Week 17, 2039

played in New Orleans, LA

51 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	17	3	3	-	30
New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 NOS - Claude Sjogren 46 field goal
1Q: 03:39 ATL - Dwight Tolwinski 6 pass from Preston Eberhart (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 12:46 ATL - Darren Zimmerman 9 run (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 05:06 ATL - Floyd Gaylor 6 pass from Preston Eberhart (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 00:19 ATL - Reggie Blackwell 22 field goal
3Q: 11:26 ATL - Reggie Blackwell 46 field goal
4Q: 06:03 ATL - Reggie Blackwell 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 NOS - Claude Sjogren 46 field goal
1Q: 03:39 ATL - Dwight Tolwinski 6 pass from Preston Eberhart (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 12:46 ATL - Darren Zimmerman 9 run (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 05:06 ATL - Floyd Gaylor 6 pass from Preston Eberhart (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 00:19 ATL - Reggie Blackwell 22 field goal
3Q: 11:26 ATL - Reggie Blackwell 46 field goal
4Q: 06:03 ATL - Reggie Blackwell 26 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 10-6 8-8
First Downs 24 9
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 15 5
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 327 183
- Offensive Plays 74 52
- Yards per Play 4.42 3.52
Net Rushing Yards 116 48
- Rushing Attempts 36 16
- Yards per Rush 3.22 3.00
Net Passing Yards 211 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 32 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 223 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.55 3.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/40 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 2/25 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:05 24:55

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	10-6	8-8
First Downs	24	9
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	15	5
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	327	183
- Offensive Plays	74	52
- Yards per Play	4.42	3.52
Net Rushing Yards	116	48
- Rushing Attempts	36	16
- Yards per Rush	3.22	3.00
Net Passing Yards	211	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	32 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	223	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.55	3.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/40	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	2/25	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:05	24:55

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	7:32	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
1	1:17	3:42	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	10:26	0:39	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	8:01	3:04	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
2	3:38	1:28	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	1:49	1:36	OPP 33	6	28	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 25	9	46	Field Goal
3	8:28	1:21	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	5:25	0:55	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
3	0:12	0:58	OPP 41	3	8	Missed FG
4	12:14	2:17	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
4	8:02	2:07	OPP 8	3	-1	Field Goal
4	4:39	3:30	50	5	11	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 14	2	0	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 25	7	46	Field Goal
1	3:33	2:16	OWN 25	4	28	Punt
2	12:35	2:09	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
2	9:47	1:46	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	4:57	1:19	OWN 25	5	30	Punt
2	2:10	0:21	OWN 32	2	6	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	3	Half
3	11:20	2:52	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
3	7:07	1:42	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
3	4:30	4:18	OWN 36	7	32	Missed FG
4	14:14	2:00	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
4	9:57	1:55	OWN 22	4	-14	Downs
4	5:55	1:16	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
4	1:09	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Preston Eberhart, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darren Zimmerman	20	77	3.85	13	2	1
RB Dwight Tolwinski	13	22	1.69	9	0	0
QB Preston Eberhart	3	17	5.67	8	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Enrique Blackburn	7	12	1.71	10	1
RB Dwayne Starks	7	30	4.29	7	0
WR Bert Montgomery	1	1	1.00	1	0
QB Leroy Jackson	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Preston Eberhart	37	23	223	1/12	2	30	0	97.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy Jackson	17	12	102	1/5	0	20	1	61.4
Edward Schaafsma	15	9	54	3/16	0	15	1	39.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Donnell Ferguson	5	6	40	8.00	2	11	0
TE Neil Hill	4	4	42	10.50	2	12	0
WR Floyd Gaylor	4	12	31	7.75	4	15	1
RB Dwight Tolwinski	3	4	20	6.67	13	11	1
FB Frankie Hoover	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
RB Darren Zimmerman	2	3	32	16.00	36	30	0
WR Andy Mahoney	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Marcos Boyd	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Karl Hancock	1	1	16	16.00	7	16	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Dwayne Starks	6	6	33	5.50	1	9
WR Max Holliday	4	7	35	8.75	6	20
WR Bert Montgomery	4	7	33	8.25	5	15
WR Damian Wormser	3	6	29	9.67	8	15
TE Mark Baluch	2	2	3	1.50	0	3
FB Isaiah Lyle	1	1	10	10.00	1	10
RB Enrique Blackburn	1	1	13	13.00	3	13
TE Ruben Palos	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dwight Burroughs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jose Dallesandro	1	10	10.00	0
OLB Rich Holmes	1	15	15.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Preston Eberhart	1	0	0	0
WR Marcos Boyd	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Glenn Peterson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Bruce	6	299	49.8	42.3	60	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Szabo	8	365	45.6	35.1	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reggie Blackwell	3/4	1/2	0/1	46	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Sjogren	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Gaylor	3	24	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Diego Tucker	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Burroughs	3	48	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jay Dixon	6	2	0.0	16	31
ILB Arnie Newhart	5	2	0.0	15	32
CB Terrell West	4	1	0.0	15	33
CB Reuben Gomez	4	0	0.0	14	25
S Jose Dallesandro	3	2	0.0	16	36
S Timothy Taylor	3	0	0.0	7	19
DE Stephen Cowperwood	2	2	2.0	13	30
OLB Louis Farlow	2	2	1.0	15	26
DT Derek Jordan	2	0	1.0	16	34
CB Camden Poston	2	2	0.0	10	29
DE Jim Gonzalez	2	2	0.0	14	23
ILB Roy Kley	2	0	0.0	6	13
OLB Chris May	1	0	0.0	1	10
CB Drake Read	1	0	0.0	3	8
S Brad Stanton	1	0	0.0	9	18
OLB Andrew Distel	1	0	0.0	0	1

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gabriel Rogers	9	3	0.0	35	34
OLB Harrison Lemke	9	2	0.0	36	36
ILB Alfredo Ford	6	3	0.0	28	34
DE Glenn Peterson	5	0	1.0	9	9
ILB Tanner Dhamers	5	3	0.0	27	29
CB Jamal Summers	4	2	0.0	36	38
OLB Corey Zumdahl	4	0	0.0	34	32
DE John Nakamura	3	2	0.0	24	31
DT Tyrell Ballard	3	1	0.0	30	29
S Dwight Whiting	3	0	0.0	29	31
CB Dana Morrison	2	2	0.0	19	30
DT Douglas Willis	2	1	0.0	6	9
OLB Kris Poole	1	0	0.0	3	2
WR Max Holliday	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chris Sanford	1	0	0.0	9	9
S Donnell Lincoln	1	0	0.0	5	4
RB Dwayne Starks	1	0	---	---	---
DE Wayne Krock	0	3	0.0	29	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Cowperwood	2.0	0	0	0	30
DT Derek Jordan	1.0	0	0	2	34
OLB Louis Farlow	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Nickolas Lyons	0.0	1	1	0	4

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Peterson	1.0	0	1	0	9
DE John Nakamura	0.0	1	2	1	31
OLB Harrison Lemke	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT Tyrell Ballard	0.0	0	1	1	29
DE Wayne Krock	0.0	0	0	2	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reuben Gomez	4	1	0	25
OLB Jay Dixon	4	0	0	31
ILB Roy Kley	2	1	0	13
CB Terrell West	2	0	0	33
ILB Arnie Newhart	2	0	0	32
CB Camden Poston	2	0	0	29
S Timothy Taylor	2	0	0	19
S Jose Dallesandro	1	3	1	36
CB Drake Read	1	0	0	8
OLB Andrew Distel	1	0	0	1
S Brad Stanton	0	1	0	18
OLB Rich Holmes	0	0	1	7

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gabriel Rogers	8	0	34
CB Jamal Summers	4	1	38
OLB Harrison Lemke	3	0	36
CB Dana Morrison	2	0	30
S Dwight Whiting	1	1	31
ILB Tanner Dhamers	1	1	29
ILB Alfredo Ford	1	0	34
DT Douglas Willis	1	0	9
DE Glenn Peterson	1	0	9
S Donnell Lincoln	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Shaun Humphries	2	4	36	0	38
T Gene Beyer	1	7	36	1	38
C Leland Barlow	1	7	29	0	38
T Mack Sherp	1	6	29	0	38
G Arnold Coomes	1	5	36	0	38
FB Frankie Hoover	1	1	11	0	18
T Ryan Welles	1	1	7	0	0
T Hector Newhart	0	1	7	0	0
TE Neil Hill	0	1	21	0	26

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kristopher Webb	2	5	16	1	36
C Ethan Anderson	2	2	16	0	36
T Eddie Ramirez	1	2	16	0	32
TE Ruben Palos	1	1	14	0	29
G Sammie Dawson	0	3	16	1	36
G Carl Mueller	0	2	16	2	36

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Distel	2	12
Frankie Hoover	1	22
Dwight Tolwinski	1	19
Jim Gonzalez	1	14

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Leland Buckley	1	12
Wade Paquette	1	10
Damian Wormser	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Arnold Coomes	36	38	---	---	10	84
G Shaun Humphries	36	38	---	---	10	84
T Gene Beyer	36	38	---	---	10	84
WR Floyd Gaylor	35	37	---	---	10	82
T Mack Sherp	29	38	---	---	9	76
C Leland Barlow	29	38	---	---	---	67
QB Preston Eberhart	29	38	---	---	---	67
WR Marcos Boyd	29	26	---	---	---	55
S Jose Dallesandro	---	---	16	36	2	54
DT Derek Jordan	---	---	16	34	2	52
TE Ben Everett	12	12	---	---	27	51
RB Dwight Tolwinski	15	17	---	---	19	51
FB Frankie Hoover	11	18	---	---	22	51
DE Jim Gonzalez	---	---	14	23	14	51
CB Terrell West	---	---	15	33	2	50
ILB Arnie Newhart	---	---	15	32	1	48
CB Camden Poston	---	---	10	29	9	48
OLB Jay Dixon	---	---	16	31	1	48
TE Neil Hill	21	26	---	---	---	47
OLB Louis Farlow	---	---	15	26	4	45
DE Stephen Cowperwood	---	---	13	30	2	45
S Brad Stanton	---	---	9	18	17	44
RB Darren Zimmerman	21	20	---	---	2	43
CB Reuben Gomez	---	---	14	25	1	40
TE Donnell Ferguson	19	20	---	---	---	39
WR Karl Hancock	8	3	---	---	21	32
OLB Rich Holmes	---	---	1	7	23	31
ILB Roy Kley	---	---	6	13	12	31
S Timothy Taylor	---	---	7	19	2	28
DE Terry Ifill	---	---	4	15	9	28
CB Drake Read	---	---	3	8	15	26
WR Andy Mahoney	9	10	---	---	2	21
OLB Chris May	---	---	1	10	2	13
OLB Andrew Distel	---	---	0	1	12	13
K Reggie Blackwell	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Edwin Bruce	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Alfredo Kieta	---	---	0	2	8	10
C Darnell Wheeler	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Blaine Dent	0	1	---	---	7	8
T Ryan Welles	7	0	---	---	1	8
T Hector Newhart	7	0	---	---	---	7
QB Howard Pritt	7	0	---	---	---	7
DE Nickolas Lyons	---	---	1	4	---	5
RB Conner Stevenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Pete Sherman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Roberto Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	36	38	4	78
OLB Harrison Lemke	---	---	36	36	3	75
S Gabriel Rogers	---	---	35	34	3	72
OLB Corey Zumdahl	---	---	34	32	2	68
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	29	33	4	66
ILB Alfredo Ford	---	---	28	34	3	65
WR Bert Montgomery	13	35	---	---	17	65
CB Dana Morrison	---	---	19	30	16	65
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	29	31	4	64
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	30	29	3	62
WR Damian Wormser	16	36	---	---	10	62
C Ethan Anderson	16	36	---	---	10	62
ILB Tanner Dhamers	---	---	27	29	4	60
DE John Nakamura	---	---	24	31	2	57
RB Dwayne Starks	9	28	---	---	18	55
G Carl Mueller	16	36	---	---	---	52
G Sammie Dawson	16	36	---	---	---	52
T Kristopher Webb	16	36	---	---	---	52
T Eddie Ramirez	16	32	---	---	---	48
TE Ruben Palos	14	29	---	---	---	43
TE Mark Baluch	4	12	---	---	25	41
WR Max Holliday	10	22	---	---	7	39
OLB Devan Starks	---	---	12	10	15	37
OLB Kris Poole	---	---	3	2	24	29
S Alexander Eldridge	---	---	16	10	3	29
QB Leroy Jackson	10	18	---	---	---	28
CB Chris Sanford	---	---	9	9	9	27
FB Isaiah Lyle	3	6	---	---	17	26
DE Glenn Peterson	---	---	9	9	8	26
QB Edward Schaafsma	6	18	---	---	---	24
S Donnell Lincoln	---	---	5	4	14	23
DT Douglas Willis	---	---	6	9	7	22
CB Tevin Cochrane	---	---	9	8	---	17
RB Enrique Blackburn	7	8	---	---	1	16
C Wade Paquette	0	4	---	---	10	14
WR Dwight Burroughs	1	3	---	---	9	13
RB Diego Tucker	0	0	---	---	13	13
G Leland Buckley	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Terrell Jaime	2	1	---	---	8	11
C Wes Farkas	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jared Szabo	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Kai Bensen	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Claude Sjogren	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Brian Kolsrud	1	0	---	---	---	1
DT Heath Huffman	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Nickolas Schulz	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	21	50	2.4
Right	11	44	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-3	-0.8
Middle	8	36	4.5
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Preston Eberhart	37	23	1	1	4	3	4	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy Jackson	17	12	1	0	0	4	0	1	1
Edward Schaafsma	15	9	0	1	0	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	41	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	86	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	15	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	67	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	63	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd Gaylor	12	4	2	31	0	37
TE Donnell Ferguson	6	5	0	40	0	20
RB Dwight Tolwinski	4	3	0	20	0	17
TE Neil Hill	4	4	0	42	0	26
WR Andy Mahoney	3	1	1	15	0	10
RB Darren Zimmerman	3	2	1	32	1	20
WR Marcos Boyd	2	1	0	15	0	26
FB Frankie Hoover	2	2	0	12	0	18
WR Karl Hancock	1	1	0	16	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max Holliday	7	4	35	1	22
WR Bert Montgomery	7	4	33	0	35
WR Damian Wormser	6	3	29	0	36
RB Dwayne Starks	6	6	33	0	28
TE Mark Baluch	2	2	3	0	12
TE Ruben Palos	1	0	0	0	29
FB Isaiah Lyle	1	1	10	0	6
RB Enrique Blackburn	1	1	13	0	8
WR Dwight Burroughs	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dwight Tolwinski	4	-1	-0.25	1.69
RB Darren Zimmerman	3	8	2.67	3.85
QB Preston Eberhart	1	4	4.00	5.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Preston Eberhart	6	4	31	5.17	6.03

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donnell Ferguson	2	2	19	9.50	6.67
WR Floyd Gaylor	2	1	6	3.00	2.58
WR Andy Mahoney	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwight Tolwinski	3	0
QB Preston Eberhart	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Leroy Jackson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Preston Eberhart	12	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edward Schaafsma	6	4	0
Leroy Jackson	5	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Floyd Gaylor	7	2	1
TE Neil Hill	2	2	2
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	1	1
WR Marcos Boyd	1	0	0
RB Darren Zimmerman	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dwayne Starks	4	4	0
WR Max Holliday	2	0	0
TE Ruben Palos	1	0	0
FB Isaiah Lyle	1	1	0
TE Mark Baluch	1	1	0
WR Bert Montgomery	1	1	0
WR Damian Wormser	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,200 (79,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,200 (79,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)