Week 15, 2007

played in New Orleans, LA

65 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	11	7	-	21
New Orleans Saints	0	17	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 ATL - Derek Whaley 18 field goal
2Q: 12:46 NOS - David Beckham 49 field goal
2Q: 00:48 NOS - Ledley King 20 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Fred Smoot 34 interception return (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 11:18 NOS - Nate Washington 7 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 07:24 ATL - Derek Whaley 45 field goal
3Q: 03:32 ATL - David Anderson 2 pass from Derek Anderson (Derek Anderson pass to Chad Johnson for conversion)
4Q: 11:47 ATL - Ronald Curry 13 pass from Derek Anderson (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 09:47 NOS - Daniel Graham 18 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 00:48 NOS - David Beckham 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 ATL - Derek Whaley 18 field goal
2Q: 12:46 NOS - David Beckham 49 field goal
2Q: 00:48 NOS - Ledley King 20 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Fred Smoot 34 interception return (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 11:18 NOS - Nate Washington 7 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 07:24 ATL - Derek Whaley 45 field goal
3Q: 03:32 ATL - David Anderson 2 pass from Derek Anderson (Derek Anderson pass to Chad Johnson for conversion)
4Q: 11:47 ATL - Ronald Curry 13 pass from Derek Anderson (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 09:47 NOS - Daniel Graham 18 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 00:48 NOS - David Beckham 40 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 4-10 12-2
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 370 373
- Offensive Plays 69 52
- Yards per Play 5.36 7.17
Net Rushing Yards 143 90
- Rushing Attempts 27 23
- Yards per Rush 5.30 3.91
Net Passing Yards 227 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 29 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 274 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/47 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 9.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/69 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/34
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 34:36 25:24

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	4-10	12-2
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	370	373
- Offensive Plays	69	52
- Yards per Play	5.36	7.17
Net Rushing Yards	143	90
- Rushing Attempts	27	23
- Yards per Rush	5.30	3.91
Net Passing Yards	227	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	29 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	274	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/47	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	9.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/69	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/34
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	34:36	25:24

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:24	OWN 4	13	95	Field Goal
1	3:43	1:08	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	12:41	4:16	OWN 27	6	28	Punt
2	4:46	2:36	OWN 10	6	22	Punt
2	0:36	0:35	OWN 30	2	-4	Interception
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 25	0	-10	Half
3	11:09	3:50	OWN 27	7	45	Field Goal
3	6:40	3:17	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
3	1:34	4:54	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
4	9:41	3:42	OWN 25	6	9	Punt
4	2:37	1:23	OWN 14	7	10	Downs
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 25	2	21	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:36	3:53	OWN 25	9	42	Missed FG
1	2:35	4:54	OWN 19	10	49	Field Goal
2	8:25	3:39	OWN 14	7	42	Punt
2	2:10	1:34	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
3	7:19	0:39	OWN 49	1	0	Interception
3	3:23	1:49	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
4	11:40	1:59	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
4	5:59	3:22	OWN 33	4	16	Punt
4	1:14	0:31	OPP 24	3	1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kindal Moorehead, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	17	96	5.65	16	4
RB J.J. Johnson	7	30	4.29	10	1
QB Derek Anderson	3	17	5.67	13	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ronnie Brown	16	62	3.88	19	4
RB Quinton Ganther	5	30	6.00	11	1
WR Chase Lyman	1	1	1.00	1	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Anderson	36	23	274	6/47	2	34	1	94.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	29	22	283	0/0	3	48	1	126.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	10	15	143	14.30	34	34	0
RB Quentin Griffin	5	5	48	9.60	44	30	0
WR Antonio Nicas	4	7	52	13.00	8	31	0
WR Ronald Curry	2	5	32	16.00	8	19	1
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR David Anderson	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Damien Harper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demetrius Williams	8	13	76	9.50	10	19	0
TE Daniel Graham	4	4	84	21.00	68	48	1
WR Nate Washington	4	5	67	16.75	27	33	1
TE Ledley King	2	2	25	12.50	9	20	1
FB Michael Robinson	2	2	13	6.50	2	7	0
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Chase Lyman	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Casey Cole	1	6	6.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fred Smoot	1	34	34.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	4	151	37.8	32.0	45	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	3	112	37.3	35.3	43	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	2/3	2/3	0/1	49	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Jones	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Brown	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Curry	3	58	19.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	3	76	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Paris Lenon	10	1	20	24
OLB Casey Cole	7	0	19	23
S Mike Minter	5	1	15	26
DE Cullen Jenkins	3	1	22	28
DT Craig Terrill	3	0	13	7
CB Michael Griffin	3	0	23	29
OLB Ty Myers	2	1	7	20
DT Trevor Pryce	2	0	20	22
DE John McCargo	2	0	10	14
CB Eric Brooks	1	4	18	26
S Matt Bowmen	1	1	10	20
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	20	27
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	1	19	15
CB David Jones	1	0	16	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	9	4	0.5	26	35
CB Antonio Cromartie	8	5	0.0	24	29
DE Kindal Moorehead	6	1	4.0	26	39
DE Ronald Fields	6	2	0.0	25	24
OLB Jon Beason	4	1	0.0	26	40
CB Fred Smoot	4	0	0.0	18	36
S Dwight Smith	3	3	0.0	27	32
DT Anthony Mebane	3	2	0.0	26	28
OLB Mike Smith	2	0	0.0	6	2
S Danieal Manning	2	0	0.0	19	32
DE Antonio Smith	1	0	1.0	6	20
DE Mark Anderson	1	1	0.5	22	22
S Jerald Ballard	1	2	0.0	10	16
CB Marcus McCauley	1	2	0.0	25	33
DT Junior Ioane	1	0	0.0	2	13
OLB K.J. Turner	1	0	0.0	2	14
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0.0	4	18
WR Demetrius Williams	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	4.0	2	6	39
DE Antonio Smith	1.0	0	1	20
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.5	0	0	35
DE Mark Anderson	0.5	0	0	22
OLB Jon Beason	0.0	1	0	40
DT Anthony Mebane	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Minter	5	0	0	26
OLB Ty Myers	4	0	0	20
OLB Casey Cole	3	0	1	23
ILB Paris Lenon	3	0	0	24
CB Eric Brooks	2	2	0	26
CB Michael Griffin	2	0	0	29
S Matt Bowmen	1	1	0	20
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	0	27
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0	15
CB Hank Poteat	0	1	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antonio Cromartie	5	0	0	29
CB Fred Smoot	4	0	1	36
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	0	0	35
S Dwight Smith	2	1	0	32
OLB Jon Beason	2	1	0	40
DE Ronald Fields	2	0	0	24
DT Junior Ioane	1	0	0	13
OLB K.J. Turner	1	0	0	14
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0	18
DE Mark Anderson	1	0	0	22
S Danieal Manning	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Travis Claridge	3	7	27	1	42
T Jeff Backus	2	7	27	0	42
G Leander Jordan	2	4	27	1	42
T Chris Samuels	2	3	27	3	42
G Cooper Carlisle	2	3	27	1	42

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Logan Mankins	3	6	23	29
C Jimmie Ballinger	1	9	23	29
T Matt Hill	1	3	23	29
G Jason Peters	1	3	23	29
G Ben Claxton	1	2	23	29

