Regular Season Week 16: Atlanta Falcons at Saints
December 21, 2014 70° Louisiana Superdome
Attendance: 60,093 (80%)
Atlanta Falcons 0 21 14 0 - 35
Saints 6 7 0 16 - 29
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Saints: 4-6-ATL 18 (8:32) 11-Henry Berends 35 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 3 ATL 0
(Qtr 1) Saints: 4-10-ATL 20 (5:52) 11-Henry Berends 37 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 6 ATL 0
(Qtr 2) Atlanta Falcons: 3-10-NOS 15 (15:00) 18-Brian Wu pass complete to 84-Mark Ng for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Rodney Lopez. NOS 6 ATL 7
(Qtr 2) Atlanta Falcons: 1-9-NOS 9 (1:19) 18-Brian Wu pass complete to 88-Carey Sweet for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Rodney Lopez. NOS 52-Bobby Powell was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NOS 6 ATL 14
(Qtr 2) Saints: 1-10-ATL 32 (0:57) 13-Carlos Hanson pass complete to 80-David Burford for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Henry Berends. NOS 13 ATL 14
(Qtr 2) Atlanta Falcons: (0:52) 11-Henry Berends kicks 68 yards from NOS 35 to ATL -3. 27-Benjamin Robbins for 103yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Rodney Lopez. NOS 13 ATL 21
(Qtr 3) Atlanta Falcons: 2-6-NOS 6 (11:00) 27-Benjamin Robbins ran to NOS 0 for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Rodney Lopez. NOS 13 ATL 28
(Qtr 3) Atlanta Falcons: 2-1-NOS 0 (0:06) 48-Ken Bennett ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Rodney Lopez. NOS 13 ATL 35
(Qtr 4) Saints: 1-5-ATL 5 (10:58) 13-Carlos Hanson pass complete to 80-David Burford for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Saints: 4-7-ATL 14 (4:56) 13-Carlos Hanson pass complete to 14-Thomas Samuels to ATL 0 for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Henry Berends. NOS 26 ATL 35
(Qtr 4) Saints: 4-5-ATL 5 (3:09) 11-Henry Berends 22 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 29 ATL 35
Team Statistics
Saints Atlanta Falcons
First Downs 25 20
- Rushing 10 12
- Passing 14 8
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 457 360
- Offensive Plays 72 49
- Yards Per Play 6.35 7.35
Net Rushing Yards 148 208
- Rushing Attempts 39 33
- Yards Per Rush 3.79 6.30
Net Passing Yards 309 152
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 27 / 0 16 / 14 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 317 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 8 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.36 9.50
- Yards Per Completion 11.74 10.86
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 2 / 4
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.0
4th Down Conversions 2 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 10 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 22 3 / 157
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 3 4 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:20 28:24
Drive Charts
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:32 OWN 27 10 55 Field Goal
1 8:23 2:34 OPP 35 6 15 Field Goal
2 14:56 4:35 OWN 25 7 27 Punt
2 7:58 3:01 OWN 37 5 26 Missed FG
2 1:16 0:24 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
3 10:56 6:03 OWN 25 10 42 Missed FG
3 0:04 4:11 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
4 8:50 4:00 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
Atlanta Falcons
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:28 0:06 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
1 5:48 5:52 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
2 10:20 2:22 OWN 6 4 19 Punt
2 4:57 3:41 OWN 44 7 56 Touchdown
2 0:37 0:37 OPP 25 1 -38 Missed FG
3 15:00 4:04 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
3 4:54 4:49 OWN 40 8 60 Touchdown
4 10:53 2:03 OWN 20 4 8 Punt
4 4:50 1:44 OWN 0 7 5 Field Goal
4 3:06 3:06 OWN 33 8 52 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 Michael Fischer 21 82 3.90 15 2 0
#39 Dexter Heath 15 56 3.73 15 2 0
#33 David Morgan 3 10 3.33 5 0 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Ken Bennett 9 67 7.44 16 3 1
#31 Zane Lang 7 65 9.29 19 4 0
#27 Benjamin Robbins 10 51 5.10 12 3 1
#43 Brent Erickson 4 26 6.50 10 1 0
#18 Brian Wu 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
#87 Dave Bayless 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#13 Carlos Hanson 32 27 317 1 / 8 3 38 0 139.19
Atlanta Falcons
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Brian Wu 16 14 152 0 / 0 2 23 0 145.83
Receiving Stats
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 David Burford 10 117 11.70 32 2
#87 Ted Healey 5 61 12.20 23 0
#14 Thomas Samuels 4 61 15.25 38 1
#88 David Iverson 4 43 10.75 17 0
#86 Robert Massey 2 15 7.50 10 0
#83 William Murray 1 15 15.00 15 0
#47 Ricky Rivera 1 5 5.00 5 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#48 Ken Bennett 4 61 15.25 23 0
#83 Richard Suggs 4 37 9.25 12 0
#84 Mark Ng 1 15 15.00 15 1
#31 Zane Lang 1 15 15.00 15 0
#27 Benjamin Robbins 1 12 12.00 12 0
#88 Carey Sweet 1 9 9.00 9 1
#87 Dave Bayless 2 3 1.50 2 0
Blocking Stats
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#88 David Iverson 10 46 1 3
#92 John Diaz 0 1 0 0
#58 Robert Crawford 0 2 0 0
#99 Willie Avelar 8 2 0 0
#56 George Reynolds 0 2 0 1
#52 Bobby Powell 9 3 0 0
#95 Paul Scheer 0 1 0 0
#98 Andrew Slay 0 2 0 0
#21 Anthony Gregory 0 2 0 0
#31 Leonard Beebe 0 1 0 0
#25 William Smothers 0 2 0 0
#75 Jeffrey Ellsworth 34 50 0 2
#65 Norman Koller 42 44 0 2
#57 Francisco Sipple 35 46 0 1
#64 Richard Soto 42 43 0 1
#47 Ricky Rivera 3 14 0 0
#70 James Jimenez 22 44 0 2
#86 Robert Massey 9 32 0 0
#80 David Burford 0 23 0 1
#14 Thomas Samuels 0 19 0 1
#39 Dexter Heath 6 5 0 1
#87 Ted Healey 0 10 0 1
#62 Jorge Young 9 0 0 0
#93 Melvin Collins 9 1 0 0
#48 Leroy Smith 0 1 0 0
#44 Michael Fischer 15 6 0 0
#83 William Murray 0 2 0 0
#33 David Morgan 1 1 0 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Kenneth Gibson 23 33 0 0
#63 Arturo James 22 36 0 3
#57 Nick Benefield 22 32 0 0
#27 Benjamin Robbins 4 5 0 0
#51 Anthony Martinez 20 36 0 3
#43 Brent Erickson 4 13 0 1
#67 Robert Barros 23 35 0 2
#83 Richard Suggs 6 30 0 1
#87 Dave Bayless 7 22 0 1
#48 Ken Bennett 0 3 0 0
#84 Mark Ng 0 13 0 0
#17 Jack Adcock 0 7 0 0
#31 Zane Lang 2 3 0 0
#66 Austin Jordan 7 3 0 0
#71 Michael Pena 3 0 0 0
#77 Steven White 6 0 0 0
#88 Carey Sweet 0 13 0 2
#61 Roger Farley 1 2 0 0
#52 John Kelly 0 3 0 1
#40 Scott Norris 0 3 0 0
#93 Daniel Townsend 0 2 0 0
#37 Clinton Smith 0 3 0 0
#23 Daniel Parker 0 3 0 0
#97 David Galvan 0 3 0 0
#36 Edward Schofield 0 3 0 0
#98 Christopher Osborne 0 3 0 0
#95 Christian Wesley 0 2 0 0
#75 John Wilkerson 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Atlanta Falcons
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#21 Anthony Gregory 0 1 1 0
#25 William Smothers 0 1 0 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#83 Richard Suggs 1 0 0 0
Punting
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Robert Gariepy 1 41 41.00 41.00 41 1
Atlanta Falcons
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Garrett Brady 2 94 47.00 42.00 47 0
Kicking
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Henry Berends 3 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 3 37 2 / 2
Atlanta Falcons
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#19 Rodney Lopez 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 5 / 5
Punt Return
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#33 David Morgan 1 10 10.0 10 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#33 David Morgan 1 22 22.0 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#27 Benjamin Robbins 1 103 103.0 1
#17 Jack Adcock 2 54 27.0 0
Defensive Stats
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#31 Leonard Beebe 7 0
#48 Leroy Smith 5 0
#58 Robert Crawford 5 0
#21 Anthony Gregory 4 0
#56 George Reynolds 4 0
#30 John Thomas 4 0
#52 Bobby Powell 3 0
#95 Paul Scheer 3 0
#99 Willie Avelar 2 0
#29 Jorge Nguyen 1 0
#98 Andrew Slay 1 0
#25 William Smothers 1 0
#66 Guadalupe Jackson 1 0
Atlanta Falcons
Name Tackles Sacks
#37 Clinton Smith 9 0
#36 Edward Schofield 8 0
#40 Scott Norris 7 0
#23 Daniel Parker 6 0
#95 Christian Wesley 6 0
#97 David Galvan 5 0
#45 Jack Disney 4 0
#35 Rodger Matthews 4 0
#98 Christopher Osborne 3 0
#20 Jean Turgeon 3 0
#61 Roger Farley 3 0
#75 John Wilkerson 2 0
#59 Larry Lyon 2 0
#52 John Kelly 2 0
#27 Benjamin Robbins 1 0
#93 Daniel Townsend 1 1
#48 Ken Bennett 1 0