Week 15, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:57 ATL - Dezmen Southward 60 interception return (Francis Wright extra point)
1Q: 09:45 NOS - Myron Wansley 2 pass from Drew Brees (Stephen Flowers extra point)
1Q: 05:42 ATL - Devin Hester 18 run (Francis Wright extra point)
1Q: 00:17 NOS - Willie Snead 7 pass from Drew Brees (Stephen Flowers extra point failed)
2Q: 11:57 ATL - Julio Jones 17 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 05:31 NOS - Stephen Flowers 21 field goal
2Q: 00:29 ATL - David Nelson 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
3Q: 06:30 NOS - Jacob Jude 11 pass from Drew Brees (Stephen Flowers extra point)
4Q: 11:19 ATL - Francis Wright 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:57 ATL - Dezmen Southward 60 interception return (Francis Wright extra point)
1Q: 09:45 NOS - Myron Wansley 2 pass from Drew Brees (Stephen Flowers extra point)
1Q: 05:42 ATL - Devin Hester 18 run (Francis Wright extra point)
1Q: 00:17 NOS - Willie Snead 7 pass from Drew Brees (Stephen Flowers extra point failed)
2Q: 11:57 ATL - Julio Jones 17 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
2Q: 05:31 NOS - Stephen Flowers 21 field goal
2Q: 00:29 ATL - David Nelson 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)
3Q: 06:30 NOS - Jacob Jude 11 pass from Drew Brees (Stephen Flowers extra point)
4Q: 11:19 ATL - Francis Wright 36 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 7-7 5-9
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 372 263
- Offensive Plays 68 57
- Yards per Play 5.47 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 81 69
- Rushing Attempts 19 22
- Yards per Rush 4.26 3.14
Net Passing Yards 291 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 29 - 2 32 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 314 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.94 5.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/75 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 5/128 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/64
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:03 27:57

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	7-7	5-9
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	372	263
- Offensive Plays	68	57
- Yards per Play	5.47	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	81	69
- Rushing Attempts	19	22
- Yards per Rush	4.26	3.14
Net Passing Yards	291	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 29 - 2	32 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	314	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.94	5.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/75	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	5/128	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/64
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:03	27:57

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:16	OWN 33	3	16	Interception
1	13:44	4:05	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
1	5:26	5:20	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	11:48	2:00	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
2	7:43	2:19	OWN 40	5	56	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:08	2:31	OWN 26	6	0	Punt
3	9:14	2:54	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
3	4:51	2:06	OWN 23	4	13	Interception
3	2:36	1:14	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
4	11:11	3:42	OWN 29	5	10	Punt
4	6:30	2:17	OPP 34	3	0	Punt
4	2:28	2:16	OWN 46	10	53	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	4:13	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
1	0:06	3:18	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	9:48	2:05	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
2	5:24	5:05	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 33	3	-7	Punt
3	10:37	1:23	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	6:20	1:29	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
3	2:45	0:09	OPP 38	1	0	Interception
3	1:22	5:11	OWN 18	10	63	Field Goal
4	7:29	0:59	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
4	4:13	1:45	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 1	1	1	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Ingram	12	52	4.33	23	2
Garrett Grayson	4	19	4.75	12	1
Drew Brees	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Ryan Mathews	1	6	6.00	6	0
Marcus Murphy	1	5	5.00	5	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonta Freeman	17	38	2.24	12	1	0
Matt Ryan	2	21	10.50	13	1	0
Tevin Coleman	2	-8	-4.00	-4	0	0
Devin Hester	1	18	18.00	18	1	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	32	23	255	1/5	3	37	1	113.4
Garrett Grayson	13	6	59	3/18	0	24	1	27.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	32	24	212	3/18	2	31	1	100.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Snead	10	14	128	12.80	35	32	1
RB Mark Ingram	6	6	66	11.00	39	37	0
WR Jacob Jude	6	10	64	10.67	13	14	1
WR Brandon Coleman	3	6	28	9.33	19	21	0
FB Myron Wansley	3	3	12	4.00	1	6	1
WR Tre McBride	1	2	16	16.00	2	16	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Donteea Dye	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Joseph Lloyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Hester	5	9	59	11.80	17	19	0
WR David Nelson	4	5	24	6.00	2	8	1
TE Jackie Bobbitt	4	4	24	6.00	7	14	0
WR Jeremiah Elliott	4	5	37	9.25	8	13	0
WR Julio Jones	3	5	27	9.00	3	17	1
FB Louis Law	3	3	10	3.33	0	6	0
TE Chris Wallace	1	1	31	31.00	24	31	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Stephone Anthony	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dezmen Southward	1	60	60.00	1
ILB Thomas Franklin	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Ingram	1	0	0
Jacob Jude	0	1	0
Haloti Ngata	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matt Ryan	1	1	0	0
Al Woods	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	5	257	51.4	46.2	60	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	4	176	44.0	42.3	51	0
Francis Wright	2	67	33.5	31.0	39	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Flowers	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francis Wright	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Snead	3	12	4.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dezmen Southward	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacob Jude	4	105	26.3	0
Brandon Coleman	1	23	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jalen Collins	3	73	24.3	0
David Nelson	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	8	1	0.0	22	35
CB Nickell Robey	5	1	0.0	13	23
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	5	1	0.0	21	30
DE Cameron Jordan	4	5	2.0	21	32
ILB Stephone Anthony	4	4	0.0	22	35
CB Keenan Lewis	4	1	0.0	22	35
DT Neal Clinton	3	0	0.0	10	20
DT Haloti Ngata	2	0	1.0	20	25
S Jairus Byrd	2	1	0.0	22	35
CB Damian Swann	2	1	0.0	19	31
DE Clyde Ingram	2	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Rex Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	9	11
DT Robert Horton	1	1	0.0	10	21
DE Bobby Richardson	1	0	0.0	7	14
WR Willie Snead	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Moises Harmon	8	0	1.0	15	35
S Dezmen Southward	8	2	0.0	19	43
CB Sterling Moore	6	0	0.0	11	37
ILB Thomas Franklin	5	4	0.0	19	49
CB Jalen Collins	5	0	0.0	19	49
OLB Courtney Upshaw	4	1	0.0	13	32
DT J.J. Warren	2	1	1.0	16	38
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	2	0	1.0	13	34
DE Vic Beasley	2	1	0.5	17	48
CB Robert Alford	2	0	0.0	19	49
DT Al Woods	1	2	0.5	6	19
OLB Corey Lemonier	1	1	0.0	4	10
WR Devin Hester	1	0	---	---	---
S Brandon Meriweather	1	0	0.0	4	14
DE Derrick Shelby	1	0	0.0	16	41

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cameron Jordan	2.0	1	0	32
DT Haloti Ngata	1.0	0	1	25
DE Bobby Richardson	0.0	1	0	14
DT Neal Clinton	0.0	1	0	20

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	1.0	0	1	34
DT J.J. Warren	1.0	0	1	38
OLB Moises Harmon	1.0	0	0	35
DE Vic Beasley	0.5	0	1	48
DT Al Woods	0.5	0	0	19
DE Derrick Shelby	0.0	1	2	41
ILB Thomas Franklin	0.0	0	1	49

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	6	1	0	30
ILB Stephone Anthony	4	0	1	35
CB Keenan Lewis	4	0	0	35
CB Nickell Robey	3	0	0	23
S Kenny Vaccaro	3	0	0	35
CB Damian Swann	2	0	0	31
S Jairus Byrd	1	0	0	35
OLB Rex Gerhardt	1	0	0	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sterling Moore	6	1	0	37
S Dezmen Southward	5	0	1	43
CB Jalen Collins	4	0	0	49
OLB Courtney Upshaw	3	1	0	32
CB Robert Alford	3	1	0	49
OLB Moises Harmon	3	0	0	35
ILB Thomas Franklin	2	0	1	49
OLB Justin Durant	1	0	0	3
OLB Corey Lemonier	1	0	0	10
DE Vic Beasley	1	0	0	48

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C.J. Fiedorowicz	3	3	0	14	0	24
Max Unger	2	3	1	19	0	49
Chris Clark	1	1	0	19	2	49
Jahri Evans	0	2	0	19	1	49
Gilbert Shillingford	0	2	0	19	1	49
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	0	2	0	19	0	49
Myron Wansley	0	1	0	14	0	17

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T.J. Duncan	1	11	22	0	35
Devan Lecuona	1	4	22	2	35
Andre Smith	1	4	22	1	35
Craig Stevens	0	1	3	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Stephen Tulloch	3	16
Tre McBride	2	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tevin Coleman	4	23
David Nelson	1	18
Jackie Bobbitt	1	8
Brian Schwenke	1	7
Devin Hester	1	3

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gilbert Shillingford	19	49	---	---	6	74
Jahri Evans	19	49	---	---	---	68
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	19	49	---	---	---	68
Chris Clark	19	49	---	---	---	68
Max Unger	19	49	---	---	---	68
Willie Snead	14	48	---	---	5	67
Brandon Coleman	10	36	---	---	17	63
Cameron Jordan	---	---	21	32	8	61
Nickell Robey	---	---	13	23	24	60
Jairus Byrd	---	---	22	35	1	58
Keenan Lewis	---	---	22	35	1	58
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	22	35	1	58
Stephone Anthony	---	---	22	35	1	58
Jacob Jude	12	40	---	---	6	58
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	21	30	1	52
Damian Swann	---	---	19	31	2	52
Haloti Ngata	---	---	20	25	5	50
Myron Wansley	14	17	---	---	16	47
Mark Ingram	14	32	---	---	---	46
Drew Brees	12	33	---	---	---	45
C.J. Fiedorowicz	14	24	---	---	7	45
Clyde Ingram	---	---	16	24	1	41
Tre McBride	6	17	---	---	15	38
Robert Horton	---	---	10	21	1	32
Neal Clinton	---	---	10	20	1	31
Marcus Murphy	3	10	---	---	17	30
Korey Toomer	---	---	1	5	23	29
Donteea Dye	4	11	---	---	12	27
Reshad Jones	---	---	4	7	13	24
Garrett Grayson	7	16	---	---	---	23
Bobby Richardson	---	---	7	14	---	21
Shaquille Harrison	0	4	---	---	16	20
Rex Gerhardt	---	---	9	11	---	20
Stephen Tulloch	---	---	0	0	16	16
Joseph Lloyd	2	4	---	---	6	12
Dennis Cox	---	---	2	2	5	9
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Lelito	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Tobin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gregory Bullock	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pete Hauer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Stephen Flowers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Mathews	2	2	---	---	1	5
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	1	0	---	1
Nick Foles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steven Edwards	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jalen Collins	---	---	19	49	6	74
Vic Beasley	---	---	17	48	6	71
Robert Alford	---	---	19	49	1	69
Thomas Franklin	---	---	19	49	1	69
Dezmen Southward	---	---	19	43	6	68
Ernie McElroy	22	35	---	---	7	64
Derrick Shelby	---	---	16	41	1	58
Matt Ryan	22	35	---	---	---	57
Andre Smith	22	35	---	---	---	57
Devan Lecuona	22	35	---	---	---	57
T.J. Duncan	22	35	---	---	---	57
Anthony Guthrie	22	35	---	---	---	57
J.J. Warren	---	---	16	38	1	55
Julio Jones	22	30	---	---	---	52
Jackie Bobbitt	19	25	---	---	8	52
Moises Harmon	---	---	15	35	1	51
Devin Hester	18	28	---	---	3	49
Sterling Moore	---	---	11	37	1	49
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	13	34	1	48
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	13	32	1	46
David Nelson	6	21	---	---	18	45
Devonta Freeman	19	26	---	---	---	45
Louis Law	11	12	---	---	15	38
Jeremiah Elliott	4	14	---	---	16	34
Tevin Coleman	3	5	---	---	23	31
Al Woods	---	---	6	19	5	30
Corey Lemonier	---	---	4	10	16	30
Bradley McDougald	---	---	3	10	12	25
Brooks Reed	---	---	9	15	---	24
Otis Stanek	---	---	0	3	21	24
Chris Wallace	1	4	---	---	18	23
Brandon Meriweather	---	---	4	14	---	18
George Foster	4	3	---	---	11	18
Justin Durant	---	---	1	3	11	15
Kapron Lewis-Moore	---	---	5	10	---	15
Andre Caldwell	0	4	---	---	8	12
Francis Wright	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Remmers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Schwenke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brady Wynn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Craig Stevens	3	3	---	---	---	6
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	4	4
Melvin Jordan	---	---	0	0	4	4
Zach Stickney	0	0	---	---	1	1
Alonzo Unger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	46	9.2
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	1	2	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	29	2.6
Middle	8	43	5.4
Right	3	-3	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	32	23	3	2	0	2	3	0	1
Garrett Grayson	13	6	1	0	2	1	3	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	32	24	1	2	0	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	69	13.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	140	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	81	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	130	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	26	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	36	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Snead	14	10	0	128	2	48
WR Jacob Jude	10	6	1	64	0	40
RB Mark Ingram	6	6	0	66	1	32
WR Brandon Coleman	6	3	1	28	1	36
FB Myron Wansley	3	3	0	12	0	17
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	0	0	0	0	24
WR Tre McBride	2	1	0	16	0	17
WR Donteea Dye	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Joseph Lloyd	1	0	0	0	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Hester	9	5	59	0	28
WR David Nelson	5	4	24	0	21
WR Julio Jones	5	3	27	0	30
WR Jeremiah Elliott	5	4	37	0	14
TE Jackie Bobbitt	4	4	24	0	25
FB Louis Law	3	3	10	0	12
TE Chris Wallace	1	1	31	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Ingram	2	3	1.50	4.33
Garrett Grayson	1	1	1.00	4.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devin Hester	1	18	18.00	18.00
Matt Ryan	1	13	13.00	10.50
Devonta Freeman	1	0	0.00	2.24

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	10	8	55	5.50	7.97
Garrett Grayson	2	1	9	4.50	4.54

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	3	24	8.00	6.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jacob Jude	5	3	29	5.80	6.40
WR Brandon Coleman	2	1	8	4.00	4.67
WR Willie Snead	2	2	14	7.00	9.14
FB Myron Wansley	2	2	8	4.00	4.00
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	5	5.00	11.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Nelson	1	1	7	7.00	4.80
WR Julio Jones	1	1	17	17.00	5.40
TE Jackie Bobbitt	1	1	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	2	0
Ryan Mathews	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Devonta Freeman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	7	5	4
Garrett Grayson	2	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	11	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacob Jude	3	2	2
WR Brandon Coleman	2	1	0
WR Willie Snead	2	1	1
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	1
WR Tre McBride	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devin Hester	3	2	1
WR David Nelson	3	2	1
TE Jackie Bobbitt	2	2	0
WR Julio Jones	1	1	1
WR Jeremiah Elliott	1	1	1
FB Louis Law	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,200 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,900 (21,900)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 5,600 (5,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,200 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,900 (21,900)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	5,600 (5,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)