Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints - Box Score - December 26, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Dec 26, 2011

Final

Falcons 16

(9-6, 4-4 away)

Saints 45

(12-3, 7-0 home)

Alerts

Coverage: ESPN

8:30 PM ET, December 26, 2011

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	10	0	3	3	16
NO	7	14	10	14	45

Top Performers

Passing: M. Ryan (ATL) - 373 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing: D. Sproles (NO) - 5 CAR, 67 YDS

Receiving: J. Jones (ATL) - 8 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				ATL	NO
	FG	08:53	Matt Bryant 34 Yd	3	0
	TD	05:25	Pierre Thomas 4 Yd Run (John Kasay Kick)	3	7
	TD	01:31	Julio Jones 21 Yd Pass From Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant Kick)	10	7
SECOND QUARTER				ATL	NO
	TD	12:32	Marques Colston 8 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	10	14
	TD	00:24	Jimmy Graham 9 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	10	21
THIRD QUARTER				ATL	NO
	TD	08:28	Robert Meachem 24 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	10	28
	FG	04:41	Matt Bryant 51 Yd	13	28
	FG	03:04	John Kasay 29 Yd	13	31
FOURTH QUARTER				ATL	NO
	FG	12:43	Matt Bryant 30 Yd	16	31
	TD	11:09	Malcolm Jenkins 30 Yd Fumble Return (John Kasay Kick)	16	38
	TD	02:51	Darren Sproles 9 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	16	45

Team Stat Comparison

	ATL	NO
1st Downs	23	26
Passing 1st downs	21	17
Rushing 1st downs	1	7
1st downs from Penalties	1	2
3rd down efficiency	8-17	10-13
4th down efficiency	0-3	0-0
Total Plays	75	63
Total Yards	469	463
Yards per play	6.3	7.3
Total Drives	12	10
Passing	434	299
Comp - Att	40-61	23-39
Yards per pass	7.1	7.7
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Sacks - Yards Lost	0-0	1-8
Rushing	35	164
Rushing Attempts	14	23
Yards per rush	2.5	7.1
Red Zone (Made-Att)	0-3	4-6
Penalties	7-57	4-46
Turnovers	1	2
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	1
Possession	33:19	26:41

Atlanta Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
M. Ryan	34/52	373	7.2	1	0	0-0	79.1	92.9
C. Redman	6/9	61	6.8	0	0	0-0	84.9	85.9
Team	40/61	434	7.1	1	0	0-0	--	--

New Orleans Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
D. Brees	23/39	307	7.9	4	2	1-8	90.2	96.8
Team	23/39	299	7.7	4	2	1-8	--	--

Atlanta Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Turner	11	39	3.5	0	7
J. Rodgers	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
M. Ryan	2	-3	-1.5	0	2
Team	14	35	2.5	0	7

New Orleans Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Sproles	5	67	13.4	0	36
P. Thomas	9	53	5.9	1	12
C. Ivory	8	35	4.4	0	11
D. Brees	1	9	9.0	0	9
Team	23	164	7.1	1	36

Atlanta Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
J. Jones	8	128	16.0	1	40	14
R. White	11	127	11.5	0	26	16
T. Gonzalez	5	41	8.2	0	9	9
M. Turner	4	36	9.0	0	12	4
E. Weems	3	33	11.0	0	18	4
J. Snelling	4	28	7.0	0	16	5
M. Palmer	2	19	9.5	0	10	2
J. Rodgers	2	19	9.5	0	11	2
H. Douglas	1	3	3.0	0	3	1
R. Kelly	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	40	434	10.9	1	40	58

New Orleans Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
M. Colston	7	81	11.6	1	23	11
R. Meachem	3	75	25.0	1	41	5
L. Moore	2	53	26.5	0	38	3
J. Graham	4	42	10.5	1	17	9
D. Henderson	3	30	10.0	0	12	5
D. Sproles	2	22	11.0	1	13	3
P. Thomas	2	4	2.0	0	3	2
Team	23	307	13.3	4	41	38

Atlanta Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
J. Jones	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

New Orleans Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
M. Jenkins	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Atlanta Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
D. Robinson	1	14	0
D. Franks	1	0	0
Team	2	14	0

New Orleans Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Atlanta Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
T. DeCoud	10	7	0	0	1	0	0
C. Lofton	9	3	0	1	0	0	0
B. Grimes	7	5	0	0	2	0	0
W. Moore	6	2	0	0	4	0	0
M. Peterson	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
D. Robinson	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
K. Biermann	4	3	0	0	0	1	0
S. Weatherspoon	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Edwards	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
V. Walker	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
E. Weems	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Sanders	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
C. Peters	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
P. Jerry	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
C. Owens	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
A. Dent	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Abraham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Sidbury	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Franks	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Team	57	35	1	2	10	2	0

New Orleans Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
J. Greer	9	7	0	1	1	0	0
J. Vilma	8	4	0	0	0	0	0
S. Shanle	7	4	0	0	1	0	0
R. Harper	5	3	0	0	0	1	0
I. Abdul-Quddus	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
J. Dunbar	4	3	0	0	2	0	0
R. Humber	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. Patrick	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
P. Robinson	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
W. Smith	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
J. Amaya	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Ellis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Porter	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
J. Galette	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
S. Rogers	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
C. Jordan	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
M. Jenkins	1	1	0	0	2	0	1
J. Collins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
A. Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	68	38	0	1	9	7	1

Atlanta Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
E. Weems	1	27	27.0	27	0
Team	1	27	27.0	27	0

New Orleans Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	4	147	36.8	92	0
Team	4	147	36.8	92	0

Atlanta Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
M. Bryant	3/3	100.0	51	1/1	10
Team	3/3	100.0	51	1/1	10

New Orleans Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Kasay	1/1	100.0	29	6/6	9
Team	1/1	100.0	29	6/6	9

Atlanta Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
M. Bosher	3	150	50.0	1	1	56
Team	3	150	50.0	1	1	56

New Orleans Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
T. Morstead	2	104	52.0	0	0	59
Team	2	104	52.0	0	0	59

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