Week 1, 2014

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Saints	6	0	0	0	-	6
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 ATL - Cedric Snowden 11 run (Leon Coles extra point)
1Q: 01:23 LAS - Adrian Peterson 2 run (Duane Abrams extra point failed)
2Q: 03:29 ATL - Leon Coles 51 field goal
4Q: 14:08 ATL - Shaun Clancy 8 pass from Lorenzo McKnight (Leon Coles extra point)
4Q: 01:14 ATL - Leon Coles 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 ATL - Cedric Snowden 11 run (Leon Coles extra point)
1Q: 01:23 LAS - Adrian Peterson 2 run (Duane Abrams extra point failed)
2Q: 03:29 ATL - Leon Coles 51 field goal
4Q: 14:08 ATL - Shaun Clancy 8 pass from Lorenzo McKnight (Leon Coles extra point)
4Q: 01:14 ATL - Leon Coles 19 field goal

Team Statistics LAS ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 308 283
- Offensive Plays 68 62
- Yards per Play 4.53 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 105 136
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.00
Net Passing Yards 203 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 22 - 3 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 5.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/19 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/54 1/8
Punt Returns/Yards 3/2 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 5/143 1/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:12 31:48

Team Statistics	LAS	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	308	283
- Offensive Plays	68	62
- Yards per Play	4.53	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	105	136
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.00
Net Passing Yards	203	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 22 - 3	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	217	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	5.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/19	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/54	1/8
Punt Returns/Yards	3/2	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	5/143	1/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:12	31:48

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:17	8:00	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
2	14:04	4:14	OWN 23	7	38	Punt
2	3:24	2:55	OWN 31	9	35	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:20	OWN 40	6	17	Punt
3	8:17	4:15	OWN 14	10	48	Punt
4	14:01	1:24	OWN 37	3	1	Interception
4	11:18	2:28	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
4	7:21	2:08	OWN 35	8	32	Downs
4	4:06	0:44	OWN 15	4	3	Interception
4	1:09	0:19	OPP 27	1	0	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:43	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	1:17	2:13	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
2	9:50	6:26	OWN 1	11	65	Field Goal
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 41	3	14	Half
3	11:40	3:23	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	4:02	5:01	OWN 3	13	97	Touchdown
4	12:37	1:19	OPP 45	3	-1	Punt
4	8:50	1:29	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
4	5:13	1:07	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
4	3:22	2:13	OPP 19	6	17	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 20	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Lorenzo McKnight, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adrian Peterson	14	68	4.86	16	3	1
Lee Hanna	5	24	4.80	11	2	0
Joel Tapscott	2	13	6.50	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cedric Snowden	16	58	3.63	13	2	1
Kevin Jones	8	29	3.63	9	0	0
Lorenzo McKnight	6	26	4.33	12	1	0
Brock Crane	4	23	5.75	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Tapscott	45	22	217	2/14	0	22	3	35.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo McKnight	27	18	153	1/6	1	24	0	93.6

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ashley Lelie	6	9	61	10.17	3	17
WR Ted Ginn Jr	5	10	70	14.00	14	22
WR Jerome Muka	3	6	22	7.33	0	9
RB Adrian Peterson	3	5	26	8.67	12	9
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	4	8	4.00	0	6
TE Ben Hartsock	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
WR Carl Abney	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Marlon Nwokorie	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
WR Charles Reed	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Williams	5	8	31	6.20	4	16	0
TE Shaun Clancy	3	4	37	12.33	19	23	1
WR Graham Lowe	3	4	20	6.67	6	8	0
RB Kevin Jones	2	2	17	8.50	10	11	0
WR Bob Brown	2	3	25	12.50	22	24	0
WR Mark Daum	1	3	14	14.00	2	14	0
FB Cedric Snowden	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
FB Brock Crane	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Irving Givens	2	27	13.50	0
CB Chad Neasman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Zastudil	4	157	39.3	33.8	43	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernest Sayre	5	235	47.0	42.6	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Duane Abrams	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	0/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leon Coles	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashley Lelie	3	2	0.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Lowe	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Goodwin	4	120	30.0	0
Jerome Muka	1	23	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Sims	7	5	0.0	33	28
OLB Allen Fuller	6	0	0.0	15	11
OLB H.B. Blades	5	2	1.0	34	26
S Sean Taylor	5	1	0.0	30	23
S Don Coffey	4	3	0.0	31	26
OLB Jason Babin	4	1	0.0	20	24
CB Brodney Pool	3	0	0.0	30	26
DT Christian Vlasak	3	0	0.0	30	24
CB Lincoln Abdullah	3	0	0.0	22	19
CB Mercury Harmon	2	2	0.0	28	26
DE Kendrick Porter	2	1	0.0	29	27
S Juan Craig	2	0	0.0	7	3
DE Jeremy Grier	1	1	0.0	7	1
QB Joel Tapscott	1	0	---	---	---
WR Charles Reed	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ted Ginn Jr	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dan Bazuin	1	0	0.0	27	27
S Sammy Gomez	0	1	0.0	3	2

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dean Willis	11	3	0.0	20	45
S Dana Washington	5	2	0.0	21	46
CB Irving Givens	5	1	0.0	21	45
CB Chad Neasman	4	1	0.0	21	46
DE Damon Bromell	3	1	1.0	16	33
S Clyde Ingalls	3	1	0.0	20	45
OLB Norm Alston	3	0	0.0	17	32
CB Ricardo Barnhill	3	0	0.0	3	15
DE Monty Blackwell	2	0	0.0	20	44
OLB Kris Harden	2	0	0.0	6	15
DT J.J. Wirthel	1	2	1.0	21	46
S Donald Beers	1	0	0.0	0	1
ILB Gerris Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Ken Bartlett	0	3	0.0	18	41
DE Sherman Winslett	0	1	0.0	21	45
OLB Damon Burroughs	0	1	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB H.B. Blades	1.0	0	1	0	26
DE Kendrick Porter	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Dan Bazuin	0.0	0	2	2	27
DT Christian Vlasak	0.0	0	1	1	24

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damon Bromell	1.0	0	3	4	33
DT J.J. Wirthel	1.0	0	0	2	46
DE Sherman Winslett	0.0	1	2	0	45
OLB Norm Alston	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Monty Blackwell	0.0	0	1	0	44
OLB Damon Burroughs	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	PPlay
ILB Ernie Sims	4	28
S Sean Taylor	2	23
CB Mercury Harmon	2	26
CB Lincoln Abdullah	2	19
OLB Jason Babin	1	24
DE Kendrick Porter	1	27
S Don Coffey	1	26
CB Brodney Pool	1	26
OLB H.B. Blades	1	26
DT Christian Vlasak	1	24
OLB Allen Fuller	1	11
S Juan Craig	1	3

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chad Neasman	4	1	1	46
ILB Dean Willis	3	0	0	45
OLB Norm Alston	3	0	0	32
S Clyde Ingalls	2	2	0	45
CB Irving Givens	2	1	2	45
OLB Kris Harden	2	0	0	15
S Dana Washington	2	0	0	46
CB Ricardo Barnhill	2	0	0	15
S Donald Beers	1	0	0	1
DE Damon Bromell	1	0	0	33
CB Ken Bartlett	0	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Deon Messer	3	6	19	1	35
Travis Glover	2	4	18	0	37
Tony Tubbs	1	2	7	0	16
Jacob Rogers	1	1	17	0	36
A.J. Brock	0	2	19	0	32
Lorenzo Wright	0	2	5	0	22
Luther Blackshear	0	1	18	1	42
Howard Clark	0	1	2	0	15

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Kaczur	4	7	33	1	26
Rob Curtis	1	4	17	0	22
Justin Smiley	1	3	34	0	28
Darnell Winslett	1	3	32	0	23
Jason Spitz	1	2	17	0	6
Brock Crane	1	2	17	0	12
Curtis Sutter	1	1	3	0	7
Mansfield Wrotto	0	5	29	0	27
Shaun Clancy	0	1	27	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Tapeh	1	12
Ben Hartsock	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Graham Lowe	3	13
Dashon Goldson	2	14
Brock Crane	1	14
Donald Beers	1	7
Cedric Snowden	1	4

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joel Tapscott	21	47	---	---	---	68
Ernie Sims	---	---	33	28	2	63
H.B. Blades	---	---	34	26	2	62
Don Coffey	---	---	31	26	3	60
Luther Blackshear	18	42	---	---	---	60
Adrian Peterson	17	40	---	---	3	60
Brodney Pool	---	---	30	26	3	59
Kendrick Porter	---	---	29	27	2	58
Jacob Rogers	17	36	---	---	3	56
Mercury Harmon	---	---	28	26	2	56
Dan Bazuin	---	---	27	27	2	56
Christian Vlasak	---	---	30	24	2	56
Thomas Tapeh	15	28	---	---	12	55
Sean Taylor	---	---	30	23	2	55
Travis Glover	18	37	---	---	---	55
A.J. Brock	19	32	---	---	3	54
Deon Messer	19	35	---	---	---	54
Ashley Lelie	12	28	---	---	12	52
Charles Reed	15	32	---	---	4	51
Ben Hartsock	12	27	---	---	11	50
Jason Babin	---	---	20	24	3	47
Jerome Muka	6	25	---	---	16	47
Ted Ginn Jr	16	30	---	---	---	46
Lincoln Abdullah	---	---	22	19	2	43
Allen Fuller	---	---	15	11	6	32
Lorenzo Wright	5	22	---	---	3	30
Lee Hanna	5	7	---	---	17	29
Deon Gillespie	---	---	9	4	16	29
Tony Tubbs	7	16	---	---	5	28
Marlon Nwokorie	6	13	---	---	6	25
Howard Clark	2	15	---	---	5	22
Skip Goodwin	---	---	6	2	11	19
Jeremy Grier	---	---	7	1	10	18
Robert Murray	---	---	7	8	1	16
Carl Abney	1	5	---	---	8	14
Juan Craig	---	---	7	3	4	14
Sammy Gomez	---	---	3	2	7	12
Sherman Jernigan	---	---	5	1	---	6
Dave Zastudil	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tracy Wilmoth	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donovan Lindo	---	---	1	0	4	5
Adam Hamilton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jeff Reed	0	0	---	---	2	2
Duane Abrams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sammie Mitchel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Neasman	---	---	21	46	3	70
Justin Smiley	34	28	---	---	7	69
Dean Willis	---	---	20	45	3	68
Dana Washington	---	---	21	46	1	68
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	21	46	1	68
Sherman Winslett	---	---	21	45	1	67
Irving Givens	---	---	21	45	1	67
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	20	45	1	66
Monty Blackwell	---	---	20	44	1	65
Ken Bartlett	---	---	18	41	4	63
Darnell Winslett	32	23	---	---	7	62
Lorenzo McKnight	34	28	---	---	---	62
Shaun Clancy	27	20	---	---	12	59
Nick Kaczur	33	26	---	---	---	59
Mark Daum	25	22	---	---	10	57
Brandon Williams	26	19	---	---	11	56
Mansfield Wrotto	29	27	---	---	---	56
Norm Alston	---	---	17	32	---	49
Damon Bromell	---	---	16	33	---	49
Graham Lowe	17	16	---	---	13	46
Brock Crane	17	12	---	---	14	43
Rob Curtis	17	22	---	---	1	40
Cedric Snowden	18	13	---	---	4	35
Jamie Clinton	15	10	---	---	10	35
Kris Harden	---	---	6	15	9	30
Jason Spitz	17	6	---	---	6	29
Les Wombacher	8	4	---	---	16	28
Kevin Jones	11	14	---	---	1	26
Ricardo Barnhill	---	---	3	15	7	25
Curtis Sutter	3	7	---	---	7	17
Bob Brown	6	10	---	---	---	16
Dashon Goldson	---	---	0	0	14	14
Damon Burroughs	---	---	1	7	3	11
Donald Beers	---	---	0	1	7	8
Jay Richardson	---	---	1	3	4	8
Leon Coles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Julio Baker	---	---	1	0	6	7
Walt Alexander	---	---	0	2	4	6
Shane Voigt	5	1	---	---	---	6
Anthony Montgomery	---	---	2	4	---	6
Ernest Sayre	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corey Alston	---	---	0	0	5	5
Gerris Wilkerson	---	---	1	2	1	4
Tyrone McNeil	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Bruce	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	15	1.7
Middle	18	102	5.7
Right	5	22	4.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Tapscott	45	22	1	2	4	5	7	6	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo McKnight	27	18	2	0	4	0	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	71	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	137	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	58	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	65	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	30	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ted Ginn Jr	10	5	0	70	1	30
WR Ashley Lelie	9	6	0	61	0	28
WR Jerome Muka	6	3	0	22	0	25
RB Adrian Peterson	5	3	0	26	0	40
FB Thomas Tapeh	4	2	0	8	0	28
WR Charles Reed	4	0	2	0	0	32
TE Ben Hartsock	3	1	1	7	0	27
TE Marlon Nwokorie	3	1	1	14	0	13
WR Carl Abney	1	1	0	9	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Williams	8	5	2	31	0	19
TE Shaun Clancy	4	3	0	37	1	20
WR Graham Lowe	4	3	1	20	0	16
WR Mark Daum	3	1	0	14	0	22
WR Bob Brown	3	2	0	25	1	10
RB Kevin Jones	2	2	0	17	0	14
FB Brock Crane	2	1	1	3	0	12
FB Cedric Snowden	1	1	0	6	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lee Hanna	1	1	1.00	4.80
Adrian Peterson	1	2	2.00	4.86

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kevin Jones	4	14	3.50	3.63
Cedric Snowden	4	23	5.75	3.63
Brock Crane	1	3	3.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	1	1	8	8.00	4.82

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo McKnight	1	1	8	8.00	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	8	8.00	5.20

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Shaun Clancy	1	1	8	8.00	9.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	1	1
Adrian Peterson	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Kevin Jones	2	1
Lorenzo McKnight	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	17	9	9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo McKnight	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ted Ginn Jr	5	4	4
WR Jerome Muka	4	2	2
WR Ashley Lelie	3	2	2
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	0	0
TE Ben Hartsock	1	0	0
WR Charles Reed	1	0	0
WR Carl Abney	1	1	1
TE Marlon Nwokorie	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Williams	4	2	2
WR Graham Lowe	2	1	0
FB Cedric Snowden	1	1	1
FB Brock Crane	1	0	0
WR Bob Brown	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (22,200)
End Zone 10,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (22,200)
End Zone	10,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (5,000)