Week 1, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

84 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	10	0	-	24
New Orleans Saints	6	0	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 ATL - Calvin McDonald 92 kickoff return (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 05:17 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 36 field goal
1Q: 03:43 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 45 field goal
2Q: 01:59 ATL - Levi Razo 9 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 08:00 ATL - Graham Gano 22 field goal
3Q: 03:46 ATL - Levi Razo 20 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 ATL - Calvin McDonald 92 kickoff return (Graham Gano extra point)
1Q: 05:17 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 36 field goal
1Q: 03:43 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 45 field goal
2Q: 01:59 ATL - Levi Razo 9 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point)
3Q: 08:00 ATL - Graham Gano 22 field goal
3Q: 03:46 ATL - Levi Razo 20 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Graham Gano extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 256 272
- Offensive Plays 64 74
- Yards per Play 4.00 3.68
Net Rushing Yards 67 73
- Rushing Attempts 24 23
- Yards per Rush 2.79 3.17
Net Passing Yards 189 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 48 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 207 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.73 3.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/13 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/112 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 2/49 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:36 31:24

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	256	272
- Offensive Plays	64	74
- Yards per Play	4.00	3.68
Net Rushing Yards	67	73
- Rushing Attempts	24	23
- Yards per Rush	2.79	3.17
Net Passing Yards	189	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	48 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	207	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.73	3.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/13	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/112	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	2/49	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:36	31:24

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	2:14	OWN 21	7	33	Punt
1	5:12	0:45	OWN 34	1	-8	Fumble
1	3:37	1:02	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	1:35	2:52	OWN 27	5	33	Punt
2	11:33	3:50	OWN 18	6	38	Punt
2	5:21	3:32	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
3	13:21	0:32	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
3	10:03	2:10	OPP 30	4	25	Field Goal
3	6:27	0:25	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
3	4:28	0:52	OPP 30	2	30	Touchdown
3	0:05	1:04	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	12:59	2:42	OWN 23	5	7	Punt
4	9:03	5:04	OWN 45	8	23	Punt
4	1:40	0:55	OWN 23	4	12	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:44	2:08	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	10:22	5:10	OWN 20	10	61	Field Goal
1	4:27	0:50	OPP 26	3	-2	Field Goal
1	2:35	1:00	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
2	13:43	2:10	OWN 13	5	14	Punt
2	7:43	2:22	OWN 3	6	35	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 25	6	21	Half
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
3	12:49	2:46	OWN 18	5	29	Interception
3	7:53	1:26	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	6:02	1:34	OWN 30	5	18	Interception
3	3:36	3:31	OWN 23	5	17	Punt
4	14:01	1:02	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	10:17	1:14	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	3:59	2:19	OWN 20	9	57	Downs
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 26	2	29	Game

Game MVP: Brayden Abeykoon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Brayden Abeykoon	10	38	3.80	15	2
RB Ramon Luster	10	14	1.40	9	0
RB Calvin McDonald	4	15	3.75	13	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gage Stephenson	12	30	2.50	10	2
QB Harvey Dunnigan	6	18	3.00	8	0
RB Owen Lyons	4	2	0.50	3	0
WR Brandin Cooks	1	23	23.00	23	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	37	23	207	3/18	2	22	0	95.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	48	24	218	3/19	0	26	2	45.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Levi Razo	7	10	58	8.29	26	20	2
WR Rickey Davison	4	9	58	14.50	5	22	0
TE Clyde Danskin	4	6	38	9.50	9	15	0
RB Calvin McDonald	3	5	19	6.33	0	10	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	3	4	11	3.67	0	5	0
WR Dean Maier	2	2	23	11.50	0	12	0
RB J.J. Politte	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Eric Ebron	6	13	58	9.67	17	20
WR Brandin Cooks	5	10	50	10.00	11	26
WR Julian Lunsford	4	9	37	9.25	18	19
RB Owen Lyons	3	3	24	8.00	15	14
WR Gene Gardner	3	6	11	3.67	8	6
RB Gage Stephenson	1	4	16	16.00	16	16
TE Irving Fedo	1	2	12	12.00	1	12
TE Brad Rivers	1	1	10	10.00	0	10

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jalen Collins	1	24	24.00	0
ILB Alejandro Thornton	1	25	25.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Brayden Abeykoon	1	0	0	0
CB Jalen Collins	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Owen Lyons	1	0	0
TE Eric Ebron	0	1	0
OLB Gilbert Wilson	0	1	0
DE Harrison Farrell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	10	434	43.4	36.5	57	6

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	9	414	46.0	44.6	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Fellin	4	13	3.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Lyons	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin McDonald	2	112	56.0	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Benton	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jalen Collins	11	2	0.0	23	51
S Deone Bucannon	7	2	0.0	23	51
ILB Alejandro Thornton	6	3	0.0	23	32
S Jameson Hanson	5	2	0.0	21	46
ILB Archie Sims	4	3	0.0	23	31
OLB Tyler Rodgers	4	1	0.0	5	25
DE Vic Beasley	3	2	0.5	22	51
DE Rusty Weathers	3	0	0.5	23	44
CB Marc Cook	3	1	0.0	23	49
DT Danny Shelton	2	2	1.0	23	29
DE Alan Webster	1	0	0.5	21	48
CB Kai Vaughn	1	0	0.0	17	42
DE Donnell Armstrong	0	1	0.5	3	32
S Kendrick Forbes	0	1	0.0	2	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jackie Schenck	10	2	0.0	24	40
S Grayson Palmer	5	3	0.0	18	24
S Ron Benton	5	0	0.0	24	40
DE T.J. Criblez	4	0	1.0	18	31
DE Harrison Farrell	3	0	1.0	5	14
S Trevor Abrams	3	1	0.0	6	17
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	0	0.0	18	30
CB Emmitt Terrill	3	0	0.0	23	40
DE Jake Rodon	2	0	1.0	14	24
CB Cesar Borders	2	2	0.0	20	39
DT Dave Hegamin	2	0	0.0	19	27
OLB Gilbert Wilson	2	0	0.0	9	20
DE Daniel Cadrez	1	1	0.0	16	25
CB Marco Freeman	1	1	0.0	15	20
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	---	---	---
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chester Hollenbeck	1	0	0.0	10	10
DT Brandon Webster	0	1	0.0	9	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Danny Shelton	1.0	0	0	29
DE Vic Beasley	0.5	4	3	51
DE Alan Webster	0.5	3	1	48
DE Rusty Weathers	0.5	3	0	44
DE Donnell Armstrong	0.5	1	0	32

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE T.J. Criblez	1.0	1	31
DE Harrison Farrell	1.0	0	14
DE Jake Rodon	1.0	0	24
DE Daniel Cadrez	0.0	2	25
DT Dave Hegamin	0.0	1	27
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	0.0	1	29
CB Cesar Borders	0.0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jalen Collins	5	0	1	51
ILB Alejandro Thornton	5	0	1	32
OLB Tyler Rodgers	4	2	0	25
S Deone Bucannon	3	0	0	51
CB Marc Cook	2	1	0	49
S Jameson Hanson	2	1	0	46
ILB Archie Sims	2	0	0	31
CB Kai Vaughn	1	0	0	42
S Riddick Grisham	0	1	0	8

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Grayson Palmer	4	1	24
S Ron Benton	3	1	40
CB Emmitt Terrill	3	1	40
S Trevor Abrams	3	0	17
ILB Jackie Schenck	2	1	40
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	2	0	30
DE Harrison Farrell	1	0	14
DE T.J. Criblez	1	0	31
CB Chester Hollenbeck	1	0	10
CB Marco Freeman	1	0	20
OLB Gilbert Wilson	1	0	20
CB Cesar Borders	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bart Cable	2	5	24	1	40
G Earnest Nixon	1	4	24	0	40
C Rod Sutter	0	4	24	1	40
G Rodolfo Boss	0	3	24	1	40
T Eric Fisher	0	3	24	0	40
TE Clyde Danskin	0	1	16	0	28
RB J.J. Politte	0	1	6	0	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alexander Conway	2	2	0	23	3	51
C Abel Durham	1	6	1	23	0	51
G Lane Johnson	1	5	0	23	0	51
T Luis Langdon	0	5	0	23	0	51
C Caden Sanks	0	2	0	23	0	51

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jalen Collins	1	27
J.B. Zlotnik	1	19
Deone Bucannon	1	17
Keith Liao	1	15
Kendrick Forbes	1	2

