2017 · Week 14
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Dec 7, 2017 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons edged New Orleans Saints 20–17. ScoutIndex had favored Falcons (53%) going in. Falcons improve to 8-5; Saints fall to 9-4. Matt Ryan led the way with 221 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 17 |
| 321 | Total yards | 353 |
| 271 | Passing yards | 221 |
| 50 | Rushing yards | 132 |
| 26/35 | Comp / Att | 15/27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/35 | 271 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 12 | 49 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 10 | 14 | 117 | 1 |
| Mark Ingram | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Brandon Coleman | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Willie Snead | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 15/27 | 221 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 24 | 91 | 1 |
| Tevin Coleman | 9 | 32 | 0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 5 | 11 | 98 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 6 | 8 | 83 | 1 |
| Austin Hooper | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Levine Toilolo | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Ty Sambrailo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |