Falcons 36-17 Saints (13 Dec, 2005) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

3-10, 2-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	3	14	0	0	17
ATL	7	14	9	6	36

Atlanta Falcons

8-5, 4-3 home

New Orleans Passing


Aaron Brooks
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
27/46	219	4.8	1	0	3-12	78.1
27/46	207	4.8	1	0	3-12	78.1

Atlanta Passing


Mike Vick
Matt Schaub
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
12/23	231	10.0	1	1	0-0	83.8
1/2	48	24.0	0	0	0-0	95.8
13/25	279	11.2	1	1	0-0	88.6

New Orleans Rushing


Antowain Smith
Aaron Stecker
Aaron Brooks
Anthony Thomas
Mike Karney
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
11	60	5.5	1	22
7	35	5.0	0	32
4	24	6.0	0	10
1	3	3.0	0	3
1	3	3.0	0	3
24	125	5.2	1	32

Atlanta Rushing


Warrick Dunn
Mike Vick
T.J. Duckett
Matt Schaub
Roddy White
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
14	73	5.2	0	26
6	38	6.3	2	17
10	13	1.3	1	3
1	10	10.0	0	10
1	-7	-7.0	0	-7
32	127	4.0	3	26

New Orleans Receiving


Joe Horn
Donte' Stallworth
Zach Hilton
Az-Zahir Hakim
Aaron Stecker
Antowain Smith
Lamont Hall
Devery Henderson
Anthony Thomas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	54	10.8	0	17
5	43	8.6	0	10
4	41	10.3	0	18
4	32	8.0	1	12
2	12	6.0	0	7
3	12	4.0	0	4
2	11	5.5	0	6
1	8	8.0	0	8
1	6	6.0	0	6
27	219	8.1	1	18

Atlanta Receiving


Alge Crumpler
Roddy White
Warrick Dunn
Brian Finneran
Michael Jenkins
Justin Griffith
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	94	31.3	0	48
2	65	32.5	1	54
2	39	19.5	0	24
1	36	36.0	0	36
3	33	11.0	0	17
2	12	6.0	0	8
13	279	21.5	1	54

New Orleans Fumbles


Joe Horn
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Atlanta Fumbles


DeAngelo Hall
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	1
1	0	1

New Orleans Defense



Terrence Melton
Dwight Smith
Will Smith
Josh Bullocks
Fred Thomas
Ronald McKinnon
Colby Bockwoldt
Charles Grant
Fred McAfee
Willie Whitehead
Brian Young
Fred Booker
Mike McKenzie
Aaron Brooks
Fakhir Brown
T.J. Slaughter
Steve Gleason
Johnathan Sullivan
Alfred Fincher
Jason Craft
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	7	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	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	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	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	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
55	50	0	0	4	0	0

Atlanta Defense



Demorrio Williams
DeAngelo Hall
Patrick Kerney
Jason Webster
Ronnie Heard
Keith Brooking
Ike Reese
Antuan Edwards
Rod Coleman
Omare Lowe
Keion Carpenter
Brian Finneran
Michael Boley
Antwan Lake
Chad Lavalais
Darrell Shropshire
Fred McCrary
Artie Ulmer
Mike Vick
Kevin McCadam
Chauncey Davis
Leigh Torrence
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	9	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	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
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	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
62	58	3	0	3	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions


Jason Craft
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	19	0
1	19	0

Atlanta Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Atlanta Interceptions

New Orleans Kick Returns


Aaron Stecker
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	104	17.3	22	0
6	104	17.3	22	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Justin Griffith
DeAngelo Hall
Jerome Pathon
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	62	20.7	22
1	22	22.0	22
1	17	17.0	17
5	101	20.2	22

New Orleans Punt Returns


Az-Zahir Hakim
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	15	5.0	9	0
3	15	5.0	9	0

Atlanta Punt Returns


DeAngelo Hall
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	28	7.0	13	0
4	28	7.0	13	0

New Orleans Kicking


John Carney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	47	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	47	2/2	5

Atlanta Kicking


Todd Peterson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	43	4/4	10
2/2	100.0	43	4/4	10

New Orleans Punting


Mitch Berger
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8	383	47.9	1	2	65
8	383	47.9	1	2	65

Atlanta Punting


Michael Koenen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	276	46.0	1	3	55
6	276	46.0	1	3	55

Georgia Dome

2:00 AM, 13 December 2005

Atlanta, GA

Attendance: 70,083

Referees:
Ron Winter

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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