Week 17, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 NOS - Burt McCalla 49 field goal
1Q: 06:21 NOS - Kelvin Sandage 3 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 12:05 ATL - Johnnie Haus 33 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:59 NOS - Kelvin Sandage 4 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 12:15 NOS - Burt McCalla 45 field goal
4Q: 08:07 NOS - Phillip Newman 27 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 NOS - Burt McCalla 49 field goal
1Q: 06:21 NOS - Kelvin Sandage 3 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 12:05 ATL - Johnnie Haus 33 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:59 NOS - Kelvin Sandage 4 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 12:15 NOS - Burt McCalla 45 field goal
4Q: 08:07 NOS - Phillip Newman 27 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 5-11 13-3
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 236 375
- Offensive Plays 55 68
- Yards per Play 4.29 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 98 110
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 4.08 3.67
Net Passing Yards 138 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 12 - 0 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 138 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.45 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 8/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/19 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 5/79 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:41 35:19

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	5-11	13-3
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	236	375
- Offensive Plays	55	68
- Yards per Play	4.29	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	98	110
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	4.08	3.67
Net Passing Yards	138	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 12 - 0	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	138	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.45	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	8/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/19	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	5/79	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:41	35:19

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:12	1:18	OWN 33	3	10	Fumble
1	6:13	4:24	OWN 16	8	39	Punt
2	14:02	2:08	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
2	10:07	1:59	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
2	4:26	1:07	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 24	4	23	Half
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
3	12:16	0:48	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
3	7:22	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	4:59	3:14	OWN 32	6	26	Punt
4	12:10	1:47	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	7:55	3:53	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	1:54	0:38	OWN 41	3	-5	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:48	OWN 39	7	35	Missed FG
1	8:54	1:09	OPP 43	4	11	Field Goal
1	7:36	1:23	OPP 17	5	17	Touchdown
1	1:49	2:47	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	11:54	1:47	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	8:08	3:42	OWN 26	7	33	Punt
2	3:19	1:28	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
3	13:24	1:08	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
3	11:28	4:06	OWN 25	8	39	Punt
3	6:48	1:49	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	1:45	4:35	OWN 20	8	52	Field Goal
4	10:23	2:28	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
4	4:02	2:08	OWN 4	5	19	Punt
4	1:16	1:16	OWN 4	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	13	51	3.92	13	1
Gerald Yantis	6	16	2.67	4	0
Frankie Blincoe	4	20	5.00	9	0
Roy Walton	1	11	11.00	11	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Cortez	16	70	4.38	14	2
Bobby Irwin	8	27	3.38	11	1
Alan Poole	2	8	4.00	4	0
Martin Mills	2	3	1.50	3	0
J.R. Fraaije	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Stephen Granberry	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	26	11	134	0/0	1	33	0	71.6
Roy Walton	5	1	4	0/0	0	4	0	39.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	37	22	274	1/9	3	38	0	109.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Corwin Oja	3	4	17	5.67	3	10	0
TE Johnnie Haus	3	8	53	17.67	20	33	1
TE Warren Finch	3	5	52	17.33	7	26	0
WR Bryan Dennis	2	12	13	6.50	3	10	0
RB Andy Alston	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Kirk Gardner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	8	10	139	17.38	55	38	1
WR Stephen Granberry	3	6	30	10.00	6	20	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	3	22	7.33	0	15	2
WR Nolan Walters	2	6	29	14.50	6	19	0
TE Lenny Shields	2	4	30	15.00	10	20	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Junior Blair	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
RB Martin Mills	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
RB John Cortez	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Bobby Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Rex Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Frankie Blincoe	1	0
Amos Hawkins	1	0
Mickey Parker	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Joseph Sherman	0	1	0
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1	0
Martin Mills	0	1	0
Duane Sterritt	0	0	1
Otis Wallis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	10	454	45.4	38.1	60	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	299	42.7	34.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/3	2/3	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	3	7	2.3	0
Amos Hawkins	1	12	12.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	4	66	16.5	0
Marlon Paswater	1	13	13.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	7	1	0.0	27	36
CB Gus Barrett	5	1	0.0	16	27
DT Dusty Kim	5	1	0.0	23	29
OLB Mo Gardner	5	0	0.0	16	27
ILB Earl Noll	4	1	0.0	14	17
OLB Oliver Hanson	3	2	0.0	18	18
CB Arnie Cooley	3	1	0.0	24	32
CB Amos Hawkins	3	0	0.0	12	16
S Tito Justice	3	0	0.0	16	22
DT Mickey Parker	2	1	1.0	15	23
CB Max Midget	2	2	0.0	28	32
DE Juan Norried	2	1	0.0	25	33
S Marlon Paswater	2	1	0.0	19	21
ILB Charlie Sims	1	1	0.0	11	10
DT Norm Fulcher	1	0	0.0	17	16
DE Mercury Herndon	1	0	0.0	14	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Antonio Flannery	5	2	17	22
S Jorge Cloude	5	0	22	27
CB Howie Lord	4	1	16	17
OLB Willie Rexin	3	2	15	19
S Duane Sterritt	3	1	18	25
CB Bob Heath	2	1	15	19
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	9	10
CB Ty Covington	2	0	13	22
DE Max Tank	2	0	17	28
ILB Dale Landolt	1	4	9	13
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	2	5	3
DT Junior Reeves	1	2	18	23
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	8	9
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	18	28
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	15	17
ILB Jose Barfield	0	1	15	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mickey Parker	1.0	1	0	0	23
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	2	2	1	21
DE Juan Norried	0.0	0	2	0	33
DT Norm Fulcher	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Dusty Kim	0.0	0	1	0	29

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	2	0	28
DE Max Tank	0	5	5	28
DE Brent Robbins	0	1	2	17
DT Junior Reeves	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Grant Morton	3	1	36
OLB Oliver Hanson	3	1	18
CB Gus Barrett	3	0	27
OLB Mo Gardner	3	0	27
S Tito Justice	3	0	22
ILB Earl Noll	2	0	17
CB Arnie Cooley	1	2	32
S Marlon Paswater	1	0	21
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	16
CB Max Midget	1	0	32
DE Mercury Herndon	1	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ty Covington	3	1	22
S Antonio Flannery	2	1	22
CB Bob Heath	2	0	19
CB Howie Lord	1	0	17
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	25
OLB Willie Rexin	1	0	19
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	10
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	13
DT Junior Reeves	0	1	23
S Jorge Cloude	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Danny McClendon	2	6	19	26
Mario Sanford	1	5	18	26
Billy Vandermause	1	5	20	29
Joseph Wooden	1	1	10	7
Justin Wolfe	0	1	20	26
Johnnie Haus	0	1	24	31
Orlando Walker	0	1	5	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neil Delgado	3	8	25	1	30
Marlon Finley	2	4	28	0	35
Cedric Flournoy	2	3	22	0	28
Joseph Sherman	1	3	29	0	37
Curtis Olivarez	0	4	30	0	38
Alex Priestley	0	3	10	0	11
Junior Blair	0	1	9	0	5
Rex Dunn	0	1	21	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	2	7
Byron Aiken	1	25
Kirk Gardner	1	17
Gerald Yantis	1	10
Gus Barrett	0	22
Warren Finch	0	18
Andrew Nield	0	17
Martin Lofton	0	15
Chris Torrez	0	14
Tito Justice	0	14
Bobby Clark	0	13
Juan Norried	0	10
Amos Hawkins	0	10
Orlando Walker	0	10
Joseph Wooden	0	10
Marc Joyner	0	10
Grant Morton	0	9
Marlon Paswater	0	9
Mitchell Maloney	0	9
Earl Noll	0	9
Mickey Parker	0	8
Justin Wolfe	0	7
Wendell Holmes	0	6
Mo Gardner	0	4
Jonathan George	0	4
Kris Mathis	0	3
Max Midget	0	3
Arnie Cooley	0	3
Charlie Sims	0	3
Charlie Mattingly	0	2
Oliver Hanson	0	2
Dusty Kim	0	2
Gerald Buchanan	0	1
Corwin Oja	0	1
Norm Fulcher	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	3	18
Otis Wallis	1	28
Junior Blair	1	20
Marlon Finley	1	10
Alex Priestley	1	10
Duane Sterritt	1	8
Antonio Flannery	1	7
Howie Lord	0	23
Martin Mills	0	18
Stephen Granberry	0	17
John Cortez	0	17
Mitchell Emmons	0	16
Rex Dunn	0	16
Kelvin Sandage	0	11
Cary Clinton	0	10
Burt McCalla	0	9
D.J. Matthews	0	9
Donnell Pritchett	0	9
Timothy Hiller	0	7
Darnell Briggs	0	7
Eddie Bloomer	0	6
Cedric Flournoy	0	6
Neil Delgado	0	4
Lamar Bailey	0	4
Billy Joe Beckett	0	3
Willie Rexin	0	3
Joseph Sherman	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	1
Raymond Bentsen	0	1
Phillip Newman	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1
Dale Landolt	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	30	3.3
Middle	8	37	4.6
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	62	4.4
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	9	30	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	26	11	2	1	3	3	7	7	0
Roy Walton	5	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	37	22	5	1	1	4	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	79	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	59	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	108	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	111	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	38	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	12	2	2	13	0	28
TE Johnnie Haus	8	3	1	53	1	31
TE Warren Finch	5	3	0	52	1	15
FB Corwin Oja	4	3	0	17	0	17
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	1	0	0	17
RB Andy Alston	1	1	0	3	0	22

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	10	8	0	139	3	36
WR Nolan Walters	6	2	1	29	0	25
WR Stephen Granberry	6	3	0	30	1	14
TE Lenny Shields	4	2	0	30	1	25
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	1	0	-1	0	14
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	3	0	22	0	10
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	20
FB Junior Blair	1	1	0	13	0	5
RB Martin Mills	1	1	0	4	0	4
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	23
RB John Cortez	1	1	0	8	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	5	3	21	4.20	7.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	2	7	3.50	7.33
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	4.83
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	14	14.00	13.90
TE Lenny Shields	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	4	2
Frankie Blincoe	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
John Cortez	3	1
Alan Poole	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	2	2
Roy Walton	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	6	0	0
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	0
FB Corwin Oja	1	1	1
TE Johnnie Haus	1	0	0
TE Warren Finch	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	0
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0
RB Martin Mills	1	1	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	1	1
RB John Cortez	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (20,400)
End Zone 13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (20,400)
End Zone	13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)