Patriots 34-17 Saints (25 Nov, 2001) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

5-5, 3-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	0	0	10	7	17
NE	7	13	0	14	34

New England Patriots

6-5, 4-2 home

New Orleans Passing


Aaron Brooks
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
16/39	307	7.9	1	2	1-0	56.3
16/39	307	7.9	1	2	1-0	56.3

New England Passing


Tom Brady
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
19/26	258	9.9	4	0	4-17	143.9
19/26	241	9.9	4	0	4-17	143.9

New Orleans Rushing


Aaron Brooks
Ricky Williams
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	65	9.3	0	26
15	56	3.7	1	14
22	121	5.5	1	26

New England Rushing


Antowain Smith
Kevin Faulk
J.R. Redmond
Tom Brady
Marc Edwards
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
24	111	4.6	1	15
3	36	12.0	0	24
4	20	5.0	0	12
4	14	3.5	0	11
3	10	3.3	0	4
38	191	5.0	1	24

New Orleans Receiving


Joe Horn
Willie Jackson
Albert Connell
Eddie Williams
Ricky Williams
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	97	24.3	0	50
5	78	15.6	1	56
2	49	24.5	0	38
2	44	22.0	0	26
3	39	13.0	0	18
16	307	19.2	1	56

New England Receiving


Troy Brown
David Patten
Charles Johnson
Antowain Smith
Marc Edwards
Jermaine Wiggins
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	91	13.0	1	19
3	47	15.7	0	27
2	44	22.0	1	24
3	42	14.0	1	41
3	30	10.0	1	16
1	4	4.0	0	4
19	258	13.6	4	41

New Orleans Fumbles


Aaron Brooks
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

New England Fumbles


Tom Brady
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	0	0
2	0	0

New Orleans Defense



Keith Mitchell
Charlie Clemons
Darrin Smith
Jay Bellamy
Fred Thomas
Kevin Mathis
La'Roi Glover
Sammy Knight
Joe Johnson
Norman Hand
Darren Howard
Chris Oldham
Wally Williams
Robert Wilson
Willie Whitehead
Michael Hawthorne
Sedrick Hodge
Fred Weary
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
12	7	0.5	0	0	0	0
11	8	1.5	0	0	0	0
10	6	0	0	1	0	0
9	4	0	0	0	0	0
8	5	0	0	0	0	0
8	4	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	1	0	0	0	0
5	2	1	0	0	0	0
5	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	58	4	0	1	0	0

New England Defense



Lawyer Milloy
Roman Phifer
Terrance Shaw
Ty Law
Otis Smith
Tedy Bruschi
Brandon Mitchell
Willie McGinest
Tebucky Jones
Antwan Harris
Larry Izzo
Richard Seymour
Anthony Pleasant
Matt Stevens
Je'Rod Cherry
Terrell Buckley
Bobby Hamilton
Matt Chatham
Adam Vinatieri
Patrick Pass
Mike Vrabel
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	5	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	1	0	1	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
61	41	1	0	8	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New Orleans Interceptions

New England Interceptions


Anthony Pleasant
Lawyer Milloy
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0
2	0	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Deuce McAllister
Fred McAfee
Willie Whitehead
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	96	24.0	37
1	18	18.0	18
1	7	7.0	7
6	121	20.2	37

New England Kick Returns


Ben Kelly
David Patten
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	33	16.5	28
1	24	24.0	24
3	57	19.0	28

New Orleans Punt Returns


Wane McGarity
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	16	8.0	17	0
2	16	8.0	17	0

New England Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No New England Punt Returns

New Orleans Kicking


John Carney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/3	33.3	31	2/2	5
1/3	33.3	31	2/2	5

New England Kicking


Adam Vinatieri
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4
0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4

New Orleans Punting


Toby Gowin
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	110	36.7	0	1	48
3	110	36.7	0	1	48

New England Punting


Ken Walter
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	172	43.0	0	3	45
4	172	43.0	0	3	45

9:05 PM, 25 November 2001

Attendance: 60,292

Referees:
Gerald Austin

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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