New Orleans Saints

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New England Patriots

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Skill Players

New Orleans Drew Brees QB ATT 670 COMP 422 PCT 63.0 YDS 5177 TD 43 INT 19 Darren Sproles RB ATT 48 YDS 244 AVG 5.1 TD 1 Lance Moore WR REC 65 YDS 1041 AVG 16.0 TD 6 Marques Colston WR REC 83 YDS 1154 AVG 13.9 TD 10

New England Tom Brady QB ATT 732 COMP 455 PCT 62.2 YDS 5491 TD 38 INT 10 Stevan Ridley RB ATT 323 YDS 1415 AVG 4.4 TD 13 Brandon Lloyd WR REC 86 YDS 1013 AVG 11.8 TD 5 Wes Welker WR REC 134 YDS 1602 AVG 12.0 TD 7 *Statistics from the 2012 season

2012 Team Records

	W-L-T	Pct	PF	PA	Home	Road	NFC	AFC	Div	ATS	ATS-H	ATS-R
New Orleans Saints	7-9-0	0.438	461	454	4-4-0	3-5-0	5-7-0	2-2-0	3-3-0	8-8-0	4-4-0	4-4-0
New England Patriots	13-5-0	0.722	611	387	7-3-0	6-2-0	1-3-0	12-2-0	6-0-0	10-7-1	5-5-0	5-2-1

Statistical Matchup

OFFENSIVE STATISTICS	DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Total Yards NOR   477  NE   424	NOR   374  NE   400
Passing Yards NOR   347  NE   313	NOR   267  NE   282
Passing NOR   8.15  Yds/Attempt NE   8.23	NOR   6.79  NE   7.44
Sacks NOR   1.6  NE   1.8	NOR   2.1  NE   2.7
Rushing Yards NOR   130  NE   111	NOR   107  NE   118
Rushing NOR   5.0  Average NE   4.2	NOR   5.1  NE   4.5
Turnovers NOR   1.4  NE   1.2	NOR   1.1  NE   1.9
Total Points NOR   34.7  NE   31.5	NOR   22.4  NE   20.7
*All statistics are per game unless otherwise noted.

2012 Game Logs

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GAME INFORMATION					RUSHING			PASSING						TOTALS		TURNOVERS
Date	Opponent	Score	Spread	Total	Att	Yards	YPR	Att	Comp	Pct	Yards	Sacked	YPP	Yards	Avg	Fum	Int	TO
09/09/12	Redskins	32-40	-7.5 L	50.5 O	10	32	3.2	51	24	47.1	326	2	6.2	358	5.7	0	2	2
					42	154	3.7	26	19	73.1	306	2	10.9	460	6.6	0	0	0
09/16/12	@ Panthers	27-35	-2.5 L	51.5 O	26	164	6.3	49	31	63.3	323	1	6.5	487	6.4	0	2	2
					40	220	5.5	20	14	70.0	244	1	11.6	464	7.6	1	0	1
09/23/12	Chiefs	24-27	-8.5 L	53.0 U	18	84	4.7	36	20	55.6	205	4	5.1	289	5.0	0	1	1
					45	273	6.1	43	26	60.5	237	3	5.2	510	5.6	2	1	3
09/30/12	@ Packers	27-28	+7.5 W	53.0 O	19	45	2.4	54	35	64.8	429	2	7.7	474	6.3	0	0	0
					21	106	5.0	41	31	75.6	319	0	7.8	425	6.9	1	1	2
10/07/12	Chargers	31-24	-3.5 W	53.0 O	21	53	2.5	45	29	64.4	351	3	7.3	404	5.9	0	1	1
					16	119	7.4	42	27	64.3	310	5	6.6	429	6.8	1	1	2
10/21/12	@ Buccaneers	35-28	-2.0 W	49.5 O	26	81	3.1	36	27	75.0	377	0	10.5	458	7.4	0	1	1
					25	98	3.9	41	24	58.5	415	1	9.9	513	7.7	0	0	0
10/28/12	@ Broncos	14-34	+6.0 L	55.5 U	16	52	3.3	42	22	52.4	201	1	4.7	253	4.3	0	1	1
					40	226	5.7	30	22	73.3	305	0	10.2	531	7.6	1	0	1
11/05/12	Eagles	28-13	-3.0 W	52.0 U	24	141	5.9	27	21	77.8	231	2	8.0	372	7.0	2	0	2
					29	221	7.6	40	22	55.0	226	7	4.8	447	5.9	1	1	2
11/11/12	Falcons	31-27	+2.5 W	53.5 O	28	149	5.3	32	21	65.6	292	1	8.8	441	7.2	0	1	1
					18	46	2.6	52	34	65.4	408	1	7.7	454	6.4	0	1	1
11/18/12	@ Raiders	38-17	-5.0 W	55.0 T	26	153	5.9	28	21	75.0	229	0	8.2	382	7.1	0	0	0
					26	120	4.6	40	22	55.0	284	3	6.6	404	5.9	0	2	2
11/25/12	49ers	21-31	+1.0 L	49.0 O	19	61	3.2	41	26	63.4	231	5	5.0	292	4.5	0	2	2
					31	144	4.6	25	16	64.0	231	0	9.2	375	6.7	1	0	1
11/29/12	@ Falcons	13-23	+3.5 L	54.5 U	23	101	4.4	50	28	56.0	335	1	6.6	436	5.9	0	4	4
					20	126	6.3	33	18	54.5	159	1	4.7	285	5.3	1	0	1
12/09/12	@ Giants	27-52	+5.0 L	53.0 O	23	143	6.2	43	26	60.5	345	1	7.8	488	7.3	2	2	4
					25	138	5.5	35	22	62.9	259	0	7.4	397	6.6	0	2	2
12/16/12	Buccaneers	41-0	-4.0 W	54.0 U	25	149	6.0	38	26	68.4	298	1	7.6	447	7.0	0	0	0
					14	50	3.6	54	30	55.6	319	2	5.7	369	5.3	1	4	5
12/23/12	@ Cowboys	34-31	+2.0 W	52.5 O	37	117	3.2	53	37	69.8	446	0	8.4	563	6.3	0	0	0
					11	40	3.6	42	26	61.9	406	2	9.2	446	8.1	1	0	1
12/30/12	Panthers	38-44	-4.5 L	54.0 O	18	63	3.5	43	29	67.4	378	2	8.4	441	7.0	0	1	1
					38	274	7.2	34	17	50.0	257	1	7.3	531	7.3	0	1	1

Notes:

1. Spreads shown relative to the Saints. 2. When viewing both Offensive and Defensive statistics, Offensive statistics are displayed first for each game. 3. Game statistics have been adjusted to remove fluke plays and kneel-downs.

