Week 17, 2054

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints70314-24
Atlanta Falcons7370-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NOS - Scottie Downs 11 pass from Jonathan Rackers (Ashton Jackson extra point)
1Q: 01:57 ATL - Donnell Oja 45 pass from A.J. Sanford (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 01:03 ATL - Nick Heimburger 38 field goal
3Q: 10:22 NOS - Ashton Jackson 20 field goal
3Q: 04:37 ATL - Russell Oliver 5 pass from A.J. Sanford (Nick Heimburger extra point)
4Q: 11:42 NOS - Ashton Jackson 40 field goal
4Q: 04:02 NOS - Ashton Jackson 24 field goal
4Q: 00:36 NOS - J.J. Atkins 13 pass from Jonathan Rackers (Jonathan Rackers pass to J.J. Atkins for conversion)

Team StatisticsNOSATL
Record12-44-12
First Downs1820
- by Rushing43
- by Passing1316
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards342376
- Offensive Plays6363
- Yards per Play5.435.97
Net Rushing Yards9079
- Rushing Attempts2919
- Yards per Rush3.104.16
Net Passing Yards252297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 18 - 038 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards281338
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/296/41
- Yards per Pass Play7.416.75
Fumbles/Lost0/02/0
3rd Down Conversions4/144/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.29.2
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards3/2510/65
Punt Returns/Yards4/323/41
Kick Returns/Yards3/732/38
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/31/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 17
Time of Possession30:1529:45

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:103:39OWN 43657Touchdown
17:452:22OWN 20623Punt
11:411:52OWN 4032Punt
211:552:45OWN 35516Punt
27:051:24OWN 1235Punt
20:550:55OWN 255-12Punt
315:004:44OWN 35762Field Goal
34:282:31OWN 3939Punt
31:044:29OWN 46831Field Goal
48:224:25OWN 201073Field Goal
42:021:33OWN 24776Touchdown
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:50OWN 831Punt
19:311:46OWN 25420Punt
15:233:42OWN 10890Touchdown
214:492:54OWN 8629Punt
29:102:05OWN 20419Punt
25:414:46OWN 101269Field Goal
310:165:48OWN 291071Touchdown
31:570:53OWN 1130Punt
411:353:13OWN 20639Punt
43:571:55OWN 2530Punt
40:290:29OWN 25416Game

Game MVP: Jonathan Rackers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Vince Huffman17633.711930
QB Jonathan Rackers5183.601010
RB Gene Shrawder451.25400
RB Collin Hatfield341.33300
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Brett Neel14463.29800
RB Lukas Lyons3217.001010
QB A.J. Sanford2126.001510

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jonathan Rackers31182813/292470109.7
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
A.J. Sanford38243386/412450109.3

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Scottie Downs6118814.6733271
WR J.J. Atkins5710521.0038361
WR Noah Janzen355217.3329470
WR Tony Meeber22189.000130
TE Vincent Jacobs111212.003120
RB Vince Huffman1166.00060
RB Gene Shrawder0100.00000
WR Dennis Rubin0100.00000
WR Raymond Benson0200.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Russell Oliver81010713.3847301
WR Gabe Boyer565310.608190
TE Tevin Dunlap365317.6721340
WR Donnell Oja356923.0047451
RB Brett Neel335418.0042250
RB Korey Steward11-4-4.000-40
RB Tevin Basham1366.00060
WR Dan Strong0200.00000
WR Ashton Barrett0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
ILB Mason Harris0010
DE Clayton Chestnut0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
QB A.J. Sanford1000
S Sean Oksenberg1000
RB Lukas Lyons0100
WR Donnell Oja0100

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Isaiah Godfrey629649.339.2654
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Carlos Gabberty734749.639.3622

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ashton Jackson3/31/10/0401/1
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nick Heimburger1/10/00/0382/2

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Raymond Benson4328.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Ashton Barrett34113.70

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Raymond Benson37324.30
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Sean Oksenberg23819.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ernie Brown420.01120
OLB Matt Hergett400.0927
S Tristan Sawyer400.0838
CB Darius Santos400.01130
DT Buddy Bumgarner312.01036
S Lucas Sullivan311.01118
ILB Lamar Bruce300.51010
CB Gustavo Beck300.0829
S Ezekiel Nordbye300.0824
DE Clayton Chestnut202.0824
DE Nick Rubenstein210.598
DE Edwin Cobb210.01339
CB Carlton Creekmur200.0725
CB Dillon Akiyama200.01944
OLB Butch Triplett200.0834
ILB Brant Greer110.01216
ILB Marco Nichols110.0818
S Terry Freidkin100.01112
DE Corwin Kimbrell100.01118
OLB Trenton Garmon100.0109
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Josue German710.02430
S Jack Finley630.02931
OLB Timothy Madison530.02931
CB Brent Krauchick510.01921
S Sean Oksenberg510.02934
OLB Skip Gust302.01122
DE Seth Benton311.02732
DT Joshua Hadden230.02229
ILB Lamar Jacome210.0921
DE Jacob Butler200.02731
ILB Jose Figueroa200.02013
CB Roy Rodgers200.01324
CB Garrett Buckner200.066
DT Donald Fitzgerald120.02622
DT Lamar Kelley100.087
CB Andrew Middleton010.01815

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Buddy Bumgarner2.001136
DE Clayton Chestnut2.000024
S Lucas Sullivan1.000018
ILB Lamar Bruce0.501110
DE Nick Rubenstein0.50008
OLB Matt Hergett0.010027
DE Edwin Cobb0.001139
CB Dillon Akiyama0.001044
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Skip Gust2.000022
DE Seth Benton1.000032
DT Donald Fitzgerald0.011022
OLB Timothy Madison0.011031
ILB Lamar Jacome0.001121
DE Jacob Butler0.001031
CB Garrett Buckner0.00106

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Tristan Sawyer40038
CB Darius Santos31030
CB Gustavo Beck30029
S Ezekiel Nordbye30024
OLB Matt Hergett21027
CB Carlton Creekmur20025
CB Dillon Akiyama11044
S Terry Freidkin10012
ILB Lamar Bruce10010
DE Nick Rubenstein1008
DT Buddy Bumgarner10036
ILB Ernie Brown10020
S Lucas Sullivan10018
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Josue German52030
CB Brent Krauchick31021
ILB Lamar Jacome20021
S Sean Oksenberg20034
DE Seth Benton11032
ILB Jose Figueroa10013
S Jack Finley10031
CB Roy Rodgers10024
DT Lamar Kelley1007
OLB Timothy Madison10031

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Jonah Clark26029134
G Alejandro Sapolu26029034
T Warren Cothern04029234
T Trent Long03029034
G Kelvin Tatum03029034
TE Vincent Jacobs020406
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Aaron Meyer25019044
T Griffin Gilmore12019344
G Earl Sinclair05019144
C Cody Morrish04019144
T Marty Kreklow01019144

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Mason Harris223
Lamar Bruce223
Trent Long19
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Timothy Madison226
Skip Gust126
Korey Steward124
Ashton Barrett111
Donnell Oja19
Earl Sinclair18

