2023 · Week 18
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Jan 7, 2024 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
It wasn't close — New Orleans Saints beat Atlanta Falcons 48–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (67%). Saints improve to 9-8; Falcons fall to 7-10. Derek Carr was the story of the game with 264 passing yards and 4 TDs; 6 rushing yards. Falcons turned it over 3 times to Saints's 0.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 25 |
| 396 | Total yards | 418 |
| 318 | Passing yards | 264 |
| 78 | Rushing yards | 154 |
| 25/34 | Comp / Att | 22/28 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:49) (Shotgun) 9-D.Ridder pass short right to 81-J.Smith for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q16-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q1(5:07) (Shotgun) 4-D.Carr pass deep left to 17-A.Perry for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q119-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q1(4:24) (Shotgun) 9-D.Ridder pass short left to 7-B.Robinson for 71 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q16-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(11:09) 73-M.Garcia reported in as eligible. 25-K.Miller left end to ATL 1 for 2 yards (53-N.Landman; 95-T.Graham). New Orleans challenged the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 73-M.Garcia reported in as eligible. 25-K.Miller left end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q219-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q2(:58) 19-B.Grupe 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q2(:03) 6-Y.Koo 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q3(13:08) (Shotgun) 4-D.Carr pass deep right to 12-C.Olave for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q319-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q3(9:02) 4-D.Carr pass deep right to 22-R.Shaheed for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q319-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q4(10:00) 19-B.Grupe 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q4(9:05) (Shotgun) 4-D.Carr pass short right to 17-A.Perry for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q419-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
- Q4(1:13) New quarterback for NO is 2-J.Winston. 21-J.Williams up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q419-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-39-L.Hedley.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Ridder | 22/30 | 291 | 2 | 1 |
| Logan Woodside | 3/4 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Ridder | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 11 | 28 | 0 |
| Logan Woodside | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 5 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 7 | 8 | 103 | 1 |
| Scott Miller | 2 | 2 | 66 | 0 |
| Drake London | 4 | 9 | 41 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 3 | 3 | 29 | 1 |
| Kyle Pitts | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| MyCole Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Van Jefferson | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| John FitzPatrick | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Carr | 22/28 | 264 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Carr | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Kendre Miller | 13 | 73 | 1 |
| Taysom Hill | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| Jamaal Williams | 14 | 26 | 1 |
| Lynn Bowden | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendre Miller | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 3 | 4 | 65 | 1 |
| Chris Olave | 3 | 3 | 56 | 1 |
| A.T. Perry | 3 | 3 | 53 | 2 |
| Taysom Hill | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
| Jamaal Williams | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Bowden | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Foster Moreau | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordan Mims | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |