2016 · Week 17
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Jan 1, 2017 · Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons beat New Orleans Saints 38–32. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Falcons (74%). Falcons improve to 11-5; Saints fall to 7-9. Matt Ryan led the way with 331 passing yards and 4 TDs; 2 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 23 |
| 482 | Total yards | 473 |
| 350 | Passing yards | 331 |
| 132 | Rushing yards | 142 |
| 29/50 | Comp / Att | 27/36 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | 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 | 29/50 | 350 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 20 | 103 | 1 |
| Tim Hightower | 3 | 29 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 10 | 14 | 156 | 1 |
| Mark Ingram | 6 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| Willie Snead | 3 | 4 | 82 | 0 |
| Coby Fleener | 3 | 7 | 38 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Travaris Cadet | 3 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
| Brandon Coleman | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| John Phillips | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 27/36 | 331 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 12 | 96 | 1 |
| Tevin Coleman | 8 | 44 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonta Freeman | 5 | 5 | 81 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 7 | 9 | 96 | 1 |
| Tevin Coleman | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| Justin Hardy | 4 | 7 | 43 | 1 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 4 | 32 | 1 |
| Levine Toilolo | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Nick Williams | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |