Week 3, 2008

played in Arizona, AZ

93 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	3	14	17	-	41
Arizona Cardinals	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:04 ARI - Edgerrin James 4 run (Scott Player extra point)
1Q: 01:42 NOS - Devery Henderson 28 pass from Drew Brees (Olindo Mare extra point)
2Q: 09:13 NOS - Olindo Mare 53 field goal
2Q: 04:19 ARI - Tony Hunt 7 run (Scott Player extra point)
3Q: 06:25 NOS - Terrance Copper 7 pass from Drew Brees (Olindo Mare extra point)
3Q: 01:22 NOS - Deuce McAllister 94 run (Olindo Mare extra point)
4Q: 12:23 NOS - Greg Olsen 1 pass from Drew Brees (Olindo Mare extra point)
4Q: 04:41 NOS - Bob Sanders 66 interception return (Olindo Mare extra point)
4Q: 01:14 NOS - Olindo Mare 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:04 ARI - Edgerrin James 4 run (Scott Player extra point)
1Q: 01:42 NOS - Devery Henderson 28 pass from Drew Brees (Olindo Mare extra point)
2Q: 09:13 NOS - Olindo Mare 53 field goal
2Q: 04:19 ARI - Tony Hunt 7 run (Scott Player extra point)
3Q: 06:25 NOS - Terrance Copper 7 pass from Drew Brees (Olindo Mare extra point)
3Q: 01:22 NOS - Deuce McAllister 94 run (Olindo Mare extra point)
4Q: 12:23 NOS - Greg Olsen 1 pass from Drew Brees (Olindo Mare extra point)
4Q: 04:41 NOS - Bob Sanders 66 interception return (Olindo Mare extra point)
4Q: 01:14 NOS - Olindo Mare 35 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ARI
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 428 266
- Offensive Plays 60 61
- Yards per Play 7.13 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 226 113
- Rushing Attempts 34 25
- Yards per Rush 6.65 4.52
Net Passing Yards 202 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 19 - 0 35 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 207 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.77 4.25
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/55 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 6/130
Interception Ret./Yards 2/95 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:45 25:15

Team Statistics	NOS	ARI
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	428	266
- Offensive Plays	60	61
- Yards per Play	7.13	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	226	113
- Rushing Attempts	34	25
- Yards per Rush	6.65	4.52
Net Passing Yards	202	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 19 - 0	35 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	207	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.77	4.25
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/55	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	6/130
Interception Ret./Yards	2/95	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:45	25:15

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 36	7	26	Punt
1	5:58	4:30	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	13:21	4:14	OWN 20	9	44	Field Goal
2	4:12	1:58	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	1:13	1:10	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	12:42	6:26	OWN 12	13	88	Touchdown
3	2:04	1:03	OWN 2	2	98	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:42	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
4	10:30	1:18	OWN 26	3	23	Fumble
4	7:44	2:27	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	3:47	2:41	OPP 25	4	7	Field Goal

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	4:38	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	1:28	3:07	OWN 28	7	35	Punt
2	9:07	4:55	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
2	2:14	1:01	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	6:16	4:12	OWN 34	6	17	Punt
3	1:01	1:01	OWN 35	3	0	Interception
4	12:18	1:48	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
4	9:12	1:28	OPP 49	5	16	Downs
4	5:17	0:45	OWN 5	4	20	Interception
4	4:32	0:45	OWN 25	4	0	Downs
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 16	2	13	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Bush	17	69	4.06	12	2	0
Deuce McAllister	17	157	9.24	94	2	1

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgerrin James	18	83	4.61	17	3	1
Tony Hunt	5	25	5.00	10	1	1
Matt Leinart	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Harvey Griffin	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	25	19	207	1/5	3	28	0	139.5

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	23	13	128	1/5	0	19	1	54.3
Harvey Griffin	12	4	30	0/0	0	20	1	7.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrance Copper	5	6	51	10.20	2	22	1
WR Devery Henderson	4	5	59	14.75	7	28	1
RB Reggie Bush	3	4	14	4.67	3	11	0
FB Mike Karney	2	2	32	16.00	32	26	0
WR Keith Powell	2	4	26	13.00	0	14	0
WR Joe Horn	1	1	23	23.00	6	23	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
TE Bubba Hardy	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Leonard Pope	6	11	84	14.00	31	20
WR Anquan Boldin	4	5	21	5.25	3	14
RB Edgerrin James	3	4	27	9.00	11	11
TE Donald Bays	2	4	13	6.50	3	9
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Michael Lewis	1	5	14	14.00	2	14
RB J.J. Arrington	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Antonio Chatman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bob Sanders	1	66	66.00	1
CB Mike McKenzie	1	29	29.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Karney	1	0	0
Terrance Copper	1	0	0
Greg Olsen	0	1	0
Bob Sanders	0	0	1
Mike McKenzie	0	0	1
Josh Bullocks	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edgerrin James	3	1	0
Leonard Pope	0	1	0
Milford Brown	0	1	0
Paul Posluszny	0	1	0
Eric Green	0	0	1
Karl Paymah	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	203	50.8	40.8	61	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	5	239	47.8	41.8	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Olindo Mare	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	5/5

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Player	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Bush	1	10	10.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deon Grant	1	25	25.0	0
Terrance Copper	1	20	20.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Chatman	3	66	22.0	0
Michael Lewis	3	64	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dexter McCleon	5	0	0.0	17	35
OLB Leslie Seibert	4	1	0.0	20	12
CB Jerry Monroe	4	0	0.0	23	22
S Roman Harper	3	2	0.0	15	32
S Bob Sanders	3	1	0.0	21	35
S Josh Bullocks	3	1	0.0	9	4
DT Kindal Moorehead	3	0	0.0	24	36
OLB Tommy Polley	3	0	0.0	14	27
CB Mike McKenzie	3	0	0.0	23	33
ILB Scott Shanle	2	2	0.0	20	35
S Deon Grant	2	0	0.0	6	24
DE Will Smith	2	0	0.0	24	35
DE Brian Robison	1	0	1.0	23	35
DT Rodney Leisle	1	0	0.0	6	2
DT Cedric Woodard	1	0	0.0	1	0
DT Brian Young	1	0	0.0	17	10
OLB Scott Fujita	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Rien Long	0	2	0.0	3	2

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gerald Hayes	12	1	0.0	31	26
S Mitchell Compton	7	2	1.0	30	22
OLB Paul Posluszny	6	3	0.0	30	25
DT Darnell Dockett	5	3	0.0	34	25
CB David Macklin	4	2	0.0	22	21
CB Antrel Rolle	4	0	0.0	29	26
CB Eric Green	4	0	0.0	32	26
CB Karl Paymah	2	2	0.0	31	26
OLB Orlando Huff	2	0	0.0	14	5
DE Paul Lindsay	1	4	0.0	32	25
DT Justin Harrell	1	3	0.0	28	23
DT Gabe Watson	1	0	0.0	8	4
WR Michael Lewis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bryant Dorenbos	0	1	0.0	8	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brian Robison	1.0	0	0	35
DE Will Smith	0.0	1	1	35
ILB Scott Shanle	0.0	1	0	35
DT Kindal Moorehead	0.0	0	2	36
S Bob Sanders	0.0	0	1	35

Arizona	Sack	Knock	PPlay
S Mitchell Compton	1.0	0	22
DT Darnell Dockett	0.0	1	25
DT Ellis Johnson	0.0	1	1

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dexter McCleon	3	1	0	35
CB Mike McKenzie	2	1	1	33
S Deon Grant	2	1	0	24
DT Kindal Moorehead	2	0	0	36
OLB Tommy Polley	2	0	0	27
OLB Leslie Seibert	2	0	0	12
CB Jerry Monroe	2	0	0	22
S Roman Harper	1	1	0	32
OLB Scott Fujita	1	0	0	1
S Bob Sanders	0	1	1	35

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Paul Posluszny	4	0	25
CB Eric Green	3	1	26
CB Antrel Rolle	3	0	26
CB David Macklin	3	0	21
CB Karl Paymah	2	3	26
ILB Gerald Hayes	1	1	26
S Mitchell Compton	1	1	22
OLB Orlando Huff	1	0	5
DE Paul Lindsay	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jammal Brown	5	6	1	18	0	20
Jahri Evans	3	6	0	30	1	23
Montrae Holland	2	5	0	29	0	21
Elton Brown	2	2	0	10	0	7
Mike Karney	1	2	0	16	0	10
Bubba Hardy	1	2	0	26	0	18
Ephraim Salaam	0	5	0	31	0	22
Jeff Faine	0	4	0	27	0	21
Spencer Ziel	0	2	0	18	0	10

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alex Stepanovich	3	4	21	0	20
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	2	9	0	9
Derrick Fletcher	1	2	7	0	7
Buddy Hoffman	1	1	10	0	9
Glenn Kaplan	1	1	9	0	18
Leonard Davis	0	4	17	1	30
Milford Brown	0	3	18	0	29
Damion McIntosh	0	2	8	0	6
Leonard Pope	0	1	23	0	24
Deuce Lutui	0	1	16	0	18
Reggie Wells	0	1	10	0	11
Oliver Ross	0	1	15	0	25

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Deon Grant	3	15
Roman Harper	3	15
Deuce McAllister	0	21
Brian Toal	0	21
Chad Scott	0	20
Greg Olsen	0	17
Terrance Copper	0	15
Steve Henn	0	13
Ryan Kock	0	12
Olindo Mare	0	10
Jerry Monroe	0	7
Elton Brown	0	6
Reggie Bush	0	6
Jeff Faine	0	6
Mitch Berger	0	6
Spencer Ziel	0	6
Mike Karney	0	5
Jahri Evans	0	5
Mark Simoneau	0	5
Rien Long	0	5
Bubba Hardy	0	5
Gerald Butler	0	5
Dustin Fry	0	4
Scott Shanle	0	3
Keith Powell	0	3
Jammal Brown	0	2
Josh Bullocks	0	2
Montrae Holland	0	1
Tommy Polley	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Blackshire	2	19
Bryant Dorenbos	1	12
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	20
Tony Hunt	0	18
Donald Bays	0	15
Darryl Blackstock	0	14
Antonio Chatman	0	14
Michael Lewis	0	12
Leonard Pope	0	10
David Macklin	0	9
Jimmy Mixon	0	9
Scott Player	0	8
Chike Okeafor	0	8
Anthony Waters	0	8
Antrel Rolle	0	6
Buddy Hoffman	0	6
Derrick Fletcher	0	5
Chris Talley	0	5
Glenn Kaplan	0	5
Alex Stepanovich	0	4
Milford Brown	0	4
Marcellus Wiley	0	4
Anquan Boldin	0	3
Gerald Hayes	0	3
Deuce Lutui	0	2
Darnell Dockett	0	2
Eric Green	0	2
Karl Paymah	0	2
Mitchell Compton	0	2
Justin Harrell	0	2
Paul Posluszny	0	2
Paul Lindsay	0	2
Jeff Banks	0	2
J.J. Arrington	0	1
Gabe Watson	0	1
Orlando Huff	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	154	12.8
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	12	36	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	58	5.3
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	25	19	4	0	0	6	0	2	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	23	13	0	2	1	2	4	0	1
Harvey Griffin	12	4	1	2	0	3	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	27	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	53	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	77	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	41	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	100	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Copper	6	5	51	1	11
WR Devery Henderson	5	4	59	1	19
RB Reggie Bush	4	3	14	0	15
WR Keith Powell	4	2	26	0	14
FB Mike Karney	2	2	32	1	10
TE Bubba Hardy	2	1	1	0	18
WR Joe Horn	1	1	23	1	14
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	1	0	13

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Leonard Pope	11	6	0	84	1	24
WR Anquan Boldin	5	4	0	21	0	32
WR Michael Lewis	5	1	0	14	0	26
RB Edgerrin James	4	3	0	27	0	19
RB J.J. Arrington	4	0	0	0	0	25
TE Donald Bays	4	2	0	13	0	15
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	-1	0	9
WR Antonio Chatman	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deuce McAllister	3	5	1.67	9.24
Reggie Bush	2	4	2.00	4.06

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgerrin James	3	12	4.00	4.61
Tony Hunt	1	7	7.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	4	3	20	5.00	8.28

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	3	2	13	4.33	5.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrance Copper	2	2	19	9.50	8.50
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Bubba Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	0.50

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donald Bays	2	2	13	6.50	3.25
TE Leonard Pope	1	0	0	0.00	7.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Deuce McAllister	3	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Edgerrin James	2	1
Harvey Griffin	1	0
Tony Hunt	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	9	5

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	8	5	4
Harvey Griffin	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Copper	3	3	2
RB Reggie Bush	2	1	0
WR Devery Henderson	2	2	1
WR Keith Powell	2	2	2
TE Bubba Hardy	1	1	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Leonard Pope	3	1	1
WR Anquan Boldin	2	1	1
WR Michael Lewis	2	1	1
RB Edgerrin James	1	1	0
RB J.J. Arrington	1	0	0
TE Donald Bays	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,900 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,500 (17,600)
End Zone 7,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (11,200)
Club Seats 6,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,900 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,500 (17,600)
End Zone	7,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (11,200)
Club Seats	6,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (2,200)