NFL: ST LOUIS at NEW ORLEANS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ST LOUIS 7 10 10 10 37 NEW ORLEANS 7 0 0 22 29 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: NOR - TD, REGGIE BUSH 7 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE KICK), 2:15. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards in 2:15. Key plays: Stecker 13-yard run to New Orleans 40; Brees 11-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 49; 37-yard pass interference penalty on Rams' Brown to St Louis 7. NEW ORLEANS 7-0 STL - TD, STEVEN JACKSON 1 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 12:02. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards in 7:12. Key plays: Bulger 6-yard pass to Leonard on 3rd-and-1 to New Orleans 47; Bulger 23-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 24; Bulger 10-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-9 to New Orleans 13; Bulger 10-yard pass to Bennett to New Orleans 2. ST LOUIS 7-7 2ND QUARTER: STL - TD, RANDY MCMICHAEL 2 YD PASS FROM STEVEN JACKSON (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 6:23. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards in 7:47. Key plays: Bulger 6-yard pass to McMichael on 3rd-and-6 to St Louis 30; Bulger 12-yard pass to Holt to St Louis 42; Bulger 21-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-17 to New Orleans 33; 18-yard pass interference penalty on Saints' McKenzie to New Orleans 15; Bulger 16-yard pass to McMichael to New Orleans 2. ST LOUIS 14-7 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 49 YD, 9:23. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards in 2:08. Key plays: Tinoisamoa 15-yard interception return to New Orleans 39. ST LOUIS 17-7 3RD QUARTER: STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 21 YD, 6:05. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards in 6:05. Key plays: Bulger 11-yard pass to Jackson to St Louis 35; Jackson 4-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to St Louis 47; Bulger 12-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 41; Bulger 40-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-15 to New Orleans 6. ST LOUIS 20-7 STL - TD, ISAAC BRUCE 9 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 10:17. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards in 2:44. Key plays: St Louis takes over on downs at New Orleans 47; Bulger 18-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 29; Bulger 17-yard pass to McMichael to New Orleans 9. ST LOUIS 27-7 4TH QUARTER: STL - TD, DREW BENNETT 3 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 0:42. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards in 4:09. Key plays: Bulger 9-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-7 to St Louis 39; Bulger 14-yard pass to Bennett to New Orleans 44; Pittman 43-yard run to New Orleans 1. ST LOUIS 34-7 NOR - TD, BILLY MILLER 1 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (REGGIE BUSH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 3:24. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards in 2:42. Key plays: Brees 36-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 38; Brees 14-yard pass to Patten to St Louis 24; Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 8. ST LOUIS 34-15 NOR - TD, AARON STECKER 2 YD RUN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED), 10:18. Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards in 4:10. Key plays: Brees 13-yard pass to Bush on 3rd-and-10 to New Orleans 17; 15-yard personal foul penalty on Rams' Atogwe to New Orleans 32; Brees 24-yard pass to Patten to St Louis 26; Brees 16-yard pass to Colston on 3rd-and-2 to St Louis 2. ST LOUIS 34-21 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 44 YD, 13:05. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards in 2:47. Key plays: Mare failed onside kick out-of-bounds to New Orleans 42. ST LOUIS 37-21 NOR - TD, ERIC JOHNSON 7 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (REGGIE BUSH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 14:28. ST LOUIS 37-29 ATT:</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at NEW ORLEANS <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NFL ST LOUIS 37 NEW ORLEANS 29 FINAL</div>
By Ed Cassiere PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) - Marc Bulger and the St. Louis Ramsfinally won, and they made it look easy against one of the NFL'shottest teams. Bulger passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday,leading St. Louis to its first victory of the season, 37-29,over the New Orleans Saints. Bulger completed 27-of-33 passes, including touchdowns of 9yards to wide receiver Isaac Bruce and 3 yards to wideout DrewBennett, and directed the Rams (1-8) to four other scores in aspan of seven possessions. St. Louis (1-8) entered the contest with an 0-4 record on theroad and had been outscored 114-19 away from Edward Jones Dome. On the other hand, the Saints (4-5) entered the game with fourconsecutive victories after an 0-4 start and had moved to withina half-game of NFC South leader Tampa Bay. But after Saints halfback Reggie Bush scored on a 7-yard run onthe game's opening possession, the Rams dominated. On the Saints' next six possessions, they went three-and-outtwice, and safety Oshiomogho Atogwe and linebacker PisaTinoisamoa each intercepted New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees. St. Louis answered New Orleans' early touchdown with threeconsecutive scores - Steven Jackson's 1-yard run, Jackson's2-yard pass to Randy McMichael and Jeff Wilkins' 49-yard fieldgoal - to take a 17-7 halftime lead. The Rams extended the lead to 34-7 in the second half onWilkins' 21-yard field goal and Bulger's TD connections withBruce and Bennett. Rookie halfback Antonio Pittman, released bythe Saints prior to the season, set up Bennett's touchdown witha 40-yard run to the New Orleans 1-yard line. The Saints made it interesting late with three touchdowns in thefourth quarter, but the Rams recovered an onsides kick with 29seconds remaining to end it. Brees sandwiched a 1-yard TD pass to tight end Billy Miller anda 7-yard score to tight end Eric Johnson around a 2-yard run byAaron Stecker during the Saints' comeback. Brees finished 25-of-36 for 272 yards with two touchdowns andtwo interceptions.
NFL: ST LOUIS at NEW ORLEANS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ST LOUIS 7 10 10 10 37 NEW ORLEANS 7 0 0 22 29 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 2:15 NOR - TD, REGGIE BUSH 7 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards in 2:15. Key plays: Stecker 13-yard run to New Orleans 40; Brees 11-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 49; 37-yard pass interference penalty on Rams' Brown to St Louis 7. NEW ORLEANS 7-0. 12:02 STL - TD, STEVEN JACKSON 1 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards in 7:12. Key plays: Bulger 6-yard pass to Leonard on 3rd-and-1 to New Orleans 47; Bulger 23-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 24; Bulger 10-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-9 to New Orleans 13; Bulger 10-yard pass to Bennett to New Orleans 2. ST LOUIS 7-7. 2ND QUARTER: 6:23 STL - TD, RANDY MCMICHAEL 2 YD PASS FROM STEVEN JACKSON (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards in 7:47. Key plays: Bulger 6-yard pass to McMichael on 3rd-and-6 to St Louis 30; Bulger 12-yard pass to Holt to St Louis 42; Bulger 21-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-17 to New Orleans 33; 18-yard pass interference penalty on Saints' McKenzie to New Orleans 15; Bulger 16-yard pass to McMichael to New Orleans 2. ST LOUIS 14-7. 9:23 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 49 YD. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards in 2:08. Key plays: Tinoisamoa 15-yard interception return to New Orleans 39. ST LOUIS 17-7. 3RD QUARTER: 6:05 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 21 YD. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards in 6:05. Key plays: Bulger 11-yard pass to Jackson to St Louis 35; Jackson 4-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to St Louis 47; Bulger 12-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 41; Bulger 40-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-15 to New Orleans 6. ST LOUIS 20-7. 10:17 STL - TD, ISAAC BRUCE 9 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards in 2:44. Key plays: St Louis takes over on downs at New Orleans 47; Bulger 18-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 29; Bulger 17-yard pass to McMichael to New Orleans 9. ST LOUIS 27-7. 4TH QUARTER: 0:42 STL - TD, DREW BENNETT 3 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards in 4:09. Key plays: Bulger 9-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-7 to St Louis 39; Bulger 14-yard pass to Bennett to New Orleans 44; Pittman 43-yard run to New Orleans 1. ST LOUIS 34-7. 3:24 NOR - TD, BILLY MILLER 1 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (REGGIE BUSH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards in 2:42. Key plays: Brees 36-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 38; Brees 14-yard pass to Patten to St Louis 24; Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 8. ST LOUIS 34-15. 10:18 NOR - TD, AARON STECKER 2 YD RUN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED). Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards in 4:10. Key plays: Brees 13-yard pass to Bush on 3rd-and-10 to New Orleans 17; 15-yard personal foul penalty on Rams' Atogwe to New Orleans 32; Brees 24-yard pass to Patten to St Louis 26; Brees 16-yard pass to Colston on 3rd-and-2 to St Louis 2. ST LOUIS 34-21. 13:05 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 44 YD. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards in 2:47. Key plays: Mare onside kick out-of-bounds at New Orleans 42; Jackson 9-yard run to New Orleans 28. ST LOUIS 37-21. 14:28 NOR - TD, ERIC JOHNSON 7 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (REGGIE BUSH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards in 1:23. Key plays: Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 47: Brees 20-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 27: Brees 18-yard pass to Johnson to St Louis 9. ST LOUIS 37-29. ST LOUIS - NEW ORLEANS Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS ST LOUIS NEW ORLEANS FIRST DOWNS 26 22 Rushing 5 4 Passing 20 16 Penalty 1 2 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-13-62% 4-8-50% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-1-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 409 308 Total offensive plays 72 48 Average gain per play 5.7 6.4 NET YARDS RUSHING 133 43 Rushing attempts 34 11 Average gain per rush 3.9 3.9 Tackles for loss-yards 2-3 2-7 NET YARDS PASSING 276 265 Times sacked: Number-Yards 4-28 1-7 Gross passing yards 304 272 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 34-28-0 36-25-2 Avg gain per pass play 7.3 7.2 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 8-1-0 5-2-1 PUNTS: Number and Average 2-44.5 3-43.0 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 44.5 40.3 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 17 8 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 1-8 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 2-45 8-233 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-17 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 5-77 2-28 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 2-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 4 Rushing 1 2 Passing 3 2 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 3-4 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-1 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 0-0 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 4-5-80% 4-4-100% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 4-5-80% 4-4-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 39:42 20:18 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ST LOUIS NEW ORLEANS RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S JACKSON 22 76 3.5 12 1 A STECKER 3 26 8.7 13 1 A PITTMAN 7 53 7.6 43 0 R BUSH 7 17 2.4 7 1 B LEONARD 2 6 3.0 4 0 D BREES 1 0 0.0 0 0 M BULGER 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 I BRUCE 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M BULGER 27-33-302 0 2 40 D BREES 25-36-272 2 2 36 S JACKSON 1- 1- 2 0 1 2 Sacked-Yards Lost: M BULGER 4-28. Sacked-Yards Lost: D BREES 1-7. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T HOLT 8 124 15.5 40 0 M COLSTON 8 129 16.1 36 0 S JACKSON 5 24 4.8 11 0 R BUSH 5 27 5.4 13 0 I BRUCE 4 62 15.5 23 1 E JOHNSON 3 38 12.7 18 1 R MCMICHAE 4 41 10.3 17 1 D PATTEN 3 37 12.3 24 0 D BENNETT 4 37 9.3 14 1 D HENDERSO 3 20 6.7 10 0 B LEONARD 2 16 8.0 10 0 L MOORE 1 12 12.0 12 0 A PITTMAN 1 0 0.0 0 0 A STECKER 1 8 8.0 8 0 B MILLER 1 1 1.0 1 1 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- P TINOISAMOA 1 15 15.0 15 0 O ATOGWE 1 2 2.0 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D JONES 2 89 44.5 0 1 48 S WEATHERF 3 129 43.0 1 1 48 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- L MOORE 1 8 8.0 8 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B WILLIAMS 1 24 24.0 24 0 P THOMAS 8 233 29.1 64 0 T MINOR 1 21 21.0 21 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J WILKINS 4/4 3/3 O MARE 1/1 0/0 Dist.: 49 21 44 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ M BULGER 1 0 0 0-0 D BREES 2 0 0 1-0 W WITHERSPOON 0 0 1 0-0 R BUSH 0 0 0 1-0 S JACKSON 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ W WITHERSPOON 7 6 1 1-7 M SIMONEAU 8 6 2 0-0 T HILL 6 6 0 0-0 S FUJITA 8 6 2 0-0 F BROWN 4 4 0 0-0 B SIMMONS 8 5 3 1-9 O ATOGWE 4 3 1 0-0 J DAVID 7 7 0 0-0 P TINOISAMOA 4 3 1 0-0 J BULLOCKS 7 5 2 1-7 C WROTEN 3 3 0 0-0 R HARPER 7 5 2 0-0 C CHAVOUS 2 2 0 0-0 W SMITH 7 4 3 1-9 R BARTELL 2 2 0 0-0 M MCKENZIE 5 5 0 0-0 J HALL 2 0 2 0-0 M BOYKIN 5 3 2 0-0 L GLOVER 1 1 0 0-0 A LAKE 4 3 1 0-0 A CARRIKER 1 1 0 0-0 J CRAFT 3 3 0 0-0 T JOHNSON 1 1 0 0-0 K KAESVIHARN 3 2 1 0-0 B CHILLAR 1 1 0 0-0 H THOMAS 2 2 0 1-3 R WYNN 2 2 0 0-0 K CLANCY 1 1 0 0-0 J COOPER 1 1 0 0-0</div>
By Ed Cassiere PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) - Marc Bulger and the St. Louis Ramsfinally won, and they made it look easy against one of the NFL'shottest teams. Bulger passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday,leading St. Louis to its first victory of the season, 37-29,over the New Orleans Saints. Bulger completed 27-of-33 passes, including touchdowns of 9yards to wide receiver Isaac Bruce and 3 yards to wideout DrewBennett, and directed the Rams (1-8) to four other scores in aspan of seven possessions. St. Louis (1-8) entered the contest with an 0-4 record on theroad and had been outscored 114-19 away from Edward Jones Dome. "It feels great to win, regardless of the opponent," saidBulger, who entered the game with a 64.3 passing rating thatranked 31st in the league. "This is an amazing game. For somereason it all came together today. I got a lot of time from theline up front and just made the throws." On the other hand, the Saints (4-5) entered the game with fourconsecutive victories after an 0-4 start and had moved to withina half-game of NFC South leader Tampa Bay. But after Saints halfback Reggie Bush scored on a 7-yard run onthe game's opening possession, the Rams dominated. On the Saints' next six possessions, they went three-and-outtwice, and safety Oshiomogho Atogwe and linebacker PisaTinoisamoa each intercepted New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees. "We felt we could (win)," Tinoisamoa said, "but to actually doit is still kind of magical right now. I don't even know how toexplain it." St. Louis answered New Orleans' early touchdown with threeconsecutive scores - Steven Jackson's 1-yard run, Jackson's2-yard pass to Randy McMichael and Jeff Wilkins' 49-yard fieldgoal - to take a 17-7 halftime lead. The Rams extended the lead to 34-7 in the second half onWilkins' 21-yard field goal and Bulger's TD connections withBruce and Bennett. Rookie halfback Antonio Pittman, released bythe Saints prior to the season, set up Bennett's touchdown witha 40-yard run to the New Orleans 1-yard line. "It's not about the rah-rah or pregame speeches. It's aboutgoing out and playing the way the game is supposed to beplayed," Rams coach Scott Linehan said. "The Saints are a scaryteam. We knew this game was going to require points for us." Jackson, in his second game since missing four in a row becauseof a groin injury, rushed 22 times for 76 yards. Torry Holtcaught eight passes for 124 yards, both season bests. The Saints made it interesting late with three touchdowns in thefourth quarter, but the Rams recovered an onsides kick with 29seconds remaining to end it. "We struggled," Saints coach Sean Payton said. "We can't getthis one back. We tried to make a game of it, but it wasn't evenclose like the score indicates." Brees sandwiched a 1-yard TD pass to tight end Billy Miller anda 7-yard score to tight end Eric Johnson around a 2-yard run byAaron Stecker during the Saints' comeback. Brees finished 25-of-36 for 272 yards with two touchdowns andtwo interceptions. He was 16-of-22 for 204 yards in the fourthquarter. The Saints' Marques Colston had his second consecutive 100-yardgame, catching eight passes for 129 yards. But the Rams limitedBush to a combined 44 yards rushing and receiving, hissecond-lowest total of the season. "We're still fine," Brees said. "We've bounced back from a lottougher than this. Obviously we wanted to keep the streakgoing, but at some point it ends, and now we start a new streak. "We're sitting here at 4-5, and we still have the division(championship) and all of our goals sitting in front of us.Obviously there's not a whole lot of room for error, but we'vebeen there before."
NFL: ST LOUIS at NEW ORLEANS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ST LOUIS 7 10 10 10 37 NEW ORLEANS 7 0 0 22 29 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 2:15 NOR - TD, REGGIE BUSH 7 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards in 2:15. Key plays: Stecker 13-yard run to New Orleans 40; Brees 11-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 49; 37-yard pass interference penalty on Rams' Brown to St Louis 7. NEW ORLEANS 7-0. 12:02 STL - TD, STEVEN JACKSON 1 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards in 7:12. Key plays: Bulger 6-yard pass to Leonard on 3rd-and-1 to New Orleans 47; Bulger 23-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 24; Bulger 10-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-9 to New Orleans 13; Bulger 10-yard pass to Bennett to New Orleans 2. ST LOUIS 7-7. 2ND QUARTER: 6:23 STL - TD, RANDY MCMICHAEL 2 YD PASS FROM STEVEN JACKSON (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards in 7:47. Key plays: Bulger 6-yard pass to McMichael on 3rd-and-6 to St Louis 30; Bulger 12-yard pass to Holt to St Louis 42; Bulger 21-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-17 to New Orleans 33; 18-yard pass interference penalty on Saints' McKenzie to New Orleans 15; Bulger 16-yard pass to McMichael to New Orleans 2. ST LOUIS 14-7. 9:23 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 49 YD. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards in 2:08. Key plays: Tinoisamoa 15-yard interception return to New Orleans 39. ST LOUIS 17-7. 3RD QUARTER: 6:05 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 21 YD. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards in 6:05. Key plays: Bulger 11-yard pass to Jackson to St Louis 35; Jackson 4-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to St Louis 47; Bulger 12-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 41; Bulger 40-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-15 to New Orleans 6. ST LOUIS 20-7. 10:17 STL - TD, ISAAC BRUCE 9 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards in 2:44. Key plays: St Louis takes over on downs at New Orleans 47; Bulger 18-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 29; Bulger 17-yard pass to McMichael to New Orleans 9. ST LOUIS 27-7. 4TH QUARTER: 0:42 STL - TD, DREW BENNETT 3 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards in 4:09. Key plays: Bulger 9-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-7 to St Louis 39; Bulger 14-yard pass to Bennett to New Orleans 44; Pittman 43-yard run to New Orleans 1. ST LOUIS 34-7. 3:24 NOR - TD, BILLY MILLER 1 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (REGGIE BUSH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards in 2:42. Key plays: Brees 36-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 38; Brees 14-yard pass to Patten to St Louis 24; Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 8. ST LOUIS 34-15. 10:18 NOR - TD, AARON STECKER 2 YD RUN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED). Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards in 4:10. Key plays: Brees 13-yard pass to Bush on 3rd-and-10 to New Orleans 17; 15-yard personal foul penalty on Rams' Atogwe to New Orleans 32; Brees 24-yard pass to Patten to St Louis 26; Brees 16-yard pass to Colston on 3rd-and-2 to St Louis 2. ST LOUIS 34-21. 13:05 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 44 YD. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards in 2:47. Key plays: Mare onside kick out-of-bounds at New Orleans 42; Jackson 9-yard run to New Orleans 28. ST LOUIS 37-21. 14:28 NOR - TD, ERIC JOHNSON 7 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (REGGIE BUSH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards in 1:23. Key plays: Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 47: Brees 20-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 27: Brees 18-yard pass to Johnson to St Louis 9. ST LOUIS 37-29. ST LOUIS - NEW ORLEANS Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS ST LOUIS NEW ORLEANS FIRST DOWNS 26 22 Rushing 5 4 Passing 20 16 Penalty 1 2 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-13-62% 4-8-50% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-1-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 409 308 Total offensive plays 72 48 Average gain per play 5.7 6.4 NET YARDS RUSHING 133 43 Rushing attempts 34 11 Average gain per rush 3.9 3.9 Tackles for loss-yards 2-3 2-7 NET YARDS PASSING 276 265 Times sacked: Number-Yards 4-28 1-7 Gross passing yards 304 272 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 34-28-0 36-25-2 Avg gain per pass play 7.3 7.2 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 8-1-0 5-2-1 PUNTS: Number and Average 2-44.5 3-43.0 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 44.5 40.3 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 17 8 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 1-8 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 2-45 8-233 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-17 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 5-77 2-28 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 2-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 4 Rushing 1 2 Passing 3 2 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 3-4 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-1 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 0-0 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 4-5-80% 4-4-100% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 4-5-80% 4-4-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 39:42 20:18 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ST LOUIS NEW ORLEANS RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S JACKSON 22 76 3.5 12 1 A STECKER 3 26 8.7 13 1 A PITTMAN 7 53 7.6 43 0 R BUSH 7 17 2.4 7 1 B LEONARD 2 6 3.0 4 0 D BREES 1 0 0.0 0 0 M BULGER 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 I BRUCE 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M BULGER 27-33-302 0 2 40 D BREES 25-36-272 2 2 36 S JACKSON 1- 1- 2 0 1 2 Sacked-Yards Lost: M BULGER 4-28. Sacked-Yards Lost: D BREES 1-7. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T HOLT 8 124 15.5 40 0 M COLSTON 8 129 16.1 36 0 S JACKSON 5 24 4.8 11 0 R BUSH 5 27 5.4 13 0 I BRUCE 4 62 15.5 23 1 E JOHNSON 3 38 12.7 18 1 R MCMICHAE 4 41 10.3 17 1 D PATTEN 3 37 12.3 24 0 D BENNETT 4 37 9.3 14 1 D HENDERSO 3 20 6.7 10 0 B LEONARD 2 16 8.0 10 0 L MOORE 1 12 12.0 12 0 A PITTMAN 1 0 0.0 0 0 A STECKER 1 8 8.0 8 0 B MILLER 1 1 1.0 1 1 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- P TINOISAMOA 1 15 15.0 15 0 O ATOGWE 1 2 2.0 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D JONES 2 89 44.5 0 1 48 S WEATHERF 3 129 43.0 1 1 48 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- L MOORE 1 8 8.0 8 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B WILLIAMS 1 24 24.0 24 0 P THOMAS 8 233 29.1 64 0 T MINOR 1 21 21.0 21 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J WILKINS 4/4 3/3 O MARE 1/1 0/0 Dist.: 49 21 44 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ M BULGER 1 0 0 0-0 D BREES 2 0 0 1-0 W WITHERSPOON 0 0 1 0-0 R BUSH 0 0 0 1-0 S JACKSON 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ W WITHERSPOON 7 6 1 1-7 M SIMONEAU 8 6 2 0-0 T HILL 6 6 0 0-0 S FUJITA 8 6 2 0-0 F BROWN 4 4 0 0-0 B SIMMONS 8 5 3 1-9 O ATOGWE 4 3 1 0-0 J DAVID 7 7 0 0-0 P TINOISAMOA 4 3 1 0-0 J BULLOCKS 7 5 2 1-7 C WROTEN 3 3 0 0-0 R HARPER 7 5 2 0-0 C CHAVOUS 2 2 0 0-0 W SMITH 7 4 3 1-9 R BARTELL 2 2 0 0-0 M MCKENZIE 5 5 0 0-0 J HALL 2 0 2 0-0 M BOYKIN 5 3 2 0-0 L GLOVER 1 1 0 0-0 A LAKE 4 3 1 0-0 A CARRIKER 1 1 0 0-0 J CRAFT 3 3 0 0-0 T JOHNSON 1 1 0 0-0 K KAESVIHARN 3 2 1 0-0 B CHILLAR 1 1 0 0-0 H THOMAS 2 2 0 1-3 R WYNN 2 2 0 0-0 K CLANCY 1 1 0 0-0 J COOPER 1 1 0 0-0 Officials: Referee-Scott Green, Umpire-Scott Dawson, Head Linesman-Tony Veteri, Line Judge-Ron Marinucci, Field Judge-Boris Cheek, Side Judge-Larry Rose, Back Judge-Lee Dyer. Att: 70,003 Time of Game: 3:04</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at NEW ORLEANS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ST LOUIS 7 10 10 10 37 NEW ORLEANS 7 0 0 22 29 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 2:15 NOR - TD, REGGIE BUSH 7 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards in 2:15. Key plays: Stecker 13-yard run to New Orleans 40; Brees 11-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 49; 37-yard pass interference penalty on Rams' Brown to St Louis 7. NEW ORLEANS 7-0. 12:02 STL - TD, STEVEN JACKSON 1 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards in 7:12. Key plays: Bulger 6-yard pass to Leonard on 3rd-and-1 to New Orleans 47; Bulger 23-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 24; Bulger 10-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-9 to New Orleans 13; Bulger 10-yard pass to Bennett to New Orleans 2. ST LOUIS 7-7. 2ND QUARTER: 6:23 STL - TD, RANDY MCMICHAEL 2 YD PASS FROM STEVEN JACKSON (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards in 7:47. Key plays: Bulger 6-yard pass to McMichael on 3rd-and-6 to St Louis 30; Bulger 12-yard pass to Holt to St Louis 42; Bulger 21-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-17 to New Orleans 33; 18-yard pass interference penalty on Saints' McKenzie to New Orleans 15; Bulger 16-yard pass to McMichael to New Orleans 2. ST LOUIS 14-7. 9:23 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 49 YD. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards in 2:08. Key plays: Tinoisamoa 15-yard interception return to New Orleans 39. ST LOUIS 17-7. 3RD QUARTER: 6:05 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 21 YD. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards in 6:05. Key plays: Bulger 11-yard pass to Jackson to St Louis 35; Jackson 4-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to St Louis 47; Bulger 12-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 41; Bulger 40-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-15 to New Orleans 6. ST LOUIS 20-7. 10:17 STL - TD, ISAAC BRUCE 9 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards in 2:44. Key plays: St Louis takes over on downs at New Orleans 47; Bulger 18-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 29; Bulger 17-yard pass to McMichael to New Orleans 9. ST LOUIS 27-7. 4TH QUARTER: 0:42 STL - TD, DREW BENNETT 3 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards in 4:09. Key plays: Bulger 9-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-7 to St Louis 39; Bulger 14-yard pass to Bennett to New Orleans 44; Pittman 43-yard run to New Orleans 1. ST LOUIS 34-7. 3:24 NOR - TD, BILLY MILLER 1 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (REGGIE BUSH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards in 2:42. Key plays: Brees 36-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 38; Brees 14-yard pass to Patten to St Louis 24; Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 8. ST LOUIS 34-15. 10:18 NOR - TD, AARON STECKER 2 YD RUN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED). Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards in 4:10. Key plays: Brees 13-yard pass to Bush on 3rd-and-10 to New Orleans 17; 15-yard personal foul penalty on Rams' Atogwe to New Orleans 32; Brees 24-yard pass to Patten to St Louis 26; Brees 16-yard pass to Colston on 3rd-and-2 to St Louis 2. ST LOUIS 34-21. 13:05 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 44 YD. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards in 2:47. Key plays: Mare onside kick out-of-bounds at New Orleans 42; Jackson 9-yard run to New Orleans 28. ST LOUIS 37-21. 14:28 NOR - TD, ERIC JOHNSON 7 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (REGGIE BUSH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards in 1:23. Key plays: Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 47: Brees 20-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 27: Brees 18-yard pass to Johnson to St Louis 9. ST LOUIS 37-29. ST LOUIS - NEW ORLEANS Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS ST LOUIS NEW ORLEANS FIRST DOWNS 26 22 Rushing 5 4 Passing 20 16 Penalty 1 2 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-13-62% 4-8-50% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-1-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 409 299 Total offensive plays 72 48 Average gain per play 5.7 6.2 NET YARDS RUSHING 133 43 Rushing attempts 34 10 Average gain per rush 3.9 4.3 Tackles for loss-yards 2-3 2-7 NET YARDS PASSING 276 256 Times sacked: Number-Yards 4-28 2-16 Gross passing yards 304 272 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 34-28-0 36-25-2 Avg gain per pass play 7.3 6.7 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 8-1-0 5-2-1 PUNTS: Number and Average 2-44.5 3-43.0 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 44.5 40.3 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 17 8 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 1-8 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 2-45 8-233 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-17 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 5-77 2-28 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 2-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 4 Rushing 1 2 Passing 3 2 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 3-4 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-1 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 0-0 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 4-5-80% 4-4-100% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 4-5-80% 4-4-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 39:42 20:18 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ST LOUIS NEW ORLEANS RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S JACKSON 22 76 3.5 12 1 A STECKER 3 26 8.7 13 1 A PITTMAN 7 53 7.6 43 0 R BUSH 7 17 2.4 7 1 B LEONARD 2 6 3.0 4 0 M BULGER 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 I BRUCE 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M BULGER 27-33-302 0 2 40 D BREES 25-36-272 2 2 36 S JACKSON 1- 1- 2 0 1 2 Sacked-Yards Lost: M BULGER 4-28. Sacked-Yards Lost: D BREES 2-16. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T HOLT 8 124 15.5 40 0 M COLSTON 8 129 16.1 36 0 S JACKSON 5 24 4.8 11 0 R BUSH 5 27 5.4 13 0 I BRUCE 4 62 15.5 23 1 E JOHNSON 3 38 12.7 18 1 R MCMICHAE 4 41 10.3 17 1 D PATTEN 3 37 12.3 24 0 D BENNETT 4 37 9.3 14 1 D HENDERSO 3 20 6.7 10 0 B LEONARD 2 16 8.0 10 0 L MOORE 1 12 12.0 12 0 A PITTMAN 1 0 0.0 0 0 A STECKER 1 8 8.0 8 0 B MILLER 1 1 1.0 1 1 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- P TINOISAMOA 1 15 15.0 15 0 O ATOGWE 1 2 2.0 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D JONES 2 89 44.5 0 1 48 S WEATHERF 3 129 43.0 1 1 48 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- L MOORE 1 8 8.0 8 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B WILLIAMS 1 24 24.0 24 0 P THOMAS 8 233 29.1 64 0 T MINOR 1 21 21.0 21 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J WILKINS 4/4 3/3 O MARE 1/1 0/0 Dist.: 49 21 44 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ M BULGER 1 0 0 0-0 D BREES 2 0 0 1-0 W WITHERSPOON 0 0 1 0-0 R BUSH 0 0 0 1-0 S JACKSON 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ W WITHERSPOON 7 6 1 1-7 M SIMONEAU 8 6 2 0-0 T HILL 6 6 0 0-0 S FUJITA 8 6 2 0-0 F BROWN 4 4 0 0-0 B SIMMONS 8 5 3 1-9 O ATOGWE 4 3 1 0-0 J DAVID 7 7 0 0-0 P TINOISAMOA 4 3 1 0-0 J BULLOCKS 7 5 2 1-7 C WROTEN 3 2 1 .5-4.5 R HARPER 7 5 2 0-0 C CHAVOUS 2 2 0 0-0 W SMITH 7 4 3 1-9 R BARTELL 2 2 0 0-0 M MCKENZIE 5 5 0 0-0 J HALL 2 0 2 .5-4.5 M BOYKIN 5 3 2 0-0 L GLOVER 1 1 0 0-0 A LAKE 4 3 1 0-0 A CARRIKER 1 1 0 0-0 J CRAFT 3 3 0 0-0 T JOHNSON 1 1 0 0-0 K KAESVIHARN 3 2 1 0-0 B CHILLAR 1 1 0 0-0 H THOMAS 2 2 0 1-3 R WYNN 2 2 0 0-0 K CLANCY 1 1 0 0-0 J COOPER 1 1 0 0-0 Officials: Referee-Scott Green, Umpire-Scott Dawson, Head Linesman-Tony Veteri, Line Judge-Ron Marinucci, Field Judge-Boris Cheek, Side Judge-Larry Rose, Back Judge-Lee Dyer. Att: 70,003 Time of Game: 3:04</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at NEW ORLEANS <div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS AT NEW ORLEANS NOTE: RESENDING TO CORRECT RUSHING AND TIMES SACKED FOR BREES AND SACKS FOR J.HALL AND WROTEN.</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at NEW ORLEANS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ST LOUIS 7 10 10 10 37 NEW ORLEANS 7 0 0 22 29 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 2:15 NOR - TD, REGGIE BUSH 7 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards in 2:15. Key plays: Stecker 13-yard run to New Orleans 40; Brees 11-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 49; 37-yard pass interference penalty on Rams' Brown to St Louis 7. NEW ORLEANS 7-0. 12:02 STL - TD, STEVEN JACKSON 1 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards in 7:12. Key plays: Bulger 6-yard pass to Leonard on 3rd-and-1 to New Orleans 47; Bulger 23-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 24; Bulger 10-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-9 to New Orleans 13; Bulger 10-yard pass to Bennett to New Orleans 2. ST LOUIS 7-7. 2ND QUARTER: 6:23 STL - TD, RANDY MCMICHAEL 2 YD PASS FROM STEVEN JACKSON (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards in 7:47. Key plays: Bulger 6-yard pass to McMichael on 3rd-and-6 to St Louis 30; Bulger 12-yard pass to Holt to St Louis 42; Bulger 21-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-17 to New Orleans 33; 18-yard pass interference penalty on Saints' McKenzie to New Orleans 15; Bulger 16-yard pass to McMichael to New Orleans 2. ST LOUIS 14-7. 9:23 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 49 YD. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards in 2:08. Key plays: Tinoisamoa 15-yard interception return to New Orleans 39. ST LOUIS 17-7. 3RD QUARTER: 6:05 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 21 YD. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards in 6:05. Key plays: Bulger 11-yard pass to Jackson to St Louis 35; Jackson 4-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to St Louis 47; Bulger 12-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 41; Bulger 40-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-15 to New Orleans 6. ST LOUIS 20-7. 10:17 STL - TD, ISAAC BRUCE 9 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards in 2:44. Key plays: St Louis takes over on downs at New Orleans 47; Bulger 18-yard pass to Bruce to New Orleans 29; Bulger 17-yard pass to McMichael to New Orleans 9. ST LOUIS 27-7. 4TH QUARTER: 0:42 STL - TD, DREW BENNETT 3 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards in 4:09. Key plays: Bulger 9-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-7 to St Louis 39; Bulger 14-yard pass to Bennett to New Orleans 44; Pittman 43-yard run to New Orleans 1. ST LOUIS 34-7. 3:24 NOR - TD, BILLY MILLER 1 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (REGGIE BUSH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards in 2:42. Key plays: Brees 36-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 38; Brees 14-yard pass to Patten to St Louis 24; Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 8. ST LOUIS 34-15. 10:18 NOR - TD, AARON STECKER 2 YD RUN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED). Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards in 4:10. Key plays: Brees 13-yard pass to Bush on 3rd-and-10 to New Orleans 17; 15-yard personal foul penalty on Rams' Atogwe to New Orleans 32; Brees 24-yard pass to Patten to St Louis 26; Brees 16-yard pass to Colston on 3rd-and-2 to St Louis 2. ST LOUIS 34-21. 13:05 STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 44 YD. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards in 2:47. Key plays: Mare onside kick out-of-bounds at New Orleans 42; Jackson 9-yard run to New Orleans 28. ST LOUIS 37-21. 14:28 NOR - TD, ERIC JOHNSON 7 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (REGGIE BUSH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards in 1:23. Key plays: Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 47: Brees 20-yard pass to Colston to St Louis 27: Brees 18-yard pass to Johnson to St Louis 9. ST LOUIS 37-29. ST LOUIS - NEW ORLEANS Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS ST LOUIS NEW ORLEANS FIRST DOWNS 26 22 Rushing 5 4 Passing 20 16 Penalty 1 2 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-13-62% 4-8-50% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-1-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 409 299 Total offensive plays 72 48 Average gain per play 5.7 6.2 NET YARDS RUSHING 133 43 Rushing attempts 34 10 Average gain per rush 3.9 4.3 Tackles for loss-yards 2-3 2-7 NET YARDS PASSING 276 256 Times sacked: Number-Yards 4-28 2-16 Gross passing yards 304 272 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 34-28-0 36-25-2 Avg gain per pass play 7.3 6.7 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 8-1-0 5-2-1 PUNTS: Number and Average 2-44.5 3-43.0 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 44.5 40.3 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 17 8 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 1-8 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 2-45 8-233 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-17 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 5-77 2-28 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 2-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 4 Rushing 1 2 Passing 3 2 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 3-4 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-1 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 0-0 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 4-5-80% 4-4-100% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 4-5-80% 4-4-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 39:42 20:18 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ST LOUIS NEW ORLEANS RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S JACKSON 22 76 3.5 12 1 A STECKER 3 26 8.7 13 1 A PITTMAN 7 53 7.6 43 0 R BUSH 7 17 2.4 7 1 B LEONARD 2 6 3.0 4 0 M BULGER 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 I BRUCE 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M BULGER 27-33-302 0 2 40 D BREES 25-36-272 2 2 36 S JACKSON 1- 1- 2 0 1 2 Sacked-Yards Lost: M BULGER 4-28. Sacked-Yards Lost: D BREES 2-16. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T HOLT 8 124 15.5 40 0 M COLSTON 8 129 16.1 36 0 S JACKSON 5 24 4.8 11 0 R BUSH 5 27 5.4 13 0 I BRUCE 4 62 15.5 23 1 E JOHNSON 3 38 12.7 18 1 R MCMICHAE 4 41 10.3 17 1 D PATTEN 3 37 12.3 24 0 D BENNETT 4 37 9.3 14 1 D HENDERSO 3 20 6.7 10 0 B LEONARD 2 16 8.0 10 0 L MOORE 1 12 12.0 12 0 A PITTMAN 1 0 0.0 0 0 A STECKER 1 8 8.0 8 0 B MILLER 1 1 1.0 1 1 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- P TINOISAMOA 1 15 15.0 15 0 O ATOGWE 1 2 2.0 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D JONES 2 89 44.5 0 1 48 S WEATHERF 3 129 43.0 1 1 48 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- L MOORE 1 8 8.0 8 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B WILLIAMS 1 24 24.0 24 0 P THOMAS 8 233 29.1 64 0 T MINOR 1 21 21.0 21 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J WILKINS 4/4 3/3 O MARE 1/1 0/0 Dist.: 49 21 44 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ M BULGER 1 0 0 0-0 D BREES 1 0 0 1-0 W WITHERSPOON 0 0 1 0-0 R BUSH 0 0 0 1-0 S JACKSON 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ W WITHERSPOON 7 6 1 1-7 M SIMONEAU 8 6 2 0-0 T HILL 6 6 0 0-0 S FUJITA 8 6 2 0-0 F BROWN 4 4 0 0-0 B SIMMONS 8 5 3 1-9 O ATOGWE 4 3 1 0-0 J DAVID 7 7 0 0-0 P TINOISAMOA 4 3 1 0-0 J BULLOCKS 7 5 2 1-7 C WROTEN 3 2 1 .5-4.5 R HARPER 7 5 2 0-0 C CHAVOUS 2 2 0 0-0 W SMITH 7 4 3 1-9 R BARTELL 2 2 0 0-0 M MCKENZIE 5 5 0 0-0 J HALL 2 0 2 .5-4.5 M BOYKIN 5 3 2 0-0 L GLOVER 1 1 0 0-0 A LAKE 4 3 1 0-0 A CARRIKER 1 1 0 0-0 J CRAFT 3 3 0 0-0 T JOHNSON 1 1 0 0-0 K KAESVIHARN 3 2 1 0-0 B CHILLAR 1 1 0 0-0 H THOMAS 2 2 0 1-3 R WYNN 2 2 0 0-0 K CLANCY 1 1 0 0-0 J COOPER 1 1 0 0-0 Officials: Referee-Scott Green, Umpire-Scott Dawson, Head Linesman-Tony Veteri, Line Judge-Ron Marinucci, Field Judge-Boris Cheek, Side Judge-Larry Rose, Back Judge-Lee Dyer. Att: 70,003 Time of Game: 3:04</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at NEW ORLEANS <div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS AT NEW ORLEANS NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO CORRECT FUMBLES FOR BREES.</div>
