Regular Season Week 9: Saints at Falcons
October 28, 2001 70° Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 71,228 (100%)
Saints 0 0 0 7 - 7
Falcons 6 7 10 6 - 29
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Falcons: 3-7-ATL 44 (6:31) 6-Elmer Fortner pass complete to 12-Bryan Triplett for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Falcons: 3-1-NOS 0 (3:55) 22-James Nealey ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Kenneth Caudill. ATL 13 NOS 0
(Qtr 3) Falcons: 4-4-NOS 4 (9:40) 17-Kenneth Caudill 21 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 16 NOS 0
(Qtr 3) Falcons: 1-5-NOS 5 (0:34) 6-Elmer Fortner pass complete to 18-Joe Jackson for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Kenneth Caudill. ATL 23 NOS 0
(Qtr 4) Falcons: 4-3-NOS 3 (8:52) 17-Kenneth Caudill 21 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 26 NOS 0
(Qtr 4) Saints: (8:50) 17-Kenneth Caudill kicks 74 yards from ATL 35 to NOS -9. 27-Arthur McKim for 110yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Martin Carr. ATL 26 NOS 7
(Qtr 4) Falcons: 4-4-NOS 30 (2:41) 17-Kenneth Caudill 47 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 29 NOS 7
Team Statistics
Falcons Saints
First Downs 20 6
- Rushing 7 0
- Passing 12 6
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 424 103
- Offensive Plays 79 61
- Yards Per Play 5.37 1.69
Net Rushing Yards 151 28
- Rushing Attempts 42 13
- Yards Per Rush 3.60 2.15
Net Passing Yards 273 75
- Att/Comp/Int 35 / 22 / 2 43 / 10 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 288 121
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 5 / 46
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.38 1.56
- Yards Per Completion 13.09 12.10
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 2 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 5 / 35 5 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 29 3 / 9
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 23 2 / 138
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 5 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 39:32 20:09
Drive Charts
Falcons
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:51 OWN 19 3 3 Interception
1 13:50 4:09 OWN 9 6 54 Missed FG
1 8:57 1:22 OWN 48 3 -8 Punt
1 7:16 0:52 OWN 41 3 59 Touchdown
1 5:03 2:15 OWN 27 4 17 Punt
2 14:47 2:12 OWN 8 5 10 Punt
2 11:13 0:09 OWN 49 2 0 Fumble
2 9:34 5:41 OWN 49 10 51 Touchdown
2 1:39 1:02 OWN 20 3 -2 Punt
2 0:18 0:18 OWN 18 1 6 Half
3 13:32 3:55 OWN 41 8 55 Field Goal
3 8:58 3:16 OWN 34 7 54 Interception
3 4:38 4:07 OWN 30 7 70 Touchdown
4 14:28 2:11 OWN 35 3 3 Punt
4 11:49 3:00 OPP 26 4 22 Field Goal
4 5:41 0:51 OWN 40 2 6 Fumble
4 4:45 2:08 OPP 36 3 6 Field Goal
4 1:13 1:13 OWN 29 2 10 Game
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:09 0:20 OWN 47 3 0 Punt
1 9:41 0:44 OWN 43 2 -3 Interception
1 7:35 0:19 OWN 12 3 0 Punt
1 6:24 1:20 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
1 2:48 3:01 OWN 10 6 33 Punt
2 12:35 1:22 OWN 41 4 20 Downs
2 11:04 1:30 OWN 41 4 34 Downs
2 3:53 2:14 OWN 25 6 26 Punt
2 0:37 0:18 OWN 32 3 0 Punt
3 15:00 1:28 OWN 25 3 -11 Punt
3 9:37 0:39 OWN 20 3 2 Punt
3 5:43 1:04 OWN 20 5 5 Punt
3 0:31 1:03 OWN 25 5 -2 Punt
4 12:18 0:28 OWN 24 2 -8 Interception
4 8:30 2:07 OPP 25 3 -4 Punt
4 6:23 0:42 OWN 23 3 -9 Punt
4 4:51 0:06 OPP 47 1 0 Fumble
4 2:37 1:24 OWN 25 5 46 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Falcons
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 John Dildy 12 74 6.17 28 3 0
#19 James Nealey 11 54 4.91 16 3 1
#39 Jose Rodriguez 7 27 3.86 12 1 0
#23 Larry Contreras 12 -4 -0.33 3 0 0
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 Kenneth Swank 11 24 2.18 9 0 0
#21 Arthur McKim 2 4 2.00 6 0 0
Passing Stats
Falcons
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Elmer Fortner 20 14 197 2 / 15 2 56 1 113.96
#3 Calvin Brunner 15 8 91 0 / 0 0 23 1 44.03
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Anthony Greenberg 43 10 121 5 / 46 0 26 3 10.51
Receiving Stats
Falcons
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Bryan Triplett 4 109 27.25 56 1
#89 Ray Robey 5 48 9.60 18 0
#19 James Nealey 3 41 13.67 22 0
#10 Samuel Walker 3 36 12.00 15 0
#16 Joe Jackson 3 35 11.67 16 1
#23 Larry Contreras 2 11 5.50 7 0
#88 Lyle Goodman 2 8 4.00 5 0
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Walter Matson 3 48 16.00 26 0
#86 Anthony Rose 3 35 11.67 20 0
#14 Edmond Newhouse 2 30 15.00 19 0
#10 Curtis Farber 2 8 4.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Falcons
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Britt Roybal 13 16 1 4
#52 Robert Smith 0 3 0 0
#95 Clay Reed 2 1 0 0
#37 Jessie Ham 0 2 0 1
#45 Jerome Ospina 0 1 0 0
#97 Elton Lyles 0 1 0 0
#77 Michael Magee 0 2 0 1
#96 Ricardo Tackett 3 3 0 0
#21 Tom Williams 0 2 0 1
#19 James Nealey 3 10 0 0
#58 Paul Coston 33 37 0 3
#72 Dale Gray 32 20 0 0
#42 John Dildy 4 4 0 0
#63 Oscar Whitfield 37 44 0 2
#64 Paul Holloway 42 44 0 6
#67 Kenneth Abell 32 35 0 1
#39 Jose Rodriguez 18 23 0 1
#25 Craig Meza 4 13 0 0
#76 Miguel Mose 12 17 0 0
#88 Lyle Goodman 19 31 0 0
#63 Cecil Gunn 18 11 0 3
#63 Burton Dyal 23 20 0 1
#16 Joe Jackson 0 30 0 2
#53 Brian Jones 19 9 0 0
#87 Bryan Triplett 0 19 0 1
#10 Samuel Walker 0 23 0 0
#89 Ray Robey 0 19 0 0
#23 Larry Contreras 4 4 0 1
#98 David Reyes 2 1 0 1
#33 Donald Chaudhry 0 1 0 0
#96 Willie Shea 0 1 0 0
#55 Marvin Sacco 0 1 0 0
#99 Albert Costa 0 1 0 0
#68 Robert Wadley 0 1 0 0
#75 Leonard Nolan 0 1 0 0
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Darren Ryder 54 14 1 1
#72 Jim Dombrowski 59 19 1 1
#77 Jack Frawley 53 19 1 1
#97 Wayne Martin 0 5 0 1
#77 Will Smith 0 3 0 0
#77 Douglas Burke 47 19 0 0
#39 Kenneth Swank 15 1 0 0
#61 Michael Chang 58 21 0 3
#50 Mark Allman 6 3 0 0
#74 Paul Hollins 15 2 0 1
#90 Eric Miller 12 8 0 0
#80 Daniel Campbell 0 4 0 0
#86 Anthony Rose 3 16 0 1
#28 Terry McGee 4 11 0 0
#14 Edmond Newhouse 0 10 0 1
#18 Walter Matson 0 5 0 0
#10 Curtis Farber 0 5 0 0
#33 Dave Whitsell 1 5 0 1
#30 Eddie Hudson 0 3 0 1
#76 William Hardaway 2 0 0 0
#21 Arthur McKim 5 0 0 0
#44 Dave Waymer 0 1 0 0
#64 Leroy Glover 0 3 0 0
#59 Edward Lakin 0 2 0 0
#57 Ricky Jackson 1 2 0 0
#53 Vaughn Johnson 0 3 0 0
#43 Donald Shelton 0 2 0 0
#14 Harold Sinclair 0 2 0 0
#58 Sam Mills 1 1 0 0
#37 Tommy Myers 0 1 0 0
#10 Rafael Slater 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Falcons
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#37 Jessie Ham 1 3 3.00 0
#90 John Matos 1 1 1.00 0
#96 Ricardo Tackett 1 1 1.00 0
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#44 Dave Waymer 1 0 0.00 0
#33 Dave Whitsell 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Falcons
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#19 James Nealey 2 0 0 0
#77 Michael Magee 0 0 1 0
#75 Leonard Nolan 0 1 0 0
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Anthony Greenberg 1 0 0 0
#58 Sam Mills 0 1 0 0
#37 Tommy Myers 0 0 1 0
#57 Ricky Jackson 0 0 1 0
#77 Will Smith 0 1 0 0
Punting
Falcons
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Winston Addison 6 280 46.67 45.67 53 0
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Joseph Ivy 11 541 49.18 44.64 53 2
Kicking
Falcons
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Kenneth Caudill 3 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 1 47 2 / 3
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#6 Martin Carr 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 1 / 1
Punt Return
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Samuel Walker 6 29 4.8 8 0
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#43 Donald Shelton 2 9 4.5 6 0
#25 Jerome Maloney 1 0 0.0 0 0
Kick Return
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#89 Ray Robey 1 23 23.0 0
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#21 Arthur McKim 2 138 69.0 1
Defensive Stats
Falcons
Name Tackles Sacks
#32 Michael McMahon 4 0
#52 Robert Smith 3 0
#33 Donald Chaudhry 3 0
#98 David Reyes 3 0
#21 Tom Williams 3 0
#90 John Matos 2 1
#95 Benjamin Coble 2 0
#96 Ricardo Tackett 2 0
#87 Bryan Triplett 1 0
#99 Albert Costa 1 0
#97 Elton Lyles 1 0
#19 James Nealey 1 0
#55 Marvin Sacco 1 0
#96 Willie Shea 1 0
#95 Clay Reed 1 1
#45 Jerome Ospina 1 0
#98 Ronald Seymour 1 1
#75 Leonard Nolan 1 1
#76 Miguel Mose 1 0
#41 David Rotella 1 0
#77 Michael Magee 0 1
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#77 Will Smith 11 1
#57 Ricky Jackson 7 1
#33 Dave Whitsell 7 0
#58 Sam Mills 6 0
#53 Vaughn Johnson 5 0
#44 Dave Waymer 5 0
#97 Wayne Martin 5 0
#49 Sammy Knight 4 0
#30 Eddie Hudson 4 0
#30 Jimmie Martin 3 0
#43 Donald Shelton 3 0
#37 Tommy Myers 3 0
#25 Jerome Maloney 3 0
#18 Walter Matson 1 0
#59 Edward Lakin 1 0
#86 Anthony Rose 1 0
#73 Frank Warren 1 0
#39 Kenneth Swank 1 0
#80 Daniel Campbell 1 0