| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) David Akers kicked off 69 yards from the NOS35. Peter Warrick returned the ball 23 yards to the ATL19. Tackled by Brian Simmons. |
| 1-10-ATL19 (1Q: 14:36) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Peter Warrick. DE Cullen Jenkins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL19 (1Q: 14:32) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley, assisted by DE Antonio Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-ATL17 (1Q: 14:23) Spencer George ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT William Carr. |
| 2-12-ATL15 (1Q: 14:03) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Cullen Jenkins, assisted by CB Jeremetrius Butler. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (1Q: 13:29) GQ Griffin ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jeremetrius Butler, assisted by S Carl Crawford. |
| 2-7-ATL30 (1Q: 12:53) Quentin Griffin ran around left end for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Jeremetrius Butler. Key block delivered by Chris Samuels. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (1Q: 12:18) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Grant Wistrom. Nicas gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-NOS41 (1Q: 11:37) GQ Griffin ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. Key block delivered by Cooper Carlisle. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (1Q: 11:07) Quentin Griffin ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 2-8-NOS26 (1Q: 10:32) Quentin Griffin ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (1Q: 09:56) Drew Brees pass completed to RB GQ Griffin for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Cullen Jenkins, assisted by S Carl Crawford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Griffin gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS12 (1Q: 09:30) Quentin Griffin ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones, assisted by DE Grant Wistrom. |
| 2-8-NOS10 (1Q: 08:55) Drew Brees scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones and assisted by CB Jeremetrius Butler. |
| 3-4-NOS06 (1Q: 08:12) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marcus Robinson. S Carl Crawford defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-3-NOS03 (1Q: 08:08) GQ Griffin ran around right end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Travis Claridge. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-13-NOS13 (1Q: 08:00) Quentin Griffin ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Cedric Woodard. |
| 2-10-NOS10 (1Q: 07:25) Quentin Griffin ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Antonio Smith, assisted by OLB Steve Foley. |
| 3-5-NOS05 (1Q: 06:43) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Peter Warrick. CB Jeremetrius Butler defended the pass. |
| 4-5-NOS05 (1Q: 06:37) Derek Whaley attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 06:32) Derek Whaley kicked off 74 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 06:32) LaMont Jordan ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ty Myers. Key block delivered by Jim Kleinsasser. |
| 2-5-NOS25 (1Q: 05:51) LaMont Jordan ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Derrick Burgess. |
| 3-7-NOS23 (1Q: 05:14) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to RB LaMont Jordan for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Abraham. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-NOS27 (1Q: 04:52) Will Bryce punted 55 yards. Kevin Mathis returned the kick 12 yards to the ATL30. Tackled by Joel Makovicka. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (1Q: 04:41) Quentin Griffin ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Foley, assisted by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 2-12-ATL28 (1Q: 04:17) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-17-ATL23 (1Q: 04:10) Drew Brees pass completed to RB Quentin Griffin for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Jeremetrius Butler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-21-ATL19 (1Q: 03:24) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Nicas. DT Junior Ioane hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-21-ATL19 (1Q: 03:20) Mike Flaherty punted 39 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick 11 yards to the ATL47. Tackled by Benjamin Gerhardt. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (1Q: 03:11) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 47 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Horn gained 37 yards after the catch. New Orleans 6, Atlanta 3 |
| (1Q: 03:11) Extra point by David Akers was good. New Orleans 7, Atlanta 3 |
| (1Q: 02:53) David Akers kicked off 57 yards from the NOS35. Charles Woodson returned the ball 26 yards to the ATL34. Tackled by Karl Williams. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (1Q: 02:32) GQ Griffin ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DT William Carr. Key block delivered by Cooper Carlisle. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (1Q: 02:01) Quentin Griffin ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones, assisted by DE Cullen Jenkins. Key block delivered by Jeff Backus. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (1Q: 01:30) Drew Brees pass was dropped by WR Marcus Robinson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS38 (1Q: 01:21) GQ Griffin ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Carl Crawford. |
| 3-12-NOS40 (1Q: 00:50) Drew Brees pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Peter Warrick. DE Cullen Jenkins blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-NOS40 (1Q: 00:45) Mike Flaherty punted 26 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS14. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (1Q: 00:35) Alexis Shepherd ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 2-7-NOS17 (1Q: 00:06) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to RB LaMont Jordan for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tyrone Carter. Jordan gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-1-NOS23 (2Q: 15:00) Alexis Shepherd ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. Atlanta's Donnie Abraham was hurt on the play. |
| 4-2-NOS22 (2Q: 14:24) Will Bryce punted 47 yards. Peter Warrick called for a fair catch at the ATL31. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (2Q: 14:14) Quentin Griffin ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jaylen Westbrook, assisted by OLB Steve Foley. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-ATL30 (2Q: 13:34) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Nicas. CB Jeremetrius Butler defended the pass. |
| 3-11-ATL30 (2Q: 13:27) Drew Brees pass was dropped by WR Peter Warrick. |
| 4-11-ATL30 (2Q: 13:18) Mike Flaherty punted 40 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick 10 yards to the NOS40. Tackled by Damian Vaughn. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 13:10) LaMont Jordan ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce, assisted by DE Derrick Burgess. Key block delivered by Jason Peters. |
| 2-4-NOS46 (2Q: 12:26) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to FB Joel Makovicka for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Mathis, assisted by DE Derrick Burgess. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (2Q: 12:03) LaMont Jordan ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce, assisted by CB Benjamin Gerhardt. |
| 2-9-ATL42 (2Q: 11:20) Alexis Shepherd ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. |
| 3-5-ATL38 (2Q: 10:36) Matt Hasselbeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Rogers. CB Charles Woodson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-5-ATL38 (2Q: 10:29) Will Bryce punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 10:22) Spencer George ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Dwight Smith, assisted by DT Cedric Woodard. |
| 2-13-ATL17 (2Q: 09:56) GQ Griffin ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Cullen Jenkins, assisted by S Dwight Smith. |
| 3-11-ATL19 (2Q: 09:13) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Johnson. CB Antoine Winfield defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-ATL19 (2Q: 09:07) Mike Flaherty punted 35 yards. Karl Williams called for a fair catch at the NOS46. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 08:56) Matt Hasselbeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne McGarity. OLB Ian Gold hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (2Q: 08:51) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to TE Jim Kleinsasser for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Ty Myers. Kleinsasser gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (2Q: 08:21) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to TE Marcus Pollard for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. |
| 1-10-ATL26 (2Q: 07:56) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to TE Jim Kleinsasser for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ty Myers, assisted by S Matt Bowmen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-ATL20 (2Q: 07:17) LaMont Jordan ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by S Shaunard Harts. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-ATL30 (2Q: 07:11) Matt Hasselbeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Rogers. DE Gavin Schneider hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-ATL30 (2Q: 07:05) Matt Hasselbeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. CB Benjamin Gerhardt defended the pass. |
| 4-14-ATL30 (2Q: 06:57) David Akers attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 10, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 06:49) David Akers kicked off 61 yards from the NOS35. Charles Woodson returned the ball 21 yards to the ATL25. Tackled by Marcus Pollard. |
| 1-10-ATL25 (2Q: 06:16) GQ Griffin ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dwight Smith. |
| 2-6-ATL29 (2Q: 05:54) Spencer George ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 3-4-ATL31 (2Q: 05:25) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 37 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (2Q: 04:42) GQ Griffin ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones, assisted by DT Jaylen Westbrook. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (2Q: 04:13) Quentin Griffin ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley, assisted by DT Cedric Woodard. Key block delivered by Travis Claridge. |
| 3-1-NOS23 (2Q: 03:30) Spencer George ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Buddy Love. Key block delivered by Cooper Carlisle. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (2Q: 02:45) Drew Brees pass completed to TE Erron Kinney for 22 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Kinney gained 12 yards after the catch. New Orleans 10, Atlanta 9 |
| (2Q: 02:45) Extra point by Derek Whaley was good. New Orleans 10, Atlanta 10 |
| (2Q: 02:30) Derek Whaley kicked off 73 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 02:30) Alexis Shepherd ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ty Myers. |
| 2-9-NOS21 (2Q: 02:07) LaMont Jordan ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce, assisted by OLB Ian Gold. Key block delivered by Ephraim Salaam. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-1-NOS29 (2Q: 02:00) Alexis Shepherd ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. Key block delivered by Ephraim Salaam. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (2Q: 01:42) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Horn gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (2Q: 01:19) Matt Hasselbeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joe Horn. DE Brandon Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS43 (2Q: 01:14) Matt Hasselbeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Rogers. DT Trevor Pryce hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS43 (2Q: 01:04) LaMont Jordan ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt, assisted by CB Kevin Mathis. |
