Week 11, 2021

played in Atlanta, GA

62 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	3	7	7	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	6	6	7	8	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:50 ATL - Wayne McMillen 19 pass from Dexter Prior (Justics Riley extra point failed)
1Q: 00:12 NOS - Randy Bullock 49 field goal
2Q: 10:10 ATL - Justics Riley 45 field goal
2Q: 05:14 NOS - Randy Bullock 29 field goal
2Q: 00:43 ATL - Justics Riley 19 field goal
3Q: 11:41 NOS - Wendell Smallwood 5 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 02:07 ATL - Wayne McMillen 2 run (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 04:52 ATL - Lionel Jackson 5 pass from Dexter Prior (Dexter Prior pass to Courtland Sutton for conversion)
4Q: 03:03 NOS - Dwayne Allen 24 pass from Geno Smith (Randy Bullock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:50 ATL - Wayne McMillen 19 pass from Dexter Prior (Justics Riley extra point failed)
1Q: 00:12 NOS - Randy Bullock 49 field goal
2Q: 10:10 ATL - Justics Riley 45 field goal
2Q: 05:14 NOS - Randy Bullock 29 field goal
2Q: 00:43 ATL - Justics Riley 19 field goal
3Q: 11:41 NOS - Wendell Smallwood 5 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 02:07 ATL - Wayne McMillen 2 run (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 04:52 ATL - Lionel Jackson 5 pass from Dexter Prior (Dexter Prior pass to Courtland Sutton for conversion)
4Q: 03:03 NOS - Dwayne Allen 24 pass from Geno Smith (Randy Bullock extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 6-4 2-8
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 261 367
- Offensive Plays 61 71
- Yards per Play 4.28 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 100 94
- Rushing Attempts 26 32
- Yards per Rush 3.85 2.94
Net Passing Yards 161 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 1 39 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 167 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 10/86
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:05 31:55

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	6-4	2-8
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	261	367
- Offensive Plays	61	71
- Yards per Play	4.28	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	100	94
- Rushing Attempts	26	32
- Yards per Rush	3.85	2.94
Net Passing Yards	161	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 1	39 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	167	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	10/86
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:05	31:55

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	3:55	OWN 44	7	22	Missed FG
1	7:48	1:58	OWN 2	4	14	Interception
1	5:43	5:37	OWN 29	12	39	Field Goal
2	10:02	2:58	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
2	5:57	0:50	OPP 17	3	5	Field Goal
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 24	1	5	Half
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
3	9:07	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	1:58	5:10	OWN 25	11	36	Punt
4	4:44	1:55	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
4	1:49	0:28	OWN 26	4	0	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 48	4	8	Downs
1	9:33	1:45	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
1	5:50	0:07	OPP 19	1	19	Touchdown
1	0:06	5:04	OWN 25	10	47	Field Goal
2	7:04	1:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	5:07	4:32	OWN 44	12	54	Field Goal
3	11:34	2:27	OWN 31	5	7	Punt
3	7:44	5:46	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
4	11:48	7:04	OWN 1	15	99	Touchdown
4	2:49	1:00	OWN 24	4	11	Punt
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 26	2	5	Game

Game MVP: Dexter Prior, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wendell Smallwood	11	40	3.64	8	0	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	8	31	3.88	19	2	0
QB Geno Smith	4	18	4.50	8	0	0
FB Efrain Griffith	2	7	3.50	4	0	0
WR Leonardo Laurain	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wayne McMillen	18	38	2.11	13	1	1
QB Dexter Prior	7	33	4.71	13	1	0
RB Alexander Mattison	5	13	2.60	8	0	0
RB Sherman Moss	2	10	5.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	34	18	167	1/6	1	24	1	64.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Prior	39	20	273	0/0	2	31	0	91.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	8	13	87	10.88	48	21	0
WR Leonardo Laurain	3	7	28	9.33	3	19	0
WR Edwin Madison	3	5	8	2.67	2	3	0
TE Mason Pritchett	2	2	17	8.50	0	14	0
TE Dwayne Allen	1	2	24	24.00	5	24	1
TE Keith Bayne	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Wendell Smallwood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR A. J. Brown	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Braxton Freestone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ryan Switzer	5	6	56	11.20	4	22	0
TE Lionel Jackson	4	7	38	9.50	6	17	1
WR Courtland Sutton	3	8	38	12.67	11	31	0
WR Damien Money	3	4	60	20.00	45	25	0
RB Wayne McMillen	3	6	38	12.67	11	19	1
RB Alexander Mattison	1	1	24	24.00	14	24	0
WR Terry McLaurin	1	5	19	19.00	22	19	0
TE Chris Herndon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Sherman Moss	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Keegan Sherman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	3	133	44.3	37.7	49	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	4	151	37.8	32.8	62	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	2/3	1/2	0/1	49	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Fields	4	100	25.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McMillen	3	59	19.7	0
Courtland Sutton	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	7	1	0.0	32	39
OLB Colton Gaylor	5	4	0.0	17	17
S T.J. Ward	5	2	0.0	31	39
CB Kevin Johnson	5	0	0.0	30	25
OLB Sione Takitaki	4	1	0.0	16	17
OLB Tevin Clancy	4	1	0.0	18	24
S Jabrill Peppers	4	0	0.0	27	28
DE Aldon Smith	3	1	0.0	29	28
CB A. J. Bouye	2	0	0.0	27	37
CB Amari Coffey	2	0	0.0	17	27
CB Emmanuel Curtis	2	0	0.0	3	11
DT Rasheem Green	1	3	0.0	30	34
DE Joey Bosa	1	1	0.0	31	38
DT Lukas Hargreaves	1	1	0.0	9	13
S Curtis Hightower	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Cary Mathews	1	0	0.0	2	9
WR Leonardo Laurain	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tre Marts	0	1	0.0	23	25

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winfred Pirker	9	0	0.0	25	32
ILB Al Woodard	6	4	0.0	25	32
CB Jerome Bush	4	2	0.0	25	31
ILB Sawyer White	4	1	0.0	24	19
CB Alec Daily	3	1	0.0	12	29
DT Charles Nettles	3	0	0.0	24	20
S Bubba Starks	3	0	0.0	16	15
S Donnell Paltrow	3	0	0.0	12	27
DE Montravius Adams	1	0	1.0	25	34
CB Deandre Baker	1	1	0.0	20	17
ILB Terry Nalen	1	1	0.0	14	18
DE Jace Dole	1	1	0.0	19	31
CB Keegan Sherman	1	0	0.0	25	30
OLB Donny Duckett	1	0	0.0	8	5
CB Brandon Robertson	1	0	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rasheem Green	1	2	34
DE Aldon Smith	1	0	28
DE Joey Bosa	0	2	38

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Montravius Adams	1.0	1	3	0	34
DE Jace Dole	0.0	0	2	0	31
DT Charles Nettles	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Fernando Zimmerman	0.0	0	1	0	14
ILB Winfred Pirker	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	3	1	39
OLB Colton Gaylor	3	0	17
OLB Tevin Clancy	2	1	24
CB A. J. Bouye	2	0	37
CB Kevin Johnson	2	0	25
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	2	0	39
CB Emmanuel Curtis	2	0	11
CB Amari Coffey	1	0	27
S Curtis Hightower	1	0	3
S Jabrill Peppers	1	0	28
OLB Sione Takitaki	1	0	17
OLB Kaleb Patton	0	1	1

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Donnell Paltrow	3	0	0	27
CB Alec Daily	3	0	0	29
ILB Winfred Pirker	2	1	0	32
ILB Sawyer White	2	0	0	19
S Bubba Starks	2	0	0	15
CB Jerome Bush	2	0	0	31
ILB Al Woodard	1	1	0	32
CB Deandre Baker	1	0	0	17
ILB Terry Nalen	1	0	0	18
DE Jace Dole	1	0	0	31
CB Brayden Small	0	1	0	3
CB Keegan Sherman	0	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Weston Richburg	2	6	26	0	35
TE Dwayne Allen	2	3	20	0	22
G Ike Bennett	1	5	26	0	35
G Britt Abrams	1	4	26	0	35
TE Keith Bayne	1	1	5	0	9
T Eric Fisher	0	2	26	1	35
FB Efrain Griffith	0	1	14	0	7

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Scottie Justice	4	6	32	39
G Alonzo Shapiro	3	8	32	39
T Demetrius Caron	3	6	32	39
T Devante Walters	1	6	32	39
TE Wendell Hanks	1	1	2	0
C Pedro Janes	0	2	32	39

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Bayne	2	11
Efrain Griffith	1	21
Emmanuel Curtis	1	16

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Deandre Baker	2	14
Terry Nalen	1	21
Kim Newman	1	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	32	39	2	73
S T.J. Ward	---	---	31	39	1	71
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	31	38	2	71
WR Leonardo Laurain	24	34	---	---	10	68
T Eric Fisher	26	35	---	---	6	67
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	30	34	1	65
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	27	37	---	64
QB Geno Smith	26	35	---	---	---	61
C Weston Richburg	26	35	---	---	---	61
T Taylor Lewan	26	35	---	---	---	61
G Ike Bennett	26	35	---	---	---	61
G Britt Abrams	26	35	---	---	---	61
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	29	28	1	58
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	30	25	2	57
DT Tre Marts	---	---	23	25	8	56
S Jabrill Peppers	---	---	27	28	---	55
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	23	31	---	---	---	54
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	17	27	2	46
OLB Colton Gaylor	---	---	17	17	11	45
TE Dwayne Allen	20	22	---	---	---	42
FB Efrain Griffith	14	7	---	---	21	42
OLB Tevin Clancy	---	---	18	24	---	42
TE Mason Pritchett	5	12	---	---	21	38
WR Edwin Madison	11	19	---	---	6	36
OLB Sione Takitaki	---	---	16	17	1	34
RB Wendell Smallwood	14	19	---	---	---	33
CB Emmanuel Curtis	---	---	3	11	16	30
WR A. J. Brown	2	7	---	---	18	27
TE Keith Bayne	5	9	---	---	11	25
DT Lukas Hargreaves	---	---	9	13	2	24
RB Le'Veon Bell	11	11	---	---	---	22
S Curtis Hightower	---	---	3	3	16	22
OLB Kaleb Patton	---	---	2	1	19	22
RB Braxton Freestone	1	4	---	---	17	22
DT John Givens	---	---	3	6	6	15
S Mike Hackett	---	---	2	8	5	15
DE Cary Mathews	---	---	2	9	1	12
WR Calvin Fields	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Howie Etzinger	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Max Sanford	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Ricardo Wagner	---	---	0	0	4	4
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Daniel Jones	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Kerry Vance	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Pedro Janes	32	39	---	---	6	77
T Demetrius Caron	32	39	---	---	6	77
QB Dexter Prior	32	39	---	---	---	71
G Scottie Justice	32	39	---	---	---	71
G Alonzo Shapiro	32	39	---	---	---	71
T Devante Walters	32	39	---	---	---	71
ILB Winfred Pirker	---	---	25	32	11	68
RB Wayne McMillen	25	33	---	---	9	67
TE Lionel Jackson	31	31	---	---	4	66
ILB Al Woodard	---	---	25	32	6	63
DE Montravius Adams	---	---	25	34	3	62
WR Courtland Sutton	24	33	---	---	5	62
CB Jerome Bush	---	---	25	31	3	59
CB Keegan Sherman	---	---	25	30	3	58
ILB Terry Nalen	---	---	14	18	21	53
DE Jace Dole	---	---	19	31	3	53
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	20	17	14	51
WR Damien Money	17	33	---	---	---	50
WR Ryan Switzer	25	24	---	---	---	49
RB Sherman Moss	10	19	---	---	20	49
DT Charles Nettles	---	---	24	20	---	44
CB Alec Daily	---	---	12	29	3	44
TE Chris Herndon	17	6	---	---	20	43
ILB Sawyer White	---	---	24	19	---	43
S Donnell Paltrow	---	---	12	27	3	42
S Bubba Starks	---	---	16	15	---	31
CB Brandon Robertson	---	---	4	5	14	23
DT Fernando Zimmerman	---	---	1	14	6	21
WR Terry McLaurin	4	9	---	---	7	20
RB Alexander Mattison	5	7	---	---	7	19
TE Wendell Hanks	2	0	---	---	17	19
CB Darrell Krank	---	---	1	14	3	18
CB Brayden Small	---	---	1	3	13	17
WR Kim Newman	0	0	---	---	14	14
OLB Donny Duckett	---	---	8	5	---	13
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Brett Edmunds	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Francisco Covington	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Gene Fore	---	---	2	4	---	6
T Riley Rosenfels	0	0	---	---	6	6
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Wesley Grogg	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Brendan Zenger	0	0	---	---	2	2
DE Anthony Nelson	---	---	1	1	---	2
OLB Brant Jones	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Dixon Christmas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	13	64	4.9
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	50	3.8
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	4	2	0.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	34	18	2	1	3	3	7	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Prior	39	20	5	4	6	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	82	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	41	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	3	54	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	42	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	124	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	13	8	1	87	1	31
WR Leonardo Laurain	7	3	2	28	0	34
WR Edwin Madison	5	3	0	8	0	19
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	0	24	1	22
TE Mason Pritchett	2	2	0	17	0	12
WR A. J. Brown	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB Wendell Smallwood	1	0	0	0	0	19
TE Keith Bayne	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Braxton Freestone	1	0	0	0	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtland Sutton	8	3	0	38	1	33
TE Lionel Jackson	7	4	2	38	0	31
WR Ryan Switzer	6	5	1	56	1	24
RB Wayne McMillen	6	3	1	38	0	33
WR Terry McLaurin	5	1	1	19	0	9
WR Damien Money	4	3	0	60	2	33
TE Chris Herndon	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Alexander Mattison	1	1	0	24	1	7
RB Sherman Moss	1	0	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wendell Smallwood	2	10	5.00	3.64

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wayne McMillen	3	2	0.67	2.11
QB Dexter Prior	2	11	5.50	4.71
RB Alexander Mattison	1	-1	-1.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	0	0	0.00	4.91

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Prior	4	2	24	6.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	0	0.00	6.69
WR Edwin Madison	1	0	0	0.00	1.60

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lionel Jackson	2	1	5	2.50	5.43
WR Terry McLaurin	1	0	0	0.00	3.80
RB Wayne McMillen	1	1	19	19.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wayne McMillen	2	0
QB Dexter Prior	1	1
RB Alexander Mattison	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	13	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Prior	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	4	4	2
WR Edwin Madison	3	1	1
TE Mason Pritchett	2	2	2
WR Leonardo Laurain	2	1	1
TE Dwayne Allen	1	0	0
RB Wendell Smallwood	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Courtland Sutton	5	1	1
WR Ryan Switzer	4	4	3
WR Damien Money	1	1	1
TE Lionel Jackson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (25,300)
End Zone 16,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (25,300)
End Zone	16,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)