Week 1, 2074

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	17	0	0	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 NOS - Craig Daniels 35 field goal
1Q: 04:04 ATL - Sergio Rossi 18 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 13:12 NOS - Craig Daniels 33 field goal
2Q: 10:45 ATL - Gavin Hicks 50 field goal
2Q: 05:37 NOS - Trent Sawahata 24 pass from Gage Douglas (Craig Daniels extra point)
2Q: 00:54 NOS - Kaleb Mitchell 5 pass from Gage Douglas (Craig Daniels extra point)
3Q: 03:10 ATL - Al Denis 2 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 NOS - Craig Daniels 35 field goal
1Q: 04:04 ATL - Sergio Rossi 18 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 13:12 NOS - Craig Daniels 33 field goal
2Q: 10:45 ATL - Gavin Hicks 50 field goal
2Q: 05:37 NOS - Trent Sawahata 24 pass from Gage Douglas (Craig Daniels extra point)
2Q: 00:54 NOS - Kaleb Mitchell 5 pass from Gage Douglas (Craig Daniels extra point)
3Q: 03:10 ATL - Al Denis 2 pass from James Lauher (Gavin Hicks extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 346 332
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 5.58 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 91 73
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 3.50 2.92
Net Passing Yards 255 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 38 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 274 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.08 6.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 20
Time of Possession 32:08 27:52

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	346	332
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	5.58	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	91	73
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	3.50	2.92
Net Passing Yards	255	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	38 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	274	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.08	6.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 20
Time of Possession	32:08	27:52

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 25	8	57	Field Goal
1	3:54	5:48	OWN 25	11	59	Field Goal
2	10:37	5:12	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:07	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
3	11:48	4:57	OWN 17	8	47	Punt
3	3:01	1:04	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	0:41	1:11	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
4	11:36	3:00	OPP 47	6	1	Punt
4	6:25	3:29	OWN 28	6	17	Punt
4	1:40	0:34	OPP 38	3	3	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 13	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	6:55	OWN 9	12	91	Touchdown
2	13:06	2:29	OWN 40	4	27	Field Goal
2	5:25	3:31	OWN 28	7	39	Missed FG
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 23	6	21	Punt
3	6:51	3:50	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	1:57	1:16	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
4	14:30	2:54	OWN 20	6	21	Interception
4	8:36	2:11	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:56	1:16	OWN 4	6	29	Interception
4	1:06	0:39	OWN 20	4	-7	Downs

Game MVP: Gage Douglas, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jermaine Prescott	12	14	1.17	6	0
RB Bart Kerr	9	59	6.56	27	2
QB Gage Douglas	3	9	3.00	7	0
RB Vernon Stephenson	2	9	4.50	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sergio Rossi	13	29	2.23	19	2
QB James Lauher	7	20	2.86	8	0
RB Lionel Andrews	3	2	0.67	3	0
WR Derek Rose	1	16	16.00	16	1
RB Connor Bock	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gage Douglas	34	24	274	2/19	2	48	0	114.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Lauher	38	24	266	1/7	2	28	2	79.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kaleb Mitchell	5	7	37	7.40	15	19	1
WR Trent Sawahata	4	6	80	20.00	25	24	1
FB Mario Phillips	4	4	37	9.25	37	24	0
WR Taylor Martin	3	3	13	4.33	2	9	0
WR Benjamin Newsom	2	3	27	13.50	21	22	0
RB Bart Kerr	2	3	56	28.00	40	48	0
RB Jermaine Prescott	2	4	13	6.50	15	8	0
TE Brent Castillo	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Jameson Dole	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Chuck Stewart	6	9	61	10.17	11	22	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	5	7	58	11.60	21	18	0
RB Lionel Andrews	4	8	10	2.50	6	6	0
WR Chuck Abrams	3	3	61	20.33	12	28	0
TE Al Denis	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	1
RB Sergio Rossi	2	2	25	12.50	21	18	1
TE Patrick Forbes	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
RB Connor Bock	1	3	27	27.00	21	27	0
WR Leon Banda	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Duane Ekernas	1	13	13.00	0
CB Lawrence Noblitt	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Duane Ekernas	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Al Denis	1	0	0	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Korey Ledyard	6	273	45.5	31.0	53	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Blaine Washington	4	176	44.0	42.0	48	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Craig Daniels	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Mitchell	1	8	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devan Broomfield	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marty Becker	2	36	18.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sergio Rossi	3	73	24.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Johnny Mayes	8	2	0.0	22	35
ILB Bryce Winslett	8	1	0.0	22	24
CB Marty Becker	5	1	0.0	24	29
S Duane Ekernas	4	1	0.0	23	27
CB Irving McSweeny	4	0	0.0	23	38
DT Frank Michl	3	0	1.0	21	25
ILB Edwin Talley	3	2	0.0	24	35
DE Evan Hopson	3	1	0.0	21	32
DE Roy Harvey	3	0	0.0	21	35
OLB Ed Franz	3	0	0.0	23	39
OLB Korey Bryant	2	2	0.0	10	21
S Johnnie Oliver	1	1	0.0	5	15
OLB Earnest Pointer	1	0	0.0	3	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Parker McHugh	7	3	0.0	26	36
OLB Weston Banks	7	1	0.0	25	35
OLB Colby Hammontree	4	0	0.0	10	11
ILB Jessie Schulz	3	4	0.0	22	23
DE Malachi McKenzie	3	1	0.0	22	31
CB Craig Robertson	3	1	0.0	26	34
DT Kenneth Cedeno	3	1	0.0	11	20
CB Edward Losman	3	0	0.0	24	28
DE Dwight Herndon	2	0	2.0	26	34
S Malachi Foley	2	1	0.0	22	28
DT Amari Barnes	2	1	0.0	20	25
DT Clyde Al Shawa	2	0	0.0	13	17
ILB Tom Gaylor	2	0	0.0	4	13
DT Sam Grandon	2	0	0.0	8	10
S Sergio Roberts	1	1	0.0	4	8
DE Cody Gargiulo	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Kennedy Keith	1	0	0.0	3	8
CB Donnie Strong	1	0	0.0	16	24
TE Chuck Stewart	1	0	---	---	---
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Frank Michl	1.0	0	0	25
DE Roy Harvey	0.0	1	2	35
DE Evan Hopson	0.0	0	1	32

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dwight Herndon	2.0	0	0	34
DE Malachi McKenzie	0.0	1	1	31
DT Clyde Al Shawa	0.0	1	1	17
OLB Weston Banks	0.0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Johnny Mayes	6	0	0	35
CB Marty Becker	3	2	0	29
ILB Bryce Winslett	3	0	0	24
OLB Ed Franz	2	1	0	39
S Duane Ekernas	2	0	1	27
S Johnnie Oliver	2	0	0	15
CB Irving McSweeny	2	0	0	38
OLB Korey Bryant	1	1	0	21
DE Roy Harvey	1	0	0	35
CB Abel Foster	1	0	0	30
ILB Edwin Talley	1	0	0	35
CB Lawrence Noblitt	0	0	1	13

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	4	0	35
OLB Colby Hammontree	3	1	11
CB Craig Robertson	3	0	34
S Parker McHugh	2	1	36
ILB Tom Gaylor	2	1	13
ILB Jessie Schulz	2	1	23
DE Malachi McKenzie	2	0	31
CB Edward Losman	2	0	28
S Malachi Foley	1	0	28
DT Clyde Al Shawa	1	0	17
CB Donnie Strong	1	0	24
DT Amari Barnes	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Harry Carson	4	7	1	26	1	36
T Deion McDonald	3	5	0	26	1	36
G Peyton Reynolds	1	5	0	26	0	36
C Luke Givens	1	2	0	26	0	36
G Steven Mayes	0	2	0	26	0	36
TE Brent Castillo	0	1	0	18	0	31
FB Mario Phillips	0	1	0	9	0	5

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Levon Logan	2	6	25	0	39
T Maurice Boisvert	2	2	25	0	39
G Nathaniel Watson	1	6	25	0	39
C Aaron Bjorkstam	1	4	25	1	39
T Henry Wanat	0	2	25	0	39
TE Al Denis	0	1	11	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Sutter	1	21
Vernon Stephenson	1	17
Kaleb Mitchell	1	15
Mario Phillips	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Andrews	1	21
Sergio Roberts	1	20
Xavier Brigham	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ed Franz	---	---	23	39	2	64
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	23	38	2	63
T Deion McDonald	26	36	---	---	---	62
C Luke Givens	26	36	---	---	---	62
G Peyton Reynolds	26	36	---	---	---	62
G Steven Mayes	26	36	---	---	---	62
QB Gage Douglas	26	36	---	---	---	62
T Harry Carson	26	36	---	---	---	62
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	24	35	2	61
S Johnny Mayes	---	---	22	35	2	59
DE Roy Harvey	---	---	21	35	2	58
WR Taylor Martin	23	30	---	---	4	57
CB Abel Foster	---	---	19	30	8	57
CB Marty Becker	---	---	24	29	4	57
ILB Bryce Winslett	---	---	22	24	8	54
WR Trent Sawahata	21	28	---	---	5	54
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	21	32	1	54
WR Kaleb Mitchell	14	23	---	---	15	52
S Duane Ekernas	---	---	23	27	---	50
TE Brent Castillo	18	31	---	---	---	49
DT Frank Michl	---	---	21	25	1	47
S Johnnie Oliver	---	---	5	15	15	35
RB Jermaine Prescott	14	20	---	---	---	34
OLB Korey Bryant	---	---	10	21	2	33
DT Josh Buff	---	---	7	17	6	30
FB Mario Phillips	9	5	---	---	15	29
CB Lawrence Noblitt	---	---	2	13	13	28
OLB Earnest Pointer	---	---	3	4	19	26
RB Bart Kerr	10	16	---	---	---	26
WR Benjamin Newsom	7	9	---	---	9	25
TE Jameson Dole	0	4	---	---	21	25
WR Chad Sutter	1	2	---	---	21	24
TE Ryan Brotzman	11	12	---	---	---	23
RB Vernon Stephenson	2	0	---	---	17	19
DE Rusty Crane	---	---	4	5	4	13
C B.J. Lynch	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ron Fellin	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Rickey Filar	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Rico Marchetti	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Korey Ledyard	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Amos McIntyre	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Craig Daniels	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Elijah Beliveau	---	---	1	4	---	5
DT Cody Owens	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Ken Dorgan	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ernest Hudson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Nathaniel Watson	25	39	---	---	6	70
QB James Lauher	25	39	---	---	---	64
T Henry Wanat	25	39	---	---	---	64
G Levon Logan	25	39	---	---	---	64
S Parker McHugh	---	---	26	36	2	64
T Maurice Boisvert	25	39	---	---	---	64
C Aaron Bjorkstam	25	39	---	---	---	64
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	25	35	2	62
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	26	34	2	62
TE Chuck Stewart	23	38	---	---	---	61
CB Craig Robertson	---	---	26	34	1	61
WR Derek Rose	23	37	---	---	---	60
DE Malachi McKenzie	---	---	22	31	1	54
RB Lionel Andrews	6	27	---	---	21	54
CB Edward Losman	---	---	24	28	1	53
WR Cristian Schwartz	24	28	---	---	---	52
S Malachi Foley	---	---	22	28	1	51
TE Al Denis	11	19	---	---	21	51
DT Amari Barnes	---	---	20	25	1	46
ILB Jessie Schulz	---	---	22	23	---	45
CB Donnie Strong	---	---	16	24	2	42
DT Kenneth Cedeno	---	---	11	20	7	38
WR Chuck Abrams	13	16	---	---	6	35
RB Sergio Rossi	18	10	---	---	6	34
DT Clyde Al Shawa	---	---	13	17	2	32
S Sergio Roberts	---	---	4	8	20	32
WR Leon Banda	4	10	---	---	17	31
ILB Tom Gaylor	---	---	4	13	13	30
OLB Sedrick Long	---	---	0	4	20	24
CB Kennedy Keith	---	---	3	8	11	22
OLB Colby Hammontree	---	---	10	11	---	21
DT Sam Grandon	---	---	8	10	---	18
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	1	1	15	17
WR Devan Broomfield	1	1	---	---	14	16
RB Connor Bock	1	4	---	---	10	15
DE Cody Gargiulo	---	---	1	5	7	13
G Xavier Brigham	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Patrick Forbes	1	5	---	---	4	10
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Diego Fuller	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Zachary Daniels	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Blaine Washington	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Juan Ranney	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Jorge Accimus	---	---	2	1	---	3
OLB Clay Wolf	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Edwin Wynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	57	11.4
Middle	13	22	1.7
Right	7	13	1.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	16	23	1.4
Right	2	25	12.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gage Douglas	34	24	5	3	0	4	3	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Lauher	38	24	3	1	2	4	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	70	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	133	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	47	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	31	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	103	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	104	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kaleb Mitchell	7	5	37	0	23
WR Trent Sawahata	6	4	80	2	28
RB Jermaine Prescott	4	2	13	0	20
FB Mario Phillips	4	4	37	1	5
WR Taylor Martin	3	3	13	0	30
WR Benjamin Newsom	3	2	27	1	9
TE Brent Castillo	3	1	7	0	31
RB Bart Kerr	3	2	56	1	16
TE Jameson Dole	1	1	4	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Chuck Stewart	9	6	0	61	1	38
RB Lionel Andrews	8	4	0	10	0	27
WR Cristian Schwartz	7	5	0	58	0	28
WR Chuck Abrams	3	3	0	61	1	16
TE Al Denis	3	2	1	10	0	19
RB Connor Bock	3	1	1	27	1	4
RB Sergio Rossi	2	2	0	25	0	10
WR Leon Banda	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Patrick Forbes	1	1	0	14	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Gage Douglas	2	6	3.00	3.00
RB Jermaine Prescott	2	-2	-1.00	1.17
RB Bart Kerr	1	2	2.00	6.56

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gage Douglas	5	2	6	1.20	8.06

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Lauher	2	2	20	10.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taylor Martin	1	1	1	1.00	4.33
TE Brent Castillo	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
WR Kaleb Mitchell	1	1	5	5.00	5.29
RB Jermaine Prescott	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
WR Trent Sawahata	1	0	0	0.00	13.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Al Denis	1	1	2	2.00	3.33
RB Sergio Rossi	1	1	18	18.00	12.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jermaine Prescott	2	0
QB Gage Douglas	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB James Lauher	2	2
RB Sergio Rossi	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gage Douglas	10	6	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Lauher	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brent Castillo	2	0	0
WR Kaleb Mitchell	2	2	2
WR Trent Sawahata	2	1	1
WR Benjamin Newsom	1	0	0
RB Bart Kerr	1	1	1
TE Jameson Dole	1	1	0
FB Mario Phillips	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Chuck Stewart	3	3	1
WR Cristian Schwartz	3	2	2
RB Lionel Andrews	3	1	0
WR Chuck Abrams	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (5,000)