National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 40, New Orleans 32
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 9, 2012
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: David Scott
Attendance: 72180
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 1010101040
New Orleans 7731532
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 7:05
Washington FG New Orleans 0 - Washington 3
Billy Cundiff 37 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 3:49
New Orleans TD New Orleans 7 - Washington 3
Jimmy Graham 20 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
1st Quarter - 3:28
Washington TD New Orleans 7 - Washington 10
Pierre Garcon 88 yd. pass from Robert Griffin III (Billy Cundiff kick)
2nd Quarter - 11:33
Washington TD New Orleans 7 - Washington 17
Aldrick Robinson 5 yd. pass from Robert Griffin III (Billy Cundiff kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:08
Washington FG New Orleans 7 - Washington 20
Billy Cundiff 41 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:40
New Orleans TD New Orleans 14 - Washington 20
Courtney Roby 4 yd. blocked punt return (Garrett Hartley kick)
3rd Quarter - 11:24
Washington TD New Orleans 14 - Washington 27
Alfred Morris 1 yd. run (Billy Cundiff kick)
3rd Quarter - 7:10
Washington FG New Orleans 14 - Washington 30
Billy Cundiff 37 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 1:50
New Orleans FG New Orleans 17 - Washington 30
Garrett Hartley 21 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 10:59
Washington FG New Orleans 17 - Washington 33
Billy Cundiff 45 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 6:19
New Orleans TD New Orleans 25 - Washington 33
Lance Moore 33 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Darren Sproles run)
4th Quarter - 3:18
Washington TD New Orleans 25 - Washington 40
Alfred Morris 3 yd. run (Billy Cundiff kick)
4th Quarter - 2:25
New Orleans TD New Orleans 32 - Washington 40
Darren Sproles 2 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Washington New Orleans
1st Downs 22 24
Rushing 7 2
Passing 13 17
Penalty 2 5
3rd Down Conversions 4-15 2-11
4th Down Conversions 1-1 2-2
Punts-Average 4-34.8 5-55.6
Return Yards 133 117
Punts-Returns 4-34 2-14
Kickoffs-Returns 2-49 3-103
Int-Returns 2-50 0-0
Penalties-Yards 12-127 12-107
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-1
Time of Possession 39:10 20:50
Total Net Yards 459 358
Total Plays 71 64
Average Gain 6.5 5.6
Net Yards Rushing 153 32
Rushes 43 10
Average/Rush 3.6 3.2
Net Yards Passing 306 326
Comp-Att 19-26 24-52
Yards/Pass 10.9 6.0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-14 2-13
Had Intercepted 0 2
Touchdowns 4 4
Rushing 2 0
Passing 2 3
Other 0 1
Extra Points 4-4 4-4
Field Goals 4-4 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency 3-5-60% 1-2-50%
Goal To Go Efficiency 3-3-100% 1-2-50%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Washington Redskins (1-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Griffin III 19/26 320 2 0
New Orleans Saints (0-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 24/52 339 3 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
A. Morris 28 96 3.4 2 18
R. Griffin III 9 42 4.7 0 12
E. Royster 2 10 5.0 0 8
D. Young 2 3 1.5 0 2
R. Helu 2 2 1.0 0 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
P. Thomas 4 17 4.2 0 9
M. Ingram 6 15 2.5 0 6
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
P. Garcon 4 4 109 27.2 1 88
A. Robinson 6 4 52 13.0 1 29
S. Moss 5 3 47 15.7 0 27
F. Davis 4 2 38 19.0 0 26
R. Helu 3 3 25 8.3 0 21
L. Paulsen 1 1 22 22.0 0 22
J. Morgan 2 1 21 21.0 0 21
B. Banks 1 1 6 6.0 0 6
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
L. Moore 10 6 120 20.0 1 33
J. Graham 10 6 85 14.2 1 23
M. Colston 11 4 71 17.8 0 25
D. Sproles 8 5 35 7.0 1 17
P. Thomas 1 1 12 12.0 0 12
D. Henderson 2 1 11 11.0 0 11
D. Thomas 2 1 5 5.0 0 5
M. Ingram 1 0 0 0 0 0
J. Collins 2 0 0 0 0 0
J. Morgan 2 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Gomes 1 49 0
R. Doughty 1 1 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Hall 1.0 7.0
R. Kerrigan 1.0 6.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
P. Robinson 1.0 9.0
S. Shanle 0.5 2.5
B. Bunkley 0.5 2.5
Tackles
  TK Ast
M. Williams 4 0
P. Riley 4 1
C. Griffin 3 0
J. Wilson 3 2
R. Kerrigan 2 0
B. Orakpo 2 0
L. Fletcher 2 1
D. Hall 2 1
D. Gomes 2 3
S. Bowen 1 0
A. Carriker 1 0
Tackles
  TK Ast
R. Harper 7 2
C. Jordan 5 6
C. Lofton 4 5
P. Robinson 3 0
C. White 3 1
M. Jenkins 3 2
J. Patrick 2 0
J. Galette 2 0
W. Herring 2 2
D. Hawthorne 2 3
B. Bunkley 2 3
S. Ellis 2 5
J. Casillas 1 0
J. Murphy 1 1
S. Shanle 1 2
W. Smith 1 3
T. Johnson 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
D. Hall 2.0
R. Kerrigan 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
J. Galette 1.0
P. Robinson 1.0
S. Shanle 1.0
D. Hawthorne 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
B. Banks 2
R. Griffin III 1
Fumbles
  NO.
M. Colston 1