Saints 31-17 Patriots (3 Dec, 1995) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

6-7, 2-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO					31
NE					17

New England Patriots

5-8, 2-5 home

New Orleans Passing


Jim Everett
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
17/26	293	11.3	2	1	0-0	113.1
17/26	293	11.3	2	1	0-0	113.1

New England Passing


Drew Bledsoe
David Meggett
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
18/31	197	6.4	2	2-6	50.1
0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	39.6
18/32	191	6.2	2	2-6	48.6

New Orleans Rushing


Mario Bates
Ray Zellars
Torrance Small
Jim Everett
Quinn Early
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
15	123	8.2	2	66
4	16	4.0	0	7
1	13	13.0	0	13
1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
1	-12	-12.0	0	-12
22	139	6.3	2	66

New England Rushing


Curtis Martin
David Meggett
Scott Zolak
Sam Gash
Drew Bledsoe
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
31	112	3.6	2	11
4	16	4.0	0	7
1	8	8.0	0	8
2	4	2.0	0	3
1	0	0.0	0	0
39	140	3.6	2	11

New Orleans Receiving


Quinn Early
Lorenzo Neal
Irv Smith
Torrance Small
Wesley Walls
Derek Brown
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	92	18.4	1	50
2	78	39.0	1	69
5	67	13.4	0	43
2	25	12.5	0	15
2	20	10.0	0	18
1	11	11.0	0	11
17	293	17.2	2	69

New England Receiving


Ben Coates
Will Moore
David Meggett
Sam Gash
Hason Aaron Graham
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
7	90	12.9	27
4	58	14.5	25
4	26	6.5	10
2	18	9.0	10
1	5	5.0	5
18	197	10.9	27

New Orleans Fumbles


Quinn Early
J.J. McCleskey
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
1	0	1

New England Fumbles


Drew Bledsoe
Mike Gisler
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	0	0
1	1	0
3	1	0

New Orleans Defense



Shane Pahukoa
Brian Jones
Richard Harvey
Rufus Porter
Sean Lumpkin
Willie Broughton
Jimmy Spencer
Mark Fields
Wayne Martin
Renaldo Turnbull
Tyrone Legette
Joe Johnson
Ernest Dixon
Tory Epps
Eric Allen
Tyrone Hughes
Israel Stanley
Anthony Newman
Vince Buck
Derek Brown
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
12	9	0	0	2	0	0
10	7	0	0	0	0	0
9	7	0	0	1	0	0
8	4	1	0	1	0	0
8	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
86	56	2	0	5	0	0

New England Defense



Myron Guyton
Willie McGinest
Vincent Brown
Tim Roberts
Ricky Reynolds
Reggie White
Chris Slade
Terry Ray
Ty Law
Vernon Lewis
Troy Barnett
Ted Johnson
Eddie Cade
Ferric Collons
Dwayne Sabb
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	9	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	34	0	0	2	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions


Shane Pahukoa
Tyrone Hughes
team

INT	YDS	TD
2	12	0
0	19	0
2	31	0

New England Interceptions


Ty Law
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	38	0
1	38	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Tyrone Hughes
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	64	16.0	20	0
4	64	16.0	20	0

New England Kick Returns


David Meggett
Troy Brown
Mike Gisler
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	101	33.7	62
2	50	25.0	34
1	11	11.0	11
6	162	27.0	62

New Orleans Punt Returns


Tyrone Hughes
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	14	4.7	8	0
3	14	4.7	8	0

New England Punt Returns


David Meggett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	18	6.0	13	0
3	18	6.0	13	0

New Orleans Kicking


Doug Brien
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	24	4/4	7
1/1	100.0	24	4/4	7

New England Kicking


Matt Bahr
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	39	2/2	5
1/2	50.0	39	2/2	5

New Orleans Punting


Klaus Wilmsmeyer
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	162	40.5	0	1	50
4	162	40.5	0	1	50

New England Punting


Bryan Jeffrey Wagner
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	164	41.0	0	4	46
4	164	41.0	0	4	46

5:00 AM, 3 December 1995

Attendance: 59,876

Referees:
Johnny Grier

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

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