Week 3, 2052

played in Chicago, IL

46 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	10	0	14	-	27
Chicago Bears	10	3	6	3	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 CHI - Ellis Pierce 37 field goal
1Q: 06:35 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 43 field goal
1Q: 03:31 CHI - Don Nahstoll 13 pass from Darrin Carr (Ellis Pierce extra point)
2Q: 10:31 NOS - George Herring 8 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 05:06 CHI - Ellis Pierce 29 field goal
2Q: 02:09 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 39 field goal
3Q: 01:20 CHI - Giovanni Borders 26 pass from Darrin Carr (Ellis Pierce extra point failed)
4Q: 12:42 NOS - Carlos Foley 29 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
4Q: 08:54 CHI - Ellis Pierce 51 field goal
4Q: 04:38 NOS - Tanner Katt 29 pass from Wesley Weber (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 CHI - Ellis Pierce 37 field goal
1Q: 06:35 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 43 field goal
1Q: 03:31 CHI - Don Nahstoll 13 pass from Darrin Carr (Ellis Pierce extra point)
2Q: 10:31 NOS - George Herring 8 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 05:06 CHI - Ellis Pierce 29 field goal
2Q: 02:09 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 39 field goal
3Q: 01:20 CHI - Giovanni Borders 26 pass from Darrin Carr (Ellis Pierce extra point failed)
4Q: 12:42 NOS - Carlos Foley 29 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
4Q: 08:54 CHI - Ellis Pierce 51 field goal
4Q: 04:38 NOS - Tanner Katt 29 pass from Wesley Weber (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CHI
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 381 358
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 6.05 5.59
Net Rushing Yards 183 184
- Rushing Attempts 30 29
- Yards per Rush 6.10 6.34
Net Passing Yards 198 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 216 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/18 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/44 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/56 2/42
Kick Returns/Yards 4/64 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:51 30:09

Team Statistics	NOS	CHI
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	381	358
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	6.05	5.59
Net Rushing Yards	183	184
- Rushing Attempts	30	29
- Yards per Rush	6.10	6.34
Net Passing Yards	198	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	216	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/18	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/44	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/56	2/42
Kick Returns/Yards	4/64	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:51	30:09

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	4:54	OWN 39	9	35	Field Goal
1	3:21	2:06	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
2	13:28	3:06	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
2	5:01	2:57	OWN 30	7	48	Field Goal
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
3	11:00	1:25	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	8:35	4:06	OWN 21	7	27	Punt
3	1:05	3:40	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
4	8:49	3:35	OWN 25	6	36	Punt
4	5:06	0:39	OPP 30	2	30	Touchdown
4	3:44	1:13	OWN 33	4	1	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	50	4	16	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 25	8	55	Field Goal
1	6:28	3:07	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
1	1:15	2:47	OWN 7	6	22	Punt
2	10:22	5:21	OWN 25	9	63	Field Goal
2	2:04	1:08	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
3	13:09	2:09	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
3	9:35	1:00	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	4:29	3:24	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	12:25	1:25	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	11:00	2:11	OPP 33	3	-1	Field Goal
4	5:14	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	4:27	0:43	OWN 25	4	-4	Punt
4	2:31	1:45	OWN 30	7	20	Downs

Game MVP: J.J. Buchanan, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB George Herring	9	63	7.00	9	0	1
RB Carlos Foley	9	72	8.00	29	2	1
RB Jimmie Bryant	6	24	4.00	14	1	0
QB Wesley Weber	2	3	1.50	5	0	0
WR Brent Norris	2	17	8.50	9	0	0
RB Nicholas Woods	2	4	2.00	2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jack Staat	14	103	7.36	43	2
RB Troy Carman	10	68	6.80	19	3
QB Darrin Carr	4	9	2.25	9	0
FB Tyrell Law	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley Weber	28	18	216	5/18	1	34	0	99.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Carr	33	19	191	2/17	2	26	1	81.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tanner Katt	5	10	81	16.20	48	34	1
WR Wendell Ramirez	4	4	60	15.00	27	23	0
TE Kyle Syms	4	6	48	12.00	20	29	0
RB Carlos Foley	3	3	13	4.33	1	7	0
TE Curtis McIntyre	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brent Norris	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Leland Sharper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Giovanni Borders	6	12	80	13.33	11	26	1
TE Don Nahstoll	5	9	66	13.20	27	24	1
WR Ellis Lavallee	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Deron Reed	2	4	18	9.00	2	11	0
RB Jack Staat	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
FB Tyrell Law	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Troy Carman	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Dwight Kantowski	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Norm Lauritzen	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
QB Wesley Weber	1	0
WR Dustin Garcia	1	0
C Francisco Helms	0	1

Chicago	Recov	Force
RB Clyde Blair	1	0
RB Troy Carman	0	1
DE Kelly Forbes	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cristian Oelschlager	7	317	45.3	33.6	54	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vincent Stanton	6	291	48.5	35.8	58	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis Pierce	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Garcia	4	56	14.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Farley	2	42	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Garcia	4	64	16.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Carter	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darnell Sheldon	7	2	0.0	29	35
S Josiah Pearson	6	1	0.0	27	31
CB Gustavo Lester	5	0	0.0	28	34
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	4	1	0.5	5	9
OLB Charles Walton	4	4	0.0	20	29
DT Duane Ola	3	0	0.5	15	13
OLB Angel Gaines	3	2	0.0	20	31
S Gary Roe	3	1	0.0	24	26
S Logan Powe	3	1	0.0	10	9
DE Ronnie Meier	3	0	0.0	18	26
DT Miles Pelshak	1	0	1.0	13	23
DE Sergio Fujita	1	1	0.0	14	18
CB Julio Davidson	1	0	0.0	11	14
DT Harold Miller	1	0	0.0	16	16
DE Mercury Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	20	28
CB Norm Lauritzen	1	0	0.0	18	17
OLB Cameron Grimm	1	0	0.0	9	4

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ross Murphy	7	1	1.0	16	26
CB Desmond Turnbull	6	1	0.0	27	33
DE Kelly Forbes	4	0	1.0	12	23
DT R.J. Doyle	4	1	0.0	14	11
S Sammie Summers	4	0	0.0	16	27
DE J.J. Buchanan	3	1	3.0	20	29
CB Bradley Farley	3	1	0.0	13	24
ILB Parker Ekuban	3	1	0.0	14	6
S Joseph Shillingford	3	0	0.0	21	14
ILB Abel Brennan	2	3	0.0	17	6
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	2	1	0.0	17	22
CB Dixon Diable	2	1	0.0	19	12
S Eric Scales	2	1	0.0	13	27
OLB Shawn McIntyre	1	5	0.0	24	32
DE Frankie Sanders	1	0	0.0	25	27
DE Zachery Bordano	1	0	0.0	12	4
WR Giovanni Borders	1	0	---	---	---
S David Swift	1	0	0.0	13	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Miles Pelshak	1.0	0	0	23
DT Duane Ola	0.5	1	0	13
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	0.5	0	0	9
DE Ronnie Meier	0.0	3	0	26
DE Sergio Fujita	0.0	2	0	18
DE Reggie Sasser	0.0	1	1	11
OLB Charles Walton	0.0	0	1	29

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Buchanan	3.0	0	0	0	29
DE Kelly Forbes	1.0	0	0	1	23
OLB Ross Murphy	1.0	0	0	0	26
ILB Abel Brennan	0.0	2	0	0	6
DE Frankie Sanders	0.0	0	1	2	27
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Josiah Pearson	5	0	0	31
S Gary Roe	3	2	0	26
S Darnell Sheldon	2	1	0	35
CB Gustavo Lester	2	1	0	34
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	2	0	0	9
OLB Angel Gaines	1	1	0	31
CB Julio Davidson	1	0	0	14
OLB Charles Walton	1	0	0	29
S Logan Powe	1	0	0	9
DE Ronnie Meier	1	0	0	26
CB Norm Lauritzen	0	0	1	17

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Desmond Turnbull	6	1	33
S Sammie Summers	2	1	27
CB Bradley Farley	2	0	24
CB Dixon Diable	2	0	12
S Eric Scales	2	0	27
OLB Ross Murphy	2	0	26
S David Swift	1	1	17
ILB Parker Ekuban	1	0	6
OLB Shawn McIntyre	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Francisco Helms	6	9	30	0	33
T Sean Oxenby	4	6	30	1	33
G Bryson Prall	3	7	30	1	33
G Mack Ramirez	2	4	30	0	33
G Stephen Cunningham	1	2	30	1	33
RB Carlos Foley	0	0	10	1	14
RB Nicholas Woods	0	0	3	1	7

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Herb Dodgens	4	8	29	0	35
T William Harding	3	7	29	1	35
G Don Davenport	3	4	29	1	35
T Dwayne Torricelli	1	2	29	0	35
FB Tyrell Law	1	1	5	0	13
C Alvin Gunn	0	4	29	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tanner Katt	1	27
Kyle Syms	1	21
George Herring	1	6

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Reed	4	28
Shawn McIntyre	1	27
Troy Carman	1	23
Dixon Diable	1	19
Thurman de Loayza	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Darnell Sheldon	---	---	29	35	28	92
TE Kyle Syms	27	32	---	---	21	80
WR Tanner Katt	22	25	---	---	27	74
T Sean Oxenby	30	33	---	---	9	72
G Stephen Cunningham	30	33	---	---	9	72
S Gary Roe	---	---	24	26	21	71
S Josiah Pearson	---	---	27	31	13	71
OLB Angel Gaines	---	---	20	31	15	66
G Bryson Prall	30	33	---	---	2	65
CB Gustavo Lester	---	---	28	34	3	65
C Francisco Helms	30	33	---	---	---	63
QB Wesley Weber	30	33	---	---	---	63
G Mack Ramirez	30	33	---	---	---	63
WR Wendell Ramirez	23	26	---	---	12	61
OLB Charles Walton	---	---	20	29	2	51
DE Mercury Gerhardt	---	---	20	28	2	50
WR Brent Norris	17	30	---	---	---	47
DE Ronnie Meier	---	---	18	26	---	44
DE Sergio Fujita	---	---	14	18	6	38
OLB Cameron Grimm	---	---	9	4	25	38
RB Nicholas Woods	3	7	---	---	27	37
DT Miles Pelshak	---	---	13	23	---	36
CB Norm Lauritzen	---	---	18	17	1	36
DT Harold Miller	---	---	16	16	3	35
TE Curtis McIntyre	18	9	---	---	6	33
DT Duane Ola	---	---	15	13	3	31
RB George Herring	15	9	---	---	6	30
DE Reggie Sasser	---	---	10	11	9	30
TE Terry Porter	1	1	---	---	27	29
CB Julio Davidson	---	---	11	14	---	25
RB Carlos Foley	10	14	---	---	---	24
S Logan Powe	---	---	10	9	3	22
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	---	---	5	9	---	14
OLB Jeffrey Lofton	---	---	10	3	1	14
WR Dustin Garcia	2	0	---	---	12	14
WR Leland Sharper	6	7	---	---	---	13
RB Jimmie Bryant	6	5	---	---	---	11
P Cristian Oelschlager	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Frederick Wynn	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Tyler Rodriguez	---	---	2	4	2	8
DE Mason Fisk	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Jeffrey Schuster	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Manuel Bauer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rico Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Shawn McIntyre	---	---	24	32	27	83
T William Harding	29	35	---	---	9	73
G Don Davenport	29	35	---	---	9	73
G Herb Dodgens	29	35	---	---	9	73
QB Darrin Carr	29	35	---	---	3	67
DE Frankie Sanders	---	---	25	27	13	65
C Alvin Gunn	29	35	---	---	---	64
T Dwayne Torricelli	29	35	---	---	---	64
CB Desmond Turnbull	---	---	27	33	2	62
WR Deron Reed	14	19	---	---	28	61
WR Giovanni Borders	24	32	---	---	---	56
S Joseph Shillingford	---	---	21	14	21	56
WR Ellis Lavallee	25	21	---	---	7	53
TE Don Nahstoll	21	32	---	---	---	53
DE J.J. Buchanan	---	---	20	29	2	51
