Wild Card Playoff Games, 2030

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	7	-	10
New Orleans Saints	0	10	10	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:30 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 12 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:46 NOS - Bernard Richard 25 field goal
3Q: 09:18 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 6 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 07:44 NOS - Bernard Richard 32 field goal
3Q: 03:46 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 49 field goal
4Q: 10:54 ATL - Hunter Woodson 16 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 07:50 NOS - Grant Guthrie 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:30 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 12 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:46 NOS - Bernard Richard 25 field goal
3Q: 09:18 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 6 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 07:44 NOS - Bernard Richard 32 field goal
3Q: 03:46 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 49 field goal
4Q: 10:54 ATL - Hunter Woodson 16 pass from Shane Huffman (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 07:50 NOS - Grant Guthrie 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 10-6-1 13-4
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 282 354
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 4.62 5.80
Net Rushing Yards 122 121
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 4.52 4.32
Net Passing Yards 160 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 0 32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 176 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/39 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/37 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 36
Time of Possession 31:12 28:48

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	10-6-1	13-4
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	282	354
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	4.62	5.80
Net Rushing Yards	122	121
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	4.52	4.32
Net Passing Yards	160	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 0	32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	176	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/39	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/37	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 36
Time of Possession	31:12	28:48

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:22	5:37	OWN 27	9	32	Punt
1	2:33	2:16	OWN 43	4	19	Punt
2	13:22	5:00	OWN 20	8	56	Missed FG
2	2:41	1:43	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 16	1	1	Half
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 11	5	-7	Punt
3	9:07	0:13	OWN 20	2	-1	Fumble
3	7:37	3:59	OWN 20	7	48	Field Goal
3	2:49	1:38	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	15:00	1:37	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
4	13:11	2:23	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
4	7:41	3:34	OWN 10	10	41	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:38	OWN 7	6	18	Punt
1	4:45	2:12	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	0:17	1:55	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	8:22	5:41	OWN 31	11	61	Field Goal
2	0:58	0:53	OWN 44	4	-5	Punt
3	11:27	2:20	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown
3	8:54	1:17	OPP 19	3	4	Field Goal
3	3:38	0:49	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	1:11	1:11	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	13:23	0:12	OWN 49	1	0	Interception
4	10:48	3:07	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	4:07	4:07	OWN 49	9	47	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Hunter Woodson	12	53	4.42	19	2
Andy Alston	8	33	4.13	10	1
Shane Huffman	5	26	5.20	9	0
Andrew Nield	2	10	5.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	11	52	4.73	10	1	0
Grant Guthrie	11	49	4.45	24	1	1
Alan Poole	4	17	4.25	7	0	0
Bobby Irwin	2	3	1.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	31	21	176	3/16	1	26	0	92.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	32	17	238	1/5	2	63	1	85.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Desmond Poston	8	12	90	11.25	41	26	0
WR Bryan Dennis	4	7	25	6.25	1	10	0
RB Hunter Woodson	4	5	23	5.75	20	16	1
WR Stephen Granberry	2	3	18	9.00	0	16	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	2	4	4.00	6	4	0
FB Andrew Nield	1	1	14	14.00	9	14	0
TE Wes Witt	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	4	10	22	5.50	9	9	0
WR Rick Collins	3	4	34	11.33	15	14	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	4	25	8.33	0	12	1
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	9	4.50	6	6	0
WR Preston Stevenson	2	6	92	46.00	32	63	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
RB Grant Guthrie	1	2	31	31.00	23	31	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	3	19	19.00	0	19	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Charlie Sims	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shane Huffman	1	1	0	0
Hunter Woodson	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Byron Bennett	1	0
Tony Nixon	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	6	255	42.5	34.8	47	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	247	49.4	49.4	66	2

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Grover	2	0	0.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Hopkins	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Boatright	2	21	10.5	0
Bryan Dennis	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	8	1	0.0	22	30
ILB Charlie Sims	4	4	0.5	24	30
CB Bart Fabbrizzi	4	0	0.0	19	22
S Tito Justice	4	0	0.0	21	22
DT Mickey Parker	3	1	0.0	22	21
DT Britt Langley	3	0	0.0	15	21
CB Max Midget	2	1	0.0	20	29
OLB Mo Gardner	2	1	0.0	26	29
CB Arnie Cooley	2	1	0.0	27	31
DE Kris Mathis	2	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	0.0	9	8
DE Jeffrey Walters	1	0	0.5	7	9
DT Dusty Kim	1	2	0.0	20	21
CB Tommie Grover	1	0	0.0	8	9
DE Mike Garner	1	0	0.0	11	13
S Spencer Way	1	0	0.0	6	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	9	2	0.0	20	22
OLB Byron Bennett	8	2	0.0	27	30
OLB Rodney Whalen	4	0	0.0	8	6
DE Tony Nixon	3	0	1.0	8	7
DT Johnny Rasmussen	3	1	0.5	24	25
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	0.5	18	15
S Steve Ziel	3	0	0.0	19	24
S Duane Sterritt	2	3	0.0	25	29
DE Brent Robbins	2	2	0.0	19	30
CB Danny Cortez	2	2	0.0	21	26
DT Eddie Bloomer	2	1	0.0	4	9
CB Ty Covington	2	1	0.0	22	23
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0.0	2	12
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0.0	7	12
DE Max Tank	1	0	1.0	19	27
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0.0	8	4
WR Rick Collins	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bubba Reese	0	1	0.0	10	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Charlie Sims	0.5	0	0	30
DE Jeffrey Walters	0.5	0	0	9
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	3	2	20
DE Clarence Holdgate	0.0	2	0	24
DT Mickey Parker	0.0	1	0	21
DT Dusty Kim	0.0	1	0	21
DE Mike Garner	0.0	1	0	13

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.0	1	1	27
DE Tony Nixon	1.0	0	1	7
DT Junior Reeves	0.5	0	0	15
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.5	0	0	25
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	2	2	4
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	2	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Grant Morton	5	0	0	30
CB Max Midget	2	1	0	29
S Tito Justice	2	1	0	22
CB Bart Fabbrizzi	2	0	0	22
CB Arnie Cooley	2	0	0	31
CB Tommie Grover	1	0	0	9
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	0	0	8
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	0	29
S Spencer Way	1	0	0	5
ILB Charlie Sims	0	0	1	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	6	1	22
OLB Byron Bennett	3	0	30
OLB Rodney Whalen	3	0	6
CB Ty Covington	2	1	23
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	12
S Steve Ziel	2	0	24
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	29
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	25
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	12
S Tommie Grange	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrus Tate	4	6	27	1	34
Roger Thornton	2	7	25	2	32
Billy Vandermause	1	4	26	0	28
Preston Peters	0	4	21	0	24
Justin Wolfe	0	1	16	0	28
Andrew Nield	0	1	13	0	21

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Lebiedzinski	1	6	25	0	23
Joseph Sherman	1	5	26	0	32
Vernon Huffman	1	4	24	0	24
Trent Sinclair	1	3	24	1	24
Rex Dunn	1	2	15	0	16
Dwayne Peyton	1	1	6	0	14
Archie Garrett	1	1	4	0	4
Cris Scott	0	2	26	0	31

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Hunter Woodson	1	17
Max Midget	1	11
Grant Morton	1	9
Oliver Hanson	0	19
Andrew Nield	0	18
Wes Witt	0	17
Bart Fabbrizzi	0	14
Tommie Grover	0	13
Bryan Dennis	0	13
Kelvin Sandage	0	12
Spencer Way	0	10
Jamal Small	0	10
Graham Brewer	0	8
Tony Reeves	0	8
Fernando Reeves	0	8
Marc Joyner	0	6
Chris Torrez	0	6
Desmond Poston	0	6
Jeffrey Walters	0	6
Robert Boatright	0	6
Charlie Mattingly	0	5
Oscar Flannery	0	5
Andy Alston	0	4
Justin Wolfe	0	4
Mo Gardner	0	3
Mickey Parker	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	3
Charlie Sims	0	3
Clarence Holdgate	0	2
Andy Burton	0	2
Kris Mathis	0	2
Tito Justice	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	2
Al McConnell	0	2
Myron Sutter	0	1
Preston Peters	0	1
Mike Garner	0	1
Freddie Lipscomb	0	1
Britt Langley	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	3	16
Justin Borders	1	14
Tommie Grange	1	9
Ed McCarthy	0	21
Rex Dunn	0	15
Mercury Hopkins	0	14
Jimmy Roberts	0	13
Jose Barfield	0	12
Rick Collins	0	11
Byron Bennett	0	10
Mitchell Emmons	0	9
Bubba Reese	0	8
Bernard Richard	0	8
Phillip Newman	0	7
Duane Sterritt	0	7
Joseph Sherman	0	7
Dwayne Peyton	0	7
B.J. Givens	0	7
Archie Garrett	0	7
Marc Stanton	0	6
Vernon Huffman	0	6
Rodney Whalen	0	6
Junior Reeves	0	5
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Brent Robbins	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Johnny Rasmussen	0	3
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Cary Clinton	0	3
Ty Covington	0	3
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Lamar McCarthy	0	3
Danny Cortez	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Tony Nixon	0	1
Max Tank	0	1
Cris Scott	0	1
Dale Landolt	0	1
Steve Ziel	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	74	7.4
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	7	34	4.9
Right	11	53	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	31	21	3	1	1	3	5	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	32	17	3	4	0	2	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	89	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	65	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	83	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	26	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	111	13.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Desmond Poston	12	8	0	90	3	29
WR Bryan Dennis	7	4	0	25	0	33
RB Hunter Woodson	5	4	0	23	0	30
WR Stephen Granberry	3	2	1	18	0	14
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	1	0	4	0	4
FB Andrew Nield	1	1	0	14	0	21
TE Wes Witt	1	1	0	2	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	10	4	22	0	32
WR Preston Stevenson	6	2	92	2	24
WR Rick Collins	4	3	34	0	20
TE Jimmy Roberts	4	3	25	0	20
WR Mercury Hopkins	3	1	19	0	10
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	9	0	16
RB Grant Guthrie	2	1	31	1	21
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Grant Guthrie	4	5	1.25	4.45
Alan Poole	2	4	2.00	4.25
Bobby Irwin	1	3	3.00	1.50
Jeffrey Cote	1	8	8.00	4.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	1	1	16	16.00	5.68

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	9	4	28	3.11	7.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Hunter Woodson	1	1	16	16.00	4.60

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	2	18	6.00	6.25
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	4	2.00	2.20
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0	0	0.00	15.50
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	0	0.00	15.33
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Huffman	1	0
Andy Alston	1	0
Hunter Woodson	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	2	1
Grant Guthrie	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	11	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	10	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Desmond Poston	5	2	1
WR Bryan Dennis	3	2	1
WR Stephen Granberry	2	1	1
RB Hunter Woodson	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	4	2	2
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	1
WR Rick Collins	1	1	1
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	1
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)