Week 2, 2017

played in New England, MA

56 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Los Angeles Saints	0	7	7	7	-	21
New England Patriots	7	20	10	10	-	47

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 NED - Artie Andrews 28 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 13:35 NED - Bruce Darche 36 field goal
2Q: 06:38 NED - T.J. Starks 3 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 04:37 LAS - Adrian Peterson 13 run (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 01:38 NED - Artie Andrews 7 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 00:39 NED - Bruce Darche 35 field goal
3Q: 08:34 NED - Bruce Darche 42 field goal
3Q: 06:54 NED - T.J. Starks 41 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 02:05 LAS - Steven Ellis 11 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 11:25 NED - T.J. Starks 2 run (Patrick Hutton extra point)
4Q: 03:35 LAS - Tom Nichols 3 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 01:59 NED - Patrick Hutton 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 NED - Artie Andrews 28 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 13:35 NED - Bruce Darche 36 field goal
2Q: 06:38 NED - T.J. Starks 3 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 04:37 LAS - Adrian Peterson 13 run (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 01:38 NED - Artie Andrews 7 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 00:39 NED - Bruce Darche 35 field goal
3Q: 08:34 NED - Bruce Darche 42 field goal
3Q: 06:54 NED - T.J. Starks 41 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 02:05 LAS - Steven Ellis 11 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 11:25 NED - T.J. Starks 2 run (Patrick Hutton extra point)
4Q: 03:35 LAS - Tom Nichols 3 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 01:59 NED - Patrick Hutton 41 field goal

Team Statistics LAS NED
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 20 30
- by Rushing 4 19
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 289 492
- Offensive Plays 50 70
- Yards per Play 5.78 7.03
Net Rushing Yards 111 286
- Rushing Attempts 21 46
- Yards per Rush 5.29 6.22
Net Passing Yards 178 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 3 24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 8.58
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/8 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 6/68
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 7/164 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 42
Time of Possession 24:36 35:24

Team Statistics	LAS	NED
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	20	30
- by Rushing	4	19
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	289	492
- Offensive Plays	50	70
- Yards per Play	5.78	7.03
Net Rushing Yards	111	286
- Rushing Attempts	21	46
- Yards per Rush	5.29	6.22
Net Passing Yards	178	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 3	24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	195	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	8.58
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/8	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	6/68
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	7/164	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 42
Time of Possession	24:36	35:24

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OPP 37	4	-6	Punt
1	6:39	4:01	OWN 12	6	45	Interception
2	13:28	3:13	OWN 18	4	26	Punt
2	6:30	2:02	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:31	0:32	OWN 18	1	-9	Interception
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 16	1	-1	Half
3	8:28	1:34	OWN 35	2	4	Interception
3	6:33	4:34	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	11:18	0:33	OWN 19	1	0	Fumble
4	9:06	5:38	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 32	3	2	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	6:52	OWN 2	13	98	Touchdown
1	2:38	4:10	OWN 38	9	43	Field Goal
2	10:15	3:45	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	4:28	2:57	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:59	0:27	OPP 23	3	5	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:32	OWN 28	9	47	Field Goal
3	6:54	0:21	OPP 41	1	41	Touchdown
3	1:59	5:41	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
4	10:45	1:39	OPP 19	3	-7	Missed FG
4	3:28	1:36	OPP 41	5	17	Field Goal

Game MVP: T.J. Starks, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adrian Peterson	16	87	5.44	18	2	1
Lee Hanna	3	14	4.67	11	1	0
Joel Tapscott	2	10	5.00	11	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	32	189	5.91	41	7	3
Artie Andrews	9	75	8.33	28	1	2
Joe Flacco	5	22	4.40	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Tapscott	27	20	195	2/17	2	22	3	79.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	24	18	206	0/0	0	27	0	100.3

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Greg Olsen	4	4	51	12.75	6	19	0
WR Tom Nichols	4	5	30	7.50	6	11	1
WR Charles Reed	3	4	49	16.33	6	22	0
RB Adrian Peterson	2	4	11	5.50	2	10	0
FB Wesley Stoker	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Steven Ellis	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	1
WR Carl Abney	1	2	17	17.00	7	17	0
TE Scottie Roberson	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0
RB Timothy Emmons	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Irv Buckner	4	5	75	18.75	17	27
RB T.J. Starks	4	4	31	7.75	1	13
WR Matt Forte	3	3	33	11.00	2	15
TE Fred Davis	3	6	36	12.00	17	21
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	11	11.00	1	11
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Rob Weaver	1	2	7	7.00	4	7
WR Juan Reuber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	7	7.00
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	0.00
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	9	9.00

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Adrian Peterson	1	1
Lee Hanna	1	0
Wesley Stoker	1	0
Shane Wilcox	0	1

New England	Recov	Force
Malcolm Hardy	1	0
Oscar Smith	0	1
Austin McDonald	0	1
Leodis McKelvin	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Sowell	3	110	36.7	36.7	42	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Huff	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	4/4
Patrick Hutton	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Ripple	6	145	24.2	0
Rod Kennedy	1	19	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Juan Reuber	1	27	27.0	0
Courtney Brustkern	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ike Henson	12	4	0.0	44	21
DE Shaun Cody	6	0	0.0	35	15
CB Victor Kennedy	5	2	0.0	31	18
S Calvin Shuman	4	3	0.0	31	21
CB Mercury Harmon	4	2	0.0	33	16
CB Rod Kennedy	4	0	0.0	30	15
ILB Ernie Sims	3	3	0.0	42	22
OLB Allen Fuller	3	1	0.0	21	11
DT Christian Vlasak	3	0	0.0	30	17
DE Christian Stargell	2	3	0.0	37	21
S Jumbo Corbett	2	2	0.0	15	3
DE Deron Rice	2	1	0.0	15	6
RB Adrian Peterson	2	0	---	---	---
S Pete Ripple	2	0	0.0	21	15
OLB Karl Morton	2	0	0.0	12	8
DT DeMarcus Tyler	1	3	0.0	31	14
S Don Coffey	1	2	0.0	26	10
S Trent Wills	1	1	0.0	15	6
WR Charles Reed	1	0	---	---	---
DT Robert Murray	1	0	0.0	15	10
ILB Glenn Kasischke	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Dan Bazuin	0	3	0.0	11	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Woodson	10	4	0.0	19	28
S LaRon Landry	5	3	0.0	19	25
ILB Oscar Smith	5	2	0.0	20	29
DE Austin McDonald	3	3	1.0	21	24
OLB Beau Bell	3	0	1.0	10	14
CB Courtney Brustkern	3	1	0.0	18	28
DT Mario Williams	3	0	0.0	16	24
ILB Freddie Keiaho	2	2	0.0	5	7
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	1	0.0	20	27
S Kendrick Jamison	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0.0	12	13
ILB Fred McGregor	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	0.0	21	29
CB Terrell Thomas	0	2	0.0	14	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Glenn Kasischke	1	0	3
ILB Ernie Sims	0	1	22
DT Christian Vlasak	0	1	17

New England	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DE Austin McDonald	1.0	2	24
OLB Beau Bell	1.0	0	14
OLB Jordan Dizon	0.0	2	27
DT Mario Williams	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ike Henson	4	0	21
CB Victor Kennedy	3	0	18
S Calvin Shuman	2	2	21
CB Rod Kennedy	2	1	15
S Pete Ripple	2	0	15
CB Mercury Harmon	1	0	16
DE Deron Rice	1	0	6
OLB Karl Morton	1	0	8
ILB Glenn Kasischke	1	0	3
S Trent Wills	1	0	6

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Earl Woodson	6	0	0	28
CB Courtney Brustkern	4	1	1	28
ILB Oscar Smith	2	2	0	29
S LaRon Landry	2	0	0	25
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	1	27
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	1	27
S Kendrick Jamison	1	0	0	4
ILB Freddie Keiaho	1	0	0	7
OLB Beau Bell	1	0	0	14
ILB Fred McGregor	1	0	0	3
CB Leodis McKelvin	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Tubbs	2	5	18	1	25
John Sullivan	2	5	17	0	25
Deon Messer	2	3	16	1	27
Shane Wilcox	1	3	17	0	23
Johnnie Curren	1	1	4	0	6
Luther Blackshear	0	1	18	0	23
Scottie Roberson	0	1	12	0	18

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Breno Giacomini	6	10	34	21
Jeff Otah	6	9	34	22
Paul Gordon	3	6	39	18
Lonnie Fisher	2	3	7	6
Sam Nelson	2	2	32	9
Les Newhart	1	5	41	19
Malcolm Brown	1	2	14	6
Winston Stokes	1	1	32	18
Tony Mueller	0	2	12	3
Chad Rinehart	0	2	17	7

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Jumbo Corbett	1	9
Scottie Roberson	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Alonzo Osika	4	16
Freddie Keiaho	2	14
Artie Andrews	1	22

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ike Henson	---	---	44	21	6	71
Ernie Sims	---	---	42	22	6	70
Christian Stargell	---	---	37	21	5	63
Rod Kennedy	---	---	30	15	18	63
Mercury Harmon	---	---	33	16	6	55
Greg Olsen	18	20	---	---	17	55
Calvin Shuman	---	---	31	21	3	55
Don Coffey	---	---	26	10	18	54
Shaun Cody	---	---	35	15	4	54
Victor Kennedy	---	---	31	18	3	52
Christian Vlasak	---	---	30	17	4	51
Joel Tapscott	21	29	---	---	---	50
DeMarcus Tyler	---	---	31	14	3	48
Tony Tubbs	18	25	---	---	3	46
Pete Ripple	---	---	21	15	10	46
John Sullivan	17	25	---	---	3	45
Deon Messer	16	27	---	---	---	43
Adrian Peterson	18	25	---	---	---	43
Luther Blackshear	18	23	---	---	---	41
Shane Wilcox	17	23	---	---	---	40
Scottie Roberson	12	18	---	---	7	37
Steven Ellis	7	14	---	---	13	34
Allen Fuller	---	---	21	11	1	33
Karl Morton	---	---	12	8	13	33
Charles Reed	6	10	---	---	14	30
Carl Abney	11	18	---	---	1	30
Tom Nichols	12	17	---	---	1	30
Timothy Emmons	9	6	---	---	13	28
Robert Murray	---	---	15	10	2	27
Jumbo Corbett	---	---	15	3	9	27
Wesley Stoker	9	13	---	---	4	26
Lee Hanna	3	4	---	---	17	24
Trent Wills	---	---	15	6	2	23
Deron Rice	---	---	15	6	1	22
Dan Bazuin	---	---	11	9	1	21
Edward Reitz	6	9	---	---	3	18
Glenn Kasischke	---	---	2	3	9	14
Johnnie Curren	4	6	---	---	3	13
Lonnie Jacox	---	---	9	3	---	12
Howard Clark	4	5	---	---	2	11
Sammy Gomez	---	---	0	0	9	9
Christian Trahan	5	2	---	---	1	8
Ricardo Huff	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lionel Sowell	0	0	---	---	3	3
John David Booty	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Estell	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irv Buckner	45	22	---	---	13	80
Joe Flacco	46	24	---	---	---	70
Les Newhart	41	19	---	---	2	62
Paul Gordon	39	18	---	---	2	59
Jeff Otah	34	22	---	---	3	59
Breno Giacomini	34	21	---	---	---	55
T.J. Starks	36	17	---	---	---	53
Sam Nelson	32	9	---	---	10	51
Fred Davis	29	19	---	---	3	51
Winston Stokes	32	18	---	---	---	50
Terrell Thomas	---	---	14	23	13	50
Mike McCulley	---	---	21	29	---	50
Oscar Smith	---	---	20	29	---	49
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	18	28	3	49
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	20	27	1	48
Jordan Dizon	---	---	20	27	---	47
Earl Woodson	---	---	19	28	---	47
Austin McDonald	---	---	21	24	1	46
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	12	13	20	45
Alonzo Osika	21	8	---	---	16	45
LaRon Landry	---	---	19	25	---	44
Dan Fabrizio	18	6	---	---	17	41
Matt Forte	25	15	---	---	1	41
Mario Williams	---	---	16	24	---	40
Artie Andrews	10	7	---	---	22	39
Rob Weaver	11	13	---	---	15	39
Chad Rinehart	17	7	---	---	5	29
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	5	7	14	26
Malcolm Brown	14	6	---	---	5	25
Beau Bell	---	---	10	14	---	24
Juan Reuber	1	1	---	---	19	21
Lonnie Fisher	7	6	---	---	5	18
Tashard Choice	2	3	---	---	12	17
Fred McGregor	---	---	3	3	10	16
Tony Mueller	12	3	---	---	---	15
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	5	5	3	13
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kendrick Jamison	---	---	2	4	2	8
Jeremy Martin	---	---	0	5	2	7
Courtney Reardon	---	---	3	1	2	6
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Trevor Laws	---	---	2	1	---	3
Curtis Zuck	---	---	1	2	---	3
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	46	9.2
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	8	43	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	72	10.3
Middle	28	156	5.6
Right	11	58	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Tapscott	27	20	1	0	0	4	0	5	3

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	24	18	3	0	0	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	103	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	86	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	82	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	114	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Nichols	5	4	30	0	17
WR Charles Reed	4	3	49	1	10
RB Adrian Peterson	4	2	11	0	25
TE Greg Olsen	4	4	51	0	20
WR Steven Ellis	3	2	18	0	14
WR Carl Abney	2	1	17	0	18
FB Wesley Stoker	2	2	4	0	13
TE Scottie Roberson	2	1	9	0	18
RB Timothy Emmons	1	1	6	0	6

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Fred Davis	6	3	36	1	19
WR Irv Buckner	5	4	75	2	22
RB T.J. Starks	4	4	31	0	17
WR Matt Forte	3	3	33	0	15
WR Rob Weaver	2	1	7	0	13
WR Juan Reuber	1	0	0	0	1
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	1	7	0	6
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	11	0	9
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	6	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	4	19	4.75	5.44

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Starks	6	18	3.00	5.91
Artie Andrews	4	22	5.50	8.33
Joe Flacco	1	2	2.00	4.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	3	3	25	8.33	7.22

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	4	1	10	2.50	8.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tom Nichols	2	2	14	7.00	6.00
WR Steven Ellis	1	1	11	11.00	6.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irv Buckner	1	0	0	0.00	15.00
WR Matt Forte	1	1	10	10.00	11.00
TE Fred Davis	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Rob Weaver	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Lee Hanna	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Starks	4	2
Joe Flacco	2	1
Artie Andrews	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	7	6	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Nichols	4	3	3
FB Wesley Stoker	2	2	1
WR Charles Reed	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Buckner	3	2	2
TE Fred Davis	1	0	0
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,300 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (21,600)
End Zone 10,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine 6,100 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,800)
Club Seats 3,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,300 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (21,600)
End Zone	10,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine	6,100 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,800)
Club Seats	3,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,000)