Week 8, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

71 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New York Giants	13	0	7	0	-	20
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:37 NYG - Josh Brown 50 field goal
1Q: 08:10 NYG - Will Tye 1 pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown extra point)
1Q: 07:06 NOS - C.J. Spiller 63 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
1Q: 02:30 NYG - Josh Brown 26 field goal
2Q: 05:04 NOS - Kai Forbath 32 field goal
3Q: 03:26 NYG - Odell Beckham 70 punt return (Josh Brown extra point)
4Q: 12:14 NOS - Willie Snead 11 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:37 NYG - Josh Brown 50 field goal
1Q: 08:10 NYG - Will Tye 1 pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown extra point)
1Q: 07:06 NOS - C.J. Spiller 63 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
1Q: 02:30 NYG - Josh Brown 26 field goal
2Q: 05:04 NOS - Kai Forbath 32 field goal
3Q: 03:26 NYG - Odell Beckham 70 punt return (Josh Brown extra point)
4Q: 12:14 NOS - Willie Snead 11 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)

Team Statistics NYG NOS
Record 6-2 6-2
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 302 359
- Offensive Plays 72 62
- Yards per Play 4.19 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 112 125
- Rushing Attempts 41 13
- Yards per Rush 2.73 9.62
Net Passing Yards 190 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 0 49 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 210 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 4.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/104 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/83 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:15 24:45

Team Statistics	NYG	NOS
Record	6-2	6-2
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	302	359
- Offensive Plays	72	62
- Yards per Play	4.19	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	112	125
- Rushing Attempts	41	13
- Yards per Rush	2.73	9.62
Net Passing Yards	190	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 0	49 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	210	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	4.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/104	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/83	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:15	24:45

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	2:41	OWN 32	8	35	Field Goal
1	10:19	2:17	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
1	6:47	4:22	OWN 26	8	65	Field Goal
2	12:26	4:47	OWN 20	10	51	Missed FG
2	4:56	2:49	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	5	39	Half
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 29	6	28	Punt
3	9:09	3:40	OWN 37	6	18	Punt
3	1:47	2:24	OWN 31	5	-3	Punt
4	12:07	3:12	OWN 32	6	24	Punt
4	7:33	1:45	OPP 29	3	0	Missed FG
4	5:01	1:43	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
4	2:03	0:35	OWN 7	3	-2	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 28	2	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
1	10:30	0:11	OWN 20	1	13	Fumble
1	8:02	1:15	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	2:25	4:59	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
2	7:39	2:43	OWN 36	7	49	Field Goal
2	2:07	1:29	OWN 32	7	27	Punt
3	10:53	1:44	OPP 45	4	15	Missed FG
3	5:29	2:12	OWN 1	5	16	Punt
3	3:17	1:30	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	14:23	2:16	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
4	8:55	1:22	OWN 4	3	14	Interception
4	5:48	0:47	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
4	3:18	1:15	OWN 35	5	15	Punt
4	1:28	0:43	OPP 38	5	10	Interception

Game MVP: Eli Manning, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rashad Jennings	26	76	2.92	16	2
Andre Williams	9	-1	-0.11	7	0
Eli Manning	3	8	2.67	11	1
Victor Cruz	2	21	10.50	22	1
Rueben Randle	1	8	8.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Ingram	7	38	5.43	11	1	0
C.J. Spiller	5	87	17.40	63	2	1
Brandin Cooks	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	28	15	210	3/20	1	45	0	89.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	49	28	234	0/0	1	32	2	59.4

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Victor Cruz	4	8	42	10.50	20	27	0
WR Odell Beckham	3	8	61	20.33	2	45	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	3	42	21.00	8	24	0
WR Rueben Randle	2	2	32	16.00	25	36	0
TE Will Tye	2	2	12	6.00	0	11	1
WR Dwayne Harris	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Larry Donnell	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Rashad Jennings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Snead	8	16	77	9.63	35	32	1
TE Josh Hill	5	7	26	5.20	5	13	0
WR Brandin Cooks	5	8	43	8.60	14	12	0
WR T.J. Graham	4	8	55	13.75	16	22	0
RB C.J. Spiller	2	2	11	5.50	0	10	0
TE Michael Hoomanawanui	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Austin Johnson	1	1	14	14.00	6	14	0
RB Harrison Rhodes	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Marques Colston	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Arturo Everett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jon Beason	1	9	9.00	0
S Landon Collins	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trevin Wade	0	1	1	0
Jasper Brinkley	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Josh Hill	1	0
Willie Snead	1	0
Brandin Cooks	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Wing	7	253	36.1	32.1	56	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	7	318	45.4	27.3	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Brown	2/4	1/3	1/1	50	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	1/2	0/1	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odell Beckham	3	92	30.7	1
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	1	12	12.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Ingram	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rueben Randle	2	58	29.0	0
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	1	25	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marques Colston	1	22	22.0	0
Mark Ingram	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jasper Brinkley	11	4	13	48
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie4	4	1	11	42
CB Prince Amukamara	4	1	13	48
CB Trevin Wade	3	3	6	35
OLB Mark Herzlich	3	0	7	10
S Brandon Meriweather	2	1	12	47
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	2	0	11	39
ILB Jon Beason	1	4	13	49
DE Robert Ayers	1	2	10	37
S Landon Collins	1	2	11	47
DT Cullen Jenkins	1	0	4	28
S Craig Dahl	1	0	3	7
OLB J.T. Thomas	1	0	0	6
CB Jayron Hosley	1	0	0	9
DT Markus Kuhn	1	0	4	5
DT Jay Bromley	1	0	10	31

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jairus Byrd	7	1	0.0	41	31
CB Keenan Lewis	7	0	0.0	40	28
CB Brandon Browner	6	1	1.0	39	27
OLB Stephone Anthony	5	2	0.0	41	31
DE Cameron Jordan	4	1	1.0	29	26
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	3	0.0	38	26
CB Delvin Breaux	4	2	0.0	18	20
S Kyle Wilson	4	1	0.0	40	30
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	4	0	0.0	15	7
DT John Jenkins	3	2	0.0	18	11
S Kenny Vaccaro	3	2	0.0	8	11
DT Tyeler Davison	2	2	0.0	32	29
DE Kasim Edebali	1	1	1.0	14	7
OLB David Hawthorne	1	1	0.0	9	4
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	0.0	23	10
WR T.J. Graham	1	0	---	---	---
WR Willie Snead	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bobby Richardson	0	1	0.0	21	18
DE Nick Foreman	0	1	0.0	20	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	1	3	39
DT Jay Bromley	1	1	31
DT Johnathan Hankins	0	2	43
DT Cullen Jenkins	0	1	28
DE Robert Ayers	0	1	37

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Jordan	1.0	0	2	1	26
CB Brandon Browner	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Kasim Edebali	1.0	0	0	0	7
DT Tyeler Davison	0.0	1	2	0	29
CB Keenan Lewis	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Kevin Williams	0.0	0	1	1	10
DE Nick Foreman	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jasper Brinkley	9	1	0	48
CB Prince Amukamara	4	1	0	48
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie3	3	0	0	42
CB Trevin Wade	3	0	0	35
OLB Mark Herzlich	2	0	0	10
ILB Jon Beason	1	2	1	49
S Craig Dahl	1	1	0	7
OLB J.T. Thomas	1	1	0	6
S Landon Collins	1	0	1	47
DT Cullen Jenkins	1	0	0	28
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	1	0	0	39
CB Jayron Hosley	1	0	0	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brandon Browner	4	0	27
CB Delvin Breaux	2	1	20
OLB Stephone Anthony	2	0	31
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	1	1	7
S Kyle Wilson	1	1	30
OLB David Hawthorne	1	0	4
S Jairus Byrd	1	0	31
CB Keenan Lewis	1	0	28
DT John Jenkins	1	0	11
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Beatty	4	6	41	0	31
Weston Richburg	2	9	41	1	31
Justin Pugh	1	9	41	2	31
Nikita Whitlock	1	3	28	0	16
Larry Donnell	1	1	12	0	7
John Jerry	0	6	41	0	31
Ereck Flowers	0	4	41	0	31
Will Tye	0	1	30	0	20

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jahri Evans	3	5	13	49
Zach Strief	1	4	13	49
Tony Hills	1	1	8	22
Ron Gerhardt	1	1	13	49
Max Unger	0	1	13	49
Austin Johnson	0	1	8	13

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Prince Amukamara	2	18
Odell Beckham	1	15
Justin Pugh	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Delvin Breaux	3	18
C.J. Spiller	1	18
Austin Johnson	1	17
Kenny Vaccaro	1	8

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Beason	---	---	13	49	23	85
Justin Pugh	41	31	---	---	11	83
Odell Beckham	38	30	---	---	15	83
Prince Amukamara	---	---	13	48	18	79
Eli Manning	41	31	---	---	---	72
Will Beatty	41	31	---	---	---	72
John Jerry	41	31	---	---	---	72
Weston Richburg	41	31	---	---	---	72
Ereck Flowers	41	31	---	---	---	72
Rashad Jennings	31	20	---	---	20	71
Jasper Brinkley	---	---	13	48	6	67
Nikita Whitlock	28	16	---	---	21	65
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	---	---	11	42	9	62
Brandon Meriweather	---	---	12	47	1	60
Landon Collins	---	---	11	47	2	60
Victor Cruz	31	28	---	---	---	59
Trevin Wade	---	---	6	35	15	56
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	10	43	2	55
Will Tye	30	20	---	---	2	52
Jason Pierre-Paul	---	---	11	39	1	51
Robert Ayers	---	---	10	37	2	49
Jay Bromley	---	---	10	31	7	48
Hakeem Nicks	14	14	---	---	19	47
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	4	28	4	36
Larry Donnell	12	7	---	---	17	36
Andre Williams	10	11	---	---	14	35
Rueben Randle	11	7	---	---	16	34
Craig Dahl	---	---	3	7	9	19
Mark Herzlich	---	---	7	10	1	18
Markus Kuhn	---	---	4	5	6	15
Geoff Schwartz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marshall Newhouse	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dallas Reynolds	0	0	---	---	11	11
C.J. Corley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mykkele Thompson	---	---	1	2	7	10
Josh Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
George Selvie	---	---	3	4	2	9
Jayron Hosley	---	---	0	9	---	9
Trumaine McBride	---	---	1	1	5	7
Brad Wing	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.T. Thomas	---	---	0	6	---	6
G.J. Kinne	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dwayne Harris	0	2	---	---	---	2
Jonathan Casillas	---	---	0	1	---	1
Ryan Nassib	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orleans Darkwa	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jairus Byrd	---	---	41	31	7	79
Stephone Anthony	---	---	41	31	3	75
Keenan Lewis	---	---	40	28	5	73
Kyle Wilson	---	---	40	30	3	73
Ron Gerhardt	13	49	---	---	9	71
Brandon Browner	---	---	39	27	4	70
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	38	26	4	68
Tyeler Davison	---	---	32	29	4	65
Drew Brees	13	49	---	---	---	62
Jahri Evans	13	49	---	---	---	62
Zach Strief	13	49	---	---	---	62
Max Unger	13	49	---	---	---	62
Willie Snead	13	47	---	---	---	60
Cameron Jordan	---	---	29	26	4	59
Mark Ingram	7	41	---	---	10	58
Delvin Breaux	---	---	18	20	18	56
T.J. Graham	9	38	---	---	6	53
Brandin Cooks	11	41	---	---	---	52
Bobby Richardson	---	---	21	18	6	45
Terron Armstead	5	27	---	---	9	41
Josh Hill	5	29	---	---	7	41
Austin Johnson	8	13	---	---	17	38
Kevin Williams	---	---	23	10	4	37
Nick Foreman	---	---	20	13	4	37
Marques Colston	3	14	---	---	15	32
C.J. Spiller	6	8	---	---	18	32
John Jenkins	---	---	18	11	3	32
Tony Hills	8	22	---	---	---	30
Kasim Edebali	---	---	14	7	8	29
Glenn Gelat	---	---	2	7	20	29
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	8	11	8	27
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	15	7	3	25
Arturo Everett	0	6	---	---	16	22
Liam Barton	---	---	3	5	14	22
David Hawthorne	---	---	9	4	6	19
Harrison Rhodes	1	5	---	---	12	18
Michael Hoomanawanui	2	3	---	---	9	14
Seantavius Jones	0	0	---	---	11	11
James Anderson	---	---	0	0	10	10
Mike McGlynn	0	0	---	---	9	9
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	9	9
Andrus Peat	0	0	---	---	9	9
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	2	2
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	13	33	2.5
Right	20	70	3.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	78	13.0
Middle	6	43	7.2
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	28	15	4	0	2	3	6	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	49	28	2	2	1	6	8	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	121	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	-3	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	20	171	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	66	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Victor Cruz	8	4	1	42	1	28
WR Odell Beckham	8	3	0	61	1	30
WR Hakeem Nicks	3	2	0	42	1	14
WR Dwayne Harris	2	1	1	12	0	2
WR Rueben Randle	2	2	0	32	1	7
TE Larry Donnell	2	1	0	9	0	7
TE Will Tye	2	2	0	12	0	20
RB Rashad Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	20

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Snead	16	8	0	77	1	47
WR T.J. Graham	8	4	1	55	1	38
WR Brandin Cooks	8	5	0	43	0	41
TE Josh Hill	7	5	0	26	0	29
WR Marques Colston	3	0	0	0	0	14
RB C.J. Spiller	2	2	0	11	0	8
TE Michael Hoomanawanui	1	1	0	5	0	3
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	0	6	0	41
FB Austin Johnson	1	1	0	14	0	13
TE Arturo Everett	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Harrison Rhodes	1	1	0	-3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashad Jennings	3	8	2.67	2.92
Eli Manning	1	11	11.00	2.67
Andre Williams	1	1	1.00	-0.11

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	1	1	1	1.00	7.50

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	3	17	3.40	4.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Will Tye	1	1	1	1.00	6.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Snead	3	2	16	5.33	4.81
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	1	1.00	5.50
TE Josh Hill	1	0	0	0.00	3.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Rashad Jennings	4	1
Victor Cruz	1	1
Rueben Randle	1	0
Andre Williams	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	9	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Cruz	3	2	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	2	2
WR Odell Beckham	2	0	0
WR Dwayne Harris	1	1	1
TE Larry Donnell	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Snead	4	2	0
WR T.J. Graham	2	1	1
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	0
TE Josh Hill	1	0	0
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0
TE Arturo Everett	1	0	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)