Week 17, 2012

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	10	10	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:53 ATL - Michael Jenkins 12 pass from Brad Patino (Wade Richey extra point)
2Q: 08:33 ATL - Vince Jeffries 5 pass from Brad Patino (Wade Richey extra point)
2Q: 03:55 NOS - Arnie Bernard 5 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Wade Richey 44 field goal
3Q: 09:59 NOS - David Akers 49 field goal
3Q: 00:37 NOS - Devery Henderson 5 pass from Xavier Blair (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 11:15 NOS - David Akers 47 field goal
4Q: 07:49 NOS - Devery Henderson 91 pass from Xavier Blair (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:53 ATL - Michael Jenkins 12 pass from Brad Patino (Wade Richey extra point)
2Q: 08:33 ATL - Vince Jeffries 5 pass from Brad Patino (Wade Richey extra point)
2Q: 03:55 NOS - Arnie Bernard 5 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:08 ATL - Wade Richey 44 field goal
3Q: 09:59 NOS - David Akers 49 field goal
3Q: 00:37 NOS - Devery Henderson 5 pass from Xavier Blair (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 11:15 NOS - David Akers 47 field goal
4Q: 07:49 NOS - Devery Henderson 91 pass from Xavier Blair (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 12-4 6-10
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 9 8
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 388 363
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 6.47 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 153 165
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 5.28 6.88
Net Passing Yards 235 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.58 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 19
Time of Possession 29:14 30:46

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	12-4	6-10
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	9	8
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	388	363
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	6.47	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	153	165
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	5.28	6.88
Net Passing Yards	235	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	249	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.58	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 19
Time of Possession	29:14	30:46

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	2:12	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	8:12	1:01	OWN 45	4	16	Punt
1	0:47	3:16	OWN 42	6	16	Punt
2	8:23	4:38	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:09	OWN 20	11	48	Field Goal
3	6:06	5:38	OWN 2	11	98	Touchdown
4	13:58	2:51	OPP 49	4	19	Field Goal
4	7:49	0:14	OWN 9	1	91	Touchdown
4	3:40	1:27	OPP 42	3	0	Punt
4	1:22	1:22	OWN 23	4	10	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	50	6	31	Fumble
1	10:03	1:51	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
1	7:11	6:24	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	12:31	4:08	OWN 4	11	96	Touchdown
2	3:45	3:42	OWN 5	8	68	Field Goal
3	9:51	3:45	OWN 33	6	15	Punt
3	0:28	1:30	OWN 20	4	-3	Punt
4	11:07	3:18	OWN 25	7	27	Punt
4	7:35	3:55	OWN 24	10	18	Downs
4	2:13	0:51	OWN 12	4	23	Interception

Game MVP: Harris Herron, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darrell Irwin	11	57	5.18	15	1	0
Xavier Blair	10	58	5.80	28	1	0
Arnie Bernard	8	38	4.75	10	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kim Helfrich	12	85	7.08	18	3
Carl Davis	11	76	6.91	22	4
Brad Patino	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Blair	29	18	249	2/14	2	91	0	112.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Patino	41	29	217	3/19	2	20	1	89.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Jacobs	4	5	57	14.25	6	39	0
WR Ron Robinson	4	7	39	9.75	0	18	0
WR Devery Henderson	3	7	114	38.00	79	91	2
TE Dwight Mendez	3	3	15	5.00	3	12	0
RB Arnie Bernard	2	3	15	7.50	8	9	0
TE Graham King	1	2	6	6.00	5	6	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Darrell Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mike Wheeler	7	8	41	5.86	1	15	0
WR Jimmie Horton	7	8	50	7.14	3	20	0
WR Alex Stuart	5	10	65	13.00	35	18	0
RB Kim Helfrich	4	4	15	3.75	3	5	0
WR Vince Jeffries	3	5	20	6.67	8	9	1
WR Michael Jenkins	2	4	18	9.00	6	12	1
RB Ryan Ramirez	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Justin Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kelvin Arntt	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Xavier Blair	1	0	0
Arnie Bernard	1	0	0
Tony Brumley	1	0	0
Brent Compton	0	1	0
Arnie Pearson	0	1	0
Dwight Mendez	0	1	0
Leon Schroeder	0	1	0
Kelvin Arntt	0	0	1
Harris Herron	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brad Patino	2	0	0
Howie Isaacs	0	1	0
DeAngelo Hall	0	0	1
Dusty Sampson	0	0	1
Kim Helfrich	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	4	158	39.5	34.5	51	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	4	163	40.8	40.8	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Richey	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Bernard	2	41	20.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Jenkins	2	58	29.0	0
Antonio Sjogren	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Samuels	9	1	0.0	24	42
CB Drew Jordan	8	0	0.0	23	40
DE Harris Herron	7	0	3.0	22	42
ILB Courtney Watson	7	3	0.0	22	41
S Kelvin Arntt	7	1	0.0	24	40
DE Brent Compton	5	4	0.0	24	43
CB Fernando Clayton	2	3	0.0	19	34
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	1	0.0	4	12
DT A.J. Coffey	2	1	0.0	22	39
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	2	0.0	21	37
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	2	0.0	21	35
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	4	11
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.0	5	19
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0.0	3	4
CB Heath Cooper	0	1	0.0	19	25

