Week 15, 2028

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	10	0	14	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:19 ATL - Dusty Kim 17 fumble return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 12:23 ATL - Andy Alston 1 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 05:58 NOS - Nolan Walters 11 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:10 NOS - Burt McCalla 25 field goal
4Q: 13:41 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 49 field goal
4Q: 07:39 ATL - Bryan Dennis 22 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 03:22 NOS - Bobby Irwin 4 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Bobby Irwin 10 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:19 ATL - Dusty Kim 17 fumble return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 12:23 ATL - Andy Alston 1 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 05:58 NOS - Nolan Walters 11 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:10 NOS - Burt McCalla 25 field goal
4Q: 13:41 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 49 field goal
4Q: 07:39 ATL - Bryan Dennis 22 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 03:22 NOS - Bobby Irwin 4 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Bobby Irwin 10 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 8-5-1 8-5-1
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 412 404
- Offensive Plays 83 76
- Yards per Play 4.96 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 136 114
- Rushing Attempts 32 34
- Yards per Rush 4.25 3.35
Net Passing Yards 276 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 25 - 0 40 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 309 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/33 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 6.90
Fumbles/Lost 5/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/19 9/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/14 10/75
Punt Returns/Yards 8/41 4/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/84 4/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 36:46 38:14

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	8-5-1	8-5-1
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	412	404
- Offensive Plays	83	76
- Yards per Play	4.96	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	136	114
- Rushing Attempts	32	34
- Yards per Rush	4.25	3.35
Net Passing Yards	276	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 25 - 0	40 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	309	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/33	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	6.90
Fumbles/Lost	5/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/19	9/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/14	10/75
Punt Returns/Yards	8/41	4/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/84	4/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	36:46	38:14

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	1:26	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
1	9:54	4:21	OWN 26	9	38	Punt
1	3:26	0:23	OWN 21	2	-4	Fumble
1	3:03	2:51	OWN 46	3	-7	Punt
2	12:17	3:09	OWN 30	6	17	Punt
2	7:45	1:53	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:49	OWN 22	8	70	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:48	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	9:16	3:35	OWN 9	7	40	Punt
3	4:40	2:46	OWN 30	5	45	Missed FG
4	13:36	1:44	OWN 47	5	9	Punt
4	7:27	4:13	OWN 9	10	91	Touchdown
4	2:07	0:13	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
4	0:42	0:23	OWN 47	2	-7	Fumble
OT1	12:49	1:15	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
OT1	9:24	1:57	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
OT1	5:57	2:56	OWN 20	6	30	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	11:32	1:38	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
1	5:33	2:07	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
1	0:12	2:55	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
2	9:08	1:23	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
2	5:52	3:58	OWN 13	7	34	Punt
3	12:12	2:56	OWN 12	6	21	Punt
3	5:41	1:01	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	1:54	3:18	OWN 32	7	36	Field Goal
4	11:52	4:25	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	3:14	1:07	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	1:54	1:12	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 32	1	-5	Missed FG
OT1	15:00	2:11	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
OT1	11:34	2:10	OWN 16	5	-4	Punt
OT1	7:27	1:30	OWN 20	4	35	Punt
OT1	3:01	3:01	OWN 9	6	28	Game

