Week 17, 2069

played in New Orleans, CA

76 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	0	7	-	24
New Orleans Saints	7	3	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NOS - Louie Kemp 6 run (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
1Q: 04:36 ATL - Elliot Grice 4 run (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 08:34 ATL - Gavin Hicks 47 field goal
2Q: 01:59 ATL - Gabe Farrell 40 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Frankie Lincoln 51 field goal
3Q: 10:15 NOS - Taylor Martin 11 pass from Louie Kemp (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
3Q: 04:10 NOS - Frankie Lincoln 27 field goal
4Q: 13:39 ATL - Gabe Farrell 45 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NOS - Louie Kemp 6 run (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
1Q: 04:36 ATL - Elliot Grice 4 run (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 08:34 ATL - Gavin Hicks 47 field goal
2Q: 01:59 ATL - Gabe Farrell 40 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Frankie Lincoln 51 field goal
3Q: 10:15 NOS - Taylor Martin 11 pass from Louie Kemp (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
3Q: 04:10 NOS - Frankie Lincoln 27 field goal
4Q: 13:39 ATL - Gabe Farrell 45 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 10-6 7-9
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 5
Total Net Yards 335 339
- Offensive Plays 56 80
- Yards per Play 5.98 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 94 111
- Rushing Attempts 25 40
- Yards per Rush 3.76 2.78
Net Passing Yards 241 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 2 40 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.77 5.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/60 7/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:15 35:45

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	10-6	7-9
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	5
Total Net Yards	335	339
- Offensive Plays	56	80
- Yards per Play	5.98	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	94	111
- Rushing Attempts	25	40
- Yards per Rush	3.76	2.78
Net Passing Yards	241	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 2	40 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.77	5.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/60	7/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:15	35:45

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	1:10	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	6:25	1:18	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
1	5:07	0:39	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
1	0:33	3:04	OWN 36	6	24	Punt
2	10:29	2:03	OWN 49	4	21	Field Goal
2	3:44	1:59	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 23	4	18	Fumble
3	10:05	2:56	OWN 41	4	25	Missed FG
3	4:02	3:04	OWN 25	7	51	Interception
4	14:43	1:22	OWN 49	3	51	Touchdown
4	12:05	0:51	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	8:58	2:53	OWN 3	5	17	Interception
4	2:34	1:30	OWN 21	5	20	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 26	1	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:33	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	8:17	1:52	OWN 10	4	28	Punt
1	4:28	3:55	OWN 25	8	46	Missed FG
2	12:29	2:00	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	8:26	4:42	OWN 27	9	36	Punt
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 25	7	41	Field Goal
3	13:25	3:20	OPP 41	8	41	Touchdown
3	7:09	3:07	OWN 41	7	49	Field Goal
3	0:58	1:15	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
4	13:21	1:16	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	11:14	2:16	OWN 46	5	14	Punt
4	6:05	3:31	OPP 30	7	9	Downs
4	1:04	0:34	OWN 20	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Gabe Farrell, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elliot Grice	17	60	3.53	18	1	1
QB Riddick Ballard	7	28	4.00	14	1	0
RB Wendell Lange	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	30	64	2.13	9	0	0
QB Louie Kemp	7	28	4.00	8	0	1
WR Taylor Martin	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
RB Amir Gordon	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
TE Riley Wooden	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	29	19	255	2/14	2	45	2	87.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	40	20	228	0/0	1	25	0	75.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabe Farrell	6	8	152	25.33	85	45	2
WR Chuck Abrams	5	5	23	4.60	4	8	0
RB Elliot Grice	3	4	40	13.33	29	18	0
TE Tom Hodges	3	5	20	6.67	0	10	0
WR Perry Richardson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Claude Beyer	1	1	15	15.00	10	15	0
WR J.J. Dineen	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Al Denis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sherman McAninch	6	12	57	9.50	7	22	0
WR Leonardo Seder	3	3	50	16.67	9	21	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	3	3	22	7.33	3	16	0
TE Reuben Cundiff	3	8	52	17.33	19	25	0
WR Taylor Martin	2	5	21	10.50	10	11	1
WR Antonio Palumbo	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Amir Gordon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Leon Banda	1	3	12	12.00	2	12	0
TE Riley Wooden	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Devon Porter	1	0	0.00	0
CB Abel Foster	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Riddick Ballard	1	0	0
RB Wendell Lange	0	1	0
FB Damien Bush	0	0	1
DE Justics Forsythe	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Taylor Martin	1	0	0
RB Amir Gordon	1	0	0
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	0	1	0
G Spencer Freitag	0	1	0
CB Abel Foster	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	5	231	46.2	35.6	59	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Popp	6	225	37.5	31.7	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	1/2	1/2	0/1	47	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frankie Lincoln	2/3	1/2	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Abrams	1	15	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Gordon	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wendell Lange	2	58	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Palumbo	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Reginald Jamison	13	3	0.0	36	22
CB Edward Losman	7	2	0.0	40	40
DE Ethan Burgess	5	0	0.0	37	36
DE Harry Walters	4	3	0.0	38	25
OLB Weston Banks	4	2	0.0	27	26
S Corbin Poon	4	1	0.0	19	27
S Garrett Barnes	3	2	0.0	38	27
S Parker Maxwell	3	2	0.0	23	26
OLB Luis Browning	3	2	0.0	17	13
OLB Evan Renfrow	2	3	0.0	19	12
DT Frank Michl	2	3	0.0	23	29
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	2	0	0.0	22	17
DE Justics Forsythe	2	0	0.0	20	13
CB Irv Goguen	1	2	0.0	21	27
CB Elijah Hernandez	1	1	0.0	2	15
WR Gabe Farrell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Connor Horton	1	0	0.0	3	17
TE Al Denis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Nate Taylor	1	0	0.0	16	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Reggie Stedman	8	3	0.0	25	31
OLB Shaquille Grider	7	0	0.0	25	25
OLB Devon Porter	5	2	0.0	24	31
CB Abel Foster	4	2	0.0	24	31
S Parker McHugh	4	1	0.0	13	24
DE Wade Merritt	3	1	1.0	24	23
DE Roy Harvey	3	0	1.0	22	18
CB Clifton Talley	2	0	0.0	12	7
DE Terry Winslett	1	2	0.0	23	13
OLB Ezra Daschle	1	1	0.0	13	6
S Richard Pozy	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	1	0	0.0	14	26
S Johnny Mayes	1	0	0.0	23	22
CB Deron Graham	0	2	0.0	10	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dwight Herndon	1	2	0	26
DE Harry Walters	1	0	0	25
DT Harris Webster	0	3	1	26
DE Ethan Burgess	0	2	1	36
OLB Connor Horton	0	1	2	17

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wade Merritt	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Roy Harvey	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Devon Porter	0.0	1	1	0	31
DE Logan Lorenz	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Reginald Jamison	5	2	22
CB Edward Losman	4	1	40
S Corbin Poon	3	1	27
OLB Weston Banks	2	1	26
CB Elijah Hernandez	2	0	15
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	1	0	17
OLB Connor Horton	1	0	17
OLB Evan Renfrow	1	0	12
CB Nate Taylor	1	0	13
S Parker Maxwell	0	1	26
CB Irv Goguen	0	1	27

New Orleans	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reggie Stedman	4	0	31
S Parker McHugh	4	0	24
CB Abel Foster	3	1	31
OLB Shaquille Grider	3	0	25
OLB Devon Porter	2	1	31
S Richard Pozy	1	0	9
CB Bernard Castillo	1	0	14
S Johnny Mayes	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andy Stargell	3	7	0	25	0	31
T Ross Cooley	1	5	1	25	0	31
T Henry Wanat	1	4	0	25	1	31
TE Tom Hodges	1	1	0	23	0	24
C Fernando Cooley	0	4	0	25	1	31
G Levon Logan	0	1	0	25	0	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Leland Gerhardt	3	11	40	40
G Spencer Freitag	3	6	40	40
T Ed Burgess	2	6	40	40
C Grant Bergen	0	8	39	40
T D.J. Oxford	0	3	40	40
TE Kendrick Gaines	0	1	4	2
TE Riley Wooden	0	1	20	24

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Damien Bush	1	22
Elijah Hernandez	1	16
Nathaniel Goods	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Britt Wolf	2	19
Richard Pozy	1	22

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Edward Losman	---	---	40	40	3	83
S Garrett Barnes	---	---	38	27	17	82
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	37	36	3	76
WR J.J. Dineen	22	29	---	---	17	68
DE Harry Walters	---	---	38	25	3	66
G Andy Stargell	25	31	---	---	7	63
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	36	22	2	60
T Ross Cooley	25	31	---	---	---	56
QB Riddick Ballard	25	31	---	---	---	56
C Fernando Cooley	25	31	---	---	---	56
T Henry Wanat	25	31	---	---	---	56
G Levon Logan	25	31	---	---	---	56
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	27	26	2	55
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	19	26	8	53
DT Frank Michl	---	---	23	29	1	53
S Parker Maxwell	---	---	23	26	2	51
WR Gabe Farrell	21	29	---	---	---	50
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	21	27	2	50
S Corbin Poon	---	---	19	27	2	48
RB Elliot Grice	22	25	---	---	---	47
DT Harris Webster	---	---	19	26	2	47
TE Tom Hodges	23	24	---	---	---	47
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	---	---	22	17	7	46
TE Al Denis	15	13	---	---	16	44
OLB Connor Horton	---	---	3	17	21	41
WR Chuck Abrams	12	18	---	---	10	40
DE Justics Forsythe	---	---	20	13	1	34
CB Elijah Hernandez	---	---	2	15	16	33
OLB Evan Renfrow	---	---	19	12	1	32
OLB Luis Browning	---	---	17	13	1	31
CB Nate Taylor	---	---	16	13	1	30
FB Damien Bush	4	2	---	---	22	28
TE Claude Beyer	1	1	---	---	22	24
ILB Emmitt Lane	---	---	1	0	20	21
RB Wendell Lange	1	1	---	---	16	18
WR Herb Elliott	1	5	---	---	9	15
DE Renaldo Kasnia	---	---	0	3	6	9
WR Perry Richardson	2	6	---	---	---	8
C Louis Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Nathaniel Goods	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Maurice Boisvert	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Frank McCormick	1	2	---	---	---	3
G Mercury Loftin	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB James Lauher	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	37	39	---	---	17	93
G Leland Gerhardt	40	40	---	---	9	89
G Spencer Freitag	40	40	---	---	9	89
T D.J. Oxford	40	40	---	---	9	89
T Ed Burgess	40	40	---	---	9	89
QB Louie Kemp	40	40	---	---	---	80
C Grant Bergen	39	40	---	---	---	79
TE Reuben Cundiff	38	39	---	---	1	78
WR Sherman McAninch	35	31	---	---	---	66
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	25	31	8	64
OLB Devon Porter	---	---	24	31	2	57
CB Abel Foster	---	---	24	31	2	57
WR Leonardo Seder	18	20	---	---	17	55
OLB Shaquille Grider	---	---	25	25	3	53
DE Wade Merritt	---	---	24	23	---	47
WR Taylor Martin	21	19	---	---	5	45
S Johnny Mayes	---	---	23	22	---	45
TE Riley Wooden	20	24	---	---	---	44
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	---	---	14	26	2	42
S Parker McHugh	---	---	13	24	5	42
DE Roy Harvey	---	---	22	18	---	40
DE Terry Winslett	---	---	23	13	---	36
RB Amir Gordon	7	5	---	---	23	35
S Richard Pozy	---	---	2	9	22	33
CB Bernard Castillo	---	---	3	14	15	32
CB Deron Graham	---	---	10	16	5	31
OLB Ezra Daschle	---	---	13	6	11	30
WR Leon Banda	17	12	---	---	---	29
TE Kendrick Gaines	4	2	---	---	22	28
DE Logan Lorenz	---	---	2	16	7	25
OLB Britt Wolf	---	---	1	1	19	21
WR Antonio Palumbo	3	9	---	---	9	21
DT B.J. Adas	---	---	1	13	7	21
CB Clifton Talley	---	---	12	7	1	20
DE Leland Krakowski	---	---	11	7	---	18
DT Herb Paschal	---	---	3	8	2	13
P Irving Popp	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Corwin Butcher	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Rusty Hampton	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Frankie Lincoln	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Juan Bernard	1	0	---	---	---	1
RB Thurman Devenny	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chad Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Rick Friday	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Wes Bernardino	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	9	35	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	18	1.3
Middle	21	67	3.2
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	29	19	3	2	2	0	2	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	40	20	3	1	2	7	8	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	63	12.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	90	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	26	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	10	147	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	47	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Farrell	8	6	0	152	3	29
TE Tom Hodges	5	3	1	20	0	24
WR Chuck Abrams	5	5	0	23	0	18
RB Elliot Grice	4	3	0	40	0	25
WR J.J. Dineen	4	0	1	0	0	29
WR Perry Richardson	1	1	0	5	0	6
TE Al Denis	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Claude Beyer	1	1	0	15	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sherman McAninch	12	6	0	57	1	31
TE Reuben Cundiff	8	3	0	52	1	39
WR Taylor Martin	5	2	1	21	0	19
WR Leonardo Seder	3	3	0	50	1	20
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	3	3	0	22	0	39
WR Antonio Palumbo	3	1	0	15	0	9
WR Leon Banda	3	1	1	12	0	12
TE Riley Wooden	2	0	0	0	0	24
RB Amir Gordon	1	1	0	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Riddick Ballard	1	9	9.00	4.00
RB Elliot Grice	1	4	4.00	3.53

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	3	-2	-0.67	2.13
QB Louie Kemp	2	8	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	1	0	0	0.00	8.79

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	8	4	24	3.00	5.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Farrell	1	0	0	0.00	19.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Palumbo	2	1	15	7.50	5.00
WR Taylor Martin	1	1	11	11.00	4.20
TE Reuben Cundiff	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Sherman McAninch	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.75
RB Amir Gordon	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
TE Riley Wooden	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Leon Banda	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Louie Kemp	2	1
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	10	7	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Farrell	4	3	3
TE Tom Hodges	3	2	1
RB Elliot Grice	2	1	1
WR Chuck Abrams	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sherman McAninch	6	3	2
WR Taylor Martin	4	2	1
TE Reuben Cundiff	3	1	1
WR Antonio Palumbo	1	1	1

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)