2011 · Week 10
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Nov 13, 2011 · Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints edged Atlanta Falcons 26–23. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 40% chance going in. Saints improve to 7-3; Falcons fall to 5-4. Drew Brees led the way with 322 passing yards and 2 TDs. Falcons out-gained the opponent 489–363 in total yards.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 26 |
| 363 | Total yards | 489 |
| 322 | Passing yards | 351 |
| 41 | Rushing yards | 138 |
| 30/43 | Comp / Att | 29/52 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 30/43 | 322 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 8 | 9 | 113 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 7 | 12 | 82 | 1 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 2 | 69 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| David Thomas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 29/52 | 351 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 22 | 96 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Douglas | 8 | 14 | 133 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 6 | 10 | 71 | 1 |
| Roddy White | 4 | 7 | 62 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| Eric Weems | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Cox | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |