Week 2, 2017

played in New England, MA

48 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	0	3	0	-	6
New England Patriots	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 NOS - Martin Gaines 37 field goal
2Q: 09:01 NED - Harold Grant 31 field goal
2Q: 01:57 NED - Thomas Chevrier 0 blocked punt return (Harold Grant extra point)
3Q: 05:14 NOS - Martin Gaines 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 NOS - Martin Gaines 37 field goal
2Q: 09:01 NED - Harold Grant 31 field goal
2Q: 01:57 NED - Thomas Chevrier 0 blocked punt return (Harold Grant extra point)
3Q: 05:14 NOS - Martin Gaines 24 field goal

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 16 12
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 9 5
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 290 220
- Offensive Plays 67 57
- Yards per Play 4.33 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 114 81
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 3.93 2.70
Net Passing Yards 176 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 1 24 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 198 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 5.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/79 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:23 27:37

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	16	12
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	9	5
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	290	220
- Offensive Plays	67	57
- Yards per Play	4.33	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	114	81
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	3.93	2.70
Net Passing Yards	176	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 1	24 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	198	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	5.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/79	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:23	27:37

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:52	OWN 25	13	55	Field Goal
1	3:25	3:24	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	14:08	1:33	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	8:56	1:01	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	4:23	2:41	OWN 12	6	-3	Punt
2	1:42	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	0:46	0:38	OWN 20	4	1	Punt
3	12:16	0:58	OWN 22	3	11	Punt
3	9:15	4:09	OWN 19	8	74	Field Goal
3	2:00	2:10	OWN 9	5	26	Punt
4	12:43	1:37	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	9:47	4:43	OWN 26	8	41	Fumble
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 8	6	31	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:08	4:43	OWN 25	8	34	Punt
1	0:01	0:53	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
2	12:35	3:39	OWN 6	8	80	Field Goal
2	7:55	3:32	OWN 23	8	18	Punt
2	1:31	0:45	OPP 28	3	-12	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 37	1	36	Half
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 28	4	5	Punt
3	11:18	2:03	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	5:06	3:06	OWN 34	6	9	Punt
4	14:50	2:07	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
4	11:06	1:19	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	5:04	3:21	OWN 33	8	28	Punt

Game MVP: Donnell Sipes, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donnell Sipes	23	70	3.04	20	1	0
Jessie Foley	6	44	7.33	11	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Brennan	19	65	3.42	10	1
Dakota Walburn	8	20	2.50	9	0
Larry Guenther	2	1	0.50	1	0
Ethan Connell	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jessie Foley	36	19	198	2/22	0	36	1	57.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	24	13	152	3/13	0	36	0	73.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Leonardo Powell	6	12	65	10.83	22	36
RB Donnell Sipes	5	8	79	15.80	60	32
WR Randal Clements	3	7	25	8.33	0	10
TE Daniel Snyder	2	4	16	8.00	0	9
WR Abel Corbett	2	3	14	7.00	0	10
RB Phil Bradley	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Thurman Brennan	5	6	48	9.60	29	29
RB Alex Eisner	2	3	12	6.00	0	9
WR Aidan Zimmerman	2	2	34	17.00	24	36
TE Darnell Coleman	2	4	33	16.50	26	29
TE Elijah Redman	1	6	16	16.00	9	16
WR Tommy Andersen	1	1	9	9.00	10	9
WR Tyler Humphries	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Jessie Foley	1	0
Ray Schuster	0	1
Chuck Horton	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Thurman Brennan	1	0	0	0
Dakota Walburn	1	0	0	0
Jeffery Lowe	0	1	0	0
Elijah Redman	0	1	0	0
Tyler Humphries	0	1	0	0
James Bradford	0	0	1	0
Thomas Chevrier	0	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	8	307	38.4	35.8	53	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	10	448	44.8	37.9	56	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gaines	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Schuster	4	29	7.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Roberg	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Eisner	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Johnny Barnes	10	2	0.0	30	27
DT Sawyer Boone	5	0	2.0	30	27
ILB Taylor Epperson	4	0	0.0	17	8
S Braxton Small	4	0	0.0	30	27
DE Oliver Wilcox	3	4	0.0	27	24
S Tristan Muka	3	0	0.0	11	18
CB Chuck Horton	3	0	0.0	18	21
OLB Trent Sluiter	2	2	1.0	16	8
OLB Toby Roiger	2	1	0.0	13	18
OLB Gustavo Richmond	2	1	0.0	24	24
CB Gus Betancourt	2	0	0.0	29	27
CB Thomas Grijalva	2	0	0.0	25	23
OLB Chad Bush	1	3	0.0	30	27
ILB Sammy Shea	1	1	0.0	14	5
RB Donnell Sipes	1	0	---	---	---
S Ray Schuster	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Lewis Clinton	1	0	0.0	2	0

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Thomas Chevrier	6	4	0.0	27	29
CB Howie Schneider	6	3	0.0	28	38
S Wade Hamilton	6	1	0.0	29	38
S Arnie Gillette	5	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Jeffery Lowe	4	3	0.0	29	35
OLB Drake Keene	4	3	0.0	29	35
DE Sean McWilliams	4	2	0.0	22	17
CB Rod Sawyer	3	0	0.0	6	14
DT Abel Bauer	2	1	0.5	11	19
DE Greg Rockett	2	0	0.5	24	23
ILB Amir Cogdell	2	1	0.0	24	29
DE James Bradford	1	2	0.5	10	20
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	1	0.0	29	31
CB Daquan Godfrey	1	0	0.0	3	11
DT Roy Horiszny	1	0	0.0	18	19
CB Avery Roberg	1	0	0.0	0	5
S Willie Oliver	1	0	0.0	2	10
DE Phil Burgess	0	1	0.5	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sawyer Boone	2.0	0	1	27
OLB Trent Sluiter	1.0	0	0	8
OLB Chad Bush	0.0	1	1	27
DE Samuel Stiegler	0.0	1	0	8
S Tristan Muka	0.0	1	0	18
OLB Gustavo Richmond	0.0	1	0	24

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Rockett	0.5	1	1	0	23
DE James Bradford	0.5	0	1	1	20
DT Abel Bauer	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Phil Burgess	0.5	0	0	0	9
OLB Jeffery Lowe	0.0	1	1	0	35
DE Irving Taber	0.0	1	0	0	3
OLB Drake Keene	0.0	0	3	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Johnny Barnes	3	1	27
CB Gus Betancourt	2	1	27
ILB Taylor Epperson	2	0	8
S Tristan Muka	2	0	18
S Braxton Small	2	0	27
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	1	23
OLB Toby Roiger	1	0	18
DE Oliver Wilcox	0	1	24
OLB Chad Bush	0	1	27

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Howie Schneider	3	1	0	38
OLB Jeffery Lowe	3	0	0	35
OLB Drake Keene	3	0	0	35
CB Rod Sawyer	2	0	0	14
ILB Thomas Chevrier	2	0	0	29
ILB Amir Cogdell	1	1	0	29
DT Abel Bauer	1	0	0	19
CB Daquan Godfrey	1	0	0	11
S Arnie Gillette	1	0	0	26
CB Avery Roberg	1	0	0	5
S Willie Oliver	1	0	0	10
CB Kendrick Capurro	0	1	1	31

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luther Sachs	3	5	29	1	38
Willie Copeland	2	4	29	0	38
Daquan Russell	1	3	29	1	38
Ed Atkins	0	6	29	0	38
Claude Mason	0	4	29	0	38
Daniel Snyder	0	1	23	0	21

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lewis Corbett	1	8	1	30	0	27
Jorge Horowitz	1	7	0	30	0	27
Louie Moorhead	1	5	0	30	1	27
Edgar Boykin	1	4	0	30	1	27
Ezra Sutton	1	1	0	30	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Frenzel	2	26
Phil Bradley	1	26
Chad Bush	1	25
Fernando Walters	1	16

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Eisner	2	17
Aidan Zimmerman	1	14
Edgar Boykin	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Bush	---	---	30	27	25	82
Ed Atkins	29	38	---	---	10	77
Luther Sachs	29	38	---	---	10	77
Willie Copeland	29	38	---	---	10	77
Daquan Russell	29	38	---	---	10	77
Donnell Sipes	29	36	---	---	6	71
Jessie Foley	29	38	---	---	---	67
Claude Mason	29	38	---	---	---	67
Abel Corbett	26	37	---	---	1	64
Gus Betancourt	---	---	29	27	5	61
Johnny Barnes	---	---	30	27	1	58
Sawyer Boone	---	---	30	27	1	58
Braxton Small	---	---	30	27	1	58
Leonardo Powell	25	32	---	---	---	57
Chuck Horton	---	---	18	21	15	54
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	27	24	1	52
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	25	23	2	50
Gustavo Richmond	---	---	24	24	1	49
Daniel Snyder	23	21	---	---	1	45
Randal Clements	12	28	---	---	3	43
Vernon Peterson	9	8	---	---	25	42
Phil Bradley	5	9	---	---	26	40
Toby Roiger	---	---	13	18	1	32
Robbie Dole	14	18	---	---	---	32
Tristan Muka	---	---	11	18	1	30
Samuel Stiegler	---	---	9	8	10	27
Zack Frenzel	0	1	---	---	26	27
Taylor Epperson	---	---	17	8	1	26
Trent Sluiter	---	---	16	8	---	24
Ray Schuster	---	---	5	5	10	20
Sammy Shea	---	---	14	5	---	19
Fernando Walters	2	0	---	---	16	18
Pete Osborne	---	---	0	0	16	16
Kaleb Sellers	---	---	0	0	12	12
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	10	10
Devin Perot	---	---	0	0	10	10
Devante Perry	---	---	0	0	10	10
Martin Gaines	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sammie McGee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lewis Clinton	---	---	2	0	---	2
Ethan Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Griffin Dickerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Samuel Lidberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Claude Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Christian Dunlap	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeffery Lowe	---	---	29	35	15	79
Wade Hamilton	---	---	29	38	3	70
Louie Moorhead	30	27	---	---	11	68
Ezra Sutton	30	27	---	---	11	68
Edgar Boykin	30	27	---	---	11	68
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	27	29	12	68
Aidan Zimmerman	28	26	---	---	14	68
Lewis Corbett	30	27	---	---	11	68
Howie Schneider	---	---	28	38	2	68
Drake Keene	---	---	29	35	3	67
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	29	31	2	62
Thurman Brennan	30	25	---	---	3	58
Dakota Walburn	30	27	---	---	1	58
Jorge Horowitz	30	27	---	---	---	57
Amir Cogdell	---	---	24	29	2	55
Arnie Gillette	---	---	26	26	1	53
Elijah Redman	29	20	---	---	2	51
Greg Rockett	---	---	24	23	1	48
Tyler Humphries	17	17	---	---	14	48
Ethan Connell	21	22	---	---	2	45
Sean McWilliams	---	---	22	17	1	40
James Bradford	---	---	10	20	9	39
Roy Horiszny	---	---	18	19	1	38
Rod Sawyer	---	---	6	14	14	34
Abel Bauer	---	---	11	19	1	31
Larry Guenther	5	2	---	---	23	30
Darnell Coleman	15	12	---	---	---	27
Daquan Godfrey	---	---	3	11	12	26
Cary Price	---	---	0	3	23	26
Willie Oliver	---	---	2	10	14	26
Alex Eisner	3	4	---	---	17	24
Maxwell Cogdell	0	1	---	---	15	16
Avery Roberg	---	---	0	5	8	13
Phil Burgess	---	---	2	9	1	12
Jared Suto	0	0	---	---	11	11
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	10	10
Johnathan Borders	---	---	0	1	8	9
Tommy Andersen	1	3	---	---	4	8
Colin Bamburg	1	3	---	---	---	4
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	4	4
Irving Taber	---	---	0	3	---	3
Colin Covey	---	---	0	3	---	3
Donnell Alenduff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Austin Kalter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Canney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Harrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	20	79	4.0
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	24	71	3.0
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jessie Foley	36	19	3	0	4	3	6	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	24	13	3	2	0	5	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	49	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	92	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	109	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	36	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Leonardo Powell	12	6	1	65	1	32
RB Donnell Sipes	8	5	0	79	2	36
WR Randal Clements	7	3	3	25	0	28
TE Daniel Snyder	4	2	0	16	0	21
WR Abel Corbett	3	2	0	14	0	37
RB Phil Bradley	2	1	0	-1	0	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Thurman Brennan	6	5	48	1	25
TE Elijah Redman	6	1	16	0	20
TE Darnell Coleman	4	2	33	1	12
RB Alex Eisner	3	2	12	0	4
WR Aidan Zimmerman	2	2	34	1	26
WR Tyler Humphries	2	0	0	0	17
WR Tommy Andersen	1	1	9	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donnell Sipes	2	-7	-3.50	3.04

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Brennan	1	-1	-1.00	3.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	2	1	7	3.50	5.50

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	2	0	0	0.00	6.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Daniel Snyder	1	1	7	7.00	4.00
WR Randal Clements	1	0	0	0.00	3.57

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Elijah Redman	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jessie Foley	3	2
Donnell Sipes	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Brennan	3	2
Dakota Walburn	2	0
Larry Guenther	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jessie Foley	13	8	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Leonardo Powell	4	2	0
RB Donnell Sipes	3	2	0
WR Randal Clements	3	2	2
RB Phil Bradley	1	0	0
TE Daniel Snyder	1	1	1
WR Abel Corbett	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Brennan	3	2	1
TE Elijah Redman	2	0	0
RB Alex Eisner	1	0	0
WR Tyler Humphries	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)