2023 · Week 5
New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots
Oct 8, 2023 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
It wasn't close — New Orleans Saints beat New England Patriots 34–0. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 44% chance going in. Saints improve to 3-2; Patriots fall to 1-4. Derek Carr was the story of the game with 183 passing yards and 2 TDs; 4 rushing yards. Saints out-gained the opponent 319–177 in total yards. Patriots turned it over 3 times to Saints's 0.
Team stats
| NO | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 5 |
| 319 | Total yards | 177 |
| 183 | Passing yards | 132 |
| 136 | Rushing yards | 45 |
| 18/26 | Comp / Att | 15/31 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:11) (Shotgun) 10-M.Jones pass short middle intended for 38-R.Stevenson INTERCEPTED by 32-T.Mathieu [96-C.Granderson] at NE 27. 32-T.Mathieu for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q119-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q1(3:45) 37-C.Ryland 48 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(14:27) NO 4-Carr now at QB. 73-M.Garcia reported in as eligible. 41-A.Kamara right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q219-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q2(10:53) 4-D.Carr pass short middle to 12-C.Olave for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q219-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q3(11:40) 19-B.Grupe 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q4(13:10) NO 4-Carr now at QB. (Shotgun) 4-D.Carr pass short middle to 87-F.Moreau for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q419-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q4(5:47) 19-B.Grupe 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Carr | 18/26 | 183 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Carr | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 22 | 80 | 1 |
| Kendre Miller | 12 | 37 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Jameis Winston | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Michael Thomas | 4 | 7 | 65 | 0 |
| Kendre Miller | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Olave | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Foster Moreau | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Keith Kirkwood | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 12/22 | 110 | 0 | 2 |
| Bailey Zappe | 3/9 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 8 | 24 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| Ty Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Bourne | 2 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| DeVante Parker | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Ty Montgomery | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |