Week 15, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	0	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 ATL - Randall Humphrey 38 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 02:18 NOS - Kent Austin 11 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 09:19 NOS - Tony Brumley 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 13:41 ATL - Irv Terry 45 field goal
4Q: 04:01 ATL - Irv Terry 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 ATL - Randall Humphrey 38 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 02:18 NOS - Kent Austin 11 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 09:19 NOS - Tony Brumley 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 13:41 ATL - Irv Terry 45 field goal
4Q: 04:01 ATL - Irv Terry 40 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 6-8 7-7
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 273 305
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 4.33 4.55
Net Rushing Yards 135 104
- Rushing Attempts 32 24
- Yards per Rush 4.22 4.33
Net Passing Yards 138 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 0 40 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 147 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.45 4.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/75 6/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:27 28:33

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	6-8	7-7
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	273	305
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	4.33	4.55
Net Rushing Yards	135	104
- Rushing Attempts	32	24
- Yards per Rush	4.22	4.33
Net Passing Yards	138	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 0	40 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	147	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.45	4.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/75	6/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:27	28:33

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:48	1:05	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	10:29	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	9:09	4:11	OWN 10	7	32	Punt
1	2:32	1:16	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	14:09	5:08	OWN 16	8	50	Punt
2	6:10	4:00	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:48	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	5:36	3:05	OWN 18	6	8	Punt
4	13:35	2:00	OWN 28	4	14	Punt
4	9:50	1:04	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
4	3:54	1:50	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
4	1:27	1:23	OPP 19	3	-24	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:12	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	12:43	2:14	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	9:58	0:49	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
1	4:58	2:26	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	1:16	2:07	OWN 23	5	24	Punt
2	9:01	2:51	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
2	2:10	2:10	OWN 23	4	20	Half
3	9:12	3:36	OWN 14	6	63	Interception
3	2:31	3:56	OWN 37	10	35	Field Goal
4	11:35	1:45	OWN 14	6	5	Punt
4	8:46	4:52	OWN 35	9	42	Field Goal
4	2:04	0:37	OWN 19	4	0	Downs
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnie Pearson	24	93	3.88	14	3
Arnold Webster	6	36	6.00	11	2
Philip Rivers	2	6	3.00	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jackie Malone	13	48	3.69	14	1
Carl Davis	6	30	5.00	9	0
Johnny Sanford	2	11	5.50	6	0
Kim Helfrich	1	4	4.00	4	0
Glenn Bellando	1	6	6.00	6	0
Tyrus Riviere	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	29	16	147	2/9	2	27	0	92.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sanford	40	19	220	3/19	1	38	1	62.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Arnie Pearson	4	4	18	4.50	4	6	0
FB Tony Brumley	3	4	17	5.67	10	10	1
WR C.J. Cook	3	4	39	13.00	1	27	0
WR Curtis Weber	2	5	28	14.00	7	20	0
TE Graham King	2	5	32	16.00	1	19	0
WR Kent Austin	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Irving Robasky	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	4	12	51	12.75	1	17	0
WR Brant Shaw	4	4	65	16.25	13	27	0
RB Carl Davis	3	4	9	3.00	0	4	0
TE Mike Wheeler	2	4	15	7.50	0	15	0
RB Jackie Malone	2	4	11	5.50	1	6	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Randall Humphrey	1	5	38	38.00	10	38	1
WR Leland Norman	1	3	22	22.00	0	22	0
WR Jimmie Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harris Herron	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carl Davis	1	0	0	0
Daniel Baker	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	10	436	43.6	36.6	58	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	277	46.2	41.7	60	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/2	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	7	3.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Humphrey	2	5	2.5	0
Tyrus Riviere	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Pearson	2	34	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brant Shaw	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	7	0	0.0	16	27
CB Mitch Farrell	6	2	0.0	19	36
S Austin Koch	5	0	0.5	24	42
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	4	1	1.0	21	37
CB Terry Peterson	4	2	0.5	24	37
DT A.J. Coffey	4	0	0.0	21	37
DE Harris Herron	3	2	0.0	23	42
DT Oliver Coffey	2	0	1.0	15	25
ILB Don Blake	2	2	0.0	24	40
S Kelvin Arntt	2	1	0.0	21	40
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	0.0	14	25
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	0.0	23	37
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0.0	3	6
S Tyrone Weber	0	2	0.0	9	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Preston Ackerman	7	0	0.0	28	29
ILB Seth Levine	6	4	0.0	32	31
S Leslie Ramthun	6	3	0.0	32	31
CB Damon Nash	6	1	0.0	32	30
CB Ike Benson	5	2	0.0	21	26
DE Kendall Hape	3	1	1.0	27	30
OLB Vernon Douglas	3	1	1.0	13	13
OLB R.J. Myers	3	3	0.0	25	22
DT Korey Sinclair	2	2	0.0	24	23
DT Donovan Ricker	2	1	0.0	29	30
S Lee Reese	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Phillip Pryor	1	1	0.0	8	5
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	0.0	24	26
WR Randall Humphrey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jamie Lincoln	0	1	0.0	5	1
CB Jumbo Clayton	0	1	0.0	30	31

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	0	2	25
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1.0	0	1	37
S Austin Koch	0.5	0	0	42
CB Terry Peterson	0.5	0	0	37
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	2	1	37
DE Harris Herron	0.0	0	1	42
ILB Don Blake	0.0	0	1	40
DT Renaldo Carraway	0.0	0	1	10

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	1.0	1	4	2	30
OLB Vernon Douglas	1.0	0	0	0	13
DT Donovan Ricker	0.0	0	2	0	30
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mitch Farrell	6	0	0	36
S Austin Koch	3	1	0	42
OLB Jared Ballard	3	1	0	27
CB Terry Peterson	3	1	0	37
CB Sammie Rutter	1	1	1	37
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0	6
S Kelvin Arntt	1	0	0	40
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0	37
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0	1	0	25

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Preston Ackerman	3	1	29
OLB R.J. Myers	3	1	22
CB Damon Nash	3	1	30
S Lee Reese	2	0	8
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	31
CB Ike Benson	1	1	26
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	23
ILB Seth Levine	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Tusch	3	6	0	26	0	24
Marlon Prill	3	6	0	22	0	22
Leon Schroeder	2	5	1	31	1	29
Tony Brumley	2	4	0	20	0	18
Devin Medlock	2	2	0	8	0	6
Larry Andersen	1	5	0	24	0	25
Henry Freeman	1	1	0	6	0	7
Donald Matthews	0	1	0	25	1	29

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wes Hamilton	3	8	0	23	0	43
Clay Wallenbrock	3	5	1	24	1	43
Harvey Soltis	2	3	0	20	1	36
Kurt Drake	2	3	0	20	1	41
Dwayne Robertson	1	3	0	17	0	30

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Norm Sapia	1	27
Aaron Giles	1	17
Graham King	1	12
Winfred Niklos	1	10
Arnold Webster	0	21
Tony Brumley	0	18
Drew Jordan	0	18
Nathan Wannamaker	0	13
Kendrick Hastings	0	10
Wesley Hickman	0	10
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	10
Artie Souza	0	10
Curtis Weber	0	9
Mitch Farrell	0	9
Larry Andersen	0	9
Henry Freeman	0	9
Reggie Bailey	0	7
Brent Compton	0	6
Arnie Pearson	0	6
Tracy Homer	0	5
Jared Ballard	0	5
Austin Koch	0	4
Kelvin Arntt	0	3
Harris Herron	0	3
Travis Tusch	0	3
Artie Farias	0	3
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	2
Don Blake	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Devin Medlock	0	2
Renaldo Carraway	0	2
Terry Peterson	0	2
Tyrone Weber	0	2
Donovan Mussatti	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Randall Humphrey	1	16
Dusty Sampson	1	13
Daniel Baker	1	13
Tyrus Riviere	1	5
Ike Benson	0	27
Carl Davis	0	25
Mike Wheeler	0	18
Herman Long	0	14
Quinn Crum	0	13
Glenn Bellando	0	13
Leland Norman	0	11
Lee Reese	0	10
Irv Haller	0	10
Brant Shaw	0	9
Wes Hamilton	0	8
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	8
Eddie Newsome	0	8
Duane Jones	0	8
Harvey Soltis	0	6
Irv Terry	0	6
Raymond Matos	0	6
Alex Shook	0	6
Phillip Pryor	0	6
Jimmie Horton	0	2
Clay Wallenbrock	0	2
Kim Helfrich	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Damon Nash	0	2
Kurt Drake	0	2
Preston Ackerman	0	1
Vernon Douglas	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	17	82	4.8
Right	6	30	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	5	36	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	29	16	2	0	0	4	8	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sanford	40	19	4	1	5	5	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	25	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	71	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	33	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	85	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	87	7.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Weber	5	2	28	1	20
TE Graham King	5	2	32	0	20
RB Arnie Pearson	4	4	18	0	15
FB Tony Brumley	4	3	17	0	18
WR C.J. Cook	4	3	39	1	13
WR Kent Austin	3	1	11	0	21
WR Irving Robasky	2	0	0	0	25
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0	0	3
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	2	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	12	4	2	51	0	33
WR Randall Humphrey	5	1	1	38	1	27
TE Mike Wheeler	4	2	1	15	0	19
RB Carl Davis	4	3	0	9	0	17
WR Brant Shaw	4	4	0	65	2	20
RB Jackie Malone	4	2	0	11	0	15
WR Leland Norman	3	1	0	22	1	20
TE Daniel Baker	2	1	1	6	0	23
WR Jimmie Horton	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	0	3	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	3	6	2.00	3.88
Arnold Webster	1	0	0.00	6.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carl Davis	1	2	2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	2	2	21	10.50	5.07

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sanford	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	10	10.00	4.25
WR Kent Austin	1	1	11	11.00	3.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mike Wheeler	1	0	0	0.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	2	1
Philip Rivers	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Helfrich	1	1
Tyrus Riviere	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sanford	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Weber	3	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	2	1	0
WR Kent Austin	2	1	1
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	3	1	0
RB Carl Davis	2	2	1
TE Daniel Baker	2	1	1
WR Randall Humphrey	2	0	0
WR Jimmie Horton	1	0	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	1
WR Brant Shaw	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (22,200)
End Zone 11,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (22,200)
End Zone	11,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (5,000)