Week 15, 2055

played in New Orleans, CA

73 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	6	7	7	0	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	6	0	9	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 ATL - Branden Melancon 37 field goal
1Q: 04:17 ATL - Branden Melancon 24 field goal
2Q: 12:48 NOS - Winston Bell 26 field goal
2Q: 06:45 NOS - Winston Bell 35 field goal
2Q: 00:39 ATL - Burt Corbett 4 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 06:26 ATL - Eric Borders 21 pass from Burt Corbett (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 07:38 NOS - Winston Bell 29 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Wade Midler 10 run (Wade Midler run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 ATL - Branden Melancon 37 field goal
1Q: 04:17 ATL - Branden Melancon 24 field goal
2Q: 12:48 NOS - Winston Bell 26 field goal
2Q: 06:45 NOS - Winston Bell 35 field goal
2Q: 00:39 ATL - Burt Corbett 4 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 06:26 ATL - Eric Borders 21 pass from Burt Corbett (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 07:38 NOS - Winston Bell 29 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Wade Midler 10 run (Wade Midler run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 8-6 9-4-1
First Downs 19 24
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 326 337
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 5.26 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 165 58
- Rushing Attempts 31 18
- Yards per Rush 5.32 3.22
Net Passing Yards 161 279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 48 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 161 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 9/58 11/83
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:54 30:06

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	8-6	9-4-1
First Downs	19	24
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	326	337
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	5.26	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	165	58
- Rushing Attempts	31	18
- Yards per Rush	5.32	3.22
Net Passing Yards	161	279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	48 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	161	290
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	9/58	11/83
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:54	30:06

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:54	2:23	OPP 30	4	10	Field Goal
1	9:32	5:20	OWN 4	10	89	Field Goal
2	12:24	1:31	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
2	6:37	2:52	OWN 6	6	30	Punt
2	2:05	1:34	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
3	9:35	2:30	OWN 44	5	17	Punt
3	6:54	0:43	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
3	3:08	5:20	OWN 2	10	56	Punt
4	10:42	0:35	OWN 30	2	8	Fumble
4	7:30	3:13	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 25	5	12	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	2:59	OWN 10	5	38	Punt
1	4:12	6:32	OWN 33	12	58	Field Goal
2	12:33	0:09	OPP 25	1	0	Interception
2	10:53	4:16	OWN 39	10	43	Field Goal
2	3:45	1:40	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	12:54	3:19	OWN 22	7	34	Downs
3	7:05	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	6:11	3:03	OWN 25	7	35	Punt
4	12:48	2:06	OWN 5	5	14	Punt
4	10:07	2:37	OPP 38	8	26	Field Goal
4	4:17	2:27	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown

Game MVP: Burt Corbett, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Micah Brock	16	138	8.63	51	6	0
QB Burt Corbett	9	20	2.22	8	0	1
RB Warren Torres	6	7	1.17	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wade Midler	15	63	4.20	14	5	1
QB Eddie Curtis	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
WR Dixon Granville	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Burt Corbett	31	19	161	0/0	1	28	0	85.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Curtis	48	30	290	2/11	0	33	2	62.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tyrus Hess	5	5	45	9.00	0	14	0
TE Carlos Patterson	3	3	37	12.33	22	14	0
WR Eric Borders	3	4	55	18.33	36	28	1
RB Micah Brock	3	4	-2	-0.67	0	1	0
WR Braxton Foreman	2	6	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Clayton Gertz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Conrad Grossreider	1	6	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Warren Torres	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Braxton Miller	16	24	147	9.19	54	33
WR Emmett Francis	6	14	73	12.17	18	22
RB Wade Midler	4	4	40	10.00	33	18
TE Levi Bronson	2	2	16	8.00	3	14
TE Quinn Cason	2	3	14	7.00	0	9
WR Dixon Granville	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lukas Broussard	1	0	0.00	0
CB Aidan Anthony	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Carlos Patterson	1	0	0
RB Warren Torres	1	0	0
FB Ashton Riordan	0	1	0
T Terry Malamala	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Keith Wooden	1	0	0
CB Tyrone Carranza	0	1	0
CB Dennis Smalley	0	1	0
WR Emmett Francis	0	0	1
CB Theodore Grennes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Brewster	6	259	43.2	37.3	55	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	4	185	46.3	43.8	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Winston Bell	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Brock	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Francis	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Torres	2	58	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Wooden	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wendell McDaniel	8	2	0.0	18	47
OLB Alex Butler	7	3	1.0	18	50
S Arnie Cortez	7	1	0.0	14	42
CB Lukas Broussard	5	1	1.0	16	49
S Keegan Moore	3	3	0.0	13	44
CB Erik Rafferty	3	2	0.0	7	18
CB Aidan Anthony	3	2	0.0	9	36
S Peyton Bravata	3	0	0.0	12	25
DE Peter O'Dauer	2	0	0.0	15	45
DT Shaun Piotte	2	0	0.0	12	37
S Devonte Woodson	2	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Herman Garner	1	3	0.0	9	18
DT Ross Hinkle	1	1	0.0	4	10
DT Sam Shockey	1	0	0.0	12	40

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Theodore Grennes	8	1	0.0	30	31
OLB Billy Shannon	5	5	0.0	31	31
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	4	4	0.0	30	31
DE Alvin Pearson	4	0	0.0	28	29
OLB Diego Bensen	4	0	0.0	12	15
DE Randal Foster	3	1	0.0	26	20
DE Tyoka Barber	2	2	0.0	16	5
CB Dennis Smalley	2	2	0.0	31	31
DT Arturo Brisset	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Tyrone Carranza	2	0	0.0	14	20
DT Devin McNeil	2	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Jumbo Panariello	2	0	0.0	8	9
S Curtis Grossman	1	1	0.0	30	24
DT Max Perkins	1	1	0.0	15	22
WR Braxton Miller	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Mark Villalobos	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB Blaine Cooley	1	0	0.0	16	11
RB Wade Midler	1	0	---	---	---
S Landon Gemmell	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB B.J. McIntyre	1	0	0.0	13	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Alex Butler	1.0	0	0	0	50
CB Lukas Broussard	1.0	0	0	0	49
DE Peter O'Dauer	0.0	1	1	1	45
DE Trevor Villasenor	0.0	1	1	0	36
DE Chad Arnswaldt	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Shaun Piotte	0.0	0	1	0	37

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alvin Pearson	1	0	29
DE Randal Foster	0	1	20
DT Max Perkins	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Wendell McDaniel	7	1	0	47
OLB Alex Butler	5	2	0	50
CB Aidan Anthony	3	0	1	36
S Arnie Cortez	3	0	0	42
CB Erik Rafferty	3	0	0	18
CB Lukas Broussard	2	1	1	49
S Devonte Woodson	2	0	0	8
S Keegan Moore	1	1	0	44
DT Ross Hinkle	1	0	0	10
S Peyton Bravata	1	0	0	25
DE Peter O'Dauer	1	0	0	45
DT Shaun Piotte	1	0	0	37
CB Gage Coker	0	1	0	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Theodore Grennes	6	2	31
OLB Diego Bensen	4	0	15
DE Alvin Pearson	2	0	29
S Damon Barber	1	1	9
CB Dennis Smalley	1	1	31
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	1	1	31
CB Tyrone Carranza	1	0	20
CB Blaine Cooley	1	0	11
S Landon Gemmell	1	0	7
CB B.J. McIntyre	1	0	6
OLB Billy Shannon	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Wally Foulger	4	6	31	31
C Chandler Tate	3	8	31	31
T Skip Nordland	2	5	31	31
T Terry Malamala	1	6	31	31
G Johnny Trainor	1	3	31	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Darren Wilkerson	2	7	18	0	50
T Troy Rodgers	1	6	18	0	50
G Irv Maxwell	1	2	18	0	50
G Miles Flowers	1	1	18	0	50
T Demetrius Di Pietro	0	0	18	2	50

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kenyan Drake	2	18
Ashton Riordan	1	16
Terry Malamala	1	13

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Quinn Cason	1	21
Emmett Francis	1	20
Tyrone Carranza	1	18

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lukas Broussard	---	---	16	49	16	81
T Terry Malamala	31	31	---	---	13	75
OLB Alex Butler	---	---	18	50	3	71
G Johnny Trainor	31	31	---	---	8	70
G Wally Foulger	31	31	---	---	8	70
T Skip Nordland	31	31	---	---	8	70
OLB Wendell McDaniel	---	---	18	47	3	68
RB Micah Brock	22	22	---	---	20	64
DE Peter O'Dauer	---	---	15	45	3	63
QB Burt Corbett	31	31	---	---	---	62
C Chandler Tate	31	31	---	---	---	62
TE Carlos Patterson	31	29	---	---	---	60
S Keegan Moore	---	---	13	44	1	58
S Arnie Cortez	---	---	14	42	1	57
WR Braxton Foreman	27	28	---	---	---	55
DE Trevor Villasenor	---	---	13	36	4	53
S Peyton Bravata	---	---	12	25	16	53
DT Sam Shockey	---	---	12	40	1	53
WR Conrad Grossreider	24	27	---	---	---	51
WR Eric Borders	20	15	---	---	16	51
DT Shaun Piotte	---	---	12	37	---	49
CB Aidan Anthony	---	---	9	36	1	46
TE Tyrus Hess	6	16	---	---	22	44
OLB Herman Garner	---	---	9	18	5	32
DE Jerald Terrill	---	---	8	19	3	30
FB Ashton Riordan	8	2	---	---	16	26
RB Warren Torres	9	7	---	---	10	26
CB Erik Rafferty	---	---	7	18	1	26
DE Chad Arnswaldt	---	---	8	13	3	24
CB Gage Coker	---	---	6	10	6	22
DT Ross Hinkle	---	---	4	10	6	20
RB Kenyan Drake	0	0	---	---	18	18
OLB Rod Arrington	---	---	0	0	18	18
S Devonte Woodson	---	---	4	8	2	14
ILB Randal Tate	---	---	0	3	9	12
WR Vince Wand	5	5	---	---	---	10
TE Kris Wiggins	3	2	---	---	5	10
P Richard Brewster	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Trenton Winnicki	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Isaiah Hanson	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Clayton Gertz	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Marcos Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Quentin Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Mason Donaldson	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Emmett Francis	18	50	---	---	20	88
T Demetrius Di Pietro	18	50	---	---	7	75
G Irv Maxwell	18	50	---	---	7	75
T Troy Rodgers	18	50	---	---	7	75
G Miles Flowers	18	50	---	---	7	75
C Darren Wilkerson	18	50	---	---	---	68
WR Dixon Granville	14	44	---	---	10	68
QB Eddie Curtis	18	50	---	---	---	68
WR Braxton Miller	18	47	---	---	---	65
OLB Billy Shannon	---	---	31	31	2	64
TE Levi Bronson	16	46	---	---	2	64
CB Dennis Smalley	---	---	31	31	2	64
RB Wade Midler	18	45	---	---	---	63
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	---	---	30	31	2	63
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	30	31	2	63
DE Alvin Pearson	---	---	28	29	2	59
S Curtis Grossman	---	---	30	24	---	54
CB Tyrone Carranza	---	---	14	20	18	52
DE Randal Foster	---	---	26	20	---	46
DT Max Perkins	---	---	15	22	8	45
DT Devin McNeil	---	---	16	13	11	40
DT Arturo Brisset	---	---	15	23	---	38
OLB Jumbo Panariello	---	---	8	9	20	37
CB Blaine Cooley	---	---	16	11	8	35
S Damon Barber	---	---	5	9	16	30
TE Quinn Cason	4	5	---	---	21	30
OLB Diego Bensen	---	---	12	15	---	27
FB Xavier Henson	2	2	---	---	19	23
WR Robbie Weber	0	2	---	---	19	21
DE Tyoka Barber	---	---	16	5	---	21
CB B.J. McIntyre	---	---	13	6	---	19
RB Joseph Lindsay	0	0	---	---	17	17
DE Raymond Garrison	---	---	2	4	8	14
ILB Mark Villalobos	---	---	1	0	11	12
S Landon Gemmell	---	---	2	7	2	11
K Winston Bell	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Keith Wooden	0	3	---	---	5	8
P Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Isaiah LaFountain	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Marco Walters	0	3	---	---	---	3
RB Alejandro Mendola	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Randal Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marshall Whiting	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alfred Weber	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Stanley Horner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	22	137	6.2
Right	3	1	0.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	3	9	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Burt Corbett	31	19	2	1	2	6	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Curtis	48	30	3	3	1	6	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	49	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	87	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	55	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	17	139	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	96	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Conrad Grossreider	6	1	2	14	0	27
WR Braxton Foreman	6	2	0	7	0	28
TE Tyrus Hess	5	5	0	45	0	16
WR Eric Borders	4	3	0	55	2	15
RB Micah Brock	4	3	0	-2	0	22
TE Carlos Patterson	3	3	0	37	0	29
RB Warren Torres	2	1	0	2	0	7
WR Clayton Gertz	1	1	0	3	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braxton Miller	24	16	0	147	2	47
WR Emmett Francis	14	6	0	73	1	50
RB Wade Midler	4	4	0	40	0	45
TE Quinn Cason	3	2	0	14	0	5
TE Levi Bronson	2	2	0	16	0	46
WR Dixon Granville	1	0	1	0	0	44

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Burt Corbett	2	12	6.00	2.22
RB Warren Torres	1	-3	-3.00	1.17

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wade Midler	4	7	1.75	4.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Burt Corbett	4	2	5	1.25	5.19

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Curtis	6	2	13	2.17	6.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Warren Torres	2	1	2	1.00	1.00
WR Clayton Gertz	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Conrad Grossreider	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmett Francis	3	0	0	0.00	5.21
WR Braxton Miller	2	1	8	4.00	6.13
TE Quinn Cason	1	1	5	5.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Burt Corbett	3	0
RB Micah Brock	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wade Midler	4	1
QB Eddie Curtis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Burt Corbett	9	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Curtis	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Conrad Grossreider	4	1	1
WR Braxton Foreman	2	0	0
TE Tyrus Hess	1	1	0
TE Carlos Patterson	1	1	1
WR Eric Borders	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Wade Midler	2	2	2
WR Emmett Francis	2	1	0
WR Braxton Miller	1	1	1
TE Quinn Cason	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)