Week 17, 2003

played in New Orleans, LA

67 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	3	20	-	37
New Orleans Saints	9	0	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 NOS - LaMont Jordan 4 run (David Akers extra point failed)
1Q: 07:19 NOS - David Akers 44 field goal
2Q: 13:42 ATL - Quentin Griffin 31 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 07:50 ATL - Drew Brees 8 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:20 ATL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
4Q: 14:19 ATL - Derek Whaley 25 field goal
4Q: 12:49 ATL - Derek Whaley 37 field goal
4Q: 07:27 ATL - Quentin Griffin 10 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 02:55 ATL - Quentin Griffin 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 NOS - LaMont Jordan 4 run (David Akers extra point failed)
1Q: 07:19 NOS - David Akers 44 field goal
2Q: 13:42 ATL - Quentin Griffin 31 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 07:50 ATL - Drew Brees 8 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:20 ATL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
4Q: 14:19 ATL - Derek Whaley 25 field goal
4Q: 12:49 ATL - Derek Whaley 37 field goal
4Q: 07:27 ATL - Quentin Griffin 10 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 02:55 ATL - Quentin Griffin 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 11-5 5-11
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 12 3
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 410 229
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 6.03 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 248 51
- Rushing Attempts 45 19
- Yards per Rush 5.51 2.68
Net Passing Yards 162 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 16 - 1 38 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 166 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.04 4.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 3/22 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:50 25:10

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	11-5	5-11
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	12	3
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	410	229
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	6.03	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	248	51
- Rushing Attempts	45	19
- Yards per Rush	5.51	2.68
Net Passing Yards	162	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 16 - 1	38 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	166	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.04	4.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.4	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	3/22	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:50	25:10

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	1:46	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
1	7:12	3:50	OWN 20	7	50	Interception
1	0:15	1:48	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
2	11:57	4:18	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	2:45	2:00	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
3	15:00	5:14	OWN 21	10	42	Downs
3	8:08	5:56	OWN 38	11	58	Field Goal
3	1:42	2:30	OPP 29	6	21	Field Goal
4	14:04	1:20	OPP 24	3	4	Field Goal
4	10:55	3:36	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	5:21	2:35	OPP 24	5	24	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
1	10:03	2:51	OWN 43	5	30	Field Goal
1	3:22	3:07	OWN 26	7	29	Interception
2	13:27	1:30	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	7:39	4:54	OWN 32	8	29	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 18	3	11	Half
3	9:46	1:38	OWN 37	4	13	Interception
3	2:12	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
4	14:12	0:08	OWN 20	1	4	Fumble
4	12:44	1:49	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
4	7:19	1:58	OWN 20	7	4	Downs
4	2:46	2:46	OWN 21	6	15	Game

Game MVP: Quentin Griffin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quentin Griffin	39	215	5.51	31	9	3
Spencer George	4	24	6.00	9	0	0
Drew Brees	2	9	4.50	8	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LaMont Jordan	13	43	3.31	24	1	1
Antowain Smith	5	-1	-0.20	3	0	0
Graham Somerville	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	22	16	166	1/4	0	27	1	75.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	38	22	183	1/5	0	28	3	37.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Quentin Griffin	4	4	28	7.00	4	11
WR Charles Johnson	3	4	47	15.67	24	27
WR Antonio Nicas	3	5	36	12.00	11	24
WR Peter Warrick	3	4	42	14.00	19	16
TE Damian Vaughn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB George Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Marcus Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Horn	4	7	20	5.00	14	17
WR Karl Williams	4	7	38	9.50	37	28
WR Laveranues Coles	3	6	42	14.00	19	26
FB Joel Makovicka	2	2	25	12.50	25	24
FB Graham Somerville	2	2	20	10.00	9	12
WR Wayne McGarity	2	4	22	11.00	5	15
RB LaMont Jordan	2	2	15	7.50	0	9
TE Jim Hardy	2	4	2	1.00	0	3
TE Marcus Pollard	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Vinny Sutherland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Donnie Abraham	1	5	5.00
OLB Ian Gold	1	10	10.00
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	7	7.00

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kelly Herndon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zeke Moreno	0	1	0	0
Lance Perea	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
LaMont Jordan	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	2	66	33.0	31.5	36	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	3	143	47.7	32.7	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Hayes	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	28	28.0	0
Peter Warrick	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	2	53	26.5	0
Wayne McGarity	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	10	1	1.0	18	39
S Matt Bowmen	7	4	0.0	19	37
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	4	1	0.0	7	20
OLB Ian Gold	3	1	0.0	16	35
S Shaunard Harts	3	1	0.0	18	35
DE Lance Perea	3	0	0.0	14	33
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	0.0	19	37
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0.0	17	36
DT Chris Cooper	2	0	0.0	17	32
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	7	12
DT Trevor Pryce	1	1	0.0	19	39
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	0.0	7	11
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	0.0	12	33

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	9	4	0.0	40	22
S Buddy Love	8	4	0.0	44	22
S Dwight Smith	7	4	0.0	39	22
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	0	0.0	29	14
OLB Dexter Coakley	5	1	0.0	22	8
CB Bobby Taylor	4	2	0.0	21	16
CB Kelly Herndon	4	1	0.0	42	22
DT Kindal Moorehead	3	3	0.0	39	20
DE Grant Wistrom	2	0	1.0	30	12
DE Bobby Hamilton	2	1	0.0	31	16
ILB Brian Simmons	2	0	0.0	5	1
OLB Steve Foley	2	0	0.0	12	7
DT Jaylen Westbrook	2	0	0.0	29	14
S Keith Lyle	1	0	0.0	11	6
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	0	0.0	12	6
WR Wayne McGarity	1	0	---	---	---
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jim Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
CB Antoine Winfield	0	2	0.0	44	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	1.0	0	0	39
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	5	1	39
DT Chris Cooper	0.0	2	0	32
DT Ryan Pickett	0.0	1	0	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grant Wistrom	1.0	0	1	0	12
DE Bobby Hamilton	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Zeke Moreno	6	0	0	39
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	0	0	20
S Shaunard Harts	3	0	0	35
CB Donnie Abraham	2	1	1	37
CB Charles Woodson	2	1	0	36
DT Chris Cooper	2	0	0	32
S Matt Bowmen	1	1	0	37
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	1	35
DE Lance Perea	1	0	0	33
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	0	11
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	0	1	1	12

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	4	1	0	22
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	0	0	8
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0	16
S Buddy Love	2	0	0	22
ILB Dhani Jones	2	0	0	22
CB Kelly Herndon	1	0	1	22
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0	14
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Spriggs	6	13	45	0	23
Cooper Carlisle	4	10	45	1	23
Chris Samuels	4	7	45	0	23
Travis Claridge	3	8	45	0	23
Jeff Backus	1	3	45	0	23
Erron Kinney	1	2	27	0	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Scott	2	6	19	0	38
Damion McIntosh	2	5	18	1	39
Tyson Walter	1	2	17	0	37
Ben Claxton	1	1	17	0	36
Marcus Pollard	0	1	12	0	16
Joel Makovicka	0	1	3	0	8
Graham Somerville	0	1	7	0	15
Kris Farris	0	1	2	0	3
Jim Hardy	0	1	11	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Carter	2	14
Benjamin Gerhardt	1	12
Darnell Alford	1	5
Quentin Griffin	1	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Antowain Smith	1	17
Keith Lyle	1	13
Mike Cloud	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Spriggs	45	23	---	---	5	73
Cooper Carlisle	45	23	---	---	---	68
Travis Claridge	45	23	---	---	---	68
Chris Samuels	45	23	---	---	---	68
Drew Brees	45	23	---	---	---	68
Jeff Backus	45	23	---	---	---	68
Zeke Moreno	---	---	18	39	9	66
Quentin Griffin	40	22	---	---	1	63
Antonio Nicas	40	22	---	---	---	62
Trevor Pryce	---	---	19	39	1	59
Charles Woodson	---	---	17	36	5	58
Donnie Abraham	---	---	19	37	1	57
Matt Bowmen	---	---	19	37	1	57
Charles Johnson	24	19	---	---	13	56
Peter Warrick	34	19	---	---	3	56
Chris Cooper	---	---	17	32	7	56
Shaunard Harts	---	---	18	35	1	54
Ian Gold	---	---	16	35	1	52
Lance Perea	---	---	14	33	1	48
Ryan Pickett	---	---	12	33	1	46
Erron Kinney	27	10	---	---	3	40
Spencer George	10	4	---	---	19	33
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	7	12	12	31
J.J. Johnson	21	5	---	---	2	28
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	7	20	1	28
Shannon Taylor	---	---	7	11	10	28
Tyrone Carter	---	---	3	10	14	27
Gavin Schneider	---	---	12	15	---	27
George Irwin	10	3	---	---	13	26
Donald Hayes	13	8	---	---	3	24
Damian Vaughn	5	1	---	---	16	22
Marcus Robinson	1	2	---	---	15	18
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Raymond Walls	---	---	2	3	6	11
Tom Knight	---	---	0	0	10	10
Terrence Kiel	---	---	1	1	7	9
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	5	5
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Blackwell	---	---	1	1	3	5
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	2	2
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Burgess	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mario Haggan	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Winfield	---	---	44	23	15	82
Dwight Smith	---	---	39	22	13	74
Buddy Love	---	---	44	22	3	69
Kelly Herndon	---	---	42	22	3	67
Dhani Jones	---	---	40	22	3	65
Travis Scott	19	38	---	---	4	61
Kindal Moorehead	---	---	39	20	2	61
Matt Hassebeck	19	39	---	---	---	58
Damion McIntosh	18	39	---	---	---	57
Ephraim Salaam	17	38	---	---	---	55
Tyson Walter	17	37	---	---	---	54
Ben Claxton	17	36	---	---	---	53
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	31	16	3	50
Laveranues Coles	13	33	---	---	---	46
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	24	17	5	46
Jessie Armstead	---	---	29	14	2	45
Bobby Taylor	---	---	21	16	8	45
Jim Hardy	11	19	---	---	15	45
Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	29	14	2	45
Grant Wistrom	---	---	30	12	1	43
Joe Horn	8	23	---	---	10	41
Marcus Pollard	12	16	---	---	10	38
Antowain Smith	6	14	---	---	17	37
Dexter Coakley	---	---	22	8	7	37
Karl Williams	10	23	---	---	---	33
LaMont Jordan	13	20	---	---	---	33
Wayne McGarity	7	14	---	---	11	32
Keith Lyle	---	---	11	6	13	30
Vinny Sutherland	5	10	---	---	15	30
Graham Somerville	7	15	---	---	7	29
Steve Foley	---	---	12	7	7	26
Cedric Woodard	---	---	12	5	3	20
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	12	6	1	19
Jamie Sharper	---	---	9	0	9	18
Joel Makovicka	3	8	---	---	---	11
Bryan Anderson	3	3	---	---	4	10
Kris Farris	2	3	---	---	4	9
Scott Kooistra	2	1	---	---	4	7
Brian Simmons	---	---	5	1	---	6
Mike Cloud	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	3	3
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Warrick Holdman	---	---	0	0	1	1
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	68	4.5
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	18	120	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	10	5	0.5
Right	8	41	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	22	16	2	1	1	1	2	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	38	22	3	0	1	4	8	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	122	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	37	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	84	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	83	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	16	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Nicas	5	3	1	36	1	22
WR Charles Johnson	4	3	0	47	1	19
WR Peter Warrick	4	3	0	42	0	19
RB Quentin Griffin	4	4	0	28	0	22
FB George Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Marcus Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Damian Vaughn	1	1	0	3	0	1
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	0	4	0	8
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	0	6	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	7	4	1	20	0	23
WR Karl Williams	7	4	0	38	1	23
WR Laveranues Coles	6	3	0	42	1	33
WR Wayne McGarity	4	2	0	22	0	14
TE Jim Hardy	4	2	0	2	0	19
TE Marcus Pollard	3	1	0	-1	0	16
FB Joel Makovicka	2	2	0	25	1	8
FB Graham Somerville	2	2	0	20	0	15
RB LaMont Jordan	2	2	0	15	0	20
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Griffin	9	21	2.33	5.51
Drew Brees	1	8	8.00	4.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	1	3	3.00	-0.20
LaMont Jordan	1	4	4.00	3.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	6	3	32	5.33	7.55

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	2	1	9	4.50	4.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peter Warrick	2	1	13	6.50	10.50
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	11.75
FB George Irwin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	11	11.00	7.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Williams	1	1	9	9.00	5.43
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Brees	1	0
Quentin Griffin	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Antowain Smith	1	0
LaMont Jordan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	8	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	13	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	2
WR Antonio Nicas	3	2	2
WR Peter Warrick	2	2	2
FB George Irwin	1	0	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	0	0
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	3	1	1
TE Jim Hardy	3	2	0
WR Karl Williams	2	1	1
WR Wayne McGarity	2	1	1
TE Marcus Pollard	1	0	0
FB Graham Somerville	1	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)