Week 17, 2033

played in New Orleans, LA

58 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	3	-	17
New Orleans Saints	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:51 ATL - Matthew Manning 4 run (Ivan Thomas extra point)
2Q: 14:28 ATL - Matthew Manning 2 run (Ivan Thomas extra point)
2Q: 09:08 NOS - Dean Horenstein 32 field goal
2Q: 05:01 NOS - C.J. Joseph 9 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
4Q: 06:21 ATL - Ivan Thomas 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:51 ATL - Matthew Manning 4 run (Ivan Thomas extra point)
2Q: 14:28 ATL - Matthew Manning 2 run (Ivan Thomas extra point)
2Q: 09:08 NOS - Dean Horenstein 32 field goal
2Q: 05:01 NOS - C.J. Joseph 9 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
4Q: 06:21 ATL - Ivan Thomas 18 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 10-6 10-6
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 11 8
- by Passing 3 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 273 442
- Offensive Plays 57 76
- Yards per Play 4.79 5.82
Net Rushing Yards 140 134
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.96
Net Passing Yards 133 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 0 47 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 137 320
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.59 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 9/59
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 3/33 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:23 34:37

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	10-6	10-6
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	11	8
- by Passing	3	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	273	442
- Offensive Plays	57	76
- Yards per Play	4.79	5.82
Net Rushing Yards	140	134
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.96
Net Passing Yards	133	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 0	47 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	137	320
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.59	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	9/59
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	3/33	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:23	34:37

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:58	3:14	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
1	2:35	3:13	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	9:00	2:21	OWN 30	3	-4	Punt
2	4:48	1:19	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	2:23	0:50	OWN 47	3	-1	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 44	4	15	Half
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
3	9:58	1:35	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
3	5:24	3:20	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
4	12:51	2:24	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	9:16	3:02	OPP 26	5	25	Field Goal
4	1:41	0:35	OWN 29	3	6	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:02	OWN 35	8	48	Interception
1	6:44	4:09	OWN 25	7	65	Interception
2	14:22	5:22	OWN 25	10	60	Field Goal
2	6:39	1:51	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	3:29	1:06	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
2	1:33	1:03	OWN 13	3	-1	Punt
3	11:43	1:45	OWN 10	5	31	Punt
3	8:23	2:59	OWN 42	7	21	Punt
3	2:04	4:13	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
4	10:27	1:11	OWN 19	3	5	Interception
4	6:14	4:33	OWN 29	11	42	Downs
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 27	6	61	Game

Game MVP: Matthew Manning, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Matthew Manning	19	106	5.58	15	5	2
RB Ernest Quesnel	6	19	3.17	6	0	0
QB Toby Crabtree	2	13	6.50	7	0	0
WR Chance DeWacht	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edwin Ballard	12	70	5.83	18	3	0
QB C.J. Joseph	8	54	6.75	10	2	1
RB Buddy Harris	7	10	1.43	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Toby Crabtree	28	14	137	1/4	0	41	0	64.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
C.J. Joseph	47	30	320	2/12	0	33	3	57.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Shaun Mason	4	9	38	9.50	7	21
WR Owen Grayvil	3	7	66	22.00	51	41
WR Chance DeWacht	2	3	13	6.50	1	8
WR Brett Hatchette	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Johnnie Hawkins	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Ernest Quesnel	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Jon Douglas	1	2	9	9.00	5	9
TE Brant Ackerman	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
RB Matthew Manning	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Todd Galyon	10	12	139	13.90	61	33
WR C.J. Mills	7	13	55	7.86	3	15
RB Edwin Ballard	4	8	61	15.25	45	32
TE Otis Monroe	4	4	31	7.75	14	19
WR Dashawn McCormick	3	3	22	7.33	3	10
WR Luke Gerber	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Conner Roberson	1	3	9	9.00	11	9
TE Van Waller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Brett Walendy	1	9	9.00
ILB Jessie Marshall	1	24	24.00
S Mason Jordan	1	0	0.00

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Hampton	8	321	40.1	36.4	50	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornell Harden	5	203	40.6	30.2	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ivan Thomas	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Horenstein	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Evans	2	12	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Gerber	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nickolas Meier	2	40	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buddy Harris	1	30	30.0	0
C.J. Mills	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Curtis Floyd	9	2	0.0	27	49
OLB Kaleb Jamison	7	1	0.0	24	28
CB Leslie Hamilton	7	0	0.0	17	37
ILB Jessie Marshall	7	0	0.0	23	30
S Shaun Russ	6	1	0.0	24	30
OLB Brett Walendy	5	1	0.0	13	32
S Kurt Evans	4	0	0.0	26	49
S Donny Doctrow	3	0	0.0	3	19
DE Theodore Bates	2	1	1.0	21	32
DT Butch Stone	2	2	0.0	25	38
OLB Perry Hammond	1	1	1.0	1	2
S Mason Jordan	1	2	0.0	25	36
DT Marco Taylor	1	1	0.0	18	31
DE Jim Poston	1	0	0.0	8	15
ILB Donald Meyer	1	0	0.0	4	19
DE Eduardo Everett	0	1	0.0	13	25

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leo Bruschi	7	3	0.0	28	29
OLB Adrian Mamula	6	1	0.0	28	27
CB Jake Wooden	5	2	0.0	27	29
OLB Herman Cambell	4	2	0.5	26	20
S Tucker Jennings	4	1	0.0	28	29
CB Corwin Reed	3	0	0.0	25	25
CB Bruce Flemister	2	2	0.0	15	22
ILB Bobby Sutton	2	0	0.0	13	9
ILB Clifton Norton	2	0	0.0	2	10
DT Peyton Mikkor	2	0	0.0	20	19
DT Wendell Foley	1	1	0.5	17	12
QB C.J. Joseph	1	0	---	---	---
RB Edwin Ballard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Leon Stanton	1	0	0.0	4	4
TE Otis Monroe	1	0	---	---	---
DE Marshall Torres	1	0	0.0	12	7
DE Kris Sweeney	1	0	0.0	25	27
ILB Desmond Rice	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Theodore Bates	1.0	0	2	32
OLB Perry Hammond	1.0	0	0	2
DT Arnie Perea	0.0	1	1	23
DT Butch Stone	0.0	1	0	38
DE Jim Poston	0.0	0	1	15
DE Renaldo Pearson	0.0	0	1	21

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wendell Foley	0.5	0	0	12
OLB Herman Cambell	0.5	0	0	20
DE K.C. Fisk	0.0	4	3	20
DE Kris Sweeney	0.0	3	1	27
DT Peyton Mikkor	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Leslie Hamilton	6	0	0	37
OLB Kaleb Jamison	6	0	0	28
OLB Brett Walendy	4	0	1	32
ILB Jessie Marshall	3	1	1	30
S Kurt Evans	3	0	0	49
S Shaun Russ	3	0	0	30
S Curtis Floyd	2	0	0	49
DE Jim Poston	1	0	0	15
ILB Donald Meyer	1	0	0	19
S Donny Doctrow	1	0	0	19
CB Nickolas Meier	0	1	0	23
S Mason Jordan	0	0	1	36

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jake Wooden	4	1	29
CB Bruce Flemister	2	0	22
OLB Adrian Mamula	2	0	27
ILB Clifton Norton	2	0	10
S Leo Bruschi	1	0	29
OLB Herman Cambell	1	0	20
CB Leon Stanton	1	0	4
CB Corwin Reed	1	0	25
S Tucker Jennings	0	2	29
ILB Bobby Sutton	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bryson Howard	3	7	0	28	0	29
T Efrain Baker	3	5	1	28	1	29
T Bart Cable	3	4	0	28	0	29
G Rodolfo Boss	2	6	0	28	0	29
G Abel Cloutier	2	4	0	28	0	29

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C J.B. Reynolds	4	9	27	1	49
T Jeffery Bismonte	1	4	27	0	49
G James Hartman	1	2	27	0	49
TE Van Waller	1	1	14	0	12
T Carlos Reinhardt	0	2	27	1	49
T Donald Gilmore	0	1	27	0	49

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Walendy	3	21
Ernest Quesnel	1	4

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Flemister	2	15
Otis Monroe	1	21
Van Neufeldt	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Curtis Floyd	---	---	27	49	13	89
S Kurt Evans	---	---	26	49	6	81
T Efrain Baker	28	29	---	---	13	70
RB Matthew Manning	21	25	---	---	21	67
OLB Brett Walendy	---	---	13	32	21	66
G Abel Cloutier	28	29	---	---	9	66
DT Butch Stone	---	---	25	38	1	64
CB Leslie Hamilton	---	---	17	37	9	63
S Mason Jordan	---	---	25	36	---	61
T Bart Cable	28	29	---	---	---	57
G Rodolfo Boss	28	29	---	---	---	57
C Bryson Howard	28	29	---	---	---	57
QB Toby Crabtree	28	29	---	---	---	57
WR Owen Grayvil	28	29	---	---	---	57
DT Marco Taylor	---	---	18	31	6	55
S Shaun Russ	---	---	24	30	1	55
DE Theodore Bates	---	---	21	32	---	53
ILB Jessie Marshall	---	---	23	30	---	53
OLB Kaleb Jamison	---	---	24	28	---	52
TE Shaun Mason	24	27	---	---	---	51
WR Brett Hatchette	22	24	---	---	3	49
CB Nickolas Meier	---	---	4	23	13	40
DE Eduardo Everett	---	---	13	25	1	39
WR Chance DeWacht	16	19	---	---	---	35
S Donny Doctrow	---	---	3	19	12	34
DT Arnie Perea	---	---	10	23	---	33
DE Renaldo Pearson	---	---	11	21	---	32
ILB Donald Meyer	---	---	4	19	9	32
DE Jim Poston	---	---	8	15	6	29
TE Brant Ackerman	0	2	---	---	21	23
TE Jon Douglas	9	9	---	---	3	21
FB Trent Balent	6	1	---	---	13	20
RB Ernest Quesnel	7	4	---	---	4	15
WR Johnnie Hawkins	7	4	---	---	---	11
T Jerald Boone	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Maxwell Joseph	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Sedrick Arcenaux	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Efrain Lemke	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ron Hampton	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Emmanuel Wentland	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ivan Thomas	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Perry Hammond	---	---	1	2	---	3
WR Levi Razo	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Edgar Garciaparra	0	0	---	---	1	1
DE Orlando Jaeger	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Kirk Victor	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Otis Monroe	21	47	---	---	21	89
WR Todd Galyon	24	47	---	---	15	86
G James Hartman	27	49	---	---	6	82
T Donald Gilmore	27	49	---	---	6	82
QB C.J. Joseph	27	49	---	---	---	76
T Jeffery Bismonte	27	49	---	---	---	76
C J.B. Reynolds	27	49	---	---	---	76
T Carlos Reinhardt	27	49	---	---	---	76
S Tucker Jennings	---	---	28	29	17	74
WR C.J. Mills	25	44	---	---	4	73
OLB Adrian Mamula	---	---	28	27	13	68
CB Jake Wooden	---	---	27	29	9	65
RB Edwin Ballard	19	42	---	---	1	62
S Leo Bruschi	---	---	28	29	1	58
DE Kris Sweeney	---	---	25	27	1	53
CB Bruce Flemister	---	---	15	22	15	52
CB Corwin Reed	---	---	25	25	1	51
OLB Herman Cambell	---	---	26	20	1	47
WR Dashawn McCormick	15	29	---	---	---	44
DT Peyton Mikkor	---	---	20	19	---	39
DE K.C. Fisk	---	---	15	20	---	35
RB Buddy Harris	8	4	---	---	21	33
DT Gabe Monroe	---	---	12	21	---	33
TE Van Waller	14	12	---	---	4	30
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	17	12	1	30
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	3	2	21	26
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	13	9	1	23
WR Conner Roberson	7	15	---	---	---	22
WR Luke Gerber	0	5	---	---	16	21
DE Marshall Torres	---	---	12	7	---	19
S Van Neufeldt	---	---	0	0	16	16
S Moe Tygart	---	---	0	0	15	15
DT Bobby Banks	---	---	8	6	1	15
ILB Clifton Norton	---	---	2	10	---	12
CB Leon Stanton	---	---	4	4	---	8
RB Levon Horton	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Vernon Forbes	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Earl Niebauer	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Kent Osborne	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Cornell Harden	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Dean Horenstein	0	0	---	---	4	4
FB Luke Gliniak	1	0	---	---	---	1
S Amari Reade	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB C.J. Springer	0	0	---	---	1	1
TE Jermaine Knight	1	0	---	---	---	1
OLB Nicky Foster	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	17	75	4.4
Right	10	62	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	8	65	8.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Toby Crabtree	28	14	3	2	0	4	8	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
C.J. Joseph	47	30	5	0	3	2	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	22	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	45	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	70	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	72	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	20	158	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	90	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Shaun Mason	9	4	38	1	27
WR Owen Grayvil	7	3	66	2	29
WR Chance DeWacht	3	2	13	0	19
WR Brett Hatchette	2	1	3	0	24
TE Jon Douglas	2	1	9	0	9
TE Brant Ackerman	2	1	1	0	2
WR Johnnie Hawkins	1	1	-1	0	4
RB Ernest Quesnel	1	1	8	0	4
RB Matthew Manning	1	0	0	0	25

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Mills	13	7	2	55	0	44
WR Todd Galyon	12	10	1	139	3	47
RB Edwin Ballard	8	4	0	61	2	42
TE Otis Monroe	4	4	0	31	0	47
WR Dashawn McCormick	3	3	0	22	0	29
WR Conner Roberson	3	1	0	9	0	15
WR Luke Gerber	1	1	0	3	0	5
TE Van Waller	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Matthew Manning	6	28	4.67	5.58
RB Ernest Quesnel	2	10	5.00	3.17

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB C.J. Joseph	2	15	7.50	6.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Toby Crabtree	3	2	13	4.33	4.89

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
C.J. Joseph	8	3	14	1.75	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Owen Grayvil	1	0	0	0.00	9.43
TE Shaun Mason	1	1	5	5.00	4.22
WR Chance DeWacht	1	1	8	8.00	4.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Ballard	2	1	2	1.00	7.63
WR Todd Galyon	2	1	9	4.50	11.58
WR Conner Roberson	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Van Waller	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR C.J. Mills	1	0	0	0.00	4.23
TE Otis Monroe	1	1	3	3.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Toby Crabtree	1	1
RB Matthew Manning	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB C.J. Joseph	1	0
RB Buddy Harris	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Toby Crabtree	9	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
C.J. Joseph	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Owen Grayvil	3	2	1
TE Shaun Mason	3	1	0
TE Jon Douglas	1	0	0
WR Chance DeWacht	1	1	0
RB Matthew Manning	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Todd Galyon	4	3	3
WR C.J. Mills	4	2	0
RB Edwin Ballard	3	2	1
WR Conner Roberson	1	1	0
TE Van Waller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (19,900)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (19,900)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)