2021 · Week 3
New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots
Sep 26, 2021 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints defeated New England Patriots 28–13. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (53%) going in. Saints improve to 2-1; Patriots fall to 1-2. Alvin Kamara paced the offense with 89 rushing yards; 3 catches for 29 yards and 1 TD. Patriots turned it over 3 times to Saints's 0.
Team stats
| NO | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 15 |
| 270 | Total yards | 319 |
| 128 | Passing yards | 270 |
| 142 | Rushing yards | 49 |
| 13/21 | Comp / Att | 30/51 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:40) (Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass short middle to 41-A.Kamara for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q16-A.Rosas extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q1(:13) 6-A.Rosas 52 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(4:16) 6-A.Rosas 36 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(2:56) (Shotgun) 10-M.Jones pass short middle intended for 85-H.Henry INTERCEPTED by 26-P.Williams [55-K.Elliss] at NO 45. 26-P.Williams to NE 9 for 46 yards (25-B.Bolden). FUMBLES (25-B.Bolden), recovered by NO-55-K.Elliss at NE 1. 55-K.Elliss for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner was not down by contact ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 10-M.Jones pass short middle intended for 85-H.Henry INTERCEPTED by 26-P.Williams [55-K.Elliss] at NO 45. 26-P.Williams to NE 9 for 46 yards (25-B.Bolden).
- Q2(1:50) (Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass short middle to 1-M.Callaway for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN [23-K.Dugger]. Penalty on NE-31-J.Jones, Defensive Holding, declined.
- Q26-A.Rosas extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(:39) 6-N.Folk 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q3(15:00) 10-M.Jones pass short middle intended for 81-J.Smith INTERCEPTED by 27-M.Jenkins at NE 34. 27-M.Jenkins for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q36-A.Rosas extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q3(1:35) 6-N.Folk 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey. NE 6-Folk 35th consecutive FG, t-8th all-time (Vinatieri & Tucker).
- Q4(9:28) 10-M.Jones pass deep right to 84-K.Bourne for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q46-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q4(2:41) (Shotgun) Direct snap to 7-T.Hill. 7-T.Hill right guard for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q46-A.Rosas extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 13/21 | 128 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 24 | 89 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 6 | 32 | 1 |
| Tony Jones | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Alex Armah | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 3 | 4 | 29 | 1 |
| Marquez Callaway | 4 | 5 | 41 | 1 |
| Deonte Harty | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Kenny Stills | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Jones | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hogan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 30/51 | 270 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| Brandon Bolden | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| Damien Harris | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| James White | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| J.J. Taylor | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Bourne | 6 | 8 | 96 | 1 |
| Jakobi Meyers | 9 | 14 | 94 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 5 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Brandon Bolden | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Nelson Agholor | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Damien Harris | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| James White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| J.J. Taylor | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |