Week 17, 2000

played in Atlanta, GA

57 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	9	3	7	0	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 27 field goal
1Q: 05:11 NOS - John Davis 3 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point failed)
2Q: 11:58 ATL - Neil Rackers 49 field goal
2Q: 03:19 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 23 field goal
2Q: 00:43 ATL - Shawn Collins 29 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 05:42 NOS - Eli Reid 1 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 27 field goal
1Q: 05:11 NOS - John Davis 3 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point failed)
2Q: 11:58 ATL - Neil Rackers 49 field goal
2Q: 03:19 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 23 field goal
2Q: 00:43 ATL - Shawn Collins 29 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 05:42 NOS - Eli Reid 1 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 9-7 5-10-1
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 17 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 387 215
- Offensive Plays 71 60
- Yards per Play 5.45 3.58
Net Rushing Yards 103 61
- Rushing Attempts 29 19
- Yards per Rush 3.55 3.21
Net Passing Yards 284 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 0 35 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 307 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 6/33
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 3.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/38 5/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:53 24:07

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	9-7	5-10-1
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	17	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	387	215
- Offensive Plays	71	60
- Yards per Play	5.45	3.58
Net Rushing Yards	103	61
- Rushing Attempts	29	19
- Yards per Rush	3.55	3.21
Net Passing Yards	284	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 0	35 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	307	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	6/33
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	3.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/38	5/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:53	24:07

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:50	OWN 35	8	55	Field Goal
1	8:34	3:33	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
1	2:23	2:04	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
2	11:51	2:28	OWN 28	5	18	Punt
2	7:39	4:28	OWN 20	10	74	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	1	-7	Half
3	14:04	3:39	OWN 25	7	36	Punt
3	8:59	3:23	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
3	1:55	1:24	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
4	13:55	2:14	OWN 30	5	6	Punt
4	9:06	1:08	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	6:53	4:40	OWN 1	6	34	Punt
4	1:42	0:35	OPP 33	3	-5	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 2	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:10	1:36	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
1	5:01	2:38	OWN 27	5	26	Punt
1	0:19	3:28	OWN 45	8	23	Field Goal
2	9:23	1:44	OWN 33	4	23	Punt
2	3:11	1:40	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	1:31	0:58	OPP 47	3	47	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 20	4	6	Punt
3	10:25	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	5:36	3:41	OWN 38	8	30	Fumble
3	0:31	1:36	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
4	11:41	2:35	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
4	7:58	1:05	OWN 38	3	-7	Punt
4	2:13	0:31	OWN 33	4	0	Downs
4	1:07	0:58	OWN 20	4	-18	Downs

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richard Huntley	19	49	2.58	12	1
J.J. Johnson	9	55	6.11	28	2
Matt Hassebeck	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Olandis Gary	11	35	3.18	18	2
Ramon Shonta	4	18	4.50	7	0
Ma'ake Scott	4	8	2.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	38	27	307	4/23	2	39	0	112.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	35	17	187	6/33	1	29	0	74.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Williams	6	6	87	14.50	49	33	0
WR Eli Reid	4	5	33	8.25	15	20	1
TE John Davis	3	5	21	7.00	4	16	1
WR Sebastian Fannin	3	3	37	12.33	5	16	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	5	47	23.50	30	39	0
TE Bradford Banta	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	40	20.00	34	37	0
RB J.J. Johnson	2	2	32	16.00	23	17	0
RB Richard Huntley	1	4	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Alvis Whitted	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0
FB Graham Somerville	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Lofton	5	6	37	7.40	3	13	0
RB Olandis Gary	4	4	55	13.75	15	24	0
WR Jerome Pathon	3	10	28	9.33	7	13	0
WR Shawn Collins	2	3	35	17.50	0	29	1
WR Ron Dixon	2	7	13	6.50	0	7	0
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	19	19.00	8	19	0
TE Tomur Barnes	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Karl Williams	1	0	0
Buddy Love	0	1	0
Robert Harris	0	0	1
Brett Wallerstedt	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ramon Shonta	2	0	0
Aidan Buchanan	0	1	0
Cooper Carlisle	0	1	0
Troy Sadowski	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	8	345	43.1	32.6	64	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	9	452	50.2	43.1	68	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	1/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	3	24	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	2	45	22.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	47	23.5	0
Jerome Pathon	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	6	1	1.0	19	38
DE Robert Harris	5	0	3.0	18	39
S Donovin Darius	5	2	0.0	19	40
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	0	0.0	6	10
S Deke McQuay	3	0	0.0	9	23
CB Monty Montgomery	3	0	0.0	13	27
CB Kelly Herndon	3	0	0.0	19	41
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	1	0.0	14	33
DT Walt Murphy	2	0	0.0	11	17
CB Antoine Winfield	2	0	0.0	19	40
DE Gary Ferguson	1	1	1.0	14	29
DT William Carr	1	0	1.0	4	13
S Buddy Love	1	1	0.0	13	31
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0.0	0	8
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Noel Scarlett	1	0	0.0	5	11
DE Lamar King	0	1	0.0	5	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Willie Kramer	9	3	0.0	26	37
S Orlando Thomas	8	0	0.0	29	36
ILB Yev Kassem	7	0	0.0	24	37
DT Joel Steed	5	0	1.0	25	27
DE Vaughn Booker	3	1	2.0	18	34
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	1	1.0	24	32
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	2	0.0	18	22
CB Tyrone Williams	3	1	0.0	25	36
DE Orpheus Roye	3	0	0.0	23	34
CB Charles Woodson	2	1	0.0	29	41
S Tyrone Carter	2	1	0.0	3	14
DE Regan Upshaw	2	0	0.0	11	9
S Jason Perry	2	0	0.0	4	13
ILB Shannon Taylor	2	0	0.0	5	5
CB Donnell Woolford	1	2	0.0	15	32
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Sam Rogers	1	0	0.0	6	4
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	3.0	0	3	2	39
DE Gary Ferguson	1.0	1	2	0	29
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1.0	0	1	0	38
DT William Carr	1.0	0	1	0	13
DT William Munny	0.0	1	1	1	29
DT Walt Murphy	0.0	1	0	0	17
S Donovin Darius	0.0	0	1	0	40

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vaughn Booker	2.0	0	1	1	34
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	1	2	1	32
DT Joel Steed	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	0	2	1	34
DT Jerry Drake	0.0	0	1	0	20
OLB Jeff Posey	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	0	10
CB Kelly Herndon	2	2	41
CB Antoine Winfield	2	2	40
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	1	33
S Deke McQuay	2	0	23
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	38
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	8
CB Monty Montgomery	1	0	27
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	8
S Donovin Darius	1	0	40

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Willie Kramer	4	0	37
S Orlando Thomas	4	0	36
ILB Yev Kassem	4	0	37
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	1	22
CB Tyrone Williams	2	0	36
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	41
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	14
CB Donnell Woolford	1	0	32
DE Vaughn Booker	1	0	34
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	20
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	34
OLB Dat Nguyen	1	0	6
S Jason Perry	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damion McIntosh	4	8	29	1	42
Rod Shoate	2	7	29	2	42
Graham Somerville	1	4	14	0	22
Larry Heck	0	4	29	0	42
Joe Wong	0	3	29	1	42
Zack Freeman	0	2	29	0	42

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	1	6	19	1	41
Kris Farris	1	2	19	0	41
Doug Brzezinski	1	1	19	3	41
Todd McClure	0	4	19	1	41
Kevin Sargent	0	1	19	1	41
Tomur Barnes	0	1	16	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Johnson	2	18
Sebastian Fannin	2	17
Marcus Pollard	1	21

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Orlando Thomas	2	14
Tyji Armstrong	1	18
Troy Sadowski	1	10
Aidan Buchanan	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Heck	29	42	---	---	10	81
Rod Shoate	29	42	---	---	10	81
Joe Wong	29	42	---	---	10	81
Antoine Winfield	---	---	19	40	13	72
Zack Freeman	29	42	---	---	---	71
Matt Hassebeck	29	42	---	---	---	71
Damion McIntosh	29	42	---	---	---	71
John Davis	25	27	---	---	16	68
Kelly Herndon	---	---	19	41	1	61
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	19	38	3	60
Donovin Darius	---	---	19	40	1	60
Robert Harris	---	---	18	39	1	58
Richard Huntley	20	35	---	---	---	55
Jeff Graham	20	34	---	---	---	54
Graham Somerville	14	22	---	---	18	54
Karl Williams	19	25	---	---	9	53
Eli Reid	19	23	---	---	8	50
Jessie Armstead	---	---	14	33	2	49
Gary Ferguson	---	---	14	29	4	47
Buddy Love	---	---	13	31	3	47
Monty Montgomery	---	---	13	27	7	47
William Munny	---	---	15	29	1	45
Alvis Whitted	8	14	---	---	17	39
Bobby Taylor	---	---	0	8	30	38
J.J. Johnson	9	7	---	---	18	34
Walt Murphy	---	---	11	17	5	33
Deke McQuay	---	---	9	23	---	32
Marcus Pollard	2	7	---	---	21	30
Sebastian Fannin	3	6	---	---	17	26
Bradford Banta	6	10	---	---	9	25
Brian Simmons	---	---	5	8	12	25
Lamar King	---	---	5	12	6	23
Dexter Coakley	---	---	6	10	6	22
Noel Scarlett	---	---	5	11	6	22
William Carr	---	---	4	13	---	17
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darrell Russell	---	---	1	2	7	10
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	2	2
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Abraham Marschalk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dhani Jones	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Orlando Thomas	---	---	29	36	14	79
Charles Woodson	---	---	29	41	6	76
Donnell Woolford	---	---	15	32	26	73
Doug Brzezinski	19	41	---	---	10	70
Willie Kramer	---	---	26	37	2	65
Yev Kassem	---	---	24	37	2	63
Tyrone Williams	---	---	25	36	2	63
Vaughn Booker	---	---	18	34	10	62
Jerome Pathon	17	32	---	---	13	62
Kevin Sargent	19	41	---	---	---	60
Ramon Shonta	19	41	---	---	---	60
Todd McClure	19	41	---	---	---	60
Kris Farris	19	41	---	---	---	60
Cooper Carlisle	19	41	---	---	---	60
Orpheus Roye	---	---	23	34	2	59
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	24	32	1	57
Joel Steed	---	---	25	27	3	55
Tomur Barnes	16	30	---	---	8	54
Ma'ake Scott	5	13	---	---	26	44
Ron Dixon	12	31	---	---	1	44
Olandis Gary	14	28	---	---	---	42
Kenny Lofton	11	30	---	---	---	41
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	18	22	1	41
Jeff Posey	---	---	14	23	3	40
Dat Nguyen	---	---	8	6	21	35
Shawn Collins	7	12	---	---	15	34
Jerry Drake	---	---	12	20	---	32
Aidan Buchanan	6	17	---	---	8	31
Jason Perry	---	---	4	13	10	27
Regan Upshaw	---	---	11	9	6	26
Tyrone Carter	---	---	3	14	8	25
Henry Anderko	1	6	---	---	16	23
Tyji Armstrong	1	1	---	---	18	20
Sam Rogers	---	---	6	4	8	18
Michael Haynes	3	2	---	---	9	14
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Randy Shughart	0	0	---	---	10	10
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lennie Friedman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tony Hambrick	2	3	---	---	5	10
Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Shannon Taylor	---	---	5	5	---	10
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Randall Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dakota Pritchett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	15	56	3.7
Right	3	6	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	11	22	2.0
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	38	27	5	0	2	1	7	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	35	17	2	0	0	5	9	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	20	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	190	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	97	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	58	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	53	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Williams	6	6	0	87	2	25
WR Jeff Graham	5	2	1	47	1	34
TE John Davis	5	3	0	21	0	27
WR Eli Reid	5	4	0	33	1	23
RB Richard Huntley	4	1	0	-4	0	35
WR Sebastian Fannin	3	3	0	37	0	6
TE Bradford Banta	2	2	0	4	0	10
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	0	40	1	7
WR Alvis Whitted	2	1	1	14	0	14
RB J.J. Johnson	2	2	0	32	0	7
FB Graham Somerville	2	1	0	-4	0	22

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Pathon	10	3	28	0	32
WR Ron Dixon	7	2	13	0	31
WR Kenny Lofton	6	5	37	0	30
RB Olandis Gary	4	4	55	1	28
WR Shawn Collins	3	2	35	1	12
TE Tomur Barnes	3	0	0	0	30
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	19	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	3	14	4.67	2.58
J.J. Johnson	2	0	0.00	6.11
Matt Hassebeck	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	8	5	40	5.00	8.08

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	2	0	0	0.00	9.40
TE John Davis	1	1	3	3.00	4.20
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	5	5.00	2.00
WR Eli Reid	1	1	1	1.00	6.60
RB Richard Huntley	1	0	0	0.00	-1.00
WR Alvis Whitted	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	17	17.00	16.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Johnson	3	1
Richard Huntley	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	2	1
Ma'ake Scott	1	0
Olandis Gary	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	9	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	1	1
WR Karl Williams	2	2	1
TE John Davis	1	0	0
WR Eli Reid	1	1	0
WR Alvis Whitted	1	0	0
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerome Pathon	4	1	0
WR Kenny Lofton	3	2	1
TE Tomur Barnes	1	0	0
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	1
WR Ron Dixon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (17,100)
End Zone 11,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (17,100)
End Zone	11,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (7,500)