Week 2, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

79 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	7	0	6	-	27
New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 NED - Burt Worrall 10 fumble return (Harold Grant extra point)
1Q: 02:25 NED - Elijah Redman 10 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 05:05 NOS - Leonardo Powell 17 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 02:02 NED - Tyler Humphries 32 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 00:29 NOS - Jamal Rooney 45 field goal
3Q: 05:59 NOS - Jamal Rooney 32 field goal
4Q: 08:08 NED - Harold Grant 31 field goal
4Q: 02:43 NED - Harold Grant 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 NED - Burt Worrall 10 fumble return (Harold Grant extra point)
1Q: 02:25 NED - Elijah Redman 10 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 05:05 NOS - Leonardo Powell 17 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 02:02 NED - Tyler Humphries 32 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 00:29 NOS - Jamal Rooney 45 field goal
3Q: 05:59 NOS - Jamal Rooney 32 field goal
4Q: 08:08 NED - Harold Grant 31 field goal
4Q: 02:43 NED - Harold Grant 40 field goal

Team Statistics NED NOS
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 13 16
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 274 291
- Offensive Plays 56 73
- Yards per Play 4.89 3.99
Net Rushing Yards 82 99
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 3.28 3.67
Net Passing Yards 192 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 1 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 10/72
- Yards per Pass Play 6.19 4.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 4/28 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:57 32:03

Team Statistics	NED	NOS
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	13	16
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	274	291
- Offensive Plays	56	73
- Yards per Play	4.89	3.99
Net Rushing Yards	82	99
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	3.28	3.67
Net Passing Yards	192	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 1	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	217	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	10/72
- Yards per Pass Play	6.19	4.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	4/28	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:57	32:03

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:30	1:50	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
1	6:05	3:46	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
2	14:51	5:27	OWN 5	9	35	Punt
2	6:41	0:50	OWN 19	2	6	Interception
2	4:56	3:01	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:01	OWN 30	6	16	Punt
3	5:53	1:48	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
3	1:26	2:39	OWN 16	5	33	Punt
4	10:09	2:07	OPP 39	5	25	Field Goal
4	4:22	1:47	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 26	2	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:30	OWN 25	7	18	Punt
1	8:40	1:01	OWN 24	2	-14	Fumble
1	7:39	1:34	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
1	2:19	2:28	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
2	9:24	2:43	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	5:51	0:55	OPP 40	3	40	Touchdown
2	1:55	1:32	OWN 34	6	38	Field Goal
3	10:59	5:06	OWN 4	11	81	Field Goal
3	4:05	2:39	OWN 29	5	27	Punt
4	13:47	3:38	OWN 7	8	10	Punt
4	8:02	3:40	OWN 25	7	1	Fumble
4	2:35	2:04	OWN 25	10	49	Downs

Game MVP: Thomas Chevrier, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Brennan	19	76	4.00	14	2
Dakota Walburn	5	5	1.00	6	0
Terry Buckley	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Horenstein	13	26	2.00	7	0
Cooper Floyd	6	11	1.83	3	0
Deron Heimulu	4	50	12.50	36	1
Daniel Naslund	3	10	3.33	5	0
Randal Clements	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	26	17	217	5/25	2	33	1	101.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	36	23	264	10/72	1	36	0	95.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	4	8	57	14.25	37	33	1
WR Tyler Humphries	4	6	85	21.25	25	32	1
WR Ethan Connell	3	4	17	5.67	5	12	0
WR Amos Herrmann	3	3	16	5.33	2	8	0
RB Thurman Brennan	2	3	32	16.00	22	25	0
TE Derrick Hines	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jermaine Wilson	8	9	91	11.38	33	24	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	5	11	55	11.00	23	16	0
TE Leonardo Powell	4	5	67	16.75	29	36	1
WR Randal Clements	3	7	25	8.33	14	13	0
RB Bobby Horenstein	2	2	14	7.00	9	13	0
FB Cooper Floyd	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Chad Bush	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tyler Humphries	1	1	0	0
Burt Worrall	0	1	0	1
Thomas Chevrier	0	1	0	0
Howie Schroeder	0	0	1	0
Rodolfo Russell	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deron Heimulu	2	0	0	0
Chad Bush	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Sanderson	5	241	48.2	44.4	55	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	6	262	43.7	37.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	2	20	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corwin Torres	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gus Betancourt	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Arnie Gillette	10	0	0.0	21	28
OLB Thomas Chevrier	8	1	2.0	27	44
OLB Charles Ames	6	2	1.0	25	38
S Willie Oliver	5	1	0.0	13	31
DE Howie Schroeder	4	1	2.0	21	33
S Elias Eyrich	4	1	0.0	20	36
DT Norm Morton	3	2	2.0	15	21
ILB Ted Hendrix	3	1	0.0	25	38
CB Kendrick Capurro	3	0	0.0	26	33
DT Rodolfo Russell	2	1	1.0	12	25
DE Burt Worrall	2	0	1.0	27	46
CB Jack Greer	2	1	0.0	27	44
OLB Marlon Gorin	2	0	0.0	2	10
DE Willie Edmonds	1	0	1.0	4	9
ILB Randall Bonk	1	1	0.0	9	11
S Quinn Sutton	1	0	0.0	1	4
RB Thurman Brennan	1	0	---	---	---
CB Howie Schneider	1	0	0.0	3	18
CB Anthony Harmon	1	0	0.0	15	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Oliver Wilcox	6	2	0.5	25	30
OLB Chad Bush	6	2	0.5	25	31
DE Asher Upshaw	5	2	1.5	25	31
S Corwin Torres	5	1	0.0	16	19
CB Thomas Grijalva	4	1	0.0	25	31
ILB Wes Tong	4	1	0.0	10	13
CB Steve Sampson	3	0	1.0	14	15
DT Sawyer Boone	2	2	1.0	25	31
CB Gus Betancourt	2	1	0.0	24	27
OLB Tito Flynn	1	0	0.5	9	10
ILB Taylor Epperson	1	3	0.0	11	17
DT Denzel Covington	1	2	0.0	15	18
S Braxton Small	1	2	0.0	10	15
CB Desmond Segovia	1	0	0.0	13	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Howie Schroeder	2.0	1	3	2	33
DT Norm Morton	2.0	0	1	1	21
OLB Thomas Chevrier	2.0	0	0	0	44
DE Willie Edmonds	1.0	0	2	0	9
DE Burt Worrall	1.0	0	1	0	46
DT Rodolfo Russell	1.0	0	0	0	25
OLB Charles Ames	1.0	0	0	0	38

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Asher Upshaw	1.5	0	1	31
DT Sawyer Boone	1.0	1	1	31
CB Steve Sampson	1.0	0	0	15
DE Oliver Wilcox	0.5	0	0	30
OLB Chad Bush	0.5	0	0	31
OLB Tito Flynn	0.5	0	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Arnie Gillette	6	0	28
CB Jack Greer	3	0	44
OLB Thomas Chevrier	3	0	44
S Willie Oliver	2	1	31
OLB Marlon Gorin	1	1	10
S Quinn Sutton	1	0	4
ILB Ted Hendrix	1	0	38
DE Howie Schroeder	1	0	33
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	0	33
CB Howie Schneider	1	0	18
OLB Charles Ames	1	0	38
S Elias Eyrich	1	0	36
CB Anthony Harmon	1	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gus Betancourt	3	1	0	27
S Corwin Torres	3	0	0	19
CB Thomas Grijalva	2	1	0	31
OLB Chad Bush	2	0	1	31
DE Oliver Wilcox	2	0	0	30
CB Steve Sampson	1	1	0	15
ILB Taylor Epperson	1	0	0	17
S Tyrell Reid	1	0	0	15
S Braxton Small	1	0	0	15
CB Desmond Segovia	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Martin Way	5	9	25	1	31
Harris Clements	3	5	25	0	31
Ezra Sutton	0	2	25	2	31
Brady Wheeler	0	2	25	1	31
Elijah Redman	0	1	25	0	31
Arturo Sticha	0	1	25	0	31
Thurman Brennan	0	0	24	1	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robert Farley	1	7	1	27	0	46
Korey Jenkins	1	3	0	27	3	46
Leonardo Powell	1	1	0	26	0	43
Abel Lucas	0	8	0	27	3	46
Chase Gibson	0	3	0	27	2	46
Daquan Russell	0	1	0	27	1	46
Bobby Horenstein	0	0	0	17	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Baca	2	23
Quinn Sutton	2	16
Derrick Hines	1	23
Howie Schneider	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Betancourt	1	22
Leland Torres	1	22
Taylor Epperson	1	21

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thurman Brennan	24	30	---	---	23	77
Burt Worrall	---	---	27	46	2	75
Jack Greer	---	---	27	44	2	73
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	27	44	2	73
Elias Eyrich	---	---	20	36	10	66
Ted Hendrix	---	---	25	38	2	65
Charles Ames	---	---	25	38	2	65
Ezra Sutton	25	31	---	---	7	63
Harris Clements	25	31	---	---	7	63
Brady Wheeler	25	31	---	---	7	63
Martin Way	25	31	---	---	7	63
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	26	33	2	61
Dakota Walburn	25	31	---	---	2	58
Elijah Redman	25	31	---	---	---	56
Arturo Sticha	25	31	---	---	---	56
Howie Schroeder	---	---	21	33	1	55
Amos Herrmann	24	31	---	---	---	55
Ethan Connell	21	27	---	---	6	54
Arnie Gillette	---	---	21	28	2	51
Willie Oliver	---	---	13	31	2	46
Derrick Hines	10	11	---	---	23	44
Norm Morton	---	---	15	21	6	42
Anthony Harmon	---	---	15	23	4	42
Rodolfo Russell	---	---	12	25	2	39
Howie Schneider	---	---	3	18	16	37
Tyler Humphries	14	16	---	---	---	30
Ken Baca	0	2	---	---	23	25
Randall Bonk	---	---	9	11	2	22
Quinn Sutton	---	---	1	4	16	21
Amari Flynn	---	---	0	0	21	21
Willie Edmonds	---	---	4	9	7	20
Keith Brewer	---	---	2	8	6	16
Quentin Hardy	0	0	---	---	15	15
Marlon Gorin	---	---	2	10	---	12
Amir Cogdell	---	---	0	2	10	12
Bruce Turner	3	4	---	---	4	11
Terry Buckley	1	1	---	---	6	8
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	8	8
Julio Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brock Donovan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Burgess	---	---	2	4	---	6
Shawn Sanderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Maxwell Cogdell	3	2	---	---	---	5
Casey Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devan Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jose Berkebile	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daquan Russell	27	46	---	---	8	81
Abel Lucas	27	46	---	---	8	81
Korey Jenkins	27	46	---	---	8	81
Chase Gibson	27	46	---	---	8	81
Gus Betancourt	---	---	24	27	22	73
Deron Heimulu	27	46	---	---	---	73
Robert Farley	27	46	---	---	---	73
Martin Schoeppner	25	46	---	---	1	72
Leonardo Powell	26	43	---	---	1	70
Randal Clements	23	43	---	---	1	67
Chad Bush	---	---	25	31	4	60
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	25	31	3	59
Sawyer Boone	---	---	25	31	2	58
Asher Upshaw	---	---	25	31	2	58
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	25	30	2	57
Bobby Horenstein	17	33	---	---	1	51
Cooper Floyd	14	19	---	---	17	50
Taylor Epperson	---	---	11	17	21	49
Jermaine Wilson	17	29	---	---	---	46
Corwin Torres	---	---	16	19	6	41
Denzel Covington	---	---	15	18	7	40
Braxton Small	---	---	10	15	14	39
Tyrell Reid	---	---	14	15	3	32
Desmond Segovia	---	---	13	16	2	31
Steve Sampson	---	---	14	15	2	31
Louie Pearson	---	---	12	16	2	30
Leland Torres	3	0	---	---	22	25
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	1	3	19	23
Wes Tong	---	---	10	13	---	23
Irv Tejeda	0	1	---	---	18	19
Miles Catcott	1	2	---	---	16	19
Tito Flynn	---	---	9	10	---	19
Jumbo Jones	---	---	1	2	14	17
Derek Kemp	2	4	---	---	9	15
Daniel Naslund	3	1	---	---	5	9
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brock Barfield	4	3	---	---	---	7
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Everett Foreman	0	6	---	---	---	6
Austin Heckman	---	---	0	0	5	5
Malik Brandon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Irv Fields	---	---	0	1	---	1
Adam Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Demers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	10	32	3.2
Right	4	11	2.8
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	19	82	4.3
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	26	17	5	1	1	3	2	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	36	23	2	2	1	2	7	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	51	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	109	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	10	1.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	83	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	148	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	8	4	0	57	1	31
WR Tyler Humphries	6	4	1	85	3	16
WR Ethan Connell	4	3	0	17	0	27
RB Thurman Brennan	3	2	0	32	1	30
WR Amos Herrmann	3	3	0	16	0	31
TE Derrick Hines	2	1	0	10	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Schoeppner	11	5	0	55	0	46
WR Jermaine Wilson	9	8	0	91	1	29
WR Randal Clements	7	3	0	25	0	43
TE Leonardo Powell	5	4	1	67	1	43
FB Cooper Floyd	2	1	0	12	0	19
RB Bobby Horenstein	2	2	0	14	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Brennan	1	6	6.00	4.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cooper Floyd	1	1	1.00	1.83
Daniel Naslund	1	4	4.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	3	1	10	3.33	8.35

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	2	1	17	8.50	7.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	10	10.00	7.13
WR Ethan Connell	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
TE Derrick Hines	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leonardo Powell	1	1	17	17.00	13.40
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Brennan	3	1
Dakota Walburn	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Horenstein	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	9	7	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ethan Connell	3	2	1
WR Tyler Humphries	2	2	2
RB Thurman Brennan	1	1	1
TE Elijah Redman	1	0	0
TE Derrick Hines	1	1	0
WR Amos Herrmann	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randal Clements	4	2	1
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	1	1
WR Jermaine Wilson	4	3	2
FB Cooper Floyd	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)