Week 15, 2037

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	6	0	7	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	3	7	6	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:23 ATL - Shaun Long 19 field goal
1Q: 03:45 NOS - Wally Banks 38 field goal
2Q: 12:33 NOS - Wally Banks 49 field goal
2Q: 10:32 ATL - Gavin Ford 2 run (Shaun Long extra point)
2Q: 05:13 NOS - Wally Banks 40 field goal
3Q: 07:05 ATL - Shaun Long 44 field goal
3Q: 00:53 ATL - Shaun Long 42 field goal
4Q: 13:20 ATL - Bob Spiak 90 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 05:41 NOS - Denzel Carrico 7 pass from Ivan McKenzie (Wally Banks extra point)
4Q: 00:13 ATL - Shaun Long 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:23 ATL - Shaun Long 19 field goal
1Q: 03:45 NOS - Wally Banks 38 field goal
2Q: 12:33 NOS - Wally Banks 49 field goal
2Q: 10:32 ATL - Gavin Ford 2 run (Shaun Long extra point)
2Q: 05:13 NOS - Wally Banks 40 field goal
3Q: 07:05 ATL - Shaun Long 44 field goal
3Q: 00:53 ATL - Shaun Long 42 field goal
4Q: 13:20 ATL - Bob Spiak 90 pass from Paul Hickman (Shaun Long extra point)
4Q: 05:41 NOS - Denzel Carrico 7 pass from Ivan McKenzie (Wally Banks extra point)
4Q: 00:13 ATL - Shaun Long 21 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 9-5 6-8
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 337 493
- Offensive Plays 69 55
- Yards per Play 4.88 8.96
Net Rushing Yards 104 164
- Rushing Attempts 27 33
- Yards per Rush 3.85 4.97
Net Passing Yards 233 329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 0 22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 254 329
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.55 14.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 20
Time of Possession 29:53 30:07

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	9-5	6-8
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	337	493
- Offensive Plays	69	55
- Yards per Play	4.88	8.96
Net Rushing Yards	104	164
- Rushing Attempts	27	33
- Yards per Rush	3.85	4.97
Net Passing Yards	233	329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 0	22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	254	329
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.55	14.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 20
Time of Possession	29:53	30:07

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:17	5:40	OWN 25	11	54	Field Goal
1	2:13	2:26	OWN 38	7	22	Punt
2	13:59	1:34	OPP 40	3	8	Field Goal
2	10:21	5:13	OWN 25	9	52	Field Goal
2	2:36	2:36	OWN 20	11	47	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
3	7:00	1:27	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	0:47	2:27	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
4	13:02	2:54	OWN 22	5	24	Punt
4	8:07	2:36	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:43	OWN 25	11	73	Field Goal
1	3:37	1:24	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	14:47	0:48	OWN 20	2	20	Fumble
2	12:25	2:04	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	5:08	2:32	OWN 25	5	33	Punt
3	11:51	4:51	OWN 20	9	53	Field Goal
3	5:33	4:46	OWN 15	7	60	Field Goal
4	13:20	0:18	OWN 10	1	90	Touchdown
4	10:08	2:01	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
4	5:31	5:26	OWN 20	10	76	Field Goal

Game MVP: Paul Hickman, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mercury Trainor	13	41	3.15	13	1
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	13	57	4.38	10	1
QB Ivan McKenzie	1	6	6.00	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gavin Ford	26	149	5.73	40	3	1
RB Nolan Dougan	3	7	2.33	9	0	0
QB Paul Hickman	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
RB Lester Neely	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ivan McKenzie	39	26	254	3/21	1	26	0	93.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	22	18	329	0/0	1	90	0	133.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Miguel Gerhardt	11	17	83	7.55	19	16	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	5	9	49	9.80	2	18	0
TE Broderick Peterman	4	5	59	14.75	36	26	0
WR Darrin Godfrey	2	4	40	20.00	19	26	0
RB Mercury Trainor	2	2	3	1.50	0	6	0
WR Denzel Carrico	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1
TE Steven Berry	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Spiak	4	4	116	29.00	100	90	1
TE Ike Cabrer	3	4	32	10.67	12	16	0
TE Dakota Poteet	3	3	61	20.33	7	26	0
WR John Metchie	2	4	24	12.00	0	13	0
WR Monty Vonnegut	2	3	42	21.00	13	31	0
RB Gavin Ford	2	2	24	12.00	1	13	0
RB Lester Neely	2	2	30	15.00	8	19	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Broderick Peterman	1	0	0
QB Ivan McKenzie	1	0	0
WR Darrin Godfrey	0	1	0
T Caiden Maloney	0	1	0
ILB Tyler Foster	0	1	0
OLB Sean Helfenstein	0	0	1
DT Alexander Karras	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Ike Cabrer	1	1	0
RB Lester Neely	1	0	0
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux	0	0	1
DE Tyler Raymer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luther Perzul	5	209	41.8	37.8	48	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Gladden	3	135	45.0	36.0	61	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Long	4/4	2/2	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Godfrey	1	7	7.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duane Magnotta	3	71	23.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gavin Ford	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Josiah Shepherd	7	1	30	16
OLB Adam Dorsey	5	3	32	22
OLB Sean Helfenstein	5	1	28	16
ILB Tyler Foster	4	2	32	21
DE Jerome Kerr	4	1	23	15
OLB Luis Brady	4	0	14	11
S Maurice Kerr	4	0	19	12
DT Alexander Karras	4	0	13	7
DE Kevin Mahoney	2	2	20	10
CB Ed Robinson	2	0	32	20
DE Tyrus Parker	2	0	29	16
S JT Woods	1	2	16	15
CB Carson Stephens	1	1	26	18
CB Duane Magnotta	1	0	3	6
CB Kent Dahlquist	1	0	16	4
DT Rex Trabosh	0	1	14	14

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Trey Ruggiero	7	0	0.0	23	25
OLB Aiden Floyd	6	2	1.0	27	40
DE Stevon Barker	6	0	1.0	21	22
S Erick Halcomb	6	2	0.0	25	32
S Jessie Humphries	5	0	0.0	27	42
OLB Nolan Springer	4	4	0.0	25	28
CB Devon Engler	4	2	0.0	21	34
CB Sweet Pea Smith	4	0	0.0	15	36
DT Roderick Burke	3	1	0.0	24	25
DE Tyler Raymer	2	0	0.5	6	20
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux	2	1	0.0	14	21
S O.J. Vanderjagt	2	0	0.0	2	12
CB Mo Rauch	1	1	0.0	27	42
OLB Cristian Wilcox	1	0	0.0	2	14
CB Wally Adams	1	0	0.0	6	5
DE Brandon Grier	1	0	0.0	18	21
DT Bernard Pierce	0	1	0.5	3	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stevon Barker	1.0	0	1	1	22
OLB Aiden Floyd	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Bernard Pierce	0.5	0	1	0	17
DE Tyler Raymer	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Cory Hines	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Roderick Burke	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Brandon Grier	0.0	0	1	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Josiah Shepherd	4	0	16
OLB Adam Dorsey	3	0	22
ILB Tyler Foster	2	1	21
OLB Sean Helfenstein	2	0	16
S Maurice Kerr	2	0	12
S JT Woods	1	1	15
CB Duane Magnotta	1	1	6
DE Kevin Mahoney	1	0	10
OLB Luis Brady	1	0	11
DT Alexander Karras	1	0	7
CB Andre Cisco	0	1	8

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sweet Pea Smith	4	0	36
ILB Trey Ruggiero	4	0	25
S Erick Halcomb	3	3	32
S Jessie Humphries	3	1	42
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux	3	0	21
CB Devon Engler	3	0	34
S O.J. Vanderjagt	2	0	12
OLB Aiden Floyd	2	0	40
OLB Nolan Springer	1	1	28
DT Roderick Burke	1	0	25
ILB Miles Brock	0	1	3
CB Mo Rauch	0	1	42

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Cam Jurgens	6	7	27	0	42
G Sammy Pham	2	7	27	1	42
G Brock Ford	2	5	27	0	42
T Eli Broadhurst	1	3	27	0	42
T Caiden Maloney	0	4	27	2	42

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Bobby Fry	5	8	0	33	22
G Corwin Schultz	3	10	0	33	22
G Bart Cooley	3	5	1	33	22
C Trey Rice	2	4	0	33	22
T Leo Harding	0	3	0	33	22
TE Dakota Poteet	0	1	0	27	19

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Godfrey	1	19

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kayvon Thibodeaux	2	24
Ike Cabrer	1	24
Trey Ruggiero	1	22

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Brock Ford	27	42	---	---	9	78
T Eli Broadhurst	27	42	---	---	9	78
G Sammy Pham	27	42	---	---	9	78
T Caiden Maloney	27	42	---	---	9	78
C Cam Jurgens	27	42	---	---	---	69
QB Ivan McKenzie	27	42	---	---	---	69
WR Ja'Marr Chase	16	34	---	---	15	65
WR Miguel Gerhardt	23	42	---	---	---	65
TE Broderick Peterman	24	38	---	---	---	62
RB Mercury Trainor	14	24	---	---	21	59
OLB Adam Dorsey	---	---	32	22	4	58
ILB Tyler Foster	---	---	32	21	4	57
S Josiah Shepherd	---	---	30	16	10	56
CB Ed Robinson	---	---	32	20	3	55
WR Denzel Carrico	10	31	---	---	7	48
S Maurice Kerr	---	---	19	12	17	48
CB Carson Stephens	---	---	26	18	3	47
DE Tyrus Parker	---	---	29	16	1	46
OLB Sean Helfenstein	---	---	28	16	---	44
DE Jerome Kerr	---	---	23	15	1	39
WR Darrin Godfrey	7	11	---	---	19	37
S JT Woods	---	---	16	15	5	36
TE Steven Berry	10	4	---	---	22	36
DE Kevin Mahoney	---	---	20	10	4	34
DT Alexander Karras	---	---	13	7	13	33
DT Rex Trabosh	---	---	14	14	4	32
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	13	18	---	---	---	31
CB Kent Dahlquist	---	---	16	4	10	30
CB Duane Magnotta	---	---	3	6	18	27
ILB Drake Wynn	---	---	4	2	21	27
OLB Luis Brady	---	---	14	11	1	26
FB Quinn Cella	6	0	---	---	19	25
TE Geoff Weese	12	8	---	---	2	22
CB Andre Cisco	---	---	9	8	2	19
DE Rodney Tatum	---	---	1	5	6	12
ILB Malachi Aviles	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Frankie Gayle	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB David Jordan	---	---	2	4	3	9
P Luther Perzul	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Wally Banks	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Trevor Lawrence	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Mario McConnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Craig Ashford	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Timothy Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Vinny McKnight	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeffrey Crawford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Mo Rauch	---	---	27	42	21	90
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	27	42	4	73
OLB Aiden Floyd	---	---	27	40	4	71
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	25	32	13	70
ILB Trey Ruggiero	---	---	23	25	22	70
WR John Metchie	26	15	---	---	24	65
G Bart Cooley	33	22	---	---	7	62
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux	---	---	14	21	24	59
QB Paul Hickman	33	22	---	---	4	59
RB Gavin Ford	28	14	---	---	17	59
CB Devon Engler	---	---	21	34	2	57
C Trey Rice	33	22	---	---	---	55
OLB Nolan Springer	---	---	25	28	2	55
G Corwin Schultz	33	22	---	---	---	55
T Leo Harding	33	22	---	---	---	55
T Bobby Fry	33	22	---	---	---	55
CB Sweet Pea Smith	---	---	15	36	4	55
WR Bob Spiak	33	21	---	---	---	54
DT Roderick Burke	---	---	24	25	1	50
TE Dakota Poteet	27	19	---	---	1	47
TE Ike Cabrer	10	11	---	---	24	45
DE Stevon Barker	---	---	21	22	1	44
WR Monty Vonnegut	23	12	---	---	7	42
DE Brandon Grier	---	---	18	21	2	41
DE Cory Hines	---	---	9	21	7	37
S O.J. Vanderjagt	---	---	2	12	18	32
DE Tyler Raymer	---	---	6	20	3	29
DT Bernard Pierce	---	---	3	17	8	28
RB Nolan Dougan	4	6	---	---	15	25
WR Dustin Terrell	2	1	---	---	16	19
OLB Cristian Wilcox	---	---	2	14	2	18
RB Lester Neely	9	8	---	---	1	18
TE Joseph Washington	2	3	---	---	12	17
CB Wally Adams	---	---	6	5	---	11
K Shaun Long	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Roderick Chandler	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Earnest Albee	0	0	---	---	7	7
T William Brady	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Howie Bierria	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Miles Brock	---	---	2	3	---	5
P Zack Gladden	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Louie Grodin	---	---	0	2	---	2
WR Bruce Anthony	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Joseph Baker	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jonathan Famie	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Roy Porcaro	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	15	48	3.2
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	17	91	5.4
Right	8	36	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ivan McKenzie	39	26	2	0	1	7	3	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	22	18	4	0	0	4	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	126	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	89	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	129	25.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	27	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	116	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	57	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miguel Gerhardt	17	11	1	83	0	42
WR Ja'Marr Chase	9	5	0	49	0	34
TE Broderick Peterman	5	4	0	59	1	38
WR Darrin Godfrey	4	2	0	40	1	11
RB Mercury Trainor	2	2	0	3	0	24
WR Denzel Carrico	1	1	0	7	0	31
TE Steven Berry	1	1	0	13	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Metchie	4	2	24	0	15
TE Ike Cabrer	4	3	32	0	11
WR Bob Spiak	4	4	116	1	21
WR Monty Vonnegut	3	2	42	1	12
TE Dakota Poteet	3	3	61	2	19
RB Gavin Ford	2	2	24	0	14
RB Lester Neely	2	2	30	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Ford	6	11	1.83	5.73
QB Paul Hickman	1	-1	-1.00	2.50
RB Lester Neely	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ivan McKenzie	4	2	13	3.25	6.51

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	2	1	11	5.50	14.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Miguel Gerhardt	2	1	6	3.00	4.88
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	0	0	0.00	5.44
WR Denzel Carrico	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Ford	1	1	11	11.00	12.00
TE Ike Cabrer	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mercury Trainor	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Paul Hickman	2	0
RB Nolan Dougan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ivan McKenzie	10	8	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miguel Gerhardt	5	5	2
WR Darrin Godfrey	2	1	1
TE Broderick Peterman	2	1	1
RB Mercury Trainor	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ike Cabrer	2	1	1
WR Bob Spiak	2	2	0
WR John Metchie	1	0	0
RB Gavin Ford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (25,300)
End Zone 14,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (25,300)
End Zone	14,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,700 (9,900)