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With the first half completed, the Saints, are clinging to a 10-6 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs, as both teams are fighting for their first win of 2012.
The Saints were driving to a score in the late first half when the officials overturned a Pierre Thomas touchdown catch and run with video evidence that seemed inconclusive at best. Following a coverage sack of Drew Brees on third down, Garrett Hartley pushed a 38-yard field goal wide right to complete the three-part Saints scoring failure at the end of the half.
It's a good thing the defense held strong to keep the Chiefs from getting a score of their own at the end there before the clock hit :00.
Make the jump for the first half stats and to start chatting it up in the second half. And click on the picture for more pics from the game.
Chiefs vs Saints coverage
| Kansas City | New Orleans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 10 | 10 |
| Passing 1st downs | 8 | 8 |
| Rushing 1st downs | 2 | 2 |
| 1st downs from penalties | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2-6 | 3-7 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 32 | 31 |
| Total Yards | 177 | 218 |
| Passing | 121 | 149 |
| Comp-Att | 11-17 | 13-19 |
| Yards per pass | 7.1 | 7.8 |
| Rushing | 56 | 69 |
| Rushing Attempts | 13 | 10 |
| Yards per rush | 4.3 | 6.9 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Penalties | 2-15 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 14:52 | 15:08 |
| NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | ||||
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
| D. Brees | 13/19 | 170 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| D. Sproles | 3 | 55 | 0 | 47 |
| M. Ingram | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| P. Thomas | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| M. Colston | 2 | 27 | 0 | 19 |
| L. Moore | 3 | 36 | 1 | 17 |
| J. Graham | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Henderson | 2 | 43 | 0 | 36 |
| P. Thomas | 4 | 55 | 0 | 27 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC | YDS |
| C. Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| G. Hartley | 1/2 | 40 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | I20 | LG |
| T. Morstead | 2 | 41 | 0 | 70 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| D. Sproles | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | ||||
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
| M. Cassel | 11/17 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| J. Charles | 9 | 37 | 0 | 11 |
| P. Hillis | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| D. McCluster | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| S. Draughn | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| D. McCluster | 2 | 25 | 0 | 20 |
| D. Bowe | 3 | 35 | 0 | 15 |
| T. Moeaki | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Charles | 3 | 37 | 0 | 19 |
| J. Baldwin | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| S. Draughn | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC | YDS |
| M. Cassel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| R. Succop | 2/2 | 45 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | I20 | LG |
| D. Colquitt | 2 | 44 | 2 | 55 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| J. Arenas | 2 | 22 | 0 | 27 |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| J. Arenas | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |