Exhibition Week 2, 1996

played in New Orleans, LA

79 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	0	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	14	-	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)

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 Statistics NED NOS
Record 0-2 1-0
First Downs 6 20
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 4 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 119 332
- Offensive Plays 52 71
- Yards per Play 2.29 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 56 112
- Rushing Attempts 27 36
- Yards per Rush 2.07 3.11
Net Passing Yards 63 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 1 33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 75 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 2.52 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 5/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/39 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:13 33:47

Team Statistics	NED	NOS
Record	0-2	1-0
First Downs	6	20
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	4	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	119	332
- Offensive Plays	52	71
- Yards per Play	2.29	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	56	112
- Rushing Attempts	27	36
- Yards per Rush	2.07	3.11
Net Passing Yards	63	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 1	33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	75	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	2.52	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	5/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/39	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:13	33:47

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
1	9:26	2:37	OWN 23	5	26	Punt
1	6:00	1:48	OPP 4	3	3	Field Goal
1	2:22	1:52	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
2	9:57	1:30	OWN 12	3	-3	Punt
2	6:09	2:37	OWN 7	6	16	Punt
2	1:30	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	12:41	2:18	OWN 40	3	-9	Punt
3	8:36	1:22	OWN 41	3	-5	Punt
3	1:11	1:20	OWN 20	5	9	Interception
4	12:38	0:58	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	9:39	1:13	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
4	6:33	4:31	OWN 37	8	20	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	3:16	OWN 9	6	35	Punt
1	6:49	0:49	OWN 4	2	3	Interception
1	4:12	1:50	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
1	0:30	5:33	OWN 28	9	27	Punt
2	8:27	2:18	OWN 34	4	15	Punt
2	3:32	2:02	OWN 11	8	89	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 29	3	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
3	10:23	1:47	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
3	7:14	6:03	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
4	14:51	0:38	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
4	14:03	1:25	OPP 38	3	38	Touchdown
4	11:40	2:01	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	8:26	1:53	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
4	2:02	2:02	OWN 4	4	11	Game

Game MVP: Peter Tom Willis, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Bennett	17	43	2.53	21	1
Dexter Carter	5	-2	-0.40	3	0
Jeff Blake	3	9	3.00	4	0
Tracy Johnson	1	1	1.00	1	0
Gene Holecek	1	5	5.00	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richard Huntley	20	51	2.55	9	0
Lorenzo White	8	31	3.88	21	1
Vince Workman	2	2	1.00	4	0
Paul Walker	2	19	9.50	10	1
Tyrone Davis	2	0	0.00	1	0
Peter Tom Willis	1	6	6.00	6	0
Waylon Smithers	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Blake	20	12	61	1/7	0	12	1	44.0
Gene Holecek	3	2	14	1/5	0	11	0	77.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Tom Willis	26	17	206	0/0	4	32	0	129.2
Paul Walker	7	3	27	2/13	0	10	1	14.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Curtis Conway	3	4	34	11.33	0	12
TE Jamie Asher	3	3	14	4.67	2	7
WR Antonio Freeman	2	3	10	5.00	7	10
WR Eric Moulds	2	5	4	2.00	0	3
TE Keith Jackson	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Charles Davenport	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	2	2.00	2	2

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	9	12	119	13.22	46	31	2
WR James McKnight	3	5	27	9.00	0	11	0
WR Waylon Smithers	2	4	30	15.00	0	22	1
WR Jeff Graham	2	4	4	2.00	0	5	0
RB Richard Huntley	2	3	11	5.50	0	8	1
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	32	32.00	29	32	0
WR Odessa Turner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lorenzo White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Saleem Dawson	1	2	2.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	38	38.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Dexter Carter	1	0
Eric Moulds	1	0
Darnell Stephens	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
James McKnight	1	0
Craig Heyward	0	1
Vince Workman	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	11	565	51.4	49.4	69	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	8	345	43.1	39.9	51	5

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	17	5.7	0
Dexter Carter	1	9	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Givins	5	22	4.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	1	39	39.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Givins	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	11	5	0.0	32	30
ILB Ron Johnson	8	1	0.0	19	9
DE Jeff Lageman	7	2	1.5	25	24
CB Saleem Dawson	5	0	0.0	34	34
DT Tony Siragusa	3	1	0.5	12	21
OLB Larry Izzo	3	1	0.0	27	29
OLB John McClane	3	0	0.0	17	23
S Floyd Fields	3	0	0.0	21	28
CB Steve Isreal	3	0	0.0	35	34
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	1	0.0	33	33
DE Warren Powers	2	0	0.0	24	13
DT Chuck Johnson	1	3	0.0	31	28
ILB Ted Johnson	1	2	0.0	13	15
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0.0	7	8
DT John Randle	1	0	0.0	24	17
TE Jamie Asher	1	0	---	---	---
DE Donnell Johnson	0	2	0.0	19	27

