Week 16
Final
NO
ATL1Q 01:06
3 - 0
G. Hartley 52-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 6
2Q 11:19
10 - 0
P. Thomas 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 1 yd
after contact
2Q 07:31
10 - 7
R. White 7-yard TD catch from M. Ryan.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 14:22
10 - 14
C. Davis 26-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 03:28
17 - 14
J. Graham 6-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 3
Top Performers
Pass Yds
302
Brees
NO
Rush Yds
63
Thomas
NO
Rec Yds
101
Meachem
NO
Scrim TD
1
Thomas
NO
2010 NFC South
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Falcons | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Saints | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Panthers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Game Summary
The Atlanta Falcons couldn't pull it off against the New Orleans Saints, 17 to 14, on December 27, 2010.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 35/49 | 302 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 77.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 15/29 | 148 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 77.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 | 16 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Jones #21 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #33 | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 0 | 27 |
M. Ryan #2 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 20 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Meachem #17 | 10/13 | 101 | 10.1 | 0 | 25 |
L. Moore #16 | 4/7 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
P. Thomas #23 | 7/7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 22 |
D. Henderson #19 | 3/4 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 14 |
J. Graham #80 | 4/5 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 10 |
M. Colston #12 | 2/5 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
R. Bush #25 | 4/4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Shockey #80 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
H. Evans #44 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. White #84 | 3/5 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 18 |
M. Jenkins #12 | 5/9 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 16 |
J. Snelling #44 | 2/3 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 2/3 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
T. Gonzalez #88 | 2/3 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Peelle #84 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Turner #33 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Douglas #83 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Finneran #86 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Mitchell #50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Vilma #51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. McClure #62 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Turner #33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Dunbar #54 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 5-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Greer #33 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brown #96 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilkerson #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jenkins #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Robinson #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Sharper #42 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brees #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Charleston #97 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Humber #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lofton #50 | 11-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. DeCoud #28 | 9-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Robinson #23 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Grimes #20 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Moore #25 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Nicholas #54 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Peterson #54 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Weatherspoon #56 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Biermann #71 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abraham #55 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Williams #29 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Peters #98 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #92 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Weems #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Coleman #26 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 8 | 349 | 43.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Weems #14 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Weems #14 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 35/49 | 302 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 77.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 | 16 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Jones #21 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Meachem #17 | 10/13 | 101 | 10.1 | 0 | 25 |
L. Moore #16 | 4/7 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
P. Thomas #23 | 7/7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 22 |
D. Henderson #19 | 3/4 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 14 |
J. Graham #80 | 4/5 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 10 |
M. Colston #12 | 2/5 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
R. Bush #25 | 4/4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Shockey #80 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
H. Evans #44 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Mitchell #50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Vilma #51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Dunbar #54 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 5-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Greer #33 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brown #96 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilkerson #96 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jenkins #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Robinson #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Sharper #42 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brees #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Charleston #97 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Humber #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 15/29 | 148 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 77.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #33 | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 0 | 27 |
M. Ryan #2 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 20 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. White #84 | 3/5 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 18 |
M. Jenkins #12 | 5/9 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 16 |
J. Snelling #44 | 2/3 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 2/3 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
T. Gonzalez #88 | 2/3 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Peelle #84 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Turner #33 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Douglas #83 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Finneran #86 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. McClure #62 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Turner #33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lofton #50 | 11-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. DeCoud #28 | 9-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Robinson #23 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Grimes #20 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Moore #25 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Nicholas #54 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Peterson #54 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Weatherspoon #56 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Biermann #71 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abraham #55 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Williams #29 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Peters #98 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Anderson #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #92 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Weems #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Coleman #26 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 8 | 349 | 43.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Weems #14 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Weems #14 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:250-0
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
00:560-0
Punt
4 plays,
16 yd,
02:050-0
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:390-0
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:210-0
Punt
4 plays,
25 yd,
02:130-0
Field Goal
8 plays,
37 yd,
04:193-0
Fumble
5 plays,
14 yd,
02:243-0
Touchdown
5 plays,
34 yd,
02:2010-0
Touchdown
8 plays,
66 yd,
03:5010-7
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:3410-7
Punt
3 plays,
11 yd,
01:3810-7
Punt
9 plays,
49 yd,
04:0010-7
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:1610-7
Fumble
8 plays,
28 yd,
04:0910-7
Punt
6 plays,
20 yd,
03:2610-7
Punt
6 plays,
22 yd,
02:2010-7
Punt
6 plays,
18 yd,
02:4210-7
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:5410-7
Interception
3 plays,
23 yd,
01:1510-14
Interception
5 plays,
43 yd,
02:1310-14
Punt
4 plays,
11 yd,
01:2610-14
Touchdown
13 plays,
90 yd,
07:1117-14
Punt
4 plays,
24 yd,
00:4017-14
End of Game
7 plays,
21 yd,
02:4417-14
368
Total Yds
215
296
Pass Yds
140
72
Rush Yds
75
13
Total Drives
12
74
Total Plays
52
5
Yards Per Play
4.1
5.9
Yards Per Pass
4.7
3
Yards Per Rush
3.4
36:35
Possession
23:25
10
Biggest Lead
4
23
1st Downs
14
17
Passing 1st Downs
8
6
Rushing 1st Downs
2
0
1st Downs from Penalties
4
8/17
3rd Down
3/12
0/0
4th Down
0/0
7
Punts
8
2
Turnovers
2
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
2
8
Penalties
1
1.0
Sacks
1.0
5
Tackles For Loss
3
0
D/ST TD
0
