Sportsball StatsNew England Patriots13–28New Orleans Saints
NO by 15 points
Gillette Stadium
- 319Total yards270
Total yards: New England Patriots 319, New Orleans Saints 270. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.
- 270Passing yards128
Passing yards: New England Patriots 270, New Orleans Saints 128. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.
- 49Rushing yards142
Rushing yards: New England Patriots 49, New Orleans Saints 142. Yards gained on the ground.
- 15First downs19
First downs: New England Patriots 15, New Orleans Saints 19. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.
- 3.0Sacks2.0
Sacks: New England Patriots 3.0, New Orleans Saints 2.0. Sacks by this defence.
- 7QB hits11
QB hits: New England Patriots 7, New Orleans Saints 11. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.
- 4Tackles for loss5
Tackles for loss: New England Patriots 4, New Orleans Saints 5. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.
- 0Takeaways3
Takeaways: New England Patriots 0, New Orleans Saints 3. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.
- 4Penalties2
Penalties: New England Patriots 4, New Orleans Saints 2. Penalties accepted against this team.
- 30Penalty yards15
Penalty yards: New England Patriots 30, New Orleans Saints 15. Yards conceded to penalties.
- -16.9Passing EPA5.3
Passing EPA: New England Patriots -16.9, New Orleans Saints 5.3. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.
- -1.8Rushing EPA-1.3
Rushing EPA: New England Patriots -1.8, New Orleans Saints -1.3. The same for the running game.