2000 · Week 16
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Dec 17, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints beat Atlanta Falcons 23–7. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (81%). Saints improve to 10-5; Falcons fall to 3-12. Aaron Brooks led the way with 285 passing yards; 7 rushing yards. Saints out-gained the opponent 377–190 in total yards. Falcons turned it over 3 times to Saints's 1.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | First downs | 19 |
| 190 | Total yards | 377 |
| 126 | Passing yards | 285 |
| 64 | Rushing yards | 92 |
| 9/20 | Comp / Att | 24/35 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 4/10 | 81 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Johnson | 5/10 | 45 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 18 | 53 | 0 |
| Doug Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 3 | 4 | 79 | 0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Tim Dwight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 24/35 | 285 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Terry Allen | 21 | 82 | 1 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Gowin | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 7 | 9 | 116 | 0 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 4 | 7 | 47 | 0 |
| Keith Poole | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Chad Morton | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Brian Milne | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Daryl Terrell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamont Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |