2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
Atlanta Falcons
7
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
23
NO -10 ✓U 41 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 23–7.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 4/10 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5.0 |
| Doug Johnson | 5/10 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -10.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 18 | 53 | 2.9 | 0 | -7.3 |
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Doug Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 3 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 20% | 4.6 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15% | 0.1 |
| Terance Mathis | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 35% | -14.0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15% | -0.2 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10% | 0.1 |
| Tim Dwight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McBurrows | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Carter | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elijah Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Simoneau | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Buchanan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antony Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Wiley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 24/35 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 21 | 82 | 3.9 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | -9.0 |
| Toby Gowin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 7 | 9 | 116 | 0 | 26% | 6.0 |
| Willie Jackson | 4 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 20% | 2.3 |
| Keith Poole | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 11% | 1.6 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 11% | 0.7 |
| Chad Morton | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | 2.2 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | -1.5 |
| Brian Milne | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -0.8 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Daryl Terrell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Lamont Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Whitehead | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Fields | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Mathis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -10
- Closing total
- 41
- ATL moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Saints closed -10 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 41; the game landed 30 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- ATL 14 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Dan Reeves vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.