New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons: game summary
Final · December 6, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
NOATL 
- 424Total yards332
- 217Passing yards262
- 27/37Completions/attempts19/39
- 5.6Yards per pass6.2
- 207Rushing yards70
- 36Rushing attempts21
- 5.8Yards per rush3.3
- 23First downs21
- 8-173rd down efficiency5-13
- 2-34th down efficiency0-1
- 3-5Red zone (made-att)1-4
- 75Total plays63
- 5.7Yards per play5.3
- 1Turnovers1
- 1Fumbles lost1
- 0Interceptions thrown0
- 2-15Sacks (yards lost)3-11
- 10-79Penalties (yards)1-15
- 36:54Time of possession23:06
Game leaders
Passing
Taysom HillNO · QB · 27/37, 232 YDS, 2 TD
Matt RyanATL · QB · 19/39, 273 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
Alvin KamaraNO · RB · 15 CAR, 88 YDS, 1 TD
Ito SmithATL · RB · 8 CAR, 36 YDS
Receiving
Michael ThomasNO · WR · 9 REC, 105 YDS
Calvin RidleyATL · WR · 5 REC, 108 YDS
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown7:01Tre'Quan Smith 15 Yd pass from Taysom Hill (Wil Lutz Kick)7-0
- Field goal3:55Younghoe Koo 53 Yd Field Goal 7-3
2nd quarter
- Field goal4:51Younghoe Koo 30 Yd Field Goal 7-6
- Touchdown1:45Jared Cook 11 Yd pass from Taysom Hill (Wil Lutz Kick)14-6
- Field goal0:00Younghoe Koo 28 Yd Field Goal 14-9
3rd quarter
- Touchdown9:01Alvin Kamara 11 Yd Run (Wil Lutz Kick)21-9
4th quarter
- Touchdown7:43Russell Gage 10 Yd pass from Matt Ryan (Younghoe Koo Kick)21-16
Player stats
New Orleans Saints
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taysom Hill | 27/37 | 232 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 2-15 | 107.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 15 | 88 | 5.9 | 1 | 37 |
| Taysom Hill | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 0 | 43 |
| Latavius Murray | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 0 | 18 | 11 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 21 | 6 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| Jared Cook | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Alvin Kamara | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Adam Trautman | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Latavius Murray | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demario Davis | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Williams | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwon Alexander | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Anzalone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| P.J. Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shy Tuttle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zack Baun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Hendrickson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Granderson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwayne Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Gray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcom Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 19/39 | 273 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 80.4 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ito Smith | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Brian Hill | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Todd Gurley | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Ridley | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | 31 | 10 |
| Julio Jones | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 0 | 35 | 10 |
| Russell Gage Jr. | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 24 | 8 |
| Brandon Powell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Hayden Hurst | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Todd Gurley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jaeden Graham | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ito Smith | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foyesade Oluokun | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Jones | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyeler Davison | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Neal | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykal Walker | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Oliver | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Allen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Means | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Cominsky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darqueze Dennard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Tuioti-Mariner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dante Fowler Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharrod Neasman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Stocker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Sheffield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta, GA
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 8,713
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Ed Camp (Down judge) · Adrian Hill (Referee) · Greg Steed (Back judge) · Jim Quirk (Field judge) · Paul King (Umpire) · Eugene Hall (Side judge) · Kevin Codey (Line judge)
About this game
Who won Saints vs Falcons?
Saints won 21-16 over Falcons on Sunday, December 6, 2020.
When was Saints vs Falcons played?
On Sunday, December 6, 2020, at 1:00 PM ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Where was Saints vs Falcons played?
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium.