Regular Season Week 3: Dolphins at Saints
September 20, 2026 70° New Orleans Stadium
Attendance: 60,212 (83%)
Dolphins 0 0 6 0 - 6
Saints 0 17 7 7 - 31
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Saints: 2-4-MIA 7 (12:14) 15-David Peterson pass complete to 82-Edward Myers to MIA 0 for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Kleinman. NOS 7 MIA 0
(Qtr 2) Saints: 4-5-MIA 29 (1:13) 9-Robert Kleinman 47 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 10 MIA 0
(Qtr 2) Saints: 2-1-MIA 4 (0:30) 15-David Peterson pass complete to 81-Kevin Barfield for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Kleinman. NOS 67-Enrique Faucette was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NOS 17 MIA 0
(Qtr 3) Dolphins: 4-10-NOS 20 (14:44) 19-Alex Albert 38 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 17 MIA 3
(Qtr 3) Dolphins: 4-4-NOS 24 (13:05) 19-Alex Albert 43 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 17 MIA 6
(Qtr 3) Saints: 1-10-MIA 31 (4:49) 12-Robert Ruiz ran for 31 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Kleinman. NOS 24 MIA 6
(Qtr 4) Saints: 2-10-NOS 31 (10:08) 12-Robert Ruiz ran for 69 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Kleinman. NOS 31 MIA 6
Team Statistics
Saints Dolphins
First Downs 17 5
- Rushing 3 2
- Passing 12 2
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 416 59
- Offensive Plays 76 53
- Yards Per Play 5.47 1.11
Net Rushing Yards 171 46
- Rushing Attempts 27 21
- Yards Per Rush 6.33 2.19
Net Passing Yards 245 13
- Att/Comp/Int 44 / 34 / 1 29 / 9 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 286 39
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 41 3 / 26
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.00 0.41
- Yards Per Completion 8.41 4.33
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 18 0 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 38 2 / 16
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 2 4 / 24
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 78 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 25 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 38:39 21:24
Drive Charts
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:53 2:47 OWN 20 5 8 Punt
1 8:05 3:36 OWN 23 6 33 Punt
1 2:18 5:10 OWN 35 9 65 Touchdown
2 10:02 5:24 OWN 21 9 39 Punt
2 3:17 2:09 OWN 35 8 37 Field Goal
2 0:35 0:08 OPP 13 2 13 Touchdown
3 15:00 0:20 OWN 20 3 0 Field Goal
3 14:40 0:08 OWN 28 1 0 Interception
3 13:01 1:28 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 9:31 4:48 OWN 14 9 86 Touchdown
3 3:16 0:20 OWN 34 3 0 Punt
3 1:57 4:35 OWN 24 9 42 Missed FG
4 10:51 0:55 OWN 30 2 70 Touchdown
4 9:41 2:03 OWN 28 3 5 Punt
4 6:11 2:08 OWN 5 3 5 Punt
4 3:58 2:06 OPP 46 3 3 Punt
4 0:34 0:34 OWN 37 1 4 Game
Dolphins
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:07 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 10:07 2:02 OWN 33 3 -1 Punt
1 4:29 2:11 OWN 10 3 10 Punt
2 12:08 2:06 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 4:38 1:21 OWN 12 3 4 Punt
2 1:09 0:34 OWN 25 3 12 Interception
2 0:27 0:27 OWN 25 1 0 Half
3 14:32 1:31 OPP 30 3 6 Field Goal
3 11:33 2:02 OWN 38 4 14 Punt
3 4:43 1:27 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 2:56 0:59 OWN 23 3 -1 Punt
4 12:22 1:31 OWN 42 3 -17 Punt
4 9:57 0:15 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 7:39 1:28 OWN 24 5 26 Punt
4 4:03 0:05 OWN 48 2 0 Interception
4 1:52 1:18 OWN 20 5 2 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#12 Robert Ruiz 5 100 20.00 69 2 2
#37 Phillip Sorensen 13 61 4.69 12 2 0
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 8 5 0.63 3 0 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Dolphins
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#23 William Dias 19 32 1.68 13 1 0
#18 William Henriquez 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
#26 Barry Roth 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 David Peterson 44 34 286 5 / 41 2 26 1 99.24
Dolphins
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 William Henriquez 29 9 39 3 / 26 0 11 2 11.71
Receiving Stats
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Edward Myers 10 86 8.60 23 1
#89 Peter Thomas 4 55 13.75 26 0
#37 Phillip Sorensen 5 43 8.60 18 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 4 31 7.75 12 0
#81 Kevin Barfield 4 26 6.50 10 1
#88 Douglas Hoskins 2 15 7.50 10 0
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 1 15 15.00 15 0
#89 Marcellus Jewell 1 8 8.00 8 0
#84 Dion Hickman 1 5 5.00 5 0
#28 Jose Cummings 2 2 1.00 2 0
Dolphins
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Fredrick Jenkins 2 22 11.00 11 0
#33 Donald Faulkner 4 6 1.50 6 0
#15 Robert Webster 1 6 6.00 6 0
#23 William Dias 1 5 5.00 5 0
#81 Jared Salinas 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#57 David Winston 61 39 2 2
#1 Ben McNeil 49 36 1 2
#66 Cannonball Butler 60 30 1 4
#28 Jose Cummings 13 27 1 1
#27 Michael Kelly 0 2 0 0
#70 Denny Patterson 63 40 0 0
#67 Enrique Faucette 62 40 0 4
#37 Phillip Sorensen 18 3 0 0
#82 Edward Myers 12 29 0 1
#32 Harold Walker 7 6 0 1
#75 George Deleon 16 0 0 0
#75 Benjamin Brashear 14 1 0 0
#74 Edward Goodman 0 6 0 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 2 4 0 0
#88 Douglas Hoskins 0 19 0 1
#89 Peter Thomas 0 21 0 0
#84 Dion Hickman 0 13 0 2
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 7 7 0 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 10 4 0 0
#63 Wallace Ouimet 10 0 0 0
#95 Robert Powers 0 2 0 0
#54 Walter Roberts 0 5 0 0
#19 Tommy Hurst 0 2 0 0
#89 Marcellus Jewell 0 1 0 0
#46 Alexander Henry 0 1 0 0
#73 Dwight Blount 0 3 0 0
#97 Robert Delgadillo 0 3 0 0
#51 Greg Brazina 0 3 0 0
#93 Albert Cosentino 0 3 0 0
#42 Melvin King 0 3 0 0
#34 Timothy Washington 0 3 0 0
#98 Stephen Papa 0 2 0 1
#81 Kevin Barfield 0 2 0 0
#98 Marc Braxton 0 1 0 0
Dolphins
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 William Nicholson 47 27 2 3
#52 Daniel Moors 47 27 1 4
#54 Robert Ramirez 47 22 0 3
#70 Ronald Cuccia 47 27 0 1
#87 John Allen 6 23 0 0
#15 Robert Webster 0 8 0 0
#86 Carl McFarland 1 13 0 0
#69 Sheldon Womack 47 24 0 4
#87 Fredrick Jenkins 0 12 0 0
#33 Donald Faulkner 14 13 0 2
#78 Brian Daugherty 11 2 0 0
#51 Bruce Tower 14 0 0 0
#63 Patrick Ellwood 0 5 0 0
#91 Robert Steele 0 2 0 0
#11 Joshua Dorman 0 7 0 0
#50 Taylor Luna 10 0 0 0
#23 William Dias 6 2 0 0
#81 Jared Salinas 0 4 0 0
#90 William John 0 2 0 0
#27 Fredric Weaver 0 1 0 0
#77 Trevor Crow 2 2 0 0
#53 Bret Colley 2 0 0 0
#94 Timothy Gomes 0 2 0 0
#24 Robert Jones 0 2 0 1
#37 Robert Gaspar 0 2 0 0
#26 Barry Roth 2 1 0 0
#35 Roy Gimbel 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#93 Albert Cosentino 2 25 12.50 0
Dolphins
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#35 Roy Gimbel 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#93 Albert Cosentino 1 0 0 0
#89 Marcellus Jewell 1 0 0 0
#32 Harold Walker 0 0 1 0
Dolphins
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#33 Donald Faulkner 1 0 0 0
#69 Sheldon Womack 0 0 1 0
#37 Robert Gaspar 0 1 1 0
#26 Barry Roth 0 1 0 0
Punting
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Ian Watson 8 335 41.88 36.38 50 2
Dolphins
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Albert Aguilar 12 545 45.42 45.25 57 2
Kicking
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Robert Kleinman 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 1 47 4 / 4
Dolphins
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#19 Alex Albert 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 43 0 / 0
Punt Return
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Marcellus Jewell 2 2 1.0 2 0
Dolphins
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Fredrick Jenkins 4 24 6.0 7 0
Kick Return
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#89 Marcellus Jewell 3 78 26.0 0
Dolphins
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#93 Albert Cosentino 8 0
#74 Edward Goodman 5 0
#27 Michael Kelly 4 0
#98 Marc Braxton 3 0
#95 Robert Powers 3 0
#73 Dwight Blount 3 2
#32 William Busse 2 0
#98 Stephen Papa 2 0
#54 Walter Roberts 2 0
#32 Harold Walker 2 0
#89 Marcellus Jewell 1 0
#82 Edward Myers 1 0
#63 Wallace Ouimet 1 0
#97 Robert Delgadillo 1 1
Dolphins
Name Tackles Sacks
#77 Trevor Crow 10 0
#37 Robert Gaspar 8 0
#94 Timothy Gomes 7 0
#27 Fredric Weaver 7 0
#93 Paul Beyer 6 1
#35 Roy Gimbel 6 0
#24 Robert Jones 6 0
#91 Robert Steele 5 2
#29 Grady Johnson 5 0
#90 William John 3 0
#78 Brian Daugherty 2 2
#63 Patrick Ellwood 1 0
#23 William Dias 1 0