Week 1, 2077

played in New Orleans, CA

85 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	6	-	13
New Orleans Saints	3	10	6	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 NOS - Rex McElroy 42 field goal
1Q: 02:42 ATL - Al Denis 6 pass from Edwin Wynn (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 06:51 NOS - Manuel Cunningham 2 run (Rex McElroy extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Rex McElroy 38 field goal
3Q: 12:49 NOS - Rex McElroy 30 field goal
3Q: 01:53 NOS - Rex McElroy 40 field goal
4Q: 12:34 ATL - Gavin Hicks 43 field goal
4Q: 00:35 ATL - Gavin Hicks 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 NOS - Rex McElroy 42 field goal
1Q: 02:42 ATL - Al Denis 6 pass from Edwin Wynn (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 06:51 NOS - Manuel Cunningham 2 run (Rex McElroy extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Rex McElroy 38 field goal
3Q: 12:49 NOS - Rex McElroy 30 field goal
3Q: 01:53 NOS - Rex McElroy 40 field goal
4Q: 12:34 ATL - Gavin Hicks 43 field goal
4Q: 00:35 ATL - Gavin Hicks 39 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 344 290
- Offensive Plays 62 69
- Yards per Play 5.55 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 77 136
- Rushing Attempts 22 37
- Yards per Rush 3.50 3.68
Net Passing Yards 267 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 21 - 3 29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 276 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 3/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 4.81
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/27 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/45
Kick Returns/Yards 2/28 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/66
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 42
Time of Possession 25:52 34:08

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	344	290
- Offensive Plays	62	69
- Yards per Play	5.55	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	77	136
- Rushing Attempts	22	37
- Yards per Rush	3.50	3.68
Net Passing Yards	267	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 21 - 3	29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	276	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	3/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	4.81
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/27	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/45
Kick Returns/Yards	2/28	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/66
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 42
Time of Possession	25:52	34:08

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:04	4:29	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	14:45	1:57	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
2	11:10	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	6:43	3:35	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
2	0:59	0:43	OWN 20	3	7	Interception
3	15:00	0:46	OWN 25	3	5	Interception
3	12:42	0:45	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
3	8:50	2:35	OWN 6	4	31	Punt
3	1:47	4:20	OWN 30	9	44	Field Goal
4	7:47	2:49	OWN 15	8	67	Interception
4	3:08	2:38	OWN 6	10	72	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:56	OWN 20	13	55	Field Goal
1	2:35	2:50	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
2	12:48	1:38	OPP 49	3	3	Punt
2	9:50	3:07	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
2	3:08	2:09	OWN 35	7	27	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OPP 34	1	13	Field Goal
3	14:14	1:32	OPP 27	4	14	Field Goal
3	11:57	3:07	OWN 29	6	25	Interception
3	6:15	4:28	OWN 36	8	41	Field Goal
4	12:27	4:40	OWN 25	9	34	Punt
4	4:58	1:50	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 48	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Edwin Talley, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Andrew Mueller	9	49	5.44	12	2
RB Zach Leigh	8	11	1.38	9	0
QB Edwin Wynn	4	11	2.75	8	0
WR Santiago Forsythe	1	6	6.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Manuel Cunningham	20	61	3.05	16	1	1
RB Junior Petry	12	49	4.08	13	2	0
QB Gage Douglas	5	26	5.20	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edwin Wynn	39	21	276	1/9	1	37	3	52.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gage Douglas	29	17	164	3/10	0	20	1	60.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Santiago Forsythe	4	8	40	10.00	7	21	0
TE Chuck Stewart	4	8	93	23.25	10	37	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	4	6	36	9.00	9	13	0
RB Andrew Mueller	4	5	49	12.25	22	20	0
WR Kelvin Seward	3	6	35	11.67	15	20	0
TE Al Denis	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	1
TE Clarence Rose	1	2	17	17.00	11	17	0
RB Zach Leigh	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dana Mintz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jace Joseph	6	12	51	8.50	3	14
TE Donnell Greene	3	3	40	13.33	14	20
TE Larry Smistad	3	4	8	2.67	2	5
WR Lonnie Jamison	2	2	31	15.50	17	18
WR Gregory Dobson	2	4	31	15.50	20	19
FB Mario Phillips	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Mitch Marshall	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Junior Petry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wes Sides	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Ed Franz	1	37	37.00
OLB Rex Baber	1	0	0.00
ILB Edwin Talley	1	29	29.00

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Chuck Stewart	1	1	0
WR Santiago Forsythe	1	0	0
TE Clarence Rose	0	1	0
OLB Shaun Bailey	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Gage Douglas	1	0	0
WR Gregory Dobson	0	1	0
S Irv Gellar	0	0	1
ILB Myron Nelson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Blaine Washington	5	203	40.6	31.6	47	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lorenzo Robertson	5	195	39.0	31.0	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex McElroy	4/4	2/2	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jace Joseph	4	45	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Woodbury	1	14	14.0	0
Bradley Guyon	1	14	14.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lonnie Jamison	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jessie Schulz	10	1	0.0	34	22
CB Cody Lyle	7	3	0.0	35	32
DE Vince Coward	6	4	1.5	37	30
OLB Shaun Bailey	6	3	0.0	25	17
CB Craig Robertson	6	2	0.0	33	31
OLB B.J. Dejban	5	2	1.0	37	31
DT Amari Barnes	2	3	0.5	14	13
DE Riley King	2	1	0.0	31	19
ILB Braxton Haywood	2	1	0.0	3	9
DT Kenneth Cedeno	2	1	0.0	32	26
CB Wes Sides	2	1	0.0	33	30
CB Cory Woodbury	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Wyatt Bensen	1	1	0.0	20	11
WR Santiago Forsythe	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kelvin Seward	1	0	---	---	---
RB Zach Leigh	1	0	---	---	---
CB Billy Gildon	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Sam Grandon	1	0	0.0	9	14
DT Marquis Greene	0	1	0.0	4	12
S Emmanuel Hill	0	1	0.0	36	32

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edwin Talley	8	3	1.0	22	40
OLB Rex Baber	8	0	0.0	20	32
S Irv Gellar	4	1	0.0	22	40
CB Ronald Allen	3	1	0.0	16	27
CB Marty Becker	3	1	0.0	18	26
S Wyatt Monroe	3	0	0.0	18	23
DE Evan Hopson	2	1	0.0	19	30
CB Irving McSweeny	2	1	0.0	22	40
OLB Myles Walsh	2	1	0.0	4	6
DT Cody Owens	2	0	0.0	17	23
ILB Myron Nelson	2	0	0.0	2	8
OLB Ed Franz	1	1	0.0	22	40
S Stan Napier	1	1	0.0	6	21
DE Luther Dore	1	1	0.0	16	30
CB Alan Grimes	1	1	0.0	4	15
TE Larry Smistad	1	0	---	---	---
DE Louis Blackwell	0	1	0.0	9	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vince Coward	1.5	0	0	0	30
OLB B.J. Dejban	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Amari Barnes	0.5	0	0	0	13
DE Riley King	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Marquis Greene	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Kenneth Cedeno	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Wyatt Bensen	0.0	0	1	0	11
ILB Braxton Haywood	0.0	0	0	1	9

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Edwin Talley	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Luther Dore	0.0	1	2	0	30
DE Evan Hopson	0.0	1	0	1	30
DE Louis Blackwell	0.0	0	1	1	20
CB Irving McSweeny	0.0	0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Craig Robertson	4	2	0	31
OLB B.J. Dejban	3	0	0	31
OLB Shaun Bailey	3	0	0	17
ILB Jessie Schulz	2	1	0	22
CB Wes Sides	2	0	1	30
CB Cory Woodbury	2	0	0	9
CB Cody Lyle	1	0	0	32

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Edwin Talley	5	0	1	40
CB Marty Becker	3	2	0	26
S Irv Gellar	3	1	0	40
OLB Rex Baber	3	0	1	32
OLB Myles Walsh	2	0	0	6
ILB Myron Nelson	2	0	0	8
CB Irving McSweeny	1	1	0	40
CB Ronald Allen	1	0	0	27
DE Luther Dore	1	0	0	30
OLB Ed Franz	0	0	1	40

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dexter Shapiro	5	8	22	0	40
T Erik Gomez	1	3	22	1	40
T Juan Ranney	1	2	22	0	40
C Chase Osborne	0	2	22	0	40
G Levon Logan	0	2	22	0	40
TE Chuck Stewart	0	1	20	0	35
TE Clarence Rose	0	1	4	0	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Peyton Reynolds	4	8	37	1	32
T Harry Carson	2	7	37	1	32
C Amos McIntyre	2	6	37	0	32
G Walt Osburn	1	5	37	0	32
T Rex McIntyre	1	4	37	1	32
FB Mario Phillips	0	1	14	0	23
TE Larry Smistad	0	1	18	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Mendola	2	10
Zach Leigh	1	21
Shaun Bailey	1	20
Santiago Forsythe	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Jamison	2	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB B.J. Dejban	---	---	37	31	4	72
S Emmanuel Hill	---	---	36	32	4	72
CB Wes Sides	---	---	33	30	9	72
CB Cody Lyle	---	---	35	32	4	71
DE Vince Coward	---	---	37	30	3	70
G Levon Logan	22	40	---	---	7	69
T Erik Gomez	22	40	---	---	5	67
CB Craig Robertson	---	---	33	31	3	67
C Chase Osborne	22	40	---	---	---	62
G Dexter Shapiro	22	40	---	---	---	62
QB Edwin Wynn	22	40	---	---	---	62
T Juan Ranney	22	40	---	---	---	62
DT Kenneth Cedeno	---	---	32	26	4	62
OLB Shaun Bailey	---	---	25	17	20	62
ILB Jessie Schulz	---	---	34	22	1	57
WR Cristian Schwartz	22	34	---	---	---	56
TE Chuck Stewart	20	35	---	---	---	55
RB Zach Leigh	11	22	---	---	21	54
WR Kelvin Seward	19	34	---	---	---	53
WR Santiago Forsythe	18	27	---	---	6	51
DE Riley King	---	---	31	19	1	51
DT Wyatt Bensen	---	---	20	11	5	36
TE Al Denis	3	9	---	---	21	33
CB Cory Woodbury	---	---	4	9	17	30
RB Andrew Mueller	11	16	---	---	2	29
CB Skip Mendola	---	---	11	8	10	29
DT Amari Barnes	---	---	14	13	1	28
DT Sam Grandon	---	---	9	14	3	26
ILB Braxton Haywood	---	---	3	9	13	25
WR Dana Mintz	2	7	---	---	16	25
DT Marquis Greene	---	---	4	12	8	24
TE Clarence Rose	4	13	---	---	7	24
CB Billy Gildon	---	---	6	6	11	23
S Parker McHugh	---	---	2	0	14	16
T Marvin Bennewith	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Bradley Guyon	0	3	---	---	8	11
RB Lamont Powell	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Diego Fuller	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Blaine Washington	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jonathan Herndon	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE A.J. Paradis	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Carter Caldwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nathaniel Watson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Terrence Cobb	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Nick Burgess	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Walt Osburn	37	32	---	---	9	78
WR Jace Joseph	26	26	---	---	19	71
G Peyton Reynolds	37	32	---	---	---	69
QB Gage Douglas	37	32	---	---	---	69
T Harry Carson	37	32	---	---	---	69
T Rex McIntyre	37	32	---	---	---	69
C Amos McIntyre	37	32	---	---	---	69
OLB Ed Franz	---	---	22	40	2	64
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	22	40	2	64
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	22	40	2	64
S Irv Gellar	---	---	22	40	2	64
WR Gregory Dobson	34	29	---	---	---	63
TE Donnell Greene	36	25	---	---	---	61
RB Manuel Cunningham	25	17	---	---	18	60
FB Mario Phillips	14	23	---	---	18	55
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	20	32	2	54
CB Ronald Allen	---	---	16	27	9	52
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	19	30	2	51
DE Luther Dore	---	---	16	30	---	46
CB Marty Becker	---	---	18	26	1	45
S Stan Napier	---	---	6	21	16	43
S Wyatt Monroe	---	---	18	23	---	41
DT Cody Owens	---	---	17	23	1	41
DE Louis Blackwell	---	---	9	20	7	36
TE Malcolm Strickland	7	3	---	---	23	33
WR Lonnie Jamison	12	6	---	---	14	32
CB Alan Grimes	---	---	4	15	13	32
ILB Myron Nelson	---	---	2	8	19	29
TE Larry Smistad	18	9	---	---	---	27
RB Junior Petry	12	15	---	---	---	27
WR Mitch Marshall	1	6	---	---	18	25
DT Rickey Buckley	---	---	5	17	1	23
OLB Bert Goodlink	---	---	0	2	9	11
WR Kaleb Lynn	0	1	---	---	9	10
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	4	6	---	10
T Rickey Filar	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dustin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Derrick Myers	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Rex McElroy	0	0	---	---	9	9
T J.T. Grabowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Lorenzo Robertson	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Artie Kozak	---	---	0	0	5	5
C Ricardo Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Chuck Combs	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ezekiel Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Bradley Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	9	25	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	22	71	3.2
Right	8	47	5.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edwin Wynn	39	21	6	2	3	4	4	2	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gage Douglas	29	17	1	0	3	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	46	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	101	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	18	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	111	15.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	13	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	95	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	56	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Santiago Forsythe	8	4	1	40	1	27
TE Chuck Stewart	8	4	1	93	3	35
WR Kelvin Seward	6	3	0	35	1	34
WR Cristian Schwartz	6	4	0	36	0	34
RB Andrew Mueller	5	4	0	49	1	16
RB Zach Leigh	2	0	0	0	0	22
TE Clarence Rose	2	1	1	17	0	13
TE Al Denis	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Dana Mintz	1	0	0	0	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jace Joseph	12	6	2	51	0	26
WR Gregory Dobson	4	2	0	31	0	29
TE Larry Smistad	4	3	0	8	0	9
TE Donnell Greene	3	3	0	40	1	25
WR Lonnie Jamison	2	2	0	31	0	6
WR Mitch Marshall	2	0	0	0	0	6
FB Mario Phillips	1	1	0	3	0	23
RB Junior Petry	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Andrew Mueller	1	10	10.00	5.44

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Manuel Cunningham	2	4	2.00	3.05
QB Gage Douglas	1	9	9.00	5.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edwin Wynn	2	1	6	3.00	7.08

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gage Douglas	2	0	0	0.00	5.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Al Denis	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Kelvin Seward	1	0	0	0.00	5.83

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mitch Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jace Joseph	1	0	0	0.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Edwin Wynn	2	0
RB Zach Leigh	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Junior Petry	4	1
RB Manuel Cunningham	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edwin Wynn	12	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gage Douglas	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Santiago Forsythe	4	3	2
TE Chuck Stewart	2	0	0
WR Kelvin Seward	2	1	1
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	0	0
RB Zach Leigh	1	0	0
TE Clarence Rose	1	1	1
RB Andrew Mueller	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jace Joseph	4	2	2
TE Larry Smistad	2	2	1
TE Donnell Greene	1	1	1
WR Lonnie Jamison	1	1	1
WR Gregory Dobson	1	1	1
RB Junior Petry	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (5,000)