Week 2, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

71 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	3	3	7	14	-	27
New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 NED - Cedric Diaz 30 field goal
2Q: 13:02 NOS - Darren Prado 27 field goal
2Q: 00:12 NED - Cedric Diaz 21 field goal
3Q: 06:43 NED - Jeremy Maclin 11 pass from Greg Cook (Cedric Diaz extra point)
4Q: 11:00 NED - Louie Fleming 17 pass from Greg Cook (Cedric Diaz extra point)
4Q: 05:54 NED - Jeremy Maclin 2 pass from Greg Cook (Cedric Diaz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 NED - Cedric Diaz 30 field goal
2Q: 13:02 NOS - Darren Prado 27 field goal
2Q: 00:12 NED - Cedric Diaz 21 field goal
3Q: 06:43 NED - Jeremy Maclin 11 pass from Greg Cook (Cedric Diaz extra point)
4Q: 11:00 NED - Louie Fleming 17 pass from Greg Cook (Cedric Diaz extra point)
4Q: 05:54 NED - Jeremy Maclin 2 pass from Greg Cook (Cedric Diaz extra point)

Team Statistics NED NOS
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 375 227
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 6.05 3.39
Net Rushing Yards 154 77
- Rushing Attempts 27 21
- Yards per Rush 5.70 3.67
Net Passing Yards 221 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 40 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 6/47
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 3.26
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.2 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 1/5 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/31 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 6/152
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:36 28:24

Team Statistics	NED	NOS
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	375	227
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	6.05	3.39
Net Rushing Yards	154	77
- Rushing Attempts	27	21
- Yards per Rush	5.70	3.67
Net Passing Yards	221	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	40 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	6/47
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	3.26
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.2	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	1/5	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/31	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	6/152
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:36	28:24

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:54	OWN 33	9	54	Field Goal
1	5:21	1:57	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
2	12:56	4:17	OWN 30	7	51	Missed FG
2	4:05	3:58	OWN 3	12	93	Field Goal
3	11:09	4:33	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	1:21	1:40	OWN 35	6	14	Punt
4	13:38	2:46	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
4	10:03	1:42	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
4	7:25	1:37	OPP 7	3	7	Touchdown
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 28	2	2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:06	3:45	OWN 27	7	31	Punt
1	3:24	5:28	OWN 22	14	68	Field Goal
2	8:39	4:34	OWN 26	8	21	Punt
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 38	8	15	Punt
3	6:36	5:15	OWN 46	9	26	Missed FG
4	14:41	1:03	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
4	10:52	0:49	OPP 45	3	-2	Fumble
4	8:21	0:56	OWN 6	4	1	Downs
4	5:48	4:21	OWN 28	11	44	Downs

