2016 · Week 3
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Sep 26, 2016 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons beat New Orleans Saints 45–32. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Falcons only a 47% shot beforehand. Falcons improve to 2-1; Saints fall to 0-3. Devonta Freeman led the way with 152 rushing yards; 5 catches for 55 yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 30 |
| 457 | Total yards | 491 |
| 240 | Passing yards | 376 |
| 217 | Rushing yards | 115 |
| 20/30 | Comp / Att | 36/54 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 20/30 | 240 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 14 | 152 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 12 | 42 | 3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonta Freeman | 5 | 5 | 55 | 1 |
| Tevin Coleman | 3 | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Jacob Tamme | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Justin Hardy | 2 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 36/54 | 376 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 15 | 77 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Hightower | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| John Kuhn | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coby Fleener | 7 | 11 | 109 | 1 |
| Brandon Coleman | 7 | 8 | 78 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 4 | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| Michael Thomas | 7 | 11 | 71 | 1 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 3 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| Travaris Cadet | 6 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 |