Week 17, 2066

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	13	7	3	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	10	0	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 ATL - Gavin Hicks 31 field goal
1Q: 04:53 ATL - Elliot Grice 24 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 10:51 NOS - Hector Jacobs 38 field goal
2Q: 03:35 NOS - Hector Jacobs 18 field goal
2Q: 00:16 NOS - Gregory Wolfe 4 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 09:50 ATL - Tom Hodges 27 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
3Q: 06:44 NOS - J.B. Eddy 25 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 02:22 ATL - Gabe Farrell 13 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 13:02 NOS - Hector Jacobs 33 field goal
4Q: 09:04 ATL - Gabe Farrell 13 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 ATL - Gavin Hicks 31 field goal
1Q: 04:53 ATL - Elliot Grice 24 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 10:51 NOS - Hector Jacobs 38 field goal
2Q: 03:35 NOS - Hector Jacobs 18 field goal
2Q: 00:16 NOS - Gregory Wolfe 4 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 09:50 ATL - Tom Hodges 27 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
3Q: 06:44 NOS - J.B. Eddy 25 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 02:22 ATL - Gabe Farrell 13 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 13:02 NOS - Hector Jacobs 33 field goal
4Q: 09:04 ATL - Gabe Farrell 13 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 9-7 10-6
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 451 422
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 7.16 7.15
Net Rushing Yards 125 119
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.97
Net Passing Yards 326 303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 0 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 341 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.58 10.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 13.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 10/94
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 4/112
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:56 28:04

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	9-7	10-6
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	451	422
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	7.16	7.15
Net Rushing Yards	125	119
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.97
Net Passing Yards	326	303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 0	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	341	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.58	10.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	13.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	10/94
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	4/112
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:56	28:04

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:46	1:35	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	4:39	3:27	OWN 25	5	44	Missed FG
2	14:29	3:45	OWN 14	8	65	Field Goal
2	8:45	5:18	OWN 20	9	79	Field Goal
2	1:39	1:32	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
3	9:35	3:06	OWN 16	5	84	Touchdown
3	2:12	2:11	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	14:16	1:21	OPP 32	4	16	Field Goal
4	8:56	4:45	OWN 44	7	23	Punt
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 44	6	48	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:14	OWN 40	9	46	Field Goal
1	8:11	3:32	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
1	1:12	1:43	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
2	10:44	1:59	OWN 39	3	-5	Punt
2	3:27	1:48	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
3	12:07	2:32	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	6:29	4:17	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	0:01	0:45	OWN 29	3	-7	Interception
4	12:55	3:59	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	4:11	2:20	OWN 2	6	27	Punt

Game MVP: Louie Kemp, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	20	90	4.50	41	3
QB Louie Kemp	4	35	8.75	13	2
RB Ty Hickman	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Grice	10	62	6.20	18	2
RB Devon Terrell	8	24	3.00	18	1
RB Dustin Birch	6	21	3.50	12	1
QB Riddick Ballard	4	15	3.75	11	1
FB Ryan Benson	1	1	1.00	1	0
WR Mo Heintz	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	36	26	341	2/15	2	37	0	120.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	28	16	309	1/6	4	42	1	120.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Gregory Wolfe	9	10	82	9.11	18	19	1
WR Leonardo Seder	5	10	86	17.20	26	37	0
WR Dwayne Szott	4	5	57	14.25	0	30	0
WR J.B. Eddy	3	5	61	20.33	39	33	1
WR Nickolas Blackston	2	2	15	7.50	8	19	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	3	16	8.00	11	11	0
TE Reuben Cundiff	1	1	24	24.00	0	24	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabe Farrell	7	9	132	18.86	38	42	2
TE Tom Hodges	3	6	62	20.67	39	27	1
WR Christian Flynn	2	2	35	17.50	11	18	0
RB Elliot Grice	1	1	24	24.00	17	24	1
RB Devon Terrell	1	2	31	31.00	25	31	0
WR J.J. Dineen	1	6	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Mo Heintz	1	1	24	24.00	10	24	0
TE Andrew Prescott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gene Cochrane	1	1	1.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	4	149	37.3	36.8	43	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Foster	4	161	40.3	38.0	46	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hector Jacobs	3/4	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Holmes	1	9	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Flynn	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Stedman	3	73	24.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Flynn	4	112	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ezra Daschle	10	2	0.0	30	29
OLB Britt Wolf	6	0	0.0	22	16
S Richard Pozy	5	2	0.0	30	29
CB Reggie Stedman	5	1	0.0	30	29
DE Logan Lorenz	3	2	0.5	27	21
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	3	0	0.0	27	24
CB Gene Cochrane	2	2	0.0	14	22
DE Terry Winslett	2	1	0.0	19	8
S Mason Rutledge	2	0	0.0	27	20
DE Herb Coffey	1	2	0.5	27	23
CB Bernard Castillo	1	2	0.0	26	27
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	1	0	0.0	8	13
CB Clifton Talley	1	0	0.0	4	10
DE Wade Merritt	1	0	0.0	27	26

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Edward Losman	9	0	0.0	24	37
S Corbin Poon	8	0	0.0	25	37
OLB Frankie Busch	7	1	0.0	19	23
OLB Weston Banks	6	4	0.0	25	37
DE Gilbert Shannon	4	0	1.0	23	36
CB Patrick Woodson	4	0	0.0	18	18
DE Bert Kowalkowski	3	1	0.0	25	32
S Nate Longwell	2	1	0.0	22	29
OLB Cesar Burks	2	0	0.0	6	16
DE Seth Jamison	1	0	1.0	15	22
CB Terrence Harmon	1	1	0.0	18	21
S Charles Tuck	1	1	0.0	3	9
DT Brad Roussel	1	0	0.0	16	13
CB Sawyer Santorum	1	0	0.0	3	9
ILB Reginald Jamison	1	0	0.0	6	15
WR J.J. Dineen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Howie Sandilands	0	1	0.0	10	21
DE Maurice Marchese	0	1	0.0	11	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Logan Lorenz	0.5	2	2	21
DE Herb Coffey	0.5	1	1	23
OLB Ezra Daschle	0.0	1	1	29
OLB Britt Wolf	0.0	1	0	16

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Seth Jamison	1.0	1	0	1	22
DE Gilbert Shannon	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Bert Kowalkowski	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Maurice Marchese	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reggie Stedman	4	1	0	29
OLB Ezra Daschle	3	1	0	29
S Richard Pozy	3	0	0	29
CB Gene Cochrane	2	1	1	22
S Mason Rutledge	2	0	0	20
CB Bernard Castillo	1	1	0	27
OLB Britt Wolf	1	0	0	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Edward Losman	7	1	37
OLB Frankie Busch	4	2	23
S Corbin Poon	4	0	37
OLB Weston Banks	3	0	37
CB Patrick Woodson	3	0	18
OLB Cesar Burks	2	0	16
CB Terrence Harmon	1	0	21
S Nate Longwell	1	0	29
CB Sawyer Santorum	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chuck Sellers	3	6	0	25	0	38
T Tommy McElroy	1	5	1	25	1	38
T Juan Bernard	1	2	0	25	1	38
C Luke Givens	0	6	0	25	0	38
G Brendan Geib	0	3	0	25	0	38

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Fernando Cooley	4	9	30	0	29
T Ross Cooley	3	6	30	0	29
G Elias Lynn	2	8	30	0	29
T Archie Barlow	1	2	30	0	29
G Chance Reilly	0	1	30	1	29
FB Ryan Benson	0	1	5	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Holmes	2	24
Reuben Cundiff	1	23
Nickolas Blackston	1	20
Tommy McElroy	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Devon Zlotnik	1	17
Vincent Buckner	1	17
Ryan Benson	1	17
Elliot Grice	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tommy McElroy	25	38	---	---	14	77
G Brendan Geib	25	38	---	---	8	71
T Juan Bernard	25	38	---	---	8	71
TE Gregory Wolfe	24	36	---	---	11	71
G Chuck Sellers	25	38	---	---	8	71
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	30	29	7	66
QB Louie Kemp	25	38	---	---	---	63
WR Leonardo Seder	25	36	---	---	2	63
C Luke Givens	25	38	---	---	---	63
S Richard Pozy	---	---	30	29	2	61
OLB Ezra Daschle	---	---	30	29	2	61
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	23	32	---	---	---	55
CB Bernard Castillo	---	---	26	27	1	54
DE Wade Merritt	---	---	27	26	1	54
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	---	---	27	24	---	51
DE Herb Coffey	---	---	27	23	---	50
WR J.B. Eddy	21	28	---	---	---	49
DE Logan Lorenz	---	---	27	21	---	48
S Mason Rutledge	---	---	27	20	---	47
CB Gene Cochrane	---	---	14	22	5	41
TE Reuben Cundiff	4	13	---	---	23	40
OLB Britt Wolf	---	---	22	16	1	39
WR Nickolas Blackston	4	14	---	---	20	38
WR Dwayne Szott	19	14	---	---	---	33
FB Henry Lee	3	9	---	---	20	32
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	---	---	8	13	10	31
CB Clifton Talley	---	---	4	10	16	30
DE Terry Winslett	---	---	19	8	---	27
RB Ron Holmes	0	0	---	---	24	24
DT Angel Bronson	---	---	6	9	5	20
OLB Roger Ramirez	---	---	0	0	19	19
CB Levi Hernandez	---	---	0	0	16	16
DE Ty Woods	---	---	3	8	5	16
RB Ty Hickman	2	6	---	---	6	14
WR Antonio Palumbo	0	1	---	---	10	11
K Hector Jacobs	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Kent Mulligan	---	---	3	5	1	9
C Jumbo Weaver	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Chad Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Jorge Davis	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Kelly Berdys	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leland Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Mitch Forsyth	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Jamie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Deron Graham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Chance Reilly	30	29	---	---	11	70
S Corbin Poon	---	---	25	37	4	66
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	25	37	4	66
CB Edward Losman	---	---	24	37	4	65
DE Bert Kowalkowski	---	---	25	32	7	64
G Elias Lynn	30	29	---	---	5	64
DE Gilbert Shannon	---	---	23	36	4	63
T Archie Barlow	30	29	---	---	---	59
T Ross Cooley	30	29	---	---	---	59
QB Riddick Ballard	30	29	---	---	---	59
C Fernando Cooley	30	29	---	---	---	59
S Nate Longwell	---	---	22	29	4	55
RB Elliot Grice	15	22	---	---	16	53
TE Tom Hodges	27	25	---	---	---	52
WR Gabe Farrell	23	26	---	---	---	49
CB Terrence Harmon	---	---	18	21	9	48
DE Maurice Marchese	---	---	11	28	8	47
OLB Frankie Busch	---	---	19	23	4	46
WR Vincent Buckner	10	18	---	---	17	45
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	6	15	20	41
DE Seth Jamison	---	---	15	22	2	39
CB Devon Zlotnik	---	---	6	15	17	38
CB Patrick Woodson	---	---	18	18	2	38
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	10	21	3	34
OLB Cesar Burks	---	---	6	16	12	34
TE Andrew Prescott	20	11	---	---	1	32
WR Mo Heintz	18	12	---	---	---	30
DT Brad Roussel	---	---	16	13	---	29
S Charles Tuck	---	---	3	9	16	28
FB Ryan Benson	5	3	---	---	17	25
WR J.J. Dineen	8	17	---	---	---	25
RB Devon Terrell	8	5	---	---	10	23
WR Christian Flynn	2	3	---	---	16	21
TE Roberto Brown	0	0	---	---	20	20
CB Sawyer Santorum	---	---	3	9	4	16
RB Dustin Birch	8	3	---	---	1	12
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Alan Reeves	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Vinny McDaniel	6	0	---	---	---	6
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Matthew Pierce	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Scott Foster	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Bubba Garrett	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Greg Eason	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Mike Reilly	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Emmitt Lane	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-2	-0.3
Middle	15	100	6.7
Right	3	27	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-4	-1.3
Middle	18	82	4.6
Right	9	41	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	36	26	7	2	3	3	1	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	28	16	8	1	1	4	5	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	63	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	155	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	116	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	145	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	90	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leonardo Seder	10	5	0	86	2	36
TE Gregory Wolfe	10	9	1	82	0	36
WR Dwayne Szott	5	4	1	57	2	14
WR J.B. Eddy	5	3	1	61	2	28
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	3	2	0	16	0	32
WR Nickolas Blackston	2	2	0	15	0	14
TE Reuben Cundiff	1	1	0	24	1	13

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Farrell	9	7	0	132	3	26
TE Tom Hodges	6	3	0	62	2	25
WR J.J. Dineen	6	1	0	1	0	17
RB Devon Terrell	2	1	1	31	1	5
WR Christian Flynn	2	2	0	35	0	3
TE Andrew Prescott	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Elliot Grice	1	1	0	24	1	22
WR Mo Heintz	1	1	0	24	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	-7	-3.50	4.50
QB Louie Kemp	1	13	13.00	8.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dustin Birch	1	-1	-1.00	3.50
RB Elliot Grice	1	5	5.00	6.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	12	8	42	3.50	9.47

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	5	3	27	5.40	11.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gregory Wolfe	6	6	38	6.33	8.20
WR Leonardo Seder	4	1	7	1.75	8.60
WR Dwayne Szott	2	1	-3	-1.50	11.40

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Farrell	2	2	26	13.00	14.67
TE Andrew Prescott	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Tom Hodges	1	0	0	0.00	10.33
WR J.J. Dineen	1	1	1	1.00	0.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Louie Kemp	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Riddick Ballard	2	1
RB Elliot Grice	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	10	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonardo Seder	4	2	1
WR Dwayne Szott	2	1	0
TE Gregory Wolfe	2	2	1
WR J.B. Eddy	1	0	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Farrell	4	4	3
WR J.J. Dineen	2	0	0
WR Christian Flynn	1	1	1
TE Tom Hodges	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (22,200)
End Zone 11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 8,300 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (22,200)
End Zone	11,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	8,300 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (5,000)