The New Orleans Saints beat the San Diego Chargers, 31 to 24, on October 7, 2012.

2012 New Orleans Saints

Final

SD

24

NO

Saints

1-4-0

31

1

7

7

2

10

7

3

7

7

4

0

10

Total

24

31

1st quarter

SD

NO

Chargers

Robert Meachem 15-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick)

7

0

Saints

Devery Henderson 40-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

SD

NO

Chargers

Nick Novak 20-yard field goal

10

7

Saints

Marques Colston 19-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)

10

14

Chargers

Robert Meachem 44-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick)

17

14

3rd quarter

SD

NO

Chargers

Ryan Mathews 13-yard run (Nick Novak kick)

24

14

Saints

Marques Colston 16-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)

24

21

4th quarter

SD

NO

Saints

Marques Colston 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)

24

28

Saints

Garrett Hartley 26-yard field goal

24

31

Chargers

Saints

1st Downs

27

21

Passing 1st Downs

18

19

Rushing 1st Downs

6

1

1st downs from penalties

3

1

3rd down efficiency

4 - 12

9 - 16

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 1

Total Plays

65

69

Total Yards

427

404

Yards per play

6.6

5.9

Passing

310

351

Comp - Att

27 - 42

29 - 45

Yards per pass

6.6

7.3

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 44

3 - 19

Rushing

117

53

Rushing Attempts

18

21

Yards per rush

6.5

2.5

Penalties

7

10

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

30:34

29:26

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Philip Rivers 27 42 354 8.4 2 1 5 96.7
Team 27 42 310 8.4 2 1 5 96.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ryan Mathews 12 80 6.7 1
Ronnie Brown 2 27 13.5 0
Jackie Battle 4 10 2.5 0
Team 18 117 6.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Malcom Floyd 5 108 21.6 0 8
Robert Meachem 3 67 22.3 2 4
Ryan Mathews 6 59 9.8 0 8
Ronnie Brown 5 47 9.4 0 5
Eddie Royal 2 31 15.5 0 5
Antonio Gates 3 19 6.3 0 7
Dante Rosario 1 16 16.0 0 1
Jackie Battle 2 7 3.5 0 2
Team 27 354 8.4 2 40

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Philip Rivers 1 1 0
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Antoine Cason 8 7 0.0 0 0 0
Eric Weddle 7 6 1.0 0 0 0
Marcus Gilchrist 4 4 0.0 1 1 0
Quentin Jammer 6 4 0.0 0 2 0
Corey Lynch 4 4 0.0 1 0 0
Takeo Spikes 4 4 0.0 0 0 1
Jarret Johnson 3 3 0.0 1 0 0
Shaun Phillips 4 3 1.0 1 0 1
Atari Bigby 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Demorrio Williams 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Donald Butler 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Aubrayo Franklin 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Corey Liuget 2 1 1.0 1 2 1
Philip Rivers 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Dante Rosario 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Darrell Stuckey 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Louis Vasquez 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Windt 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Antwan Barnes 0 0 0.0 0 0 2
Larry English 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Vaughn Martin 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
Kendall Reyes 0 0 0.0 0 0 2
Team 61 47 3.0 5 5 7

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Nick Novak 1 2 3 6
Team 1 2 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Scifres 4 182 45.5
Team 4 182 45.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Richard Goodman 5 127 25.4 0
Team 5 127 25.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Royal 2 16 8.0 0
Team 2 16 8.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Drew Brees 29 45 370 8.2 4 1 3 110.4
Team 29 45 351 8.2 4 1 3 110.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Pierre Thomas 9 30 3.3 0
Mark Ingram 5 16 3.2 0
Darren Sproles 5 9 1.8 0
Drew Brees 2 -2 -1.0 0
Team 21 53 2.5 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Marques Colston 9 131 14.6 3 18
Devery Henderson 8 123 15.4 1 10
Greg Camarillo 4 44 11.0 0 5
Pierre Thomas 2 40 20.0 0 2
Darren Sproles 5 28 5.6 0 7
Jimmy Graham 1 4 4.0 0 2
Joseph Morgan 0 0 0 1
Team 29 370 8.2 4 45

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Drew Brees 1 0 0
Devery Henderson 1 0 0
Mark Ingram 0 0 1
Martez Wilson 0 0 1
Team 2 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Curtis Lofton 10 9 1.0 1 0 1
Patrick Robinson 7 6 0.0 0 0 0
Roman Harper 6 5 0.0 1 3 0
Scott Shanle 5 4 0.0 0 0 0
Ramon Humber 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Sedrick Ellis 2 2 0.0 1 0 0
Junior Galette 2 2 1.0 1 0 1
Cameron Jordan 3 2 1.0 1 0 1
Johnny Patrick 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Courtney Roby 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Corey White 3 2 0.0 0 1 1
Brodrick Bunkley 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Rafael Bush 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Jed Collins 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Devery Henderson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Akiem Hicks 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Malcolm Jenkins 4 1 0.0 0 1 0
Tom Johnson 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Will Smith 2 1 1.0 1 0 2
Martez Wilson 1 1 1.0 0 0 1
Isa Abdul-Quddus 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Jabari Greer 0 0 0.0 0 1 0
Team 62 48 5.0 6 6 7

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Garrett Hartley 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Thomas Morstead 4 207 51.8
Team 4 207 51.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Darren Sproles 2 49 24.5 0
Team 2 49 24.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Darren Sproles 2 2 1.0 0
Team 2 2 1.0 0

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PASS

3,878

Carr

Derek Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Chris Olave

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PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529