Week 1, 2071

played in New Orleans, CA

63 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons76710-30
New Orleans Saints77310-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 NOS - Reuben Cundiff 10 pass from Eddie Dennis (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
1Q: 04:41 ATL - Al Denis 2 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 12:17 ATL - Gavin Hicks 32 field goal
2Q: 04:59 NOS - Reuben Cundiff 7 pass from Eddie Dennis (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
2Q: 00:25 ATL - Gavin Hicks 27 field goal
3Q: 07:14 ATL - Chance Cook 52 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
3Q: 01:15 NOS - Frankie Lincoln 33 field goal
4Q: 13:46 ATL - J.J. Dineen 20 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 11:19 NOS - Frankie Lincoln 40 field goal
4Q: 03:07 NOS - Taylor Martin 21 pass from Eddie Dennis (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
4Q: 02:07 ATL - Gavin Hicks 40 field goal

Team StatisticsATLNOS
Record1-00-1
First Downs2122
- by Rushing46
- by Passing1512
- by Penalty24
Total Net Yards423331
- Offensive Plays6466
- Yards per Play6.615.02
Net Rushing Yards80117
- Rushing Attempts2429
- Yards per Rush3.334.03
Net Passing Yards343214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 26 - 133 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards352236
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/94/22
- Yards per Pass Play8.585.78
Fumbles/Lost2/20/0
3rd Down Conversions8/148/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.08.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards10/855/45
Punt Returns/Yards2/171/9
Kick Returns/Yards4/1094/76
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/10
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 34
Time of Possession28:3031:30

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:335:59OWN 311269Touchdown
12:511:43OWN 3336Punt
214:492:37OPP 33618Field Goal
24:520:44OWN 4020Interception
22:512:34OWN 36754Field Goal
315:003:18OWN 21517Punt
310:083:12OWN 20680Touchdown
34:522:02OWN 1647Fumble
31:092:33OWN 25875Touchdown
411:132:34OWN 25628Punt
42:560:55OWN 28449Field Goal
40:500:50OWN 383-5Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:01OWN 25412Punt
112:592:26OPP 34534Touchdown
14:341:43OWN 1639Punt
11:081:19OWN 183-7Punt
212:127:20OWN 311269Touchdown
24:081:17OPP 3647Missed FG
20:170:17OWN 391-5Half
311:421:34OWN 26422Punt
36:562:04OWN 25421Punt
32:501:41OPP 2236Field Goal
413:362:23OWN 25752Field Goal
48:395:43OWN 61194Touchdown
42:011:11OWN 23632Interception

Game MVP: Riddick Ballard, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Elliot Grice18673.721220
QB Riddick Ballard6132.171010
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Galloping Gene Vallet16915.693440
QB Eddie Dennis520.40700
RB Thurman Devenny5112.20600
WR Jacob Fausel166.00600
RB Shaquille Nixon155.00500
WR Kaleb Mitchell122.00200

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Riddick Ballard38263522/93521113.0
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Eddie Dennis33212364/223361102.6

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR J.J. Dineen7810515.0084361
WR Chance Cook7119012.8660521
RB Elliot Grice475513.7540240
WR Cristian Schwartz47338.2513110
TE Al Denis334715.6732411
WR Perry Richardson112222.000220
TE Graham Montgomery0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Taylor Martin698514.1730361
WR Kaleb Mitchell556212.4024190
TE Reuben Cundiff485413.506282
RB Galloping Gene Vallet25147.005120
RB Thurman Devenny1155.00550
WR Sherman McAninch1322.00220
TE Vernon Adams111010.0010100
WR Jacob Fausel1144.00040

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Irv Goguen100.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Abel Foster11010.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Riddick Ballard1000
WR Chuck Abrams1000
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
G Peyton Reynolds0100
DT Herb Paschal0100
DE Harry Walters0010
CB Deron Graham0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alonzo Johnson312943.040.0522
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jamie Zapata520040.032.6521

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gavin Hicks3/31/10/0403/3
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Frankie Lincoln2/31/20/0403/3

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Chuck Abrams2178.50
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Kaleb Mitchell199.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Wendell Lange410927.30
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Marty Becker35919.70
Shaquille Nixon11717.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Weston Banks1020.52834
S Parker Maxwell910.02937
DE Malachi McKenzie511.52230
ILB Reginald Jamison500.01127
DE Don McCargo410.52630
CB Edward Losman410.02937
CB Irv Goguen320.02930
OLB Clay Wolf300.0169
DT Frank Michl220.52522
CB Gene Cochrane210.01329
DE Ethan Burgess111.01413
DT Clyde Al Shawa110.02026
OLB Brent Chapman100.01911
WR Chance Cook10---------
T Maurice Boisvert10---------
S Andy Starks100.0135
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Johnny Mayes830.02334
DE Roy Harvey611.01822
OLB Devon Porter630.02335
CB Abel Foster520.02237
OLB Shaquille Grider430.02334
OLB Ezra Daschle300.0127
S Parker McHugh210.02439
CB Reggie Stedman200.027
CB Bernard Castillo200.0215
CB Deron Graham111.01436
DE Wade Merritt120.02026
DE Leland Krakowski110.02222
DE Terry Winslett100.02125
WR Sherman McAninch10---------
DE Rick Friday100.0421
DT Herb Paschal100.0415
OLB Harold Metzger100.016
CB Clifton Talley010.016
CB Marty Becker010.02123

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Malachi McKenzie1.500030
DE Ethan Burgess1.011013
DE Don McCargo0.501130
OLB Weston Banks0.500034
DT Frank Michl0.500022
CB Gene Cochrane0.001029
DT Clyde Al Shawa0.000126
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Deron Graham1.000036
DE Roy Harvey1.000022
DE Harry Walters0.010018
DE Terry Winslett0.001025
DE Rick Friday0.000121

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Reginald Jamison51027
OLB Weston Banks41034
CB Edward Losman30037
OLB Clay Wolf3009
S Parker Maxwell20037
CB Irv Goguen11130
CB Gene Cochrane10029
DE Malachi McKenzie10030
S Andy Starks1005
CB Xavier Nader01028
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Abel Foster51137
OLB Devon Porter51035
CB Bernard Castillo40015
OLB Shaquille Grider31034
S Parker McHugh22039
S Johnny Mayes20034
DE Roy Harvey20022
CB Reggie Stedman1107
OLB Ezra Daschle1007
OLB Harold Metzger1006
CB Deron Graham01036

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Henry Wanat38024140
G Levon Logan23024040
G Andy Stargell15024040
T Maurice Boisvert13022136
C Fernando Cooley02024040
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Peyton Reynolds28029137
C Chad Gonzalez27029037
G Spencer Freitag26029237
T D.J. Oxford23029037
T Harry Carson05129137

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Luis Browning121
Wendell Lange119
Chuck Stewart118
Ashton McKeehan113
Emmett Irani16
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Harry Walters316
Vernon Adams124
Jacob Fausel119
D.J. Oxford114

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Chuck Stewart2337------1878
G Andy Stargell2440------670
S Parker Maxwell------2937369
CB Edward Losman------2937369
OLB Weston Banks------2834365
QB Riddick Ballard2440---------64
C Fernando Cooley2440---------64
T Henry Wanat2440---------64
G Levon Logan2440---------64
T Maurice Boisvert2236------664
CB Irv Goguen------2930362
RB Elliot Grice2336------160
DE Don McCargo------2630359
WR Chance Cook1938---------57
DE Malachi McKenzie------2230355
DT Clyde Al Shawa------2026854
WR Cristian Schwartz1735---------52
CB Gene Cochrane------1329951
DT Frank Michl------2522---47
CB Xavier Nader------1328243
ILB Reginald Jamison------1127341
DT Mackenzie Dotson------722837
FB Damien Bush76------2437
WR J.J. Dineen1224---------36
OLB Clay Wolf------1691136
OLB Brent Chapman------1911---30
TE Graham Montgomery42------2430
WR Chuck Abrams35------2129
TE Al Denis1112------629
DE Ethan Burgess------1413---27
CB Amos Williams------291324
S Andy Starks------135624
OLB Luis Browning------002121
CB Corbin Downs------131721
RB Wendell Lange00------1919
DE Dwight Herndon------251017
T Ashton McKeehan00------1313
K Gavin Hicks00------1010
C Emmett Irani00------66
T Deion McDonald24---------6
P Alonzo Johnson00------66
WR Perry Richardson15---------6
G Nathaniel Watson00------66
RB Frank McCormick00------55
QB James Lauher00---------0
OLB Bucky Rhodes------00---0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T D.J. Oxford2937------1480
G Spencer Freitag2937------874
G Peyton Reynolds2937------874
T Harry Carson2937------874
QB Eddie Dennis2937---------66
C Chad Gonzalez2937---------66
WR Sherman McAninch2837---------65
S Parker McHugh------2439265
OLB Devon Porter------2335361
CB Abel Foster------2237261
S Johnny Mayes------2334360
OLB Shaquille Grider------2334360
WR Taylor Martin2534---------59
TE Reuben Cundiff2335---------58
RB Galloping Gene Vallet2432---------56
CB Deron Graham------1436252
CB Marty Becker------2123852
DE Terry Winslett------2125248
DE Wade Merritt------2026147
DE Leland Krakowski------2222145
TE Vernon Adams117------2442
WR Kaleb Mitchell1326------342
DE Roy Harvey------1822141
DE Harry Walters------6181640
RB Thurman Devenny85------2437
WR Jacob Fausel45------1928
DE Rick Friday------421227
CB Reggie Stedman------271726
CB Clifton Talley------161724
OLB Ezra Daschle------127423
CB Bernard Castillo------215522
DT Herb Paschal------415221
RB Shaquille Nixon30------1619
OLB Ed Franz------001818
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab------112417
TE Elliot Strickland64------717
OLB Harold Metzger------161017
WR Erik Money00------1313
K Frankie Lincoln00------99
P Jamie Zapata00------88
C Juan Woodson00------88
T Claude Shepherd00------55
G Leland Gerhardt00---------0
T Ed Burgess00---------0
QB Wes Bernardino00---------0
C Tucker Bakker00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left144.0
Middle10343.4
Right11454.1
None2-3-1.5
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9293.2
Middle12403.3
Right8486.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Riddick Ballard38267027111
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Eddie Dennis33213304321

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)20141809.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)53499.8
Long (19+ Yds)41225.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)21131135.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)62335.5
Long (19+ Yds)113636.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Chance Cook117090138
WR J.J. Dineen870105324
RB Elliot Grice74055136
WR Cristian Schwartz74233035
TE Al Denis33047112
WR Perry Richardson1102215
TE Graham Montgomery100002
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Taylor Martin96085234
TE Reuben Cundiff84054135
RB Galloping Gene Vallet52014032
WR Kaleb Mitchell55062026
WR Sherman McAninch3102037
RB Thurman Devenny110505
TE Vernon Adams1101007
WR Jacob Fausel110405

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Elliot Grice3124.003.72
QB Riddick Ballard144.002.17
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet461.505.69
QB Eddie Dennis111.000.40
RB Thurman Devenny100.002.20
WR Jacob Fausel166.006.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Riddick Ballard63254.179.26
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Eddie Dennis43194.757.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Elliot Grice2000.007.86
WR Chance Cook2131.508.18
WR J.J. Dineen112020.0013.13
TE Al Denis1122.0015.67
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Reuben Cundiff22178.506.75
WR Taylor Martin1000.009.44
RB Galloping Gene Vallet1122.002.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
RB Elliot Grice20
QB Riddick Ballard10
New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Galloping Gene Vallet22

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Riddick Ballard1198
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Eddie Dennis13106

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Chance Cook433
RB Elliot Grice222
WR J.J. Dineen221
WR Cristian Schwartz211
WR Perry Richardson111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Taylor Martin653
TE Reuben Cundiff422
RB Galloping Gene Vallet111
WR Sherman McAninch110
WR Kaleb Mitchell110

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,100 (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)