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
David Anderson	2	21
Rusty Hatcher	1	17
Frank Radigonda	1	17
Quentin Griffin	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Hill	2	12
Reynaldo Hill	1	16
Logan Mankins	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cooper Carlisle	27	42	---	---	6	75
G Leander Jordan	27	42	---	---	6	75
T Chris Samuels	27	42	---	---	6	75
T Jeff Backus	27	42	---	---	6	75
WR Antonio Nicas	21	36	---	---	12	69
C Travis Claridge	27	42	---	---	---	69
WR Chad Johnson	26	42	---	---	1	69
QB Derek Anderson	27	42	---	---	---	69
WR Ronald Curry	23	36	---	---	7	66
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	23	29	8	60
RB Quentin Griffin	20	29	---	---	9	58
S Mike Minter	---	---	15	26	14	55
TE Dominique Byrd	26	29	---	---	---	55
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	22	28	3	53
OLB Casey Cole	---	---	19	23	10	52
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	20	27	2	49
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	7	20	22	49
CB Eric Brooks	---	---	18	26	3	47
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	20	24	---	44
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	20	22	1	43
CB David Jones	---	---	16	8	14	38
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	19	15	3	37
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	10	20	3	33
WR David Anderson	3	9	---	---	21	33
CB Hank Poteat	---	---	12	11	8	31
DE John McCargo	---	---	10	14	6	30
DE Alex Brown	---	---	7	18	4	29
FB Frank Radigonda	3	6	---	---	17	26
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	13	7	3	23
TE Deion Porter	1	0	---	---	21	22
RB J.J. Johnson	7	11	---	---	1	19
RB Rusty Hatcher	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Damien Harper	5	10	---	---	---	15
WR Dwayne Jarrett	0	2	---	---	11	13
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Andy Lee	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Drew Stanton	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	1	0	---	1
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
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	26	40	2	68
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	26	39	2	67
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	18	36	11	65
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	25	33	7	65
T Matt Hill	23	29	---	---	12	64
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	26	35	2	63
S Dwight Smith	---	---	27	32	1	60
G Ben Claxton	23	29	---	---	6	58
G Jason Peters	23	29	---	---	6	58
C Logan Mankins	23	29	---	---	6	58
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	26	28	1	55
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	24	29	1	54
QB Matt Hasselbeck	23	29	---	---	---	52
C Jimmie Ballinger	23	29	---	---	---	52
S Danieal Manning	---	---	19	32	1	52
RB Ronnie Brown	17	19	---	---	15	51
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	25	24	1	50
TE Daniel Graham	20	27	---	---	2	49
WR Nate Washington	21	28	---	---	---	49
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	22	22	1	45
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	10	16	17	43
WR Demetrius Williams	16	25	---	---	1	42
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	4	18	16	38
OLB K.J. Turner	---	---	2	14	20	36
FB Michael Robinson	5	12	---	---	19	36
RB Quinton Ganther	6	10	---	---	16	32
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	6	20	5	31
WR Chase Lyman	18	12	---	---	1	31
WR Javon Walker	5	3	---	---	19	27
TE Billy Bajema	3	0	---	---	20	23
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	---	---	1	16	4	21
DT Junior Ioane	---	---	2	13	1	16
ILB Kendrell Bell	---	---	1	2	9	12
TE Ledley King	3	9	---	---	---	12
WR David Clowney	1	0	---	---	10	11
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	1	9	1	11
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	6	2	1	9
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Levi Brown	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Warrick Dunn	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	0	2	---	2
T Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jorge Cordova	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	19	79	4.2
Right	6	59	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	4	23	5.8
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Anderson	36	23	4	6	1	2	3	8	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	29	22	4	0	2	4	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	47	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	116	16.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	76	12.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	97	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	15	10	0	143	2	42
WR Antonio Nicas	7	4	1	52	1	36
WR Ronald Curry	5	2	0	32	0	36
RB Quentin Griffin	5	5	0	48	1	29
WR David Anderson	2	1	0	2	0	9
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	0	-3	0	11
TE Damien Harper	1	0	0	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demetrius Williams	13	8	2	76	0	25
WR Nate Washington	5	4	0	67	2	28
TE Daniel Graham	4	4	0	84	1	27
TE Ledley King	2	2	0	25	1	9
WR Chase Lyman	2	1	0	14	0	12
FB Michael Robinson	2	2	0	13	0	12
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	0	4	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB J.J. Johnson	2	4	2.00	4.29
RB Quentin Griffin	1	4	4.00	5.65
QB Derek Anderson	1	3	3.00	5.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Anderson	3	2	15	5.00	7.61

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	4	4	49	12.25	9.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	0	0.00	7.43
WR Ronald Curry	1	1	13	13.00	6.40
WR David Anderson	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Daniel Graham	1	1	18	18.00	21.00
TE Ledley King	1	1	20	20.00	12.50
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Nate Washington	1	1	7	7.00	13.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB J.J. Johnson	3	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quinton Ganther	3	1
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Anderson	10	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	6	5	4
WR Antonio Nicas	2	2	2
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	0
WR Ronald Curry	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	2	1	1
WR Demetrius Williams	2	0	0
WR Chase Lyman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)