| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 27, 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Georgia Dome Attendance: 70144 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Garrett Hartley 52 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Pierre Thomas 2 run (Garrett Hartley kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Roddy White 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Chauncey Davis 26 interception return (Matt Bryant kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jimmy Graham 6 pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick) | 17 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Robert Meachem |
| 74 | LOT | Jermon Bushrod |
| 77 | LOG | Carl Nicks |
| 76 | C | Jonathan Goodwin |
| 73 | ROG | Jahri Evans |
| 78 | ROT | Jon Stinchcomb |
| 80 | TE | Jimmy Graham |
| 88 | TE | Jeremy Shockey |
| 9 | QB | Drew Brees |
| 23 | RB | Pierre Thomas |
| 84 | WR | Tory Humphrey |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Alex Brown |
| 98 | DT | Sedrick Ellis |
| 92 | NT | Remi Ayodele |
| 91 | RDE | Will Smith |
| 56 | SLB | Jo-Lonn Dunbar |
| 51 | MLB | Jonathan Vilma |
| 58 | WLB | Scott Shanle |
| 33 | LCB | Jabari Greer |
| 41 | SS | Roman Harper |
| 27 | FS | Malcolm Jenkins |
| 22 | RCB | Tracy Porter |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Brian Finneran |
| 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 |
| 4 | FB | Ovie Mughelli |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Kroy Biermann |
| 91 | LDT | Corey Peters |
| 95 | RDT | Jonathan Babineaux |
| 55 | RDE | John Abraham |
| 53 | LLB | Mike Peterson |
| 50 | MLB | Curtis Lofton |
| 54 | RLB | Stephen Nicholas |
| 20 | LCB | Brent Grimes |
| 25 | SS | William Moore |
| 28 | FS | Thomas DeCoud |
| 23 | RCB | Dunta Robinson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 36:35 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 8/17 | 0/0 | 8 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| ATL | 23:25 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3/12 | 0/0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Pierre Thomas | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Julius Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Michael Turner | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 27 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Drew Brees | 49 | 35 | 71.4 | 2 | 302 | 6.2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 77.1 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 35 | 71.4 | 2 | 302 | 6.2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 77.1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Matt Ryan | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 148 | 5.1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 77.9 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 148 | 5.1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 77.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Robert Meachem | 13 | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 7 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 5 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 47 | 35 | 302 | 8.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Michael Jenkins | 9 | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Roddy White | 5 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michael Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 15 | 148 | 9.9 | 19 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Chauncey Davis | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| John Abraham | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 26t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Thomas Morstead | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Michael Koenen | 8 | 349 | 43.6 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 349 | 43.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Weems | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Thomas Morstead | 4 | 265 | 66.3 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 265 | 66.3 | 2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Michael Koenen | 3 | 203 | 67.7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 203 | 67.7 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Weems | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Will Smith | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| John Abraham | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilkerson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Charleston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remi Ayodele | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Curtis Lofton | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Weatherspoon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Peters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Weems | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |