Conference Semifinals, 2064

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints2114010-45
Atlanta Falcons0730-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:52 NOS - J.J. Gregoire 75 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
1Q: 07:05 NOS - Tre Prewett 55 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
1Q: 04:26 NOS - Rick Coleman 6 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 12:14 NOS - Emmett Clayton 4 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 04:25 NOS - Jessie Patterson 90 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 01:33 ATL - Clifton Blackwell 2 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
3Q: 04:03 ATL - Camden Bradford 29 field goal
4Q: 14:49 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 51 field goal
4Q: 09:55 NOS - Tre Prewett 2 pass from Kendall Brandon (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSATL
Record15-314-2-1
First Downs1620
- by Rushing106
- by Passing512
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards419270
- Offensive Plays6271
- Yards per Play6.763.80
Net Rushing Yards319108
- Rushing Attempts3928
- Yards per Rush8.183.86
Net Passing Yards100162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt21 - 7 - 037 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards116204
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/166/42
- Yards per Pass Play4.353.77
Fumbles/Lost2/22/2
3rd Down Conversions5/156/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.36.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards8/646/48
Punt Returns/Yards3/203/23
Kick Returns/Yards0/04/103
Interception Ret./Yards3/260/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 39OWN 34
Time of Possession28:0531:55

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:16OWN 25275Touchdown
111:141:22OWN 2036Punt
17:370:46OWN 44256Touchdown
16:422:26OPP 30530Touchdown
10:243:19OPP 47947Touchdown
210:310:09OWN 431-2Fumble
28:311:08OWN 203-11Punt
26:331:25OWN 14313Fumble
24:310:29OWN 17383Touchdown
21:251:25OWN 253-7Half
311:241:34OPP 3739Missed FG
33:574:14OWN 251041Field Goal
412:161:12OWN 3138Punt
411:041:15OPP 21421Touchdown
49:413:16OPP 41613Missed FG
42:501:51OWN 4433Punt
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:443:30OWN 38615Punt
19:522:15OWN 23633Downs
14:163:52OWN 2565Punt
212:051:34OWN 2534Punt
210:221:51OPP 41739Interception
27:230:50OWN 4332Punt
25:080:37OPP 1727Interception
24:022:37OWN 38962Touchdown
315:003:36OWN 9610Punt
39:505:53OWN 351053Field Goal
414:432:27OWN 3238Punt
49:490:08OWN 2510Interception
46:253:35OWN 35821Downs
40:590:59OWN 12216Game

Game MVP: Jessie Patterson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Jessie Patterson251807.209031
QB J.J. Gregoire49924.757531
RB Emmett Clayton4194.751111
RB Gavin Finch3175.671110
WR Nolan Garrison2-2-1.00000
QB Kendall Brandon166.00600
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB O.J. Stiltner10404.002510
RB Micah Lightfoot9465.111010
QB Otis Zimmerman6162.67700
RB Trevor Andersen362.00300

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
J.J. Gregoire175942/16255089.3
Kendall Brandon42220/01200106.3
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gregory Eppright29151605/41130250.9
Otis Zimmerman85441/1021137.5

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tre Prewett235728.5036552
WR DeAndre Mills1233.00030
TE Aaron Grandon162020.003200
TE Scottie Norton1177.00070
WR Rick Coleman1266.00061
WR Nolan Garrison112323.0025230
TE Parker Monds0300.00000
WR Rod Sampson0300.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Clifton Blackwell69386.333121
RB O.J. Stiltner45328.00390
WR Cory Atkins356120.3312300
WR Deion Mayes373411.3321280
RB Micah Lightfoot24178.500100
TE Santiago Stoops1144.00540
WR Cary Young121818.0011180
TE Rodney Mendenhall0200.00000
WR Dixon Hamner0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Randy Henson11515.000
DE Grant Webster100.000
ILB Kendrick Quarles11111.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
TE Scottie Norton1100
WR Nolan Garrison1000
WR Wyatt Codie0110
OLB Ed Sutton0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
CB Allen Lane1000
S Alexis Tanner1000
CB Monty Hartman0100
CB Christian Linquist0100
OLB Alexander Robbins0010
S Tyrus Perez0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marcus Crawford419348.342.5572
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Edwin Wayne416340.832.0471
Camden Bradford25226.023.5290

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kelly Bolerjack1/31/31/1516/6
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Camden Bradford1/10/00/0291/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Rickey Emack3206.70
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Allen Lane3237.70

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Austin Cote37625.30
Alexis Tanner12727.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Emmett Douglas500.01529
CB Cory Ethridge411.02236
OLB Devan McDaniel440.02138
S Rickey Emack420.01929
S Justin Rhodes410.01734
CB Trey Dircks410.01724
DE Devan Jeffries301.02229
DE Grant Webster301.01417
ILB Ernie Brown320.0716
ILB Kendrick Quarles320.01726
S Kelvin Yockey310.01515
DE Stan Shepherd201.01629
DT Buddy Bumgarner210.02337
OLB Theodore Maese210.01829
OLB Ed Sutton200.01516
OLB Bruce Reynolds101.01210
DT Abraham Ridgeway101.0819
CB Randy Henson110.01411
CB Cody Woods110.01020
QB J.J. Gregoire10---------
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tyrus Perez620.03223
DE Nate LaBorde600.03822
DT Tracy Sivigny421.03319
ILB Jeff Cavazos410.02713
OLB Thomas Hutchins410.01311
CB Christian Linquist310.02916
DE Steven Coles300.0144
OLB Alexander Robbins240.02719
S Mo Reed210.03821
CB Monty Hartman200.0258
DE J.C. Caldwell111.0911
OLB Craig Stone120.03521
TE Rodney Mendenhall10---------
QB Gregory Eppright10---------
CB Dean Gaines100.03823
WR Deion Mayes10---------
S Alexis Tanner100.071
DT Britt Shuger100.02821
DT Alejandro Ballard020.0176
CB Aaron Harrison010.01410

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Abraham Ridgeway1.011119
DE Devan Jeffries1.001029
DE Stan Shepherd1.000129
CB Cory Ethridge1.000036
DE Grant Webster1.000017
OLB Bruce Reynolds1.000010
DT Buddy Bumgarner0.001037
OLB Devan McDaniel0.001038
ILB Kendrick Quarles0.001026
CB Cody Woods0.001020
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE J.C. Caldwell1.001011
DT Tracy Sivigny1.000019
DE Nate LaBorde0.022122
OLB Craig Stone0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Emmett Douglas53029
S Justin Rhodes21034
ILB Kendrick Quarles20126
CB Trey Dircks20024
CB Cory Ethridge20036
OLB Theodore Maese20029
S Rickey Emack11029
DE Devan Jeffries10029
OLB Ed Sutton10016
S Kelvin Yockey10015
OLB Devan McDaniel10038
CB Randy Henson00111
DE Grant Webster00117
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Tyrus Perez40023
CB Dean Gaines21023
OLB Lester McKissick1002
CB Monty Hartman0208
ILB Jeff Cavazos01013
OLB Craig Stone01021

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Jeremy Wagner48039023
G Conrad Barrett39139023
G Skip Hill23139023
T Philip Berry19039023
T Shaquille LeTourneau14033222
T Jackie Giles010601
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Dean Whiteford28028043
T Elias Newhart25028243
T Harold Grooms23028343
C Melvin Lowrey22023138
G Mercury Waddell14023038

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Aaron Grandon224
Wyatt Codie215
Ed Sutton121
Cory Ethridge118
Scottie Norton118
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Santiago Stoops122
Lester McKissick121
J.C. Caldwell113
Elias Newhart17

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Cory Ethridge------22361876
TE Aaron Grandon3218------2474
DT Buddy Bumgarner------2337969
G Conrad Barrett3923------769
G Skip Hill3923------769
T Philip Berry3923---------62
C Jeremy Wagner3923---------62
OLB Devan McDaniel------2138160
CB Trey Dircks------17241859
RB Jessie Patterson2918------855
S Rickey Emack------1929755
T Shaquille LeTourneau3322---------55
OLB Ed Sutton------15162152
DE Devan Jeffries------2229---51
S Justin Rhodes------1734---51
QB J.J. Gregoire3019---------49
OLB Theodore Maese------1829---47
DE Stan Shepherd------1629146
WR Rick Coleman199------1846
CB Emmett Douglas------1529145
WR Nolan Garrison3212---------44
ILB Kendrick Quarles------1726144
WR Trey Shannon246------1242
CB Cody Woods------1020636
DT Abraham Ridgeway------819734
TE Parker Monds1616------133
DE Grant Webster------1417132
S Kelvin Yockey------1515131
TE Scottie Norton85------1831
CB Randy Henson------1411631
RB Gavin Finch31------2428
ILB Ernie Brown------716---23
OLB Bruce Reynolds------1210123
WR Wyatt Codie34------1522
WR DeAndre Mills145---------19
QB Kendall Brandon94------316
WR Tre Prewett66------315
WR Rod Sampson411---------15
T Jackie Giles61------714
CB Luke Kinsella------57---12
K Kelly Bolerjack00------1111
RB Emmett Clayton54---------9
C Tristan Horner00------77
T Nate Linker00------77
P Marcus Crawford00------44
DE Lukas Moland------12---3
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Dean Whiteford2843------778
T Elias Newhart2843------778
T Harold Grooms2843------778
WR Cory Atkins2336------1170
DE Nate LaBorde------3822767
CB Dean Gaines------3823364
ILB Jeff Cavazos------27132363
S Mo Reed------3821362
G Mercury Waddell2338---------61
C Melvin Lowrey2338---------61
OLB Craig Stone------3521359
WR Clifton Blackwell2236---------58
S Tyrus Perez------3223358
WR Deion Mayes2234---------56
DT Britt Shuger------2821756
DT Tracy Sivigny------3319254
RB Micah Lightfoot1526------1253
QB Gregory Eppright1834---------52
OLB Alexander Robbins------2719349
TE Santiago Stoops1314------2249
TE Rodney Mendenhall1828------147
CB Christian Linquist------2916247
CB Aaron Harrison------14101438
CB Monty Hartman------258134
DE J.C. Caldwell------9111333
OLB Thomas Hutchins------1311125
S Alexis Tanner------711624
DT Alejandro Ballard------176124
OLB Lester McKissick------122124
RB O.J. Stiltner1111---------22
TE Arturo Barker00------2222
QB Otis Zimmerman109------120
WR Dixon Hamner513---------18
DE Steven Coles------144---18
G Mickey Foreman55------717
WR Cary Young710---------17
WR Austin Cote00------1616
CB Allen Lane------001515
C Elias Kelley55---------10
TE Wes Huggins11------79
RB Trevor Andersen36---------9
C Ezra Walker00------77
OLB Charlie Hammond------42---6
K Camden Bradford00------66
P Edwin Wayne00------44
DT Conner McCormick------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8354.4
Middle161559.7
Right151298.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6223.7
Middle17663.9
Right5204.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
J.J. Gregoire1752125200
Kendall Brandon421000210
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gregory Eppright29152014622
Otis Zimmerman851011001

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen112323.0
Short (0-8 Yds)53122.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)72263.7
Long (19+ Yds)81556.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1144.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1711955.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)116544.9
Long (19+ Yds)82516.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Aaron Grandon61120118
TE Parker Monds3010016
WR Tre Prewett3205716
WR Rod Sampson3000011
WR DeAndre Mills210305
WR Rick Coleman210609
TE Scottie Norton110705
WR Nolan Garrison11023112
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Clifton Blackwell96138036
WR Deion Mayes73134134
WR Cory Atkins53061236
RB O.J. Stiltner54032011
RB Micah Lightfoot42017026
TE Rodney Mendenhall2000028
WR Dixon Hamner2000013
WR Cary Young21018010
TE Santiago Stoops1104014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Emmett Clayton382.674.75
RB Jessie Patterson2199.507.20
QB J.J. Gregoire122.0024.75
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Otis Zimmerman133.002.67
RB Micah Lightfoot122.005.11
RB Trevor Andersen122.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
J.J. Gregoire3162.005.53
Kendall Brandon1122.005.50
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gregory Eppright83172.135.52
Otis Zimmerman11-1-1.005.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Aaron Grandon1000.003.33
TE Parker Monds1000.000.00
WR Rick Coleman1166.003.00
WR Tre Prewett1122.0019.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Clifton Blackwell2121.004.22
RB O.J. Stiltner2184.006.40
WR Dixon Hamner1000.000.00
WR Cory Atkins1000.0012.20
WR Deion Mayes11-1-1.004.86
RB Micah Lightfoot1177.004.25
WR Cary Young1000.009.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Jessie Patterson30
RB Emmett Clayton22
RB Gavin Finch11
QB J.J. Gregoire11
AtlantaRushesConversions
RB O.J. Stiltner41
QB Otis Zimmerman21
RB Micah Lightfoot21
RB Trevor Andersen11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
J.J. Gregoire610
Kendall Brandon211
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Gregory Eppright222
Otis Zimmerman220

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Aaron Grandon411
WR Rod Sampson200
WR DeAndre Mills100
TE Scottie Norton110
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
TE Santiago Stoops110
WR Cory Atkins111
WR Deion Mayes110
RB O.J. Stiltner111

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck17,300 (22,200)
End Zone14,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine8,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats13,600 (14,100)
Club Seats4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes5,000 (5,000)