Sportsball StatsNew Orleans Saints21–18Atlanta Falcons
NO by 3 points
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- 365Total yards328
Total yards: New Orleans Saints 365, Atlanta Falcons 328. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.
- 231Passing yards97
Passing yards: New Orleans Saints 231, Atlanta Falcons 97. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.
- 134Rushing yards231
Rushing yards: New Orleans Saints 134, Atlanta Falcons 231. Yards gained on the ground.
- 17First downs19
First downs: New Orleans Saints 17, Atlanta Falcons 19. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.
- 4.0Sacks2.0
Sacks: New Orleans Saints 4.0, Atlanta Falcons 2.0. Sacks by this defence.
- 5QB hits3
QB hits: New Orleans Saints 5, Atlanta Falcons 3. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.
- 4Tackles for loss3
Tackles for loss: New Orleans Saints 4, Atlanta Falcons 3. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.
- 1Takeaways1
Takeaways: New Orleans Saints 1, Atlanta Falcons 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.
- 6Penalties3
Penalties: New Orleans Saints 6, Atlanta Falcons 3. Penalties accepted against this team.
- 46Penalty yards30
Penalty yards: New Orleans Saints 46, Atlanta Falcons 30. Yards conceded to penalties.
- 11.9Passing EPA-5.8
Passing EPA: New Orleans Saints 11.9, Atlanta Falcons -5.8. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.
- -9.0Rushing EPA10.7
Rushing EPA: New Orleans Saints -9.0, Atlanta Falcons 10.7. The same for the running game.