Week 17, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

62 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	13	0	0	-	23
New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	21	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 ATL - Ryan Succop 49 field goal
1Q: 09:50 ATL - Jalen Collins 29 interception return (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 06:10 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 27 field goal
2Q: 14:05 ATL - Ryan Succop 36 field goal
2Q: 08:00 ATL - Davante Adams 45 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:27 ATL - Ryan Succop 37 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Theodore Jordan 5 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 00:58 NOS - Andre Michaelson 11 pass from Garrett Grayson (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 00:01 NOS - Brandin Cooks 33 pass from Garrett Grayson (Gabriel Daniels extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 ATL - Ryan Succop 49 field goal
1Q: 09:50 ATL - Jalen Collins 29 interception return (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 06:10 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 27 field goal
2Q: 14:05 ATL - Ryan Succop 36 field goal
2Q: 08:00 ATL - Davante Adams 45 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:27 ATL - Ryan Succop 37 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Theodore Jordan 5 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 00:58 NOS - Andre Michaelson 11 pass from Garrett Grayson (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 00:01 NOS - Brandin Cooks 33 pass from Garrett Grayson (Gabriel Daniels extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 8-8 5-11
First Downs 23 18
- by Rushing 13 3
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 440 415
- Offensive Plays 78 66
- Yards per Play 5.64 6.29
Net Rushing Yards 216 66
- Rushing Attempts 39 21
- Yards per Rush 5.54 3.14
Net Passing Yards 224 349
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 2 44 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 258 356
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/34 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 11/106 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/9 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/85
Interception Ret./Yards 2/30 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 37:09 22:51

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	8-8	5-11
First Downs	23	18
- by Rushing	13	3
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	440	415
- Offensive Plays	78	66
- Yards per Play	5.64	6.29
Net Rushing Yards	216	66
- Rushing Attempts	39	21
- Yards per Rush	5.54	3.14
Net Passing Yards	224	349
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 2	44 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	258	356
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/34	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	11/106	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/9	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/85
Interception Ret./Yards	2/30	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	37:09	22:51

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:27	OWN 20	8	48	Field Goal
1	6:02	1:24	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	4:18	5:18	OWN 15	11	66	Field Goal
2	11:55	4:27	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
2	6:28	1:03	OWN 42	4	-4	Punt
2	4:29	0:10	OPP 35	1	0	Interception
2	2:53	2:32	OWN 30	10	50	Field Goal
3	13:02	2:30	OWN 15	6	22	Interception
3	8:53	1:21	OPP 37	3	0	Punt
3	4:55	2:22	OWN 7	5	45	Punt
4	14:50	3:38	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
4	9:03	7:00	OWN 20	11	57	Missed FG

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:33	0:56	OWN 20	2	-3	Interception
1	9:37	3:35	OWN 20	8	70	Field Goal
1	4:38	0:20	OWN 46	2	0	Interception
2	14:00	2:05	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
2	7:28	1:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	5:25	0:56	OWN 20	3	15	Fumble
2	4:19	1:26	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 46	2	44	Half
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
3	10:32	1:39	OWN 19	3	-9	Punt
3	7:32	2:37	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
3	2:33	2:43	OWN 6	11	94	Touchdown
4	11:12	2:09	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
4	2:03	1:15	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown

Game MVP: Garrett Grayson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ramon Luster	30	127	4.23	15	5
Calvin McDonald	5	34	6.80	11	1
Brayden Abeykoon	4	55	13.75	25	3

