Week 1, 2015

played in Arizona, AZ

99 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	17	7	0	-	24
Arizona Cardinals	7	3	14	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 ARI - Larry Fitzgerald 30 pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
2Q: 13:51 NOS - Mark Ingram 5 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 09:21 NOS - Willie Snead 23 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 02:49 NOS - Kai Forbath 32 field goal
2Q: 00:55 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 47 field goal
3Q: 15:00 ARI - Cody Russell 31 interception return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 08:22 ARI - Jaron Brown 12 pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 07:13 NOS - Mark Ingram 63 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 09:18 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 19 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 ARI - Larry Fitzgerald 30 pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
2Q: 13:51 NOS - Mark Ingram 5 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 09:21 NOS - Willie Snead 23 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
2Q: 02:49 NOS - Kai Forbath 32 field goal
2Q: 00:55 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 47 field goal
3Q: 15:00 ARI - Cody Russell 31 interception return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 08:22 ARI - Jaron Brown 12 pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
3Q: 07:13 NOS - Mark Ingram 63 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 09:18 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 19 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 42 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ARI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 356 343
- Offensive Plays 59 73
- Yards per Play 6.03 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 124 97
- Rushing Attempts 17 35
- Yards per Rush 7.29 2.77
Net Passing Yards 232 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 1 38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.52 6.47
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/57
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 4/104
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:33 36:27

Team Statistics	NOS	ARI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	356	343
- Offensive Plays	59	73
- Yards per Play	6.03	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	124	97
- Rushing Attempts	17	35
- Yards per Rush	7.29	2.77
Net Passing Yards	232	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 1	38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.52	6.47
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/57
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	4/104
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:33	36:27

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	3:25	OWN 36	7	47	Missed FG
1	2:51	4:06	OWN 5	12	95	Touchdown
2	12:36	3:25	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
2	5:56	2:04	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	3:52	1:11	OPP 24	3	9	Field Goal
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 19	2	8	Half
3	15:00	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	14:49	1:39	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	12:09	0:07	OWN 46	1	8	Fumble
3	8:15	1:24	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
3	1:32	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	9:11	0:54	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	1:54	1:38	OWN 20	8	24	Downs

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
1	6:30	3:39	OWN 24	6	20	Punt
2	13:45	1:09	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	9:11	3:15	OWN 37	5	18	Punt
2	2:41	1:54	OWN 42	5	28	Field Goal
3	13:10	1:01	OWN 13	3	2	Punt
3	12:02	3:47	OPP 37	8	37	Touchdown
3	6:51	5:19	OWN 37	8	24	Punt
4	14:51	5:40	OWN 36	12	62	Field Goal
4	8:17	6:23	OWN 27	13	48	Field Goal
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 44	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Ingram	11	109	9.91	63	3	2
Marcus Murphy	3	3	1.00	7	0	0
Toben Opurum	2	3	1.50	6	0	0
Drew Brees	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Chris Johnson	28	71	2.54	8
David Johnson	5	18	3.60	9
Carson Palmer	2	8	4.00	9

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	41	23	237	1/5	1	36	1	70.9

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	38	27	246	0/0	2	30	0	105.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR T.J. Graham	5	12	55	11.00	5	19	0
WR Brandin Cooks	4	4	32	8.00	7	14	0
WR Willie Snead	4	9	66	16.50	25	26	1
TE Michael Hoomanawanui	3	4	15	5.00	2	13	0
RB Mark Ingram	2	5	12	6.00	7	13	0
FB Toben Opurum	2	2	40	20.00	30	36	0
WR Marques Colston	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Josh Hill	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
WR Brandon Coleman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Floyd	10	14	91	9.10	17	23	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	7	9	94	13.43	36	30	1
RB Chris Johnson	3	4	17	5.67	0	9	0
WR Jaron Brown	3	6	22	7.33	3	12	1
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Troy Niklas	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
WR J.J. Nelson	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0
FB Zachary Powell	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR John Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cody Russell	1	31	31.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Ingram	1	0	0
Tim Lelito	0	1	0
John Jenkins	0	0	1
Brian Dixon	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Johnson	1	0	0
David Johnson	1	0	0
Jermaine Gresham	0	1	0
Julio Schwartz	0	1	0
Calais Campbell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	4	196	49.0	46.5	56	0

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Butler	5	223	44.6	34.2	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	1/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chandler Catanzaro	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Snead	2	12	6.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Johnson	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Coleman	2	32	16.0	0
Damian Swann	1	28	28.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Johnson	4	104	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Stephone Anthony	10	1	0.0	35	38
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	7	2	0.0	34	33
CB Brandon Browner	6	2	0.0	35	38
DE Cameron Jordan	6	2	0.0	34	35
CB Damian Swann	5	2	0.0	18	31
CB Keenan Lewis	4	3	0.0	35	38
S Jamarca Sanford	3	3	0.0	28	34
S Jairus Byrd	3	2	0.0	35	38
DT John Jenkins	3	2	0.0	24	28
OLB Dannell Ellerbe	2	2	0.0	10	5
DE Kasim Edebali	2	2	0.0	30	30
DT Kevin Williams	2	1	0.0	21	13
CB Brian Dixon	2	1	0.0	5	12
OLB David Hawthorne	2	0	0.0	6	1
S Kenny Vaccaro	2	0	0.0	8	7
C Daryl Oukac	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tavaris Barnes	0	1	0.0	13	16
DT Kaleb Eulls	0	1	0.0	9	11
DE Bobby Richardson	0	1	0.0	4	5

