Conference Semifinals, 2015

played in Green Bay, WI

15 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	0	-	7
Green Bay Packers	3	13	3	16	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:55 GBY - Mason Crosby 24 field goal
1Q: 03:48 NOS - Brandin Cooks 27 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 14:38 GBY - James Starks 6 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 10:41 GBY - Mason Crosby 23 field goal
2Q: 01:57 GBY - Mason Crosby 45 field goal
3Q: 10:39 GBY - Mason Crosby 20 field goal
4Q: 15:00 GBY - Mason Crosby 36 field goal
4Q: 03:38 GBY - Mason Crosby 19 field goal
4Q: 01:54 GBY - Mason Crosby 24 field goal
4Q: 01:04 GBY - Casey Hayward 69 interception return (Mason Crosby extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:55 GBY - Mason Crosby 24 field goal
1Q: 03:48 NOS - Brandin Cooks 27 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 14:38 GBY - James Starks 6 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 10:41 GBY - Mason Crosby 23 field goal
2Q: 01:57 GBY - Mason Crosby 45 field goal
3Q: 10:39 GBY - Mason Crosby 20 field goal
4Q: 15:00 GBY - Mason Crosby 36 field goal
4Q: 03:38 GBY - Mason Crosby 19 field goal
4Q: 01:54 GBY - Mason Crosby 24 field goal
4Q: 01:04 GBY - Casey Hayward 69 interception return (Mason Crosby extra point)

Team Statistics NOS GBY
Record 12-6 14-3
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 1 13
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 257 465
- Offensive Plays 51 76
- Yards per Play 5.04 6.12
Net Rushing Yards 13 222
- Rushing Attempts 9 39
- Yards per Rush 1.44 5.69
Net Passing Yards 244 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 3 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 254 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 6.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/39
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/91
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/6
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 23:11 36:49

Team Statistics	NOS	GBY
Record	12-6	14-3
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	1	13
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	257	465
- Offensive Plays	51	76
- Yards per Play	5.04	6.12
Net Rushing Yards	13	222
- Rushing Attempts	9	39
- Yards per Rush	1.44	5.69
Net Passing Yards	244	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 3	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	254	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	6.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/39
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/91
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/6
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	23:11	36:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:47	3:09	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	14:28	0:48	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	10:35	3:52	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
2	1:51	1:39	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 36	4	13	Interception
3	10:34	7:17	OWN 34	12	31	Missed FG
4	14:52	2:07	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	10:00	0:54	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	3:31	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:48	0:55	OWN 20	3	18	Interception
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 20	2	2	Game

Green Bay Packers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:13	OWN 25	15	68	Field Goal
1	3:38	4:10	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	13:40	3:05	OWN 41	8	53	Field Goal
2	6:43	4:52	OWN 20	11	52	Field Goal
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 21	1	-2	Half
3	13:03	2:29	OWN 49	6	48	Field Goal
3	3:17	3:25	OWN 42	7	39	Field Goal
4	12:45	2:45	OWN 18	5	24	Punt
4	9:06	5:35	OWN 36	9	62	Field Goal
4	3:18	1:30	OPP 22	6	15	Field Goal

Game MVP: Mason Crosby, Green Bay Packers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Ingram	6	10	1.67	5	0	0
C.J. Spiller	3	3	1.00	6	0	0

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Starks	19	120	6.32	24	5	1
Alonzo Harris	15	80	5.33	13	1	0
Aaron Rodgers	3	8	2.67	7	0	0
John Kuhn	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Bernard Pierce	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	40	26	254	2/10	1	27	3	59.8

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aaron Rodgers	36	21	248	1/5	0	30	0	79.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandin Cooks	8	12	122	15.25	62	27	1
WR T.J. Graham	4	5	56	14.00	14	22	0
WR Willie Snead	4	7	24	6.00	5	12	0
RB C.J. Spiller	3	3	15	5.00	4	9	0
RB Mark Ingram	3	5	21	7.00	18	14	0
WR Marques Colston	2	4	7	3.50	2	6	0
TE Josh Hill	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
FB Austin Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Green Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jordy Nelson	6	9	60	10.00	12	19
WR Randall Cobb	5	10	69	13.80	30	29
WR Davante Adams	4	5	41	10.25	22	22
FB John Kuhn	3	4	53	17.67	33	30
TE Jason Witten	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB James Starks	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
TE Kennard Backman	1	1	17	17.00	0	17
WR Jared Abbrederis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Green Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Casey Hayward	2	82	41.00	1
CB Sam Shields	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Green Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	5	227	45.4	33.6	52	1

Green Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tim Masthay	1	38	38.0	38.0	38	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Green Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	7/7	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Cobb	2	29	14.5	0
Jordy Nelson	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marques Colston	3	66	22.0	0

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordy Nelson	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jairus Byrd	11	4	0.0	39	37
CB Glenn Gelat	11	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Stephone Anthony	7	2	0.5	34	36
DT Tyeler Davison	5	0	0.5	29	28
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	5	4	0.0	33	36
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	5	1	0.0	17	9
DE Bobby Richardson	4	0	0.0	24	21
DE Cameron Jordan	3	2	0.0	34	35
S Kenny Vaccaro	3	0	0.0	12	6
CB Brandon Browner	2	1	0.0	30	36
OLB David Hawthorne	1	3	0.0	10	7
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	0.0	21	13
CB Keenan Lewis	1	0	0.0	34	35
WR T.J. Graham	1	0	---	---	---
TE Josh Hill	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Jenkins	0	1	0.0	17	21
DE Kasim Edebali	0	1	0.0	12	10
CB Delvin Breaux	0	1	0.0	11	4

Green Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Morgan Burnett	6	1	0.0	9	42
OLB Clay Matthews	5	0	1.0	8	28
OLB Julius Peppers	4	0	1.0	9	36
CB Casey Hayward	4	1	0.0	9	34
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	3	2	0.0	9	40
CB Sam Shields	3	1	0.0	9	42
CB Damarious Randall	2	1	0.0	9	39
ILB Stephen Tulloch	2	0	0.0	9	38
ILB Nate Palmer	2	0	0.0	0	8
DE Datone Jones	1	1	0.0	7	27
DT B.J. Raji	1	0	0.0	4	25
OLB Nick Perry	1	0	0.0	0	6
ILB Clifton Endsley	1	0	0.0	0	4
S Roger Wolfe	1	0	0.0	1	13
DE Josh Boyd	0	1	0.0	4	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Stephone Anthony	0.5	0	1	0	36
DT Tyeler Davison	0.5	0	0	0	28
DE Cameron Jordan	0.0	1	1	1	35
DE Nick Foreman	0.0	0	2	0	16
DT Kevin Williams	0.0	0	1	0	13

Green Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Julius Peppers	1.0	1	0	36
OLB Clay Matthews	1.0	0	0	28
DE Mike Pennel	0.0	0	2	29
DE Mike Daniels	0.0	0	1	27
DE Josh Boyd	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jairus Byrd	5	1	37
CB Glenn Gelat	4	0	21
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	3	0	9
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	0	36
OLB Stephone Anthony	2	1	36
CB Keenan Lewis	1	2	35
CB Brandon Browner	1	1	36
DE Cameron Jordan	1	0	35
DE Bobby Richardson	1	0	21

Green Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Casey Hayward	4	0	2	34
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	4	0	0	40
CB Sam Shields	3	1	1	42
OLB Clay Matthews	3	0	0	28
S Morgan Burnett	3	0	0	42
OLB Julius Peppers	2	0	0	36
ILB Nate Palmer	2	0	0	8
ILB Stephen Tulloch	1	2	0	38
CB Damarious Randall	1	2	0	39
OLB Nick Perry	1	0	0	6
ILB Clifton Endsley	1	0	0	4
S Roger Wolfe	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Gerhardt	1	2	8	1	40
Jahri Evans	0	2	9	0	41
Austin Johnson	0	2	4	0	13
Zach Strief	0	1	9	0	40
Max Unger	0	1	8	0	39
Josh Hill	0	1	4	0	21
Tony Hills	0	0	9	1	37

Green Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corey Linsley	7	9	2	37	0	36
David Bakhtiari	6	11	0	35	0	37
Josh Sitton	2	5	1	38	1	37
T.J. Lang	2	3	0	24	0	28
Jason Witten	2	2	0	36	0	28
C.J. LaPorte	1	3	0	15	0	9
Chartric Horner	1	2	0	5	0	1
Bryan Bulaga	0	1	0	38	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Vaccaro	2	19
Delvin Breaux	1	19
Mike McGlynn	1	6
Justin Drescher	1	6

Green Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Hayward	2	14
Bernard Pierce	1	20

