Week 17, 2036

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	0	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	3	10	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 NOS - Jeffrey DeWalt 11 pass from Rico Fields (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 06:32 ATL - Preston Burks 50 field goal
2Q: 10:18 ATL - Kendall Ducrot 1 run (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 04:20 ATL - Preston Burks 20 field goal
3Q: 05:20 ATL - Preston Burks 31 field goal
4Q: 08:21 ATL - Preston Burks 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 NOS - Jeffrey DeWalt 11 pass from Rico Fields (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 06:32 ATL - Preston Burks 50 field goal
2Q: 10:18 ATL - Kendall Ducrot 1 run (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 04:20 ATL - Preston Burks 20 field goal
3Q: 05:20 ATL - Preston Burks 31 field goal
4Q: 08:21 ATL - Preston Burks 22 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 14-2 8-8
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 212 380
- Offensive Plays 59 75
- Yards per Play 3.59 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 45 171
- Rushing Attempts 17 43
- Yards per Rush 2.65 3.98
Net Passing Yards 167 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 0 32 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 186 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.98 6.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 4/1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/114 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 27
Time of Possession 23:58 36:02

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	14-2	8-8
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	212	380
- Offensive Plays	59	75
- Yards per Play	3.59	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	45	171
- Rushing Attempts	17	43
- Yards per Rush	2.65	3.98
Net Passing Yards	167	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 0	32 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	186	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.98	6.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	4/1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/114	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 27
Time of Possession	23:58	36:02

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	1:53	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
1	6:26	2:00	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
1	2:04	1:54	OWN 44	5	11	Punt
2	10:10	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	4:12	2:18	OWN 44	5	5	Punt
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	11:32	2:12	OPP 40	4	15	Missed FG
3	6:46	0:42	OWN 15	3	-1	Fumble
3	5:14	1:59	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
3	1:24	2:45	OWN 49	5	21	Missed FG
4	8:14	3:03	OWN 37	8	33	Downs
4	2:19	2:12	OWN 20	10	42	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OWN 20	5	12	Interception
1	10:37	4:11	OWN 20	8	47	Field Goal
1	4:26	2:22	OWN 6	6	6	Punt
1	0:10	5:00	OWN 10	11	90	Touchdown
2	8:03	3:51	OWN 34	7	63	Field Goal
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	7	34	Half
3	12:29	0:57	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
3	9:20	2:34	OWN 32	5	16	Punt
3	6:04	0:50	OPP 14	3	0	Field Goal
3	3:15	1:51	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
4	13:39	5:25	OWN 37	10	58	Field Goal
4	5:11	2:52	OWN 30	6	33	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 38	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Preston Burks, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Corwin Winters	12	31	2.58	9	0	0
Blake Peters	5	14	2.80	10	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kendall Ducrot	33	111	3.36	27	3	1
Morris Holmes	7	45	6.43	26	2	0
Mitchell Turnbull	3	15	5.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Fields	40	25	186	2/19	1	22	0	81.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Turnbull	32	16	209	0/0	0	49	1	58.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cody Reid	5	5	25	5.00	0	11	0
WR Tommy Patton	3	6	30	10.00	13	16	0
TE Dusty Tobias	3	3	32	10.67	4	12	0
WR Chester Ellingsen	3	7	15	5.00	0	7	0
WR Jeffrey DeWalt	3	6	36	12.00	0	22	1
RB Benjamin Macpherson	2	2	2	1.00	0	4	0
RB Tyrell Summers	2	2	20	10.00	12	14	0
FB Everett Richardson	2	3	21	10.50	13	15	0
WR Thomas Matthews	2	4	5	2.50	0	3	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Courtney Karamanos	7	11	54	7.71	14	21
TE Wes Witt	4	5	43	10.75	3	17
WR Jon Moss	2	8	40	20.00	33	34
WR Ty Jonas	1	3	22	22.00	5	22
WR Broderick Dunn	1	1	49	49.00	25	49
WR Ricky Duffy	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
RB Kendall Ducrot	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Phil Sims	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Justin Borders	1	10	10.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rico Fields	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tyrus Flannery	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Moe Ellis	6	250	41.7	38.2	51	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Flannery	5	191	38.2	30.4	44	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Burks	4/4	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blake Peters	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Karamanos	2	5	2.5	0
Morris Holmes	2	-4	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	3	81	27.0	0
Jeffrey DeWalt	1	33	33.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Justin Borders	8	3	42	32
S Edward Lutey	8	1	37	26
DT Desmond Burns	7	3	43	32
ILB Dale Landolt	5	2	24	6
CB Ezra Austin	5	2	40	31
OLB Rich Wolfe	5	1	25	27
DT Josue Summers	5	0	35	22
S R.J. Braddock	4	0	11	7
S Karl Tucker	3	1	14	23
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	2	18	5
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	1	27	4
DE Vincent Smoczyk	1	1	36	27
ILB T.J. Blackburn	1	1	19	28
DE Rich Banks	1	0	19	12
DE Stanley Baxter	1	0	32	25
CB Thurman Hancock	0	2	39	31
CB Bubba Reese	0	1	3	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerry Fishley	10	1	0.0	17	42
DE Tyrus Flannery	4	1	1.0	15	38
S Terrell Olivas	4	3	0.0	17	41
OLB Mo Gardner	4	2	0.0	12	26
CB Lance Graham	4	0	0.0	17	41
CB Ricky Conway	3	1	0.0	12	27
ILB Al McConnell	3	0	0.0	5	15
CB Miles Liddell	3	0	0.0	4	15
CB Arnie Cooley	2	0	0.0	13	32
OLB Trent Crabtree	2	0	0.0	17	39
DT Gavin McKnight	1	0	1.0	8	23
DT Britt Langley	1	0	0.0	7	17
S Gus Long	1	0	0.0	4	16
WR Ricky Duffy	1	0	---	---	---
DT Terrell McGowan	1	0	0.0	15	29
DE Lamont Scouten	0	1	0.0	12	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Desmond Burns	2	0	32
DE Rich Banks	1	3	12
DT Josue Summers	1	3	22
DE Stanley Baxter	1	1	25

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrus Flannery	1.0	0	0	1	38
DT Gavin McKnight	1.0	0	0	0	23
S Terrell Olivas	0.0	1	0	0	41
OLB Mo Gardner	0.0	0	1	1	26
DE Winfred Branham	0.0	0	1	1	20
DE Lamont Scouten	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Terrell McGowan	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Justin Borders	4	0	1	32
S Edward Lutey	3	2	0	26
S Karl Tucker	2	0	0	23
S R.J. Braddock	2	0	0	7
CB Ezra Austin	2	0	0	31
ILB T.J. Blackburn	1	1	0	28
DE Stanley Baxter	1	0	0	25
OLB Rich Wolfe	1	0	0	27
ILB Dale Landolt	0	1	0	6
CB Thurman Hancock	0	1	0	31

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jerry Fishley	6	1	42
CB Lance Graham	4	1	41
S Terrell Olivas	4	0	41
CB Arnie Cooley	2	0	32
CB Ricky Conway	2	0	27
ILB Al McConnell	2	0	15
CB Miles Liddell	2	0	15
OLB Trent Crabtree	1	1	39
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	26
S Gus Long	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terry McKenzie	1	4	17	0	42
Daryl Lyle	1	4	17	0	42
J.B. Drew	1	3	17	1	42
Dusty Banks	1	2	17	0	42
Duane Tanner	0	3	17	1	42
Everett Richardson	0	1	8	0	10

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Timothy Roberts	4	5	43	32
Raymond Durham	4	5	43	32
Fernando Reeves	3	11	43	32
Tyrus Tate	2	4	43	32
Danny Howard	1	6	43	32
Max Pritchett	1	6	25	7
Phil Sims	0	2	19	2
Wes Witt	0	1	33	18

