Week 16, 2002

played in Cincinnati, OH

22 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	7	-	10
Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	7	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 CIN - Warrick Dunn 11 pass from Kurt Warner (Leandre Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 01:20 NOS - Michele Akers 40 field goal
2Q: 10:57 CIN - Leandre Wilcox 47 field goal
2Q: 04:05 CIN - Reggie Wayne 12 pass from Kurt Warner (Leandre Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 00:53 CIN - Tony Simmons 13 pass from Kurt Warner (Leandre Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 12:09 NOS - Joe Horn 26 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:08 CIN - Reggie Wayne 14 pass from Kurt Warner (Leandre Wilcox extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 CIN - Warrick Dunn 11 pass from Kurt Warner (Leandre Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 01:20 NOS - Michele Akers 40 field goal
2Q: 10:57 CIN - Leandre Wilcox 47 field goal
2Q: 04:05 CIN - Reggie Wayne 12 pass from Kurt Warner (Leandre Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 00:53 CIN - Tony Simmons 13 pass from Kurt Warner (Leandre Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 12:09 NOS - Joe Horn 26 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:08 CIN - Reggie Wayne 14 pass from Kurt Warner (Leandre Wilcox extra point failed)

Team Statistics NOS CIN
Record 7-8 15-0
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 13 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 298 432
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 4.89 6.35
Net Rushing Yards 75 158
- Rushing Attempts 14 34
- Yards per Rush 5.36 4.65
Net Passing Yards 223 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 22 - 3 31 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 8.06
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/36 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/116 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 23:50 36:10

Team Statistics	NOS	CIN
Record	7-8	15-0
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	13	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	298	432
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	4.89	6.35
Net Rushing Yards	75	158
- Rushing Attempts	14	34
- Yards per Rush	5.36	4.65
Net Passing Yards	223	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 22 - 3	31 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	8.06
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/36	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/116	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	23:50	36:10

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:29	2:17	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	6:12	5:00	OWN 25	9	52	Field Goal
2	10:50	1:42	OWN 28	3	15	Interception
2	3:59	2:06	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 42	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 40	3	-6	Punt
3	9:56	1:26	OPP 39	3	-13	Punt
3	6:33	2:58	OWN 37	7	29	Missed FG
3	0:44	0:59	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	13:25	1:28	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
4	9:02	1:29	OWN 36	3	20	Interception
4	5:08	3:11	OWN 18	11	71	Interception
4	1:22	1:22	OWN 38	7	9	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:31	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
1	9:12	3:00	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
1	1:12	5:22	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
2	9:08	5:09	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:50	OWN 28	6	37	Missed FG
3	12:43	2:47	OWN 18	5	21	Punt
3	8:30	1:57	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
3	3:35	2:51	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
4	14:45	1:20	OWN 28	4	-11	Punt
4	11:57	2:55	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	7:33	2:25	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
4	1:57	0:35	OWN 20	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Kurt Warner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Abraham Marschalk	6	10	1.67	12	1
LaMont Jordan	5	37	7.40	22	2
Matt Hassebeck	3	28	9.33	11	2

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Warrick Dunn	24	101	4.21	27	2
Kurt Warner	4	36	9.00	15	1
Jonathan Wells	4	21	5.25	10	1
Jeremy Willie	2	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	44	22	241	3/18	1	32	3	45.7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	31	28	289	3/15	4	33	0	145.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	4	11	68	17.00	43	32	0
WR Joe Horn	4	6	54	13.50	19	26	1
RB Abraham Marschalk	4	4	21	5.25	6	10	0
WR Laveranues Coles	3	8	43	14.33	5	27	0
TE John Davis	2	4	12	6.00	0	7	0
RB LaMont Jordan	2	3	8	4.00	0	12	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0
WR Karl Williams	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	3	16	16.00	6	16	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Wayne	9	10	122	13.56	69	33	2
RB Warrick Dunn	5	5	43	8.60	13	18	1
TE Cecil Martin	4	4	41	10.25	27	32	0
WR Tony Simmons	3	4	43	14.33	19	19	1
TE Jed Weaver	2	2	17	8.50	3	11	0
WR Santana Moss	2	2	18	9.00	2	11	0
RB Jonathan Wells	2	3	2	1.00	1	5	0
WR Karsten Bailey	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB John Mobley	1	15	15.00
OLB Canute Curtis	1	7	7.00
CB Howie Montez	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Hassebeck	2	0	0
Ephraim Salaam	0	1	0
Joe Wong	0	1	0
Tyson Walter	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
William Bartee	1	0	0
Cecil Martin	0	1	0
Renaldo Gerhardt	0	0	1
Sedric Dodge	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	5	228	45.6	44.0	56	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Zastudil	6	244	40.7	31.3	56	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/2	1/2	0/1	40	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leandre Wilcox	1/2	1/2	0/1	47	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	4	36	9.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Bartee	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	4	97	24.3	0
Jeff Graham	1	19	19.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Rogers	13	1	0.0	32	31
S Buddy Love	8	2	0.0	28	30
CB Antoine Winfield	7	2	0.0	32	34
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	0	0.0	23	25
DT William Carr	4	1	0.5	19	23
S Keith Lyle	4	2	0.0	31	32
DE Noel Scarlett	3	0	1.0	19	16
DE Lamar King	3	1	0.5	17	23
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	2	0.5	29	30
CB Kelly Herndon	2	2	0.0	27	34
S Ruben Torres	2	1	0.0	9	10
ILB Ernest Dixon	2	0	0.0	6	7
ILB Brian Simmons	2	0	0.0	15	11
DE Gary Ferguson	1	1	0.5	21	17
OLB Steve Foley	1	2	0.0	13	5
WR Joe Horn	1	0	---	---	---
QB Matt Hassebeck	1	0	---	---	---
FB Graham Somerville	1	0	---	---	---
DT Darrell Russell	0	1	0.0	15	11
CB Scott McGarrahan	0	1	0.0	20	23

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Howie Montez	5	1	0.0	12	45
OLB Sedric Dodge	4	0	2.0	10	36
S Mike Brown	4	2	0.0	12	39
CB Darryl Pounds	4	1	0.0	11	36
DT Jim Flanagan	4	0	0.0	10	40
ILB John Mobley	3	2	0.0	12	37
S Tony George	3	1	0.0	13	40
OLB Canute Curtis	2	0	0.0	5	18
CB Jamar Fletcher	2	0	0.0	6	21
DT Renaldo Gerhardt	1	0	1.0	7	27
ILB Twan Russell	1	1	0.0	2	10
ILB Howard Hendree	1	0	0.0	2	2
OLB Reuben Binette	1	0	0.0	9	23
CB William Bartee	1	0	0.0	12	38
S Idrees Bashir	1	0	0.0	2	8
DE Steve Warren	0	1	0.0	11	27
ILB Kendrell Bell	0	1	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Noel Scarlett	1.0	0	0	16
DT William Carr	0.5	1	1	23
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.5	0	1	30
DE Lamar King	0.5	0	1	23
DE Gary Ferguson	0.5	0	0	17

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Sedric Dodge	2.0	3	2	36
DT Renaldo Gerhardt	1.0	0	0	27
DE Maa Tanuvasa	0.0	2	0	25
DT Jim Flanagan	0.0	1	0	40
ILB Kendrell Bell	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	7	1	34
ILB Sam Rogers	7	0	31
S Buddy Love	4	0	30
S Keith Lyle	3	0	32
CB Kelly Herndon	2	1	34
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	25
ILB Ernest Dixon	1	0	7
DT William Carr	1	0	23
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	30
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	11

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darryl Pounds	5	0	0	36
CB Jamar Fletcher	3	0	0	21
OLB Sedric Dodge	2	3	0	36
S Mike Brown	2	2	0	39
CB Howie Montez	2	0	1	45
S Tony George	2	0	0	40
ILB John Mobley	1	1	1	37
OLB Canute Curtis	1	1	1	18
DT Jim Flanagan	1	0	0	40
ILB Twan Russell	1	0	0	10
OLB Reuben Binette	1	0	0	23
CB William Bartee	1	0	0	38
S Tony Dixon	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ephraim Salaam	1	4	13	1	37
Steve McKinney	1	3	13	0	38
Joe Wong	1	1	14	1	39
Damion McIntosh	0	3	14	1	47

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Mitchell	3	8	34	0	34
Aaron Taylor	3	5	33	1	34
Damian Roger	2	5	32	0	34
Rufus Hanshew	1	6	31	2	34
Tra Thomas	1	4	33	0	34
Jeremy Willie	0	2	16	0	19
Norm Fowler	0	1	3	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
John Davis	1	14
Tyson Walter	1	7

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
William Bartee	2	18
Jeremy Willie	2	17
Karsten Bailey	2	16
Cecil Martin	1	18
Troy Drayton	1	17
Rufus Hanshew	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Winfield	---	---	32	34	16	82
Keith Lyle	---	---	31	32	9	72
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	20	23	23	66
Sam Rogers	---	---	32	31	2	65
Kelly Herndon	---	---	27	34	2	63
Matt Hassebeck	14	47	---	---	---	61
Damion McIntosh	14	47	---	---	---	61
Buddy Love	---	---	28	30	2	60
Dexter Coakley	---	---	29	30	1	60
Joe Wong	14	39	---	---	7	60
LaMont Jordan	7	26	---	---	22	55
Joe Horn	9	30	---	---	12	51
Steve McKinney	13	38	---	---	---	51
Jessie Armstead	---	---	23	25	2	50
Marcus Pollard	10	27	---	---	13	50
Ephraim Salaam	13	37	---	---	---	50
Jeff Graham	9	31	---	---	9	49
John Davis	9	26	---	---	14	49
Jason Anderson	13	35	---	---	---	48
William Carr	---	---	19	23	4	46
Gary Ferguson	---	---	21	17	7	45
Lamar King	---	---	17	23	4	44
Laveranues Coles	7	32	---	---	---	39
Graham Somerville	4	19	---	---	15	38
Noel Scarlett	---	---	19	16	1	36
Vinny Sutherland	2	12	---	---	21	35
Steve Foley	---	---	13	5	15	33
Abraham Marschalk	7	21	---	---	---	28
Ernest Dixon	---	---	6	7	14	27
Donte Rocco	---	---	11	12	4	27
Darrell Russell	---	---	15	11	---	26
Brian Simmons	---	---	15	11	---	26
Ruben Torres	---	---	9	10	2	21
Russ Hochstein	1	10	---	---	7	18
Tyson Walter	1	10	---	---	7	18
Ike Davis	1	9	---	---	7	17
Karl Williams	6	11	---	---	---	17
Travis Scott	0	10	---	---	---	10
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bobby Taylor	---	---	7	0	---	7
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cedric Woodard	---	---	0	0	3	3
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	2	2
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rufus Hanshew	31	34	---	---	7	72
Jeff Mitchell	34	34	---	---	1	69
Kurt Warner	34	34	---	---	---	68
Aaron Taylor	33	34	---	---	1	68
William Bartee	---	---	12	38	18	68
Tra Thomas	33	34	---	---	---	67
Howie Montez	---	---	12	45	10	67
Damian Roger	32	34	---	---	---	66
Reggie Wayne	30	34	---	---	1	65
Cecil Martin	22	24	---	---	18	64
Warrick Dunn	26	25	---	---	5	56
Tony George	---	---	13	40	3	56
Mike Brown	---	---	12	39	2	53
Jim Flanagan	---	---	10	40	2	52
Jeremy Willie	16	19	---	---	17	52
John Mobley	---	---	12	37	2	51
Darryl Pounds	---	---	11	36	3	50
Sedric Dodge	---	---	10	36	3	49
Karsten Bailey	16	10	---	---	16	42
Steve Warren	---	---	11	27	2	40
Santana Moss	18	21	---	---	1	40
Tony Simmons	16	16	---	---	7	39
Renaldo Gerhardt	---	---	7	27	5	39
Maa Tanuvasa	---	---	9	25	2	36
Canute Curtis	---	---	5	18	12	35
Reuben Binette	---	---	9	23	3	35
Jonathan Wells	8	11	---	---	16	35
Jamar Fletcher	---	---	6	21	7	34
Tim Watson	---	---	5	22	5	32
Troy Drayton	11	3	---	---	17	31
Jed Weaver	7	7	---	---	13	27
Tony Dixon	---	---	3	17	3	23
Kendrell Bell	---	---	1	6	9	16
Twan Russell	---	---	2	10	3	15
Norm Fowler	3	0	---	---	8	11
Chris Bober	3	0	---	---	7	10
Idrees Bashir	---	---	2	8	---	10
Richard Mercier	1	0	---	---	8	9
Jacob Jourden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leandre Wilcox	0	0	---	---	8	8
Howard Hendree	---	---	2	2	3	7
Dave Zastudil	0	0	---	---	6	6
Todd Helton	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chris Weinke	0	0	---	---	---	0
Josh Heupel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kurt Kittner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	7	15	2.1
Right	5	54	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	22	115	5.2
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	44	22	3	2	2	8	7	2	3

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	31	28	3	0	0	2	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	104	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	8	98	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	27	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	21	219	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	46	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	11	4	1	68	1	31
WR Laveranues Coles	8	3	1	43	1	32
WR Joe Horn	6	4	0	54	1	30
TE John Davis	4	2	0	12	0	26
RB Abraham Marschalk	4	4	0	21	0	21
WR Karl Williams	3	1	0	11	0	11
RB LaMont Jordan	3	2	0	8	0	26
WR Vinny Sutherland	3	1	0	16	0	12
TE Marcus Pollard	2	1	0	8	0	27

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Wayne	10	9	122	2	34
RB Warrick Dunn	5	5	43	0	25
WR Tony Simmons	4	3	43	0	16
TE Cecil Martin	4	4	41	1	24
RB Jonathan Wells	3	2	2	0	11
TE Jed Weaver	2	2	17	0	7
WR Santana Moss	2	2	18	0	21
WR Karsten Bailey	1	1	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Abraham Marschalk	1	-4	-4.00	1.67

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warrick Dunn	4	10	2.50	4.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	3	0	0	0.00	5.48

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	5	4	50	10.00	9.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	2	0	0	0.00	6.18
TE Marcus Pollard	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Simmons	2	1	13	6.50	10.75
WR Reggie Wayne	2	2	26	13.00	12.20
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	11	11.00	8.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Warrick Dunn	4	2
Kurt Warner	2	2
Jeremy Willie	1	0
Jonathan Wells	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	9	3	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	5	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	3	0	0
TE John Davis	2	1	0
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Simmons	2	2	2
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	0
TE Cecil Martin	1	1	0
WR Reggie Wayne	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (19,000)
End Zone 13,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (19,000)
End Zone	13,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)