Week 17, 2012

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	7	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	7	14	0	14	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:43 ATL - Chad Johnson 11 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 14:53 ATL - Golden Tate 15 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 07:11 ATL - Brenden Streets 6 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - LeSean McCoy 5 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 11:11 ATL - Oscar Wang 17 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 03:57 ATL - Brenden Streets 1 run (Matt Prater extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:43 ATL - Chad Johnson 11 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 14:53 ATL - Golden Tate 15 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 07:11 ATL - Brenden Streets 6 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - LeSean McCoy 5 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 11:11 ATL - Oscar Wang 17 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 03:57 ATL - Brenden Streets 1 run (Matt Prater extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 9-7 10-6
First Downs 15 25
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 11 21
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 330 457
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 5.59 6.72
Net Rushing Yards 71 113
- Rushing Attempts 16 30
- Yards per Rush 4.44 3.77
Net Passing Yards 259 344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 1 36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 352
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.02 9.05
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/60 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 5/145 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:03 34:57

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	9-7	10-6
First Downs	15	25
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	11	21
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	330	457
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	5.59	6.72
Net Rushing Yards	71	113
- Rushing Attempts	16	30
- Yards per Rush	4.44	3.77
Net Passing Yards	259	344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 1	36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	352
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.02	9.05
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/60	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	5/145	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:03	34:57

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
1	8:16	1:25	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	4:34	1:33	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
2	14:47	4:21	OWN 38	7	24	Missed FG
2	7:05	1:52	OWN 44	4	20	Missed FG
2	3:45	1:13	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
2	1:09	0:59	OWN 16	6	49	Fumble
3	11:15	2:17	OWN 45	4	16	Punt
3	6:03	1:43	OWN 15	4	17	Punt
3	2:30	2:37	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
4	11:02	2:24	OWN 21	4	8	Downs
4	3:50	3:20	OWN 33	10	44	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	3:28	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	6:51	2:17	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
1	3:01	3:14	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
2	10:26	3:21	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	5:13	1:28	OWN 43	4	18	Missed FG
2	2:32	1:23	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 35	2	15	Half
3	15:00	3:45	OWN 25	6	35	Fumble
3	8:58	2:55	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
3	4:20	1:50	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	14:53	3:51	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	8:38	4:48	OPP 29	7	29	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	1	-3	Game

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeSean McCoy	8	31	3.88	12	1	1
QB Lamont Williamson	4	32	8.00	11	1	0
QB Brian Brohm	2	4	2.00	4	0	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
WR Demetrius Williams	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brenden Streets	22	69	3.14	14	2	1
RB Quentin Griffin	5	16	3.20	4	0	0
RB David Wilson	2	20	10.00	20	1	0
QB Jake Locker	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	30	19	208	1/3	0	40	1	69.8
Lamont Williamson	11	6	58	1/4	0	25	0	69.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	36	27	352	2/8	4	27	0	142.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE David Thomas	7	10	91	13.00	63	40
WR Nate Washington	4	6	17	4.25	11	11
WR Demetrius Williams	4	6	48	12.00	9	25
WR Aundrae Allison	3	4	15	5.00	9	7
FB Tyler Ecker	2	3	41	20.50	29	24
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	2	36	18.00	31	33
RB LeSean McCoy	2	3	14	7.00	8	9
FB Michael Robinson	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Terrelle Pryor	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brian Quick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	6	8	77	12.83	31	27	1
WR Golden Tate	6	9	105	17.50	37	27	1
WR David Anderson	4	7	26	6.50	7	10	0
TE Shawn Nelson	3	3	40	13.33	6	19	0
RB Brenden Streets	3	4	19	6.33	0	8	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	26	26.00	14	26	0
TE Oscar Wang	1	1	17	17.00	11	17	1
TE Josh Tobin	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S James Butler	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brian Brohm	1	0	0
CB Orlando Scandrick	1	0	0
CB Reynaldo Hill	0	1	0
DE Bruce Irvin	0	1	0
S Samuel Gaylor	0	0	2
DT Anthony Mebane	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Brenden Streets	3	0	0
DE Athyba Rubin	0	1	1
WR Andre Caldwell	0	1	0
T Geoff Schwartz	0	1	0
OLB Chet Donnelly	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	6	261	43.5	31.3	54	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Nieto	4	163	40.8	39.5	45	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	0/2	0/2	0/2	0	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Scandrick	2	5	2.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Little	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	4	125	31.3	0
Aundrae Allison	1	20	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachery Bowman	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Samuel Gaylor	12	1	0.0	29	38
ILB Darryl Sharpton	7	2	0.0	27	27
S Dwight Smith	5	1	0.0	28	30
OLB Jon Beason	5	1	0.0	15	22
DE Bruce Irvin	4	3	1.5	27	34
DE Kenny Iwebema	4	0	0.0	25	23
OLB Landon Johnson	3	4	0.0	29	29
CB Quentin Jammer	3	1	0.0	28	37
DT Kendall Langford	3	0	0.0	21	25
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	2	0.0	17	26
ILB Bryan Kehl	2	1	0.0	3	11
DT Sammie Lee Hill	1	1	0.5	25	21
DT Anthony Mebane	1	1	0.0	11	20
DE Ronald Fields	1	0	0.0	3	10
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0.0	2	9
QB Brian Brohm	1	0	---	---	---
CB Justin King	0	2	0.0	29	30

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jovan Belcher	5	2	0.0	7	24
CB Michael Griffin	5	1	0.0	16	41
OLB Chet Donnelly	4	0	1.0	15	34
S Zachery Bowman	4	3	0.0	15	37
CB Drew Coleman	4	1	0.0	16	43
OLB Brandon Spikes	4	1	0.0	15	31
DE Athyba Rubin	3	0	1.0	16	42
S Rich Greer	3	1	0.0	16	40
CB Ike Cassaday	3	0	0.0	1	6
DT Cornelius Pisano	2	1	0.0	8	31
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	2	0	0.0	15	32
DE John McCargo	1	0	0.0	3	23
CB David Jones	1	0	0.0	7	14
DT Erik Walden	1	0	0.0	7	19
G Tyronne Green	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Irvin	1.5	1	1	34
DT Sammie Lee Hill	0.5	0	0	21
DT Kendall Langford	0.0	1	0	25
DE Kindal Moorehead	0.0	0	1	16
OLB Landon Johnson	0.0	0	1	29

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Athyba Rubin	1.0	0	3	5	42
OLB Chet Donnelly	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Mike Montgomery	0.0	1	2	0	12
DT Cornelius Pisano	0.0	0	1	0	31
DT Erik Walden	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE John McCargo	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Samuel Gaylor	5	0	38
ILB Darryl Sharpton	4	1	27
CB Quentin Jammer	3	2	37
S Dwight Smith	3	0	30
OLB Landon Johnson	2	2	29
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	0	26
ILB Bryan Kehl	2	0	11
DE Bruce Irvin	2	0	34
CB Justin King	1	2	30
DE Ronald Fields	1	0	10
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	9
OLB Jon Beason	1	0	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jovan Belcher	5	0	0	24
CB Drew Coleman	4	1	0	43
CB Michael Griffin	4	1	0	41
CB Ike Cassaday	3	0	0	6
OLB Brandon Spikes	2	0	0	31
S Rich Greer	1	1	0	40
DT Cornelius Pisano	1	0	0	31
OLB Chet Donnelly	1	0	0	34
DE John McCargo	1	0	0	23
CB David Jones	1	0	0	14
DT Erik Walden	1	0	0	19
DE Athyba Rubin	1	0	0	42
S James Butler	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Matt Hill	2	2	16	0	43
G Arturo McWilliams	1	4	15	2	34
C Charles Spencer	1	2	16	0	43
G Mike Iupati	1	2	16	0	43

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Eric Wood	2	7	30	0	38
G Tyronne Green	2	6	30	1	38
T Geoff Schwartz	1	5	29	0	38
T T.J. Lang	1	4	30	0	38
G David Stewart	0	6	30	0	38
TE Shawn Nelson	0	1	29	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kindal Moorehead	1	19
Mewelde Moore	1	16
Michael Robinson	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Athyba Rubin	3	12
Shawn Nelson	1	19
Michael Griffin	1	11
Brenden Streets	1	9
Golden Tate	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	29	38	2	69
C Charles Spencer	16	43	---	---	8	67
CB Quentin Jammer	---	---	28	37	1	66
DE Bruce Irvin	---	---	27	34	1	62
T Matt Hill	16	43	---	---	---	59
T Levi Brown	16	43	---	---	---	59
CB Justin King	---	---	29	30	---	59
G Mike Iupati	16	43	---	---	---	59
S Dwight Smith	---	---	28	30	---	58
OLB Landon Johnson	---	---	29	29	---	58
WR Nate Washington	15	42	---	---	---	57
TE David Thomas	16	41	---	---	---	57
G Arturo McWilliams	15	34	---	---	8	57
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	17	26	11	54
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	27	27	---	54
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	25	23	4	52
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	21	25	4	50
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	25	21	---	46
WR Terrelle Pryor	13	30	---	---	---	43
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	6	16	19	41
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	15	22	1	38
WR Demetrius Williams	10	21	---	---	6	37
QB Brian Brohm	5	31	---	---	---	36
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	11	20	1	32
RB LeSean McCoy	12	18	---	---	---	30
FB Michael Robinson	3	12	---	---	14	29
WR Aundrae Allison	2	10	---	---	14	26
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	2	9	13	24
QB Lamont Williamson	11	12	---	---	---	23
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	20	---	---	---	22
S Johnny Patrick	---	---	2	8	12	22
TE Ledley King	1	0	---	---	20	21
RB Mewelde Moore	2	2	---	---	16	20
G Jason Peters	1	9	---	---	8	18
ILB A.J. Edds	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Brian Quick	1	9	---	---	8	18
ILB Bryan Kehl	---	---	3	11	1	15
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	3	10	1	14
FB Tyler Ecker	3	10	---	---	---	13
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Quinton Ganther	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Thomas Welch	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	1	1	4	6
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	2	1	---	3

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Shawn Nelson	29	32	---	---	19	80
G David Stewart	30	38	---	---	5	73
G Tyronne Green	30	38	---	---	5	73
T T.J. Lang	30	38	---	---	5	73
T Geoff Schwartz	29	38	---	---	5	72
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	16	42	12	70
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	16	41	11	68
C Eric Wood	30	38	---	---	---	68
QB Jake Locker	30	38	---	---	---	68
WR Golden Tate	26	33	---	---	8	67
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	16	43	2	61
S Rich Greer	---	---	16	40	2	58
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	15	37	3	55
WR Chad Johnson	19	33	---	---	---	52
RB Brenden Streets	22	21	---	---	9	52
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	15	34	2	51
WR David Anderson	21	27	---	---	---	48
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	15	31	2	48
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	---	---	15	32	1	48
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	8	31	8	47
ILB Jovan Belcher	---	---	7	24	10	41
DT Erik Walden	---	---	7	19	7	33
S James Butler	---	---	2	13	14	29
CB David Jones	---	---	7	14	8	29
FB Alan Ratto	5	8	---	---	15	28
OLB Ted Briggs	---	---	1	7	19	27
DE John McCargo	---	---	3	23	---	26
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	7	12	1	20
DE Terrance Knighton	---	---	8	12	---	20
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	1	6	13	20
TE Josh Tobin	9	10	---	---	---	19
WR Artie Brock	0	2	---	---	15	17
RB Quentin Griffin	6	9	---	---	---	15
S Stanford Routt	---	---	1	12	1	14
WR Andre Caldwell	9	3	---	---	---	12
RB David Wilson	2	6	---	---	4	12
TE Oscar Wang	2	6	---	---	---	8
WR Greg Little	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Deon Nieto	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Logan Mankins	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Graham Corbin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brandon Brooks	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lamar Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Devon Still	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-2	-2.0
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	19	71	3.7
Right	11	42	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	30	19	4	2	0	2	6	6	1
Lamont Williamson	11	6	1	1	0	1	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	36	27	3	0	0	7	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	80	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	102	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	42	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	125	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	166	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE David Thomas	10	7	91	2	41
WR Nate Washington	6	4	17	0	42
WR Demetrius Williams	6	4	48	1	21
WR Aundrae Allison	4	3	15	0	10
FB Michael Robinson	3	1	4	0	12
FB Tyler Ecker	3	2	41	1	10
RB LeSean McCoy	3	2	14	0	18
WR Terrelle Pryor	3	0	0	0	30
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	2	36	1	20
WR Brian Quick	1	0	0	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Golden Tate	9	6	105	1	33
WR Chad Johnson	8	6	77	1	33
WR David Anderson	7	4	26	0	27
RB Brenden Streets	4	3	19	0	21
TE Shawn Nelson	3	3	40	0	32
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	12	0	9
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	13	0	8
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	26	1	3
TE Oscar Wang	1	1	17	0	6
TE Josh Tobin	1	1	17	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	1	5	5.00	3.88

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brenden Streets	6	15	2.50	3.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	6	5	62	10.33	9.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brenden Streets	2	1	6	3.00	4.75
WR Golden Tate	2	2	28	14.00	11.67
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	11	11.00	9.63
TE Oscar Wang	1	1	17	17.00	17.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Brohm	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brenden Streets	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	7	5	3
Lamont Williamson	5	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	11	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE David Thomas	3	2	1
WR Nate Washington	2	1	0
FB Michael Robinson	2	0	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	2	1
WR Demetrius Williams	1	1	0
WR Aundrae Allison	1	1	1
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	4	3	2
WR Golden Tate	4	4	4
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	0
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	1
TE Shawn Nelson	1	1	0

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)