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GAME INFORMATION					RUSHING			PASSING						TOTALS		TURNOVERS
Date	Opponent	Score	Spread	Total	Att	Yards	YPR	Att	Comp	Pct	Yards	Sacked	YPP	Yards	Avg	Fum	Int	TO
09/09/12	@ Titans	34-13	-5.0 W	47.0 T	34	163	4.8	31	23	74.2	228	1	7.1	391	5.9	0	0	0
					16	20	1.3	43	29	67.4	264	2	5.9	284	4.7	1	1	2
09/16/12	Cardinals	18-20	-13.5 L	48.0 U	27	91	3.4	46	28	60.9	297	4	5.9	388	5.0	0	1	1
					32	106	3.3	27	15	55.6	140	2	4.8	246	4.0	2	0	2
09/23/12	@ Ravens	30-31	+2.5 W	50.0 O	34	77	2.3	41	28	68.3	319	2	7.4	396	5.1	0	0	0
					25	123	4.9	39	28	71.8	382	0	9.8	505	7.9	0	1	1
09/30/12	@ Bills	52-28	-4.0 W	50.5 O	40	247	6.2	36	22	61.1	333	1	9.0	580	7.5	2	0	2
					27	98	3.6	39	22	56.4	340	3	8.1	438	6.3	2	4	6
10/07/12	Broncos	31-21	-6.5 W	52.5 U	51	254	5.0	31	23	74.2	193	4	5.5	447	5.2	1	0	1
					19	71	3.7	44	31	70.5	332	2	7.2	403	6.2	3	0	3
10/14/12	@ Seahawks	23-24	-3.5 L	44.5 O	26	87	3.3	58	36	62.1	388	1	6.6	475	5.6	0	2	2
					25	85	3.4	27	16	59.3	283	2	9.8	368	6.8	2	0	2
10/21/12	Jets	29-26	-10.5 L	47.5 O	31	131	4.2	42	26	61.9	250	1	5.8	381	5.1	1	0	1
					33	106	3.2	41	28	68.3	297	4	6.6	403	5.2	1	1	2
10/28/12	@ Rams	45-7	-7.0 W	47.0 O	25	155	6.2	38	24	63.2	321	0	8.4	476	7.6	0	0	0
					22	108	4.9	33	24	72.7	219	2	6.3	327	5.7	0	2	2
11/11/12	Bills	37-31	-12.5 L	53.0 O	28	118	4.2	38	23	60.5	230	1	5.9	348	5.2	0	0	0
					28	162	5.8	40	27	67.5	319	3	7.4	481	6.8	2	1	3
11/18/12	Colts	59-24	-9.0 W	54.0 O	25	115	4.6	35	24	68.6	331	0	9.5	446	7.4	0	0	0
					24	119	5.0	50	27	54.0	329	1	6.5	448	6.0	1	3	4
11/22/12	@ Jets	49-19	-7.0 W	48.5 O	35	158	4.5	28	18	64.3	323	0	11.5	481	7.6	1	0	1
					29	119	4.1	35	26	74.3	286	2	7.7	405	6.1	4	1	5
12/02/12	@ Dolphins	23-16	-7.0 T	51.0 U	32	108	3.4	40	24	60.0	213	4	4.8	321	4.2	0	1	1
					24	103	4.3	28	13	46.4	176	3	5.7	279	5.1	1	0	1
12/10/12	Texans	42-14	-3.5 W	51.0 O	30	133	4.4	36	21	58.3	289	1	7.8	422	6.3	0	1	1
					27	100	3.7	36	21	58.3	223	2	5.9	323	5.0	0	1	1
12/16/12	49ers	34-41	-5.0 L	46.5 O	24	95	4.0	63	36	57.1	425	3	6.4	520	5.8	2	2	4
					37	150	4.1	25	14	56.0	203	1	7.8	353	5.6	1	1	2
12/23/12	@ Jaguars	23-16	-14.0 L	50.5 U	27	103	3.8	41	24	58.5	246	3	5.6	349	4.9	0	2	2
					23	93	4.0	49	29	59.2	343	1	6.9	436	6.0	0	3	3
12/30/12	Dolphins	28-0	-10.0 W	46.0 U	38	167	4.4	36	22	61.1	276	1	7.5	443	5.9	0	0	0
					15	47	3.1	35	20	57.1	209	7	5.0	256	4.5	1	1	2
01/13/13	Texans	41-28	-9.5 W	48.5 O	23	123	5.3	40	25	62.5	335	1	8.2	458	7.2	0	0	0
					23	91	4.0	51	34	66.7	334	1	6.4	425	5.7	0	1	1
01/20/13	Ravens	13-28	-7.5 L	51.0 U	28	108	3.9	54	29	53.7	320	0	5.9	428	5.2	1	2	3
					33	121	3.7	36	21	58.3	235	2	6.2	356	5.0	0	0	0

Notes:

1. Spreads shown relative to the Patriots. 2. When viewing both Offensive and Defensive statistics, Offensive statistics are displayed first for each game. 3. Game statistics have been adjusted to remove fluke plays and kneel-downs.

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