Week 10, 2046

played in St. Louis, MO

38 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	7	-	20
St. Louis Cardinals	3	10	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 STL - Mitch Benton 20 field goal
2Q: 14:53 NOS - Bart Mussorgsky 24 interception return (Samuel Wells extra point)
2Q: 00:33 NOS - Samuel Wells 32 field goal
2Q: 00:28 STL - Brant Booker 94 kickoff return (Mitch Benton extra point)
2Q: 00:03 STL - Mitch Benton 27 field goal
3Q: 07:52 STL - Mitch Benton 49 field goal
3Q: 03:21 NOS - Samuel Wells 50 field goal
4Q: 11:21 NOS - Jayden Higgins 2 pass from Lester Dunsmore (Samuel Wells extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 STL - Mitch Benton 20 field goal
2Q: 14:53 NOS - Bart Mussorgsky 24 interception return (Samuel Wells extra point)
2Q: 00:33 NOS - Samuel Wells 32 field goal
2Q: 00:28 STL - Brant Booker 94 kickoff return (Mitch Benton extra point)
2Q: 00:03 STL - Mitch Benton 27 field goal
3Q: 07:52 STL - Mitch Benton 49 field goal
3Q: 03:21 NOS - Samuel Wells 50 field goal
4Q: 11:21 NOS - Jayden Higgins 2 pass from Lester Dunsmore (Samuel Wells extra point)

Team Statistics NOS STL
Record 4-5 3-6
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 262 229
- Offensive Plays 66 65
- Yards per Play 3.97 3.52
Net Rushing Yards 68 57
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards per Rush 2.52 2.38
Net Passing Yards 194 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 0 37 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 229 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/35 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 4.97 4.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/41 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/119
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:15 27:45

Team Statistics	NOS	STL
Record	4-5	3-6
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	262	229
- Offensive Plays	66	65
- Yards per Play	3.97	3.52
Net Rushing Yards	68	57
- Rushing Attempts	27	24
- Yards per Rush	2.52	2.38
Net Passing Yards	194	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 0	37 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	229	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/35	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	4.97	4.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/41	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/119
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:15	27:45

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:09	1:42	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	7:25	1:58	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
1	1:51	1:50	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:16	1:56	OWN 33	6	14	Punt
2	6:44	1:01	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
2	4:14	3:46	OWN 6	10	79	Field Goal
2	0:14	0:11	OWN 25	1	-1	Fumble
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
3	7:47	4:34	OWN 25	8	42	Field Goal
3	1:01	4:50	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
4	8:44	2:25	OWN 29	6	29	Punt
4	5:15	2:40	OWN 41	5	12	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:51	OWN 25	8	72	Field Goal
1	8:27	1:02	OWN 29	4	27	Punt
1	5:27	3:36	OWN 39	8	21	Punt
1	0:01	0:18	OWN 34	2	-9	Interception
2	14:43	1:27	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	11:20	4:36	OWN 7	8	27	Punt
2	5:43	1:29	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OPP 10	0	0	Field Goal
3	11:37	3:50	OWN 31	9	37	Field Goal
3	3:13	2:12	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
4	11:11	2:27	OWN 25	10	13	Punt
4	6:19	1:04	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	2:35	1:24	OWN 12	6	45	Fumble

Game MVP: Lester Dunsmore, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Donte Tyler	26	69	2.65	17	2	0
QB Lester Dunsmore	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jarqurz Hunter	16	29	1.81	10	1
RB Ricky Kline	4	6	1.50	5	0
WR Marvin Harrison Jr.	2	13	6.50	8	0
QB Miles Taylor	1	4	4.00	4	0
QB Johnathan Mueller	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lester Dunsmore	35	25	229	4/35	1	24	0	98.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Mueller	23	11	90	4/32	0	31	1	40.1
Miles Taylor	14	8	114	0/0	0	33	0	83.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Douglas Gedney	7	11	50	7.14	3	16	0
TE Jose Miller	5	7	58	11.60	10	24	0
WR Jayden Higgins	4	6	37	9.25	8	16	1
RB Donte Tyler	4	4	32	8.00	5	12	0
WR Antonio Lyle	2	2	27	13.50	12	23	0
TE Austin Tatum	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Harrison Moran	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
FB Rex Maxwell	1	2	5	5.00	7	5	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kelly Mahe	6	9	69	11.50	17	31
TE Sherman Wagner	4	8	37	9.25	13	27
WR Marvin Harrison Jr.	3	7	24	8.00	0	11
RB Ricky Kline	3	3	18	6.00	12	17
RB Jarqurz Hunter	2	4	51	25.50	43	33
TE Wes O'Neill	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Brant Booker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ron Lewis	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bart Mussorgsky	1	24	24.00	1

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Donte Tyler	1	0	0	0
DE Tristan Phillips	0	1	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Johnathan Mueller	1	0	0
CB Quincy Riley	0	1	0
S Lincoln Grillo	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamie Eisner	9	367	40.8	36.2	46	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Peyton Hickman	8	333	41.6	36.5	53	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Wells	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mitch Benton	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Mussorgsky	2	21	10.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tre Starks	4	21	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brant Booker	1	94	94.0	1
Tre Starks	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marty Ferguson	12	1	0.0	21	40
ILB Lincoln Scott	6	1	0.0	23	41
OLB Keegan Kelsey	6	1	0.0	20	25
S Kamari Lassiter	4	3	0.0	23	27
CB Bart Mussorgsky	3	1	0.0	22	39
DE Tyrus Parker	2	1	1.0	19	24
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	2	0	1.0	20	36
DE Tristan Phillips	2	1	0.5	19	25
S Riley Harris	2	0	0.0	1	18
CB Dennis White	2	0	0.0	6	6
DE Corey Landgrebe	1	0	1.0	3	17
OLB Jorge Erickson	1	2	0.5	7	19
CB Johnny Mallard	1	2	0.0	22	35
S Xavier Watts	1	2	0.0	24	23
WR Harrison Moran	1	0	---	---	---
S Stan McDaniel	1	0	0.0	2	15
DT Mackenzie Booker	0	1	0.0	23	30

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Terrell Lyon	12	2	0.0	25	28
CB Quincy Riley	10	3	0.0	25	31
ILB Christopher Malone	6	3	0.0	27	39
OLB Robert Hagan	4	0	1.0	11	23
DE Que Robinson	4	0	0.5	25	32
DT Shemar Stewart	3	2	2.0	25	30
S Fernando Horner	3	2	0.0	25	37
DT Dave Idzik	3	0	0.0	5	9
DT Walt LaPierre	2	1	0.5	22	31
CB Evan Garnett	2	1	0.0	8	19
S Lincoln Grillo	2	0	0.0	15	15
CB Tre Starks	1	2	0.0	26	37
S Alejandro Brennan	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Darien Monaco	0	1	0.0	18	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Corey Landgrebe	1.0	0	1	1	17
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	1.0	0	1	0	36
DE Tyrus Parker	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Tristan Phillips	0.5	0	1	0	25
OLB Jorge Erickson	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Matt Cash	0.0	1	0	0	17

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shemar Stewart	2.0	1	0	30
OLB Robert Hagan	1.0	0	0	23
DT Walt LaPierre	0.5	1	0	31
DE Que Robinson	0.5	0	1	32
ILB Christopher Malone	0.0	1	0	39
DE Skip Thomas	0.0	1	0	34
OLB Terrell Lyon	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marty Ferguson	11	0	0	40
ILB Lincoln Scott	3	2	0	41
CB Bart Mussorgsky	1	1	1	39
OLB Keegan Kelsey	1	0	0	25
S Riley Harris	1	0	0	18
CB Dennis White	1	0	0	6
S Stan McDaniel	1	0	0	15
S Kamari Lassiter	0	3	0	27
S Xavier Watts	0	2	0	23

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quincy Riley	8	0	31
OLB Terrell Lyon	5	0	28
ILB Christopher Malone	4	0	39
OLB Robert Hagan	2	1	23
CB Tre Starks	2	0	37
CB Evan Garnett	2	0	19
S Alejandro Brennan	1	0	3
S Fernando Horner	1	0	37
S Darien Monaco	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Sean Choate	3	6	0	27	0	39
G Doug Hwang	2	4	1	27	1	39
T Amos Harding	1	7	0	27	1	39
T Elliot Hernandez	1	3	0	27	2	39
TE Jose Miller	1	1	0	25	0	39
G Isaiah Burton	0	4	0	27	0	39
FB Rex Maxwell	0	1	0	10	0	16

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jessie Willis	2	7	24	2	41
G Christian Mahogany	2	6	24	1	41
G Nick Obenhoff	1	4	24	0	41
T Donovan Jackson	1	2	24	1	41
T Bucky Rose	0	3	24	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Austin Tatum	2	28
Lincoln Scott	2	17
Stan McDaniel	1	18

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Wes O'Neill	1	29
Sherman Wagner	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Lincoln Scott	---	---	23	41	17	81
G Doug Hwang	27	39	---	---	11	77
CB Johnny Mallard	---	---	22	35	15	72
CB Bart Mussorgsky	---	---	22	39	11	72
QB Lester Dunsmore	27	39	---	---	2	68
T Elliot Hernandez	27	39	---	---	---	66
S Kamari Lassiter	---	---	23	27	16	66
T Amos Harding	27	39	---	---	---	66
C Sean Choate	27	39	---	---	---	66
G Isaiah Burton	27	39	---	---	---	66
RB Donte Tyler	27	39	---	---	---	66
WR Jayden Higgins	27	37	---	---	1	65
CB Marty Ferguson	---	---	21	40	3	64
TE Jose Miller	25	39	---	---	---	64
WR Douglas Gedney	24	35	---	---	2	61
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	---	---	20	36	3	59
OLB Jorge Erickson	---	---	7	19	29	55
DT Mackenzie Booker	---	---	23	30	2	55
S Xavier Watts	---	---	24	23	1	48
OLB Keegan Kelsey	---	---	20	25	2	47
DE Tyrus Parker	---	---	19	24	2	45
FB Rex Maxwell	10	16	---	---	19	45
DE Tristan Phillips	---	---	19	25	1	45
WR Antonio Lyle	17	20	---	---	7	44
S Stan McDaniel	---	---	2	15	18	35
TE Austin Tatum	1	5	---	---	28	34
DE Matt Cash	---	---	4	17	9	30
CB Dennis White	---	---	6	6	16	28
WR Harrison Moran	4	2	---	---	19	25
DT Jeffrey Franklin	---	---	2	13	9	24
S Riley Harris	---	---	1	18	2	21
DE Corey Landgrebe	---	---	3	17	1	21
RB Cam Wheat	0	0	---	---	20	20
ILB Cole Winslett	---	---	1	0	12	13
C R.J. Frist	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Chris Sanford	0	0	---	---	11	11
T John Hopper	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Oscar Peters	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Jamie Eisner	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Samuel Wells	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Charlie Joseph	---	---	2	1	---	3
WR Ernest Long	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Devan Lareche	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Zak Zinter	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Giovanni Klopfenstein	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dana Bullock	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tre Starks	---	---	26	37	17	80
G Christian Mahogany	24	41	---	---	11	76
G Nick Obenhoff	24	41	---	---	11	76
T Donovan Jackson	24	41	---	---	11	76
T Bucky Rose	24	41	---	---	11	76
TE Sherman Wagner	22	41	---	---	12	75
CB Quincy Riley	---	---	25	31	14	70
ILB Christopher Malone	---	---	27	39	3	69
C Jessie Willis	24	41	---	---	---	65
WR Ron Lewis	24	41	---	---	---	65
WR Marvin Harrison Jr.	24	39	---	---	1	64
DT Walt LaPierre	---	---	22	31	11	64
WR Kelly Mahe	24	40	---	---	---	64
S Fernando Horner	---	---	25	37	2	64
DE Skip Thomas	---	---	24	34	2	60
DE Que Robinson	---	---	25	32	---	57
DT Shemar Stewart	---	---	25	30	---	55
OLB Terrell Lyon	---	---	25	28	---	53
RB Ricky Kline	6	17	---	---	29	52
QB Johnathan Mueller	17	27	---	---	---	44
S Darien Monaco	---	---	18	24	2	44
RB Jarqurz Hunter	18	23	---	---	---	41
OLB Robert Hagan	---	---	11	23	4	38
WR Brant Booker	2	2	---	---	29	33
CB Evan Garnett	---	---	8	19	6	33
TE Wes O'Neill	0	1	---	---	29	30
S Lincoln Grillo	---	---	15	15	---	30
CB Paul Mueller	---	---	4	15	10	29
DE Herman Vesser	---	---	5	12	11	28
OLB Jonah Thweatt	---	---	2	1	24	27
S Alejandro Brennan	---	---	3	3	18	24
QB Miles Taylor	7	14	---	---	---	21
DT Dave Idzik	---	---	5	9	---	14
DT Teddy Gaylor	---	---	2	9	2	13
ILB Shane Santiago	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Randal Altenburger	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Peyton Hickman	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Daniel Wooden	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Antoine Goosey	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Myles Shaw	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Mitch Benton	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Julian Rayburn	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Eddie Adkisson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Francisco Hernandez	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Daryl Buckley	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Quentin Terrell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	14	19	1.4
Right	8	28	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	19	35	1.8
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lester Dunsmore	35	25	2	2	1	2	5	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Mueller	23	11	1	2	1	4	3	1	1
Miles Taylor	14	8	2	1	1	4	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	94	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	124	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-7	-3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	12	129	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	51	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	31	31.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Douglas Gedney	11	7	1	50	0	35
TE Jose Miller	7	5	0	58	1	39
WR Jayden Higgins	6	4	0	37	0	37
RB Donte Tyler	4	4	0	32	0	39
TE Austin Tatum	2	1	0	9	0	5
FB Rex Maxwell	2	1	0	5	0	16
WR Antonio Lyle	2	2	0	27	1	20
WR Harrison Moran	1	1	0	11	0	2

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Mahe	9	6	0	69	1	40
TE Sherman Wagner	8	4	0	37	1	41
WR Marvin Harrison Jr.	7	3	1	24	0	39
RB Jarqurz Hunter	4	2	1	51	1	23
WR Ron Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	41
RB Ricky Kline	3	3	0	18	0	17
TE Wes O'Neill	1	1	0	5	0	1
WR Brant Booker	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Donte Tyler	1	6	6.00	2.65

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jarqurz Hunter	1	-3	-3.00	1.81

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lester Dunsmore	3	2	11	3.67	6.54

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Miles Taylor	2	1	8	4.00	8.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Douglas Gedney	1	1	9	9.00	4.55
WR Jayden Higgins	1	1	2	2.00	6.17
FB Rex Maxwell	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison Jr.	2	1	8	4.00	3.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Donte Tyler	3	0
QB Lester Dunsmore	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jarqurz Hunter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lester Dunsmore	9	7	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Mueller	9	6	3
Miles Taylor	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Douglas Gedney	3	2	0
WR Jayden Higgins	2	2	1
TE Jose Miller	1	0	0
RB Donte Tyler	1	1	1
FB Rex Maxwell	1	1	0
WR Antonio Lyle	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelly Mahe	5	3	2
WR Marvin Harrison Jr.	3	2	1
RB Ricky Kline	3	3	2
WR Brant Booker	1	0	0
TE Sherman Wagner	1	1	0
WR Ron Lewis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 20,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,500 (21,400)
End Zone 4,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 2,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 4,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 2,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	20,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,500 (21,400)
End Zone	4,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	2,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	4,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	2,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)