Week 11, 2013

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	7	0	-	21
New Orleans Saints	7	7	10	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 NOS - C.J. Cook 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Carl Davis 3 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 02:46 ATL - Kim Helfrich 2 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 00:53 NOS - Arnie Pearson 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 11:28 NOS - Graham King 23 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 06:55 ATL - Mike Wheeler 13 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
3Q: 02:59 NOS - Artie Farias 44 field goal
4Q: 09:43 NOS - Tony Brumley 14 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 NOS - C.J. Cook 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Carl Davis 3 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 02:46 ATL - Kim Helfrich 2 run (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 00:53 NOS - Arnie Pearson 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 11:28 NOS - Graham King 23 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 06:55 ATL - Mike Wheeler 13 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
3Q: 02:59 NOS - Artie Farias 44 field goal
4Q: 09:43 NOS - Tony Brumley 14 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 6-4 7-3
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 384 453
- Offensive Plays 57 63
- Yards per Play 6.74 7.19
Net Rushing Yards 128 109
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 5.12 3.63
Net Passing Yards 256 344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 4 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 256 351
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 10.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/10 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 6/115 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 4/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:58 31:02

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	6-4	7-3
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	384	453
- Offensive Plays	57	63
- Yards per Play	6.74	7.19
Net Rushing Yards	128	109
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	5.12	3.63
Net Passing Yards	256	344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 4	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	256	351
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	10.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/10	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	6/115	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	4/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:58	31:02

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 29	6	44	Interception
1	6:38	0:44	OWN 31	1	5	Interception
1	5:43	5:51	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
2	10:02	7:23	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	0:46	0:39	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
3	13:28	1:16	OWN 44	3	20	Interception
3	11:12	4:22	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
3	2:51	3:35	OWN 28	6	37	Punt
4	9:36	1:59	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	5:17	0:33	OWN 20	2	20	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	5:03	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
1	5:54	0:11	OPP 48	1	0	Interception
2	14:52	4:50	OWN 26	7	36	Punt
2	2:39	1:53	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 34	1	5	Half
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
3	12:12	1:00	OWN 30	2	70	Touchdown
3	6:50	3:59	OWN 21	7	52	Field Goal
4	14:16	4:40	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	7:37	2:20	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	4:44	4:44	OWN 24	10	37	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	17	94	5.53	28	4	1
Carl Davis	7	22	3.14	10	1	1
Tyrus Riviere	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	16	69	4.31	15	2	1
Arnie Bernard	13	41	3.15	9	0	0
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	32	22	256	0/0	1	22	4	63.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	32	22	351	1/7	3	47	1	123.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	6	10	85	14.17	15	22	0
WR Bryce Drake	3	3	29	9.67	6	15	0
TE Mike Wheeler	3	3	44	14.67	3	17	1
WR Vince Jeffries	3	4	30	10.00	0	15	0
WR Jimmie Horton	2	3	18	9.00	2	11	0
FB Jerry Curry	2	3	10	5.00	6	9	0
WR Michael Jenkins	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Weber	6	7	101	16.83	19	47	0
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	36	12.00	10	18	0
TE Graham King	3	3	45	15.00	28	23	1
WR C.J. Cook	3	5	40	13.33	7	23	1
WR Irving Robasky	2	7	46	23.00	17	31	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	3	16	8.00	13	14	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	33	33.00	3	33	0
RB Arnie Bernard	1	1	13	13.00	14	13	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	2	21	21.00	8	21	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Fred Clancy	1	9	9.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Heath Cooper	1	1	1.00
S Arnie Shafer	1	9	9.00
S Austin Koch	1	2	2.00
CB Drew Jordan	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Quinn Crum	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Arnie Bernard	1	0	0	0
Curtis Weber	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	3	126	42.0	33.3	46	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	3	112	37.3	30.7	45	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent Marchant	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Riviere	4	72	18.0	0
Bryce Drake	2	43	21.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	3	64	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	6	0	1.0	29	32
OLB R.J. Myers	6	2	0.0	28	32
CB Damon Nash	6	0	0.0	17	29
S Fred Clancy	5	4	0.0	29	33
CB Roman Lindros	5	0	0.0	27	31
DT Dwan Edwards	4	3	0.0	26	26
S Quinn Crum	4	2	0.0	18	29
DT Korey Sinclair	3	1	0.0	30	32
DE Dusty Bronson	3	1	0.0	29	32
OLB Jashon Sykes	3	0	0.0	11	3
WR Alex Stuart	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	4	0.0	14	23
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	2	0.0	10	3
WR Michael Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ike Benson	1	0	0.0	29	30
FB Jerry Curry	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	6	1	0.0	24	30
OLB Jared Ballard	5	3	0.0	23	31
CB Heath Cooper	4	2	0.0	15	26
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	4	0	0.0	16	23
S Austin Koch	3	3	0.0	23	32
ILB Courtney Watson	3	2	0.0	23	31
OLB Donovan Mussatti	3	1	0.0	12	7
CB Drew Jordan	3	1	0.0	18	32
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	0	0.0	22	31
DE Brock Evans	2	1	0.0	23	32
OLB Reggie Bailey	2	0	0.0	3	0
DT Oliver Coffey	1	1	0.0	6	2
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0.0	20	30
S Arnie Shafer	1	0	0.0	14	27
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	11	8
DE Harris Herron	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	1.0	3	1	32
DT Dwan Edwards	0.0	1	1	26
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	0	1	32

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	1	23
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	0	30
DE Brock Evans	1	0	32
DT A.J. Coffey	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roman Lindros	5	0	0	31
S Fred Clancy	4	0	1	33
OLB R.J. Myers	4	0	0	32
CB Damon Nash	3	0	0	29
S Quinn Crum	2	0	0	29
CB Ike Benson	1	2	0	30
OLB Jashon Sykes	1	0	0	3
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	0	0	3
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Heath Cooper	4	0	1	26
S Austin Koch	3	0	1	32
ILB Courtney Watson	3	0	0	31
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	0	31
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	0	0	31
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	0	7
CB Drew Jordan	1	1	1	32
S Arnie Shafer	1	0	1	27
DE Brock Evans	1	0	0	32
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	0	0	2
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Harvey Soltis	3	5	0	24	31
Shane Phillips	2	2	0	11	6
Clay Wallenbrock	1	4	1	24	31
Wes Hamilton	1	4	0	23	30
Isaac Whalen	1	4	0	20	29
Dwayne Robertson	1	3	0	17	29
Mike Wheeler	1	1	0	15	15
Jerry Curry	0	2	0	19	14

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Tusch	4	5	0	22	0	26
Leon Schroeder	3	7	1	27	0	29
Donald Matthews	2	4	0	30	1	33
Jon Stinchcomb	1	3	0	21	0	23
Larry Andersen	0	4	0	21	0	28
Wesley Hickman	0	2	0	9	0	10
Lamont Forbes	0	1	0	9	0	5
Shaun Dworak	0	1	0	8	0	7
Graham King	0	1	0	20	0	16
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	1	0	3	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	2	10
Michael Jenkins	1	11
Jerry Curry	1	11
Dean Hancock	0	16
Carl Davis	0	13
Howie Isaacs	0	12
Daniel Baker	0	12
Jim Abrams	0	12
Jashon Sykes	0	10
Vince Jeffries	0	10
Will Overstreet	0	9
Bryce Drake	0	7
Tyrus Riviere	0	7
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	7
Frankie Lake	0	6
Mike Wheeler	0	5
Shane Phillips	0	3
Jerry McElroy	0	3
James Newman	0	3
Donovan Ricker	0	3
Harvey Soltis	0	2
Jimmie Horton	0	2
Dwan Edwards	0	1
Quinn Crum	0	1
Korey Sinclair	0	1
Ike Benson	0	1
Clay Wallenbrock	0	1
Roman Lindros	0	1
Wes Hamilton	0	1
Fred Clancy	0	1
Dusty Bronson	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1
Kendall Hape	0	1
Vernon Douglas	0	1
Damon Nash	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Doss	3	12
Devery Henderson	1	15
Graham King	1	12
Kendrick Samuels	1	7
Arnie Bernard	0	17
Austin Hitchcock	0	16
Taylor Jacobs	0	12
Rickey Woodley	0	12
Reggie Bailey	0	9
Irving Robasky	0	9
Dwight Mendez	0	8
Artie Farias	0	7
Dennis Weathersby	0	5
Lamont Forbes	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	4
Arnie Pearson	0	4
Wesley Hickman	0	4
Curtis Weber	0	3
Harris Herron	0	3
Shaun Dworak	0	3
Arnie Shafer	0	3
Tony Brumley	0	3
Horace Ogden	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Larry Andersen	0	3
Tim Apold	0	2
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	1
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	5	36	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	18	63	3.5
Right	4	21	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	32	22	3	1	1	1	3	2	4

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	32	22	7	1	2	2	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	67	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	120	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	62	8.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	48	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	45	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	151	15.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	107	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	10	6	0	85	2	27
WR Vince Jeffries	4	3	0	30	0	18
WR Bryce Drake	3	3	0	29	0	10
TE Mike Wheeler	3	3	0	44	0	15
WR Jimmie Horton	3	2	0	18	0	13
FB Jerry Curry	3	2	0	10	0	14
TE Daniel Baker	3	1	1	14	0	13
WR Michael Jenkins	2	1	0	20	1	8
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	0	6	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Weber	7	6	0	101	2	25
WR Irving Robasky	7	2	1	46	1	29
WR C.J. Cook	5	3	1	40	1	22
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	0	36	0	19
TE Graham King	3	3	0	45	1	16
FB Tony Brumley	3	2	0	16	0	10
TE Dwight Mendez	2	1	0	21	1	7
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	0	33	1	14
RB Arnie Bernard	1	1	0	13	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Helfrich	3	9	3.00	5.53
Carl Davis	2	5	2.50	3.14

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	2	10	5.00	4.31
Arnie Bernard	1	0	0.00	3.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	3	3	37	12.33	8.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	2	24	8.00	10.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	13	13.00	14.67
WR Vince Jeffries	1	1	10	10.00	7.50
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	14	14.00	4.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0	0.00	6.57
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	14	14.00	5.33
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	10	10.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Helfrich	1	1
Tyrus Riviere	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Philip Rivers	1	0
Arnie Bernard	1	1
Arnie Pearson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	8	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	2	1	1
FB Jerry Curry	2	1	0
WR Vince Jeffries	2	2	2
WR Bryce Drake	1	1	1
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	3	2	2
WR Curtis Weber	2	2	2
TE Dwight Mendez	2	1	1
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (12,900)
Club Seats 14,400 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (12,900)
Club Seats	14,400 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,700)