National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New England 24, New Orleans 17
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 20, 2005
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 51°
Head Official: Gerry Austin
Attendance: 68756
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Orleans 0701017
New England 777324
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 2:30
New England TD New England 7 - New Orleans 0
Deion Branch 2 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)
2nd Quarter - 13:30
New England TD New England 14 - New Orleans 0
Mike Vrabel 1 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)
2nd Quarter - 1:12
New Orleans TD New England 14 - New Orleans 7
Donte Stallworth 7 yd. pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick)
3rd Quarter - 4:19
New England TD New England 21 - New Orleans 7
Andre Davis 60 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)
4th Quarter - 7:52
New England FG New England 24 - New Orleans 7
Adam Vinatieri 37 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 5:00
New Orleans TD New England 24 - New Orleans 14
Donte Stallworth 12 yd. pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick)
4th Quarter - 2:20
New Orleans FG New England 24 - New Orleans 17
John Carney 46 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  New Orleans New England
1st Downs 23 20
Rushing 4 6
Passing 17 12
Penalty 2 2
3rd Down Conversions 8-16 7-14
4th Down Conversions 0-1 1-1
Punts-Average 4-32.3 5-47.4
Return Yards 142 82
Punts-Returns 4-28 1-23
Kickoffs-Returns 4-114 3-59
Int-Returns 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 11-99 5-50
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Time of Possession 32:57 27:03
Total Net Yards 425 326
Total Plays 72 62
Average Gain 5.9 5.3
Net Yards Rushing 87 132
Rushes 21 30
Average/Rush 4.1 4.4
Net Yards Passing 338 194
Comp-Att 27-50 15-29
Yards/Pass 6.6 6.1
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-5 3-28
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 2 3
Rushing 0 0
Passing 2 3
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-2 3-3
Field Goals 1-2 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 2-3-67%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-1-100% 2-2-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
New Orleans Saints (0-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
A. Brooks 27/50 343 2 1
New England Patriots (0-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Brady 15/29 222 3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
A. Smith 11 32 2.9 0 5
A. Brooks 3 30 10.0 0 20
A. Stecker 7 25 3.6 0 7
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
H. Evans 16 74 4.6 0 20
P. Pass 13 53 4.1 0 31
T. Brady 1 5 5.0 0 5
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Horn 6 80 13.3 0 28
D. Stallworth 6 76 12.7 2 26
A. Stecker 6 72 12.0 0 23
Z. Hilton 6 72 12.0 0 25
A. Hakim 2 41 20.5 0 32
M. Karney 1 2 2.0 0 2
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
B. Watson 4 66 16.5 0 29
A. Davis 1 60 60.0 1 60
D. Branch 5 38 7.6 1 11
P. Pass 2 36 18.0 0 29
H. Evans 2 21 10.5 0 15
M. Vrabel 1 1 1.0 1 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
E. Wilson 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
W. Smith 1.5 12.0
C. Grant 1.0 12.0
T. Bryant 0.5 4.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
W. McGinest 1.0 5.0
Tackles
  TK AST
F. Brown 6 0
C. Bockwoldt 6 1
W. Smith 5 1
R. McKinnon 5 5
C. Grant 4 1
S. Hodge 4 2
D. Smith 3 1
T. Bryant 3 3
M. McKenzie 2 0
B. Young 2 1
F. Thomas 2 1
J. Sullivan 2 2
Tackles
  TK AST
M. Vrabel 8 3
M. Stone 6 0
E. Hobbs 5 1
W. McGinest 4 1
E. Wilson 4 2
T. Bruschi 4 5
R. Colvin 3 2
H. Poteat 2 0
A. Samuel 2 1
R. Seymour 2 3
A. Hawkins 1 0
J. Green 1 0
M. Hill 1 0
T. Warren 1 1
V. Wilfork 1 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
T. Brady 1