Game MVP: Greg Cook, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thomas Brown	13	90	6.92	31	3
Mike Clemons	12	56	4.67	13	1
Greg Cook	1	4	4.00	4	0
Mitchell Wells	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Wells	8	22	2.75	6	0
Rondell Pierce	7	15	2.14	6	0
Joel Barrett	6	40	6.67	18	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Greg Cook	34	24	224	1/3	3	21	0	117.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Barrett	26	14	113	6/47	0	22	0	65.0
Matthew Stafford	14	9	84	0/0	0	20	0	80.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jake Waldroup	6	7	52	8.67	15	14	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	4	42	10.50	16	21	2
WR Kerry Truong	4	6	52	13.00	14	17	0
RB Mike Clemons	3	3	19	6.33	4	11	0
TE Jorge Strong	3	5	14	4.67	11	9	0
WR Louie Fleming	2	6	32	16.00	0	17	1
FB Marty Wooden	2	2	13	6.50	8	10	0
RB Thomas Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rondell Howe	5	7	48	9.60	0	16
TE Cary Burkhammer	4	5	35	8.75	3	15
WR Rico Mason	4	8	24	6.00	0	7
RB Rondell Pierce	3	3	9	3.00	0	8
FB Byron Anthony	3	5	20	6.67	0	9
RB Chris Wells	2	5	19	9.50	9	13
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	2	20	20.00	7	20
TE Timothy Hoffman	1	3	22	22.00	0	22
WR Wayne Jordan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Waldroup	1	1	0
Greg Cook	1	0	0
Reggie Shipman	0	1	0
Mitchell Wells	0	1	0
Paul Kruger	0	0	2
Mike Jenkins	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joel Barrett	2	0	0
Rondell Pierce	1	2	0
Shawn Billick	0	0	1
Jason Kramer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Roberson	3	137	45.7	43.7	50	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irv Brook	4	186	46.5	33.8	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Diaz	2/3	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darren Prado	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Cooley	1	15	15.0	0
Jeremy Maclin	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Howe	1	-2	-2.0	0
Chris Wells	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Bryant	1	17	17.0	0
Jeremy Maclin	1	25	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg
Wayne Jordan	4	117	29.3
Wesley Glowacz	1	14	14.0
Lionel Van Der Woude	1	21	21.0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Christian Denham	9	2	0.0	19	38
S Ted Joyaux	8	3	0.0	20	41
CB Mike Jenkins	6	3	0.0	19	42
ILB Curtis Lofton	5	1	0.0	17	39
DT Clifton Hardy	4	0	2.0	19	42
OLB Paul Kruger	3	2	2.0	18	42
DE Reggie Shipman	3	1	1.0	15	31
CB Riddick Andersen	2	1	0.0	20	42
DE Eddie Covington	2	0	0.0	10	28
S Corey Cooley	2	0	0.0	3	8
DT Alex Magee	2	0	0.0	11	17
DE Alfred Lamar	2	0	0.0	9	13
DE Andrew Horsley	1	0	1.0	6	15
OLB Deon Laster	1	0	0.0	3	4
S Warren Gardocki	0	3	0.0	11	30
ILB Brian Butler	0	1	0.0	14	21
CB Frankie Crapo	0	1	0.0	1	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dennis Dorey	11	1	0.0	22	30
CB Lionel Van Der Woude	6	1	0.0	23	23
CB Jason Kramer	6	0	0.0	23	26
OLB Wes Clayton	4	3	0.0	16	24
DT Trevor Laws	4	0	0.0	17	25
DE Shawn Billick	3	0	1.0	19	30
OLB Renaldo Coffey	2	1	0.0	15	18
S Andy Meyer	2	0	0.0	5	7
S Wesley Glowacz	2	0	0.0	14	16
ILB Vinny Flannery	1	3	0.0	22	29
DT Jerald Cooley	1	1	0.0	8	7
CB Bob Givens	1	0	0.0	18	25
ILB Carlton McGough	1	0	0.0	25	28
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	0	0.0	19	29
OLB Maurice Atkins	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Winfred Mason	1	0	0.0	8	9
ILB Louis Schulman	1	0	0.0	5	5
S Arnold Gooding	1	0	0.0	22	31
OLB Tito Eco	0	2	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Paul Kruger	2.0	1	1	1	42
DT Clifton Hardy	2.0	0	2	0	42
DE Reggie Shipman	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Andrew Horsley	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Alfred Lamar	0.0	0	1	0	13

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Shawn Billick	1.0	0	30
ILB Carlton McGough	0.0	3	28
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	2	29
OLB Renaldo Coffey	0.0	1	18
S Andy Meyer	0.0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Christian Denham	6	0	38
S Ted Joyaux	5	1	41
CB Mike Jenkins	4	3	42
ILB Curtis Lofton	3	0	39
S Corey Cooley	1	1	8
CB Riddick Andersen	1	0	42
DE Reggie Shipman	1	0	31
DT Clifton Hardy	1	0	42
DT Alex Magee	1	0	17
S Warren Gardocki	0	2	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jason Kramer	6	0	26
CB Lionel Van Der Woude	6	0	23
ILB Dennis Dorey	5	0	30
OLB Wes Clayton	2	1	24
OLB Renaldo Coffey	1	0	18
DT Trevor Laws	1	0	25
CB Bob Givens	1	0	25
DT Terrance Knighton	1	0	11
DT Winfred Mason	1	0	9
S Wesley Glowacz	0	1	16
S Arnold Gooding	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Speiker	4	8	0	22	0	26
Cory Horn	3	4	0	21	0	24
Sam Di Pietro	2	3	0	13	0	19
Lincoln Middleton	1	4	1	23	0	30
Jerome Manning	1	2	0	13	0	22
Eugene Monroe	0	3	0	12	0	18
Ralph Vance	0	2	0	16	0	22
Andre Oxenby	0	0	0	15	1	14

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antione Caldwell	1	2	14	0	32
Cary Burkhammer	1	1	18	0	36
John Greco	0	3	8	1	21
Kim McLaurin	0	3	13	1	29
Danny Pickett	0	3	18	1	27
O.J. Reddy	0	1	16	1	26
Sherman Foster	0	1	7	0	14
Harry Shannon	0	1	5	0	20
Darryl Huffman	0	0	3	1	19
Dixon Burns	0	0	13	1	25

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Nixon	5	16
Cary Overstreet	1	14
Warren Gardocki	1	13
Kerry Truong	1	8
Mitchell Wells	0	17
Jeremy Maclin	0	14
Burt Roberson	0	12
Ted Bryant	0	8
Alan Hosken	0	7
Corey Cooley	0	7
Lincoln Middleton	0	6
Jerome Manning	0	6
Frankie Crapo	0	6
Myron Torres	0	6
Louie Fleming	0	5
Andre Oxenby	0	5
Cory Horn	0	5
Marty Wooden	0	5
Brian Butler	0	4
Eddie Covington	0	4
Adam Speiker	0	4
Curtis Lofton	0	4
Mike Jenkins	0	4
Jorge Strong	0	4
Bennie Gailey	0	4
Cedric Diaz	0	3
Sam Di Pietro	0	3
Alfred Lamar	0	3
Deon Laster	0	3
Reggie Shipman	0	2
Clifton Hardy	0	2
Christian Denham	0	2
Alex Magee	0	2
Paul Kruger	0	2
Troy Nolan	0	2
Ted Joyaux	0	2
Mike Clemons	0	2
Jake Waldroup	0	1
Riddick Andersen	0	1
Thomas Brown	0	1
Eugene Monroe	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Wesley Glowacz	2	20
Rondell Pierce	1	19
Cary Burkhammer	1	7
Byron Anthony	0	13
Tito Eco	0	12
Timothy Hoffman	0	12
Renaldo Coffey	0	10
Bob Givens	0	10
Wayne Jordan	0	10
Rico Mason	0	9
Lionel Van Der Woude	0	9
Rondell Howe	0	8
John Greco	0	6
Sherman Foster	0	6
Chris Wells	0	6
Carlton McGough	0	6
Darryl Huffman	0	6
Eugene Rydze	0	5
Darren Prado	0	4
Andy Meyer	0	4
Danny Pickett	0	4
Irv Brook	0	4
Arnold Gooding	0	4
Sen'Derrick Marks	0	3
Shawn Billick	0	3
Jason Kramer	0	3
Dennis Dorey	0	3
Trevor Laws	0	2
Wes Clayton	0	2
Antione Caldwell	0	2
Bert Bullock	0	2
Winfred Mason	0	2
Vinny Flannery	0	2
Darrius Heyward-Bey	0	1
Harry Shannon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	10	101	10.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	7	45	6.4
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Greg Cook	34	24	1	0	0	3	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Barrett	26	14	1	3	2	6	1	1	0
Matthew Stafford	14	9	1	0	0	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	132	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	60	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	38	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jake Waldroup	7	6	52	0	23
WR Louie Fleming	6	2	32	0	19
WR Kerry Truong	6	4	52	0	21
TE Jorge Strong	5	3	14	0	27
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	4	42	1	21
RB Mike Clemons	3	3	19	0	14
FB Marty Wooden	2	2	13	0	12
RB Thomas Brown	1	0	0	0	20

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rico Mason	8	4	0	24	0	30
WR Rondell Howe	7	5	0	48	0	29
FB Byron Anthony	5	3	0	20	0	25
TE Cary Burkhammer	5	4	0	35	0	36
RB Chris Wells	5	2	1	19	0	20
RB Rondell Pierce	3	3	0	9	0	27
TE Timothy Hoffman	3	1	0	22	1	27
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	2	1	0	20	1	19
WR Wayne Jordan	2	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Brown	3	2	0.67	6.92
Mike Clemons	1	3	3.00	4.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Greg Cook	11	8	53	4.82	6.59

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Barrett	3	1	6	2.00	4.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louie Fleming	3	1	17	5.67	5.33
WR Jake Waldroup	2	2	11	5.50	7.43
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	2	13	6.50	10.50
TE Jorge Strong	2	2	9	4.50	2.80
WR Kerry Truong	1	0	0	0.00	8.67
RB Mike Clemons	1	1	3	3.00	6.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cary Burkhammer	1	1	6	6.00	7.00
WR Rondell Howe	1	0	0	0.00	6.86
RB Chris Wells	1	0	0	0.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Brown	1	1
Mitchell Wells	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Wells	3	1
Joel Barrett	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Greg Cook	7	3	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Barrett	7	5	3
Matthew Stafford	5	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louie Fleming	3	1	1
WR Jake Waldroup	1	1	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	1	1
WR Kerry Truong	1	0	0
TE Jorge Strong	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Rondell Pierce	3	3	2
WR Rondell Howe	2	2	2
WR Wayne Jordan	2	0	0
TE Cary Burkhammer	1	1	0
WR Rico Mason	1	1	0
RB Chris Wells	1	1	1
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	1	1
TE Timothy Hoffman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,900 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (16,500)
End Zone 8,100 (12,000)
Mezzanine 4,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (10,600)
Club Seats 14,400 (19,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,900 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (16,500)
End Zone	8,100 (12,000)
Mezzanine	4,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (10,600)
Club Seats	14,400 (19,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (7,500)