Week 17, 2030

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	10	0	0	7	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 5 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 03:06 NOS - Bernard Richard 32 field goal
2Q: 08:48 ATL - Toby Livesay 2 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 00:24 ATL - Desmond Poston 5 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 10:04 ATL - Desmond Poston 12 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 02:26 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 47 field goal
4Q: 00:16 NOS - Phillip Newman 6 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 5 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 03:06 NOS - Bernard Richard 32 field goal
2Q: 08:48 ATL - Toby Livesay 2 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 00:24 ATL - Desmond Poston 5 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 10:04 ATL - Desmond Poston 12 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 02:26 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 47 field goal
4Q: 00:16 NOS - Phillip Newman 6 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 12-4 10-5-1
First Downs 13 26
- by Rushing 1 11
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 304 349
- Offensive Plays 48 71
- Yards per Play 6.33 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 69 140
- Rushing Attempts 20 36
- Yards per Rush 3.45 3.89
Net Passing Yards 235 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.39 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/53 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/114 3/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:22 36:38

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	12-4	10-5-1
First Downs	13	26
- by Rushing	1	11
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	304	349
- Offensive Plays	48	71
- Yards per Play	6.33	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	69	140
- Rushing Attempts	20	36
- Yards per Rush	3.45	3.89
Net Passing Yards	235	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.39	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/53	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/114	3/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:22	36:38

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
1	7:39	4:41	OWN 17	9	68	Field Goal
2	15:00	1:53	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
2	8:40	2:42	OWN 37	4	14	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:29	5:35	OWN 1	11	47	Punt
4	9:55	1:50	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	2:19	2:10	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	3:12	OWN 15	5	30	Punt
1	2:58	2:58	OWN 13	4	21	Punt
2	13:07	4:27	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
2	5:58	5:26	OWN 5	13	54	Punt
2	0:32	0:17	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:31	OWN 12	7	32	Punt
3	5:54	10:59	OWN 16	22	84	Touchdown
4	8:05	5:46	OWN 19	9	51	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 43	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Shane Huffman, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Jeffrey Cote	7	24	3.43	9
Grant Guthrie	7	29	4.14	6
Alan Poole	5	9	1.80	4
Rex Dunn	1	7	7.00	7

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	22	86	3.91	18	2	0
Toby Livesay	7	18	2.57	6	0	1
Shane Huffman	6	29	4.83	8	0	0
Andrew Nield	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	18	246	2/11	2	35	0	124.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	34	23	215	1/6	2	30	0	104.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	5	10	74	14.80	29	29	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	4	4	52	13.00	17	21	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	22	11.00	2	17	0
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	19	9.50	6	15	0
WR Rick Collins	2	4	18	9.00	0	13	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	20	20.00	7	20	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	35	35.00	4	35	0
WR Lester Culjat	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Desmond Poston	9	12	118	13.11	12	30	2
TE Wes Witt	6	7	35	5.83	6	12	0
WR Bryan Dennis	5	9	54	10.80	12	24	0
RB Andy Alston	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Andrew Nield	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mercury Hopkins	1	0	0	0
Tony Nixon	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andy Alston	1	0	0
Tommie Grover	0	1	1
Roger Thornton	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	179	44.8	44.0	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	4	201	50.3	47.0	64	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Hopkins	2	13	6.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Grover	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	4	114	28.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Boatright	2	30	15.0	0
Bryan Dennis	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	10	2	0.0	36	33
ILB Lamar McCarthy	8	2	0.0	26	29
S Duane Sterritt	4	3	0.0	28	31
CB Danny Cortez	4	1	0.0	20	27
ILB Dale Landolt	4	1	0.0	10	6
S Jorge Cloude	3	2	0.0	31	26
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	0.0	18	16
DT Johnny Rasmussen	3	0	0.0	26	31
S Justin Borders	3	0	0.0	8	6
DE Brent Robbins	2	4	1.0	30	28
S Steve Ziel	2	2	0.0	22	28
ILB Jose Barfield	2	1	0.0	5	4
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	1	0.0	11	7
DE Max Tank	2	0	0.0	25	30
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	2	0.0	18	19
S Tommie Grange	1	1	0.0	10	9
CB Bubba Reese	1	1	0.0	26	15
DE Tony Nixon	1	0	0.0	11	5
DT Eddie Bloomer	0	1	0.0	11	5

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Arnie Cooley	7	0	0.0	20	25
S Grant Morton	4	1	0.0	20	22
DT Dusty Kim	3	1	0.5	15	21
S Tito Justice	3	2	0.0	5	12
OLB Mo Gardner	3	1	0.0	18	23
ILB Charlie Sims	3	1	0.0	16	24
S Spencer Way	3	1	0.0	18	21
ILB Al McConnell	3	0	0.0	4	3
DE Clarence Holdgate	2	0	1.5	12	17
CB Max Midget	2	2	0.0	15	26
CB Bart Fabbrizzi	2	1	0.0	17	20
DT Britt Langley	2	0	0.0	8	9
CB Tommie Grover	0	1	0.0	4	7
DE Mike Garner	0	1	0.0	6	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	3	0	28
DE Tony Nixon	0.0	1	1	5
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	1	0	31
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	1	16

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Clarence Holdgate	1.5	1	17
DT Dusty Kim	0.5	0	21
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	1	18
OLB Mo Gardner	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Danny Cortez	4	1	27
OLB Byron Bennett	3	3	33
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	0	29
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	26
DE Brent Robbins	2	0	28
S Steve Ziel	1	1	28
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	31
CB Ty Covington	1	0	23
DE Max Tank	1	0	30
S Tommie Grange	1	0	9
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	6
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	15
S Justin Borders	1	0	6
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	7

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Arnie Cooley	7	1	25
S Spencer Way	3	1	21
CB Max Midget	2	0	26
S Tito Justice	2	0	12
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	24
CB Bart Fabbrizzi	1	1	20
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	23
S Grant Morton	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mel Harper	1	3	6	0	8
Vernon Huffman	1	2	15	1	20
Joseph Sherman	1	2	19	0	27
Cris Scott	0	4	20	0	27
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	8	0	15
Rex Dunn	0	1	15	0	15
B.J. Givens	0	1	8	0	14
Trent Sinclair	0	1	16	0	18
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	1	14	0	22
Archie Garrett	0	0	2	1	4

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Justin Wolfe	2	5	26	0	30
Roger Thornton	2	4	32	0	33
Preston Peters	1	7	29	0	29
Tyrus Tate	1	6	36	0	35
Billy Vandermause	1	2	26	1	28
Andrew Nield	1	2	20	0	19
Tony Reeves	1	2	18	0	10
Graham Brewer	0	1	13	0	10
Wes Witt	0	1	27	0	26

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	2	18
Justin Borders	2	9
Rick Collins	1	10
Ty Covington	1	2
Ed McCarthy	0	14
Rex Dunn	0	13
Lester Culjat	0	13
Jimmy Roberts	0	12
Tommie Grange	0	11
Lamar McCarthy	0	9
Steve Ziel	0	8
Byron Bennett	0	7
Mitchell Emmons	0	6
Marc Stanton	0	6
Junior Reeves	0	5
Joseph Sherman	0	5
Jose Barfield	0	5
B.J. Givens	0	5
Archie Garrett	0	5
Bubba Reese	0	5
Vernon Huffman	0	5
Bernard Richard	0	5
Brent Robbins	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Cary Clinton	0	3
Cris Scott	0	3
Mercury Hopkins	0	3
Rodney Whalen	0	3
Mel Harper	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Tony Nixon	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Danny Cortez	0	1
Bryan Harding	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tommie Grover	3	17
Wes Witt	1	13
Grant Morton	1	10
Max Midget	1	10
Andy Alston	0	18
Oliver Hanson	0	16
Bryan Dennis	0	13
Jamal Small	0	12
Kelvin Sandage	0	10
Andrew Nield	0	10
Charlie Mattingly	0	6
Bart Fabbrizzi	0	5
Justin Wolfe	0	5
Graham Brewer	0	5
Tony Reeves	0	5
Spencer Way	0	5
Jeffrey Walters	0	5
Fernando Reeves	0	5
Wendell Holmes	0	4
Marc Joyner	0	4
Chris Torrez	0	4
Desmond Poston	0	4
Robert Boatright	0	4
Dusty Kim	0	3
Al McConnell	0	3
Mickey Parker	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	2
Charlie Sims	0	2
Andy Burton	0	1
Kris Mathis	0	1
Mo Gardner	0	1
Preston Peters	0	1
Mike Garner	0	1
Freddie Lipscomb	0	1
Oscar Flannery	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	10	24	2.4
Right	7	37	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	28	2.5
Middle	21	94	4.5
Right	3	20	6.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	18	5	0	1	4	3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	34	23	3	0	1	5	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	74	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	133	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	94	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	39	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	74	14.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	10	5	1	74	2	24
WR Rick Collins	4	2	0	18	0	25
TE Jimmy Roberts	4	4	0	52	1	13
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	0	22	0	15
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	0	19	0	15
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	6	0	11
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	0	20	1	13
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	0	35	1	7
WR Lester Culjat	1	0	0	0	0	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Desmond Poston	12	9	0	118	2	32
WR Bryan Dennis	9	5	0	54	1	34
TE Wes Witt	7	6	0	35	0	26
RB Andy Alston	3	1	1	1	0	25
WR Stephen Granberry	2	1	0	1	0	16
FB Andrew Nield	1	1	0	6	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	3	3.00	1.80
Grant Guthrie	1	5	5.00	4.14

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Livesay	3	13	4.33	2.57
Andy Alston	2	10	5.00	3.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	6	4	23	3.83	9.46

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	7	5	26	3.71	6.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	3	2	13	4.33	7.40
WR Rick Collins	1	1	5	5.00	4.50
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	5	5.00	13.00
WR Lester Culjat	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wes Witt	3	3	9	3.00	5.00
WR Desmond Poston	3	2	17	5.67	9.83
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	3	0
Rex Dunn	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	4	3
Toby Livesay	2	2
Shane Huffman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
WR Rick Collins	2	2	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	1
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Desmond Poston	3	2	2
WR Bryan Dennis	2	1	0
RB Andy Alston	1	1	1
FB Andrew Nield	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (22,200)
End Zone 12,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (22,200)
End Zone	12,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)