Week 11, 2027

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	20	7	3	-	37
Atlanta Falcons	3	14	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 47 field goal
1Q: 03:07 NOS - Phillip Newman 17 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 13:53 NOS - Burt McCalla 46 field goal
2Q: 10:29 ATL - Andy Alston 39 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 08:55 NOS - Burt McCalla 37 field goal
2Q: 07:31 NOS - Duane Sterritt 33 interception return (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 02:02 ATL - Bryan Dennis 30 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 00:43 NOS - Kelvin Sandage 18 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 10:11 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 34 field goal
3Q: 04:03 NOS - John Cortez 21 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:54 ATL - Martin Lofton 13 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 00:27 NOS - Burt McCalla 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 47 field goal
1Q: 03:07 NOS - Phillip Newman 17 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 13:53 NOS - Burt McCalla 46 field goal
2Q: 10:29 ATL - Andy Alston 39 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 08:55 NOS - Burt McCalla 37 field goal
2Q: 07:31 NOS - Duane Sterritt 33 interception return (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 02:02 ATL - Bryan Dennis 30 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 00:43 NOS - Kelvin Sandage 18 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 10:11 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 34 field goal
3Q: 04:03 NOS - John Cortez 21 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:54 ATL - Martin Lofton 13 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 00:27 NOS - Burt McCalla 30 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 8-2 3-7
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 395 332
- Offensive Plays 61 73
- Yards per Play 6.48 4.55
Net Rushing Yards 92 141
- Rushing Attempts 19 31
- Yards per Rush 4.84 4.55
Net Passing Yards 303 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 27 - 0 39 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 320 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.21 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/70 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/58 5/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/108 4/64
Interception Ret./Yards 2/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:45 32:15

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	8-2	3-7
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	395	332
- Offensive Plays	61	73
- Yards per Play	6.48	4.55
Net Rushing Yards	92	141
- Rushing Attempts	19	31
- Yards per Rush	4.84	4.55
Net Passing Yards	303	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 27 - 0	39 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	320	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.21	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/70	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/58	5/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/108	4/64
Interception Ret./Yards	2/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:45	32:15

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 14	7	26	Punt
1	10:14	0:11	OWN 43	1	-6	Fumble
1	9:06	2:35	OWN 41	6	47	Missed FG
1	5:09	2:10	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
1	0:43	1:57	OPP 47	5	18	Field Goal
2	10:10	1:23	OPP 19	3	-1	Field Goal
2	3:18	0:57	OWN 31	3	-3	Fumble
2	1:56	1:19	OWN 13	4	87	Touchdown
3	10:06	3:03	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	5:36	1:51	OWN 48	3	52	Touchdown
3	1:29	1:49	OWN 11	5	22	Punt
4	12:42	2:16	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
4	9:30	2:04	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	3:30	0:15	OWN 22	2	3	Fumble
4	2:46	0:56	OWN 30	4	21	Punt
4	1:35	1:15	OPP 20	3	7	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	0:58	OWN 23	3	-3	Punt
1	10:03	0:57	OPP 30	3	0	Field Goal
1	6:31	1:22	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
1	2:59	2:16	OWN 13	4	-1	Punt
2	13:46	3:36	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	8:47	1:24	OWN 20	3	-3	Interception
2	7:23	4:05	OWN 15	6	20	Punt
2	2:21	0:25	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 24	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:54	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
3	7:03	1:27	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
3	3:45	2:16	OWN 26	4	18	Punt
4	14:40	1:58	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	10:26	0:56	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	7:26	3:56	OWN 13	10	65	Downs
4	3:15	0:29	OPP 25	2	25	Touchdown
4	1:50	0:15	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	8	21	2.63	5	0	0
John Cortez	6	30	5.00	21	1	1
Alan Poole	5	41	8.20	22	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	13	77	5.92	39	1	1
Gerald Yantis	12	45	3.75	16	1	0
Frankie Blincoe	5	22	4.40	8	0	0
Corwin Oja	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	39	27	320	3/17	2	46	0	111.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	39	19	204	3/13	2	30	2	60.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	7	11	130	18.57	77	40	1
WR Kelvin Sandage	7	10	60	8.57	6	18	1
WR Nolan Walters	4	6	46	11.50	29	24	0
RB Bobby Irwin	3	3	54	18.00	3	46	0
FB Rex Dunn	3	3	19	6.33	11	11	0
FB Junior Blair	2	2	8	4.00	1	6	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Stephen Granberry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	13	39	6.50	0	15	0
WR Bryan Dennis	5	12	98	19.60	23	30	1
WR Martin Lofton	2	4	28	14.00	4	15	1
RB Andy Alston	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Levon Frederick	2	5	19	9.50	0	12	0
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	17	17.00	9	17	0
WR Bobby Clark	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Duane Sterritt	1	33	33.00	1
CB Timothy Hiller	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Alan Poole	2	0
Kelvin Sandage	1	0
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	0
Mickey Parker	0	2	0
Arnie Cooley	0	1	0
Oliver Hanson	0	0	2
Kris Mathis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	6	286	47.7	41.5	55	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	8	350	43.8	36.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/4	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	5	58	11.6	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	4	16	4.0	0
Amos Hawkins	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	108	36.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	3	48	16.0	0
Marlon Paswater	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Johnny Rasmussen	5	2	1.5	20	32
S Antonio Flannery	5	2	0.0	12	14
DT Eddie Bloomer	4	0	1.0	11	9
DE Max Tank	4	1	0.5	26	39
DT Junior Reeves	4	3	0.0	21	32
S Duane Sterritt	4	1	0.0	19	28
CB Bob Heath	4	0	0.0	17	19
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	0.0	9	14
CB Danny Cortez	3	0	0.0	23	31
CB Howie Lord	2	1	0.0	22	29
S Rickey Bridges	2	1	0.0	7	23
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	0.0	20	19
OLB Otis Wallis	1	3	0.0	10	8
ILB Jose Barfield	1	2	0.0	23	25
OLB Willie Rexin	1	1	0.0	21	33
ILB Dale Landolt	1	1	0.0	9	17
S Marc Stanton	1	1	0.0	5	9
T Neil Delgado	1	0	---	---	---
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.0	26	33
G Curtis Olivarez	1	0	---	---	---
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	10	10
OLB Lamar Bailey	0	1	0.0	14	12
DE Brent Robbins	0	1	0.0	16	26

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Dusty Kim	6	0	0.0	14	32
DE Juan Norried	5	1	0.0	16	38
OLB Oliver Hanson	4	1	1.0	10	25
CB Gus Barrett	4	1	0.0	8	28
S Marlon Paswater	4	0	0.0	13	30
OLB Mo Gardner	3	2	0.0	16	30
ILB Earl Noll	3	1	0.0	8	23
DE Kris Mathis	2	1	1.5	13	29
CB Max Midget	2	3	0.0	15	34
S Grant Morton	2	1	0.0	18	38
CB Arnie Cooley	2	1	0.0	17	37
CB Darrell Apold	2	0	0.0	6	14
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	0.0	7	5
DT Norm Fulcher	1	0	0.5	9	18
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	1	0.0	4	3
S Tito Justice	1	1	0.0	4	8
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	0.0	8	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1.5	1	1	32
DT Eddie Bloomer	1.0	0	0	9
DE Max Tank	0.5	0	0	39
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	2	1	19
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	2	0	26
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	1	0	10

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kris Mathis	1.5	0	3	29
OLB Oliver Hanson	1.0	0	0	25
DT Norm Fulcher	0.5	0	0	18
DT Dusty Kim	0.0	1	1	32
DT Mickey Parker	0.0	0	1	29
DE Mercury Herndon	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bob Heath	4	0	0	19
CB Danny Cortez	3	1	0	31
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	1	28
CB Howie Lord	2	1	0	29
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	1	14
S Rickey Bridges	1	1	0	23
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0	32
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0	32
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0	25
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0	33
S Antonio Flannery	1	0	0	14
OLB Willie Rexin	0	2	0	33
OLB Lamar Bailey	0	1	0	12

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gus Barrett	5	0	28
S Marlon Paswater	3	0	30
OLB Oliver Hanson	3	0	25
ILB Earl Noll	3	0	23
CB Arnie Cooley	2	1	37
CB Max Midget	2	0	34
OLB Mo Gardner	2	0	30
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	5
S Grant Morton	1	1	38
DE Juan Norried	1	0	38
CB Darrell Apold	1	0	14
DT Dusty Kim	1	0	32
S Tito Justice	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
D.J. Matthews	2	2	14	0	35
Marlon Finley	1	3	18	0	32
Neil Delgado	0	3	18	1	37
Cedric Flournoy	0	3	16	0	34
Curtis Olivarez	0	2	19	0	42
Alex Priestley	0	1	3	0	8
Mel Galiardo	0	0	1	1	10
John Cortez	0	0	7	1	19

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Thornton	2	6	26	0	38
Billy Vandermause	2	4	27	1	37
Danny McClendon	1	5	25	0	38
Mitchell Maloney	1	1	6	0	4
Justin Wolfe	0	5	27	1	37
Mario Sanford	0	2	28	1	36
Joseph Wooden	0	2	7	0	11
Corwin Oja	0	1	13	0	14

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	4	19
Junior Blair	2	23
Mitchell Emmons	1	23
Rickey Bridges	1	16
Mel Galiardo	1	10
John Cortez	0	31
Otis Wallis	0	29
Rex Dunn	0	22
Stephen Granberry	0	21
Kelvin Sandage	0	19
Timothy Hiller	0	17
Marc Stanton	0	14
Burt McCalla	0	12
Marlon Finley	0	10
Alex Priestley	0	10
Donnell Pritchett	0	10
Cedric Flournoy	0	9
Cary Clinton	0	8
Lamar Bailey	0	7
Raymond Bentsen	0	6
Brent Robbins	0	6
Darnell Briggs	0	6
Dale Landolt	0	6
Antonio Flannery	0	6
Howie Lord	0	5
Billy Joe Beckett	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Bob Heath	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	1
Phillip Newman	0	1
D.J. Matthews	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Danny Cortez	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	3	19
Gerald Yantis	3	14
Byron Aiken	1	24
Bobby Clark	1	21
Warren Finch	0	24
Martin Lofton	0	20
Gus Barrett	0	18
Amos Hawkins	0	16
Corwin Oja	0	15
Andrew Nield	0	15
Tito Justice	0	14
Earl Noll	0	13
Marlon Paswater	0	12
Chris Torrez	0	12
Juan Norried	0	10
Grant Morton	0	10
Orlando Walker	0	10
Joseph Wooden	0	10
Mickey Parker	0	9
Charlie Mattingly	0	8
Mitchell Maloney	0	8
Wendell Holmes	0	8
Marc Joyner	0	8
Charlie Sims	0	8
Justin Wolfe	0	7
Kirk Gardner	0	6
Oliver Hanson	0	6
Mo Gardner	0	5
Kris Mathis	0	4
Max Midget	0	4
Mario Sanford	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	3
Arnie Cooley	0	3
Danny McClendon	0	2
Darrell Apold	0	2
Quinn Reilly	0	2
Norm Fulcher	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	8	48	6.0
Right	7	35	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	57	5.2
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	9	45	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	39	27	4	1	2	2	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	39	19	3	0	5	7	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	19	205	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	40	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	64	7.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	48	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	9	123	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	11	7	0	130	2	39
WR Kelvin Sandage	10	7	1	60	0	26
WR Nolan Walters	6	4	0	46	1	31
RB Bobby Irwin	3	3	0	54	1	23
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	1	1	3	0	20
FB Rex Dunn	3	3	0	19	0	13
FB Junior Blair	2	2	0	8	0	8
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0	0	0	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gerald Buchanan	13	6	2	39	0	26
WR Bryan Dennis	12	5	1	98	3	39
WR Levon Frederick	5	2	1	19	0	22
WR Martin Lofton	4	2	1	28	0	8
RB Andy Alston	2	2	0	2	0	34
WR Bobby Clark	2	1	0	1	0	6
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	0	17	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Cortez	2	4	2.00	5.00
Bobby Irwin	1	3	3.00	2.63

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	1	1	1.00	5.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	7	2	35	5.00	8.21

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	13	13.00	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	5	1	17	3.40	11.82
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	1	18	18.00	6.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martin Lofton	1	1	13	13.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
John Cortez	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	1	0
Andy Alston	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	11	7	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	14	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	0
FB Junior Blair	2	2	1
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	2	2
WR Bryan Dennis	4	2	2
WR Levon Frederick	2	1	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	0
WR Bobby Clark	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (22,200)
End Zone 11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (22,200)
End Zone	11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (5,000)