The Saints looked kind of ho-hum last night in Foxboro. Drew Brees was sharp on the short stuff hitting 9 of 13 passes for 55 yards. Patrick Ramsey was also pretty decent last night as he completed 7 of 11 passes for 111 yards. Chase Daniel didn’t look so hot though despite completing 6 of 9 passes for 50 yards because he threw a pickoff. P.J. Hill (9 carries, 30 yards, 3.3 ypc) and rookie Chris Ivory (6 carries, 30 yards, 5.0 ypc, TD run) led the way on the ground for the Saints last night. Pierre Thomas was also busy with 8 carries for 27 yards (3.4 ypc) and 4 catches for 26 yards (6.5 avg). Reggie Bush pitched in with 17 yards rushing on 5 carries (3.4 ypc) with 1 TD run. WR Adrian Arrington led the way for the Saints in the passing game last night with 4 grabs for 87 yards (21.8 avg). The Saints finished up with 100 yards rushing (3.4 ypc) and 205 yards passing last night.
Defensively, the Saints didn’t look especially good last night. But, 23-year old linebacker Jonathan Casillas was all over the football field. He led the way for the Saints last night with 11 tackles, 1 sack, 3 tackles for a loss and 1 QB hit. The Patriots finished up with 125 yards rushing (3.6 ypc) and 204 yards passing last night.
24-year old WR Larry Beavers had a big moment last night when he returned a kickoff 97 yards for a TD. He finished up with 2 kickoffs returns for 125 yards (62.5 avg) in this game.