Week 10, 2044

played in New Orleans, LA

75 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	10	7	0	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 22 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
1Q: 04:11 NOS - Dexter Winslett 30 field goal
2Q: 04:35 NOS - Joe Howard 5 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 01:19 ATL - Gabe Thomason 5 pass from Jameson Sweeney (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 00:11 ATL - Fred Benson 31 field goal
4Q: 07:22 ATL - Fred Benson 24 field goal
4Q: 00:21 NOS - Dexter Winslett 28 field goal
4Q: 00:14 NOS - Bernie Greene 30 fumble return (Dexter Winslett extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 22 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
1Q: 04:11 NOS - Dexter Winslett 30 field goal
2Q: 04:35 NOS - Joe Howard 5 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 01:19 ATL - Gabe Thomason 5 pass from Jameson Sweeney (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 00:11 ATL - Fred Benson 31 field goal
4Q: 07:22 ATL - Fred Benson 24 field goal
4Q: 00:21 NOS - Dexter Winslett 28 field goal
4Q: 00:14 NOS - Bernie Greene 30 fumble return (Dexter Winslett extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 4-6 2-7-1
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 339 332
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 4.99 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 106 106
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 3.66 3.66
Net Passing Yards 233 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 1 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 233 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.97 7.79
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:26 27:34

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	4-6	2-7-1
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	339	332
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	4.99	5.72
Net Rushing Yards	106	106
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	3.66	3.66
Net Passing Yards	233	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 1	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	233	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.97	7.79
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:26	27:34

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	1:44	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	9:21	1:43	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
1	4:04	3:14	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
2	11:05	2:21	OWN 49	4	26	Interception
2	4:26	3:13	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 41	2	9	Half
3	15:00	3:59	OWN 25	8	43	Downs
3	9:13	1:26	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
3	6:18	6:15	OWN 4	11	82	Field Goal
4	12:47	5:33	OWN 32	10	61	Field Goal
4	7:02	1:09	OWN 44	3	-2	Punt
4	3:25	0:52	OWN 31	2	1	Fumble
4	0:14	0:13	OWN 25	1	5	Fumble
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 25	1	0	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
1	10:31	1:10	OWN 33	4	14	Punt
1	7:38	3:34	OPP 47	7	34	Field Goal
1	0:50	4:45	OWN 20	9	45	Missed FG
2	8:44	4:18	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	1:13	1:02	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
3	11:01	1:48	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
3	7:47	1:29	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
3	0:03	2:16	OWN 25	5	4	Punt
4	7:14	0:12	OWN 25	1	31	Fumble
4	5:53	2:28	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:33	2:19	OPP 32	6	21	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jon Smith, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfredo McQueen	12	42	3.50	19	2
RB Sean Zeyen	9	42	4.67	22	1
QB Jameson Sweeney	4	22	5.50	7	0
TE Travis Napiecek	2	8	4.00	5	0
WR Junior Johnson	2	-8	-4.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kelly Bronson	24	93	3.88	15	3	0
RB Leonard Lang	5	13	2.60	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameson Sweeney	39	28	233	0/0	1	31	1	84.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	28	20	230	1/4	2	46	0	119.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabe Thomason	9	13	64	7.11	38	27	1
WR Junior Johnson	6	6	66	11.00	33	25	0
WR Spencer Murphy	3	8	18	6.00	2	8	0
WR Tim Walsh	3	3	35	11.67	24	31	0
TE Renaldo Benton	3	3	9	3.00	0	5	0
RB Alfredo McQueen	2	2	25	12.50	12	20	0
TE Travis Napiecek	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Johnny Gerhardt	1	2	7	7.00	3	7	0
FB Logan Blake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marlon Brewer	8	12	102	12.75	29	42	0
WR Joe Howard	8	8	82	10.25	49	46	1
WR Dashawn Nixon	3	5	33	11.00	17	22	1
WR Floyd Stewart	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
TE Aaron Weber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Glen Hanks	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	0	0
WR Junior Johnson	1	0	0
DE Henry Cochrane	0	1	0
OLB Jimmie Sutton	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	0	0
DT Bernie Greene	0	1	0	1
DE Anthony Farrell	0	1	0	0
S Santiago Caldwell	0	0	1	0
S Frank Devine	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamal Oliver	5	264	52.8	39.6	64	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	6	290	48.3	43.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	2/3	0/1	0/1	30	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Johnson	4	32	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry McIntyre	9	4	0.0	28	23
OLB Randy Bleeck	6	1	0.0	27	28
S Lucas Briley	5	0	0.0	27	28
OLB Jimmie Sutton	4	2	0.0	29	29
DE Henry Cochrane	4	2	0.0	29	29
CB Tyler Singleton	4	0	0.0	29	29
DT Rusty Bliss	3	1	0.0	16	19
CB Jake Hyland	3	0	0.0	29	29
CB Trent Matthews	2	0	0.0	3	7
DE Victor Samsel	1	2	1.0	24	18
DE Dennis Buning	1	4	0.0	27	19
S Earl Bruce	1	1	0.0	17	21
ILB Harvey Stevenson	1	0	0.0	12	8
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---
DE Harry Middlehurst	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE Rich Snyder	1	0	0.0	11	5
CB Ross Poole	1	0	0.0	2	1

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tim Babin	11	2	25	37
ILB Ike Grui	9	1	26	32
OLB Glen Hanks	8	0	17	28
S Carlton Stephenson	6	2	16	21
S Eugene Morris	5	3	20	26
OLB Rick O'Donnell	4	1	29	39
OLB Trent Niebauer	3	1	12	11
S Barry Moorehead	3	0	18	16
DE Anthony Farrell	2	1	18	21
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	1	14	21
S Santiago Caldwell	1	1	28	37
OLB Donnell Thompson	1	0	11	14
CB James Tatum	0	2	12	19
DE Aidan Butler	0	2	19	28
DT Calvin Grier	0	1	11	18
DT Bernie Greene	0	1	27	32
DE Landon Owens	0	1	12	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Victor Samsel	1.0	0	1	18
DE Buddy Green	0.0	1	0	10
DE Dennis Buning	0.0	0	2	19
DE Harry Middlehurst	0.0	0	1	16

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Calvin Grier	1	0	2	18
DE Aidan Butler	1	0	2	28
DT Bernie Greene	0	1	0	32
ILB Ike Grui	0	1	0	32
DE Anthony Farrell	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
DE Henry Cochrane	4	0	29
OLB Randy Bleeck	3	0	28
CB Tyler Singleton	2	0	29
OLB Jimmie Sutton	2	0	29
S Lucas Briley	2	0	28
CB Trent Matthews	2	0	7
S Earl Bruce	1	1	21
CB Jake Hyland	1	1	29
DT Rusty Bliss	1	0	19
S Terry McIntyre	1	0	23
CB Ross Poole	1	0	1

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Glen Hanks	8	0	1	28
CB Tim Babin	8	0	0	37
ILB Ike Grui	4	0	0	32
OLB Trent Niebauer	2	0	0	11
S Eugene Morris	2	0	0	26
S Santiago Caldwell	2	0	0	37
S Carlton Stephenson	1	0	0	21
S Barry Moorehead	1	0	0	16
CB James Tatum	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Broderick Chukwuma	4	5	1	29	39
G Jamie Daughtry	3	11	0	29	39
C Walt Lane	2	4	0	29	39
C Ezekiel Richard	0	3	0	29	39
G Roger Harmon	0	1	0	29	39
TE Renaldo Benton	0	1	0	28	37

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Amari Liakos	3	10	0	29	0	29
T Sean Oxenby	2	4	1	29	0	29
C Terry Dahnke	1	6	0	29	0	29
G Clarence Wentworth	1	3	0	29	0	29
C Francisco Helms	0	6	0	29	0	29
TE Aaron Weber	0	0	0	24	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Donte Reese	2	21
Logan Blake	1	23
Spencer Murphy	1	2

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Santiago Caldwell	2	23
Damon Edwards	1	24
Barry Moorehead	1	19

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Broderick Chukwuma	29	39	---	---	11	79
G Roger Harmon	29	39	---	---	7	75
G Jamie Daughtry	29	39	---	---	7	75
WR Gabe Thomason	28	39	---	---	6	73
C Walt Lane	29	39	---	---	---	68
QB Jameson Sweeney	29	39	---	---	---	68
C Ezekiel Richard	29	39	---	---	---	68
TE Renaldo Benton	28	37	---	---	1	66
CB Tyler Singleton	---	---	29	29	3	61
OLB Jimmie Sutton	---	---	29	29	3	61
DE Henry Cochrane	---	---	29	29	3	61
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	29	29	3	61
OLB Randy Bleeck	---	---	27	28	3	58
S Lucas Briley	---	---	27	28	3	58
RB Alfredo McQueen	18	29	---	---	10	57
WR Spencer Murphy	23	29	---	---	2	54
S Terry McIntyre	---	---	28	23	2	53
DE Dennis Buning	---	---	27	19	2	48
DE Victor Samsel	---	---	24	18	2	44
WR Junior Johnson	14	17	---	---	12	43
DT Rusty Bliss	---	---	16	19	7	42
TE Travis Napiecek	12	18	---	---	11	41
S Earl Bruce	---	---	17	21	1	39
ILB Harvey Stevenson	---	---	12	8	14	34
WR Tim Walsh	9	11	---	---	10	30
TE Johnny Gerhardt	1	5	---	---	23	29
FB Logan Blake	1	2	---	---	23	26
DE Harry Middlehurst	---	---	7	16	1	24
OLB Lester VanDervoort	---	---	0	0	21	21
CB Donte Reese	---	---	0	0	21	21
CB Trent Matthews	---	---	3	7	11	21
DE Buddy Green	---	---	2	10	7	19
RB Sean Zeyen	11	8	---	---	---	19
DE Rich Snyder	---	---	11	5	2	18
S Quinn Donhoff	---	---	0	0	16	16
OLB Lamar Burns	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Allen Sweeney	0	0	---	---	7	7
T D.J. Colston	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jamal Oliver	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Ross Poole	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Tim Kaesviharn	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Jessie Fontenot	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Devonte Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Bryant Willis	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Eli Hancock	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	28	37	23	88
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	29	39	13	81
WR Marlon Brewer	26	29	---	---	18	73
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	17	28	23	68
T Amari Liakos	29	29	---	---	9	67
G Clarence Wentworth	29	29	---	---	9	67
CB Tim Babin	---	---	25	37	2	64
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	27	32	---	59
QB Jon Smith	29	29	---	---	---	58
T Sean Oxenby	29	29	---	---	---	58
C Francisco Helms	29	29	---	---	---	58
C Terry Dahnke	29	29	---	---	---	58
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	26	32	---	58
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	18	16	19	53
WR Joe Howard	21	27	---	---	4	52
RB Kelly Bronson	24	28	---	---	---	52
TE Aaron Weber	24	27	---	---	---	51
WR Dashawn Nixon	15	20	---	---	15	50
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	19	28	2	49
S Eugene Morris	---	---	20	26	1	47
CB James Tatum	---	---	12	19	15	46
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	18	21	---	39
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	16	21	2	39
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	14	21	1	36
DE Landon Owens	---	---	12	18	2	32
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	11	18	2	31
RB Leonard Lang	5	1	---	---	24	30
FB Stanley Russell	12	4	---	---	9	25
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	11	14	---	25
WR Damon Edwards	0	0	---	---	24	24
OLB Trent Niebauer	---	---	12	11	---	23
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	3	8	11	22
WR Floyd Stewart	7	4	---	---	4	15
TE Taylor Edwards	8	5	---	---	---	13
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Les Massa	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Freddie Morton	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Chad Nicholas	---	---	0	0	5	5
TE Wade Cuviello	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Frank Devine	---	---	1	3	---	4
TE Miguel Mazurek	3	0	---	---	---	3
QB Glenn Boone	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Lenny Cobb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	55	5.5
Middle	12	39	3.3
Right	7	12	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	8	36	4.5
Right	13	41	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameson Sweeney	39	28	4	2	3	1	2	5	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	28	20	4	0	1	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	77	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	91	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	65	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	107	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	28	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	73	36.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Thomason	13	9	2	64	1	39
WR Spencer Murphy	8	3	1	18	0	29
WR Junior Johnson	6	6	0	66	1	17
WR Tim Walsh	3	3	0	35	1	11
TE Renaldo Benton	3	3	0	9	0	37
RB Alfredo McQueen	2	2	0	25	1	29
TE Johnny Gerhardt	2	1	0	7	0	5
FB Logan Blake	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Travis Napiecek	1	1	0	9	0	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Brewer	12	8	0	102	2	29
WR Joe Howard	8	8	0	82	1	27
WR Dashawn Nixon	5	3	1	33	1	20
TE Aaron Weber	2	0	0	0	0	27
WR Floyd Stewart	1	1	0	13	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alfredo McQueen	2	2	1.00	3.50
RB Sean Zeyen	1	0	0.00	4.67
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	4	4.00	5.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kelly Bronson	4	13	3.25	3.88
RB Leonard Lang	1	3	3.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameson Sweeney	6	4	18	3.00	5.97

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	3	2	10	3.33	8.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Thomason	3	2	10	3.33	4.92
WR Spencer Murphy	2	1	8	4.00	2.25
TE Renaldo Benton	1	1	0	0.00	3.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marlon Brewer	2	1	5	2.50	8.50
WR Joe Howard	1	1	5	5.00	10.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jameson Sweeney	2	0
RB Alfredo McQueen	1	1
TE Travis Napiecek	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kelly Bronson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameson Sweeney	9	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Thomason	2	1	1
WR Junior Johnson	2	2	1
WR Spencer Murphy	1	0	0
WR Tim Walsh	1	1	1
TE Renaldo Benton	1	1	0
FB Logan Blake	1	0	0
TE Johnny Gerhardt	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Howard	5	5	3
WR Marlon Brewer	4	1	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	2	2	1
TE Aaron Weber	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,700 (19,900)
End Zone 9,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (12,700)
Club Seats 13,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,700 (19,900)
End Zone	9,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (12,700)
Club Seats	13,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,200 (9,900)