Week 17, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	17	-	38
New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:15 ATL - Randall Humphrey 6 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 14:07 NOS - Curtis Weber 7 pass from Colin Powell (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 09:07 ATL - Alex Stuart 9 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 04:18 NOS - Artie Farias 46 field goal
3Q: 05:22 ATL - Kim Helfrich 2 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 02:35 NOS - Artie Farias 31 field goal
4Q: 11:27 ATL - Irv Terry 45 field goal
4Q: 11:01 NOS - Irving Robasky 24 pass from Colin Powell (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 05:41 ATL - Richie Becker 14 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 05:06 ATL - Donovan Ricker 20 fumble return (Irv Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:15 ATL - Randall Humphrey 6 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 14:07 NOS - Curtis Weber 7 pass from Colin Powell (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 09:07 ATL - Alex Stuart 9 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 04:18 NOS - Artie Farias 46 field goal
3Q: 05:22 ATL - Kim Helfrich 2 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 02:35 NOS - Artie Farias 31 field goal
4Q: 11:27 ATL - Irv Terry 45 field goal
4Q: 11:01 NOS - Irving Robasky 24 pass from Colin Powell (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 05:41 ATL - Richie Becker 14 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 05:06 ATL - Donovan Ricker 20 fumble return (Irv Terry extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 7-9 7-9
First Downs 27 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 19 9
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 469 193
- Offensive Plays 75 51
- Yards per Play 6.25 3.78
Net Rushing Yards 122 57
- Rushing Attempts 34 12
- Yards per Rush 3.59 4.75
Net Passing Yards 347 136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 1 34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 359 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 5/33
- Yards per Pass Play 8.46 3.49
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 9/67 6/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/45 6/157
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 39:33 20:27

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	7-9	7-9
First Downs	27	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	19	9
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	469	193
- Offensive Plays	75	51
- Yards per Play	6.25	3.78
Net Rushing Yards	122	57
- Rushing Attempts	34	12
- Yards per Rush	3.59	4.75
Net Passing Yards	347	136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 1	34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	359	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	5/33
- Yards per Pass Play	8.46	3.49
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	9/67	6/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/45	6/157
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 34
Time of Possession	39:33	20:27

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 4	4	24	Punt
1	11:19	2:14	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
1	7:03	5:20	OWN 25	11	59	Missed FG
1	0:34	0:51	OWN 22	3	7	Interception
2	13:57	4:58	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	4:12	3:13	OWN 22	5	18	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 42	3	13	Half
3	13:28	8:12	OWN 15	15	85	Touchdown
3	2:29	1:44	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	13:58	2:37	OWN 19	5	53	Field Goal
4	10:44	5:11	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 33	3	0	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:05	2:02	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
1	1:43	1:09	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
2	14:43	0:46	OPP 12	2	12	Touchdown
2	8:59	4:47	OWN 23	9	48	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:34	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	5:16	2:47	OWN 31	7	55	Field Goal
3	0:45	1:47	OWN 24	4	27	Punt
4	11:21	0:37	OPP 24	1	24	Touchdown
4	5:33	0:38	OWN 25	1	-5	Fumble
4	4:55	4:27	OWN 16	16	17	Downs

Game MVP: Kendall Hape, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kim Helfrich	17	83	4.88	40	1
Tyrus Riviere	12	30	2.50	10	1
Duane Boswell	3	7	2.33	6	0
Carl Davis	2	2	1.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnold Webster	6	28	4.67	11	2
Arnie Pearson	4	12	3.00	5	0
Colin Powell	2	17	8.50	11	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duane Boswell	39	28	359	2/12	4	47	1	123.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colin Powell	24	14	116	1/5	2	24	0	98.6
Xavier Blair	10	5	53	4/28	0	14	0	65.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	8	9	119	14.88	39	28	1
WR Randall Humphrey	6	7	66	11.00	9	21	1
RB Kim Helfrich	5	6	63	12.60	47	47	1
TE Mike Wheeler	3	4	29	9.67	0	12	0
WR Richie Becker	3	4	31	10.33	10	14	1
WR Jimmie Horton	1	5	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	2	23	23.00	0	23	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
FB Glenn Bellando	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Weber	5	12	55	11.00	3	18	1
RB Arnie Pearson	5	6	17	3.40	0	9	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	4	6	44	11.00	0	18	0
WR Irving Robasky	2	4	33	16.50	5	24	1
TE Graham King	2	2	13	6.50	4	10	0
WR George Newkirk	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Kent Austin	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sammie Rutter	1	37	37.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Duane Boswell	2	0	0	0
Donovan Ricker	0	1	0	1
Harvey Soltis	0	1	0	0
Clay Wallenbrock	0	1	0	0
Wes Hamilton	0	1	0	0
Dusty Sampson	0	0	1	0
Jamie Lincoln	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Colin Powell	1	0
Nathan Wannamaker	1	0
Harris Herron	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	3	136	45.3	45.3	53	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	5	211	42.2	40.4	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	1/2	1/1	0/0	45	5/5

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	2	7	3.5	0
Randall Humphrey	1	2	2.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Wannamaker	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Riviere	2	29	14.5	0
Randall Humphrey	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Wannamaker	5	137	27.4	0
Arnie Pearson	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	6	1	3.0	11	39
ILB Seth Levine	4	1	0.0	12	36
DE Jamie Lincoln	3	1	0.5	11	38
CB Kevin Logan	3	0	0.5	9	37
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	2	0.0	12	39
S Lee Reese	3	1	0.0	10	37
CB Damon Nash	3	1	0.0	12	38
OLB R.J. Myers	2	1	0.5	12	38
S Leslie Ramthun	2	3	0.0	11	39
S Quinn Crum	2	1	0.0	3	13
DT Donovan Ricker	1	1	0.0	11	38
CB Ike Benson	1	0	0.0	1	3
WR Randall Humphrey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Korey Sinclair	0	1	0.5	9	26

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	16	0	1.0	29	33
DE Harris Herron	6	3	1.0	34	38
ILB A.J. Sexton	5	2	0.0	34	39
CB Sammie Rutter	5	1	0.0	32	39
S Austin Koch	4	4	0.0	32	39
CB Drew Jordan	3	2	0.0	30	38
OLB Donovan Mussatti	3	1	0.0	15	23
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	1	0.0	21	25
DT Oliver Coffey	3	1	0.0	29	30
CB Fernando Clayton	3	0	0.0	23	26
DT A.J. Coffey	2	3	0.0	23	33
DT Tyrone Curtis	2	2	0.0	18	16
S Arnie Shafer	2	0	0.0	6	13
DE Tim Apold	1	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Austin Hitchcock	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	3.0	1	2	3	39
DT Korey Sinclair	0.5	0	1	0	26
OLB R.J. Myers	0.5	0	1	0	38
DE Jamie Lincoln	0.5	0	0	1	38
CB Kevin Logan	0.5	0	0	0	37

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	1.0	0	0	38
OLB Jared Ballard	1.0	0	0	33
DE Brent Compton	0.0	3	1	36
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	1	1	33
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	1	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lee Reese	4	2	37
ILB Seth Levine	4	1	36
OLB R.J. Myers	3	1	38
CB Damon Nash	2	2	38
CB Kevin Logan	2	0	37
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	39
S Quinn Crum	1	0	13
DT Donovan Ricker	1	0	38
OLB Chester Vermeil	0	1	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	8	0	0	33
S Brenden Rasmussen	4	1	0	25
CB Drew Jordan	3	0	0	38
S Austin Koch	2	1	0	39
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	1	39
CB Fernando Clayton	2	0	0	26
DT Tyrone Curtis	2	0	0	16
DE Tim Apold	1	0	0	5
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0	38
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0	23
S Arnie Shafer	1	0	0	13
ILB A.J. Sexton	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	5	13	34	0	41
Jake Broome	3	5	25	1	29
Harvey Soltis	1	8	31	1	39
Wes Hamilton	1	3	33	0	40
Mike Wheeler	0	1	19	0	17
Jerry McElroy	0	1	4	0	3
Glenn Bellando	0	1	23	0	23
Daniel Baker	0	1	19	0	22

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	1	3	10	1	28
Marlon Prill	1	2	12	2	33
Henry Freeman	1	2	11	0	30
Lamont Forbes	1	1	9	1	30
Wesley Hickman	0	1	6	1	22
Graham King	0	1	11	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Quinn Crum	3	15
Dusty Sampson	2	15
Daniel Baker	1	15
Brant Shaw	1	13
Carl Davis	1	4
Tyrus Riviere	0	21
Vince Jeffries	0	18
Glenn Bellando	0	16
Larry Buckner	0	14
Ike Benson	0	13
Kevin Logan	0	12
Chester Vermeil	0	12
Mike Wheeler	0	10
Irv Terry	0	9
Kim Helfrich	0	9
Randall Humphrey	0	6
Dwan Edwards	0	5
Harvey Soltis	0	5
Jerry McElroy	0	5
Wes Hamilton	0	5
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	5
Raymond Matos	0	5
Irv Haller	0	5
Richie Becker	0	4
Damon Nash	0	3
Korey Sinclair	0	2
Lee Reese	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Kendall Hape	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Jamie Lincoln	0	2
Seth Levine	0	2
Jumbo Clayton	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	2
Jimmie Horton	0	1
Alex Stuart	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Blakely	2	21
Victor Dawson	1	19
Fernando Clayton	1	14
Austin Hitchcock	1	14
Nathan Wannamaker	1	14
Curtis Weber	0	18
Arnie Pearson	0	17
Ryan Dittoe	0	14
George Newkirk	0	13
Courtney Watson	0	12
Graham King	0	9
Reggie Bailey	0	8
Drew Jordan	0	8
Lamont Forbes	0	7
Leon Schroeder	0	7
Wesley Hickman	0	7
Artie Farias	0	7
Travis Tusch	0	6
Kendrick Samuels	0	6
Henry Freeman	0	6
Artie Souza	0	5
Brenden Rasmussen	0	4
Brent Compton	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Xavier Blair	0	2
Billy Joe Roberson	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
Austin Koch	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2
A.J. Sexton	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Tyrone Curtis	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1
A.J. Coffey	0	1
Larry Andersen	0	1
Kent Austin	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	16	83	5.2
Right	15	35	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	6	31	5.2
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duane Boswell	39	28	6	2	1	2	5	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colin Powell	24	14	1	0	2	5	3	1	0
Xavier Blair	10	5	0	1	0	2	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	51	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	14	211	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	43	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	89	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	42	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	9	8	0	119	2	35
WR Randall Humphrey	7	6	0	66	1	18
RB Kim Helfrich	6	5	0	63	1	28
WR Jimmie Horton	5	1	1	20	1	21
TE Mike Wheeler	4	3	0	29	0	17
WR Richie Becker	4	3	0	31	0	19
RB Tyrus Riviere	2	1	0	23	1	20
FB Glenn Bellando	1	0	0	0	0	23
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	0	8	0	22

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Weber	12	5	1	55	0	28
RB Arnie Pearson	6	5	0	17	0	32
WR Nathan Wannamaker	6	4	0	44	0	27
WR Irving Robasky	4	2	0	33	1	21
WR Kent Austin	3	0	1	0	0	20
TE Graham King	2	2	0	13	0	23
WR George Newkirk	1	1	0	7	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Riviere	5	5	1.00	2.50
Kim Helfrich	3	3	1.00	4.88
Duane Boswell	1	2	2.00	2.33
Carl Davis	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	2	5	2.50	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Duane Boswell	7	5	39	5.57	9.21

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Powell	3	1	7	2.33	4.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	2	1	9	4.50	13.22
WR Jimmie Horton	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	2	2.00	10.50
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Richie Becker	1	1	14	14.00	7.75
WR Randall Humphrey	1	1	6	6.00	9.43

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Weber	3	1	7	2.33	4.58

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Helfrich	2	0
Duane Boswell	1	0
Tyrus Riviere	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duane Boswell	12	9	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colin Powell	7	4	0
Xavier Blair	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	4	4	4
RB Kim Helfrich	3	3	2
WR Jimmie Horton	2	0	0
WR Randall Humphrey	2	1	1
WR Richie Becker	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5
WR Curtis Weber	2	0
WR Irving Robasky	1	0
WR Kent Austin	1	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0

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

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