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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 2014

Dec 21, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; Atlanta Falcons defensive end Osi Umenyiora (50) celebrates following a interception by cornerback Robert McClain (not pictured) during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Falcons won 30-14. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

Atlanta Falcons win 30-14

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Atl NO
NO TD 0:20 Mark Ingram 1 run (Shayne Graham Kick) 0 7
Atl FG 3:45 FG Matt Bryant 44 3 7
2nd Quarter Atl NO
Atl FG 3:12 FG Matt Bryant 50 6 7
Atl TD 14:57 Eric Weems 3 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant Kick) 13 7
3rd Quarter Atl NO
Atl TD 9:18 Devonta Freeman 31 run (Matt Bryant Kick) 20 7
4th Quarter Atl NO
NO TD 9:12 Jimmy Graham 4 pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham Kick) 20 14
Atl FG 13:04 FG Matt Bryant 32 23 14
Atl TD 15:00 Osi Umenyiora 86 fumble return (Matt Bryant Kick) 30 14

Team Stats

Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints
First downs 18 22
Rushes – yards 22-81 18-57
Net Passing Yards 322 271
Punt Returns 2-2 1-0
Kickoff Returns 2-49 3-120
Interception Returns 2-5 0-0
Passing (Att – Comp – Int) 40-30-0 47-30-2
Sacked – Yards Lost 0-0 5-42
Punts 5-44.2 4-50.0
Fumbles – Lost 1-0 3-2
Penalties – Yards 6-64 3-25
Time of Possession 32:09 27:51

Passing

Atlanta Falcons Att Cmp Yds YPA TD Int Lg Sack Loss Rate
Matt Ryan 40 30 322 8.1 1 0 36 0 0 106.5
New Orleans Saints Att Cmp Yds YPA TD Int Lg Sack Loss Rate
Drew Brees 47 30 313 6.7 1 2 27 5 42 72.4

Rushing

Atlanta Falcons Att Yds Avg Lg TD FD
Devonta Freeman 5 36 7.20 31t 1 1
Jacquizz Rodgers 11 29 2.64 8 0 2
Steven Jackson 4 9 2.25 5 0 0
Matt Ryan 2 7 3.50 7 0 0
New Orleans Saints Att Yds Avg Lg TD FD
Mark Ingram 13 38 2.92 8 1 1
Drew Brees 2 8 4.00 9 0 1
Khiry Robinson 2 7 3.50 4 0 0
Nick Toon 1 4 4.00 4 0 0

Receiving

Atlanta Falcons Rec Yds Avg Lg TD FD Tar YAC
Julio Jones 7 107 15.29 24 0 5 8 32
Roddy White 6 55 9.17 15 0 4 9 11
Harry Douglas 4 47 11.75 27 0 1 7 31
Levine Toilolo 4 17 4.25 8 0 0 4 14
Devonta Freeman 3 48 16.00 36 0 2 4 17
Devin Hester 2 25 12.50 16 0 1 3 11
Eric Weems 1 3 3.00 3t 1 1 1 6
Steven Jackson 1 14 14.00 14 0 1 1 11
Patrick DiMarco 1 3 3.00 3 0 0 1 3
Jacquizz Rodgers 1 3 3.00 3 0 0 2 4
New Orleans Saints Rec Yds Avg Lg TD FD Tar YAC
Kenny Stills 6 68 11.33 22 0 5 8 10
Marques Colston 6 80 13.33 27 0 6 10 16
Jimmy Graham 6 53 8.83 15 1 3 10 4
Mark Ingram 3 17 5.67 14 0 1 3 14
Nick Toon 3 44 14.67 21 0 3 6 3
Pierre Thomas 2 24 12.00 16 0 1 3 30
Jalen Saunders 1 7 7.00 7 0 0 1 3
Robert Meachem 1 13 13.00 13 0 1 1 0
Ben Watson 1 2 2.00 2 0 0 2 1
Khiry Robinson 1 5 5.00 5 0 0 1 10

Highlight of the game: Osi Umenyiora, that’s all you need to know. The Falcons ran their division record to a perfect 5-0 and a sweep of the New Orleans Saints with this win.

With the win, the Falcons reasserted their revenge on the Saints after New Orleans swept them in 2013.

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