NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-1) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (2-0)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-1)

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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (2-0)

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THE MATCHUP

kicked a field goal at the end of the second quarter.

The New Orleans Saints (1-1) will be looking for their first road victory of 2019 on Sunday, when they play at the Seattle Seahawks (2-0). Kickoff at CenturyLink Field is 3:25 p.m. CT.

New Orleans struck back early in the third quarter, forcing a three-and-out and then Lutz booting a 52-yard field goal to tie the score, the second of 50-or-more yards for the kicker this season. However Goff then overcame a pair of false start penalties, completing a 19-yard pass to WR .

After falling to the Los Angeles Rams 27-9 on Sunday, Robert Woods on third-and-20 and RB Todd Gurley,

the Saints immediately flew to Seattle to regroup from the which the runner followed up three plays later with a four-

loss, where they have set up a base of operations in the yard touchdown run. The Rams then broke it open late in

Pacific Northwest to prepare for the Seahawks matchup. the third quarter with a two-yard TD connection from Goff

to Cooks to deliver the Rams' second straight win.

New Orleans fell behind 3-0 in the first quarter as QB

Drew Brees was intercepted on the first possession.

After Week two wins by Atlanta and Tampa Bay, the

Following a 57-yard completion from Rams QB Jared Goff Saints are tied with the Buccaneers and Falcons for first

to WR Brandin Cooks, the New Orleans defense held Los place in the NFC South. They will face a Seahawks squad

Angeles to a 24-yard field goal. However, adversity would that won at Pittsburgh 28-26, setting up Sunday's battle

strike New Orleans again on their next series when Brees between two 2018 NFC playoff teams. The Saints lead the

would suffer a thumb injury that forced him from the game, all-time regular season series 7-6. New Orleans goes into

leading the way for his backup Teddy Bridgewater.

the second game of their two-game road trip looking to

draw on their experience away from the Mercedes-Benz

After the New Orleans defense forced a three-and-out, Superdome that spurred a 7-1 mark last season.

Bridgewater led the Saints on a drive for a field goal to tie

the score. However, a potential game-changing play where This Week In The NFC South: The Atlanta Falcons play

DE Trey Hendrickson sacked Goff and forced him to fum- at the Indianapolis Colts, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host

ble with DE Cameron Jordan recovering. However, New the New York Giants and the Carolina Panthers will play at

Orleans was stopped on a fourth-and-one and the Rams the Arizona Cardinals

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THE COACHES

the No. 1 seed in the NFC twice, and third time in franchise history. He served as head coach at the University of

New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton has posted Southern California from 2001-09, leading the Trojans to a

a 127-81 overall record (.611), including an 8-6 postseason 97-19 record. Carroll reached a bowl in each of his nine mark after the franchise had won only one playoff game seasons, winning seven of them. Prior to returning to the

prior to his arrival. Payton holds both the club's top win to- college game at USC, Carroll served as head coach of the

tal and winning percentage. He continues to represent the New England Patriots from 1997-99, leading them to the

Saints as the model of stability not only within the NFC

playoffs in two of his three seasons. Before joining the Pa-

South, as he is the longest tenured head coach within the triots as head coach, the Northern California native served

division, but also among the most accomplished within the as defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers from

National Football League. Only the New England Patriots' 1995-96, following his first season as an NFLhead coach Bill Belichick (2000) has been with the his team longer than with the New York Jets in 1994. Previously, he served as

Payton's 14 seasons. Payton is also one of just seven ac- defensive coordinator for the Jets (1990-93) and the defen-

tive NFL head coaches to lead a team to a Super Bowl vic- sive backs coach for the Minnesota Vikings (1995-89) and

tory. The others are Belichick, the Seattle Seahawks' Pete Buffalo Bills (1984), after having served as assistant head

Carroll, the Oakland Raiders' Jon Gruden (Tampa Bay

coach/offensive coordinator of his alma mater, the Univer-

Buccaneers in 2002), the Baltimore Ravens' John Har-

sity of Pacific (1985).

baugh, the Philadelphia Eagles' Doug Pederson and the

Pittsburgh Steelers' Mike Tomlin. The 2018 Saints edition

posted a 13-3 regular season record, secured the NFC's number one seed for the postseason and advanced to the NFC Championship game. A franchise-record five players

2018 FINAL SAINTS ? SEAHAWKS TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

were selected to the Associated Press All-Pro team and a club-best eight were named to the Pro Bowl. New Orleans' ten-game winning streak was the second-longest in club history and the longest run of consecutive victories in the

2018 Final Regular Season National Football League Rankings

Saints

Seahawks

NFL in 2018. The streak only sits behind in club record

Record

13-3

books, New Orleans' 13-0 start under Payton in 2009, the Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank)

31.5 (3)

season when they captured Super Bowl XLIV. New Orle- Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 22.1 (14)

ans ranked third in the NFL in points per game, eighth in Total Off. (NFL Rank)

379.2 (8)

total offense and sixth in rushing offense. A stingy run de- Rushing Off. (NFL Rank)

126.6 (6)

fense ranked second in both opponent rushing yards per Passing Off. (NFL Rank)

252.6 (12)

game and opponent rushing yards per play. The 2019 cam- Total Def. (NFL Rank)

349.1 (14)

paign has started with a 1-1 record for the Black and Gold, Rushing Def. (NFL Rank)

80.2 (2)

tied for first place in the NFC South with Atlanta and Tam- Passing Def. (NFL Rank)

268.9 (29)

pa Bay. Payton earned a bachelor's degree in communica- Kickoff Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 24.3 (10)

tions at Eastern Illinois, where as a quarterback he had

Punt Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 6.5 (24)

10,665 passing yards, at the time the third-highest total in Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) +8 (7)

NCAA Division I-AA history. Payton was inducted into the Penalties

94

Eastern Illinois Hall of Fame in September of 2000 and had Penalty Yards

939

his jersey retired in a ceremony in September of 2010. He Opp. Penalties

85

received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater in

Opp. Penalty Yards

814

2013. Payton was born December 29, 1963 in San Mateo,

10-6 26.8 (6t) 21.7 (11) 353.3 (16) 160.0 (1) 193.3(27) 353.3 (16) 113.2 (13) 240.1 (17) 23.1 (14) 5.7 (30) +15 (1) 111 959 108 981

Calif., and raised in Naperville, Ill., Payton has a daughter,

Meghan and a son, Connor.

Seattle Executive Vice President of Football Operations/ Head Coach Pete Carroll is 122-81-1 in the regular season and 10-8 in the playoffs overall as an NFL head coach, bringing 25 years of NFL experience and 19 seasons of collegiate experience. Carroll is in his tenth season in Seattle, advancing to the divisional round of the playoffs in six of Carroll's first seven seasons as head coach, winning two NFC Championships and Super Bowl XLVII, while claiming

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SERIES HISTORY

SUPERLATIVES

The Saints and Seahawks have met 13 times in the regular A look at the top individual performances for Saints players

season with the Saints leading the series 7-6, while the

against the Seahawks in the 12 regular season meetings

Seahawks have captured both postseason meetings. Since and the two playoff matchups between the two clubs:

Sean Payton became head coach in 2006, the Saints have

won three of the four regular season meetings between the

two clubs.

RUSHING YARDAGE (100+yards)

The Saints' last win in the series came in a 25-20 victory on ? RB Ricky Williams ? 107 yards on 23 carries, @ Husky

October 30, 2016 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome which Stadium, September 17, 2000.

saw the Saints win their third game in four contests following an 0-3 start, as New Orleans overcame an early 14-3 deficit. Both clubs have mad the playoffs in two of the last

? RB Tim Hightower ? 102 yards on 26 carries, @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome, October 30, 2016.

three seasons, New Orleans the past two and Seattle re-

turning in 2018 after failing to quality in 2016. On November 21, 1976 against Seattle at the Kingdome, the Saints equaled a club scoring record in a 51-27 win over the thenexpansion Seahawks, who resided in the same division as the Saints, the NFCWest, for their inaugural season in the

PASSING YARDAGE (250+yards)

? QB Drew Brees ? 39-of-60 for 404 yards, two touchdown passes, NFC Wild Card Playoff @ Qwest Field, January 8, 2011.

