Week 2, 2009

played in New Orleans, LA

91 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	7	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	0	6	7	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 NED - Jeff Chandler 35 field goal
2Q: 06:51 NOS - Nick Novak 44 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Nick Novak 25 field goal
3Q: 11:03 NED - Mike Williams 12 pass from Trent Edwards (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 05:57 NOS - LeSean McCoy 1 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 12:43 NOS - LeSean McCoy 5 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 06:46 NED - Jeff Chandler 19 field goal
4Q: 02:06 NOS - Quinton Ganther 8 run (Nick Novak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 NED - Jeff Chandler 35 field goal
2Q: 06:51 NOS - Nick Novak 44 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Nick Novak 25 field goal
3Q: 11:03 NED - Mike Williams 12 pass from Trent Edwards (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 05:57 NOS - LeSean McCoy 1 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 12:43 NOS - LeSean McCoy 5 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 06:46 NED - Jeff Chandler 19 field goal
4Q: 02:06 NOS - Quinton Ganther 8 run (Nick Novak extra point)

Team Statistics NED NOS
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 28 17
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 465 324
- Offensive Plays 74 54
- Yards per Play 6.28 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 136 107
- Rushing Attempts 27 25
- Yards per Rush 5.04 4.28
Net Passing Yards 329 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 28 - 1 28 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 348 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.5
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/49 4/36
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:10 25:50

Team Statistics	NED	NOS
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	28	17
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	465	324
- Offensive Plays	74	54
- Yards per Play	6.28	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	136	107
- Rushing Attempts	27	25
- Yards per Rush	5.04	4.28
Net Passing Yards	329	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 28 - 1	28 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	348	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	9.5
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/49	4/36
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:10	25:50

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	1:53	OWN 13	3	-4	Punt
1	8:54	2:27	OWN 11	6	71	Field Goal
1	3:34	2:23	OWN 13	4	6	Punt
2	13:25	4:45	OWN 20	8	64	Interception
2	6:44	4:29	OWN 25	12	62	Fumble
3	15:00	4:04	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	5:50	1:53	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
3	2:32	3:06	OWN 25	7	54	Fumble
4	12:36	5:55	OWN 21	10	77	Field Goal
4	4:19	1:17	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
4	1:59	1:59	OWN 25	10	74	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
1	10:42	1:48	OWN 48	3	-1	Punt
1	6:27	2:53	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
1	1:11	2:46	OWN 36	6	20	Punt
2	8:40	1:56	OWN 22	4	51	Field Goal
2	2:15	2:15	OWN 13	9	79	Field Goal
3	10:56	5:06	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
3	3:57	1:25	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	14:26	1:50	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
4	6:41	2:22	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
4	3:02	1:03	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown

Game MVP: Matt Hasselbeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jason Snelling	12	66	5.50	24	4
RB Wali Lundy	11	60	5.45	13	3
QB Trent Edwards	4	10	2.50	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeSean McCoy	16	92	5.75	51	2	2
RB Quinton Ganther	6	15	2.50	8	0	1
QB Matt Hasselbeck	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Deion Branch	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	44	28	348	3/19	1	45	1	86.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	28	21	220	1/3	0	49	0	97.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Maclin	10	18	141	14.10	13	24	0
WR Mike Williams	5	10	94	18.80	37	45	1
RB Wali Lundy	4	6	52	13.00	21	25	0
WR Jacquez Green	3	3	36	12.00	5	29	0
WR Tim Carter	2	2	6	3.00	1	3	0
TE Scott Chandler	2	3	11	5.50	0	11	0
WR Bernard Berrian	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Justin Green	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nate Washington	6	9	69	11.50	28	28
WR Demetrius Williams	5	5	93	18.60	36	49
RB LeSean McCoy	3	4	1	0.33	0	5
WR Deion Branch	2	3	19	9.50	13	10
TE Billy Bajema	2	3	11	5.50	0	6
TE Ledley King	1	2	13	13.00	12	13
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	6	6.00	3	6

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Antonio Cromartie	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Trent Edwards	2	0	0
TE Scott Chandler	1	0	0
WR Tim Carter	0	1	0
OLB Justin Rogers	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Nate Washington	1	0	0
ILB Larry Atkins	0	1	0
TE Billy Bajema	0	1	0
OLB Jon Beason	0	1	0
OLB James Anderson	0	0	2
DE Mark Anderson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jon Ryan	4	153	38.3	33.8	57	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	6	271	45.2	40.0	51	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Bryant	2	11	5.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Ogletree	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Williams	2	54	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Justin Rogers	8	0	0.0	25	27
DT Michael Bennett	5	1	0.0	21	23
S Tom Zbikowski	4	3	0.0	25	28
OLB Lawrence Timmons	4	2	0.0	23	23
S Louis Delmas	4	0	0.0	24	26
DE LaMarr Woodley	3	1	1.0	25	28
OLB Lance Briggs	3	2	0.0	25	29
S Kenny Phillips	3	1	0.0	25	27
CB Carlos Rogers	2	1	0.0	11	20
DE Glenn Dorsey	2	1	0.0	22	17
DE Kenneth Pettway	2	0	0.0	2	7
CB Cortland Finnegan	1	3	0.0	25	29
DT Jamal Williams	1	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Mike Smith	1	0	0.0	15	17
TE Scott Chandler	1	0	---	---	---
G Adam Koets	1	0	---	---	---
CB Stephen Hodge	1	0	0.0	0	1

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	12	3	0.0	25	39
OLB Jon Beason	10	2	0.0	24	34
ILB Larry Atkins	8	2	1.0	26	40
DE Kindal Moorehead	5	2	0.5	26	41
S Tanard Jackson	5	1	0.0	24	30
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	2	0.0	26	42
CB Marcus McCauley	3	1	0.0	27	47
OLB James Anderson	2	0	1.0	17	21
DE Mark Anderson	2	0	0.5	19	32
ILB Angelo Crowell	2	0	0.0	1	7
DE Ronald Fields	1	3	0.0	20	33
CB Justin King	1	1	0.0	3	13
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0.0	9	22
S Jerald Ballard	0	1	0.0	4	16
DT Anthony Mebane	0	1	0.0	24	34

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE LaMarr Woodley	1.0	0	1	28
OLB Justin Rogers	0.0	1	0	27
DE Glenn Dorsey	0.0	1	0	17
DT Michael Bennett	0.0	1	0	23

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB James Anderson	1.0	0	1	0	21
ILB Larry Atkins	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Kindal Moorehead	0.5	1	2	3	41
DE Mark Anderson	0.5	1	2	0	32
DE Ronald Fields	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Kenny Iwebema	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Justin Rogers	4	0	27
OLB Lance Briggs	3	1	29
S Tom Zbikowski	3	0	28
S Louis Delmas	3	0	26
CB Carlos Rogers	2	0	20
OLB Lawrence Timmons	1	1	23
DE Kenneth Pettway	1	0	7
CB Cortland Finnegan	1	0	29
S Kenny Phillips	1	0	27
DT Michael Bennett	1	0	23
CB Stephen Hodge	1	0	1

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	7	1	0	39
OLB Jon Beason	4	0	0	34
CB Marcus McCauley	3	1	0	47
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	0	1	42
S Tanard Jackson	2	1	0	30
ILB Larry Atkins	2	0	0	40
ILB Angelo Crowell	2	0	0	7
OLB James Anderson	2	0	0	21
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0	3
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0	22
CB Justin King	1	0	0	13
CB Les Cole	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Adam Koets	4	5	27	0	47
C Tyler Arvold	3	7	27	0	47
T Walter Jones	2	4	27	3	47
C Damien Woody	1	3	27	0	47
TE Scott Chandler	1	1	26	0	42
G Ryan Durand	0	2	27	0	47
TE Craig Stevens	0	1	12	0	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Levi Brown	3	6	25	1	29
T Matt Hill	2	6	25	0	29
G Jason Peters	2	3	25	0	29
C Dominic Raiola	1	6	25	0	29
G Ben Claxton	0	2	25	0	29
TE Daniel Graham	0	1	11	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Bryant	2	21
Justin Green	1	21
Jamal Williams	1	14

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
LeSean McCoy	2	11
Angelo Crowell	1	20
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ryan Durand	27	47	---	---	6	80
QB Trent Edwards	27	47	---	---	2	76
T Walter Jones	27	47	---	---	---	74
C Damien Woody	27	47	---	---	---	74
G Adam Koets	27	47	---	---	---	74
WR Jeremy Maclin	27	47	---	---	---	74
C Tyler Arvold	27	47	---	---	---	74
TE Scott Chandler	26	42	---	---	---	68
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	23	23	21	67
WR Mike Williams	11	31	---	---	15	57
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	25	29	2	56
CB Cortland Finnegan	---	---	25	29	2	56
S Tom Zbikowski	---	---	25	28	2	55
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	25	28	1	54
OLB Justin Rogers	---	---	25	27	2	54
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	25	27	1	53
RB Wali Lundy	12	36	---	---	4	52
S Louis Delmas	---	---	24	26	1	51
WR Jacquez Green	17	33	---	---	---	50
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	11	20	16	47
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	21	23	2	46
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	22	17	1	40
RB Jason Snelling	15	11	---	---	11	37
FB Justin Green	3	10	---	---	21	34
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	15	17	2	34
DT Jamal Williams	---	---	4	7	14	25
WR Tim Carter	10	14	---	---	---	24
WR Antonio Bryant	1	0	---	---	21	22
TE Craig Stevens	12	5	---	---	5	22
TE Ike Barreras	0	0	---	---	21	21
S C.J. Gaddis	---	---	0	2	16	18
DE Kenneth Pettway	---	---	2	7	7	16
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	3	8	1	12
ILB J.D. Folsom	---	---	0	0	11	11
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	0	0	11	11
WR Bernard Berrian	1	6	---	---	---	7
T Damian Roger	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Norman Bauer	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Toniu Fonoti	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Barry Richardson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jon Ryan	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Bruce Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Jim Russell	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	27	47	6	80
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	26	41	2	69
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	26	42	1	69
ILB Larry Atkins	---	---	26	40	1	67
S Dwight Smith	---	---	25	39	1	65
G Jason Peters	25	29	---	---	8	62
TE Billy Bajema	21	21	---	---	20	62
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	24	34	1	59
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	24	34	1	59
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	20	33	2	55
QB Matt Hasselbeck	25	29	---	---	---	54
C Dominic Raiola	25	29	---	---	---	54
T Matt Hill	25	29	---	---	---	54
G Ben Claxton	25	29	---	---	---	54
T Levi Brown	25	29	---	---	---	54
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	24	30	---	54
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	19	32	2	53
WR Nate Washington	21	28	---	---	---	49
WR Deion Branch	21	27	---	---	---	48
RB LeSean McCoy	19	18	---	---	11	48
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	10	28	5	43
WR Demetrius Williams	11	15	---	---	15	41
RB Quinton Ganther	6	12	---	---	21	39
OLB James Anderson	---	---	17	21	1	39
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	9	22	5	36
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	4	16	14	34
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	1	7	20	28
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	3	12	8	23
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	7	10	---	---	5	22
CB Justin King	---	---	3	13	5	21
CB Les Cole	---	---	1	6	13	20
TE Daniel Graham	11	7	---	---	---	18
RB Tashard Choice	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Ledley King	8	7	---	---	1	16
S Fred Bennett	---	---	2	10	1	13
DE Jarius Wynn	---	---	1	7	5	13
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	5	3	1	9
WR Aundrae Allison	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jimmie Ballinger	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Charles Spencer	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Kevin Ogletree	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-4	-1.3
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	13	104	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-2	-0.7
Middle	17	85	5.0
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	44	28	7	2	0	4	7	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	28	21	2	0	2	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	124	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	101	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	118	23.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	59	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	147	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	18	10	141	3	47
WR Mike Williams	10	5	94	2	31
RB Wali Lundy	6	4	52	1	36
WR Jacquez Green	3	3	36	1	33
TE Scott Chandler	3	2	11	0	42
WR Tim Carter	2	2	6	0	14
WR Bernard Berrian	1	1	3	0	6
FB Justin Green	1	1	5	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	9	6	1	69	1	28
WR Demetrius Williams	5	5	0	93	1	15
RB LeSean McCoy	4	3	0	1	0	18
WR Deion Branch	3	2	0	19	0	27
TE Billy Bajema	3	2	0	11	0	21
TE Ledley King	2	1	1	13	0	7
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	0	8	0	12
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	0	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jason Snelling	3	4	1.33	5.50
RB Wali Lundy	1	6	6.00	5.45
QB Trent Edwards	1	-1	-1.00	2.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	5	13	2.60	5.75
RB Quinton Ganther	1	8	8.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	13	4	30	2.31	7.91

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	6	4	25	4.17	7.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	5	1	11	2.20	7.83
WR Mike Williams	4	1	12	3.00	9.40
WR Jacquez Green	2	2	7	3.50	12.00
RB Wali Lundy	1	0	0	0.00	8.67
TE Scott Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	2	1	8	4.00	7.67
WR Demetrius Williams	2	2	18	9.00	18.60
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wali Lundy	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	10	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Williams	4	2	2
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	2	2
WR Tim Carter	1	1	0
WR Bernard Berrian	1	1	0
RB Wali Lundy	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	4	2	0
WR Demetrius Williams	2	2	2
WR Deion Branch	1	1	0
TE Ledley King	1	0	0
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)