Week 11, 2003

played in Atlanta, GA

53 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints710143-34
Atlanta Falcons76321-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:50 NOS - Marcus Pollard 42 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 02:45 ATL - Quentin Griffin 12 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 13:32 NOS - Abraham Marschalk 5 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 10:28 ATL - Derek Whaley 31 field goal
2Q: 05:38 NOS - David Akers 44 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Derek Whaley 28 field goal
3Q: 08:12 ATL - Derek Whaley 27 field goal
3Q: 06:39 NOS - Laveranues Coles 78 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:38 NOS - Marcus Pollard 6 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:18 NOS - David Akers 35 field goal
4Q: 09:13 ATL - Charles Woodson 91 kickoff return (Drew Brees pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:21 ATL - Quentin Griffin 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 00:14 ATL - Peter Warrick 5 pass from Drew Brees (Quentin Griffin run for conversion)

Team StatisticsNOSATL
Record3-76-4
First Downs2026
- by Rushing610
- by Passing1414
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards414438
- Offensive Plays5675
- Yards per Play7.395.84
Net Rushing Yards71188
- Rushing Attempts2126
- Yards per Rush3.387.23
Net Passing Yards343250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 25 - 047 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards349263
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/62/13
- Yards per Pass Play9.805.10
Fumbles/Lost3/10/0
3rd Down Conversions4/109/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.87.0
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards7/635/30
Punt Returns/Yards2/353/41
Kick Returns/Yards3/594/171
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/02/1
Red Zone Visits46
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/23/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 34
Time of Possession27:3732:23

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:21OWN 1531Punt
110:151:41OWN 44356Touchdown
12:354:09OWN 181082Touchdown
210:204:50OWN 391034Field Goal
23:002:08OWN 15415Punt
38:051:44OWN 20380Touchdown
34:343:06OWN 41659Touchdown
413:334:20OWN 20862Field Goal
49:002:53OWN 2055Punt
43:121:12OWN 2030Punt
40:060:06OWN 2010Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:392:24OPP 47518Missed FG
18:343:05OWN 20618Punt
15:292:54OPP 42642Touchdown
213:263:06OWN 361050Field Goal
25:302:30OWN 39411Punt
20:520:52OWN 30459Field Goal
315:006:55OWN 201370Field Goal
36:211:47OWN 2036Punt
31:282:55OWN 20645Punt
46:072:55501050Touchdown
42:001:54OWN 32968Touchdown

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mike Cloud10484.802910
LaMont Jordan9131.441010
Matt Hassebeck155.00500
Abraham Marschalk155.00501
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Quentin Griffin19985.161541
Drew Brees68013.333330
Spencer George11010.001010

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Hassebeck34253491/63780135.5
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Brees47282632/13248089.2

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Laveranues Coles6812621.0092781
WR Karl Williams455112.750260
TE Marcus Pollard345418.0035422
FB Joel Makovicka33196.336110
RB LaMont Jordan335016.6746360
TE Jim Hardy33206.67080
WR Vinny Sutherland222110.502200
WR Wayne McGarity1388.00080
WR Joe Horn0300.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Antonio Nicas1015999.9014250
WR Peter Warrick59418.202111
RB Quentin Griffin48194.754141
WR Donald Hayes34279.003170
WR Chad Johnson386020.0038480
TE Erron Kinney22189.002120
FB George Irwin11-1-1.000-10

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Cloud1000
LaMont Jordan1000
Vinny Sutherland1000
Matt Hassebeck0100
Travis Scott0100
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Tyrone Carter0100
Spencer George0010
Trevor Pryce0010
Matt Bowmen0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Will Bryce418546.336.0511
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Flaherty415137.824.0531

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Akers2/21/10/0444/4
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Derek Whaley3/40/10/0312/2

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Vinny Sutherland23517.50
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Mathis34113.70

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Antoine Winfield24120.50
Wayne McGarity11818.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Charles Woodson315150.31
Kevin Mathis12020.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Dhani Jones730.52649
CB Antoine Winfield720.02649
CB Kelly Herndon630.02649
OLB Jessie Armstead610.01627
DE Bobby Hamilton400.02137
OLB Dexter Coakley400.0922
CB Scott McGarrahan400.02138
DT William Carr301.01222
S Dwight Smith330.02649
S Buddy Love210.02647
OLB Steve Foley210.0611
DT Cedric Woodard100.5412
DE Grant Wistrom120.01936
DT Jaylen Westbrook120.01826
CB Bobby Taylor100.0411
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Shannon Taylor820.01928
CB Donnie Abraham710.02034
S Matt Bowmen630.02133
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt410.0912
S Shaunard Harts400.02031
OLB Ian Gold320.02032
DE Orpheus Roye300.02128
DT Trevor Pryce200.01926
CB Benjamin Gerhardt200.01020
DT Chris Cooper100.51421
DE Lance Perea100.01624
S Tyrone Carter100.018
ILB Zeke Moreno100.026
DE Gavin Schneider010.5622

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT William Carr1.001022
DT Cedric Woodard0.500012
ILB Dhani Jones0.500049
DE Bobby Hamilton0.003137
DE Shannon Clavelle0.002013
DE Grant Wistrom0.002036
DT Kindal Moorehead0.002027
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Gavin Schneider0.511022
DT Chris Cooper0.501021
OLB Ian Gold0.001032
DT Ryan Pickett0.001014

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Antoine Winfield62049
CB Kelly Herndon53049
ILB Dhani Jones40049
OLB Dexter Coakley31022
OLB Jessie Armstead30027
OLB Steve Foley20011
S Buddy Love11047
CB Bobby Taylor10011
DT William Carr10022
DE Grant Wistrom10036
CB Scott McGarrahan10038
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Donnie Abraham70034
ILB Shannon Taylor40028
S Shaunard Harts30031
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt20012
OLB Ian Gold20032
CB Charles Woodson11032
DE Orpheus Roye10028
DE Lance Perea10024
S Matt Bowmen10033
S Tyrone Carter1008
ILB Zeke Moreno1006
CB Benjamin Gerhardt10020
OLB Mario Haggan0105

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Travis Scott35021035
Damion McIntosh27021035
Tyson Walter24021035
Ephraim Salaam11021135
Ben Claxton11021035
Marcus Pollard01015024
Joel Makovicka01012019
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Cooper Carlisle44126049
Jeff Backus26026049
Travis Claridge25126149
Chris Samuels22026049
Marcus Spriggs12026149
George Irwin1109010

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Scott McGarrahan230
Dwight Smith223
Mike Cloud124
Bryan Anderson16
Cedric Woodard13
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Spencer George225
Kevin Mathis128
Tyrone Carter121
Benjamin Gerhardt113

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dwight Smith------26492398
Antoine Winfield------26491792
Scott McGarrahan------21383089
Kelly Herndon------2649479
Dhani Jones------2649479
Buddy Love------2647477
Bobby Hamilton------2137462
Travis Scott2135------662
Grant Wistrom------1936358
Matt Hassebeck2135---------56
Ephraim Salaam2135---------56
Damion McIntosh2135---------56
Tyson Walter2135---------56
Ben Claxton2135---------56
Marcus Pollard1524------1554
Kindal Moorehead------1427748
Laveranues Coles1928---------47
Jaylen Westbrook------1826347
Jessie Armstead------1627346
Dexter Coakley------9221546
Mike Cloud129------2445
LaMont Jordan922------1041
Joel Makovicka1219------940
William Carr------1222135
Jim Hardy87------1934
Karl Williams1518---------33
Joe Horn922------132
Vinny Sutherland19------2030
Wayne McGarity413------1128
Steve Foley------611724
Shannon Clavelle------713323
Cullen Jenkins------514120
Cedric Woodard------412319
Bobby Taylor------411116
Charles Rogers02------1416
David Akers00------99
Frank Jordan00------66
Brian Simmons------0066
Bryan Anderson00------66
Jimmie Ballinger00------66
Scott Kooistra00------66
Will Bryce00------44
Abraham Marschalk12------14
Michael Bishop00------22
Warrick Holdman------00---0
Robert Langdon00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Marcus Spriggs2649------883
Cooper Carlisle2649---------75
Travis Claridge2649---------75
Chris Samuels2649---------75
Drew Brees2649---------75
Chad Johnson2549------175
Jeff Backus2649---------75
Antonio Nicas1539------1771
Quentin Griffin2440---------64
Charles Woodson------2032860
Peter Warrick1940---------59
Donnie Abraham------2034256
Shannon Taylor------1928956
Matt Bowmen------2133256
Ian Gold------2032153
Shaunard Harts------2031253
Orpheus Roye------2128251
Trevor Pryce------1926146
Spencer George713------2545
Benjamin Gerhardt------10201343
Lance Perea------1624---40
Kevin Mathis------382839
Chris Cooper------1421439
Damian Vaughn411------2237
George Irwin910------1736
Clint Kreiwaldt------9121435
Gavin Schneider------622634
Tyrone Carter------182130
Donald Hayes1217---------29
Erron Kinney1117---------28
Marcus Robinson33------1925
Ryan Pickett------814123
Chris Baker16------916
Mario Haggan------25916
Terrence Kiel------011415
Derek Whaley00------1111
Jason Anderson00------88
Johnny Minevich00------88
Todd McClure00------88
L.J. Shelton00------88
Zeke Moreno------26---8
Kerry Collins00------44
Mike Flaherty00------44
Quincy Monk------0022
Adam Dunn00---------0
Tom Blackwell------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left188.0
Middle12383.2
Right8253.1
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9677.4
Middle14997.1
Right3227.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Hassebeck34256022400
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Brees472821171010

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen767711.0
Short (0-8 Yds)18151397.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)4310726.8
Long (19+ Yds)51265.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)26181054.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)18101588.8
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Laveranues Coles861126228
WR Karl Williams54151118
TE Marcus Pollard43054124
WR Joe Horn3000022
FB Joel Makovicka33019019
WR Wayne McGarity3108013
RB LaMont Jordan33050122
TE Jim Hardy3302007
WR Vinny Sutherland2202119
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas1510199139
WR Peter Warrick95041040
WR Chad Johnson83060149
RB Quentin Griffin84019040
WR Donald Hayes43027017
TE Erron Kinney22018017
FB George Irwin110-1010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mike Cloud3113.674.80
Abraham Marschalk155.005.00
LaMont Jordan111.001.44
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Drew Brees294.5013.33
Quentin Griffin2105.005.16

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Hassebeck63152.5010.26
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Brees169472.945.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Wayne McGarity2184.002.67
TE Marcus Pollard1166.0013.50
WR Karl Williams1000.0010.20
WR Laveranues Coles1000.0015.75
WR Vinny Sutherland1111.0010.50
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Antonio Nicas75355.006.60
WR Peter Warrick3151.674.56
WR Chad Johnson3151.677.50
RB Quentin Griffin2221.002.38
WR Donald Hayes1000.006.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
LaMont Jordan21
Mike Cloud10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Quentin Griffin31
Drew Brees21

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Matt Hassebeck743
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Drew Brees1297

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Marcus Pollard210
WR Wayne McGarity211
WR Joe Horn100
WR Karl Williams111
WR Laveranues Coles111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Chad Johnson432
WR Donald Hayes222
WR Antonio Nicas211
WR Peter Warrick221
RB Quentin Griffin211

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)