Week 15, 2001

played in Atlanta, GA

56 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	10	0	9	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	14	3	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:01 ATL - Charles Johnson 9 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 02:11 ATL - Drew Brees 7 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 11:24 NOS - Abraham Marschalk 10 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 05:47 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 21 field goal
2Q: 00:37 ATL - Derek Whaley 44 field goal
3Q: 06:40 ATL - Spencer George 3 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 13:25 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 51 field goal
4Q: 00:48 NOS - Abraham Marschalk 7 run (Matt Hassebeck pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:01 ATL - Charles Johnson 9 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 02:11 ATL - Drew Brees 7 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 11:24 NOS - Abraham Marschalk 10 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 05:47 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 21 field goal
2Q: 00:37 ATL - Derek Whaley 44 field goal
3Q: 06:40 ATL - Spencer George 3 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 13:25 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 51 field goal
4Q: 00:48 NOS - Abraham Marschalk 7 run (Matt Hassebeck pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 6-8 6-8
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 388 296
- Offensive Plays 61 58
- Yards per Play 6.36 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 75 122
- Rushing Attempts 21 37
- Yards per Rush 3.57 3.30
Net Passing Yards 313 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 2 19 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 313 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.83 8.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 2/17
Punt Returns/Yards 4/34 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/134 4/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 2/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:28 32:32

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	6-8	6-8
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	388	296
- Offensive Plays	61	58
- Yards per Play	6.36	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	75	122
- Rushing Attempts	21	37
- Yards per Rush	3.57	3.30
Net Passing Yards	313	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 2	19 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	313	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.83	8.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	2/17
Punt Returns/Yards	4/34	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/134	4/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	2/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:28	32:32

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	0:51	OWN 38	3	-1	Interception
1	5:55	1:29	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
1	2:01	5:45	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
2	9:50	1:31	OWN 21	4	-10	Punt
2	8:09	2:28	OWN 41	6	55	Field Goal
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 31	3	12	Interception
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 35	7	37	Missed FG
3	6:33	5:42	OWN 22	10	73	Missed FG
4	14:25	1:07	OPP 40	4	6	Field Goal
4	7:32	2:02	OWN 29	5	37	Missed FG
4	2:12	1:33	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
1	11:30	5:35	50	11	50	Touchdown
1	4:26	2:25	OWN 7	5	93	Touchdown
2	11:16	1:26	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
2	8:19	0:10	OWN 49	1	0	Interception
2	5:41	5:11	OWN 19	8	54	Field Goal
3	10:26	3:53	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
3	0:51	1:26	OWN 9	3	-4	Punt
4	13:18	3:36	OWN 12	7	-6	Punt
4	9:42	2:10	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	5:30	3:18	OWN 41	5	29	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 45	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Terry Fair, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LaMont Jordan	13	33	2.54	7	0	0
Abraham Marschalk	8	42	5.25	14	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Spencer George	16	54	3.38	35	2	1
Sedrick Shaw	12	40	3.33	10	1	0
Drew Brees	5	7	1.40	7	0	1
Olandis Gary	4	21	5.25	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	40	22	313	0/0	0	40	2	59.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	19	14	188	2/14	1	48	1	100.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Karl Williams	6	8	85	14.17	0	39
TE John Davis	5	7	56	11.20	3	21
WR Jeff Graham	3	5	40	13.33	11	29
TE Marcus Pollard	2	3	40	20.00	26	32
WR Kevin Alexander	2	3	29	14.50	3	17
WR Laveranues Coles	2	8	52	26.00	0	40
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	7	7.00	3	7
RB LaMont Jordan	1	5	4	4.00	0	4

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	4	6	54	13.50	21	25	1
WR Chad Johnson	4	5	80	20.00	24	48	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	3	22	11.00	4	11	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	28	14.00	13	20	0
WR Craig Yeast	2	3	4	2.00	1	8	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dhani Jones	1	5	5.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terry Fair	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0
John Davis	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shevin Smith	1	0	0
Mike Barber	0	1	0
Henry Anderko	0	1	0
Troy Sadowski	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	2	96	48.0	48.0	56	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	232	38.7	29.7	53	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	2/5	1/3	1/2	51	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	4	34	8.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Fair	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	5	134	26.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	52	17.3	0
Shevin Smith	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Simmons	7	1	0.0	37	21
S Deke McQuay	6	2	0.0	37	21
ILB Dhani Jones	6	1	0.0	23	9
CB Antoine Winfield	4	2	0.0	37	21
S Dwight Smith	4	1	0.0	37	21
CB Kelly Herndon	4	0	0.0	37	21
DT William Carr	3	4	1.5	22	8
CB Tyrone Williams	3	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	0	0.0	34	20
DE Stimpson Cat	2	1	0.0	23	15
DT William Munny	2	0	0.0	14	6
DE Chad Bratzke	1	2	0.5	30	12
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	2	0.0	31	19
DE Lamar King	1	1	0.0	7	9
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	---	---	---
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	0	---	---	---
DT Darrell Russell	0	1	0.0	15	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	9	2	0.0	20	28
S Shawn Williams	6	1	0.0	21	37
ILB Zeke Moreno	6	1	0.0	20	36
CB Charles Woodson	4	1	0.0	20	37
S Willie Clay	3	0	0.0	20	39
CB Terry Fair	3	0	0.0	10	27
DE Orpheus Roye	2	1	0.0	17	34
DT Jerry Drake	1	2	0.0	13	19
CB Shevin Smith	1	1	0.0	5	8
S Tyrone Carter	1	1	0.0	2	16
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	0.0	15	31
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.0	20	37
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	0.0	14	22
RB Olandis Gary	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0.0	7	13
DT Casey Hayward	1	0	0.0	12	26
OLB Mike Barber	0	1	0.0	3	12
DT Ed Jasper	0	1	0.0	12	16
CB Kevin Mathis	0	1	0.0	0	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT William Carr	1.5	0	1	8
DE Chad Bratzke	0.5	0	0	12
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.0	1	0	20
OLB Jessie Armstead	0.0	0	1	19

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	19
DE Duane Ashman	0	2	22
DE Derrick Burgess	0	2	31
DE Orpheus Roye	0	1	34
DT Ed Jasper	0	1	16
DT Casey Hayward	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Deke McQuay	3	0	0	21
CB Kelly Herndon	2	1	0	21
ILB Dhani Jones	2	0	1	9
CB Tyrone Williams	2	0	0	12
CB Antoine Winfield	2	0	0	21
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0	19
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0	20
S Dwight Smith	1	0	0	21
ILB Brian Simmons	0	1	0	21

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	5	0	0	28
ILB Zeke Moreno	4	1	0	36
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0	37
S Willie Clay	2	0	0	39
S Shawn Williams	2	0	0	37
CB Donnie Abraham	1	1	0	37
S Tyrone Carter	1	1	0	16
CB Terry Fair	1	0	2	27
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0	34
CB Shevin Smith	1	0	0	8
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ike Davis	3	6	21	40
Damion McIntosh	2	4	21	40
Graham Somerville	2	2	12	7
Zack Freeman	1	6	21	40
Gary Ivan Gordon	1	3	21	40

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Claridge	3	9	37	0	21
Marco Rivera	2	8	37	1	21
L.J. Shelton	2	5	37	0	21
George Irwin	1	3	23	0	7
Cooper Carlisle	0	4	37	1	21
Marcus Spriggs	0	4	37	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Williams	2	23
John Davis	2	12
Graham Somerville	1	18

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Barber	3	19
Troy Sadowski	2	7
Spencer George	1	12
Craig Yeast	1	12
Kevin Mathis	1	11
Rick Delrio	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Smith	---	---	37	21	12	70
Larry Heck	21	40	---	---	7	68
John Davis	16	35	---	---	12	63
Gary Ivan Gordon	21	40	---	---	---	61
Zack Freeman	21	40	---	---	---	61
Ike Davis	21	40	---	---	---	61
Matt Hassebeck	21	40	---	---	---	61
Damion McIntosh	21	40	---	---	---	61
Jessie Armstead	---	---	31	19	10	60
Deke McQuay	---	---	37	21	1	59
Brian Simmons	---	---	37	21	1	59
Kelly Herndon	---	---	37	21	1	59
Antoine Winfield	---	---	37	21	1	59
LaMont Jordan	13	23	---	---	23	59
Dexter Coakley	---	---	34	20	1	55
Laveranues Coles	19	34	---	---	---	53
Kevin Alexander	10	30	---	---	11	51
Tyrone Williams	---	---	14	12	23	49
Chad Bratzke	---	---	30	12	1	43
Karl Williams	12	30	---	---	---	42
Stimpson Cat	---	---	23	15	1	39
Graham Somerville	12	7	---	---	18	37
Dhani Jones	---	---	23	9	5	37
Jeff Graham	9	15	---	---	10	34
William Carr	---	---	22	8	4	34
Marcus Pollard	6	9	---	---	16	31
Darrell Russell	---	---	15	13	3	31
Abraham Marschalk	8	17	---	---	---	25
Lamar King	---	---	7	9	6	22
Vinny Sutherland	0	0	---	---	21	21
William Munny	---	---	14	6	---	20
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	5	2	13	20
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	3	1	12	16
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Spears	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Russ Hochstein	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alvis Whitted	0	0	---	---	5	5
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donovin Darius	---	---	1	0	1	2
Bobby Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0
Richard Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Buddy Love	---	---	0	0	---	0
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Clay	---	---	20	39	10	69
Charles Johnson	34	20	---	---	11	65
Cooper Carlisle	37	21	---	---	7	65
Shawn Williams	---	---	21	37	6	64
Donnie Abraham	---	---	20	37	5	62
Charles Woodson	---	---	20	37	4	61
Zeke Moreno	---	---	20	36	5	61
Marco Rivera	37	21	---	---	---	58
Marcus Spriggs	37	21	---	---	---	58
L.J. Shelton	37	21	---	---	---	58
Travis Claridge	37	21	---	---	---	58
Drew Brees	37	21	---	---	---	58
Chad Johnson	35	21	---	---	---	56
Orpheus Roye	---	---	17	34	4	55
Yev Kassem	---	---	20	28	3	51
Derrick Burgess	---	---	15	31	5	51
George Irwin	23	7	---	---	17	47
Spencer George	20	12	---	---	12	44
Terry Fair	---	---	10	27	7	44
Casey Hayward	---	---	12	26	5	43
Mike Pritchard	23	17	---	---	---	40
Duane Ashman	---	---	14	22	1	37
Ken Dilger	19	10	---	---	7	36
Jerry Drake	---	---	13	19	4	36
Mike Barber	---	---	3	12	19	34
Shevin Smith	---	---	5	8	20	33
Ed Jasper	---	---	12	16	2	30
Tyrone Carter	---	---	2	16	12	30
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	7	13	6	26
Craig Yeast	6	5	---	---	12	23
Sedrick Shaw	13	5	---	---	---	18
Henry Anderko	1	0	---	---	17	18
Kevin Mathis	---	---	0	2	11	13
Olandis Gary	6	5	---	---	---	11
Shannon Taylor	---	---	0	0	9	9
Bobby Collins	4	2	---	---	2	8
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Delrio	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Penn	1	1	---	---	---	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	3	17	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	21	49	2.3
Right	8	37	4.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	40	22	6	0	5	3	7	0	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	19	14	4	0	1	2	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	107	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	138	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	64	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	117	11.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	27	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	48	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Williams	8	6	0	85	2	30
WR Laveranues Coles	8	2	1	52	1	34
TE John Davis	7	5	2	56	1	35
WR Jeff Graham	5	3	0	40	1	15
RB LaMont Jordan	5	1	2	4	0	23
TE Marcus Pollard	3	2	0	40	1	9
WR Kevin Alexander	3	2	0	29	0	30
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	0	7	0	17

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	6	4	1	54	1	20
WR Chad Johnson	5	4	0	80	2	21
WR Mike Pritchard	3	2	0	22	0	17
WR Craig Yeast	3	2	0	4	0	5
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	0	28	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LaMont Jordan	5	6	1.20	2.54
Abraham Marschalk	2	17	8.50	5.25

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	4	17	4.25	3.38
Sedrick Shaw	2	10	5.00	3.33
Drew Brees	1	7	7.00	1.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	7	3	20	2.86	7.83

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	1	9	9.00	9.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	12	6.00	8.00
TE Marcus Pollard	1	0	0	0.00	13.33
WR Karl Williams	1	1	1	1.00	10.63
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
RB LaMont Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	0.80

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Marschalk	1	0
LaMont Jordan	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Olandis Gary	4	0
Sedrick Shaw	2	2
Spencer George	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	12	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Williams	3	3	2
WR Laveranues Coles	3	1	1
TE John Davis	2	2	1
WR Kevin Alexander	2	1	1
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	1
RB LaMont Jordan	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	2
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (17,100)
End Zone 10,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 12,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,900 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (17,100)
End Zone	10,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	12,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,900 (7,500)