Week 2, 1997

played in New Orleans, LA

95 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	7	3	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 NED - Antonio Freeman 30 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 14:18 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal
2Q: 01:49 NED - Cole Ford 49 field goal
3Q: 11:33 NED - John Miller 14 run (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 03:58 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal
4Q: 13:18 NED - Cole Ford 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 NED - Antonio Freeman 30 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 14:18 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal
2Q: 01:49 NED - Cole Ford 49 field goal
3Q: 11:33 NED - John Miller 14 run (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 03:58 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal
4Q: 13:18 NED - Cole Ford 54 field goal

Team Statistics NED NOS
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 287 275
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 4.70 3.99
Net Rushing Yards 125 77
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 3.38 3.35
Net Passing Yards 162 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 15 - 1 44 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 186 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/24 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.75 4.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 4/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/60 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:17 28:43

Team Statistics	NED	NOS
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	287	275
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	4.70	3.99
Net Rushing Yards	125	77
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	3.38	3.35
Net Passing Yards	162	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 15 - 1	44 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	186	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/24	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.75	4.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	4/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/60	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:17	28:43

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
1	9:19	5:00	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	14:10	5:59	OWN 26	9	21	Punt
2	5:40	3:57	OWN 18	10	50	Field Goal
3	13:46	2:22	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
3	8:18	1:59	OWN 2	3	1	Punt
3	3:51	1:05	OWN 35	3	0	Interception
3	0:11	2:00	OWN 20	4	43	Field Goal
4	10:58	1:37	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
4	7:50	2:19	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
4	4:45	2:22	OPP 49	3	7	Punt
4	0:52	0:32	OPP 40	3	2	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	2:56	OWN 20	5	39	Punt
1	4:19	5:09	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
2	8:11	2:31	OWN 16	5	14	Punt
2	1:43	1:43	OWN 20	8	32	Half
3	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	11:24	3:06	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
3	6:19	2:28	OPP 40	4	17	Field Goal
3	2:46	2:35	OPP 44	5	0	Punt
4	13:11	2:13	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	9:21	1:31	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
4	5:31	0:46	OWN 48	4	1	Downs
4	2:23	1:31	OWN 20	8	20	Downs
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 1	1	6	Game

Game MVP: Antonio Freeman, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	24	62	2.58	10	2	0
John Miller	7	29	4.14	14	2	1
Don Majkowski	4	33	8.25	11	1	0
Bob Christian	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Mike Alstott	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	19	49	2.58	11	1	0
Larry Long	4	28	7.00	16	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	22	15	186	2/24	1	34	1	90.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Walker	31	20	180	2/9	0	34	0	80.0
Ralph Story	13	5	27	0/0	0	15	0	46.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	4	7	105	26.25	23	34	1
RB Edgar Bennett	3	3	18	6.00	15	16	0
TE Keith Jackson	2	3	31	15.50	18	19	0
FB Mike Alstott	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
WR Eric Moulds	2	4	12	6.00	3	9	0
WR Curtis Conway	1	2	18	18.00	21	18	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Richard Huntley	7	7	56	8.00	25	23
WR Leonard Klecko	6	7	97	16.17	56	34
WR Karl Williams	4	11	6	1.50	0	6
TE Keith Jennings	3	4	5	1.67	0	10
WR Derek Russell	3	4	28	9.33	1	15
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Jeff Graham	1	10	13	13.00	0	13

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brian Jordan	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	310	44.3	39.0	58	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	7	357	51.0	42.3	61	5

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/2	2/2	1/1	54	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	21	10.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	4	17	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	1	27	27.0	0
Eric Moulds	1	33	33.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Russell	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Myers	8	3	0.0	17	39
DT John Randle	7	2	1.0	22	39
S Je-rod Rozumek	6	3	0.0	22	46
CB Homey D Clown	5	1	0.0	17	42
ILB Ted Johnson	5	1	0.0	23	41
OLB Larry Izzo	4	0	0.0	9	10
OLB James Francis	3	2	0.0	5	6
OLB Mike Jones	3	2	0.0	15	37
CB Tom Carter	2	2	0.0	20	44
S Rodney Harrison	2	0	0.0	23	45
DE Ben Karpinski	1	1	0.5	22	35
DT Chuck Johnson	1	0	0.5	5	12
DE Jeff Lageman	1	1	0.0	17	37
DT Tony Siragusa	1	0	0.0	14	11
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	---	---	---
S Torrian Gray	1	0	0.0	8	32

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Caldwell	8	2	0.0	35	23
S Bubba McDowell	7	1	0.0	36	24
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	0	0.0	36	17
S Brian Jordan	4	1	0.0	36	24
CB Dewayne Washington	4	0	0.0	36	24
DT William Carr	3	1	0.0	22	16
DE Robert Harris	3	0	0.0	31	22
CB Frank Robinson	3	0	0.0	34	22
DT Darrell Russell	2	0	0.5	13	6
CB Monty Montgomery	2	3	0.0	17	18
DT Walt Murphy	2	2	0.0	21	10
OLB Barry Minter	2	1	0.0	16	6
S Deke McQuay	2	1	0.0	6	6
DT Mike Lodish	1	1	1.0	24	13
DE Marvin Washington	1	4	0.5	30	23
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0.0	1	7
ILB Don Davis	1	0	0.0	2	1
DE Gary Ferguson	0	1	0.0	6	2
OLB Dexter Coakley	0	1	0.0	5	0

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Randle	1.0	0	1	39
DE Ben Karpinski	0.5	1	1	35
DT Chuck Johnson	0.5	0	0	12
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	1	0	37

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mike Lodish	1.0	0	0	13
DE Marvin Washington	0.5	1	1	23
DT Darrell Russell	0.5	0	0	6
DE Robert Harris	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Homey D Clown	5	3	42
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	1	46
OLB Mike Jones	3	1	37
S Greg Myers	3	0	39
OLB James Francis	2	0	6
S Rodney Harrison	2	0	45
OLB Larry Izzo	2	0	10
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	35
CB Tom Carter	1	0	44
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	41
S Torrian Gray	1	0	32
CB Steve Isreal	0	1	7

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mike Caldwell	4	0	0	23
S Brian Jordan	3	0	1	24
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	0	24
CB Monty Montgomery	2	0	0	18
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	2	0	17
CB Frank Robinson	1	0	0	22
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0	6
CB Dewayne Washington	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	3	8	2	37	0	24
Richmond Webb	2	8	0	37	1	24
Tom Nutten	1	4	0	37	1	24
Fred Miller	1	3	0	37	0	24
Greg Truitt	0	7	0	37	0	24
Bob Christian	0	1	0	4	0	0
Jamie Asher	0	1	0	30	0	17
Mike Alstott	0	1	0	27	0	19

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Jones	2	8	23	1	46
Zack Freeman	2	4	23	0	46
Ruben Brown	1	3	23	1	46
Larry Heck	0	3	23	0	46
Craig Heyward	0	2	11	0	26
Ike Davis	0	2	23	0	46
Keith Jennings	0	1	19	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
John Miller	2	14
Larry Izzo	1	28
Dexter Carter	1	17
Mike Alstott	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Russell	3	13
Craig Heyward	1	21

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodney Harrison	---	---	23	45	3	71
Tony Mandarich	37	24	---	---	9	70
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	22	46	2	70
Tom Nutten	37	24	---	---	9	70
Tom Carter	---	---	20	44	2	66
Ted Johnson	---	---	23	41	2	66
Greg Myers	---	---	17	39	9	65
John Randle	---	---	22	39	2	63
Don Majkowski	37	24	---	---	---	61
Richmond Webb	37	24	---	---	---	61
Greg Truitt	37	24	---	---	---	61
Fred Miller	37	24	---	---	---	61
Homey D Clown	---	---	17	42	1	60
Ben Karpinski	---	---	22	35	2	59
Jeff Lageman	---	---	17	37	1	55
Mike Jones	---	---	15	37	3	55
Mike Alstott	27	19	---	---	7	53
Edgar Bennett	28	22	---	---	1	51
Antonio Freeman	28	23	---	---	---	51
Jamie Asher	30	17	---	---	---	47
Larry Izzo	---	---	9	10	28	47
Eric Moulds	20	15	---	---	10	45
Torrian Gray	---	---	8	32	4	44
Curtis Conway	12	12	---	---	15	39
Keith Jackson	14	8	---	---	16	38
Warren Powers	---	---	7	19	9	35
Steve Isreal	---	---	4	7	23	34
Tony Siragusa	---	---	14	11	5	30
John Miller	9	2	---	---	14	25
Bob Christian	4	0	---	---	17	21
Chuck Johnson	---	---	5	12	3	20
James Francis	---	---	5	6	8	19
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	17	17
Eric Bjornson	7	0	---	---	8	15
Evan Toomer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brendan Stai	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tony Ramirez	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Abrams	---	---	3	2	1	6
Charles Davenport	4	1	---	---	---	5
Ron Johnson	---	---	0	2	2	4
Ed McCaffrey	2	1	---	---	---	3
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Heck	23	46	---	---	9	78
Ike Davis	23	46	---	---	9	78
Ruben Brown	23	46	---	---	9	78
Bubba McDowell	---	---	36	24	16	76
Tony Jones	23	46	---	---	---	69
Zack Freeman	23	46	---	---	---	69
Frank Robinson	---	---	34	22	10	66
Dewayne Washington	---	---	36	24	3	63
Brian Jordan	---	---	36	24	1	61
Keith Jennings	19	29	---	---	12	60
Jeff Graham	20	40	---	---	---	60
Mike Caldwell	---	---	35	23	2	60
Craig Heyward	11	26	---	---	21	58
Richard Huntley	19	38	---	---	---	57
Marvin Washington	---	---	30	23	2	55
Robert Harris	---	---	31	22	2	55
Paul Walker	22	33	---	---	---	55
Jessie Armstead	---	---	36	17	1	54
Karl Williams	15	36	---	---	---	51
Monty Montgomery	---	---	17	18	10	45
Mike Lodish	---	---	24	13	5	42
Leonard Klecko	14	27	---	---	---	41
William Carr	---	---	22	16	---	38
Derek Russell	6	16	---	---	13	35
Walt Murphy	---	---	21	10	4	35
James Jenkins	7	10	---	---	15	32
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	1	7	20	28
Larry Long	4	7	---	---	17	28
Darrell Russell	---	---	13	6	9	28
Barry Minter	---	---	16	6	---	22
Jake Reed	0	0	---	---	17	17
Don Davis	---	---	2	1	13	16
Ralph Story	1	13	---	---	---	14
Deke McQuay	---	---	6	6	---	12
Sebastian Fannin	0	0	---	---	12	12
Gerald Dixon	---	---	0	0	10	10
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
James McKnight	0	1	---	---	8	9
Dexter Coakley	---	---	5	0	4	9
Gary Ferguson	---	---	6	2	---	8
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bruce Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	44	4.0
Middle	23	74	3.2
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	22	15	3	2	0	2	2	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Walker	31	20	3	5	0	3	1	0	0
Ralph Story	13	5	0	2	2	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	75	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	71	10.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	65	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	10	107	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	7	4	105	3	23
WR Eric Moulds	4	2	12	0	15
TE Keith Jackson	3	2	31	0	8
RB Edgar Bennett	3	3	18	0	22
WR Curtis Conway	2	1	18	0	12
FB Mike Alstott	2	2	3	0	19
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	-1	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Williams	11	4	1	6	0	36
WR Jeff Graham	10	1	0	13	0	40
WR Leonard Klecko	7	6	0	97	2	27
RB Richard Huntley	7	7	0	56	1	38
TE Keith Jennings	4	3	0	5	0	29
WR Derek Russell	4	3	1	28	0	16
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	2	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	1	2	2.00	2.58
John Miller	1	14	14.00	4.14

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	4	4	1.00	2.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	5	1
Don Majkowski	1	1
Bob Christian	1	0
Mike Alstott	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	6	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	11	9	4
Ralph Story	3	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	4	2	2
WR Curtis Conway	1	0	0
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonard Klecko	5	5	3
WR Jeff Graham	3	0	0
WR Karl Williams	3	1	0
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	1
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,200 (21,400)
End Zone 9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,200 (21,400)
End Zone	9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)