Week 14
Final
ATL
NO1Q 08:34
0 - 7
R. Bush 5-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal 3 yd
after catch
2Q 12:09
0 - 10
G. Hartley 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 1
2Q 10:00
7 - 10
M. Turner 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 2 yd
after contact
2Q 06:15
7 - 13
G. Hartley 46-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 11
2Q 02:13
14 - 13
B. Finneran 2-yard TD catch from M. Ryan.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 00:03
14 - 16
G. Hartley 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
2nd & Goal
3Q 03:09
17 - 16
J. Elam 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
4Q 13:03
17 - 22
P. Thomas 7-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
2PT Failed
2nd & Goal 10 yd
after catch
4Q 08:00
25 - 22
M. Ryan 12-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
3rd & 4
4Q 05:54
25 - 29
P. Thomas 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 3 yd
after contact
Top Performers
Pass Yds
315
Ryan
ATL
Rush Yds
102
Thomas
NO
Rec Yds
164
White
ATL
Scrim TD
2
Thomas
NO
2008 NFC South
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Falcons | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
Game Summary
The New Orleans Saints squeaked out a win over the Atlanta Falcons, 29 to 25, on December 7, 2008.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 24/33 | 315 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 99.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 18/32 | 230 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 99.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #33 | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 1 | 26 |
J. Norwood #32 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 |
M. Ryan #2 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 |
J. Snelling #44 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 16 | 102 | 6.4 | 1 | 18 |
R. Bush #25 | 10 | 80 | 8.0 | 0 | 43 |
M. Karney #44 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. McAllister #26 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. White #84 | 10/13 | 164 | 16.4 | 0 | 59 |
M. Jenkins #12 | 5/5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 21 |
H. Douglas #83 | 2/3 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 28 |
J. Norwood #32 | 4/4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Peelle #84 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Finneran #86 | 2/4 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
J. Snelling #44 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Turner #33 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Henderson #19 | 3/3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 36 |
J. Shockey #80 | 5/6 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 21 |
L. Moore #16 | 3/6 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 15 |
R. Bush #25 | 3/5 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 15 |
M. Colston #12 | 3/8 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Brooking #56 | 10-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lofton #50 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Houston #23 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Boley #59 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Coleman #26 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #92 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Babineaux #95 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jackson #22 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Foxworth #22 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Nicholas #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Biermann #71 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abraham #55 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. White #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. DeCoud #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Irons #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Jackson #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Vilma #51 | 10-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 9-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Young #28 | 9-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 6-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Torrence #24 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bullocks #29 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dunbar #54 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McCray #93 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Charleston #97 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. David #42 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Lake #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Ortega #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Thomas #78 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Clancy #96 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Pakulak #4 | 3 | 152 | 50.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Norwood #32 | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roby #15 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1 | 88 | 88.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Douglas #83 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 24/33 | 315 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 99.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #33 | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 1 | 26 |
J. Norwood #32 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 |
M. Ryan #2 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 |
J. Snelling #44 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. White #84 | 10/13 | 164 | 16.4 | 0 | 59 |
M. Jenkins #12 | 5/5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 21 |
H. Douglas #83 | 2/3 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 28 |
J. Norwood #32 | 4/4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Peelle #84 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Finneran #86 | 2/4 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
J. Snelling #44 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Turner #33 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Brooking #56 | 10-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Lofton #50 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Houston #23 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Boley #59 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Coleman #26 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #92 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Babineaux #95 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jackson #22 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Foxworth #22 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Mughelli #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Nicholas #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Biermann #71 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Snelling #44 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abraham #55 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. White #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. DeCoud #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Irons #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Jackson #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Koenen #9 | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Norwood #32 | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Douglas #83 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 18/32 | 230 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 99.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 16 | 102 | 6.4 | 1 | 18 |
R. Bush #25 | 10 | 80 | 8.0 | 0 | 43 |
M. Karney #44 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. McAllister #26 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Henderson #19 | 3/3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 36 |
J. Shockey #80 | 5/6 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 21 |
L. Moore #16 | 3/6 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 15 |
R. Bush #25 | 3/5 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 15 |
M. Colston #12 | 3/8 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Vilma #51 | 10-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 9-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Young #28 | 9-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 6-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Torrence #24 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bullocks #29 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dunbar #54 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McCray #93 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Charleston #97 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. David #42 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Lake #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Ortega #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Thomas #78 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Clancy #96 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Pakulak #4 | 3 | 152 | 50.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roby #15 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1 | 88 | 88.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:030-0
Interception
7 plays,
52 yd,
03:010-0
Touchdown
3 plays,
52 yd,
01:270-7
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:370-7
Punt
4 plays,
23 yd,
01:320-7
Punt
6 plays,
22 yd,
03:430-7
Field Goal
10 plays,
63 yd,
04:320-10
Touchdown
4 plays,
74 yd,
02:107-10
Field Goal
9 plays,
59 yd,
03:457-13
Touchdown
10 plays,
77 yd,
03:5714-13
Field Goal
11 plays,
73 yd,
02:1314-16
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
01:3314-16
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:0614-16
Field Goal
15 plays,
94 yd,
09:1517-16
Touchdown
10 plays,
82 yd,
05:1117-22
Touchdown
11 plays,
73 yd,
05:0425-22
Touchdown
5 plays,
16 yd,
02:0425-29
Punt
5 plays,
15 yd,
02:3225-29
End of Game
7 plays,
32 yd,
03:1525-29
414
Total Yds
414
315
Pass Yds
230
99
Rush Yds
184
9
Total Drives
10
63
Total Plays
62
6.6
Yards Per Play
6.7
9.5
Yards Per Pass
7.2
3.3
Yards Per Rush
6.1
32:52
Possession
27:08
3
Biggest Lead
10
22
1st Downs
24
13
Passing 1st Downs
14
9
Rushing 1st Downs
9
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
7/12
3rd Down
4/10
0/0
4th Down
1/1
4
Punts
3
1
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
3
0.0
Sacks
0.0
1
Tackles For Loss
5
0
D/ST TD
0
