2020 · Week 13
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Dec 6, 2020 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints beat Atlanta Falcons 21–16. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (55%) going in. Saints improve to 10-2; Falcons fall to 4-8. Taysom Hill led the way with 232 passing yards and 2 TDs; 83 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 16 |
| 439 | Total yards | 343 |
| 232 | Passing yards | 273 |
| 207 | Rushing yards | 70 |
| 27/37 | Comp / Att | 19/39 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:08) 64-W.Clapp reported in as eligible. 7-T.Hill pass short left to 10-T.Smith for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q1(4:00) 7-Y.Koo 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-4-S.Hofrichter.
- Q2(12:00) 3-W.Lutz 40 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q2(4:55) 7-Y.Koo 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-4-S.Hofrichter.
- Q2(1:50) (Shotgun) 7-T.Hill pass short left to 87-J.Cook for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q2(:05) 7-Y.Koo 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-4-S.Hofrichter.
- Q3(9:06) (Shotgun) 41-A.Kamara left tackle for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q33-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-6-T.Morstead.
- Q4(7:49) (Shotgun) 2-M.Ryan pass short left to 83-R.Gage for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-4-S.Hofrichter.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taysom Hill | 27/37 | 232 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taysom Hill | 14 | 83 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 15 | 88 | 1 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 9 | 11 | 105 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 3 | 6 | 42 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 5 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Jared Cook | 3 | 5 | 28 | 1 |
| Latavius Murray | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 19/39 | 273 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ito Smith | 8 | 36 | 0 |
| Brian Hill | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Todd Gurley | 8 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Ridley | 5 | 10 | 108 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 6 | 10 | 94 | 0 |
| Russell Gage | 4 | 8 | 51 | 1 |
| Ito Smith | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Todd Gurley | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Hayden Hurst | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Brandon Powell | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jaeden Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |