The Atlanta Falcons came up just a bit short against the New Orleans Saints, 26 to 23, on December 13, 2009.

2009 Atlanta Falcons

Final

NO

Saints

13-0-0

26

ATL

Falcons

6-7-0

23

Team

NO

ATL

1

3

6

2

13

3

3

7

7

4

3

7

Total

26

23

1st quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Matt Bryant 36-yard field goal

0

3

Saints

Garrett Hartley 33-yard field goal

3

3

Falcons

Matt Bryant 30-yard field goal

3

6

2nd quarter

NO

ATL

Saints

Reggie Bush 6-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)

10

6

Saints

Marques Colston 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (kick failed)

16

6

Falcons

Matt Bryant 27-yard field goal

16

9

3rd quarter

NO

ATL

Saints

Reggie Bush 21-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)

23

9

Falcons

Michael Jenkins 50-yard pass from Chris Redman (Matt Bryant kick)

23

16

4th quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Jason Snelling 4-yard run (Matt Bryant kick)

23

23

Saints

Garrett Hartley 38-yard field goal

26

23

Saints

Falcons

1st Downs

24

19

Passing 1st Downs

17

12

Rushing 1st Downs

4

6

1st downs from penalties

3

1

3rd down efficiency

8 - 12

5 - 10

4th down efficiency

0 - 1

0 - 1

Total Plays

67

56

Total Yards

391

392

Yards per play

5.8

7.0

Passing

296

303

Comp - Att

31 - 41

23 - 34

Yards per pass

7.2

8.7

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

1 - 0

Rushing

95

89

Rushing Attempts

26

21

Yards per rush

3.7

4.2

Penalties

6

4

Turnovers

0

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

36:44

23:16

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Drew Brees 31 40 296 7.4 3 0 0 122.5
Mark Brunell 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 31 41 296 7.2 3 0 0 119.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Pierre Thomas 13 47 3.6 0
Reggie Bush 6 33 5.5 0
Lynell Hamilton 4 13 3.3 0
Robert Meachem 1 4 4.0 0
Drew Brees 2 -2 -1.0 0
Team 26 95 3.7 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Robert Meachem 4 57 14.3 0 5
Marques Colston 6 54 9.0 1 7
Pierre Thomas 6 53 8.8 0 7
Reggie Bush 6 46 7.7 2 6
Jeremy Shockey 4 46 11.5 0 6
Devery Henderson 3 31 10.3 0 5
David Thomas 2 9 4.5 0 3
Darnell Dinkins 0 0 0 1
Team 31 296 7.2 3 40

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Reggie Bush 1 0 1
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Randall Gay 8 7 0.0 1 1 0
Jonathan Vilma 7 7 0.0 0 1 0
Troy Evans 5 5 0.0 0 0 0
Roman Harper 5 4 0.0 0 0 0
Malcolm Jenkins 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
Sedrick Ellis 3 3 1.0 0 0 1
Darren Sharper 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Scott Shanle 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Remi Ayodele 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Charles Grant 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Lynell Hamilton 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Anthony Hargrove 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Mike McKenzie 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
DeMario Pressley 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Pierson Prioleau 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Will Smith 1 1 0.0 0 0 1
Jonathan Casillas 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
Team 45 43 1.0 1 2 3

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Garrett Hartley 2 2 2 8
Team 2 2 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Thomas Morstead 1 35 35.0
Team 1 35 35.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Courtney Roby 2 39 19.5 0
Team 2 39 19.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Reggie Bush 1 23 23.0 0
Team 1 23 23.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Chris Redman 23 34 303 8.9 1 1 1 93.1
Team 23 34 303 8.9 1 1 1 93.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jason Snelling 10 37 3.7 1
Jerious Norwood 9 33 3.7 0
Eric Weems 2 19 9.5 0
Team 21 89 4.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Michael Jenkins 3 82 27.3 1 5
Jason Snelling 4 65 16.3 0 5
Tony Gonzalez 6 50 8.3 0 7
Roddy White 2 41 20.5 0 6
Brian Finneran 2 25 12.5 0 4
Marty Booker 3 23 7.7 0 4
Ovie Mughelli 2 14 7.0 0 2
Eric Weems 1 3 3.0 0 1
Team 23 303 8.9 1 34

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Stephen Nicholas 9 8 0.0 0 0 0
Thomas DeCoud 7 7 0.0 1 0 0
Brent Grimes 7 7 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Peterson 8 7 0.0 0 0 0
John Abraham 4 4 0.0 1 0 0
Chris Owens 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
Jonathan Babineaux 3 3 0.0 0 0 1
Kroy Biermann 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Erik Coleman 5 3 0.0 0 1 0
Chevis Jackson 3 3 0.0 0 2 0
Curtis Lofton 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Spencer Adkins 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Chauncey Davis 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Antoine Harris 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Jerious Norwood 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Coy Wire 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Jamaal Anderson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 63 57 0.0 2 3 1

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Matt Bryant 3 3 2 11
Team 3 3 2 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Michael Koenen 1 56 56.0
Team 1 56 56.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eric Weems 1 37 37.0 0
Aaron Stecker 1 15 15.0 0
Team 2 52 26.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 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