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Trent Long2934------972
G Kelvin Tatum2934------972
CB Dillon Akiyama------1944164
C Jonah Clark2934---------63
QB Jonathan Rackers2934---------63
T Warren Cothern2934---------63
G Alejandro Sapolu2934---------63
DE Edwin Cobb------1339860
RB Vince Huffman2013------2659
CB Gustavo Beck------8291855
DT Buddy Bumgarner------1036854
TE Scottie Downs2528---------53
WR J.J. Atkins2428---------52
WR Raymond Benson1823------1152
WR Tony Meeber1316------2049
ILB Brant Greer------12161947
S Tristan Sawyer------838147
WR Noah Janzen2122---------43
ILB Lamar Bruce------10102343
OLB Butch Triplett------834143
CB Darius Santos------1130142
S Terry Freidkin------11121740
OLB Matt Hergett------927---36
TE Vincent Jacobs46------2636
CB Carlton Creekmur------725133
S Ezekiel Nordbye------824---32
DE Clayton Chestnut------824---32
ILB Ernie Brown------1120132
DE Corwin Kimbrell------1118130
S Lucas Sullivan------1118130
RB Collin Hatfield513------1028
ILB Marco Nichols------818---26
RB Gene Shrawder66------1325
ILB Mason Harris------002323
OLB Trenton Garmon------109---19
TE Bob Cervantes59------418
DE Nick Rubenstein------98---17
DT Troy Schulz------75---12
WR Dennis Rubin46---------10
K Ashton Jackson00------99
P Isaiah Godfrey00------99
G Lorenzo Klosterman00------99
C Dillon Overbeck00------99
G Reggie Oliver00------99
QB Bart Blackburn00---------0
CB Andre Tikaran------00---0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Timothy Madison------29312686
WR Gabe Boyer1544------2483
TE Tevin Dunlap1739------2379
CB Josue German------24301872
S Sean Oksenberg------2934972
G Earl Sinclair1944------871
QB A.J. Sanford1944------164
C Cody Morrish1944---------63
G Aaron Meyer1944---------63
T Marty Kreklow1944---------63
T Griffin Gilmore1944---------63
S Jack Finley------2931363
DE Seth Benton------2732362
DE Jacob Butler------2731361
OLB Skip Gust------11222659
DT Joshua Hadden------2229253
DT Donald Fitzgerald------2622149
RB Brett Neel1629---------45
WR Donnell Oja925------943
CB Brent Krauchick------1921242
WR Russell Oliver1031---------41
CB Andrew Middleton------1815740
CB Roy Rodgers------1324340
TE Bryce Bullock916------934
ILB Jose Figueroa------2013---33
ILB Lamar Jacome------921333
WR Ashton Barrett812------1131
RB Korey Steward01------2425
DT Lamar Kelley------87722
RB Lukas Lyons34------1017
S Keith Prescott------001616
RB Tevin Basham47------112
CB Garrett Buckner------66---12
TE Winston Lofton36---------9
S Arturo Matney------0369
C Ezra Walker00------88
C A.J. Garrett00------88
T Lewis Rives00------88
P Carlos Gabberty00------77
DE Greg Buckley------0167
WR Dan Strong06---------6
K Nick Heimburger00------55
ILB D.J. Harden------21---3
WR Lewis Chance10---------1
C Denzel Grieb00---------0
QB Samuel Watson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8141.8
Middle18713.9
Right351.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4225.5
Middle13564.3
Right210.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jonathan Rackers31186204510
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
A.J. Sanford38246333430

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1610724.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)9717319.2
Long (19+ Yds)51367.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen557615.2
Short (0-8 Yds)1691177.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1481117.9
Long (19+ Yds)323411.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Scottie Downs116088228
WR J.J. Atkins750105328
WR Noah Janzen53052122
WR Tony Meeber22018016
WR Raymond Benson2000023
RB Gene Shrawder100006
TE Vincent Jacobs1101206
RB Vince Huffman1106013
WR Dennis Rubin100006
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Russell Oliver1081107231
WR Gabe Boyer65053044
TE Tevin Dunlap63053139
WR Donnell Oja53069125
RB Tevin Basham310607
RB Brett Neel33054229
WR Dan Strong201006
WR Ashton Barrett2010012
RB Korey Steward110-401

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Collin Hatfield210.501.33
RB Vince Huffman122.003.71
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB A.J. Sanford1-3-3.006.00
RB Brett Neel122.003.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jonathan Rackers74355.009.06
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
A.J. Sanford52153.008.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR J.J. Atkins22126.0015.00
RB Gene Shrawder1000.000.00
WR Noah Janzen1000.0010.40
TE Scottie Downs111111.008.00
TE Vincent Jacobs111212.0012.00
WR Dennis Rubin1000.000.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Russell Oliver2152.5010.70
RB Tevin Basham2000.002.00
WR Donnell Oja111010.0013.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Collin Hatfield21
QB Jonathan Rackers10
AtlantaRushesConversions
RB Brett Neel10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Jonathan Rackers1053
AtlantaAttCompConversions
A.J. Sanford1064

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Scottie Downs421
WR Noah Janzen221
WR J.J. Atkins100
WR Tony Meeber111
WR Dennis Rubin100
WR Raymond Benson100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Russell Oliver332
TE Tevin Dunlap200
WR Donnell Oja211
RB Brett Neel221
WR Ashton Barrett100

SectionAttendance
Stadium66,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck21,000 (22,200)
End Zone15,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine8,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats12,600 (14,100)
Club Seats4,200 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes5,000 (5,000)