Week 1, 2047

played in New Orleans, CA

61 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	17	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	14	6	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:52 NOS - Buddy Garcia 5 run (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 09:03 NOS - Marlon Grayson 59 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Julio Harding 32 field goal
3Q: 08:32 NOS - Curtis Flannery 20 field goal
3Q: 03:20 NOS - Curtis Flannery 20 field goal
4Q: 12:06 ATL - Casey Utley 34 pass from Norman Gordon (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 07:36 ATL - Alexander Winters 17 run (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 06:07 NOS - Roy Sutter 72 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Curtis Flannery extra point)
4Q: 04:24 ATL - Julio Harding 48 field goal
4Q: 00:12 NOS - Curtis Flannery 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:52 NOS - Buddy Garcia 5 run (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 09:03 NOS - Marlon Grayson 59 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Julio Harding 32 field goal
3Q: 08:32 NOS - Curtis Flannery 20 field goal
3Q: 03:20 NOS - Curtis Flannery 20 field goal
4Q: 12:06 ATL - Casey Utley 34 pass from Norman Gordon (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 07:36 ATL - Alexander Winters 17 run (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 06:07 NOS - Roy Sutter 72 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Curtis Flannery extra point)
4Q: 04:24 ATL - Julio Harding 48 field goal
4Q: 00:12 NOS - Curtis Flannery 28 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 255 423
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 4.32 6.04
Net Rushing Yards 62 119
- Rushing Attempts 14 29
- Yards per Rush 4.43 4.10
Net Passing Yards 193 304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 4 39 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 214 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/21 2/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.29 7.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.2 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 2/33
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 2/36 4/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 36
Time of Possession 25:25 34:35

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	255	423
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	4.32	6.04
Net Rushing Yards	62	119
- Rushing Attempts	14	29
- Yards per Rush	4.43	4.10
Net Passing Yards	193	304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 4	39 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	214	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/21	2/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.29	7.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.2	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	2/33
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	2/36	4/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 36
Time of Possession	25:25	34:35

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	11:23	2:41	OWN 13	7	23	Punt
1	6:07	0:55	OPP 34	3	-5	Punt
1	2:45	2:05	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
2	13:45	2:39	OWN 17	4	32	Punt
2	8:46	2:08	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
2	6:18	2:18	OPP 46	6	4	Punt
2	1:21	0:43	OWN 40	2	10	Interception
2	0:29	0:29	OPP 22	1	7	Field Goal
3	8:25	0:57	OWN 20	3	-4	Interception
3	5:50	0:40	OWN 2	2	7	Interception
3	3:14	0:46	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	14:49	2:57	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	9:26	2:05	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
4	5:53	1:34	OWN 20	7	49	Field Goal
4	2:04	0:09	OWN 6	1	0	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	1:59	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
1	8:42	2:35	OWN 5	5	29	Fumble
1	5:12	2:27	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
1	0:40	1:55	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	11:06	2:20	OWN 6	4	94	Touchdown
2	6:38	0:20	OWN 49	1	-10	Interception
2	4:00	2:39	OWN 4	6	23	Punt
2	0:38	0:09	OWN 47	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	6:35	OWN 41	11	56	Field Goal
3	7:28	1:38	OPP 49	3	-1	Punt
3	5:10	1:56	OPP 3	3	0	Field Goal
3	2:28	2:39	OWN 35	6	15	Punt
4	11:52	2:26	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
4	7:21	1:28	OWN 21	3	79	Touchdown
4	4:19	2:15	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	1:55	1:48	OPP 18	3	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: R.J. McGrath, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexander Winters	9	24	2.67	17	1	1
Norman Gordon	3	16	5.33	10	1	0
Leon Wilkins	2	22	11.00	26	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Buddy Garcia	23	85	3.70	13	1	1
Teddy Bridgewater	3	1	0.33	2	0	0
Joseph Lindsay	2	8	4.00	8	0	0
Marco Gillespie	1	25	25.00	25	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norman Gordon	40	21	214	5/21	1	34	4	36.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	39	27	309	2/5	2	72	2	88.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Utley	4	9	47	11.75	0	34	1
WR Quinn Rubio	4	10	43	10.75	18	18	0
WR Vince Wand	3	6	15	5.00	4	16	0
RB Alexander Winters	3	4	43	14.33	31	24	0
WR Angel Sturdivant	2	3	19	9.50	5	14	0
TE Maxx Williams	2	4	39	19.50	22	25	0
FB Devonte Bose	2	3	4	2.00	0	7	0
TE Mark Greer	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marlon Grayson	6	9	129	21.50	58	59	1
TE Trevor Patterson	4	6	24	6.00	3	11	0
WR Tavon Austin	4	8	23	5.75	4	7	0
WR Gerald Rasmussen	4	5	28	7.00	8	10	0
WR Roy Sutter	4	6	91	22.75	56	72	1
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	3	1.00	0	5	0
RB Buddy Garcia	2	2	11	5.50	4	10	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reginald Innes	2	36	18.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Tony O'Neal	2	10	5.00
S R.J. McGrath	1	20	20.00
CB Jorge Cloak	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Aaron Donald	1	0
Craig Pierce	0	1
Charles Roth	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Buddy Garcia	2	0	0	0
Robbie Rose	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	8	354	44.3	37.6	59	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	7	322	46.0	41.4	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Curtis Flannery	3/3	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Tripplehorn	3	32	10.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	33	16.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Stuart	2	49	24.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charles Roth	9	3	0.0	29	41
S Tanner Tripplehorn	9	0	0.0	28	41
OLB Hayden Wilcox	7	3	1.0	25	37
CB Reginald Innes	5	2	0.0	29	41
S Jaquiski Tartt	4	2	0.0	26	40
CB Renaldo Jefferson	4	1	0.0	29	41
OLB Earnest Schwartz	3	0	1.0	27	35
ILB Winfred Simonson	3	1	0.0	18	15
DE Craig Pierce	3	0	0.0	21	33
DT Randall Horner	2	1	0.0	27	35
DT Quinn Fisher	2	1	0.0	18	26
DE Conrad Boyd	1	1	0.0	3	3
WR Casey Utley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Aaron Donald	1	0	0.0	21	27
S Lucas Pritchett	1	0	0.0	3	4
TE Mark Greer	1	0	---	---	---
WR Quinn Rubio	1	0	---	---	---
TE Maxx Williams	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Shane Willis	4	2	0.0	13	42
CB Jorge Cloak	4	1	0.0	14	41
OLB Ian Whitehurst	4	0	0.0	6	12
DE Jace Gilmore	3	0	2.0	2	16
S R.J. McGrath	3	1	1.0	14	41
ILB Sammie Collins	3	1	0.0	14	39
CB Tony O'Neal	3	0	0.0	10	41
DE Conrad Tatum	2	1	0.5	13	34
S Edgar Vanderkellen	2	0	0.0	14	44
OLB Robert King	2	0	0.0	10	22
DT Mario Edwards	2	0	0.0	9	23
DE Alvin Rivers	1	0	1.0	11	35
TE Trevor Patterson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tavon Austin	1	0	---	---	---
S Bryce Travis	1	0	0.0	0	11
CB Mike Schroeder	1	0	0.0	0	4
DE Benjamin Wells	1	0	0.0	3	10
OLB Andres Roberson	1	0	0.0	2	13
DT Winfred Lofton	0	1	0.5	10	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1.0	1	0	1	35
OLB Hayden Wilcox	1.0	1	0	0	37
DT Randall Horner	0.0	0	2	0	35

