| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 2, 2009 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 70088 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 14 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Michael Turner 13 run (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dave Thomas 22 run (John Carney kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Kroy Biermann 4 opponents fumble recovery (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Marques Colston 18 pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Reggie Bush 1 run (John Carney kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jabari Greer 48 interception return (John Carney kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Roddy White 68 pass from Matt Ryan (Jason Elam kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jason Elam 25 FG | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dave Thomas 1 pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick) | 24 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jason Elam 40 FG | 27 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Justin Peelle |
| 84 | WR | Roddy White |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Baker |
| 63 | LOG | Justin Blalock |
| 62 | C | Todd McClure |
| 73 | ROG | Harvey Dahl |
| 77 | ROT | Tyson Clabo |
| 88 | TE | Tony Gonzalez |
| 2 | QB | Matt Ryan |
| 33 | RB | Michael Turner |
| 34 | FB | Ovie Mughelli |
| Defense | ||
| 97 | NT | Trey Lewis |
| 95 | UT | Jonathan Babineaux |
| 55 | RDE | John Abraham |
| 98 | RDE | Jamaal Anderson |
| 50 | MLB | Curtis Lofton |
| 53 | WLB | Mike Peterson |
| 23 | LCB | Chris Houston |
| 26 | SS | Erik Coleman |
| 28 | FS | Thomas DeCoud |
| 22 | RCB | Chevis Jackson |
| 24 | DB | Tye Hill |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 12 | WR | Marques Colston |
| 19 | WR | Devery Henderson |
| 74 | LOT | Jermon Bushrod |
| 77 | LOG | Carl Nicks |
| 76 | C | Jonathan Goodwin |
| 73 | ROG | Jahri Evans |
| 78 | ROT | Jon Stinchcomb |
| 88 | TE | Jeremy Shockey |
| 9 | QB | Drew Brees |
| 21 | RB | Mike Bell |
| 85 | FB | Dave Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 94 | LDE | Charles Grant |
| 69 | DT | Tony Hargrove |
| 92 | NT | Remi Ayodele |
| 91 | RDE | Will Smith |
| 56 | SLB | Jo-Lonn Dunbar |
| 51 | MLB | Jonathan Vilma |
| 58 | WLB | Scott Shanle |
| 32 | LCB | Jabari Greer |
| 41 | SS | Roman Harper |
| 42 | FS | Darren Sharper |
| 22 | RCB | Tracy Porter |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 26:46 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3/11 | 1/2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| NO | 33:14 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 7/12 | 0/0 | 7 | 65 | 3 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Michael Turner | 20 | 151 | 7.6 | 37 | 1 |
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Weems | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 161 | 6.7 | 37 | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Pierre Thomas | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 30 | 1 |
| Mike Bell | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 146 | 4.2 | 30 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Matt Ryan | 42 | 19 | 45.2 | 3 | 289 | 6.9 | 68t | 1 | 3 | 8 | 46.6 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 19 | 45.2 | 3 | 289 | 6.9 | 68t | 1 | 3 | 8 | 46.6 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Drew Brees | 33 | 25 | 75.8 | 1 | 308 | 9.3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 111.7 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 25 | 75.8 | 1 | 308 | 9.3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 111.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tony Gonzalez | 9 | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Roddy White | 13 | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Michael Jenkins | 9 | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 19 | 289 | 15.2 | 68t | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Marques Colston | 6 | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 29 | 1 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 6 | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 6 | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Dave Thomas | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 25 | 308 | 12.3 | 30 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Brent Grimes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jabari Greer | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Tracy Porter | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 48t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Michael Koenen | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Thomas Morstead | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Weems | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Michael Koenen | 6 | 356 | 59.3 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 2 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Thomas Morstead | 6 | 391 | 65.2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Weems | 5 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 | 33 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 148 | 24.7 | 33 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Courtney Roby | 3 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Thomas DeCoud | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Will Smith | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Tony Hargrove | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Curtis Lofton | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevis Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Coy Wire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamaal Fudge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Koenen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Schneck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roddy White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Lewis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Roman Harper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hargrove | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Roby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Usama Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remi Ayodele | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Clancy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |