Week 17, 2045

played in New Orleans, CA

76 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	10	3	3	-	19
New Orleans Saints	3	21	7	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:55 NOS - Angel McTermid 29 field goal
1Q: 02:29 ATL - Julio Harding 49 field goal
2Q: 12:48 NOS - Alexander Shannon 13 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 09:13 ATL - Julio Harding 44 field goal
2Q: 09:06 NOS - Tavon Austin 87 kickoff return (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 01:50 ATL - Denzel Skelly 31 pass from E.J. Manuel (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NOS - Tavon Austin 50 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 10:27 NOS - Marco Gillespie 45 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 00:50 ATL - Julio Harding 18 field goal
4Q: 04:08 ATL - Julio Harding 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:55 NOS - Angel McTermid 29 field goal
1Q: 02:29 ATL - Julio Harding 49 field goal
2Q: 12:48 NOS - Alexander Shannon 13 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 09:13 ATL - Julio Harding 44 field goal
2Q: 09:06 NOS - Tavon Austin 87 kickoff return (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 01:50 ATL - Denzel Skelly 31 pass from E.J. Manuel (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NOS - Tavon Austin 50 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 10:27 NOS - Marco Gillespie 45 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 00:50 ATL - Julio Harding 18 field goal
4Q: 04:08 ATL - Julio Harding 19 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 12-4 6-10
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 383 416
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 6.28 6.71
Net Rushing Yards 68 64
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards per Rush 3.09 2.56
Net Passing Yards 315 352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 37 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 340 352
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.08 9.51
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/53 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 3/123
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:35 29:25

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	12-4	6-10
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	383	416
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	6.28	6.71
Net Rushing Yards	68	64
- Rushing Attempts	22	25
- Yards per Rush	3.09	2.56
Net Passing Yards	315	352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	37 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	340	352
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.08	9.51
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/53	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	3/123
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:35	29:25

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:50	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
1	5:49	3:25	OWN 27	5	41	Field Goal
2	12:38	3:32	OWN 40	5	33	Field Goal
2	8:53	4:17	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
2	2:54	1:16	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	10:12	1:25	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
3	6:39	1:21	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	4:47	4:03	OWN 39	8	60	Field Goal
4	12:36	1:25	OWN 12	4	21	Punt
4	8:11	4:08	OWN 47	7	51	Field Goal
4	1:36	1:34	OWN 22	7	24	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:10	4:21	OWN 20	10	68	Field Goal
1	2:24	4:46	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	4:36	1:42	OWN 18	6	47	Punt
2	1:38	1:03	OWN 15	3	85	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:48	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	8:47	2:08	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
3	5:18	0:31	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
3	0:44	3:08	OWN 20	7	13	Punt
4	11:11	3:00	OWN 14	6	11	Punt
4	4:03	2:27	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Bart Turner, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alexander Winters	9	23	2.56	19	1
Peter Horn	7	29	4.14	12	1
E.J. Manuel	6	16	2.67	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alexander Shannon	14	30	2.14	10	1
Kaiden Fulton	9	34	3.78	11	1
Marco Gillespie	1	2	2.00	2	0
Bart Turner	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
E.J. Manuel	35	23	340	4/25	1	45	0	106.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Turner	37	24	352	0/0	3	50	0	122.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quinn Rubio	7	10	78	11.14	14	15	0
WR Vince Wand	6	6	33	5.50	2	10	0
TE Maxx Williams	3	3	92	30.67	59	40	0
FB Brad Wappler	2	4	28	14.00	19	25	0
WR Denzel Skelly	2	3	53	26.50	19	31	1
WR Casey Utley	1	6	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Chase Zachery	1	1	45	45.00	18	45	0
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
TE Salvador Burgess	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tavon Austin	5	5	132	26.40	74	50	1
WR Amir Kemp	5	8	56	11.20	16	18	0
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	50	16.67	45	45	1
RB Kaiden Fulton	3	3	29	9.67	20	26	0
RB Alexander Shannon	3	4	45	15.00	30	29	1
WR Angel Sturdivant	2	7	14	7.00	0	8	0
TE Mark Greer	1	3	15	15.00	8	15	0
WR Doug Irwin	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Rod Horton	1	2	3	3.00	4	3	0
TE Rickey Hastings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	5	223	44.6	40.0	52	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	6	244	40.7	34.7	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	4/4	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Tripplehorn	3	16	5.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Serwanga	3	72	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	100	50.0	1
Angel Sturdivant	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jaquiski Tartt	6	2	20	30
S Tanner Tripplehorn	4	4	20	24
S Lucas Pritchett	4	2	12	28
ILB Kurt McElroy	4	2	17	18
OLB Hayden Wilcox	4	1	25	32
ILB Charles Roth	3	3	19	26
DE Conrad Boyd	3	0	16	25
ILB Randall Vijitakula	3	0	10	11
CB Bryson Stolowitz	2	1	8	20
DT Aaron Donald	2	1	15	21
OLB Elliot Schwartz	2	1	4	13
CB Jerry Serwanga	2	0	18	29
DE Ken Hansen	2	0	19	23
DT Tony Sciacca	1	1	14	22
ILB Skip Bell	1	0	20	14
CB Melvin Kozak	1	0	23	26
S Cary DeWalt	1	0	3	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Whitehurst	7	0	1.0	20	33
S Fernando Shapiro	6	2	0.0	20	38
CB Jorge Cloak	5	2	0.0	21	36
DT Winfred Lofton	4	0	1.0	16	30
ILB Darren McFadden	4	2	0.0	22	31
CB Weston Woodson	4	2	0.0	14	27
CB Mike Schroeder	4	0	0.0	20	39
OLB Jamal Glenn	3	1	0.0	7	7
DE Jace Gilmore	2	1	1.0	22	39
S Bryce Travis	2	2	0.0	21	38
DE Conrad Tatum	2	1	0.0	16	29
DE Benjamin Wells	1	0	1.0	7	13
DT Mario Edwards	1	1	0.0	13	16
OLB Efrain Pei	1	0	0.0	3	10
DT Trent Ogden	1	0	0.0	11	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Skip Bell	1	14
DT Aaron Donald	1	21
DT Tony Sciacca	1	22

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Winfred Lofton	1.0	1	0	1	30
DE Jace Gilmore	1.0	0	3	1	39
DE Benjamin Wells	1.0	0	1	1	13
OLB Ian Whitehurst	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Conrad Tatum	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jaquiski Tartt	4	2	30
S Lucas Pritchett	3	1	28
OLB Hayden Wilcox	3	0	32
CB Jerry Serwanga	2	0	29
CB Bryson Stolowitz	2	0	20
ILB Randall Vijitakula	2	0	11
ILB Kurt McElroy	2	0	18
S Tanner Tripplehorn	1	2	24
ILB Skip Bell	1	0	14
OLB Elliot Schwartz	1	0	13
DE Conrad Boyd	1	0	25
CB Melvin Kozak	1	0	26
S Cary DeWalt	1	0	15
ILB Charles Roth	0	2	26

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Fernando Shapiro	4	0	38
CB Weston Woodson	4	0	27
CB Mike Schroeder	3	1	39
OLB Ian Whitehurst	3	0	33
S Bryce Travis	3	0	38
CB Jorge Cloak	2	1	36
OLB Jamal Glenn	2	0	7
DT Winfred Lofton	1	0	30
OLB Efrain Pei	1	0	10
ILB Darren McFadden	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darrell Stephens	2	6	22	1	39
Peter Kowal	2	5	22	1	39
Laken Tomlinson	0	3	22	1	39
Patrick Parisi	0	2	22	0	39
Malachi Purnell	0	1	22	1	39

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mark Blackburn	3	8	25	37
Darren Wilkerson	2	6	25	37
Taylor Lewan	1	4	25	37
Mark Greer	1	1	9	16
Marco Gillespie	0	2	20	22
Rob Ancheta	0	2	25	37
Lonnie Duffy	0	1	25	37

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Bell	2	18
Alexander Winters	1	21
Jaquiski Tartt	1	18

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Adam England	1	23
Roosevelt Klingensmith	1	19
Brody Norris	1	17
Mark Blackburn	1	7
Lonnie Duffy	1	7
Amir Kemp	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Malachi Purnell	22	39	---	---	9	70
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	25	32	13	70
Patrick Parisi	22	39	---	---	9	70
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	20	30	18	68
Peter Kowal	22	39	---	---	---	61
E.J. Manuel	22	39	---	---	---	61
Darrell Stephens	22	39	---	---	---	61
Laken Tomlinson	22	39	---	---	---	61
Alexander Winters	12	24	---	---	21	57
Jerry Serwanga	---	---	18	29	7	54
Quinn Rubio	10	27	---	---	16	53
Skip Bell	---	---	20	14	18	52
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	20	24	7	51
Brad Wappler	14	17	---	---	19	50
Maxx Williams	19	31	---	---	---	50
Melvin Kozak	---	---	23	26	---	49
Casey Utley	17	30	---	---	1	48
Conrad Boyd	---	---	16	25	7	48
Bryson Stolowitz	---	---	8	20	19	47
Lucas Pritchett	---	---	12	28	6	46
Charles Roth	---	---	19	26	1	46
Ken Hansen	---	---	19	23	1	43
Tony Sciacca	---	---	14	22	7	43
Vince Wand	15	23	---	---	---	38
Aaron Donald	---	---	15	21	---	36
Kurt McElroy	---	---	17	18	1	36
Sammy Berman	---	---	12	20	---	32
Peter Horn	10	15	---	---	6	31
Salvador Burgess	3	6	---	---	21	30
Elliot Schwartz	---	---	4	13	12	29
Cary DeWalt	---	---	3	15	11	29
Chase Zachery	6	11	---	---	8	25
Randall Vijitakula	---	---	10	11	---	21
Greg Hibbard	0	3	---	---	17	20
Denzel Skelly	4	8	---	---	---	12
Marco Hutton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	9	9
Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	0	8	---	8
Francisco Nixon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scottie Thornton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	5	5
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	4	4
Keegan Ingram	0	0	---	---	4	4
Roderick Riti	---	---	0	2	1	3
Derek Carr	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jace Gilmore	---	---	22	39	9	70
Mark Blackburn	25	37	---	---	7	69
Lonnie Duffy	25	37	---	---	7	69
Mike Schroeder	---	---	20	39	6	65
Tavon Austin	22	30	---	---	12	64
Bryce Travis	---	---	21	38	4	63
Taylor Lewan	25	37	---	---	---	62
Bart Turner	25	37	---	---	---	62
Darren Wilkerson	25	37	---	---	---	62
Rob Ancheta	25	37	---	---	---	62
Fernando Shapiro	---	---	20	38	3	61
Jorge Cloak	---	---	21	36	4	61
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	20	33	5	58
Darren McFadden	---	---	22	31	4	57
Marco Gillespie	20	22	---	---	12	54
Weston Woodson	---	---	14	27	8	49
Winfred Lofton	---	---	16	30	3	49
Conrad Tatum	---	---	16	29	3	48
Rod Horton	19	20	---	---	9	48
Angel Sturdivant	14	25	---	---	7	46
Amir Kemp	10	19	---	---	7	36
Rickey Hastings	4	13	---	---	18	35
Alexander Shannon	16	19	---	---	---	35
Kaiden Fulton	9	18	---	---	6	33
Trent Ogden	---	---	11	18	3	32
Mario Edwards	---	---	13	16	3	32
Mark Greer	9	16	---	---	5	30
Efrain Pei	---	---	3	10	15	28
Benjamin Wells	---	---	7	13	6	26
Adam England	0	0	---	---	23	23
Shane Willis	---	---	2	9	11	22
Brody Norris	---	---	1	2	17	20
Doug Irwin	2	3	---	---	15	20
Jamal Glenn	---	---	7	7	5	19
Roosevelt Klingensmith	0	0	---	---	19	19
Emmett Meyer	---	---	4	12	---	16
Bryant Dennis	---	---	1	1	11	13
Korey Beyer	---	---	1	1	6	8
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cris Stotts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	7	7
Robbie Rose	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kim Sibal	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brenden Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Bardon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Barry Nagurski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	10	18	1.8
Right	5	14	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	7	20	2.9
Right	11	22	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
E.J. Manuel	35	23	6	1	2	3	5	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Turner	37	24	5	0	3	7	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	115	11.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	153	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	67	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	51	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	154	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	103	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	44	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quinn Rubio	10	7	0	78	0	27
WR Casey Utley	6	1	2	8	0	30
WR Vince Wand	6	6	0	33	0	23
FB Brad Wappler	4	2	0	28	1	17
TE Maxx Williams	3	3	0	92	2	31
WR Denzel Skelly	3	2	0	53	2	8
TE Salvador Burgess	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Chase Zachery	1	1	0	45	1	11
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	0	3	0	24

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amir Kemp	8	5	0	56	0	19
WR Angel Sturdivant	7	2	0	14	0	25
WR Tavon Austin	5	5	0	132	2	30
RB Alexander Shannon	4	3	1	45	1	19
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	0	50	1	22
RB Kaiden Fulton	3	3	0	29	1	18
TE Mark Greer	3	1	1	15	0	16
TE Rod Horton	2	1	1	3	0	20
TE Rickey Hastings	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Doug Irwin	1	1	0	8	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Horn	3	5	1.67	4.14
Alexander Winters	2	6	3.00	2.56

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
E.J. Manuel	2	1	12	6.00	9.71

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bart Turner	6	4	21	3.50	9.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Brad Wappler	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Quinn Rubio	1	1	12	12.00	7.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alexander Shannon	2	1	13	6.50	11.25
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	2	2.00	16.67
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Amir Kemp	1	1	3	3.00	7.00
TE Rod Horton	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	3	1
Alexander Winters	3	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alexander Shannon	2	2
Kaiden Fulton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
E.J. Manuel	8	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Turner	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn Rubio	3	2	2
WR Vince Wand	3	3	0
WR Casey Utley	1	0	0
FB Brad Wappler	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Angel Sturdivant	3	0	0
WR Amir Kemp	3	2	2
WR Tavon Austin	2	2	2
RB Kaiden Fulton	1	1	0
TE Mark Greer	1	0	0
TE Rod Horton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)