Exhibition Week 2, 1996

played in New Orleans, LA

79 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots3000-3
New Orleans Saints07714-28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:19 NED - Cole Ford 18 field goal
2Q: 01:36 NOS - Richard Huntley 3 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 01:17 NOS - Ernest Givins 7 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 14:22 NOS - Waylon Smithers 8 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:45 NOS - Ernest Givins 8 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDNOS
Record0-21-0
First Downs620
- by Rushing24
- by Passing415
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards119332
- Offensive Plays5271
- Yards per Play2.294.68
Net Rushing Yards56112
- Rushing Attempts2736
- Yards per Rush2.073.11
Net Passing Yards63220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt23 - 14 - 133 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards75233
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/122/13
- Yards per Pass Play2.526.29
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions3/156/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.38.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/402/20
Punt Returns/Yards4/265/22
Kick Returns/Yards1/391/15
Interception Ret./Yards1/21/38
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/14/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 27
Time of Possession26:1333:47

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:18OWN 20423Punt
19:262:37OWN 23526Punt
16:001:48OPP 433Field Goal
12:221:52OWN 2733Punt
29:571:30OWN 123-3Punt
26:092:37OWN 7616Punt
21:301:05OWN 2031Punt
312:412:18OWN 403-9Punt
38:361:22OWN 413-5Punt
31:111:20OWN 2059Interception
412:380:58OWN 2031Punt
49:391:13OWN 193-1Punt
46:334:31OWN 37820Punt
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:423:16OWN 9635Punt
16:490:49OWN 423Interception
14:121:50OWN 20513Punt
10:305:33OWN 28927Punt
28:272:18OWN 34415Punt
23:322:02OWN 11889Touchdown
20:250:25OWN 293-1Half
315:002:19OWN 1630Punt
310:231:47OWN 638Punt
37:146:03OWN 311269Touchdown
414:510:38OPP 939Touchdown
414:031:25OPP 38338Touchdown
411:402:01OWN 3436Punt
48:261:53OWN 293-5Punt
42:022:02OWN 4411Game

Game MVP: Peter Tom Willis, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Edgar Bennett17432.532110
Dexter Carter5-2-0.40300
Jeff Blake393.00400
Tracy Johnson111.00100
Gene Holecek155.00500
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Richard Huntley20512.55900
Lorenzo White8313.882110
Vince Workman221.00400
Paul Walker2199.501010
Tyrone Davis200.00100
Peter Tom Willis166.00600
Waylon Smithers133.00300

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff Blake2012611/7012144.0
Gene Holecek32141/5011077.1
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Peter Tom Willis26172060/04320129.2
Paul Walker73272/13010114.2

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Curtis Conway343411.330120
TE Jamie Asher33144.67270
WR Antonio Freeman23105.007100
WR Eric Moulds2542.00030
TE Keith Jackson131111.000110
RB Edgar Bennett1111.00010
WR Charles Davenport13-1-1.000-10
FB Mike Alstott1122.00220
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ernest Givins91211913.2246312
WR James McKnight35279.000110
WR Waylon Smithers243015.000221
WR Jeff Graham2442.00050
RB Richard Huntley23115.50081
TE Keith Jennings111010.000100
TE Tyrone Davis113232.0029320
WR Odessa Turner0200.00000
RB Lorenzo White0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Saleem Dawson122.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Lorenzo Lynch13838.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Dexter Carter1000
Eric Moulds1000
Darnell Stephens0100
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
James McKnight0100
Craig Heyward0010
Vince Workman0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bryan Barker1156551.449.4695
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brian Hansen834543.139.9515

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cole Ford1/10/00/0180/0
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen0/00/00/004/4

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Moulds3175.70
Dexter Carter199.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Ernest Givins5224.40

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Dexter Carter13939.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Ernest Givins11515.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rodney Harrison1150.03230
ILB Ron Johnson810.0199
DE Jeff Lageman721.52524
CB Saleem Dawson500.03434
DT Tony Siragusa310.51221
OLB Larry Izzo310.02729
OLB John McClane300.01723
S Floyd Fields300.02128
CB Steve Isreal300.03534
S Je-rod Rozumek210.03333
DE Warren Powers200.02413
DT Chuck Johnson130.03128
ILB Ted Johnson120.01315
CB Ray Crockett100.078
DT John Randle100.02417
TE Jamie Asher10---------
DE Donnell Johnson020.01927
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Bubba McDowell510.01922
S Brian Jordan510.01513
S Deke McQuay420.02218
CB Dewayne Washington410.01718
ILB Pete Bercich410.01116
DE Kevin Fagan400.01919
CB Lorenzo Lynch400.02424
DE Robert Harris301.01914
S Dave Whitmore250.02119
OLB Brett Wallerstedt220.01719
DE Pierce Holt101.0811
DT Mike Lodish110.0125
DT Walt Murphy110.0105
WR Jeff Graham10---------
CB Jim Lyles100.01413
DT Claudis Klemm100.01314
ILB Don Davis100.0169
DE Gary Ferguson020.01520

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jeff Lageman1.501224
DT Tony Siragusa0.502121
S Je-rod Rozumek0.001033
DE Donnell Johnson0.001027
DT Chuck Johnson0.001028
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Robert Harris1.000214
DE Pierce Holt1.000011
OLB Brett Wallerstedt0.001019
DE Kevin Fagan0.000119

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Saleem Dawson40134
OLB John McClane30023
ILB Ron Johnson3009
S Rodney Harrison30030
S Floyd Fields21028
CB Steve Isreal21034
CB Ray Crockett1008
ILB Ted Johnson10015
OLB Larry Izzo10029
S Je-rod Rozumek01033
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch30124
ILB Pete Bercich30016
S Bubba McDowell21022
S Brian Jordan20013
OLB Brett Wallerstedt11019
CB Jim Lyles10013
DT Claudis Klemm10014
CB Dewayne Washington10018

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Greg Truitt17027025
Mo Elewonibi15027025
Mike Alstott11025012
Brendan Stai05027125
Jim Juriga02019118
Doug Riesenberg01027025
Jamie Asher01023016
Tom Nutten010807
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Carl Bax37025020
Bruce Wilkerson25021121
Marcus Spears23029023
Patrick Salonen1701605
Tony Jones13027132
Wang Weilin13016015
Jeff Dellenbach05020030

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Dexter Carter427
Tracy Johnson123
Jim Juriga112
Rodney Harrison110
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Vince Workman226
Dave Whitmore122
Craig Heyward120
Ike Davis18

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Isreal------3534776
Rodney Harrison------32301072
Saleem Dawson------3434---68
Je-rod Rozumek------3333---66
Brendan Stai2725------1264
Chuck Johnson------3128---59
Floyd Fields------2128857
Larry Izzo------2729---56
Donnell Johnson------1927854
Doug Riesenberg2725---------52
Mo Elewonibi2725---------52
Greg Truitt2725---------52
Antonio Freeman1620------1551
Jeff Lageman------2524150
Jim Juriga1918------1249
Mike Alstott2512------1148
John McClane------1723747
John Randle------2417142
Jeff Blake2021---------41
Edgar Bennett2119------141
Dexter Carter66------2739
Tony Siragusa------1221639
Jamie Asher2316---------39
Warren Powers------2413---37
Keith Jackson2310------235
Ron Johnson------199533
Ray Crockett------781631
Darnell Stephens------961631
Eric Moulds215------1431
Mark Bruener92------1930
Ted Johnson------1315---28
Tracy Johnson22------2327
Dave Groh03------1922
Marty Moore------146---20
Curtis Conway316---------19
Tom Nutten87---------15
Jim Hairston00------1212
Gene Holecek74------112
Fred Miller00------1212
Mike Hampton00------1212
Bryan Barker00------1111
Charles Davenport54---------9
Eric Bjornson00------66
Cole Ford00------33
Jim Kelly00---------0
Don Ellis00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ernest Givins2531------1470
Bubba McDowell------19222364
Ike Davis2629------863
Dave Whitmore------21192262
Tony Jones2732---------59
Brett Wallerstedt------17192359
Richard Huntley2521------1157
Marcus Spears2923------456
James McKnight1521------1753
Jeff Dellenbach2030---------50
Carl Bax2520------550
Lorenzo Lynch------2424149
Peter Tom Willis2326---------49
Vince Workman137------2646
Deke McQuay------2218646
Bruce Wilkerson2121---------42
Waylon Smithers1418------1042
Tyrone Davis1710------1542
Kevin Fagan------1919341
Craig Heyward137------2040
Wang Weilin1615------839
Lovett Purnell159------1539
Gary Ferguson------1520136
Dewayne Washington------1718136
Robert Harris------1914134
Keith Jennings1515------131
Brian Jordan------1513---28
Jim Lyles------1413128
Patrick Salonen165------728
Claudis Klemm------1314128
Pete Bercich------1116---27
Pierce Holt------811726
Mike Lodish------125926
Don Davis------169126
Jeff Graham1114---------25
Walt Murphy------105924
Paul Walker139---------22
Jessie Armstead------137121
Lorenzo White911---------20
Odessa Turner811---------19
Marvin Washington------86216
Barry Minter------43310
Brian Hansen00------88
Frank Jordan00------88
Morten Andersen00------55
Casey Weldon00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left420.5
Middle19462.4
Right482.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11242.2
Middle21834.0
Right451.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff Blake20120322021
Gene Holecek320000110
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Peter Tom Willis26174202520
Paul Walker730101111

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2121.0
Short (0-8 Yds)108363.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)95374.1
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen547615.2
Short (0-8 Yds)117373.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)127675.6
Long (19+ Yds)525310.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eric Moulds5214015
WR Curtis Conway43134016
TE Keith Jackson31011010
WR Charles Davenport310-104
TE Jamie Asher33014016
WR Antonio Freeman32010020
RB Edgar Bennett1101019
FB Mike Alstott1102012
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ernest Givins1290119231
WR James McKnight53027021
WR Waylon Smithers42030118
WR Jeff Graham4204014
RB Richard Huntley32011021
WR Odessa Turner2000011
RB Lorenzo White1000011
TE Keith Jennings11010015
TE Tyrone Davis11032110

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Edgar Bennett331.002.53
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Richard Huntley5102.002.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Peter Tom Willis65396.507.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ernest Givins43287.009.92
WR Waylon Smithers1188.007.50
RB Richard Huntley1133.003.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Jeff Blake10
Edgar Bennett10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Richard Huntley31
Paul Walker20
Lorenzo White11
Peter Tom Willis10
Waylon Smithers10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Jeff Blake962
Gene Holecek211
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Peter Tom Willis533
Paul Walker211

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Curtis Conway320
WR Eric Moulds310
TE Keith Jackson111
RB Edgar Bennett110
WR Charles Davenport100
TE Jamie Asher111
WR Antonio Freeman111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Ernest Givins433
RB Lorenzo White100
WR Waylon Smithers111
WR James McKnight100

SectionAttendance
Stadium44,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,400 (21,400)
End Zone9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,400 (3,300)