New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

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← Week 7

October 22nd, 2000

2000 Week 8

Regular Season

Week 9 →

Saints Away

Final

Falcons Home

← Week 7

Week 9 →

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Offensive Starters

QB J. Blake

RB R. Williams

FB T. Smith

WR J. Horn

WR K. Poole

TE A. Glover

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 J. Johnson

LB K. Mitchell

LB D. Smith

LB M. Fields

CB K. Mathis

CB F. Weary

S S. Knight

S D. Perry

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	7	0	7	7	21
Falcons	3	10	0	6	19

	Saints	Falcons
Q1	7	3
Q2	0	10
Q3	7	0
Q4	7	6
FINAL	21	19

Key Performers

Saints

PassingJ. Blake

19/31, 209 YDS

RushingR. Williams

29, 156 YDS, 3 TD

ReceivingJ. Horn

4, 54 YDS

TacklesM. Fields

SacksM. Fields

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

15/20, 240 YDS, 2 TD

RushingJ. Anderson

17, 75 YDS

ReceivingT. Dwight

3, 85 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesR. Bradford

SacksS. Swayda

1.0

InterceptionsR. Bradford

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

402

Total Yards

278

Rushes

196

Rush YDS

Rush TD

61.3%

PASS %

75.0%

206

NET PASS YDS

203

PASS TD

Takeaways

33:52

Time of Possession

26:08

Offensive Starters

C. Chandler QB

J. Anderson RB

B. Christian FB

T. Mathis WR

B. Kozlowski WR

R. Kelly TE

B. Whitfield T

C. Banks G

C. Collins C

T. Claridge G

E. Salaam T

Defensive Starters

P. Kerney DE

T. Hall DT

E. Jasper DT

B. Smith DE

C. Draft LB

M. Simoneau LB

J. Tuggle LB

R. Buchanan CB

A. Ambrose CB

M. Carter S

R. Bradford S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2000 Week 8 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 156 rushing yards by Ricky Williams.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Falcons

Saints Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Morten Andersen 50 yard field goal good

Falcons opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ricky Williams for 12 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Morten Andersen 44 yard field goal good

Falcons cuts lead → 7-6

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Tim Dwight for 52 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons takes the lead → 13-7

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ricky Williams left end for 26 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 14-13

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ricky Williams right tackle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 21-13

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Terance Mathis for 33 yards touchdown

Falcons cuts lead → 21-19

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jeff Blake	31	19	61.3	209	0	1	30	1	67.8
Team Totals	31	19	61.3	209	0	1	30	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Ricky Williams	29	156	5.4	3	26
Jeff Blake	6	26	4.3	0	12
Terrelle Smith	3	14	4.7	0	8
Team Totals	38	196	5.2	3	26

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Ricky Williams	6	4	37	9.3	13
Joe Horn	7	4	54	13.5	23
Keith Poole	6	4	35	8.8	13
Willie Jackson	3	3	47	15.7	30
Terrelle Smith	3	2	16	8.0	10
Lamont Hall	2	2	20	10.0	13
Andrew Glover	4	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	31	19	209	11.0	30

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Mark Fields	9	8	1	2
Keith Mitchell	8	5	3	1
Kevin Mathis	5	5	0	0
Darrin Smith	4	4	0	0
Norman Hand	3	3	0	1
LaRoi Glover	2	2	0	1
Joe Johnson	2	2	0	0
Sammy Knight	2	2	0	0
Alex Molden	2	1	1	0
Darren Perry	2	2	0	0
Corey Terry	2	2	0	0
Willie Whitehead	1	1	0	1
Darren Howard	1	1	0	0
Fred Weary	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	44	39	5	6

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Chad Morton	4	78	19.5	0
Team Totals	4	78	19.5	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Chad Morton	1	13	13	0
Team Totals	1	13	13.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Doug Brien	0	0	3	3
Team Totals	0	0	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Toby Gowin	3	119	39.7
Team Totals	3	119	39.7

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Chris Chandler	20	15	75.0	240	2	0	52	6	147.9
Team Totals	20	15	75.0	240	2	0	52	6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jamal Anderson	17	75	4.4	0	15
Team Totals	17	75	4.4	0	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tim Dwight	4	3	85	28.3	1	52
Terance Mathis	6	3	55	18.3	1	33
Bob Christian	3	3	24	8.0	0	14
Shawn Jefferson	2	2	37	18.5	0	27
Reggie Kelly	2	2	22	11.0	0	11
Jamal Anderson	1	1	15	15.0	0	15
Brian Kozlowski	1	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team Totals	19	15	240	16.0	2	52

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ronnie Bradford	11	10	1	0	1
Corey Atkins	6	5	1	0	0
Ray Buchanan	6	4	2	0	0
Terry Cousin	6	5	1	0	0
Travis Hall	6	6	0	0	0
Ed Jasper	5	4	1	0	0
Elijah Williams	4	3	1	0	0
Shawn Swayda	3	3	0	1	0
Chris Draft	3	3	0	0	0
Gerald McBurrows	3	3	0	0	0
Mark Simoneau	3	3	0	0	0
Ashley Ambrose	2	2	0	0	0
Marty Carter	2	2	0	0	0
Brady Smith	2	2	0	0	0
Chuck Wiley	2	1	1	0	0
Darrick Vaughn	1	1	0	0	0
Patrick Kerney	1	1	0	0	0
Jessie Tuggle	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	67	59	8	1	1