Week 17, 2018

played in Atlanta, GA

30 degrees, snow, 21 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	3	3	3	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	3	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 NOS - Mason Crosby 35 field goal
1Q: 02:17 NOS - Chris Owusu 15 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 11:43 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 19 field goal
2Q: 01:31 NOS - Mason Crosby 50 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 46 field goal
3Q: 11:06 NOS - Mason Crosby 43 field goal
3Q: 07:39 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 39 field goal
4Q: 13:32 NOS - Mason Crosby 43 field goal
4Q: 02:07 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 NOS - Mason Crosby 35 field goal
1Q: 02:17 NOS - Chris Owusu 15 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 11:43 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 19 field goal
2Q: 01:31 NOS - Mason Crosby 50 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 46 field goal
3Q: 11:06 NOS - Mason Crosby 43 field goal
3Q: 07:39 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 39 field goal
4Q: 13:32 NOS - Mason Crosby 43 field goal
4Q: 02:07 ATL - Caleb Sturgis 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 9-7 7-9
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 307 331
- Offensive Plays 69 69
- Yards per Play 4.45 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 84 87
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 3.23 3.22
Net Passing Yards 223 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 20 - 2 38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 233 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 5.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 13/100
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:56 31:04

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	9-7	7-9
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	307	331
- Offensive Plays	69	69
- Yards per Play	4.45	4.80
Net Rushing Yards	84	87
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	3.23	3.22
Net Passing Yards	223	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 20 - 2	38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	233	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	5.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	13/100
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:56	31:04

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:37	OWN 20	9	62	Field Goal
1	8:27	6:17	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
2	11:37	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	10:09	1:02	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	8:14	1:59	OWN 32	6	17	Punt
2	3:31	2:07	OWN 20	9	47	Field Goal
3	12:54	1:53	OPP 46	6	20	Field Goal
3	9:23	0:10	OPP 45	1	0	Interception
3	7:32	2:02	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:13	0:51	OPP 19	2	-10	Fumble
3	1:17	2:53	OWN 32	7	42	Field Goal
4	10:03	3:22	OWN 20	7	43	Downs
4	2:00	0:34	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 9	1	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:23	1:56	OWN 19	4	5	Punt
1	2:10	5:33	OWN 20	12	78	Field Goal
2	11:26	1:17	OPP 36	3	-1	Punt
2	9:07	0:53	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
2	6:15	2:44	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
2	1:24	1:24	OWN 20	5	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	11:01	1:38	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	9:13	1:41	OPP 29	3	7	Field Goal
3	5:30	0:17	OWN 31	1	-12	Fumble
3	4:22	3:05	OWN 29	5	46	Missed FG
4	13:24	3:21	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
4	6:41	4:41	OWN 37	12	57	Field Goal
4	1:26	0:58	OWN 23	4	-14	Downs

Game MVP: Mason Crosby, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Hill	22	79	3.59	20	2
Patrick Singleton	3	7	2.33	6	0
Garrett Grayson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonta Freeman	16	42	2.63	11	2
Tevin Coleman	9	33	3.67	14	1
Matthew Stafford	1	12	12.00	12	1
Paul Richardson	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	41	20	233	2/10	1	35	2	54.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	38	25	269	4/25	0	42	0	86.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Janis	5	6	64	12.80	31	23	0
WR Julian Lunsford	4	11	65	16.25	47	35	0
WR Chris Owusu	3	4	49	16.33	9	21	1
RB Jeremy Hill	3	3	12	4.00	4	10	0
FB Nicky Alston	2	4	30	15.00	14	17	0
WR Steve Johnson	1	3	11	11.00	4	11	0
RB Patrick Singleton	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Lionel Elliott	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Greg Olsen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Michael Hoomanawanui	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marvin Callanan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Julio Jones	7	11	83	11.86	26	37
RB Devonta Freeman	5	6	55	11.00	41	42
WR Paul Richardson	5	9	45	9.00	3	17
TE Gavin Escobar	3	3	23	7.67	4	11
WR T.J. Graham	2	6	44	22.00	24	29
WR Terrence Fayo	2	2	20	10.00	6	19
TE Brandon Myers	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rey Maualuga	1	35	35.00	0
CB Jalen Collins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Garrett Grayson	1	0	0
Connor Barwin	0	1	0
Aaron Williams	0	0	1
Tyeler Davison	0	0	1
Carter Terrell	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Devonta Freeman	2	0	0
Matthew Stafford	1	1	0
Kent Foreman	0	1	0
Noah Floyd	0	1	0
Alan Webster	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mason Roman	4	183	45.8	37.3	51	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	7	307	43.9	29.6	62	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	4/4	3/3	1/1	50	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	4/5	1/2	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Johnson	3	40	13.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Douglas Craig	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Maurice Quaal	8	2	0.0	19	34
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	8	1	0.0	25	41
CB Ron Benton	7	1	1.0	27	42
S Aaron Williams	6	2	1.0	19	37
DT Tyeler Davison	5	2	2.0	22	35
S Jairus Byrd	4	3	0.0	27	42
ILB Connor Barwin	3	3	0.0	27	42
DE Bobby Richardson	3	1	0.0	17	26
CB Carter Terrell	3	1	0.0	26	40
S Tyvon Branch	2	1	0.0	15	14
DT Dominique Easley	2	0	0.0	17	29
DT Dave Hegamin	2	0	0.0	7	10
DE Cameron Jordan	1	1	0.0	23	28
TE Lionel Elliott	1	0	---	---	---
WR Julian Lunsford	1	0	---	---	---
DE Harrison Farrell	1	0	0.0	5	14
OLB K.J. Wright	0	1	0.0	2	1
OLB Stephone Anthony	0	1	0.0	8	5

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rey Maualuga	8	6	1.0	26	43
S Kendrick Forbes	7	1	0.0	26	43
OLB Todd Caldwell	6	1	0.0	22	31
OLB Brooks Reed	5	2	0.0	18	17
CB Jalen Collins	5	1	0.0	26	43
S William Moore	4	1	0.0	26	43
DE Alan Webster	3	1	1.0	19	32
DT Clinton McDonald	2	0	0.0	23	25
DE Vic Beasley	2	0	0.0	25	40
CB Desmond Trufant	1	3	0.0	25	39
CB Cary Williams	1	2	0.0	6	31
DT Kent Foreman	1	1	0.0	12	19
DT Johnathan Hankins	1	0	0.0	15	29

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyeler Davison	2.0	1	0	0	35
S Aaron Williams	1.0	0	0	0	37
CB Ron Benton	1.0	0	0	0	42
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.0	1	2	0	41
DE Bobby Richardson	0.0	0	2	1	26
DE Cameron Jordan	0.0	0	1	0	28

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alan Webster	1.0	1	2	1	32
ILB Rey Maualuga	1.0	0	0	0	43
OLB Brady Davis	0.0	1	0	0	4
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	0	2	1	40
DT Clinton McDonald	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ron Benton	4	2	42
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	1	41
S Aaron Williams	4	0	37
S Jairus Byrd	3	0	42
CB Maurice Quaal	3	0	34
ILB Connor Barwin	2	1	42
S Tyvon Branch	2	0	14
CB Carter Terrell	1	1	40
DE Cameron Jordan	1	0	28
DE Harrison Farrell	1	0	14

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Todd Caldwell	5	0	0	31
ILB Rey Maualuga	3	2	1	43
S William Moore	3	2	0	43
CB Jalen Collins	3	1	1	43
S Kendrick Forbes	3	1	0	43
OLB Brooks Reed	2	1	0	17
DE Vic Beasley	1	0	0	40
CB Desmond Trufant	0	2	0	39

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andrew Whitworth	3	6	26	1	43
Max Unger	1	6	26	0	43
Ron Gerhardt	1	4	26	0	43
Andrus Peat	1	3	26	1	43
Greg Olsen	1	1	9	0	9
Nicky Alston	0	2	18	0	21
Zach Strief	0	1	26	0	43
Michael Hoomanawanui	0	1	8	0	9
Lionel Elliott	0	1	13	0	20

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gavin Escobar	2	3	26	0	28
Eric Harrison	1	9	27	1	42
Jake Matthews	1	4	27	2	42
Jake Long	1	4	27	0	42
Noah Floyd	1	3	18	0	23
John Sullivan	1	1	27	1	42
Fernando Crocton	0	2	27	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Campbell	1	28
Nicky Alston	1	25
Terron Ward	1	12

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Boston	2	18
Eric Harrison	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jairus Byrd	---	---	27	42	16	85
Connor Barwin	---	---	27	42	10	79
Ron Benton	---	---	27	42	9	78
Ron Gerhardt	26	43	---	---	8	77
Julian Lunsford	22	36	---	---	14	72
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	25	41	5	71
Carter Terrell	---	---	26	40	5	71
Zach Strief	26	43	---	---	---	69
Andrew Whitworth	26	43	---	---	---	69
Max Unger	26	43	---	---	---	69
Garrett Grayson	26	43	---	---	---	69
Andrus Peat	26	43	---	---	---	69
Maurice Quaal	---	---	19	34	14	67
Nicky Alston	18	21	---	---	25	64
Tyeler Davison	---	---	22	35	5	62
Aaron Williams	---	---	19	37	5	61
Cameron Jordan	---	---	23	28	4	55
Jeremy Hill	22	30	---	---	1	53
Bobby Richardson	---	---	17	26	6	49
Dominique Easley	---	---	17	29	2	48
Chris Owusu	8	25	---	---	13	46
Lionel Elliott	13	20	---	---	13	46
Steve Johnson	11	21	---	---	11	43
Greg Olsen	9	9	---	---	18	36
Rickey Campbell	---	---	1	5	28	34
Jeff Janis	11	22	---	---	---	33
Cedric Parrish	---	---	10	17	5	32
Tyvon Branch	---	---	15	14	2	31
Harrison Farrell	---	---	5	14	8	27
Michael Hoomanawanui	8	9	---	---	9	26
Stephone Anthony	---	---	8	5	9	22
Dave Hegamin	---	---	7	10	2	19
Marvin Callanan	4	14	---	---	---	18
K.J. Wright	---	---	2	1	14	17
Terron Ward	0	0	---	---	12	12
Patrick Singleton	4	8	---	---	---	12
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Spencer Long	0	0	---	---	8	8
Zachary Lyons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Angel Bork	0	0	---	---	8	8
T.J. Ingram	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mason Roman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darrin Myers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Philip Wheeler	---	---	0	0	1	1
Matt Cassel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Harrison	27	42	---	---	12	81
William Moore	---	---	26	43	5	74
Rey Maualuga	---	---	26	43	4	73
Jalen Collins	---	---	26	43	4	73
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	26	43	4	73
Gavin Escobar	26	28	---	---	18	72
Julio Jones	27	42	---	---	2	71
Jake Long	27	42	---	---	---	69
John Sullivan	27	42	---	---	---	69
Matthew Stafford	27	42	---	---	---	69
Jake Matthews	27	42	---	---	---	69
Vic Beasley	---	---	25	40	4	69
Fernando Crocton	27	42	---	---	---	69
Desmond Trufant	---	---	25	39	4	68
Devonta Freeman	18	36	---	---	10	64
Todd Caldwell	---	---	22	31	2	55
Noah Floyd	18	23	---	---	14	55
Alan Webster	---	---	19	32	3	54
Paul Richardson	18	34	---	---	---	52
Cary Williams	---	---	6	31	14	51
Clinton McDonald	---	---	23	25	2	50
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	15	29	4	48
T.J. Graham	8	21	---	---	12	41
Brooks Reed	---	---	18	17	4	39
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	9	19	5	33
Kent Foreman	---	---	12	19	1	32
Tre Boston	---	---	1	8	18	27
Tevin Coleman	9	6	---	---	12	27
Douglas Craig	---	---	1	4	21	26
Jordan Todman	1	2	---	---	22	25
Brady Davis	---	---	3	4	13	20
Terrence Fayo	6	12	---	---	---	18
Brandon Myers	4	5	---	---	8	17
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	3	3	10	16
Justin Hardy	0	1	---	---	15	16
James Stone	0	0	---	---	12	12
Monty Keys	0	0	---	---	12	12
Michael Donaldson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Victor Rosenthal	0	0	---	---	12	12
Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Worrilow	---	---	0	0	6	6
Oliver Durham	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ricardo Allen	---	---	0	0	4	4
Will Hiler	---	---	0	0	4	4
Sean Renfree	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	9	34	3.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	18	1.8
Middle	7	37	5.3
Right	10	32	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	41	20	5	0	2	9	6	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	38	25	4	1	0	5	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-4	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	170	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	46	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	21	2.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	-7	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	82	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	157	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	37	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julian Lunsford	11	4	0	65	2	36
WR Jeff Janis	6	5	0	64	2	22
TE Lionel Elliott	5	1	0	4	0	20
WR Chris Owusu	4	3	0	49	1	25
FB Nicky Alston	4	2	0	30	0	21
WR Steve Johnson	3	1	1	11	0	21
RB Jeremy Hill	3	3	0	12	0	30
WR Marvin Callanan	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Michael Hoomanawanui	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB Patrick Singleton	1	1	0	-2	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	11	7	83	2	42
WR Paul Richardson	9	5	45	0	34
WR T.J. Graham	6	2	44	1	21
RB Devonta Freeman	6	5	55	1	36
TE Gavin Escobar	3	3	23	0	28
WR Terrence Fayo	2	2	20	0	12
TE Brandon Myers	1	1	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Hill	2	-3	-1.50	3.59
Garrett Grayson	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tevin Coleman	4	10	2.50	3.67
Devonta Freeman	3	9	3.00	2.63
Paul Richardson	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	3	1	15	5.00	5.68

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	1	0	0	0.00	7.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Owusu	1	1	15	15.00	12.25
WR Jeff Janis	1	0	0	0.00	10.67
WR Marvin Callanan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Paul Richardson	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Hill	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tevin Coleman	3	1
Matthew Stafford	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	15	9	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	13	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Janis	4	4	2
WR Chris Owusu	3	2	2
WR Julian Lunsford	3	2	2
WR Steve Johnson	2	1	1
WR Marvin Callanan	2	0	0
TE Lionel Elliott	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	4	4	2
WR Paul Richardson	3	2	0
WR T.J. Graham	2	0	0
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	1
TE Brandon Myers	1	1	0
WR Terrence Fayo	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)