The Atlanta Falcons came up just a bit short against the New Orleans Saints, 17 to 14, on December 27, 2010.
1st quarter
NO
ATL
Garrett Hartley 52-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
NO
ATL
Pierre Thomas 2-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)
10
0
Roddy White 7-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
10
7
4th quarter
NO
ATL
Chauncey Davis 26-yard interception return (Matt Bryant kick)
10
14
Jimmy Graham 6-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
17
14
Saints
Falcons
1st Downs
23
14
Passing 1st Downs
17
8
Rushing 1st Downs
6
2
1st downs from penalties
0
4
3rd down efficiency
8 - 17
3 - 12
4th down efficiency
0 - 0
0 - 0
Total Plays
74
52
Total Yards
368
215
Yards per play
5.0
4.1
Passing
296
140
Comp - Att
35 - 49
15 - 29
Yards per pass
5.9
4.7
Interceptions thrown
2
0
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 6
1 - 8
Rushing
72
75
Rushing Attempts
24
22
Yards per rush
3.0
3.4
Penalties
8
1
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
2
0
Possession
36:35
23:25
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 35 | 49 | 302 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 77.1 |
| Team | 35 | 49 | 296 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 77.1 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Julius Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Meachem | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 0 | 13 |
| Lance Moore | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Heath Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 35 | 302 | 6.2 | 1 | 47 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Brown | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilkerson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Charleston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Remi Ayodele | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 43 | 34 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Hartley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Morstead | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | |
| Team | 7 | 317 | 45.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 15 | 29 | 148 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77.9 |
| Team | 15 | 29 | 140 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77.9 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 5 |
| Michael Jenkins | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Brian Finneran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Michael Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 15 | 148 | 5.1 | 1 | 29 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd McClure | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunta Robinson | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kroy Biermann | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey Peters | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Weatherspoon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Weems | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 71 | 51 | 1.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bryant | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Koenen | 8 | 349 | 43.6 | |
| Team | 8 | 349 | 43.6 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Weems | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Weems | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
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