Week 10, 2005

played in Atlanta, GA

62 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	3	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	9	7	0	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 ATL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
1Q: 02:51 ATL - Erron Kinney 17 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Drew Brees 18 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 02:56 NOS - Todd Pinkston 14 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 02:16 NOS - Nate Washington 22 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 12:41 NOS - David Akers 29 field goal
4Q: 01:08 ATL - Derek Whaley 55 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 ATL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
1Q: 02:51 ATL - Erron Kinney 17 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 10:06 ATL - Drew Brees 18 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 02:56 NOS - Todd Pinkston 14 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 02:16 NOS - Nate Washington 22 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 12:41 NOS - David Akers 29 field goal
4Q: 01:08 ATL - Derek Whaley 55 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 4-6 7-3
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 324 321
- Offensive Plays 52 75
- Yards per Play 6.23 4.28
Net Rushing Yards 90 137
- Rushing Attempts 16 31
- Yards per Rush 5.63 4.42
Net Passing Yards 234 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 42 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 254 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 4.18
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.2 11.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/72 11/70
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:43 33:17

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	4-6	7-3
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	324	321
- Offensive Plays	52	75
- Yards per Play	6.23	4.28
Net Rushing Yards	90	137
- Rushing Attempts	16	31
- Yards per Rush	5.63	4.42
Net Passing Yards	234	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	42 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	254	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	4.18
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.2	11.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/72	11/70
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:43	33:17

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	0:16	OWN 5	2	-9	Safety
1	9:54	3:11	OWN 8	4	34	Punt
1	2:44	2:16	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	9:54	2:08	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	5:43	1:13	OWN 38	4	19	Punt
2	3:20	0:31	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
3	11:11	2:32	OWN 4	5	13	Punt
3	6:00	3:58	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	0:11	2:38	OWN 37	6	51	Field Goal
4	10:10	2:05	OPP 18	4	17	Missed FG
4	5:24	2:43	OPP 44	4	11	Punt
4	1:02	0:42	OWN 33	4	51	Fumble
4	0:07	0:06	OPP 22	0	0	Missed FG

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 25	8	18	Punt
1	11:22	1:28	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
1	6:43	3:59	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
1	0:28	5:34	OWN 19	14	81	Touchdown
2	7:46	2:03	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
2	4:30	1:10	OWN 20	4	13	Fumble
2	2:49	2:49	OWN 24	8	33	Half
3	12:25	1:14	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
3	8:39	2:39	OPP 42	6	8	Punt
3	2:02	1:51	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
4	12:33	2:23	OWN 17	3	-16	Punt
4	8:05	2:41	OWN 6	5	3	Punt
4	2:41	1:39	OWN 20	6	42	Field Goal
4	0:20	0:13	OWN 16	2	6	Fumble
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 29	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Warrick Dunn	11	68	6.18	31	2
RB Ronnie Brown	4	23	5.75	9	0
RB J.R. Redmond	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Spencer George	18	80	4.44	45	2	0
RB J.J. Johnson	5	20	4.00	6	0	0
WR Charles Johnson	4	10	2.50	5	0	0
QB Drew Brees	4	27	6.75	18	1	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	33	21	254	3/20	2	31	0	107.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	42	25	207	2/23	1	21	0	80.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nate Washington	10	13	106	10.60	10	23	1
RB Warrick Dunn	3	4	41	13.67	14	22	0
WR Joe Horn	2	7	40	20.00	24	31	0
TE Jim Hardy	2	3	21	10.50	5	15	0
FB Joel Makovicka	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Todd Pinkston	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	1
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Billy Bajema	1	1	28	28.00	25	28	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amir Montgomery	5	9	46	9.20	1	21	0
WR Charles Johnson	4	6	22	5.50	13	12	0
WR Peter Warrick	4	7	17	4.25	2	11	0
RB Spencer George	3	3	6	2.00	6	6	0
WR Antonio Nicas	3	8	37	12.33	0	19	0
TE Erron Kinney	3	4	39	13.00	12	17	1
TE Chris Baker	2	3	24	12.00	8	16	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	2	16	16.00	3	16	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	0
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	0	0
OLB Dexter Coakley	0	1	0
DE Kindal Moorehead	0	1	0
DT Junior Ioane	0	0	1
DE Reggie Hayward	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Spencer George	2	0	0
CB Kevin Mathis	0	1	0
OLB Ian Gold	0	0	1
S Shaunard Harts	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Sander	7	298	42.6	33.9	58	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	8	324	40.5	34.0	51	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	1/1	1/1	55	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Brown	3	32	10.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jones	2	42	21.0	0
Reynaldo Hill	1	23	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	4	88	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	10	5	0.0	30	30
OLB Dexter Coakley	8	2	0.0	31	44
DT Jim Flanagan	6	2	0.0	20	31
S Antoine Winfield	4	2	0.0	31	44
S Dwight Smith	4	1	0.0	30	42
OLB Ashermond Singleton	4	0	0.0	12	28
DE Reggie Hayward	4	0	0.0	17	16
S Paul Miranda	3	2	0.0	31	44
DE Kindal Moorehead	2	2	1.0	23	35
CB Fred Smoot	2	1	0.0	23	20
DT Junior Ioane	2	0	0.0	15	19
DE Ronald Fields	2	0	0.0	7	8
DT William Carr	1	0	1.0	1	14
CB Kelly Herndon	1	2	0.0	27	36
S Buddy Love	1	0	0.0	1	5
DE Jaylen Westbrook	1	0	0.0	22	20
CB Reynaldo Hill	0	1	0.0	1	14

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ty Myers	7	1	1.0	16	29
OLB Zeke Moreno	6	1	1.0	16	36
S Matt Bowmen	4	2	0.0	15	30
S Shaunard Harts	4	0	0.0	8	18
S Terrence Kiel	3	1	0.0	3	19
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	0.0	7	23
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	0.0	9	15
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	0.0	10	27
OLB Ian Gold	1	2	1.0	8	19
CB Charles Woodson	1	2	0.0	15	24
DT Trevor Pryce	1	1	0.0	16	33
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	0.0	11	18
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.0	12	26
DE Lance Perea	1	0	0.0	12	22
DT Chris Cooper	1	0	0.0	8	26
DE Gavin Schneider	1	0	0.0	6	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT William Carr	1.0	1	1	1	14
DE Kindal Moorehead	1.0	0	3	3	35
DE Jaylen Westbrook	0.0	2	0	1	20
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT Junior Ioane	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Antonio Smith	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	0	0	1	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	1.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Ty Myers	1.0	0	0	1	29
OLB Zeke Moreno	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Lance Perea	0.0	1	1	0	22
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Chris Cooper	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	7	0	30
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	0	44
S Antoine Winfield	3	1	44
S Dwight Smith	3	1	42
OLB Ashermond Singleton	3	0	28
DT Jim Flanagan	2	0	31
CB Kelly Herndon	1	1	36
S Paul Miranda	1	1	44
S Buddy Love	1	0	5
DT William Carr	0	1	14

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno	4	0	36
S Shaunard Harts	3	1	18
CB Kevin Mathis	3	0	23
OLB Ty Myers	3	0	29
S Tyrone Carter	2	2	27
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	30
S Terrence Kiel	2	0	19
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	26
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Tyson Walter	3	8	16	0	36
G Jason Peters	1	3	16	2	36
G Ben Claxton	1	3	16	1	36
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	11	0	30
T Bryan Anderson	1	1	16	0	36

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cooper Carlisle	2	7	0	31	1	44
T Chris Samuels	2	5	0	31	0	44
T Jeff Backus	1	5	0	31	0	44
G Jason Anderson	1	3	1	31	1	44
TE Chris Baker	1	1	0	8	0	14
C Travis Claridge	0	5	0	31	0	44
TE Erron Kinney	0	1	0	19	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. Redmond	2	27
Fred Smoot	2	24
Todd Pinkston	1	27
Tyler Mason	1	27
Buddy Love	1	18

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ty Myers	1	27
Charles Johnson	1	25
George Irwin	1	25
Spencer George	1	18
Cooper Carlisle	1	9
Antonio Nicas	1	4

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	31	44	1	76
S Antoine Winfield	---	---	31	44	1	76
S Paul Miranda	---	---	31	44	1	76
S Dwight Smith	---	---	30	42	1	73
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	23	20	24	67
CB Kelly Herndon	---	---	27	36	---	63
T Jon Runyan	16	36	---	---	10	62
C Tyson Walter	16	36	---	---	10	62
T Bryan Anderson	16	36	---	---	10	62
G Ben Claxton	16	36	---	---	10	62
G Jason Peters	16	36	---	---	10	62
ILB Dhani Jones	---	---	30	30	---	60
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	23	35	1	59
DT Jim Flanagan	---	---	20	31	1	52
QB Matt Hasselbeck	16	36	---	---	---	52
WR Joe Horn	15	35	---	---	---	50
WR Nate Washington	14	32	---	---	---	46
DE Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	22	20	---	42
RB Warrick Dunn	14	27	---	---	---	41
OLB Ashermond Singleton	---	---	12	28	1	41
TE Jim Hardy	11	30	---	---	---	41
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	11	21	9	41
WR Todd Pinkston	1	7	---	---	27	35
DT Junior Ioane	---	---	15	19	---	34
DE Reggie Hayward	---	---	17	16	---	33
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	1	14	18	33
RB J.R. Redmond	1	3	---	---	27	31
WR Vinny Sutherland	5	17	---	---	9	31
TE Tyler Mason	1	1	---	---	27	29
RB Ronnie Brown	4	12	---	---	12	28
S Buddy Love	---	---	1	5	18	24
OLB Steve Foley	---	---	0	0	24	24
DT William Carr	---	---	1	14	8	23
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	8	13	1	22
FB Joel Makovicka	7	12	---	---	---	19
TE Billy Bajema	7	4	---	---	5	16
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	7	8	---	15
OLB Phil Glover	---	---	0	0	12	12
RB Greg Jones	0	0	---	---	12	12
P B.J. Sander	0	0	---	---	10	10
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Olandis Gary	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Scott Kooistra	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jason Anderson	31	44	---	---	9	84
G Cooper Carlisle	31	44	---	---	9	84
T Chris Samuels	31	44	---	---	9	84
T Jeff Backus	31	44	---	---	9	84
RB Spencer George	22	37	---	---	18	77
C Travis Claridge	31	44	---	---	---	75
QB Drew Brees	31	44	---	---	---	75
WR Antonio Nicas	29	40	---	---	4	73
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	16	29	27	72
WR Amir Montgomery	23	36	---	---	---	59
TE Erron Kinney	19	38	---	---	---	57
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	10	27	18	55
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	16	36	3	55
WR Charles Johnson	12	17	---	---	25	54
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	16	33	3	52
WR Peter Warrick	23	28	---	---	---	51
CB Kevin Mathis	---	---	7	23	18	48
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	15	30	2	47
CB Charles Woodson	---	---	15	24	7	46
CB Donnie Abraham	---	---	12	26	2	40
FB George Irwin	12	3	---	---	25	40
DE Lance Perea	---	---	12	22	3	37
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	11	18	8	37
DT Chris Cooper	---	---	8	26	1	35
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	3	19	13	35
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	8	19	1	28
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	8	18	1	27
TE Leland Wilke	1	0	---	---	25	26
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	9	15	1	25
DE Gavin Schneider	---	---	6	17	2	25
TE Chris Baker	8	14	---	---	---	22
CB Tom Knight	---	---	1	6	8	15
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	1	1	13	15
WR Marcus Robinson	1	4	---	---	9	14
RB J.J. Johnson	5	3	---	---	4	12
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	2	6	1	9
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	0	1	7	8
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	1	1
T L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Quincy Monk	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	7	49	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	19	97	5.1
Right	3	10	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	33	21	5	0	2	3	6	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	42	25	1	1	1	5	7	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	92	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	99	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	59	19.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	63	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	91	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	40	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	13	10	0	106	2	32
WR Joe Horn	7	2	2	40	1	35
RB Warrick Dunn	4	3	0	41	1	27
TE Jim Hardy	3	2	0	21	0	30
WR Todd Pinkston	2	1	0	14	0	7
FB Joel Makovicka	1	1	0	5	0	12
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	0	-1	0	12
TE Billy Bajema	1	1	0	28	1	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amir Montgomery	9	5	0	46	1	36
WR Antonio Nicas	8	3	0	37	0	40
WR Peter Warrick	7	4	0	17	0	28
WR Charles Johnson	6	4	0	22	0	17
TE Erron Kinney	4	3	0	39	0	38
RB Spencer George	3	3	0	6	0	37
TE Chris Baker	3	2	0	24	0	14
WR Marcus Robinson	2	1	1	16	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Warrick Dunn	3	14	4.67	6.18

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Spencer George	1	2	2.00	4.44
QB Drew Brees	1	18	18.00	6.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	5	4	21	4.20	7.70

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	2	13	4.33	4.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	3	2	1	0.33	8.15
WR Todd Pinkston	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	6	6.00	7.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Spencer George	1	1	-4	-4.00	2.00
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	17	17.00	9.75
WR Peter Warrick	1	0	0	0.00	2.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Warrick Dunn	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	10	6	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	14	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	4	2	1
WR Joe Horn	2	1	0
RB Warrick Dunn	2	2	1
TE Jim Hardy	2	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Erron Kinney	3	3	3
WR Peter Warrick	3	2	1
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	1
WR Marcus Robinson	2	1	1
WR Antonio Nicas	2	0	0
TE Chris Baker	1	1	0
WR Amir Montgomery	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)