Week 10, 2002

played in New Orleans, LA

67 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	14	6	3	7	-	30
New Orleans Saints	0	13	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:43 ATL - Chad Johnson 68 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 06:41 ATL - Mike Pritchard 17 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Jeff Graham 54 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 10:28 NOS - Michele Akers 29 field goal
2Q: 02:12 ATL - Mike Pritchard 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
2Q: 00:19 NOS - Michele Akers 21 field goal
3Q: 08:50 ATL - Derek Whaley 19 field goal
3Q: 04:18 NOS - Abraham Marschalk 13 run (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 11:23 ATL - Charles Johnson 13 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:43 ATL - Chad Johnson 68 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 06:41 ATL - Mike Pritchard 17 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Jeff Graham 54 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 10:28 NOS - Michele Akers 29 field goal
2Q: 02:12 ATL - Mike Pritchard 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
2Q: 00:19 NOS - Michele Akers 21 field goal
3Q: 08:50 ATL - Derek Whaley 19 field goal
3Q: 04:18 NOS - Abraham Marschalk 13 run (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 11:23 ATL - Charles Johnson 13 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 7-3 6-4
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 467 355
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 6.67 6.23
Net Rushing Yards 136 98
- Rushing Attempts 38 21
- Yards per Rush 3.58 4.67
Net Passing Yards 331 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 23 - 0 34 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 352 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 10.34 7.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/60 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/88 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:21 24:39

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	7-3	6-4
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	467	355
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	6.67	6.23
Net Rushing Yards	136	98
- Rushing Attempts	38	21
- Yards per Rush	3.58	4.67
Net Passing Yards	331	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 23 - 0	34 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	352	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	10.34	7.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/60	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/88	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:21	24:39

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 24	2	76	Touchdown
1	10:32	4:02	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	2:15	1:40	OWN 42	3	-12	Punt
2	14:45	2:03	OWN 44	3	-6	Punt
2	10:21	5:06	OWN 20	11	32	Punt
2	3:53	1:48	50	6	50	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	13:58	5:15	OWN 35	10	63	Field Goal
3	4:09	4:17	OWN 34	8	42	Missed FG
4	12:59	1:45	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
4	9:35	7:04	OWN 11	12	40	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 47	3	8	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	2:53	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
1	6:30	4:15	OWN 20	9	45	Missed FG
1	0:35	0:50	OWN 41	2	59	Touchdown
2	12:42	2:21	OWN 23	6	65	Field Goal
2	5:15	1:22	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
2	2:05	1:51	OWN 20	8	76	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:02	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
3	8:43	4:34	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
4	14:52	1:53	OWN 31	3	-8	Punt
4	11:14	1:39	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
4	2:31	1:06	OWN 20	5	9	Interception

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudi Johnson	21	85	4.05	15	1
Spencer George	13	34	2.62	8	0
Drew Brees	4	17	4.25	13	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LaMont Jordan	11	45	4.09	17	1	0
Abraham Marschalk	8	37	4.63	13	2	1
Matt Hassebeck	2	16	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	29	23	352	3/21	4	68	0	156.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	34	17	271	2/14	1	54	1	74.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	8	10	100	12.50	28	19	1
WR Chad Johnson	5	7	162	32.40	111	68	1
WR Mike Pritchard	4	5	44	11.00	25	23	2
TE Erron Kinney	3	3	18	6.00	1	8	0
WR Craig Yeast	1	2	18	18.00	8	18	0
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Horn	7	11	100	14.29	43	43	0
RB LaMont Jordan	4	4	41	10.25	19	22	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	4	59	29.50	12	54	1
RB Abraham Marschalk	2	2	21	10.50	4	14	0
TE John Davis	1	1	36	36.00	18	36	0
WR Laveranues Coles	1	6	14	14.00	13	14	0
TE Marcus Pollard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Karl Williams	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	3	3.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	160	40.0	35.0	49	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	5	237	47.4	42.6	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	3/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	2/3	0/1	0/1	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	4	1.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
Charles Woodson	2	51	25.5
Kevin Mathis	1	20	20.0
Craig Yeast	1	17	17.0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Graham	1	28	28.0	0
Keith Lyle	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	10	1	0.0	21	35
ILB Zeke Moreno	6	1	0.0	20	34
OLB Ian Gold	4	3	0.0	21	35
S Tyrone Carter	3	1	0.0	21	36
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	0.0	16	24
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	19	32
DT Trevor Pryce	2	2	1.0	11	27
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	1.0	14	22
DE Orpheus Roye	1	2	0.0	13	24
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	2	0.0	20	19
DE Lance Perea	1	1	0.0	13	21
S Willie Clay	1	0	0.0	1	17
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	0.0	14	25
DT Chris Cooper	1	0	0.0	10	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Simmons	6	5	0.0	33	32
CB Scott McGarrahan	6	0	0.0	36	30
ILB Dhani Jones	6	0	0.0	18	6
S Buddy Love	5	4	0.0	37	28
CB Kelly Herndon	5	1	0.0	35	28
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	1	0.5	33	29
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	3	0.0	29	25
CB Bobby Taylor	4	0	0.0	20	23
DE Gary Ferguson	3	2	2.0	24	17
DT Darrell Russell	2	1	0.0	21	9
S Dwight Smith	2	1	0.0	24	26
OLB Steve Foley	2	0	0.0	5	3
DE Noel Scarlett	2	0	0.0	14	15
DT William Carr	1	2	0.5	17	23
DE Lamar King	1	3	0.0	22	23
S Ruben Torres	1	1	0.0	13	5
ILB Ernest Dixon	1	0	0.0	5	2
ILB Sam Rogers	1	0	0.0	5	3
WR Joe Horn	1	0	---	---	---
S Keith Lyle	0	1	0.0	5	8
S Deke McQuay	0	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	1.0	1	1	27
DE Derrick Burgess	1.0	0	0	22
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	0	3	24
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	0	1	35
ILB Zeke Moreno	0.0	0	1	34

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Gary Ferguson	2.0	0	17
DT William Carr	0.5	1	23
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.5	0	29
OLB Jessie Armstead	0.0	1	25
DE Lamar King	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	4	3	0	35
S Tyrone Carter	3	0	0	36
ILB Zeke Moreno	3	0	0	34
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	0	24
CB Charles Woodson	1	1	0	32
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	1	0	19
S Willie Clay	1	0	0	17
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	0	25
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	0	35
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	0	0	1	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bobby Taylor	4	1	23
CB Scott McGarrahan	4	0	30
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	25
ILB Brian Simmons	3	0	32
CB Kelly Herndon	2	0	28
S Dwight Smith	2	0	26
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	3
DE Noel Scarlett	1	0	15
DT Cedric Woodard	1	0	1
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	6
S Ruben Torres	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Claridge	2	10	2	38	1	32
George Irwin	2	3	0	14	0	5
Cooper Carlisle	2	3	0	38	0	32
Chris Samuels	1	7	0	38	1	32
Marcus Spriggs	1	6	0	38	1	32
Marco Rivera	0	5	0	38	0	32

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ephraim Salaam	4	6	0	21	0	36
Steve McKinney	2	4	1	21	0	36
Travis Scott	1	4	0	21	2	36
Marcus Pollard	1	1	0	17	0	19
Damion McIntosh	0	3	0	21	0	36
Ike Davis	0	1	0	21	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer George	1	23
Craig Yeast	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
LaMont Jordan	2	22
Vinny Sutherland	1	24
John Davis	1	17
Graham Somerville	1	12
Keith Lyle	1	10
Joe Wong	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	35	29	---	---	14	78
Cooper Carlisle	38	32	---	---	6	76
Marco Rivera	38	32	---	---	---	70
Marcus Spriggs	38	32	---	---	---	70
Travis Claridge	38	32	---	---	---	70
Chris Samuels	38	32	---	---	---	70
Drew Brees	38	32	---	---	---	70
Chad Johnson	38	31	---	---	---	69
Tyrone Carter	---	---	21	36	4	61
Ian Gold	---	---	21	35	4	60
Matt Bowmen	---	---	21	35	3	59
Charles Woodson	---	---	19	32	7	58
Spencer George	17	17	---	---	23	57
Kevin Mathis	---	---	14	25	17	56
Zeke Moreno	---	---	20	34	2	56
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	20	19	13	52
Donnie Abraham	---	---	16	24	3	43
Erron Kinney	20	17	---	---	5	42
Rudi Johnson	23	19	---	---	---	42
Derrick Burgess	---	---	14	22	6	42
Orpheus Roye	---	---	13	24	4	41
Trevor Pryce	---	---	11	27	3	41
Lance Perea	---	---	13	21	6	40
Craig Yeast	12	11	---	---	16	39
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	5	16	17	38
Mike Pritchard	18	16	---	---	1	35
Willie Clay	---	---	1	17	17	35
George Irwin	14	5	---	---	16	35
Shannon Taylor	---	---	8	10	10	28
Antonio Nicas	11	13	---	---	---	24
Damian Vaughn	2	2	---	---	17	21
Chris Cooper	---	---	10	9	---	19
Todd Largent	---	---	2	3	9	14
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerry Drake	---	---	2	5	---	7
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	6	6
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	1	4	5
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	4	4
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	4	4
James Allen	---	---	0	0	4	4
Tom Knight	---	---	0	1	2	3
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	2	2
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	36	30	12	78
Buddy Love	---	---	37	28	2	67
Brian Simmons	---	---	33	32	2	67
Dexter Coakley	---	---	33	29	4	66
Kelly Herndon	---	---	35	28	2	65
Travis Scott	21	36	---	---	8	65
Joe Horn	19	26	---	---	14	59
Ike Davis	21	36	---	---	---	57
Matt Hassebeck	21	36	---	---	---	57
Steve McKinney	21	36	---	---	---	57
Ephraim Salaam	21	36	---	---	---	57
Damion McIntosh	21	36	---	---	---	57
Dwight Smith	---	---	24	26	7	57
Jessie Armstead	---	---	29	25	2	56
LaMont Jordan	12	20	---	---	22	54
Jeff Graham	12	28	---	---	10	50
Bobby Taylor	---	---	20	23	7	50
Lamar King	---	---	22	23	5	50
Marcus Pollard	17	19	---	---	13	49
Laveranues Coles	17	31	---	---	---	48
Gary Ferguson	---	---	24	17	2	43
John Davis	7	17	---	---	17	41
William Carr	---	---	17	23	1	41
Darrell Russell	---	---	21	9	2	32
Graham Somerville	9	10	---	---	12	31
Noel Scarlett	---	---	14	15	1	30
Donte Rocco	---	---	16	9	4	29
Dhani Jones	---	---	18	6	4	28
Vinny Sutherland	0	3	---	---	24	27
Abraham Marschalk	9	16	---	---	1	26
Sam Rogers	---	---	5	3	16	24
Keith Lyle	---	---	5	8	10	23
Ernest Dixon	---	---	5	2	15	22
Ruben Torres	---	---	13	5	2	20
Deke McQuay	---	---	5	7	1	13
Karl Williams	3	10	---	---	---	13
Steve Foley	---	---	5	3	2	10
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Wong	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tyson Walter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cedric Woodard	---	---	1	1	3	5
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	3	3
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	40	3.1
Middle	15	69	4.6
Right	8	29	3.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	12	56	4.7
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	29	23	4	1	1	1	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	34	17	4	0	4	5	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	17	192	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	160	17.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	81	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	122	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	54	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	10	8	0	100	0	29
WR Chad Johnson	7	5	0	162	3	31
WR Mike Pritchard	5	4	0	44	1	16
TE Erron Kinney	3	3	0	18	0	17
WR Craig Yeast	2	1	1	18	0	11
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	0	7	0	13
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0	3	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	11	7	2	100	1	26
WR Laveranues Coles	6	1	1	14	0	31
WR Jeff Graham	4	2	0	59	1	28
WR Karl Williams	4	0	1	0	0	10
RB LaMont Jordan	4	4	0	41	1	20
TE Marcus Pollard	2	0	0	0	0	19
RB Abraham Marschalk	2	2	0	21	0	16
TE John Davis	1	1	0	36	1	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	3	5	1.67	2.62
Drew Brees	1	13	13.00	4.25
Rudi Johnson	1	6	6.00	4.05

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Abraham Marschalk	3	11	3.67	4.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	6	3	31	5.17	12.14

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	2	1	3	1.50	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	18	9.00	8.80
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	13	6.50	10.00
WR Craig Yeast	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	23.14

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Horn	1	1	3	3.00	9.09
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	4	2
Rudi Johnson	3	2
Drew Brees	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
LaMont Jordan	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	7	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	4	3	3
WR Chad Johnson	2	2	2
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	3	2	0
WR Laveranues Coles	2	0	0
RB LaMont Jordan	2	2	1
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0
TE John Davis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)