New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

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← Week 14

December 18th, 2016

2016 Week 15

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB M. Ingram

WR M. Thomas

WR B. Coleman

WR W. Snead

TE T. Lelito

T A. Peat

G S. Kelemete

C M. Unger

G J. Evans

T Z. Strief

Defensive Starters

DE C. Jordan

DE P. Kruger

DE D. Tapp

DT N. Fairley

DT T. Davison

LB C. Robertson

SAM N. Stupar

CB S. Moore

CB B. Webb

S V. Bell

S J. Byrd

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	10	14	3	21	48
Cardinals	7	13	7	14	41

	Saints	Cardinals
Q1	10	7
Q2	14	13
Q3	3	7
Q4	21	14
FINAL	48	41

Key Performers

Saints

PassingD. Brees

37/48, 389 YDS, 4 TD

RushingM. Ingram

17, 78 YDS

ReceivingB. Cooks

7, 186 YDS, 2 TD

TacklesV. Bell

SacksC. Jordan

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Cardinals

PassingC. Palmer

28/40, 318 YDS, 2 TD

RushingK. Williams

3, 63 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingJ. Brown

5, 81 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesK. Minter

SacksC. Campbell

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Cardinals

First Downs

488

Total Yards

425

Rushes

130

Rush YDS

116

Rush TD

77.1%

PASS %

70.0%

358

NET PASS YDS

309

PASS TD

Takeaways

37:13

Time of Possession

22:47

Offensive Starters

C. Palmer QB

D. Johnson RB

J. Brown WR

J. Nelson WR

L. Fitzgerald WR

J. Gresham TE

J. Wetzel T

M. Iupati G

A. Shipley C

T. Boggs G

E. Watford T

Defensive Starters

J. Mauro DT

C. Campbell DT

C. Peters DT

S. Moore LB

C. Jones SAM

K. Minter LB

P. Peterson CB

M. Cooper CB

T. Jefferson S

T. Mathieu S

D. Swearinger DB

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2016 Week 15 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Arizona Cardinals featuring 389 passing yards by Drew Brees.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Cardinals

Saints Momentum

Cardinals Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • ARI TD ARI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kerwynn Williams right end for 49 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cardinals opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Wil Lutz 37 yard field goal good

Saints cuts lead → 7-3

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Travaris Cadet for 10 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • ARI TD ARI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees sacked by Markus Golden for -7 yards. Drew Brees fumbles (forced by Markus Golden) recovered by Calais Campbell at ARI-47 and returned for 53 yards touchdown

Cardinals takes the lead → 13-10

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep middle to Brandin Cooks for 65 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 17-13

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Brandin Cooks for 45 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 24-13

< Q2 > • ARI TD ARI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Carson Palmer pass complete short right to JJ Nelson for 10 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cardinals cuts lead → 24-20

< Q3 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Wil Lutz 39 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 27-20

< Q3 > • ARI TD ARI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

David Johnson middle for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cardinals ties it up → 27-27

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tim Hightower right tackle for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 34-27

< Q4 > • ARI TD ARI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

David Johnson middle for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cardinals ties it up → 34-34

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Michael Thomas for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 41-34

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tim Hightower right tackle for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 48-34

< Q4 > • ARI TD ARI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Carson Palmer pass complete deep left to John Brown for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cardinals cuts lead → 48-41

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	48	37	77.1	389	4	0	65	3	127.9
Team Totals	48	37	77.1	389	4	0	65	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Mark Ingram	17	78	4.6	0	14
Tim Hightower	11	37	3.4	2	9
Drew Brees	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1
Travaris Cadet	1	16	16.0	0	16
John Kuhn	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team Totals	32	130	4.1	2	16

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Willie Snead	11	8	76	9.5	0	19
Brandin Cooks	8	7	186	26.6	2	65
Michael Thomas	10	7	52	7.4	1	12
Travaris Cadet	5	5	30	6.0	1	10
Tim Hightower	3	3	11	3.7	0	5
Mark Ingram	4	2	14	7.0	0	17
John Kuhn	2	2	1	0.5	0	3
Coby Fleener	3	2	10	5.0	0	6
John Phillips	1	1	9	9.0	0	9
Brandon Coleman	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	48	37	389	10.5	4	65

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Vonn Bell	9	7	2	0
Sterling Moore	6	4	2	0
Jairus Byrd	5	4	1	0
Craig Robertson	4	2	2	0
B.W. Webb	4	4	0	0
Cameron Jordan	3	3	0	1
Roman Harper	3	3	0	0
Chris Banjo	2	2	0	0
Travaris Cadet	2	1	1	0
Ken Crawley	2	2	0	0
Nick Fairley	2	2	0	0
Paul Kruger	2	2	0	0
Sheldon Rankins	2	2	0	0
Nathan Stupar	2	2	0	0
DeVante Harris	1	0	1	0
Tommylee Lewis	1	1	0	0
Darryl Tapp	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	51	42	9	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tommylee Lewis	2	40	20	0
Team Totals	2	40	20.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Wil Lutz	2	2	6	6
Team Totals	2	2	6	6

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Thomas Morstead	1	30	30
Team Totals	1	30	30.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Carson Palmer	40	28	70.0	318	2	0	30	1	110.2
Team Totals	40	28	70.0	318	2	0	30	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
David Johnson	12	53	4.4	2	13
Kerwynn Williams	3	63	21.0	1	49
Team Totals	15	116	7.7	3	49

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Larry Fitzgerald	9	7	57	8.1	0	13
John Brown	6	5	81	16.2	1	30
JJ Nelson	11	5	38	7.6	1	11
David Johnson	5	4	55	13.8	0	25
Jermaine Gresham	5	3	42	14.0	0	23
Brittan Golden	2	2	23	11.5	0	19
Darren Fells	1	1	13	13.0	0	13
Andre Ellington	1	1	9	9.0	0	9
Team Totals	40	28	318	11.4	2	30

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Kevin Minter	11	10	1	0
Sio Moore	11	11	0	0
Marcus Cooper	7	7	0	0
Tony Jefferson	6	4	2	0
Tyrann Mathieu	6	5	1	0
Brandon Williams	6	6	0	0
Calais Campbell	4	4	0	2
Chandler Jones	4	4	0	0
Patrick Peterson	4	4	0	0
D.J. Swearinger	3	3	0	0
Markus Golden	2	2	0	1
Josh Mauro	2	2	0	0
Justin Bethel	1	1	0	0
Kareem Martin	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	68	64	4	3