Week 15, 2073

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	9	0	7	7	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 NOS - J.J. Gregoire 1 run (Pat Breien extra point failed)
1Q: 03:51 NOS - Pat Breien 40 field goal
2Q: 04:39 ATL - Alec Borrelli 75 punt return (Kristopher Kraus extra point)
3Q: 10:53 NOS - Junior Nussmeier 3 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Pat Breien extra point)
3Q: 07:57 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 40 field goal
4Q: 14:45 ATL - Alec Borrelli 1 run (Kristopher Kraus extra point)
4Q: 10:19 NOS - William Kemp 12 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Pat Breien extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 NOS - J.J. Gregoire 1 run (Pat Breien extra point failed)
1Q: 03:51 NOS - Pat Breien 40 field goal
2Q: 04:39 ATL - Alec Borrelli 75 punt return (Kristopher Kraus extra point)
3Q: 10:53 NOS - Junior Nussmeier 3 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Pat Breien extra point)
3Q: 07:57 ATL - Kristopher Kraus 40 field goal
4Q: 14:45 ATL - Alec Borrelli 1 run (Kristopher Kraus extra point)
4Q: 10:19 NOS - William Kemp 12 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Pat Breien extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 12-2 2-12
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 365 206
- Offensive Plays 74 59
- Yards per Play 4.93 3.49
Net Rushing Yards 164 90
- Rushing Attempts 38 24
- Yards per Rush 4.32 3.75
Net Passing Yards 201 116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 30 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 201 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 3.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/90 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 3/95
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/54
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:32 23:28

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	12-2	2-12
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	365	206
- Offensive Plays	74	59
- Yards per Play	4.93	3.49
Net Rushing Yards	164	90
- Rushing Attempts	38	24
- Yards per Rush	4.32	3.75
Net Passing Yards	201	116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	30 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	201	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	3.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/90	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	3/95
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/54
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:32	23:28

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	2:25	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
1	8:42	4:57	OWN 41	10	36	Field Goal
1	0:37	2:53	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	11:38	1:22	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
2	7:29	3:00	OWN 23	6	10	Punt
2	4:29	2:27	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 44	3	16	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:13	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	7:50	1:02	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	6:19	1:56	OWN 39	5	19	Punt
3	0:44	0:59	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	14:38	4:25	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	7:42	2:38	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
4	2:55	0:31	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
4	2:03	1:40	OWN 22	3	7	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 16	3	18	Fumble
1	11:03	2:21	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
1	3:45	3:08	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
2	12:44	1:06	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	10:16	2:47	OWN 11	5	23	Punt
2	2:02	1:34	OWN 20	6	28	Interception
3	10:47	2:57	OWN 12	6	65	Field Goal
3	6:48	0:29	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	4:23	3:39	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
4	14:45	0:07	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
4	10:13	2:31	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
4	5:04	2:09	OWN 33	6	15	Punt
4	2:24	0:21	OPP 48	2	0	Interception
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 34	2	-8	Game

Game MVP: Stan Rinkenberg, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devon Davidson	25	101	4.04	18	3	0
RB Lionel Burkhammer	11	48	4.36	20	1	0
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	15	7.50	14	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Albert Horn	8	28	3.50	18	1	0
QB Ruben Tate	8	53	6.63	13	1	0
RB Alec Borrelli	8	9	1.13	3	0	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	36	21	201	0/0	2	23	0	92.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ruben Tate	30	11	143	5/27	0	34	2	24.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Kemp	9	14	104	11.56	17	23	1
RB Devon Davidson	3	4	12	4.00	0	14	0
WR Junior Nussmeier	3	5	10	3.33	0	8	1
RB Lionel Burkhammer	2	2	16	8.00	0	14	0
WR Ivan Arnold	2	4	35	17.50	0	21	0
TE John Weiler	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Kim Maloney	1	1	20	20.00	1	20	0
WR Philip Ogden	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Alec Borrelli	3	6	37	12.33	13	21
WR Roberto Hines	2	3	31	15.50	5	17
TE Alfredo Jeffrey	2	7	24	12.00	8	12
WR Salvador Mathews	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Malachi Jankowski	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Timothy Guthrie	1	6	8	8.00	0	8
RB Devon Gray	1	2	34	34.00	30	34
RB Albert Horn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Dominic Lidgett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Theodore Maese	1	0	0.00	0
S Josh Hodges	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Devon Davidson	1	0	0
T J.J. Mathai	0	1	0
DE Sammy Carswell	0	1	0
DE Stan Rinkenberg	0	0	1
CB Braxton Wynn	0	0	1
OLB Damien Welker	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Ruben Tate	3	2	0	0
DE Sam Brito	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Williams	8	335	41.9	29.1	66	1
Pat Breien	2	75	37.5	37.5	38	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derek Barlow	8	362	45.3	39.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Breien	1/2	1/2	0/1	40	2/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kristopher Kraus	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Nussmeier	2	28	14.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alec Borrelli	3	95	31.7	1

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Cox	3	41	13.7	0
Charles Richardson	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Josh Hodges	5	0	0.0	24	35
DE Stan Rinkenberg	4	1	3.0	14	24
ILB Theodore Maese	4	1	0.0	24	31
CB Richie Bradshaw	4	1	0.0	13	18
ILB Denzel Delgado	4	1	0.0	10	8
CB Braxton Wynn	3	0	0.0	10	17
OLB Damien Welker	2	1	1.0	10	12
DT Gene Wagoner	2	0	1.0	15	25
DE Hayden Harden	2	0	0.0	17	20
S Ezra Ringo	2	0	0.0	14	23
CB Marquis Sweeney	1	1	0.0	15	27
S Warren Emerson	1	1	0.0	4	13
OLB Richard Dixon	1	0	0.0	14	27
S Troy Bruner	1	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Kelly Hawkins	1	0	0.0	23	31
CB Conrad Ulufale	1	0	0.0	18	21
DT Colin Williams	0	2	0.0	10	10

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clarence Sluiter	7	6	0.0	38	36
CB Hugh Curtis	6	4	0.0	38	33
DE Sam Brito	6	1	0.0	28	21
S Sammie Cox	6	1	0.0	33	25
DE Clifton Elliott	6	0	0.0	34	25
DT Norman Jefferies	4	3	0.0	34	27
OLB Emmanuel Battle	4	1	0.0	22	28
DE Deon Griffin	4	0	0.0	21	29
OLB Joey Mazurek	3	1	0.0	22	21
CB Eric Feenstra	2	2	0.0	25	23
ILB Tommy Vieane	2	0	0.0	35	24
OLB Cedric Kurowski	2	0	0.0	17	26
CB Ed Nyren	1	3	0.0	37	35
S Dusty Robertson	1	1	0.0	3	11
OLB Damian Ballard	1	1	0.0	20	9
WR Timothy Guthrie	1	0	---	---	---
RB Devon Gray	1	0	---	---	---
DE Frank Rivera	1	0	0.0	4	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stan Rinkenberg	3.0	1	2	5	24
DT Gene Wagoner	1.0	0	2	2	25
OLB Damien Welker	1.0	0	0	1	12
DE Hayden Harden	0.0	1	3	0	20
ILB Theodore Maese	0.0	1	1	1	31
OLB Richard Dixon	0.0	0	0	1	27

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bo Dent	1	0	0	1
DE Frank Rivera	0	1	1	11
DT Norman Jefferies	0	1	0	27
DE Sam Brito	0	1	0	21
OLB Cedric Kurowski	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richie Bradshaw	3	0	0	18
S Josh Hodges	2	1	1	35
OLB Richard Dixon	1	0	0	27
OLB Kelly Hawkins	1	0	0	31
DT Gene Wagoner	1	0	0	25
OLB Damien Welker	1	0	0	12
CB Conrad Ulufale	1	0	0	21
S Warren Emerson	1	0	0	13
ILB Theodore Maese	0	0	1	31

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sammie Cox	6	0	25
CB Hugh Curtis	5	1	33
S Clarence Sluiter	3	2	36
OLB Emmanuel Battle	2	0	28
S Dusty Robertson	2	0	11
OLB Cedric Kurowski	1	1	26
DE Clifton Elliott	1	0	25
DE Deon Griffin	1	0	29
CB Eric Feenstra	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T J.J. Mathai	5	11	1	38	36
C Jesse Heath	3	8	0	38	36
T Carlton Brady	2	2	0	38	36
G Nate Linker	1	5	0	38	36
TE Kim Maloney	1	2	0	14	22
G Brock Bernard	0	8	0	38	36

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Billy Humphries	1	6	24	0	35
T Bennett Hammons	1	2	24	1	35
G Grant Washington	0	4	24	0	35
C Sammie Cornett	0	2	24	2	35
T Horace Kramer	0	1	24	2	35
TE Malachi Jankowski	0	1	19	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Philip Battle	2	29
Richard Dixon	1	28
Gene Wagoner	1	24
Josh Hodges	1	18
Dwight Grissom	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Nathaniel Cantu	1	28
Bennett Hammons	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Nate Linker	38	36	---	---	12	86
G Brock Bernard	38	36	---	---	12	86
S Josh Hodges	---	---	24	35	18	77
QB J.J. Gregoire	38	36	---	---	2	76
T J.J. Mathai	38	36	---	---	---	74
T Carlton Brady	38	36	---	---	---	74
C Jesse Heath	38	36	---	---	---	74
OLB Richard Dixon	---	---	14	27	28	69
OLB Kelly Hawkins	---	---	23	31	13	67
DT Gene Wagoner	---	---	15	25	24	64
WR Junior Nussmeier	29	21	---	---	12	62
WR Philip Ogden	31	25	---	---	5	61
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	24	31	1	56
CB Richie Bradshaw	---	---	13	18	17	48
TE John Weiler	15	30	---	---	---	45
RB Devon Davidson	26	17	---	---	1	44
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	15	27	1	43
DE Stan Rinkenberg	---	---	14	24	1	39
TE Gene Godfrey	26	9	---	---	4	39
CB Conrad Ulufale	---	---	18	21	---	39
WR William Kemp	12	22	---	---	4	38
S Ezra Ringo	---	---	14	23	1	38
DE Hayden Harden	---	---	17	20	---	37
RB Lionel Burkhammer	12	21	---	---	4	37
WR Ivan Arnold	24	12	---	---	---	36
TE Kim Maloney	14	22	---	---	---	36
WR Chase Levine	1	1	---	---	29	31
S Troy Bruner	---	---	12	17	1	30
DE Sammy Carswell	---	---	10	19	1	30
OLB Damien Welker	---	---	10	12	8	30
WR Philip Battle	0	0	---	---	29	29
TE Arturo Tatum	0	0	---	---	29	29
CB Braxton Wynn	---	---	10	17	---	27
DT Colin Williams	---	---	10	10	---	20
ILB Denzel Delgado	---	---	10	8	---	18
S Warren Emerson	---	---	4	13	1	18
DT Micah Wintch	---	---	6	7	---	13
C Kris Pollinger	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Bob Helfenstein	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Darius Sherry	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Dwight Grissom	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Teddy Maxwell	---	---	1	0	8	9
K Pat Breien	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Dwight Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Wesley Benson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Erik Woody	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Hugh Curtis	---	---	38	33	12	83
S Clarence Sluiter	---	---	38	36	2	76
ILB Tommy Vieane	---	---	35	24	16	75
CB Ed Nyren	---	---	37	35	2	74
DE Clifton Elliott	---	---	34	25	14	73
T Bennett Hammons	24	35	---	---	13	72
G Grant Washington	24	35	---	---	9	68
G Billy Humphries	24	35	---	---	9	68
T Horace Kramer	24	35	---	---	9	68
S Sammie Cox	---	---	33	25	7	65
DT Norman Jefferies	---	---	34	27	1	62
DE Deon Griffin	---	---	21	29	11	61
C Sammie Cornett	24	35	---	---	---	59
QB Ruben Tate	24	35	---	---	---	59
WR Roberto Hines	21	35	---	---	1	57
RB Alec Borrelli	13	28	---	---	11	52
WR Timothy Guthrie	12	20	---	---	20	52
OLB Emmanuel Battle	---	---	22	28	1	51
CB Eric Feenstra	---	---	25	23	2	50
DE Sam Brito	---	---	28	21	1	50
WR Salvador Mathews	23	23	---	---	---	46
RB Albert Horn	11	7	---	---	28	46
OLB Joey Mazurek	---	---	22	21	1	44
OLB Cedric Kurowski	---	---	17	26	---	43
TE Malachi Jankowski	19	18	---	---	---	37
TE Nathaniel Cantu	4	4	---	---	28	36
S Dusty Robertson	---	---	3	11	19	33
TE Alfredo Jeffrey	11	21	---	---	---	32
OLB Damian Ballard	---	---	20	9	3	32
OLB Aaron Brady	---	---	1	1	27	29
DT Gabriel Londerville	---	---	4	9	11	24
CB Mario Henderson	---	---	1	1	19	21
RB Devon Gray	5	8	---	---	4	17
DE Frank Rivera	---	---	4	11	---	15
RB Charles Richardson	0	1	---	---	10	11
TE Dominic Lidgett	1	10	---	---	---	11
C O.J. Sawyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Derek Barlow	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Jameson Swift	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Dana Davison	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Kristopher Kraus	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Bo Dent	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Monty King	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ernie Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bo Glenn	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Reuben Sudano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	60	6.0
Middle	14	50	3.6
Right	14	54	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	18	80	4.4
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	36	21	3	1	4	5	4	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ruben Tate	30	11	2	2	3	1	8	10	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	54	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	52	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	99	9.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	100	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	43	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Kemp	14	9	0	104	1	22
WR Junior Nussmeier	5	3	1	10	0	21
RB Devon Davidson	4	3	1	12	0	17
WR Ivan Arnold	4	2	1	35	1	12
WR Philip Ogden	3	0	0	0	0	25
TE John Weiler	3	1	1	4	0	30
RB Lionel Burkhammer	2	2	0	16	0	21
TE Kim Maloney	1	1	0	20	1	22

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Alfredo Jeffrey	7	2	0	24	0	21
RB Alec Borrelli	6	3	2	37	1	28
WR Timothy Guthrie	6	1	0	8	0	20
TE Malachi Jankowski	3	1	1	4	0	18
WR Roberto Hines	3	2	0	31	0	35
RB Devon Gray	2	1	0	34	1	8
WR Salvador Mathews	1	1	0	5	0	23
RB Albert Horn	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Dominic Lidgett	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devon Davidson	2	-3	-1.50	4.04
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	1	1.00	7.50
RB Lionel Burkhammer	1	0	0.00	4.36

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alec Borrelli	1	1	1.00	1.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	3	3	25	8.33	5.58

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Kemp	2	2	22	11.00	7.43
WR Junior Nussmeier	1	1	3	3.00	2.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lionel Burkhammer	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ruben Tate	3	2
RB Alec Borrelli	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	14	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ruben Tate	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Kemp	6	3	2
WR Ivan Arnold	3	1	1
WR Philip Ogden	1	0	0
RB Devon Davidson	1	1	1
TE John Weiler	1	0	0
RB Lionel Burkhammer	1	1	0
TE Kim Maloney	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Alec Borrelli	3	1	1
WR Roberto Hines	2	2	2
WR Timothy Guthrie	1	0	0
TE Alfredo Jeffrey	1	0	0
TE Dominic Lidgett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (22,200)
End Zone 10,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (22,200)
End Zone	10,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)