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jairus Byrd	---	---	39	37	9	85
Keenan Lewis	---	---	34	35	10	79
Stephone Anthony	---	---	34	36	6	76
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	33	36	6	75
Cameron Jordan	---	---	34	35	5	74
Brandon Browner	---	---	30	36	6	72
Kyle Wilson	---	---	32	35	5	72
Tyeler Davison	---	---	29	28	4	61
Ron Gerhardt	8	40	---	---	6	54
Drew Brees	9	42	---	---	---	51
Jahri Evans	9	41	---	---	---	50
Zach Strief	9	40	---	---	---	49
Bobby Richardson	---	---	24	21	4	49
Max Unger	8	39	---	---	---	47
Tony Hills	9	37	---	---	---	46
Glenn Gelat	---	---	20	21	5	46
Mark Ingram	6	29	---	---	9	44
John Jenkins	---	---	17	21	4	42
T.J. Graham	6	33	---	---	2	41
Brandin Cooks	7	34	---	---	---	41
Willie Snead	6	35	---	---	---	41
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	17	9	14	40
Kevin Williams	---	---	21	13	4	38
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	12	6	19	37
Nick Foreman	---	---	14	16	5	35
C.J. Spiller	3	13	---	---	18	34
Austin Johnson	4	13	---	---	17	34
Delvin Breaux	---	---	11	4	19	34
David Hawthorne	---	---	10	7	13	30
Marques Colston	7	11	---	---	10	28
Monty Whiting	1	10	---	---	17	28
Kasim Edebali	---	---	12	10	5	27
Josh Hill	4	21	---	---	1	26
Seantavius Jones	1	4	---	---	13	18
Terron Armstead	1	5	---	---	6	12
Brandon Coleman	0	1	---	---	11	12
Mike McGlynn	1	4	---	---	6	11
Andrus Peat	0	4	---	---	6	10
Liam Barton	---	---	6	1	3	10
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harrison Rhodes	0	4	---	---	1	5
Michael Hoomanawanui	0	2	---	---	2	4
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	3	3
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	1	1
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Green Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jordy Nelson	35	36	---	---	13	84
Randall Cobb	28	31	---	---	23	82
Josh Sitton	38	37	---	---	3	78
Jason Witten	36	28	---	---	13	77
Aaron Rodgers	39	37	---	---	---	76
Bryan Bulaga	38	36	---	---	1	75
Corey Linsley	37	36	---	---	---	73
David Bakhtiari	35	37	---	---	---	72
John Kuhn	25	23	---	---	10	58
Casey Hayward	---	---	9	34	14	57
T.J. Lang	24	28	---	---	4	56
Sam Shields	---	---	9	42	2	53
Morgan Burnett	---	---	9	42	1	52
Stephen Tulloch	---	---	9	38	4	51
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	9	40	1	50
Damarious Randall	---	---	9	39	1	49
James Starks	19	13	---	---	14	46
Julius Peppers	---	---	9	36	---	45
Mike Daniels	---	---	8	27	6	41
Mike Pennel	---	---	4	29	5	38
Clay Matthews	---	---	8	28	1	37
Alonzo Harris	18	18	---	---	---	36
Datone Jones	---	---	7	27	1	35
Kennard Backman	8	5	---	---	22	35
Bernard Pierce	6	6	---	---	20	32
C.J. LaPorte	15	9	---	---	8	32
B.J. Raji	---	---	4	25	1	30
Quinten Rollins	---	---	0	5	23	28
Roger Wolfe	---	---	1	13	10	24
Davante Adams	10	13	---	---	---	23
Josh Boyd	---	---	4	18	---	22
Mike Neal	---	---	0	1	20	21
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	17	17
Chartric Horner	5	1	---	---	8	14
Jared Abbrederis	4	7	---	---	2	13
Ruben Israelson	3	1	---	---	8	12
Richard Rodgers	6	3	---	---	1	10
James Jones	0	2	---	---	7	9
Clifton Endsley	---	---	0	4	5	9
Nate Palmer	---	---	0	8	---	8
Kenneth Battle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nick Perry	---	---	0	6	1	7
Tristan Foley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tim Masthay	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Janis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Hundley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	3	4	1.3
Right	4	2	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	101	6.3
Middle	18	106	5.9
Right	4	17	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	40	26	3	0	1	5	4	0	3

Green Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aaron Rodgers	36	21	3	1	3	5	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	176	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	13	157	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	45	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	36	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandin Cooks	12	8	0	122	2	34
WR Willie Snead	7	4	0	24	0	35
RB Mark Ingram	5	3	0	21	0	29
WR T.J. Graham	5	4	0	56	1	33
WR Marques Colston	4	2	0	7	0	11
RB C.J. Spiller	3	3	0	15	0	13
TE Josh Hill	3	2	0	9	0	21
FB Austin Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	13

Green Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	10	5	1	69	1	31
WR Jordy Nelson	9	6	1	60	0	36
WR Davante Adams	5	4	0	41	1	13
TE Jason Witten	4	1	0	-1	0	28
FB John Kuhn	4	3	0	53	1	23
WR Jared Abbrederis	2	0	1	0	0	7
RB James Starks	1	1	0	9	0	13
TE Kennard Backman	1	1	0	17	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Starks	6	16	2.67	6.32
Alonzo Harris	3	9	3.00	5.33
Bernard Pierce	1	8	8.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	0	0	0.00	6.35

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aaron Rodgers	10	2	10	1.00	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0	0.00	1.75

Green Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randall Cobb	4	1	4	1.00	6.90
WR Jordy Nelson	2	1	6	3.00	6.67
TE Jason Witten	1	0	0	0.00	-0.25
FB John Kuhn	1	0	0	0.00	13.25
WR Jared Abbrederis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Davante Adams	1	0	0	0.00	8.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Ingram	1	1

Green Bay	Rushes	Conversions
James Starks	5	4
Aaron Rodgers	1	1
Bernard Pierce	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	7	5

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aaron Rodgers	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandin Cooks	4	2	2
WR T.J. Graham	2	2	2
WR Willie Snead	2	2	1
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	0
FB Austin Johnson	1	0	0

Green Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Davante Adams	3	2	1
WR Jordy Nelson	2	2	1
WR Randall Cobb	2	0	0
TE Jason Witten	1	0	0
FB John Kuhn	1	1	1
RB James Starks	1	1	1
WR Jared Abbrederis	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)