Week 11, 2012

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	14	3	7	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 NOS - Graham King 11 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 07:57 ATL - Carl Davis 2 run (Wade Richey extra point)
1Q: 04:49 NOS - Irving Robasky 23 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 12:09 NOS - David Akers 22 field goal
2Q: 01:56 ATL - Wade Richey 18 field goal
3Q: 09:28 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 2 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:41 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 7 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 06:04 NOS - Arnie Pearson 15 run (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 NOS - Graham King 11 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 07:57 ATL - Carl Davis 2 run (Wade Richey extra point)
1Q: 04:49 NOS - Irving Robasky 23 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 12:09 NOS - David Akers 22 field goal
2Q: 01:56 ATL - Wade Richey 18 field goal
3Q: 09:28 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 2 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:41 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 7 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 06:04 NOS - Arnie Pearson 15 run (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 4-6 7-3
First Downs 18 27
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 12 19
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 311 416
- Offensive Plays 65 67
- Yards per Play 4.78 6.21
Net Rushing Yards 96 122
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.07
Net Passing Yards 215 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 0 37 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 233 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 7.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/80 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 4/112 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 38
Time of Possession 26:37 33:23

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	4-6	7-3
First Downs	18	27
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	12	19
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	311	416
- Offensive Plays	65	67
- Yards per Play	4.78	6.21
Net Rushing Yards	96	122
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.07
Net Passing Yards	215	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 0	37 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	233	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	7.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/80	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	4/112	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 38
Time of Possession	26:37	33:23

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 10	4	17	Fumble
1	12:18	4:29	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
1	4:38	2:33	OWN 25	6	9	Punt
2	12:01	3:36	OWN 27	5	16	Punt
2	4:50	3:02	OWN 17	11	82	Field Goal
2	0:48	0:48	OPP 48	5	21	Half
3	8:21	1:16	OWN 47	3	-1	Punt
3	4:42	1:53	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	1:16	2:22	OWN 13	5	20	Punt
4	9:34	0:40	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	5:56	3:32	OWN 28	8	30	Missed FG
4	1:54	0:51	OPP 39	3	7	Missed FG
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 39	2	11	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	0:35	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
1	7:49	3:11	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
1	2:05	5:04	OWN 20	11	75	Field Goal
2	8:25	3:35	OWN 8	7	31	Punt
2	1:48	1:00	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	5:37	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	9:16	0:55	OPP 36	3	6	Missed FG
3	7:05	2:23	OWN 27	6	16	Punt
3	2:49	1:33	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
4	13:54	4:20	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	8:54	2:58	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
4	2:24	0:30	OWN 49	2	7	Fumble
4	1:03	0:07	OWN 39	1	0	Fumble

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carl Davis	10	35	3.50	8	0	1
Kim Helfrich	8	42	5.25	10	1	0
Michael Vick	4	20	5.00	6	0	0
Alex Stuart	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Ryan Ramirez	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	17	75	4.41	15	2	1
Darrell Irwin	13	47	3.62	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	38	27	233	3/18	0	22	0	86.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	37	27	294	0/0	4	27	0	132.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alex Stuart	8	14	96	12.00	14	22
WR Vince Jeffries	5	5	67	13.40	9	21
WR Michael Jenkins	4	6	24	6.00	9	8
RB Kim Helfrich	3	3	14	4.67	1	6
WR Bryce Drake	2	3	6	3.00	0	3
TE Mike Wheeler	2	4	15	7.50	9	10
FB Justin Griffith	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Ryan Ramirez	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Jacobs	6	9	73	12.17	10	18	2
TE Graham King	6	9	61	10.17	13	15	1
WR Devery Henderson	5	6	85	17.00	28	27	0
WR Irving Robasky	5	6	67	13.40	8	23	1
RB Arnie Pearson	3	4	7	2.33	0	6	0
FB Mike Karney	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Michael Vick	1	0	0
Bryce Drake	1	0	0
Greg Wesley	0	1	0
Corey Tatum	0	1	0
Keith Brooking	0	0	1
Dean Hancock	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Darrell Irwin	1	0	0
Arnie Pearson	1	0	0
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1	0
Ron Robinson	0	1	0
Michael Lewis	0	0	1
Dwight Mendez	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	6	223	37.2	32.7	50	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	4	178	44.5	37.8	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Richey	1/3	0/2	0/1	18	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	2	27	13.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Weathersby	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Drake	3	91	30.3	0
Michael Jenkins	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	1	26	26.0	0
Arnie Pearson	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Keith Brooking	9	3	25	37
CB Ike Benson	8	2	26	35
CB Roman Lindros	6	0	27	35
S Mel Mitchell	5	1	25	31
DT Dwan Edwards	5	0	25	30
OLB R.J. Myers	4	1	27	35
DE Dusty Bronson	4	0	27	36
S Greg Wesley	2	4	30	36
DT Korey Sinclair	2	3	25	36
CB Dean Hancock	2	0	4	2
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	2	20	28
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	1	30	36
DT Ron Donley	1	1	8	7
ILB Corey Tatum	1	0	5	0
S Quinn Crum	1	0	5	6
OLB Will Overstreet	0	1	3	2
DE Brock Evans	0	1	5	7
DE Frankie Lake	0	1	3	1
ILB Dusty Sampson	0	1	0	1

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Doss	7	3	0.0	24	41
CB Fernando Clayton	7	1	0.0	22	41
ILB Courtney Watson	6	3	0.0	22	40
DE Tim Apold	5	1	2.0	22	41
DE Travis LaBoy	4	0	0.5	23	41
S Michael Lewis	4	3	0.0	19	37
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	2	0.0	22	41
DT Billy Joe Roberson	3	2	0.0	21	41
OLB Kendrick Samuels	3	2	0.0	19	41
CB Heath Cooper	3	1	0.0	17	37
OLB Reggie Bailey	2	0	0.0	5	0
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	2	0.5	16	33
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	5	8
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0.0	6	4
G Leon Schroeder	1	0	---	---	---
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0.0	5	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Keith Brooking	1	0	37
DT Dwan Edwards	1	0	30
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	36
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	36
DT Korey Sinclair	0	1	36

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Apold	2.0	1	1	0	41
DE Travis LaBoy	0.5	1	2	0	41
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.5	0	3	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Keith Brooking	10	1	37
CB Ike Benson	6	1	35
CB Roman Lindros	4	0	35
S Mel Mitchell	3	0	31
S Quinn Crum	1	0	6
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	36
CB Dean Hancock	1	0	2
OLB R.J. Myers	1	0	35
CB DeAngelo Hall	0	1	28
S Greg Wesley	0	1	36

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fernando Clayton	6	0	41
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	0	41
S Mike Doss	3	0	41
ILB Courtney Watson	3	0	40
S Michael Lewis	2	1	37
DE Travis LaBoy	2	0	41
CB Heath Cooper	2	0	37
OLB Kendrick Samuels	2	0	41
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	1	8
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	0	41
DE Tim Apold	1	0	41
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wes Hamilton	4	6	24	1	40
Justin Griffith	2	2	12	0	19
Shane Phillips	1	3	6	1	11
Isaac Whalen	1	1	21	1	35
Harvey Soltis	0	3	22	0	39
Dwayne Robertson	0	2	20	0	36
Clay Wallenbrock	0	2	24	0	41
Howie Isaacs	0	1	4	0	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jon Stinchcomb	5	9	0	26	28
Donald Matthews	3	4	1	30	37
Lennie Friedman	2	3	0	25	28
Leon Schroeder	1	8	0	28	28
Graham King	1	1	0	29	34
Mike Karney	0	1	0	10	15
Johnny King	0	1	0	5	9
Lamont Forbes	0	1	0	9	10
Bart Rivera	0	1	0	2	9
Wesley Hickman	0	1	0	4	9

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Corey Tatum	2	16
Bryce Drake	1	14
Quinn Crum	1	11
Harvey Soltis	1	9
Justin Griffith	0	19
Willie Hardy	0	19
Kim Helfrich	0	19
Dean Hancock	0	17
Michael Jenkins	0	13
Dusty Sampson	0	13
Vince Jeffries	0	11
Will Overstreet	0	10
Howie Isaacs	0	10
Andy Lee	0	9
Shane Phillips	0	9
Jerry McElroy	0	9
James Newman	0	9
Clay Wallenbrock	0	8
Frankie Lake	0	8
Wade Richey	0	6
Leon Matheny	0	4
Raymond Osuchowski	0	4
Ike Benson	0	3
Ryan Ramirez	0	3
Keith Brooking	0	2
Greg Wesley	0	2
Korey Sinclair	0	2
Neal Kelleher	0	2
Roman Lindros	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
DeAngelo Hall	0	1
Dwan Edwards	0	1
Mel Mitchell	0	1
Mike Wheeler	0	1
Alex Stuart	0	1
Brock Evans	0	1
Carl Davis	0	1
Ron Donley	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dontarrious Thomas	3	14
Devery Henderson	1	16
Darrell Irwin	1	16
Dwight Mendez	1	15
Mike Doss	0	16
Mike Karney	0	16
Brenden Rasmussen	0	16
Ron Robinson	0	12
Arnie Bernard	0	11
Dennis Weathersby	0	10
Austin Koch	0	10
Graham King	0	10
David Akers	0	9
Reggie Bailey	0	9
Kendrick Samuels	0	9
Tony Brumley	0	8
Brent Compton	0	6
Lamont Forbes	0	6
Bart Rivera	0	6
Harris Herron	0	6
Oliver Coffey	0	6
Jacob Rogers	0	5
Johnny King	0	5
Horace Ogden	0	4
Courtney Watson	0	3
Michael Lewis	0	3
Travis LaBoy	0	3
Taylor Jacobs	0	3
Billy Joe Roberson	0	3
Fernando Clayton	0	3
Heath Cooper	0	3
Tim Apold	0	3
Arnie Pearson	0	3
Xavier Blair	0	2
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	2
Travis Tusch	0	2
Lennie Friedman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	13	56	4.3
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	57	4.4
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	38	27	2	1	0	2	6	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	37	27	2	0	2	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	18	112	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	64	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	43	6.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	27	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	17	242	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	14	8	96	1	37
WR Michael Jenkins	6	4	24	0	26
WR Vince Jeffries	5	5	67	1	34
TE Mike Wheeler	4	2	15	0	17
WR Bryce Drake	3	2	6	0	14
RB Kim Helfrich	3	3	14	0	16
FB Justin Griffith	1	1	6	0	19
RB Ryan Ramirez	1	1	2	0	12
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	3	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Jacobs	9	6	0	73	0	34
TE Graham King	9	6	1	61	0	34
WR Devery Henderson	6	5	0	85	1	22
WR Irving Robasky	6	5	1	67	1	22
RB Arnie Pearson	4	3	0	7	0	25
FB Tony Brumley	2	1	0	1	0	8
FB Mike Karney	1	1	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carl Davis	2	6	3.00	3.50
Alex Stuart	1	2	2.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrell Irwin	3	2	0.67	3.62
Arnie Pearson	2	18	9.00	4.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	2	2	11	5.50	6.13

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	7	6	50	7.14	7.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryce Drake	1	1	3	3.00	2.00
WR Vince Jeffries	1	1	8	8.00	13.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taylor Jacobs	4	3	23	5.75	8.11
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	16	16.00	14.17
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	0	0.00	1.75
TE Graham King	1	1	11	11.00	6.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Michael Vick	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Darrell Irwin	1	1
Arnie Pearson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	10	9	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	3	2	1
RB Kim Helfrich	3	3	1
FB Justin Griffith	1	1	1
WR Bryce Drake	1	1	0
WR Vince Jeffries	1	1	0
RB Ryan Ramirez	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	3	2	2
RB Arnie Pearson	2	1	1
TE Graham King	2	1	0
WR Devery Henderson	1	0	0
WR Taylor Jacobs	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (20,400)
End Zone 12,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (12,900)
Club Seats 13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (20,400)
End Zone	12,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (12,900)
Club Seats	13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,700)