Week 11, 2001

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	6	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	7	20	13	10	-	50

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NOS - LaMont Jordan 12 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 01:22 ATL - Sedrick Shaw 3 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 10:03 NOS - LaMont Jordan 5 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 06:56 NOS - Laveranues Coles 43 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 04:03 NOS - Vinny Sutherland 63 punt return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point failed)
3Q: 12:58 ATL - Derek Whaley 48 field goal
3Q: 12:32 NOS - Jeff Graham 74 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point failed)
3Q: 07:38 ATL - Derek Whaley 35 field goal
3Q: 07:11 NOS - Alvis Whitted 71 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 13:57 NOS - Jeff Graham 5 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 00:31 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NOS - LaMont Jordan 12 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 01:22 ATL - Sedrick Shaw 3 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 10:03 NOS - LaMont Jordan 5 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 06:56 NOS - Laveranues Coles 43 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 04:03 NOS - Vinny Sutherland 63 punt return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point failed)
3Q: 12:58 ATL - Derek Whaley 48 field goal
3Q: 12:32 NOS - Jeff Graham 74 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point failed)
3Q: 07:38 ATL - Derek Whaley 35 field goal
3Q: 07:11 NOS - Alvis Whitted 71 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 13:57 NOS - Jeff Graham 5 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 00:31 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 42 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 5-5 4-6
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 264 494
- Offensive Plays 56 59
- Yards per Play 4.71 8.37
Net Rushing Yards 90 83
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 3.60 2.86
Net Passing Yards 174 411
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 0 30 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 411
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.61 13.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/9 12/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/16 8/43
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/125
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 4/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:49 31:11

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	5-5	4-6
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	264	494
- Offensive Plays	56	59
- Yards per Play	4.71	8.37
Net Rushing Yards	90	83
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	3.60	2.86
Net Passing Yards	174	411
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 0	30 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	195	411
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.61	13.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/9	12/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/16	8/43
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/125
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	4/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:49	31:11

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:56	2:35	OWN 22	4	35	Punt
1	5:42	4:28	50	9	50	Touchdown
2	9:56	2:25	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	6:40	2:48	OWN 20	4	1	Punt
2	3:52	1:28	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	3	22	Half
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	4	49	Field Goal
3	12:17	4:46	OWN 20	11	62	Field Goal
3	6:55	2:11	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	13:49	2:22	OWN 22	4	10	Punt
4	4:59	2:40	OWN 8	5	22	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:04	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
1	7:21	1:39	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
1	1:14	6:18	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
2	7:31	0:51	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown
2	2:24	1:24	OWN 37	5	20	Punt
3	12:53	0:36	OWN 26	1	74	Touchdown
3	7:31	0:36	OWN 29	1	71	Touchdown
3	4:44	5:55	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	11:27	6:28	OWN 20	9	33	Punt
4	2:19	1:53	OPP 23	3	-2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sedrick Shaw	18	65	3.61	17	2
Olandis Gary	4	13	3.25	9	0
Drew Brees	3	12	4.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LaMont Jordan	18	43	2.39	12	1	2
Abraham Marschalk	11	40	3.64	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	28	16	195	3/21	1	43	0	90.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	30	24	411	0/0	4	74	0	158.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	6	6	106	17.67	59	43	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	3	10	5.00	10	14	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	4	24	12.00	7	13	0
RB Olandis Gary	2	3	8	4.00	0	11	0
WR Chad Johnson	2	5	35	17.50	23	23	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Craig Yeast	1	5	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Chris Penn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	6	6	125	20.83	52	74	2
RB LaMont Jordan	5	5	18	3.60	5	7	0
TE John Davis	4	6	36	9.00	18	23	0
WR Alvis Whitted	3	4	117	39.00	93	71	1
WR Laveranues Coles	3	4	61	20.33	1	43	1
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	42	21.00	23	37	0
WR Kevin Alexander	1	3	12	12.00	10	12	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sedrick Shaw	1	0	0
Todd McClure	0	1	0
Duane Ashman	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
LaMont Jordan	1	0	0
Joe Wong	0	1	0
Deke McQuay	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	309	44.1	27.4	68	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	3	120	40.0	33.3	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	5/7

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	4	125	31.3	1

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	37	18.5	0
Charles Woodson	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg
Kevin Alexander	2	35	17.5
Alvis Whitted	1	23	23.0
Kelly Herndon	1	16	16.0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	7	4	20	20
S Willie Clay	4	3	23	24
CB Terry Fair	4	2	16	20
S Tyrone Carter	4	1	21	26
DE Derrick Burgess	4	0	19	11
DT Jerry Drake	3	1	21	18
DT Ed Jasper	3	1	18	24
CB Kevin Mathis	3	1	6	4
S Shawn Williams	3	1	15	15
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	26	26
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	2	8	8
DE Orpheus Roye	2	0	18	25
OLB Mike Barber	1	1	12	11
DT Casey Hayward	1	1	13	12
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	24	25
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	6	5
ILB Zeke Moreno	1	0	24	26

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	6	0	0.0	25	31
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	1	2.0	15	26
ILB Brian Simmons	4	2	0.0	19	23
S Dwight Smith	4	1	0.0	24	31
S Deke McQuay	3	1	0.0	21	26
OLB Lorenzo Styles	3	1	0.0	8	11
S Donovin Darius	3	0	0.0	13	13
CB Kelly Herndon	3	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	3	0.0	18	21
ILB Dhani Jones	2	1	0.0	7	6
CB Tyrone Williams	2	0	0.0	17	25
S Buddy Love	2	0	0.0	6	8
DT William Carr	1	0	1.0	10	12
DT Darrell Russell	1	2	0.0	15	19
DE Stimpson Cat	1	1	0.0	21	30
DE Chad Bratzke	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Lamar King	1	0	0.0	11	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	25
DT Jerry Drake	0	2	18
DE Orpheus Roye	0	1	25

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	2.0	0	0	26
DT William Carr	1.0	0	0	12
DE Stimpson Cat	0.0	1	2	30
DE Lamar King	0.0	1	1	10
OLB Lorenzo Styles	0.0	1	0	11
DT Darrell Russell	0.0	0	2	19
DT William Munny	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	5	20
S Shawn Williams	4	15
S Tyrone Carter	4	26
S Willie Clay	2	24
CB Donnie Abraham	2	26
CB Kevin Mathis	2	4
CB Terry Fair	2	20
DE Derrick Burgess	2	11
DT Jerry Drake	1	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	5	0	31
CB Kelly Herndon	3	0	23
ILB Brian Simmons	2	0	23
CB Tyrone Williams	1	1	25
S Dwight Smith	1	1	31
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	26
S Buddy Love	1	0	8
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	21
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	6
S Donovin Darius	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd McClure	2	5	0	18	1	23
Travis Claridge	2	5	0	24	0	30
Cooper Carlisle	1	4	0	25	0	29
George Irwin	1	1	1	7	0	8
Ken Dilger	1	1	0	14	0	10
Bernard Robertson	0	3	0	25	1	30
Marco Rivera	0	2	0	25	1	31
Rick Delrio	0	1	0	7	0	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ike Davis	2	7	0	29	30
Gary Ivan Gordon	2	6	0	20	23
Joe Wong	2	6	0	20	22
Damion McIntosh	2	3	1	24	28
Russ Hochstein	1	1	0	11	6
Zack Freeman	0	4	0	18	24
Marcus Spears	0	2	0	14	9

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Barber	2	19
Ken Dilger	1	19
Charles Johnson	1	15
George Irwin	1	14
Marco Rivera	1	9
Willie Clay	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Styles	2	15
Dwight Smith	1	3

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marco Rivera	25	31	---	---	9	65
Charles Johnson	20	29	---	---	15	64
Sedrick Shaw	25	23	---	---	9	57
Charles Woodson	---	---	24	24	8	56
Drew Brees	25	31	---	---	---	56
Bernard Robertson	25	30	---	---	---	55
Cooper Carlisle	25	29	---	---	---	54
Travis Claridge	24	30	---	---	---	54
Willie Clay	---	---	23	24	6	53
Donnie Abraham	---	---	26	26	1	53
Duane Ashman	---	---	24	25	4	53
Zeke Moreno	---	---	24	26	1	51
Tyrone Carter	---	---	21	26	1	48
Orpheus Roye	---	---	18	25	1	44
Ed Jasper	---	---	18	24	2	44
Ken Dilger	14	10	---	---	19	43
Mike Barber	---	---	12	11	19	42
Shawn Williams	---	---	15	15	12	42
Chad Johnson	17	25	---	---	---	42
Yev Kassem	---	---	20	20	1	41
Todd McClure	18	23	---	---	---	41
Jerry Drake	---	---	21	18	1	40
Mike Pritchard	16	21	---	---	1	38
Shevin Smith	---	---	5	6	27	38
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	8	8	21	37
Terry Fair	---	---	16	20	---	36
Craig Yeast	8	13	---	---	14	35
Olandis Gary	11	19	---	---	---	30
Derrick Burgess	---	---	19	11	---	30
George Irwin	7	8	---	---	14	29
Casey Hayward	---	---	13	12	2	27
Kevin Mathis	---	---	6	4	15	25
Spencer George	0	2	---	---	19	21
Rick Delrio	7	8	---	---	6	21
Erik Williams	1	2	---	---	9	12
Bobby Collins	3	4	---	---	4	11
Shannon Taylor	---	---	6	5	---	11
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Henry Anderko	1	0	---	---	7	8
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Penn	3	1	---	---	2	6
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Casey Webster	0	2	---	---	3	5
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrone Williams	---	---	17	25	31	73
Antoine Winfield	---	---	25	31	13	69
Stimpson Cat	---	---	21	30	9	60
John Davis	20	22	---	---	17	59
Ike Davis	29	30	---	---	---	59
Matt Hassebeck	29	30	---	---	---	59
Dwight Smith	---	---	24	31	3	58
Jessie Armstead	---	---	15	26	14	55
LaMont Jordan	18	13	---	---	23	54
Damion McIntosh	24	28	---	---	---	52
Deke McQuay	---	---	21	26	2	49
Kevin Alexander	18	21	---	---	10	49
Marcus Pollard	19	12	---	---	16	47
Kelly Herndon	---	---	19	23	4	46
Joe Wong	20	22	---	---	3	45
Gary Ivan Gordon	20	23	---	---	1	44
Brian Simmons	---	---	19	23	2	44
Zack Freeman	18	24	---	---	---	42
Dexter Coakley	---	---	18	21	2	41
Vinny Sutherland	13	6	---	---	22	41
Darrell Russell	---	---	15	19	5	39
Jeff Graham	11	13	---	---	12	36
Laveranues Coles	14	22	---	---	---	36
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	8	11	15	34
Donovin Darius	---	---	13	13	8	34
Alvis Whitted	13	17	---	---	3	33
Abraham Marschalk	11	17	---	---	1	29
William Munny	---	---	13	15	---	28
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	7	4	16	27
Marcus Spears	14	9	---	---	4	27
Lamar King	---	---	11	10	4	25
William Carr	---	---	10	12	2	24
Graham Somerville	8	7	---	---	9	24
Ruben Brown	9	8	---	---	4	21
Russ Hochstein	11	6	---	---	2	19
Buddy Love	---	---	6	8	---	14
Chad Bratzke	---	---	6	7	---	13
Dhani Jones	---	---	7	6	---	13
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Richard Huntley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	4	4
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Heck	0	0	---	---	2	2
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	1	1
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	32	3.2
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	9	24	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	28	16	3	0	0	3	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	30	24	7	1	1	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	81	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	118	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	157	12.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	93	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	117	29.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	6	6	106	2	29
WR Craig Yeast	5	1	9	0	13
WR Chad Johnson	5	2	35	1	25
TE Ken Dilger	4	2	24	0	10
WR Mike Pritchard	3	2	10	0	21
RB Olandis Gary	3	2	8	0	19
WR Chris Penn	1	0	0	0	1
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	3	0	23

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	6	6	0	125	1	13
TE John Davis	6	4	0	36	1	22
RB LaMont Jordan	5	5	0	18	0	13
WR Alvis Whitted	4	3	1	117	3	17
WR Laveranues Coles	4	3	0	61	1	22
WR Kevin Alexander	3	1	0	12	0	21
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	0	42	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Shaw	3	13	4.33	3.61

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LaMont Jordan	3	20	6.67	2.39

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	3	16	3.20	6.96

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	1	1	5	5.00	13.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Olandis Gary	2	1	11	5.50	2.67
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	2	2.00	17.67
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	5	5.00	20.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Shaw	2	0
Drew Brees	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Marschalk	2	2
LaMont Jordan	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	5	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	12	11	10

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	1
WR Chris Penn	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	0
WR Craig Yeast	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	4	4	4
TE John Davis	2	2	1
WR Kevin Alexander	2	1	1
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	1
WR Alvis Whitted	1	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	1	1	1
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)