Week 16, 2008

played in New Orleans, LA

39 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	7	17	0	10	-	34
New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 KCY - Courtney Roby 18 pass from Carson Palmer (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 10:53 NOS - Nate Washington 33 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 06:27 KCY - Clinton Portis 96 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 04:20 KCY - Courtney Roby 3 pass from Carson Palmer (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 00:03 KCY - Edward Hepburn 51 field goal
3Q: 09:14 NOS - David Beckham 42 field goal
4Q: 13:26 KCY - Clinton Portis 7 pass from Carson Palmer (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 03:20 KCY - Edward Hepburn 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 KCY - Courtney Roby 18 pass from Carson Palmer (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 10:53 NOS - Nate Washington 33 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 06:27 KCY - Clinton Portis 96 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 04:20 KCY - Courtney Roby 3 pass from Carson Palmer (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 00:03 KCY - Edward Hepburn 51 field goal
3Q: 09:14 NOS - David Beckham 42 field goal
4Q: 13:26 KCY - Clinton Portis 7 pass from Carson Palmer (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 03:20 KCY - Edward Hepburn 20 field goal

Team Statistics KCY NOS
Record 4-11 8-6-1
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 383 258
- Offensive Plays 69 61
- Yards per Play 5.55 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 176 24
- Rushing Attempts 34 17
- Yards per Rush 5.18 1.41
Net Passing Yards 207 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 1 39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 225 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 5.91 5.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/5 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	KCY	NOS
Record	4-11	8-6-1
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	383	258
- Offensive Plays	69	61
- Yards per Play	5.55	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	176	24
- Rushing Attempts	34	17
- Yards per Rush	5.18	1.41
Net Passing Yards	207	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 1	39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	225	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	5.91	5.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/5	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:33	OWN 27	14	73	Touchdown
1	7:07	3:42	OWN 39	8	28	Interception
1	2:10	2:23	OWN 22	6	20	Punt
2	10:38	1:37	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	6:50	0:40	OWN 4	2	96	Touchdown
2	5:29	1:20	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
2	2:35	0:52	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 44	3	22	Field Goal
3	9:07	3:29	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
3	0:57	2:42	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
4	12:12	1:39	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
4	8:59	5:44	OPP 33	8	30	Field Goal
4	0:53	0:30	OPP 36	3	-1	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:27	1:20	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	3:25	1:15	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	14:47	4:09	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	9:01	2:11	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
2	6:10	0:41	OWN 25	2	-6	Interception
2	4:09	1:34	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
2	1:43	1:04	OWN 48	4	8	Downs
3	15:00	5:53	OWN 25	11	50	Field Goal
3	5:38	4:41	OWN 4	11	65	Missed FG
4	13:15	1:03	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	10:33	1:34	OWN 7	3	-2	Punt
4	3:15	2:22	OWN 25	6	11	Downs
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 7	1	10	Game

Game MVP: Clinton Portis, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Clinton Portis	32	161	5.03	96	1	1
QB Carson Palmer	2	15	7.50	10	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Matt Hasselbeck	5	19	3.80	10	1
RB Quinton Ganther	5	1	0.20	2	0
RB Lee Suggs	3	-1	-0.33	3	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	3	0	0.00	3	0
WR Aundrae Allison	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	32	20	225	3/18	3	35	1	101.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	39	26	268	5/34	1	33	1	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Clinton Portis	5	8	43	8.60	21	14	1
WR Randy Moss	4	6	29	7.25	5	15	0
WR Courtney Roby	3	4	33	11.00	0	18	2
TE Jerome Collins	2	2	27	13.50	8	19	0
WR Marcus Smith	2	6	35	17.50	16	23	0
WR Adam Jennings	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0
FB Freddie Peterson	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	2	35	35.00	5	35	0
TE Ben Patrick	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nate Washington	7	11	98	14.00	58	33	1
WR Aundrae Allison	6	8	65	10.83	18	28	0
TE Daniel Graham	4	5	47	11.75	13	21	0
RB Quinton Ganther	3	3	20	6.67	18	12	0
WR David Clowney	2	4	20	10.00	7	13	0
RB Lee Suggs	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ledley King	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Billy Bajema	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ko Simpson	1	19	19.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Larry Atkins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Roberts	6	259	43.2	38.3	57	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	6	251	41.8	41.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Moss	3	5	1.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin King	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Marion	2	38	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	13	2	0.5	17	44
S Antoine Bethea	9	1	0.0	17	44
ILB A.J. Hawk	5	1	0.0	17	43
OLB Stephen Nicholas	4	1	1.0	13	31
S Ko Simpson	4	4	0.0	17	44
DE Melvin Oliver	3	2	1.5	17	44
DE Lorenzo Alexander	3	0	1.0	14	34
CB Kenyon Falkenberg	2	2	0.0	8	16
S Kevin Payne	2	0	0.0	4	13
DE Jovan Haye	1	0	1.0	17	44
ILB Keith Newman	1	0	0.0	0	1
FB Freddie Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dre' Bly	0	2	0.0	17	44

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marcus McCauley	8	1	0.0	30	33
DE Mark Anderson	7	2	0.5	27	31
DE Kindal Moorehead	5	1	1.0	33	33
S Dwight Smith	5	3	0.0	31	26
DT Anthony Mebane	5	3	0.0	32	33
CB Dwight Lowery	4	3	0.0	32	33
OLB Jon Beason	4	2	0.0	32	25
ILB Larry Atkins	4	1	0.0	33	28
CB Antonio Cromartie	4	0	0.0	32	26
OLB James Anderson	3	2	1.0	19	17
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	2	1	0.5	25	24
OLB K.J. Turner	1	0	0.0	2	2
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	---	---	---
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0.0	7	10
S Jerald Ballard	0	1	0.0	3	9
DE Leroy Conway	0	1	0.0	9	8
CB Justin King	0	1	0.0	4	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Melvin Oliver	1.5	1	44
DE Jovan Haye	1.0	1	44
DE Lorenzo Alexander	1.0	0	34
OLB Stephen Nicholas	1.0	0	31
ILB Patrick Willis	0.5	0	44

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	1.0	2	7	33
OLB James Anderson	1.0	0	2	17
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	0.5	0	0	24
DE Mark Anderson	0.5	0	0	31
DE Kenny Iwebema	0.0	1	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	8	0	0	44
S Antoine Bethea	7	1	0	44
ILB A.J. Hawk	3	0	0	43
S Kevin Payne	2	1	0	13
CB Kenyon Falkenberg	2	1	0	16
OLB Stephen Nicholas	2	0	0	31
S Ko Simpson	1	0	1	44
ILB Keith Newman	1	0	0	1
CB Dre' Bly	0	2	0	44

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	4	1	0	26
CB Antonio Cromartie	4	0	0	26
CB Marcus McCauley	4	0	0	33
CB Dwight Lowery	2	2	0	33
OLB Jon Beason	1	1	0	25
OLB K.J. Turner	1	0	0	2
DE Kindal Moorehead	1	0	0	33
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0	10
OLB James Anderson	1	0	0	17
DT Anthony Mebane	1	0	0	33
ILB Larry Atkins	0	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Chester Pitts	3	5	34	1	35
C Nick Mangold	2	8	34	0	35
G Kelvin Garmon	2	6	34	1	35
T Kareem McKenzie	1	4	34	0	35
FB Freddie Peterson	1	1	2	0	9
G Dan Neil	0	6	34	1	35
TE Greg Olsen	0	2	33	0	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dominic Raiola	1	4	17	0	44
T Matt Hill	0	4	17	1	44
C Logan Mankins	0	3	17	2	44
G Ben Claxton	0	3	16	0	38
G Jason Peters	0	2	17	1	44
FB Michael Robinson	0	0	5	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Antoine Bethea	2	14
Ko Simpson	1	14
Dan Neil	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Quinton Ganther	3	9
Ledley King	1	23
David Clowney	1	2

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Dan Neil	34	35	---	---	8	77
G Kelvin Garmon	34	35	---	---	8	77
T Kareem McKenzie	34	35	---	---	8	77
T Chester Pitts	34	35	---	---	8	77
S Antoine Bethea	---	---	17	44	14	75
S Ko Simpson	---	---	17	44	14	75
WR Randy Moss	34	29	---	---	9	72
CB Dre' Bly	---	---	17	44	10	71
C Nick Mangold	34	35	---	---	---	69
RB Clinton Portis	34	32	---	---	1	67
QB Carson Palmer	31	35	---	---	---	66
OLB Stephen Nicholas	---	---	13	31	21	65
DE Jovan Haye	---	---	17	44	2	63
DE Melvin Oliver	---	---	17	44	2	63
TE Greg Olsen	33	30	---	---	---	63
ILB Patrick Willis	---	---	17	44	2	63
ILB A.J. Hawk	---	---	17	43	2	62
WR Courtney Roby	30	26	---	---	---	56
CB DeMarcus Faggins	---	---	14	36	1	51
DE Lorenzo Alexander	---	---	14	34	1	49
WR Marcus Smith	20	20	---	---	---	40
CB Kenyon Falkenberg	---	---	8	16	13	37
S Than Merrill	---	---	4	14	16	34
TE Jerome Collins	2	8	---	---	23	33
OLB Cliff Avril	---	---	8	22	2	32
WR Reggie Germany	5	9	---	---	17	31
FB Freddie Peterson	2	9	---	---	17	28
TE Ben Patrick	10	9	---	---	---	19
S Kevin Payne	---	---	4	13	2	19
RB Ronnie Brown	0	0	---	---	16	16
DT DeMario Pressley	---	---	3	10	1	14
WR Adam Jennings	0	3	---	---	9	12
ILB Keith Newman	---	---	0	1	9	10
K Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jacob Jourden	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Mitchell Roberts	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Gerrard Warren	---	---	0	0	6	6
DE C.J. Ah You	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Cris Finley	3	0	---	---	---	3
RB Butch Marion	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Adam Terry	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Bryant McFadden	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Shawn Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Dominic Raiola	17	44	---	---	11	72
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	30	33	8	71
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	33	33	2	68
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	32	33	2	67
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	32	33	2	67
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	27	31	8	66
ILB Larry Atkins	---	---	33	28	1	62
QB Matt Hasselbeck	17	44	---	---	---	61
T Matt Hill	17	44	---	---	---	61
G Jason Peters	17	44	---	---	---	61
C Logan Mankins	17	44	---	---	---	61
WR Aundrae Allison	11	33	---	---	17	61
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	32	26	1	59
S Dwight Smith	---	---	31	26	1	58
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	32	25	1	58
TE Daniel Graham	14	41	---	---	---	55
G Ben Claxton	16	38	---	---	---	54
WR Nate Washington	15	39	---	---	---	54
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	---	---	25	24	1	50
WR David Clowney	12	36	---	---	2	50
RB Quinton Ganther	6	32	---	---	9	47
S Fred Bennett	---	---	15	16	7	38
TE Ledley King	6	8	---	---	23	37
OLB James Anderson	---	---	19	17	1	37
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	7	10	16	33
FB Michael Robinson	5	10	---	---	17	32
CB Justin King	---	---	4	12	13	29
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	3	9	16	28
OLB K.J. Turner	---	---	2	2	21	25
RB Lee Suggs	5	6	---	---	12	23
ILB Kendrell Bell	---	---	0	7	13	20
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	2	9	7	18
DE Leroy Conway	---	---	9	8	---	17
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	5	6	---	---	5	16
G Johnnie Linquist	1	6	---	---	8	15
WR Keenan Burton	4	4	---	---	7	15
TE Billy Bajema	2	5	---	---	6	13
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jimmie Ballinger	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Levi Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	4	1	---	5
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	2	2	---	4
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	18	133	7.4
Right	10	21	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-5	-1.7
Middle	9	19	2.1
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	32	20	2	2	2	4	3	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	39	26	3	3	2	5	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	87	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	71	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	85	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	134	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Clinton Portis	8	5	0	43	0	32
WR Randy Moss	6	4	1	29	0	29
WR Marcus Smith	6	2	1	35	1	20
WR Courtney Roby	4	3	0	33	0	26
TE Jerome Collins	2	2	0	27	0	8
FB Freddie Peterson	2	1	0	6	0	9
TE Greg Olsen	2	1	0	35	1	30
WR Adam Jennings	1	1	0	8	0	3
TE Ben Patrick	1	1	0	9	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	11	7	2	98	1	39
WR Aundrae Allison	8	6	0	65	1	33
TE Daniel Graham	5	4	0	47	1	41
WR David Clowney	4	2	0	20	0	36
TE Billy Bajema	3	0	0	0	0	5
RB Quinton Ganther	3	3	0	20	0	32
RB Lee Suggs	2	1	0	3	0	6
TE Ledley King	1	1	0	11	0	8
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	0	5	0	10
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	0	-1	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clinton Portis	9	15	1.67	5.03

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	5	3	28	5.60	7.03

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Courtney Roby	2	2	21	10.50	8.25
WR Marcus Smith	2	0	0	0.00	5.83
RB Clinton Portis	1	1	7	7.00	5.38

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
RB Clinton Portis	4	2
QB Carson Palmer	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quinton Ganther	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	11	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	13	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Clinton Portis	2	2	1
WR Courtney Roby	2	2	2
FB Freddie Peterson	2	1	1
TE Greg Olsen	2	1	1
WR Marcus Smith	2	0	0
WR Randy Moss	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	5	3	1
TE Daniel Graham	2	2	2
WR David Clowney	2	1	0
WR Aundrae Allison	2	2	1
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	1
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)