2008 · Week 14
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Dec 7, 2008 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints beat Atlanta Falcons 29–25. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (56%) going in. Saints improve to 7-6; Falcons fall to 8-5. Drew Brees led the way with 230 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 23 |
| 414 | Total yards | 414 |
| 315 | Passing yards | 230 |
| 99 | Rushing yards | 184 |
| 24/33 | Comp / Att | 18/32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 24/33 | 315 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 18 | 61 | 1 |
| Jerious Norwood | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 18/32 | 230 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 16 | 102 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 10 | 80 | 0 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 |