| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Georgia Dome Attendance: 68826 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Maurice Smith 1 run (Jay Feely kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Willie Jackson 12 pass from Deuce McAllister (John Carney kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ricky Williams 1 run (John Carney kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jay Feely 22 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Joe Horn 50 pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Deuce McAllister 54 run (John Carney kick) | 28 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Joe Horn |
| 88 | WR | Willie Jackson |
| 78 | LOT | Daryl Terrell |
| 63 | LOG | Wally Williams |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 65 | ROG | Chris Naeole |
| 68 | ROT | Kyle Turley |
| 81 | TE | Lamont Hall |
| 2 | QB | Aaron Brooks |
| 26 | RB | Deuce McAllister |
| 34 | RB | Ricky Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Darren Howard |
| 99 | LDT | Norman Hand |
| 97 | RDT | La'Roi Glover |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 59 | LOLB | Keith Mitchell |
| 56 | MLB | Charlie Clemons |
| 54 | ROLB | Darrin Smith |
| 36 | LCB | Michael Hawthorne |
| 29 | SS | Sammy Knight |
| 20 | FS | Jay Bellamy |
| 22 | RCB | Fred Thomas |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Martin |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Hallen |
| 62 | C | Todd McClure |
| 65 | ROG | Kynan Forney |
| 74 | ROT | Ephraim Salaam |
| 89 | TE | Reggie Kelly |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 43 | RB | Maurice Smith |
| 44 | FB | Bob Christian |
| Defense | ||
| 97 | LDE | Patrick Kerney |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 75 | RDT | Shane Dronett |
| 91 | RDE | Brady Smith |
| 94 | SLB | Henri Crockett |
| 56 | MLB | Keith Brooking |
| 53 | WLB | Mark Simoneau |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 22 | SS | Gerald McBurrows |
| 23 | FS | Ronnie Bradford |
| 33 | RCB | Ashley Ambrose |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54t | 1 |
| Ricky Williams | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bob Christian | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Maurice Smith | 12 | 7 | 0.6 | 7 | 1 |
| Chris Chandler | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Aaron Brooks | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 0 | 279 | 9.3 | 50t | 1 | 3 | 26 | 107.5 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156.2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 1 | 233 | 7.3 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 66.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Joe Horn | 10 | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 50t | 1 |
| Ricky Williams | 5 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 6 | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Robert Wilson | 2 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Boo Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lamont Hall | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wane McGarity | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cam Cleeland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Brian Finneran | 7 | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 7 | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Tony Martin | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 7 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jay Bellamy | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Toby Gowin | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 5 | 257 | 51.4 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wane McGarity | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 5 | 331 | 66.2 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Jay Feely | 3 | 201 | 67.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Deuce McAllister | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Darrick Vaughn | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Jay Bellamy | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| Darren Howard | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| Norman Hand | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| Joe Johnson | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Chris Oldham | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Ronnie Bradford | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Shane Dronett | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Keith Brooking | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Brady Smith | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Fred Weary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Hand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Holden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Knight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Chase | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ronnie Bradford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Crockett | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Dronett | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrick Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrien Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johndale Carty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Feely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Jervey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artie Ulmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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