2016 · Week 15
New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals
Dec 18, 2016 · University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
New Orleans Saints defeated Arizona Cardinals 48–41. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Saints only a 33% shot beforehand. Saints improve to 6-8; Cardinals fall to 5-8-1. Drew Brees paced the offense with 389 passing yards and 4 TDs. Cardinals turned it over 2 times to Saints's 0.
Team stats
| NO | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | First downs | 24 |
| 519 | Total yards | 434 |
| 389 | Passing yards | 318 |
| 130 | Rushing yards | 116 |
| 37/48 | Comp / Att | 28/40 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 37/48 | 389 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 17 | 78 | 0 |
| Tim Hightower | 11 | 37 | 2 |
| Travaris Cadet | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| John Kuhn | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 7 | 8 | 186 | 2 |
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Willie Snead | 8 | 11 | 76 | 0 |
| Michael Thomas | 7 | 10 | 52 | 1 |
| Tim Hightower | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Travaris Cadet | 5 | 5 | 30 | 1 |
| Coby Fleener | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| John Phillips | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 28/40 | 318 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerwynn Williams | 3 | 63 | 1 |
| David Johnson | 12 | 53 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown | 5 | 6 | 81 | 1 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 7 | 9 | 57 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 4 | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 3 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| J.J. Nelson | 5 | 11 | 38 | 1 |
| Brittan Golden | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Darren Fells | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Andre Ellington | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |