2012 · Week 3
Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints
Sep 23, 2012 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
Kansas City Chiefs escaped with a 27–24 win over New Orleans Saints. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Chiefs only a 27% shot beforehand. Chiefs improve to 1-2; Saints fall to 0-3. Jamaal Charles was the story of the game with 233 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 6 catches for 55 yards. Chiefs out-gained the opponent 521–323 in total yards.
Team stats
| KC | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | First downs | 14 |
| 521 | Total yards | 323 |
| 248 | Passing yards | 240 |
| 273 | Rushing yards | 83 |
| 26/44 | Comp / Att | 20/36 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 26/44 | 248 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamaal Charles | 33 | 233 | 1 |
| Dexter McCluster | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Shaun Draughn | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| Peyton Hillis | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 6 | 8 | 55 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 7 | 16 | 79 | 0 |
| Jon Baldwin | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Dexter McCluster | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Shaun Draughn | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Tony Moeaki | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Peyton Hillis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Maneri | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Breaston | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 20/36 | 240 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 7 | 62 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Moore | 4 | 7 | 70 | 1 |
| Darren Sproles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 7 | 53 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |