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Atlanta Falcons: Last five games vs New Orleans Saints

By Colin Hubbard

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Sep 7, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) attempts a pass in the first half of the game against the New Orleans Saints at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons won 37-34 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons 2012

Atlanta Falcons win 23-13

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter NO Atl
Atl TD 3:51 Michael Turner 3 run (Matt Bryant Kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter NO Atl
Atl TD 0:52 Tony Gonzalez 17 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant Kick) 0 14
Atl FG 6:07 FG Matt Bryant 45 0 17
NO TD 11:43 Mark Ingram 1 run (Garrett Hartley Kick) 7 17
3rd Quarter NO Atl
NO FG 6:36 FG Garrett Hartley 21 10 17
NO FG 11:07 FG Garrett Hartley 52 13 17
4th Quarter NO Atl
Atl FG 0:12 FG Matt Bryant 29 13 20
Atl FG 10:35 FG Matt Bryant 55 13 23

Team Stats

New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons
First downs 24 15
Rushes – yards 23-101 23-124
Net Passing Yards 335 159
Punt Returns 4-62 1-13
Kickoff Returns 4-94 1-22
Interception Returns 0-0 5-20
Passing (Att – Comp – Int) 50-28-5 33-18-0
Sacked – Yards Lost 1-6 1-6
Punts 4-45.2 6-53.2
Fumbles – Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties – Yards 5-30 5-25
Time of Possession 33:44 26:16

Passing

New Orleans Saints Att Cmp Yds YPA TD Int Lg Sack Loss Rate
Drew Brees 50 28 341 6.8 0 5 38 1 6 37.6
Atlanta Falcons Att Cmp Yds YPA TD Int Lg Sack Loss Rate
Matt Ryan 33 18 165 5.0 1 0 20 1 6 78.5

Rushing

New Orleans Saints Att Yds Avg Lg TD FD
Pierre Thomas 14 84 6.00 13 0 3
Mark Ingram 6 13 2.17 5 1 1
Chris Ivory 3 4 1.33 6 0 0
Atlanta Falcons Att Yds Avg Lg TD FD
Michael Turner 12 83 6.92 35 1 5
Jacquizz Rodgers 8 43 5.38 14 0 3
Matt Ryan 3 -2 -0.67 0 0 0

Receiving

New Orleans Saints Rec Yds Avg Lg TD FD Tar YAC
Lance Moore 7 123 17.57 32 0 7 11 9
Marques Colston 6 71 11.83 21 0 5 11 12
Darren Sproles 5 47 9.40 14 0 2 9 43
Jimmy Graham 4 59 14.75 25 0 3 6 18
Jed Collins 2 2 1.00 2 0 0 2 2
Pierre Thomas 1 5 5.00 5 0 0 1 3
Joseph Morgan 1 38 38.00 38 0 1 2 2
Michael Higgins 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0 0 1 1
Mark Ingram 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0 1 3
Chris Ivory 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 1 0
Devery Henderson 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 3 0
Atlanta Falcons Rec Yds Avg Lg TD FD Tar YAC
Julio Jones 5 48 9.60 18 0 3 9 23
Tony Gonzalez 4 58 14.50 18 1 3 5 13
Jason Snelling 4 28 7.00 15 0 0 5 34
Jacquizz Rodgers 2 -4 -2.00 2 0 0 2 3
Mike Cox 1 8 8.00 8 0 0 1 7
Michael Turner 1 7 7.00 7 0 0 1 5
Roddy White 1 20 20.00 20 0 1 7 0
Harry Douglas 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 2 0

Highlight of the game: The Falcons’ defense picked off Drew Brees five times including two from strong safety William Moore.

The two teams managed only one passing touchdown in the game, a Matt Ryan throw to Tony Gonzalez in the second quarter.

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