The Atlanta Falcons beat the Indianapolis Colts 29-10 on Dec 24, 2023 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Final · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Top performers
- Gardner Minshew II threw for 201 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Colts.
- Jonathan Taylor ran for 43 yards on 18 carries.
- Taylor Heinicke threw for 229 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Falcons.
- Bijan Robinson ran for 72 yards on 12 carries.
Indianapolis Colts box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor | 18 | 43 | 1 | 13 |
| Gardner Minshew II | 4 | 31 | 0 | 23 |
| Tyler Goodson | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Trey Sermon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 25 | 92 | 1 | 23 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylen Granson | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 16 |
| Will Mallory | 4 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 18 |
| Josh Downs | 6 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 14 |
| Alec Pierce | 3 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 16 |
| Tyler Goodson | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| D.J. Montgomery | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 35 | 201 | 0 | 18 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.J. Speed | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zaire Franklin | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JuJu Brents | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Moore II | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cross | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samson Ebukam | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeForest Buckner | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harrison Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayo Odeyingbo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwity Paye | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas II | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameer Speed | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Land | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Blackmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 69 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Atlanta Falcons box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 12 | 72 | 0 | 32 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 9 | 69 | 1 | 31 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 7 | 26 | 0 | 11 |
| Taylor Heinicke | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 30 | 177 | 1 | 32 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 7 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 14 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 3 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 24 |
| Drake London | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 19 |
| Jonnu Smith | 4 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 15 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Scotty Miller | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Van Jefferson | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 23 | 32 | 229 | 1 | 24 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden Elliss | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Landman | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcco Hellams | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Dupree | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaCale London | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 55 | 36 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Colts · 2023 season · Previous Dec 16, 2023: PIT 13, IND 30 · Next Dec 31, 2023: LV 20, IND 23
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