Facing Tom Brady and the Bucs for the first time this season, the Falcons went in without cornerback Darqueze Dennard, the No. 2 cornerback.

Cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson, the No. 4 cornerback, left the game early with an illness and Isaiah Oliver, the No. 3 cornerback, did not finish the game because of cramps.

Down three cornerbacks, the Falcons had Tyler Hall, the No. 6 cornerback, in the game late. A mix-up with cornerback Kendall Sheffield, the No. 5 cornerback, left Antonio Brown wide open for the game-winning 46-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Wreh-Wilson is not listed on the playtime chart. Oliver played 39 of 68 defensive snaps (57%), Hall played 5 (7%) and Delrick Abrams, the No. 7 cornerback, played 6 (9%).

Here’s the percentage of playing time per player against the Saints:

OFENSIVE SPECIALS TEAMS

J Matthews T 65 100% 5 15%

J Carpenter G 47 72% 2 6%

A Mack C 65 100%

C Lindstrom G 65 100% 5 15%

M Gono T 50 77% 5 15%

H Hurst TE 43 66%

R Gage WR 59 91%

C Ridley WR 58 89%

M Ryan QB 65 100%

T Gurley RB 16 25%

K Smith FB 14 22% 18 55%

L Stocker TE 32 49% 17 52%

I Smith RB 31 48%

B Powell WR 28 43% 11 33%

J McCray C 18 28% 5 15%

B Hill RB 15 23% 16 48%

C Blake WR 15 23% 7 21%

K McGary T 15 23% 2 6%

J Graham TE 9 14% 14 42%

L Treadwell WR 5 8% 9 27%

DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS

D Jones LB 68 100% 7 21%

F Oluokun LB 68 100% 7 21%

S Neasman CB 66 97% 17 52%

A Terrell CB 66 97% 7 21%

K Sheffield CB 64 94% 10 30%

G Jarrett DT 61 90% 2 6%

K Neal FS 54 79% 2 6%

D Fowler DE 45 66% 2 6%

S Means DE 43 63% 10 30%

T Davison DT 39 57% 8 24%

I Oliver CB 39 57% 7 21%

J Tuioti-Mariner DE 24 35% 12 36%

A Bailey DE 23 34% 5 15%

M Walker LB 22 32% 13 39%

J Cominsky DT 19 28% 10 30%

J Hawkins FS 12 18% 17 52%

C Harris LB 10 15% 8 24%

D Senat DT 10 15% 5 15%

D Abrams CB 6 9% 1 3%

T Hall CB 5 7% 19 58%

L Reynolds LB 2 3% 21 64%

E Robinson LB 2 3% 21 64%

SPECIAL TEAMS

S Hofrichter P 11 33%

J Harris LS 11 33%

Y Koo K 11 3 33%

M Hennessy G 3 9%

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1. Jacksonville

2. New York Jets

3. Cincinnati

4. Carolina

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