Week 1, 2092

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	0	3	6	-	9
Atlanta Falcons	7	21	7	0	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 ATL - Floyd Roberson 1 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 11:57 ATL - Floyd Roberson 6 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 07:20 ATL - Johnny Halas 11 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 01:35 ATL - Johnny Halas 1 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
3Q: 10:06 NOS - Wally Cote 49 field goal
3Q: 02:14 ATL - Bill Rodgers 81 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 12:22 NOS - Elias Bollinger 6 pass from Keegan Clemons (Keegan Clemons pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 ATL - Floyd Roberson 1 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 11:57 ATL - Floyd Roberson 6 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 07:20 ATL - Johnny Halas 11 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 01:35 ATL - Johnny Halas 1 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
3Q: 10:06 NOS - Wally Cote 49 field goal
3Q: 02:14 ATL - Bill Rodgers 81 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 12:22 NOS - Elias Bollinger 6 pass from Keegan Clemons (Keegan Clemons pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 299 487
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 4.90 8.12
Net Rushing Yards 62 234
- Rushing Attempts 20 34
- Yards per Rush 3.10 6.88
Net Passing Yards 237 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 26 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 248 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.78 9.73
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/64 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 1/6
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:00 32:00

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	299	487
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	4.90	8.12
Net Rushing Yards	62	234
- Rushing Attempts	20	34
- Yards per Rush	3.10	6.88
Net Passing Yards	237	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	26 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	248	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.78	9.73
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/64	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	1/6
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:00	32:00

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:44	3:55	OWN 11	7	41	Punt
1	5:25	1:59	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
1	1:27	1:00	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
2	11:48	1:28	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	7:09	2:28	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	1:27	1:17	OWN 36	5	34	Interception
3	15:00	5:01	OWN 25	9	43	Field Goal
3	5:46	2:50	OWN 31	6	13	Punt
3	1:54	4:38	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown
4	10:10	2:18	OWN 18	8	38	Downs
4	4:03	1:28	OWN 8	4	33	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:16	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
1	6:49	1:24	OWN 27	3	21	Interception
1	3:26	1:59	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	0:27	3:39	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
2	10:20	3:11	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	4:41	3:14	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 24	2	22	Half
3	9:59	4:13	OWN 23	10	66	Interception
3	2:56	1:02	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
4	12:16	2:06	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	7:52	3:49	OWN 44	5	13	Punt
4	2:35	2:35	OWN 31	4	28	Game

Game MVP: Andres Clayton, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Evan Winslett	9	25	2.78	17	1
RB Shane Japp	7	15	2.14	10	1
QB Keegan Clemons	2	16	8.00	10	1
QB Norman Goins	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Larry Flemming	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Denzel Garrison	14	51	3.64	16	1	0
RB Floyd Roberson	10	48	4.80	26	1	2
RB Bill Rodgers	6	106	17.67	81	2	1
QB Andres Clayton	2	20	10.00	10	2	0
FB Jerry Hansen	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Riddick Gellar	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keegan Clemons	24	13	157	0/0	1	30	0	88.3
Norman Goins	16	9	91	1/11	0	24	1	46.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andres Clayton	26	19	253	0/0	2	27	2	97.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Flemming	5	8	45	9.00	30	28	0
TE Elias Bollinger	3	4	29	9.67	3	13	1
WR Alvin Peacock	3	3	52	17.33	8	30	0
RB Shane Japp	3	3	8	2.67	0	6	0
WR Clarence Foster	3	8	41	13.67	20	24	0
TE Kris Wells	2	5	37	18.50	17	28	0
TE Nick Farr	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Evan Winslett	1	1	22	22.00	16	22	0
WR Arnie Vance	1	4	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Kurt Pleasant	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ron Boren	5	5	87	17.40	52	25	0
WR Johnny Halas	4	6	53	13.25	19	22	2
TE Abel Tomaceski	3	3	50	16.67	0	27	0
RB Denzel Garrison	2	4	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Zack Olivo	2	2	22	11.00	6	17	0
RB Floyd Roberson	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
TE Riddick Gellar	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR J.C. Kemp	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
FB Jerry Hansen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alonzo Saylor	1	0	0.00	0
CB Matt Crocton	1	26	26.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Tony Haskell	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus May	7	294	42.0	34.6	56	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Conlan	3	148	49.3	42.7	62	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Cote	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Marcum	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Fuller	4	32	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Flemming	2	39	19.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Olivo	1	22	22.0	0
Malcolm Moore	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Bridgman	8	1	0.0	34	26
CB Ernie Cromer	6	1	0.0	22	14
OLB Lincoln Buckner	6	1	0.0	30	21
OLB Todd Banuelos	6	0	0.0	27	17
ILB Kaden Vaughn	3	4	0.0	32	24
S Alonzo Saylor	2	3	0.0	23	24
CB Matt Crocton	2	3	0.0	29	25
CB Dustin Walsh	2	2	0.0	34	26
DE Jay Flowers	2	2	0.0	20	21
DT Joe Spencer	2	2	0.0	22	15
DT Jefferson Fuller	2	1	0.0	8	9
ILB Carlton Oscarson	2	0	0.0	12	3
DT Rod Hopkins	2	0	0.0	17	17
DT Colin Gaines	1	1	0.0	21	11
S Quentin Burks	1	0	0.0	13	5
DE Elliot Welch	1	0	0.0	24	21
WR Arnie Vance	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gerald Garibaldi	0	1	0.0	4	5

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	9	0	0.0	18	31
OLB Jerald Fuller	6	2	1.0	19	38
S Richie Skeen	5	0	0.0	20	39
S Todd Crane	5	0	0.0	18	17
ILB Oscar Kafka	3	2	0.0	12	20
CB Don Cole	3	0	0.0	20	41
CB Bruce Terrell	2	0	0.0	16	21
S Tommy Willow	2	0	0.0	2	26
DT J.C. Ellis	2	0	0.0	9	26
CB Vernon Irwin	2	0	0.0	5	21
DT Tony Haskell	1	2	0.0	17	26
RB Denzel Garrison	1	0	---	---	---
CB Samuel Schwartz	1	0	0.0	8	27
TE Riddick Gellar	1	0	---	---	---
DT Earnest Lindsay	1	0	0.0	14	20
DE Rex Butler	0	2	0.0	15	16
DE Kenny Bernard	0	1	0.0	8	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rod Hopkins	1	0	17
DE Elliot Welch	0	1	21
DT Jefferson Fuller	0	1	9
DE Jay Flowers	0	1	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jerald Fuller	1.0	0	1	1	38
CB Don Cole	0.0	1	0	0	41
DE Trent Rahn	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Tony Haskell	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Rex Butler	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Al Miskiewicz	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Kenny Bernard	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ernie Cromer	6	0	0	14
OLB Lincoln Buckner	4	0	0	21
OLB Todd Banuelos	3	0	0	17
CB Matt Crocton	2	1	1	25
ILB Kaden Vaughn	1	0	0	24
S Tyrus Bridgman	1	0	0	26
S Quentin Burks	1	0	0	5
CB Dustin Walsh	1	0	0	26
S Alonzo Saylor	0	0	1	24

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	5	0	0	31
OLB Jerald Fuller	5	0	0	38
S Todd Crane	3	0	0	17
S Richie Skeen	2	1	0	39
S Tommy Willow	2	0	0	26
CB Bruce Terrell	1	1	0	21
ILB Oscar Kafka	1	1	0	20
CB Samuel Schwartz	1	1	0	27
CB Don Cole	1	0	0	41
CB Vernon Irwin	1	0	0	21
DE Al Miskiewicz	0	1	0	18
DT Tony Haskell	0	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dustin Melchior	2	7	20	0	41
G Howard Cobb	1	3	20	0	41
T Gage Columbo	1	2	20	0	41
T Neal Long	0	4	20	0	41
C Russell Strow	0	2	20	0	33
TE Nick Farr	0	0	2	1	13

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Preston Fertwagner	4	7	34	26
G Carlton Giordano	3	10	34	26
G Martin Edgerton	3	5	34	26
C Darnell Ward	1	6	34	26
T Darrell Beisel	1	3	25	26
T Wes Ryan	0	1	9	0

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrus Bridgman	2	10
Nick Farr	1	20
Todd Banuelos	1	18
Evan Winslett	1	17
Edgar Hancock	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Abel Tomaceski	1	18
Floyd Roberson	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tyrus Bridgman	---	---	34	26	10	70
G Dustin Melchior	20	41	---	---	8	69
T Neal Long	20	41	---	---	8	69
G Howard Cobb	20	41	---	---	8	69
T Gage Columbo	20	41	---	---	8	69
OLB Todd Banuelos	---	---	27	17	18	62
CB Dustin Walsh	---	---	34	26	1	61
WR Larry Flemming	18	32	---	---	7	57
ILB Kaden Vaughn	---	---	32	24	---	56
CB Matt Crocton	---	---	29	25	---	54
C Russell Strow	20	33	---	---	---	53
OLB Lincoln Buckner	---	---	30	21	1	52
CB Ernie Cromer	---	---	22	14	13	49
S Alonzo Saylor	---	---	23	24	1	48
DE Elliot Welch	---	---	24	21	---	45
TE Kris Wells	18	26	---	---	---	44
RB Evan Winslett	10	16	---	---	17	43
DE Jay Flowers	---	---	20	21	---	41
WR Arnie Vance	14	23	---	---	4	41
DT Joe Spencer	---	---	22	15	2	39
QB Keegan Clemons	13	24	---	---	---	37
WR Alvin Peacock	8	21	---	---	8	37
TE Nick Farr	2	13	---	---	20	35
DT Rod Hopkins	---	---	17	17	---	34
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	21	11	---	32
RB Shane Japp	10	22	---	---	---	32
WR Clarence Foster	8	17	---	---	5	30
S Quentin Burks	---	---	13	5	11	29
FB Trey Roever	4	10	---	---	13	27
QB Norman Goins	7	17	---	---	---	24
ILB Carlton Oscarson	---	---	12	3	9	24
TE Elias Bollinger	8	14	---	---	---	22
DT Jefferson Fuller	---	---	8	9	1	18
WR Bruce Hudson	0	3	---	---	13	16
CB Edgar Hancock	---	---	2	2	11	15
DE Gerald Garibaldi	---	---	4	5	3	12
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Marcus May	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Darnell Blackburn	0	8	---	---	---	8
WR Kurt Pleasant	0	8	---	---	---	8
K Wally Cote	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Pat Bloomer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jon Hennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Tevin Zimmerman	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Cornelius Huie	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Lucas Bouchard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Carlton Giordano	34	26	---	---	3	63
G Martin Edgerton	34	26	---	---	3	63
CB Don Cole	---	---	20	41	1	62
C Darnell Ward	34	26	---	---	---	60
S Richie Skeen	---	---	20	39	1	60
T Preston Fertwagner	34	26	---	---	---	60
OLB Jerald Fuller	---	---	19	38	3	60
TE Abel Tomaceski	21	16	---	---	18	55
QB Andres Clayton	27	26	---	---	---	53
T Darrell Beisel	25	26	---	---	---	51
CB Samuel Schwartz	---	---	8	27	16	51
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	---	---	18	31	1	50
WR Ron Boren	28	22	---	---	---	50
WR Zack Olivo	20	12	---	---	16	48
S Tommy Willow	---	---	2	26	16	44
DT Tony Haskell	---	---	17	26	1	44
DE Kenny Bernard	---	---	8	28	7	43
TE Riddick Gellar	18	22	---	---	1	41
FB Jerry Hansen	13	6	---	---	19	38
CB Bruce Terrell	---	---	16	21	1	38
OLB Ed Murphy	---	---	5	13	18	36
S Todd Crane	---	---	18	17	1	36
DT J.C. Ellis	---	---	9	26	---	35
DT Earnest Lindsay	---	---	14	20	1	35
RB Denzel Garrison	17	16	---	---	---	33
ILB Oscar Kafka	---	---	12	20	1	33
CB Vernon Irwin	---	---	5	21	7	33
WR Johnny Halas	16	14	---	---	3	33
DE Rex Butler	---	---	15	16	1	32
RB Floyd Roberson	11	4	---	---	12	27
DE Al Miskiewicz	---	---	6	18	---	24
WR J.C. Kemp	10	3	---	---	9	22
RB Bill Rodgers	8	5	---	---	9	22
WR Malcolm Moore	8	8	---	---	3	19
DT Evan Peters	---	---	0	10	7	17
DE Trent Rahn	---	---	8	7	1	16
T Wes Ryan	9	0	---	---	3	12
OLB Bernie Glover	---	---	0	0	9	9
TE Efrain Cochrane	0	2	---	---	6	8
S Richard Fuller	---	---	0	0	7	7
QB Cooper Madison	7	0	---	---	---	7
K Carson Marcum	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Bryson Crawford	---	---	0	6	---	6
P Connor Conlan	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Cole Myers	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Bradley Whiting	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	7	22	3.1
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	20	186	9.3
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keegan Clemons	24	13	3	0	2	4	4	2	0
Norman Goins	16	9	2	1	3	1	1	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andres Clayton	26	19	5	0	0	1	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	20	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	121	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	30	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	52	17.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	83	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	46	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Flemming	8	5	1	45	1	32
WR Clarence Foster	8	3	2	41	1	17
TE Kris Wells	5	2	0	37	1	26
TE Elias Bollinger	4	3	0	29	0	14
WR Arnie Vance	4	1	1	11	0	23
WR Alvin Peacock	3	3	0	52	1	21
RB Shane Japp	3	3	0	8	0	22
WR Kurt Pleasant	3	0	1	0	0	8
TE Nick Farr	1	1	0	3	0	13
RB Evan Winslett	1	1	0	22	1	16

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Halas	6	4	53	1	14
WR Ron Boren	5	5	87	3	22
RB Denzel Garrison	4	2	7	0	16
TE Riddick Gellar	3	1	15	0	22
TE Abel Tomaceski	3	3	50	1	16
WR Zack Olivo	2	2	22	0	12
FB Jerry Hansen	1	0	0	0	6
RB Floyd Roberson	1	1	7	0	4
WR J.C. Kemp	1	1	12	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Garrison	2	11	5.50	3.64
RB Floyd Roberson	2	7	3.50	4.80
RB Bill Rodgers	1	10	10.00	17.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keegan Clemons	1	1	6	6.00	6.54

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andres Clayton	6	3	24	4.00	9.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elias Bollinger	1	1	6	6.00	7.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnny Halas	3	2	12	4.00	8.83
RB Denzel Garrison	2	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Ron Boren	1	1	12	12.00	17.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Denzel Garrison	3	1
RB Floyd Roberson	2	1
QB Andres Clayton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keegan Clemons	8	5	4
Norman Goins	4	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andres Clayton	4	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kris Wells	4	2	2
WR Larry Flemming	2	1	0
RB Shane Japp	2	2	0
TE Elias Bollinger	1	1	1
WR Alvin Peacock	1	1	1
WR Arnie Vance	1	0	0
WR Clarence Foster	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Denzel Garrison	1	1	1
TE Abel Tomaceski	1	1	1
WR J.C. Kemp	1	1	1
WR Johnny Halas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (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 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (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	5,000 (5,000)