2018 · Week 12
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Nov 22, 2018 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Atlanta Falcons 31–17. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (80%) going in. Saints improve to 10-1; Falcons fall to 4-7. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 171 passing yards and 4 TDs. Falcons turned it over 3 times to Saints's 1.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 18 |
| 403 | Total yards | 321 |
| 377 | Passing yards | 171 |
| 26 | Rushing yards | 150 |
| 35/47 | Comp / Att | 15/22 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 35/47 | 377 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Ito Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 11 | 14 | 147 | 0 |
| Calvin Ridley | 8 | 13 | 93 | 1 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 5 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
| Ito Smith | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Justin Hardy | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Logan Paulsen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Marvin Hall | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 15/22 | 171 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 14 | 89 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 11 | 52 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 2 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Dan Arnold | 4 | 6 | 45 | 1 |
| Michael Thomas | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Austin Carr | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Keith Kirkwood | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |