2001 · Week 13
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Dec 9, 2001 · Georgia Dome · dome · astroturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Atlanta Falcons 28–10. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 45% chance going in. Saints improve to 7-5; Falcons fall to 6-6. Aaron Brooks was the story of the game with 279 passing yards and 1 TD; 19 rushing yards. Saints out-gained the opponent 405–283 in total yards.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 14 |
| 405 | Total yards | 283 |
| 291 | Passing yards | 233 |
| 114 | Rushing yards | 50 |
| 21/31 | Comp / Att | 18/32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 9 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 20/30 | 279 | 1 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1/1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 54 | 1 |
| Ricky Williams | 15 | 41 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 7 | 10 | 138 | 1 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 4 | 6 | 46 | 1 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 5 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Boo Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Lamont Hall | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Wane McGarity | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 18/32 | 233 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Maurice Smith | 12 | 7 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Finneran | 6 | 7 | 92 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 5 | 7 | 50 | 0 |
| Tony Martin | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |