2004 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 2004 · Louisiana Superdome
Atlanta Falcons
13
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
26
NO -6.5 ✓U 44 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 26–13.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 17/41 | 188 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -7.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 1 | -3.9 |
| Matt Schaub | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.7 |
| George Layne | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Jason Wright | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Hall | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stewart | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Lavalais | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Draft | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khaleed Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Morton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 12/24 | 227 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 29 | 128 | 4.4 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Aaron Stecker | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tebucky Jones | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bellamy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhir Brown | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colby Bockwoldt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Monty Montgomery | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -6.5
- Closing total
- 44
- ATL moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Saints closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 44; the game landed 39 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- ATL 8 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Mora vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.