National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New England 27, New Orleans 24
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, August 12, 2010
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 71°
Head Official: Bill Leavy
Attendance: 68756
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Orleans 0714324
New England 1077327
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 12:59
New England FG New England 3 - New Orleans 0
Stephen Gostkowski 35 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 4:33
New England TD New England 10 - New Orleans 0
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 6 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:32
New Orleans TD New England 10 - New Orleans 7
Reggie Bush 2 yd. run (Garrett Hartley kick)
2nd Quarter - 5:08
New England TD New England 17 - New Orleans 7
Laurence Maroney 5 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:35
New England TD New England 24 - New Orleans 7
Laurence Maroney 1 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:17
New Orleans TD New England 24 - New Orleans 14
Larry Beavers 97 yd. kickoff return (Garrett Hartley kick)
3rd Quarter - 7:15
New Orleans TD New England 24 - New Orleans 21
Christopher Ivory 2 yd. run (Garrett Hartley kick)
4th Quarter - 2:40
New Orleans FG New England 24 - New Orleans 24
Garrett Hartley 23 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 0:53
New England FG New England 27 - New Orleans 24
Stephen Gostkowski 28 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  New Orleans New England
1st Downs 21 20
Rushing 8 8
Passing 12 10
Penalty 1 2
3rd Down Conversions 4-12 6-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Punts-Average 6-47.3 5-43.8
Return Yards 198 195
Punts-Returns 2-2 4-57
Kickoffs-Returns 5-196 5-137
Int-Returns 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 4-29 5-37
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0
Time of Possession 31:06 28:54
Total Net Yards 305 329
Total Plays 63 66
Average Gain 4.8 5.0
Net Yards Rushing 100 125
Rushes 29 35
Average/Rush 3.4 3.6
Net Yards Passing 205 204
Comp-Att 22-33 16-29
Yards/Pass 6.0 6.6
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-11 2-17
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 3 3
Rushing 2 3
Passing 0 0
Other 1 0
Extra Points 3-3 3-3
Field Goals 1-1 2-2
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 3-5-60%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2-3-67% 3-3-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
New Orleans Saints (0-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
P. Ramsey 7/11 111 0 0
D. Brees 9/13 55 0 0
C. Daniel 6/9 50 0 1
New England Patriots (1-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Hoyer 8/13 106 0 0
T. Brady 5/8 67 0 0
Z. Robinson 3/8 48 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
P. Hill 9 30 3.3 0 9
C. Ivory 6 30 5.0 1 10
P. Thomas 8 27 3.4 0 5
R. Bush 5 17 3.4 1 10
C. Daniel 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
C. Taylor 8 39 4.9 0 8
B. Green-Ellis 11 34 3.1 1 6
L. Maroney 8 30 3.8 2 13
T. Clayton 4 13 3.2 0 12
A. Hernandez 1 6 6.0 0 6
K. Faulk 1 5 5.0 0 5
B. Hoyer 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
Z. Robinson 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
A. Arrington 6 4 87 21.8 0 51
P. Thomas 4 4 26 6.5 0 13
J. Shockey 3 3 23 7.7 0 11
C. Roby 3 2 20 10.0 0 13
Z. Keasey 1 1 13 13.0 0 13
L. Moore 2 2 10 5.0 0 7
P. Hill 1 1 9 9.0 0 9
M. Colston 1 1 8 8.0 0 8
M. Mailei 2 2 7 3.5 0 4
D. Thomas 1 1 7 7.0 0 7
J. Graham 2 1 6 6.0 0 6
R. Bush 2 0 0 0 0 0
D. Henderson 2 0 0 0 0 0
T. Humphrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
C. Ivory 1 0 0 0 0 0
M. Billings 1 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Edelman 6 6 90 15.0 0 25
D. Jenkins 2 1 52 52.0 0 52
R. Moss 3 2 30 15.0 0 23
A. Hernandez 6 3 26 8.7 0 21
B. Tate 1 1 20 20.0 0 20
B. Green-Ellis 1 1 8 8.0 0 8
S. Aiken 1 1 2 2.0 0 2
S. Morris 1 0 0 0 0 0
K. Faulk 1 0 0 0 0 0
A. Crumpler 1 0 0 0 0 0
T. Price 2 0 0 0 0 0
R. Owens 1 0 0 0 0 0
C. Taylor 2 1 -7 -7.0 0 -7
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
E. Alexander 1 1 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Pressley 1.0 9.0
J. Casillas 1.0 8.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
M. Murrell 1.0 11.0
Tackles
  TK AST
J. Casillas 10 0
U. Young 4 0
J. Charleston 3 1
M. Mitchell 3 1
A. Hargrove 3 2
J. Vilma 2 0
J. Galette 2 0
L. Torrence 2 1
T. Porter 2 1
R. Gay 2 1
W. Smith 1 0
S. Ellis 1 0
R. Harper 1 0
B. McCray 1 0
A. Woods 1 0
P. Robinson 1 0
S. Arnoux 1 0
H. Evans 1 0
D. Pressley 1 2
C. Reis 1 3
J. Dunbar 1 4
Tackles
  TK AST
T. Wheatley 6 0
P. Chung 5 2
J. Mayo 4 1
P. Woods 4 1
V. Wilfork 3 0
S. Brown 3 1
B. Spikes 3 5
J. Wilhite 2 0
B. McGowan 2 0
M. Murrell 2 0
M. Pryor 2 1
R. Ninkovich 2 1
T. McKenzie 2 2
K. Arrington 2 2
J. Sanders 1 0
M. Wright 1 0
D. Lewis 1 0
B. Deaderick 1 0
D. McCourty 1 1
D. Fletcher 1 1
B. Meriweather 1 2
G. Warren 1 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
J. Casillas 3.0
J. Galette 1.0
D. Pressley 1.0
T. Porter 1.0
M. Mitchell 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
M. Murrell 1.0
T. Wheatley 1.0
T. McKenzie 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
P. Hill 1
L. Beavers 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles