2010 · Week 16
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Dec 27, 2010 · Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints edged Atlanta Falcons 17–14. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 38% chance going in. Saints improve to 11-4; Falcons fall to 12-3. Drew Brees led the way with 302 passing yards and 1 TD. Saints out-gained the opponent 374–223 in total yards.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 10 |
| 374 | Total yards | 223 |
| 302 | Passing yards | 148 |
| 72 | Rushing yards | 75 |
| 35/49 | Comp / Att | 15/29 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 35/49 | 302 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 19 | 63 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Jones | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Meachem | 10 | 13 | 101 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 7 | 39 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 4 | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 5 | 26 | 1 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Heath Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 15/29 | 148 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 17 | 48 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roddy White | 3 | 5 | 43 | 1 |
| Michael Jenkins | 5 | 9 | 40 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |