Game Center

Talent Take

Saints keep Giants off balance
The Saints completely dismantled the Giants by showcasing a versatile passing game out of multiple formations and personnel groupings. New Orleans' ability to routinely switch from conventional two-back sets to three- and four-receiver formations kept New York off balanced. It also enabled Drew Brees to attack a defense that was sitting back in conventional coverage. With the Giants playing a heavy amount of two-deep zone, Brees repeatedly attacked the middle of the field with seams and deep crosses. The Giants' underneath defenders were unable to disrupt the timing or release of the receivers' routes, which allowed Brees to routinely find an open target in the zone. Brees capitalized on the Giants' tactical error, and the Saints topped the 40-point mark for the third time this season as a result.

-- Bucky Brooks

Box Score

New York Giants (5-1-0)

New Orleans Saints (5-0-0)

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
E. Manning	14/31	178	1	1
D. Carr	4/5	72	1	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
A. Bradshaw	10	48	1	13
B. Jacobs	7	33	0	14
D. Carr	1	4	0	4
E. Manning	1	-1	0	-1
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
H. Nicks	5	114	1	58
M. Manningham	4	50	1	18
S. Smith	4	44	0	22
D. Hixon	3	22	0	10
K. Boss	1	18	0	18
B. Jacobs	1	2	0	2
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
E. Manning	1	1	0	0
K. Dockery	0	0	0	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
L. Tynes	2/2	49	3/3	9
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
J. Feagles	4	41.5	0	59
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
D. Hixon	7	32	0	68
W. Beatty	1	0	0	0
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
D. Hixon	2	25	0	27
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
C. Brown	12-1	0.0	0	0
C. Blackburn	8-3	0.0	0	0
A. Pierce	7-2	0.0	0	0
F. Robbins	5-0	0.0	0	0
C. Webster	5-0	0.0	0	0
D. Clark	4-4	0.0	0	0
J. Tuck	4-0	0.0	0	0
T. Thomas	3-1	0.0	0	0
R. Bernard	2-0	0.0	0	0
M. Kiwanuka	2-0	0.0	0	0
K. Dockery	1-1	0.0	0	1
B. Kehl	1-0	0.0	0	0
D. Tollefson	1-0	0.0	0	0
O. Umenyiora	1-2	0.0	0	0
B. Cofield	0-1	0.0	0	0
M. Johnson	0-2	0.0	0	0

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
D. Brees	23/30	369	4	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
P. Thomas	15	72	0	25
M. Bell	15	34	1	6
R. Bush	6	17	1	9
D. Brees	1	6	0	6
H. Evans	1	2	1	2
R. Meachem	1	2	0	2
M. Brunell	1	-9	0	-9
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
M. Colston	8	166	1	40
L. Moore	6	78	1	22
R. Meachem	2	70	1	36
J. Shockey	4	37	1	18
R. Bush	1	7	0	7
D. Henderson	1	6	0	6
H. Evans	1	5	0	5
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
R. Meachem	1	0	0	0
R. Harper	0	0	0	0
S. Shanle	0	0	1	12
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
J. Carney	0/0	0	6/7	6
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
T. Morstead	4	27.3	0	58
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
C. Roby	4	22	0	29
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
R. Bush	2	0	0	2
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
J. Greer	5-0	0.0	1	0
C. Grant	4-0	0.0	0	0
R. Harper	4-1	1.0	0	1
T. Porter	4-0	0.0	0	0
T. Evans	3-1	0.0	0	0
S. Shanle	3-2	0.0	0	0
D. Sharper	3-0	0.0	0	0
M. Mitchell	2-0	0.0	0	0
R. Ayodele	1-0	1.0	0	0
S. Fujita	1-0	0.0	0	0
R. Gay	1-0	0.0	0	0
T. Hargrove	1-1	0.0	0	0
B. McCray	1-1	0.0	0	0
W. Smith	1-0	0.0	0	0
J. Vilma	1-3	0.0	0	0
S. Ellis	0-1	0.0	0	0

Total First Downs	17	Total First Downs	28
By Rushing	5	By Rushing	8
By Passing	11	By Passing	18
By Penalty		By Penalty
Third Down Efficiency	3/10 - 30%	Third Down Efficiency	7/13 - 53%
Fourth Down Efficiency	1/1 - 100%	Fourth Down Efficiency	1/2 - 50%
Total Net Yards	325	Total Net Yards	493
Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	57	Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	70
Average Gain per Offensive Play	5.7	Average Gain per Offensive Play	7.0
Net Yards Rushing	84	Net Yards Rushing	124
Total Rushing Plays	19	Total Rushing Plays	40
Average Gain per Rushing Play	4.4	Average Gain per Rushing Play	3.1
Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	1--2	Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	4--16
Net Yards Passing	241	Net Yards Passing	369
Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	2 - 9	Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	0 - 0
Gross Yards Passing	250	Gross Yards Passing	369
Pass Comp-Att-Int	18 - 36 - 1	Pass Comp-Att-Int	23 - 30 - 0
Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	6.3	Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	12.3
Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	6 - 3 - 1	Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	8 - 4 - 0
Punts (Number-Average)	4 - 46.5	Punts (Number-Average)	4 - 45.0
Blocked	0	Blocked	0
Net Punting Average	41.5	Net Punting Average	27.3
FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0	FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 1
Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	51	Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	11
Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	2 - 51	Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	2 - 0
Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	8 - 230	Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	4 - 91
Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	0 - 0	Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	1 - 11
Penalties (Number-Yards)	9 - 110	Penalties (Number-Yards)	6 - 55
Fumbles (Number-Lost)	1 - 1	Fumbles (Number-Lost)	1 - 0
Touchdowns	3	Touchdowns	7
Rushing	1	Rushing	3
Passing	2	Passing	4
Interceptions	0	Interceptions	0
Kickoff Returns	0	Kickoff Returns	0
Fumble Returns	0	Fumble Returns	0
Punt Returns	0	Punt Returns	0
Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3	Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	7 - 7
Kicking (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3	Kicking (Made-Attempted)	6 - 7
Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0	Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0
Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	2 - 2	Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0
Red Zone Efficiency	2/3 - 66%	Red Zone Efficiency	6/7 - 85%
Goal To Go Efficiency	0/1 - 0%	Goal To Go Efficiency	3/4 - 75%
Safeties	0	Safeties	0
Final Score	27	Final Score	48
Time of Possession	23:53	Time of Possession	36:07

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
	TD	M.Bell 2 yd. run (J.Carney kick) (15-70, 7:41) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	J.Shockey 1 yd. pass from D.Brees (J.Carney kick) (6-80, 2:48) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	L.Tynes 49 yd. Field Goal (6-19, 2:08) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
2nd Quarter
	TD	R.Meachem 36 yd. pass from D.Brees (kick blocked) (4-57, 2:23) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	A.Bradshaw 10 yd. run (L.Tynes kick) (9-73, 4:59) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	L.Moore 12 yd. pass from D.Brees (J.Carney kick) (5-61, 2:37) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	M.Manningham 15 yd. pass from E.Manning (L.Tynes kick) (4-37, 1:45) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	R.Bush 7 yd. run (J.Carney kick) (2-7, 0:09) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
3rd Quarter
	TD	M.Colston 12 yd. pass from D.Brees (J.Carney kick) (9-71, 5:11) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
4th Quarter
	FG	L.Tynes 38 yd. Field Goal (11-60, 2:43) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	H.Evans 2 yd. run (J.Carney kick) (8-80, 5:05) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	H.Nicks 37 yd. pass from D.Carr (L.Tynes kick) (3-50, 1:00) WATCH HIGHLIGHT