Week 1, 2068

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints06314-23
Atlanta Falcons3300-6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 ATL - Gavin Hicks 34 field goal
2Q: 12:11 NOS - Wendell Humphries 35 field goal
2Q: 03:27 ATL - Gavin Hicks 37 field goal
2Q: 00:51 NOS - Wendell Humphries 42 field goal
3Q: 01:52 NOS - Wendell Humphries 39 field goal
4Q: 10:52 NOS - Taylor Martin 17 pass from Louie Kemp (Wendell Humphries extra point)
4Q: 09:27 NOS - Galloping Gene Vallet 6 run (Wendell Humphries extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSATL
Record1-00-1
First Downs1522
- by Rushing46
- by Passing1015
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards274412
- Offensive Plays6182
- Yards per Play4.495.02
Net Rushing Yards75116
- Rushing Attempts3325
- Yards per Rush2.274.64
Net Passing Yards199296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 14 - 056 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards199305
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/9
- Yards per Pass Play7.115.19
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions2/137/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.59.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards4/308/60
Punt Returns/Yards1/113/12
Kick Returns/Yards0/03/46
Interception Ret./Yards1/130/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/10/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 25
Time of Possession29:0730:53

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:301:27OWN 2539Punt
16:572:08OWN 3230Punt
12:235:19OWN 20962Field Goal
29:241:15OWN 2631Punt
23:222:39OWN 25850Field Goal
315:001:41OWN 25516Punt
39:322:19OWN 17844Punt
34:122:26OPP 37415Field Goal
414:474:01OWN 39961Touchdown
49:270:06OPP 616Touchdown
46:472:22OWN 2631Punt
43:561:46OPP 3133Missed FG
40:340:34OWN 233-4Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:30OWN 251058Field Goal
18:031:06OWN 3537Punt
14:492:26OWN 31621Punt
212:042:40OWN 16511Punt
28:094:47OWN 21859Field Goal
20:430:43OWN 32427Half
313:193:47OWN 19836Punt
37:133:01OWN 10829Punt
31:461:59OWN 25643Missed FG
410:461:19OWN 253-9Fumble
49:212:34OWN 29945Downs
44:250:29OWN 2628Interception
42:101:36OWN 351042Downs

Game MVP: Louie Kemp, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Galloping Gene Vallet22612.771121
QB Louie Kemp10131.30700
FB Dan Beamon111.00100
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Elliot Grice15785.202020
RB Howie Geller6254.172010
QB Riddick Ballard2189.001610
WR Mo Heintz1-4-4.00-400
FB Reuben Kramer1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Louie Kemp28141990/0144085.2
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Riddick Ballard51282941/9035163.7
John Volmert51110/0011039.6

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Taylor Martin568016.000301
WR Sherman McAninch37289.335120
TE Gregory Wolfe24199.500180
RB Galloping Gene Vallet234422.0046440
TE Reuben Cundiff1288.00080
WR Antonio Palumbo132020.000200
WR Leonardo Seder0300.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gabe Farrell71210114.4366350
RB Elliot Grice57387.605100
WR J.J. Dineen4144511.2519170
TE Vinny McDaniel363311.0025250
WR Perry Richardson354414.6713180
FB Reuben Kramer22136.50790
RB Howie Geller12-4-4.000-40
WR Mo Heintz121313.000130
RB Frank McCormick111010.000100
TE Al Denis1444.00040
WR Alfredo Drake1188.00080

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Richard Pozy11313.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
WR Sherman McAninch1100
DE Logan Lorenz0100
DE Leland Krakowski0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Riddick Ballard1000
OLB Weston Banks0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Irving Popp624841.339.3522
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alonzo Johnson516032.025.8481

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Wendell Humphries3/41/20/0422/2
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gavin Hicks2/30/10/0370/0

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Shaun Luthye11111.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Howie Geller3124.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Mo Patterson34615.30

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Richard Pozy830.02455
OLB Britt Wolf700.01524
OLB Ezra Daschle630.02444
OLB Shaquille Grider630.02545
CB Deron Graham510.02354
CB Reggie Stedman500.02557
CB Clifton Talley420.01248
CB Bernard Castillo300.01349
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab210.02229
S Gage Francis210.01412
DE Wade Merritt210.02450
DE Terry Winslett200.02241
DE Leland Krakowski101.0215
DE Logan Lorenz120.0736
CB Abel Foster100.0011
DT Maxwell Terhorst010.0121
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Weston Banks810.02117
ILB Reginald Jamison630.02621
CB Edward Losman520.02825
DE Gilbert Shannon410.03027
CB D.J. Mason400.02823
DE Chandler Wyche310.03225
S Corbin Poon220.03227
DE Ethan Burgess210.03327
S Grady Stemke200.03328
DE Harry Walters200.02824
WR Mo Heintz20---------
CB Mo Patterson100.0108
CB Elijah Hernandez100.02016
OLB Cesar Burks100.01111
OLB Connor Horton010.079
OLB Evan Renfrow010.01314

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Leland Krakowski1.001015
DE Terry Winslett0.014041
DE Logan Lorenz0.010036
DE Wade Merritt0.002050
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab0.001129
OLB Shaquille Grider0.001045
DE Roy Harvey0.001025
DT Maxwell Terhorst0.001021
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Gilbert Shannon0.001127
DE Chandler Wyche0.001025

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Richard Pozy61155
CB Deron Graham50054
CB Reggie Stedman43057
OLB Britt Wolf40024
CB Bernard Castillo31049
OLB Ezra Daschle30044
CB Clifton Talley12048
S Gage Francis10012
OLB Shaquille Grider10045
CB Abel Foster10011
DE Terry Winslett01041
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Reginald Jamison32021
CB D.J. Mason31023
S Corbin Poon21027
OLB Weston Banks21017
S Grady Stemke11028
CB Edward Losman11025
DE Gilbert Shannon10027
OLB Cesar Burks10011
OLB Evan Renfrow01014

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Leland Gerhardt29133028
T Tommy McElroy15033028
T Ed Burgess14033028
C Chad Gonzalez13033028
C Morris Hildreth12033028
TE Gregory Wolfe11028027
TE Reuben Cundiff0101009
TE Hardy McDonald010201
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Henry Wanat36025057
C Fernando Cooley28025057
G Andy Stargell15025157
T Ross Cooley12025057
G Levon Logan02025057

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Gregory Wolfe313
Devon Porter219
Tommy McElroy116
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Emmitt Lane120

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Reggie Stedman------2557789
S Richard Pozy------2455382
OLB Shaquille Grider------25451181
CB Deron Graham------2354279
CB Bernard Castillo------13491678
T Tommy McElroy3328------1677
CB Clifton Talley------12481676
DE Wade Merritt------2450276
C Morris Hildreth3328------1071
G Leland Gerhardt3328------1071
T Ed Burgess3328------1071
OLB Ezra Daschle------2444270
TE Gregory Wolfe2827------1368
DE Terry Winslett------2241164
QB Louie Kemp3328---------61
C Chad Gonzalez3328---------61
WR Sherman McAninch3128---------59
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab------2229---51
DE Logan Lorenz------736750
WR Leonardo Seder2720------249
RB Galloping Gene Vallet2419------245
DE Roy Harvey------2025---45
OLB Britt Wolf------1524342
TE Reuben Cundiff109------2342
WR Taylor Martin2117------240
RB Thurman Devenny610------1733
S Gage Francis------1412430
WR Antonio Palumbo75------1628
FB Dan Beamon54------1827
DT Maxwell Terhorst------121123
DT Jessie Jobb------211821
DE Leland Krakowski------215320
OLB Devon Porter------001919
CB Abel Foster------011516
K Wendell Humphries00------1010
P Irving Popp00------1010
C Corwin Butcher00------1010
WR Leon Banda30------710
T D.J. Oxford00------66
S Shaun Luthye------0055
TE Hardy McDonald21---------3
RB Steven Wiseman10---------1
G Spencer Freitag00---------0
QB Johnathan Wachter00---------0
T James Coles00---------0
OLB Cesar Pogrelis------00---0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Andy Stargell2557------890
T Henry Wanat2557------890
G Levon Logan2557------890
T Ross Cooley2557---------82
C Fernando Cooley2557---------82
WR Mo Heintz2357---------80
RB Elliot Grice1936------2378
TE Vinny McDaniel1936------2378
QB Riddick Ballard2552---------77
WR Gabe Farrell2052---------72
WR J.J. Dineen1141------1870
S Grady Stemke------3328465
DE Ethan Burgess------3327464
S Corbin Poon------3227463
DE Gilbert Shannon------3027461
DE Chandler Wyche------3225461
CB Edward Losman------2825457
CB D.J. Mason------2823455
DE Harry Walters------2824254
OLB Evan Renfrow------13142148
ILB Reginald Jamison------2621148
CB Elijah Hernandez------2016945
OLB Weston Banks------2117341
CB Mo Patterson------1081533
RB Howie Geller617------1033
TE Al Denis1416---------30
OLB Cesar Burks------1111123
DT Ricky Wallace------85821
ILB Emmitt Lane------002020
OLB Connor Horton------79319
RB Frank McCormick02------1618
FB Reuben Kramer612---------18
S Karl Runyan------111517
WR Perry Richardson211------114
WR Alfredo Drake05------813
CB Irv Goguen------101213
C Louis Andersen00------88
P Alonzo Johnson00------88
G Colby Whitfield00------88
DE Jerry Cortez------1067
K Gavin Hicks00------66
QB John Volmert05---------5
TE Bert Wentworth50---------5
T Archie Barlow00---------0
DE Dwight Herndon------00---0
OLB Luis Browning------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11141.3
Middle16654.1
Right300.0
None3-4-1.3
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3-1-0.3
Middle14775.5
Right8405.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Louie Kemp28144228210
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Riddick Ballard51283417811
John Volmert510001300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63447.3
Short (0-8 Yds)44297.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)134534.1
Long (19+ Yds)537314.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen118615.5
Short (0-8 Yds)2213984.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)1681469.1
Long (19+ Yds)7000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Sherman McAninch73028028
WR Taylor Martin65080217
TE Gregory Wolfe42219027
WR Leonardo Seder3000020
RB Galloping Gene Vallet32044119
WR Antonio Palumbo3102015
TE Reuben Cundiff210809
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR J.J. Dineen144145041
WR Gabe Farrell1270101252
RB Elliot Grice75038036
TE Vinny McDaniel63033136
WR Perry Richardson53044011
TE Al Denis4104016
RB Howie Geller210-4017
WR Mo Heintz21013057
FB Reuben Kramer22013012
RB Frank McCormick1101002
WR Alfredo Drake110805

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet166.002.77
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Louie Kemp42174.257.11
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Riddick Ballard2110.505.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Taylor Martin22178.5013.33
WR Leonardo Seder1000.000.00
WR Sherman McAninch1000.004.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Vinny McDaniel1111.005.50
WR J.J. Dineen1000.003.21

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
QB Louie Kemp40
RB Galloping Gene Vallet10
AtlantaRushesConversions
RB Howie Geller21

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Louie Kemp832
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Riddick Ballard1486
John Volmert100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Sherman McAninch311
WR Leonardo Seder200
TE Gregory Wolfe110
WR Taylor Martin111
WR Antonio Palumbo100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Gabe Farrell433
WR J.J. Dineen300
RB Howie Geller210
TE Vinny McDaniel221
RB Elliot Grice100
RB Frank McCormick111
FB Reuben Kramer111
WR Perry Richardson100

SectionAttendance
Stadium59,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck18,600 (22,200)
End Zone13,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats10,900 (14,100)
Club Seats3,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes4,500 (5,000)