Week 15, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Saints	7	10	7	7	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:46 LAS - Tom Nichols 2 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
1Q: 02:22 ATL - Eddie Royal 21 pass from Xavier Canales (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 05:15 LAS - Ricardo Huff 42 field goal
2Q: 03:41 ATL - Zach Huffman 4 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 02:14 LAS - Carl Abney 36 fumble return (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 06:51 LAS - Tom Nichols 4 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 02:03 ATL - Eddie Royal 40 pass from Xavier Canales (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 09:47 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 19 field goal
4Q: 05:21 LAS - Adrian Peterson 3 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:46 LAS - Tom Nichols 2 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
1Q: 02:22 ATL - Eddie Royal 21 pass from Xavier Canales (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 05:15 LAS - Ricardo Huff 42 field goal
2Q: 03:41 ATL - Zach Huffman 4 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 02:14 LAS - Carl Abney 36 fumble return (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 06:51 LAS - Tom Nichols 4 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 02:03 ATL - Eddie Royal 40 pass from Xavier Canales (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 09:47 ATL - Stephen Gostkowski 19 field goal
4Q: 05:21 LAS - Adrian Peterson 3 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)

Team Statistics LAS ATL
Record 11-3 6-8
First Downs 28 20
- by Rushing 11 1
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 419 446
- Offensive Plays 72 51
- Yards per Play 5.82 8.75
Net Rushing Yards 184 56
- Rushing Attempts 40 15
- Yards per Rush 4.60 3.73
Net Passing Yards 235 390
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 0 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 242 390
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.34 10.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 2/8
Punt Returns/Yards 2/47 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 5/106 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:51 23:09

Team Statistics	LAS	ATL
Record	11-3	6-8
First Downs	28	20
- by Rushing	11	1
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	419	446
- Offensive Plays	72	51
- Yards per Play	5.82	8.75
Net Rushing Yards	184	56
- Rushing Attempts	40	15
- Yards per Rush	4.60	3.73
Net Passing Yards	235	390
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 0	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	242	390
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.34	10.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	2/8
Punt Returns/Yards	2/47	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	5/106	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:51	23:09

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:04	OWN 45	8	35	Missed FG
1	9:04	1:28	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
1	2:06	1:50	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
2	14:49	3:46	OWN 20	10	39	Punt
2	9:10	4:02	OWN 25	8	50	Field Goal
2	3:32	1:32	OWN 22	3	78	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 7	1	-4	Half
3	12:46	6:00	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	4:11	1:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	1:46	3:33	OWN 35	5	27	Punt
4	9:39	4:23	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
4	3:40	3:40	OWN 20	8	35	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:56	0:52	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
1	7:36	5:30	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	0:16	0:27	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
2	11:03	1:53	OWN 12	4	22	Punt
2	5:08	1:36	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
2	2:00	1:30	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 28	4	39	Punt
3	6:46	2:35	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
3	2:37	0:51	OWN 43	2	57	Touchdown
4	13:13	3:34	OWN 20	8	78	Field Goal
4	5:16	1:36	OWN 34	3	57	Interception

Game MVP: Joel Tapscott, Los Angeles Saints

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adrian Peterson	28	132	4.71	19	7
Joel Tapscott	7	38	5.43	9	0
Lee Hanna	5	14	2.80	14	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	9	37	4.11	8	0	1
Brandon Jacobs	6	19	3.17	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Tapscott	31	24	242	1/7	3	22	0	131.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Canales	36	21	390	0/0	2	52	1	102.8

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Greg Olsen	6	7	74	12.33	22	18	0
WR Carl Abney	5	5	67	13.40	22	21	0
RB Adrian Peterson	4	6	15	3.75	0	6	1
WR Charles Reed	3	3	43	14.33	6	22	0
WR Steven Ellis	3	5	23	7.67	1	14	0
WR Tom Nichols	3	4	20	6.67	0	14	2
TE Scottie Roberson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	8	11	234	29.25	29	52	2
WR Warren Nieto	4	10	82	20.50	6	37	0
WR Mark Daum	3	5	35	11.67	0	15	0
FB Brian Leonard	3	3	15	5.00	11	7	0
TE Shaun Clancy	1	2	17	17.00	11	17	0
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Zach Huffman	1	3	5	5.00	4	5	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip Goodwin	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carl Abney	1	1	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herman DeMulling	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Sowell	4	146	36.5	30.0	43	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Taylor	6	281	46.8	29.3	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Huff	1/2	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Reed	2	47	23.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Goodwin	3	69	23.0	0
Pete Ripple	2	37	18.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	3	73	24.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ike Henson	5	3	15	35
OLB James Anderson	5	1	11	27
S Don Coffey	3	0	12	33
S Pete Ripple	3	0	5	6
CB Brodney Pool	2	1	14	29
OLB Allen Fuller	2	1	10	20
DE Christian Stargell	2	0	15	33
CB Victor Kennedy	2	0	6	19
DT Robert Murray	1	2	10	25
ILB Ernie Sims	1	0	4	10
CB Mercury Harmon	1	0	15	27
S Sammy Gomez	1	0	11	28
DE Dan Bazuin	1	0	14	32
DT Christian Vlasak	1	0	6	23
DE Deron Rice	1	0	6	12
S Calvin Shuman	1	0	4	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Herman DeMulling	14	1	0.0	38	32
ILB Bart Shea	7	1	1.0	37	31
DT J.J. Wirthel	6	3	0.0	36	32
CB Leslie Cotter	5	1	0.0	27	28
DT George Hitchcock	3	3	0.0	23	20
S Clyde Ingalls	3	2	0.0	32	30
CB Ricardo Barnhill	3	1	0.0	12	8
OLB Steven Franklin	3	0	0.0	34	31
OLB Terna Nande	3	0	0.0	13	4
DE Damon Bromell	3	0	0.0	36	31
S Julio Baker	3	0	0.0	26	28
DT Claude Wroten	2	1	0.0	10	4
CB Calvin Borders	2	0	0.0	35	32
ILB Joe Mays	2	0	0.0	6	1
QB Xavier Canales	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chad Neasman	1	0	0.0	13	4
DE Chuck Ward	0	2	0.0	16	4
DE Monty Blackwell	0	1	0.0	28	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Christian Vlasak	1	0	0	23
DE Christian Stargell	0	4	1	33
DE Dan Bazuin	0	1	0	32

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Bart Shea	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Damon Bromell	0.0	1	0	0	31
S Julio Baker	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Monty Blackwell	0.0	0	0	1	29
DT J.J. Wirthel	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Don Coffey	3	1	0	33
OLB James Anderson	3	1	0	27
ILB Ike Henson	3	0	0	35
CB Brodney Pool	2	1	0	29
CB Victor Kennedy	2	1	0	19
ILB Ernie Sims	2	0	0	10
S Pete Ripple	2	0	0	6
OLB Allen Fuller	1	1	0	20
CB Mercury Harmon	1	0	0	27
S Sammy Gomez	1	0	0	28
DE Deron Rice	1	0	0	12
CB Skip Goodwin	0	0	1	9

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Herman DeMulling	7	0	32
CB Leslie Cotter	3	2	28
CB Calvin Borders	3	1	32
OLB Steven Franklin	2	0	31
S Clyde Ingalls	2	0	30
S Julio Baker	1	1	28
OLB Terna Nande	1	0	4
DT J.J. Wirthel	1	0	32
DE Damon Bromell	1	0	31
CB Chad Neasman	1	0	4
CB Ricardo Barnhill	1	0	8
ILB Joe Mays	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Sullivan	5	7	0	35	0	27
Broderick McKenney	2	7	0	37	0	29
Tony Tubbs	2	5	1	35	0	27
Deon Messer	1	7	0	24	0	20
Johnnie Curren	1	2	0	16	0	12
Greg Olsen	1	1	0	32	0	20
Shane Wilcox	0	3	0	35	1	27
Scottie Roberson	0	1	1	19	0	9
Howard Clark	0	1	0	5	0	5

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brian Boone	3	6	13	28
Mike Pollak	1	2	14	36
Shaun Clancy	1	1	11	22
Shane Fields	0	3	15	29
Davin Joseph	0	2	12	25
Wesley Covington	0	1	13	33

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Hanna	1	23
Jumbo Corbett	1	17
James Anderson	1	16
Scottie Roberson	1	16

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Clinton	3	18
Julio Baker	1	21
Jerald Rayburn	1	17
Les Fincher	1	13
Brian Boone	1	5

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joel Tapscott	40	32	---	---	---	72
John Sullivan	35	27	---	---	6	68
Tony Tubbs	35	27	---	---	5	67
Broderick McKenney	37	29	---	---	---	66
Ike Henson	---	---	15	35	13	63
Adrian Peterson	34	28	---	---	---	62
Shane Wilcox	35	27	---	---	---	62
Greg Olsen	32	20	---	---	8	60
Tom Nichols	23	18	---	---	16	57
James Anderson	---	---	11	27	16	54
Christian Stargell	---	---	15	33	4	52
Wesley Stoker	20	16	---	---	16	52
Don Coffey	---	---	12	33	3	48
Steven Ellis	20	16	---	---	12	48
Charles Reed	23	18	---	---	6	47
Dan Bazuin	---	---	14	32	---	46
Carl Abney	18	26	---	---	1	45
Deon Messer	24	20	---	---	---	44
Brodney Pool	---	---	14	29	1	44
Scottie Roberson	19	9	---	---	16	44
Lee Hanna	11	9	---	---	23	43
Mercury Harmon	---	---	15	27	1	43
Sammy Gomez	---	---	11	28	2	41
Robert Murray	---	---	10	25	---	35
Christian Vlasak	---	---	6	23	3	32
Allen Fuller	---	---	10	20	2	32
Skip Goodwin	---	---	0	9	21	30
Johnnie Curren	16	12	---	---	2	30
Victor Kennedy	---	---	6	19	2	27
Deron Rice	---	---	6	12	7	25
Lonnie Jacox	---	---	7	16	1	24
Pete Ripple	---	---	5	6	11	22
Jumbo Corbett	---	---	0	0	17	17
Edward Reitz	5	5	---	---	6	16
Calvin Shuman	---	---	4	8	4	16
Ernie Sims	---	---	4	10	---	14
Howard Clark	5	5	---	---	4	14
Clyde Hanson	---	---	0	4	10	14
Luther Blackshear	3	3	---	---	6	12
Luther Blake	5	5	---	---	1	11
Ricardo Huff	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lionel Sowell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rod Kennedy	---	---	0	0	4	4
Anthony Prescott	0	0	---	---	2	2
John David Booty	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Julio Baker	---	---	26	28	21	75
Herman DeMulling	---	---	38	32	2	72
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	36	32	2	70
Bart Shea	---	---	37	31	2	70
Calvin Borders	---	---	35	32	2	69
Damon Bromell	---	---	36	31	2	69
Steven Franklin	---	---	34	31	2	67
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	32	30	3	65
Monty Blackwell	---	---	28	29	4	61
Leslie Cotter	---	---	27	28	2	57
Mike Pollak	14	36	---	---	4	54
Xavier Canales	15	36	---	---	1	52
Eddie Royal	14	34	---	---	---	48
Wesley Covington	13	33	---	---	---	46
George Hitchcock	---	---	23	20	3	46
Brian Boone	13	28	---	---	5	46
Shane Fields	15	29	---	---	---	44
Warren Nieto	10	32	---	---	---	42
Mark Daum	9	18	---	---	12	39
Davin Joseph	12	25	---	---	2	39
Ricardo Barnhill	---	---	12	8	19	39
Shaun Clancy	11	22	---	---	4	37
Brandon Jacobs	6	12	---	---	18	36
Zach Huffman	9	24	---	---	---	33
Brian Leonard	5	17	---	---	5	27
Chad Neasman	---	---	13	4	7	24
Bob Brown	4	5	---	---	15	24
Chuck Ward	---	---	16	4	4	24
Dan Fabrizio	3	12	---	---	8	23
Sammy Madison	3	11	---	---	7	21
Jerald Rayburn	---	---	3	1	17	21
Jamie Clinton	1	1	---	---	18	20
Barry Richardson	2	10	---	---	7	19
Les Fincher	3	3	---	---	13	19
Claude Wroten	---	---	10	4	4	18
Terna Nande	---	---	13	4	1	18
Steven Marshall	3	8	---	---	6	17
Joe Mays	---	---	6	1	10	17
Skip Middleton	---	---	2	0	14	16
Anthony Montgomery	---	---	10	2	---	12
Mel Wagner	---	---	3	0	6	9
Ricky Taylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Lynch	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	51	4.6
Middle	24	113	4.7
Right	4	21	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Tapscott	31	24	3	0	1	4	1	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Canales	36	21	7	2	1	5	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	108	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	108	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	31	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	111	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	15	6	209	13.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Greg Olsen	7	6	0	74	0	20
RB Adrian Peterson	6	4	0	15	0	28
WR Carl Abney	5	5	0	67	2	26
WR Steven Ellis	5	3	0	23	0	16
WR Tom Nichols	4	3	0	20	0	18
WR Charles Reed	3	3	0	43	1	18
TE Scottie Roberson	1	0	1	0	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	11	8	0	234	6	34
WR Warren Nieto	10	4	0	82	1	32
WR Mark Daum	5	3	1	35	0	18
FB Brian Leonard	3	3	0	15	0	17
RB Zach Huffman	3	1	0	5	0	24
TE Shaun Clancy	2	1	0	17	0	22
TE Dan Fabrizio	2	1	0	2	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	1	5	5.00	5.43
Adrian Peterson	1	7	7.00	4.71

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	3	11	3.67	4.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	4	4	9	2.25	7.81

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Canales	3	1	5	1.67	10.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2	3	1.50	2.50
WR Tom Nichols	2	2	6	3.00	5.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Shaun Clancy	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	1	0
Adrian Peterson	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	10	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Canales	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Reed	2	2	1
TE Greg Olsen	2	1	1
WR Steven Ellis	2	1	1
WR Tom Nichols	2	1	0
RB Adrian Peterson	1	0	0
WR Carl Abney	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Nieto	2	0	0
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	1
WR Mark Daum	1	0	0
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	1	0
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	0
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (22,200)
End Zone 12,900 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,800 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (22,200)
End Zone	12,900 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (5,000)