Week 17, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

39 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons70103-20
New Orleans Saints720010-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:56 NOS - Wendell Smallwood 5 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
1Q: 01:55 ATL - Lionel Jackson 18 pass from Dexter Prior (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 12:39 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 2 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 10:12 NOS - Don Hutchins 7 pass from Geno Smith (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 00:55 NOS - Edwin Madison 33 pass from Geno Smith (Randy Bullock extra point failed)
3Q: 10:12 ATL - Chris Herndon 12 pass from Dexter Prior (Justics Riley extra point)
3Q: 00:24 ATL - Justics Riley 23 field goal
4Q: 09:38 NOS - Randy Bullock 18 field goal
4Q: 06:23 ATL - Justics Riley 37 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 2 run (Randy Bullock extra point)

Team StatisticsATLNOS
Record6-109-7
First Downs2027
- by Rushing517
- by Passing159
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards335425
- Offensive Plays6860
- Yards per Play4.937.08
Net Rushing Yards99216
- Rushing Attempts2337
- Yards per Rush4.305.84
Net Passing Yards236209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt44 - 22 - 122 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards244220
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/81/11
- Yards per Pass Play5.249.09
Fumbles/Lost2/00/0
3rd Down Conversions7/164/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.87.0
4th Down Conversions1/30/0
Penalties/Yards7/313/20
Punt Returns/Yards2/351/6
Kick Returns/Yards5/1320/0
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/13
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits46
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/24/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 36
Time of Possession28:1031:50

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:483:36OWN 32627Punt
15:373:50OWN 32868Touchdown
212:290:32OWN 2530Punt
210:022:57OWN 32617Punt
24:150:55OWN 39421Interception
20:430:43OWN 3433Punt
315:004:55OWN 37863Touchdown
37:497:33OWN 231671Field Goal
49:323:17OWN 25655Field Goal
43:530:48OWN 214-2Downs
41:540:49OWN 224-8Downs
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:12OWN 25875Touchdown
17:121:35OWN 2039Punt
11:474:18OWN 251175Touchdown
211:571:55OWN 41459Touchdown
27:052:50OWN 20419Punt
23:202:37OWN 29671Touchdown
310:052:16OWN 25415Punt
30:165:44OWN 251074Field Goal
46:152:22OWN 2531Punt
43:051:11OPP 19519Touchdown
41:051:05OPP 143-1Game

Game MVP: Geno Smith, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Wayne McMillen14584.141730
QB Dexter Prior4235.752110
RB Alexander Mattison4174.251410
RB Sherman Moss111.00100
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Le'Veon Bell201296.452172
RB Wendell Smallwood11736.642241
QB Geno Smith2-2-1.00-100
FB Efrain Griffith231.50400
RB Braxton Freestone2136.501210

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dexter Prior44222441/8233172.5
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Geno Smith22182201/112330138.6

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Lionel Jackson6910317.1734331
WR Ryan Switzer474110.250210
WR Damien Money45348.5017140
RB Alexander Mattison2384.00050
WR Terry McLaurin210105.00470
RB Wayne McMillen253015.0016190
TE Chris Herndon121212.000121
WR Kim Newman1266.00060
RB Sherman Moss0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cordarrelle Patterson779513.5738270
TE Don Hutchins33258.3312121
WR DeVier Posey23157.509100
WR Edwin Madison246432.0044331
FB Efrain Griffith1166.00060
TE Mason Pritchett11-1-1.000-10
RB Wendell Smallwood111010.009100
WR A. J. Brown1166.00060
RB Le'Veon Bell0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Kevin Johnson11313.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Wayne McMillen2000
ILB Winfred Pirker0100
CB Brayden Small0100
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
G Howie Etzinger0010
DT Tre Marts0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
J. K. Scott419047.536.0581
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bradley Pinion418646.537.8531

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Justics Riley2/20/00/0372/2
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Randy Bullock1/10/00/0184/5

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne McMillen23517.50
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Braxton Freestone166.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne McMillen38628.70
Damien Money24623.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Winfred Pirker820.03317
ILB Al Woodard820.03417
CB Jerome Bush710.03720
DE Jace Dole510.03216
S Donnell Paltrow410.02119
S Bubba Starks300.0128
OLB Brant Jones230.0196
ILB Terry Nalen210.01813
CB Alec Daily210.03621
CB Keegan Sherman200.02018
OLB Donny Duckett200.045
DE Montravius Adams111.02516
ILB Sawyer White130.0208
DT Charles Nettles120.02211
DE Deadrin Senat110.0128
TE Chris Herndon10---------
DE Gene Fore020.0158
OLB Wesley Grogg020.046
CB Brayden Small010.036
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Jabrill Peppers700.02126
ILB Uchenna Nwosu520.02341
CB Amari Coffey510.01233
CB A. J. Bouye420.02336
S T.J. Ward410.02345
OLB Colton Gaylor410.01223
DE Joey Bosa300.02343
DE Aldon Smith220.02126
DT Rasheem Green220.02138
CB Kevin Johnson200.02129
S Mike Hackett200.0216
DT Tre Marts111.02026
OLB Sione Takitaki120.01015
DT John Givens100.0210
CB Emmanuel Curtis100.0218

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Montravius Adams1.000016
DE Jace Dole0.011116
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Tre Marts1.000026
DE Joey Bosa0.011043
CB Amari Coffey0.001033
DE Cary Mathews0.001010
OLB Tevin Clancy0.001033
OLB Colton Gaylor0.001023

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Donnell Paltrow50019
S Bubba Starks3008
ILB Winfred Pirker20017
OLB Donny Duckett2005
ILB Al Woodard20017
CB Keegan Sherman10018
CB Jerome Bush10020
OLB Brant Jones1006
CB Alec Daily10021
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB A. J. Bouye50036
CB Amari Coffey40033
ILB Uchenna Nwosu30041
S Mike Hackett22016
OLB Sione Takitaki20015
OLB Colton Gaylor20023
CB Kevin Johnson12129
S T.J. Ward11045
DE Aldon Smith10026
CB Emmanuel Curtis10018
S Jabrill Peppers01026
OLB Tevin Clancy01033

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Scottie Justice411023045
C Pedro Janes25023045
T Devante Walters03023145
T Demetrius Caron02023045
G Alonzo Shapiro02023045
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Weston Richburg69137023
TE Don Hutchins44031022
T Taylor Lewan37237123
G Ike Bennett36037023
G Britt Abrams34137023
T Eric Fisher24037023
FB Efrain Griffith0101402

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Sherman Moss122
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Keith Bayne212
Tre Marts211
Efrain Griffith121
Emmanuel Curtis118
Howie Etzinger15

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
C Pedro Janes2345------674
T Demetrius Caron2345------674
T Devante Walters2345------472
QB Dexter Prior2345---------68
G Scottie Justice2345---------68
G Alonzo Shapiro2345---------68
WR Damien Money1739------864
WR Terry McLaurin1438------1163
ILB Winfred Pirker------33171262
RB Wayne McMillen1832------959
CB Jerome Bush------3720158
CB Alec Daily------3621158
TE Lionel Jackson2234---------56
ILB Al Woodard------3417556
RB Sherman Moss626------2254
ILB Terry Nalen------18132051
WR Ryan Switzer1830------149
DE Jace Dole------3216149
CB Deandre Baker------2612644
DE Montravius Adams------2516---41
S Donnell Paltrow------2119---40
CB Keegan Sherman------2018---38
CB Brandon Robertson------9111636
DT Charles Nettles------2211134
TE Chris Herndon96------1732
ILB Sawyer White------208129
WR Kim Newman54------1726
OLB Brant Jones------196126
DE Deadrin Senat------128424
RB Alexander Mattison415------524
DE Gene Fore------158124
CB Brayden Small------361524
TE Jordan Reed10------2223
S Bubba Starks------128121
TE Wendell Hanks11------1012
OLB Wesley Grogg------46---10
OLB Donny Duckett------45---9
DT Fernando Zimmerman------3418
K Justics Riley00------77
C Brett Edmunds00------66
G Francisco Covington00------66
DE Anthony Nelson------23---5
P J. K. Scott00------44
QB Brendan Zenger00------22
CB Darrell Krank------0011
C Dixon Christmas00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S T.J. Ward------2345472
DE Joey Bosa------2343268
ILB Uchenna Nwosu------2341266
QB Geno Smith3723---------60
T Eric Fisher3723---------60
C Weston Richburg3723---------60
T Taylor Lewan3723---------60
G Ike Bennett3723---------60
DT Rasheem Green------2138160
G Britt Abrams3723---------60
CB A. J. Bouye------2336---59
TE Don Hutchins3122------558
DT Tre Marts------20261157
WR DeVier Posey3321------155
CB Amari Coffey------1233752
CB Kevin Johnson------2129252
WR Cordarrelle Patterson2821------150
OLB Tevin Clancy------1333248
DE Aldon Smith------2126---47
S Jabrill Peppers------2126---47
OLB Colton Gaylor------1223944
WR Edwin Madison2117------442
RB Le'Veon Bell2413------138
CB Emmanuel Curtis------2181838
FB Efrain Griffith142------2137
TE Mason Pritchett114------2035
OLB Sione Takitaki------1015126
WR A. J. Brown45------1625
OLB Kaleb Patton------042024
S Mike Hackett------216624
RB Braxton Freestone22------2024
RB Wendell Smallwood156---------21
DT Lukas Hargreaves------316120
S Curtis Hightower------031619
DT John Givens------210618
TE Keith Bayne22------1216
WR Calvin Fields00------1212
DE Cary Mathews------110112
K Randy Bullock00------88
DE Ricardo Wagner------0448
C Jimmy Landes00------55
G Howie Etzinger00------55
T Max Sanford00------55
P Bradley Pinion00------44
TE Dwayne Allen00------11
QB Kerry Vance00------11

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11716.5
Middle7253.6
Right530.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8405.0
Middle151117.4
Right12675.6
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dexter Prior44223537501
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Geno Smith22184020110

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen93171.9
Short (0-8 Yds)139735.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1981176.2
Long (19+ Yds)323712.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33227.3
Short (0-8 Yds)13101158.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)546713.4
Long (19+ Yds)111616.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terry McLaurin102110038
TE Lionel Jackson961103234
WR Ryan Switzer74041130
WR Damien Money54034039
RB Wayne McMillen52130032
RB Alexander Mattison3208015
TE Chris Herndon2101206
WR Kim Newman210604
RB Sherman Moss1000026
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cordarrelle Patterson77095221
WR Edwin Madison42164217
TE Don Hutchins33025022
WR DeVier Posey32015021
RB Le'Veon Bell1010013
FB Efrain Griffith110602
TE Mason Pritchett110-104
RB Wendell Smallwood1101006
WR A. J. Brown110605

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Wayne McMillen3-1-0.334.14
QB Dexter Prior111.005.75
RB Alexander Mattison100.004.25
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Le'Veon Bell12685.676.45
RB Wendell Smallwood4133.256.64
QB Geno Smith2-2-1.00-1.00
FB Efrain Griffith1-1-1.001.50
RB Braxton Freestone111.006.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dexter Prior75466.575.55
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Geno Smith42123.0010.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Lionel Jackson222110.5011.44
WR Ryan Switzer1188.005.86
TE Chris Herndon111212.006.00
RB Alexander Mattison1155.002.67
WR Terry McLaurin1000.001.00
RB Wayne McMillen1000.006.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR DeVier Posey2152.505.00
TE Don Hutchins1177.008.33
RB Le'Veon Bell1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
RB Wayne McMillen20
New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Wendell Smallwood32
QB Geno Smith10
RB Le'Veon Bell11
RB Braxton Freestone10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Dexter Prior1497
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Geno Smith431

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Ryan Switzer633
WR Terry McLaurin310
TE Lionel Jackson222
RB Alexander Mattison110
WR Damien Money111
WR Kim Newman111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Cordarrelle Patterson221
WR A. J. Brown110
WR Edwin Madison100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)