New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

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December 26th, 2011

2011 Week 16

Regular Season

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Saints Home

Final

Falcons Away

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB C. Ivory

FB J. Collins

WR L. Moore

WR R. Meachem

TE J. Gilmore

T J. Bushrod

G C. Nicks

C B. De La Puente

G J. Evans

T Z. Strief

Defensive Starters

DE J. Galette

DT S. Ellis

DE W. Smith

LB R. Humber

LB J. Vilma

LB S. Shanle

CB J. Greer

CB P. Robinson

CB T. Porter

S R. Harper

S M. Jenkins

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	7	14	10	14	45
Falcons	10	0	3	3	16

	Saints	Falcons
Q1	7	10
Q2	14	0
Q3	10	3
Q4	14	3
FINAL	45	16

Key Performers

Saints

PassingD. Brees

23/39, 307 YDS, 4 TD

RushingD. Sproles

5, 67 YDS

ReceivingM. Colston

7, 81 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Greer

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Falcons

PassingM. Ryan

34/52, 373 YDS, 1 TD

RushingM. Turner

11, 39 YDS

ReceivingJ. Jones

8, 128 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesT. DeCoud

SacksV. Walker

1.0

InterceptionsD. Robinson

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

463

Total Yards

469

Rushes

164

Rush YDS

Rush TD

59.0%

PASS %

65.6%

299

NET PASS YDS

434

PASS TD

Takeaways

26:41

Time of Possession

33:19

Offensive Starters

M. Ryan QB

R. White WR

E. Weems WR

H. Douglas WR

J. Jones WR

T. Gonzalez TE

W. Svitek T

J. Blalock G

T. McClure C

J. Hawley G

T. Clabo T

Defensive Starters

R. Edwards DE

J. Babineaux DT

C. Peters DT

J. Abraham DE

M. Peterson LB

S. Weatherspoon 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 2011 Week 16 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 307 passing yards by Drew Brees.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Falcons

Saints Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Matt Bryant 34 yard field goal good

Falcons opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Pierre Thomas right guard for 4 yards touchdown. Penalty on Pierre Thomas: Unsportsmanlike Conduct 15 yards - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 7-3

< Q1 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matt Ryan pass complete deep left to Julio Jones for 21 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons takes the lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short left to Marques Colston for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 14-10

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Jimmy Graham for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 21-10

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep right to Robert Meachem for 24 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 28-10

< Q3 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Matt Bryant 51 yard field goal good

Falcons cuts lead → 28-13

< Q3 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

John Kasay 29 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 31-13

< Q4 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Matt Bryant 30 yard field goal good

Falcons cuts lead → 31-16

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matt Ryan pass complete short right to Julio Jones for 8 yards (tackle by Scott Shanle). Julio Jones fumbles (forced by Scott Shanle) recovered by Malcolm Jenkins at ATL-30 and returned for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 38-16

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short middle to Darren Sproles for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 45-16

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	39	23	59.0	307	4	2	41	1	96.8
Team Totals	39	23	59.0	307	4	2	41	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Pierre Thomas	9	53	5.9	1	12
Chris Ivory	8	35	4.4	0	11
Darren Sproles	5	67	13.4	0	36
Drew Brees	1	9	9.0	0	9
Team Totals	23	164	7.1	1	36

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Marques Colston	11	7	81	11.6	1	23
Jimmy Graham	9	4	42	10.5	1	17
Robert Meachem	5	3	75	25.0	1	41
Devery Henderson	5	3	30	10.0	0	12
Darren Sproles	3	2	22	11.0	1	13
Pierre Thomas	2	2	4	2.0	0	3
Lance Moore	3	2	53	26.5	0	38
Team Totals	38	23	307	13.3	4	41

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Jabari Greer	9	7	2
Jonathan Vilma	8	4	4
Scott Shanle	7	4	3
Roman Harper	5	3	2
Isa Abdul-Quddus	4	3	1
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	4	3	1
Ramon Humber	4	2	2
Jonathon Amaya	3	1	2
Sedrick Ellis	3	0	3
Johnny Patrick	3	3	0
Patrick Robinson	3	2	1
Will Smith	3	1	2
Junior Galette	2	1	1
Cameron Jordan	2	0	2
Tracy Porter	2	2	0
Shaun Rogers	2	0	2
Aubrayo Franklin	1	0	1
Malcolm Jenkins	1	1	0
Martez Wilson	1	0	1
Team Totals	67	37	30

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darren Sproles	4	147	36.8	0
Team Totals	4	147	36.8	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
John Kasay	1	1	6	6
Team Totals	1	1	6	6

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Thomas Morstead	2	104	52
Team Totals	2	104	52.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Rate
Matt Ryan	52	34	65.4	373	1	40	92.9
Chris Redman	9	6	66.7	61	0	18	85.9
Team Totals	61	40	65.6	434	1	40

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Michael Turner	11	39	3.5	7
Matt Ryan	2	-3	-1.5	2
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team Totals	14	35	2.5	7

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Roddy White	16	11	127	11.5	0	26
Julio Jones	14	8	128	16.0	1	40
Tony Gonzalez	9	5	41	8.2	0	9
Michael Turner	4	4	36	9.0	0	12
Jason Snelling	5	4	28	7.0	0	16
Eric Weems	4	3	33	11.0	0	18
Michael Palmer	2	2	19	9.5	0	10
Jacquizz Rodgers	2	2	19	9.5	0	11
Harry Douglas	1	1	3	3.0	0	3
Reggie Kelly	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	58	40	434	10.8	1	40

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Thomas DeCoud	10	7	3	0	0
Curtis Lofton	9	3	6	0	0
Brent Grimes	7	5	2	0	0
William Moore	6	2	4	0	0
Dunta Robinson	4	3	1	0	1
Kroy Biermann	4	3	1	0	0
Mike Peterson	4	4	0	0	0
Ray Edwards	2	0	2	0	0
Sean Weatherspoon	2	1	1	0	0
Vance Walker	1	1	0	1	0
John Abraham	1	0	1	0	0
Akeem Dent	1	1	0	0	0
Peria Jerry	1	1	0	0	0
Chris Owens	1	1	0	0	0
Corey Peters	1	1	0	0	0
James Sanders	1	1	0	0	0
Lawrence Sidbury	1	0	1	0	0
Eric Weems	1	1	0	0	0
Dominique Franks	0	0	0	0	1
Team Totals	57	35	22	1	2