| 4-4-NOS49 (2Q: 00:38) Will Bryce punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 00:32) Quentin Griffin ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Derek Whaley kicked off 51 yards from the ATL35. Antoine Winfield returned the ball 26 yards to the NOS40. Tackled by Antonio Nicas. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (3Q: 14:40) LaMont Jordan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Ryan Pickett. |
| 2-10-NOS40 (3Q: 14:00) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (3Q: 13:30) Alexis Shepherd ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Terrence Kiel, assisted by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 2-8-ATL47 (3Q: 13:04) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Charles Rogers for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-NOS43 (3Q: 12:53) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to RB LaMont Jordan for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. Jordan gained 11 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-28-NOS33 (3Q: 12:44) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to RB LaMont Jordan for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Gavin Schneider. Jordan gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-21-NOS40 (3Q: 12:09) Matt Hasselbeck sacked by DE Brandon Green and DE Derrick Burgess for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Brent Smith. |
| 4-30-NOS31 (3Q: 11:37) Will Bryce punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL18. |
| 1-10-ATL18 (3Q: 11:26) Spencer George ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon, assisted by DT William Carr. Key block delivered by Travis Claridge. |
| 2-2-ATL26 (3Q: 10:44) Quentin Griffin ran around right end for -5 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Foley. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-7-ATL21 (3Q: 10:13) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by S Buddy Love. Nicas gained 4 yards after the catch. Atlanta's Chris Samuels was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (3Q: 09:36) Spencer George ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-12-ATL28 (3Q: 08:53) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Peter Warrick for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-ATL38 (3Q: 08:21) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (3Q: 07:52) Drew Brees pass was intended for RB GQ Griffin and was intercepted by S Dwight Smith at the NOS40. Tackled by GQ Griffin. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (3Q: 07:41) LaMont Jordan ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt, assisted by OLB Ty Myers. |
| 2-12-NOS38 (3Q: 07:04) LaMont Jordan ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. |
| 3-13-NOS37 (3Q: 06:43) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 20 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (3Q: 05:59) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. |
| 2-9-ATL42 (3Q: 05:30) Matt Hasselbeck pass fell incomplete, intended for RB LaMont Jordan. S Shaunard Harts defended the pass. |
| 3-9-ATL42 (3Q: 05:26) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 33 yards. Tackled by S Tyrone Carter. Horn gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-ATL09 (3Q: 04:42) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Wayne McGarity for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-ATL03 (3Q: 04:05) LaMont Jordan ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Benjamin Gerhardt. |
| 3-3-ATL03 (3Q: 03:41) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Wayne McGarity for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 16, Atlanta 10 |
| (3Q: 03:41) Extra point by David Akers was good. New Orleans 17, Atlanta 10 |
| (3Q: 03:32) David Akers kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (3Q: 03:32) Drew Brees scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones and assisted by ILB Brian Simmons. |
| 2-3-ATL27 (3Q: 03:01) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-ATL22 (3Q: 02:48) Quentin Griffin ran around right end for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. Key block delivered by Marcus Spriggs. Spriggs ran over Carl Crawford to set up the play. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (3Q: 02:16) GQ Griffin ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Cedric Woodard, assisted by CB Jeremetrius Butler. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-12-ATL41 (3Q: 01:41) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-11-ATL42 (3Q: 01:11) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Nicas. S Dwight Smith defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-ATL42 (3Q: 01:05) Mike Flaherty punted 40 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick 12 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Darnell Alford. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 00:57) LaMont Jordan ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts, assisted by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. Key block delivered by Ben Claxton. |
| 2-5-NOS35 (3Q: 00:15) LaMont Jordan ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Craig Terrill. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-4-NOS36 (4Q: 15:00) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Benjamin Gerhardt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Horn gained 19 yards after the catch. Atlanta's Brandon Green was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-ATL35 (4Q: 14:19) Alexis Shepherd ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. Key block delivered by Tyson Walter. |
| 1-10-ATL25 (4Q: 13:49) LaMont Jordan ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ty Myers. |
| 2-12-ATL27 (4Q: 13:21) Matt Hasselbeck pass completed to WR Wayne McGarity for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! McGarity gained 14 yards after the catch. New Orleans 23, Atlanta 10 |
| (4Q: 13:21) Extra point by David Akers was good. New Orleans 24, Atlanta 10 |
| (4Q: 13:10) David Akers kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 13:10) GQ Griffin ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Antonio Smith. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-13-ATL17 (4Q: 12:50) Drew Brees pass completed to TE Erron Kinney for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dwight Smith. |
| 3-10-ATL20 (4Q: 12:15) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Johnson. DE Grant Wistrom hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-ATL20 (4Q: 12:07) Mike Flaherty punted 63 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Damian Vaughn. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (4Q: 11:59) Alexis Shepherd ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Andra Davis, assisted by DE Lance Perea. Key block delivered by Joel Makovicka. |
| 2-2-NOS27 (4Q: 11:25) Alexis Shepherd ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. Key block delivered by Ben Claxton. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 10:40) Joel Makovicka ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt, assisted by ILB Andra Davis. Key block delivered by Jason Peters. |
| 2-2-NOS37 (4Q: 10:16) Karl Williams ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. |
| 3-2-NOS37 (4Q: 09:38) Alexis Shepherd ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. |
| 4-3-NOS36 (4Q: 08:53) Will Bryce punted 48 yards. Kevin Mathis returned the kick 7 yards to the ATL23. Tackled by Mike Cloud. |
| 1-10-ATL23 (4Q: 08:45) Quentin Griffin ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 2-7-ATL26 (4Q: 08:18) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. Johnson gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (4Q: 07:48) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Johnson. DT Junior Ioane hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL47 (4Q: 07:44) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Quentin Griffin. DT William Carr hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-ATL47 (4Q: 07:39) Drew Brees sacked by ILB Dhani Jones for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Cooper Carlisle. |
| 4-12-ATL45 (4Q: 07:17) Mike Flaherty punted 34 yards. Karl Williams called for a fair catch at the NOS21. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (4Q: 07:09) LaMont Jordan ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by CB Charles Woodson. Key block delivered by Tyson Walter. |
| 2-5-NOS26 (4Q: 06:24) Alexis Shepherd ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce, assisted by DE Derrick Burgess. |
| 3-3-NOS28 (4Q: 05:39) Alexis Shepherd ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ty Myers. |
| 4-6-NOS25 (4Q: 04:53) Will Bryce punted 35 yards. Kevin Mathis returned the kick 9 yards to the ATL49. Tackled by Mike Cloud. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Bryan Anderson at the ATL49. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (4Q: 04:45) Alexis Shepherd ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ian Gold. |
| 2-8-ATL47 (4Q: 04:02) Alexis Shepherd ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. |
| 3-8-ATL47 (4Q: 03:17) Matt Hasselbeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joe Horn. CB Charles Woodson defended the pass. |
| 4-8-ATL47 (4Q: 03:09) Will Bryce punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 03:02) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. Johnson gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (4Q: 02:38) Drew Brees pass was dropped by WR Peter Warrick. |
| 2-10-ATL42 (4Q: 02:32) Drew Brees pass completed to TE Erron Kinney for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kinney gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 02:11) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marcus Robinson. CB Antoine Winfield simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS41 (4Q: 02:04) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley. Johnson gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (4Q: 02:04) Drew Brees scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (4Q: 01:58) Drew Brees pass was dropped by RB Spencer George. |
| 2-10-NOS21 (4Q: 01:53) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Antonio Nicas for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. Nicas gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-3-NOS03 (4Q: 01:31) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 24, Atlanta 16 |
| (4Q: 01:31) Extra point by Derek Whaley was good. New Orleans 24, Atlanta 17 |
| (4Q: 01:23) Derek Whaley kicked off (onside) from the ATL35. NOS Antoine Winfield recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (4Q: 01:17) LaMont Jordan ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt, assisted by DE Derrick Burgess. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-8-ATL46 (4Q: 01:07) Matt Hasselbeck pass was intended for WR Wayne McGarity and was intercepted by S Tyrone Carter at the ATL28. The interception was returned 22 yards. Tackled by Wayne McGarity. |
| 1-10-NOS50 (4Q: 00:57) Drew Brees pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Peter Warrick. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS50 (4Q: 00:48) Drew Brees pass was intended for WR Chad Johnson and was intercepted by CB Antoine Winfield at the NOS35. The interception was returned 16 yards. Tackled by Chad Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (4Q: 00:40) Matt Hasselbeck dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-12-NOS49 (4Q: 00:33) Matt Hasselbeck dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-14-NOS47 (4Q: 00:22) Matt Hasselbeck dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 24, Atlanta Falcons 17 |