
NO – Coby Fleener 2-yard pass from Drew Brees ( Wil Lutz kick), 8:25.NYG – Sterling Shepard – 8 receptions, 117 yards.NO – Brandin Cooks – 7 receptions, 68 yards.NYG – Shane Vereen – 14 rushes, 42 yards.NO – Mark Ingram II – 9 rushes, 30 yards.NYG – Josh Brown 23-yard field goal, 0:00.NO – Wil Lutz 45-yard field goal, 2:54.NYG – Josh Brown 19-yard field goal, 8:46.NO – Willie Snead IV 17-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 13:45.NYG – Josh Brown 48-yard field goal, 2:46.NO – Wil Lutz 39-yard field goal, 0:07.NYG – Janoris Jenkins 65-yard return of blocked field goal ( Josh Brown kick), 2:30.The Saints defense was criticized for its performance, as it gave up 210 yards and 22 points in the fourth quarter. The Saints received the kickoff and Brees led the team down the field in two plays to give kicker Wil Lutz a chance at a game-winning 61-yard field goal, but the kick went wide left.

Instead of kicking an extra point, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio ordered a two-point conversion, which quarterback Derek Carr successfully converted with a pass to receiver Michael Crabtree. The Raiders scored a touchdown with 47 seconds remaining in the game to bring them within one point. Despite 423 passing yards-including a franchise-record 98-yard touchdown pass to receiver Brandin Cooks -and four touchdowns from Drew Brees, the Raiders came from behind to win 35–34. The Saints opened the season at home against the Oakland Raiders in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. NO – Willie Snead – 9 receptions, 172 yards, TD.OAK – Amari Cooper – 8 receptions, 137 yards.NO – Mark Ingram II – 12 rushes, 58 yards.OAK – Jalen Richard – 3 rushes, 84 yards, TD.OAK – Derek Carr – 24/38, 319 yards, TD.OAK – Seth Roberts 10-yard pass from Derek Carr (Derek Carr– Michael Crabtree pass), 0:47.NO – Travaris Cadet 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 6:03.OAK – Jalen Richard 75-yard run ( Derek Carr– Amari Cooper pass), 8:26.NO – Wil Lutz 20-yard field goal, 8:42.OAK – Jamize Olawale 2-yard run (pass failed), 11:53.OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 3:11.

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Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis.The Saints traded their 2016 fifth-round selection, along with their 2017 fifth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Washington Redskins fourth-round selection (120th overall).The Saints traded their 2016 third and fourth-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for the New England Patriots second-round selection (61st overall).The Saints traded their 2016 sixth-round selection, along with their 2015 sixth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Washington Redskins 2015 fifth-round selection.Main article: 2016 NFL draft 2016 New Orleans Saints Draft
