Week 2, 1981

played in New England, MA

62 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	7	-	7
New England Patriots	0	17	10	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NED - Darryl Stingley 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 10:05 NED - Bucky Wallace 34 field goal
2Q: 03:22 NED - Reuben Gant 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 12:37 NED - Darryl Stingley 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 07:10 NED - Bucky Wallace 29 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NOS - James Mayberry 5 run (Dave Jacobs extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NED - Darryl Stingley 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 10:05 NED - Bucky Wallace 34 field goal
2Q: 03:22 NED - Reuben Gant 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 12:37 NED - Darryl Stingley 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 07:10 NED - Bucky Wallace 29 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NOS - James Mayberry 5 run (Dave Jacobs extra point)

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 16 25
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 267 396
- Offensive Plays 56 74
- Yards per Play 4.77 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 86 155
- Rushing Attempts 21 39
- Yards per Rush 4.10 3.97
Net Passing Yards 181 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 1 34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 6.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/9 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/42 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 35
Time of Possession 23:40 36:20

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	16	25
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	267	396
- Offensive Plays	56	74
- Yards per Play	4.77	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	86	155
- Rushing Attempts	21	39
- Yards per Rush	4.10	3.97
Net Passing Yards	181	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 1	34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	6.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/9	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/42	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 35
Time of Possession	23:40	36:20

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	3:26	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	14:53	1:11	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	9:57	0:50	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	7:04	1:44	OWN 16	4	20	Punt
2	3:07	1:54	OWN 25	7	27	Punt
3	15:00	0:37	OWN 20	2	7	Interception
3	12:29	0:53	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	7:04	7:14	OWN 13	11	87	Touchdown
4	10:59	5:51	OWN 5	12	60	Downs
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 35	5	25	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
1	7:53	8:00	OWN 19	14	81	Touchdown
2	13:42	3:45	OWN 46	7	37	Field Goal
2	9:07	2:03	OWN 23	4	22	Punt
2	5:20	2:13	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 20	2	17	Half
3	14:23	1:54	OPP 26	5	26	Touchdown
3	11:36	4:32	OWN 25	9	63	Field Goal
4	14:50	2:27	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
4	12:23	1:24	OPP 31	4	11	Interception
4	5:08	4:00	OWN 35	9	37	Missed FG

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wayne Mosley	13	64	4.92	11	2	0
Warren Moon	4	10	2.50	3	0	0
James Mayberry	4	12	3.00	6	0	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	17	75	4.41	15	1
Jimmy Rogers	13	57	4.38	11	2
John Brockington	4	4	1.00	3	0
Steve Bartkowski	3	8	2.67	4	0
Darryl Stingley	1	1	1.00	1	0
Lin Dawson	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	34	19	187	1/6	0	23	1	59.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	34	23	250	1/9	3	26	1	106.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Patrick Schulz	5	8	60	12.00	12	20
WR Art Monk	4	8	23	5.75	0	11
WR Larry Wilcox	3	5	38	12.67	2	23
TE Henry Childs	2	4	29	14.50	6	17
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
TE John McMakin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	13	13.00	7	13
WR Al Walker	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
RB James Mayberry	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
TE Raymond Chester	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darryl Stingley	6	8	91	15.17	30	26	2
WR Mike Wilson	5	7	47	9.40	11	13	0
WR Lamont Marrow	3	6	40	13.33	16	24	0
TE Ken Garcia	2	2	16	8.00	5	16	0
WR Stanley Morgan	2	3	18	9.00	0	14	0
FB John Brockington	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Chuck Foreman	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Reuben Gant	1	1	20	20.00	4	20	1
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Myers	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Davis	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Al Walker	1	0	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Luke	0	1	0	0
Lin Dawson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	6	282	47.0	39.7	57	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	3	137	45.7	33.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	16	16.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	32	16.0	0
Nathan Conrady	1	10	10.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	14	1	0.0	36	33
DT Derland Moore	4	2	0.5	24	14
ILB Rick Razzano	4	3	0.0	35	30
S Doug Jones	4	2	0.0	32	19
S Brent Sexton	4	2	0.0	18	25
CB Louis Wright	4	2	0.0	28	31
S Mike Haynes	4	0	0.0	28	32
ILB Kim Bokamper	3	2	0.0	25	23
DE Tony Cline	3	0	0.0	27	21
DT Gary Dunn	2	2	0.0	31	23
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	1	0.0	19	20
CB Ernie Jackson	2	0	0.0	23	25
DE Ken Kennard	2	0	0.0	25	22
OLB Tom Dinkel	2	0	0.0	6	2
DT John Woodcock	1	1	0.5	22	25
OLB Pete Wysocki	1	2	0.0	6	1
DE Ben Williams	1	1	0.0	12	14
TE Henry Childs	1	0	---	---	---
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0.0	21	10
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	0	0.0	4	5

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	6	1	0.5	21	35
DE Barney Chavous	5	0	0.5	19	35
CB Mike Washington	4	1	0.0	16	22
CB Herman Edwards	4	0	0.0	13	23
OLB Sam Hunt	3	3	0.0	20	29
S Steve Luke	3	0	0.0	10	22
CB Mark Mitchell	3	0	0.0	5	11
S Edddie Brown	2	1	0.0	7	10
S Sandy Durko	2	1	0.0	14	26
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	0.0	12	20
DE Al Harris	2	0	0.0	20	33
ILB Shane Nelson	1	1	0.0	9	14
ILB John Anderson	1	1	0.0	5	7
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Milt McColl	1	0	0.0	1	4
S Shafer Suggs	0	3	0.0	16	28
DT R.J. Reese	0	2	0.0	19	32
S Mike Davis	0	1	0.0	19	29

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Derland Moore	0.5	0	1	0	14
DT John Woodcock	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Tony Cline	0.0	2	1	0	21
DE Ken Kennard	0.0	0	1	1	22

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Barney Chavous	0.5	2	0	35
OLB Gary Campbell	0.5	0	1	35
DT R.J. Reese	0.0	2	0	32
S Sandy Durko	0.0	1	0	26
DT Jeff Lloyd	0.0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Haynes	4	1	0	32
S Tommy Myers	4	0	1	33
ILB Kim Bokamper	3	0	0	23
S Brent Sexton	2	1	0	25
CB Ernie Jackson	2	0	0	25
S Doug Jones	2	0	0	19
CB Louis Wright	2	0	0	31
DE Tony Cline	1	0	0	21
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	0	0	2
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	0	0	5
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0	20
ILB Rick Razzano	0	1	0	30

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	5	0	0	35
CB Mike Washington	4	1	0	22
CB Mark Mitchell	3	1	0	11
CB Herman Edwards	3	0	0	23
S Steve Luke	2	0	0	22
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0	10
DE Barney Chavous	1	0	0	35
CB Luke Szorcsik	0	1	0	20
ILB Shane Nelson	0	1	0	14
S Mike Davis	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Pietrzak	4	4	20	0	35
Richie Evans	3	3	3	0	13
Steve Wilson	2	2	18	0	31
Dave Lafary	1	2	19	0	30
Don Greco	0	3	21	0	26
Vincent Horton	0	1	11	0	9
Will Grant	0	1	3	0	5
Sam Claphan	0	1	1	0	2
Leon Gray	0	0	20	1	33

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	6	8	0	33	0	30
Wade Griffin	4	9	1	37	0	34
Lynn Boden	1	5	0	39	0	33
Steve Kenney	1	5	0	26	0	24
Irv Pankey	1	4	1	37	0	30
Joe Fields	1	3	0	14	1	14
John Brockington	0	1	0	23	0	17
Leonard Mitchell	0	1	0	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Sexton	1	17
James Mayberry	1	16
Larry Heater	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Luke	2	9
Lin Dawson	1	12
Andy Bolton	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Myers	---	---	36	33	3	72
Rick Razzano	---	---	35	30	3	68
Louis Wright	---	---	28	31	3	62
Mike Haynes	---	---	28	32	2	62
Jim Pietrzak	20	35	---	---	6	61
Brent Sexton	---	---	18	25	17	60
Doug Jones	---	---	32	19	8	59
Gary Dunn	---	---	31	23	4	58
Warren Moon	21	35	---	---	---	56
Raymond Chester	11	29	---	---	14	54
Leon Gray	20	33	---	---	---	53
Dave Lafary	19	30	---	---	4	53
Ernie Jackson	---	---	23	25	3	51
Kim Bokamper	---	---	25	23	3	51
Tony Cline	---	---	27	21	2	50
John Woodcock	---	---	22	25	3	50
Steve Wilson	18	31	---	---	---	49
Ken Kennard	---	---	25	22	1	48
James Mayberry	8	23	---	---	16	47
Don Greco	21	26	---	---	---	47
Nathan Conrady	---	---	21	10	14	45
Art Monk	17	18	---	---	9	44
Derland Moore	---	---	24	14	4	42
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	19	20	3	42
Henry Childs	11	20	---	---	9	40
Larry Wilcox	15	22	---	---	---	37
Al Walker	8	15	---	---	11	34
John McMakin	6	14	---	---	10	30
Ben Williams	---	---	12	14	1	27
Wayne Mosley	13	12	---	---	---	25
Patrick Schulz	5	12	---	---	8	25
Vincent Horton	11	9	---	---	5	25
Tom Dinkel	---	---	6	2	13	21
Greg Foggie	---	---	7	10	2	19
Richie Evans	3	13	---	---	2	18
Mel Kaufman	---	---	4	5	6	15
Will Grant	3	5	---	---	6	14
Sam Claphan	1	2	---	---	6	9
Larry Heater	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pete Wysocki	---	---	6	1	---	7
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Federspiel	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ray Jarvis	0	1	---	---	---	1
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lynn Boden	39	33	---	---	3	75
Steve Bartkowski	39	35	---	---	---	74
Wade Griffin	37	34	---	---	---	71
Larry Tearry	33	30	---	---	4	67
Irv Pankey	37	30	---	---	---	67
Al Harris	---	---	20	33	6	59
R.J. Reese	---	---	19	32	6	57
Gary Campbell	---	---	21	35	---	56
Steve Kenney	26	24	---	---	6	56
Stanley Morgan	22	20	---	---	13	55
Barney Chavous	---	---	19	35	---	54
Darryl Stingley	22	24	---	---	8	54
Ken Garcia	29	18	---	---	6	53
John Brockington	23	17	---	---	11	51
Mike Wilson	23	28	---	---	---	51
Sam Hunt	---	---	20	29	1	50
Mike Davis	---	---	19	29	---	48
Chuck Foreman	24	20	---	---	1	45
Shafer Suggs	---	---	16	28	---	44
Lin Dawson	18	14	---	---	12	44
Sandy Durko	---	---	14	26	2	42
Steve Luke	---	---	10	22	9	41
Mike Washington	---	---	16	22	1	39
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	12	20	6	38
Herman Edwards	---	---	13	23	---	36
Jimmy Rogers	15	12	---	---	8	35
Joe Fields	14	14	---	---	3	31
Lamont Marrow	13	17	---	---	---	30
Shane Nelson	---	---	9	14	6	29
Edddie Brown	---	---	7	10	8	25
Leonard Mitchell	9	10	---	---	6	25
Reuben Gant	6	5	---	---	12	23
Mark Mitchell	---	---	5	11	7	23
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	20	20
Milt McColl	---	---	1	4	13	18
John Anderson	---	---	5	7	5	17
Steve Nelson	---	---	0	0	8	8
Andy Bolton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vern Holland	0	0	---	---	6	6
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	2	3	---	5
Jim Young	---	---	3	2	---	5
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	6	11	1.8
Right	9	54	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	69	5.3
Middle	21	61	2.9
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	34	19	2	2	2	4	6	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	34	23	4	0	2	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	50	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	96	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	96	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	120	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	26	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Patrick Schulz	8	5	1	60	1	12
WR Art Monk	8	4	0	23	0	18
WR Larry Wilcox	5	3	0	38	1	22
TE Henry Childs	4	2	1	29	0	20
WR Al Walker	3	1	0	5	0	15
RB James Mayberry	2	1	0	2	0	23
TE Raymond Chester	1	0	0	0	0	29
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	0	14	0	1
TE John McMakin	1	1	0	3	0	14
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	0	13	0	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darryl Stingley	8	6	0	91	2	24
WR Mike Wilson	7	5	0	47	0	28
WR Lamont Marrow	6	3	1	40	1	17
RB Chuck Foreman	3	1	0	6	0	20
WR Stanley Morgan	3	2	1	18	0	20
TE Ken Garcia	2	2	0	16	0	18
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	0	4	0	14
FB John Brockington	1	1	0	9	0	17
WR Reuben Gant	1	1	0	20	1	5
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Mayberry	2	7	3.50	3.00
Wayne Mosley	1	3	3.00	4.92

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	2	13	6.50	4.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	1	1	8	8.00	5.50

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	10	4	41	4.10	7.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	8	8.00	7.60

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darryl Stingley	4	2	17	4.25	11.38
WR Lamont Marrow	2	0	0	0.00	6.67
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	4	2.00	2.00
WR Reuben Gant	1	1	20	20.00	20.00
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	6.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Moon	2	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmy Rogers	4	3
Chuck Foreman	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	6	3	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Patrick Schulz	3	1	0
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	1
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0
WR Art Monk	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darryl Stingley	4	3	3
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
WR Reuben Gant	1	1	1
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	0
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0
WR Stanley Morgan	1	1	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)