2003 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 16, 2003 · Louisiana Superdome
Atlanta Falcons
20
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
23
NO -9 no coverU 44 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Kittner | 8/27 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -19.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 23 | 162 | 7.0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| T.J. Duckett | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Kurt Kittner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Draft | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stewart | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juran Bolden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 21/37 | 228 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -19.4 |
| Deuce McAllister | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 28 | 173 | 6.2 | 2 | -3.6 |
| Aaron Brooks | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 4.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Ruff | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhir Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Darren Howard | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -9
- Closing total
- 44
- ATL moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Saints closed -9, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 44; the game landed 43 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · NO 14 days
- Coaches
- Dan Reeves vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.