Week 11, 2006

played in New Orleans, LA

71 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	7	0	-	21
New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:11 ATL - Chad Johnson 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 11:57 ATL - Tyrone Carter 27 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 05:58 NOS - Nate Washington 2 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 08:24 ATL - Antonio Nicas 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:31 NOS - Warrick Dunn 10 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:11 ATL - Chad Johnson 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 11:57 ATL - Tyrone Carter 27 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 05:58 NOS - Nate Washington 2 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 08:24 ATL - Antonio Nicas 1 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:31 NOS - Warrick Dunn 10 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 4-6 6-4
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 300 337
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 4.92 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 98 56
- Rushing Attempts 23 20
- Yards per Rush 4.26 2.80
Net Passing Yards 202 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 0 47 - 29 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 220 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 5.32 5.85
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/75 7/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/18 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 3/39 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:15 30:45

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	4-6	6-4
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	300	337
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	4.92	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	98	56
- Rushing Attempts	23	20
- Yards per Rush	4.26	2.80
Net Passing Yards	202	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 0	47 - 29 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	220	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	5.32	5.85
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/75	7/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/18	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	3/39	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:15	30:45

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	3:35	OWN 18	7	20	Punt
1	4:24	1:55	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
1	1:07	3:04	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	5:50	2:53	OWN 19	6	14	Punt
2	2:47	0:34	OPP 46	3	-10	Punt
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 25	4	14	Half
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	11:35	3:21	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	2:20	4:58	OWN 22	10	40	Punt
4	10:17	1:22	OWN 20	4	-2	Punt
4	6:22	4:21	OWN 6	8	40	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
1	9:00	4:36	OWN 22	8	45	Missed FG
1	2:29	1:22	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	13:03	1:14	OWN 10	2	9	Interception
2	11:49	5:59	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
2	2:57	0:10	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
2	2:13	1:07	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
3	12:47	1:12	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	8:14	5:54	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	12:22	2:05	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
4	8:55	2:33	OWN 39	6	18	Punt
4	2:01	2:01	OWN 20	10	47	Interception

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	21	93	4.43	18	5	0
RB J.J. Johnson	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ronnie Brown	8	10	1.25	8	0
RB Warrick Dunn	7	15	2.14	7	0
QB Matt Hasselbeck	3	24	8.00	12	1
WR Todd Pinkston	1	1	1.00	1	0
RB Quinton Ganther	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	36	22	220	2/18	2	36	0	97.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	47	29	284	1/3	2	33	3	66.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	10	22	120	12.00	69	36	1
WR Antonio Nicas	5	5	31	6.20	12	15	1
RB Quentin Griffin	3	4	38	12.67	35	29	0
TE Dominique Byrd	2	2	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR David Anderson	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Erron Kinney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vinny Sutherland	7	13	48	6.86	10	15	0
WR Joe Horn	6	8	62	10.33	9	22	0
RB Warrick Dunn	4	5	62	15.50	47	33	1
TE Daniel Graham	3	7	40	13.33	12	25	0
WR Nate Washington	3	6	25	8.33	10	20	1
WR Demetrius Williams	3	3	31	10.33	21	15	0
RB Quinton Ganther	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	13	13.00	10	13	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrone Carter	2	34	17.00	1
CB Tom Knight	1	5	5.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Ty Myers	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Joe Horn	1	0	0	0
FB Michael Robinson	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	8	351	43.9	33.1	54	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Sander	6	246	41.0	34.7	51	2

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Brown	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Curry	3	49	16.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Smoot	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ty Myers	8	1	0.0	19	30
OLB Tom Blackwell	5	1	0.0	9	29
CB Hank Poteat	5	0	0.0	13	28
S Tyrone Carter	5	0	0.0	20	48
OLB Ian Gold	4	0	0.0	9	29
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	4	0	0.0	12	32
DE Derrick Burgess	3	1	0.0	19	41
DT Ryan Pickett	2	1	0.0	15	32
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	1	0.0	11	19
CB Tom Knight	2	0	0.0	6	15
DT Craig Terrill	2	0	0.0	6	15
DE Bob Kuberski	1	0	1.0	3	10
CB Eric Brooks	1	3	0.0	18	46
S Shaunard Harts	1	2	0.0	15	35
DE Alex Brown	1	2	0.0	17	37
S Matt Bowmen	1	1	0.0	7	18
DT Trevor Pryce	1	0	0.0	19	44

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	9	1	0.0	23	38
ILB Dhani Jones	7	2	0.0	22	25
S Dwight Smith	5	4	0.0	23	35
CB Antonio Cromartie	4	2	0.0	23	34
S Paul Miranda	4	0	0.0	14	18
DE Kindal Moorehead	3	2	1.5	23	36
CB Brett Starks	3	2	0.0	12	30
DE Ronald Fields	3	0	0.0	19	20
S Idrees Bashir	2	1	0.0	11	28
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	0.5	2	15
DE Reggie Hayward	1	3	0.0	7	14
OLB Ashermond Singleton	1	0	0.0	0	4
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	---	---	---
CB Fred Smoot	1	0	0.0	20	21
TE Daniel Graham	1	0	---	---	---
OLB James Anderson	1	0	0.0	11	16
DT Junior Ioane	0	2	0.0	10	14
DE Antonio Smith	0	2	0.0	21	27
OLB Mike Smith	0	1	0.0	1	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bob Kuberski	1.0	0	0	0	10
DT Ryan Pickett	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	0	2	0	41
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	0	1	1	44
DT Craig Terrill	0.0	0	1	1	15
S Matt Bowmen	0.0	0	1	0	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	1.5	0	3	1	36
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Reggie Hayward	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Antonio Smith	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Ronald Fields	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Hank Poteat	5	2	0	28
OLB Tom Blackwell	5	0	0	29
OLB Ty Myers	5	0	0	30
OLB Ian Gold	4	0	0	29
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	2	1	0	32
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	2	48
CB Tom Knight	2	0	1	15
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	0	41
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0	19
S Shaunard Harts	1	0	0	35
CB Eric Brooks	1	0	0	46

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	0	38
S Paul Miranda	4	0	18
S Dwight Smith	3	0	35
CB Brett Starks	3	0	30
ILB Dhani Jones	2	2	25
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	1	34
S Idrees Bashir	1	1	28
OLB Ashermond Singleton	1	0	4
DE Kindal Moorehead	1	0	36
OLB James Anderson	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cooper Carlisle	2	7	23	0	38
C Travis Claridge	2	6	23	0	38
G Leander Jordan	2	5	23	2	38
T Jeff Backus	1	4	23	0	38
T Chris Samuels	1	1	23	0	38

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jason Peters	2	4	1	20	0	48
G Ben Claxton	2	3	0	20	1	48
T Scott Kooistra	1	7	0	20	0	48
T Bryan Anderson	0	4	0	20	0	48
C Travis Scott	0	2	0	20	0	48

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Griffin	3	12
David Anderson	2	12
Peter Warrick	1	4

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Brown	1	22
Fred Smoot	1	15
Alex Barron	1	9
Quinton Ganther	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	19	30	22	71
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	20	48	2	70
G Cooper Carlisle	23	38	---	---	8	69
G Leander Jordan	23	38	---	---	8	69
T Chris Samuels	23	38	---	---	8	69
T Jeff Backus	23	38	---	---	8	69
RB Quentin Griffin	21	35	---	---	12	68
CB Eric Brooks	---	---	18	46	1	65
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	19	44	1	64
C Travis Claridge	23	38	---	---	---	61
QB Drew Brees	23	38	---	---	---	61
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	19	41	1	61
WR Chad Johnson	21	38	---	---	---	59
DE Alex Brown	---	---	17	37	1	55
CB Hank Poteat	---	---	13	28	13	54
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	12	32	10	54
WR Peter Warrick	12	34	---	---	4	50
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	15	35	---	50
TE Dominique Byrd	20	29	---	---	---	49
WR Antonio Nicas	13	21	---	---	13	47
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	15	32	---	47
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	9	29	1	39
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	9	29	1	39
WR David Anderson	3	17	---	---	12	32
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	11	19	---	30
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	6	15	7	28
CB Tom Knight	---	---	6	15	6	27
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	7	18	1	26
TE Leland Wilke	4	0	---	---	21	25
DE Bob Kuberski	---	---	3	10	9	22
DE John McCargo	---	---	1	14	6	21
WR Ronald Curry	7	7	---	---	6	20
FB Frank Radigonda	2	3	---	---	13	18
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	0	4	12	16
TE Erron Kinney	10	5	---	---	---	15
RB Rusty Hatcher	0	0	---	---	15	15
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB J.J. Johnson	2	1	---	---	---	3
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	1	2	---	3
G Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
T L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bryan Anderson	20	48	---	---	7	75
G Ben Claxton	20	48	---	---	7	75
T Scott Kooistra	20	48	---	---	7	75
G Jason Peters	20	48	---	---	7	75
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	23	34	12	69
WR Joe Horn	18	46	---	---	4	68
QB Matt Hasselbeck	20	48	---	---	---	68
C Travis Scott	20	48	---	---	---	68
WR Vinny Sutherland	12	38	---	---	16	66
TE Daniel Graham	19	43	---	---	1	63
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	23	38	---	61
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	23	36	---	59
S Dwight Smith	---	---	23	35	---	58
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	20	21	15	56
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	21	27	---	48
OLB James Anderson	---	---	11	16	21	48
ILB Dhani Jones	---	---	22	25	---	47
WR Nate Washington	15	32	---	---	---	47
RB Warrick Dunn	11	32	---	---	---	43
RB Ronnie Brown	8	13	---	---	22	43
CB Brett Starks	---	---	12	30	---	42
S Idrees Bashir	---	---	11	28	---	39
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	19	20	---	39
DT Jim Flanagan	---	---	10	26	---	36
S Paul Miranda	---	---	14	18	---	32
DE Reggie Hayward	---	---	7	14	8	29
FB Michael Robinson	2	11	---	---	16	29
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	2	15	8	25
DT Junior Ioane	---	---	10	14	---	24
TE Billy Bajema	0	0	---	---	21	21
S Gibril Wilson	---	---	1	4	15	20
WR Demetrius Williams	3	10	---	---	6	19
TE Jim Hardy	8	8	---	---	---	16
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	1	13	---	14
RB Quinton Ganther	2	2	---	---	9	13
ILB Isaiah Kacyvenski	---	---	0	0	12	12
T Alex Barron	0	0	---	---	9	9
P B.J. Sander	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Todd Pinkston	1	3	---	---	1	5
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Ashermond Singleton	---	---	0	4	---	4
TE Sheldon Jackson	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	7	41	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	11	50	4.5
Right	5	-10	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	36	22	3	0	4	4	5	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	47	29	4	1	3	3	5	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	117	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	65	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	85	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	89	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	110	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	22	10	4	120	2	38
WR Antonio Nicas	5	5	0	31	0	21
RB Quentin Griffin	4	3	0	38	1	35
TE Dominique Byrd	2	2	0	16	0	29
TE Erron Kinney	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Peter Warrick	1	1	0	9	0	34
WR David Anderson	1	1	0	6	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vinny Sutherland	13	7	1	48	0	38
WR Joe Horn	8	6	2	62	1	46
TE Daniel Graham	7	3	0	40	1	43
WR Nate Washington	6	3	0	25	1	32
RB Warrick Dunn	5	4	0	62	1	32
WR Demetrius Williams	3	3	0	31	0	10
RB Quinton Ganther	2	2	0	3	0	2
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	0	13	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	3	18	6.00	4.43
RB J.J. Johnson	1	4	4.00	2.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Warrick Dunn	1	7	7.00	2.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	3	12	2.40	6.11

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	5	2	12	2.40	6.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	4	2	11	2.75	5.45
WR Antonio Nicas	1	1	1	1.00	6.20

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	2	1	2	1.00	4.17
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	10	10.00	12.40
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0.00	3.69
TE Daniel Graham	1	0	0	0.00	5.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ronnie Brown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	14	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	6	4	3
WR Antonio Nicas	3	3	2
TE Erron Kinney	1	0	0
TE Dominique Byrd	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	4	4	3
WR Vinny Sutherland	4	2	1
TE Daniel Graham	3	1	1
RB Warrick Dunn	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)