Week 2, 2033

played in New Orleans, LA

62 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	9	6	3	3	-	21
New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 NED - Fred Benson 23 field goal
1Q: 08:49 NED - Fred Benson 28 field goal
1Q: 07:29 NOS - Gene Gardner 25 pass from C.J. Springer (Dean Horenstein extra point)
1Q: 04:38 NED - Fred Benson 28 field goal
2Q: 02:41 NED - Fred Benson 41 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Fred Benson 47 field goal
3Q: 11:59 NED - Fred Benson 30 field goal
4Q: 06:57 NED - Fred Benson 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 NED - Fred Benson 23 field goal
1Q: 08:49 NED - Fred Benson 28 field goal
1Q: 07:29 NOS - Gene Gardner 25 pass from C.J. Springer (Dean Horenstein extra point)
1Q: 04:38 NED - Fred Benson 28 field goal
2Q: 02:41 NED - Fred Benson 41 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Fred Benson 47 field goal
3Q: 11:59 NED - Fred Benson 30 field goal
4Q: 06:57 NED - Fred Benson 38 field goal

Team Statistics NED NOS
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 411 316
- Offensive Plays 78 65
- Yards per Play 5.27 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 128 103
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 3.46 4.48
Net Passing Yards 283 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 1 40 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 289 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.90 5.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/4
3rd Down Conversions 4/18 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/5
Penalties/Yards 6/35 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 24
Time of Possession 37:00 23:00

Team Statistics	NED	NOS
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	411	316
- Offensive Plays	78	65
- Yards per Play	5.27	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	128	103
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	3.46	4.48
Net Passing Yards	283	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 1	40 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	289	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.90	5.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/4
3rd Down Conversions	4/18	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/5
Penalties/Yards	6/35	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 24
Time of Possession	37:00	23:00

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 23	7	71	Field Goal
1	10:32	1:50	OPP 19	3	8	Field Goal
1	7:17	2:44	OWN 25	8	64	Field Goal
1	1:32	1:39	OWN 8	5	16	Punt
2	13:11	1:06	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
2	11:12	4:12	OWN 19	8	45	Punt
2	4:40	1:24	OWN 8	3	7	Punt
2	3:16	0:40	OPP 29	3	5	Field Goal
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 17	3	53	Field Goal
3	13:36	1:44	OPP 33	4	20	Field Goal
3	8:52	2:37	OWN 38	6	59	Interception
3	3:52	2:08	OWN 5	4	10	Punt
3	0:23	3:18	OWN 18	6	23	Punt
4	11:06	4:17	OWN 45	8	34	Field Goal
4	4:26	1:49	OPP 34	3	2	Missed FG
4	2:14	0:31	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
4	1:15	1:15	OPP 1	2	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	0:11	OWN 25	1	3	Fumble
1	8:42	1:25	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
1	4:33	3:01	OWN 25	8	67	Fumble
2	14:53	1:42	OWN 26	5	30	Downs
2	12:05	0:53	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	7:00	2:20	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
2	2:36	2:04	OWN 36	5	17	Punt
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 26	4	7	Downs
3	11:52	3:00	OWN 25	7	37	Fumble
3	6:15	2:23	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
3	1:44	1:21	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	12:05	0:59	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
4	6:49	2:23	OWN 25	6	9	Downs
4	2:37	0:23	OWN 47	4	1	Downs
4	1:43	0:28	OWN 1	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Fred Benson, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kim Henson	35	122	3.49	12	5	0
QB Caleb Greathouse	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB C.J. Springer	9	25	2.78	6	0
RB Edwin Ballard	8	35	4.38	19	1
RB Buddy Harris	6	43	7.17	18	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Greathouse	40	21	289	1/6	0	50	1	65.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
C.J. Springer	40	18	227	2/14	1	44	0	71.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kerry Ballard	5	6	75	15.00	32	38
TE Nicholas Riffe	3	6	52	17.33	34	43
RB Kim Henson	3	10	18	6.00	11	14
WR Jimmie Dobbs	2	3	66	33.00	14	50
TE Matthew Lee	2	3	13	6.50	0	10
WR Camden Gauthier	2	3	24	12.00	0	19
FB Asher Kostinko	2	5	20	10.00	6	13
WR Heath Terrell	1	3	15	15.00	2	15
TE Terry Richardson	1	1	6	6.00	1	6

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenyon Gillespie	7	11	100	14.29	24	44	0
WR Gene Gardner	3	7	50	16.67	38	25	1
WR C.J. Mills	3	4	27	9.00	11	20	0
RB Edwin Ballard	2	6	7	3.50	0	5	0
TE Otis Monroe	2	8	34	17.00	22	23	0
WR Luke Gerber	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Eddie Hall	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jake Wooden	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Kim Henson	1	0	0
WR Camden Gauthier	0	1	0
DE Dustin Johnston	0	1	0
OLB Eli Garrett	0	1	0
DE Stan Evans	0	1	0
OLB Kelly Newton	0	1	0
ILB Tracy Ford	0	0	2
OLB Aiden Ward	0	0	1
CB Erik Bout	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
QB C.J. Springer	2	0
WR Luke Gerber	1	0
RB Buddy Harris	1	0
ILB Bobby Sutton	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Dilly	7	339	48.4	39.7	56	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornell Harden	6	284	47.3	43.5	70	5

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	7/8	2/3	0/0	47	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Horenstein	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Ballard	2	23	11.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Gerber	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Mills	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tracy Ford	6	1	0.0	23	42
CB Ben Auyeung	6	0	0.0	10	33
S Edgar Salari	5	1	0.0	18	33
CB Erik Bout	4	1	0.0	9	32
OLB Kelly Newton	4	1	0.0	22	37
S Curtis Hammond	4	0	0.0	23	42
OLB Aiden Ward	3	1	1.0	23	42
CB Ruben Owens	3	0	0.0	13	13
ILB Kevin Cox	2	1	0.0	10	4
DT Adam Fulton	1	1	1.0	14	31
S Butch Booker	1	1	0.0	22	37
QB Caleb Greathouse	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Eli Garrett	1	0	0.0	4	6
S Trey Toews	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Dustin Johnston	0	1	0.0	23	41

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Desmond Rice	10	2	0.0	33	34
OLB Adrian Mamula	7	1	0.0	19	22
DT Wendell Foley	6	1	0.0	25	26
CB Jake Wooden	5	2	0.0	37	41
CB Leon Stanton	4	1	0.0	23	21
S Amari Reade	4	1	0.0	36	40
DT Bobby Banks	4	1	0.0	17	22
S Leo Bruschi	3	1	0.0	37	41
DT Gabe Monroe	3	1	0.0	15	19
OLB Herman Cambell	3	0	0.0	21	27
DE Kris Sweeney	2	2	1.0	33	32
DE Ramon Grylicki	2	2	0.0	24	26
CB Corwin Reed	2	2	0.0	29	38
ILB Bobby Sutton	1	0	0.0	16	12
DE Quentin Conklin	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR C.J. Mills	1	0	---	---	---
DE Leland Lucas	0	4	0.0	20	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Aiden Ward	1.0	0	0	1	42
DT Adam Fulton	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Ruben Fillion	0.0	1	0	0	7
DE Dustin Johnston	0.0	0	3	0	41
ILB Tracy Ford	0.0	0	1	0	42
DE Stan Evans	0.0	0	1	0	40

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kris Sweeney	1.0	1	1	0	32
DE Ramon Grylicki	0.0	0	4	2	26
DE Leland Lucas	0.0	0	3	0	22
DT Gabe Monroe	0.0	0	1	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ben Auyeung	3	4	33
CB Erik Bout	3	0	32
S Edgar Salari	2	2	33
S Curtis Hammond	2	1	42
ILB Tracy Ford	2	0	42
CB Ruben Owens	2	0	13
OLB Kelly Newton	2	0	37
OLB Aiden Ward	1	0	42
OLB Eli Garrett	1	0	6
S Amari Ojeda	0	1	10
S Trey Toews	0	1	4

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jake Wooden	5	1	1	41
ILB Desmond Rice	4	0	0	34
OLB Adrian Mamula	3	0	0	22
S Leo Bruschi	2	1	0	41
CB Corwin Reed	2	1	0	38
OLB Herman Cambell	2	0	0	27
CB Leon Stanton	2	0	0	21
S Amari Reade	1	0	0	40
ILB Bobby Sutton	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jim Smith	4	10	1	37	0	41
T Kendall Snyder	2	8	0	37	0	41
G Donnie Searcy	2	7	1	37	0	41
C Toby Van Verth	2	4	0	37	1	41
G J.T. Briggs	1	6	0	37	0	41
TE Nicholas Riffe	0	1	0	35	0	38

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Vernon Forbes	2	3	23	1	42
T Carlos Reinhardt	1	5	23	1	42
T Jeffery Bismonte	1	3	23	0	42
TE Van Waller	1	1	9	0	7
G James Hartman	0	3	23	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Nicholas Riffe	2	30
Carson Young	1	24
Tracy Ford	1	15
Ben Auyeung	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gene Gardner	2	22
Luke Gerber	1	22
Buddy Harris	1	22

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Nicholas Riffe	35	38	---	---	30	103
G Donnie Searcy	37	41	---	---	15	93
T Jim Smith	37	41	---	---	15	93
T Kendall Snyder	37	41	---	---	15	93
G J.T. Briggs	37	41	---	---	15	93
ILB Tracy Ford	---	---	23	42	15	80
C Toby Van Verth	37	41	---	---	---	78
DE Dustin Johnston	---	---	23	41	14	78
QB Caleb Greathouse	37	41	---	---	---	78
RB Kim Henson	37	40	---	---	1	78
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	23	42	2	67
S Curtis Hammond	---	---	23	42	---	65
WR Jimmie Dobbs	34	29	---	---	---	63
DE Stan Evans	---	---	23	40	---	63
WR Camden Gauthier	21	19	---	---	19	59
S Butch Booker	---	---	22	37	---	59
OLB Kelly Newton	---	---	22	37	---	59
CB Ben Auyeung	---	---	10	33	15	58
WR Kerry Ballard	24	25	---	---	6	55
S Edgar Salari	---	---	18	33	2	53
CB Erik Bout	---	---	9	32	6	47
DT Adam Fulton	---	---	14	31	---	45
WR Heath Terrell	15	16	---	---	13	44
FB Asher Kostinko	2	14	---	---	23	39
TE Matthew Lee	14	18	---	---	---	32
OLB Eli Garrett	---	---	4	6	20	30
S Amari Ojeda	---	---	4	10	15	29
CB Ruben Owens	---	---	13	13	---	26
RB Carson Young	0	0	---	---	24	24
DE Ruben Fillion	---	---	8	7	6	21
C Malcolm Wooden	0	0	---	---	15	15
P Rickey Dilly	0	0	---	---	15	15
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Kevin Cox	---	---	10	4	---	14
TE Terry Richardson	3	6	---	---	---	9
ILB Taylor Schwartz	---	---	1	1	7	9
DE Everett Mitchell	---	---	0	1	6	7
DT Xavier Beyer	---	---	1	6	---	7
S Trey Toews	---	---	2	4	---	6
RB Mark Bruce	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Luis McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Peter Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Arnie Sinclair	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Harvey Domenici	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Taylor Long	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dave Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jake Wooden	---	---	37	41	24	102
TE Otis Monroe	23	42	---	---	22	87
S Leo Bruschi	---	---	37	41	8	86
S Amari Reade	---	---	36	40	7	83
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	33	34	14	81
WR Gene Gardner	16	40	---	---	22	78
CB Corwin Reed	---	---	29	38	6	73
G James Hartman	23	42	---	---	6	71
G Vernon Forbes	23	42	---	---	6	71
DE Kris Sweeney	---	---	33	32	6	71
WR C.J. Mills	23	35	---	---	9	67
T Jeffery Bismonte	23	42	---	---	---	65
C J.B. Reynolds	23	42	---	---	---	65
T Carlos Reinhardt	23	42	---	---	---	65
QB C.J. Springer	23	42	---	---	---	65
RB Edwin Ballard	17	36	---	---	8	61
OLB Adrian Mamula	---	---	19	22	19	60
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	25	26	5	56
WR Kenyon Gillespie	21	34	---	---	---	55
CB Leon Stanton	---	---	23	21	11	55
DE Ramon Grylicki	---	---	24	26	4	54
OLB Herman Cambell	---	---	21	27	6	54
DE Leland Lucas	---	---	20	22	6	48
DT Bobby Banks	---	---	17	22	6	45
DT Gabe Monroe	---	---	15	19	2	36
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	16	12	2	30
OLB Richard Nieves	---	---	5	2	23	30
DT Peyton Mikkor	---	---	13	15	2	30
RB Buddy Harris	6	1	---	---	22	29
WR Luke Gerber	0	5	---	---	22	27
TE Van Waller	9	7	---	---	1	17
S Gabe Powell	---	---	1	0	14	15
DE Quentin Conklin	---	---	2	2	8	12
WR Eddie Hall	0	10	---	---	---	10
C Earl Niebauer	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Donald Gilmore	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Cornell Harden	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Byron Everett	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Kent Osborne	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Clifton Norton	---	---	0	5	---	5
S Moe Tygart	---	---	0	1	4	5
CB Les Yanok	---	---	1	3	1	5
K Dean Horenstein	0	0	---	---	2	2
FB Axel Dole	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB C.J. Joseph	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Luke Gleason	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	62	4.1
Middle	12	29	2.4
Right	9	38	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	9	65	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Greathouse	40	21	3	2	2	4	9	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
C.J. Springer	40	18	6	3	4	9	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	3	10	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	123	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	87	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	69	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	14	159	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Kim Henson	10	3	2	18	0	40
TE Nicholas Riffe	6	3	0	52	1	38
WR Kerry Ballard	6	5	0	75	1	25
FB Asher Kostinko	5	2	0	20	0	14
WR Jimmie Dobbs	3	2	0	66	1	29
TE Matthew Lee	3	2	0	13	0	18
WR Camden Gauthier	3	2	0	24	0	19
WR Heath Terrell	3	1	0	15	0	16
TE Terry Richardson	1	1	0	6	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenyon Gillespie	11	7	0	100	2	34
TE Otis Monroe	8	2	2	34	1	42
WR Gene Gardner	7	3	0	50	2	40
RB Edwin Ballard	6	2	1	7	0	36
WR C.J. Mills	4	3	1	27	1	35
WR Eddie Hall	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR Luke Gerber	2	1	0	9	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kim Henson	7	17	2.43	3.49
QB Caleb Greathouse	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caleb Greathouse	7	2	13	1.86	7.23

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nicholas Riffe	2	0	0	0.00	8.67
RB Kim Henson	2	1	5	2.50	1.80
TE Matthew Lee	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
FB Asher Kostinko	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Kerry Ballard	1	1	8	8.00	12.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kim Henson	5	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edwin Ballard	2	1
QB C.J. Springer	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Greathouse	12	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
C.J. Springer	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Nicholas Riffe	3	1	1
WR Jimmie Dobbs	2	1	1
FB Asher Kostinko	2	0	0
RB Kim Henson	2	0	0
WR Kerry Ballard	2	2	1
WR Heath Terrell	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenyon Gillespie	3	2	0
WR C.J. Mills	2	2	1
WR Gene Gardner	1	0	0
WR Eddie Hall	1	0	0
RB Edwin Ballard	1	0	0
TE Otis Monroe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (19,900)
End Zone 11,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (19,900)
End Zone	11,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,400 (9,900)