Week 11, 2031

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	14	14	10	7	-	45
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:55 NOS - Phillip Newman 26 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 05:32 NOS - Preston Stevenson 26 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 09:49 NOS - Phillip Newman 2 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 04:25 ATL - Wes Witt 1 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 02:01 NOS - Mercury Hopkins 3 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:12 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 28 field goal
3Q: 11:35 NOS - Duane Sterritt 64 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 01:41 NOS - Bernard Richard 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Roger Hayes 80 punt return (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 06:21 ATL - Wes Witt 16 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:55 NOS - Phillip Newman 26 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 05:32 NOS - Preston Stevenson 26 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 09:49 NOS - Phillip Newman 2 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 04:25 ATL - Wes Witt 1 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 02:01 NOS - Mercury Hopkins 3 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:12 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 28 field goal
3Q: 11:35 NOS - Duane Sterritt 64 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 01:41 NOS - Bernard Richard 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Roger Hayes 80 punt return (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 06:21 ATL - Wes Witt 16 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 8-2 6-4
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 340 356
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 5.96 5.39
Net Rushing Yards 165 75
- Rushing Attempts 32 21
- Yards per Rush 5.16 3.57
Net Passing Yards 175 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 0 44 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 182 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/66 7/42
Punt Returns/Yards 3/96 1/-7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/60 4/59
Interception Ret./Yards 2/64 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:01 29:59

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	8-2	6-4
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	340	356
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	5.96	5.39
Net Rushing Yards	165	75
- Rushing Attempts	32	21
- Yards per Rush	5.16	3.57
Net Passing Yards	175	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 0	44 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	182	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/66	7/42
Punt Returns/Yards	3/96	1/-7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/60	4/59
Interception Ret./Yards	2/64	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:01	29:59

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:16	OWN 37	12	63	Touchdown
1	7:54	2:36	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
1	3:49	3:10	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
2	14:02	4:19	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
2	7:55	1:33	OWN 20	4	22	Fumble
2	4:14	2:21	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	7:58	6:24	OWN 18	11	71	Field Goal
4	6:12	2:25	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:44	1:50	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
1	5:18	1:29	OWN 18	4	13	Punt
1	0:39	1:37	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
2	9:43	1:48	OWN 21	6	31	Punt
2	6:22	2:08	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:46	OWN 33	7	56	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 9	6	45	Interception
3	11:25	3:27	OWN 20	7	39	Interception
3	1:34	1:41	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:53	8:41	OWN 4	14	96	Touchdown
4	3:47	3:47	OWN 22	8	36	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	19	96	5.05	14	2
Alan Poole	5	43	8.60	20	2
Grant Guthrie	5	19	3.80	10	1
Bobby Irwin	3	7	2.33	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Andy Alston	16	58	3.63	9
Toby Livesay	4	12	3.00	5
Mitchell Turnbull	1	5	5.00	5

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	24	18	182	1/7	4	26	0	135.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Turnbull	44	27	288	1/7	2	29	2	76.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	4	6	43	10.75	25	26	1
WR Mercury Hopkins	4	4	42	10.50	3	26	1
WR Phillip Newman	3	4	40	13.33	0	26	2
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	12	6.00	3	8	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	3	15	7.50	4	14	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	2	20	20.00	17	20	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Rick Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	13	18	132	10.15	29	19	0
TE Wes Witt	5	11	54	10.80	13	17	2
WR Desmond Poston	5	8	35	7.00	0	15	0
RB Andy Alston	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Bernie Garner	1	1	29	29.00	11	29	0
TE Butch Wolfstone	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
FB Junior Blair	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Duane Sterritt	1	64	64.00	1
CB Norbert Dawson	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0
Mel Harper	0	1	0
Brent Robbins	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mitchell Turnbull	1	0	0
Grant Morton	0	1	1
Graham Brewer	0	1	0
Tito Justice	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	2	100	50.0	53.5	53	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	5	225	45.0	27.0	54	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	6/6

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	3	96	32.0	1

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Garner	1	-7	-7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Leibert	2	60	30.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Boatright	3	53	17.7	0
Bryan Dennis	1	6	6.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Norbert Dawson	8	1	0.0	12	37
OLB Byron Bennett	8	0	0.0	21	45
S Duane Sterritt	3	5	0.0	9	34
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	4	0.0	14	37
CB Ty Covington	3	1	0.0	15	31
DE Cary Clinton	3	0	0.0	15	22
DT Burt Tamaarkin	3	0	0.0	14	23
ILB Dale Landolt	2	1	0.0	8	8
S Justin Borders	2	1	0.0	13	13
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	0.0	8	15
S Tommie Grange	2	0	0.0	7	15
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0.0	13	31
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	0	0.0	9	7
DE Rich Banks	2	0	0.0	11	30
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	1.0	11	25
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	2	0.0	18	40
DT Jorge Templeton	0	1	0.0	13	34
DE Barry DePree	0	1	0.0	10	20

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trent Crabtree	8	0	0.0	30	25
ILB Al McConnell	7	2	0.0	27	21
S Grant Morton	6	1	0.0	28	24
OLB Mo Gardner	4	1	0.0	29	23
ILB Charlie Sims	3	1	0.0	7	7
CB Robert Boatright	3	1	0.0	22	18
S Tito Justice	2	1	0.0	28	19
DE Tyrus Flannery	2	0	0.0	28	17
CB Xavier Buxton	2	0	0.0	11	10
DE Clarence Holdgate	1	0	1.0	19	14
CB Arnie Cooley	1	2	0.0	30	24
DT Dusty Kim	1	1	0.0	26	20
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	0	0.0	6	6
DE Mike Garner	1	0	0.0	4	8
S Spencer Way	1	0	0.0	11	8
TE Wes Witt	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeffrey Walters	1	0	0.0	13	11
CB Byron Valenta	1	0	0.0	20	11
DT Mickey Parker	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	0	0	4	25
DE Rich Banks	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	3	1	22
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	0	0	1	23

