A Statistical Look at the Atlanta Falcons Offense

By Dave Cariello Dec 9, 2009, 1:00pm CST

Season Stats

	*Atlanta*	*Saints Opponents*
Total First Downs	251	228
Rushing	76	80
Passing	148	127
Penalty	27	21
3rd Down: Made/Att	64/156	59/164
3rd Down Pct.	41.0%	36.0%
4th Down: Made/Att	12/16	10/20
4th Down Pct.	75.0%	50.0%
Possession Avg.	29:29	28:11
Total Net Yards	4029	4127
Avg. Per Game	335.8	343.9
Total Plays	782	785
Avg. Per Play	5.2	5.3
Net Yards Rushing	1361	1367
Avg. Per Game	113.4	113.9
Total Rushes	328	307
Net Yards Passing	2668	2760
Avg. Per Game	222.3	230.0
Sacked/Yards Lost	22/101	26/153
Gross Yards	2769	2913
Attempts/Completions	432/252	452/250
Completion Pct.	58.3%	55.3%
Had Intercepted	14	23

Team Scoring

Touchdowns	35
Rushing	14
Passing	19
Returns	2

Score By Periods	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Pts
Team	62	100	39	78	0	279

Offensive Ranking and Comparison

Team	Yds / Game	Yds / Play	Rush Yds / Game	Rush Yds / Play	Pass Yds / Game	Pass Yds / Play	Int. Rate	Sacks / Pass Att.	First Downs / Game	Punt Return Avg	Kickoff Return Avg	Field Goals Made	3rd Down Pct	4th Down Pct	Red Zone Pct	Goal to Go%	Avg Time of Poss.	Pts / Game
ATL	335.8	5.15	113.4	4.15	222.3	6.18	3.24%	5.09%	20.9	9.9	24.8	63.16%	41.03%	75.00%	56.10%	86.96%	29:29	23.3
Rank	16	19	15	19	15	20	24	7	6	8	7	31	13	2	9	1	17	10t
NO Defensive Ranking	18	15	20	25	22	8	3	23	18t	32	26	--	9	15t	4	4	--	16

Individual Statistics

Passing	Att	Cmp	Yds	Cmp%	Yds/Att	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Long	Sack	Lost	Rating
M.Ryan	347	206	2291	59.4%	6.6	16	4.6%	12	3.5%	90t	15/	67	80.0
C.Redman	85	46	478	54.1%	5.6	3	3.5%	2	2.4%	35	7/	34	72.6
Team	432	252	2769	58.3%	6.4	19	4.4%	14	3.2%	90t	22/	101	78.6

Rushing	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
M.Turner	177	864	4.9	58t	10
J.Snelling	76	302	4.0	31	3
J.Norwood	36	118	3.3	18	0
M.Ryan	27	48	1.8	7	1
E.Weems	4	17	4.3	8	0
A.Stecker	2	6	3.0	6	0
C.Redman	4	3	0.8	5	0
R.White	1	2	2.0	2	0
O.Mughelli	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team	328	1361	4.1	58t	14

Receiving	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
T.Gonzalez	69	738	10.7	27	5
R.White	65	874	13.4	90t	8
M.Jenkins	40	466	11.7	29	0
J.Snelling	19	162	8.5	21	1
J.Norwood	12	107	8.9	22t	1
B.Finneran	9	86	9.6	17	0
J.Peelle	9	77	8.6	23	1
M.Booker	8	93	11.6	27	0
E.Weems	5	47	9.4	30t	2
M.Turner	5	35	7.0	10	0
A.Stecker	5	34	6.8	14	0
O.Mughelli	3	30	10.0	21	1
V.Haynes	3	20	6.7	10	0
K.Zinger	0	0	0	0	0
Team	252	2769	11.0	90t	19