NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-3) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (10-0)
SERIES
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PATRIOTS |
SAINTS |
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SERIES LEADER |
8-3 |
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STREAKS |
Past 3 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Belichick: 3-0 |
Payton: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 31-14 vs. Jets |
W 38-7 at Buccaneers |
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LAST GAME |
11/20/05: Saints 17 at Patriots 24. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 3 TDs & Patriots S Eugene Wilson intercepts pass in end zone as time expires to preserve win. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/4/98: Patriots 30, Saints 27. New England K Adam Vinatieri kicks game-winning 27-yard FG with 3 seconds remaining & Patriots QB Drew Bledsoe throws for 317 yards & 1 TD. |
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BROADCAST |
ESPN (7:30 PM CT): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden. Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 126 (NE), 125 (NO). XM: 124 (WW1), 103 (NE), 102 (NO). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Brady: 261-393-3,049 (2L)-20 (2C)-6-100.4 (2C) |
Brees: 218-320-2,746 (2C)-22 (1L)-9-105.8 (2L) |
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RUSHING |
Maroney: 116-455-3.9-6 |
P. Thomas: 105-584-5.6-5 |
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RECEIVING |
Welker: 79 (1L)-854-10.8-4 |
Colston: 44-687-15.6-6 |
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OFFENSE |
416.1 (1C) |
420.5 (1L) |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+12 (1C) |
+10 (3L) |
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DEFENSE |
296.7 (3C) |
330.6 |
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SACKS |
Banta-Cain: 5 |
Smith: 8.5 (T3C) |
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INTs |
Bodden: 5 (T3L) |
Sharper: 7 (1C) |
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PUNTING |
Hanson: 39.7 |
Morstead (R): 43.6 |
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KICKING |
Gostkowski: 90 (1C) (30/30 PAT; 20/24 FG) |
Carney: 81 (45/47 PAT; 12/15 FG) |
NOTES
PATRIOTS: Aim for 7th consecutive win on MNF...Club has won 17 consecutive regular-season games vs. NFC, longest winning streak vs. opposite conference since 1970 merger...Team will make 1st visit to Superdome since SB XXXVI victory (2/3/02). Pats are 5-0 all-time at Superdome, incl. SB win...QB TOM BRADY (29,495) needs 163 passing yards to surpass DREW BLEDSOE (29,657) for most in NE history. Brady is 2-0 vs. NO & has 7 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 129.5 passer rating. Has posted 5 consecutive 300-yard passing games (career-long)...RB LAURENCE MARONEY aims for 6th game in row w/rush TD & needs 1 to surpass career-high (6 in '06 & '07)...WR RANDY MOSS aims for 4th consecutive game w/TD vs. NO. WR WES WELKER had career-high 15 rec. last week & aims for 6th consecutive game w/9 or more rec....CB LEIGH BODDEN tied Pats record w/3 INTs last week, incl. 53-yard INT-TD return...
SAINTS: Are 10-0 for 1st time in team history. Average 36.9 points per game, most in NFL...QB DREW BREES is 2-0 in career vs. NE with 118.4 rating. Aims for 5th in row on MNF with 300+ yards. Has 1,289 yards (322.3 yards per game) with 10 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 109.6 rating in past 4 on MNF. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 16,656 pass yards...RB-PR REGGIE BUSH has 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 PR) in 4 games on MNF. RB MIKE BELL rushed for 2 TDs last week. RB PIERRE THOMAS has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in past 2 MNF games...WR MARQUES COLSTON aims for 4th MNF game in row with TD (4 TDs). WR ROBERT MEACHEM aims for 4th in row with TD. Has 4 TDs in past 3...DE WILL SMITH has 6 sacks in past 4 & aims for 5th in row with sack. Had 1.5 sacks & FF in last meeting. S DARREN SHARPER had INT in last game vs. NE. Has 3 INTs (2 INT-TDs) in past 2 vs. AFC. LB JONATHAN VILMA had INT last week & has INT in all 6 NFL seasons.