Week 2, 1993

played in New England, MA

55 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	3	3	-	12
New England Patriots	0	17	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:41 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
2Q: 06:04 NED - Lucy Draper 28 field goal
2Q: 02:59 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
2Q: 01:09 NED - J.J. Birden 32 pass from Elvis Grbac (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 00:58 NED - Je-rod Rozumek 52 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 11:08 NOS - Morten Andersen 51 field goal
4Q: 13:27 NOS - Morten Andersen 41 field goal
4Q: 09:07 NED - Lucy Draper 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:41 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
2Q: 06:04 NED - Lucy Draper 28 field goal
2Q: 02:59 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
2Q: 01:09 NED - J.J. Birden 32 pass from Elvis Grbac (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 00:58 NED - Je-rod Rozumek 52 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 11:08 NOS - Morten Andersen 51 field goal
4Q: 13:27 NOS - Morten Andersen 41 field goal
4Q: 09:07 NED - Lucy Draper 34 field goal

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 11 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 398 273
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 6.03 4.55
Net Rushing Yards 100 135
- Rushing Attempts 26 38
- Yards per Rush 3.85 3.55
Net Passing Yards 298 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 1 20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 323 148
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.45 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 2/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/8 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/52
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:42 30:18

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	11	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	398	273
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	6.03	4.55
Net Rushing Yards	100	135
- Rushing Attempts	26	38
- Yards per Rush	3.85	3.55
Net Passing Yards	298	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 1	20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	323	148
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.45	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	2/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/8	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/52
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:42	30:18

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
1	10:38	1:40	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
1	7:15	6:39	OWN 20	11	49	Field Goal
2	5:58	3:04	OWN 30	7	60	Field Goal
2	0:58	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	2	10	Half
3	12:58	1:58	OWN 32	6	34	Field Goal
3	8:36	3:48	OWN 1	8	97	Missed FG
3	1:21	3:01	OWN 22	9	54	Field Goal
4	9:00	2:32	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	4:39	2:55	OWN 44	9	22	Downs
4	1:12	1:12	OWN 20	4	54	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	1:51	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
1	8:58	1:43	OWN 26	4	23	Punt
1	0:36	9:38	OWN 20	19	69	Field Goal
2	2:54	1:56	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	4	1	Punt
3	11:00	2:24	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
3	4:48	3:27	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	13:20	4:20	OWN 20	10	63	Field Goal
4	6:28	1:49	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
4	1:44	0:32	OWN 34	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Frank Slade, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marc Logan	17	61	3.59	15	2
Alonzo Highsmith	4	16	4.00	15	1
Randall Cunningham	3	25	8.33	10	1
Craig Heyward	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gordie Lockbaun	28	61	2.18	11	2
Earnest Jackson	8	60	7.50	27	1
Elvis Grbac	2	14	7.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	36	19	323	4/25	0	61	1	71.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Elvis Grbac	20	12	148	2/10	1	45	0	99.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Buster Rhymes	5	7	46	9.20	20	17
WR Odessa Turner	3	7	71	23.67	35	43
WR Rob Carpenter	3	5	59	19.67	36	37
TE Ethan Horton	2	4	64	32.00	36	61
FB Alonzo Highsmith	2	2	56	28.00	47	47
RB Marc Logan	2	3	-4	-2.00	0	-2
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Jeff Graham	1	2	25	25.00	11	25
WR Ernest Givins	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Birden	4	4	63	15.75	14	32	1
WR Willie Gault	3	3	20	6.67	6	18	0
TE Eric Green	2	2	53	26.50	49	45	0
TE Damone Johnson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Curtis Conway	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Eric Kattus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Charles Davenport	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Je-rod Rozumek	1	52	52.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.R. Green	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earnest Jackson	1	0	0	0
Bill Elliot	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	3	156	52.0	49.3	62	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	355	50.7	43.9	63	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	4/5	3/3	1/1	51	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buster Rhymes	4	8	2.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buster Rhymes	2	43	21.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Tate	9	2	0.0	36	20
ILB Mark Maddox	7	2	0.0	33	20
S Marcus Paul	5	1	0.0	36	20
OLB Jessie Armstead	5	0	0.0	17	13
DE Kevin Fagan	4	0	1.0	28	17
CB Fred Foggie	4	0	0.0	26	13
S Rich Miano	3	3	0.0	9	3
CB John Mangum	3	0	0.0	34	22
DE Pierce Holt	2	1	1.0	29	20
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	1	0.0	29	15
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	0.0	10	3
DT Craig Veasley	1	1	0.0	18	17
DT J.R. Green	1	1	0.0	27	11
OLB Jesse Solomon	1	0	0.0	25	18
DT Tim Johnson	1	0	0.0	17	5
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0.0	9	2
ILB Kevin McArthur	0	1	0.0	5	2
DT Walt Murphy	0	1	0.0	11	11