NFL. New Orleans has scored 50 or more points only five other times in franchise history. A look back at the results from the all-time series between the two clubs.

? QB Drew Brees ? 29-of-43 for 382 yards, four touchdown passes, @ Louisiana Superdome, November 21, 2010.

Date 11/21/76 11/18/79 11/10/85 10/16/88 9/1/91 11/16/97 9/17/00

Score W, 51-27 L, 24-38 L, 3-27 W, 20-19 W, 27-24 W, 20-17 ot L, 10-20

Site Kingdome

Att. 61,865

Kingdome

60,055

Superdome 47,365

Kingdome

63,569

Superdome 68,492

Superdome 50,493

Husky Stadium 59,513

? QB Drew Brees ? 24-of-43 for 304 yards, one touchdown pass, NFC Divisional Playoff @ CenturyLink Field, January 11, 2014.

? QB Aaron Brooks ? 29-of-47 for 274 yards, one touchdown pass, @ Seahawks Stadium, September 7, 2003.

? QB Archie Manning ? 20-of-27 for 268 yards, one touchdown pass, @ the Kingdome, November 18, 1979.

? QB Drew Brees ? 27-of-35 for 265 yards, one touchdown pass, @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome, October 30, 2019.

9/7/03 9/12/04 10/14/07 11/21/10

L, 10-27 L, 7-21 W, 28-17 W, 34-19

Seahawks Stad. 52,250 Superdome 64,900 Qwest Field 68,296 Superdome 70,015

RECEIVING YARDAGE (100+yards)

? WRMarques Colston ? 11 receptions for 139 yards and one touchdown, NFC Divisional Playoff @ CenturyLink Field, January 11, 2014.

1/8/11* 12/2/13 1/11/14# 10/30/16

L, 36-41 L, 7-34 L, 15-23 W, 25-20

Qwest Field 66,336 CenturyLink Fld. 68,387 CenturyLink Fld. 63,388 Superdome 73,088

? TEHenry Childs ? Six receptions for 121 yards, @ the Kingdome, November 18, 1979.

? WRMarques Colston ? Eight receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns, @ Louisiana Superdome, November 21, 2010.

* NFC Wild Card Playoff # NFC Divisional Playoff

? WRDavid Patten ? Eight receptions for 113 yards, @ Qwest Field, October 14, 2007.

? WRJoe Horn ? Six receptions for 110 yards, @ the Superdome, September 12, 2004.

.? WR Donte'Stallworth ? Eight receptions for 101 yards, @ Seahawks Stadium, September 7, 2003.

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LAST MEETING

back of the end zone as time expired.

Saints 25, Seattle Seahawks 20; October 30, 2016 @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome ? The Saints snapped the Seahawks' four-game unbeaten streak and improved to 3-4 following a 25-20 victory last Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

New Orleans failed to reach 400 yards of offense after outputs of 523 yards and 463 yards in the past two contests, but a balanced offensive approach of 35 passes and 35 runs proved to be successful as a team scored on Seattle's traditionally stingy defense on six-consecutive offensive possessions for the first time since December 27, 2009.

After the Saints and Seahawks traded punts to start the

Brees completed 27-of-35 passes for 265 yards with one

contest, RB Mark Ingram fumbled the ball on New Orleans' touchdown, no interceptions and a 107.4 passer rating.

second offensive series and it was picked up by Seattle S Hightower carried 26 times for 102 yards as a Saint

Earl Thomas at the Saints 34-yard line and returned it for reached the century mark for the first time this season. It

a touchdown. New Orleans finally started to find their

marked the sixth 100-yard rushing game of Hightower's

groove offensively with a 15-play, 83-yard drive that fea- career and second as a Saint. He fell just two carries short

tured two key third down conversions in New Orleans terri- of matching the career-high 28 attempts he set as a Saint

tory and ended with a 22-yard field goal by K Wil Lutz. The last season at Tampa Bay on Dec. 13, 2015.

Seahawks took a 14-3 lead with 9:53 remaining in the second quarter on a two-yard rushing touchdown by RB Christine Michael. The Saints would move within one at the end of the first half when Lutz booted a 53-yard field goal and QB Drew Brees ran a one-yard quarterback sneak for a touchdown.

Cooks caught four passes for 44 yards with the touchdown, while fellow WRs Willie Snead IV and Michael Thomas had six grabs apiece. LB Nate Stupar had his first-career interception, picking off Wilson in the second quarter. Lutz was four-for-four on field goal attempts, including a 53-yard conversion in the second quarter, marking his third make of 50

Getting the ball coming out of the second half, the Sea-

-plus yards this season, one shy of the franchise record in

hawks extended their lead to 17-13 on a 44-yard field goal a season. He also became the first Saints kicker to make

by K Steven Hauschka, when they put together an 11-play, four field goals in a contest since K Zach Hocker converted

49-yard drive, keyed by 31 rushing yards by Michael on

on four attempts at Arizona on Sept. 13, 2015.

five carries. The Saints responded with an 11-play, 74-yard

drive that ended with a 21-yard field goal by Lutz. The key

play came on a 38-yard completion from Brees to WR Brandon Coleman, coming on a flea flicker play which

SAINTS-SEAHAWKS CONNECTIONS

put the Saints in field goal range. After the New Orleans New Orleans Executive Vice President/General Manager

defense then forced a three-and-out, New Orleans got their Mickey Loomis spent 15 years with Seattle, most re-

first lead with 12:24 left in the contest on a two-yard touch- cently as Executive Vice President from 1992-98. He origi-

down from Brees to WR Brandin Cooks, capping a nine- nally joined the Seahawks in October 1983, as the team's

play, 71-yard drive, where the signal-caller completed four- business manager and was promoted to Vice President/

of-four passes, totaling 30 yards with a 28-yard rush by RB finance in 1990...Saints QB Drew Brees was tutored by

Tim Hightower mixed in.

Seattle Offensive Coordinator Brian Schottenheimer when

On the next drive, New Orleans would allow the Seahawks to advance as far as their three-yard line, but kept the Seahawks out of the end zone, forcing a 21-yard Hauschka field goal and keeping a 22-20 lead.

he served as quarterbacks coach in San Diego from 200205. Saints Offensive Coordinator Pete Carmichael and Schottenheimer served on the same Chargers staff...Saints National Scout Mike Baugh is a graduate of Central Washington University, who spent eight years in various capaci-

New Orleans then got the ball back with 6:38 left in the

ties with the Seahawks from 1992-99 before joining the

contest and on a key third-and-five play from the Seattle 44 Saints scouting staff in 2000...New Orleans tight end Josh

-yard line, Brees connected on a 20-yard completion to

Hill prepped at Blackfoot (Idaho) HS and then finished

Cooks in the middle of the field that would help set up a 41- his college career at Idaho State...New Orleans quarter-

yard field goal by Lutz, his fourth of the game, extending back Taysom Hill prepped at Highland (Pocatello, Idaho)

New Orleans' lead to 25-20 with 1:57 left. On their final

HS...New Orleans wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith was col-

drive, Seattle would advance to the New Orleans 10-yard lege teammates with Seattle LB Shaquem Griffin and CB

line, with Seahawks QB Russell Wilson keeping his team's Shaquill Griffin...Seattle Passing Game Coordinator An-

hopes alive with a third-and-six completion to WR Doug dre Curtis served as Assistant Secondary Coach in

Baldwin for a 27-yard gain. The Saints were not done

New Orleans from 2012-14. Saints Senior Defensive Assis-

from a defensive standpoint though as they successfully kept the Seahawks out of the end zone, as Seattle WR Jermaine Kearse failed to make a tough catch in the

tant Peter Giunta and Curtis served on the same Giants staff from 2006-08.

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2002. He also coached at Idaho in 2004...Saints Lineback-

SEAHAWKS CONNECTIONS

ers Coach Mike Nolan played at Oregon from 1978-80 and

New Orleans guard Larry Warford and Seattle DL Ezekiel Ansah were teammates in Detroit from 2013-16...New Orleans Secondary Coach Aaron Glenn played for Seahawks Executive VP of Football Operations/Head Coach Pete Carroll with the New York Jets in 1994, when Glenn was a rookie first round pick and Carroll was a rookie head coach...Saints Senior Offensive Assistant Curtis Johnson and Seattle Assistant Head Coach/Defense Clint Hurtt served on the same staffs at the University of Miami from 2001-04 and with the Chicago Bears in 2016. Hurtt also tutored Saints defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins from 2012-13 as defensive line coach at Louisville...New Orleans Assistant General Manager/College

served on their staff in 1981...Saints Quarterbacks Coach Joe Lombardi's father Vince Lombardi Jr. previously served as assistant to the GM for the Seahawks...Seahawks center Ethan Pocic played at LSU...Seattle guard D.J. Fluker is a New Orleans native who prepped at Foley (Al.) HS...Apple and Fluker were teammates in New York in 2017...Apple and Saints CB Marshon Lattimore played with Seahawks OL Jamarco Jones at Ohio State...Seattle defensive tackle Al Woods is a Jennings native and former LSU standout who originally was a fourth round draft pick of the Saints in 2010...Saints LB Kiko Alonso played at the University of Oregon.

Scouting Director Jeff Ireland served as a draft consultant

for the Seahawks in 2014...New Orleans Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Dan Dalrymple went to training camp

DATING GAME

with the Seahawks in 1987...New Orleans guard/center Nick Easton and Seattle tight end Tyler Ott were college teammates at Harvard...Saints safety Marcus Williams and Seahawks safety Marquise Blair and linebacker Cody Barton played on the same Utah defense...Seahawks Offensive Assistant Austin Davis is a Collinsville, Mississippi native who played quarterback at Southern Mississippi and played with Saints tight end Jared Cook in St. Louis from 2013-14 and with linebacker Craig Robertson in Cleveland in 2015...Saints running back Dwayne Washington played at the University of Washington from 2013

This week's game at Seattle is being played on Sept. 22 The Saints are 5-2 on Sept. 22. New Orleans' first Sept. 22 game was in 1968 when they defeated Washington 31-7 in Tulane Stadium and their last was also a win by the score of 31-7 over the Arizona will be looking to improve their road record on Sept. 22 to 2-1, having split the first two contests. The club has faced The Los Angeles Rams, Washington, Minnesota, Arizona, Chicago and Tampa Bay on this date. Here is a brief look at New Orleans' Sept. 22 games:

and also played with Ansah in Detroit from 2016-17...

1968 - The Saints Defeat Washington 31-17 at Tulane Sta-

Saints safety Vonn Bell and wide receiver Michael Thomas dium.

won the 2014 College Football Championship with tight end Nick Vannett...Saints center Coby Fleener played at Stanford with Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin and

1974 - The Saints lose to the Los Angeles Rams 24-0 in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

cornerback Richard Sherman...Saints tackle Tony Hills and 1985 - The Saints defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-

Seahawks safety Earl Thomas won the 2006 BCS National 13 at the Louisiana Superdome in Tom Benson's first victo-

Championship at Texas...Saints linebacker Kaden Elliss ry as owner of the team.

played at Idaho...Saints defensive end Carl Granderson 1991 - The Saints shutout the Minnesota Vikings 26-0 at played at Wyoming...Saints linebacker Demario Davis and the Louisiana Superdome. Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith were teammates with the New York Jets from 2013-16. Saints CB Eli Apple and 1996 - The Saints fall to the Arizona Cardinals 28-14 at the Smith were teammates with the Giants in 2017...Seahawks Superdome.

WR DK Metcalf played at the University of Mississip-

2002 - New Orleans defeats the Chicago Bears 29-23 at

pi...New Orleans DB Justin Hardee and Seattle WR Malik the University of Illinois' Memorial Stadium.

Turner were college teammates at the University of Illi-

nois...New Orleans Running Backs Coach Joel Thomas

2013 - New Orleans defeats the Arizona Cardinals 31-7 at

played running back at Idaho from 1993-98, served on their the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

coaching staff from 2004-05 and served on the staff at the

University of Washington from 2009-12...Seattle Running

Backs Coach Chad Morton played for the Saints in 2000

and played for the Jets in 2001, where he was a team-

mates of Glenn...Saints Defensive Line Coach Ryan Niel-

sen played for Carroll as a senior at USC in 2001 and

then was a grad assistant under him with the Trojans in

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TRANSACTIONS

JULY

18 ? Placed DE Carl Granderson on Reserve/Did Not Report.

23 ? Placed DT Sheldon Rankins on Reserve/PUP.

nell Sankey and FB Shane Smith. Terminated the contracts of TE A.J. Derby, DL Geneo Grissom, G/C Ryan Groy, RB Jacquizz Rodgers, CB Kayvon Webster and RB Kerwynn Williams and placed LBs Will Compton, Colton Jumper and Josh Martin on Injured Reserve.

25 ? Signed CB T.J. Green, DT Ziggy Hood and LB Josh 31 ? Terminated contracts of S Chris Banjo, FB Michael

Martin, waived/injured DL Kenny Bigelow Jr. and

Burton, DT Ziggy Hood, T Michael Ola and DL Sylvest-

waived WR Chad Hansen.

er Williams. Waived TE Dan Arnold, WR Emmanuel

26 ? Placed DL Kenny Bigelow Jr. on Injured Reserve.

Butler, DB T.J. Green, LB Porter Gustin, C Marcus Henry, WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey, OL Derrick Kelly II, TE

29 ? Signed G/T Patrick Omameh, reached an injury settle- Alize' Mack, RB Devine Ozigbo and DB Terrell Williams

ment with DL Kenny Bigelow Jr. and released WR Camer- Jr. Placed T Jermon Bushrod on Reserve/Retired.

on Meredith.

Placed T/G Marshall Newhouse, CB/PR Marcus Sherels

30 ? Signed WR Travin Dural and RB Robert Kelley, placed RB Javorius Allen on Injured Reserve and waived/ injured DB Chris Campbell.

31 ? Placed DB Chris Campbell on Injured Reserve.

and C/G Cameron Tom on Injured Reserve. Placed DT David Onyemata on Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner. Reinstated/Exempt/Commissioner Permission DE Carl Granderson.

AUGUST 1 ? Re-signed TE Jake Powell and waived QB J.T. Barrett.

SEPTEMBER

1 ? Acquired LB Kiko Alonso in exchange for LB Vince Biegel. Agreed to practice squad contracts with TE Dan

3 ? Signed RB Jacquizz Rodgers and waived/injured Rob- Arnold, WR Emmanuel Butler, DB T.J. Green, WR

ert Kelley.

Lil'Jordan Humphrey, OL Derrick Kelly II, OL John

5 ? Reached an injury settlement with RB Robert Kelley.

Leglue, DL Mitchell Loewen, TE Alize' Mack, RB Taquan Mizzell and DB Terrell Williams Jr. Reached

7 ? Signed TE A.J. Derby and waived OL Nate Wozniak. injury settlements with T/G Marshall Newhouse, CB/PR

8 ? Waived/injured RB Matthew Dayes and signed RB Ker- Marcus Sherels.

wynn Williams.

5 ? Reached an injury settlement with LB Will Compton.

9 ? Reached an injury settlement with RB Javorius Allen and placed RB Matthew Dayes on Injured Reserve.

10 ? Waived TE Jake Powell, Terminated Contract/Left Squad WR Rishard Matthews and placed OL Ulrick John on Injured Reserve.

