Week 1, 2065

played in New Orleans, CA

73 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons714014-35
New Orleans Saints14733-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:59 NOS - Galloping Gene Vallet 3 run (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 07:13 NOS - Leonardo Seder 3 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 02:04 ATL - Gabe Farrell 14 pass from Broderick Fleming (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 10:35 NOS - Reuben Cundiff 2 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 05:14 ATL - Cesar Iannaccone 2 pass from Broderick Fleming (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Gabe Farrell 7 pass from Broderick Fleming (Gavin Hicks extra point)
3Q: 02:13 NOS - Hector Jacobs 34 field goal
4Q: 13:08 ATL - Elliot Grice 45 pass from Broderick Fleming (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 05:26 ATL - Gabe Farrell 22 pass from Broderick Fleming (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 02:12 NOS - Hector Jacobs 21 field goal

Team StatisticsATLNOS
Record1-00-1
First Downs2715
- by Rushing75
- by Passing1810
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards467289
- Offensive Plays6863
- Yards per Play6.874.59
Net Rushing Yards9084
- Rushing Attempts2731
- Yards per Rush3.332.71
Net Passing Yards377205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 24 - 032 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards406205
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/290/0
- Yards per Pass Play9.206.41
Fumbles/Lost3/30/0
3rd Down Conversions4/95/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.18.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards5/318/65
Punt Returns/Yards1/32/29
Kick Returns/Yards3/374/115
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/03/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 19OWN 48
Time of Possession30:5629:04

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:500:16OWN 251-8Fumble
17:025:08OWN 25975Touchdown
214:000:51OWN 203-3Punt
210:285:20OWN 251175Touchdown
23:371:14OWN 173-14Punt
21:561:42OWN 20980Touchdown
315:002:14OWN 35430Missed FG
39:064:21OWN 1835Fumble
32:052:01OWN 17523Fumble
414:001:11OWN 20480Touchdown
410:231:09OWN 539Punt
48:102:58OWN 20580Touchdown
42:040:46OWN 1036Punt
40:330:33OWN 321-2Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:10OWN 271073Touchdown
18:341:32OPP 636Touchdown
11:542:54OWN 39618Punt
213:092:41OWN 40660Touchdown
25:081:31OWN 2532Punt
22:230:27OPP 4730Punt
20:140:14OWN 251-2Half
312:463:40OWN 42618Punt
34:452:40OPP 36519Field Goal
30:041:04OPP 3932Punt
412:492:26OWN 4835Punt
49:141:04OPP 433-3Punt
45:123:08OWN 40756Field Goal
41:180:45OPP 3745Downs

Game MVP: Broderick Fleming, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Elliot Grice19683.581740
QB Broderick Fleming471.75500
RB Dustin Birch4153.751010
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Galloping Gene Vallet19452.371721
RB Ron Holmes8293.63900
QB Louie Kemp4102.50700

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Broderick Fleming36244065/295470144.2
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Louie Kemp32202050/02430101.7

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Cesar Iannaccone778111.5733311
WR Gabe Farrell688714.5034273
WR Artie Gomez599218.4023320
WR Tucker Forrester22136.50080
TE Bobby Hartman264120.5020250
RB Elliot Grice124545.0047451
WR Vincent Buckner114747.0027470
RB Dustin Birch0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Leonardo Seder710497.003231
WR Dwayne Szott556713.4034250
TE Gregory Wolfe346020.0017430
TE Reuben Cundiff37248.002171
RB Galloping Gene Vallet2452.50680
WR Juan Woods0200.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Broderick Fleming2000
RB Dustin Birch1000
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab0120
DE Logan Lorenz0110
S Richard Pozy0100

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Scott Foster416842.034.8450
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alonzo Johnson730844.032.1593

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gavin Hicks0/10/10/105/5
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Hector Jacobs2/20/00/0343/3

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Walt Cribbs133.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Randal Richardson22914.50

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Walt Cribbs33712.30
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Randal Richardson411528.80

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB D.J. Mason610.02619
S Corbin Poon530.02931
ILB Reginald Jamison510.01814
CB Edward Losman510.02828
OLB J.C. Johnstone500.0412
ILB Al Bensen430.02619
CB Sawyer Santorum400.02318
OLB Weston Banks360.02731
DE Maurice Marchese300.02831
DE Bert Kowalkowski220.02832
DE Gilbert Shannon200.01218
S Darren Chryplewicz110.0513
CB Devon Zlotnik110.01510
C J.J. Baxter10---------
DE Howie Sandilands100.03024
G Elias Lynn10---------
DT Brad Roussel010.01711
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Theodore Grennes710.02641
DE Terry Winslett620.02436
CB Reggie Stedman610.02741
OLB Britt Wolf610.02438
DE Herb Coffey511.52334
DE Logan Lorenz442.02331
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab310.51729
DT Taylor Padgett300.02331
CB Gene Cochrane300.01516
DE Bert Marsh211.01117
S Richard Pozy120.02739
DE Kendrick Suarez120.0615
ILB Nicolas Stevenson100.035
CB Clifton Talley100.053
CB Bernard Castillo010.02432

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Howie Sandilands0.010024
ILB Reginald Jamison0.010014
DE Maurice Marchese0.002031
DE Gilbert Shannon0.001018
OLB Weston Banks0.001031
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Logan Lorenz2.001231
DE Herb Coffey1.500134
DE Bert Marsh1.000017
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab0.501029
DT Taylor Padgett0.001031
OLB Britt Wolf0.001038
DE Terry Winslett0.001036

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Corbin Poon40031
OLB J.C. Johnstone20012
DE Bert Kowalkowski20032
CB Sawyer Santorum20018
OLB Weston Banks20031
CB D.J. Mason20019
CB Edward Losman20028
S Darren Chryplewicz11013
ILB Al Bensen10019
OLB Artie Michi1002
ILB Reginald Jamison10014
CB Jameson Muncy01013
CB Devon Zlotnik01010
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Reggie Stedman41041
OLB Britt Wolf41038
DE Terry Winslett40036
CB Theodore Grennes30041
CB Gene Cochrane30016
DE Herb Coffey20034
ILB Nicolas Stevenson1105
DE Bert Marsh10017
DE Kendrick Suarez10015
CB Clifton Talley1003
OLB Andy Washington0102

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C J.J. Baxter510127041
T Donald Kinney16027341
G Elias Lynn14027041
TE Andrew Prescott110304
T Ross Cooley04027241
G Van Myers01027041
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Tommy McElroy310031032
G Brendan Geib210031032
C Morris Hildreth12031032
C Collin Paul03031032
T Juan Bernard02031032
TE Cary Tennyson010101

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Dustin Birch224
Elliot Grice211
Artie Gomez120
Gabe Farrell111
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Ron Holmes221
Britt Wolf215

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Gabe Farrell2639------1176
G Van Myers2741------573
DE Bert Kowalkowski------2832969
QB Broderick Fleming2741---------68
C J.J. Baxter2741---------68
T Donald Kinney2741---------68
T Ross Cooley2741---------68
G Elias Lynn2741---------68
WR Artie Gomez2125------2066
TE Bobby Hartman2638---------64
S Corbin Poon------2931262
DE Maurice Marchese------2831261
OLB Weston Banks------2731260
CB Edward Losman------2828258
WR Tucker Forrester2235---------57
RB Elliot Grice1926------1156
DE Howie Sandilands------3024155
ILB Al Bensen------2619---45
CB D.J. Mason------2619---45
CB Sawyer Santorum------2318---41
RB Dustin Birch511------2440
S Darren Chryplewicz------5132139
CB Walt Cribbs------5132038
CB Jameson Muncy------5131533
CB Devon Zlotnik------1510833
ILB Reginald Jamison------1814---32
OLB J.C. Johnstone------4121531
TE Andrew Prescott34------2431
OLB Artie Michi------522330
DE Gilbert Shannon------1218---30
DT Brad Roussel------1711---28
WR Vincent Buckner77------1226
TE Cesar Iannaccone618---------24
DT Elijah Frenzel------65920
DE Rufus Grisso------48113
RB Bryson Burns00------1212
K Gavin Hicks00------77
WR Alan Reeves02------57
T Bernie Reado00------55
C Blaine Tucker00------55
T Hugh Hollins00------55
G Matthew Pierce00------55
P Scott Foster00------55
DE Seth Jamison------00---0
QB Gustavo Seal00---------0
C Fernando Cooley00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Gregory Wolfe2830------2583
T Tommy McElroy3132------1578
OLB Britt Wolf------24381577
CB Reggie Stedman------2741775
G Brendan Geib3132------972
T Juan Bernard3132------972
C Morris Hildreth3132------972
CB Theodore Grennes------2641370
S Richard Pozy------2739369
WR Leonardo Seder3029------665
QB Louie Kemp3132---------63
C Collin Paul3132---------63
DE Terry Winslett------2436363
CB Bernard Castillo------2432561
WR Dwayne Szott3128---------59
DE Herb Coffey------2334---57
DT Taylor Padgett------2331---54
DE Logan Lorenz------2331---54
RB Galloping Gene Vallet2326---------49
CB Gene Cochrane------15161546
WR Juan Woods1515------1646
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab------1729---46
RB Ron Holmes85------2134
DE Bert Marsh------1117533
TE Reuben Cundiff1417---------31
FB Henry Lee48------1830
S Mason Rutledge------817---25
OLB Andy Washington------022123
DT Alan Milstead------714122
CB Clifton Talley------531422
DE Kendrick Suarez------615---21
WR Randal Richardson10------1819
ILB Nicolas Stevenson------35917
DT Mitch Forsyth------15511
C Jumbo Weaver00------99
DT Angel Bronson------3519
P Alonzo Johnson00------99
K Hector Jacobs00------88
C Chad Gonzalez00------77
TE Cary Tennyson11---------2
RB Ty Hickman01---------1
QB Kelly Berdys00---------0
C Luke Givens00---------0
G Leland Gerhardt00---------0
G Caleb Kinney00---------0
CB Calvin Jerman------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5163.2
Middle9252.8
Right12514.3
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9404.4
Middle21462.2
Right000.0
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Broderick Fleming36248214530
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Louie Kemp32204213400

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen338327.7
Short (0-8 Yds)16111106.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)869311.6
Long (19+ Yds)9412013.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87465.8
Short (0-8 Yds)95141.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)116797.2
Long (19+ Yds)426616.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Artie Gomez95192225
WR Gabe Farrell86087239
TE Cesar Iannaccone77081118
TE Bobby Hartman62041138
WR Tucker Forrester22013035
RB Elliot Grice21045126
RB Dustin Birch1000011
WR Vincent Buckner1104717
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Leonardo Seder107049129
TE Reuben Cundiff73024017
WR Dwayne Szott55067228
TE Gregory Wolfe43060130
RB Galloping Gene Vallet4215026
WR Juan Woods2000015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Elliot Grice4153.753.58
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet720.292.37
RB Ron Holmes3134.333.63
QB Louie Kemp294.502.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Broderick Fleming85364.5011.28
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Louie Kemp76202.866.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tucker Forrester22136.506.50
WR Gabe Farrell222110.5010.88
WR Artie Gomez1000.0010.22
TE Bobby Hartman1000.006.83
TE Cesar Iannaccone1122.0011.57
RB Elliot Grice1000.0022.50
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Leonardo Seder44215.254.90
WR Dwayne Szott11-3-3.0013.40
WR Juan Woods1000.000.00
TE Reuben Cundiff1122.003.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
RB Elliot Grice21
RB Dustin Birch10
New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Ron Holmes22
QB Louie Kemp10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Broderick Fleming633
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Louie Kemp1273

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
TE Bobby Hartman211
WR Artie Gomez100
RB Dustin Birch100
TE Cesar Iannaccone111
WR Gabe Farrell111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Leonardo Seder411
TE Reuben Cundiff421
WR Dwayne Szott330
RB Galloping Gene Vallet111

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,900 (16,100)
End Zone11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes5,000 (5,000)