Week 11, 2016

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	3	6	-	26
New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:17 ATL - Jimmie Horton 6 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Artie Farias 43 field goal
2Q: 03:18 NOS - Arnold Webster 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:44 ATL - Irv Terry 31 field goal
3Q: 08:39 ATL - Daniel Baker 5 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 00:32 NOS - Artie Farias 33 field goal
4Q: 12:28 NOS - Nathan Wannamaker 22 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 04:11 ATL - Irv Terry 40 field goal
OT: 10:46 ATL - Alex Stuart 4 pass from Duane Boswell

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:17 ATL - Jimmie Horton 6 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Artie Farias 43 field goal
2Q: 03:18 NOS - Arnold Webster 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:44 ATL - Irv Terry 31 field goal
3Q: 08:39 ATL - Daniel Baker 5 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 00:32 NOS - Artie Farias 33 field goal
4Q: 12:28 NOS - Nathan Wannamaker 22 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 04:11 ATL - Irv Terry 40 field goal
OT: 10:46 ATL - Alex Stuart 4 pass from Duane Boswell

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 5-5 3-7
First Downs 31 15
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 21 10
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 456 247
- Offensive Plays 91 47
- Yards per Play 5.01 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 134 9
- Rushing Attempts 35 6
- Yards per Rush 3.83 1.50
Net Passing Yards 322 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 33 - 0 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 325 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 5.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 11.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/64 7/67
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/104 5/155
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 41:54 22:29

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	5-5	3-7
First Downs	31	15
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	21	10
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	456	247
- Offensive Plays	91	47
- Yards per Play	5.01	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	134	9
- Rushing Attempts	35	6
- Yards per Rush	3.83	1.50
Net Passing Yards	322	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 33 - 0	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	325	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	5.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	11.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/64	7/67
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/104	5/155
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 37
Time of Possession	41:54	22:29

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	7:37	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown
2	14:53	6:40	OWN 27	10	38	Missed FG
2	6:32	1:17	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
2	3:12	2:35	OWN 9	9	77	Field Goal
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 43	1	0	Half
3	15:00	6:26	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	6:39	2:48	OWN 10	8	29	Punt
3	0:25	1:36	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
4	12:16	3:33	OWN 34	6	27	Punt
4	8:09	4:04	OWN 11	10	66	Field Goal
4	2:00	1:34	OWN 30	6	30	Missed FG
OT1	15:00	4:23	OWN 23	13	77	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	5:09	5:16	OWN 15	8	59	Field Goal
2	8:13	1:41	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
2	5:15	2:03	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
2	0:37	0:33	OPP 36	2	0	Missed FG
3	8:34	1:55	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
3	3:51	3:26	OWN 27	8	57	Field Goal
4	13:49	1:33	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
4	8:43	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	4:05	2:05	OWN 37	6	33	Fumble
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 47	3	-7	Punt

Game MVP: Johnny Sanford, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tyrus Riviere	18	59	3.28	10	1
Jackie Malone	14	52	3.71	23	2
Duane Boswell	3	23	7.67	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	3	7	2.33	8	0	0
Arnold Webster	3	2	0.67	2	0	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sanford	34	21	208	1/3	2	27	0	98.6
Duane Boswell	21	12	117	0/0	1	27	0	88.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	37	22	266	4/28	1	36	0	90.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	7	16	113	16.14	25	27	1
TE Mike Wheeler	5	6	37	7.40	0	10	0
WR Brant Shaw	5	9	32	6.40	13	15	0
WR Randall Humphrey	5	7	69	13.80	1	20	0
TE Daniel Baker	3	5	21	7.00	3	12	1
WR Jimmie Horton	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	1
RB Tyrus Riviere	2	2	12	6.00	0	12	0
WR Leland Norman	2	4	18	9.00	10	9	0
RB Carl Davis	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	3	7	7.00	7	7	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5	42	8.40	16	19	0
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	78	26.00	70	36	0
TE Charles Cortez	3	3	28	9.33	3	15	0
TE Graham King	2	4	31	15.50	8	19	0
WR C.J. Cook	2	7	28	14.00	0	20	0
RB Arnold Webster	2	3	7	3.50	5	5	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	6	22	11.00	0	22	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Kent Austin	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR George Newkirk	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Jumbo Clayton	1	0
Korey Sinclair	0	1
Vernon Douglas	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Arnie Pearson	1	1	0	0
Philip Rivers	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	153	38.3	33.3	45	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	5	254	50.8	46.4	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/4	1/3	0/2	40	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/3	1/2	0/1	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Humphrey	2	2	1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Crum	4	88	22.0	0
Ike Benson	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Pearson	3	117	39.0	0
Tyrone Weber	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Dusty Bronson	4	1	1.5	6	39
S Leslie Ramthun	4	0	0.0	5	40
OLB R.J. Myers	3	1	0.0	5	26
CB Ike Benson	3	0	0.0	3	33
OLB Vernon Douglas	3	0	0.0	1	21
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	0	0.0	5	38
DT Korey Sinclair	2	0	1.0	5	24
S Quinn Crum	2	1	0.0	2	20
CB Damon Nash	2	1	0.0	6	41
DT Donovan Ricker	1	0	0.5	5	40
ILB Seth Levine	1	2	0.0	6	40
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	1	0.0	2	5
OLB Chester Vermeil	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Lee Reese	1	0	0.0	5	37
DE Kendall Hape	0	3	1.0	6	40

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	10	3	0.0	34	56
OLB Jared Ballard	8	5	0.0	34	56
CB Mitch Farrell	7	4	0.0	25	45
DE Harris Herron	6	3	0.0	34	54
S Austin Koch	6	1	0.0	34	56
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	5	1	1.0	34	55
DT Oliver Coffey	5	2	0.0	27	39
S Kelvin Arntt	5	1	0.0	27	47
ILB Don Blake	3	3	0.0	32	53
CB Terry Peterson	3	2	0.0	33	53
DT Tyrone Curtis	2	1	0.0	27	52
OLB Riddick Becker	2	0	0.0	4	5
S Norm Gardner	2	0	0.0	7	17
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0.0	9	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dusty Bronson	1.5	1	1	0	39
DE Kendall Hape	1.0	0	3	1	40
DT Korey Sinclair	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Donovan Ricker	0.5	1	1	0	40
ILB Seth Levine	0.0	0	1	0	40

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1.0	1	3	1	55
DE Harris Herron	0.0	1	1	0	54
DT Tyrone Curtis	0.0	0	1	0	52
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	0	39
OLB Norm Sapia	0.0	0	1	0	1

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Leslie Ramthun	3	2	40
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	1	38
CB Ike Benson	3	0	33
OLB R.J. Myers	3	0	26
OLB Vernon Douglas	3	0	21
CB Damon Nash	2	2	41
S Quinn Crum	2	0	20
OLB Chester Vermeil	1	0	2
S Lee Reese	1	0	37
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	39

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	10	0	56
OLB Jared Ballard	5	0	56
S Austin Koch	4	1	56
CB Mitch Farrell	3	2	45
ILB Don Blake	2	2	53
S Kelvin Arntt	2	1	47
CB Terry Peterson	2	1	53
DT Tyrone Curtis	2	0	52
DE Harris Herron	1	0	54
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	55
OLB Riddick Becker	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wes Hamilton	5	9	33	0	55
Raymond Matos	2	4	13	0	26
Clay Wallenbrock	1	7	35	0	56
Dwayne Robertson	1	5	32	0	42
Kurt Drake	1	4	28	0	40
Harvey Soltis	1	1	29	1	46
Mike Wheeler	0	1	22	0	21
Daniel Baker	0	1	15	0	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Matthews	1	1	3	1	34
Travis Tusch	1	1	1	0	9
Leon Schroeder	1	1	6	0	35
Larry Andersen	0	1	3	1	33
Henry Freeman	0	1	5	1	32
Tony Brumley	0	1	2	0	23
Devin Medlock	0	0	3	1	8

