2012 · Week 1
Washington Commanders at New Orleans Saints
Sep 9, 2012 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
Washington Commanders defeated New Orleans Saints 40–32. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Commanders had just a 21% chance going in. Commanders improve to 1-0; Saints fall to 0-1. Robert Griffin III paced the offense with 320 passing yards and 2 TDs; 42 rushing yards. Saints turned it over 3 times to Commanders's 0.
Team stats
| WAS | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 19 |
| 473 | Total yards | 371 |
| 320 | Passing yards | 339 |
| 153 | Rushing yards | 32 |
| 19/26 | Comp / Att | 24/52 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin III | 19/26 | 320 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin III | 9 | 42 | 0 |
| Alfred Morris | 28 | 96 | 2 |
| Roy Helu | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Evan Royster | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Darrel Young | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Garcon | 4 | 4 | 109 | 1 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 4 | 6 | 52 | 1 |
| Santana Moss | 3 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
| Fred Davis | 2 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Roy Helu | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Logan Paulsen | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Josh Morgan | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Brandon Banks | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 24/52 | 339 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 6 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Moore | 6 | 10 | 120 | 1 |
| Jimmy Graham | 6 | 10 | 85 | 1 |
| Marques Colston | 4 | 11 | 71 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 8 | 35 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jed Collins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Morgan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |