Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints - Box Score - December 07, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Dec 7, 2008

Final

Falcons 25

(8-5, 3-4 away)

Saints 29

(7-6, 6-1 home)

Alerts

Coverage: FOX

1:00 PM ET, December 7, 2008

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	0	14	3	8	25
NO	7	9	0	13	29

Top Performers

Passing: M. Ryan (ATL) - 315 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: P. Thomas (NO) - 16 CAR, 102 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: R. White (ATL) - 10 REC, 164 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				ATL	NO
	TD	08:29	Reggie Bush 5 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				ATL	NO
	FG	12:05	Garrett Hartley 26 Yd	0	10
	TD	09:55	Michael Turner 5 Yd Run (Jason Elam Kick)	7	10
	FG	06:10	Garrett Hartley 46 Yd	7	13
	TD	02:13	Brian Finneran 2 Yd Pass From Matt Ryan (Jason Elam Kick)	14	13
	FG	00:00	Garrett Hartley 25 Yd	14	16
THIRD QUARTER				ATL	NO
	FG	03:06	Jason Elam 23 Yd	17	16
FOURTH QUARTER				ATL	NO
	TD	12:55	Pierre Thomas 7 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)	17	22
	TD	07:51	Matt Ryan 12 Yd Run (Matt Ryan Pass To Michael Jenkins For Two-Point Conversion)	25	22
	TD	05:47	Pierre Thomas 5 Yd Run (Garrett Hartley Kick)	25	29

Team Stat Comparison

	Atlanta	New Orleans
1st Downs	22	24
3rd down efficiency	7-12	4-10
4th down efficiency	0-0	1-1
Total Yards	414	414
Yards per play	6.6	6.7
Total Drives	3	4
Passing	315	230
Comp-Att	24-33	18-32
Yards per pass	9.5	7.2
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Sacks-Yards Lost	0-0	0-0
Rushing	99	184
Rushing Attempts	30	30
Yards per rush	3.3	6.1
Penalties	5-34	3-30
Turnovers	1	0
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Possession	32:52	27:08

ATL Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR
M. Ryan	24/33	315	9.5	1	1	0-0	90.5
Team	24/33	315	9.5	1	1	0-0	--

NO Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR
D. Brees	18/32	230	7.2	2	0	0-0	57.4
Team	18/32	230	7.2	2	0	0-0	--

Atlanta Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Turner	18	61	3.4	1	26
J. Norwood	5	18	3.6	0	11
M. Ryan	4	13	3.3	1	12
J. Snelling	2	5	2.5	0	3
O. Mughelli	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	30	99	3.3	2	26

New Orleans Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
P. Thomas	16	102	6.4	1	18
R. Bush	10	80	8.0	0	43
M. Karney	1	2	2.0	0	2
D. Brees	2	0	0.0	0	1
D. McAllister	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	30	184	6.1	1	43

Atlanta Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. White	10	164	16.4	0	59
M. Jenkins	5	69	13.8	0	21
H. Douglas	2	45	22.5	0	28
J. Norwood	4	20	5.0	0	9
J. Peelle	1	9	9.0	0	9
B. Finneran	2	8	4.0	1	6
Team	24	315	13.1	1	59

New Orleans Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Henderson	3	72	24.0	0	36
J. Shockey	5	64	12.8	0	21
L. Moore	3	35	11.7	0	15
R. Bush	3	26	8.7	1	15
M. Colston	3	26	8.7	0	11
P. Thomas	1	7	7.0	1	7
Team	18	230	12.8	2	36

Atlanta Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
M. Ryan	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

New Orleans Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	0	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
J. David	1	23	0
Team	1	23	0

Atlanta Tackles
	TOT	SACKS	SOLO
K. Brooking	10	0	6
C. Lofton	7	0	6
C. Houston	6	0	5
L. Milloy	5	0	3
E. Coleman	4	0	4
C. Davis	4	0	4
M. Boley	4	0	4
C. Jackson	4	0	4
J. Babineaux	4	0	3
D. Foxworth	3	0	3
R. White	1	0	1
D. Irons	1	0	1
O. Mughelli	1	0	1
T. DeCoud	1	0	1
J. Snelling	1	0	1
G. Jackson	1	0	1
S. Nicholas	1	0	1
K. Biermann	1	0	1
J. Abraham	1	0	1
Team	60	0	51

New Orleans Tackles
	TOT	SACKS	SOLO
J. Vilma	10	0	6
U. Young	9	0	9
S. Shanle	9	0	7
R. Harper	7	0	7
W. Smith	6	0	4
J. Bullocks	5	0	5
L. Torrence	5	0	4
S. Fujita	5	0	3
J. Dunbar	3	0	3
J. Charleston	2	0	2
B. McCray	2	0	1
J. David	2	0	1
A. Lake	1	0	1
B. Ortega	1	0	1
H. Thomas	1	0	1
S. Ellis	1	0	1
K. Clancy	1	0	1
M. Mitchell	1	0	1
Team	71	0	58

Atlanta Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Norwood	6	142	23.7	31
Team	6	142	23.7	31

New Orleans Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
C. Roby	3	59	19.7	23
P. Thomas	1	88	88.0	88
Team	4	147	36.8	88

Atlanta Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
H. Douglas	2	2	1.0	2
Team	2	2	1.0	2

New Orleans Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
R. Bush	3	0	0.0	0
Team	3	0	0.0	0

Atlanta Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Elam	1/1	100.0	23	2/2	5
Team	1/1	100.0	23	2/2	5

New Orleans Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
G. Hartley	3/3	100.0	46	2/2	11
Team	3/3	100.0	46	2/2	11

Atlanta Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
M. Koenen	4	190	47.5	0	1	52
Team	4	190	47.5	0	1	52

New Orleans Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
G. Pakulak	3	152	50.7	0	1	55
Team	3	152	50.7	0	1	55

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