Exhibition Week 1, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

66 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	7	7	7	-	21
New Orleans Saints	14	0	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 NOS - Charlie Cooley 40 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
1Q: 01:06 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 4 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 10:06 NED - Lamont Dillingham 7 pass from Kenny Kubus (Teddy Swanger extra point)
3Q: 08:32 NED - Lamont Dillingham 10 pass from Kenny Kubus (Teddy Swanger extra point)
3Q: 05:29 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 15 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
4Q: 07:11 NOS - Chester Foss 79 interception return (Oscar Gossett extra point)
4Q: 02:28 NED - Kurt Marlotti 9 run (Teddy Swanger extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 NOS - Charlie Cooley 40 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
1Q: 01:06 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 4 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 10:06 NED - Lamont Dillingham 7 pass from Kenny Kubus (Teddy Swanger extra point)
3Q: 08:32 NED - Lamont Dillingham 10 pass from Kenny Kubus (Teddy Swanger extra point)
3Q: 05:29 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 15 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
4Q: 07:11 NOS - Chester Foss 79 interception return (Oscar Gossett extra point)
4Q: 02:28 NED - Kurt Marlotti 9 run (Teddy Swanger extra point)

Team Statistics NED NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 379 392
- Offensive Plays 62 58
- Yards per Play 6.11 6.76
Net Rushing Yards 116 153
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 4.83 5.67
Net Passing Yards 263 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 2 29 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.92 7.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 6/52
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 3/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/100
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:46 29:14

Team Statistics	NED	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	379	392
- Offensive Plays	62	58
- Yards per Play	6.11	6.76
Net Rushing Yards	116	153
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	4.83	5.67
Net Passing Yards	263	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 2	29 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.92	7.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	6/52
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	3/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/100
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:46	29:14

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:58	1:55	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
1	1:00	6:01	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	6:07	1:50	OWN 14	4	17	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 12	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	6:37	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	5:22	3:54	OWN 27	6	11	Punt
4	14:08	0:58	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
4	11:17	2:30	OWN 35	5	42	Interception
4	7:15	0:13	OWN 40	2	0	Interception
4	7:02	4:44	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
4	1:35	1:35	OWN 26	5	58	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:02	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
1	8:03	7:03	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
2	9:59	3:52	OWN 25	7	61	Fumble
2	4:17	3:54	OWN 6	9	41	Punt
3	8:23	3:01	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
3	1:28	2:20	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
4	13:10	1:53	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	8:47	1:32	OWN 39	3	21	Fumble
4	2:18	0:43	OWN 24	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Brodie Croyle, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dwight MacAllister	15	82	5.47	10	1	0
Kurt Marlotti	7	32	4.57	9	0	1
Kenny Kubus	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Saperstein	18	99	5.50	15	4	2
Gerald Bandhauer	6	45	7.50	19	2	0
Brodie Croyle	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Jerald Godfrey	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Roderick Pilcher	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenny Kubus	29	19	210	1/7	2	30	2	81.1
Scottie Hawthorne	8	6	60	0/0	0	33	0	95.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Godfrey	16	13	119	1/8	0	19	0	97.6
Brodie Croyle	13	11	134	1/6	1	40	0	135.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Maurice Fitzgerald	7	9	73	10.43	0	30	0
WR Lamont Dillingham	6	9	60	10.00	10	16	2
RB Dwight MacAllister	3	3	30	10.00	21	19	0
WR Jake Waldroup	2	3	38	19.00	18	25	0
TE Alan Hosken	2	5	19	9.50	4	16	0
RB Kurt Marlotti	2	2	31	15.50	28	33	0
FB Buddy Connell	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Gerald Presley	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
TE Dusty Kelley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Raymond VanKirk	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Everett Hitchcock	9	10	88	9.78	22	19	0
WR Jumbo Carr	4	5	39	9.75	7	12	0
RB Reggie Saperstein	3	4	25	8.33	5	14	0
WR Charlie Cooley	2	2	55	27.50	25	40	1
WR Willie Nickell	2	2	15	7.50	5	9	0
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Hardy Redmond	1	3	17	17.00	12	17	0
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Gerald Bandhauer	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Vernon Shepard	1	21	21.00	0
CB Chester Foss	1	79	79.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dwight MacAllister	1	0	0
Raymond VanKirk	0	1	0
Glenn Carlson	0	1	0
Clifton Hardy	0	1	0
Bob Perry	0	0	1
Deron Hemmerle	0	0	1
Spencer Briggs	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reggie Saperstein	2	0	0
Hardy Redmond	1	0	0
Everett Hitchcock	0	1	0
Vernon Shepard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamal Steidl	4	216	54.0	50.3	63	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Wallace	4	173	43.3	40.8	46	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Swanger	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oscar Gossett	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Fitzgerald	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hardy Redmond	2	7	3.5	0
Willie Nickell	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Dillingham	2	41	20.5	0
Maurice Fitzgerald	1	24	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Cooley	2	31	15.5	0
Jumbo Carr	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deron Hemmerle	9	1	0.0	27	31
CB Bob Perry	7	2	0.0	26	29
OLB Ellis Prosser	6	1	0.0	21	23
S Lincoln Heaton	5	0	0.0	21	23
OLB Vinny Monroe	4	2	0.0	27	29
CB Riddick Andersen	4	0	0.0	26	28
DE Eddie Covington	3	0	1.0	26	29
S Ross Hedrick	3	4	0.0	26	28
DT Cornelius Kemp	3	1	0.0	27	28
DE Reggie Shipman	2	1	1.0	27	31
CB Henry Harris	2	4	0.0	21	20
TE Alan Hosken	1	0	---	---	---
DT Clifton Hardy	1	0	0.0	6	10
CB Spencer Briggs	1	0	0.0	1	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Wynn	9	2	0.0	23	38
CB Chester Foss	7	0	0.0	24	36
ILB Vernon Shepard	5	2	0.0	23	38
CB Gus Brizzolara	5	1	0.0	22	33
S Harry Roberts	4	2	0.0	23	33
CB Bernie Carlson	4	0	0.0	23	38
DT Jamie Crowell	3	2	0.0	24	38
CB Don Newton	3	1	0.0	23	37
S Andy Meyer	3	0	0.0	9	15
DE Bryce Barton	1	1	1.0	15	24
DE Travis Laboy	1	2	0.0	19	33
OLB Brady Poppinga	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Marshall Jamison	1	0	0.0	23	36

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie Shipman	1.0	1	1	0	31
DE Eddie Covington	1.0	0	0	0	29
OLB Vinny Monroe	0.0	0	1	1	29

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryce Barton	1.0	0	0	24
DE Travis Laboy	0.0	2	1	33
DE Marshall Jamison	0.0	1	0	36
DT Robert Alfaro	0.0	0	1	2
ILB Vernon Shepard	0.0	0	1	38
DT Jamie Crowell	0.0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	PPlay
CB Riddick Andersen	4	28
CB Bob Perry	4	29
OLB Ellis Prosser	3	23
S Lincoln Heaton	3	23
ILB Deron Hemmerle	3	31
OLB Vinny Monroe	2	29
S Ross Hedrick	1	28
DE Eddie Covington	1	29
DT Cornelius Kemp	1	28
DT Clifton Hardy	1	10
CB Spencer Briggs	1	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chester Foss	5	0	1	36
OLB Donnie Wynn	4	0	0	38
ILB Vernon Shepard	3	1	1	38
CB Don Newton	3	1	0	37
CB Gus Brizzolara	2	0	0	33
CB Bernie Carlson	2	0	0	38
S Harry Roberts	2	0	0	33
S Andy Meyer	2	0	0	15
DE Travis Laboy	1	0	0	33
OLB Brady Poppinga	1	0	0	6
DE Bryce Barton	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Moll	4	4	1	19	0	27
Andre Oxenby	2	4	0	13	1	27
Colin Issa	2	3	0	18	0	25
Buddy Connell	2	2	0	5	0	10
Clarence Gabay	1	3	0	18	0	22
Dusty Kelley	1	1	0	11	0	15
Leroy Gansereit	0	2	0	16	0	23
Travis Prescott	0	1	0	9	0	15
Lincoln Middleton	0	1	0	9	0	15
Louie Kenyon	0	1	0	10	0	18

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wesley Conley	3	4	0	16	0	15
Bernard Claiborne	3	3	0	21	0	26
Damon Covington	2	4	1	11	0	16
Travis Sherman	2	2	0	15	0	10
David Domenici	1	4	0	19	0	16
Cory Horn	1	2	0	9	1	10
Everett Hitchcock	0	2	0	17	0	19
Heath Wilcox	0	2	0	14	0	20
Adrian Clinton	0	1	0	20	1	17
Percy Gaulin	0	1	0	18	0	21

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Penxa	2	12
Adam Hutchinson	1	13
Buddy Connell	1	12
Kurt Marlotti	1	6
Dwight MacAllister	1	2
Alan Hosken	0	13
Lamont Dillingham	0	12
Raymond VanKirk	0	11
Donovan Poe	0	10
Peter Gomez	0	9
Maurice Fitzgerald	0	8
Patrick Jennings	0	8
Spencer Briggs	0	8
Henry Harris	0	6
Gerald Presley	0	5
Donovan Ward	0	5
Teddy Swanger	0	4
Brenden Joseph	0	4
Clarence Gabay	0	4
Travis Prescott	0	4
Colin Issa	0	4
Lincoln Middleton	0	4
Jamal Steidl	0	4
Reggie Shipman	0	4
Dusty Kelley	0	4
Glenn Carlson	0	3
Louie Kenyon	0	3
Clyde Horner	0	2
Chris Chester	0	1
Ross Hedrick	0	1
Riddick Andersen	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Borders	2	18
Everett Hitchcock	1	13
Andy Meyer	1	11
Roderick Pilcher	0	13
Jumbo Carr	0	13
Gerald Bandhauer	0	12
Bernie Carlson	0	10
Charlie Cooley	0	10
Brady Poppinga	0	9
Renaldo Coffey	0	8
Hardy Redmond	0	7
Kennedy Hall	0	7
Robert Alfaro	0	5
Jerry Toledo	0	5
Dwight Wallace	0	4
Damon Covington	0	4
Travis Sherman	0	4
Roderick Zukowsky	0	4
Dana Forbes	0	4
Willie Nickell	0	4
Bernard Claiborne	0	3
Bryce Barton	0	3
K.C. Sweeney	0	3
Aaron Brennan	0	3
Don Newton	0	2
David Domenici	0	2
Heath Wilcox	0	2
Vernon Shepard	0	1
Gus Brizzolara	0	1
Harry Roberts	0	1
Reggie Saperstein	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	14	66	4.7
Right	2	12	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	56	5.1
Middle	14	79	5.6
Right	2	18	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenny Kubus	29	19	2	1	0	3	3	3	2
Scottie Hawthorne	8	6	1	1	1	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Godfrey	16	13	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Brodie Croyle	13	11	1	0	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	47	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	51	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	142	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	19	159	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Dillingham	9	6	0	60	0	21
WR Maurice Fitzgerald	9	7	0	73	1	21
TE Alan Hosken	5	2	0	19	0	23
RB Dwight MacAllister	3	3	0	30	0	22
WR Jake Waldroup	3	2	0	38	1	24
WR Raymond VanKirk	2	0	1	0	0	17
RB Kurt Marlotti	2	2	0	31	1	11
FB Buddy Connell	1	1	0	5	0	10
FB Gerald Presley	1	1	0	5	0	16
TE Dusty Kelley	1	1	0	9	0	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Everett Hitchcock	10	9	1	88	0	19
WR Jumbo Carr	5	4	0	39	0	22
RB Reggie Saperstein	4	3	0	25	0	20
WR Hardy Redmond	3	1	0	17	0	22
WR Charlie Cooley	2	2	0	55	1	12
WR Willie Nickell	2	2	0	15	0	20
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	0	8	0	10
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Gerald Bandhauer	1	1	0	3	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kurt Marlotti	3	16	5.33	4.57
Dwight MacAllister	2	9	4.50	5.47

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Saperstein	2	19	9.50	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenny Kubus	3	3	25	8.33	7.24
Scottie Hawthorne	1	1	9	9.00	7.50

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	2	1	8	4.00	10.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamont Dillingham	2	2	17	8.50	6.67
WR Maurice Fitzgerald	1	1	8	8.00	8.11
TE Dusty Kelley	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jumbo Carr	1	0	0	0.00	7.80
RB Reggie Saperstein	1	1	8	8.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dwight MacAllister	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Reggie Saperstein	4	3
Gerald Bandhauer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenny Kubus	10	7	6
Scottie Hawthorne	2	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	4	4	4
Jerald Godfrey	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lamont Dillingham	3	2	2
TE Alan Hosken	3	2	1
WR Jake Waldroup	2	2	2
WR Maurice Fitzgerald	2	1	0
FB Gerald Presley	1	1	1
RB Kurt Marlotti	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Everett Hitchcock	3	3	2
WR Hardy Redmond	1	0	0
WR Charlie Cooley	1	1	1
WR Jumbo Carr	1	1	1
RB Reggie Saperstein