The Atlanta Falcons schooled the New Orleans Saints, 36 to 17, on December 12, 2005.

2005 Atlanta Falcons

Final

NO

Saints

3-10-0

17

ATL

Falcons

8-5-0

36

Team

NO

ATL

1

3

7

2

14

14

3

0

9

4

0

6

Total

17

36

1st quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

T.J. Duckett 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick)

0

7

Saints

John Carney 47-yard field goal

3

7

2nd quarter

NO

ATL

Saints

Antowain Smith 6-yard run (John Carney kick)

10

7

Falcons

Michael Vick 2-yard run (Todd Peterson kick)

10

14

Falcons

Roddy White 54-yard pass from Michael Vick (Todd Peterson kick)

10

21

Saints

Az-Zahir Hakim 9-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick)

17

21

3rd quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Michael Vick 17-yard run (Todd Peterson kick)

17

28

Falcons

Safety by Antwan Lake

17

30

4th quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Todd Peterson 43-yard field goal

17

33

Falcons

Todd Peterson 20-yard field goal

17

36

Saints

Falcons

1st Downs

22

19

Passing 1st Downs

13

11

Rushing 1st Downs

5

7

1st downs from penalties

4

1

3rd down efficiency

3 - 14

2 - 11

4th down efficiency

1 - 1

0 - 0

Total Plays

73

57

Total Yards

332

406

Yards per play

4.5

7.1

Passing

207

279

Comp - Att

27 - 46

13 - 25

Yards per pass

4.2

11.2

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 12

0 - 0

Rushing

125

127

Rushing Attempts

24

32

Yards per rush

5.2

4.0

Penalties

10

9

Turnovers

1

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

30:42

29:18

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Aaron Brooks 27 46 219 4.8 1 0 3 78.1
Team 27 46 207 4.8 1 0 3 78.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Antowain Smith 11 60 5.5 1
Aaron Stecker 7 35 5.0 0
Aaron Brooks 4 24 6.0 0
Mike Karney 1 3 3.0 0
Anthony Thomas 1 3 3.0 0
Team 24 125 5.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Joe Horn 5 54 10.8 0 10
Donte' Stallworth 5 43 8.6 0 11
Zach Hilton 4 41 10.3 0 5
Az-Zahir Hakim 4 32 8.0 1 4
Antowain Smith 3 12 4.0 0 4
Aaron Stecker 2 12 6.0 0 2
Lamont Hall 2 11 5.5 0 2
Devery Henderson 1 8 8.0 0 3
Anthony Thomas 1 6 6.0 0 2
Mike Karney 0 0 0 1
Team 27 219 4.8 1 44

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Joe Horn 1 1 0
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Terrence Melton 9 7 0.0 0 0 0
Josh Bullocks 5 5 0.0 0 1 0
Dwight Smith 5 5 0.0 0 0 0
Will Smith 5 5 0.0 0 2 0
Ronald McKinnon 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
Fred Thomas 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
Colby Bockwoldt 4 3 0.0 1 0 0
Charles Grant 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Fred McAfee 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Willie Whitehead 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Brian Young 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Fred Booker 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Aaron Brooks 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Fakhir Brown 1 1 0.0 0 1 0
Alfred Fincher 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Steve Gleason 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Mike McKenzie 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
T.J. Slaughter 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Johnathan Sullivan 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Craft 0 0 0.0 0 1 0
Team 55 50 0.0 1 5 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Carney 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mitch Berger 8 383 47.9
Team 8 383 47.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Aaron Stecker 6 104 17.3 0
Team 6 104 17.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Az-Zahir Hakim 3 15 5.0 0
Team 3 15 5.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Michael Vick 12 23 231 10.0 1 1 0 83.8
Matt Schaub 1 2 48 24.0 0 0 0 95.8
Team 13 25 279 11.2 1 1 0 88.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Warrick Dunn 14 73 5.2 0
Michael Vick 6 38 6.3 2
T.J. Duckett 10 13 1.3 1
Matt Schaub 1 10 10.0 0
Roddy White 1 -7 -7.0 0
Team 32 127 4.0 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Alge Crumpler 3 94 31.3 0 5
Roddy White 2 65 32.5 1 5
Warrick Dunn 2 39 19.5 0 3
Brian Finneran 1 36 36.0 0 3
Michael Jenkins 3 33 11.0 0 4
Justin Griffith 2 12 6.0 0 3
Team 13 279 11.2 1 23

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
DeAngelo Hall 1 0 2
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Demorrio Williams 10 9 0.0 0 0 0
DeAngelo Hall 7 7 0.0 0 0 0
Patrick Kerney 5 5 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Webster 5 5 0.0 1 0 0
Keith Brooking 4 4 0.0 0 1 0
Ronnie Heard 5 4 0.0 0 0 0
Rod Coleman 3 3 0.0 0 1 0
Antuan Edwards 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Ike Reese 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Michael Boley 2 2 0.0 1 0 0
Keion Carpenter 2 2 0.0 0 1 0
Brian Finneran 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Omare Lowe 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Chauncey Davis 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Antwan Lake 1 1 1.0 1 0 0
Chad Lavalais 1 1 1.0 1 0 0
Kevin McCadam 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Fred McCrary 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Darrell Shropshire 1 1 1.0 1 0 0
Leigh Torrence 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Artie Ulmer 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Michael Vick 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Team 63 60 3.0 5 3 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 6 276 46.0
Team 6 276 46.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Justin Griffith 3 62 20.7 0
DeAngelo Hall 1 22 22.0 0
Jerome Pathon 1 17 17.0 0
Team 5 101 20.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
DeAngelo Hall 4 28 7.0 0
Team 4 28 7.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,836

Ridder

Desmond Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

905

London

Drake London

Team Rankings

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PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

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