Week 12
Final
NO
ATL1Q
0 - 7
E. Metcalf 8-yard TD catch from B. Hebert.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
0 - 10
M. Andersen 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
3 - 10
D. Brien 42-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
3 - 17
T. Mathis 5-yard TD catch from B. Hebert.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
6 - 17
D. Brien 37-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
12 - 17
L. Neal 19-yard TD catch from J. Everett.
Touchdown
2PT Failed
4Q
15 - 17
D. Brien 30-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
244
Everett
NO
Rush Yds
38
Bates
NO
Rec Yds
79
Haynes
NO
Scrim TD
1
Neal
NO
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1996 NFC West
Panthers 
49ers 
Rams 
Falcons 
Saints Game Summary
The Atlanta Falcons squeaked out a win over the New Orleans Saints, 17 to 15, on November 17, 1996.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Everett #11 | 23/33 | 244 | 7.4 | 1 | 2 | 1-9 | 75.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hebert #3 | 26/39 | 229 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 1-10 | 88.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bates #24 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 |
L. Neal #41 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Zellars #34 | 9 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | 3 |
J. Everett #11 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Heyward #34 | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
J. Anderson #32 | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
E. Metcalf #21 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
B. Hebert #3 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Haynes #82 | 0/0 | 79 | 13.2 | 0 | 29 |
T. Small #83 | 0/0 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 25 |
T. Johnson #80 | 0/0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
L. Neal #41 | 0/0 | 40 | 6.7 | 1 | 19 |
M. Hayes #89 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
E. Hunter #23 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Emanuel #87 | 0/0 | 76 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 |
E. Metcalf #21 | 0/0 | 60 | 12.0 | 1 | 18 |
C. Heyward #34 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 22 |
T. Mathis #81 | 0/0 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 6 |
J. Anderson #32 | 0/0 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
R. Tobeck #61 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
J.J. Birden #88 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Mickell #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Molden #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Bennett #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Riddick #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Edwards #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brien #10 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Andersen #7 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Wilmsmeyer #10 | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stryzinski #4 | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hughes #33 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
E. Hunter #23 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Preston #85 | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hughes #33 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Everett #11 | 23/33 | 244 | 7.4 | 1 | 2 | 1-9 | 75.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bates #24 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 |
L. Neal #41 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Zellars #34 | 9 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | 3 |
J. Everett #11 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Haynes #82 | 0/0 | 79 | 13.2 | 0 | 29 |
T. Small #83 | 0/0 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 25 |
T. Johnson #80 | 0/0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
L. Neal #41 | 0/0 | 40 | 6.7 | 1 | 19 |
M. Hayes #89 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
E. Hunter #23 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Mickell #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Molden #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brien #10 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Wilmsmeyer #10 | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hughes #33 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
E. Hunter #23 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hughes #33 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hebert #3 | 26/39 | 229 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 1-10 | 88.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Heyward #34 | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
J. Anderson #32 | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
E. Metcalf #21 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
B. Hebert #3 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Emanuel #87 | 0/0 | 76 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 |
E. Metcalf #21 | 0/0 | 60 | 12.0 | 1 | 18 |
C. Heyward #34 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 22 |
T. Mathis #81 | 0/0 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 6 |
J. Anderson #32 | 0/0 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
R. Tobeck #61 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
J.J. Birden #88 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Bennett #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Riddick #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Edwards #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Andersen #7 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stryzinski #4 | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Preston #85 | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
270
Total Yds
293
235
Pass Yds
219
35
Rush Yds
74
51
Total Plays
62
5.3
Yards Per Play
4.7
6.9
Yards Per Pass
5.5
2.1
Yards Per Rush
3.4
26:36
Possession
33:24
15
1st Downs
18
12
Passing 1st Downs
15
2
Rushing 1st Downs
2
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
5/12
3rd Down
7/14
0/0
4th Down
0/0
2
Punts
3
3
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
7
1.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0
