Week 1, 2068

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	6	3	14	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	0	0	-	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)

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 Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 274 412
- Offensive Plays 61 82
- Yards per Play 4.49 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 75 116
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 2.27 4.64
Net Passing Yards 199 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 0 56 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 199 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.11 5.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:07 30:53

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	274	412
- Offensive Plays	61	82
- Yards per Play	4.49	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	75	116
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	2.27	4.64
Net Passing Yards	199	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 0	56 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	199	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.11	5.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:07	30:53

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:30	1:27	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	6:57	2:08	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
1	2:23	5:19	OWN 20	9	62	Field Goal
2	9:24	1:15	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
2	3:22	2:39	OWN 25	8	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
3	9:32	2:19	OWN 17	8	44	Punt
3	4:12	2:26	OPP 37	4	15	Field Goal
4	14:47	4:01	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
4	9:27	0:06	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
4	6:47	2:22	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	3:56	1:46	OPP 31	3	3	Missed FG
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 23	3	-4	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:30	OWN 25	10	58	Field Goal
1	8:03	1:06	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
1	4:49	2:26	OWN 31	6	21	Punt
2	12:04	2:40	OWN 16	5	11	Punt
2	8:09	4:47	OWN 21	8	59	Field Goal
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 32	4	27	Half
3	13:19	3:47	OWN 19	8	36	Punt
3	7:13	3:01	OWN 10	8	29	Punt
3	1:46	1:59	OWN 25	6	43	Missed FG
4	10:46	1:19	OWN 25	3	-9	Fumble
4	9:21	2:34	OWN 29	9	45	Downs
4	4:25	0:29	OWN 26	2	8	Interception
4	2:10	1:36	OWN 35	10	42	Downs

Game MVP: Louie Kemp, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	22	61	2.77	11	2	1
QB Louie Kemp	10	13	1.30	7	0	0
FB Dan Beamon	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Grice	15	78	5.20	20	2
RB Howie Geller	6	25	4.17	20	1
QB Riddick Ballard	2	18	9.00	16	1
WR Mo Heintz	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
FB Reuben Kramer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	28	14	199	0/0	1	44	0	85.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	51	28	294	1/9	0	35	1	63.7
John Volmert	5	1	11	0/0	0	11	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Martin	5	6	80	16.00	0	30	1
WR Sherman McAninch	3	7	28	9.33	5	12	0
TE Gregory Wolfe	2	4	19	9.50	0	18	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	3	44	22.00	46	44	0
TE Reuben Cundiff	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Antonio Palumbo	1	3	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Leonardo Seder	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gabe Farrell	7	12	101	14.43	66	35
RB Elliot Grice	5	7	38	7.60	5	10
WR J.J. Dineen	4	14	45	11.25	19	17
TE Vinny McDaniel	3	6	33	11.00	25	25
WR Perry Richardson	3	5	44	14.67	13	18
FB Reuben Kramer	2	2	13	6.50	7	9
RB Howie Geller	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Mo Heintz	1	2	13	13.00	0	13
RB Frank McCormick	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Al Denis	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
WR Alfredo Drake	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Pozy	1	13	13.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Sherman McAninch	1	1	0
DE Logan Lorenz	0	1	0
DE Leland Krakowski	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Riddick Ballard	1	0	0	0
OLB Weston Banks	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Popp	6	248	41.3	39.3	52	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	5	160	32.0	25.8	48	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Humphries	3/4	1/2	0/0	42	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Luthye	1	11	11.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howie Geller	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Patterson	3	46	15.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Pozy	8	3	0.0	24	55
OLB Britt Wolf	7	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Ezra Daschle	6	3	0.0	24	44
OLB Shaquille Grider	6	3	0.0	25	45
CB Deron Graham	5	1	0.0	23	54
CB Reggie Stedman	5	0	0.0	25	57
CB Clifton Talley	4	2	0.0	12	48
CB Bernard Castillo	3	0	0.0	13	49
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	2	1	0.0	22	29
S Gage Francis	2	1	0.0	14	12
DE Wade Merritt	2	1	0.0	24	50
DE Terry Winslett	2	0	0.0	22	41
DE Leland Krakowski	1	0	1.0	2	15
DE Logan Lorenz	1	2	0.0	7	36
CB Abel Foster	1	0	0.0	0	11
DT Maxwell Terhorst	0	1	0.0	1	21

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	8	1	0.0	21	17
ILB Reginald Jamison	6	3	0.0	26	21
CB Edward Losman	5	2	0.0	28	25
DE Gilbert Shannon	4	1	0.0	30	27
CB D.J. Mason	4	0	0.0	28	23
DE Chandler Wyche	3	1	0.0	32	25
S Corbin Poon	2	2	0.0	32	27
DE Ethan Burgess	2	1	0.0	33	27
S Grady Stemke	2	0	0.0	33	28
DE Harry Walters	2	0	0.0	28	24
WR Mo Heintz	2	0	---	---	---
CB Mo Patterson	1	0	0.0	10	8
CB Elijah Hernandez	1	0	0.0	20	16
OLB Cesar Burks	1	0	0.0	11	11
OLB Connor Horton	0	1	0.0	7	9
OLB Evan Renfrow	0	1	0.0	13	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leland Krakowski	1.0	0	1	0	15
DE Terry Winslett	0.0	1	4	0	41
DE Logan Lorenz	0.0	1	0	0	36
DE Wade Merritt	0.0	0	2	0	50
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	0.0	0	1	1	29
OLB Shaquille Grider	0.0	0	1	0	45
DE Roy Harvey	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT Maxwell Terhorst	0.0	0	1	0	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gilbert Shannon	0.0	0	1	1	27
DE Chandler Wyche	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Richard Pozy	6	1	1	55
CB Deron Graham	5	0	0	54
CB Reggie Stedman	4	3	0	57
OLB Britt Wolf	4	0	0	24
CB Bernard Castillo	3	1	0	49
OLB Ezra Daschle	3	0	0	44
CB Clifton Talley	1	2	0	48
S Gage Francis	1	0	0	12
OLB Shaquille Grider	1	0	0	45
CB Abel Foster	1	0	0	11
DE Terry Winslett	0	1	0	41

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Reginald Jamison	3	2	21
CB D.J. Mason	3	1	23
S Corbin Poon	2	1	27
OLB Weston Banks	2	1	17
S Grady Stemke	1	1	28
CB Edward Losman	1	1	25
DE Gilbert Shannon	1	0	27
OLB Cesar Burks	1	0	11
OLB Evan Renfrow	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Leland Gerhardt	2	9	1	33	28
T Tommy McElroy	1	5	0	33	28
T Ed Burgess	1	4	0	33	28
C Chad Gonzalez	1	3	0	33	28
C Morris Hildreth	1	2	0	33	28
TE Gregory Wolfe	1	1	0	28	27
TE Reuben Cundiff	0	1	0	10	9
TE Hardy McDonald	0	1	0	2	1

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Henry Wanat	3	6	25	0	57
C Fernando Cooley	2	8	25	0	57
G Andy Stargell	1	5	25	1	57
T Ross Cooley	1	2	25	0	57
G Levon Logan	0	2	25	0	57

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gregory Wolfe	3	13
Devon Porter	2	19
Tommy McElroy	1	16

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Emmitt Lane	1	20

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	25	57	7	89
S Richard Pozy	---	---	24	55	3	82
OLB Shaquille Grider	---	---	25	45	11	81
CB Deron Graham	---	---	23	54	2	79
CB Bernard Castillo	---	---	13	49	16	78
T Tommy McElroy	33	28	---	---	16	77
CB Clifton Talley	---	---	12	48	16	76
DE Wade Merritt	---	---	24	50	2	76
C Morris Hildreth	33	28	---	---	10	71
G Leland Gerhardt	33	28	---	---	10	71
T Ed Burgess	33	28	---	---	10	71
OLB Ezra Daschle	---	---	24	44	2	70
TE Gregory Wolfe	28	27	---	---	13	68
DE Terry Winslett	---	---	22	41	1	64
QB Louie Kemp	33	28	---	---	---	61
C Chad Gonzalez	33	28	---	---	---	61
WR Sherman McAninch	31	28	---	---	---	59
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	---	---	22	29	---	51
DE Logan Lorenz	---	---	7	36	7	50
WR Leonardo Seder	27	20	---	---	2	49
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	24	19	---	---	2	45
DE Roy Harvey	---	---	20	25	---	45
OLB Britt Wolf	---	---	15	24	3	42
TE Reuben Cundiff	10	9	---	---	23	42
WR Taylor Martin	21	17	---	---	2	40
RB Thurman Devenny	6	10	---	---	17	33
S Gage Francis	---	---	14	12	4	30
WR Antonio Palumbo	7	5	---	---	16	28
FB Dan Beamon	5	4	---	---	18	27
DT Maxwell Terhorst	---	---	1	21	1	23
DT Jessie Jobb	---	---	2	11	8	21
DE Leland Krakowski	---	---	2	15	3	20
OLB Devon Porter	---	---	0	0	19	19
CB Abel Foster	---	---	0	11	5	16
K Wendell Humphries	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Irving Popp	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Corwin Butcher	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Leon Banda	3	0	---	---	7	10
T D.J. Oxford	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Shaun Luthye	---	---	0	0	5	5
TE Hardy McDonald	2	1	---	---	---	3
RB Steven Wiseman	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Spencer Freitag	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Johnathan Wachter	0	0	---	---	---	0
T James Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Cesar Pogrelis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Andy Stargell	25	57	---	---	8	90
T Henry Wanat	25	57	---	---	8	90
G Levon Logan	25	57	---	---	8	90
T Ross Cooley	25	57	---	---	---	82
C Fernando Cooley	25	57	---	---	---	82
WR Mo Heintz	23	57	---	---	---	80
RB Elliot Grice	19	36	---	---	23	78
TE Vinny McDaniel	19	36	---	---	23	78
QB Riddick Ballard	25	52	---	---	---	77
WR Gabe Farrell	20	52	---	---	---	72
WR J.J. Dineen	11	41	---	---	18	70
S Grady Stemke	---	---	33	28	4	65
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	33	27	4	64
S Corbin Poon	---	---	32	27	4	63
DE Gilbert Shannon	---	---	30	27	4	61
DE Chandler Wyche	---	---	32	25	4	61
CB Edward Losman	---	---	28	25	4	57
CB D.J. Mason	---	---	28	23	4	55
DE Harry Walters	---	---	28	24	2	54
OLB Evan Renfrow	---	---	13	14	21	48
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	26	21	1	48
CB Elijah Hernandez	---	---	20	16	9	45
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	21	17	3	41
CB Mo Patterson	---	---	10	8	15	33
RB Howie Geller	6	17	---	---	10	33
TE Al Denis	14	16	---	---	---	30
OLB Cesar Burks	---	---	11	11	1	23
DT Ricky Wallace	---	---	8	5	8	21
ILB Emmitt Lane	---	---	0	0	20	20
OLB Connor Horton	---	---	7	9	3	19
RB Frank McCormick	0	2	---	---	16	18
FB Reuben Kramer	6	12	---	---	---	18
S Karl Runyan	---	---	1	1	15	17
WR Perry Richardson	2	11	---	---	1	14
WR Alfredo Drake	0	5	---	---	8	13
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	1	0	12	13
C Louis Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Colby Whitfield	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Jerry Cortez	---	---	1	0	6	7
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB John Volmert	0	5	---	---	---	5
TE Bert Wentworth	5	0	---	---	---	5
T Archie Barlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Luis Browning	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	14	1.3
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	3	0	0.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-1	-0.3
Middle	14	77	5.5
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	28	14	4	2	2	8	2	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	51	28	3	4	1	7	8	1	1
John Volmert	5	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	44	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	29	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	53	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	73	14.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	61	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	98	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	146	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sherman McAninch	7	3	0	28	0	28
WR Taylor Martin	6	5	0	80	2	17
TE Gregory Wolfe	4	2	2	19	0	27
WR Leonardo Seder	3	0	0	0	0	20
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	3	2	0	44	1	19
WR Antonio Palumbo	3	1	0	20	1	5
TE Reuben Cundiff	2	1	0	8	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Dineen	14	4	1	45	0	41
WR Gabe Farrell	12	7	0	101	2	52
RB Elliot Grice	7	5	0	38	0	36
TE Vinny McDaniel	6	3	0	33	1	36
WR Perry Richardson	5	3	0	44	0	11
TE Al Denis	4	1	0	4	0	16
RB Howie Geller	2	1	0	-4	0	17
WR Mo Heintz	2	1	0	13	0	57
FB Reuben Kramer	2	2	0	13	0	12
RB Frank McCormick	1	1	0	10	0	2
WR Alfredo Drake	1	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	6	6.00	2.77

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	4	2	17	4.25	7.11

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	2	1	1	0.50	5.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taylor Martin	2	2	17	8.50	13.33
WR Leonardo Seder	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Sherman McAninch	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vinny McDaniel	1	1	1	1.00	5.50
WR J.J. Dineen	1	0	0	0.00	3.21

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Louie Kemp	4	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Howie Geller	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	8	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	14	8	6
John Volmert	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sherman McAninch	3	1	1
WR Leonardo Seder	2	0	0
TE Gregory Wolfe	1	1	0
WR Taylor Martin	1	1	1
WR Antonio Palumbo	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Farrell	4	3	3
WR J.J. Dineen	3	0	0
RB Howie Geller	2	1	0
TE Vinny McDaniel	2	2	1
RB Elliot Grice	1	0	0
RB Frank McCormick	1	1	1
FB Reuben Kramer	1	1	1
WR Perry Richardson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (22,200)
End Zone 13,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (22,200)
End Zone	13,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,900 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (5,000)