New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons - Box Score - December 27, 2010 - ESPN

Scores for Dec 27, 2010

Final

Saints 17

(11-4, 6-2 away)

Falcons 14

(12-3, 6-1 home)

Alerts

Coverage: ESPN

8:30 PM ET, December 27, 2010

Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	3	7	0	7	17
ATL	0	7	0	7	14

Top Performers

Passing: D. Brees (NO) - 302 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing: P. Thomas (NO) - 19 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: R. Meachem (NO) - 10 REC, 101 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				NO	ATL
	FG	01:02	Garrett Hartley 52 Yd	3	0
SECOND QUARTER				NO	ATL
	TD	11:18	Pierre Thomas 2 Yd Run (Garrett Hartley Kick)	10	0
	TD	07:28	Roddy White 7 Yd Pass From Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant Kick)	10	7
FOURTH QUARTER				NO	ATL
	TD	14:14	Chauncey Davis 26 Yd Interception Return (Matt Bryant Kick)	10	14
	TD	03:24	Jimmy Graham 6 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	17	14

Team Stat Comparison

	NO	ATL
1st Downs	23	14
Passing 1st downs	17	8
Rushing 1st downs	6	2
1st downs from Penalties	0	4
3rd down efficiency	8-17	3-12
4th down efficiency	0-0	0-0
Total Plays	74	52
Total Yards	368	215
Yards per play	5.0	4.1
Total Drives	13	12
Passing	296	140
Comp - Att	35-49	15-29
Yards per pass	6.0	4.8
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Sacks - Yards Lost	1-6	1-8
Rushing	72	75
Rushing Attempts	24	22
Yards per rush	3.0	3.4
Red Zone (Made-Att)	2-2	1-2
Penalties	8-92	1-10
Turnovers	2	2
Fumbles lost	0	2
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	1
Possession	36:35	23:25

New Orleans Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
D. Brees	35/49	302	6.2	1	2	1-6	55.8	77.1
Team	35/49	296	6.0	1	2	1-6	--	--

Atlanta Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
M. Ryan	15/29	148	5.1	1	0	1-8	61.7	77.9
Team	15/29	140	4.8	1	0	1-8	--	--

New Orleans Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
P. Thomas	19	63	3.3	1	16
D. Henderson	1	9	9.0	0	9
J. Jones	1	2	2.0	0	2
R. Bush	1	0	0.0	0	0
D. Brees	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Team	24	72	3.0	1	16

Atlanta Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Turner	17	48	2.8	0	27
M. Ryan	4	26	6.5	0	20
J. Snelling	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	22	75	3.4	0	27

New Orleans Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
R. Meachem	10	101	10.1	0	25	13
L. Moore	4	48	12.0	0	18	7
P. Thomas	7	39	5.6	0	22	7
D. Henderson	3	35	11.7	0	14	4
J. Graham	4	26	6.5	1	10	5
M. Colston	2	21	10.5	0	12	5
R. Bush	4	20	5.0	0	8	4
J. Shockey	1	12	12.0	0	12	1
H. Evans	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	35	302	8.6	1	25	47

Atlanta Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
R. White	3	43	14.3	1	18	5
M. Jenkins	5	40	8.0	0	16	9
J. Snelling	2	23	11.5	0	19	3
O. Mughelli	2	20	10.0	0	11	3
T. Gonzalez	2	12	6.0	0	7	3
J. Peelle	1	10	10.0	0	10	1
B. Finneran	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
M. Turner	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
H. Douglas	0	0	0.0	0	0	3
Team	15	148	9.9	1	19	29

New Orleans Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
M. Mitchell	0	0	1
J. Vilma	0	0	1
Team	0	0	2

Atlanta Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
T. McClure	1	1	0
M. Turner	1	1	0
Team	2	2	0

New Orleans Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
C. Davis	1	26	1
J. Abraham	1	6	0
Team	2	32	1

New Orleans Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
J. Dunbar	6	5	0	1	0	0	0
T. Porter	5	5	0	2	0	0	0
J. Vilma	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
R. Harper	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
J. Greer	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
A. Brown	3	3	0	0	1	0	0
M. Mitchell	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
W. Smith	3	1	1	1	0	1	0
J. Wilkerson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
D. Sharper	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Brees	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Humber	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
P. Robinson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Charleston	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
M. Jenkins	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
R. Ayodele	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
S. Ellis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	43	34	1	5	3	2	0

Atlanta Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
C. Lofton	11	6	0	1	0	0	0
T. DeCoud	9	6	0	0	1	0	0
D. Robinson	8	8	0	0	1	0	0
B. Grimes	6	6	0	0	0	0	0
W. Moore	5	3	0	0	1	0	0
M. Peterson	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
S. Nicholas	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
S. Weatherspoon	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Abraham	3	3	1	2	1	2	0
K. Biermann	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
C. Peters	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
C. Davis	2	2	0	0	1	0	1
B. Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
O. Mughelli	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Anderson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
E. Weems	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Snelling	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
E. Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
V. Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Babineaux	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	71	51	1	3	5	3	1

New Orleans Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
P. Thomas	2	43	21.5	29	0
Team	2	43	21.5	29	0

Atlanta Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
E. Weems	2	26	13.0	18	0
Team	2	26	13.0	18	0

New Orleans Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
R. Bush	3	10	3.3	9	0
Team	3	10	3.3	9	0

Atlanta Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
E. Weems	2	6	3.0	4	0
Team	2	6	3.0	4	0

New Orleans Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
G. Hartley	1/1	100.0	52	2/2	5
Team	1/1	100.0	52	2/2	5

Atlanta Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
M. Bryant	0/0	0.0	--	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	--	2/2	2

New Orleans Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
T. Morstead	7	317	45.3	1	2	55
Team	7	317	45.3	1	2	55

Atlanta Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
M. Koenen	8	349	43.6	1	2	55
Team	8	349	43.6	1	2	55

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