New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints (September 17, 2017)

Game Recap

In a September week 2 tussle in New Orleans, the Patriots enjoyed a 36-20 victory against the Saints. Patriots took the entering halftime 30-13 and hung on in the second half.

The Patriots were led by Tom Brady who connected on 447 yards in the air, 3 TDs, 0 picks, was 30 of 39 passing. Mike Gillislee rumbled for 1 TD. Rob Gronkowski caught 116 yards receiving, 1 TD.

For the Saints, Drew Brees had 356 yards passing, 2 TDs, zero INTs, was 27 of 45 passing. Michael Thomas caught 89 receiving yards.

The Patriots finished with 555 total yards, 29 first downs, 0 turnovers and 9 penalties. They were 6 of 12 on third downs. The Saints finished with 429 total yards, 20 first downs, 0 turnovers and 5 penalties. They were 4 of 12 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: New England PatriotsNWE defeat New Orleans SaintsNOR 36-20
• Date: Sunday, September 17, 2017
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
• New England Patriots Stats - Yards: 555, Turnovers: 0
• New Orleans Saints Stats - Yards: 429, Turnovers: 0
• Game Odds:
• -- Line Point Spread: NWE by 5.5
• -- Over/Under: 54.5

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
NWE	20	10	3	3	36
NOR	3	10	0	7	20

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Tom Brady	NWE	30-39	447	3	0	53
Drew Brees	NOR	27-45	356	2	0	42

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Mike Gillislee	NWE	18	69	1	13
Mark Ingram	NOR	8	52	0	28
Adrian Peterson	NOR	8	26	0	6
Dion Lewis	NWE	4	14	0	13
James White	NWE	2	11	0	7
Tom Brady	NWE	2	9	0	7
Phillip Dorsett	NWE	1	7	0	7

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Rob Gronkowski	NWE	6	116	1	53
Michael Thomas	NOR	5	89	0	33
James White	NWE	8	85	0	24
Brandon Coleman	NOR	4	82	1	42
Chris Hogan	NWE	5	78	1	27
Phillip Dorsett	NWE	3	68	0	38
Alvin Kamara	NOR	3	51	0	38
Rex Burkhead	NWE	3	41	1	19

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
NOR	17	81	0
NWE	31	119	1

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
NOR	27-45	356	2	0	1
NWE	30-39	447	3	0	2

More Game Information On The New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints

• Attendance: 73,168
• Weather:
• Time of Game: 3:06 - 3 hours, 06 minutes