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NEW ORLEANS SAINTS WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION GUIDE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT NEW YORK GIANTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 @ METLIFE STADIUM GAME INFORMATION • ROSTERS • DEPTH CHART • TEAM AND PLAYER STATISTICS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-1) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1-2) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 – 3:25 PM (CST) METLIFE STADIUM – EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. TV: CBS (WWL 4 locally) – Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Tony Romo (color an- alyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN Radio – Bill Rosinski (play-by-play), Bill Polian (color analyst) and Anita Marks (sideline) LOCAL RADIO: WWL (870 AM and 105.3 FM) – Zach Strief (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (color analyst) and Steve Geller (sideline) SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO: Louisiana Spanish Network (97.9 FM) – Marco Garcia (play-by-play), Juan Carlos Ramos and Victor Quinonez (color analysts) scrimmage with 16 carries for 66 yards and a career-best THE MATCHUP 15 receptions for 124 yards. Adding in 16 punt return Saints (2-1) start their 2018 trek against teams from the yards, the workhorse on offense and special teams fin- NFC East this week by taking on the New York Giants (1- ished with 206 all-purpose yards. Kamara has an NFL-best 2) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. with a 3:25 430 yards from scrimmage and leads running backs in re- p.m. CT kickoff. The Saints are currently tied for first place ceiving and receiving yardage with 30 grabs for 289 yards. in the NFC South with the Carolina Panthers and Tampa DE Cameron Jordan led an inspired effort by the de- Bay Buccaneers. Sunday’s contest will be the first of two fense with two sacks, as he is tied for the NFL lead with straight tilts with NFC East clubs. New Orleans is coming four total takedowns. The Saints defense allowed only 48 off a 43-47 overtime victory at the Atlanta Falcons. rushing yards on 22 carries (2.2 avg.), as they also forced The win over the Falcons marked another sparkling Atlanta to punt on their last possession of regulation to performance by QB Drew Brees, who completed 39-of-49 send the game to overtime. passes for 396 yards with three touchdowns and a 120.7 Special teams played a crucial role in the victory for passer rating, also rushing three times for seven yards with New Orleans as DE Alex Okafor blocked a punt in the third two touchdowns, including the game-winning quarterback quarter that was recovered by LB Craig Robertson to set sneak in overtime. Brees became the NFL’s completions up a short field for a Saints touchdown. P Thomas Mor- leader (6,326) and the first player in NFL history with 350 stead booted four punts for 202 yards (50.5 gross and yards passing, three passing touchdowns and two rushing 42.5 net avg.) with two placed inside the 20-yard line and touchdowns without an interception in a single game. K Wil Lutz drilled three field goals and four PATs as he Brees wasn’t alone in creating the fireworks in the win moved into the top 10 in club record books in points. at Atlanta. WR Michael Thomas had ten receptions for 129 Since joining the Saints in 2006, Head Coach Sean yards, giving him season totals of 38 grabs for 398 yards Payton is 48-41 (.539) on the road. The Saints are 1–1 and three touchdowns to lead the NFL in catches and under Payton at the Giants, for whom he served as offen- yardage. No NFL player has had as many catches as sive coordinator from 2000-2002 and 4-1 against the Gi- Thomas through the first three games of a season. RB ants overall under his leadership, having scored at least 30 Alvin Kamara had a career-high 190 total yards from points in each victory. Saints at Giants: Week 4 2 THE COACHES have qualified for nine playoff berths, won seven division titles, and advanced to Super Bowl XXXIX). In 2017 the Saints Head Coach Sean Payton has posted a 114-77 Vikings were one of four teams with an NFL-best 13-3 rec- overall record (.597), including a 7-5 postseason mark ord and won the NFC North title. Minnesota finished 10th in (.583) after the franchise had won only one playoff game the NFL in scoring (23.9 ppg.), 11th in total yardage (356.9 prior to his arrival. Payton holds the club’s top win total and ypg.), and seventh in rushing yardage (122.3 ypg.) under winning percentage. He continues to represent the Saints his tutelage. A native of Dearborn Heights, MI, Shurmur as the model of stability not only within the NFC South, as was a four-year letterman at Michigan State at center, he is the longest tenured head coach within the division, earning All-Big Ten honors and All-America honorable but also among the most accomplished within the NFL. mention accolades as a senior (1987). He earned a mas- Only New England’s Bill Belichick (2000), Cincinnati’s ter’s degree in financial administration and was the first- Marvin Lewis (2003) and Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy ever graduate student football player at Michigan State. (hired one week prior to Payton in 2006) have been with their teams longer. Payton is also one of just eight active coaches to lead a team to a Super Bowl victory. The others SERIES HISTORY are Belichick, Seattle’s Pete Carroll, Oakland’s Jon Gruden The Saints and Giants have met 29 times, with New York (Tampa Bay in 2002), Baltimore’s John Harbaugh, McCar- holding a 16-13 advantage. The Saints have posted a 4-12 thy, Philadelphia’s Doug Pederson and Pittsburgh’s Mike record in contests played in four different stadiums at the Tomlin. The 2017 Saints yielded an 11-5 regular season Giants and will be looking for their first win at their home record, producing their first playoff berth since 2013, be- stadium since a 30-7 victory on December 24, 2006 and hind a squad led by QB Drew Brees offensively and DE their first victory at MetLife Stadium. Cameron Jordan defensively, this team featured seven players selected to the Pro Bowl, tied for the most in club history and four draft picks selected to the PFWA All- SERIES FAST FACTS Rookie Team, two more than any other club. With RB Alvin Kamara and CB Marshon Lattimore, the 2017 Saints were Saints’ Largest Margin of Victory: 38 points, Saints the first team to have both the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of won 45-7 on 12/14/03 at the Louisiana Superdome. the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year since 1967. Giants’ Largest Margin of Victory: 28 points, Giants The Saints defense saw improvement in virtually every ma- won 31-3 on 10/24/99 at Giants Stadium. jor statistical category. New Orleans moved up ten spots in Current Series Streak: Saints won the last contest, 52- total defense, including from 32nd to 15th against the pass. 49, 11/1/15. After ranking 31st in opponent points per game in 2016, New Orleans moved up to tenth in 2017, surrendering only Saints’ Longest Win Streak: Three games, 12/24/06- 20.4 points per game. Payton earned a bachelor’s degree 11/28/11. in communications at Eastern Illinois, where as a quarter- Giants’ Longest Win Streak: Three games, 9/28/97- back he had 10,665 passing yards, at the time the third- 9/30/01. highest total in NCAA Division I-AA history. Payton was inducted into the Eastern Illinois Hall of Fame in September Most Points by Saints in a Game: 52 points, Saints won 52-49 on 11/1/15 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. of 2000 and had his jersey retired in a ceremony in Sep- tember of 2010. He received an honorary doctorate from Most Points by Giants in a Game: 52 points, Giants his alma mater in 2013. Payton was born December 29, won 52-27 on 12/9/12 at MetLife Stadium 1963 in San Mateo, Calif., and raised in Naperville, Ill., Most Combined Points (Both Teams): 101 points, Payton has a daughter, Meghan and a son, Connor. Saints won 52-49, 11/1/15 at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Fewest Points by Saints in a Game: Three points, Gi- Pat Shurmur was named the 18th head coach in Giants ants won 31-3 on 10/24/99 at Giants Stadium. history on Jan. 22, 2018. A 20-year NFL coaching veteran, Fewest Points by Giants in a Game: Three points (Tie), Shurmur joined the Giants after a two-year stint with the Saints won 17-3 on 12/15/96 at Giants Stadium (Most Re- Minnesota Vikings, including the last 27 games as offen- cent). Saints won 10-3 on 12/15/84 at Giants Stadium sive coordinator. In 2017, he was named the NFL Assistant (First). Coach of the Year by the PFWA. This is the second head Fewest Combined Points (Both Teams): 13 points, coaching assignment for Shurmur, who led the Cleveland Saints won 10-3 on 12/15/84 at Giants Stadium. Browns from 2011-12. Shurmur’s been a part of teams that Saints at Giants: Week 4 3 SUPERLATIVES him to cough the ball up and it was recovered by defensive end Paul Kruger at the Giants 25-yard line. Most Rushing Yards (Saints): Mario Bates, 129 yards Adversity would hit again when a 38-yard field goal attempt on 32 carries (4.0 avg.) with one touchdown on 12/15/96 at by kick Wil Lutz was blocked by Giants defensive tackle Giants Stadium.