2015 Week 6 · Thu, Oct 15, 2015 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Atlanta Falcons

New Orleans SaintsWinner

ATL -3 upset52 pushDomeFalcons closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New Orleans Saints 31–21.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

30/39, 312 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

17.1 expected points added · +6.6% completion over expected

Passing · ATL

Matt RyanQB

30/44, 295 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

5.9 expected points added · +0.3% completion over expected

Rushing · ATL

Devonta FreemanRB

13 att, 100 yds, 1 TD

4.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Mark IngramRB

20 att, 46 yds, 2 TD

-7.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Benjamin WatsonTE

10/12 for 127 yds, 1 TD

31% of team targets · 10.3 expected points added

Receiving · ATL

Julio JonesWR

6/10 for 93 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · 4.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Atlanta Falcons

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Ryan	30/44	295	2	0	5	5.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Devonta Freeman	13	100	7.7	1	4.6
Tevin Coleman	4	40	10.0	0	-3.1
Matt Ryan	4	10	2.5	0	-8.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Julio Jones	6	10	93	0	23%	4.3
Devonta Freeman	8	10	56	1	23%	4.5
Leonard Hankerson	4	6	37	0	14%	-0.0
Jacob Tamme	3	5	32	0	12%	3.6
Roddy White	3	4	23	1	9%	2.5
Levine Toilolo	2	3	18	0	7%	0.5
Patrick DiMarco	2	3	18	0	7%	0.3
Nick Williams	1	1	11	0	2%	2.1
Terron Ward	1	1	7	0	2%	-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Paul Worrilow	7	2	0
Robenson Therezie	6	1	0
Ricardo Allen	6	0	1
Kroy Biermann	4	2	0
William Moore	5	1	0
Joplo Bartu	4	1	0
Robert Alford	5	0	0
Tyson Jackson	2	2	0
Kemal Ishmael	2	1	0
Ra'Shede Hageman	2	1	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	30/39	312	1	0	1	17.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Mark Ingram	20	46	2.3	2	-7.0
Khiry Robinson	7	23	3.3	0	0.7
C.J. Spiller	3	10	3.3	0	-1.1
Drew Brees	2	2	1.0	0	-3.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Benjamin Watson	10	12	127	1	31%	10.3
Willie Snead	4	5	55	0	13%	3.2
Brandin Cooks	4	5	41	0	13%	3.0
Josh Hill	3	5	38	0	13%	3.3
Khiry Robinson	2	2	24	0	5%	1.7
C.J. Spiller	4	5	17	0	13%	-0.8
Mark Ingram	3	3	10	0	8%	-0.1
Michael Hoomanawanui	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5
Brandon Coleman	0	1	0	0	3%	-1.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Dannell Ellerbe	12	1	0.0	0
Hau'oli Kikaha	6	1	1.0	0
Brandon Browner	5	2	0.0	0
Cameron Jordan	5	1	3.0	0
Stephone Anthony	4	2	0.0	2
Kenny Vaccaro	2	3	0.0	1
Ramon Humber	2	2	0.0	1
Jairus Byrd	2	1	0.0	0
Delvin Breaux	2	1	0.0	2
Michael Mauti	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: ATL -3
Closing total: 52
ATL moneyline: -148
NO moneyline: +134

Falcons closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 52 and landed exactly there — a push.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Gene Steratore
Rest: ATL 4 days · NO 4 days
Coaches: Dan Quinn vs Sean Payton

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.