New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

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December 17th, 2000

2000 Week 16

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB A. Brooks

RB T. Allen

FB B. Milne

WR J. Horn

WR W. Jackson

WR K. Poole

T W. Roaf

G W. Williams

C J. Fontenot

G C. Naeole

T K. Turley

Defensive Starters

DE D. Howard

DT N. Hand

DT L. Glover

DE W. Whitehead

LB K. Mitchell

LB D. Smith

LB M. Fields

CB A. Molden

CB K. Mathis

S S. Knight

S D. Perry

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	0	13	7	3	23
Falcons	0	0	7	0	7

	Saints	Falcons
Q1	0	0
Q2	13	0
Q3	7	7
Q4	3	0
FINAL	23	7

Key Performers

Saints

PassingA. Brooks

24/35, 285 YDS

RushingT. Allen

21, 82 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingJ. Horn

7, 116 YDS

TacklesM. Fields

SacksJ. Johnson

2.0

InterceptionsS. Knight

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

4/10, 81 YDS

RushingJ. Anderson

18, 53 YDS

ReceivingJ. Anderson

3, 79 YDS

TacklesM. Carter

SacksE. Jasper

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

373

Total Yards

163

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

68.6%

PASS %

45.0%

281

NET PASS YDS

PASS TD

Takeaways

34:34

Time of Possession

25:26

Offensive Starters

D. Johnson QB

J. Anderson RB

B. Christian FB

S. Jefferson WR

T. Mathis WR

R. Kelly TE

B. Whitfield T

C. Collins G

T. McClure C

T. Claridge G

E. Salaam T

Defensive Starters

P. Kerney DE

T. Hall DT

E. Jasper DT

B. Smith DE

M. Simoneau LB

R. Buchanan CB

E. Williams CB

A. Ambrose CB

M. Carter S

R. Bradford S

G. McBurrows S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2000 Week 16 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 116 receiving yards by Joe Horn.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Falcons

Saints Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 20 yard field goal good

Saints opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Doug Johnson pass incomplete intended for Terance Mathis is intercepted by Sammy Knight at ATL-31 and returned for 31 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 46 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 13-0

< Q3 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Toby Gowin kicks off 58 yards returned by Darrick Vaughn for 88 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons cuts lead → 13-7

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terry Allen right guard for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 20-7

< Q4 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 47 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 23-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Aaron Brooks	35	24	68.6	285	0	0	52	1	93.2
Team Totals	35	24	68.6	285	0	0	52	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Terry Allen	21	82	3.9	1	18
Aaron Brooks	5	7	1.4	0	8
Toby Gowin	1	5	5.0	0	5
Chad Morton	1	4	4.0	0	4
Brian Milne	1	0	0.0	0	0
Joe Horn	1	-6	-6.0	0	-6
Team Totals	30	92	3.1	1	18

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Joe Horn	9	7	116	16.6	52
Willie Jackson	7	4	47	11.8	18
Chad Morton	3	3	24	8.0	9
Keith Poole	4	3	40	13.3	26
Andrew Glover	4	3	29	9.7	13
Brian Milne	2	2	9	4.5	7
Terry Allen	1	1	7	7.0	7
Robert Wilson	3	1	13	13.0	13
Lamont Hall	1	0	0	0.0	0
Daryl Terrell	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	35	24	285	11.9	52

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Mark Fields	8	6	2	0	0
Sammy Knight	7	5	2	1	1
Willie Whitehead	7	4	3	1	0
Kevin Mathis	6	4	2	0	0
Joe Johnson	4	2	2	2	0
LaRoi Glover	3	2	1	0	0
Norman Hand	3	3	0	0	0
Darren Perry	3	2	1	0	0
Darrin Smith	3	1	2	0	0
Fred Thomas	3	3	0	0	0
Alex Molden	2	1	1	0	1
Fred McAfee	2	2	0	0	0
Keith Mitchell	2	0	2	0	0
Darren Howard	1	1	0	1	0
Brian Milne	1	1	0	0	0
Donta Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Rob Kelly	1	1	0	0	0
Chris Oldham	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	58	40	18	5	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Fred McAfee	2	46	23	0
Team Totals	2	46	23.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Chris Canty	5	5	1	0
Team Totals	5	5	1.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Doug Brien	3	3	2	2
Team Totals	3	3	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Toby Gowin	5	221	44.2
Team Totals	5	221	44.2

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Doug Johnson	10	5	50.0	45	1	19	4	22.9
Chris Chandler	10	4	40.0	81	1	55	1	29.6
Team Totals	20	9	45.0	126	2	55	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Jamal Anderson	18	53	2.9	14
Chris Chandler	2	9	4.5	8
Doug Johnson	1	2	2.0	2
Team Totals	21	64	3.0	14

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Jamal Anderson	4	3	79	26.3	55
Brian Kozlowski	3	2	15	7.5	8
Bob Christian	2	2	8	4.0	5
Terance Mathis	7	1	15	15.0	15
Reggie Kelly	3	1	9	9.0	9
Tim Dwight	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	20	9	126	14.0	55

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Marty Carter	8	4	4	0
Gerald McBurrows	6	5	1	0
Ashley Ambrose	5	5	0	0
Ray Buchanan	5	5	0	0
Chris Draft	5	3	2	0
Mark Simoneau	5	2	3	0
Elijah Williams	5	4	1	0
Brady Smith	4	4	0	0
Ed Jasper	3	2	1	1
Ronnie Bradford	3	3	0	0
Johndale Carty	3	3	0	0
Travis Hall	3	0	3	0
Antony Jordan	3	3	0	0
Henry Taylor	3	3	0	0
Chuck Wiley	3	1	2	0
Darrick Vaughn	2	2	0	0
Henri Crockett	2	2	0	0
Patrick Kerney	2	2	0	0
Gary Downs	1	1	0	0
Brian Finneran	1	1	0	0
Jeff Kelly	1	1	0	0
Winslow Oliver	1	1	0	0
Shawn Swayda	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	75	58	17	1