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Wesley	9	2	0.0	29	31
ILB Dusty Sampson	7	2	0.0	24	29
OLB Sal Dightman	6	1	0.0	26	28
CB Ike Benson	4	0	0.0	28	29
S Mel Mitchell	3	0	0.0	25	29
CB Roman Lindros	3	0	0.0	24	30
DT Dwan Edwards	2	2	1.0	21	28
DT Korey Sinclair	2	1	0.5	28	29
CB DeAngelo Hall	2	0	0.0	25	26
DE Leon Matheny	1	1	0.5	27	29
ILB Keith Brooking	1	0	0.0	5	2
WR Jimmie Horton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Corey Tatum	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0.0	4	3
CB Dean Hancock	1	0	0.0	1	2
G Wes Hamilton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ron Donley	1	0	0.0	5	4
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	0.0	28	30

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	3.0	1	2	0	42
DE Brent Compton	0.0	1	0	0	43
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	0	0	1	39

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dwan Edwards	1.0	0	28
DE Leon Matheny	0.5	2	29
DT Korey Sinclair	0.5	2	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Samuels	8	2	0	42
ILB Courtney Watson	6	1	0	41
CB Drew Jordan	5	0	0	40
S Kelvin Arntt	2	0	1	40
CB Fernando Clayton	2	0	0	34
DE Harris Herron	2	0	0	42
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	1	0	35
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0	37
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0	12
S Austin Koch	1	0	0	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ike Benson	4	1	29
CB Roman Lindros	3	0	30
ILB Dusty Sampson	3	0	29
S Greg Wesley	2	1	31
S Mel Mitchell	2	1	29
OLB Sal Dightman	2	1	28
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	0	26
CB Dean Hancock	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Tusch	3	4	24	0	25
Lamont Forbes	2	6	19	1	27
Wesley Hickman	2	3	29	0	31
Donald Matthews	1	1	16	1	12
Rickey Woodley	1	1	4	0	8
Jon Stinchcomb	0	2	13	0	19
Graham King	0	1	13	0	14
Tony Brumley	0	1	17	0	15
Leon Schroeder	0	1	26	0	25

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwayne Robertson	4	7	1	23	0	37
Wes Hamilton	4	7	1	23	0	43
Mike Wheeler	1	2	1	16	0	32
James Newman	1	2	0	20	2	28
Howie Isaacs	1	1	0	9	0	12
Harvey Soltis	0	3	0	23	1	40
Jake Broome	0	1	0	18	0	24

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Fernando Clayton	1	19
Mike Doss	1	12
Taylor Jacobs	1	12
Kelvin Arntt	1	11
Arnie Bernard	0	18
Graham King	0	15
Blaine Scheid	0	13
Donovan Mussatti	0	12
Mike Karney	0	11
Dontarrious Thomas	0	10
David Akers	0	8
Darrell Irwin	0	8
Dwight Mendez	0	8
Heath Cooper	0	7
Jacob Rogers	0	6
Jon Stinchcomb	0	6
Lamont Forbes	0	6
Tony Brumley	0	6
Johnny King	0	5
Michael Lewis	0	4
Tim Apold	0	4
Rickey Woodley	0	4
Arnie Pearson	0	4
Horace Ogden	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Xavier Blair	0	2
Bart Rivera	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Devery Henderson	0	1
Courtney Watson	0	1
Brent Compton	0	1
Harris Herron	0	1
Reggie Bailey	0	1
Travis Tusch	0	1
Kendrick Samuels	0	1
Brenden Rasmussen	0	1
Drew Jordan	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Corey Tatum	1	18
Kim Helfrich	1	18
Willie Hardy	0	15
Justin Griffith	0	14
Michael Jenkins	0	14
Dean Hancock	0	13
Antonio Sjogren	0	11
Quinn Crum	0	11
Will Overstreet	0	10
Vince Jeffries	0	10
Dusty Sampson	0	10
Howie Isaacs	0	9
Frankie Lake	0	7
Wade Richey	0	5
Andy Lee	0	5
Shane Phillips	0	5
Jerry McElroy	0	5
Wes Hamilton	0	5
Harvey Soltis	0	4
Ike Benson	0	4
James Newman	0	4
Clyde Lane	0	4
Keith Brooking	0	3
DeAngelo Hall	0	3
Leon Matheny	0	3
Fred Clancy	0	3
Greg Wesley	0	2
Mel Mitchell	0	2
Korey Sinclair	0	2
Roman Lindros	0	2
Sal Dightman	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
Dwan Edwards	0	1
Mike Wheeler	0	1
Jimmie Horton	0	1
Carl Davis	0	1
Ryan Ramirez	0	1
Jake Broome	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	21	106	5.0
Right	4	36	9.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	57	7.1
Middle	13	87	6.7
Right	3	21	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Blair	29	18	2	0	3	4	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Patino	41	29	1	2	1	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	30	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	147	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	57	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	44	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	52	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	35	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devery Henderson	7	3	1	114	1	24
WR Ron Robinson	7	4	1	39	0	28
WR Taylor Jacobs	5	4	1	57	1	18
RB Arnie Bernard	3	2	0	15	0	15
TE Dwight Mendez	3	3	0	15	0	13
TE Graham King	2	1	0	6	0	14
RB Darrell Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	14
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	3	0	15

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	10	5	0	65	0	37
TE Mike Wheeler	8	7	1	41	0	32
WR Jimmie Horton	8	7	0	50	1	26
WR Vince Jeffries	5	3	0	20	0	20
WR Michael Jenkins	4	2	0	18	0	16
RB Kim Helfrich	4	4	0	15	0	24
FB Justin Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	24
RB Ryan Ramirez	1	1	0	8	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrell Irwin	3	12	4.00	5.18
Arnie Bernard	2	12	6.00	4.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Blair	4	3	15	3.75	8.59

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Patino	6	5	25	4.17	5.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	5	5.00	16.29
WR Taylor Jacobs	1	0	0	0.00	11.40
WR Ron Robinson	1	1	8	8.00	5.57
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	2	2.00	5.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	2	2	4	2.00	5.13
WR Michael Jenkins	1	1	12	12.00	4.50
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	4	4.00	6.25
WR Alex Stuart	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Vince Jeffries	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Xavier Blair	3	2
Arnie Bernard	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Helfrich	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Blair	7	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Patino	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Robinson	3	1	0
WR Devery Henderson	2	1	1
WR Taylor Jacobs	1	1	1
RB Arnie Bernard	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Horton	2	2	1
WR Alex Stuart	2	1	1
FB Justin Griffith	1	0	0
WR Michael Jenkins	1	1	1
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	1
WR Vince Jeffries	1	1	1
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (22,200)
End Zone 12,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (22,200)
End Zone	12,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,000)