Week 2, 2005

played in New England, MA

57 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	10	7	-	20
New England Patriots	0	6	6	3	-	15

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:38 NED - Jeff Chandler 42 field goal
2Q: 01:19 NOS - David Akers 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Jeff Chandler 25 field goal
3Q: 11:04 NOS - David Akers 27 field goal
3Q: 04:09 NED - Bennie Joppru 22 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point failed)
3Q: 02:41 NOS - Ronnie Brown 22 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:03 NED - Jeff Chandler 19 field goal
4Q: 07:41 NOS - Nate Washington 22 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:38 NED - Jeff Chandler 42 field goal
2Q: 01:19 NOS - David Akers 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Jeff Chandler 25 field goal
3Q: 11:04 NOS - David Akers 27 field goal
3Q: 04:09 NED - Bennie Joppru 22 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point failed)
3Q: 02:41 NOS - Ronnie Brown 22 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:03 NED - Jeff Chandler 19 field goal
4Q: 07:41 NOS - Nate Washington 22 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 11 11
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 447 390
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 6.77 6.29
Net Rushing Yards 204 129
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 6.18 6.14
Net Passing Yards 243 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 1 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 7.36 6.37
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 11.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 7/75
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/38
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 1/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:10 29:50

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	11	11
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	447	390
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	6.77	6.29
Net Rushing Yards	204	129
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	6.18	6.14
Net Passing Yards	243	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 1	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	293
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	7.36	6.37
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	11.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	7/75
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/38
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	1/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:10	29:50

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	1:49	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
1	8:36	4:33	OWN 11	8	33	Punt
1	1:27	3:08	OWN 15	6	25	Punt
2	10:31	1:50	OWN 12	5	30	Interception
2	4:31	3:19	OWN 34	11	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:04	OWN 24	8	66	Field Goal
3	9:05	3:15	OWN 4	6	26	Punt
3	3:58	1:34	OWN 22	2	78	Touchdown
4	12:58	5:28	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
4	2:16	2:16	OWN 37	7	24	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	11:02	2:26	OWN 6	4	43	Punt
1	4:03	2:36	OWN 22	5	19	Punt
2	13:19	2:48	OWN 31	7	23	Punt
2	8:41	4:10	OPP 49	8	24	Field Goal
2	1:12	1:12	OPP 41	4	33	Field Goal
3	10:56	1:51	OWN 33	4	5	Punt
3	5:50	1:52	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown
3	2:24	4:26	OWN 16	10	82	Field Goal
4	7:30	5:14	OWN 25	13	38	Downs

Game MVP: Warrick Dunn, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Warrick Dunn	28	178	6.36	56	5	0
QB Matt Hasselbeck	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
RB Ronnie Brown	2	23	11.50	22	1	1
FB Joel Makovicka	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Robert Holcombe	9	59	6.56	21	3
RB Ryan Grant	5	8	1.60	6	0
RB Lee Suggs	4	28	7.00	12	1
WR Eric Moulds	2	27	13.50	20	1
QB Matt Cassel	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	32	22	247	1/4	1	38	1	88.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	24	16	194	2/12	1	41	0	105.2
Matt Cassel	13	6	99	2/20	0	35	0	72.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Horn	5	10	42	8.40	22	22	0
WR Nate Washington	5	6	41	8.20	0	22	1
RB Warrick Dunn	4	5	36	9.00	16	22	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	3	6	5	1.67	0	5	0
TE Jim Hardy	3	3	74	24.67	61	38	0
WR Todd Pinkston	2	2	49	24.50	27	33	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Moulds	5	11	57	11.40	40	28	0
TE Bennie Joppru	5	5	57	11.40	11	22	1
RB Robert Holcombe	3	4	81	27.00	65	41	0
WR Antonio Freeman	2	6	19	9.50	3	13	0
WR Michael Jenkins	2	3	24	12.00	19	15	0
TE Steve Heiden	1	1	23	23.00	10	23	0
FB Brad Hoover	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Lee Suggs	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Darius Watts	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Ryan Grant	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrone Bell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Sander	4	191	47.8	38.3	62	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	5	211	42.2	41.0	58	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Brown	1	6	6.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Grant	3	38	12.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	4	86	21.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	47	47.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	9	2	1.0	20	38
ILB Dhani Jones	6	3	0.0	20	32
DE Kindal Moorehead	5	1	2.5	21	37
S Paul Miranda	4	2	0.0	21	41
CB Kelly Herndon	4	0	0.0	21	41
CB Fred Smoot	4	0	0.0	10	22
DT Junior Ioane	3	1	0.0	8	15
S Antoine Winfield	3	0	0.0	21	41
DE Ronald Fields	2	0	0.5	9	11
OLB Ashermond Singleton	2	2	0.0	12	23
S Dwight Smith	2	1	0.0	21	41
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	2	0.0	11	26
DT Jim Flanagan	1	0	0.0	11	16
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	---	---	---
DE Antonio Smith	0	1	0.0	8	19

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	9	1	0.0	18	26
S Brian Dawkins	6	4	0.0	33	33
OLB Niko Koutouvides	6	2	0.0	13	16
OLB Lance Briggs	5	1	0.0	24	20
CB Carlos Rogers	4	1	0.0	24	22
CB DeJuan Groce	3	2	0.0	15	9
OLB Dwayne Rudd	3	1	0.0	19	17
OLB Raonall Smith	3	1	0.0	29	33
DE Jeremy Staat	2	0	0.0	29	25
CB James Becker	2	0	0.0	20	18
DE Ty Warren	2	0	0.0	13	12
ILB D.J. Williams	2	0	0.0	18	13
DT Amon Gordon	1	0	1.0	10	12
DE John Hilliard	1	1	0.0	25	28
CB Andre Woolfork	1	1	0.0	11	12
OLB Ted Johnson	1	0	0.0	8	10
S Tyrone Bell	1	0	0.0	22	24
DE D'Marco Farr	0	2	0.0	23	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	2.5	2	2	2	37
OLB Dexter Coakley	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Ronald Fields	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	1	0	1	26
DE Antonio Smith	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT William Carr	0.0	0	1	0	20

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Amon Gordon	1.0	0	0	12
OLB Raonall Smith	0.0	2	1	33
DE Ty Warren	0.0	1	0	12
OLB Niko Koutouvides	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	6	1	38
CB Fred Smoot	4	0	22
S Antoine Winfield	3	0	41
OLB Ashermond Singleton	2	0	23
ILB Dhani Jones	2	0	32
DE Kindal Moorehead	2	0	37
S Paul Miranda	1	3	41
CB Kelly Herndon	1	1	41
S Dwight Smith	1	1	41

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	6	0	0	26
S Brian Dawkins	4	0	0	33
OLB Niko Koutouvides	3	0	0	16
CB James Becker	2	0	0	18
CB DeJuan Groce	2	0	0	9
CB Andre Woolfork	1	2	0	12
S Tyrone Bell	1	0	1	24
OLB Raonall Smith	1	0	0	33
ILB D.J. Williams	1	0	0	13
CB Carlos Rogers	1	0	0	22
OLB Lance Briggs	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jason Peters	4	10	0	33	1	33
C Tyson Walter	4	7	1	33	0	33
T Bryan Anderson	3	7	0	33	0	33
T Jon Runyan	3	3	0	33	0	33
G Ben Claxton	2	4	0	33	0	33

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kelvin Garmon	5	5	0	21	1	41
G Toniu Fonoti	4	6	1	21	1	41
T Stacy Andrews	3	4	0	21	1	41
C Damien Woody	1	3	0	21	1	41
T John St. Clair	0	2	0	21	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Pinkston	1	20
Fred Smoot	1	20
Greg Jones	1	20
Buddy Love	1	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
James Becker	2	14
Robert Holcombe	1	21
Lance Briggs	1	20
Niko Koutouvides	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jon Runyan	33	33	---	---	6	72
T Bryan Anderson	33	33	---	---	6	72
G Ben Claxton	33	33	---	---	6	72
G Jason Peters	33	33	---	---	6	72
QB Matt Hasselbeck	33	33	---	---	---	66
C Tyson Walter	33	33	---	---	---	66
CB Kelly Herndon	---	---	21	41	3	65
S Antoine Winfield	---	---	21	41	3	65
S Paul Miranda	---	---	21	41	3	65
WR Joe Horn	31	33	---	---	---	64
S Dwight Smith	---	---	21	41	2	64
WR Nate Washington	33	31	---	---	---	64
RB Warrick Dunn	31	30	---	---	---	61
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	21	37	3	61
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	20	38	2	60
TE Jim Hardy	28	28	---	---	---	56
ILB Dhani Jones	---	---	20	32	2	54
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	10	22	20	52
WR Vinny Sutherland	17	19	---	---	9	45
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	11	26	3	40
OLB Ashermond Singleton	---	---	12	23	2	37
DE Reggie Hayward	---	---	9	20	7	36
DT William Carr	---	---	7	20	7	34
WR Todd Pinkston	5	7	---	---	20	32
DT Jim Flanagan	---	---	11	16	1	28
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	8	19	---	27
DT Junior Ioane	---	---	8	15	2	25
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	1	7	15	23
TE Billy Bajema	8	5	---	---	9	22
TE Tyler Mason	0	1	---	---	20	21
RB Greg Jones	0	0	---	---	20	20
RB Ronnie Brown	2	2	---	---	16	20
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	9	11	---	20
OLB Steve Foley	---	---	0	0	18	18
FB Joel Makovicka	10	8	---	---	---	18
S Buddy Love	---	---	0	1	14	15
OLB Phil Glover	---	---	0	0	9	9
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	7	7
P B.J. Sander	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB J.R. Redmond	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Travis Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jimmie Ballinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Scott Kooistra	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Raonall Smith	---	---	29	33	20	82
S Brian Dawkins	---	---	33	33	11	77
TE Bennie Joppru	19	35	---	---	21	75
G Kelvin Garmon	21	41	---	---	8	70
T John St. Clair	21	41	---	---	8	70
G Toniu Fonoti	21	41	---	---	8	70
T Stacy Andrews	21	41	---	---	8	70
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	24	20	20	64
WR Eric Moulds	18	40	---	---	5	63
C Damien Woody	21	41	---	---	---	62
S Rodney Harrison	---	---	18	26	12	56
WR Antonio Freeman	19	36	---	---	---	55
RB Robert Holcombe	10	24	---	---	21	55
DE Jeremy Staat	---	---	29	25	1	55
DE John Hilliard	---	---	25	28	2	55
CB James Becker	---	---	20	18	14	52
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	24	22	6	52
S Tyrone Bell	---	---	22	24	5	51
DE D'Marco Farr	---	---	23	21	1	45
WR Michael Jenkins	9	19	---	---	16	44
QB Trot Nixon	13	26	---	---	---	39
OLB Dwayne Rudd	---	---	19	17	1	37
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	13	16	8	37
ILB D.J. Williams	---	---	18	13	1	32
RB Ryan Grant	7	10	---	---	13	30
DE Ty Warren	---	---	13	12	2	27
QB Matt Cassel	8	15	---	---	3	26
CB DeJuan Groce	---	---	15	9	1	25
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	11	12	2	25
TE Steve Heiden	11	13	---	---	---	24
DT Amon Gordon	---	---	10	12	1	23
OLB Ted Johnson	---	---	8	10	1	19
RB Lee Suggs	4	3	---	---	12	19
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	6	9	1	16
FB Brad Hoover	1	11	---	---	---	12
WR Darius Watts	3	8	---	---	---	11
C Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Michael Gaines	1	5	---	---	---	6
P Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Duane Burnham	---	---	2	3	---	5
FB Dexter Lyon	3	1	---	---	---	4
S Stuart Schweigert	---	---	1	0	---	1
C David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Luke Staley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	13	119	9.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	75	12.5
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	32	22	6	0	3	3	3	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	24	16	3	0	1	6	0	1	0
Matt Cassel	13	6	2	1	0	0	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	46	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	138	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	168	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	83	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	10	5	1	42	1	33
WR Vinny Sutherland	6	3	2	5	0	19
WR Nate Washington	6	5	0	41	1	31
RB Warrick Dunn	5	4	0	36	1	30
TE Jim Hardy	3	3	0	74	2	28
WR Todd Pinkston	2	2	0	49	1	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	11	5	0	57	1	40
WR Antonio Freeman	6	2	0	19	0	36
TE Bennie Joppru	5	5	0	57	1	35
RB Robert Holcombe	4	3	1	81	2	24
WR Michael Jenkins	3	2	0	24	0	19
FB Brad Hoover	2	1	0	10	0	11
WR Darius Watts	2	1	0	8	0	8
RB Ryan Grant	2	1	0	6	0	10
TE Steve Heiden	1	1	0	23	1	13
RB Lee Suggs	1	1	0	8	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Warrick Dunn	1	6	6.00	6.36

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Robert Holcombe	1	-3	-3.00	6.56
RB Lee Suggs	1	6	6.00	7.00
RB Ryan Grant	1	4	4.00	1.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	8	2	15	1.88	7.72

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cassel	4	1	9	2.25	7.62
Trot Nixon	1	1	10	10.00	8.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Horn	6	1	5	0.83	4.20
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0.00	0.83
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	10	10.00	24.67

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	3.17
FB Brad Hoover	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Bennie Joppru	1	1	10	10.00	11.40
WR Michael Jenkins	1	1	9	9.00	8.00
WR Darius Watts	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Warrick Dunn	5	3

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Robert Holcombe	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	8	5	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	7	3	1
Matt Cassel	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	2	0	0
RB Warrick Dunn	2	1	1
WR Todd Pinkston	2	2	2
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	1
WR Nate Washington	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	2	0	0
WR Eric Moulds	2	0	0
RB Robert Holcombe	2	1	0
WR Michael Jenkins	2	2	0
TE Steve Heiden	1	1	1
TE Bennie Joppru	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)