CB Dixon Diable	---	---	19	12	19	50
RB Troy Carman	11	14	---	---	23	48
CB Bradley Farley	---	---	13	24	10	47
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	---	---	17	22	7	46
FB Tyrell Law	5	13	---	---	28	46
WR Dwight Kantowski	23	23	---	---	---	46
S Sammie Summers	---	---	16	27	2	45
OLB Ross Murphy	---	---	16	26	2	44
RB Jack Staat	16	20	---	---	6	42
S Eric Scales	---	---	13	27	2	42
DE Kelly Forbes	---	---	12	23	2	37
DT R.J. Doyle	---	---	14	11	9	34
S David Swift	---	---	13	17	---	30
DT Charles Johnstone	---	---	17	10	---	27
CB Jordan Carter	---	---	14	6	6	26
DE Zachery Bordano	---	---	12	4	7	23
ILB Abel Brennan	---	---	17	6	---	23
TE Marquis Sachs	2	0	---	---	19	21
ILB Parker Ekuban	---	---	14	6	---	20
RB Clyde Blair	3	1	---	---	14	18
DE Braden Rossi	---	---	3	6	2	11
C Dennis Engelke	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Thurman de Loayza	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Ellis Pierce	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Sawyer Kawakami	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Vincent Stanton	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Juan Tedone	---	---	3	1	---	4
TE Earl Bell	1	0	---	---	2	3
QB Ian Burke	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Peter Hampton	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dalton Humphreys	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	15	92	6.1
Right	8	63	7.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	19	146	7.7
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley Weber	28	18	4	2	0	4	2	3	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Carr	33	19	2	0	1	5	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	103	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	109	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	86	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tanner Katt	10	5	81	2	25
TE Kyle Syms	6	4	48	1	32
WR Wendell Ramirez	4	4	60	1	26
WR Brent Norris	3	1	14	0	30
RB Carlos Foley	3	3	13	0	14
TE Curtis McIntyre	1	1	0	0	9
WR Leland Sharper	1	0	0	0	7

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Giovanni Borders	12	6	0	80	1	32
TE Don Nahstoll	9	5	0	66	1	32
WR Deron Reed	4	2	0	18	0	19
WR Ellis Lavallee	2	2	0	13	0	21
FB Tyrell Law	2	1	1	8	0	13
WR Dwight Kantowski	2	1	0	6	0	23
RB Jack Staat	1	1	0	4	0	20
RB Troy Carman	1	1	0	-4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB George Herring	1	8	8.00	7.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jack Staat	2	10	5.00	7.36
RB Troy Carman	1	-1	-1.00	6.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Carr	2	1	13	6.50	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Giovanni Borders	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
TE Don Nahstoll	1	1	13	13.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB George Herring	2	2
RB Nicholas Woods	2	0
RB Carlos Foley	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jack Staat	3	0
QB Darrin Carr	3	1
FB Tyrell Law	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley Weber	6	3	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Carr	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tanner Katt	3	0	0
WR Wendell Ramirez	2	2	2
TE Kyle Syms	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Giovanni Borders	4	2	2
TE Don Nahstoll	3	2	1
RB Jack Staat	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)