2012 · Week 10
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Nov 11, 2012 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Atlanta Falcons 31–27. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 41% chance going in. Saints improve to 4-5; Falcons fall to 8-1. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 298 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 21 |
| 457 | Total yards | 446 |
| 411 | Passing yards | 298 |
| 46 | Rushing yards | 148 |
| 34/52 | Comp / Att | 21/32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 34/52 | 411 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 13 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 11 | 15 | 122 | 2 |
| Roddy White | 7 | 13 | 114 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 4 | 5 | 75 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 4 | 7 | 49 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Michael Palmer | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 21/32 | 298 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Ivory | 7 | 72 | 1 |
| Mark Ingram | 16 | 67 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 7 | 8 | 146 | 2 |
| Lance Moore | 7 | 9 | 91 | 0 |
| Chris Ivory | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| Travaris Cadet | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |