New Orleans 23 to New England 0

STATISTICS:

Rushing: New Orleans - Kamara: 19 for 89 yards (4.7 ave, 0 TD), Cook: 2 for 0 yards (0 ave, 0 TD), Rodriguez: 2 for 2 yards (1 ave, 0 TD), Breida: 7 for 24 yards (3.4 ave, 0 TD), Allen: 4 for 17 yards (0 TD), Watson: 1 for -3 yards (0 TD)
New England - BackupRB:0 for 0 yards (NAN ave, 0 TD), Dillon:17 for 41 yards (2.4 ave, 0 TD), Strong:1 for 7 yards (7 ave, 0 TD), Graham:0 for 0 yards (NAN ave, 0 TD), Pickett: 6 for -5 yards (0 TD)

Passing: New Orleans - Allen: 21-for-28, 251 yards, 2 TD / 0 INT
New England - Pickett: 12-for-28, 139 yards, 0 TD / 1 INT


Receptions: New Orleans - Watson:6-94yds, Mooney:3-49yds, Williams:2-7yds, Shakir:2-14yards, Akins:1-7yards, Kincaid:2-24yds, Washington:1-9yards, Kamara:2-24yds, Cook:2-23yards, Rodriguez:0-0yards, Breida:0-0yards
New England - Jeudy:6-60yards, Smith-Njigba:2-24yds, Metchie:1-17yards, Tillman:0-0yds, Farrell:0-0yds, Mayer:2-32yards, Deguara:1-15yds, BackupRB:0-0yards, Dillon:0-0yds, Strong:0-0yards, Graham:0-0yards

Kick Returns: New Orleans - Hyatt: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave), Rodriguez: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)
New England - James: 1 for 16 yards (16 ave), Strong: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)

Punt Returns: New Orleans - Breida: 6 for 25 yards (4 ave), Rodriguez: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)
New England - James: 3 for 5 yards (2 ave), Smith-Marsette: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)

Kickers: New Orleans - Bass: 3-for-3; New England - Moody: 0-for-0
Punters: New Orleans - Wright: 5-53 ave. (in20:2, blocks:0)
New England - Robbins: 7-48 ave. (in20:1, blocks:0)

PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Welcome to New England. Most football games are won in the trenches, and in today's matchup New Orleans has an advantage on both sides of the ball. Following the coin toss, New Orleans will receive the ball first.

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
14:54 | 1 and 10 @ 75 (75)... Incomplete pass.
14:46 | 2 and 10 @ 25 (75)... Josh Allen (1-for-2 18 yds | 50%:76) passes complete to Christian Watson for 18 yards.
14:19 | 1 and 10 @ 43 (57)... Josh Allen (2-for-3 37 yds | 67%:76) passes complete to Christian Watson for 19 yards.
13:46 | 1 and 10 @ 38 (38)... Alvin Kamara runs for 7 yards (1-7yds | 7 ave:4.7).
13:20 | 2 and 3 @ 31 (31)... Josh Allen (3-for-4 49 yds | 75%:76) passes complete to James Cook for 12 yards.
12:38 | 1 and 10 @ 19 (19)... Allen throws a 19 yard TOUCHDOWN to Darnell Mooney!

TOUCHDOWN New Orleans!! New Orleans 7 to New England 0

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
12:25 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)...
12:25 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Incomplete pass.
12:17 | 2 and 10 @ 25 (25)... New Orleans defense gets the sack!
12:03 | 3 and 19 @ 16 (16)... Kenny Pickett (1-for-2 11 yds | 50%:41) passes complete to Jerry Jeudy for 11 yards.
11:23 | 4 and 8 @ 27 (27)... Brad Robbins punts the ball 50 yards (50:48)
Matt Breida returns the ball 6 yards.
10:58 | 1 and 10 @ 29 (71)... Incomplete pass.
10:51 | 2 and 10 @ 29 (71)... New England defense gets the sack!
10:44 | 3 and 13 @ 26 (74)... Josh Allen (5-for-7 79 yds | 71%:76) passes complete to Alvin Kamara for 11 yards.
10:09 | 4 and 2 @ 37 (63)... Ryan Wright punts the ball 60 yards (60:54)
Derwin James returns the ball 0 yards.
9:39 | 1 and 10 @ 3 (3)... Incomplete pass.
9:25 | 2 and 10 @ 3 (3)... Kenny Pickett (2-for-4 22 yds | 50%:41) passes complete to Jerry Jeudy for 11 yards.
8:56 | 1 and 10 @ 14 (14)... Incomplete pass.
8:50 | 2 and 10 @ 14 (14)... Kenny Pickett (3-for-6 33 yds | 50%:41) passes complete to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for 11 yards.
8:01 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Incomplete pass.
7:56 | 2 and 10 @ 25 (25)... New Orleans defense gets the sack!
7:49 | 3 and 20 @ 15 (15)... New Orleans defense gets the sack!
7:37 | 4 and 22 @ 13 (13)... Brad Robbins punts the ball 46 yards (48:48)
Matt Breida returns the ball 2 yards.
7:18 | 1 and 10 @ 43 (57)... Josh Allen (6-for-8 84 yds | 75%:76) passes complete to Jameson Williams for 5 yards.
6:40 | 2 and 5 @ 48 (52)... New England defense gets the sack!
6:33 | 3 and 10 @ 43 (57)... Josh Allen (7-for-9 108 yds | 78%:76) passes complete to Christian Watson for 24 yards.
6:07 | 1 and 10 @ 33 (33)... Alvin Kamara runs for 3 yards (2-10yds | 5 ave:4.7).
5:42 | 2 and 7 @ 30 (30)... Incomplete pass.
5:31 | 3 and 7 @ 30 (30)... Josh Allen (8-for-11 120 yds | 73%:76) passes complete to Dalton Kincaid for 12 yards.
4:59 | 1 and 10 @ 18 (18)... Alvin Kamara runs for -3 yards (3-7yds | 2.3 ave:4.7).
4:28 | 2 and 13 @ 21 (21)... James Cook runs for 3 yards (1-3yds | 3 ave:0.3).
3:49 | 3 and 10 @ 18 (18)... Allen throws a 18 yard TOUCHDOWN to Darnell Mooney!

TOUCHDOWN New Orleans!! New Orleans 14 to New England 0

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
3:39 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)...
3:39 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Incomplete pass.
3:34 | 2 and 10 @ 25 (25)... AJ Dillon runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:2.4).
3:05 | 3 and 6 @ 29 (29)... Kenny Pickett (4-for-9 44 yds | 44%:41) passes complete to Jerry Jeudy for 11 yards.
2:29 | 1 and 10 @ 40 (40)... Pierre Strong runs for 7 yards (1-7yds | 7 ave:4.9).
2:02 | 2 and 3 @ 47 (47)... AJ Dillon runs for -3 yards (2-1yds | 0.5 ave:2.4).
1:20 | 3 and 6 @ 44 (44)... Incomplete pass.
1:10 | 4 and 6 @ 44 (44)... Brad Robbins punts the ball 44 yards (46.7:48)
Matt Breida returns the ball 5 yards.
0:53 | 1 and 10 @ 17 (83)... Josh Allen (10-for-13 149 yds | 77%:76) passes complete to James Cook for 11 yards.
0:03 | 1 and 10 @ 28 (72)... Alvin Kamara runs for 5 yards (4-12yds | 3 ave:4.7).
0:00 | 2 and 5 @ 33 (67)...

End of Quarter 1 (New Orleans 14 to New England 0)

Josh Allen runs for 3 yards (1-3yds | 3 ave:3.5).
14:19 | 3 and 2 @ 36 (64)... Josh Allen runs for 8 yards (2-11yds | 5.5 ave:3.5).
13:45 | 1 and 10 @ 44 (56)... Alvin Kamara runs for 11 yards (5-23yds | 4.6 ave:4.7).
13:06 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (45)... Penalty on New Orleans.
13:06 | 1 and 20 @ 45 (55)... Alvin Kamara runs for 4 yards (6-27yds | 4.5 ave:4.7).
12:35 | 2 and 16 @ 49 (51)... Josh Allen runs for 3 yards (3-14yds | 4.7 ave:3.5).
12:07 | 3 and 13 @ 48 (48)... Incomplete pass.
11:59 | 4 and 13 @ 48 (48)... Ryan Wright punts the ball 48 yards Touchback (54:54)

11:41 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... AJ Dillon runs for 4 yards (3-5yds | 1.7 ave:2.4).
11:07 | 2 and 6 @ 29 (29)... Kenny Pickett runs for -2 yards (1--2yds | -2 ave:-1).
10:22 | 3 and 8 @ 27 (27)... Kenny Pickett (5-for-11 59 yds | 45%:41) passes complete to Michael Mayer for 15 yards.
9:41 | 1 and 10 @ 42 (42)... AJ Dillon runs for 9 yards (4-14yds | 3.5 ave:2.4).
9:02 | 2 and 1 @ 49 (51)... Kenny Pickett runs for 2 yards (2-0yds | 0 ave:-1).
8:28 | 1 and 10 @ 47 (53)... AJ Dillon runs for -2 yards (5-12yds | 2.4 ave:2.4).
7:57 | 2 and 12 @ 49 (51)... Kenny Pickett runs for -3 yards (3--3yds | -1 ave:-1).
7:12 | 3 and 15 @ 48 (48)... Incomplete pass.
7:02 | 4 and 15 @ 48 (48)... Brad Robbins punts the ball 52 yards Touchback (48:48)

6:43 | 1 and 10 @ 20 (80)... Alvin Kamara runs for 7 yards (7-34yds | 4.9 ave:4.7).
6:14 | 2 and 3 @ 27 (73)... Josh Allen runs for 3 yards (4-17yds | 4.3 ave:3.5).
5:37 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (70)... Alvin Kamara runs for 2 yards (8-36yds | 4.5 ave:4.7).
5:05 | 2 and 8 @ 32 (68)... Christian Watson runs for -3 yards (1--3yds | -3 ave:-5).
4:36 | 3 and 11 @ 29 (71)... New England defense gets the sack!
4:26 | 4 and 12 @ 28 (72)... Ryan Wright punts the ball 52 yards (53.3:54)
Derwin James returns the ball 5 yards.
4:05 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... AJ Dillon runs for -1 yards (6-11yds | 1.8 ave:2.4).
3:37 | 2 and 11 @ 24 (24)... Kenny Pickett runs for -1 yards (4--4yds | -1 ave:-1).
3:07 | 3 and 12 @ 23 (23)... Incomplete pass.
2:58 | 4 and 12 @ 23 (23)... Brad Robbins punts the ball 49 yards (48.2:48)
Matt Breida returns the ball 2 yards.
2:33 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (70)... Alvin Kamara runs for 4 yards (9-40yds | 4.4 ave:4.7).
1:56 | 2 and 6 @ 34 (66)... Josh Allen (11-for-15 172 yds | 73%:76) passes complete to Christian Watson for 23 yards.
1:28 | 1 and 10 @ 43 (43)... Josh Allen (12-for-16 185 yds | 75%:76) passes complete to Alvin Kamara for 13 yards. TIMEOUT New Orleans (2 left)
1:22 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Josh Allen (13-for-17 187 yds | 76%:76) passes complete to Jameson Williams for 2 yards. TIMEOUT New Orleans (1 left)
1:17 | 2 and 8 @ 28 (28)... Incomplete pass.
1:12 | 3 and 8 @ 28 (28)... Josh Allen (14-for-19 194 yds | 74%:76) passes complete to Khalil Shakir for 7 yards. TIMEOUT New Orleans (0 left)
1:07 | 4 and 1 @ 21 (21)...
Here's a 38 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 17 to 0

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
1:00 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Kenny Pickett (6-for-14 76 yds | 43%:41) passes complete to Michael Mayer for 17 yards.
0:31 | 1 and 10 @ 42 (42)... Incomplete pass.
0:25 | 2 and 10 @ 42 (42)... Kenny Pickett (7-for-16 86 yds | 44%:41) passes complete to Jerry Jeudy for 10 yards.
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 48 (52)...

End of Quarter 2 (New Orleans 17 to New England 0)

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
14:53 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... AJ Dillon runs for 6 yards (7-17yds | 2.4 ave:2.4).
14:16 | 2 and 4 @ 31 (31)... Kenny Pickett runs for 0 yards (5--4yds | -0.8 ave:-1).
13:34 | 3 and 4 @ 31 (31)... Incomplete pass.
13:25 | 4 and 4 @ 31 (31)... Brad Robbins punts the ball 44 yards (47.5:48)
Matt Breida returns the ball 4 yards.
12:58 | 1 and 10 @ 29 (71)... Alvin Kamara runs for 7 yards (10-47yds | 4.7 ave:4.7).
12:28 | 2 and 3 @ 36 (64)... Penalty on New Orleans.
12:28 | 2 and 13 @ 26 (74)... Matt Breida runs for 3 yards (1-3yds | 3 ave:3.4).
11:57 | 3 and 10 @ 29 (71)... Josh Allen (15-for-20 201 yds | 75%:76) passes complete to Jordan Akins for 7 yards.
11:22 | 4 and 3 @ 36 (64)... Ryan Wright punts the ball 58 yards (54.5:54)
Derwin James returns the ball 0 yards.
10:56 | 1 and 10 @ 6 (6)... AJ Dillon runs for -2 yards (8-15yds | 1.9 ave:2.4).
10:20 | 2 and 12 @ 4 (4)... Kenny Pickett runs for -1 yards (6--5yds | -0.8 ave:-1).
9:53 | 3 and 13 @ 3 (3)... Incomplete pass.
9:39 | 4 and 13 @ 3 (3)... Brad Robbins punts the ball 51 yards (48:48)
Matt Breida returns the ball 6 yards.
9:12 | 1 and 10 @ 48 (48)... Alvin Kamara runs for -2 yards (11-45yds | 4.1 ave:4.7).
8:28 | 2 and 12 @ 50 (50)... Matt Breida runs for 4 yards (2-7yds | 3.5 ave:3.4).
7:44 | 3 and 8 @ 46 (46)... Josh Allen (16-for-21 210 yds | 76%:76) passes complete to Darnell Washington for 9 yards.
7:14 | 1 and 10 @ 37 (37)... Alvin Kamara runs for 11 yards (12-56yds | 4.7 ave:4.7).
6:31 | 1 and 10 @ 26 (26)... Alvin Kamara runs for 5 yards (13-61yds | 4.7 ave:4.7).
6:05 | 2 and 5 @ 21 (21)... Matt Breida runs for 1 yards (3-8yds | 2.7 ave:3.4).
5:22 | 3 and 4 @ 20 (20)... New Orleans needs to call a TIMEOUT (2 left). Alvin Kamara runs for 5 yards (14-66yds | 4.7 ave:4.7).
4:54 | 1 and 10 @ 15 (15)... Alvin Kamara runs for -1 yards (15-65yds | 4.3 ave:4.7).
4:14 | 2 and 11 @ 16 (16)... Matt Breida runs for 6 yards (4-14yds | 3.5 ave:3.4).
3:30 | 3 and 5 @ 10 (10)... Incomplete pass..
3:20 | 4 and 5 @ 10 (10)...
Here's a 27 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 20 to 0

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback. The kick comes to at the 5, returned to 25.
3:16 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... AJ Dillon runs for 7 yards (9-22yds | 2.4 ave:2.4).
2:50 | 2 and 3 @ 32 (32)... AJ Dillon runs for -1 yards (10-21yds | 2.1 ave:2.4).
2:17 | 3 and 4 @ 31 (31)... Kenny Pickett (8-for-19 94 yds | 42%:41) passes complete to Jerry Jeudy for 8 yards.
1:45 | 1 and 10 @ 39 (39)... AJ Dillon runs for 5 yards (11-26yds | 2.4 ave:2.4).
1:08 | 2 and 5 @ 44 (44)... AJ Dillon runs for 3 yards (12-29yds | 2.4 ave:2.4).
0:29 | 3 and 2 @ 47 (47)... AJ Dillon runs for -1 yards (13-28yds | 2.2 ave:2.4).
0:00 | 4 and 3 @ 46 (46)...

End of Quarter 3 (New Orleans 20 to New England 0)

Going for it on 4th down... pass complete to Jeudy for 9 yards!
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (55)... AJ Dillon runs for 6 yards (14-34yds | 2.4 ave:2.4).
14:35 | 2 and 4 @ 39 (61)... Incomplete pass.
14:28 | 3 and 4 @ 39 (61)... Incomplete pass.
14:20 | 4 and 4 @ 39 (61)... Going for it on 4th down... incomplete pass.
Ball turned over on downs.
14:20 | 1 and 10 @ 39 (61)... Alvin Kamara runs for 10 yards (16-75yds | 4.7 ave:4.7).
13:41 | 1 and 10 @ 49 (51)... Alvin Kamara runs for 5 yards (17-80yds | 4.7 ave:4.7).
13:09 | 2 and 5 @ 46 (46)... Matt Breida runs for 1 yards (5-15yds | 3 ave:3.4).
12:28 | 3 and 4 @ 45 (45)... Alvin Kamara runs for -2 yards (18-78yds | 4.3 ave:4.7).
11:51 | 4 and 6 @ 47 (47)... Ryan Wright punts the ball 47 yards Touchback (53:54)

11:36 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... AJ Dillon runs for -2 yards (15-32yds | 2.1 ave:2.4).
11:05 | 2 and 12 @ 23 (23)... Kenny Pickett (10-for-24 107 yds | 42%:41) passes complete to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for 13 yards.
10:21 | 1 and 10 @ 36 (36)... Penalty on New England.
10:21 | 1 and 20 @ 26 (26)... AJ Dillon runs for 6 yards (16-38yds | 2.4 ave:2.4).
9:49 | 2 and 14 @ 32 (32)... Incomplete pass.
9:44 | 3 and 14 @ 32 (32)... Kenny Pickett (11-for-26 124 yds | 42%:41) passes complete to John Metchie for 17 yards.
9:13 | 1 and 10 @ 49 (49)... AJ Dillon runs for 3 yards (17-41yds | 2.4 ave:2.4).
8:46 | 2 and 7 @ 48 (52)... New Orleans gets the interception!
8:38 | 1 and 10 @ 39 (61)... Matt Breida runs for 5 yards (6-20yds | 3.3 ave:3.4).
7:57 | 2 and 5 @ 44 (56)... Alvin Kamara runs for 11 yards (19-89yds | 4.7 ave:4.7).
7:10 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (45)... Matt Breida runs for 4 yards (7-24yds | 3.4 ave:3.4).
6:28 | 2 and 6 @ 41 (41)... James Cook runs for -3 yards (2-0yds | 0 ave:0.3).
5:46 | 3 and 9 @ 44 (44)... Josh Allen (17-for-23 222 yds | 74%:76) passes complete to Darnell Mooney for 12 yards.
5:01 | 1 and 10 @ 32 (32)... Chris Rodriguez runs for 1 yards (1-1yds | 1 ave:1.1).
4:34 | 2 and 9 @ 31 (31)... Josh Allen (18-for-24 234 yds | 75%:76) passes complete to Dalton Kincaid for 12 yards.
3:56 | 1 and 10 @ 19 (19)... Chris Rodriguez runs for 1 yards (2-2yds | 1 ave:1.1).
3:08 | 2 and 9 @ 18 (18)... Josh Allen (19-for-25 244 yds | 76%:76) passes complete to Christian Watson for 10 yards.
2:14 | 1 and 8 @ 8 (8)... Josh Allen (20-for-26 251 yds | 77%:76) passes complete to Khalil Shakir for 7 yards. TWO-MINUTE WARNING
2:00 | 2 and 1 @ 1 (1)... Josh Allen (21-for-27 251 yds | 78%:76) passes complete to Christian Watson for 0 yards.
1:05 | 3 and 1 @ 1 (1)... Incomplete pass. Incomplete pass..
0:17 | 4 and 1 @ 1 (1)...
Here's a 18 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 23 to 0

The kick comes to Derwin James at the -4, returned to 12.
0:13 | 1 and 10 @ 12 (12)... Incomplete pass.
0:03 | 2 and 10 @ 12 (12)... Kenny Pickett (12-for-28 139 yds | 43%:41) passes complete to Josiah Deguara for 15 yards. TIMEOUT New England (2 left)
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 27 (27)...

End of Quarter 4 (New Orleans 23 to New England 0)

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: ADJUSTMENTS TO WEEKLY UPDATE STATS
New Orleans Offensive Line Grade (6.3) vs. New England Front Seven (5.2) = 1.1 in the trenches
New England Offensive Line (4.5) vs. New Orleans Front Seven (5.9) = -1.4 adjustments to running averages
New Orleans QB Completion % Impacts (x.1): WR (5.5) + OL (6.3) - New England F7 (5.2) - SEC (5.8) = 0.08
New England QB Completion % Impacts (x.1): WR (5.4) + OL (4.5) - New Orleans F7 (5.9) - SEC (5.9) = -0.15
These adjustments will not always apply completely, such as in cases where QBs have high completion percentages already and get more yard rewards for strong adjustments instead and smaller (7%) percentage boost. Max 15%. WR collective grades increase .5 for 25+ catches in a week IRL in updates. Max OL/F7 difference for RB averages +/- 1.5yd ave.

New Orleans QB1: update 27-for-40 (68%, 0.08 adj) 359-yds (13.3 ypc) 2/1 | SIM: 21-for-28 (75%) 251-yds (12 ypc), 2 TD / 0 INT
New England QB1 update :18-for-32 (56%, -0.15 adj) 224-yds (12.4 ypc) 1/0 | SIM: 12-for-28 (43%) 139-yds (11.6 ypc), 0 TD / 1 INT
New Orleans RB1: 22-80 (4.7 adj) | SIM: 19-89 (4.7 ave) ; RB2: 5--4 (0.3 adj) | SIM: 2-0 (0 ave) ; RB3: 1-0 (1.1 adj) | SIM: 2-2 (1 ave) ; RB4: 9-21 (3.4 adj) | SIM: 7-24 (3.4 ave)
New England RB1: 1-0 (-1.4 adj) | SIM: 0-0 (NAN ave) ; RB2: 20-76 (2.4 adj) | SIM: 17-41 (2.4 ave) ; RB3: 3-19 (4.9 adj) | SIM: 1-7 (7 ave) ; RB4: 1-2 (0.6 adj) | SIM: 0-0 (NAN ave)
New Orleans WR1: 3-91 (30.3) | S: 6-94yds (15.7) ; WR2: 2-10 (5) | S: 3-49yds (16.3) ; WR3: 2-2 (1) | S: 2-7yds (3.5) ; WR4: 1-11 (11) | S: 2-14yds (7) ; WR5: 1-5 (5) | S: 1-7yds (7) ; TE1: 2-19 (9.5) | S: 2-24yds (12) ; TE2: - (NAN) | S: 1-9yds (9)
New England WR1: 6-50 (8.3) | S: 6-60yds (10) ; WR2: 3-16 (5.3) | S: 2-24yds (12) ; WR3: 2-20 (10) | S: 1-17yds (17) ; WR4: 1-4 (4) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; WR5: 1-16 (16) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; TE1: 2-39 (19.5) | S: 2-32yds (16) ; TE2: - (NAN) | S: 1-15yds (15)
RB averages may shift in the game when they use up their weekly update carries, or if any unused TDs later in the game. WR and QB averages per completion are split between both player projections.