The New Orleans Saints lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 34 to 31, on October 16, 2005.

2005 New Orleans Saints

Final

ATL

Falcons

4-2-0

34

NO

Saints

2-4-0

31

Team

ATL

NO

1

3

7

2

14

3

3

0

7

4

17

14

Total

34

31

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Todd Peterson 37-yard field goal

3

0

Saints

Antowain Smith 24-yard run (John Carney kick)

3

7

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

John Carney 19-yard field goal

3

10

Falcons

DeAngelo Hall 66-yard fumble return (Todd Peterson kick)

10

10

Falcons

Demorrio Williams 59-yard blocked field goal return (Todd Peterson kick)

17

10

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Antowain Smith 1-yard run (John Carney kick)

17

17

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Justin Griffith 12-yard pass from Michael Vick (Todd Peterson kick)

24

17

Saints

Donte' Stallworth 27-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick)

24

24

Falcons

Warrick Dunn 21-yard run (Todd Peterson kick)

31

24

Saints

Devery Henderson 15-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick)

31

31

Falcons

Todd Peterson 36-yard field goal

34

31

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

21

32

Passing 1st Downs

6

14

Rushing 1st Downs

12

15

1st downs from penalties

3

3

3rd down efficiency

7 - 12

3 - 7

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 0

Total Plays

57

67

Total Yards

266

456

Yards per play

4.7

6.8

Passing

106

245

Comp - Att

11 - 23

22 - 33

Yards per pass

4.4

7

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 6

2 - 14

Rushing

160

211

Rushing Attempts

33

32

Yards per rush

4.8

6.6

Penalties

10

8

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

26:34

33:26

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Michael Vick 11 23 112 4.9 1 1 1 58.6
Team 11 23 106 4.9 1 1 1 58.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Warrick Dunn 22 100 4.5 1
Michael Vick 8 51 6.4 0
T.J. Duckett 2 5 2.5 0
Justin Griffith 1 4 4.0 0
Team 33 160 4.8 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Alge Crumpler 4 52 13.0 0 7
Michael Jenkins 2 24 12.0 0 3
Warrick Dunn 2 15 7.5 0 2
Justin Griffith 2 11 5.5 1 2
Roddy White 1 10 10.0 0 1
Dwayne Blakley 0 0 0 1
T.J. Duckett 0 0 0 1
Brian Finneran 0 0 0 1
Dez White 0 0 0 4
Team 11 112 4.9 1 22

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
DeAngelo Hall 0 0 1
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Jason Webster 9 8 0.0 0 1 0
Bryan Scott 10 7 0.0 0 3 0
Demorrio Williams 10 7 0.0 1 0 0
Keith Brooking 9 5 0.0 0 1 0
Rod Coleman 6 5 1.0 1 0 0
Michael Boley 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
Keion Carpenter 7 3 0.0 0 0 0
DeAngelo Hall 6 3 0.0 0 1 0
Chad Lavalais 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Kevin McCadam 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
John Leake 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Jonathan Babineaux 1 1 0.0 1 0 0
Brian Finneran 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Patrick Kerney 3 1 1.0 1 0 0
Omare Lowe 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Todd McClure 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Allen Rossum 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Brady Smith 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Roddy White 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Ike Reese 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Leigh Torrence 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 86 58 2.0 4 6 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Todd Peterson 2 2 4 10
Team 2 2 4 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Michael Koenen 4 189 47.3
Team 4 189 47.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Allen Rossum 6 143 23.8 0
Team 6 143 23.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Aaron Brooks 22 33 259 7.8 2 1 2 97.9
Team 22 33 245 7.8 2 1 2 97.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Antowain Smith 12 88 7.3 2
Aaron Stecker 16 86 5.4 0
Aaron Brooks 3 28 9.3 0
Devery Henderson 1 9 9.0 0
Team 32 211 6.6 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Az-Zahir Hakim 6 85 14.2 0 10
Donte' Stallworth 7 83 11.9 1 8
Devery Henderson 4 53 13.3 1 8
Zach Hilton 1 18 18.0 0 1
Nate Poole 1 12 12.0 0 1
Mike Karney 1 8 8.0 0 1
Joe Horn 0 0 0 1
Aaron Stecker 2 0 0.0 0 3
Team 22 259 7.8 2 33

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Antowain Smith 1 1 0
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Courtney Watson 6 5 0.0 0 1 0
Brian Young 6 5 0.0 0 0 0
Alfred Fincher 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
Will Smith 7 4 1.0 1 1 0
Josh Bullocks 5 3 0.0 0 1 0
Jason Craft 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Sedrick Hodge 6 3 0.0 1 0 0
Fred Thomas 7 3 0.0 0 1 0
Colby Bockwoldt 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
Fakhir Brown 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Charles Grant 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
Darren Howard 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Mike McKenzie 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Johnathan Sullivan 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Willie Whitehead 3 2 0.0 1 0 0
Mitch Berger 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Karney 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Nate Poole 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Tony Bryant 1 0 0.0 0 1 0
Fred McAfee 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Ronald McKinnon 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
Terrence Melton 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dwight Smith 1 0 0.0 0 1 0
Team 78 47 1.0 3 6 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Carney 1 2 4 7
Team 1 2 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mitch Berger 2 73 36.5
Team 2 73 36.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Az-Zahir Hakim 4 71 17.8 0
Team 4 71 17.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Az-Zahir Hakim 4 7 1.8 0
Team 4 7 1.8 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,878

Carr

Derek Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Chris Olave

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM