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It's been a tough first half for the New Orleans Saints in the Georgia Dome, as they trail the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 17-0. I am having trouble putting together complete sentences and formulating clear thoughts so I'm just going to recap the first half with a few bullet points. I think I'm mostly just flabbergasted by that last play to end the half and the wasted opportunity to get another touchdown and make the game close.
- Drew Brees is really not playing well. Under throws, poor decisions. He's got two interceptions.
- Michael Turner has been able to do whatever he wants. Absolutely gashing the Saints defense.
- Mark Ingram has your lone Saints touchdown.
- Drew Brees' streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass is in jeopardy if he doesn't throw one.
- Saints will start the second half with the ball.
Full first half stats can be found below.
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Team Stats
| NO | ATL | ||
| First Downs | 12 | 9 | |
| Total Yards | 235 | 176 | |
| Passing Yards | 197 | 75 | |
| Rushing Yards | 38 | 101 | |
| Penalties (Yds) | 3(20) | 2(5) | |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 | |
| Punts (AVG) | 3(42) | 4(43) | |
| Time of Pos. | 17:09 | 12:45 |
Top Performers
| NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | ||||
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
| D. Brees | 13/23 | 197 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| P. Thomas | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| M. Ingram | 6 | 13 | 1 | 5 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| M. Colston | 4 | 59 | 0 | 21 |
| L. Moore | 2 | 61 | 0 | 32 |
| J. Morgan | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| ATLANTA FALCONS | ||||
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
| M. Ryan | 8/16 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| M. Turner | 7 | 71 | 1 | 35 |
| J. Rodgers | 4 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| J. Snelling | 3 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
| T. Gonzalez | 2 | 26 | 1 | 17T |
| J. Jones | 2 | 25 | 0 | 18 |