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jace Gilmore	2.0	0	0	0	16
S R.J. McGrath	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Alvin Rivers	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Winfred Lofton	0.5	1	1	0	23
DE Conrad Tatum	0.5	0	0	0	34
DT Mario Edwards	0.0	0	2	0	23
DT Braxton Sellers	0.0	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reginald Innes	5	3	2	41
ILB Charles Roth	5	0	0	41
CB Renaldo Jefferson	4	1	0	41
S Tanner Tripplehorn	3	0	0	41
OLB Hayden Wilcox	3	0	0	37
S Jaquiski Tartt	3	0	0	40
DT Randall Horner	1	0	0	35
ILB Winfred Simonson	1	0	0	15
DE Craig Pierce	1	0	0	33
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	0	0	35

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tony O'Neal	3	1	2	41
OLB Robert King	3	1	0	22
CB Shane Willis	3	0	0	42
CB Jorge Cloak	2	1	1	41
S Edgar Vanderkellen	2	0	0	44
ILB Sammie Collins	2	0	0	39
OLB Ian Whitehurst	2	0	0	12
CB Mike Schroeder	2	0	0	4
S Bryce Travis	1	0	0	11
DE Jace Gilmore	1	0	0	16
DT Mario Edwards	0	1	0	23
S R.J. McGrath	0	0	1	41

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Laken Tomlinson	1	3	14	1	45
Willie Blackburn	1	1	14	1	45
Malachi Purnell	0	3	14	1	45
Ernest Hallmann	0	3	14	1	45
Tucker Hutchins	0	1	14	1	45

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Gillespie	3	3	0	14	0	18
Darren Wilkerson	2	6	2	29	0	41
Rob Ancheta	2	5	0	29	2	41
Richard Shirley	1	4	0	29	0	41
Robbie Rose	1	3	0	29	0	41
Rod Horton	1	1	0	4	0	0
Taylor Lewan	0	4	0	29	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Alexander Winters	1	28
Devonte Bose	1	21
Walt Lynch	1	19
Austin Shoate	1	19
Renaldo Jefferson	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Garcia	2	21
Tavon Austin	1	24
Rod Horton	1	21
Gerald Rasmussen	1	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	28	41	10	79
Alexander Winters	12	37	---	---	28	77
Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	29	41	7	77
Quinn Rubio	14	43	---	---	18	75
Charles Roth	---	---	29	41	3	73
Reginald Innes	---	---	29	41	3	73
Tucker Hutchins	14	45	---	---	10	69
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	26	40	3	69
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	27	35	4	66
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	25	37	4	66
Randall Horner	---	---	27	35	3	65
Craig Pierce	---	---	21	33	10	64
Maxx Williams	11	29	---	---	20	60
Malachi Purnell	14	45	---	---	---	59
Norman Gordon	14	45	---	---	---	59
Laken Tomlinson	14	45	---	---	---	59
Willie Blackburn	14	45	---	---	---	59
Ernest Hallmann	14	45	---	---	---	59
Vince Wand	12	38	---	---	7	57
Austin Shoate	---	---	11	26	19	56
Quinn Fisher	---	---	18	26	8	52
Aaron Donald	---	---	21	27	2	50
Winfred Simonson	---	---	18	15	9	42
Devonte Bose	8	12	---	---	21	41
Casey Utley	4	34	---	---	---	38
Juan Reinert	---	---	0	0	25	25
Walt Lynch	---	---	1	0	19	20
Angel Sturdivant	3	15	---	---	---	18
Dennis Young	---	---	1	0	17	18
Grayson Mosley	---	---	2	6	10	18
Denzel Stuart	0	2	---	---	14	16
Mark Greer	3	3	---	---	8	14
Blaine Flanders	0	0	---	---	10	10
Leon Wilkins	2	8	---	---	---	10
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	10	10
Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	10	10
Patrick Parisi	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lucas Pritchett	---	---	3	4	2	9
Conrad Boyd	---	---	3	3	1	7
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dillon Borders	1	4	---	---	---	5
Caleb Lavelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gustavo Munkres	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Buddy Garcia	27	39	---	---	21	87
Robbie Rose	29	41	---	---	10	80
Teddy Bridgewater	29	41	---	---	---	70
Taylor Lewan	29	41	---	---	---	70
Marlon Grayson	17	32	---	---	21	70
Richard Shirley	29	41	---	---	---	70
Darren Wilkerson	29	41	---	---	---	70
Rob Ancheta	29	41	---	---	---	70
Tavon Austin	15	29	---	---	24	68
Roy Sutter	27	31	---	---	4	62
Edgar Vanderkellen	---	---	14	44	3	61
Trevor Patterson	23	28	---	---	8	59
Jorge Cloak	---	---	14	41	3	58
Shane Willis	---	---	13	42	2	57
R.J. McGrath	---	---	14	41	1	56
Sammie Collins	---	---	14	39	1	54
Marco Gillespie	14	18	---	---	20	52
Tony O'Neal	---	---	10	41	1	52
Conrad Tatum	---	---	13	34	1	48
Alvin Rivers	---	---	11	35	2	48
Gerald Rasmussen	11	22	---	---	14	47
Winfred Lofton	---	---	10	23	7	40
Robert King	---	---	10	22	7	39
Mario Edwards	---	---	9	23	5	37
Andres Roberson	---	---	2	13	19	34
Braxton Sellers	---	---	6	26	1	33
Bryce Travis	---	---	0	11	18	29
Rod Horton	4	0	---	---	21	25
Silas Rodriguez	5	4	---	---	16	25
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	6	12	4	22
Benjamin Wells	---	---	3	10	7	20
Alec Ogletree	---	---	1	6	12	19
Jace Gilmore	---	---	2	16	1	19
Mike Schroeder	---	---	0	4	15	19
Lance Doyle	---	---	2	12	---	14
Brett Mowen	---	---	0	0	11	11
Skip Hoover	0	0	---	---	10	10
Curtis Flannery	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Blackburn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mason Parker	0	0	---	---	10	10
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joseph Lindsay	2	2	---	---	1	5
Greg Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Barry Nagurski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gerald Drexler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-4	-4.0
Middle	7	7	1.0
Right	6	59	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	19	103	5.4
Right	7	15	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norman Gordon	40	21	3	2	4	4	4	1	4

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	39	27	3	2	0	4	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	51	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	94	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	34	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	153	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	128	14.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quinn Rubio	10	4	0	43	0	43
WR Casey Utley	9	4	1	47	1	34
WR Vince Wand	6	3	1	15	0	38
TE Maxx Williams	4	2	1	39	1	29
RB Alexander Winters	4	3	1	43	1	37
WR Angel Sturdivant	3	2	0	19	0	15
FB Devonte Bose	3	2	0	4	0	12
TE Mark Greer	1	1	0	4	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Grayson	9	6	129	2	32
WR Tavon Austin	8	4	23	0	29
TE Trevor Patterson	6	4	24	0	28
WR Roy Sutter	6	4	91	1	31
WR Gerald Rasmussen	5	4	28	0	22
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	3	0	18
RB Buddy Garcia	2	2	11	0	39

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexander Winters	1	17	17.00	2.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Buddy Garcia	8	19	2.38	3.70
Teddy Bridgewater	2	1	0.50	0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	3	3	9	3.00	7.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tavon Austin	2	2	11	5.50	2.88
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	-2	-2.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Norman Gordon	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Buddy Garcia	3	0
Teddy Bridgewater	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norman Gordon	10	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Utley	3	1	0
WR Angel Sturdivant	3	2	1
WR Quinn Rubio	3	2	2
WR Vince Wand	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tavon Austin	2	1	1
WR Gerald Rasmussen	2	2	1
WR Marlon Grayson	2	1	1
WR Roy Sutter	2	2	2
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)