Week 10, 2029

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	0	17	13	-	30
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Bryan Dennis 9 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 43 field goal
3Q: 10:18 NOS - Burt McCalla 28 field goal
3Q: 09:32 NOS - Howie Lord 33 fumble return (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 01:45 NOS - Preston Stevenson 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 10:39 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 39 field goal
4Q: 07:18 NOS - Preston Stevenson 82 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 05:11 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
4Q: 01:47 NOS - Burt McCalla 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Bryan Dennis 9 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 43 field goal
3Q: 10:18 NOS - Burt McCalla 28 field goal
3Q: 09:32 NOS - Howie Lord 33 fumble return (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 01:45 NOS - Preston Stevenson 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 10:39 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 39 field goal
4Q: 07:18 NOS - Preston Stevenson 82 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 05:11 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
4Q: 01:47 NOS - Burt McCalla 50 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 10-0 3-7
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 273 318
- Offensive Plays 60 74
- Yards per Play 4.55 4.30
Net Rushing Yards 112 91
- Rushing Attempts 28 28
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.25
Net Passing Yards 161 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 10 - 0 43 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 4.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/55 8/75
Punt Returns/Yards 4/18 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/101 3/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 20
Time of Possession 27:58 32:02

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	10-0	3-7
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	273	318
- Offensive Plays	60	74
- Yards per Play	4.55	4.30
Net Rushing Yards	112	91
- Rushing Attempts	28	28
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.25
Net Passing Yards	161	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 10 - 0	43 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	4.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/55	8/75
Punt Returns/Yards	4/18	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/101	3/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 20
Time of Possession	27:58	32:02

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	1:14	OWN 21	4	10	Punt
1	6:20	0:52	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	3:56	2:02	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	15:00	1:33	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
2	9:58	4:21	OWN 40	6	21	Punt
2	2:56	1:15	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	4:50	OPP 44	9	33	Field Goal
3	7:23	2:01	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
3	4:34	2:59	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:01	OPP 34	3	0	Missed FG
4	10:33	1:49	OWN 46	4	15	Punt
4	7:31	0:33	OWN 28	1	72	Touchdown
4	6:14	1:08	OPP 19	3	9	Field Goal
4	3:09	1:30	OWN 40	6	27	Field Goal
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 17	2	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:55	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	10:51	4:31	OWN 23	9	32	Punt
1	5:28	1:32	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
1	1:54	1:54	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
2	13:27	3:29	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	5:37	2:41	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	1:41	1:41	OWN 29	5	45	Field Goal
3	10:10	0:45	OWN 20	2	13	Fumble
3	9:25	2:02	OWN 12	3	-5	Punt
3	5:22	0:48	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
3	1:35	1:35	OWN 25	3	-10	Interception
4	13:59	3:26	OWN 41	7	37	Field Goal
4	8:44	1:13	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	6:58	0:44	OWN 12	1	7	Fumble
4	5:06	1:57	OWN 20	8	40	Downs
4	1:39	0:52	OWN 20	4	-3	Downs

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	11	36	3.27	10	2
Bobby Irwin	9	44	4.89	9	0
Alan Poole	7	29	4.14	10	1
Ed McCarthy	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	19	67	3.53	14	3
Toby Livesay	7	17	2.43	7	0
Shane Huffman	1	6	6.00	6	0
Kerry Thomason	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	28	10	187	4/26	2	82	0	83.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	29	17	175	1/6	1	40	1	73.2
Kerry Thomason	14	7	69	2/11	0	20	0	64.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	4	10	99	24.75	74	82	2
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	4	7	3.50	2	4	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	3	9	9.00	5	9	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	3	25	25.00	8	25	0
WR Rick Collins	1	3	28	28.00	18	28	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
RB Bobby Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Junior Blair	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	8	13	81	10.13	8	20	1
WR Desmond Poston	7	11	70	10.00	12	23	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	5	7	80	16.00	15	40	0
TE Wes Witt	2	5	14	7.00	0	7	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Myron Sutter	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Andy Alston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Toby Livesay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force	TD
Howie Lord	1	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0
Duane Sterritt	0	1	0
Otis Wallis	0	1	0
Dale Landolt	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Shane Huffman	1	0
Bryan Dennis	1	0
Toby Livesay	1	0
Jonathan George	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	8	361	45.1	37.4	55	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	8	378	47.3	40.0	64	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/4	1/2	1/2	50	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ed McCarthy	4	18	4.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	2	73	36.5	0
Bobby Irwin	1	28	28.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart McKnight	2	30	15.0	0
Martin Lofton	1	8	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dale Landolt	7	0	0.0	18	29
CB Howie Lord	6	1	0.0	19	34
OLB Byron Bennett	6	0	0.0	26	43
S Duane Sterritt	4	5	0.0	19	39
ILB Roman Cassidy	4	1	0.0	10	15
DT Junior Reeves	4	0	0.0	17	34
DE Max Tank	3	1	1.0	25	40
DT Eddie Bloomer	3	0	0.5	19	21
OLB Otis Wallis	3	1	0.0	11	17
S Steve Ziel	3	0	0.0	11	24
DE Brent Robbins	2	1	0.5	15	32
CB Danny Cortez	2	1	0.0	18	27
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	0.0	16	25
DE Cary Clinton	1	2	1.0	18	24
S Justin Borders	1	2	0.0	9	10
CB Ty Covington	1	1	0.0	19	33
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0.0	10	13
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0	2	0.0	19	30
CB Bubba Reese	0	1	0.0	9	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	5	1	0.0	22	27
ILB Charlie Sims	5	1	0.0	28	29
S Tito Justice	4	2	0.0	21	23
ILB Chris Torrez	4	0	0.0	13	16
DE Clarence Holdgate	3	1	1.5	19	23
CB Arnie Cooley	3	0	0.0	25	30
S Spencer Way	3	0	0.0	8	9
OLB Wendell Holmes	2	1	1.0	12	13
OLB Mo Gardner	2	0	0.0	15	19
DE Kris Mathis	1	0	1.0	19	26
DE Mike Garner	1	1	0.5	12	12
RB Andy Alston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bart McKnight	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Blaine Buckner	1	0	0.0	10	16
DT Mickey Parker	1	0	0.0	20	19
S Freddie Lipscomb	1	0	0.0	6	6
CB Max Midget	0	2	0.0	19	23
DT Dusty Kim	0	1	0.0	22	23
DE Zach Strickland	0	1	0.0	9	8
CB Ben Haney	0	1	0.0	16	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.0	2	2	1	40
DE Cary Clinton	1.0	0	0	1	24
DE Brent Robbins	0.5	0	6	3	32
DT Eddie Bloomer	0.5	0	0	0	21
S Steve Ziel	0.0	0	1	0	24

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clarence Holdgate	1.5	0	2	0	23
DE Kris Mathis	1.0	1	3	2	26
OLB Wendell Holmes	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Mike Garner	0.5	0	0	0	12
DT Blaine Buckner	0.0	0	3	0	16
DT Mickey Parker	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Dusty Kim	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Zach Strickland	0.0	0	1	0	8
ILB Charlie Sims	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Howie Lord	6	1	0	34
OLB Byron Bennett	3	2	0	43
ILB Dale Landolt	3	0	0	29
S Steve Ziel	2	0	1	24
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0	27
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	0	25
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0	34
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	39
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	32
ILB Roman Cassidy	1	0	0	15
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0	33
DE Max Tank	1	0	0	40
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0	13
CB Bubba Reese	0	1	0	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chris Torrez	2	0	16
S Tito Justice	2	0	23
CB Arnie Cooley	2	0	30
S Spencer Way	2	0	9
DE Kris Mathis	1	0	26
CB Bart McKnight	1	0	9
S Grant Morton	0	1	27
CB Max Midget	0	1	23
OLB Mo Gardner	0	1	19
OLB Wendell Holmes	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cedric Flournoy	4	6	18	0	24
Roger Vaughn	1	3	19	0	29
Marlon Finley	1	2	27	0	27
Cris Scott	0	5	27	3	31
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	2	9	0	3
Joseph Sherman	0	1	26	1	32
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	14	0	17
Archie Garrett	0	1	3	0	1
Trent Sinclair	0	1	11	0	13

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jonathan George	1	6	20	1	32
Roger Thornton	1	4	20	0	33
Preston Peters	1	3	28	1	42
Justin Wolfe	1	3	7	0	6
Joseph Wooden	1	2	8	0	26
Mario Sanford	1	1	27	0	42
Tyrus Tate	0	6	22	0	32
Wes Witt	0	1	21	0	32
Tony Reeves	0	0	8	1	17

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	2	15
Bobby Irwin	1	22
Tommie Grange	1	14
Ed McCarthy	0	28
Otis Wallis	0	25
Junior Blair	0	20
Nolan Walters	0	18
Jimmy Roberts	0	18
Rick Collins	0	14
Marlon Finley	0	12
Mitchell Emmons	0	12
Archie Garrett	0	12
Trent Sinclair	0	12
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	12
Bubba Reese	0	11
Steve Ziel	0	11
Cedric Flournoy	0	10
Brent Robbins	0	9
Marc Stanton	0	9
Darnell Briggs	0	8
Darryl Schaub	0	7
Ty Covington	0	5
Jeffrey Cote	0	5
Burt McCalla	0	4
Billy Joe Beckett	0	4
Danny Cortez	0	4
Roman Cassidy	0	4
Dale Landolt	0	4
Rico Feaser	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Howie Lord	0	2
Joseph Sherman	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	2
Byron Bennett	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	1
Cary Clinton	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Frederick	3	26
Martin Lofton	2	18
Andrew Nield	1	17
Bryan Dennis	1	3
Bart McKnight	0	28
Toby Livesay	0	27
Warren Finch	0	20
Charlie Sims	0	19
Wes Witt	0	16
Spencer Way	0	14
Grant Morton	0	12
Bobby Clark	0	12
Zach Strickland	0	10
Preston Peters	0	10
Tony Reeves	0	10
Roger Thornton	0	9
Chris Torrez	0	9
Ben Haney	0	9
Marc Joyner	0	8
Mario Sanford	0	6
Wendell Holmes	0	6
Mike Garner	0	6
Adam Wright	0	6
Charlie Mattingly	0	5
Mo Gardner	0	5
Joseph Wooden	0	5
Dusty Kim	0	5
Clarence Holdgate	0	4
Mickey Parker	0	4
Kris Mathis	0	3
Max Midget	0	3
Arnie Cooley	0	3
Myron Sutter	0	3
Mack Mauro	0	2
Blaine Buckner	0	2
Tito Justice	0	2
Frank Hopper	0	2
Freddie Lipscomb	0	2
Andy Alston	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	33	3.0
Middle	8	41	5.1
Right	7	40	5.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	9	14	1.6
Right	9	35	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	28	10	3	0	1	4	12	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	29	17	2	1	1	3	5	5	1
Kerry Thomason	14	7	1	0	0	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	98	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	86	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	85	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	74	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	10	4	0	99	1	29
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	2	0	7	0	17
WR Nolan Walters	3	1	0	9	0	14
WR Phillip Newman	3	1	1	25	1	30
WR Rick Collins	3	1	0	28	1	9
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	7
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	0	19	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	13	8	1	81	1	43
WR Desmond Poston	11	7	0	70	1	41
WR Kelvin Sandage	7	5	0	80	1	27
TE Wes Witt	5	2	0	14	0	32
WR Martin Lofton	4	1	0	3	0	8
RB Andy Alston	1	0	0	0	0	30
RB Toby Livesay	1	0	0	0	0	15
FB Myron Sutter	1	1	0	-4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	-2	-1.00	4.14
Bobby Irwin	1	9	9.00	4.89
Jeffrey Cote	1	2	2.00	3.27

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	5	1	2	0.40	6.68

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	3	1	9	3.00	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	2	1	2	1.00	9.90
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Dennis	2	1	9	4.50	6.23
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0	0.00	11.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	2	0
Bobby Irwin	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kerry Thomason	1	0
Andy Alston	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	11	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	14	10	7
Kerry Thomason	4	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Collins	3	1	1
WR Preston Stevenson	3	1	0
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	6	4	3
WR Desmond Poston	5	4	3
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	3	1
TE Wes Witt	3	2	1
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (22,200)
End Zone 12,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (22,200)
End Zone	12,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,000 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)