Week 15, 2013

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	17	0	6	-	30
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:28 NOS - Arnie Pearson 18 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:18 NOS - Arnie Pearson 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 06:52 NOS - Curtis Weber 7 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 05:00 ATL - Michael Jenkins 21 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Artie Farias 18 field goal
4Q: 13:35 NOS - Artie Farias 34 field goal
4Q: 02:24 NOS - Artie Farias 41 field goal
4Q: 00:26 ATL - Buddy West 35 run (Buddy West pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:28 NOS - Arnie Pearson 18 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:18 NOS - Arnie Pearson 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 06:52 NOS - Curtis Weber 7 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 05:00 ATL - Michael Jenkins 21 pass from Joey Harrington (Vincent Marchant extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Artie Farias 18 field goal
4Q: 13:35 NOS - Artie Farias 34 field goal
4Q: 02:24 NOS - Artie Farias 41 field goal
4Q: 00:26 ATL - Buddy West 35 run (Buddy West pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 10-4 8-6
First Downs 29 12
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 19 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 477 281
- Offensive Plays 83 42
- Yards per Play 5.75 6.69
Net Rushing Yards 172 87
- Rushing Attempts 43 13
- Yards per Rush 4.00 6.69
Net Passing Yards 305 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 29 - 0 27 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 316 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.63 6.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 11.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 4/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 41:50 18:10

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	10-4	8-6
First Downs	29	12
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	19	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	477	281
- Offensive Plays	83	42
- Yards per Play	5.75	6.69
Net Rushing Yards	172	87
- Rushing Attempts	43	13
- Yards per Rush	4.00	6.69
Net Passing Yards	305	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 29 - 0	27 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	316	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.63	6.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	11.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	4/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	41:50	18:10

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 32	7	29	Punt
1	9:56	4:40	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
1	1:29	4:21	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
2	10:35	3:49	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	4:45	4:42	OWN 27	11	72	Field Goal
3	13:23	1:21	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	7:30	4:11	OWN 14	6	31	Punt
3	2:21	3:52	OWN 44	8	39	Field Goal
4	11:30	9:12	OWN 18	14	58	Field Goal
4	1:34	0:39	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
4	0:18	0:18	OPP 43	1	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	5:16	3:47	OWN 30	6	44	Missed FG
2	12:08	1:33	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	6:46	2:01	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
3	12:02	4:32	OWN 13	8	34	Punt
3	3:19	0:58	OWN 18	3	-8	Punt
4	13:29	1:59	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
4	2:18	0:44	OWN 20	3	48	Interception
4	0:55	0:37	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	33	141	4.27	18	3	1
Mark Coons	9	33	3.67	6	0	0
Philip Rivers	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Helfrich	10	51	5.10	11	2	0
Joey Harrington	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Buddy West	1	35	35.00	35	1	1
Carl Davis	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	38	29	316	2/11	2	22	0	117.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	27	14	212	2/18	1	48	1	74.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Arnie Pearson	8	8	64	8.00	27	21	1
WR Devery Henderson	5	6	44	8.80	4	15	0
WR Curtis Weber	5	7	68	13.60	3	22	1
WR Irving Robasky	4	7	50	12.50	11	21	0
RB Mark Coons	3	3	42	14.00	21	21	0
TE Graham King	2	5	32	16.00	12	17	0
WR C.J. Cook	2	2	16	8.00	9	10	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	3	5	34	11.33	10	14	0
TE Mike Wheeler	2	2	10	5.00	0	9	0
FB Jerry Curry	2	2	9	4.50	6	6	0
WR Vince Jeffries	2	8	35	17.50	7	24	0
WR Van Young	2	5	50	25.00	8	48	0
WR Michael Jenkins	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	1
WR Jimmie Horton	1	3	33	33.00	0	33	0
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	20	20.00	4	20	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Austin Koch	1	10	10.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Coons	1	0	0
Leon Schroeder	0	1	0
Fernando Clayton	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vince Jeffries	1	0	0
Kim Helfrich	0	1	0
Kendall Hape	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	4	174	43.5	36.0	50	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	282	47.0	44.2	58	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent Marchant	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	3	17	5.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	2	45	22.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Jenkins	3	53	17.7	0
Tyrus Riviere	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Courtney Watson	6	1	1.0	12	28
S Austin Koch	3	1	0.0	11	27
CB Fernando Clayton	3	0	0.0	12	28
DE Brent Compton	2	0	1.0	11	29
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	0	0.0	12	29
DT Billy Joe Roberson	2	0	0.0	12	28
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Jared Ballard	1	2	0.0	13	29
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0.0	12	29
S Arnie Shafer	1	0	0.0	8	27
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	0	0.0	1	0
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Tim Apold	0	1	0.0	2	0
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	0.0	7	21

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB R.J. Myers	15	2	0.5	40	40
DT Korey Sinclair	10	1	0.0	39	37
S Fred Clancy	7	4	0.0	41	39
OLB Neal Kelleher	7	3	0.0	30	37
CB Roman Lindros	5	3	0.0	38	39
CB Ike Benson	5	1	0.0	39	36
DE Kendall Hape	4	2	1.0	42	39
S Mel Mitchell	4	0	0.0	31	34
DE Dusty Bronson	3	5	0.5	41	40
DT Dwan Edwards	3	3	0.0	35	31
ILB Boss Bailey	3	2	0.0	17	8
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	0	0.0	4	3
CB Damon Nash	1	2	0.0	28	30
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0.0	9	11
WR Vince Jeffries	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jashon Sykes	0	3	0.0	14	3
DT Raymond Osuchowski	0	1	0.0	13	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Compton	1.0	1	1	1	29
ILB Courtney Watson	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE Harris Herron	0.0	0	2	0	29
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	0	1

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	1.0	0	0	2	39
DE Dusty Bronson	0.5	0	1	1	40
OLB R.J. Myers	0.5	0	0	0	40
DT Korey Sinclair	0.0	1	1	4	37

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Courtney Watson	5	0	0	28
CB Fernando Clayton	3	1	0	28
S Austin Koch	2	0	1	27
CB Dennis Weathersby	1	2	0	29
OLB Jared Ballard	1	1	0	29
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0	2
S Arnie Shafer	1	0	0	27

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB R.J. Myers	8	0	40
CB Ike Benson	5	0	36
CB Roman Lindros	5	0	39
OLB Neal Kelleher	4	0	37
S Fred Clancy	3	0	39
CB Damon Nash	1	1	30
DT Dwan Edwards	1	0	31
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	40
DE Kendall Hape	1	0	39
ILB Boss Bailey	0	1	8
S Mel Mitchell	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	5	13	40	0	31
Shaun Dworak	3	5	19	0	10
Jon Stinchcomb	2	4	33	1	33
Travis Tusch	2	4	24	0	30
Donald Matthews	1	7	43	1	40
Lamont Forbes	1	2	12	0	13
Wesley Hickman	1	2	10	0	7
Leon Schroeder	0	5	34	0	36

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Isaac Whalen	3	4	13	1	28
Harvey Soltis	2	2	13	0	29
Shane Phillips	1	1	2	0	9
Clay Wallenbrock	0	3	13	0	29
Dwayne Robertson	0	1	11	0	20
Wes Hamilton	0	0	13	1	29

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Devery Henderson	2	22
Mark Coons	1	22
Arnie Bernard	1	11
Graham King	1	8
Austin Hitchcock	1	7
Curtis Weber	0	15
Dwight Mendez	0	15
Mike Doss	0	14
Tony Brumley	0	14
Taylor Jacobs	0	13
Kendrick Samuels	0	12
Tim Apold	0	10
Reggie Bailey	0	10
Artie Farias	0	10
Kelvin Arntt	0	9
Drew Jordan	0	9
Lamont Forbes	0	7
Wesley Hickman	0	7
Shaun Dworak	0	6
Oliver Coffey	0	6
Brenden Rasmussen	0	4
Horace Ogden	0	4
Larry Andersen	0	4
Jon Stinchcomb	0	3
Xavier Blair	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Dennis Weathersby	0	2
Courtney Watson	0	2
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Donovan Mussatti	0	2
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1
Brent Compton	0	1
Donald Matthews	0	1
Harris Herron	0	1
Arnie Shafer	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1
Travis Tusch	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Davis	2	20
Dusty Sampson	2	7
Daniel Baker	1	15
Quinn Crum	0	17
Howie Isaacs	0	17
Riddick Gordon	0	17
Jashon Sykes	0	15
Vince Jeffries	0	14
Michael Jenkins	0	12
Boss Bailey	0	10
Tyrus Riviere	0	9
Van Young	0	9
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	9
Mike Wheeler	0	8
Harvey Soltis	0	7
Shane Phillips	0	7
Jerry Curry	0	7
Jerry McElroy	0	7
James Newman	0	7
Frankie Lake	0	6
Dwan Edwards	0	5
Ike Benson	0	4
Donovan Ricker	0	4
Korey Sinclair	0	3
Clay Wallenbrock	0	3
Fred Clancy	0	3
Dusty Bronson	0	3
Kendall Hape	0	3
Mel Mitchell	0	2
Neal Kelleher	0	2
Roman Lindros	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Vernon Douglas	0	2
Damon Nash	0	2
Jimmie Horton	0	1
Vincent Marchant	0	1
Buddy West	0	1
Raymond Osuchowski	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	21	82	3.9
Right	12	63	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	7	64	9.1
Right	2	14	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	38	29	4	2	1	3	2	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	27	14	5	0	1	4	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	84	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	125	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	64	21.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	41	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	34	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	13	4	126	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Arnie Pearson	8	8	0	64	1	28
WR Curtis Weber	7	5	0	68	1	29
WR Irving Robasky	7	4	1	50	1	31
WR Devery Henderson	6	5	0	44	0	21
TE Graham King	5	2	0	32	0	26
RB Mark Coons	3	3	0	42	1	11
WR C.J. Cook	2	2	0	16	0	21

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Jeffries	8	2	1	35	1	24
WR Alex Stuart	5	3	0	34	0	20
WR Van Young	5	2	0	50	1	21
WR Jimmie Horton	3	1	0	33	1	12
TE Mike Wheeler	2	2	0	10	0	15
FB Jerry Curry	2	2	0	9	0	6
WR Michael Jenkins	1	1	0	21	1	5
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	0	20	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	9	40	4.44	4.27
Mark Coons	1	1	1.00	3.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	3	23	5.75	8.32

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	7	3.50	9.71
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	16	8.00	8.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	5	3

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	9	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	3
WR Devery Henderson	2	2	1
WR Curtis Weber	2	2	2
TE Graham King	2	1	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	3	2	1
WR Vince Jeffries	2	0	0
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	0
FB Jerry Curry	1	1	0
WR Van Young	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (22,200)
End Zone 12,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (22,200)
End Zone	12,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,000)