Falcons 37-35 Saints (27 Oct, 2002) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

4-3, 2-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	0	14	10	13	37
NO	10	0	15	10	35

New Orleans Saints

6-2, 3-1 home

Atlanta Passing


Mike Vick
Doug Johnson
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	SACKS	RTG
16/24	195	8.1	3-9	91.5
0/1	0	0.0	0-0	39.6
16/25	186	7.8	3-9	87.9

New Orleans Passing


Aaron Brooks
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
16/35	192	5.5	2	2	0-0	58.3
16/35	192	5.5	2	2	0-0	58.3

Atlanta Rushing


Warrick Dunn
Mike Vick
Bob Christian
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
23	142	6.2	1	56
10	91	9.1	2	32
5	27	5.4	1	8
38	260	6.8	4	56

New Orleans Rushing


Deuce McAllister
Aaron Brooks
James Fenderson
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
17	115	6.8	2	28
6	38	6.3	0	19
1	6	6.0	0	6
24	159	6.6	2	28

Atlanta Receiving


Brian Finneran
Alge Crumpler
Warrick Dunn
Willie Jackson
Shawn Jefferson
Brian Kozlowski
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	62	15.5	28
4	62	15.5	33
5	28	5.6	12
1	18	18.0	18
1	14	14.0	14
1	11	11.0	11
16	195	12.2	33

New Orleans Receiving


Joe Horn
Deuce McAllister
Donte' Stallworth
Jerome Pathon
Jake Reed
David Sloan
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	61	12.2	1	25
5	56	11.2	1	19
2	29	14.5	0	20
2	21	10.5	0	14
1	15	15.0	0	15
1	10	10.0	0	10
16	192	12.0	2	25

Atlanta Fumbles


Warrick Dunn
Sam Rogers
team

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

New Orleans Fumbles


Deuce McAllister
Aaron Brooks
Fred Thomas
Grady Jackson
team

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

Atlanta Defense



John Holecek
Ray Buchanan
Keith Brooking
Gerald McBurrows
Keion Carpenter
Ashley Ambrose
Sam Rogers
Brady Smith
Fred Weary
Chris Draft
Juran Bolden
Ellis Johnson
Bob Whitfield
Brian Kozlowski
Ed Jasper
Artie Ulmer
Johndale Carty
Mark Simoneau
Jay Feely
Matt Stewart
Kevin McCadam
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	2	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	2	0	0	2	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	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
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
54	46	0	0	6	0	0

New Orleans Defense



Sammy Knight
Jay Bellamy
Darrin Smith
Ken Irvin
Charlie Clemons
Charles Grant
Darren Howard
Kenny Smith
Sedrick Hodge
Fakhir Brown
Fred Thomas
James Allen
Martin Chase
Kendyl Jacox
Steve Gleason
Grady Jackson
Kyle Turley
Michael L. Lewis
J.J. Jones
Norman Hand
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	7	0	0	1	0	0
8	6	0.5	0	3	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0.5	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	1.5	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	57	3	0	4	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions


Chris Draft
Keion Carpenter
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	9	0
1	5	0
2	14	0

New Orleans Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New Orleans Interceptions

Atlanta Kick Returns


Allen Rossum
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	132	22.0	41	0
6	132	22.0	41	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Michael L. Lewis
Bryan Cox
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	201	33.5	65
1	14	14.0	14
7	215	30.7	65

Atlanta Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No Atlanta Punt Returns

New Orleans Punt Returns


Michael L. Lewis
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	10	5.0	8	0
2	10	5.0	8	0

Atlanta Kicking


Jay Feely
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/3	100.0	47	4/4	13
3/3	100.0	47	4/4	13

New Orleans Kicking


John Carney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	40	3/3	9
2/2	100.0	40	3/3	9

Atlanta Punting


Chris Mohr
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
2	84	42.0	0	0	47
2	84	42.0	0	0	47

New Orleans Punting


Toby Gowin
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
1	44	44.0	0	1	44
1	44	44.0	0	1	44

6:00 PM, 27 October 2002

Attendance: 67,883

Referees:
Tony Corrente

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	8	7	.533	327	349
Tampa Bay	8	7	.533	427	352
New Orleans	5	9	.357	309	312
Carolina	4	11	.267	283	448

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