Week 1, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

70 degrees, stormy, 15 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	7	3	5	9	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:09 NOS - Andre Roberts 13 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 13:31 ATL - Dan Carpenter 50 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Mason Crosby 18 field goal
3Q: 06:29 NOS - Mason Crosby 49 field goal
3Q: 02:41 NOS - Safety: Cameron Jordan tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 14:23 NOS - Mason Crosby 53 field goal
4Q: 09:11 NOS - Mason Crosby 18 field goal
4Q: 05:58 NOS - Mason Crosby 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:09 NOS - Andre Roberts 13 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 13:31 ATL - Dan Carpenter 50 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Mason Crosby 18 field goal
3Q: 06:29 NOS - Mason Crosby 49 field goal
3Q: 02:41 NOS - Safety: Cameron Jordan tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 14:23 NOS - Mason Crosby 53 field goal
4Q: 09:11 NOS - Mason Crosby 18 field goal
4Q: 05:58 NOS - Mason Crosby 51 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 7 13
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 6 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 173 261
- Offensive Plays 64 74
- Yards per Play 2.70 3.53
Net Rushing Yards 28 143
- Rushing Attempts 22 48
- Yards per Rush 1.27 2.98
Net Passing Yards 145 118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 20 - 1 25 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 151 121
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 3.45 4.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/18 7/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/41 4/56
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 42
Time of Possession 24:48 35:12

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	7	13
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	6	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	173	261
- Offensive Plays	64	74
- Yards per Play	2.70	3.53
Net Rushing Yards	28	143
- Rushing Attempts	22	48
- Yards per Rush	1.27	2.98
Net Passing Yards	145	118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 20 - 1	25 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	151	121
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	3.45	4.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/18	7/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/41	4/56
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 42
Time of Possession	24:48	35:12

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:02	1:58	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	5:32	1:56	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	1:43	3:18	OWN 33	8	34	Field Goal
2	10:53	1:37	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
2	7:56	2:48	OWN 3	6	33	Punt
2	3:44	1:33	OPP 30	3	5	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
3	10:29	1:23	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
3	7:14	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	6:22	2:18	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	2:41	0:07	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
4	14:18	1:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	9:03	1:04	OWN 20	4	7	Downs
4	5:50	1:59	OWN 23	8	21	Downs
4	2:06	1:27	OWN 20	7	11	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:58	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	7:04	1:32	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
1	3:36	1:53	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
2	13:25	2:32	OWN 32	4	21	Punt
2	9:16	1:20	OPP 45	3	-8	Punt
2	5:08	1:24	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
2	2:11	2:11	OWN 32	11	67	Field Goal
3	12:34	2:05	OWN 29	4	18	Punt
3	9:06	1:52	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
3	7:04	0:42	OPP 41	3	9	Field Goal
3	4:04	1:23	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
3	2:34	3:16	OWN 48	6	16	Field Goal
4	13:04	4:01	OWN 48	8	51	Field Goal
4	7:59	2:09	OPP 27	3	-7	Field Goal
4	3:51	1:45	OPP 44	3	-1	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 31	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Mason Crosby, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonta Freeman	16	19	1.19	19	1
Tevin Coleman	5	1	0.20	3	0
Matt Ryan	1	8	8.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Ingram	27	66	2.44	10	1
Garrett Grayson	13	65	5.00	16	4
Stevan Ridley	8	12	1.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	35	19	134	0/0	0	36	1	51.4
Sean Renfree	6	1	17	1/6	0	17	0	39.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	25	12	121	1/3	1	25	0	75.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrence Fayo	4	7	33	8.25	6	22
WR Julio Jones	3	8	25	8.33	5	15
FB John Kuhn	2	2	0	0.00	0	3
WR Michael Crabtree	2	7	12	6.00	2	8
WR T.J. Graham	2	4	7	3.50	0	4
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	41	20.50	43	36
WR Justin Hardy	2	5	12	6.00	0	6
TE Brandon Myers	1	2	17	17.00	1	17
TE Gavin Escobar	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Tevin Coleman	1	2	1	1.00	0	1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Roberts	3	5	13	4.33	3	13	1
WR Willie Snead	3	4	49	16.33	32	25	0
TE Josh Hill	2	4	27	13.50	5	19	0
WR Julian Lunsford	2	6	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Jermaine Kearse	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Nicky Alston	1	2	19	19.00	21	19	0
TE Gary Barnidge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brandin Cooks	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cary Williams	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Ingram	1	0	0	0
Jonathan Babineaux	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	8	375	46.9	39.9	58	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	9	453	50.3	39.1	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	1/2	1/2	1/1	50	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	5/5	3/3	2/2	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	2	41	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Ingram	4	56	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	2	34	17.0	0
Douglas Craig	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Swann	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S William Moore	7	1	0.0	46	26
OLB Brooks Reed	6	5	0.0	40	23
DT Johnathan Hankins	6	5	0.0	28	21
S Kendrick Forbes	6	4	0.0	43	26
DT Kent Foreman	5	1	1.0	31	16
ILB Paul Worrilow	5	3	0.0	42	26
CB Cary Williams	5	0	0.0	25	17
DE Vic Beasley	4	1	0.0	43	24
CB Jalen Collins	2	1	0.0	42	26
ILB Sean Weatherspoon	2	0	0.0	12	5
DE Adrian Clayborn	2	0	0.0	26	18
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	0.0	40	22
DE Alan Webster	2	0	0.0	34	14
S Ricardo Allen	1	1	0.0	11	2
TE Brandon Myers	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Vincent Dole	1	0	0.0	6	0
OLB Todd Caldwell	1	0	0.0	12	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	7	1	0.0	22	42
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	6	2	0.0	20	31
CB Delvin Breaux	6	1	0.0	14	41
DT Jonathan Babineaux	4	2	0.0	19	29
S Jairus Byrd	4	1	0.0	22	42
CB Brandon Browner	3	1	0.0	22	29
DT Tyeler Davison	3	1	0.0	20	25
ILB Zach Orr	2	4	0.0	22	30
DE Cameron Jordan	2	1	0.0	18	28
CB Damian Swann	2	0	0.0	1	17
DE Cam Thomas	1	0	1.0	8	20
CB Rickey Campbell	1	1	0.0	21	34
ILB Philip Wheeler	1	0	0.0	2	0
OLB K.J. Wright	1	0	0.0	5	1
DE Bobby Richardson	0	1	0.0	14	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kent Foreman	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	1	3	3	24
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.0	0	2	0	18
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	0.0	0	1	0	9

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cam Thomas	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Jonathan Babineaux	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Bobby Richardson	0.0	0	1	1	22
S Tyvon Branch	0.0	0	1	0	20
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Tom Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cary Williams	3	1	17
S William Moore	3	0	26
ILB Paul Worrilow	2	0	26
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	22
CB Jalen Collins	1	0	26
OLB Todd Caldwell	1	0	8
DT Kent Foreman	1	0	16
OLB Brooks Reed	0	2	23
S Kendrick Forbes	0	1	26

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Delvin Breaux	5	2	0	41
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	2	1	31
S Jairus Byrd	3	4	0	42
S Kenny Vaccaro	3	1	0	42
CB Brandon Browner	2	1	0	29
CB Damian Swann	2	0	0	17
DE Cameron Jordan	1	0	0	28
S Tyvon Branch	0	1	0	20
CB Rickey Campbell	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jake Long	1	4	22	0	38
Monty Keys	1	3	22	0	33
Jake Matthews	0	5	22	0	35
Andy Levitre	0	3	22	0	35
Eric Harrison	0	3	22	0	35
John Kuhn	0	2	12	0	20
Gavin Escobar	0	1	8	0	16
Michael Donaldson	0	0	0	1	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Gerhardt	4	8	44	0	26
Zach Strief	2	11	47	1	26
Andrew Whitworth	0	7	48	0	26
Max Unger	0	5	46	0	26
Zachary Lyons	0	4	44	0	26
Andrus Peat	0	1	6	0	0
Nicky Alston	0	1	24	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Gavin Escobar	2	19
Cary Williams	1	30
John Kuhn	1	14
Terron Ward	1	12
Robert Blanton	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Stevan Ridley	1	31
Gary Barnidge	1	22
Delvin Breaux	1	20
Jairus Byrd	1	13
Josh Hill	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vic Beasley	---	---	43	24	14	81
William Moore	---	---	46	26	5	77
Paul Worrilow	---	---	42	26	6	74
Kendrick Forbes	---	---	43	26	5	74
Jalen Collins	---	---	42	26	5	73
Cary Williams	---	---	25	17	30	72
Brooks Reed	---	---	40	23	7	70
Desmond Trufant	---	---	40	22	6	68
Eric Harrison	22	35	---	---	10	67
Jake Long	22	38	---	---	---	60
Matt Ryan	22	35	---	---	---	57
Andy Levitre	22	35	---	---	---	57
Devonta Freeman	17	22	---	---	18	57
Jake Matthews	22	35	---	---	---	57
Kent Foreman	---	---	31	16	10	57
Monty Keys	22	33	---	---	---	55
Julio Jones	22	30	---	---	2	54
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	28	21	4	53
Alan Webster	---	---	34	14	5	53
Tevin Coleman	5	19	---	---	28	52
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	26	18	4	48
T.J. Graham	5	26	---	---	16	47
John Kuhn	12	20	---	---	14	46
Brandon Myers	16	18	---	---	10	44
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	12	5	27	44
Gavin Escobar	8	16	---	---	19	43
Terrence Fayo	14	24	---	---	---	38
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	25	9	2	36
Michael Crabtree	8	21	---	---	---	29
Justin Hardy	1	13	---	---	11	25
Todd Caldwell	---	---	12	8	3	23
Douglas Craig	---	---	10	2	8	20
Mike Person	0	9	---	---	10	19
Ricardo Allen	---	---	11	2	6	19
James Stone	0	7	---	---	10	17
Fernando Crocton	0	7	---	---	10	17
Terron Ward	2	1	---	---	12	15
Vincent Rey	---	---	6	1	7	14
Robert Blanton	---	---	6	0	8	14
Vincent Dole	---	---	6	0	6	12
Michael Donaldson	0	11	---	---	---	11
J.J. Jansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sean Renfree	0	7	---	---	---	7
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kaleb Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zach Strief	47	26	---	---	14	87
Ron Gerhardt	44	26	---	---	13	83
Jairus Byrd	---	---	22	42	13	77
Andrew Whitworth	48	26	---	---	1	75
Delvin Breaux	---	---	14	41	20	75
Garrett Grayson	48	26	---	---	---	74
Max Unger	46	26	---	---	---	72
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	22	42	8	72
Zachary Lyons	44	26	---	---	---	70
Julian Lunsford	34	18	---	---	17	69
Josh Hill	32	18	---	---	10	60
Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	19	29	10	58
Mark Ingram	34	14	---	---	10	58
Rickey Campbell	---	---	21	34	2	57
Nicky Alston	24	14	---	---	18	56
Brandin Cooks	35	19	---	---	---	54
Zach Orr	---	---	22	30	2	54
Brandon Browner	---	---	22	29	2	53
Stevan Ridley	14	8	---	---	31	53
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	20	31	1	52
Tyeler Davison	---	---	20	25	3	48
Willie Snead	31	17	---	---	---	48
Cameron Jordan	---	---	18	28	1	47
Andre Roberts	17	12	---	---	14	43
Bobby Richardson	---	---	14	22	5	41
Gary Barnidge	10	3	---	---	22	35
Stephone Anthony	---	---	3	11	18	32
Damian Swann	---	---	1	17	13	31
Cam Thomas	---	---	8	20	---	28
Tyvon Branch	---	---	2	20	1	23
Dave Hegamin	---	---	2	17	4	23
Andrus Peat	6	0	---	---	14	20
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	0	10	9	19
Brandon Fusco	5	0	---	---	14	19
Ellis Woodard	3	3	---	---	11	17
Tom Johnson	---	---	5	10	1	16
Kristopher Sherrod	0	0	---	---	14	14
K.J. Wright	---	---	5	1	7	13
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jermaine Kearse	6	4	---	---	1	11
Philip Wheeler	---	---	2	0	8	10
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marc Wooden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darrin Myers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carter Terrell	---	---	0	3	---	3
Colin Kaepernick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-6	-1.2
Middle	11	19	1.7
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	17	1.1
Middle	21	118	5.6
Right	8	12	1.5
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	35	19	2	0	1	9	4	1	1
Sean Renfree	6	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	25	12	1	1	1	4	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	38	12.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	53	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	60	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	40	13.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	29	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	52	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	8	3	1	25	0	30
WR Michael Crabtree	7	2	0	12	0	21
WR Terrence Fayo	7	4	0	33	1	24
WR Justin Hardy	5	2	0	12	0	13
WR T.J. Graham	4	2	0	7	0	26
FB John Kuhn	2	2	0	0	0	20
TE Brandon Myers	2	1	0	17	0	18
TE Gavin Escobar	2	1	0	3	0	16
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	0	41	1	22
RB Tevin Coleman	2	1	0	1	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julian Lunsford	6	2	0	14	0	18
WR Andre Roberts	5	3	0	13	0	12
TE Josh Hill	4	2	0	27	0	18
WR Willie Snead	4	3	1	49	1	17
WR Brandin Cooks	2	0	0	0	0	19
FB Nicky Alston	2	1	0	19	0	14
TE Gary Barnidge	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Jermaine Kearse	1	1	0	-1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Ingram	5	24	4.80	2.44
Garrett Grayson	2	19	9.50	5.00
Stevan Ridley	1	0	0.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	5	1	13	2.60	4.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Roberts	2	1	13	6.50	2.60
TE Gary Barnidge	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Julian Lunsford	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tevin Coleman	2	0
Devonta Freeman	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Ingram	6	1
Stevan Ridley	4	0
Garrett Grayson	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	13	9	3
Sean Renfree	2	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Hardy	3	2	0
WR Julio Jones	2	0	0
WR T.J. Graham	2	1	0
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	1
WR Terrence Fayo	2	2	2
FB John Kuhn	1	1	0
WR Michael Crabtree	1	0	0
TE Brandon Myers	1	1	1
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Snead	2	1	1
WR Julian Lunsford	2	0	0
WR Andre Roberts	1	1	1
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0
FB Nicky Alston	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)