Game MVP: Kris Mathis, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	13	89	6.85	44	2
Hunter Woodson	9	19	2.11	14	1
Alan Poole	5	19	3.80	6	0
Rex Dunn	5	9	1.80	10	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	25	77	3.08	15	1	1
Toby Livesay	5	23	4.60	14	1	0
Shane Huffman	4	14	3.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	45	25	309	6/33	3	35	0	99.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	40	21	302	2/12	1	55	0	85.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	6	9	130	21.67	17	35	1
WR Rick Collins	4	7	57	14.25	4	27	0
WR Pat Brooks	4	6	30	7.50	3	10	0
RB Bobby Irwin	3	4	23	7.67	16	10	2
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	5	29	9.67	18	14	0
RB Hunter Woodson	2	3	23	11.50	5	17	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	8	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	2	5	5.00	1	5	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	5	15	77	15.40	32	33	1
TE Johnnie Haus	5	6	50	10.00	15	22	0
TE Kirk Gardner	3	3	42	14.00	2	19	0
WR D.J. Miklusicak	3	6	79	26.33	31	55	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	4	33	16.50	19	27	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Andy Alston	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Bobby Clark	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Alan Poole	3	0
Hunter Woodson	1	0
Steve Ziel	1	0
Rex Dunn	0	1
Donnell Pritchett	0	1
Pat Brooks	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force	TD
Dusty Kim	1	0	1
Mickey Parker	1	0	0
Kris Mathis	0	2	0
Martin Lofton	0	1	0
Wendell Holmes	0	1	0
Charlie Sims	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	10	462	46.2	37.5	56	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	12	536	44.7	39.6	59	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/2	0/1	0/0	25	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/2	1/2	0/1	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Ziel	7	31	4.4	0
Bobby Irwin	1	10	10.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	4	7	1.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	61	30.5	0
Marc Stanton	1	23	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Lofton	3	33	11.0	0
Grant Morton	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	10	3	0.0	31	36
ILB Jose Barfield	7	6	0.0	23	28
OLB Willie Rexin	6	0	0.0	28	36
ILB Dale Landolt	6	0	0.0	22	16
DE Max Tank	5	1	1.0	25	30
DE Brent Robbins	4	0	0.0	25	30
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	0.0	22	31
DT Eddie Bloomer	2	2	1.0	16	25
CB Ty Covington	2	2	0.0	24	27
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0.0	5	11
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0.0	21	34
OLB Byron Bennett	1	2	0.0	9	6
S Tommie Grange	1	1	0.0	8	18
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0.0	7	11
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0.0	19	23
T Neil Delgado	1	0	---	---	---
S Marc Stanton	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0	2	0.0	21	17
CB Howie Lord	0	1	0.0	22	22

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	9	5	0.0	28	42
OLB Mo Gardner	7	2	0.0	20	40
CB Gus Barrett	7	0	0.0	24	35
DE Kris Mathis	6	1	4.5	21	32
CB Max Midget	6	0	0.0	27	43
CB Arnie Cooley	4	3	0.0	24	46
DT Dusty Kim	4	0	0.0	18	41
S Grant Morton	3	3	0.0	29	48
DT Mickey Parker	2	1	1.0	20	30
DE Juan Norried	2	1	0.5	20	41
S Marlon Paswater	2	0	0.0	15	24
ILB Chris Torrez	2	0	0.0	4	9
S Tito Justice	1	3	0.0	20	37
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	1	0.0	18	19
DT Norm Fulcher	1	0	0.0	9	11
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0.0	8	11
DE Zach Strickland	1	0	0.0	11	19
DT Gene Tong	1	0	0.0	14	10
CB Scott Levine	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eddie Bloomer	1.0	0	1	0	25
DE Max Tank	1.0	0	0	2	30
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	1	2	1	23
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	1	2	0	17
DE Tony Nixon	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	1	0	30

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kris Mathis	4.5	0	1	5	32
DT Mickey Parker	1.0	1	2	0	30
DE Juan Norried	0.5	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	4	2	36
ILB Jose Barfield	4	1	28
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	31
S Duane Sterritt	2	2	36
CB Ty Covington	2	1	27
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	11
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	16
S Tommie Grange	1	0	18
S Steve Ziel	1	0	11
CB Howie Lord	0	1	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	6	1	42
CB Arnie Cooley	4	2	46
OLB Mo Gardner	4	0	40
CB Max Midget	3	1	43
CB Gus Barrett	3	0	35
S Grant Morton	2	1	48
S Tito Justice	1	1	37
DT Mickey Parker	1	0	30
ILB Chris Torrez	1	0	9
S Marlon Paswater	0	1	24
OLB Oliver Hanson	0	1	19
CB Scott Levine	0	1	8
DE Zach Strickland	0	1	19
S Freddie Lipscomb	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alex Priestley	2	7	0	24	2	35
Marlon Finley	2	5	1	29	0	44
Mitchell Emmons	1	2	0	16	0	28
Mitchell Maloney	1	2	0	11	0	21
Cedric Flournoy	0	5	0	24	1	36
Rex Dunn	0	4	0	25	0	28
Donnell Pritchett	0	2	0	32	2	51
Neil Delgado	0	1	0	29	1	44

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Thornton	2	6	28	0	33
Billy Vandermause	2	3	26	0	38
Mario Sanford	1	2	8	0	4
Johnnie Haus	1	2	19	0	16
Justin Wolfe	0	6	30	0	35
Preston Peters	0	4	28	0	33
Tyrus Tate	0	3	28	1	37
Tony Reeves	0	2	6	1	9
Kirk Gardner	0	1	22	0	31
Myron Sutter	0	1	29	0	31

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tommie Grange	4	23
Hunter Woodson	2	23
Bobby Irwin	2	22
Rex Dunn	0	33
Pat Brooks	0	23
Lenny Shields	0	22
Steve Ziel	0	22
Bubba Reese	0	15
Mitchell Emmons	0	14
Rick Collins	0	14
Marlon Finley	0	12
Mitchell Maloney	0	12
Cris Scott	0	12
Roger Vaughn	0	11
Broderick Heath	0	11
Byron Bennett	0	11
Otis Wallis	0	10
Darnell Briggs	0	10
Marc Stanton	0	10
Alex Priestley	0	9
Burt McCalla	0	8
Tony Nixon	0	7
Burt Tamaarkin	0	7
Dale Landolt	0	7
Brent Robbins	0	6
Junior Reeves	0	5
Jose Barfield	0	5
Danny Cortez	0	5
Ty Covington	0	5
Howie Lord	0	4
Cary Clinton	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Neil Delgado	0	3
Willie Rexin	0	3
Timothy Hiller	0	3
Johnny Rasmussen	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Cedric Flournoy	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	3	24
Toby Livesay	2	34
Myron Sutter	2	27
Bobby Clark	2	21
Gerald Buchanan	1	21
Martin Lofton	1	15
Gus Barrett	0	33
Marlon Paswater	0	23
Grant Morton	0	19
Kirk Gardner	0	18
Oliver Hanson	0	16
Mario Sanford	0	14
Joseph Wooden	0	14
Preston Peters	0	14
Marc Joyner	0	12
Danny McClendon	0	10
Justin Wolfe	0	10
Wendell Holmes	0	10
Jonathan George	0	8
Zach Strickland	0	8
Charlie Mattingly	0	7
Kris Mathis	0	7
Gene Tong	0	7
Mike Garner	0	6
Chris Torrez	0	5
Juan Norried	0	3
Mo Gardner	0	3
Mickey Parker	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	3
Charlie Sims	0	3
Max Midget	0	2
Tito Justice	0	2
Frank Hopper	0	2
Andy Alston	0	1
Scott Levine	0	1
Arnie Cooley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	85	7.7
Middle	10	18	1.8
Right	11	33	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	43	3.9
Middle	16	40	2.5
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	45	25	5	2	2	11	4	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	40	21	5	3	0	7	7	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	70	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	111	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	114	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	112	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	77	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	107	13.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	9	6	1	130	4	39
WR Stephen Granberry	8	1	0	11	0	38
WR Rick Collins	7	4	1	57	1	15
WR Pat Brooks	6	4	0	30	0	25
TE Mitchell Emmons	5	3	0	29	0	28
RB Bobby Irwin	4	3	0	23	0	29
RB Hunter Woodson	3	2	0	23	0	22
TE Lenny Shields	2	1	0	5	0	31
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	1	0	28

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	15	5	77	2	34
WR D.J. Miklusicak	6	3	79	1	18
TE Johnnie Haus	6	5	50	1	16
WR Gerald Buchanan	4	2	33	1	19
TE Kirk Gardner	3	3	42	0	31
RB Andy Alston	3	1	3	0	31
WR Martin Lofton	2	1	11	0	18
WR Bobby Clark	1	1	7	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	2	6	3.00	6.85

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	3	6	2.00	3.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	7	5	40	5.71	6.87

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	14	7.00	5.75
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	11	11.00	14.44
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0.00	8.14
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0	0.00	1.38
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
WR Pat Brooks	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Hunter Woodson	3	1
Bobby Irwin	2	1
Rex Dunn	2	0
Alan Poole	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	5	3
Shane Huffman	1	0
Toby Livesay	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	11	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	14	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Granberry	4	0	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	2
WR Rick Collins	2	2	1
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	1
RB Hunter Woodson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	5	1	1
WR D.J. Miklusicak	3	2	2
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	0	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	1	1
RB Andy Alston	1	1	1
TE Johnnie Haus	1	0	0
WR Bobby Clark	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (22,200)
End Zone 12,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (22,200)
End Zone	12,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (5,000)