Conference Semifinals, 2065

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	3	-	10
New Orleans Saints	0	13	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:25 NOS - Jessie Patterson 9 run (Robbie Lang extra point)
2Q: 10:05 ATL - Dixon Hamner 6 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 04:09 NOS - Robbie Lang 43 field goal
2Q: 00:32 NOS - Robbie Lang 36 field goal
3Q: 15:00 NOS - Trey Shannon 95 kickoff return (Robbie Lang extra point)
4Q: 09:25 ATL - Camden Bradford 47 field goal
4Q: 02:52 NOS - Robbie Lang 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:25 NOS - Jessie Patterson 9 run (Robbie Lang extra point)
2Q: 10:05 ATL - Dixon Hamner 6 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 04:09 NOS - Robbie Lang 43 field goal
2Q: 00:32 NOS - Robbie Lang 36 field goal
3Q: 15:00 NOS - Trey Shannon 95 kickoff return (Robbie Lang extra point)
4Q: 09:25 ATL - Camden Bradford 47 field goal
4Q: 02:52 NOS - Robbie Lang 36 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 11-7 16-1
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 381 350
- Offensive Plays 69 51
- Yards per Play 5.52 6.86
Net Rushing Yards 141 215
- Rushing Attempts 33 30
- Yards per Rush 4.27 7.17
Net Passing Yards 240 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 1 19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 250 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 6.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/78 10/110
Punt Returns/Yards 3/39 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 3/141
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:06 28:54

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	11-7	16-1
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	381	350
- Offensive Plays	69	51
- Yards per Play	5.52	6.86
Net Rushing Yards	141	215
- Rushing Attempts	33	30
- Yards per Rush	4.27	7.17
Net Passing Yards	240	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 1	19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	250	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	6.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/78	10/110
Punt Returns/Yards	3/39	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	3/141
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:06	28:54

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 12	7	27	Punt
1	6:23	1:04	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
1	3:23	2:54	OWN 24	5	24	Punt
2	13:18	3:22	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	4:03	2:13	OWN 25	7	26	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 25	1	4	Half
3	14:47	3:02	OWN 36	6	21	Punt
3	9:51	1:56	OPP 45	3	5	Punt
3	6:08	4:28	OWN 48	8	32	Missed FG
3	0:08	5:49	OWN 7	11	63	Field Goal
4	2:45	1:18	OWN 14	7	85	Interception
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 13	5	11	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	4:29	OWN 5	8	36	Punt
1	5:19	1:56	OWN 40	4	6	Punt
1	0:29	2:11	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	9:56	5:53	OWN 29	9	45	Field Goal
2	1:50	1:25	OWN 29	4	52	Field Goal
3	11:45	1:54	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
3	7:55	1:47	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	1:40	1:32	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
4	9:19	6:34	OWN 27	8	54	Field Goal
4	1:27	0:47	OWN 20	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: J.J. Gregoire, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Micah Lightfoot	25	102	4.08	22	4
RB Trevor Andersen	4	8	2.00	5	0
QB Gregory Eppright	3	29	9.67	13	1
WR Cary Young	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	15	83	5.53	17	3	1
RB Emmett Clayton	9	57	6.33	15	4	0
RB Alvin Banks	4	28	7.00	11	1	0
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	47	23.50	39	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	34	17	250	2/10	1	38	1	71.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	19	14	147	2/12	0	27	0	95.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Hamner	9	15	138	15.33	15	38	1
WR Deion Mayes	3	4	45	15.00	10	17	0
RB Micah Lightfoot	2	3	39	19.50	21	28	0
TE Santiago Stoops	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Clifton Blackwell	1	4	18	18.00	2	18	0
WR Lionel Branston	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rob Franz	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Aaron Grandon	4	5	27	6.75	10	12
TE Scottie Norton	2	3	36	18.00	17	27
WR Nolan Garrison	2	2	25	12.50	5	23
WR Tre Prewett	2	3	32	16.00	13	23
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	19	19.00	5	19
WR Trey Shannon	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
RB Emmett Clayton	1	1	12	12.00	1	12
WR William Kemp	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Frederick Reed	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kendrick Quarles	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	6	270	45.0	36.7	56	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Crawford	6	305	50.8	44.3	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Camden Bradford	1/2	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Lang	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Lane	3	39	13.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Kemp	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Cote	2	37	18.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trey Shannon	3	141	47.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	10	2	0.0	23	18
S Tyrus Perez	7	4	0.0	30	20
CB Dean Gaines	5	2	0.0	30	20
DT Alejandro Ballard	3	1	1.0	17	17
DE Nate LaBorde	3	1	0.0	24	16
CB Christian Linquist	3	1	0.0	27	17
DT Britt Shuger	3	0	0.0	22	8
OLB Thomas Hutchins	2	2	0.0	13	14
OLB Alexander Robbins	2	1	0.0	11	10
ILB Jeff Cavazos	2	0	0.0	17	7
DE Steven Coles	1	0	1.0	13	15
S Mo Reed	1	2	0.0	30	21
DT Tracy Sivigny	1	1	0.0	21	17
CB Aaron Harrison	1	1	0.0	24	10
QB Gregory Eppright	1	0	---	---	---
DE Preston Pyatt	1	0	0.0	23	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Theodore Maese	8	1	0.0	30	28
DT Abraham Ridgeway	5	2	1.0	23	26
OLB Devan McDaniel	5	2	0.0	23	22
S Kelvin Yockey	5	1	0.0	19	19
CB Emmett Douglas	4	0	0.0	19	26
DE Grant Webster	3	0	1.0	19	19
S Rickey Emack	3	2	0.0	14	16
CB Richie Andrews	3	0	0.0	9	13
CB Marquis Sweeney	2	1	0.0	24	23
DT Buddy Bumgarner	2	0	0.0	12	10
DE Stan Shepherd	2	0	0.0	21	22
CB Luke Kinsella	2	0	0.0	17	17
OLB Bruce Reynolds	1	4	0.0	21	29
ILB Kendrick Quarles	1	2	0.0	12	7
S Tyrone Chamoun	1	2	0.0	21	22
CB Cory Ethridge	1	1	0.0	26	28
DE Devan Jeffries	1	0	0.0	26	32
CB Cody Woods	1	0	0.0	4	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Steven Coles	1.0	0	0	15
DT Alejandro Ballard	1.0	0	0	17
DE Preston Pyatt	0.0	1	1	8
OLB Thomas Hutchins	0.0	0	1	14

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Abraham Ridgeway	1.0	1	2	1	26
DE Grant Webster	1.0	0	3	0	19
DE Devan Jeffries	0.0	1	3	1	32
DE Stan Shepherd	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Bruce Reynolds	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	4	0	18
CB Dean Gaines	2	0	20
OLB Thomas Hutchins	1	1	14
OLB Alexander Robbins	1	0	10
ILB Jeff Cavazos	1	0	7
S Tyrus Perez	1	0	20
S Mo Reed	1	0	21
CB Christian Linquist	1	0	17
CB Aaron Harrison	1	0	10
DT Britt Shuger	1	0	8

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rickey Emack	4	0	0	16
S Kelvin Yockey	2	0	0	19
CB Emmett Douglas	2	0	0	26
OLB Devan McDaniel	2	0	0	22
CB Marquis Sweeney	2	0	0	23
CB Cody Woods	1	1	0	9
CB Luke Kinsella	1	0	0	17
DT Abraham Ridgeway	1	0	0	26
S Tyrone Chamoun	1	0	0	22
CB Richie Andrews	1	0	0	13
ILB Kendrick Quarles	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mason Klaff	4	9	0	33	1	36
C Melvin Lowrey	3	6	1	33	0	36
G Mercury Waddell	1	7	0	33	0	36
T Harold Grooms	1	5	0	33	0	36
T Elias Newhart	0	3	0	33	1	36

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Conrad Barrett	4	4	1	30	0	21
G Skip Hill	3	10	0	30	0	21
T Philip Berry	3	8	0	30	0	21
T Shaquille LeTourneau	1	5	0	30	1	21
T Jackie Giles	0	1	0	30	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Santiago Stoops	1	23
Lester McKissick	1	21
Lionel Branston	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Grandon	2	24
Troy Erickson	1	21
Scottie Norton	1	19
Jessie Patterson	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Mason Klaff	33	36	---	---	8	77
QB Gregory Eppright	33	36	---	---	---	69
G Mercury Waddell	33	36	---	---	---	69
T Elias Newhart	33	36	---	---	---	69
WR Clifton Blackwell	33	36	---	---	---	69
T Harold Grooms	33	36	---	---	---	69
WR Dixon Hamner	33	36	---	---	---	69
C Melvin Lowrey	33	36	---	---	---	69
TE Rob Franz	23	28	---	---	17	68
RB Micah Lightfoot	28	35	---	---	---	63
S Mo Reed	---	---	30	21	3	54
S Tyrus Perez	---	---	30	20	3	53
CB Dean Gaines	---	---	30	20	3	53
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	---	---	23	18	10	51
WR Deion Mayes	22	26	---	---	---	48
CB Christian Linquist	---	---	27	17	3	47
ILB Jeff Cavazos	---	---	17	7	21	45
DE Nate LaBorde	---	---	24	16	2	42
CB Aaron Harrison	---	---	24	10	7	41
DT Tracy Sivigny	---	---	21	17	1	39
DT Britt Shuger	---	---	22	8	8	38
DE Preston Pyatt	---	---	23	8	7	38
DT Alejandro Ballard	---	---	17	17	3	37
TE Santiago Stoops	6	7	---	---	23	36
DE Steven Coles	---	---	13	15	3	31
OLB Thomas Hutchins	---	---	13	14	3	30
TE Arturo Barker	5	0	---	---	23	28
OLB Lester McKissick	---	---	2	4	21	27
OLB Alexander Robbins	---	---	11	10	3	24
CB Darrell Bernard	---	---	3	6	13	22
S Alexis Tanner	---	---	0	2	15	17
WR Austin Cote	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Rodney Mendenhall	7	2	---	---	6	15
CB Allen Lane	---	---	0	0	15	15
WR Lionel Branston	1	4	---	---	9	14
T Elias Kelley	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Mickey Foreman	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Demetrius Strait	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Cary Young	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Camden Bradford	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Trevor Andersen	4	1	---	---	---	5
G Erick Hanson	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Jay Whorton	1	0	---	---	---	1
DT Conner McCormick	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Otis Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Cory Ethridge	---	---	26	28	16	70
TE Aaron Grandon	23	15	---	---	24	62
T Philip Berry	30	21	---	---	9	60
G Conrad Barrett	30	21	---	---	9	60
T Jackie Giles	30	21	---	---	9	60
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	30	28	2	60
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	26	32	---	58
DT Abraham Ridgeway	---	---	23	26	8	57
OLB Bruce Reynolds	---	---	21	29	2	52
QB J.J. Gregoire	30	21	---	---	---	51
G Skip Hill	30	21	---	---	---	51
T Shaquille LeTourneau	30	21	---	---	---	51
WR Trey Shannon	21	8	---	---	18	47
OLB Devan McDaniel	---	---	23	22	2	47
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	24	23	---	47
CB Emmett Douglas	---	---	19	26	1	46
DE Stan Shepherd	---	---	21	22	2	45
S Tyrone Chamoun	---	---	21	22	2	45
TE Scottie Norton	12	12	---	---	19	43
S Kelvin Yockey	---	---	19	19	2	40
DE Grant Webster	---	---	19	19	2	40
CB Luke Kinsella	---	---	17	17	2	36
TE Frederick Reed	6	7	---	---	23	36
RB Jessie Patterson	17	8	---	---	9	34
WR Nolan Garrison	24	10	---	---	---	34
OLB Ed Sutton	---	---	11	14	7	32
S Rickey Emack	---	---	14	16	---	30
WR Rick Coleman	9	12	---	---	9	30
WR Tre Prewett	18	11	---	---	---	29
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	12	10	6	28
CB Cody Woods	---	---	4	9	15	28
CB Richie Andrews	---	---	9	13	2	24
RB Emmett Clayton	10	10	---	---	3	23
OLB Troy Erickson	---	---	0	0	21	21
OLB Brian Kent	---	---	0	0	20	20
ILB Kendrick Quarles	---	---	12	7	---	19
WR William Kemp	5	8	---	---	6	19
DE Miguel Lindsay	---	---	10	6	---	16
S Efrain Dakis	---	---	2	8	---	10
G Roman Sawyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Alvin Banks	5	4	---	---	---	9
C Tristan Horner	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Robbie Lang	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Marcus Crawford	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Kendall Brandon	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Landon Hickman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	20	72	3.6
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	12	127	10.6
Right	10	41	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	34	17	3	2	0	1	10	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	19	14	3	1	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	67	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	119	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	55	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Hamner	15	9	138	2	36
WR Clifton Blackwell	4	1	18	0	36
WR Deion Mayes	4	3	45	0	26
RB Micah Lightfoot	3	2	39	1	35
WR Lionel Branston	3	1	6	0	4
TE Rob Franz	3	0	0	0	28
TE Santiago Stoops	1	1	4	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Aaron Grandon	5	4	27	0	15
TE Scottie Norton	3	2	36	1	12
WR Tre Prewett	3	2	32	1	11
WR Nolan Garrison	2	2	25	1	10
TE Frederick Reed	2	0	0	0	7
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	19	0	8
WR Trey Shannon	1	1	-3	0	8
RB Emmett Clayton	1	1	12	0	10
WR William Kemp	1	1	-1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	1	1.00	4.08
RB Trevor Andersen	1	5	5.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson	2	9	4.50	5.53
RB Emmett Clayton	1	1	1.00	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gregory Eppright	6	3	35	5.83	7.35

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	2	0	0	0.00	7.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Hamner	4	3	35	8.75	9.20
WR Lionel Branston	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Rob Franz	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Scottie Norton	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
TE Frederick Reed	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Micah Lightfoot	7	3

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Emmett Clayton	6	2
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	7	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rob Franz	3	0	0
WR Dixon Hamner	2	1	1
WR Clifton Blackwell	1	0	0
WR Deion Mayes	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Aaron Grandon	1	0	0
WR Tre Prewett	1	1	1
TE Frederick Reed	1	0	0
WR William Kemp	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 16,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	16,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,800 (9,900)