Saints 29-25 Falcons (7 Dec, 2008) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

8-5, 3-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	0	14	3	8	25
NO	7	9	0	13	29

New Orleans Saints

7-6, 6-1 home

Atlanta Passing


Matt Ryan
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
24/33	315	9.5	1	1	0-0	88.4	99.9
24/33	315	9.5	1	1	0-0	--	99.9

New Orleans Passing


Drew Brees
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
18/32	230	7.2	2	0	0-0	44.2	99.7
18/32	230	7.2	2	0	0-0	--	99.7

Atlanta Rushing


Michael Turner
Jerious Norwood
Matt Ryan
Jason Snelling
Ovie Mughelli
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
18	61	3.4	1	26
5	18	3.6	0	11
4	13	3.3	1	12
2	5	2.5	0	3
1	2	2.0	0	2
30	99	3.3	2	26

New Orleans Rushing


Pierre Thomas
Reggie Bush
Mike Karney
Deuce McAllister
Drew Brees
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	102	6.4	1	18
10	80	8.0	0	43
1	2	2.0	0	2
1	0	0.0	0	0
2	0	0.0	0	1
30	184	6.1	1	43

Atlanta Receiving


Roddy White
Michael Jenkins
Harry Douglas
Jerious Norwood
Justin Peelle
Brian Finneran
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	164	16.4	0	59
5	69	13.8	0	21
2	45	22.5	0	28
4	20	5.0	0	9
1	9	9.0	0	9
2	8	4.0	1	6
24	315	13.1	1	59

New Orleans Receiving


Devery Henderson
Jeremy Shockey
Lance Moore
Reggie Bush
Marques Colston
Pierre Thomas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	72	24.0	0	36
5	64	12.8	0	21
3	35	11.7	0	15
3	26	8.7	1	15
3	26	8.7	0	11
1	7	7.0	1	7
18	230	12.8	2	36

Atlanta Fumbles


Matt Ryan
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

New Orleans Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No New Orleans Fumbles

Atlanta Defense



Keith Brooking
Curtis Lofton
Chris Houston
Lawyer Milloy
Erik Coleman
Chauncey Davis
Michael Boley
Chevis Jackson
Jonathan Babineaux
Domonique Foxworth
Grady Jackson
John Abraham
Ovie Mughelli
Roddy White
Stephen Nicholas
David Irons
Jason Snelling
Thomas DeCoud
Kroy Biermann
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	6	0	0	1	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	3	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	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	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
60	51	0	0	6	0	0

New Orleans Defense



Jonathan Vilma
Usama Young
Scott Shanle
Roman Harper
Will Smith
Josh Bullocks
Leigh Torrence
Scott Fujita
Jo-Lonn Dunbar
Jeff Charleston
Jason David
Bobby McCray
Hollis Thomas
Kendrick Clancy
Antwan Lake
Buck Ortega
Marvin Mitchell
Sedrick Ellis
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	6	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	0	0	1	0	0
9	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	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	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
71	58	0	0	2	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Atlanta Interceptions

New Orleans Interceptions


Jason David
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	23	0
1	23	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Jerious Norwood
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	142	23.7	31	0
6	142	23.7	31	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Pierre Thomas
Courtney Roby
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	88	88.0	88
3	59	19.7	23
4	147	36.8	88

Atlanta Punt Returns


Harry Douglas
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	2	1.0	2	0
2	2	1.0	2	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Reggie Bush
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	0	0.0	0	0
3	0	0.0	0	0

Atlanta Kicking


Jason Elam
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	23	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	23	2/2	5

New Orleans Kicking


Garrett Hartley
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/3	100.0	46	2/2	11
3/3	100.0	46	2/2	11

Atlanta Punting


Michael Koenen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	190	47.5	0	1	52
4	190	47.5	0	1	52

New Orleans Punting


Glenn Pakulak
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	152	50.7	0	1	55
3	152	50.7	0	1	55

Caesars Superdome

6:00 PM, 7 December 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 70,011

Referees:
Bill Leavy

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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