2007 · Week 7
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Oct 21, 2007 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints defeated Atlanta Falcons 22–16. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (61%). Saints improve to 2-4; Falcons fall to 1-6. Drew Brees paced the offense with 219 passing yards and 2 TDs; 8 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 14 |
| 348 | Total yards | 310 |
| 273 | Passing yards | 219 |
| 75 | Rushing yards | 91 |
| 27/41 | Comp / Att | 22/34 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Leftwich | 15/23 | 145 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Harrington | 12/18 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Leftwich | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Joey Harrington | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 13 | 28 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious Norwood | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 22/34 | 219 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 17 | 54 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| Aaron Stecker | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |