Week 2, 2037

played in New England, MA

65 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	3	-	20
New England Patriots	3	7	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 NOS - Mercury Trainor 2 run (Wally Banks extra point)
1Q: 01:24 NED - Walter Gibson 37 field goal
2Q: 07:07 NED - Kristopher Kramer 57 interception return (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 01:18 NOS - Miguel Gerhardt 14 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)
3Q: 05:58 NOS - Wally Banks 42 field goal
3Q: 03:00 NED - Devonte Richard 12 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)
4Q: 11:58 NOS - Wally Banks 41 field goal
4Q: 01:38 NED - Walter Gibson 21 field goal
4Q: 00:20 NED - Walter Gibson 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 NOS - Mercury Trainor 2 run (Wally Banks extra point)
1Q: 01:24 NED - Walter Gibson 37 field goal
2Q: 07:07 NED - Kristopher Kramer 57 interception return (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 01:18 NOS - Miguel Gerhardt 14 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)
3Q: 05:58 NOS - Wally Banks 42 field goal
3Q: 03:00 NED - Devonte Richard 12 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)
4Q: 11:58 NOS - Wally Banks 41 field goal
4Q: 01:38 NED - Walter Gibson 21 field goal
4Q: 00:20 NED - Walter Gibson 44 field goal

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 25 16
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 6 1
Total Net Yards 298 326
- Offensive Plays 73 59
- Yards per Play 4.08 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 124 92
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 4.28 3.83
Net Passing Yards 174 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 3 33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 189 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.95 6.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 11/89
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/77
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:51 26:09

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	25	16
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	6	1
Total Net Yards	298	326
- Offensive Plays	73	59
- Yards per Play	4.08	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	124	92
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	4.28	3.83
Net Passing Yards	174	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 3	33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	189	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.95	6.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	11/89
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/77
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:51	26:09

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 31	5	23	Punt
1	10:59	3:43	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
1	1:19	3:29	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
2	9:52	2:53	OWN 6	6	30	Interception
2	6:59	1:48	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	4:01	2:51	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 46	2	-13	Half
3	12:22	6:29	OWN 20	12	55	Field Goal
3	2:53	6:00	OWN 26	12	50	Field Goal
4	8:12	1:49	OWN 22	4	10	Interception
4	6:12	1:51	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
4	1:31	0:28	OWN 25	2	18	Interception
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 25	2	0	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	1:37	OWN 20	5	35	Downs
1	7:16	5:57	OWN 25	11	55	Field Goal
2	12:50	2:58	OWN 16	7	19	Punt
2	5:11	1:10	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	1:10	0:18	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 25	6	36	Punt
3	5:53	3:00	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	11:53	3:41	OWN 25	7	7	Punt
4	6:23	0:11	OPP 20	2	-1	Fumble
4	4:21	2:50	OWN 35	7	61	Field Goal
4	1:03	0:51	OPP 42	4	15	Field Goal

Game MVP: Garret Wilson, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	17	56	3.29	22	2	0
RB Mercury Trainor	11	60	5.45	14	2	1
WR Miguel Gerhardt	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Reggie Husak	14	38	2.71	7	0
RB Frankie Harriman	8	43	5.38	17	2
FB Dakota Schokora	2	11	5.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Lawrence	42	25	189	2/15	1	23	3	48.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dean Burton	33	19	245	2/11	1	45	1	78.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ja'Marr Chase	6	9	22	3.67	3	19	0
WR Miguel Gerhardt	6	13	49	8.17	9	18	1
TE Broderick Peterman	5	8	51	10.20	4	17	0
RB Mercury Trainor	3	6	41	13.67	20	23	0
WR Denzel Carrico	2	3	7	3.50	0	6	0
WR Darrin Godfrey	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Geoff Weese	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Garret Wilson	5	8	113	22.60	67	45	0
WR Devonte Richard	3	8	30	10.00	2	12	1
RB Frankie Harriman	3	3	14	4.67	7	6	0
TE Andres Shelley	3	4	26	8.67	7	17	0
WR Jumbo Hall	2	5	40	20.00	8	28	0
RB Reggie Husak	2	3	17	8.50	0	9	0
TE Ross Braico	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Dustin Lyons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Sean Helfenstein	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kristopher Kramer	1	57	57.00	1
CB Cedric Dawkins	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jim Dillingham	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Kent Dahlquist	0	1	0	0
OLB Sean Helfenstein	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Reggie Husak	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luther Perzul	4	185	46.3	37.8	54	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Ford	4	200	50.0	44.0	59	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Banks	2/2	2/2	0/0	42	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Gibson	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Godfrey	1	4	4.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Hall	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duane Magnotta	2	40	20.0	0
Denzel Carrico	1	23	23.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Corson	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Alexander Karras	7	0	1.0	19	35
S Josiah Shepherd	6	1	0.0	22	28
ILB Alejandro Bullock	4	4	0.0	9	11
OLB Adam Dorsey	4	3	0.0	19	35
S Sean Ogden	4	0	0.0	18	35
ILB Tyler Foster	3	2	0.0	19	35
CB Carson Stephens	3	0	0.0	22	34
DE Jerome Kerr	2	1	1.0	18	25
S JT Woods	2	0	0.0	8	7
ILB Drake Wynn	2	0	0.0	8	2
OLB Sean Helfenstein	2	0	0.0	15	27
DE Tyrus Parker	2	0	0.0	15	27
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rodney Tatum	1	0	0.0	7	7
RB Mercury Trainor	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ed Robinson	1	0	0.0	20	35
OLB David Jordan	1	0	0.0	6	6
CB Kent Dahlquist	0	2	0.0	10	14

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dean Villars	10	2	0.0	27	31
ILB Micah Parsons	6	1	0.0	28	29
CB Vince Lyons	5	1	0.0	27	39
CB Cedric Dawkins	4	1	0.0	27	36
S Marlon Plesko	4	0	0.0	1	15
DE Rondell Perales	3	1	1.0	26	25
S Marquis Fredrickson	3	2	0.0	27	32
OLB Darrin Polasek	3	2	0.0	14	25
CB Drew McBurrows	3	2	0.0	3	14
S Lukas Burroughs	3	1	0.0	27	28
DT Trevor George	3	0	0.0	12	22
DE Bobby Lang	2	1	0.0	27	40
DT Howard Diaz	1	0	1.0	12	18
CB Jim Dillingham	1	2	0.0	17	35
DT Melvin Williamson	1	1	0.0	15	22
WR Garret Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Joseph Wilson	1	0	0.0	1	7
S Kristopher Kramer	0	1	0.0	2	13
DT Neil Farrell	0	1	0.0	20	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alexander Karras	1.0	1	3	2	35
DE Jerome Kerr	1.0	0	0	2	25
DE Tyrus Parker	0.0	1	1	0	27
ILB Alejandro Bullock	0.0	1	0	0	11
DE Kevin Mahoney	0.0	0	2	1	11
DE Rodney Tatum	0.0	0	1	0	7

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rondell Perales	1.0	1	2	0	25
DT Howard Diaz	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Darrin Polasek	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Bobby Lang	0.0	0	1	1	40
DT Trevor George	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Leslie Offord	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sean Ogden	4	0	0	35
S Josiah Shepherd	3	0	0	28
OLB Adam Dorsey	3	0	0	35
DT Alexander Karras	2	0	0	35
ILB Tyler Foster	2	0	0	35
DE Tyrus Parker	2	0	0	27
CB Carson Stephens	1	1	0	34
ILB Alejandro Bullock	1	0	0	11
OLB David Jordan	1	0	0	6
OLB Sean Helfenstein	0	0	1	27

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cedric Dawkins	4	0	1	36
CB Vince Lyons	4	0	0	39
OLB Dean Villars	3	1	0	31
S Marlon Plesko	3	0	0	15
CB Drew McBurrows	3	0	0	14
ILB Micah Parsons	2	1	0	29
OLB Darrin Polasek	2	1	0	25
S Marquis Fredrickson	2	0	0	32
CB Jim Dillingham	1	2	1	35
OLB Joseph Wilson	1	0	0	7
S Kristopher Kramer	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Sammy Pham	4	12	1	29	0	44
G Max Elliot	4	9	1	29	0	44
C Cam Jurgens	2	3	0	29	2	44
T Eli Broadhurst	1	3	0	29	0	44
TE Steven Berry	1	1	0	11	0	10
FB Quinn Cella	0	1	0	4	0	1

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ted Richard	3	7	0	24	0	35
G Jack Stroud Jr	2	6	1	24	1	35
G Alan Cochrane	1	5	0	24	0	35
C Ian Sena	1	2	0	24	0	35
T Melvin Corbett	0	3	0	24	1	35
FB Dakota Schokora	0	1	0	11	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Alexander Karras	2	16
Josiah Shepherd	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Micah Parsons	2	10
T.J. Corson	1	16
Jim Dillingham	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Max Elliot	29	44	---	---	6	79
T Eli Broadhurst	29	44	---	---	6	79
G Sammy Pham	29	44	---	---	6	79
T Caiden Maloney	29	44	---	---	6	79
QB Trevor Lawrence	29	44	---	---	---	73
C Cam Jurgens	29	44	---	---	---	73
WR Miguel Gerhardt	26	44	---	---	---	70
DT Alexander Karras	---	---	19	35	16	70
TE Broderick Peterman	26	40	---	---	---	66
CB Carson Stephens	---	---	22	34	3	59
S Josiah Shepherd	---	---	22	28	9	59
WR Ja'Marr Chase	15	28	---	---	15	58
CB Ed Robinson	---	---	20	35	3	58
OLB Adam Dorsey	---	---	19	35	3	57
ILB Tyler Foster	---	---	19	35	3	57
S Sean Ogden	---	---	18	35	3	56
RB Mercury Trainor	12	26	---	---	17	55
WR Darrin Godfrey	15	17	---	---	17	49
DE Jerome Kerr	---	---	18	25	---	43
OLB Sean Helfenstein	---	---	15	27	---	42
DE Tyrus Parker	---	---	15	27	---	42
TE Steven Berry	11	10	---	---	20	41
WR Denzel Carrico	9	24	---	---	6	39
CB Kent Dahlquist	---	---	10	14	10	34
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	17	17	---	---	---	34
S JT Woods	---	---	8	7	18	33
CB Duane Magnotta	---	---	7	6	18	31
ILB Drake Wynn	---	---	8	2	19	29
TE Geoff Weese	10	13	---	---	1	24
DE Kevin Mahoney	---	---	8	11	3	22
FB Quinn Cella	4	1	---	---	17	22
DE Rodney Tatum	---	---	7	7	7	21
ILB Alejandro Bullock	---	---	9	11	1	21
OLB David Jordan	---	---	6	6	3	15
CB Andre Cisco	---	---	8	5	---	13
ILB Malachi Aviles	---	---	1	0	9	10
K Wally Banks	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Frankie Gayle	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Luther Perzul	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Rex Trabosh	---	---	5	0	---	5
WR Mario McConnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Maurice Kerr	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Timothy Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ivan McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jace Turnbull	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeffrey Crawford	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Vince Lyons	---	---	27	39	7	73
DE Bobby Lang	---	---	27	40	2	69
CB Jim Dillingham	---	---	17	35	16	68
ILB Micah Parsons	---	---	28	29	10	67
T Melvin Corbett	24	35	---	---	7	66
T Ted Richard	24	35	---	---	7	66
G Jack Stroud Jr	24	35	---	---	7	66
G Alan Cochrane	24	35	---	---	7	66
CB Cedric Dawkins	---	---	27	36	---	63
DT Neil Farrell	---	---	20	26	15	61
S Marquis Fredrickson	---	---	27	32	---	59
QB Dean Burton	24	35	---	---	---	59
C Ian Sena	24	35	---	---	---	59
WR Garret Wilson	24	33	---	---	1	58
OLB Dean Villars	---	---	27	31	---	58
WR Devonte Richard	19	29	---	---	7	55
S Lukas Burroughs	---	---	27	28	---	55
DE Rondell Perales	---	---	26	25	---	51
RB Reggie Husak	14	18	---	---	17	49
TE Andres Shelley	12	31	---	---	---	43
OLB Darrin Polasek	---	---	14	25	2	41
WR Jumbo Hall	12	19	---	---	9	40
FB Dakota Schokora	11	11	---	---	18	40
DT Melvin Williamson	---	---	15	22	---	37
DT Trevor George	---	---	12	22	1	35
WR T.J. Corson	8	9	---	---	16	33
S Kristopher Kramer	---	---	2	13	17	32
DT Howard Diaz	---	---	12	18	2	32
OLB Joseph Wilson	---	---	1	7	19	27
RB Frankie Harriman	9	16	---	---	1	26
TE Ross Braico	4	2	---	---	20	26
DE Albert Roberts	---	---	3	13	4	20
CB Drew McBurrows	---	---	3	14	2	19
S Marlon Plesko	---	---	1	15	2	18
TE Dustin Lyons	7	7	---	---	2	16
ILB Allen Pressley	---	---	1	4	10	15
DE Leslie Offord	---	---	2	10	2	14
WR Aaron Harris	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Walter Gibson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Andre Ford	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Edwin Chamberlain	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Brant Fisher	---	---	0	0	1	1
G Alexander Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Lester Dunsmore	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Javier Bohrer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bob MaKinster	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	17	46	2.7
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Lawrence	42	25	1	0	2	5	5	1	3

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dean Burton	33	19	4	1	1	1	7	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	59	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	106	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	39	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	110	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miguel Gerhardt	13	6	1	49	0	44
WR Ja'Marr Chase	9	6	0	22	0	28
TE Broderick Peterman	8	5	0	51	0	40
RB Mercury Trainor	6	3	0	41	1	26
WR Denzel Carrico	3	2	1	7	0	24
WR Darrin Godfrey	1	1	0	5	0	17
TE Geoff Weese	1	1	0	9	0	13
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	1	1	0	5	0	17

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devonte Richard	8	3	0	30	0	29
WR Garret Wilson	8	5	0	113	3	33
WR Jumbo Hall	5	2	1	40	1	19
TE Andres Shelley	4	3	0	26	0	31
RB Frankie Harriman	3	3	0	14	0	16
RB Reggie Husak	3	2	0	17	0	18
TE Dustin Lyons	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Ross Braico	1	1	0	5	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mercury Trainor	2	11	5.50	5.45
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	2	-3	-1.50	3.29
WR Miguel Gerhardt	1	8	8.00	8.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Reggie Husak	3	-1	-0.33	2.71
RB Frankie Harriman	2	-2	-1.00	5.38
FB Dakota Schokora	1	3	3.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Lawrence	2	1	14	7.00	4.50

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dean Burton	3	1	12	4.00	7.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Miguel Gerhardt	2	1	14	7.00	3.77

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devonte Richard	2	1	12	6.00	3.75
WR Jumbo Hall	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mercury Trainor	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frankie Harriman	3	1
FB Dakota Schokora	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Lawrence	10	6	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dean Burton	5	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ja'Marr Chase	4	2	0
WR Miguel Gerhardt	3	1	0
RB Mercury Trainor	2	2	2
TE Broderick Peterman	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch
WR Devonte Richard	3	1
WR Garret Wilson	1	0
WR Jumbo Hall	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)