New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

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December 27th, 2010

2010 Week 16

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB P. Thomas

WR T. Humphrey

WR R. Meachem

TE J. Graham

TE J. Shockey

T J. Bushrod

G C. Nicks

C J. Goodwin

G J. Evans

T J. Stinchcomb

Defensive Starters

DE A. Brown

DT S. Ellis

DT R. Ayodele

DE W. Smith

LB J. Dunbar

LB J. Vilma

LB S. Shanle

CB J. Greer

CB T. Porter

S R. Harper

S M. Jenkins

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

Saints

PassingD. Brees

35/49, 302 YDS, 1 TD

RushingP. Thomas

19, 63 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingR. Meachem

10, 101 YDS

TacklesJ. Dunbar

SacksW. Smith

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Falcons

PassingM. Ryan

15/29, 148 YDS, 1 TD

RushingM. Turner

17, 48 YDS

ReceivingR. White

3, 43 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesC. Lofton

SacksJ. Abraham

1.0

InterceptionsJ. Abraham

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

368

Total Yards

215

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

71.4%

PASS %

51.7%

296

NET PASS YDS

140

PASS TD

Takeaways

36:35

Time of Possession

23:25

Offensive Starters

M. Ryan QB

M. Turner RB

O. Mughelli FB

R. White WR

B. Finneran WR

T. Gonzalez TE

S. Baker T

J. Blalock G

T. McClure C

H. Dahl G

T. Clabo T

Defensive Starters

K. Biermann DE

J. Babineaux DT

C. Peters DT

J. Abraham DE

S. Nicholas LB

M. Peterson LB

C. Lofton LB

B. Grimes CB

D. Robinson CB

W. Moore S

T. DeCoud S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2010 Week 16 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 302 passing yards by Drew Brees.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Falcons

Saints Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Garrett Hartley 52 yard field goal good

Saints opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Pierre Thomas middle for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matt Ryan pass complete short middle to Roddy White for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons cuts lead → 10-7

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass incomplete is intercepted by Chauncey Davis at NOR-26 and returned for 26 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons takes the lead → 14-10

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Jimmy Graham for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 17-14

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	49	35	71.4	302	1	2	25	1	77.1
Team Totals	49	35	71.4	302	1	2	25	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Pierre Thomas	19	63	3.3	1	16
Drew Brees	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1
Devery Henderson	1	9	9.0	0	9
Julius Jones	1	2	2.0	0	2
Reggie Bush	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	24	72	3.0	1	16

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Robert Meachem	13	10	101	10.1	0	25
Pierre Thomas	7	7	39	5.6	0	22
Lance Moore	7	4	48	12.0	0	18
Jimmy Graham	5	4	26	6.5	1	10
Reggie Bush	4	4	20	5.0	0	8
Devery Henderson	4	3	35	11.7	0	14
Marques Colston	5	2	21	10.5	0	12
Jeremy Shockey	1	1	12	12.0	0	12
Heath Evans	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	47	35	302	8.6	1	25

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	6	5	1	0
Tracy Porter	5	5	0	0
Jonathan Vilma	5	4	1	0
Jabari Greer	4	3	1	0
Roman Harper	4	3	1	0
Will Smith	3	1	2	1
Alex Brown	3	3	0	0
Marvin Mitchell	3	2	1	0
Jimmy Wilkerson	2	2	0	0
Remi Ayodele	1	0	1	0
Jeff Charleston	1	1	0	0
Sedrick Ellis	1	0	1	0
Ramon Humber	1	1	0	0
Malcolm Jenkins	1	1	0	0
Patrick Robinson	1	1	0	0
Darren Sharper	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	42	33	9	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Pierre Thomas	2	43	21.5	0
Team Totals	2	43	21.5	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Reggie Bush	3	10	3.3	0
Team Totals	3	10	3.3	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Garrett Hartley	1	1	2	2
Team Totals	1	1	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Thomas Morstead	7	317	45.3
Team Totals	7	317	45.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Matt Ryan	29	15	51.7	148	1	0	19	1	77.9
Team Totals	29	15	51.7	148	1	0	19	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Michael Turner	17	48	2.8	27
Matt Ryan	4	26	6.5	20
Jason Snelling	1	1	1.0	1
Team Totals	22	75	3.4	27

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Michael Jenkins	9	5	40	8.0	0	16
Roddy White	5	3	43	14.3	1	18
Jason Snelling	3	2	23	11.5	0	19
Ovie Mughelli	3	2	20	10.0	0	11
Tony Gonzalez	3	2	12	6.0	0	7
Justin Peelle	1	1	10	10.0	0	10
Michael Turner	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Brian Finneran	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Harry Douglas	3	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	29	15	148	9.9	1	19

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Curtis Lofton	11	6	5	0	0
Thomas DeCoud	9	6	3	0	0
Dunta Robinson	8	8	0	0	0
Brent Grimes	6	6	0	0	0
William Moore	5	3	2	0	0
Stephen Nicholas	4	3	1	0	0
Mike Peterson	4	3	1	0	0
Sean Weatherspoon	4	1	3	0	0
John Abraham	3	3	0	1	1
Kroy Biermann	3	3	0	0	0
Brian Williams	3	1	2	0	0
Chauncey Davis	2	2	0	0	1
Jamaal Anderson	2	1	1	0	0
Ovie Mughelli	2	1	1	0	0
Corey Peters	2	2	0	0	0
Erik Coleman	1	0	1	0	0
Vance Walker	1	0	1	0	0
Eric Weems	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	71	50	21	1	2