2006 · Week 1
New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns
Sep 10, 2006 · Cleveland Browns Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New Orleans Saints beat Cleveland Browns 19–14. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 41% chance going in. Saints improve to 1-0; Browns fall to 0-1. Drew Brees led the way with 176 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 12 |
| 326 | Total yards | 217 |
| 176 | Passing yards | 132 |
| 150 | Rushing yards | 85 |
| 17/31 | Comp / Att | 16/27 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 17/31 | 176 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 22 | 90 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 14 | 61 | 0 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 8 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Frye | 16/27 | 132 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Frye | 6 | 44 | 1 |
| Reuben Droughns | 11 | 27 | 0 |
| Jerome Harrison | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |