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Saints @ Bengals
Saturday, August 18, 2007
6:30 PM CT
Paul Brown Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Scoreboard |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
| Saints |
10 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
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27 |
| Bengals |
3 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
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19 |
Fast Fact
Saints Pregame Notes
#18 Terrance Copper will start in place of #12 Marques Colston at WR.
#81 David Patten will start in place of #19 Devery Henderson at WR.
#64 Zach Strief will start in place of #70 Jammal Brown at LT.
#76 Jonathan Goodwin will start in place of #52 Jeff Faine at C.
#80 Mark Campbell will start in place of #82 Eric Johnson at TE.
#92 Kendrick Clancy will start in place of #99 Hollis Thomas at NT.
#96 Antwan Lake will start in place of #66 Brian Young at NT.
#98 Dhani Jones will start in place of #55 Scott Fujita at SLB.
#42 Jason David will start in place of #22 Fred Thomas at RCB.
The following Saints are not expected to play against the Bengals:
#12 Marques Colston
#19 Devery Henderson
#52 Jeff Faine
#55 Scott Fujita
#66 Brian Young
#68 Dave Yovanovits
#70 Jammal Brown
#93 Rob Ninkovich
Saints captains for the game are:
#21 Jason Craft
#29 Josh Bullocks
#58 Scott Shanle
#67 Jamar Nesbit
By The Number
6 - Drew Brees completed all six of his passes on the Saints' opening scoring drive, good for 55 yards.
3 - The Saints scored three rushing touchdowns, with Deuce McAllister, Reggie Bush and Antonio Pittman all finding the end zone.
Key Play
The Saints drove down the field on their opening drive, with Deuce McAllister powering in from eight yards for a touchdown.
Shayne Graham booted a 51-yard field goal to put the Bengals on the scoreboard.
Olindo Mare answered with a 48-yard kick to push the New Orleans lead back to seven points.
Charles Grant sacked Carson Palmer and forced a fumble that Antwan Lake recovered on the Cincinnati 22.
Reggie Bush scored on a 6-yard run five plays after the fumble.
Graham was good on a 33-yard kick to make the score 17-6 in favor of the Saints.
Following a sack of Jamie Martin that forced a fumble recovered by the Bengals inside the Saints' 5-yard line, the New Orleans defense was able to force Graham's third field goal of the half, a 25-yarder.
Graham kicked a 32-yard field goal with :03 remaining in the half to make the score 17-12 at the break.
Antonio Pittman scored on a 1-yard plunge on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Mare drilled a 23-yard field goal with 1:50 left in the fourth quarter.
Jeff Rowe threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Skyler Green with :02 remaining to make the final score 27-19.
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