2013 · Week 3
Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints
Sep 22, 2013 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints blew out Arizona Cardinals 31–7. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (73%) going in. Saints improve to 3-0; Cardinals fall to 1-2. Drew Brees paced the offense with 342 passing yards and 3 TDs; 21 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Saints out-gained the opponent 446–273 in total yards.
Team stats
| ARI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 26 |
| 273 | Total yards | 446 |
| 187 | Passing yards | 342 |
| 86 | Rushing yards | 104 |
| 18/35 | Comp / Att | 29/46 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 18/35 | 187 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Ellington | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 9 | 29 | 0 |
| Alfonso Smith | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| Patrick Peterson | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fitzgerald | 5 | 6 | 64 | 0 |
| Michael Floyd | 4 | 6 | 49 | 0 |
| Andre Ellington | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Alfonso Smith | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Rob Housler | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Andre Roberts | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Stepfan Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaron Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 29/46 | 342 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 6 | 21 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 11 | 28 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Khiry Robinson | 4 | 38 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 9 | 15 | 134 | 2 |
| Marques Colston | 5 | 8 | 71 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kenny Stills | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |