Wild Card Playoff Games, 2028

played in New Orleans, LA

56 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Arizona Cardinals	3	3	0	0	-	6
New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 NOS - Cedric Harden 38 field goal
1Q: 02:07 ARI - Angel Andersen 26 field goal
2Q: 10:35 ARI - Angel Andersen 40 field goal
2Q: 02:22 NOS - Robbie Kirk 6 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 02:16 NOS - Cedric Harden 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 NOS - Cedric Harden 38 field goal
1Q: 02:07 ARI - Angel Andersen 26 field goal
2Q: 10:35 ARI - Angel Andersen 40 field goal
2Q: 02:22 NOS - Robbie Kirk 6 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 02:16 NOS - Cedric Harden 28 field goal

Team Statistics ARI NOS
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 289 297
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 4.25 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 75 149
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 3.75 4.26
Net Passing Yards 214 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 22 - 2 32 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 239 148
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.46 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/55 6/62
Punt Returns/Yards 5/36 5/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/80 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:14 30:46

Team Statistics	ARI	NOS
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	289	297
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	4.25	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	75	149
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	3.75	4.26
Net Passing Yards	214	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 22 - 2	32 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	239	148
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.46	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/55	6/62
Punt Returns/Yards	5/36	5/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/80	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:14	30:46

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:09	1:54	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
1	5:07	3:05	OWN 29	10	62	Field Goal
1	0:18	4:48	OWN 30	8	47	Field Goal
2	6:16	1:17	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
2	2:13	1:53	OWN 32	5	47	Interception
3	15:00	2:15	OWN 25	5	23	Fumble
3	11:54	2:50	OWN 30	10	33	Punt
3	7:12	1:03	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
3	3:43	1:52	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	13:40	3:03	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	9:22	3:00	OWN 16	6	17	Punt
4	3:42	0:57	OWN 20	2	-5	Fumble
4	2:10	0:33	OPP 38	3	0	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:51	OWN 29	13	50	Field Goal
1	7:15	2:08	OWN 4	5	23	Punt
1	2:02	1:44	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	10:30	4:14	OWN 21	7	37	Punt
2	4:59	2:46	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 1	1	3	Half
3	12:45	0:51	OPP 39	4	9	Downs
3	9:04	1:52	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	6:09	2:26	OWN 13	4	28	Punt
3	1:51	3:11	OWN 23	6	32	Punt
4	10:37	1:15	OWN 7	4	19	Punt
4	6:22	2:40	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	2:45	0:35	OPP 15	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:37	1:37	OWN 41	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Gavin Ozga, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Casey Brayton	11	38	3.45	13	1
RB Stoney Brewer	8	40	5.00	11	2
WR Asher Buckley	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gavin Easley	14	33	2.36	9	0
QB Gavin Ozga	10	60	6.00	16	2
RB Lester Johnson	8	52	6.50	19	2
RB Kelvin Wooden	2	6	3.00	3	0
WR Mitchell Green	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Justics Arnold	45	22	239	3/25	0	23	2	46.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	32	17	148	0/0	1	28	0	76.0

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Buddy Thatcher	6	10	52	8.67	35	14
WR Jim Sellers	4	11	74	18.50	53	23
FB Maurice Heurtin	3	3	17	5.67	5	9
RB Casey Brayton	2	2	3	1.50	0	3
WR Amos Sitron	2	3	24	12.00	1	14
TE K.C. Washington	2	5	15	7.50	2	9
TE Arnie Clancy	1	1	14	14.00	12	14
WR Keegan Lenihan	1	5	19	19.00	18	19
WR Asher Buckley	1	2	21	21.00	6	21
RB Stoney Brewer	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robbie Kirk	4	5	19	4.75	6	6	1
TE Xavier Lincoln	3	7	28	9.33	3	12	0
WR Mitchell Green	3	8	47	15.67	38	28	0
WR Sammie Blades	3	5	36	12.00	5	23	0
WR Wayne Nye	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Alfredo Godlewski	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Jon Brandon	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Gavin Easley	1	3	0	0.00	2	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Goehring	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Josh Houghtlin	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Justics Arnold	2	0	0	0
TE K.C. Washington	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Earl Bullock	1	0	0
OLB Mo Wiggins	0	1	0
ILB Javier Jensen	0	1	0
DT Garrett Allamon	0	1	0
DE Noah Luangphone	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marshall Nishioka	7	325	46.4	42.6	54	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	8	392	49.0	39.5	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel Andersen	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Harden	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mackenzie Fox	5	36	7.2	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Bullock	5	7	1.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Sellers	2	80	40.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Blades	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derek Schwartz	8	3	0.0	35	32
OLB Phil Horn	7	3	0.0	31	20
OLB Brant Lindsay	6	1	0.0	34	31
ILB Jeffery Burton	4	2	0.0	15	16
DE Eduardo Japp	3	2	0.0	33	27
ILB Rondell Gomez	3	2	0.0	35	28
S Norman Emmons	3	0	0.0	31	20
ILB Christian Hopper	2	2	0.0	31	20
OLB Harry Fulton	2	1	0.0	5	13
S Mackenzie Fox	2	0	0.0	4	12
DT Kelvin Cielo	2	0	0.0	11	5
S Brant Rayburn	2	0	0.0	3	7
CB Jameson Hixon	1	3	0.0	31	23
CB Ross Anthony	1	1	0.0	16	12
DT Bobby Dodge	1	0	0.0	23	26
CB Curtis Burton	1	0	0.0	20	26
WR Keegan Lenihan	1	0	---	---	---
CB Richard Bryant	1	0	0.0	24	24
TE K.C. Washington	1	0	---	---	---
G Dalton Fisk	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	5	1	0.0	20	48
ILB Alex Mathews	5	1	0.0	20	37
CB Zachery Dennis	5	1	0.0	13	37
S Ricardo Gozinsky	5	1	0.0	19	28
ILB Javier Jensen	5	0	0.0	7	11
CB Phil Keith	4	4	0.5	20	48
CB Earl Bullock	4	0	0.0	19	47
DE Noah Luangphone	3	1	1.5	15	32
OLB Keegan Gomez	3	0	0.0	18	27
DE Wayne Prior	1	0	0.5	1	10
OLB Mo Wiggins	1	2	0.0	20	38
DE Bucky Finley	1	1	0.0	18	36
DT Jamal Fairfield	1	0	0.0	10	13
DT Garrett Allamon	1	0	0.0	6	27
CB Brady Jacobs	0	1	0.5	1	10
DT Lucas Heath	0	1	0.0	4	8
OLB Josh Houghtlin	0	1	0.0	2	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eduardo Japp	5	27
ILB Rondell Gomez	3	28
DE Alvin Bauer	1	5
OLB Phil Horn	1	20
OLB Brant Lindsay	1	31
DE Quinn Bertolini	1	4

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Noah Luangphone	1.5	1	0	32
CB Brady Jacobs	0.5	0	0	10
DE Wayne Prior	0.5	0	0	10
CB Phil Keith	0.5	0	0	48
DE Bucky Finley	0.0	3	0	36
DT Garrett Allamon	0.0	2	0	27
OLB Keegan Gomez	0.0	1	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brant Lindsay	3	1	31
ILB Jeffery Burton	3	0	16
S Norman Emmons	2	0	20
OLB Harry Fulton	2	0	13
S Mackenzie Fox	1	0	12
DT Kelvin Cielo	1	0	5
CB Curtis Burton	1	0	26
ILB Christian Hopper	1	0	20
CB Ross Anthony	1	0	12
CB Richard Bryant	1	0	24
S Brant Rayburn	1	0	7
S Derek Schwartz	0	1	32

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Zachery Dennis	5	2	0	37
S Ricardo Gozinsky	3	1	0	28
CB Earl Bullock	3	0	0	47
S Mike Goehring	2	3	1	48
CB Phil Keith	2	0	0	48
ILB Javier Jensen	2	0	0	11
ILB Alex Mathews	1	3	0	37
CB Brady Jacobs	1	0	0	10
OLB Keegan Gomez	1	0	0	27
OLB Mo Wiggins	1	0	0	38
DT Garrett Allamon	1	0	0	27
OLB Josh Houghtlin	0	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jason Tyler	3	7	1	20	1	48
G Dalton Fisk	3	5	0	20	1	48
T Curtis Solik	2	4	0	20	1	48
T Pedro Van Pelt	1	1	0	20	0	48
G Seth McGregor	0	2	0	20	0	48
TE Arnie Clancy	0	1	0	3	0	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jerry Crawford	3	8	35	32
C Brady Lester	1	5	35	32
T Jonah Van DeWege	1	4	35	32
T Jimmy Zellers	1	3	35	32
TE Xavier Lincoln	1	3	31	28
G Edward Brewer	1	2	35	32

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
K.C. Washington	3	21
Jeffery Burton	2	24
Casey Brayton	2	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sammie Blades	2	15
Alfredo Godlewski	1	24
Wayne Nye	1	16
Jonah Van DeWege	1	14
Tom Coloma	1	12
Antonio Rivera	1	10

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Pedro Van Pelt	20	48	---	---	9	77
T Curtis Solik	20	48	---	---	9	77
G Seth McGregor	20	48	---	---	9	77
G Dalton Fisk	20	48	---	---	9	77
TE K.C. Washington	17	38	---	---	21	76
S Derek Schwartz	---	---	35	32	2	69
QB Justics Arnold	20	48	---	---	---	68
C Jason Tyler	20	48	---	---	---	68
OLB Brant Lindsay	---	---	34	31	2	67
ILB Rondell Gomez	---	---	35	28	2	65
WR Jim Sellers	19	42	---	---	4	65
DE Eduardo Japp	---	---	33	27	2	62
WR Buddy Thatcher	20	39	---	---	---	59
CB Jameson Hixon	---	---	31	23	4	58
CB Richard Bryant	---	---	24	24	10	58
ILB Jeffery Burton	---	---	15	16	24	55
RB Casey Brayton	12	25	---	---	16	53
DT Bobby Dodge	---	---	23	26	2	51
S Norman Emmons	---	---	31	20	---	51
OLB Phil Horn	---	---	31	20	---	51
ILB Christian Hopper	---	---	31	20	---	51
CB Curtis Burton	---	---	20	26	2	48
CB Ross Anthony	---	---	16	12	15	43
OLB Harry Fulton	---	---	5	13	24	42
WR Asher Buckley	12	28	---	---	---	40
FB Maurice Heurtin	6	13	---	---	17	36
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	4	12	17	33
WR Amos Sitron	3	12	---	---	17	32
WR Keegan Lenihan	0	16	---	---	7	23
RB Stoney Brewer	8	12	---	---	---	20
S Brant Rayburn	---	---	3	7	10	20
DT Kelvin Cielo	---	---	11	5	---	16
DE Alvin Bauer	---	---	1	5	8	14
TE Arnie Clancy	3	11	---	---	---	14
RB Jared Kelly	0	3	---	---	10	13
DT Marlon McInnis	---	---	1	1	8	10
C Cornell Madison	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Marshall Nishioka	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Angel Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Quinn Bertolini	---	---	1	4	---	5
TE Andrew Dugans	0	1	---	---	3	4
G Marc Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Zach Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Peyton Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Byron Stoltman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Sammie Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jonah Van DeWege	35	32	---	---	14	81
G Jerry Crawford	35	32	---	---	10	77
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	19	47	9	75
CB Phil Keith	---	---	20	48	5	73
S Mike Goehring	---	---	20	48	2	70
WR Mitchell Green	35	32	---	---	1	68
G Edward Brewer	35	32	---	---	---	67
C Brady Lester	35	32	---	---	---	67
T Jimmy Zellers	35	32	---	---	---	67
QB Gavin Ozga	35	32	---	---	---	67
WR Sammie Blades	22	24	---	---	15	61
S Ricardo Gozinsky	---	---	19	28	14	61
OLB Mo Wiggins	---	---	20	38	2	60
TE Xavier Lincoln	31	28	---	---	---	59
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	20	37	2	59
WR Robbie Kirk	29	28	---	---	---	57
DE Noah Luangphone	---	---	15	32	9	56
DE Bucky Finley	---	---	18	36	2	56
CB Zachery Dennis	---	---	13	37	2	52
OLB Josh Houghtlin	---	---	2	22	24	48
OLB Keegan Gomez	---	---	18	27	---	45
TE Alfredo Godlewski	10	7	---	---	24	41
RB Gavin Easley	19	21	---	---	---	40
RB Lester Johnson	12	9	---	---	17	38
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	6	27	2	35
DT Jamal Fairfield	---	---	10	13	7	30
ILB Javier Jensen	---	---	7	11	10	28
WR Wayne Nye	5	5	---	---	16	26
S Paul Cortez	---	---	1	22	2	25
DE Burt Brennan	---	---	6	18	---	24
FB Brent Hennessy	5	1	---	---	16	22
CB Brady Jacobs	---	---	1	10	9	20
DT Lucas Heath	---	---	4	8	---	12
CB Tom Coloma	---	---	0	0	12	12
DE Wayne Prior	---	---	1	10	---	11
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Ellis Karamazov	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Antonio Rivera	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Marshall Ward	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Connor Wahle	---	---	0	9	---	9
WR Jon Brandon	0	3	---	---	6	9
C Randal Sizemore	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Spencer Boone	4	2	---	---	---	6
K Cedric Harden	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Kelvin Wooden	3	0	---	---	---	3
QB Brenden Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	18	99	5.5
Right	7	13	1.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Justics Arnold	45	22	4	3	2	9	7	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	32	17	2	1	0	2	12	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	5	73	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	93	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	73	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	12	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	101	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	12	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jim Sellers	11	4	0	74	3	42
WR Buddy Thatcher	10	6	0	52	0	39
WR Keegan Lenihan	5	1	0	19	0	16
TE K.C. Washington	5	2	0	15	0	38
FB Maurice Heurtin	3	3	0	17	0	13
RB Stoney Brewer	3	0	2	0	0	12
WR Amos Sitron	3	2	0	24	0	12
RB Casey Brayton	2	2	0	3	0	25
WR Asher Buckley	2	1	0	21	1	28
TE Arnie Clancy	1	1	0	14	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitchell Green	8	3	47	1	32
TE Xavier Lincoln	7	3	28	0	28
WR Robbie Kirk	5	4	19	0	28
WR Sammie Blades	5	3	36	1	24
RB Gavin Easley	3	1	0	0	21
TE Alfredo Godlewski	2	1	7	0	7
WR Wayne Nye	1	1	5	0	5
WR Jon Brandon	1	1	6	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lester Johnson	3	9	3.00	6.50
RB Gavin Easley	2	6	3.00	2.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Justics Arnold	3	0	0	0.00	5.31

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	2	1	6	3.00	4.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Overall Avg
RB Stoney Brewer	1	0.00
TE K.C. Washington	1	3.00
WR Asher Buckley	1	10.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robbie Kirk	1	1	6	6.00	3.80
RB Gavin Easley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
RB Casey Brayton	1	0
RB Stoney Brewer	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gavin Ozga	3	0
RB Gavin Easley	2	0
RB Lester Johnson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Justics Arnold	12	6	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Sellers	3	0	0
WR Buddy Thatcher	2	1	0
RB Casey Brayton	2	2	0
TE K.C. Washington	2	1	1
FB Maurice Heurtin	1	1	0
WR Amos Sitron	1	1	1
WR Asher Buckley	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mitchell Green	3	1	1
WR Robbie Kirk	2	1	0
WR Wayne Nye	1	1	1
TE Alfredo Godlewski	1	0	0
TE Xavier Lincoln	1	1	1
WR Jon Brandon	1	1	0
RB Gavin Easley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)