Week 11, 2007

played in Atlanta, GA

55 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	14	7	7	3	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 NOS - Ronnie Brown 6 run (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 03:00 NOS - Ronnie Brown 1 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 07:14 ATL - Derek Whaley 29 field goal
2Q: 04:24 NOS - Demetrius Williams 19 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 10:40 NOS - Fred Smoot 89 interception return (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 06:27 ATL - Derek Whaley 27 field goal
4Q: 05:11 NOS - David Beckham 28 field goal
4Q: 02:11 ATL - Derek Whaley 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 NOS - Ronnie Brown 6 run (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 03:00 NOS - Ronnie Brown 1 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 07:14 ATL - Derek Whaley 29 field goal
2Q: 04:24 NOS - Demetrius Williams 19 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 10:40 NOS - Fred Smoot 89 interception return (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 06:27 ATL - Derek Whaley 27 field goal
4Q: 05:11 NOS - David Beckham 28 field goal
4Q: 02:11 ATL - Derek Whaley 49 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 8-2 2-8
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 293 381
- Offensive Plays 49 75
- Yards per Play 5.98 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 117 195
- Rushing Attempts 29 34
- Yards per Rush 4.03 5.74
Net Passing Yards 176 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 16 - 0 36 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 176 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 8.80 4.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/40 6/36
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 4/73
Interception Ret./Yards 2/89 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 25:16 34:44

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	8-2	2-8
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	293	381
- Offensive Plays	49	75
- Yards per Play	5.98	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	117	195
- Rushing Attempts	29	34
- Yards per Rush	4.03	5.74
Net Passing Yards	176	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 16 - 0	36 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	176	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	8.80	4.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/40	6/36
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	4/73
Interception Ret./Yards	2/89	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	25:16	34:44

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:47	6:01	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
1	4:26	1:34	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
1	0:54	0:46	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
2	7:09	2:52	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:45	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:18	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	6:20	3:03	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
4	13:37	1:53	OWN 28	4	17	Punt
4	9:23	4:18	OPP 35	7	24	Field Goal
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 42	4	19	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:13	OWN 21	6	20	Punt
1	6:46	2:20	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
1	2:52	1:58	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
1	0:08	7:59	OWN 17	14	71	Field Goal
2	4:17	2:27	OWN 34	7	59	Interception
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 31	1	0	Half
3	13:42	3:10	OWN 38	7	40	Interception
3	10:32	4:12	OWN 25	12	65	Field Goal
3	3:17	4:40	OWN 13	8	25	Punt
4	11:44	2:21	OWN 17	5	26	Fumble
4	5:05	2:59	OWN 25	6	43	Field Goal
4	1:58	1:03	OWN 49	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Kindal Moorehead, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ronnie Brown	16	57	3.56	19	3	1
RB Quinton Ganther	8	52	6.50	18	3	0
QB Dan Orlovsky	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
FB Michael Robinson	2	1	0.50	3	0	0
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rusty Hatcher	14	117	8.36	35	2
RB J.J. Johnson	11	39	3.55	9	0
QB Patrick Ramsey	5	27	5.40	9	0
QB Derek Anderson	3	8	2.67	3	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	20	16	176	0/0	2	44	0	136.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	18	8	69	2/14	0	22	1	31.9
Derek Anderson	18	10	148	3/17	0	32	1	59.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demetrius Williams	5	6	94	18.80	54	44	1
TE Ledley King	3	3	35	11.67	9	26	0
WR Nate Washington	3	5	15	5.00	15	10	0
RB Ronnie Brown	2	2	3	1.50	0	2	1
TE Billy Bajema	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
WR Chase Lyman	1	2	16	16.00	11	16	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Johnson	7	11	95	13.57	24	23
WR Ronald Curry	5	10	73	14.60	33	32
RB Quentin Griffin	2	3	12	6.00	6	9
RB Rusty Hatcher	2	3	1	0.50	2	2
WR Antonio Nicas	1	6	20	20.00	0	20
TE Dominique Byrd	1	3	16	16.00	2	16

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fred Smoot	1	89	89.00	1
S Dwight Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	0
S Jerald Ballard	0	1	0
DE Kindal Moorehead	0	0	2
OLB Jon Beason	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	0
QB Patrick Ramsey	1	0	0
QB Derek Anderson	1	0	0
T Chris Samuels	0	1	0
T Jeff Backus	0	1	0
OLB Casey Cole	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	5	187	37.4	38.0	43	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	4	138	34.5	31.3	42	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Brown	2	13	6.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Jones	2	-3	-1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	2	61	30.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Curry	4	73	18.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	9	0	4.5	33	41
OLB Jon Beason	9	1	0.0	31	34
OLB Dexter Coakley	6	1	0.0	32	31
S Dwight Smith	6	1	0.0	32	37
CB Fred Smoot	4	1	0.0	19	32
CB Marcus McCauley	4	0	0.0	31	32
DE Ronald Fields	3	1	0.0	28	26
OLB Mike Smith	3	1	0.0	14	13
DT Anthony Mebane	3	0	0.0	28	29
S Jerald Ballard	2	3	0.0	30	29
S Paul Miranda	2	0	0.0	3	10
CB Reynaldo Hill	2	0	0.0	12	18
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	0	0.0	27	34
DE Antonio Smith	1	2	0.0	13	24
S Danieal Manning	1	0	0.0	3	11
DE Reggie Hayward	0	1	0.5	5	15
DE Mark Anderson	0	1	0.0	26	22

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Paris Lenon	8	3	0.0	27	18
S Matt Bowmen	6	0	0.0	29	19
OLB Ty Myers	3	1	0.0	20	12
OLB Casey Cole	3	1	0.0	26	17
CB Michael Griffin	3	1	0.0	29	20
S Rich Greer	3	0	0.0	27	19
S Mike Minter	2	2	0.0	10	8
DE John McCargo	2	2	0.0	10	9
CB Eric Brooks	2	1	0.0	20	11
DT Trevor Pryce	2	0	0.0	26	17
DE Derrick Burgess	2	0	0.0	26	18
DT Craig Terrill	1	2	0.0	9	7
CB Hank Poteat	1	1	0.0	3	4
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
QB Patrick Ramsey	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Reggie Hausermann	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	0.0	25	19
CB David Jones	0	2	0.0	9	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	4.5	0	4	9	41
DE Reggie Hayward	0.5	1	0	0	15
DE Antonio Smith	0.0	0	2	0	24

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	0	19
DT Craig Terrill	0	1	0	7
DE Derrick Burgess	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fred Smoot	4	1	1	32
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	1	0	31
CB Marcus McCauley	2	2	0	32
S Paul Miranda	2	1	0	10
S Dwight Smith	1	1	1	37
DE Kindal Moorehead	1	0	0	41
S Jerald Ballard	1	0	0	29
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0	18
CB Antonio Cromartie	1	0	0	34
S Danieal Manning	1	0	0	11
OLB Jon Beason	1	0	0	34

Atlanta	Caught	PPlay
CB Eric Brooks	3	11
ILB Paris Lenon	2	18
S Matt Bowmen	2	19
OLB Casey Cole	2	17
DT Trevor Pryce	1	17
S Mike Minter	1	8
CB Hank Poteat	1	4
DE Derrick Burgess	1	18
OLB Ty Myers	1	12
S Rich Greer	1	19
CB Michael Griffin	1	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Matt Hill	4	7	29	20
G Jason Peters	2	5	29	20
G Ben Claxton	1	6	29	20
C Jimmie Ballinger	1	2	29	20
TE Ledley King	1	1	19	14
T Bryan Anderson	0	5	29	20

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Travis Claridge	4	6	34	0	41
G Leander Jordan	3	8	34	0	41
T Chris Samuels	2	5	34	1	41
T Jeff Backus	2	4	34	2	41
G Cooper Carlisle	1	2	34	1	41
TE Dominique Byrd	1	1	31	0	31
FB Frank Radigonda	0	0	5	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Quinton Ganther	3	16
Ronnie Brown	2	15
Matt Hill	1	12

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ronald Curry	1	18
Quentin Griffin	1	17
Michael Griffin	1	8
Rusty Hatcher	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	33	41	3	77
S Dwight Smith	---	---	32	37	3	72
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	31	34	3	68
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	31	32	4	67
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	27	34	3	64
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	32	31	---	63
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	19	32	10	61
T Matt Hill	29	20	---	---	12	61
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	28	29	4	61
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	30	29	1	60
T Bryan Anderson	29	20	---	---	6	55
G Ben Claxton	29	20	---	---	6	55
G Jason Peters	29	20	---	---	6	55
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	28	26	---	54
C Jimmie Ballinger	29	20	---	---	---	49
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	26	22	---	48
QB Matt Hasselbeck	27	20	---	---	---	47
RB Ronnie Brown	20	12	---	---	15	47
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	12	18	16	46
WR Nate Washington	24	19	---	---	---	43
WR Demetrius Williams	26	15	---	---	1	42
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	13	24	3	40
TE Ledley King	19	14	---	---	---	33
FB Michael Robinson	10	8	---	---	15	33
RB Quinton Ganther	9	7	---	---	16	32
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	14	13	3	30
S Danieal Manning	---	---	3	11	16	30
DE Reggie Hayward	---	---	5	15	7	27
TE Daniel Graham	5	2	---	---	19	26
WR Javon Walker	3	7	---	---	15	25
WR Chase Lyman	14	10	---	---	---	24
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	2	1	19	22
TE Billy Bajema	13	5	---	---	1	19
DT Junior Ioane	---	---	4	11	3	18
S Paul Miranda	---	---	3	10	2	15
WR David Clowney	1	1	---	---	9	11
ILB Jorge Cordova	---	---	1	1	8	10
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Levi Brown	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Dan Orlovsky	2	0	---	---	1	3
RB Warrick Dunn	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Travis Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Johnnie Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Ronald Curry	30	35	---	---	18	83
G Cooper Carlisle	34	41	---	---	7	82
G Leander Jordan	34	41	---	---	7	82
T Chris Samuels	34	41	---	---	7	82
T Jeff Backus	34	41	---	---	7	82
WR Antonio Nicas	26	41	---	---	10	77
C Travis Claridge	34	41	---	---	---	75
TE Dominique Byrd	31	31	---	---	4	66
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	29	20	8	57
OLB Casey Cole	---	---	26	17	11	54
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	20	12	20	52
S Rich Greer	---	---	27	19	6	52
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	29	19	1	49
WR Chad Johnson	20	29	---	---	---	49
RB Rusty Hatcher	18	23	---	---	7	48
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	27	18	---	45
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	26	18	1	45
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	25	19	1	45
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	26	17	---	43
QB Patrick Ramsey	20	20	---	---	---	40
RB Quentin Griffin	11	12	---	---	17	40
DE Alex Brown	---	---	20	10	6	36
QB Derek Anderson	14	21	---	---	---	35
S Mike Minter	---	---	10	8	15	33
CB Eric Brooks	---	---	20	11	1	32
FB Frank Radigonda	5	8	---	---	18	31
RB J.J. Johnson	14	15	---	---	---	29
TE Deion Porter	4	0	---	---	22	26
CB David Jones	---	---	9	10	5	24
CB Hank Poteat	---	---	3	4	16	23
TE Damien Harper	10	5	---	---	7	22
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	9	7	5	21
DE John McCargo	---	---	10	9	1	20
WR David Anderson	1	6	---	---	3	10
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	2	2	1	5
P Andy Lee	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	1	0	---	1
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	0	0	---	0
T George Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Ben Grubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	44	4.9
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	8	30	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	26	157	6.0
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	20	16	2	0	2	0	1	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	18	8	1	0	1	3	4	5	1
Derek Anderson	18	10	3	2	0	3	2	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	60	20.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	56	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	60	20.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	55	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	114	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	38	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demetrius Williams	6	5	0	94	1	15
WR Nate Washington	5	3	2	15	0	19
TE Ledley King	3	3	0	35	1	14
RB Ronnie Brown	2	2	0	3	0	12
WR Chase Lyman	2	1	0	16	0	10
TE Billy Bajema	1	1	0	6	0	5
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	0	7	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	11	7	0	95	2	29
WR Ronald Curry	10	5	0	73	1	35
WR Antonio Nicas	6	1	1	20	1	41
RB Quentin Griffin	3	2	0	12	0	12
RB Rusty Hatcher	3	2	0	1	0	23
TE Dominique Byrd	3	1	0	16	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ronnie Brown	5	24	4.80	3.56
RB Quinton Ganther	3	-3	-1.00	6.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rusty Hatcher	2	11	5.50	8.36
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	1.00	3.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	4	3	19	4.75	8.80

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	3	1	2	0.67	3.83
Derek Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	8.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	1	1.00	1.50
WR Chase Lyman	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Nate Washington	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.00
WR Demetrius Williams	1	1	19	19.00	15.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronald Curry	2	0	0	0.00	7.30
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1	2	2.00	0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quinton Ganther	2	1
RB Ronnie Brown	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB J.J. Johnson	2	1
QB Patrick Ramsey	1	0
QB Derek Anderson	1	0
RB Rusty Hatcher	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	6	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Anderson	5	4	3
Patrick Ramsey	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demetrius Williams	2	1	1
TE Ledley King	1	1	0
TE Billy Bajema	1	1	1
WR Nate Washington	1	0	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronald Curry	4	4	3
WR Chad Johnson	3	3	3
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	0
TE Dominique Byrd	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,800 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (16,100)
Club Seats 17,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,800 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (16,100)
Club Seats	17,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,500 (9,900)