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	1	28
Ezra Austin	1	18
Everett Richardson	1	13
Vernon Huffman	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Hancock	2	17
Max Pritchett	1	21
Broderick Dunn	1	15
Jon Moss	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Justin Borders	---	---	42	32	28	102
Ezra Austin	---	---	40	31	18	89
Desmond Burns	---	---	43	32	4	79
Thurman Hancock	---	---	39	31	6	76
Rich Wolfe	---	---	25	27	15	67
Duane Tanner	17	42	---	---	8	67
Vincent Smoczyk	---	---	36	27	4	67
Edward Lutey	---	---	37	26	3	66
Chester Ellingsen	17	35	---	---	13	65
Josue Summers	---	---	35	22	8	65
Terry McKenzie	17	42	---	---	---	59
Rico Fields	17	42	---	---	---	59
Dusty Banks	17	42	---	---	---	59
Stanley Baxter	---	---	32	25	2	59
J.B. Drew	17	42	---	---	---	59
Daryl Lyle	17	42	---	---	---	59
Dusty Tobias	12	25	---	---	16	53
T.J. Blackburn	---	---	19	28	4	51
Corwin Winters	12	31	---	---	---	43
Thomas Matthews	9	27	---	---	6	42
Karl Tucker	---	---	14	23	3	40
Lorenzo Frederick	---	---	27	4	8	39
Rich Banks	---	---	19	12	7	38
Jeffrey DeWalt	5	21	---	---	10	36
Dale Landolt	---	---	24	6	3	33
Cody Reid	7	20	---	---	5	32
Everett Richardson	8	10	---	---	13	31
Tommy Patton	7	17	---	---	6	30
Tyrell Summers	1	9	---	---	16	26
Rodney Whalen	---	---	18	5	1	24
Blake Peters	5	5	---	---	12	22
Max Tank	---	---	9	10	1	20
R.J. Braddock	---	---	11	7	1	19
Benjamin Macpherson	2	10	---	---	1	13
Bubba Reese	---	---	3	4	3	10
Shannon Lyons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vernon Huffman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance Scott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Moe Ellis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryan Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marvin Buckner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd McCrory	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luke Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Howard	43	32	---	---	9	84
Timothy Roberts	43	32	---	---	9	84
Jon Moss	40	31	---	---	13	84
Tyrus Tate	43	32	---	---	---	75
Mitchell Turnbull	43	32	---	---	---	75
Fernando Reeves	43	32	---	---	---	75
Raymond Durham	43	32	---	---	---	75
Courtney Karamanos	30	31	---	---	12	73
Terrell Olivas	---	---	17	41	10	68
Jerry Fishley	---	---	17	42	6	65
Wes Witt	33	18	---	---	13	64
Kendall Ducrot	34	20	---	---	7	61
Lance Graham	---	---	17	41	2	60
Trent Crabtree	---	---	17	39	2	58
Tyrus Flannery	---	---	15	38	4	57
Broderick Dunn	13	25	---	---	15	53
Max Pritchett	25	7	---	---	21	53
Terrell McGowan	---	---	15	29	4	48
Arnie Cooley	---	---	13	32	2	47
Ricky Conway	---	---	12	27	3	42
Mo Gardner	---	---	12	26	3	41
Lamont Scouten	---	---	12	22	5	39
Gavin McKnight	---	---	8	23	3	34
Gus Long	---	---	4	16	13	33
Miles Liddell	---	---	4	15	12	31
Winfred Branham	---	---	5	20	2	27
Britt Langley	---	---	7	17	2	26
Jorge Blackburn	---	---	5	11	8	24
Morris Holmes	12	7	---	---	5	24
Al McConnell	---	---	5	15	1	21
Phil Sims	19	2	---	---	---	21
Ernest Hancock	1	0	---	---	17	18
Ricky Duffy	4	12	---	---	2	18
Clarence Weber	---	---	0	3	13	16
Ryan Campbell	1	0	---	---	10	11
Ty Jonas	3	7	---	---	---	10
Preston Burks	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harry Abe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cooper Ferguson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jonah Kell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Perry Bradford	---	---	2	5	---	7
T.J. Flannery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bobby Wilson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darryl Wallace	---	---	0	0	1	1
Juan Martinez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	64	4.0
Middle	16	89	5.6
Right	10	19	1.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Fields	40	25	1	2	3	3	4	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Turnbull	32	16	4	1	4	5	5	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	43	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	63	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	58	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	49	24.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chester Ellingsen	7	3	1	15	0	35
WR Tommy Patton	6	3	0	30	0	17
WR Jeffrey DeWalt	6	3	1	36	1	21
TE Cody Reid	5	5	0	25	0	20
WR Thomas Matthews	4	2	0	5	0	27
TE Dusty Tobias	3	3	0	32	0	25
FB Everett Richardson	3	2	1	21	0	10
RB Benjamin Macpherson	2	2	0	2	0	10
RB Tyrell Summers	2	2	0	20	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtney Karamanos	11	7	1	54	1	31
WR Jon Moss	8	2	1	40	1	31
TE Wes Witt	5	4	1	43	0	18
WR Ty Jonas	3	1	0	22	1	7
WR Ricky Duffy	2	1	0	1	0	12
RB Kendall Ducrot	1	0	0	0	0	20
WR Broderick Dunn	1	1	0	49	1	25
TE Phil Sims	1	0	1	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Blake Peters	1	-1	-1.00	2.80

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Ducrot	8	7	0.88	3.36
Morris Holmes	1	10	10.00	6.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Fields	2	1	11	5.50	4.65

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Turnbull	6	1	4	0.67	6.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeffrey DeWalt	2	1	11	5.50	6.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Courtney Karamanos	4	1	4	1.00	4.91
RB Kendall Ducrot	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jon Moss	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Corwin Winters	2	0
Blake Peters	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kendall Ducrot	8	5
Morris Holmes	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Fields	9	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Turnbull	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Thomas Matthews	2	2	1
WR Jeffrey DeWalt	2	2	1
WR Tommy Patton	1	0	0
RB Tyrell Summers	1	1	0
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	0	0
TE Cody Reid	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Courtney Karamanos	4	1	1
WR Jon Moss	2	1	0
TE Wes Witt	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,700 (22,200)
End Zone 7,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 4,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,700 (22,200)
End Zone	7,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	4,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)