2017 · Week 16
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Dec 24, 2017 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Atlanta Falcons 23–13. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (59%). Saints improve to 11-4; Falcons fall to 9-6. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 239 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 14 |
| 355 | Total yards | 325 |
| 288 | Passing yards | 239 |
| 67 | Rushing yards | 86 |
| 22/36 | Comp / Att | 21/28 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | 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 | 22/36 | 288 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 11 | 36 | 0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 7 | 11 | 149 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 4 | 4 | 40 | 1 |
| Devonta Freeman | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Justin Hardy | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Derrick Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 21/28 | 239 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 12 | 32 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 13 | 44 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Ginn | 4 | 5 | 76 | 1 |
| Michael Thomas | 4 | 5 | 66 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 7 | 9 | 58 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Willie Snead | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |