2001 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 21, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
Final
Atlanta Falcons 20 at New Orleans Saints 13. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 20–13.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 14/20 | 187 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +4.8 |
| Chris Mohr | 1/1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Smith | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 0 | −6.9 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Chris Chandler | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Rodney Thomas | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alge Crumpler | 5 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 24% | +6.3 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 3 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 19% | +6.1 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 19% | +0.2 |
| Maurice Smith | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10% | +0.3 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10% | +0.2 |
| Reggie Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.8 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −3.2 |
| Jay Feely | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5% | −2.5 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 5% | −1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McBurrows | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Crockett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Conrad Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Wiley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 23/39 | 249 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 21 | 51 | 2.4 | 0 | −5.4 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 5 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 16% | +2.9 |
| Ricky Williams | 9 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 24% | +2.1 |
| Willie Jackson | 5 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 30% | −2.9 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5% | −0.1 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 5% | +2.5 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | −1.4 |
| Albert Connell | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11% | −4.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Hand | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Clarke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2001_06_ATL_NO
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Saints -8
- Closing total
- 42
- Falcons moneyline
- —
- Saints moneyline
- —
Saints closed -8 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 33 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- Falcons 7 days · Saints 7 days
- Coaches
- Dan Reeves vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.