Saints 28-10 Falcons (9 Dec, 2001) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

7-5, 4-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	14	0	0	14	28
ATL	7	3	0	0	10

Atlanta Falcons

6-6, 2-5 home

New Orleans Passing


Aaron Brooks
Deuce McAllister
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
20/30	279	9.3	1	3-26	107.5
1/1	12	12.0	1	0-0	156.3
21/31	265	9.4	2	3-26	119.2

Atlanta Passing


Chris Chandler
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
18/32	233	7.3	0	1	9-53	66.3
18/32	180	7.3	0	1	9-53	66.3

New Orleans Rushing


Deuce McAllister
Ricky Williams
Aaron Brooks
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
1	54	54.0	1	54
15	41	2.7	1	18
5	19	3.8	0	16
21	114	5.4	2	54

Atlanta Rushing


Bob Christian
Maurice Smith
Chris Chandler
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	40	6.7	0	13
12	7	0.6	1	7
3	3	1.0	0	4
21	50	2.4	1	13

New Orleans Receiving


Joe Horn
Willie Jackson
Robert Wilson
Ricky Williams
Eddie Williams
Deuce McAllister
Lamont Hall
Wane McGarity
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	138	19.7	1	50
4	46	11.5	1	16
1	44	44.0	0	44
5	42	8.4	0	13
1	9	9.0	0	9
1	8	8.0	0	8
1	6	6.0	0	6
1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
21	291	13.9	2	50

Atlanta Receiving


Brian Finneran
Bob Christian
Tony Martin
Shawn Jefferson
Terance Mathis
Maurice Smith
Reggie Kelly
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	92	15.3	35
5	50	10.0	22
2	23	11.5	13
1	20	20.0	20
2	18	9.0	10
1	17	17.0	17
1	13	13.0	13
18	233	12.9	35

New Orleans Fumbles


Wane McGarity
Lamont Hall
Steve Gleason
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0
0	0	1
2	2	1

Atlanta Fumbles


Chris Chandler
Darrick Vaughn
Matt Stewart
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	0	0
1	1	1
0	0	1
3	1	2

New Orleans Defense



Sammy Knight
Fred Weary
Michael Hawthorne
Jay Bellamy
Joe Johnson
La'Roi Glover
Keith Mitchell
Kevin Mathis
Willie Whitehead
Norman Hand
Chris Oldham
Darrin Smith
Fred Thomas
Roger Knight
Curtis Holden
Darren Howard
Fred McAfee
Charlie Clemons
Martin Chase
Phil Clarke
Robert Wilson
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	2	0	1	0	0
4	4	1	0	0	0	0
4	3	0.5	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	2	0	0	0	0
3	2	1.5	0	0	0	0
3	2	0.5	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	1.5	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	52	9	0	4	0	0

Atlanta Defense



Ronnie Bradford
Ray Buchanan
Keith Brooking
Gerald McBurrows
Travis Hall
Henri Crockett
Shane Dronett
Patrick Kerney
Darrick Vaughn
Chris Draft
Bob Christian
Ashley Ambrose
Brady Smith
Darrien Gordon
Artie Ulmer
Johndale Carty
Mark Simoneau
Jay Feely
Matt Stewart
Ed Jasper
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
6	4	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0.5	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0.5	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
52	43	3	0	4	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions


Jay Bellamy
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	21	0
1	21	0

Atlanta Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Atlanta Interceptions

New Orleans Kick Returns


Deuce McAllister
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	69	23.0	28	0
3	69	23.0	28	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Darrick Vaughn
Brian Kozlowski
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	72	24.0	26
1	14	14.0	14
4	86	21.5	26

New Orleans Punt Returns


Wane McGarity
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	20	6.7	8	0
3	20	6.7	8	0

Atlanta Punt Returns


Darrien Gordon
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	8	2.7	8	0
3	8	2.7	8	0

New Orleans Kicking


John Carney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4
0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Atlanta Kicking


Jay Feely
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	22	1/1	4
1/2	50.0	22	1/1	4

New Orleans Punting


Toby Gowin
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	220	44.0	1	3	54
5	220	44.0	1	3	54

Atlanta Punting


Chris Mohr
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	257	51.4	0	1	55
5	257	51.4	0	1	55

6:00 PM, 9 December 2001

Attendance: 68,826

Referees:
Johnny Grier

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Seattle	8	6	.571	315	313
Arizona	7	7	.500	314	306
San Francisco	6	8	.429	314	320

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