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Atlanta Falcons: Last five games vs New Orleans Saints

By Colin Hubbard

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Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints 2013

Dec 21, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) runs with the ball past Atlanta Falcons inside linebacker Paul Worrilow (55) during the first quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

New Orleans Saints win 23-17

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Atl NO
Atl TD 6:28 Tony Gonzalez 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant Kick) 7 0
Atl FG 13:32 FG Matt Bryant 23 10 0
2nd Quarter Atl NO
NO FG 4:07 FG Garrett Hartley 48 10 3
NO TD 5:50 Marques Colston 25 pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick) 10 10
NO FG 13:13 FG Garrett Hartley 31 10 13
3rd Quarter Atl NO
Atl TD 3:19 Julio Jones 4 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant Kick) 17 13
NO TD 8:38 Jimmy Graham 7 pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick) 17 20
4th Quarter Atl NO
NO FG 11:48 FG Garrett Hartley 22 17 23

Team Stats

Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints
First downs 18 18
Rushes – yards 14-88 29-78
Net Passing Yards 279 341
Punt Returns 2-21 4-7
Kickoff Returns – 1-23
Interception Returns 1-0 1-0
Passing (Att – Comp – Int) 38-25-1 35-26-1
Sacked – Yards Lost 3-25 2-16
Punts 6-46.8 3-49.3
Fumbles – Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties – Yards 2-19 6-57
Time of Possession 24:49 35:11

Passing

Atlanta Falcons Att Cmp Yds YPA TD Int Lg Sack Loss Rate
Matt Ryan 38 25 304 8.0 2 1 50 3 25 96.8
New Orleans Saints Att Cmp Yds YPA TD Int Lg Sack Loss Rate
Drew Brees 35 26 357 10.2 2 1 67 2 16 113.6

Rushing

Atlanta Falcons Att Yds Avg Lg TD FD
Steven Jackson 11 77 7.00 50 0 2
Matt Ryan 1 12 12.00 12 0 1
Jacquizz Rodgers 2 -1 -0.50 0 0 0
New Orleans Saints Att Yds Avg Lg TD FD
Pierre Thomas 9 43 4.78 11 0 1
Darren Sproles 8 22 2.75 5 0 0
Mark Ingram 9 11 1.22 7 0 0
Drew Brees 3 2 0.67 4 0 0

Receiving

Atlanta Falcons Rec Yds Avg Lg TD FD Tar YAC
Julio Jones 7 76 10.86 22 1 3 9 31
Steven Jackson 5 45 9.00 17 0 2 8 46
Harry Douglas 4 93 23.25 50 0 4 6 44
Tony Gonzalez 3 36 12.00 16 1 3 6 14
Roddy White 2 19 9.50 15 0 1 2 3
Jason Snelling 2 17 8.50 9 0 0 3 9
Bradie Ewing 1 15 15.00 15 0 1 1 16
Jacquizz Rodgers 1 3 3.00 3 0 0 1 0
New Orleans Saints Rec Yds Avg Lg TD FD Tar YAC
Darren Sproles 6 88 14.67 32 0 4 6 47
Marques Colston 5 68 13.60 25t 1 3 6 6
Jimmy Graham 4 45 11.25 21 1 4 7 22
Pierre Thomas 4 16 4.00 8 0 1 4 27
Ben Watson 3 31 10.33 16 0 2 3 14
Kenny Stills 2 86 43.00 67 0 2 5 43
Lance Moore 2 23 11.50 16 0 1 4 1

Highlight of the game: The Falcons had a chance to win the game late in the fourth quarter but running back Steven Jackson was unable to hold on to the ball on 4th-and-goal.

This game sent the Falcons into a tailspin. The Falcons won only four games in 2013.

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