Week 2, 1989

played in New England, MA

78 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	6	2	0	-	8
New England Patriots	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 NED - Jerry Rice 53 pass from Jeff Hostetler (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 14:04 NOS - Rex Robinson 33 field goal
2Q: 00:43 NOS - Rex Robinson 25 field goal
3Q: 08:41 NOS - Safety: Fred Strickland tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 08:36 NED - John Carney 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 NED - Jerry Rice 53 pass from Jeff Hostetler (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 14:04 NOS - Rex Robinson 33 field goal
2Q: 00:43 NOS - Rex Robinson 25 field goal
3Q: 08:41 NOS - Safety: Fred Strickland tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 08:36 NED - John Carney 22 field goal

Team Statistics NOS NED
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 14 14
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 252 252
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 3.94 4.06
Net Rushing Yards 117 106
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 4.88 3.93
Net Passing Yards 135 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 2 32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 161 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 3.38 4.17
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 11.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/64 9/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 5/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:53 30:07

Team Statistics	NOS	NED
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	14	14
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	252	252
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	3.94	4.06
Net Rushing Yards	117	106
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	4.88	3.93
Net Passing Yards	135	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 2	32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	161	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	3.38	4.17
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	11.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/64	9/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	5/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:53	30:07

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 23	4	42	Punt
1	8:44	2:39	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
1	4:18	5:22	OWN 6	11	78	Field Goal
2	12:23	1:18	50	3	-2	Punt
2	9:35	1:40	OWN 37	4	3	Interception
2	5:33	1:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:45	2:07	OWN 40	7	52	Field Goal
3	13:36	4:55	OWN 26	10	24	Punt
3	8:35	3:15	OPP 47	6	17	Fumble
3	2:14	1:25	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	14:10	0:45	OWN 10	3	-2	Punt
4	8:31	2:04	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
4	4:04	1:14	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
4	2:33	0:10	OWN 47	1	0	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	3:05	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	6:05	1:47	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	13:56	1:33	OWN 25	3	-21	Punt
2	11:05	1:30	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	7:55	2:22	OPP 49	5	3	Punt
2	3:39	0:54	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 25	4	26	Half
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	8:41	0:06	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
3	5:20	3:06	OWN 30	5	25	Punt
3	0:49	1:39	OWN 34	4	10	Punt
4	13:25	4:54	50	11	45	Field Goal
4	6:27	2:23	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
4	2:50	0:17	OWN 36	2	17	Fumble
4	2:23	2:23	OWN 35	6	31	Game

Game MVP: Jeff Hostetler, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Robert Lavette	19	107	5.63	46	3
RB Donald Jordan	2	4	2.00	3	0
RB George Adams	2	3	1.50	2	0
QB Marty Cortez	1	3	3.00	3	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Derrick Harmon	16	76	4.75	22	3
RB Craig Heyward	7	13	1.86	8	0
QB Jeff Hostetler	4	17	4.25	10	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Cortez	36	20	161	4/26	0	26	2	43.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Hostetler	32	21	167	3/21	1	53	0	88.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Haywood Jeffires	10	19	88	8.80	32	26
WR Michael Irvin	4	4	24	6.00	9	9
WR Steve Tasker	2	5	14	7.00	0	8
TE Chris Combs	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
TE Mike Williams	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Tony Davis	1	1	8	8.00	5	8
WR Charles Lockett	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
RB Donald Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Robert Lavette	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	10	15	112	11.20	78	53	1
RB Craig Heyward	5	5	6	1.20	8	10	0
FB Dwayne Crutchfield	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
TE Greg Baty	2	2	11	5.50	0	11	0
WR Walter Murray	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Pat Kelly	1	3	15	15.00	9	15	0
RB Derrick Harmon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mark Jackson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Hal Garner	1	0	0.00	0
CB Rod Jones	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Robert Lavette	3	1	0
QB Marty Cortez	1	0	0
TE Chris Combs	0	1	0
WR Steve Tasker	0	1	0
OLB Tim Green	0	1	0
DE Keith Ferguson	0	0	1
ILB Darryl Talley	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Derrick Harmon	2	0	0
DE Mike Gann	0	1	1
QB Jeff Hostetler	0	1	0
DT Ted Vincent	0	0	2
ILB Hal Garner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	9	423	47.0	39.3	56	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Monte Robbins	9	412	45.8	40.1	59	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex Robinson	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Issiac Holt	2	11	5.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Langhorne	5	29	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Irvin	3	70	23.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	5	0	1.0	25	32
DE Keith Ferguson	5	2	0.5	21	29
OLB Fred Strickland	5	1	0.0	13	19
ILB Sam Anno	4	1	1.0	25	33
OLB Jesse Penn	4	0	0.5	17	18
OLB Tim Green	4	2	0.0	23	25
S Steve Gage	4	0	0.0	10	24
ILB Darryl Talley	3	2	0.0	13	17
CB Issiac Holt	3	1	0.0	11	23
S Brad Edwards	3	1	0.0	18	20
DT Darryl Grant	3	0	0.0	24	29
S Deron Cherry	2	5	0.0	26	26
CB Carl Lee	1	1	0.0	20	20
CB Leonard Coleman	1	1	0.0	15	23
TE Chris Combs	1	0	---	---	---
DE Doug Reed	1	0	0.0	9	10
DT Jumpy Geathers	1	0	0.0	3	6
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Bowyer	0	2	0.0	23	29

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	8	1	0.0	22	27
CB Tim Gordon	6	3	0.0	22	38
DE Mike Gann	5	1	2.0	20	23
DT Ted Vincent	4	1	0.5	14	19
OLB Will Johnson	4	2	0.0	21	27
DT Tony Woods	4	2	0.0	20	26
S Chuck Cecil	4	1	0.0	23	27
S James Griffin	3	0	0.0	1	13
CB Donnie Elder	3	0	0.0	19	35
S Dextor Clickscale	2	0	0.0	2	13
ILB Hal Garner	1	4	0.5	18	34
DT Stan Mataele	1	1	0.5	13	22
OLB Todd Shell	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Rod Jones	1	0	0.0	15	18
CB Kevin Walker	1	0	0.0	10	24
DE Eric Dorsey	0	1	0.5	24	40

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Sam Anno	1.0	0	1	1	33
CB Mike Richardson	1.0	0	0	0	32
OLB Jesse Penn	0.5	0	1	0	18
DE Keith Ferguson	0.5	0	0	0	29
DE Walt Bowyer	0.0	1	0	0	29
OLB Fred Strickland	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Jumpy Geathers	0.0	0	1	0	6
CB Issiac Holt	0.0	0	1	0	23

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Gann	2.0	1	0	23
DT Stan Mataele	0.5	3	0	22
DE Eric Dorsey	0.5	1	1	40
ILB Hal Garner	0.5	1	0	34
DT Ted Vincent	0.5	0	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	4	0	32
S Steve Gage	2	1	24
ILB Darryl Talley	2	0	17
OLB Jesse Penn	2	0	18
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	23
OLB Tim Green	2	0	25
CB Carl Lee	1	1	20
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	29
DT Darryl Grant	1	0	29
S Deron Cherry	1	0	26
CB Leonard Coleman	1	0	23
OLB Fred Strickland	1	0	19
S Brad Edwards	1	0	20

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tim Gordon	5	1	0	38
CB Donnie Elder	3	0	0	35
OLB Will Johnson	3	0	0	27
S Greg Jackson	3	0	0	27
S James Griffin	2	2	0	13
S Dextor Clickscale	2	0	0	13
S Chuck Cecil	1	1	0	27
CB Kevin Walker	1	0	0	24
ILB Hal Garner	0	0	1	34
CB Rod Jones	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Tootie Robbins	2	4	24	0	40
G Jeff Bregel	2	2	24	3	40
T Gary Kowalski	1	7	24	0	40
G Jeff Zimmerman	1	5	24	0	40
TE Chris Combs	1	1	24	0	39
C Jeff Dellenbach	0	3	24	1	40
FB Patrick Shepard	0	1	3	0	5

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bo Hallock	2	7	27	1	35
G Gregg Harris	2	3	27	0	35
T Nick Eyre	1	3	27	0	35
TE Greg Baty	1	2	19	0	24
T Dan Remsberg	0	6	27	1	35
G David Diaz-Infante	0	2	27	0	35
RB Craig Heyward	0	0	9	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jesse Penn	1	26
Steve Tasker	1	16
Tim Green	1	12
Brian Blados	1	11
Tyrone Sorrells	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jackson	2	14
Reggie Langhorne	1	16
Joe Levelis	1	10
Craig Heyward	1	1

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jeff Zimmerman	24	40	---	---	11	75
G Jeff Bregel	24	40	---	---	11	75
ILB Sam Anno	---	---	25	33	14	72
T Tootie Robbins	24	40	---	---	---	64
QB Marty Cortez	24	40	---	---	---	64
T Gary Kowalski	24	40	---	---	---	64
C Jeff Dellenbach	24	40	---	---	---	64
TE Chris Combs	24	39	---	---	---	63
S Deron Cherry	---	---	26	26	10	62
WR Steve Tasker	18	28	---	---	16	62
WR Haywood Jeffires	23	39	---	---	---	62
WR Michael Irvin	22	36	---	---	4	62
OLB Jesse Penn	---	---	17	18	26	61
OLB Tim Green	---	---	23	25	12	60
CB Mike Richardson	---	---	25	32	1	58
CB Leonard Coleman	---	---	15	23	17	55
DT Darryl Grant	---	---	24	29	1	54
S Brad Edwards	---	---	18	20	16	54
DE Walt Bowyer	---	---	23	29	1	53
DE Keith Ferguson	---	---	21	29	1	51
CB Issiac Holt	---	---	11	23	10	44
CB Carl Lee	---	---	20	20	---	40
RB Robert Lavette	20	20	---	---	---	40
S Steve Gage	---	---	10	24	1	35
RB Donald Jordan	2	14	---	---	18	34
OLB Fred Strickland	---	---	13	19	1	33
ILB Darryl Talley	---	---	13	17	---	30
TE Mike Williams	0	1	---	---	27	28
DE Doug Reed	---	---	9	10	9	28
FB Patrick Shepard	3	5	---	---	18	26
DT Jumpy Geathers	---	---	3	6	9	18
WR James Maness	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE Tony Davis	5	8	---	---	---	13
WR Charles Lockett	1	4	---	---	7	12
C Joshua George	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Brian Blados	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Tyrone Sorrells	0	0	---	---	11	11
P John Kidd	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB George Adams	2	6	---	---	---	8
K Rex Robinson	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Jason Buck	---	---	1	2	---	3
P Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Steve Busick	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Buford McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jared Drake	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Courtney Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G David Diaz-Infante	27	35	---	---	14	76
G Gregg Harris	27	35	---	---	10	72
DE Eric Dorsey	---	---	24	40	2	66
CB Donnie Elder	---	---	19	35	11	65
S Greg Jackson	---	---	22	27	14	63
T Nick Eyre	27	35	---	---	---	62
QB Jeff Hostetler	27	35	---	---	---	62
T Dan Remsberg	27	35	---	---	---	62
CB Tim Gordon	---	---	22	38	2	62
C Bo Hallock	27	35	---	---	---	62
WR Mark Jackson	27	31	---	---	3	61
OLB Will Johnson	---	---	21	27	12	60
WR Jerry Rice	26	33	---	---	---	59
ILB Hal Garner	---	---	18	34	1	53
CB Kevin Walker	---	---	10	24	17	51
S Chuck Cecil	---	---	23	27	1	51
DT Tony Woods	---	---	20	26	1	47
TE Greg Baty	19	24	---	---	2	45
DE Mike Gann	---	---	20	23	1	44
DT Stan Mataele	---	---	13	22	2	37
CB Rod Jones	---	---	15	18	3	36
DT Ted Vincent	---	---	14	19	---	33
S Dextor Clickscale	---	---	2	13	17	32
FB Dwayne Crutchfield	5	10	---	---	17	32
DE Brent Williams	---	---	4	17	10	31
RB Derrick Harmon	17	13	---	---	---	30
TE Robert Awalt	3	3	---	---	24	30
RB Craig Heyward	9	20	---	---	1	30
WR Reggie Langhorne	3	10	---	---	16	29
WR Walter Murray	11	18	---	---	---	29
TE Pat Kelly	15	11	---	---	---	26
ILB Greg Manusky	---	---	7	5	13	25
DT Mike Ruth	---	---	1	13	10	24
OLB Todd Shell	---	---	1	6	15	22
OLB Kiki DeAyala	---	---	7	13	1	21
WR Wesley Walker	0	1	---	---	17	18
RB Tracy Johnson	0	1	---	---	16	17
S James Griffin	---	---	1	13	1	15
T Lindsey Mason	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Joe Levelis	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Butch Brennan	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Monte Robbins	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	9	9
K John Carney	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Mike Hatchett	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Abel Money	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	47	7.8
Middle	10	58	5.8
Right	8	12	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	12	53	4.4
Right	8	22	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Cortez	36	20	1	2	2	4	6	1	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Hostetler	32	21	2	0	3	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	46	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	51	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	64	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	113	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	19	10	2	88	1	39
WR Steve Tasker	5	2	0	14	0	28
WR Michael Irvin	4	4	0	24	0	36
TE Chris Combs	3	1	0	9	0	39
TE Mike Williams	1	1	0	4	0	1
RB Donald Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Robert Lavette	1	0	0	0	0	20
TE Tony Davis	1	1	0	8	0	8
WR Charles Lockett	1	1	0	14	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	15	10	2	112	2	33
RB Craig Heyward	5	5	0	6	0	20
TE Pat Kelly	3	1	1	15	0	11
FB Dwayne Crutchfield	2	2	0	8	0	10
TE Greg Baty	2	2	0	11	0	24
WR Walter Murray	2	1	0	15	0	18
WR Mark Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	31
RB Derrick Harmon	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Donald Jordan	1	1	1.00	2.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jeff Hostetler	1	8	8.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Cortez	4	2	11	2.75	4.47

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Hostetler	2	1	-1	-0.50	5.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	1	3	1.00	4.63
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Craig Heyward	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.20
TE Pat Kelly	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Donald Jordan	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Craig Heyward	3	2
QB Jeff Hostetler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Cortez	11	4	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Hostetler	8	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	1	0
WR Steve Tasker	2	1	1
TE Chris Combs	1	0	0
TE Mike Williams	1	1	0
RB Donald Jordan	1	0	0
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	5	4	1
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0
WR Walter Murray	1	1	1
RB Craig Heyward	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)