2021 · Week 18
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Jan 9, 2022 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Atlanta Falcons 30–20. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (64%) going in. Saints improve to 9-8; Falcons fall to 7-10. Alvin Kamara was the story of the game with 146 rushing yards; 2 catches for 16 yards. Falcons turned it over 3 times to Saints's 0.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 12 |
| 373 | Total yards | 278 |
| 178 | Passing yards | 216 |
| 195 | Rushing yards | 62 |
| 16/24 | Comp / Att | 20/33 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:36) 7-T.Hill pass short left to 82-A.Trautman for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q119-B.Maher extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q1(3:20) 7-Y.Koo 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-19-T.Morstead.
- Q2(13:33) 19-B.Maher 34 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(10:36) 7-Y.Koo 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-19-T.Morstead.
- Q2(5:52) (Shotgun) 15-T.Siemian pass short left to 10-T.Smith for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on NO-10-T.Smith, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q219-B.Maher extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(1:08) 19-B.Maher 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(:07) (Shotgun) 15-T.Siemian pass short middle to 83-J.Johnson for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q219-B.Maher extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q3(2:56) 30-Q.Ollison right guard for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-19-T.Morstead.
- Q4(10:59) 19-B.Maher 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q4(7:41) 19-B.Maher 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q4(:27) (Shotgun) 2-M.Ryan pass short right to 14-R.Gage for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands.
- Q47-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-19-T.Morstead.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taysom Hill | 7/9 | 107 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Siemian | 9/15 | 71 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 30 | 146 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Trevor Siemian | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Deonte Harty | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Jones | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| Adam Prentice | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 5 | 7 | 76 | 1 |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Deonte Harty | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Nick Vannett | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Adam Prentice | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ty Montgomery | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Marquez Callaway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 20/33 | 216 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 6 | 30 | 0 |
| Qadree Ollison | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Gage | 9 | 13 | 126 | 1 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 3 | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| Hayden Hurst | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Qadree Ollison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Christian Blake | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tajae Sharpe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |