Week 15, 2058

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	7	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 NOS - Silas Gilman 7 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
1Q: 03:52 ATL - Chester Mumper 35 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
2Q: 07:06 NOS - Silas Gilman 2 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 08:52 ATL - Britt Tubbs 2 run (Phil Conley extra point)
4Q: 05:46 NOS - Vincent Jacobs 1 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 NOS - Silas Gilman 7 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
1Q: 03:52 ATL - Chester Mumper 35 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
2Q: 07:06 NOS - Silas Gilman 2 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 08:52 ATL - Britt Tubbs 2 run (Phil Conley extra point)
4Q: 05:46 NOS - Vincent Jacobs 1 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 11-3 3-11
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 307 203
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 5.03 3.22
Net Rushing Yards 99 80
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 3.41 3.08
Net Passing Yards 208 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 35 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 233 140
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 3.32
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/64 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 6/118 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:34 27:26

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	11-3	3-11
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	307	203
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	5.03	3.22
Net Rushing Yards	99	80
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	3.41	3.08
Net Passing Yards	208	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	35 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	233	140
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	3.32
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/64	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	6/118	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:34	27:26

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
1	12:37	1:27	OPP 45	3	-18	Punt
1	9:29	2:41	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
1	3:38	2:22	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
2	12:25	5:29	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
2	2:09	2:09	OWN 20	6	43	Missed FG
3	8:42	0:48	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	6:58	4:57	OWN 5	8	30	Punt
3	0:52	3:15	OWN 26	6	22	Punt
4	11:35	1:30	OPP 37	3	2	Fumble
4	9:18	3:42	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	3:48	1:51	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 33	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	0:54	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
1	11:10	1:41	OWN 29	4	35	Missed FG
1	6:48	3:10	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
1	1:16	3:51	OWN 25	6	7	Punt
2	6:56	4:47	OWN 25	10	36	Punt
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
3	13:25	4:43	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown
3	7:54	0:56	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
3	2:01	1:09	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	12:37	1:02	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	10:05	0:47	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	5:36	1:48	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
4	1:57	1:38	OWN 20	8	13	Downs

Game MVP: Jonathan Rackers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Silas Gilman	11	33	3.00	13	1
RB Tevin Kirby	10	44	4.40	11	1
QB Jonathan Rackers	4	23	5.75	13	1
RB Gavin Finch	4	-1	-0.25	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Britt Tubbs	18	45	2.50	14	1	1
FB Cedric Murray	3	21	7.00	23	1	0
QB Gregory Eppright	3	16	5.33	7	0	0
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
RB Charlie Wheeler	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonathan Rackers	28	19	233	4/25	3	38	0	129.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	35	15	140	2/17	1	36	0	64.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trey Shannon	4	6	86	21.50	62	36	0
TE Parker Monds	4	7	35	8.75	0	18	0
WR Raymond Benson	2	3	41	20.50	17	38	0
TE Marquis Fenno	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
RB Silas Gilman	2	3	9	4.50	0	7	2
RB Gavin Finch	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
TE Brian Lonier	1	1	32	32.00	4	32	0
WR Tony Meeber	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Tevin Kirby	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dennis Minnis	6	12	36	6.00	12	11	0
WR Jeremy Wright	4	7	55	13.75	14	36	0
RB Britt Tubbs	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Lonnie Hawkins	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Cedric Murray	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0
WR Chester Mumper	1	4	35	35.00	27	35	1
TE Dale Horner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Jonathan Rackers	3	0	0
WR Raymond Benson	1	0	0
TE Vincent Jacobs	0	1	0
C DeAndre Becker	0	1	0
OLB Trenton Garmon	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Britt Tubbs	1	1	0
T Howard Husak	0	1	0
DT Myron Snyder	0	1	0
DE Van Riley	0	0	1
ILB Marlon Crichlow	0	0	1
FB Cedric Murray	0	0	1
OLB Manuel Venable	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Banks	7	329	47.0	40.0	56	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	9	442	49.1	33.8	64	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ward	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Conley	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	6	118	19.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Dulaney	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	1	27	27.0	0
Trey Shannon	1	22	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremy Wright	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Brown	8	0	0.0	12	19
DE Devan Jeffries	4	0	1.5	26	37
S Justin Rhodes	4	2	0.0	25	37
CB Zach Schafer	3	3	0.0	25	34
OLB Trenton Garmon	3	1	0.0	16	28
DT Arnold Dorf	3	1	0.0	15	28
DE Edwin Cobb	2	2	0.5	15	22
CB Dillon Akiyama	2	1	0.0	15	29
OLB Butch Triplett	2	1	0.0	12	21
DE Clayton Chestnut	2	0	0.0	11	10
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	2	0	0.0	13	17
CB Trey Dircks	2	0	0.0	16	30
ILB Lamar Bruce	1	1	0.0	11	8
CB Walt Galloway	1	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Ed Sutton	1	0	0.0	12	14
CB Cory Ethridge	1	0	0.0	8	10
ILB Marco Nichols	0	1	0.0	11	8
S Kelvin Yockey	0	1	0.0	12	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Dulaney	8	3	0.0	29	31
ILB Ronald Mathews	7	0	0.0	26	24
DE Alan Fields	5	0	1.0	24	25
OLB Manuel Venable	5	2	0.0	25	22
ILB Marlon Crichlow	5	0	0.0	4	10
CB Floyd Clinton	3	1	0.0	27	32
DT Myron Snyder	2	0	1.0	22	15
S J.B. Tefft	2	1	0.0	28	29
OLB Brant Greer	2	0	0.0	13	24
DE Emmanuel Winters	2	0	0.0	11	23
DE Van Riley	1	0	1.0	2	9
DE Braden Dawson	1	1	0.5	8	8
DE Dean Upshaw	1	0	0.5	25	26
CB Rufus Buehrig	1	1	0.0	19	13
CB Taylor Shapiro	1	0	0.0	27	28
DT Shawn Dewey	1	0	0.0	24	23
CB Chase Jennings	1	0	0.0	3	7
S Kelvin Jenner	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devan Jeffries	1.5	0	0	1	37
DE Edwin Cobb	0.5	1	3	1	22
DE Clayton Chestnut	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Arnold Dorf	0.0	0	1	0	28

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alan Fields	1.0	0	1	0	25
DE Van Riley	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Myron Snyder	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Dean Upshaw	0.5	0	1	1	26
DE Braden Dawson	0.5	0	0	0	8
DE Emmanuel Winters	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Shawn Dewey	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ernie Brown	3	0	19
CB Dillon Akiyama	2	2	29
S Justin Rhodes	2	2	37
OLB Trenton Garmon	2	1	28
CB Trey Dircks	2	1	30
CB Walt Galloway	1	2	16
ILB Lamar Bruce	1	0	8
DE Edwin Cobb	1	0	22
CB Cory Ethridge	1	0	10
OLB Butch Triplett	0	1	21
S Kelvin Yockey	0	1	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marcus Dulaney	5	0	31
CB Floyd Clinton	3	1	32
OLB Brant Greer	2	1	24
ILB Marlon Crichlow	2	1	10
OLB Manuel Venable	2	0	22
ILB Ronald Mathews	1	1	24
CB Taylor Shapiro	1	0	28
S J.B. Tefft	1	0	29
DE Emmanuel Winters	1	0	23
CB Chase Jennings	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Philip Berry	2	9	29	2	32
C DeAndre Becker	2	6	28	1	32
G Conrad Barrett	1	4	29	0	32
T Warren Cothern	0	2	29	1	32
G Roman Sawyer	0	2	29	0	32
TE Marquis Fenno	0	2	19	0	14

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Santiago Roehl	4	7	26	0	37
G Dean Whiteford	3	7	26	0	37
T Elias Newhart	0	4	26	1	37
G Elias Kelley	0	2	26	0	37
T Howard Husak	0	2	26	0	37
FB Cedric Murray	0	1	10	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
DeAndre Becker	2	10
Silas Gilman	1	24
Walt Galloway	1	17
Buddy Bumgarner	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Britt Tubbs	3	17
Cedric Murray	2	24
Dean Upshaw	2	23
Chase Jennings	1	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Zach Schafer	---	---	25	34	12	71
C DeAndre Becker	28	32	---	---	10	70
T Warren Cothern	29	32	---	---	8	69
G Roman Sawyer	29	32	---	---	8	69
T Philip Berry	29	32	---	---	8	69
G Conrad Barrett	29	32	---	---	8	69
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	26	37	1	64
S Justin Rhodes	---	---	25	37	1	63
QB Jonathan Rackers	29	32	---	---	---	61
WR Trey Shannon	26	31	---	---	3	60
TE Vincent Jacobs	10	19	---	---	24	53
WR Tony Meeber	21	22	---	---	7	50
OLB Ed Sutton	---	---	12	14	23	49
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	15	22	10	47
CB Trey Dircks	---	---	16	30	1	47
CB Dillon Akiyama	---	---	15	29	1	45
OLB Trenton Garmon	---	---	16	28	1	45
DT Arnold Dorf	---	---	15	28	1	44
RB Silas Gilman	12	4	---	---	24	40
CB Walt Galloway	---	---	6	16	17	39
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	13	15	9	37
WR Raymond Benson	10	13	---	---	12	35
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	12	21	1	34
TE Marquis Fenno	19	14	---	---	---	33
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	11	8	13	32
ILB Ernie Brown	---	---	12	19	1	32
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	---	---	13	17	---	30
RB Tevin Kirby	13	17	---	---	---	30
CB Cory Ethridge	---	---	8	10	9	27
S Rickey Emack	---	---	12	13	---	25
RB Gavin Finch	5	12	---	---	8	25
S Kelvin Yockey	---	---	12	11	---	23
TE Parker Monds	7	16	---	---	---	23
WR Noah Janzen	16	6	---	---	---	22
DE Clayton Chestnut	---	---	11	10	---	21
ILB Marco Nichols	---	---	11	8	---	19
WR Jimmie Huntley	0	0	---	---	17	17
CB Nick Sanders	---	---	0	0	16	16
TE Brian Lonier	6	6	---	---	---	12
C Maurice Wiggins	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Norman Banks	0	0	---	---	8	8
K David Ward	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Alejandro Sapolu	1	0	---	---	---	1
T Rick Patton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Gustavo Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ed McBriar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Dean Upshaw	---	---	25	26	23	74
RB Britt Tubbs	23	33	---	---	17	73
T Howard Husak	26	37	---	---	10	73
C Santiago Roehl	26	37	---	---	10	73
WR Lonnie Hawkins	25	32	---	---	15	72
S Marcus Dulaney	---	---	29	31	12	72
S J.B. Tefft	---	---	28	29	15	72
WR Jeremy Wright	26	36	---	---	4	66
G Elias Kelley	26	37	---	---	---	63
G Dean Whiteford	26	37	---	---	---	63
QB Gregory Eppright	26	37	---	---	---	63
T Elias Newhart	26	37	---	---	---	63
TE Dennis Minnis	23	34	---	---	4	61
CB Floyd Clinton	---	---	27	32	1	60
CB Taylor Shapiro	---	---	27	28	1	56
ILB Ronald Mathews	---	---	26	24	1	51
DE Alan Fields	---	---	24	25	1	50
DT Shawn Dewey	---	---	24	23	1	48
OLB Manuel Venable	---	---	25	22	1	48
WR Chester Mumper	16	25	---	---	7	48
FB Cedric Murray	10	12	---	---	24	46
DE Emmanuel Winters	---	---	11	23	7	41
DT Myron Snyder	---	---	22	15	1	38
OLB Brant Greer	---	---	13	24	---	37
DE Van Riley	---	---	2	9	23	34
CB Rufus Buehrig	---	---	19	13	1	33
TE Dale Horner	2	7	---	---	23	32
DE Braden Dawson	---	---	8	8	8	24
CB Chase Jennings	---	---	3	7	14	24
ILB Marlon Crichlow	---	---	4	10	---	14
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Leon Whisman	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Robbie Rupp	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Silas Gray	---	---	0	0	7	7
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	2	4	---	---	---	6
S Kelvin Jenner	---	---	2	3	---	5
K Phil Conley	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Ricky Martins	0	2	---	---	---	2
WR Wes Johnstone	1	0	---	---	---	1
RB Charlie Wheeler	1	0	---	---	---	1
WR Garrett Campbell	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Gustavo Talaridou	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ivan Braden	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Alonzo Sawyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Diego Kiburz	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	13	58	4.5
Right	9	15	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	7	10	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonathan Rackers	28	19	4	0	1	4	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	35	15	2	1	3	10	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	89	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	70	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	11	91	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	36	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Parker Monds	7	4	1	35	0	16
WR Trey Shannon	6	4	0	86	2	31
WR Raymond Benson	3	2	0	41	1	13
TE Marquis Fenno	3	2	0	16	0	14
RB Silas Gilman	3	2	0	9	0	4
RB Gavin Finch	2	2	0	8	0	12
TE Brian Lonier	1	1	0	32	1	6
WR Tony Meeber	1	1	0	5	0	22
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	1	0	1	0	19
RB Tevin Kirby	1	0	0	0	0	17

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dennis Minnis	12	6	1	36	0	34
WR Jeremy Wright	7	4	1	55	1	36
RB Britt Tubbs	4	1	0	3	0	33
WR Lonnie Hawkins	4	1	0	3	0	32
WR Chester Mumper	4	1	0	35	1	25
FB Cedric Murray	2	1	1	2	0	12
TE Dale Horner	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen	1	1	0	6	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tevin Kirby	1	2	2.00	4.40
RB Silas Gilman	1	3	3.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Britt Tubbs	1	2	2.00	2.50
RB Charlie Wheeler	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonathan Rackers	5	5	21	4.20	8.32

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Silas Gilman	2	2	9	4.50	3.00
TE Parker Monds	2	2	11	5.50	5.00
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jonathan Rackers	2	1
RB Tevin Kirby	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gregory Eppright	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonathan Rackers	9	6	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	11	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Raymond Benson	2	2	1
WR Trey Shannon	2	1	1
RB Silas Gilman	2	1	1
TE Brian Lonier	1	1	1
TE Marquis Fenno	1	0	0
TE Parker Monds	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dennis Minnis	5	2	1
RB Britt Tubbs	2	1	1
WR Jeremy Wright	2	0	0
WR Lonnie Hawkins	1	0	0
WR Chester Mumper	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (22,200)
End Zone 14,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (22,200)
End Zone	14,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)