Week 17, 2045

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	7	-	21
New Orleans Saints	6	7	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 ATL - Rick Horton 31 fumble return (Kenny Jagger extra point)
1Q: 08:34 NOS - Tyrone Shoate 75 pass from Irv Alicea (Bruce Tilton extra point failed)
2Q: 14:01 ATL - Lewis Chance 10 pass from Quentin Slechta (Kenny Jagger extra point)
2Q: 00:27 NOS - Riddick Lang 69 interception return (Ronnie Bryant extra point)
3Q: 05:48 NOS - Denzel Finch 4 run (Bruce Tilton extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Quentin Slechta 7 run (Kenny Jagger extra point)
4Q: 11:19 NOS - Bruce Tilton 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 ATL - Rick Horton 31 fumble return (Kenny Jagger extra point)
1Q: 08:34 NOS - Tyrone Shoate 75 pass from Irv Alicea (Bruce Tilton extra point failed)
2Q: 14:01 ATL - Lewis Chance 10 pass from Quentin Slechta (Kenny Jagger extra point)
2Q: 00:27 NOS - Riddick Lang 69 interception return (Ronnie Bryant extra point)
3Q: 05:48 NOS - Denzel Finch 4 run (Bruce Tilton extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Quentin Slechta 7 run (Kenny Jagger extra point)
4Q: 11:19 NOS - Bruce Tilton 31 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 8-8 5-11
First Downs 12 12
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 259 345
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 4.11 5.39
Net Rushing Yards 94 93
- Rushing Attempts 31 33
- Yards per Rush 3.03 2.82
Net Passing Yards 165 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 1 30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 171 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.16 8.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/41 5/48
Kick Returns/Yards 5/102 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/69
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:48 31:12

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	8-8	5-11
First Downs	12	12
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	259	345
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	4.11	5.39
Net Rushing Yards	94	93
- Rushing Attempts	31	33
- Yards per Rush	3.03	2.82
Net Passing Yards	165	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 1	30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	171	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.16	8.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/41	5/48
Kick Returns/Yards	5/102	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/69
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:48	31:12

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:07	0:51	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
1	12:01	1:41	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
1	8:18	2:19	OWN 43	4	22	Fumble
1	5:00	6:10	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
2	11:37	1:56	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	6:34	3:16	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	2:25	0:40	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
2	0:27	0:08	OPP 36	1	0	Interception
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 28	1	-3	Half
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 13	4	15	Punt
3	10:36	1:42	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
3	5:37	1:59	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
3	1:57	2:05	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
4	11:12	2:58	OWN 24	6	15	Punt
4	5:18	1:23	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 5	1	0	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:53	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	13:16	1:15	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	10:20	1:35	OWN 30	3	1	Fumble
1	8:45	0:27	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
1	5:59	0:59	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
2	13:50	2:13	OWN 21	4	20	Punt
2	9:41	3:07	OWN 43	5	19	Punt
2	3:18	0:53	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
2	1:45	1:18	OWN 20	3	16	Fumble
3	12:09	1:33	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	8:54	3:17	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	3:38	1:41	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	14:52	3:40	OWN 25	6	61	Field Goal
4	8:14	2:56	OWN 18	5	24	Punt
4	3:55	3:48	OWN 23	8	22	Punt

Game MVP: Bruce Tilton, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dashawn Saddler	15	29	1.93	7	0	0
Quentin Slechta	6	35	5.83	11	2	1
Devan Fenimore	5	12	2.40	5	0	0
Gilbert Fields	3	5	1.67	10	1	0
Lewis Chance	2	13	6.50	11	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jake Wilkins	14	25	1.79	13	1	0
Denzel Finch	12	41	3.42	9	0	1
Irv Alicea	5	21	4.20	17	1	0
Conner Perez	2	6	3.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quentin Slechta	30	16	171	2/6	1	41	1	67.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irv Alicea	30	16	256	1/4	1	75	0	93.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harry Kenderdine	6	8	46	7.67	6	9	0
WR Lewis Chance	4	10	45	11.25	8	18	1
RB Dashawn Saddler	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Harvey Sutter	1	2	5	5.00	4	5	0
TE Benjamin McElroy	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jon Henderson	1	1	41	41.00	27	41	0
RB Devan Fenimore	1	3	22	22.00	18	22	0
WR Jose Merrell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrone Shoate	3	3	132	44.00	50	75	1
WR Micah Westbrook	3	6	31	10.33	0	13	0
RB Jake Wilkins	2	3	9	4.50	0	8	0
WR Jerald Lane	2	4	31	15.50	11	29	0
WR DeAndre Hayes	2	5	36	18.00	12	24	0
TE Bo Blackburn	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
RB Denzel Finch	1	2	1	1.00	1	1	0
RB Conner Perez	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Mario Conley	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE J.R. Hoffman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Riddick Lang	1	69	69.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lewis Chance	1	0	0	0
Rick Horton	0	1	1	1
Rodney Reid	0	1	0	0
Eli Bech	0	0	1	0
Arnold Barnhart	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Wilkins	1	0	0
Denzel Finch	1	0	0
Irv Alicea	1	0	0
Jerome Jackson	0	1	0
Eugene Branch	0	1	0
Dominic Hollas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kayden Samuels	10	504	50.4	43.6	59	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Tilton	10	485	48.5	42.4	63	6

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenny Jagger	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Tilton	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/2
Ronnie Bryant	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neil Bishop	4	41	10.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	5	48	9.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Merrell	3	63	21.0	0
Jerry Fromme	2	39	19.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Arnold Barnhart	9	2	0.0	33	31
S Ellis Wyse	8	3	0.0	33	31
ILB Tyler Conger	6	5	0.0	31	17
OLB Eli Bech	4	0	1.0	31	21
OLB Troy Donaldson	4	0	0.0	33	30
DT Moe Cielo	3	3	0.0	11	9
ILB Clyde Davison	3	1	0.0	13	7
CB Neil Bishop	2	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Mitch Buckner	2	0	0.0	3	14
CB Jerry Fromme	2	0	0.0	31	19
DE Rick Horton	1	2	0.0	26	25
DT Terrell McGowan	1	1	0.0	26	24
DE Christian Guido	1	1	0.0	10	15
CB Owen Falwell	0	3	0.0	33	31
DE Raul Davis	0	1	0.0	26	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Freidkin	12	1	0.0	31	32
OLB Eugene Branch	6	4	0.0	30	32
ILB Dominic Hollas	6	0	0.0	30	27
DE Deron Whitehurst	4	1	0.0	25	20
DT Clarence McCormick	3	0	1.0	24	23
OLB Marlon Twente	3	0	0.0	23	24
ILB Tyrus Greer	2	1	0.0	12	12
CB Lester Kinney	2	1	0.0	17	20
CB Riddick Lang	2	0	0.0	29	26
DT Henry Franz	2	0	0.0	24	21
DE Gene Rhodes	1	0	1.0	13	19
DE Shaquille Leblond	1	2	0.0	20	14
ILB Donnell Welch	1	0	0.0	0	1
CB Keegan Ulufale	1	0	0.0	12	18
CB Van Beyer	1	0	0.0	14	16
CB Josiah Clayton	0	1	0.0	12	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Eli Bech	1.0	0	21
DE Christian Guido	0.0	2	15
DE Rick Horton	0.0	2	25
OLB Troy Donaldson	0.0	1	30

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Clarence McCormick	1.0	1	23
DE Gene Rhodes	1.0	0	19
DT Henry Franz	0.0	1	21
OLB Marlon Twente	0.0	1	24
OLB Eugene Branch	0.0	1	32
DE Deron Whitehurst	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ellis Wyse	6	0	31
OLB Troy Donaldson	4	1	30
S Arnold Barnhart	2	1	31
DT Moe Cielo	1	1	9
OLB Eli Bech	1	0	21
CB Neil Bishop	1	0	20
OLB Mitch Buckner	1	0	14
CB Jerry Fromme	0	2	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Terry Freidkin	4	1	0	32
OLB Eugene Branch	3	0	0	32
CB Riddick Lang	2	1	1	26
CB Lester Kinney	2	1	0	20
ILB Tyrus Greer	2	0	0	12
ILB Donnell Welch	1	0	0	1
ILB Dominic Hollas	1	0	0	27
DT Clarence McCormick	1	0	0	23
CB Van Beyer	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kenneth Hanks	2	10	0	31	0	32
Denzel Grieb	2	8	1	31	0	32
Devin Gerhardt	1	4	0	31	0	32
Jon Henderson	1	1	0	11	0	7
Jameson Rose	1	1	0	11	0	7
Zane Corgan	0	2	0	31	1	32
Dashawn Saddler	0	0	0	21	1	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrick Morrison	4	8	66	1	62
Donny Whitehouse	1	8	33	0	31
Jerome Jackson	1	6	33	0	31
Rich Snyder	1	5	33	0	31
Irv Sutter	0	1	6	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Bech	3	30
Harvey Sutter	1	29
Troy Donaldson	1	15
Tyler Conger	1	14

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Welch	4	29
Bo Blackburn	1	30
Marlon Twente	1	29
Eugene Branch	1	25
Tyrone Shoate	1	9
Drake Russell	1	5

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eli Bech	---	---	31	21	30	82
Troy Donaldson	---	---	33	30	15	78
Owen Falwell	---	---	33	31	12	76
Zane Corgan	31	32	---	---	10	73
Devin Gerhardt	31	32	---	---	10	73
Denzel Grieb	31	32	---	---	10	73
Aaron Meyer	31	32	---	---	10	73
Ellis Wyse	---	---	33	31	1	65
Arnold Barnhart	---	---	33	31	1	65
Quentin Slechta	31	32	---	---	---	63
Kenneth Hanks	31	32	---	---	---	63
Tyler Conger	---	---	31	17	14	62
Raul Davis	---	---	26	20	11	57
Lewis Chance	25	32	---	---	---	57
Harvey Sutter	15	12	---	---	29	56
Harry Kenderdine	25	30	---	---	---	55
Jerry Fromme	---	---	31	19	5	55
Rick Horton	---	---	26	25	---	51
Neil Bishop	---	---	20	20	11	51
Terrell McGowan	---	---	26	24	---	50
Benjamin McElroy	17	19	---	---	2	38
Jose Merrell	15	19	---	---	3	37
Christian Guido	---	---	10	15	11	36
Gilbert Fields	3	3	---	---	29	35
Dashawn Saddler	21	13	---	---	---	34
Bryan Webster	---	---	1	12	18	31
Pete Fredericks	---	---	1	11	16	28
Jose Billodeaux	3	3	---	---	19	25
Rodney Reid	---	---	1	4	19	24
Devan Fenimore	7	15	---	---	2	24
Jon Henderson	11	7	---	---	3	21
Clyde Davison	---	---	13	7	1	21
Moe Cielo	---	---	11	9	1	21
Jameson Rose	11	7	---	---	1	19
Mitch Buckner	---	---	3	14	---	17
Malik McIntyre	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kayden Samuels	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bart Roby	1	0	---	---	9	10
Kenny Jagger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kirk Landrum	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jerome Grier	1	0	---	---	---	1
Travis Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wally Jurkiewicz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Heath Stanton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trent Brooks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jon Wiggins	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrick Morrison	66	62	---	---	11	139
Bo Blackburn	33	29	---	---	30	92
Eugene Branch	---	---	30	32	25	87
Marlon Twente	---	---	23	24	29	76
Jerome Jackson	33	31	---	---	11	75
Rich Snyder	33	31	---	---	11	75
Donny Whitehouse	33	31	---	---	11	75
Riddick Lang	---	---	29	26	19	74
Irv Alicea	33	31	---	---	---	64
Terry Freidkin	---	---	31	32	---	63
DeAndre Hayes	31	27	---	---	---	58
Dominic Hollas	---	---	30	27	---	57
Jerald Lane	21	21	---	---	14	56
Denzel Finch	14	7	---	---	30	51
Clarence McCormick	---	---	24	23	---	47
Henry Franz	---	---	24	21	---	45
Deron Whitehurst	---	---	25	20	---	45
Van Beyer	---	---	14	16	14	44
Micah Westbrook	17	20	---	---	4	41
Lester Kinney	---	---	17	20	4	41
Jake Wilkins	20	14	---	---	6	40
Noah Martin	---	---	17	18	---	35
Shaquille Leblond	---	---	20	14	---	34
Gene Rhodes	---	---	13	19	---	32
Josiah Clayton	---	---	12	10	10	32
Donnell Welch	---	---	0	1	29	30
Keegan Ulufale	---	---	12	18	---	30
Tyrone Shoate	6	11	---	---	9	26
Tyrus Greer	---	---	12	12	---	24
Kyle Fairley	1	2	---	---	20	23
Vernon Wallace	---	---	2	7	10	19
J.R. Hoffman	11	7	---	---	---	18
Conner Perez	2	13	---	---	---	15
Bruce Tilton	0	0	---	---	14	14
Drake Russell	---	---	4	4	5	13
Riley Shepherd	0	0	---	---	11	11
Deon Kelly	---	---	2	8	---	10
Mario Conley	3	4	---	---	---	7
Irv Sutter	6	0	---	---	---	6
Ronnie Bryant	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jon Wagner	0	0	---	---	1	1
Zane Shannon	---	---	0	0	---	0
Amos McIndoe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kaden Warren	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cooper Kau	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Schindler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	3	0.6
Middle	19	69	3.6
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	22	61	2.8
Right	3	8	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quentin Slechta	30	16	2	2	2	4	5	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irv Alicea	30	16	4	4	0	5	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	28	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	55	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	88	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	50	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	65	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	140	35.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lewis Chance	10	4	0	45	0	32
WR Harry Kenderdine	8	6	1	46	0	30
RB Dashawn Saddler	3	2	0	9	0	13
RB Devan Fenimore	3	1	0	22	1	15
TE Harvey Sutter	2	1	0	5	0	12
TE Benjamin McElroy	2	1	1	3	0	19
TE Jon Henderson	1	1	0	41	1	7
WR Jose Merrell	1	0	0	0	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Micah Westbrook	6	3	31	0	20
WR DeAndre Hayes	5	2	36	1	27
WR Jerald Lane	4	2	31	1	21
WR Tyrone Shoate	3	3	132	2	11
RB Jake Wilkins	3	2	9	0	14
RB Conner Perez	3	1	6	0	13
TE Bo Blackburn	2	1	6	0	29
RB Denzel Finch	2	1	1	0	7
TE J.R. Hoffman	1	0	0	0	7
WR Mario Conley	1	1	4	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Slechta	2	5	2.50	5.83
Devan Fenimore	1	4	4.00	2.40
Gilbert Fields	1	-1	-1.00	1.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Denzel Finch	1	4	4.00	3.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quentin Slechta	1	1	10	10.00	5.70

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Irv Alicea	1	1	6	6.00	8.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lewis Chance	1	1	10	10.00	4.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bo Blackburn	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Slechta	2	0
Devan Fenimore	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Alicea	2	0
Denzel Finch	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quentin Slechta	14	9	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irv Alicea	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lewis Chance	6	4	4
WR Harry Kenderdine	4	3	2
TE Benjamin McElroy	2	1	0
RB Devan Fenimore	2	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrone Shoate	3	3	2
RB Conner Perez	3	1	0
WR DeAndre Hayes	2	1	1
RB Jake Wilkins	1	1	0
TE Bo Blackburn	1	0	0
WR Jerald Lane	1	1	1
TE J.R. Hoffman	1	0	0
WR Mario Conley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (25,300)
End Zone 11,600 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (25,300)
End Zone	11,600 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,800 (9,900)