Exhibition Week 5, 2002

played in Tennessee, TX

79 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints014100-24
Tennessee Oilers147010-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:21 TEN - Deion Branch 46 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
1Q: 03:04 TEN - Plaxico Burress 45 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 13:23 NOS - Bradford Banta 26 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 03:01 NOS - Dexter Coakley 89 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:50 TEN - Rick Lockhart 11 pass from Craig Nall (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 11:40 NOS - Joe Horn 29 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 09:32 NOS - Michele Akers 26 field goal
4Q: 14:29 TEN - Lucy Draper 44 field goal
4Q: 01:48 TEN - Nic Harper 83 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSTEN
Record2-22-2
First Downs1419
- by Rushing45
- by Passing1014
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards309389
- Offensive Plays6467
- Yards per Play4.835.81
Net Rushing Yards8992
- Rushing Attempts2330
- Yards per Rush3.873.07
Net Passing Yards220297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 23 - 136 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards237301
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/171/4
- Yards per Pass Play5.378.03
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions3/155/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.08.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/356/44
Punt Returns/Yards6/485/51
Kick Returns/Yards3/815/91
Interception Ret./Yards3/891/83
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 26
Time of Possession28:3331:27

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:03OWN 4436Punt
110:061:15OPP 3634Missed FG
17:062:24OWN 3634Punt
12:484:37OWN 201180Touchdown
210:251:15OWN 1633Punt
27:322:00OWN 2039Punt
20:400:40OWN 202-1Half
313:021:37OWN 29371Touchdown
310:481:21OPP 930Field Goal
36:550:55OWN 1430Punt
33:370:46OWN 334-11Punt
414:221:53OWN 3038Punt
410:581:50OWN 43414Punt
47:461:26OWN 4632Punt
44:301:17OPP 4036Missed FG
42:200:40OWN 38433Interception
41:401:40OWN 20766Game
Tennessee Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:572:51OWN 1512Punt
18:511:45OWN 39361Touchdown
14:421:54OWN 13487Touchdown
213:112:46OWN 33411Punt
29:101:38OWN 3638Punt
25:322:44OWN 45746Interception
22:482:08OWN 35765Touchdown
315:001:58OWN 2435Punt
311:250:37OWN 1713Fumble
39:272:32OWN 18515Punt
36:002:2350513Interception
32:513:29OWN 44729Field Goal
412:291:31OWN 1436Punt
49:081:22OWN 330Punt
46:201:50OWN 431Punt
43:130:53OWN 41413Interception

Game MVP: Donovan McNabb, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
LaMont Jordan17754.412430
Abraham Marschalk471.75300
Danny Wuerffel273.50800
TennesseeAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Salvador Buffington19623.261430
Chester Taylor6203.33700
Craig Nall5102.00700

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Danny Wuerffel23131150/0229099.0
Charlie Ward16101222/17032159.9
TennesseeAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donovan McNabb18142480/02461132.7
Craig Nall189531/4111235.2

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Bradford Banta666911.5021261
WR Joe Horn5106012.0017291
WR Laveranues Coles454010.0013180
RB LaMont Jordan47256.2519200
WR Vinny Sutherland244020.000320
WR Jeff Graham1144.00040
FB Graham Somerville11-1-1.001-10
TE John Davis0200.00000
WR Kevin Alexander0300.00000
TennesseeCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Plaxico Burress449323.2512451
WR Quincy Morgan48389.5017160
WR Deion Branch458621.5027461
WR Rick Lockhart355117.0025211
RB Salvador Buffington3310.33860
WR Donald Driver2794.50060
TE Tony McGee1155.00050
TE Kyle Brady1188.00080
RB Chester Taylor121010.005100

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Scott McGarrahan200.000
OLB Dexter Coakley18989.001
TennesseeIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Nic Harper18383.001

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Ruben Torres0100
Ernest Dixon0010
Sam Rogers0010
TennesseeFumbRecovForceTD
Donald Driver1000
Deltha O'Neal1000
Duane Starks0100

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Will Bryce941446.040.3534
TennesseePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Hutton838548.139.6572

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Michele Akers1/30/20/1263/3
TennesseeFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lucy Draper1/11/10/0444/4

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Vinny Sutherland5459.00
Jeff Graham133.00
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Deltha O'Neal55110.20

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Alexander38127.00
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Donald Driver35317.70
Salvador Buffington23819.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Keith Lyle730.02429
CB Bobby Taylor600.02327
ILB Sam Rogers520.02021
OLB Dexter Coakley310.01622
ILB Brian Simmons300.01016
CB Scott McGarrahan300.01521
CB Daylon McCutcheon300.01915
DT Cedric Woodard300.01420
DE Gary Ferguson201.01318
DE Lamar King210.01923
CB Kelly Herndon210.01122
ILB Ernest Dixon200.01715
S Ruben Torres200.02221
OLB Jamal Brooks120.01720
DE Noel Scarlett110.02325
S Dwight Smith110.01321
DE Donte Rocco100.058
DT Darrell Russell100.01617
OLB Steve Foley100.01523
ILB Dhani Jones100.069
TennesseeTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Than Merrill510.01430
ILB Warrick Holdman430.01126
S Tony Parrish410.01923
CB Nic Harper410.01738
OLB Tucker Brock400.028
DT Junior Ioane301.01426
DT Larry Tripplett310.01514
S Sam Shade300.01419
OLB June Buenning230.01434
ILB John Holecek230.01216
CB Duane Starks210.02239
DT Shane Dronett200.0812
DE Shante Carver200.01531
CB Deltha O'Neal200.01621
DT Harry Deligianis111.0825
DE Alvin McKinley110.01936
S Ifeanyi Ohalete110.01527
WR Rick Lockhart10---------
WR Quincy Morgan10---------
C Austin Kolb10---------
OLB Jason Gildon010.01111

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Gary Ferguson1.001018
DT Darrell Russell0.001117
DE Lamar King0.001023
DE Noel Scarlett0.001025
TennesseeSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Junior Ioane1.001026
DT Harry Deligianis1.000025
DT Shane Dronett0.011012
DE Alvin McKinley0.001036
DE Justin Smith0.00107

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Keith Lyle50029
CB Bobby Taylor41027
CB Scott McGarrahan30221
CB Kelly Herndon30022
ILB Sam Rogers21021
CB Daylon McCutcheon20015
OLB Jamal Brooks10020
ILB Brian Simmons10016
DE Lamar King10023
ILB Dhani Jones1009
OLB Dexter Coakley01122
TennesseeCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Nic Harper42138
S Than Merrill42030
S Sam Shade30019
OLB Tucker Brock3008
DT Larry Tripplett20014
DE Shante Carver10031
ILB John Holecek10016
CB Duane Starks10039
S Tony Parrish10023
ILB Warrick Holdman10026
CB Deltha O'Neal10021
S Ifeanyi Ohalete10027

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tyson Walter14015027
Damion McIntosh13119133
Jason Anderson13118029
Travis Scott13016027
Ike Davis03011125
Steve McKinney0308016
Ephraim Salaam01018030
Joe Wong01010018
TennesseeKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Christy23017028
Brad Badger16015021
John Michels14015016
Orlando Brown11029133
Kyle Brady11020014
Kaulana Noa11017018
Nathan Parks03014023
Austin Kolb0301309
George Williams02013014
Jonathan Goodwin02018025
Stephen Neal01012012

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Ernest Dixon420
John Davis221
Vinny Sutherland128
LaMont Jordan123
Keith Lyle114
Ruben Torres110
TennesseeTacklesSTPlays
Sam Shade316
June Buenning239
George Williams218
John Michels19
Mel McCarthy13

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
LaMont Jordan1832------2373
John Davis2129------2171
Keith Lyle------24291467
Ephraim Salaam1830------1260
Bobby Taylor------2327959
Jason Anderson1829------1158
Jamal Brooks------17201855
Sam Rogers------20211253
Ruben Torres------22211053
Bradford Banta925------1852
Ernest Dixon------17152052
Damion McIntosh1933---------52
Travis Scott1627------952
Noel Scarlett------2325149
Joe Horn1329------648
Vinny Sutherland713------2848
Tyson Walter1527------547
Danny Wuerffel2123---------44
Lamar King------1923143
Laveranues Coles1627---------43
Kevin Alexander1013------1942
Gary Ferguson------1318940
Dexter Coakley------1622240
Steve Foley------1523139
Darrell Russell------1617437
Scott McGarrahan------1521137
Ike Davis1125---------36
Daylon McCutcheon------1915236
Cedric Woodard------1420135
Dwight Smith------1321135
Kelly Herndon------1122134
Jeff Graham813------1233
Steve McKinney816------832
Abraham Marschalk58------1831
Joe Wong1018------331
Brian Simmons------1016430
Graham Somerville816------529
Buddy Love------1214127
Charlie Ward218------323
Dhani Jones------69722
Donte Rocco------58316
Frank Jordan00------1212
Will Bryce00------99
Michele Akers00------88
Karl Williams00---------0
Matt Hassebeck00---------0
TennesseeRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Duane Starks------22393293
June Buenning------14343987
Salvador Buffington2428------2880
Than Merrill------14302367
Orlando Brown2933---------62
Quincy Morgan1627------1861
Alvin McKinley------1936358
Nic Harper------1738358
Tony McGee1222------1953
Sam Shade------14191649
Jonathan Goodwin1825------649
Shante Carver------1531248
Warrick Holdman------11261148
Deltha O'Neal------16211148
Jeff Christy1728------146
Donald Driver1617------1245
George Williams1314------1845
Kyle Brady2014------1044
Kaulana Noa1718------944
Tony Parrish------1923143
Junior Ioane------1426343
Ifeanyi Ohalete------1527143
John Michels1516------940
Nathan Parks1423---------37
Craig Nall1819---------37
Brad Badger1521---------36
Harry Deligianis------825235
Stephen Neal1212------933
Plaxico Burress1114------732
Rick Lockhart1417---------31
John Holecek------1216230
Donovan McNabb1218---------30
Larry Tripplett------1514130
Shane Dronett------812727
Jason Gildon------1111224
Austin Kolb139------224
Mel McCarthy1010------323
Deion Branch813---------21
Chester Taylor69------520
Joe Salave'a------18918
Justin Smith------67316
Tucker Brock------28---10
Earnest Stafford00------99
Tom Hutton00------88
Lucy Draper00------77
Johnny Utah00------11

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle15614.1
Right7294.1
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left471.8
Middle22642.9
Right4215.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Danny Wuerffel23132123300
Charlie Ward16102121101
TennesseeAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donovan McNabb18145111001
Craig Nall1890012412

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33206.7
Short (0-8 Yds)16131106.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)146785.6
Long (19+ Yds)61294.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55326.4
Short (0-8 Yds)97515.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)146674.8
Long (19+ Yds)8515118.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Joe Horn105160129
RB LaMont Jordan74125132
TE Bradford Banta66069125
WR Laveranues Coles54040027
WR Vinny Sutherland42140113
WR Kevin Alexander3010013
TE John Davis2000029
WR Jeff Graham1104013
FB Graham Somerville110-1016
TennesseeTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Quincy Morgan84138027
WR Donald Driver7209017
WR Rick Lockhart53151117
WR Deion Branch54086213
WR Plaxico Burress44093214
RB Salvador Buffington3301028
RB Chester Taylor2101009
TE Tony McGee1105022
TE Kyle Brady1108014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
TennesseeAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Danny Wuerffel3351.675.00
Charlie Ward1000.007.63
TennesseeAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Craig Nall32196.332.94
Donovan McNabb1000.0013.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Bradford Banta1122.0011.50
WR Joe Horn1144.006.00
FB Graham Somerville11-1-1.00-1.00
WR Vinny Sutherland1000.0010.00
TennesseeTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rick Lockhart21115.5010.20
TE Kyle Brady1188.008.00
WR Deion Branch1000.0017.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
LaMont Jordan31
TennesseeRushesConversions
Salvador Buffington20
Craig Nall11
Chester Taylor10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Danny Wuerffel1062
Charlie Ward210
TennesseeAttCompConversions
Craig Nall642
Donovan McNabb422

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Joe Horn520
RB LaMont Jordan431
TE Bradford Banta111
FB Graham Somerville110
WR Vinny Sutherland100
TennesseeTargCatchConversions
WR Rick Lockhart211
WR Donald Driver200
WR Quincy Morgan211
TE Tony McGee110
RB Salvador Buffington110
RB Chester Taylor111
WR Deion Branch111

SectionAttendance
Stadium32,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck11,300 (21,400)
End Zone6,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine4,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats6,900 (13,600)
Club Seats3,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes600 (3,300)