Week 16, 2074

played in Cincinnati, OH

41 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	14	0	-	28
Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:47 NOS - Kaleb Mitchell 7 pass from Gage Douglas (Craig Daniels extra point)
1Q: 00:28 CIN - Terrence Comeaux 35 run (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 09:54 NOS - Jermaine Prescott 8 run (Craig Daniels extra point)
2Q: 04:58 CIN - Caden Buysse 25 field goal
2Q: 00:47 CIN - Johnnie Van Buren 3 pass from Evan Dugan (Caden Buysse extra point)
3Q: 09:47 CIN - Marco Clements 9 run (Caden Buysse extra point)
3Q: 06:08 NOS - Darien Grant 15 pass from Gage Douglas (Craig Daniels extra point)
3Q: 01:11 NOS - Jermaine Prescott 23 run (Craig Daniels extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:47 NOS - Kaleb Mitchell 7 pass from Gage Douglas (Craig Daniels extra point)
1Q: 00:28 CIN - Terrence Comeaux 35 run (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 09:54 NOS - Jermaine Prescott 8 run (Craig Daniels extra point)
2Q: 04:58 CIN - Caden Buysse 25 field goal
2Q: 00:47 CIN - Johnnie Van Buren 3 pass from Evan Dugan (Caden Buysse extra point)
3Q: 09:47 CIN - Marco Clements 9 run (Caden Buysse extra point)
3Q: 06:08 NOS - Darien Grant 15 pass from Gage Douglas (Craig Daniels extra point)
3Q: 01:11 NOS - Jermaine Prescott 23 run (Craig Daniels extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CIN
Record 7-8 5-10
First Downs 29 19
- by Rushing 11 3
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 508 376
- Offensive Plays 69 59
- Yards per Play 7.36 6.37
Net Rushing Yards 194 103
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 6.26 4.90
Net Passing Yards 314 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 2 37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 314 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/16
- Yards per Pass Play 8.26 7.18
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 10.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/109
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 2/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 38
Time of Possession 33:16 26:44

Team Statistics	NOS	CIN
Record	7-8	5-10
First Downs	29	19
- by Rushing	11	3
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	508	376
- Offensive Plays	69	59
- Yards per Play	7.36	6.37
Net Rushing Yards	194	103
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	6.26	4.90
Net Passing Yards	314	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 2	37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	314	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/16
- Yards per Pass Play	8.26	7.18
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	10.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/109
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	2/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 38
Time of Possession	33:16	26:44

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:43	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
1	11:42	2:54	OPP 48	8	37	Fumble
1	5:43	3:06	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
1	0:16	5:33	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	4:52	1:15	OWN 25	4	53	Interception
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 25	2	30	Half
3	11:21	0:49	OWN 19	2	1	Interception
3	9:36	3:35	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	3:55	3:02	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
4	11:33	3:49	OWN 20	7	20	Punt
4	6:16	1:16	OWN 1	4	19	Punt
4	4:01	4:01	OWN 20	9	49	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:17	1:35	OWN 36	4	21	Fumble
1	8:48	3:05	OWN 19	6	35	Punt
1	2:37	2:21	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
2	9:43	4:51	OWN 32	10	60	Field Goal
2	3:37	2:58	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
3	10:32	0:56	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
3	6:01	2:06	OWN 35	3	2	Interception
3	0:53	4:20	OWN 26	8	41	Punt
4	7:44	1:28	OWN 26	4	33	Punt
4	5:00	0:59	OPP 41	3	-4	Punt

Game MVP: Jermaine Prescott, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jermaine Prescott	17	120	7.06	23	5	2
RB Darien Grant	10	65	6.50	30	2	0
QB Gage Douglas	3	9	3.00	6	0	0
WR Taylor Martin	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Marco Clements	9	32	3.56	15	1	1
RB Terrence Comeaux	9	52	5.78	35	1	1
QB Evan Dugan	3	19	6.33	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gage Douglas	38	27	314	0/0	2	49	2	91.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Dugan	37	22	289	1/16	1	34	1	81.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Martin	5	11	48	9.60	16	22	0
WR Kaleb Mitchell	5	5	23	4.60	6	14	1
WR Benjamin Newsom	4	6	117	29.25	80	49	0
TE Brent Castillo	3	4	25	8.33	0	13	0
RB Darien Grant	3	4	31	10.33	22	15	1
TE Ryan Brotzman	3	3	36	12.00	6	18	0
WR Chad Sutter	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Jameson Dole	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Jermaine Prescott	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Mario Phillips	1	1	12	12.00	11	12	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Strickland	8	14	155	19.38	74	34	0
WR Johnnie Van Buren	5	8	36	7.20	18	13	1
RB Terrence Comeaux	3	4	15	5.00	10	11	0
WR Irving Hutton	2	3	16	8.00	0	11	0
RB Marco Clements	2	3	51	25.50	53	32	0
TE K.C. Foster	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Jeremy Randle	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Duane Ekernas	1	17	17.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Marcos Griffith	2	32	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Darien Grant	1	0	0
S Duane Ekernas	0	1	0
CB Irving McSweeny	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Johnnie Van Buren	1	0	0
DE Colton Detsch	0	1	0
OLB James Osborne	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Korey Ledyard	3	118	39.3	31.7	44	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wayne Tyler	5	190	38.0	28.4	45	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Craig Daniels	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caden Buysse	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Darchi	1	8	8.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ruth	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marty Becker	1	21	21.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ruth	4	109	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dakota Thornton	7	0	0.0	21	38
OLB Rex Baber	5	1	0.0	19	30
S Duane Ekernas	4	2	0.0	20	30
CB Marty Becker	3	1	0.0	20	30
CB Irving McSweeny	3	1	0.0	21	38
CB Abel Foster	3	0	0.0	12	27
DE Evan Hopson	3	0	0.0	19	31
ILB Edwin Talley	2	2	0.0	19	30
OLB Ed Franz	2	1	0.0	21	38
CB Lawrence Noblitt	2	0	0.0	3	16
ILB Bryce Winslett	2	0	0.0	9	11
DE Wade Merritt	1	0	1.0	2	8
DT Frank Michl	1	2	0.0	18	25
T Deion McDonald	1	0	---	---	---
DT Josh Buff	1	0	0.0	3	13
WR Chad Sutter	1	0	---	---	---
RB Jermaine Prescott	1	0	---	---	---
S Collin Darchi	1	0	0.0	1	8

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marcos Griffith	8	4	0.0	29	38
OLB James Osborne	5	2	0.0	29	34
CB Bert Stanton	5	2	0.0	17	27
DE Juan Downs	5	2	0.0	31	38
CB Melvin Ruth	5	2	0.0	28	33
S Julio Plichta	5	0	0.0	31	38
CB Tyree Moseley	4	1	0.0	25	31
ILB Brant Connell	3	1	0.0	20	22
DE Colby Hirsch	3	0	0.0	22	30
DE Quentin Williamson	2	2	0.0	31	37
DE Mackenzie West	2	0	0.0	8	7
S Peyton Humphries	2	0	0.0	14	11
CB Jacob Brandon	2	0	0.0	17	25
WR Stephen Strickland	1	0	---	---	---
WR Johnnie Van Buren	1	0	---	---	---
DE Colton Detsch	1	0	0.0	29	32
S Lawrence Burnett	0	1	0.0	6	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wade Merritt	1.0	0	0	8
DE Roy Harvey	0.0	1	1	30
ILB Edwin Talley	0.0	1	1	30
OLB Ed Franz	0.0	1	0	38
DE Evan Hopson	0.0	0	2	31

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Marcos Griffith	1	0	0	38
DE Juan Downs	0	2	1	38
DE Mackenzie West	0	2	0	7
DE Colby Hirsch	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dakota Thornton	6	3	0	38
CB Marty Becker	4	1	0	30
CB Abel Foster	3	2	0	27
S Duane Ekernas	2	1	1	30
CB Lawrence Noblitt	2	1	0	16
OLB Ed Franz	1	2	0	38
OLB Rex Baber	1	0	0	30
ILB Edwin Talley	1	0	0	30
CB Irving McSweeny	1	0	0	38
S Collin Darchi	1	0	0	8

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Marcos Griffith	4	0	2	38
S Julio Plichta	4	0	0	38
OLB James Osborne	4	0	0	34
ILB Brant Connell	3	0	0	22
CB Tyree Moseley	3	0	0	31
CB Bert Stanton	3	0	0	27
CB Melvin Ruth	2	1	0	33
DE Quentin Williamson	1	0	0	37
DE Colby Hirsch	1	0	0	30
S Peyton Humphries	1	0	0	11
CB Jacob Brandon	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Peyton Reynolds	5	10	2	31	38
T Deion McDonald	3	6	0	31	38
C Luke Givens	3	4	0	31	38
G Steven Mayes	2	4	0	31	38
T Rickey Filar	0	4	0	30	38

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lonnie Martins	2	6	21	0	38
T Neal Boyer	2	5	21	1	38
C Clyde Everett	1	2	21	0	38
G William Hickman	0	3	21	0	38
C Clyde Poindexter	0	2	21	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Sutter	2	18
Mario Phillips	1	15
Vernon Stephenson	1	13
Kaleb Mitchell	1	13
Ryan Brotzman	1	5

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Juan Downs	1	10
Terrence Comeaux	1	1

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Rickey Filar	30	38	---	---	3	71
T Deion McDonald	31	38	---	---	---	69
C Luke Givens	31	38	---	---	---	69
G Peyton Reynolds	31	38	---	---	---	69
G Steven Mayes	31	38	---	---	---	69
QB Gage Douglas	31	38	---	---	---	69
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	19	30	17	66
WR Benjamin Newsom	26	36	---	---	---	62
CB Marty Becker	---	---	20	30	11	61
WR Taylor Martin	27	33	---	---	---	60
S Dakota Thornton	---	---	21	38	1	60
OLB Ed Franz	---	---	21	38	1	60
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	21	38	1	60
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	19	31	6	56
TE Brent Castillo	25	30	---	---	---	55
CB Abel Foster	---	---	12	27	15	54
WR Kaleb Mitchell	18	23	---	---	13	54
S Duane Ekernas	---	---	20	30	---	50
DE Roy Harvey	---	---	19	30	1	50
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	19	30	1	50
DT Frank Michl	---	---	18	25	1	44
RB Jermaine Prescott	19	19	---	---	---	38
TE Ryan Brotzman	17	14	---	---	5	36
ILB Bryce Winslett	---	---	9	11	10	30
WR Chad Sutter	3	8	---	---	18	29
RB Darien Grant	10	17	---	---	---	27
FB Mario Phillips	6	6	---	---	15	27
CB Lawrence Noblitt	---	---	3	16	6	25
S Collin Darchi	---	---	1	8	16	25
TE Jameson Dole	3	1	---	---	18	22
DT Josh Buff	---	---	3	13	---	16
WR Leroy Peterson	1	3	---	---	10	14
RB Vernon Stephenson	0	0	---	---	13	13
OLB Earnest Pointer	---	---	2	8	2	12
DE Wade Merritt	---	---	2	8	---	10
DE Rusty Crane	---	---	2	7	---	9
K Craig Daniels	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Cody Owens	---	---	0	0	5	5
C B.J. Lynch	1	0	---	---	3	4
C Ron Fellin	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Rico Marchetti	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Korey Ledyard	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Amos McIntyre	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Ken Dorgan	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Harry Carson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Elijah Beliveau	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Juan Downs	---	---	31	38	10	79
CB Melvin Ruth	---	---	28	33	18	79
S Julio Plichta	---	---	31	38	1	70
DE Quentin Williamson	---	---	31	37	2	70
CB Tyree Moseley	---	---	25	31	13	69
WR Stephen Strickland	19	37	---	---	11	67
OLB Marcos Griffith	---	---	29	38	---	67
T Lonnie Martins	21	38	---	---	6	65
C Clyde Everett	21	38	---	---	6	65
T Neal Boyer	21	38	---	---	6	65
G William Hickman	21	38	---	---	6	65
TE K.C. Foster	17	28	---	---	19	64
OLB James Osborne	---	---	29	34	---	63
DE Colton Detsch	---	---	29	32	---	61
ILB Brant Connell	---	---	20	22	18	60
QB Evan Dugan	21	38	---	---	---	59
C Clyde Poindexter	21	38	---	---	---	59
DE Colby Hirsch	---	---	22	30	3	55
WR Johnnie Van Buren	18	37	---	---	---	55
CB Bert Stanton	---	---	17	27	5	49
CB Jacob Brandon	---	---	17	25	3	45
WR Irving Hutton	13	28	---	---	1	42
RB Terrence Comeaux	12	27	---	---	1	40
RB Marco Clements	9	11	---	---	19	39
S Lawrence Burnett	---	---	6	10	12	28
S Peyton Humphries	---	---	14	11	---	25
DE Mackenzie West	---	---	8	7	---	15
TE Jeremy Randle	8	5	---	---	---	13
RB Sawyer Watkins	5	8	---	---	---	13
WR Caleb Crapo	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Dashawn Chandler	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Clarence Lucas	---	---	2	0	8	10
WR Dillon Malley	2	8	---	---	---	10
DT Herb Perez	---	---	2	5	1	8
C Dustin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Wayne Tyler	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Caden Buysse	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Warren Viano	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Bart Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Neal Milloy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Brady Hernandez	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nate Ford	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Shaun Heflin	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Desmond Megorden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	67	6.1
Middle	12	63	5.3
Right	7	65	9.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	5	27	5.4
Right	9	52	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gage Douglas	38	27	4	2	0	1	5	1	2

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Dugan	37	22	5	1	0	10	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	139	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	91	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	40	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	66	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	154	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Martin	11	5	48	1	33
WR Benjamin Newsom	6	4	117	3	36
WR Kaleb Mitchell	5	5	23	0	23
TE Brent Castillo	4	3	25	0	30
RB Darien Grant	4	3	31	0	17
TE Ryan Brotzman	3	3	36	0	14
WR Chad Sutter	2	1	6	0	8
TE Jameson Dole	1	1	12	0	1
RB Jermaine Prescott	1	1	4	0	19
FB Mario Phillips	1	1	12	0	6

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Strickland	14	8	155	4	37
WR Johnnie Van Buren	8	5	36	0	37
RB Terrence Comeaux	4	3	15	0	27
TE K.C. Foster	3	1	5	0	28
WR Irving Hutton	3	2	16	0	28
RB Marco Clements	3	2	51	1	11
TE Jeremy Randle	2	1	11	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darien Grant	1	2	2.00	6.50
RB Jermaine Prescott	1	8	8.00	7.06

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marco Clements	3	15	5.00	3.56
RB Terrence Comeaux	1	4	4.00	5.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gage Douglas	7	7	50	7.14	8.26

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Dugan	4	1	3	0.75	7.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kaleb Mitchell	2	2	3	1.50	4.60
WR Chad Sutter	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
TE Brent Castillo	1	1	9	9.00	6.25
RB Darien Grant	1	1	15	15.00	7.75
TE Ryan Brotzman	1	1	5	5.00	12.00
FB Mario Phillips	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Strickland	2	0	0	0.00	11.07
RB Terrence Comeaux	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Johnnie Van Buren	1	1	3	3.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jermaine Prescott	3	3
QB Gage Douglas	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Evan Dugan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gage Douglas	4	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Dugan	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Chad Sutter	2	1
WR Taylor Martin	1	0
TE Brent Castillo	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Strickland	7	4	3
WR Johnnie Van Buren	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,600 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (19,900)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,600 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (19,900)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)