Week 13, 2054

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	7	3	0	17	-	27
New Orleans Saints	0	13	0	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 ARI - Nick Simmons 5 run (Rusty Perot extra point)
2Q: 07:37 ARI - Rusty Perot 24 field goal
2Q: 04:17 NOS - O.J. Thomas 19 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Jaylen Palumbo 26 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point)
2Q: 00:44 NOS - O.J. Thomas 43 field goal
4Q: 13:07 NOS - Dustin Perry 18 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point)
4Q: 09:57 ARI - Calvin Howe 27 pass from Louis Cash (Rusty Perot extra point)
4Q: 04:37 ARI - Rusty Perot 26 field goal
4Q: 01:32 NOS - Sherman McDougall 1 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point)
4Q: 00:43 ARI - Herman Sterne 22 pass from Louis Cash (Rusty Perot extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 ARI - Nick Simmons 5 run (Rusty Perot extra point)
2Q: 07:37 ARI - Rusty Perot 24 field goal
2Q: 04:17 NOS - O.J. Thomas 19 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Jaylen Palumbo 26 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point)
2Q: 00:44 NOS - O.J. Thomas 43 field goal
4Q: 13:07 NOS - Dustin Perry 18 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point)
4Q: 09:57 ARI - Calvin Howe 27 pass from Louis Cash (Rusty Perot extra point)
4Q: 04:37 ARI - Rusty Perot 26 field goal
4Q: 01:32 NOS - Sherman McDougall 1 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point)
4Q: 00:43 ARI - Herman Sterne 22 pass from Louis Cash (Rusty Perot extra point)

Team Statistics ARI NOS
Record 5-6-1 6-5-1
First Downs 23 26
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 15 20
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 439 456
- Offensive Plays 69 78
- Yards per Play 6.36 5.85
Net Rushing Yards 153 73
- Rushing Attempts 28 22
- Yards per Rush 5.46 3.32
Net Passing Yards 286 383
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 2 53 - 35 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 306 400
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.98 6.84
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 12.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 14/101
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/85 2/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 35
Time of Possession 33:29 36:31

Team Statistics	ARI	NOS
Record	5-6-1	6-5-1
First Downs	23	26
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	15	20
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	439	456
- Offensive Plays	69	78
- Yards per Play	6.36	5.85
Net Rushing Yards	153	73
- Rushing Attempts	28	22
- Yards per Rush	5.46	3.32
Net Passing Yards	286	383
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 2	53 - 35 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	306	400
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.98	6.84
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	12.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	14/101
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/85	2/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 35
Time of Possession	33:29	36:31

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:47	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	7:20	1:39	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
1	3:40	2:48	OWN 36	6	18	Punt
2	13:02	5:30	OWN 13	9	80	Field Goal
2	4:10	1:05	OPP 45	1	-4	Fumble
2	1:47	0:20	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 23	1	8	Half
3	8:50	1:10	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	2:07	1:30	OWN 20	3	12	Interception
4	12:58	3:15	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	8:56	4:25	OWN 41	8	50	Field Goal
4	1:25	0:54	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
OT1	10:00	2:47	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
OT1	2:02	1:50	OWN 39	6	14	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:13	1:53	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	5:41	2:01	OWN 40	5	-5	Punt
1	0:52	2:50	OWN 5	6	37	Punt
2	7:32	3:22	OPP 49	7	47	Field Goal
2	3:05	1:18	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
2	1:27	0:50	OPP 26	3	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:10	OWN 31	11	38	Missed FG
3	7:40	5:33	OWN 16	11	45	Punt
3	0:37	2:39	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
4	9:43	0:47	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
4	4:31	3:06	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
OT1	7:13	5:11	OWN 20	11	48	Missed FG
OT1	0:12	0:12	OWN 5	1	3	Game

Game MVP: Casey Nixon, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nick Simmons	19	103	5.42	52	1	1
Weston McClintock	9	50	5.56	11	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ralph Maxwell	13	40	3.08	15	1
Bernie Randall	6	29	4.83	15	2
Casey Nixon	2	10	5.00	6	0
Keith Gray	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louis Cash	37	23	306	4/20	2	40	2	83.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Casey Nixon	53	35	400	3/17	3	34	0	107.4

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Calvin Howe	6	6	96	16.00	96	29	1
WR Rickey Watkins	6	10	39	6.50	7	11	0
WR Herman Sterne	5	8	88	17.60	39	40	1
TE Johnny Radke	3	8	53	17.67	0	31	0
RB Nick Simmons	2	3	20	10.00	6	12	0
RB Weston McClintock	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
TE Philip Osborn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jaylen Palumbo	7	13	89	12.71	24	34	1
WR Sherman McDougall	6	13	78	13.00	16	26	1
RB Bernie Randall	5	5	44	8.80	33	17	0
WR Ernie Vernon	4	4	41	10.25	22	29	0
WR Keith Gray	4	5	69	17.25	31	29	0
TE Dustin Perry	4	4	48	12.00	12	18	1
RB Ralph Maxwell	4	6	26	6.50	5	11	0
RB Horace Kimmel	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
TE Doug Finneran	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Gregory Lytle	1	18	18.00	0
S Darrin Spector	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Louis Cash	2	0	0
Weston McClintock	1	0	0
Johnny Radke	0	1	0
Roosevelt Hanaki	0	1	0
Morris Woodson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sherman McDougall	1	1	0
Kenyon George	0	1	0
Tommy Walton	0	0	2
Derek Dorey	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Luckett	5	231	46.2	39.4	55	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Van Pelt	6	285	47.5	37.0	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Perot	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
O.J. Thomas	2/4	1/3	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Watkins	4	43	10.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Washington	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Watkins	3	85	28.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman McDougall	2	63	31.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Halverson	9	1	0.0	22	56
S Mack Sweeney	7	1	0.0	22	55
OLB Morris Woodson	7	1	0.0	22	55
CB Arturo Kelley	6	1	0.0	22	56
OLB Raul Billmaier	6	0	0.0	10	26
DT Kurt Yukich	5	2	1.5	16	38
DT Glenn Gadget	4	2	0.5	19	45
ILB Walter Humphries	3	2	0.0	22	53
DE Andy Price	3	1	0.0	22	50
DT Shaquille Krenzel	1	0	1.0	0	9
CB Lincoln Alcott	1	1	0.0	12	26
CB Jimmie Gallop	1	1	0.0	21	38
TE Johnny Radke	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Noah Mussi	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Frederick Powell	1	0	0.0	21	51
CB Tony Branch	1	0	0.0	1	21
TE Philip Osborn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jerald Scott	1	0	0.0	9	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlton Conley	9	1	0.0	22	21
OLB Chandler Madison	7	0	1.0	17	22
S Darrin Spector	7	1	0.0	27	38
ILB Gregory Lytle	5	3	0.0	27	38
DE Tommy Walton	4	3	2.0	27	35
DT Kenyon George	4	0	0.0	19	23
S Devonte Luzio	3	4	0.0	28	41
DT Brad Malone	3	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Derek Dorey	2	1	0.0	9	14
CB Erik McKie	2	0	0.0	13	22
CB Mark Flynn	2	0	0.0	25	29
DT Preston Arnold	1	1	1.0	11	20
ILB Korey Shipes	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Les Stargell	1	0	0.0	3	12
CB Mason Monahan	1	0	0.0	26	38
DT Stan Reynolds	0	1	0.0	11	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kurt Yukich	1.5	0	0	0	38
DT Shaquille Krenzel	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Glenn Gadget	0.5	0	0	0	45
DE Andy Price	0.0	3	3	1	50
DE Frederick Powell	0.0	1	1	1	51

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tommy Walton	2.0	1	0	35
DT Preston Arnold	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Chandler Madison	1.0	0	0	22
DT Stan Reynolds	0.0	3	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Grant Halverson	7	2	56
OLB Morris Woodson	7	1	55
S Mack Sweeney	6	0	55
CB Arturo Kelley	5	0	56
OLB Raul Billmaier	5	0	26
ILB Walter Humphries	2	0	53
CB Lincoln Alcott	1	0	26
ILB Noah Mussi	1	0	3
CB Tony Branch	1	0	21
DE Frederick Powell	0	1	51
CB Jimmie Gallop	0	1	38

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carlton Conley	6	0	0	21
S Darrin Spector	4	0	1	38
ILB Gregory Lytle	3	1	1	38
OLB Chandler Madison	2	1	0	22
CB Mason Monahan	2	0	0	38
CB Erik McKie	1	1	0	22
S Devonte Luzio	1	0	0	41
DT Kenyon George	1	0	0	23
ILB Korey Shipes	1	0	0	3
CB Mark Flynn	1	0	0	29
CB Les Stargell	1	0	0	12
CB Kerry Washington	0	1	0	9
OLB Derek Dorey	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roosevelt Hanaki	3	7	28	1	41
Jeff Tucker	3	5	28	0	41
Dave Frieder	3	4	28	0	41
Lamont Nunley	2	4	28	1	41
Earnest Marshall	1	5	28	2	41
Johnny Radke	1	1	27	0	39
Philip Osborn	1	1	4	0	3
Owen Marr	0	1	10	0	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Orlando Taliancich	6	9	22	1	56
Antoine Clancy	1	6	22	1	56
Clarence Florez	1	3	22	0	56
Monty Meadows	0	4	22	0	56
Griffin Wallace	0	0	22	1	56

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Philip Osborn	1	25
Raul Billmaier	1	25
Nick Simmons	1	20
Johnny Radke	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Finneran	1	28
Ramon LaPierre	1	26
Kerry Washington	1	19
Stan Reynolds	1	14
Carlton Conley	1	14
Alejandro Joe	1	10
Antoine Clancy	1	10

