2005 Week 14 · Mon, Dec 12, 2005 · Georgia Dome
New Orleans Saints
17
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
36
ATL -10 ✓O 44 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 36–17 — never really in doubt late.
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
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 27/46 | 219 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Aaron Stecker | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Aaron Brooks | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Anthony Thomas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Melton | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Bockwoldt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred McAfee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 12/23 | 231 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Matt Schaub | 1/2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 14 | 73 | 5.2 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Mike Vick | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 2 | 4.7 |
| T.J. Duckett | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 1 | -4.1 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Roddy White | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demorrio Williams | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Heard | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Reese | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omare Lowe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antuan Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -10
- Closing total
- 44
- NO moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -10 and covered, winning by 19.
Total closed 44; the game landed 53 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- NO 8 days · ATL 8 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Jim Mora
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.