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Michael Stewart	12	0	0.0	26	40
OLB Frank Slade	5	0	3.0	21	32
CB Toi Cook	5	0	0.0	26	40
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	0	0.0	26	39
ILB Curly Washburn	3	1	0.0	12	17
S Darren Carrington	3	0	0.0	14	20
S Charles Mincy	3	0	0.0	22	34
DT John Randle	2	1	1.0	19	26
DE Donnell Johnson	2	1	0.0	18	27
ILB Dan Murray	2	0	0.0	17	26
DE Steve Kelly	2	0	0.0	14	22
DT James Jordan	2	0	0.0	8	19
DE Burt Grossman	1	1	0.0	19	27
OLB David Griggs	1	1	0.0	12	15
CB Ray Crockett	1	1	0.0	26	40

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	1	1	0	17
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	0	1	1	20

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	3.0	0	2	2	32
DT John Randle	1.0	1	2	3	26
ILB Curly Washburn	0.0	0	1	1	17
DT James Jordan	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB James Francis	0.0	0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	4	0	20
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	13
S David Tate	2	0	20
OLB Jesse Solomon	1	0	18
ILB Mark Maddox	1	0	20
CB Fred Foggie	1	0	13
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0	2	15
CB John Mangum	0	1	22

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Toi Cook	5	0	0	40
S Michael Stewart	3	2	0	40
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	1	1	39
S Darren Carrington	2	0	0	20
ILB Curly Washburn	2	0	0	17
S Charles Mincy	2	0	0	34
CB Ray Crockett	1	1	0	40
OLB Frank Slade	1	1	0	32
ILB Dan Murray	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Veingard	2	4	26	0	40
Bruce Wilkerson	1	6	26	1	40
Jeff Dellenbach	1	3	26	2	40
Ethan Horton	1	1	16	0	25
Frank Pollack	0	4	26	1	40
Tony Jones	0	4	26	0	40
Craig Heyward	0	1	15	0	16

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duval Love	4	8	38	0	22
Bill Cherry	2	9	38	0	22
Randy Dixon	1	12	38	1	22
Ernest Dye	1	3	38	0	22
Damone Johnson	1	1	32	0	18
Ron McNair	0	3	38	1	22