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Hau'oli Kikaha	3	14
Emmitt Terrill	1	22
Lane Johnson	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jalen Collins	---	---	23	51	27	101
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	23	51	17	91
S Jameson Hanson	---	---	21	46	17	84
DE Rusty Weathers	---	---	23	44	11	78
T Eric Fisher	24	40	---	---	11	75
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	22	51	2	75
CB Marc Cook	---	---	23	49	3	75
G Earnest Nixon	24	40	---	---	11	75
T Bart Cable	24	40	---	---	11	75
G Rodolfo Boss	24	40	---	---	11	75
DE Alan Webster	---	---	21	48	2	71
WR Rickey Davison	23	39	---	---	5	67
C Rod Sutter	24	40	---	---	---	64
QB Brayden Abeykoon	24	40	---	---	---	64
CB Kai Vaughn	---	---	17	42	1	60
OLB Tyler Rodgers	---	---	5	25	29	59
ILB Archie Sims	---	---	23	31	2	56
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	23	32	1	56
DT Danny Shelton	---	---	23	29	1	53
WR Dean Maier	14	21	---	---	17	52
TE Clyde Danskin	16	28	---	---	---	44
WR Levi Razo	15	29	---	---	---	44
RB Ramon Luster	10	27	---	---	---	37
RB J.J. Politte	6	13	---	---	18	37
DE Donnell Armstrong	---	---	3	32	1	36
TE Marshall White	3	3	---	---	28	34
TE Aaron Tubbs	12	17	---	---	---	29
RB Calvin McDonald	10	10	---	---	3	23
OLB Bryan Meyer	---	---	0	11	10	21
WR Clayton Czaplicki	8	11	---	---	---	19
RB J.B. Zlotnik	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Randall Upshaw	---	---	1	6	11	18
WR Wade Fellin	0	0	---	---	16	16
S Keith Liao	---	---	0	0	15	15
C Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Kendrick Forbes	---	---	2	5	2	9
S Riddick Grisham	---	---	0	8	---	8
K Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Courtney Eisner	3	1	---	---	---	4
WR Allen Robinson	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Alonzo Beardsley	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Robert Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Randal Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alan Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Aidan Slusarczyk	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Lane Johnson	23	51	---	---	11	85
T Luis Langdon	23	51	---	---	11	85
T Alexander Conway	23	51	---	---	11	85
C Caden Sanks	23	51	---	---	11	85
CB Emmitt Terrill	---	---	23	40	22	85
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	20	39	18	77
WR Gene Gardner	23	48	---	---	6	77
QB Harvey Dunnigan	23	51	---	---	2	76
C Abel Durham	23	51	---	---	---	74
S Ron Benton	---	---	24	40	7	71
TE Eric Ebron	22	45	---	---	---	67
WR Julian Lunsford	22	43	---	---	---	65
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	24	40	1	65
WR Brandin Cooks	19	43	---	---	---	62
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	18	30	14	62
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	18	31	10	59
RB Gage Stephenson	19	32	---	---	---	51
DT Dave Hegamin	---	---	19	27	1	47
RB Owen Lyons	4	14	---	---	29	47
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	---	---	15	29	---	44
S Grayson Palmer	---	---	18	24	2	44
TE Irving Fedo	4	10	---	---	29	43
DE Daniel Cadrez	---	---	16	25	1	42
DE Jake Rodon	---	---	14	24	1	39
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	6	17	16	39
CB Marco Freeman	---	---	15	20	1	36
DT Brandon Webster	---	---	9	10	11	30
OLB Gilbert Wilson	---	---	9	20	---	29
OLB T.J. Ingram	---	---	1	0	27	28
WR William Borders	1	6	---	---	20	27
FB Cedric Recker	1	3	---	---	20	24
CB Chester Hollenbeck	---	---	10	10	1	21
DE Harrison Farrell	---	---	5	14	---	19
ILB Norman Jordan	---	---	0	0	15	15
WR Jackie Kanu	0	5	---	---	7	12
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Brad Rivers	0	6	---	---	---	6
K Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Kerry Meyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Alejandro Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Josh LaBorde	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dakota Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gabe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Garrett Hudson	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Larry Tanner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-6	-1.5
Middle	15	38	2.5
Right	5	35	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	52	8.7
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	9	-3	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	37	23	2	1	3	4	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	48	24	3	1	5	5	11	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	37	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	55	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	93	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	53	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	39	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	100	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Levi Razo	10	7	1	58	1	29
WR Rickey Davison	9	4	1	58	1	39
TE Clyde Danskin	6	4	0	38	0	28
RB Calvin McDonald	5	3	1	19	0	10
TE Aaron Tubbs	4	3	0	11	0	17
WR Dean Maier	2	2	0	23	0	21
RB J.J. Politte	1	0	0	0	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	13	6	2	58	1	45
WR Brandin Cooks	10	5	1	50	2	43
WR Julian Lunsford	9	4	1	37	0	43
WR Gene Gardner	6	3	0	11	0	48
RB Gage Stephenson	4	1	1	16	0	32
RB Owen Lyons	3	3	0	24	0	14
TE Irving Fedo	2	1	0	12	0	10
TE Brad Rivers	1	1	0	10	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Harvey Dunnigan	1	1	1.00	3.00
RB Owen Lyons	1	-1	-1.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	5	4	37	7.40	5.59

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Levi Razo	3	3	31	10.33	5.80
WR Rickey Davison	1	1	6	6.00	6.44
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	0	0	0.00	2.75

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brayden Abeykoon	6	2
RB Ramon Luster	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Owen Lyons	1	0
RB Gage Stephenson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	7	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	15	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Davison	2	1	0
RB Calvin McDonald	2	1	1
WR Levi Razo	2	0	0
TE Clyde Danskin	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandin Cooks	5	2	1
WR Julian Lunsford	3	2	1
TE Eric Ebron	2	1	1
TE Irving Fedo	2	1	1
WR Gene Gardner	2	1	0
RB Gage Stephenson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)