Falcons 27-24 Saints (26 Sep, 2010) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

2-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
ATL	7	7	3	7	3	27
NO	14	0	7	3	0	24

New Orleans Saints

2-1, 1-1 home

Atlanta Passing


Matt Ryan
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
19/30	228	7.6	2	0	2-13	89.7	108.8
19/30	215	7.6	2	0	2-13	--	108.8

New Orleans Passing


Drew Brees
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
30/38	365	9.6	3	2	2-10	69.2	111.1
30/38	355	9.6	3	2	2-10	--	111.1

Atlanta Rushing


Michael Turner
Jason Snelling
Matt Ryan
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
30	114	3.8	1	32
14	62	4.4	0	17
6	26	4.3	0	13
50	202	4.0	1	32

New Orleans Rushing


Pierre Thomas
Chris Ivory
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
9	30	3.3	12
7	13	1.9	9
16	43	2.7	12

Atlanta Receiving


Tony Gonzalez
Roddy White
Ovie Mughelli
Michael Turner
Jason Snelling
Harry Douglas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
8	110	13.8	1	34	10
5	69	13.8	1	24	6
2	29	14.5	0	18	3
2	11	5.5	0	8	3
1	8	8.0	0	8	2
1	1	1.0	0	1	5
19	228	12.0	2	34	29

New Orleans Receiving


Lance Moore
Jeremy Shockey
Pierre Thomas
Marques Colston
David Thomas
Devery Henderson
Robert Meachem
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
6	149	24.8	2	80	7
8	78	9.8	1	31	8
6	61	10.2	0	23	6
4	25	6.3	0	9	5
3	24	8.0	0	14	3
2	23	11.5	0	14	5
1	5	5.0	0	5	2
30	365	12.2	3	80	36

Atlanta Fumbles


Thomas DeCoud
Chauncey Davis
team

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

New Orleans Fumbles


Chris Ivory
Jason Kyle
team

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

Atlanta Defense



Curtis Lofton
Sean Weatherspoon
Thomas DeCoud
William Moore
Chris Owens
Brent Grimes
Jonathan Babineaux
John Abraham
Mike Peterson
Dunta Robinson
Corey Peters
Shann Schillinger
Michael Koenen
Eric Weems
Jamaal Anderson
Kroy Biermann
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	3	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	1	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	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	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
61	49	2	0	4	0	0

New Orleans Defense



Jonathan Vilma
Scott Shanle
Jo-Lonn Dunbar
Roman Harper
Malcolm Jenkins
Will Smith
Alex Brown
Jabari Greer
Remi Ayodele
Patrick Robinson
Sedrick Ellis
Jimmy Wilkerson
Marvin Mitchell
Jeff Charleston
Tracy Porter
Leigh Torrence
Jimmy Graham
Pierson Prioleau
Anthony Hargrove
Jonathan Stinchcomb
Courtney Roby
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	8	0	0	0	0	0
11	4	0	0	0	0	0
10	8	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	1	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	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
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
100	71	2	0	4	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions


Brent Grimes
Thomas DeCoud
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	36	0
1	0	0
2	36	0

New Orleans Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New Orleans Interceptions

Atlanta Kick Returns


Eric Weems
Ovie Mughelli
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	76	25.3	35
1	6	6.0	6
4	82	20.5	35

New Orleans Kick Returns


Courtney Roby
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	81	27.0	39	0
3	81	27.0	39	0

Atlanta Punt Returns


Thomas DeCoud
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	0	0.0	0	0
1	0	0.0	0	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Lance Moore
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	72	72.0	72	0
1	72	72.0	72	0

Atlanta Kicking


Matt Bryant
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	46	3/3	9
2/2	100.0	46	3/3	9

New Orleans Kicking


Garrett Hartley
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	32	3/3	6
1/2	50.0	32	3/3	6

Atlanta Punting


Michael Koenen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	158	39.5	0	1	52
4	158	39.5	0	1	52

New Orleans Punting


Thomas Morstead
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
2	98	49.0	1	0	57
2	98	49.0	1	0	57

Caesars Superdome

6:00 PM, 26 September 2010

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 70,051

Referees:
Walt Anderson

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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