Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

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January 3rd, 2016

2015 Week 17

Regular Season

Falcons Home

Final

Saints Away

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Offensive Starters

QB M. Ryan

RB D. Freeman

FB P. DiMarco

WR R. White

WR J. Jones

TE L. Toilolo

T J. Matthews

G A. Levitre

C G. Gradkowski

G C. Chester

T R. Schraeder

Defensive Starters

DE V. Beasley

DE T. Jackson

DT R. Hageman

DT G. Jarrett

LB P. Worrilow

LB O. Schofield

LB J. Durant

CB D. Trufant

CB R. Alford

S K. Ishmael

S R. Allen

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Falcons	3	14	0	0	17
Saints	7	7	3	3	20

	Falcons	Saints
Q1	3	7
Q2	14	7
Q3	0	3
Q4	0	3
FINAL	17	20

Key Performers

Falcons

PassingM. Ryan

24/36, 334 YDS, 2 TD

RushingD. Freeman

25, 76 YDS

ReceivingJ. Jones

9, 149 YDS

TacklesR. Alford

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Saints

PassingD. Brees

32/42, 323 YDS, 1 TD

RushingT. Hightower

16, 66 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingB. Coleman

5, 81 YDS

TacklesB. Browner

SacksC. Jordan

1.0

InterceptionsJ. Sanford

Team Comparison

Falcons

Stat

Saints

First Downs

414

Total Yards

390

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

66.7%

PASS %

74.4%

327

NET PASS YDS

323

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:26

Time of Possession

29:34

Offensive Starters

D. Brees QB

T. Hightower RB

B. Cooks WR

W. Snead WR

B. Watson TE

M. Hoomanawanui TE

S. Kelemete T

T. Lelito G

M. Unger C

J. Evans G

Z. Strief T

Defensive Starters

B. Richardson DE

J. Jenkins DT

K. Williams DT

C. Jordan DE

D. Hawthorne WILL

S. Anthony LB

H. Kikaha SAM

D. Breaux CB

B. Browner CB

K. Vaccaro S

J. Byrd S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2015 Week 17 match up between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints featuring 334 passing yards by Matt Ryan.

Legend

Moment: Falcons

Moment: Saints

Falcons Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Shayne Graham 51 yard field goal good

Falcons opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tim Hightower right guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matt Ryan pass complete short right to Tony Moeaki for 42 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons takes the lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short left to Ben Watson for 13 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 14-10

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matt Ryan pass complete short right to Devonta Freeman for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons takes the lead → 17-14

< Q3 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kai Forbath 41 yard field goal good

Saints ties it up → 17-17

< Q4 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kai Forbath 30 yard field goal good

Saints takes the lead → 20-17

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Matt Ryan	36	24	66.7	334	2	1	42	1	103.2
Team Totals	36	24	66.7	334	2	1	42	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Devonta Freeman	25	76	3.0	10
Terron Ward	1	11	11.0	11
Team Totals	26	87	3.3	11

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Julio Jones	11	9	149	16.6	0	29
Jacob Tamme	5	4	61	15.3	0	32
Justin Hardy	6	4	34	8.5	0	16
Devonta Freeman	4	2	18	9.0	1	14
Tony Moeaki	3	2	47	23.5	1	42
Roddy White	4	1	10	10.0	0	10
Levine Toilolo	2	1	8	8.0	0	8
Patrick DiMarco	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	36	24	334	13.9	2	42

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Robert Alford	8	8	0
Paul Worrilow	8	5	3
Charles Godfrey	6	6	0
Kemal Ishmael	6	5	1
Justin Durant	5	2	3
OBrien Schofield	4	3	1
Tyson Jackson	3	0	3
Brooks Reed	3	2	1
Desmond Trufant	3	3	0
Ricardo Allen	2	1	1
Jonathan Babineaux	2	2	0
Kroy Biermann	2	1	1
Joey Mbu	2	0	2
Nathan Stupar	2	2	0
Adrian Clayborn	1	1	0
RaShede Hageman	1	1	0
Team Totals	58	42	16

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Devin Hester	3	73	24.3	0
Team Totals	3	73	24.3	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Shayne Graham	2	1	2	2
Team Totals	2	1	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Matthew Bosher	2	74	37
Team Totals	2	74	37.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Rate
Drew Brees	42	32	76.2	323	1	36	105.6
Travaris Cadet	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	43	32	74.4	323	1	36

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Tim Hightower	16	66	4.1	1	11
Drew Brees	3	-5	-1.7	0	-1
Travaris Cadet	3	6	2.0	0	6
Team Totals	22	67	3.0	1	11

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Travaris Cadet	6	6	77	12.8	0	36
Ben Watson	10	6	59	9.8	1	22
Tim Hightower	5	5	41	8.2	0	21
Brandon Coleman	8	5	81	16.2	0	22
Brandin Cooks	6	5	22	4.4	0	12
Willie Snead	4	3	35	11.7	0	22
Michael Hoomanawanui	1	1	4	4.0	0	4
Josh Hill	3	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team Totals	43	32	323	10.1	1	36

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Brandon Browner	8	7	1	0	0
Brian Dixon	6	5	1	0	0
Ramon Humber	6	4	2	0	0
Kenny Vaccaro	6	4	2	0	0
Stephone Anthony	5	5	0	0	0
Cameron Jordan	4	3	1	1	0
Bobby Richardson	4	3	1	0	0
Kyle Wilson	4	3	1	0	0
Jamarca Sanford	2	2	0	0	1
Tyeler Davison	2	1	1	0	0
David Hawthorne	2	1	1	0	0
John Jenkins	2	2	0	0	0
Kevin Williams	2	1	1	0	0
Jairus Byrd	1	0	1	0	0
Austin Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
Hauoli Kikaha	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	56	43	13	1	1