Week 15, 2031

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	3	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	14	10	14	0	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 NOS - Grant Guthrie 10 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 07:31 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 1 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 03:28 ATL - Wes Witt 4 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 11:13 NOS - Rick Collins 35 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:05 NOS - Bernard Richard 52 field goal
3Q: 10:59 NOS - Preston Stevenson 7 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 05:54 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 41 field goal
3Q: 01:52 NOS - Phillip Newman 12 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 01:27 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 NOS - Grant Guthrie 10 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 07:31 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 1 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 03:28 ATL - Wes Witt 4 pass from Mitchell Turnbull (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 11:13 NOS - Rick Collins 35 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:05 NOS - Bernard Richard 52 field goal
3Q: 10:59 NOS - Preston Stevenson 7 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 05:54 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 41 field goal
3Q: 01:52 NOS - Phillip Newman 12 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 01:27 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 49 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 7-7 12-2
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 18 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 331 413
- Offensive Plays 71 61
- Yards per Play 4.66 6.77
Net Rushing Yards 85 129
- Rushing Attempts 23 33
- Yards per Rush 3.70 3.91
Net Passing Yards 246 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 22 - 2 28 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 246 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.13 10.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/22 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/50
Kick Returns/Yards 5/68 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:16 31:44

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	7-7	12-2
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	18	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	331	413
- Offensive Plays	71	61
- Yards per Play	4.66	6.77
Net Rushing Yards	85	129
- Rushing Attempts	23	33
- Yards per Rush	3.70	3.91
Net Passing Yards	246	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 22 - 2	28 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	246	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.13	10.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/22	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/50
Kick Returns/Yards	5/68	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:16	31:44

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
1	11:10	1:59	OWN 13	5	22	Interception
1	7:25	4:07	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	15:00	2:05	OWN 35	5	10	Punt
2	11:00	1:32	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
2	7:00	0:56	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
2	1:59	1:43	OWN 26	7	60	Interception
3	10:53	5:05	OWN 20	12	56	Field Goal
3	1:46	4:52	OWN 12	12	37	Punt
4	8:53	2:04	OWN 13	5	21	Punt
4	4:19	3:00	OWN 24	8	44	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	2:17	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	9:11	1:46	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
1	3:18	3:18	OWN 32	7	27	Interception
2	12:55	1:55	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	9:28	2:28	OWN 14	4	8	Punt
2	6:04	4:05	OWN 20	9	45	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 17	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
3	5:48	4:02	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
4	11:54	3:01	OWN 11	6	20	Punt
4	6:49	2:30	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
4	1:19	1:19	OWN 39	2	4	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	14	59	4.21	13	1
Toby Livesay	8	22	2.75	8	0
Mitchell Turnbull	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Grant Guthrie	15	68	4.53	18	3	1
Jeffrey Cote	10	19	1.90	6	0	0
Alan Poole	4	15	3.75	7	0	0
Bobby Irwin	3	23	7.67	11	2	0
Rex Dunn	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Turnbull	48	22	246	0/0	1	27	2	51.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	28	19	284	0/0	4	35	1	125.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Wes Witt	8	12	77	9.63	6	18	1
WR Bryan Dennis	5	13	78	15.60	15	27	0
TE Butch Wolfstone	4	8	40	10.00	9	15	0
WR Stephen Granberry	3	3	27	9.00	1	16	0
WR Desmond Poston	2	9	24	12.00	6	12	0
RB Andy Alston	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	9	11	174	19.33	85	34	1
WR Phillip Newman	4	6	45	11.25	1	19	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	1
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Rick Collins	1	4	35	35.00	2	35	1
RB Grant Guthrie	1	2	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	2	19	19.00	6	19	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Arnie Cooley	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Byron Bennett	1	15	15.00	0
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grant Morton	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roger Hayes	1	0	0	0
Tyrone Leibert	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	6	316	52.7	41.0	70	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	125	41.7	41.7	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	2	26	13.0	0
Roger Hayes	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Boatright	5	68	13.6	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	2	56	28.0	0
Tyrone Leibert	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trent Crabtree	6	1	0.0	11	10
CB Byron Valenta	6	1	0.0	25	21
CB Arnie Cooley	5	1	0.0	30	23
ILB Mercury Winters	5	0	0.0	26	19
OLB Mo Gardner	3	2	0.0	24	20
S Ed Hinman	3	0	0.0	10	8
CB Robert Boatright	3	0	0.0	20	17
S Tito Justice	2	3	0.0	30	22
S Grant Morton	2	1	0.0	31	22
DT Britt Langley	2	1	0.0	19	18
DT Mickey Parker	2	0	0.0	22	16
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	0.0	7	9
DE Tyrus Flannery	1	2	0.0	28	25
DE Clarence Holdgate	1	1	0.0	23	19
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0.0	9	9
WR Desmond Poston	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeffrey Walters	1	0	0.0	11	9
CB Xavier Buxton	0	1	0.0	3	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	8	4	0.0	22	46
ILB Lamar McCarthy	4	3	0.0	22	41
CB Norbert Dawson	4	1	0.0	19	34
S Jorge Cloude	3	2	0.0	8	19
S Justin Borders	3	1	0.0	18	35
CB Danny Cortez	3	0	0.0	9	18
DT Jorge Templeton	3	0	0.0	17	39
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	0	0.0	18	41
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	0.0	15	29
DT Burt Tamaarkin	2	0	0.0	7	21
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0.0	1	12
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	0	0.0	1	13
DT Junior Reeves	1	2	0.0	16	31
S Duane Sterritt	1	1	0.0	16	31
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Rick Collins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Max Tank	1	0	0.0	17	38
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0.0	16	27
S Tommie Grange	0	2	0.0	10	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mickey Parker	0.0	0	1	1	16
DT Dusty Kim	0.0	0	1	0	17

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1	4	3	38
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0	21
DE Brent Robbins	0	1	1	15
DT Junior Reeves	0	1	0	31
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0	1	0	21
DE Cary Clinton	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Arnie Cooley	5	2	1	23
CB Robert Boatright	3	0	0	17
CB Byron Valenta	2	1	0	21
S Tito Justice	2	0	0	22
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	0	9
OLB Trent Crabtree	2	0	0	10
S Ed Hinman	1	0	0	8
ILB Mercury Winters	1	0	0	19
S Spencer Way	1	0	0	10
OLB Wendell Holmes	0	2	0	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	4	3	1	46
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	2	1	41
CB Norbert Dawson	3	1	0	34
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	0	19
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0	18
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0	12
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	0	0	41
S Duane Sterritt	1	3	0	31
S Justin Borders	1	1	0	35
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Preston Peters	3	4	1	22	39
Justin Wolfe	2	6	0	18	33
Tony Reeves	1	4	0	18	46
Billy Vandermause	0	2	0	19	38
Myron Sutter	0	2	0	13	32
Tyrus Tate	0	2	0	23	48
Wes Witt	0	1	0	17	42
Fernando Reeves	0	1	0	8	16

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Rex Dunn	2	4	1	23	18
Joseph Sherman	1	5	0	27	26
Mike Emerson	1	5	0	31	27
Vernon Huffman	1	5	0	22	16
Dwayne Peyton	1	2	0	22	17
Trent Sinclair	1	1	0	12	18
Shawn Fadiman	1	1	0	21	10
Mel Harper	0	5	0	15	21
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	20	10

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bryan Dennis	2	14
Andy Alston	1	22
Wes Witt	1	18
Butch Wolfstone	1	17
Ed Hinman	1	15
Byron Valenta	1	11
Grant Morton	1	2
Trent Crabtree	0	16
Kelvin Sandage	0	14
Mercury Winters	0	11
Desmond Poston	0	10
Robert Boatright	0	10
Justin Wolfe	0	8
Wendell Holmes	0	8
Fernando Reeves	0	8
Oscar Flannery	0	8
Graham Brewer	0	7
Xavier Buxton	0	7
Charlie Mattingly	0	6
Marc Joyner	0	6
Junior Blair	0	5
Spencer Way	0	4
Jeffrey Walters	0	4
Jamal Small	0	4
Myron Sutter	0	3
Andy Burton	0	2
Mickey Parker	0	2
Preston Peters	0	2
Britt Langley	0	2
Bernie Garner	0	1
Mo Gardner	0	1
Dusty Kim	0	1
Tito Justice	0	1
Arnie Cooley	0	1
Billy Vandermause	0	1
Tyrus Flannery	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rex Dunn	1	20
Jimmy Roberts	1	16
Rick Collins	1	12
Justin Borders	1	12
Roderick Iadevaia	1	12
Bobby Irwin	0	16
Mercury Hopkins	0	15
Jose Barfield	0	13
Byron Bennett	0	12
Tommie Grange	0	11
Tyrone Leibert	0	9
Grant Guthrie	0	8
Bernard Richard	0	8
Danny Cortez	0	7
Roger Hayes	0	7
Rich Banks	0	7
Mitchell Emmons	0	6
Rodney Whalen	0	6
Lamar McCarthy	0	6
Junior Reeves	0	4
Cary Clinton	0	4
B.J. Givens	0	4
Emmitt Jenkins	0	4
Mel Harper	0	4
Vernon Huffman	0	4
Norbert Dawson	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Preston Stevenson	0	3
Phillip Newman	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Joseph Sherman	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Steve Ziel	0	2
Shawn Fadiman	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	1
Bryan Harding	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	29	2.6
Middle	5	21	4.2
Right	7	35	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	46	3.3
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	9	47	5.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Turnbull	48	22	2	3	2	10	7	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	28	19	5	1	0	5	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	59	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	27	12	160	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	9	157	17.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	54	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	13	5	1	78	2	33
TE Wes Witt	12	8	0	77	0	42
WR Desmond Poston	9	2	1	24	0	23
TE Butch Wolfstone	8	4	0	40	0	29
RB Andy Alston	3	0	0	0	0	37
WR Stephen Granberry	3	3	0	27	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	11	9	174	4	28
WR Phillip Newman	6	4	45	0	25
WR Rick Collins	4	1	35	1	9
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	7	0	15
RB Grant Guthrie	2	1	5	0	8
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	1	19	0	6
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	-1	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	1	2	2.00	7.67
Grant Guthrie	1	10	10.00	4.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Turnbull	3	2	20	6.67	5.13

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	5	3	20	4.00	10.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	16	16.00	9.00
TE Wes Witt	1	1	4	4.00	6.42
WR Desmond Poston	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	12	12.00	7.50
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	1	1.00	3.50
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0.00	8.75
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	7	7.00	15.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	3	1
Toby Livesay	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	3	2
Alan Poole	2	1
Bobby Irwin	1	1
Jeffrey Cote	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Turnbull	13	8	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wes Witt	5	3	3
WR Bryan Dennis	3	3	3
TE Butch Wolfstone	3	0	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	1
WR Desmond Poston	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	1
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,700)