Week 2, 2053

played in New England, MA

67 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	10	7	9	-	36
New England Patriots	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 43 field goal
1Q: 01:28 NOS - Carlos Foley 5 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 05:43 NOS - Kyle Syms 19 pass from Bob Frassrand (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 03:16 NED - Ashton Arias 23 pass from Amos Heninger (Chase Bishop extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 39 field goal
3Q: 11:26 NOS - Carlos Foley 9 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
4Q: 12:17 NED - Chase Bishop 31 field goal
4Q: 09:11 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 42 field goal
4Q: 02:31 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 34 field goal
4Q: 00:59 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 43 field goal
1Q: 01:28 NOS - Carlos Foley 5 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 05:43 NOS - Kyle Syms 19 pass from Bob Frassrand (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 03:16 NED - Ashton Arias 23 pass from Amos Heninger (Chase Bishop extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 39 field goal
3Q: 11:26 NOS - Carlos Foley 9 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
4Q: 12:17 NED - Chase Bishop 31 field goal
4Q: 09:11 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 42 field goal
4Q: 02:31 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 34 field goal
4Q: 00:59 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 38 field goal

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 26 17
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 337 352
- Offensive Plays 74 62
- Yards per Play 4.55 5.68
Net Rushing Yards 99 113
- Rushing Attempts 30 21
- Yards per Rush 3.30 5.38
Net Passing Yards 238 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 26 - 1 39 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 238 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 16/166
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 3/81
Interception Ret./Yards 4/15 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:47 26:13

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	26	17
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	337	352
- Offensive Plays	74	62
- Yards per Play	4.55	5.68
Net Rushing Yards	99	113
- Rushing Attempts	30	21
- Yards per Rush	3.30	5.38
Net Passing Yards	238	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 26 - 1	39 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	238	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	16/166
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	3/81
Interception Ret./Yards	4/15	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:47	26:13

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	4:49	OWN 34	9	40	Field Goal
1	5:07	3:46	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	13:39	2:03	OWN 16	4	15	Interception
2	9:23	1:17	OWN 39	6	17	Punt
2	7:24	1:50	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	3:06	3:06	OWN 29	7	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	9:27	2:33	OWN 29	5	12	Punt
3	5:02	2:17	OWN 45	4	16	Punt
4	12:11	3:06	OWN 34	6	41	Field Goal
4	8:00	2:22	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	4:48	2:23	OPP 23	3	6	Field Goal
4	1:28	0:36	OPP 27	3	6	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 32	1	-1	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 30	5	0	Punt
1	8:13	3:06	OWN 38	6	32	Interception
1	1:21	2:42	OWN 11	6	16	Punt
2	11:36	2:13	OWN 47	5	21	Missed FG
2	8:06	0:42	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
2	5:34	2:28	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
3	11:20	1:53	OWN 25	5	2	Punt
3	6:54	1:52	OWN 24	4	25	Interception
3	2:45	5:34	OWN 20	11	66	Field Goal
4	9:05	1:05	OWN 25	5	14	Interception
4	5:38	0:50	OWN 17	4	6	Downs
4	2:25	0:57	OWN 25	4	2	Downs
4	0:52	0:43	OWN 25	2	25	Interception

Game MVP: Ricardo Culbertson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB George Herring	16	23	1.44	11	1	0
RB Lenny Carnation	7	39	5.57	13	1	0
RB Carlos Foley	6	38	6.33	9	0	2
QB Manuel Bauer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Angel Reilly	14	74	5.29	14	3
RB Frederick Heybach	4	22	5.50	13	1
QB Amos Heninger	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Cris Mueller	1	7	7.00	7	0
QB Tony Smith	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Frassrand	44	26	238	0/0	1	25	1	71.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Amos Heninger	35	19	225	1/6	1	33	3	47.9
Tony Smith	4	1	25	1/5	0	25	1	13.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Corbin Balogh	7	9	43	6.14	6	13	0
TE Kyle Syms	7	10	77	11.00	27	19	1
WR Leland Sharper	3	5	53	17.67	15	25	0
RB Carlos Foley	3	4	6	2.00	10	10	0
RB George Herring	2	3	17	8.50	3	9	0
TE Oscar Newell	2	3	16	8.00	5	11	0
WR Wendell Ramirez	1	6	21	21.00	23	21	0
RB Lenny Carnation	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Brian Monroe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tanner Katt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Mueller	5	12	59	11.80	38	15	0
WR DeAndre Bruseloff	5	6	58	11.60	26	24	0
WR Ashton Arias	4	9	69	17.25	10	33	1
WR Harrison Mueller	2	5	14	7.00	11	11	0
TE Tommy Henry	2	5	20	10.00	11	12	0
RB Frederick Heybach	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Angel Reilly	1	1	25	25.00	22	25	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Scott Humphrey	2	0	0.00
CB Anthony Wayne	1	0	0.00
CB Norm Lauritzen	1	15	15.00

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Louis Fulcher	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cristian Oelschlager	4	163	40.8	32.5	48	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Peterson	4	179	44.8	41.5	50	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	5/5	2/2	0/0	43	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chase Bishop	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Garcia	2	13	6.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frederick Heybach	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Garcia	2	45	22.5	0
Hardy Gottschalk	1	23	23.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louis Fulcher	2	59	29.5	0
Frederick Heybach	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Angel Gaines	8	0	0.0	21	38
ILB Ike Grui	7	1	0.0	21	37
CB Anthony Wayne	4	2	0.0	19	39
CB Scott Humphrey	3	0	0.0	20	40
OLB Charles Walton	3	0	0.0	11	6
DT Harold Miller	3	0	0.0	14	25
DE Reggie Sasser	2	0	1.5	3	17
DE Sergio Fujita	2	1	0.0	7	19
S Josiah Pearson	2	1	0.0	20	39
DE Ronnie Meier	2	1	0.0	19	34
DT Brock Burkhammer	2	0	0.0	16	21
CB Julio Davidson	2	0	0.0	7	14
CB Hardy Gottschalk	1	1	0.0	17	37
WR Wendell Ramirez	1	0	---	---	---
S Logan Powe	1	0	0.0	1	3
DE Mercury Gerhardt	0	2	0.5	20	31

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darnell Sheldon	10	1	0.0	29	44
ILB Dana Bethel	7	2	0.0	30	44
OLB Kris Corona	7	1	0.0	28	41
CB Oliver Auguston	6	2	0.0	24	40
DT Ashton Dugans	6	1	0.0	24	34
S Larry Tuiasosopo	3	0	0.0	29	44
CB Paul Ackerman	3	0	0.0	16	23
DE Camden Zawilinski	2	2	0.0	23	30
WR Harrison Mueller	2	0	---	---	---
S Harold Naughton	2	0	0.0	4	12
DT Terry Browning	2	0	0.0	12	24
CB Louis Fulcher	1	1	0.0	30	44
DE Mike Walsh	1	1	0.0	20	32
ILB Zach Fisk	1	1	0.0	16	15
WR Cris Mueller	1	0	---	---	---
WR DeAndre Bruseloff	1	0	---	---	---
DT Reuben St. Cyr	0	2	0.0	21	23
DE Oliver Lincoln	0	1	0.0	4	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie Sasser	1.5	0	3	3	17
DE Mercury Gerhardt	0.5	1	2	1	31
DE Ronnie Meier	0.0	0	4	0	34

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Oliver Auguston	1	0	0	40
DE Camden Zawilinski	0	3	1	30
DT Terry Browning	0	2	0	24
DT Ashton Dugans	0	2	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Angel Gaines	5	0	0	38
CB Anthony Wayne	4	0	1	39
ILB Ike Grui	4	0	0	37
CB Scott Humphrey	3	0	2	40
CB Hardy Gottschalk	1	2	0	37
S Josiah Pearson	1	0	0	39
OLB Charles Walton	1	0	0	6
DE Ronnie Meier	1	0	0	34
CB Tyler Rodriguez	0	1	0	10
CB Norm Lauritzen	0	0	1	16

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Oliver Auguston	5	0	0	40
S Darnell Sheldon	4	1	0	44
ILB Dana Bethel	4	0	0	44
OLB Kris Corona	3	1	0	41
CB Louis Fulcher	2	1	1	44
S Harold Naughton	2	0	0	12
S Larry Tuiasosopo	2	0	0	44
CB Paul Ackerman	1	1	0	23
DE Mike Walsh	1	0	0	32
DT Ashton Dugans	1	0	0	34
ILB Zach Fisk	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Bryson Prall	4	8	30	44
G Stephen Cunningham	2	8	30	44
T Sean Oxenby	2	5	30	44
G Mack Ramirez	2	4	30	44
C Rico Ferguson	2	4	29	44

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bryson Rutulante	5	7	0	21	0	41
C Brandon Maloney	4	7	1	21	0	41
T Ross Tyler	2	2	0	21	0	41
T Dakota Tharpe	1	1	0	21	0	39
C Ellis Gaines	0	2	0	21	1	39
RB Angel Reilly	0	0	0	14	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tanner Katt	2	24
George Herring	1	24
Julio Davidson	1	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Lane	3	21
Paul Ackerman	1	16
Frederick Heybach	1	15

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Rico Ferguson	29	44	---	---	9	82
T Sean Oxenby	30	44	---	---	---	74
G Stephen Cunningham	30	44	---	---	---	74
G Bryson Prall	30	44	---	---	---	74
G Mack Ramirez	30	44	---	---	---	74
WR Corbin Balogh	30	41	---	---	---	71
QB Bob Frassrand	26	44	---	---	---	70
TE Kyle Syms	30	39	---	---	---	69
CB Scott Humphrey	---	---	20	40	2	62
OLB Angel Gaines	---	---	21	38	3	62
S Josiah Pearson	---	---	20	39	2	61
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	21	37	2	60
CB Anthony Wayne	---	---	19	39	2	60
CB Hardy Gottschalk	---	---	17	37	3	57
RB George Herring	18	15	---	---	24	57
WR Wendell Ramirez	22	34	---	---	---	56
DE Ronnie Meier	---	---	19	34	1	54
DE Mercury Gerhardt	---	---	20	31	2	53
WR Leland Sharper	13	23	---	---	11	47
TE Brian Monroe	15	19	---	---	11	45
WR Tanner Katt	8	11	---	---	24	43
DT Harold Miller	---	---	14	25	2	41
DT Brock Burkhammer	---	---	16	21	1	38
CB Julio Davidson	---	---	7	14	17	38
RB Carlos Foley	7	15	---	---	16	38
DT Duane Ola	---	---	5	17	5	27
DE Sergio Fujita	---	---	7	19	---	26
DE Reggie Sasser	---	---	3	17	5	25
CB Norm Lauritzen	---	---	9	16	---	25
TE Oscar Newell	0	3	---	---	22	25
RB Lenny Carnation	7	16	---	---	---	23
S Gary Roe	---	---	1	4	15	20
WR Dustin Garcia	0	4	---	---	15	19
OLB Cameron Grimm	---	---	0	0	19	19
OLB Charles Walton	---	---	11	6	1	18
CB Tyler Rodriguez	---	---	0	10	5	15
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB Nicky Weigel	---	---	0	4	7	11
ILB Zach Bronson	---	---	0	0	11	11
T Patrick Djojonegoro	1	0	---	---	9	10
P Cristian Oelschlager	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Henry Gomez	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Logan Powe	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Manuel Bauer	4	0	---	---	---	4
DE Mason Fisk	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Louis Fulcher	---	---	30	44	13	87
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	30	44	5	79
S Larry Tuiasosopo	---	---	29	44	5	78
S Darnell Sheldon	---	---	29	44	5	78
OLB Kris Corona	---	---	28	41	5	74
CB Oliver Auguston	---	---	24	40	5	69
G Bryson Rutulante	21	41	---	---	---	62
T Ross Tyler	21	41	---	---	---	62
C Brandon Maloney	21	41	---	---	---	62
WR Ashton Arias	21	40	---	---	---	61
C Ellis Gaines	21	39	---	---	---	60
T Dakota Tharpe	21	39	---	---	---	60
DT Ashton Dugans	---	---	24	34	1	59
QB Amos Heninger	20	36	---	---	2	58
DE Mike Walsh	---	---	20	32	5	57
TE Tommy Henry	21	35	---	---	---	56
CB Paul Ackerman	---	---	16	23	16	55
DE Camden Zawilinski	---	---	23	30	1	54
WR Cris Mueller	18	32	---	---	---	50
DT Reuben St. Cyr	---	---	21	23	1	45
RB Angel Reilly	14	27	---	---	---	41
DT Terry Browning	---	---	12	24	3	39
DE Gus Richard	---	---	9	15	15	39
FB Jackie Lane	4	11	---	---	21	36
WR Harrison Mueller	10	25	---	---	1	36
RB Frederick Heybach	7	14	---	---	15	36
S Harold Naughton	---	---	4	12	19	35
TE Bryson Montgomery	6	6	---	---	21	33
WR DeAndre Bruseloff	3	13	---	---	17	33
ILB Zach Fisk	---	---	16	15	---	31
DT Stanley Gordon	---	---	7	9	5	21
OLB Damian Tankersley	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Junior Dimick	0	0	---	---	17	17
DE Oliver Lincoln	---	---	4	8	4	16
ILB Shane Schexnayder	---	---	2	0	12	14
WR Sam Gameau	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Dwight Boothe	1	2	---	---	6	9
G Oscar Goodwin	0	2	---	---	6	8
T Danny Gayle	0	2	---	---	6	8
CB Tom Unger	---	---	1	2	4	7
C Jose Blake	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Tony Smith	1	5	---	---	---	6
G Connor Castillo	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Chase Bishop	0	0	---	---	5	5
P C.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Bryson Stone	---	---	1	0	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	21	60	2.9
Right	4	13	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	30	7.5
Middle	12	74	6.2
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Frassrand	44	26	3	0	5	4	7	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Amos Heninger	35	19	3	2	0	2	9	4	3
Tony Smith	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	30	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	111	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	25	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	70	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	115	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	32	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	33	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kyle Syms	10	7	2	77	0	39
WR Corbin Balogh	9	7	0	43	0	41
WR Wendell Ramirez	6	1	1	21	1	34
WR Leland Sharper	5	3	0	53	2	23
RB Carlos Foley	4	3	0	6	0	15
RB George Herring	3	2	1	17	0	15
TE Oscar Newell	3	2	0	16	0	3
RB Lenny Carnation	2	1	1	5	0	16
TE Brian Monroe	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Tanner Katt	1	0	0	0	0	11

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Mueller	12	5	59	0	32
WR Ashton Arias	9	4	69	2	40
WR DeAndre Bruseloff	6	5	58	1	13
WR Harrison Mueller	5	2	14	0	25
TE Tommy Henry	5	2	20	0	35
RB Frederick Heybach	1	1	5	0	14
RB Angel Reilly	1	1	25	1	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB George Herring	3	0	0.00	1.44
RB Carlos Foley	2	14	7.00	6.33

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Angel Reilly	2	8	4.00	5.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Frassrand	2	1	19	9.50	5.41

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Amos Heninger	1	0	0	0.00	6.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kyle Syms	2	1	19	9.50	7.70

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	4.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB George Herring	3	0
RB Lenny Carnation	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Amos Heninger	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Frassrand	8	4	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Amos Heninger	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB George Herring	2	1	0
WR Wendell Ramirez	2	0	0
TE Kyle Syms	2	2	2
WR Corbin Balogh	1	1	1
RB Lenny Carnation	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Mueller	4	3	2
WR Ashton Arias	3	2	2
TE Tommy Henry	2	1	0
WR Harrison Mueller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (14,600)
End Zone 10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine 6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats 19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (14,600)
End Zone	10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine	6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats	19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)