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NFL Boxscore - New Orleans at St. Louis

Team	1	2	3	4	Score
New Orleans	0	14	7	7	28
St. Louis	0	14	3	6	23

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

No Scoring

2nd Quarter

New Orleans Touchdown - 3-yard run by Reggie Bush. (John Carney extra point is good). 14:14 Time Remaining. (13 plays, 78 yards. Time of Drive: 7:30).

St. Louis Touchdown - 29-yard pass from Marc Bulger to Donnie Avery. (Josh Brown extra point is good). 9:23 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 75 yards. Time of Drive: 4:51).

New Orleans Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Drew Brees to Reggie Bush. (John Carney extra point is good). 6:51 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 72 yards. Time of Drive: 2:32).

St. Louis Touchdown - 2-yard run by Steven Jackson. (Josh Brown extra point is good). 0:55 Time Remaining. (13 plays, 73 yards. Time of Drive: 5:56).

3rd Quarter

New Orleans Touchdown - 97-yard kickoff return by Courtney Roby. (John Carney extra point is good). 14:49 Time Remaining.

St. Louis Field Goal - 32-yarder by Josh Brown. 7:08 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 46 yards. Time of Drive: 3:49).

4th Quarter

New Orleans Touchdown - 27-yard pass from Drew Brees to Robert Meachem. (John Carney extra point is good). 12:15 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 77 yards. Time of Drive: 3:59).

St. Louis Touchdown - 19-yard pass from Marc Bulger to Donnie Avery. (Marc Bulger pass incomplete to Daniel Fells, two-point conversion failed). 2:44 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 1:41).

Officials
Referee: Gene Steratore	Umpire:Tony Michalek
Line Judge: Jeff Seeman	Side Judge:Mike Weatherford
Head Linesman: Jeff Bergman	Back Judge:Bob Waggoner
Field Judge: Greg Gautreaux
Attendance/Time
Attendance: 59858	Time:3:10

Final Team Statistics
	New Orleans	St. Louis
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	19	23
By Rushing	8	7
By Passing	11	15
By Penalty	0	1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY	6-10-60	5-13-38
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY	0-1-0	1-3-33
TOTAL NET YARDS	420	434
Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing)	56	71
Avg. gain per offensive play	7.5	6.1
NET YARDS RUSHING	203	141
Total Rushing Plays	29	29
Avg. gain per rushing play	7.0	4.9
NET YARDS PASSING	217	293
Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass	1-6	2-5
Gross yards passing	223	298
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED	26-18-2	40-26-1
Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing)	8.0	7.0
PUNTS Number and average	3-37.3	4-36.0
Net Punting Average	20.7	34.8
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs)	29	36
No. and Yards Punt Returns	2-5	1-10
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns	3-146	4-78
No. and Yards Interception Returns	1-24	2-26
PENALTIES No. and Yards	6-40	4-20
FUMBLES No. and Lost	1-1	1-0
TOUCHDOWNS	4	3
Rushing	1	1
Passing	2	2
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts	4-4	2-2
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts	0-0	1-1
SAFETIES	0	0
FINAL SCORE	28	23
TIME OF POSSESSION	27:58	32:02

Final Individual Statistics

New Orleans

St. Louis

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
R.Bush	6	83	13.8	55	1
R.Meachem	1	41	41.0	41	0
P.Thomas	11	37	3.4	11	0
M.Bell	8	30	3.8	6	0
M.Colston	1	6	6.0	6	0
K.Eckel	2	6	3.0	7	0
Total	29	203	7.0	55	1

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
S.Jackson	26	131	5.0	30	1
M.Bulger	1	7	7.0	7	0
S.Gado	2	3	1.5	3	0



Total	29	141	4.9	30	1

PASSING	ATT	CP	YDS	SK/YD	TD	LG	IN
D.Brees	26	18	223	1/6	2	27	2
Total	26	18	223	1/6	2	27	2

PASSING	ATT	CP	YDS	SK/YD	TD	LG	IN
M.Bulger	40	26	298	2/5	2	29	1
Total	40	26	298	2/5	2	29	1

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D.Thomas	5	45	9.0	18	0
D.Henderson	4	72	18.0	26	0
J.Shockey	3	42	14.0	25	0
M.Colston	2	17	8.5	9	0
R.Bush	2	15	7.5	15	1
R.Meachem	1	27	27.0	27	1
P.Thomas	1	5	5.0	5	0
Total	18	223	12.4	27	2

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
S.Jackson	9	45	5.0	13	0
B.Gibson	7	93	13.3	23	0
D.Avery	4	67	16.8	29	2
D.Fells	3	51	17.0	23	0
R.McMichael	2	30	15.0	19	0
B.Bajema	1	12	12.0	12	0

Total	26	298	11.5	29	2

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	LG	TD
U.Young	1	24	24	0

Total	1	24	24	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	LG
O.Atogwe	1	9	9
J.Butler	1	17	17
Total	2	26	17

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LG
T.Morstead	3	112	37.3	2	0	40
Total	3	112	37.3	2	0	40

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LG
D.Jones	4	144	36.0	0	1	45
Total	4	144	36.0	0	1	45

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	LG
R.Bush	2	1	5	4
OUT OF BOUNDS	1	0	0	0
Total	3	1	5	4

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	LG
D.Amendola	1	10	10
TOUCHBACK	2	0	0
Total	3	10	10

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	LG	TD
C.Roby	3	0	146	97	1
TOUCHBACK	1	0	0	0	0

Total	4	0	146	97	1

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	LG
D.Amendola	3	64	30
B.Bajema	1	14	14
TOUCHBACK	1	0	0
Total	5	78	30

KICKING	FG	PCT	LG	XP	PTS
Total	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

KICKING	FG	PCT	LG	XP	PTS
Total	1/1	100.0	32	2/2	5

New Orleans
FUMBLES	FUM	LOST	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FORCED	OPP-REC	YDS	TD
M.Colston	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
W.Smith	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
St. Louis
FUMBLES	FUM	LOST	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FORCED	OPP-REC	YDS	TD
M.Bulger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S.Jackson	0	0	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0
O.Atogwe	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0

Final Defensive Statistics
New Orleans	TKL	AST	COM	SAC	YDS	IN	PD	FF	FR
R.Harper	7	1	8	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0
J.Vilma	6	2	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
S.Shanle	6	0	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
D.Pressley	5	0	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
A.Hargrove	4	0	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
R.Gay	4	0	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
L.Torrence	4	0	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
U.Young	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	0
S.Fujita	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
C.Grant	3	2	5	0.5	1.0	0	0	0	0
W.Smith	2	0	2	1.0	3.0	0	0	1	0
T.Porter	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
M.Mitchell	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
M.Jenkins	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
P.Prioleau	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
B.McCray	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
R.Ayodele	0	1	1	0.5	1.0	0	0	0	0
Total	54	8	62	2.0	5.0	1	2	1	0
St. Louis	TKL	AST	COM	SAC	YDS	IN	PD	FF	FR
J.Hall	6	0	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
O.Atogwe	5	0	5	0.0	0.0	1	1	1	0
J.Butler	5	0	5	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	0
Q.Butler	5	0	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
C.Ah You	4	0	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
J.Laurinaitis	4	0	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
J.King	3	0	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
C.Ryan	3	0	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
P.Lenon	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
L.Ramsey	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
D.Scott	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
C.Long	1	0	1	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	0
L.Little	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0
R.Bartell	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
V.Adeyanju	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
C.Chamberlain	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
D.Vobora	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0
Total	45	1	46	1.0	6.0	2	4	1	0

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