Week 2, 1989

played in New England, MA

62 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	10	0	10	-	27
New England Patriots	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 NOS - Ernest Givins 32 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:33 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal
2Q: 01:31 NOS - Tony Colorito 0 blocked punt return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:13 NED - Mike Wood 41 field goal
4Q: 14:47 NOS - Ottis Anderson 23 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 02:23 NOS - Morten Andersen 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 NOS - Ernest Givins 32 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:33 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal
2Q: 01:31 NOS - Tony Colorito 0 blocked punt return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:13 NED - Mike Wood 41 field goal
4Q: 14:47 NOS - Ottis Anderson 23 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 02:23 NOS - Morten Andersen 50 field goal

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 344 371
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 204 129
- Rushing Attempts 43 25
- Yards per Rush 4.74 5.16
Net Passing Yards 140 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 11 - 0 41 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 152 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 5.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 8/58
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/11 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 3/20 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:28 29:32

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	344	371
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	204	129
- Rushing Attempts	43	25
- Yards per Rush	4.74	5.16
Net Passing Yards	140	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 11 - 0	41 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	152	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	5.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	8/58
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/11	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	3/20	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:28	29:32

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 15	7	25	Punt
1	10:05	3:02	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
1	5:15	1:45	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
1	1:10	4:45	OWN 8	11	78	Field Goal
2	5:13	2:15	OWN 19	5	31	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:33	0:51	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
3	10:12	4:30	OWN 3	8	29	Punt
3	3:30	3:58	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
4	8:57	3:28	OWN 19	5	31	Punt
4	3:42	1:24	OWN 47	5	20	Field Goal
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 28	1	-2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	1:11	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
1	7:03	1:48	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
1	3:30	2:20	OWN 35	5	18	Punt
2	11:25	6:12	OWN 20	12	49	Interception
2	2:58	1:42	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
2	1:16	1:10	OWN 27	7	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
3	11:42	1:30	OPP 32	3	30	Interception
3	5:42	2:12	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
4	14:32	5:35	OWN 20	10	64	Interception
4	5:29	1:47	OWN 20	8	33	Downs
4	2:18	1:56	OWN 20	5	52	Fumble

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	19	90	4.74	11	2	0
Ottis Anderson	13	85	6.54	23	3	1
Randall Cunningham	5	6	1.20	6	0	0
Craig Heyward	4	15	3.75	8	0	0
Hubert Oliver	2	8	4.00	4	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dalton Hilliard	15	75	5.00	12	2
Sylvester Stamps	8	31	3.88	9	0
Larry Heater	1	21	21.00	21	1
Gary Kubiak	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	19	11	152	2/12	1	32	0	101.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	41	23	242	0/0	0	32	3	42.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Hubert Oliver	2	2	14	7.00	1	7	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	5	38	19.00	0	32	1
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	25	25.00	23	25	0
WR Rick Parros	1	1	32	32.00	0	32	0
WR Kenny Jackson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	2	10	10.00	3	10	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	18	18.00	4	18	0
WR Odessa Turner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry LeCount	7	9	74	10.57	10	18
WR Mike Wilson	4	5	78	19.50	27	30
TE Eric Kattus	3	3	22	7.33	11	10
WR Jimmy Teal	2	7	34	17.00	0	32
WR Bobby Jones	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Pete Holohan	1	4	6	6.00	0	6
FB Stan Edwards	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Carl Monroe	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	3	11	11.00	7	11

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	7	3.50	0
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	13	13.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ottis Anderson	1	0	0	0
Issiac Holt	0	1	1	0
Chip Banks	0	1	0	0
Tony Colorito	0	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	251	41.8	34.2	50	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	6	232	38.7	32.5	51	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	3	17	5.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	1	16	16.0	0
Kevin Clark	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bright	1	11	11.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	6	0	21	37
S Carl Lews	5	2	13	29
CB Gill Byrd	5	0	19	30
OLB Chip Banks	4	0	17	16
DT Curt Jarvis	4	0	16	18
CB Issiac Holt	3	2	17	33
DE Tony Colorito	3	2	12	18
ILB Cliff Odom	3	1	25	40
DE Pierce Holt	3	1	20	39
OLB Wes Pritchett	3	1	5	10
S Greg Bright	3	0	16	32
DE Kevin Fagan	2	0	19	25
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	3	22	33
DT Andrew Provence	1	0	13	19
S Greg Jackson	1	0	11	20
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0	4	12	23

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Johnson	6	3	0.0	42	21
S Vencie Glenn	5	3	0.0	32	19
DE Donald Evans	4	1	1.0	26	7
CB Ray Crockett	4	0	1.0	26	19
ILB Dan Murray	4	2	0.0	25	13
S Mike Davis	4	1	0.0	23	13
DT Pete Koch	4	0	0.0	27	12
DT Harvey Armstrong	3	2	0.0	19	12
ILB Johnny Taylor	3	1	0.0	37	19
CB Kevin Clark	3	1	0.0	18	4
S Fred Bohannon	3	0	0.0	33	12
CB Don Griffin	2	2	0.0	22	15
ILB John Anderson	2	1	0.0	16	4
DE Reggie White	2	1	0.0	35	17
CB Toi Cook	1	2	0.0	36	13
ILB Rick Dennison	1	1	0.0	6	4
OLB David Griggs	1	1	0.0	6	4
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	---	---	---
S Michael Stewart	0	2	0.0	13	4
DE Burt Grossman	0	1	0.0	23	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Andrew Provence	1	0	19
DE Pierce Holt	0	3	39
DE Ron Holmes	0	1	29
DE Kevin Fagan	0	1	25
DT Curt Jarvis	0	1	18

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donald Evans	1.0	1	0	7
CB Ray Crockett	1.0	0	0	19
DT Harvey Armstrong	0.0	1	1	12
DT Pete Koch	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	5	1	0	30
CB Issiac Holt	3	1	0	33
S Carl Lews	3	0	0	29
S Marcus Paul	3	0	0	37
OLB Wes Pritchett	2	1	0	10
S Greg Bright	2	0	0	32
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	0	16
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	1	1	33
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	0	40
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	0	18
S Greg Jackson	0	1	0	20
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0	0	2	23

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ray Crockett	3	1	19
S Ken Johnson	2	0	21
CB Don Griffin	1	1	15
S Mike Davis	1	0	13
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	19
CB Toi Cook	1	0	13
ILB Dan Murray	1	0	13
OLB David Griggs	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	5	11	0	40	0	17
Tony Jones	4	4	0	39	1	18
Ed Simmons	3	4	0	34	0	17
Rick Donnalley	2	8	0	35	1	21
Mike Kelley	2	4	0	26	0	5
David Jones	1	2	0	8	0	0
Keith Slough	1	2	0	20	0	20
Jimmie Johnson	1	1	1	9	0	4
Ethan Horton	0	1	0	36	0	15
Craig Heyward	0	1	0	27	0	10
Todd Kalis	0	1	0	13	0	7

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Randy Dixon	4	8	1	22	38
Bill Cherry	3	8	0	22	27
Ron Solt	1	2	0	14	26
Vince Stroth	1	2	0	13	19
Duval Love	0	2	0	15	27
Stan Edwards	0	1	0	14	18
Don Maggs	0	1	0	23	36

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ottis Anderson	1	22
Emanuel King	1	13
Issiac Holt	1	8
Todd Kalis	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	2	8
Lin Dawson	1	14
Terry LeCount	1	3

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	25	40	2	67
Ethan Horton	36	15	---	---	15	66
Marcus Paul	---	---	21	37	7	65
Randall Cunningham	43	21	---	---	---	64
Jeff Dellenbach	40	17	---	---	3	60
Pierce Holt	---	---	20	39	1	60
Rick Donnalley	35	21	---	---	2	58
Issiac Holt	---	---	17	33	8	58
Tony Jones	39	18	---	---	---	57
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	22	33	1	56
Ron Holmes	---	---	16	29	7	52
Ernest Givins	37	15	---	---	---	52
Greg Bright	---	---	16	32	3	51
Gill Byrd	---	---	19	30	2	51
Ed Simmons	34	17	---	---	---	51
Carl Lews	---	---	13	29	8	50
Craig Heyward	27	10	---	---	12	49
Ottis Anderson	18	8	---	---	22	48
Keith Slough	20	20	---	---	7	47
Kevin Fagan	---	---	19	25	---	44
Greg Jackson	---	---	11	20	13	44
Bill Johnson	25	13	---	---	1	39
Mike Kelley	26	5	---	---	8	39
Buster Rhymes	24	14	---	---	---	38
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	12	23	2	37
Curt Jarvis	---	---	16	18	1	35
Chip Banks	---	---	17	16	1	34
Andrew Provence	---	---	13	19	---	32
Wes Pritchett	---	---	5	10	17	32
Tony Colorito	---	---	12	18	1	31
Todd Kalis	13	7	---	---	8	28
Odessa Turner	17	8	---	---	---	25
Rick Parros	9	12	---	---	2	23
Jimmie Johnson	9	4	---	---	10	23
Hubert Oliver	7	3	---	---	11	21
Kenny Jackson	5	3	---	---	13	21
David Jones	8	0	---	---	8	16
Emanuel King	---	---	0	0	13	13
Danny Pittman	1	0	---	---	10	11
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Fred Robinson	---	---	1	0	7	8
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	0	0	6	6
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Johnson	---	---	42	21	11	74
Toi Cook	---	---	36	13	24	73
Gary Kubiak	25	41	---	---	---	66
Don Maggs	23	36	---	---	7	66
Randy Dixon	22	38	---	---	---	60
Johnny Taylor	---	---	37	19	2	58
Eric Kattus	17	25	---	---	15	57
Pete Holohan	19	29	---	---	8	56
Fred Bohannon	---	---	33	12	10	55
Bill Cherry	22	27	---	---	5	54
Reggie White	---	---	35	17	1	53
Vencie Glenn	---	---	32	19	2	53
Ron McNair	16	32	---	---	---	48
Ron Solt	14	26	---	---	7	47
Duval Love	15	27	---	---	5	47
Ray Crockett	---	---	26	19	2	47
Carl Monroe	11	20	---	---	13	44
Dalton Hilliard	16	28	---	---	---	44
Pete Koch	---	---	27	12	1	40
Donald Evans	---	---	26	7	7	40
Dan Murray	---	---	25	13	2	40
Burt Grossman	---	---	23	15	2	40
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	19	12	8	39
Vince Stroth	13	19	---	---	7	39
Mike Davis	---	---	23	13	1	37
Don Griffin	---	---	22	15	---	37
Mike Wilson	15	20	---	---	---	35
Stan Edwards	14	18	---	---	3	35
Jimmy Teal	13	20	---	---	---	33
Greg Gaines	---	---	8	4	20	32
Kevin Clark	---	---	18	4	8	30
Lin Dawson	2	11	---	---	14	27
Sylvester Stamps	8	11	---	---	8	27
Terry LeCount	8	15	---	---	3	26
Larry Heater	1	2	---	---	21	24
John Anderson	---	---	16	4	3	23
Bobby Jones	1	6	---	---	14	21
Michael Stewart	---	---	13	4	---	17
David Griggs	---	---	6	4	7	17
Rick Dennison	---	---	6	4	2	12
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	1	1
Art Okoye	0	0	---	---	1	1
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	16	97	6.1
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	14	68	4.9
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	19	11	3	2	1	2	3	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	41	23	3	1	2	5	6	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	63	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	25	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	64	10.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	48	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	153	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	5	2	0	38	1	15
FB Hubert Oliver	2	2	0	14	0	3
WR Kenny Jackson	2	1	0	1	0	3
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	0	10	0	13
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	1	7	0	14
WR Odessa Turner	2	0	0	0	0	8
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	0	25	1	8
WR Rick Parros	1	1	0	32	1	12
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	7	0	10
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	0	18	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry LeCount	9	7	0	74	0	15
WR Jimmy Teal	7	2	2	34	1	20
WR Mike Wilson	5	4	0	78	2	20
TE Pete Holohan	4	1	0	6	0	29
FB Stan Edwards	3	1	0	4	0	18
WR Carl Monroe	3	1	0	10	0	20
RB Dalton Hilliard	3	1	0	11	0	28
TE Eric Kattus	3	3	0	22	0	25
WR Bobby Jones	2	1	0	-4	0	6
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	0	5	0	11
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	1	0	2	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	6	6.00	1.20
Craig Heyward	1	-3	-3.00	3.75

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sylvester Stamps	1	4	4.00	3.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	2	0	0	0.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Teal	2	0	0	0.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	4	1
Hubert Oliver	2	1
Randall Cunningham	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dalton Hilliard	4	2
Sylvester Stamps	3	1
Gary Kubiak	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	5	4	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Jackson	2	1	0
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	1
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry LeCount	2	1	1
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	1
TE Eric Kattus	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)