Week 17, 2024

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	10	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 NOS - Earl Fiume 20 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 39 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 05:12 NOS - Alan Poole 4 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:38 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 46 field goal
3Q: 11:35 ATL - Xavier Lyon 18 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 07:15 NOS - Burt McCalla 32 field goal
3Q: 03:31 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 41 field goal
4Q: 14:56 NOS - Burt McCalla 39 field goal
4Q: 00:41 NOS - Dwight Wright 6 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 NOS - Earl Fiume 20 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 39 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 05:12 NOS - Alan Poole 4 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:38 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 46 field goal
3Q: 11:35 ATL - Xavier Lyon 18 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 07:15 NOS - Burt McCalla 32 field goal
3Q: 03:31 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 41 field goal
4Q: 14:56 NOS - Burt McCalla 39 field goal
4Q: 00:41 NOS - Dwight Wright 6 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 9-7 7-9
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 313 352
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 4.60 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 132 68
- Rushing Attempts 37 16
- Yards per Rush 3.57 4.25
Net Passing Yards 181 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 13 - 1 41 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 210 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 6.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/52 9/67
Punt Returns/Yards 5/36 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 5/145 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:54 27:06

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	9-7	7-9
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	313	352
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	4.60	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	132	68
- Rushing Attempts	37	16
- Yards per Rush	3.57	4.25
Net Passing Yards	181	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 13 - 1	41 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	210	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	6.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/52	9/67
Punt Returns/Yards	5/36	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	5/145	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:54	27:06

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	11:49	3:36	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
1	5:58	6:06	OWN 12	10	36	Punt
2	9:47	2:04	OWN 45	3	-4	Punt
2	6:21	1:18	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
2	3:22	1:28	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	11:27	4:20	OPP 47	7	32	Field Goal
3	3:25	3:37	OWN 24	7	54	Field Goal
4	13:03	2:07	OWN 20	6	17	Interception
4	9:30	1:18	OWN 28	4	-16	Punt
4	6:46	2:46	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	2:06	0:31	OWN 29	3	-13	Punt
4	1:27	0:54	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 21	3	-3	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	1:25	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
1	8:13	2:15	OWN 21	4	24	Punt
2	14:52	5:05	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
2	7:43	1:22	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
2	5:03	1:41	OWN 20	4	-4	Punt
2	1:54	1:24	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
3	7:07	3:42	OWN 18	7	58	Field Goal
4	14:48	1:45	OPP 38	3	1	Punt
4	10:56	1:26	OPP 43	4	10	Interception
4	8:12	1:26	OPP 36	3	-24	Punt
4	4:00	1:54	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	1:35	0:08	OWN 17	1	0	Interception
4	0:33	0:14	OWN 17	1	4	Fumble

Game MVP: Kris Mathis, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	17	68	4.00	13	2	0
Dwight Wright	9	37	4.11	7	0	1
Alan Poole	8	19	2.38	6	0	1
Rex Dunn	3	8	2.67	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	12	51	4.25	21	2
Max Messersmith	2	9	4.50	9	0
Frankie Blincoe	2	8	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	13	210	5/29	1	47	1	74.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	41	22	298	2/14	2	39	2	73.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	6	12	86	14.33	24	24	0
WR Shane Love	3	5	78	26.00	14	47	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	4	19	9.50	4	10	0
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	20	20.00	6	20	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Buchanan	5	15	97	19.40	23	39	1
WR Casey Fairbairn	4	6	67	16.75	24	29	0
TE Xavier Lyon	3	4	38	12.67	4	18	1
TE Kirk Gardner	3	4	42	14.00	10	22	0
WR Bryan Dennis	3	6	21	7.00	1	10	0
RB Max Messersmith	2	2	20	10.00	0	10	0
FB Ike Perez	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Andy Alston	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0
WR Will Tanner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Broderick Darquea	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bob Heath	1	3	3.00	0
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Grant Morton	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Timothy Hiller	1	0	0
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1	0
Otis Wallis	0	1	0
Duane Sterritt	0	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0
Andy Alston	1	0	0
Justin Wolfe	0	1	0
Kirk Gardner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	325	46.4	39.3	57	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	7	292	41.7	33.7	49	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	2/2	2/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	5	36	7.2	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Humphrey	3	70	23.3	0
Bobby Irwin	2	75	37.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	4	89	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Howie Lord	7	1	0.0	8	35
OLB Duane Burgess	4	1	0.0	11	18
DE Brent Robbins	3	0	0.5	10	26
S Duane Sterritt	3	2	0.0	13	32
ILB Jose Barfield	3	2	0.0	8	31
CB Sammie Rutter	3	1	0.0	11	25
OLB Willie Rexin	3	0	0.0	12	30
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	1	1.0	13	37
DE Cary Clinton	2	2	0.5	10	37
DT Junior Reeves	2	1	0.0	10	27
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0.0	10	38
S Jorge Cloude	1	2	0.0	15	33
S Bryant Hickman	1	0	0.0	5	19
CB David Evans	1	0	0.0	5	18
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Earl Moulton	0	1	0.0	10	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Cobb	6	2	0.0	26	23
DT Emmanuel Lyon	5	0	0.5	17	13
OLB Randall Osborne	4	2	0.0	31	30
OLB Craig Lyon	4	1	0.0	17	12
DE Kris Mathis	3	1	2.5	29	26
S Grant Morton	3	4	0.0	32	27
S Marlon Paswater	3	2	0.0	34	26
CB Amos Hawkins	3	0	0.0	8	9
CB Max Midget	3	0	0.0	30	28
CB Darrell Apold	3	0	0.0	19	21
DE Dana Uribe	2	1	1.5	25	23
S Bryant Andrew	2	0	0.0	5	5
CB Gus Barrett	2	0	0.0	7	3
DT Winston Ansara	1	3	0.5	26	22
CB Winfred Cooley	1	1	0.0	23	17
DT Andrew Jamison	1	1	0.0	20	17
ILB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	11	8
WR Will Tanner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Perry Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	9	7
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Donny Weadock	1	0	0.0	20	14
OLB Oliver Hanson	0	1	0.0	6	1
ILB Earl Noll	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamar Bailey	1.0	0	3	0	37
DE Cary Clinton	0.5	0	2	0	37
DE Brent Robbins	0.5	0	1	1	26
DE Nate Serban	0.0	1	0	0	17

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kris Mathis	2.5	0	1	26
DE Dana Uribe	1.5	1	0	23
DT Winston Ansara	0.5	0	1	22
DT Emmanuel Lyon	0.5	0	0	13
ILB Brett Cobb	0.0	1	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Howie Lord	7	0	0	35
CB Sammie Rutter	3	3	0	25
ILB Jose Barfield	3	0	0	31
CB David Evans	2	0	0	18
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	0	30
CB Bob Heath	1	1	1	38
S Bryant Hickman	1	1	0	19
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	1	33
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0	37
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	26

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darrell Apold	2	1	0	21
CB Max Midget	2	0	0	28
S Grant Morton	1	2	1	27
OLB Randall Osborne	1	1	0	30
ILB Norm Sapia	1	0	0	8
S Marlon Paswater	1	0	0	26
OLB Craig Lyon	1	0	0	12
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	0	9
S Bryant Andrew	1	0	0	5
DT Emmanuel Lyon	1	0	0	13
DE Donny Weadock	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joseph Sherman	4	6	27	0	22
Marlon Finley	2	5	30	0	25
Neil Delgado	2	3	30	1	23
Mitch Crutchfield	2	3	30	1	20
Curtis Olivarez	1	6	34	0	29
Mel Galiardo	1	2	13	0	15
Rex Dunn	0	4	25	0	17
Oscar Reese	0	0	3	2	6
D.J. Matthews	0	0	18	1	15

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	3	1	13	0	27
Phil Tikaran	1	6	0	15	0	39
Mario Sanford	1	2	0	14	1	35
Ike Perez	0	2	0	14	0	34
Roger Thornton	0	1	0	14	1	40
Justin Wolfe	0	1	0	9	0	31

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	2	27
Mack Mathews	2	19
Bryant Hickman	1	14
Mel Galiardo	1	9
Rex Dunn	1	8
Mitchell Emmons	0	21
Earl Fiume	0	19
Bob Heath	0	19
Tyrus Humphrey	0	18
Dwight Wright	0	17
Martin Robertson	0	13
Sean Ackerman	0	12
Timothy Hiller	0	9
Marlon Finley	0	9
Burt McCalla	0	8
D.J. Matthews	0	8
Oscar Reese	0	8
Mitch Crutchfield	0	8
Cary Clinton	0	8
Earl Moulton	0	7
Darnell Briggs	0	7
Brent Robbins	0	6
Duane Burgess	0	5
Jose Barfield	0	5
Shane Love	0	4
Lamar Bailey	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Nate Serban	0	3
Bobby Irwin	0	3
Neil Delgado	0	3
Willie Rexin	0	3
David Evans	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Howie Lord	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ike Perez	4	20
Kirk Gardner	2	14
Norm Sapia	1	18
Amos Hawkins	1	18
Gus Barrett	1	11
Justin Wolfe	1	9
Broderick Darquea	0	26
Xavier Lyon	0	19
Jay Keathley	0	18
Randall Osborne	0	15
Jose Atkins	0	13
Darrell Apold	0	13
Nate Accimus	0	11
Earl Noll	0	11
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	9
Phil Tikaran	0	9
Mario Sanford	0	9
Danny McClendon	0	8
Grant Morton	0	8
Charlie Mattingly	0	7
Donny Weadock	0	7
Casey Fairbairn	0	6
Perry Wilkerson	0	5
Bryant Andrew	0	5
Marlon Paswater	0	4
Craig Lyon	0	4
Brett Cobb	0	3
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	3
Andrew Jamison	0	3
Winston Ansara	0	2
Max Messersmith	0	2
Will Tanner	0	2
Emmanuel Lyon	0	2
Winfred Cooley	0	2
Dana Uribe	0	1
Kris Mathis	0	1
Max Midget	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	17	80	4.7
Right	8	20	2.5
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	13	4	3	0	4	3	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	41	22	4	2	3	5	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	67	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	75	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	68	22.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	55	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	14	203	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	12	6	86	1	30
WR Shane Love	5	3	78	2	14
WR Nolan Walters	4	2	19	0	22
RB Bobby Irwin	2	1	7	0	25
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	0	0	0	23
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	20	1	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gerald Buchanan	15	5	1	97	2	35
WR Bryan Dennis	6	3	1	21	0	34
WR Casey Fairbairn	6	4	1	67	1	20
TE Xavier Lyon	4	3	0	38	0	16
TE Kirk Gardner	4	3	0	42	1	26
RB Max Messersmith	2	2	0	20	0	14
FB Ike Perez	1	1	0	3	0	34
WR Will Tanner	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Broderick Darquea	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Andy Alston	1	1	0	10	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	4	4.00	2.38
Bobby Irwin	1	4	4.00	4.00
Dwight Wright	1	6	6.00	4.11

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	1	20	20.00	8.08

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	1	18	18.00	7.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	20	20.00	20.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1	18	18.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	3	0
Dwight Wright	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	9	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	11	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	3	2	1
WR Shane Love	3	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Fairbairn	3	2	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	1	1
WR Bryan Dennis	2	1	0
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1	0
RB Max Messersmith	1	1	0
WR Will Tanner	1	0	0
RB Broderick Darquea	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (22,200)
End Zone 12,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (22,200)
End Zone	12,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (5,000)