12 ? Signed T Chris Clark and FB Shane Smith.

14 ? Signed LB Drew Lewis.

15 ? Reached an injury settlement with T Ulrick John.

21 ? Placed T Chris Clark on Injured Reserve, waived LS Nick Moore and signed LB Will Compton and OL Fisayo Awolaja.

9 ? Signed DL Mitchell Loewen to the active roster from the practice squad and terminated the contract of DL Wes Horton.

10 ? Waived DL Mitchell Loewen and reached an injury settlement with RB Matthew Dayes. DT David Onyemata reinstated by commissioner.

12 ? Re-signed DL Mitchell Loewen to the practice squad.

16 ? Placed LB Alex Anzalone on Injured Reserve and reinstated DE Carl Granderson from Commissioner/Exempt.

22 ? Reached an injury settlement with DB Chris Campbell.

26 ? Reached an injury settlement with T Chris Clark and placed TE Garrett Griffin on Injured Reserve.

30 ? Signed T Jermon Bushrod. Waived OL Fisayo Awolaja, WRs Simmie Cobbs Jr., Travin Dural and Cyril Grayson Jr., DL Corbin Kaufusi, LBs Drew Lewis and Dar-

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GAME SUMMARIES

five of his kickoffs out for touchbacks. It was New Orleans' first season opening victory since

WEEK 1: Saints 30, Houston Texans 28; September 9, 2013.

2019 @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome ? After a rough start Houston Texans 24, New Orleans Saints 6; November

and trailing by as much as 11 points at halftime, the Saints 29, 2015 @ NRG Stadium ? New Orleans struggled to put

pulled off a thrilling 30-28 comeback victory, complete with together consistent drives on offense and despite a gritty

six sacks, an S Marcus Williams pick, a balanced offense defensive effort, struggled on offense when both Drew

and a 58-yard field goal as time expired.

Brees and Teddy Bridgewater quarterbacked the team.

In the Monday night season opener, QB Drew Brees finished with 370 passing yards, two touchdowns and a 105.8 passer rating.

After struggling with penalties, the Saints offense was unable to overcome that on third down, finishing just 4-of-13 on their third down attempts.

WR Michael Thomas topped the receiving corps with 123 yards on ten receptions. WR Ted Ginn Jr. added seven receptions for 101 yards and a 41-yard grab.

Following an interception by Rams S John Johnson, Los Angeles capped their first drive, a seven-play 3:43 minute drive with a 24-yard field goal by K Greg Zuerlein to get on the scoreboard first, a lead they would never relinquish.

RB Alvin Kamara led in rushing with 97 yards on 13 carries After a Saints three-and-out on the ensuing drive, the Tex-

and had seven receptions for 72 yards. Latavius Murray ans scored again, this time on a three-yard pass to WR

carried the ball six times for 43 yards with a 30-yard touch- Cecil Shorts III. After a second unsuccessful series by the

down.

Saints offense, Brees was forced to leave the game with a

The rough start began with an unproductive first offensive drive for New Orleans followed by a series where Texans OLB Whitney Mercilus picked of a Brees pass intended for Murray at the Houston four-year line. Houston QB Deshaun Watson then engineered a seven-play, 94-yard drive that ended with a 21-yard rushing touchdown by the third-year signal-caller. New Orleans' offense wouldn't remain scoreless for long though as K Wil Lutz drilled a 32-yard field goal. The Texans then extended the lead to 14-3 on a twoyard touchdown pass from Watson to WR Deandre Hopkins.

thumb injury. However, the Rams offense was unable to score on their next three offensive drives, as a sack by DE Cameron Jordan ended one and a fumble recovery by the All-Pro end the other. On the Saints' first possession of the second quarter, powered by a 19-yard punt return by WR/RS Deonte Harris, K Wil Lutz connected on a 30-yard field goal to put the Saints on the board. Following a failed fourth down attempt by the Saints and a subsequent 20yard run by Rams RB Todd Gurley, Zuerlein converted a 22-yard field goal at the end of the first half. Besides a pair of field goals, the Saints offense wasn't able to get going in the second half and the Rams used an four-yard touch-

The Saints got the ball first in the third quarter and scored down run by Gurley and a two-yard touchdown connection

their first touchdown of 2019 and moved within four on

between QB Jared Goff and WR Brandin Cooks to extend

Murray's scoring run. But the Texans answered with a 16- the lead.

yard touchdown connection from Watson to Hopkins. How-

ever on New Orleans' next possession, the Saints an-

swered with a seven-yard touchdown pass from Brees to

QB Taysom Hill, followed up by Williams' pick.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, New Orleans took their first lead of the night when Brees connected with WR Tre'Quan Smith on a 14-yard touchdown. Following another Lutz field goal, the Texans answered when Watson found Texans WR Kenny Stills for a 37-yard touchdown reception with 37 seconds left.

Brees then completed three quick passes and spiked the ball twice. After New Orleans used their final timeout, Lutz, who missed a 56-yard field goal near the end of the first half, connected on a career-long 58-yard field goal as time expired to five the Saints the 30-28 win. For his last-second heroics, head coach Sean Payton awarded Lutz with a game ball.

Lutz was perfect on all three point after tries, and drove all

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COMMUNICATIONS STAFF HOW DO YOU SAY IT

2019 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Greg Bensel-Senior Vice President of Communications Email: greg.bensel@saints. Phone: (504) 731-1794

New Orleans Saints Pronunciation Guide

LB Alex Anzalone (anne-zuh-LOAN-ee)

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Terron Armstead (ter-RON)

LB Demario Davis (duh-MAR-ee-oh)

RB Alvin Kamara (kuh-Mare-Uh)

Doug Miller-Exec. Director of Football Communications Email: doug.miller@saints. Phone: (504) 731-1895

G/T Patrick Omameh (oh-MAH-meh )

T/G Andrus Peat (ANN-druss PEET)

T

Ryan Ramczyk (RAM-check)

Senior Defensive Asst. Peter Giunta (GEN-ta).

Justin Macione-Director of Football Communications/ Publications Director

Offensive Line Coach Dan Roushar (ROW-shar).

2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Email: justin.macione@saints. Phone: (504) 731-1848

Date

REGULAR SEASON

Opponent

Time/Network

Evan Meyers-Football Communications Manager/Legends Sept. 9 HOUSTON TEXANS

Program Coordinator

Sept. 15 @Los Angeles Rams

W, 30-28 L, 9-27

Email: evan.meyers@saints.

Sept. 22 @Seattle Seahawks

3:25PM/CBS

Phone: (504) 731-1844

Sept. 29 DALLAS COWBOYS

7:20PM/NBC

Oct. 6 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 12:00PM FOX

Jordy Spitale-Corporate Communications Manager

Oct. 13 @Jacksonville Jaguars

12:00PM/CBS

Email: jordy.spitale@saints.

Oct. 20 @Chicago Bears

3:25PM/FOX

Phone: (504) 731-1894

Oct. 27 ARIZONA CARDINALS 12:00PM/CBS

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Davis Friend-Communications Associate

Nov. 10 ATLANTA FALCONS

12:00PM/FOX

Email: davis.friend@saints.

Nov. 17 @Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00PM/FOX

Phone: (504) 731-1842

Nov. 24 CAROLINA PANTHERS 12:00PM/FOX

Nov. 28 @Atlanta Falcons

7:20PM/NBC

HONORS

NFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEK 1: K Wil Lutz New Orleans Saints 30, Houston Texans 28 @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Sept. 9, 2019

Dec. 8 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Dec. 16 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Dec. 22 @Tennessee Titans Dec. 29 @Carolina Panthers

12:00PM/FOX 7:15PM/ESPN 12:00PM/FOX 12:00PM/FOX

Converted a career-long 58-yard field goal on the final play of the game to win the game. The 58-yarder was thirdlongest in team history. Also converted all three PATs, and had all five kickoffs sail into the end zone for touchbacks

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