Week 11, 2004

played in New Orleans, LA

60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	0	7	-	17
New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 ATL - Derek Whaley 22 field goal
1Q: 03:11 NOS - Joe Horn 47 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 06:57 NOS - David Akers 47 field goal
2Q: 02:45 ATL - Erron Kinney 22 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 03:41 NOS - Wayne McGarity 3 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:21 NOS - Wayne McGarity 27 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 01:31 ATL - Chad Johnson 3 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 ATL - Derek Whaley 22 field goal
1Q: 03:11 NOS - Joe Horn 47 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 06:57 NOS - David Akers 47 field goal
2Q: 02:45 ATL - Erron Kinney 22 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 03:41 NOS - Wayne McGarity 3 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:21 NOS - Wayne McGarity 27 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 01:31 ATL - Chad Johnson 3 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 4-6 4-6
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 350 308
- Offensive Plays 68 61
- Yards per Play 5.15 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 122 67
- Rushing Attempts 31 34
- Yards per Rush 3.94 1.97
Net Passing Yards 228 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 2 26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 230 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.16 8.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 4/35
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 1/22 2/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:48 30:12

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	4-6	4-6
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	350	308
- Offensive Plays	68	61
- Yards per Play	5.15	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	122	67
- Rushing Attempts	31	34
- Yards per Rush	3.94	1.97
Net Passing Yards	228	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 2	26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	230	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.16	8.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	4/35
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	1/22	2/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:48	30:12

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:28	OWN 19	17	76	Field Goal
1	4:41	1:30	OWN 30	3	-11	Punt
1	2:53	2:18	OWN 34	5	26	Punt
2	14:14	1:04	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
2	10:22	1:26	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	6:49	4:19	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	1	4	Half
3	11:26	3:45	OWN 18	7	31	Interception
3	3:32	2:35	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	13:10	1:11	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	8:45	1:36	OWN 23	5	22	Punt
4	3:02	1:39	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	0:57	0:17	50	2	0	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:32	1:51	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	3:11	0:18	OPP 47	1	47	Touchdown
1	0:35	1:21	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	13:10	2:48	OWN 40	5	22	Punt
2	8:56	2:07	OWN 46	6	24	Field Goal
2	2:30	1:58	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 40	5	-9	Punt
3	7:41	4:09	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
3	0:57	2:47	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
4	11:59	3:14	OWN 19	5	17	Punt
4	7:09	2:24	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	4:45	1:43	OPP 49	3	2	Punt
4	1:23	0:26	OPP 48	2	2	Interception
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 49	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Matt Hasselbeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quentin Griffin	23	107	4.65	21	5
Spencer George	6	4	0.67	8	0
Drew Brees	2	11	5.50	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LaMont Jordan	15	32	2.13	8	0
Alexis Shepherd	14	32	2.29	10	1
Matt Hasselbeck	3	-5	-1.67	-1	0
Karl Williams	1	0	0.00	0	0
Joel Makovicka	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	36	18	230	1/2	2	37	2	65.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	26	17	250	1/9	3	47	1	119.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	7	11	123	17.57	66	37	1
WR Antonio Nicas	5	8	47	9.40	12	18	0
TE Erron Kinney	3	3	42	14.00	19	22	1
RB Quentin Griffin	2	4	8	4.00	5	12	0
WR Peter Warrick	1	7	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Spencer George	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marcus Robinson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Horn	6	8	132	22.00	81	47	1
WR Wayne McGarity	3	5	36	12.00	14	27	2
RB LaMont Jordan	3	4	17	5.67	11	7	0
TE Jim Kleinsasser	2	2	23	11.50	13	17	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Karl Williams	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
FB Joel Makovicka	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Charles Rogers	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrone Carter	1	22	22.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Antoine Winfield	1	16	16.00	0
S Dwight Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kevin Mathis	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bryan Anderson	0	1	0	0
Mike Cloud	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	277	39.6	34.6	63	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	8	372	46.5	35.5	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	28	9.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	4	35	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	2	47	23.5	0
Peter Warrick	1	23	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	7	1	0.0	34	27
S Matt Bowmen	6	2	0.0	33	26
OLB Ty Myers	6	1	0.0	24	16
OLB Ian Gold	5	1	0.0	34	25
DT Trevor Pryce	4	0	0.0	34	27
S Shaunard Harts	3	0	0.0	28	20
CB Charles Woodson	2	1	0.0	29	24
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	30	24
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	0.0	9	9
DE Derrick Burgess	1	5	0.5	30	22
DE Brandon Green	1	0	0.5	14	23
CB Kevin Mathis	1	1	0.0	7	10
ILB Andra Davis	1	1	0.0	7	5
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR Chad Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	0.0	19	20
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gavin Schneider	1	0	0.0	4	5
S Terrence Kiel	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Craig Terrill	1	0	0.0	13	6
DE Lance Perea	0	1	0.0	20	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	14	2	1.0	31	37
CB Antoine Winfield	6	0	0.0	31	37
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	0	0.0	24	34
CB Jeremetrius Butler	3	3	0.0	17	28
S Dwight Smith	3	1	0.0	31	36
DE Cullen Jenkins	3	1	0.0	29	31
CB Kelly Herndon	2	3	0.0	31	37
OLB Steve Foley	2	2	0.0	12	7
DT Cedric Woodard	2	2	0.0	18	17
DT William Carr	2	1	0.0	17	13
DE Antonio Smith	2	0	0.0	22	29
S Carl Crawford	1	2	0.0	18	28
S Buddy Love	1	1	0.0	15	21
DE Grant Wistrom	1	1	0.0	10	14
DT Jaylen Westbrook	1	1	0.0	13	12
WR Wayne McGarity	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Brian Simmons	0	1	0.0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brandon Green	0.5	1	0	23
DE Derrick Burgess	0.5	0	1	22
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	1	0	27
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	1	0	25
DE Gavin Schneider	0.0	1	0	5

