2006 Week 3 · Mon, Sep 25, 2006 · Louisiana Superdome
Atlanta Falcons
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
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ATL -4 upsetU 45 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 23–3 — 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
Passing · NO
20/28, 191 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
4.0 expected points added · +5.4% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
12/31, 137 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-12.2 expected points added · -13.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 12/31 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -12.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Warrick Dunn | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Justin Griffith | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Jerious Norwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Boley | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crocker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Carrington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 20/28 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Reggie Bush | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fujita | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Bullocks | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Simoneau | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Deloatch | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hollis Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -4
- Closing total
- 45
- ATL moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 26 — under by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- ATL 8 days · NO 8 days
- Coaches
- Jim Mora vs Sean Payton
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.