2006 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 26, 2006 · Georgia Dome
New Orleans SaintsWinner
31
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Atlanta Falcons
13
ATL -3 upsetU 48 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 31–13 — 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
21/30, 349 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
17.4 expected points added · +8.9% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
9/24, 84 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-17.3 expected points added · -15.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 21/30 | 349 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 20 | 71 | 3.5 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Reggie Bush | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fujita | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hollis Thomas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeJuan Groce | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 9/24 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -17.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 12 | 166 | 13.8 | 0 | 14.1 |
| Jerious Norwood | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Warrick Dunn | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Justin Griffith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton Hartwell | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Rossum | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grady Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crocker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omare Lowe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Coleman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -3
- Closing total
- 48
- NO moneyline
- +162
- ATL moneyline
- -172
Falcons closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 44 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- NO 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Jim Mora
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.