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	1.0	0	0	37
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	1	1	31
DT Junior Ioane	0.0	0	2	21
DT William Carr	0.0	0	1	13
DE Grant Wistrom	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	4	0	0	25
CB Charles Woodson	2	2	0	24
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	1	9
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	0	27
OLB Ty Myers	2	0	0	16
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	1	0	24
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0	3
CB Kevin Mathis	1	0	0	10
S Matt Bowmen	1	0	0	26
DE Gavin Schneider	1	0	0	5
S Shaunard Harts	0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	5	2	1	37
OLB Dexter Coakley	5	0	0	34
ILB Dhani Jones	2	0	0	37
DE Cullen Jenkins	2	0	0	31
CB Jeremetrius Butler	1	2	0	28
S Dwight Smith	1	1	1	36
DE Grant Wistrom	1	0	0	14
CB Kelly Herndon	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cooper Carlisle	3	9	0	31	1	37
Travis Claridge	2	8	0	31	0	37
Chris Samuels	1	5	0	31	0	37
Marcus Spriggs	1	3	1	31	0	37
Jeff Backus	1	3	0	31	0	37
Erron Kinney	0	1	0	17	0	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyson Walter	2	8	34	0	27
Jason Peters	2	5	34	0	27
Ben Claxton	2	4	34	0	27
Ephraim Salaam	2	3	34	0	27
Joel Makovicka	1	5	26	0	14
Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	29	0	17
Brent Smith	0	5	34	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Damian Vaughn	2	17
Antonio Nicas	1	16
Benjamin Gerhardt	1	16
Darnell Alford	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Cloud	2	18
Brian Simmons	1	24
Marcus Pollard	1	17
Karl Williams	1	16
Joel Makovicka	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Nicas	29	35	---	---	16	80
Marcus Spriggs	31	37	---	---	8	76
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	30	24	16	70
Cooper Carlisle	31	37	---	---	---	68
Travis Claridge	31	37	---	---	---	68
Chris Samuels	31	37	---	---	---	68
Drew Brees	31	37	---	---	---	68
Jeff Backus	31	37	---	---	---	68
Chad Johnson	28	37	---	---	---	65
Trevor Pryce	---	---	34	27	1	62
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	34	27	1	62
Matt Bowmen	---	---	33	26	1	60
Quentin Griffin	25	33	---	---	2	60
Ian Gold	---	---	34	25	---	59
Ty Myers	---	---	24	16	19	59
Charles Woodson	---	---	29	24	4	57
Derrick Burgess	---	---	30	22	1	53
Kevin Mathis	---	---	7	10	33	50
Peter Warrick	20	26	---	---	3	49
Shaunard Harts	---	---	28	20	---	48
Erron Kinney	17	12	---	---	13	42
Ryan Pickett	---	---	19	20	3	42
George Irwin	16	14	---	---	10	40
Brandon Green	---	---	14	23	1	38
Spencer George	6	4	---	---	25	35
Tyrone Carter	---	---	9	9	16	34
Marcus Robinson	10	13	---	---	9	32
Lance Perea	---	---	20	4	---	24
Damian Vaughn	1	6	---	---	17	24
Gavin Schneider	---	---	4	5	12	21
Andra Davis	---	---	7	5	8	20
Chris Baker	3	5	---	---	11	19
Craig Terrill	---	---	13	6	---	19
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donnie Abraham	---	---	4	3	---	7
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Cooper	---	---	0	0	6	6
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	4	4
Terrence Kiel	---	---	1	1	1	3
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Winfield	---	---	31	37	9	77
Dwight Smith	---	---	31	36	5	72
Brent Smith	34	27	---	---	9	70
Ben Claxton	34	27	---	---	9	70
Kelly Herndon	---	---	31	37	1	69
Dhani Jones	---	---	31	37	1	69
Jeremetrius Butler	---	---	17	28	17	62
Matt Hasselbeck	34	27	---	---	---	61
Ephraim Salaam	34	27	---	---	---	61
Tyson Walter	34	27	---	---	---	61
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	29	31	1	61
Jason Peters	34	27	---	---	---	61
Joe Horn	28	24	---	---	8	60
Dexter Coakley	---	---	24	34	2	60
Jim Kleinsasser	29	17	---	---	14	60
Antonio Smith	---	---	22	29	1	52
Carl Crawford	---	---	18	28	5	51
Joel Makovicka	26	14	---	---	9	49
Charles Rogers	24	19	---	---	---	43
Karl Williams	11	14	---	---	16	41
Cedric Woodard	---	---	18	17	6	41
LaMont Jordan	18	15	---	---	7	40
Brian Simmons	---	---	8	5	24	37
Buddy Love	---	---	15	21	---	36
Marcus Pollard	12	6	---	---	17	35
William Carr	---	---	17	13	4	34
Junior Ioane	---	---	13	21	---	34
Greg Jones	1	4	---	---	25	30
Grant Wistrom	---	---	10	14	5	29
Alexis Shepherd	16	9	---	---	1	26
Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	13	12	1	26
Steve Foley	---	---	12	7	4	23
Wayne McGarity	5	10	---	---	7	22
Mike Cloud	0	3	---	---	18	21
Gibril Wilson	---	---	1	0	15	16
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Kooistra	0	0	---	---	9	9
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Phil Glover	---	---	0	0	3	3
J.P. Losman	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Moore	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	28	1.9
Middle	7	41	5.9
Right	9	53	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	36	2.8
Middle	11	21	1.9
Right	7	15	2.1
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	36	18	4	1	4	5	5	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	26	17	5	0	0	4	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	155	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	79	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	151	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	56	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	11	7	0	123	3	37
WR Antonio Nicas	8	5	0	47	0	35
WR Peter Warrick	7	1	2	10	0	26
RB Quentin Griffin	4	2	0	8	0	33
TE Erron Kinney	3	3	0	42	1	12
WR Marcus Robinson	2	0	1	0	0	13
RB Spencer George	1	0	1	0	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	8	6	132	3	24
WR Wayne McGarity	5	3	36	1	10
RB LaMont Jordan	4	3	17	0	15
WR Charles Rogers	3	0	0	0	19
WR Karl Williams	2	1	20	1	14
TE Jim Kleinsasser	2	2	23	0	17
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	11	0	6
FB Joel Makovicka	1	1	11	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Griffin	3	10	3.33	4.65
Drew Brees	1	4	4.00	5.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LaMont Jordan	1	0	0.00	2.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	1	3	1.50	6.39

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	2	2	9	4.50	9.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peter Warrick	1	0	0	0.00	1.43
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	11.18

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne McGarity	2	2	9	4.50	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alexis Shepherd	4	1
Matt Hasselbeck	1	0
LaMont Jordan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Nicas	4	2	2
WR Peter Warrick	3	0	0
WR Chad Johnson	3	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	3	2	2
WR Karl Williams	2	1	1
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	1
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0
WR Charles Rogers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)