2022 · Week 15
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Dec 18, 2022 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints held off Atlanta Falcons 21–18. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (60%). Saints improve to 5-9; Falcons fall to 5-9. Andy Dalton paced the offense with 151 passing yards and 2 TDs; 1 rushing yard.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 17 |
| 328 | Total yards | 365 |
| 97 | Passing yards | 231 |
| 231 | Rushing yards | 134 |
| 13/26 | Comp / Att | 13/19 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:12) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short middle to 83-J.Johnson to ATL 1 for 18 yards (24-A.Terrell; 27-R.Grant). New Orleans challenged the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short middle to 83-J.Johnson for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 15, YAC 4
- Q13-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q1(8:27) 7-T.Hill at quarterback. (Shotgun) 70-T.Penning reported in as eligible. 7-T.Hill pass deep middle to 89-R.Shaheed for 68 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 33, YAC 35
- Q13-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(11:19) 7-Y.Koo 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q3(10:51) (Shotgun) 25-T.Allgeier right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-48-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q3(3:39) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 83-J.Johnson for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on ATL-54-R.Evans, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced between downs. Pass 12, YAC 10
- Q33-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
- Q4(7:12) 84-C.Patterson left tackle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Ridder | 13/26 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Allgeier | 17 | 139 | 1 |
| Desmond Ridder | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 14 | 52 | 1 |
| Caleb Huntley | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Feleipe Franks | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Allgeier | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Drake London | 7 | 11 | 70 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MyCole Pruitt | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Avery Williams | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Anthony Firkser | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 11/17 | 151 | 2 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 2/2 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 21 | 91 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashid Shaheed | 3 | 4 | 95 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 4 | 6 | 67 | 2 |
| Chris Olave | 3 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
| Adam Prentice | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Landry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |