Week 17, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	14	-	21
New Orleans Saints	7	3	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 NOS - Phillip Newman 18 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 10:30 NOS - J.R. Marston 32 field goal
2Q: 05:26 ATL - Shane Harvey 17 pass from Mo Cielo (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 04:36 NOS - Alan Poole 3 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 00:15 NOS - J.R. Marston 32 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Shawn Rehberg 1 pass from Mo Cielo (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 01:11 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 8 pass from Mo Cielo (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 NOS - Phillip Newman 18 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 10:30 NOS - J.R. Marston 32 field goal
2Q: 05:26 ATL - Shane Harvey 17 pass from Mo Cielo (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 04:36 NOS - Alan Poole 3 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 00:15 NOS - J.R. Marston 32 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Shawn Rehberg 1 pass from Mo Cielo (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 01:11 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 8 pass from Mo Cielo (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 6-10 8-8
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 301 341
- Offensive Plays 77 59
- Yards per Play 3.91 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 44 120
- Rushing Attempts 22 21
- Yards per Rush 2.00 5.71
Net Passing Yards 257 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 34 - 1 37 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 263 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 5.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.7
4th Down Conversions 2/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/42 7/52
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/64
Kick Returns/Yards 5/97 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 2/15 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 36
Time of Possession 32:18 27:42

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	6-10	8-8
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	301	341
- Offensive Plays	77	59
- Yards per Play	3.91	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	44	120
- Rushing Attempts	22	21
- Yards per Rush	2.00	5.71
Net Passing Yards	257	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 34 - 1	37 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	263	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	5.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.7
4th Down Conversions	2/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/42	7/52
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/64
Kick Returns/Yards	5/97	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	2/15	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 36
Time of Possession	32:18	27:42

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:01	OWN 27	9	33	Punt
1	5:46	4:27	OWN 26	7	34	Punt
2	10:24	5:04	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	3:34	2:02	OWN 35	7	34	Fumble
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 33	3	4	Half
3	12:15	1:54	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
3	9:21	1:47	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
3	6:30	1:40	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
3	4:24	1:44	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
3	0:08	2:38	OWN 29	5	14	Punt
4	7:26	5:34	OWN 20	20	80	Touchdown
4	1:43	0:42	OPP 15	6	15	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:59	4:13	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	1:19	5:55	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
2	5:20	1:46	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	1:32	0:45	OWN 41	5	30	Interception
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 39	6	28	Interception
3	10:21	1:00	OWN 42	3	-7	Punt
3	7:34	1:04	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
3	4:50	0:26	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
3	2:40	2:32	OPP 28	6	13	Field Goal
4	12:30	5:04	OWN 15	9	45	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 14	5	49	Game

Game MVP: Mo Cielo, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Shawn Rehberg	10	16	1.60	8
Broderick Darquea	7	18	2.57	6
Andre Buckner	3	9	3.00	8
Ike Perez	1	-1	-1.00	-1
Frankie Blincoe	1	2	2.00	2

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	10	20	2.00	6	0	0
Bobby Irwin	5	45	9.00	25	2	0
Alan Poole	4	41	10.25	30	1	1
Joel Garrison	2	14	7.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Cielo	45	27	216	1/6	3	19	1	85.0
Frankie Blincoe	9	7	47	0/0	0	11	0	88.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	37	20	228	1/7	1	31	2	59.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Buchanan	9	16	75	8.33	11	19	1
WR Will Tanner	7	8	65	9.29	19	15	0
WR Randall Humphrey	4	5	25	6.25	2	13	0
WR Tyrell Maxwell	4	8	21	5.25	0	10	0
TE Kirk Gardner	3	5	17	5.67	1	8	0
RB Shawn Rehberg	3	4	13	4.33	3	9	1
WR Shane Harvey	2	4	28	14.00	10	17	1
TE Daniel Baker	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	5	8	90	18.00	38	31	1
WR Irving Robasky	3	4	31	10.33	0	19	0
WR Deron Lyle	3	4	38	12.67	12	21	0
RB Daniel McCarthy	2	2	19	9.50	1	13	0
TE Leo Sweeney	2	4	12	6.00	3	10	0
TE Graham King	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0
RB Joel Garrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Nolan Walters	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jumbo Clayton	1	15	15.00	0
CB Howie Lord	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Duane Burgess	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mo Cielo	1	0	0
Broderick Darquea	0	1	0
Jumbo Clayton	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
Eddie Bloomer	0	1	0
Oliver Coffey	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	239	39.8	25.8	52	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	4	155	38.8	33.8	40	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hanson	4	64	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Rehberg	3	56	18.7	0
Tyrell Maxwell	2	41	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Antonio Raag	8	1	0.0	17	25
DE Juan Norried	4	3	0.0	19	35
ILB Lovett Burnett	3	1	0.0	14	25
CB Matt Carhart	3	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Darryl Harts	3	0	0.0	15	22
CB Louie Podbevsek	3	0	0.0	10	19
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	2	3	0.0	11	18
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	2	1	0.0	18	30
OLB Peter Peters	2	0	0.0	5	1
OLB Austin Manuwai	2	0	0.0	6	17
CB Howie Lord	2	0	0.0	11	30
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	0	0.5	11	21
S James Major	1	1	0.0	12	31
CB Jumbo Clayton	1	0	0.0	9	18
DE Jorge Gordon	1	0	0.0	10	17
DT Winston Ansara	1	0	0.0	17	21
WR Will Tanner	1	0	---	---	---
T Kirk Chapman	1	0	---	---	---
S Grant Morton	1	0	0.0	16	27
DT Omar Blackburn	0	1	0.5	4	10
CB Norman Henry	0	1	0.0	10	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Duane Burgess	9	1	0.0	19	52
S Bryant Hickman	7	1	0.0	15	37
S Duane Sterritt	6	1	0.0	22	53
CB Timothy Hiller	5	0	0.0	17	48
ILB Dan Kerouac	4	2	0.0	14	33
S Jake Harry	4	1	0.0	10	33
DT Oliver Coffey	3	0	1.0	15	41
S Rickey Bridges	3	0	0.0	11	32
CB Bob Heath	2	1	0.0	10	31
DT Junior Reeves	2	0	0.0	12	31
DE Nate Serban	2	0	0.0	12	37
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	0.0	13	20
CB Sammie Rutter	1	3	0.0	18	44
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	1	1	0.0	5	11
TE Graham King	1	0	---	---	---
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Corey Logan	1	0	0.0	8	15
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	0	0.0	13	25
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamie Lincoln	0.5	0	0	21
DT Omar Blackburn	0.5	0	0	10
DE Juan Norried	0.0	3	2	35
DE Jorge Gordon	0.0	2	0	17
DT Winston Ansara	0.0	1	0	21
ILB Lovett Burnett	0.0	1	0	25

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	0	2	41
OLB Duane Burgess	0.0	2	1	52
DE Orlando Murray	0.0	1	3	38
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	1	0	31
DE Nate Serban	0.0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Antonio Raag	5	0	0	25
CB Matt Carhart	3	1	0	17
OLB Austin Manuwai	2	0	0	17
CB Louie Podbevsek	2	0	0	19
CB Howie Lord	1	1	1	30
S James Major	1	1	0	31
OLB Darryl Harts	1	1	0	22
S Grant Morton	1	1	0	27
DE Jorge Gordon	1	0	0	17
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	1	0	0	18
ILB Lovett Burnett	1	0	0	25
DE Juan Norried	1	0	0	35
CB Jumbo Clayton	0	0	1	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bryant Hickman	6	1	0	37
S Jake Harry	5	1	0	33
CB Timothy Hiller	5	1	0	48
OLB Duane Burgess	5	0	1	52
ILB Dan Kerouac	3	0	0	33
S Duane Sterritt	2	3	0	53
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	0	44
CB Bob Heath	2	1	0	31
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	1	0	0	11
DE Nate Serban	1	0	0	37
OLB Willie Rexin	1	0	0	20
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kirk Chapman	2	5	21	0	45
Danny McClendon	2	2	9	0	11
Mario Sanford	1	2	20	1	48
J.T. Bussey	1	2	18	0	45
Kirk Gardner	1	2	15	0	29
Junior Roush	0	3	22	0	55
Troy Branch	0	2	13	0	44
Ross Serra	0	2	4	0	10
Kennedy Finneran	0	1	3	0	17
Ike Perez	0	1	8	0	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neil Delgado	3	5	20	0	36
Larry Andersen	2	5	16	0	22
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	3	19	0	27
Devin Medlock	0	1	12	1	21
Leon Schroeder	0	1	20	0	27
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	1	3	0	13
Charles Cortez	0	1	12	0	20

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jumbo Clayton	3	16
Matt Carhart	1	11
Broderick Darquea	1	8
Ross Serra	1	6
J.T. Bussey	1	5
Andre Buckner	0	19
Daniel Baker	0	15
Darryl Harts	0	14
Will Tanner	0	13
James Major	0	12
Randall Humphrey	0	9
Tyrell Maxwell	0	9
Kirk Gardner	0	9
Louie Podbevsek	0	8
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
Kennedy Finneran	0	6
Jorge Gordon	0	6
Howie Lord	0	6
Grant Morton	0	6
Peter Peters	0	5
Danny McClendon	0	5
Shawn Rehberg	0	4
Charlie Mattingly	0	4
Omar Blackburn	0	4
Jamie Lincoln	0	3
Junior Roush	0	3
Winston Ansara	0	3
Austin Manuwai	0	3
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	2
Robbie Arndorfer	0	2
Ike Perez	0	2
Norman Henry	0	2
Leo Abell	0	1
Antonio Raag	0	1
Troy Branch	0	1
Lovett Burnett	0	1
Juan Norried	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Bridges	2	13
Dwayne Gelbart	2	11
Wally Kaczmarek	1	13
Deron Lyle	1	8
Joel Garrison	0	19
Graham King	0	15
Roderick Hanson	0	15
Charles Cortez	0	12
Willie Rexin	0	12
Timothy Hiller	0	12
Leo Sweeney	0	11
Sammie Rutter	0	9
Corey Logan	0	9
J.R. Marston	0	7
Travis Tusch	0	6
Orlando Murray	0	6
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Devin Medlock	0	6
Bryant Hickman	0	5
Oliver Coffey	0	4
Larry Andersen	0	4
Jake Harry	0	4
D.J. Matthews	0	4
Bobby Irwin	0	4
Darrell Shepherd	0	4
Irving Robasky	0	2
J.R. Fraaije	0	2
Dan Kerouac	0	2
Daniel McCarthy	0	1
Johnny Tyler	0	1
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	1
Phillip Newman	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Nate Serban	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	10	25	2.5
Right	7	8	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	44	11.0
Middle	11	59	5.4
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Cielo	45	27	0	2	4	7	4	5	1
Frankie Blincoe	9	7	0	0	0	1	1	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	37	20	3	3	0	5	7	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	107	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	104	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	35	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	72	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	145	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Gerald Buchanan	16	9	2	75	44
WR Tyrell Maxwell	8	4	1	21	22
WR Will Tanner	8	7	0	65	30
WR Randall Humphrey	5	4	0	25	7
TE Kirk Gardner	5	3	0	17	29
WR Shane Harvey	4	2	0	28	28
RB Shawn Rehberg	4	3	1	13	26
TE Daniel Baker	3	1	0	8	26
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	0	11	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	8	5	90	2	19
WR Irving Robasky	4	3	31	0	12
TE Graham King	4	1	3	0	16
WR Deron Lyle	4	3	38	1	11
TE Leo Sweeney	4	2	12	0	30
WR Nolan Walters	4	0	0	0	26
TE Charles Cortez	3	1	6	0	20
RB Daniel McCarthy	2	2	19	0	16
RB Joel Garrison	1	0	0	0	5
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	15	0	17
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	1	3	0	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	11	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	5	2.50	10.25
Daniel McCarthy	1	1	1.00	2.00
Bobby Irwin	1	3	3.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Cielo	12	6	45	3.75	4.80

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	6	1	18	3.00	6.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gerald Buchanan	4	1	8	2.00	4.69
WR Will Tanner	2	1	9	4.50	8.13
RB Shawn Rehberg	2	1	1	0.50	3.25
TE Daniel Baker	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Randall Humphrey	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Tyrell Maxwell	1	1	5	5.00	2.63
WR Shane Harvey	1	1	17	17.00	7.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	18	9.00	11.25
TE Graham King	1	0	0	0.00	0.75
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Deron Lyle	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Broderick Darquea	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Cielo	15	12	7
Frankie Blincoe	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Buchanan	5	4	2
WR Will Tanner	4	3	2
WR Randall Humphrey	3	3	1
WR Shane Harvey	2	1	1
WR Tyrell Maxwell	1	0	0
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	0
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	1
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	5	2	2
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	1
TE Graham King	2	1	0
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	1	1
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)