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clarence Holdgate	1.0	0	0	0	14
OLB Mo Gardner	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Norbert Dawson	7	0	1	37
OLB Byron Bennett	4	2	0	45
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	1	34
S Steve Ziel	2	1	0	31
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	1	0	7
S Tommie Grange	2	0	0	15
S Justin Borders	2	0	0	13
ILB Dale Landolt	1	1	0	8
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	1	0	37
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0	15
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0	22
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0	31
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	0	0	40

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Trent Crabtree	4	1	25
S Spencer Way	3	0	8
ILB Al McConnell	3	0	21
S Grant Morton	2	0	24
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	7
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	0	6
CB Arnie Cooley	1	0	24
DE Jeffrey Walters	1	0	11
CB Robert Boatright	1	0	18
S Tito Justice	0	1	19
CB Xavier Buxton	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Lebiedzinski	4	5	0	25	0	15
Mel Harper	2	6	0	26	1	20
Shawn Fadiman	2	4	0	18	0	10
Cris Scott	2	3	0	32	0	25
Trent Sinclair	1	4	1	14	0	15
Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0	17	0	12
Joseph Sherman	0	3	0	29	0	23
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	19	0	11

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Preston Peters	3	4	15	0	35
Billy Vandermause	2	2	16	1	40
Tyrus Tate	1	7	21	0	45
Fernando Reeves	1	1	8	0	23
Justin Wolfe	0	2	17	0	38
Graham Brewer	0	2	15	0	26
Oscar Flannery	0	2	10	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	4	13
Grant Guthrie	1	10
Rex Dunn	0	20
Mercury Hopkins	0	16
Bobby Irwin	0	15
Rick Collins	0	13
Jimmy Roberts	0	13
Lamar McCarthy	0	12
Jose Barfield	0	10
Tommie Grange	0	10
Roderick Iadevaia	0	10
Roger Hayes	0	9
Bernard Richard	0	9
Mitchell Emmons	0	7
Ty Covington	0	7
Byron Bennett	0	6
Rich Banks	0	5
Tyrone Leibert	0	5
Jorge Cloude	0	4
Rodney Whalen	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Brent Robbins	0	3
B.J. Givens	0	3
Mike Emerson	0	3
Vernon Huffman	0	3
Joseph Sherman	0	2
Norbert Dawson	0	2
Darnell Briggs	0	2
Cris Scott	0	2
Jorge Templeton	0	2
Barry DePree	0	2
Phillip Newman	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Cary Clinton	0	1
Bryan Harding	0	1
Mel Harper	0	1
Shawn Fadiman	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Alston	1	20
Trent Crabtree	1	18
Wes Witt	1	17
Bryan Dennis	1	13
Spencer Way	0	17
Butch Wolfstone	0	16
Desmond Poston	0	13
Byron Valenta	0	13
Mercury Winters	0	12
Stephen Granberry	0	7
Kelvin Sandage	0	7
Robert Boatright	0	7
Justin Wolfe	0	6
Graham Brewer	0	6
Oscar Flannery	0	6
Charlie Mattingly	0	5
Junior Blair	0	5
Roger Thornton	0	5
Marc Joyner	0	5
Oliver Hanson	0	4
Jeffrey Walters	0	4
Bernie Garner	0	3
Preston Peters	0	3
Jamal Small	0	3
Xavier Buxton	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	2
Tito Justice	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	2
Grant Morton	0	1
Andy Burton	0	1
Mo Gardner	0	1
Wendell Holmes	0	1
Billy Vandermause	0	1
Mike Garner	0	1
Al McConnell	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	58	4.8
Middle	7	54	7.7
Right	12	55	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	3	15	5.0
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	24	18	4	2	0	3	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Turnbull	44	27	1	1	2	7	4	6	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	111	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	12	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	52	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	116	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	13	172	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	6	4	43	1	25
WR Phillip Newman	4	3	40	1	20
WR Mercury Hopkins	4	4	42	1	9
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	2	15	0	11
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	20	1	12
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	12	0	12
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0	9
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	5	0	15
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	5	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	18	13	0	132	0	36
TE Wes Witt	11	5	0	54	0	40
WR Desmond Poston	8	5	0	35	0	24
RB Andy Alston	2	1	0	16	0	32
WR Stephen Granberry	2	1	1	9	0	14
FB Junior Blair	1	0	1	0	0	33
WR Bernie Garner	1	1	0	29	1	3
TE Butch Wolfstone	1	1	0	13	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	1	9	9.00	5.05
Grant Guthrie	1	-3	-3.00	3.80

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	6	5	22	3.67	7.58

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Turnbull	8	4	35	4.38	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	12	6.00	6.00
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	2	2.00	10.00
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	0	0.00	7.17
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	3	3.00	10.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wes Witt	3	2	17	5.67	4.91
WR Bryan Dennis	1	1	11	11.00	7.33
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Andy Alston	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Desmond Poston	1	1	7	7.00	4.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	4	4
Jeffrey Cote	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	5	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Turnbull	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	2	2	2
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	1
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	5	3	2
WR Desmond Poston	3	2	1
TE Wes Witt	2	1	1
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (22,200)
End Zone 11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,200 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (22,200)
End Zone	11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (5,000)