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Baker	2	16
Dusty Sampson	2	15
Carl Davis	1	24
Ike Benson	0	23
Mike Wheeler	0	19
Quinn Crum	0	16
Brant Shaw	0	15
Leland Norman	0	15
Glenn Bellando	0	12
Chester Vermeil	0	11
Irv Terry	0	9
Damon Nash	0	9
Wes Hamilton	0	8
Lee Reese	0	8
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	8
Jumbo Clayton	0	8
Jackie Malone	0	8
Junior Roush	0	8
Harvey Soltis	0	7
Raymond Matos	0	7
Randall Humphrey	0	6
Duane Jones	0	6
Irv Haller	0	5
Herman Long	0	5
Phillip Pryor	0	5
Clay Wallenbrock	0	3
Dusty Bronson	0	3
Seth Levine	0	3
Leslie Ramthun	0	3
R.J. Myers	0	2
Kendall Hape	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Vernon Douglas	0	2
Korey Sinclair	0	1
Raymond Osuchowski	0	1
Kurt Drake	0	1
Jamie Lincoln	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Niklos	3	15
George Newkirk	2	19
Kelvin Arntt	1	18
Tony Brumley	1	15
Graham King	0	18
Arnold Webster	0	18
Curtis Weber	0	16
Mitch Farrell	0	14
Norm Sapia	0	12
C.J. Cook	0	11
Riddick Becker	0	10
Artie Farias	0	9
Tyrone Weber	0	9
Tyrone Curtis	0	8
Travis Tusch	0	8
Wesley Hickman	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	8
Larry Andersen	0	7
Reggie Bailey	0	6
Brent Compton	0	5
Arnie Pearson	0	5
Jared Ballard	0	5
Artie Souza	0	5
Charles Cortez	0	5
Harris Herron	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	4
Austin Koch	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	4
Drew Jordan	0	4
Don Blake	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	4
Devin Medlock	0	4
Terry Peterson	0	4
Henry Freeman	0	3
Bobby McMichael	0	3
Donald Matthews	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	33	2.8
Middle	19	88	4.6
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	1	0	0.0
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sanford	34	21	2	3	1	6	2	0	0
Duane Boswell	21	12	1	0	2	1	5	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	37	22	4	0	2	5	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	119	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	86	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	13	4	93	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	54	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	90	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	80	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	42	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	16	7	1	113	2	52
WR Brant Shaw	9	5	1	32	0	28
WR Randall Humphrey	7	5	0	69	1	36
TE Mike Wheeler	6	5	0	37	0	21
TE Daniel Baker	5	3	0	21	0	25
WR Leland Norman	4	2	0	18	0	29
FB Glenn Bellando	3	1	1	7	0	25
WR Jimmie Horton	2	2	0	14	0	9
RB Tyrus Riviere	2	2	0	12	0	26
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0	2	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Cook	7	2	1	28	1	24
WR Nathan Wannamaker	6	2	0	22	1	23
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5	0	42	0	22
TE Graham King	4	2	0	31	0	22
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	0	78	2	23
WR Kent Austin	3	1	0	7	0	28
RB Arnold Webster	3	2	0	7	0	15
TE Charles Cortez	3	3	0	28	0	14
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	1	14	0	25
WR George Newkirk	1	1	0	9	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Riviere	3	14	4.67	3.28
Jackie Malone	1	1	1.00	3.71

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Webster	1	2	2.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sanford	5	5	31	6.20	6.12
Duane Boswell	2	1	4	2.00	5.57

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	1	1	4	4.00	7.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	2	1	4	2.00	7.06
TE Daniel Baker	2	2	9	4.50	4.20
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	6	6.00	7.00
WR Brant Shaw	1	1	7	7.00	3.56
WR Leland Norman	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	4	4.00	8.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Duane Boswell	1	1
Tyrus Riviere	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sanford	11	8	7
Duane Boswell	4	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brant Shaw	5	3	2
WR Leland Norman	3	1	1
WR Jimmie Horton	2	2	2
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	1
WR Alex Stuart	1	0	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	0	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	1
WR Randall Humphrey	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	1
WR C.J. Cook	2	1	0
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	0
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	1
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)