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Julio Schwartz	5	0	0.0	14	32
S Tyrann Mathieu	4	1	0.0	17	42
CB Patrick Peterson	4	0	0.0	14	42
DE Calais Campbell	3	0	1.0	14	27
ILB Kevin Minter	3	1	0.0	17	41
OLB Markus Golden	3	0	0.0	14	31
CB Cody Russell	3	0	0.0	17	40
S Deone Bucannon	2	3	0.0	17	42
DE Josh Mauro	2	2	0.0	10	31
OLB LaMarr Woodley	2	1	0.0	12	20
DT Corey Peters	2	0	0.0	6	19
DT Rodney Gunter	1	2	0.0	11	23
ILB Sean Weatherspoon	1	1	0.0	4	10
OLB Alex Okafor	1	1	0.0	3	11
CB Jerraud Powers	1	0	0.0	3	11
S Cariel Brooks	0	1	0.0	1	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kasim Edebali	1	2	0	30
DE Tavaris Barnes	0	2	0	16
DT John Jenkins	0	1	0	28
DE Cameron Jordan	0	0	3	35

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Calais Campbell	1.0	0	2	27
DE Josh Mauro	0.0	1	0	31
DE Ed Stinson	0.0	1	0	11
OLB Markus Golden	0.0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Damian Swann	5	1	31
ILB Stephone Anthony	5	0	38
CB Keenan Lewis	4	0	38
CB Brandon Browner	3	1	38
S Jairus Byrd	2	0	38
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	2	0	33
OLB David Hawthorne	1	0	1
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	34
DE Cameron Jordan	1	0	35
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	0	7
CB Brian Dixon	1	0	12
OLB Davis Tull	1	0	5

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Peterson	4	1	0	42
ILB Kevin Minter	3	2	0	41
S Tyrann Mathieu	3	1	0	42
OLB Markus Golden	3	0	0	31
CB Julio Schwartz	3	0	0	32
CB Cody Russell	2	0	1	40
OLB LaMarr Woodley	1	1	0	20
DE Calais Campbell	1	0	0	27
CB Jerraud Powers	1	0	0	11
OLB Alex Okafor	1	0	0	11
S Cariel Brooks	1	0	0	9
S Deone Bucannon	0	1	0	42

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Strief	3	3	1	17	1	42
Jahri Evans	2	7	2	17	0	42
Tim Lelito	1	3	0	17	0	42
Daryl Oukac	1	2	0	17	0	42
Toben Opurum	0	1	0	9	0	26

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lyle Sendlein	4	8	35	38
Bobby Massie	3	7	35	38
Jared Veldheer	1	8	35	38
Jonathan Cooper	1	3	12	20
Ted Larsen	0	4	23	18
Zachary Powell	0	2	27	14
Mike Iupati	0	1	35	38

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Dixon	3	16
Damian Swann	1	26
Tim Hightower	1	23
David Hawthorne	1	16

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Niklas	2	16
Andre Ellington	1	24
Darren Fells	1	20
Tyrann Mathieu	1	3
Rodney Gunter	1	3

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jamarca Sanford	---	---	28	34	15	77
Jairus Byrd	---	---	35	38	3	76
Keenan Lewis	---	---	35	38	3	76
Brandon Browner	---	---	35	38	3	76
Stephone Anthony	---	---	35	38	3	76
Damian Swann	---	---	18	31	26	75
Cameron Jordan	---	---	34	35	3	72
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	34	33	1	68
Tim Lelito	17	42	---	---	6	65
Kasim Edebali	---	---	30	30	2	62
Drew Brees	17	42	---	---	---	59
Jahri Evans	17	42	---	---	---	59
Zach Strief	17	42	---	---	---	59
Tony Hills	17	42	---	---	---	59
Daryl Oukac	17	42	---	---	---	59
T.J. Graham	14	36	---	---	7	57
John Jenkins	---	---	24	28	3	55
Willie Snead	13	35	---	---	4	52
Mark Ingram	12	32	---	---	---	44
Kevin Williams	---	---	21	13	7	41
Toben Opurum	9	26	---	---	6	41
Michael Hoomanawanui	12	18	---	---	6	36
Brian Dixon	---	---	5	12	16	33
Josh Hill	4	17	---	---	11	32
Tavaris Barnes	---	---	13	16	3	32
Benjamin Watson	5	6	---	---	18	29
Marques Colston	3	9	---	---	17	29
Brandin Cooks	8	20	---	---	---	28
Kaleb Eulls	---	---	9	11	4	24
David Hawthorne	---	---	6	1	16	23
Tim Hightower	0	0	---	---	23	23
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	8	7	5	20
Brandon Coleman	0	6	---	---	14	20
Davis Tull	---	---	1	5	12	18
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	10	5	---	15
Michael Mauti	---	---	0	0	12	12
Marcus Murphy	5	5	---	---	---	10
Bobby Richardson	---	---	4	5	---	9
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike McGlynn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Senio Kelemete	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andrus Peat	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Massie	35	38	---	---	8	81
Mike Iupati	35	38	---	---	3	76
Carson Palmer	35	38	---	---	---	73
Lyle Sendlein	35	38	---	---	---	73
Jared Veldheer	35	38	---	---	---	73
Michael Floyd	28	36	---	---	1	65
Cody Russell	---	---	17	40	7	64
Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	17	42	3	62
Kevin Minter	---	---	17	41	4	62
Deone Bucannon	---	---	17	42	2	61
Jermaine Gresham	27	18	---	---	15	60
Larry Fitzgerald	30	28	---	---	---	58
Patrick Peterson	---	---	14	42	2	58
Chris Johnson	30	27	---	---	---	57
Jaron Brown	11	27	---	---	15	53
Ted Larsen	23	18	---	---	8	49
Zachary Powell	27	14	---	---	8	49
Julio Schwartz	---	---	14	32	3	49
Markus Golden	---	---	14	31	2	47
Calais Campbell	---	---	14	27	3	44
Josh Mauro	---	---	10	31	1	42
Jonathan Cooper	12	20	---	---	5	37
Rodney Gunter	---	---	11	23	3	37
LaMarr Woodley	---	---	12	20	2	34
Jerraud Powers	---	---	3	11	20	34
Andre Ellington	4	6	---	---	24	34
Troy Niklas	7	9	---	---	16	32
David Johnson	5	8	---	---	17	30
Corey Peters	---	---	6	19	1	26
Alex Okafor	---	---	3	11	11	25
Ed Stinson	---	---	7	11	7	25
Darren Fells	1	2	---	---	20	23
Cariel Brooks	---	---	1	9	12	22
J.J. Nelson	0	5	---	---	16	21
Warren Rivera	---	---	3	15	3	21
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	4	10	1	15
John Brown	5	10	---	---	---	15
Frostee Rucker	---	---	3	5	5	13
Chandler Catanzaro	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Leach	0	0	---	---	8	8
Randy Shapiro	0	0	---	---	8	8
Drew Butler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kenny Demens	---	---	0	0	4	4
Drew Stanton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
D.J. Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	71	17.8
Middle	11	58	5.3
Right	2	-5	-2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	34	2.8
Middle	18	41	2.3
Right	4	23	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	41	23	3	1	6	6	3	2	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	38	27	3	0	3	2	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	139	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	79	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	111	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	87	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Graham	12	5	1	55	0	36
WR Willie Snead	9	4	3	66	2	35
RB Mark Ingram	5	2	1	12	0	32
TE Michael Hoomanawanui	4	3	0	15	0	18
WR Brandin Cooks	4	4	0	32	0	20
WR Marques Colston	2	1	1	-1	0	9
FB Toben Opurum	2	2	0	40	1	26
TE Josh Hill	1	1	0	14	0	17
WR Brandon Coleman	1	1	0	4	0	6

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Floyd	14	10	1	91	1	36
WR Larry Fitzgerald	9	7	1	94	2	28
WR Jaron Brown	6	3	1	22	0	27
RB Chris Johnson	4	3	0	17	0	27
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	1	0	3	0	18
WR John Brown	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Troy Niklas	1	1	0	8	0	9
WR J.J. Nelson	1	1	0	9	0	5
FB Zachary Powell	1	1	0	2	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Ingram	1	5	5.00	9.91
Marcus Murphy	1	0	0.00	1.00

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Johnson	4	1	0.25	2.54
David Johnson	2	9	4.50	3.60
Carson Palmer	1	9	9.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	4	1	13	3.25	5.78

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	1	1	12	12.00	6.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mark Ingram	2	1	13	6.50	2.40
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
WR Willie Snead	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jaron Brown	1	1	12	12.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Johnson	3	1
Carson Palmer	1	1
David Johnson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	7	4

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	14	12	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.J. Graham	3	1	1
WR Brandin Cooks	2	2	2
WR Willie Snead	2	1	1
WR Marques Colston	1	1	0
TE Josh Hill	1	1	0
WR Brandon Coleman	1	1	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Fitzgerald	6	6	5
WR Michael Floyd	3	2	1
WR Jaron Brown	2	1	1
RB Chris Johnson	1	1	0
TE Troy Niklas	1	1	1
WR J.J. Nelson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (17,700)
End Zone 11,900 (12,800)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,400)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (11,300)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (17,700)
End Zone	11,900 (12,800)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,400)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (11,300)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,200)