Week 2, 2015

played in Tennessee, TN

80 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	6	3	3	9	-	21
Tennessee Titans	0	13	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:46 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 1 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point failed)
2Q: 11:49 TEN - Kelly Perry 9 pass from Larry Gibson (Mark Craig extra point)
2Q: 05:26 TEN - Mark Craig 38 field goal
2Q: 01:06 NOS - Oscar Gossett 18 field goal
2Q: 00:12 TEN - Mark Craig 52 field goal
3Q: 08:28 NOS - Oscar Gossett 44 field goal
3Q: 04:39 TEN - Howard McBee 20 pass from Larry Gibson (Mark Craig extra point)
4Q: 10:15 NOS - Roderick Pilcher 80 run (Reggie Saperstein run for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:10 NOS - Oscar Gossett 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:46 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 1 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point failed)
2Q: 11:49 TEN - Kelly Perry 9 pass from Larry Gibson (Mark Craig extra point)
2Q: 05:26 TEN - Mark Craig 38 field goal
2Q: 01:06 NOS - Oscar Gossett 18 field goal
2Q: 00:12 TEN - Mark Craig 52 field goal
3Q: 08:28 NOS - Oscar Gossett 44 field goal
3Q: 04:39 TEN - Howard McBee 20 pass from Larry Gibson (Mark Craig extra point)
4Q: 10:15 NOS - Roderick Pilcher 80 run (Reggie Saperstein run for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:10 NOS - Oscar Gossett 40 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TEN
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 386 283
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 5.94 4.49
Net Rushing Yards 205 65
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 5.86 3.82
Net Passing Yards 181 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 0 44 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 187 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 4.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/45 3/18
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/92 5/126
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:17 27:43

Team Statistics	NOS	TEN
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	386	283
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	5.94	4.49
Net Rushing Yards	205	65
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	5.86	3.82
Net Passing Yards	181	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 0	44 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	187	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	4.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/45	3/18
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/92	5/126
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:17	27:43

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	3:53	OWN 36	7	27	Punt
1	6:48	4:12	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
2	11:43	2:12	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	5:18	4:18	OWN 37	11	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:40	OWN 20	11	53	Field Goal
3	4:26	1:56	OWN 22	6	12	Punt
3	0:47	2:06	OWN 29	4	20	Punt
4	10:15	0:22	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
4	7:57	2:53	OWN 20	7	57	Field Goal
4	3:35	1:09	OPP 41	3	4	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OPP 20	4	11	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
1	8:13	1:25	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
1	2:36	5:53	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	9:31	4:13	OWN 34	10	45	Field Goal
2	1:00	0:53	OWN 45	4	20	Field Goal
3	8:20	3:54	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	2:30	1:43	OWN 35	5	10	Punt
4	13:41	3:26	OWN 6	8	60	Punt
4	9:53	1:56	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	5:04	1:29	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	2:26	0:36	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Brodie Croyle, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Saperstein	21	63	3.00	9	0	0
Brodie Croyle	7	31	4.43	13	1	0
Roderick Pilcher	7	111	15.86	80	3	1

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vernon Wischer	9	30	3.33	11	1	0
Neal Matthews	8	35	4.38	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brodie Croyle	29	17	187	1/6	1	24	0	89.2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Gibson	44	22	230	2/12	2	29	0	80.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Everett Hitchcock	4	6	48	12.00	17	14	0
FB Travis Sherman	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
TE Sedrick Borders	2	3	47	23.50	23	24	0
WR Charlie Cooley	2	6	20	10.00	1	12	0
WR Willie Nickell	2	3	29	14.50	2	20	0
RB Reggie Saperstein	2	4	11	5.50	0	10	1
WR Hardy Redmond	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Jumbo Carr	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelly Perry	7	14	108	15.43	9	29	1
WR Mario Grier	3	10	23	7.67	1	19	0
RB Neal Matthews	2	4	7	3.50	0	5	0
WR Sedrick Arnold	2	7	25	12.50	12	15	0
RB Vernon Wischer	2	2	14	7.00	8	9	0
FB Gilbert Stachelski	2	2	11	5.50	1	7	0
TE Chad Hamner	2	2	16	8.00	4	10	0
WR Lamar Cucina	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Howard McBee	1	2	20	20.00	4	20	1

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Travis Laboy	0	0	1	0
Donnie Wynn	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov
Kelly Perry	1	0
Larry Gibson	1	0
Gabe Griffith	0	1
Howard McBee	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Wallace	5	197	39.4	31.6	45	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Juan Follette	6	220	36.7	30.2	47	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oscar Gossett	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	0/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Craig	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hardy Redmond	2	19	9.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Brock	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Carr	4	92	23.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Stone	5	126	25.2	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bernie Carlson	7	0	0.0	16	45
DE Travis Laboy	6	1	1.5	16	42
OLB Donnie Wynn	3	3	0.0	17	46
DT Jamie Crowell	3	2	0.0	17	45
CB Don Newton	3	0	0.0	16	43
S Shane Gutierrez	3	0	0.0	4	14
S Andy Meyer	3	0	0.0	14	41
CB Gus Brizzolara	2	2	0.0	13	33
ILB Vernon Shepard	2	1	0.0	17	46
CB Craig Mathews	2	1	0.0	17	39
OLB Brady Poppinga	1	2	0.5	13	29
DE Bryce Barton	1	0	0.0	5	11
CB Kennedy Hall	1	0	0.0	0	7
DE Marshall Jamison	1	0	0.0	14	39
ILB Renaldo Coffey	1	0	0.0	3	13
ILB Randall Burke	0	1	0.0	2	5

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Ty Warren	7	1	1.0	34	27
CB Kent Mull	7	0	0.0	19	19
CB Kelly Brock	6	2	0.0	30	28
S Roman Harper	5	0	0.0	26	24
S Walter Coursen	4	3	0.0	34	30
OLB B.J. Webster	4	2	0.0	30	26
ILB Jon Foster	4	2	0.0	35	29
DT Harvey James	3	1	0.0	30	23
DE Cris Farrell	2	3	0.0	31	27
CB Marlon Stone	2	1	0.0	34	29
OLB Emmanuel Oswald	2	0	0.0	20	14
OLB Gilbert Claire	1	0	0.0	0	2
DE Joey Vance	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Johnny Butler	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB T.J. Rushing	0	1	0.0	5	2
DT Cornell Rosenbaum	0	1	0.0	31	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Travis Laboy	1.5	1	2	0	42
OLB Brady Poppinga	0.5	0	2	1	29
DE Marshall Jamison	0.0	0	3	0	39
DT Jamie Crowell	0.0	0	1	0	45
CB Craig Mathews	0.0	0	1	0	39

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ty Warren	1.0	1	2	27
DE Cris Farrell	0.0	0	1	27
OLB B.J. Webster	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Don Newton	4	0	43
CB Bernie Carlson	4	0	45
S Andy Meyer	3	0	41
OLB Donnie Wynn	2	1	46
CB Craig Mathews	1	2	39
ILB Vernon Shepard	1	1	46
DE Travis Laboy	1	0	42
DE Bryce Barton	1	0	11
OLB Brady Poppinga	1	0	29
S Shane Gutierrez	1	0	14
CB Kennedy Hall	1	0	7
DE Marshall Jamison	1	0	39
ILB Renaldo Coffey	1	0	13
ILB Randall Burke	0	1	5

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Roman Harper	4	1	24
CB Kelly Brock	3	0	28
ILB Jon Foster	2	1	29
CB Kent Mull	2	0	19
OLB B.J. Webster	2	0	26
CB Marlon Stone	1	1	29
OLB Emmanuel Oswald	1	0	14
OLB Gilbert Claire	1	0	2
S Johnny Butler	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roderick Zukowsky	3	4	0	27	0	27
Percy Gaulin	2	5	0	26	0	21
Damon Covington	1	6	0	34	0	29
Travis Sherman	1	5	0	20	0	10
Patrick Teague	1	2	0	25	1	24
Everett Hitchcock	1	1	1	24	0	22
Cory Horn	0	3	0	9	0	9
Bernard Claiborne	0	2	0	30	0	27

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Junius Coston	3	3	1	16	0	44
Richard Hipp	2	4	0	14	1	37
Rashad Butler	2	3	0	13	0	34
Gus Mahoney	1	2	0	15	0	36
Neal Hastings	0	2	0	14	1	38
Gabe Griffith	0	1	0	7	0	21
Gilbert Stachelski	0	1	0	7	0	28
Hunter Baker	0	1	0	3	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Borders	4	17
Kennedy Hall	1	18
Shane Gutierrez	1	17
David Domenici	1	8
Roderick Pilcher	0	25
Everett Hitchcock	0	19
Jumbo Carr	0	14
Willie Nickell	0	14
Hardy Redmond	0	13
Travis Sherman	0	12
Gus Brizzolara	0	12
Aaron Brennan	0	12
K.C. Sweeney	0	10
Dwight Wallace	0	8
Dana Forbes	0	8
Jon Linnebur	0	8
Gerald Bandhauer	0	8
Bernard Claiborne	0	7
Charlie Cooley	0	7
Robert Alfaro	0	6
Jerry Toledo	0	6
Jared Wallace	0	6
Renaldo Coffey	0	6
Randall Burke	0	5
Wesley Conley	0	4
Don Newton	0	3
Oscar Gossett	0	3
Bernie Carlson	0	3
Travis Laboy	0	2
Brady Poppinga	0	2
Roderick Zukowsky	0	2
Vernon Shepard	0	2
Jamie Crowell	0	2
Marshall Jamison	0	2
Donnie Wynn	0	2
Craig Mathews	0	2
Andy Meyer	0	2

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Wischer	2	6
Kelly Brock	1	24
Neal Matthews	1	19
Erik Burks	1	18
Chad Hamner	1	16
Gilbert Stachelski	0	18
Gilbert Claire	0	17
Lamar Cucina	0	16
Leroy Hill	0	15
B.J. Webster	0	13
Rodney Beaulieu	0	10
Antonio Smithson	0	10
Marlon Stone	0	9
Junius Coston	0	8
Gabe Griffith	0	8
Howard McBee	0	8
R.J. Rivera	0	8
Gus Mahoney	0	7
Hunter Baker	0	7
Mark Craig	0	7
Juan Follette	0	6
Bernie Ellard	0	6
Mario Grier	0	6
Lofa Tatupu	0	4
Roman Harper	0	4
Ty Warren	0	3
Kent Mull	0	3
Cornell Rosenbaum	0	3
Walter Coursen	0	3
Harvey James	0	3
Jon Foster	0	3
Rashad Butler	0	2
Cris Farrell	0	2
Emmanuel Oswald	0	2
Stephen Mayes	0	2
Marcus Tubbs	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	33	2.5
Middle	20	174	8.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brodie Croyle	29	17	3	2	2	3	4	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Gibson	44	22	3	6	1	5	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	80	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	73	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	85	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	54	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Everett Hitchcock	6	4	0	48	0	22
WR Charlie Cooley	6	2	1	20	0	16
RB Reggie Saperstein	4	2	0	11	0	16
TE Sedrick Borders	3	2	0	47	2	16
WR Willie Nickell	3	2	0	29	1	14
FB Travis Sherman	2	2	0	13	0	10
WR Hardy Redmond	2	1	0	5	0	23
RB Roderick Pilcher	2	1	1	5	0	14
WR Jumbo Carr	1	1	0	9	0	12

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Perry	14	7	1	108	2	30
WR Mario Grier	10	3	0	23	0	40
WR Sedrick Arnold	7	2	0	25	0	24
RB Neal Matthews	4	2	0	7	0	17
RB Vernon Wischer	2	2	0	14	0	29
FB Gilbert Stachelski	2	2	0	11	0	28
TE Howard McBee	2	1	0	20	1	25
TE Chad Hamner	2	2	0	16	0	17
WR Lamar Cucina	1	1	0	6	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	4	5	1.25	4.43
Reggie Saperstein	4	11	2.75	3.00
Roderick Pilcher	2	13	6.50	15.86

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Matthews	2	4	2.00	4.38
Vernon Wischer	1	0	0.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	2	2	6	3.00	6.45

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Gibson	4	3	32	8.00	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hardy Redmond	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
RB Reggie Saperstein	1	1	1	1.00	2.75

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mario Grier	2	1	3	1.50	2.30
WR Kelly Perry	1	1	9	9.00	7.71
TE Howard McBee	1	1	20	20.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	2	0
Roderick Pilcher	1	0
Reggie Saperstein	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Matthews	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	10	6	5

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Gibson	13	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Sedrick Borders	2	1	1
WR Charlie Cooley	2	0	0
WR Willie Nickell	2	1	1
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	1
TE Everett Hitchcock	1	1	1
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	1	0
RB Reggie Saperstein	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelly Perry	5	3	3
WR Mario Grier	3	0	0
RB Neal Matthews	2	1	0
WR Sedrick Arnold	2	1	1
TE Chad Hamner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,200 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (19,000)
End Zone 12,100 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (12,100)
Club Seats 10,100 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,200 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (19,000)
End Zone	12,100 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (12,100)
Club Seats	10,100 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,500)