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
John Williams	1	25
Pat Harlow	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Earnest Jackson	1	19
Harry Sydney	1	19
Dexter Carter	1	15
J.J. Birden	1	13
David Griggs	1	12
Tom Newberry	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alan Veingard	26	40	---	---	8	74
Bruce Wilkerson	26	40	---	---	8	74
Frank Pollack	26	40	---	---	8	74
Marcus Paul	---	---	36	20	12	68
David Tate	---	---	36	20	11	67
Randall Cunningham	26	40	---	---	---	66
Jeff Dellenbach	26	40	---	---	---	66
Tony Jones	26	40	---	---	---	66
Ernest Givins	21	32	---	---	12	65
John Mangum	---	---	34	22	2	58
Mark Maddox	---	---	33	20	2	55
Rob Carpenter	15	25	---	---	14	54
Buster Rhymes	15	22	---	---	16	53
Pierce Holt	---	---	29	20	3	52
Fred Foggie	---	---	26	13	12	51
Ethan Horton	16	25	---	---	8	49
Marc Logan	19	30	---	---	---	49
Kevin Fagan	---	---	28	17	3	48
Jesse Solomon	---	---	25	18	4	47
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	29	15	1	45
J.R. Green	---	---	27	11	4	42
Odessa Turner	16	25	---	---	---	41
Craig Veasley	---	---	18	17	3	38
Alonzo Highsmith	7	17	---	---	12	36
Craig Heyward	15	16	---	---	5	36
Jessie Armstead	---	---	17	13	3	33
Walt Murphy	---	---	11	11	4	26
John Williams	0	0	---	---	25	25
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	10	3	12	25
Jimmie Johnson	3	3	---	---	18	24
Jeff Graham	3	5	---	---	15	23
Tim Johnson	---	---	17	5	---	22
Marvin Washington	---	---	10	5	6	21
Emanuel King	---	---	5	0	13	18
Kevin McArthur	---	---	5	2	11	18
Robert Harris	---	---	9	2	4	15
Rich Miano	---	---	9	3	1	13
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gill Byrd	---	---	4	5	1	10
Pat Harlow	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim Harbaugh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Grant	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jeff Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Toi Cook	---	---	26	40	10	76
Michael Stewart	---	---	26	40	5	71
Ray Crockett	---	---	26	40	5	71
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	26	39	5	70
Duval Love	38	22	---	---	9	69
Randy Dixon	38	22	---	---	9	69
Willie Gault	35	15	---	---	12	62
Elvis Grbac	38	22	---	---	2	62
Charles Mincy	---	---	22	34	5	61
Bill Cherry	38	22	---	---	---	60
Ron McNair	38	22	---	---	---	60
Ernest Dye	38	22	---	---	---	60
Damone Johnson	32	18	---	---	7	57
Frank Slade	---	---	21	32	4	57
Dan Murray	---	---	17	26	11	54
J.J. Birden	25	14	---	---	13	52
Burt Grossman	---	---	19	27	3	49
Donnell Johnson	---	---	18	27	4	49
John Randle	---	---	19	26	3	48
Gordie Lockbaun	28	16	---	---	1	45
Steve Kelly	---	---	14	22	6	42
David Griggs	---	---	12	15	12	39
Darren Carrington	---	---	14	20	3	37
Earnest Jackson	10	6	---	---	19	35
Eric Green	19	11	---	---	5	35
Bill Elliot	16	12	---	---	6	34
Curly Washburn	---	---	12	17	3	32
James Jordan	---	---	8	19	5	32
Eric Kattus	4	5	---	---	19	28
Curtis Conway	14	11	---	---	---	25
Don Griffin	---	---	1	6	16	23
James Francis	---	---	5	10	7	22
Harry Sydney	0	0	---	---	19	19
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	15	15
Kevin Clark	---	---	0	0	12	12
Charles Davenport	7	2	---	---	1	10
Tom Newberry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Johnathon Wooden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Keith Loneker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Oliver Saul	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Klecko	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rodney Domres	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	17	89	5.2
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	28	1.9
Middle	14	83	5.9
Right	9	24	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	36	19	6	1	2	5	6	7	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Elvis Grbac	20	12	2	1	1	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	150	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	104	20.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	45	45.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	27	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	32	32.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes	7	5	0	46	0	22
WR Odessa Turner	7	3	0	71	2	25
WR Rob Carpenter	5	3	1	59	1	25
TE Ethan Horton	4	2	0	64	1	25
WR Ernest Givins	4	0	1	0	0	32
RB Marc Logan	3	2	0	-4	0	30
FB Alonzo Highsmith	2	2	0	56	1	17
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	0	25	1	5
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	6	0	16

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Birden	4	4	0	63	1	14
WR Curtis Conway	4	1	0	4	0	11
WR Willie Gault	3	3	0	20	0	15
RB Gordie Lockbaun	3	1	0	5	0	16
TE Damone Johnson	2	1	1	3	0	18
TE Eric Green	2	2	0	53	1	11
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Charles Davenport	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Logan	1	2	2.00	3.59

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gordie Lockbaun	4	-6	-1.50	2.18
Earnest Jackson	2	13	6.50	7.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	6	0	0	0.00	8.97

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Elvis Grbac	3	0	0	0.00	7.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
WR Rob Carpenter	2	11.80
TE Ethan Horton	1	16.00
WR Buster Rhymes	1	6.57
WR Odessa Turner	1	10.14

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Conway	3	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	1	0
Craig Heyward	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Gordie Lockbaun	8	2
Earnest Jackson	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	11	4	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Elvis Grbac	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ethan Horton	2	0	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	0	0
FB Alonzo Highsmith	2	2	2
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0
WR Rob Carpenter	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Birden	2	2	2
WR Willie Gault	1	1	0
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	0	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	0	0
WR Curtis Conway	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)