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Theodore Jordan	15	36	2.40	7	0	1
Garrett Grayson	4	30	7.50	10	1	0
Scott Gunn	2	0	0.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	36	21	258	3/34	1	45	2	66.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	44	24	356	1/7	2	54	2	77.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Davante Adams	9	14	173	19.22	68	45	1
WR Kevin Page	4	7	28	7.00	4	13	0
WR Gustavo Murray	3	4	27	9.00	0	13	0
RB Ramon Luster	2	3	12	6.00	0	9	0
TE Zach Ertz	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Calvin McDonald	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
TE Noah Floyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Michaelson	9	11	86	9.56	14	17	1
WR Teddy Williams	4	7	52	13.00	3	41	0
WR Julian Lunsford	4	10	74	18.50	29	34	0
TE Mel Barbee	3	5	16	5.33	3	17	0
WR Brandin Cooks	2	7	87	43.50	36	54	1
TE Lionel Elliott	1	1	38	38.00	27	38	0
RB Theodore Jordan	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Scott Gunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jalen Collins	1	29	29.00	1
CB Pete Nixon	1	1	1.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Reid	1	0	0.00	0
CB Ron Benton	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kendrick Forbes	0	1	0	0
Jairus Byrd	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andre Michaelson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	5	237	47.4	35.0	62	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Feazell	7	259	37.0	32.9	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	3/4	1/2	0/0	49	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin McDonald	4	9	2.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Reid	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Benton	2	61	30.5	0
Tyrus Larrimore	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kendrick Forbes	9	0	0.0	21	45
ILB Will Hiler	5	2	0.0	16	31
OLB Tyler Rodgers	5	2	0.0	21	45
DE Vic Beasley	4	2	1.0	20	44
CB Kai Vaughn	4	1	0.0	21	42
CB Pete Nixon	4	1	0.0	16	42
CB Jalen Collins	3	2	0.0	21	45
S Jairus Byrd	3	1	0.0	21	45
WR Davante Adams	2	0	---	---	---
DT Donnell Armstrong	1	1	0.0	12	15
DE Quinn Linquist	1	1	0.0	5	18
DE Alan Webster	1	0	0.0	17	31
S Kim Carr	1	0	0.0	4	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	10	3	0.0	37	38
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	7	3	0.5	34	34
DT Tyeler Davison	7	0	0.0	31	26
S Eric Reid	6	1	0.0	35	39
DE T.J. Criblez	5	0	1.0	35	37
CB K.C. Mauro	5	2	0.0	25	27
ILB Jason Schleinat	4	3	0.0	33	37
S Riddick Grisham	4	0	0.0	10	18
OLB T.J. Ingram	3	0	0.0	13	10
DT Brandon Webster	2	1	1.0	12	15
CB Ron Benton	2	1	0.0	37	39
ILB Jordan Hicks	2	0	0.0	7	7
DT Dave Hegamin	2	0	0.0	9	13
DE Noah Conley	1	1	0.5	31	33
CB Chester Hollenbeck	1	2	0.0	37	38
ILB Jackie Schenck	1	1	0.0	6	2
RB Scott Gunn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Daniel Cadrez	0	3	0.0	26	9
DE Harrison Farrell	0	1	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vic Beasley	1.0	1	2	4	44
DE Alan Webster	0.0	0	4	6	31
DT Johnathan Hankins	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Quinn Linquist	0.0	0	1	0	18
ILB Tom Loftus	0.0	0	1	0	12

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE T.J. Criblez	1.0	2	0	37
DT Brandon Webster	1.0	0	0	15
DE Noah Conley	0.5	1	0	33
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.5	0	0	34
DT Tyeler Davison	0.0	1	1	26
DT Dave Hegamin	0.0	1	1	13
DE Harrison Farrell	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Pete Nixon	5	2	1	42
OLB Tyler Rodgers	5	0	0	45
ILB Will Hiler	4	0	0	31
CB Kai Vaughn	3	2	0	42
CB Jalen Collins	3	0	1	45
S Jairus Byrd	2	0	0	45
S Kendrick Forbes	2	0	0	45
ILB Archie Sims	0	1	0	4

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB K.C. Mauro	5	0	0	27
S Riddick Grisham	3	1	0	18
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	0	0	34
CB Ron Benton	2	0	1	39
ILB Jordan Hicks	2	0	0	7
CB Chester Hollenbeck	1	3	0	38
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	1	0	38
S Eric Reid	1	0	1	39
ILB Jason Schleinat	1	0	0	37
OLB T.J. Ingram	1	0	0	10
DT Brandon Webster	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Wood	6	9	39	0	39
Jake Matthews	5	11	39	2	39
Arie Kouandjio	3	6	39	0	39
Eric Harrison	3	4	39	0	39
Alan Crane	1	2	39	1	39
Zach Ertz	0	1	37	0	32
Dustin Bullock	0	1	28	0	21
Aaron Tubbs	0	1	17	0	17

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeremy Zuttah	2	4	21	0	45
John Jerry	2	3	21	0	45
Josh LaBorde	0	6	14	0	35
Angel Bork	0	1	21	1	45
Artie Ferguson	0	1	13	0	21
Alexander Conway	0	1	21	0	45
Abel Durham	0	1	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Ertz	2	15
Tre Boston	1	15
Benjamin Huntley	1	14

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Artie Ferguson	2	9
Matt Tubbs	1	23
Lionel Elliott	1	17

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Harrison	39	39	---	---	9	87
Alan Crane	39	39	---	---	9	87
Zach Ertz	37	32	---	---	15	84
Eric Wood	39	39	---	---	---	78
Jake Matthews	39	39	---	---	---	78
Arie Kouandjio	39	39	---	---	---	78
Brayden Abeykoon	39	39	---	---	---	78
Jalen Collins	---	---	21	45	11	77
Tyler Rodgers	---	---	21	45	9	75
Vic Beasley	---	---	20	44	8	72
Jairus Byrd	---	---	21	45	3	69
Davante Adams	33	33	---	---	1	67
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	21	45	1	67
Pete Nixon	---	---	16	42	7	65
Kai Vaughn	---	---	21	42	1	64
Dustin Bullock	28	21	---	---	15	64
Ramon Luster	32	21	---	---	---	53
Gustavo Murray	12	22	---	---	16	50
Alan Webster	---	---	17	31	1	49
Danny Shelton	---	---	13	34	1	48
Will Hiler	---	---	16	31	1	48
Kevin Page	23	25	---	---	---	48
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	13	30	2	45
Calvin McDonald	9	19	---	---	17	45
Aaron Tubbs	17	17	---	---	1	35
Donnell Armstrong	---	---	12	15	1	28
Noah Floyd	4	4	---	---	19	27
Silas Hadavi	0	0	---	---	26	26
Quinn Linquist	---	---	5	18	---	23
Tom Loftus	---	---	5	12	3	20
Tre Boston	---	---	0	4	15	19
Archie Sims	---	---	3	4	9	16
Benjamin Huntley	0	1	---	---	14	15
Kim Carr	---	---	4	8	---	12
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kiko Alonso	---	---	0	0	10	10
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kelly Hughes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alfred Meadows	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nathaniel Rhodes	---	---	2	0	7	9
Ruben Martinez	---	---	0	0	8	8
Taylor Shannon	---	---	0	0	6	6
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	5	5
Walt Benoit	---	---	0	0	5	5
Oliver Durham	0	0	---	---	4	4
Maxwell Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Reid	---	---	35	39	26	100
Ron Benton	---	---	37	39	14	90
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	37	38	7	82
Chester Hollenbeck	---	---	37	38	4	79
T.J. Criblez	---	---	35	37	3	75
John Jerry	21	45	---	---	8	74
Jason Schleinat	---	---	33	37	4	74
Alexander Conway	21	45	---	---	8	74
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	34	34	5	73
Noah Conley	---	---	31	33	5	69
Jeremy Zuttah	21	45	---	---	---	66
Garrett Grayson	21	45	---	---	---	66
Angel Bork	21	45	---	---	---	66
Tyeler Davison	---	---	31	26	4	61
Josh LaBorde	14	35	---	---	8	57
K.C. Mauro	---	---	25	27	3	55
Julian Lunsford	20	34	---	---	---	54
Brandin Cooks	21	31	---	---	1	53
Theodore Jordan	17	30	---	---	---	47
Mel Barbee	14	21	---	---	10	45
Andre Michaelson	12	31	---	---	---	43
Artie Ferguson	13	21	---	---	9	43
Jordan Hicks	---	---	7	7	28	42
Daniel Cadrez	---	---	26	9	6	41
Teddy Williams	3	21	---	---	15	39
Riddick Grisham	---	---	10	18	8	36
Lionel Elliott	1	17	---	---	17	35
T.J. Ingram	---	---	13	10	9	32
Brandon Webster	---	---	12	15	2	29
Dave Hegamin	---	---	9	13	4	26
Matt Tubbs	0	0	---	---	23	23
Scott Gunn	3	14	---	---	---	17
Abel Durham	7	10	---	---	---	17
Tyrus Larrimore	1	4	---	---	10	15
Arnold Doyle	---	---	3	1	10	14
Harrison Farrell	---	---	8	6	---	14
Kaleb Vandeginste	0	1	---	---	11	12
Jackie Schenck	---	---	6	2	1	9
Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dakota Garcia	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alvin Feazell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Ebron	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	5	5
Billy Knight	0	0	---	---	1	1
Norman Jordan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Alejandro Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	21	154	7.3
Right	9	34	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	36	21	3	0	2	5	6	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	44	24	6	2	1	5	9	10	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	77	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	114	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	45	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-5	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	90	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	100	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	171	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Davante Adams	14	9	1	173	3	33
WR Kevin Page	7	4	0	28	0	25
TE Zach Ertz	5	1	1	5	0	32
WR Gustavo Murray	4	3	0	27	0	22
RB Ramon Luster	3	2	0	12	0	21
TE Noah Floyd	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Calvin McDonald	1	1	0	3	0	19
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	0	10	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Michaelson	11	9	0	86	0	31
WR Julian Lunsford	10	4	0	74	2	34
WR Teddy Williams	7	4	1	52	1	21
WR Brandin Cooks	7	2	0	87	2	31
TE Mel Barbee	5	3	0	16	0	21
RB Theodore Jordan	2	1	0	3	0	30
TE Lionel Elliott	1	1	0	38	1	17
RB Scott Gunn	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Theodore Jordan	2	10	5.00	2.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	4	3	21	5.25	8.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	7	7.00	7.43
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	12.43
WR Andre Michaelson	1	1	11	11.00	7.82
TE Mel Barbee	1	1	3	3.00	3.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	2	1
Calvin McDonald	2	2
Ramon Luster	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	2	0
Scott Gunn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	12	7	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Davante Adams	4	2	1
WR Kevin Page	4	3	1
TE Zach Ertz	2	0	0
WR Gustavo Murray	2	2	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandin Cooks	3	1	1
WR Andre Michaelson	3	2	0
WR Julian Lunsford	2	0	0
WR Teddy Williams	1	0	0
TE Mel Barbee	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)