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Arturo Kelley	---	---	22	56	11	89
Mack Sweeney	---	---	22	55	5	82
Grant Halverson	---	---	22	56	4	82
Morris Woodson	---	---	22	55	5	82
Johnny Radke	27	39	---	---	12	78
Walter Humphries	---	---	22	53	3	78
Jeff Tucker	28	41	---	---	7	76
Roosevelt Hanaki	28	41	---	---	7	76
Frederick Powell	---	---	21	51	4	76
Earnest Marshall	28	41	---	---	7	76
Dave Frieder	28	41	---	---	7	76
Rickey Watkins	24	38	---	---	13	75
Andy Price	---	---	22	50	2	74
Nick Simmons	19	32	---	---	20	71
Lamont Nunley	28	41	---	---	---	69
Louis Cash	28	41	---	---	---	69
Glenn Gadget	---	---	19	45	2	66
Herman Sterne	26	38	---	---	---	64
Raul Billmaier	---	---	10	26	25	61
Jimmie Gallop	---	---	21	38	2	61
Kurt Yukich	---	---	16	38	4	58
Calvin Howe	9	15	---	---	26	50
Lincoln Alcott	---	---	12	26	9	47
Tony Branch	---	---	1	21	19	41
Calvin Mejia	11	20	---	---	1	32
Philip Osborn	4	3	---	---	25	32
Jerald Scott	---	---	9	13	1	23
Weston McClintock	9	8	---	---	6	23
Luther Schuler	0	1	---	---	21	22
Gustavo Fairbanks	---	---	1	11	8	20
Dusty Stevenson	---	---	0	1	17	18
Noah Mussi	---	---	0	3	14	17
Owen Marr	10	6	---	---	---	16
Aiden Alloy	---	---	0	8	7	15
Ricardo Farnsworth	0	0	---	---	12	12
Shaquille Krenzel	---	---	0	9	1	10
Rusty Perot	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitchell Hall	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alex Levine	1	5	---	---	---	6
Tevin Luckett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Neil Richardson	---	---	0	1	1	2
Deon Poteet	0	0	---	---	2	2
Toby Yohn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mercury Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ted Gould	---	---	0	0	---	0
Cody Maese	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Clancy	22	56	---	---	10	88
Sherman McDougall	21	55	---	---	6	82
Clarence Florez	22	56	---	---	---	78
Monty Meadows	22	56	---	---	---	78
Orlando Taliancich	22	56	---	---	---	78
Griffin Wallace	22	56	---	---	---	78
Casey Nixon	22	56	---	---	---	78
Jaylen Palumbo	21	53	---	---	---	74
Devonte Luzio	---	---	28	41	2	71
Darrin Spector	---	---	27	38	3	68
Gregory Lytle	---	---	27	38	2	67
Mason Monahan	---	---	26	38	2	66
Tommy Walton	---	---	27	35	---	62
Ernie Vernon	19	42	---	---	---	61
Carlton Conley	---	---	22	21	14	57
Ralph Maxwell	13	25	---	---	17	55
Mark Flynn	---	---	25	29	---	54
Stan Reynolds	---	---	11	24	14	49
Doug Henderson	---	---	19	27	---	46
Horace Kimmel	5	13	---	---	28	46
Keith Gray	11	27	---	---	7	45
Kenyon George	---	---	19	23	1	43
Ramon LaPierre	---	---	5	11	26	42
Erik McKie	---	---	13	22	6	41
Chandler Madison	---	---	17	22	1	40
Bernie Randall	9	30	---	---	---	39
Preston Arnold	---	---	11	20	7	38
Doug Finneran	1	6	---	---	28	35
Darnell Wadley	2	6	---	---	22	30
Brad Malone	---	---	15	15	---	30
Kerry Washington	---	---	1	9	19	29
Dustin Perry	8	21	---	---	---	29
Derek Dorey	---	---	9	14	---	23
Les Stargell	---	---	3	12	7	22
Matthew Majka	---	---	1	3	17	21
Korey Shipes	---	---	1	3	11	15
Daryl Stopek	0	2	---	---	12	14
Isaiah Barber	---	---	1	6	7	14
O.J. Thomas	0	0	---	---	11	11
Alejandro Joe	0	0	---	---	10	10
Percy Clements	0	0	---	---	10	10
Keegan Powell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darrell Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Bernard	0	0	---	---	10	10
Terry Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cristian Cress	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	13	100	7.7
Right	9	21	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	11	40	3.6
Right	6	6	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louis Cash	37	23	5	1	2	5	4	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Casey Nixon	53	35	5	1	4	5	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	136	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	49	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	52	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	69	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	10	67	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	146	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	72	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	115	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Watkins	10	6	0	39	0	38
TE Johnny Radke	8	3	0	53	1	39
WR Herman Sterne	8	5	1	88	2	38
FB Calvin Howe	6	6	0	96	2	15
RB Nick Simmons	3	2	1	20	0	32
TE Philip Osborn	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Weston McClintock	1	1	0	10	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jaylen Palumbo	13	7	2	89	2	53
WR Sherman McDougall	13	6	2	78	1	55
RB Ralph Maxwell	6	4	0	26	0	25
WR Keith Gray	5	4	0	69	1	27
RB Bernie Randall	5	5	0	44	0	30
WR Ernie Vernon	4	4	0	41	1	42
TE Dustin Perry	4	4	0	48	0	21
TE Doug Finneran	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Horace Kimmel	1	1	0	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nick Simmons	4	15	3.75	5.42

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	1	-1	-1.00	3.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louis Cash	4	3	10	2.50	8.27

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Casey Nixon	5	4	34	6.80	7.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Johnny Radke	1	0	0	0.00	6.63
WR Rickey Watkins	1	1	0	0.00	3.90
RB Weston McClintock	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Herman Sterne	1	1	0	0.00	11.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jaylen Palumbo	1	0	0	0.00	6.85
RB Bernie Randall	1	1	9	9.00	8.80
TE Dustin Perry	1	1	18	18.00	12.00
RB Ralph Maxwell	1	1	6	6.00	4.33
WR Sherman McDougall	1	1	1	1.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Nick Simmons	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louis Cash	11	8	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Casey Nixon	16	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Johnny Radke	4	2	2
WR Herman Sterne	4	3	2
WR Rickey Watkins	3	3	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jaylen Palumbo	5	2	0
WR Keith Gray	4	4	4
WR Sherman McDougall	3	1	1
RB Bernie Randall	2	2	1
WR Ernie Vernon	1	1	0
TE Doug Finneran	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,300 (23,300)
End Zone 12,000 (16,800)
Mezzanine 7,100 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (14,900)
Club Seats 12,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,400 (5,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,300 (23,300)
End Zone	12,000 (16,800)
Mezzanine	7,100 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (14,900)
Club Seats	12,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,400 (5,400)