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	5	1	0.0	19	22
S Brian Jordan	5	1	0.0	15	13
S Deke McQuay	4	2	0.0	22	18
CB Dewayne Washington	4	1	0.0	17	18
ILB Pete Bercich	4	1	0.0	11	16
DE Kevin Fagan	4	0	0.0	19	19
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	0	0.0	24	24
DE Robert Harris	3	0	1.0	19	14
S Dave Whitmore	2	5	0.0	21	19
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	2	0.0	17	19
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	1.0	8	11
DT Mike Lodish	1	1	0.0	12	5
DT Walt Murphy	1	1	0.0	10	5
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jim Lyles	1	0	0.0	14	13
DT Claudis Klemm	1	0	0.0	13	14
ILB Don Davis	1	0	0.0	16	9
DE Gary Ferguson	0	2	0.0	15	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1.5	1	2	24
DT Tony Siragusa	0.5	2	1	21
S Je-rod Rozumek	0.0	1	0	33
DE Donnell Johnson	0.0	1	0	27
DT Chuck Johnson	0.0	1	0	28

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	1.0	0	2	14
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	0	0	11
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	0.0	1	0	19
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Saleem Dawson	4	0	1	34
OLB John McClane	3	0	0	23
ILB Ron Johnson	3	0	0	9
S Rodney Harrison	3	0	0	30
S Floyd Fields	2	1	0	28
CB Steve Isreal	2	1	0	34
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0	8
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	0	15
OLB Larry Izzo	1	0	0	29
S Je-rod Rozumek	0	1	0	33

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	1	24
ILB Pete Bercich	3	0	0	16
S Bubba McDowell	2	1	0	22
S Brian Jordan	2	0	0	13
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	1	0	19
CB Jim Lyles	1	0	0	13
DT Claudis Klemm	1	0	0	14
CB Dewayne Washington	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Truitt	1	7	27	0	25
Mo Elewonibi	1	5	27	0	25
Mike Alstott	1	1	25	0	12
Brendan Stai	0	5	27	1	25
Jim Juriga	0	2	19	1	18
Doug Riesenberg	0	1	27	0	25
Jamie Asher	0	1	23	0	16
Tom Nutten	0	1	8	0	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carl Bax	3	7	25	0	20
Bruce Wilkerson	2	5	21	1	21
Marcus Spears	2	3	29	0	23
Patrick Salonen	1	7	16	0	5
Tony Jones	1	3	27	1	32
Wang Weilin	1	3	16	0	15
Jeff Dellenbach	0	5	20	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Carter	4	27
Tracy Johnson	1	23
Jim Juriga	1	12
Rodney Harrison	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Workman	2	26
Dave Whitmore	1	22
Craig Heyward	1	20
Ike Davis	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Isreal	---	---	35	34	7	76
Rodney Harrison	---	---	32	30	10	72
Saleem Dawson	---	---	34	34	---	68
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	33	33	---	66
Brendan Stai	27	25	---	---	12	64
Chuck Johnson	---	---	31	28	---	59
Floyd Fields	---	---	21	28	8	57
Larry Izzo	---	---	27	29	---	56
Donnell Johnson	---	---	19	27	8	54
Doug Riesenberg	27	25	---	---	---	52
Mo Elewonibi	27	25	---	---	---	52
Greg Truitt	27	25	---	---	---	52
Antonio Freeman	16	20	---	---	15	51
Jeff Lageman	---	---	25	24	1	50
Jim Juriga	19	18	---	---	12	49
Mike Alstott	25	12	---	---	11	48
John McClane	---	---	17	23	7	47
John Randle	---	---	24	17	1	42
Jeff Blake	20	21	---	---	---	41
Edgar Bennett	21	19	---	---	1	41
Dexter Carter	6	6	---	---	27	39
Tony Siragusa	---	---	12	21	6	39
Jamie Asher	23	16	---	---	---	39
Warren Powers	---	---	24	13	---	37
Keith Jackson	23	10	---	---	2	35
Ron Johnson	---	---	19	9	5	33
Ray Crockett	---	---	7	8	16	31
Darnell Stephens	---	---	9	6	16	31
Eric Moulds	2	15	---	---	14	31
Mark Bruener	9	2	---	---	19	30
Ted Johnson	---	---	13	15	---	28
Tracy Johnson	2	2	---	---	23	27
Dave Groh	0	3	---	---	19	22
Marty Moore	---	---	14	6	---	20
Curtis Conway	3	16	---	---	---	19
Tom Nutten	8	7	---	---	---	15
Jim Hairston	0	0	---	---	12	12
Gene Holecek	7	4	---	---	1	12
Fred Miller	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	11	11
Charles Davenport	5	4	---	---	---	9
Eric Bjornson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Kelly	0	0	---	---	---	0
Don Ellis	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernest Givins	25	31	---	---	14	70
Bubba McDowell	---	---	19	22	23	64
Ike Davis	26	29	---	---	8	63
Dave Whitmore	---	---	21	19	22	62
Tony Jones	27	32	---	---	---	59
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	17	19	23	59
Richard Huntley	25	21	---	---	11	57
Marcus Spears	29	23	---	---	4	56
James McKnight	15	21	---	---	17	53
Jeff Dellenbach	20	30	---	---	---	50
Carl Bax	25	20	---	---	5	50
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	24	24	1	49
Peter Tom Willis	23	26	---	---	---	49
Vince Workman	13	7	---	---	26	46
Deke McQuay	---	---	22	18	6	46
Bruce Wilkerson	21	21	---	---	---	42
Waylon Smithers	14	18	---	---	10	42
Tyrone Davis	17	10	---	---	15	42
Kevin Fagan	---	---	19	19	3	41
Craig Heyward	13	7	---	---	20	40
Wang Weilin	16	15	---	---	8	39
Lovett Purnell	15	9	---	---	15	39
Gary Ferguson	---	---	15	20	1	36
Dewayne Washington	---	---	17	18	1	36
Robert Harris	---	---	19	14	1	34
Keith Jennings	15	15	---	---	1	31
Brian Jordan	---	---	15	13	---	28
Jim Lyles	---	---	14	13	1	28
Patrick Salonen	16	5	---	---	7	28
Claudis Klemm	---	---	13	14	1	28
Pete Bercich	---	---	11	16	---	27
Pierce Holt	---	---	8	11	7	26
Mike Lodish	---	---	12	5	9	26
Don Davis	---	---	16	9	1	26
Jeff Graham	11	14	---	---	---	25
Walt Murphy	---	---	10	5	9	24
Paul Walker	13	9	---	---	---	22
Jessie Armstead	---	---	13	7	1	21
Lorenzo White	9	11	---	---	---	20
Odessa Turner	8	11	---	---	---	19
Marvin Washington	---	---	8	6	2	16
Barry Minter	---	---	4	3	3	10
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Casey Weldon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	19	46	2.4
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	24	2.2
Middle	21	83	4.0
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Blake	20	12	0	3	2	2	0	2	1
Gene Holecek	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Tom Willis	26	17	4	2	0	2	5	2	0
Paul Walker	7	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	36	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	37	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	76	15.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	37	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	67	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	5	2	1	4	15
WR Curtis Conway	4	3	1	34	16
TE Keith Jackson	3	1	0	11	10
WR Charles Davenport	3	1	0	-1	4
TE Jamie Asher	3	3	0	14	16
WR Antonio Freeman	3	2	0	10	20
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0	1	19
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	2	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	12	9	119	2	31
WR James McKnight	5	3	27	0	21
WR Waylon Smithers	4	2	30	1	18
WR Jeff Graham	4	2	4	0	14
RB Richard Huntley	3	2	11	0	21
WR Odessa Turner	2	0	0	0	11
RB Lorenzo White	1	0	0	0	11
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	10	0	15
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	32	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	3	3	1.00	2.53

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	5	10	2.00	2.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Tom Willis	6	5	39	6.50	7.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	4	3	28	7.00	9.92
WR Waylon Smithers	1	1	8	8.00	7.50
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	3	3.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Blake	1	0
Edgar Bennett	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	3	1
Paul Walker	2	0
Lorenzo White	1	1
Peter Tom Willis	1	0
Waylon Smithers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Blake	9	6	2
Gene Holecek	2	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Tom Willis	5	3	3
Paul Walker	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Conway	3	2	0
WR Eric Moulds	3	1	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	1
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	0	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	1
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	4	3	3
RB Lorenzo White	1	0	0
WR Waylon Smithers	1	1	1
WR James McKnight	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)