	0	0	31
S Jairus Byrd	0	1	0	31
S Kenny Vaccaro	0	1	0	5

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	6	0	0	55
S Dwight Lowery	5	1	0	50
CB Vontae Davis	5	0	1	55
CB D'Joun Smith	4	1	0	55
ILB Bjoern Werner	4	0	0	34
ILB Amarlo Herrera	3	0	0	17
DE Billy Winn	2	0	0	40
CB Micah Vishlitzky	2	0	0	36
OLB Robert Mathis	1	0	0	19
S Clayton Geathers	0	2	0	53
CB Darius Butler	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Hills	3	5	16	0	55
Ron Gerhardt	3	4	16	2	55
Max Unger	3	3	16	0	55
Jahri Evans	1	2	16	0	55
Zach Strief	0	1	16	2	55

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Khaled Holmes	4	6	0	27	0	31
Anthony Castonzo	2	5	1	27	2	31
Jack Mewhort	1	5	0	27	0	31
Hugh Thornton	1	3	0	27	0	31
Cameron Donaldson	0	3	0	27	0	31
Dwayne Allen	0	1	0	22	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Vaccaro	2	9
C.J. Spiller	1	19
Monty Whiting	1	13
Seantavius Jones	1	7
Ron Gerhardt	1	6

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Darius Butler	2	13
Jacob Leicester	1	21
Dezmen Southward	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Gerhardt	16	55	---	---	6	77
Mark Ingram	15	47	---	---	12	74
Drew Brees	16	55	---	---	---	71
Jahri Evans	16	55	---	---	---	71
Zach Strief	16	55	---	---	---	71
Tony Hills	16	55	---	---	---	71
Max Unger	16	55	---	---	---	71
Willie Snead	16	54	---	---	---	70
Jairus Byrd	---	---	27	31	3	61
Kyle Wilson	---	---	27	31	2	60
Stephone Anthony	---	---	27	31	2	60
Brandin Cooks	15	43	---	---	---	58
Brandon Browner	---	---	26	29	1	56
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	24	30	2	56
Josh Hill	13	36	---	---	6	55
Keenan Lewis	---	---	24	27	2	53
Cameron Jordan	---	---	25	26	2	53
Tyeler Davison	---	---	23	23	1	47
T.J. Graham	3	39	---	---	4	46
Delvin Breaux	---	---	13	18	15	46
Bobby Richardson	---	---	17	23	3	43
Austin Johnson	12	18	---	---	7	37
Kevin Williams	---	---	14	18	---	32
C.J. Spiller	1	8	---	---	19	28
Marques Colston	1	10	---	---	13	24
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	12	12	---	24
Kasim Edebali	---	---	4	12	7	23
Nick Foreman	---	---	10	8	5	23
Liam Barton	---	---	3	1	18	22
John Jenkins	---	---	11	9	1	21
Monty Whiting	0	8	---	---	13	21
Glenn Gelat	---	---	1	4	15	20
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	4	5	9	18
Michael Hoomanawanui	3	5	---	---	5	13
David Hawthorne	---	---	5	3	4	12
Harrison Rhodes	1	4	---	---	7	12
Seantavius Jones	0	3	---	---	7	10
James Anderson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Mike McGlynn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terron Armstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andrus Peat	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	3	3
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
D'Joun Smith	---	---	16	55	10	81
Vontae Davis	---	---	16	55	4	75
D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	16	55	---	71
Clayton Geathers	---	---	15	53	---	68
Dwight Lowery	---	---	16	50	---	66
Anthony Castonzo	27	31	---	---	8	66
Hugh Thornton	27	31	---	---	8	66
Jerrell Freeman	---	---	16	43	---	59
T.Y. Hilton	21	23	---	---	15	59
Andrew Luck	27	31	---	---	---	58
Khaled Holmes	27	31	---	---	---	58
Jack Mewhort	27	31	---	---	---	58
Cameron Donaldson	27	31	---	---	---	58
Dwayne Allen	22	28	---	---	7	57
David Parry	---	---	10	44	2	56
Micah Vishlitzky	---	---	7	36	12	55
Billy Winn	---	---	12	40	2	54
Kendall Langford	---	---	13	38	2	53
Bjoern Werner	---	---	11	34	8	53
Jacob Leicester	11	17	---	---	21	49
Phillip Dorsett	19	20	---	---	9	48
Donte Moncrief	15	24	---	---	3	42
Josh Robinson	17	13	---	---	8	38
Robert Mathis	---	---	5	19	4	28
Shane Vereen	8	16	---	---	1	25
Henry Anderson	---	---	4	15	6	25
Amarlo Herrera	---	---	8	17	---	25
Andre Johnson	15	2	---	---	7	24
Darius Butler	---	---	1	10	13	24
Coby Fleener	4	5	---	---	14	23
Ropati Pitoitua	---	---	3	17	---	20
Deion Horner	---	---	7	13	---	20
Dezmen Southward	---	---	0	7	7	14
Jack Doyle	2	3	---	---	6	11
Jonathan Newsome	---	---	0	4	6	10
Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Reitz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Hubbard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Antoine Kelley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wayne Syvrud	---	---	0	0	6	6
Neal Sterling	1	4	---	---	---	5
Travis Sampson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Matt Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	5	28	5.6
Right	7	50	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	18	93	5.2
Right	2	3	1.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	51	32	2	0	2	5	8	2	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	29	18	4	3	0	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	21	178	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	72	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	30	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	101	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	77	9.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandin Cooks	15	9	1	97	1	43
WR Willie Snead	12	6	0	56	1	54
WR T.J. Graham	10	5	1	50	0	39
TE Josh Hill	8	7	0	51	0	36
RB Mark Ingram	4	4	0	28	0	47
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Austin Johnson	1	1	0	-2	0	18

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.Y. Hilton	8	5	112	3	23
WR Phillip Dorsett	8	6	59	1	20
WR Donte Moncrief	6	2	9	0	24
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	18	0	28
RB Josh Robinson	2	1	5	0	13
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	1	0	5
WR Neal Sterling	1	0	0	0	4
FB Jacob Leicester	1	1	6	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	1	1	1.00	1.00
Mark Ingram	1	0	0.00	5.64

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Josh Robinson	1	-2	-2.00	3.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	2	17	5.67	5.49

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
TE Josh Hill	1	1	7	7.00	6.38
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	6.47

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Josh Robinson	4	2
Shane Vereen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	9	5	4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandin Cooks	5	3	3
WR Willie Snead	2	1	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	1

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donte Moncrief	4	1	1
WR T.Y. Hilton	3	3	2
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)