2011 · Week 16
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Dec 26, 2011 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints routed Atlanta Falcons 45–16. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (65%) going in. Saints improve to 12-3; Falcons fall to 9-6. Drew Brees led the way with 307 passing yards and 4 TDs; 9 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 24 |
| 469 | Total yards | 471 |
| 434 | Passing yards | 307 |
| 35 | Rushing yards | 164 |
| 40/61 | Comp / Att | 23/39 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 34/52 | 373 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Redman | 6/9 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 11 | 39 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 8 | 14 | 128 | 1 |
| Roddy White | 11 | 16 | 127 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 9 | 41 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Eric Weems | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 4 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Michael Palmer | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 23/39 | 307 | 4 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 67 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 9 | 53 | 1 |
| Chris Ivory | 8 | 35 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 7 | 11 | 81 | 1 |
| Robert Meachem | 3 | 5 | 75 | 1 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 3 | 53 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 9 | 42 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 |