Week 1, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

70 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	16	0	0	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	14	0	10	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 ATL - Rickey Davison 1 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
1Q: 01:14 ATL - Rickey Davison 3 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
2Q: 04:41 NOS - Owen Lyons 10 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point failed)
2Q: 01:09 NOS - Gene Gardner 9 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 00:04 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 48 field goal
3Q: 10:58 ATL - Rickey Davison 1 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
3Q: 00:13 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 23 field goal
4Q: 07:52 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 29 field goal
4Q: 01:02 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 ATL - Rickey Davison 1 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
1Q: 01:14 ATL - Rickey Davison 3 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
2Q: 04:41 NOS - Owen Lyons 10 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point failed)
2Q: 01:09 NOS - Gene Gardner 9 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 00:04 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 48 field goal
3Q: 10:58 ATL - Rickey Davison 1 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Daniel Kingsblood extra point)
3Q: 00:13 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 23 field goal
4Q: 07:52 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 29 field goal
4Q: 01:02 ATL - Daniel Kingsblood 29 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 30
- by Rushing 4 13
- by Passing 12 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 254 443
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 4.46 6.71
Net Rushing Yards 64 184
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 3.05 5.75
Net Passing Yards 190 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 3 34 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 207 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.28 7.62
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/30 3/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:07 33:53

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	30
- by Rushing	4	13
- by Passing	12	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	254	443
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	4.46	6.71
Net Rushing Yards	64	184
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	3.05	5.75
Net Passing Yards	190	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 3	34 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	207	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.28	7.62
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/30	3/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:07	33:53

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 33	3	-6	Punt
1	8:06	4:47	OWN 16	8	30	Interception
1	1:03	5:49	OWN 25	11	43	Missed FG
2	8:54	2:44	OWN 16	5	35	Punt
2	6:00	1:25	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
2	2:16	1:18	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OPP 42	1	11	Field Goal
3	10:52	1:30	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	7:39	3:09	OWN 11	6	19	Interception
3	0:05	1:45	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	7:47	1:43	OWN 25	3	-12	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 17	5	26	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	4:19	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
1	3:19	2:16	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
2	10:14	1:20	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
2	6:10	0:10	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
2	4:35	2:19	OWN 25	4	20	Interception
2	0:58	0:43	OWN 25	3	17	Fumble
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	9:22	1:43	OWN 19	5	41	Punt
3	4:30	4:25	OPP 40	7	34	Field Goal
4	13:20	5:33	OWN 23	11	65	Field Goal
4	6:04	5:08	OWN 39	10	49	Field Goal

Game MVP: Rickey Davison, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Gage Stephenson	8	27	3.38	8
QB Harvey Dunnigan	7	20	2.86	9
RB Owen Lyons	4	13	3.25	6
WR Dean Maier	1	1	1.00	1
TE Brady Farley	1	3	3.00	3

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eduardo Wiltz	13	52	4.00	14	1
RB Perry Bartholomew	12	77	6.42	19	3
QB Brayden Abeykoon	5	43	8.60	11	2
WR Stanley Billingsley	2	12	6.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	34	22	207	2/17	2	26	3	64.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brayden Abeykoon	34	26	259	0/0	3	27	2	102.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Owen Lyons	6	7	42	7.00	21	20	1
WR Gene Gardner	6	12	51	8.50	11	17	1
TE Cary Thomas	4	5	69	17.25	6	26	0
TE Luis Calhoun	3	5	17	5.67	0	11	0
WR Dean Maier	2	3	19	9.50	14	11	0
WR Jackie Kanu	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Davison	10	13	107	10.70	45	25	3
WR Levi Razo	9	10	102	11.33	22	27	0
TE Clyde Danskin	4	7	30	7.50	10	13	0
WR Stephen Blaine	2	3	21	10.50	13	16	0
TE Mickey Dennis	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cesar Borders	1	13	13.00	0
OLB Mario Giles	1	17	17.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Johnnie Leonavicius	1	0	0.00
S Jerald Quinn	1	9	9.00
S Marty Temes	1	9	9.00

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
CB Cesar Borders	1	0
OLB Mario Giles	0	1
ILB Casey Bernstein	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
QB Brayden Abeykoon	1	0
TE Clyde Danskin	1	0
WR Rickey Davison	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	5	258	51.6	46.2	64	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Hampton	2	66	33.0	33.0	37	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	1/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daniel Kingsblood	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Fellin	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Gardner	4	77	19.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	6	4	0.0	32	34
S Ron Benton	6	3	0.0	32	34
CB Cesar Borders	6	1	0.0	32	34
ILB Casey Bernstein	6	0	0.0	15	26
DT Logan Flemister	5	1	0.0	31	30
CB Tyrus Blackwell	4	2	0.0	19	10
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	4	1	0.0	27	22
CB Santiago Kagan	4	1	0.0	28	31
ILB Bobby Sutton	4	0	0.0	14	7
S Lamar Emmons	3	2	0.0	31	32
OLB Parker Warden	2	2	0.0	13	23
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	2	0	0.0	30	30
DE T.J. Criblez	1	0	0.0	30	28
WR Dean Maier	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gene Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
TE Luis Calhoun	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shane McKinley	1	0	0.0	7	3
DE Terrell Randle	0	1	0.0	8	19

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aiden Ward	6	0	0.0	21	36
DE Alan Webster	5	1	1.0	19	26
S Kendrick Forbes	5	3	0.0	21	36
S Johnnie Leonavicius	4	4	0.0	20	29
CB Aaron McKissick	3	0	1.0	7	26
ILB Alejandro Thornton	3	2	0.0	20	31
DE Conrad Torres	3	1	0.0	21	36
DT Matthew Griffin	2	0	0.0	19	25
OLB Chase Walters	2	0	0.0	14	10
DE Eduardo Everett	2	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Mackenzie Glover	2	0	0.0	5	14
CB Nicholas Whitfield	2	0	0.0	20	31
TE Clyde Danskin	1	0	---	---	---
S Jerald Quinn	1	0	0.0	2	13
CB Marc Cook	1	0	0.0	15	15
WR Stephen Blaine	1	0	---	---	---
DT Marco Taylor	1	0	0.0	2	11
S Marty Temes	1	0	0.0	7	25

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
DE T.J. Criblez	1	28
DT Logan Flemister	1	30
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1	30

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alan Webster	1.0	0	1	4	26
CB Aaron McKissick	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Conrad Torres	0.0	1	2	0	36
DE Eduardo Everett	0.0	0	1	1	22
DE Rusty Weathers	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cesar Borders	6	0	1	34
ILB Casey Bernstein	4	1	0	26
CB Tyrus Blackwell	4	0	0	10
CB Santiago Kagan	3	1	0	31
OLB Mario Giles	3	0	1	34
S Ron Benton	2	0	0	34
ILB Bobby Sutton	2	0	0	7
DE Terrell Randle	1	0	0	19
S Lamar Emmons	1	0	0	32

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Aiden Ward	3	0	36
S Johnnie Leonavicius	2	1	29
S Marty Temes	2	1	25
S Kendrick Forbes	2	0	36
DE Eduardo Everett	2	0	22
CB Aaron McKissick	2	0	26
OLB Mackenzie Glover	2	0	14
CB Nicholas Whitfield	2	0	31
S Jerald Quinn	1	1	13
DE Alan Webster	1	0	26
DT Matthew Griffin	1	0	25
DE Conrad Torres	1	0	36
DT Marco Taylor	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Danny Boone	2	2	21	1	36
C Abel Durham	1	7	21	0	36
C Caden Sanks	1	3	21	0	36
T Luis Langdon	1	2	21	0	36
G Rusty Cowley	0	4	21	1	36
TE Luis Calhoun	0	1	9	0	12

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Earnest Nixon	3	7	0	32	34
G Randal Davis	3	7	0	32	34
C Bryson Howard	3	5	1	32	34
T Bart Cable	2	5	1	32	34
T Jake Lochtefeld	2	3	0	32	34

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Luis Calhoun	1	19
T.J. Criblez	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Leonavicius	3	10
Marty Temes	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Ron Benton	---	---	32	34	4	70
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	32	34	4	70
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	30	28	11	69
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	32	34	3	69
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	28	31	10	69
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	31	32	2	65
T Luis Langdon	21	36	---	---	7	64
G Rusty Cowley	21	36	---	---	7	64
C Caden Sanks	21	36	---	---	7	64
G Danny Boone	21	36	---	---	7	64
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	31	30	2	63
WR Gene Gardner	20	35	---	---	7	62
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	30	30	1	61
C Abel Durham	21	36	---	---	---	57
QB Harvey Dunnigan	21	36	---	---	---	57
TE Cary Thomas	19	36	---	---	---	55
RB Owen Lyons	9	25	---	---	19	53
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	---	---	27	22	2	51
ILB Casey Bernstein	---	---	15	26	10	51
WR Dean Maier	16	34	---	---	---	50
TE Luis Calhoun	9	12	---	---	19	40
DE Terrell Randle	---	---	8	19	12	39
OLB Parker Warden	---	---	13	23	1	37
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	19	10	1	30
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	7	3	19	29
WR Jackie Kanu	2	12	---	---	14	28
WR Julian Lunsford	10	15	---	---	---	25
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	14	7	2	23
RB Gage Stephenson	13	6	---	---	1	20
S Butch Booker	---	---	2	3	12	17
RB J.B. Hargrove	0	0	---	---	13	13
CB Gino Moss	---	---	0	2	11	13
WR Andre Richmond	1	1	---	---	10	12
DT Darius Russell	---	---	1	4	3	8
TE Brady Farley	5	3	---	---	---	8
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Neil Stuvaints	---	---	0	2	2	4
TE Matthew Lee	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Orlando Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Garrett Hudson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Martin Zelenka	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ernest Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Les Inoue	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Joe Luraas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Earnest Nixon	32	34	---	---	5	71
T Jake Lochtefeld	32	34	---	---	3	69
WR Rickey Davison	32	33	---	---	3	68
QB Brayden Abeykoon	32	34	---	---	---	66
T Bart Cable	32	34	---	---	---	66
C Bryson Howard	32	34	---	---	---	66
G Randal Davis	32	34	---	---	---	66
S Kendrick Forbes	---	---	21	36	2	59
DE Conrad Torres	---	---	21	36	2	59
S Johnnie Leonavicius	---	---	20	29	10	59
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	21	36	2	59
TE Daquan Vargas	19	23	---	---	16	58
TE Clyde Danskin	29	27	---	---	---	56
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	20	31	2	53
CB Nicholas Whitfield	---	---	20	31	2	53
WR Levi Razo	22	27	---	---	---	49
S Marty Temes	---	---	7	25	16	48
DE Alan Webster	---	---	19	26	1	46
DT Matthew Griffin	---	---	19	25	1	45
RB Perry Bartholomew	15	10	---	---	20	45
DE Eduardo Everett	---	---	16	22	2	40
CB Marc Cook	---	---	15	15	6	36
OLB Mackenzie Glover	---	---	5	14	17	36
RB Eduardo Wiltz	17	18	---	---	---	35
CB Aaron McKissick	---	---	7	26	2	35
S Jerald Quinn	---	---	2	13	16	31
DE Rusty Weathers	---	---	2	10	15	27
WR Stephen Blaine	14	13	---	---	---	27
OLB Chase Walters	---	---	14	10	---	24
TE Mickey Dennis	4	1	---	---	19	24
WR Wade Fellin	0	1	---	---	18	19
WR Butch Huntley	3	1	---	---	13	17
DT Marco Taylor	---	---	2	11	1	14
TE Rufus Kiser	3	9	---	---	---	12
K Daniel Kingsblood	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Maxwell Battle	0	3	---	---	5	8
ILB Corbin Rafferty	---	---	0	0	8	8
WR Stanley Billingsley	2	4	---	---	---	6
C Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Rodolfo Boss	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Chase Stone	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ron Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Jim Poston	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Alonzo Beardsley	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ralph Osborne	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Max Wilcox	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	12	32	2.7
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	20	126	6.3
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	34	22	2	1	1	0	5	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brayden Abeykoon	34	26	3	0	1	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	101	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	43	6.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	33	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	74	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	125	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Gardner	12	6	0	51	0	35
RB Owen Lyons	7	6	1	42	1	25
TE Luis Calhoun	5	3	0	17	0	12
TE Cary Thomas	5	4	0	69	1	36
WR Dean Maier	3	2	0	19	0	34
WR Jackie Kanu	1	1	0	9	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Davison	13	10	0	107	2	33
WR Levi Razo	10	9	0	102	1	27
TE Clyde Danskin	7	4	1	30	0	27
WR Stephen Blaine	3	2	0	21	0	13
TE Mickey Dennis	1	1	0	-1	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eduardo Wiltz	4	5	1.25	4.00
RB Perry Bartholomew	1	8	8.00	6.42
WR Stanley Billingsley	1	3	3.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan	4	3	25	6.25	6.09

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon	11	9	58	5.27	7.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Gardner	2	2	15	7.50	4.25
RB Owen Lyons	1	1	10	10.00	6.00
TE Luis Calhoun	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rickey Davison	5	4	16	3.20	8.23
WR Levi Razo	3	3	35	11.67	10.20
TE Clyde Danskin	2	1	8	4.00	4.29
TE Mickey Dennis	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Harvey Dunnigan	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
WR Stanley Billingsley	2	1
RB Perry Bartholomew	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	9	6	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brayden Abeykoon	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Owen Lyons	3	3	0
WR Gene Gardner	2	0	0
TE Luis Calhoun	2	1	0
WR Jackie Kanu	1	1	1
TE Cary Thomas	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clyde Danskin	3	1	1
WR Rickey Davison	1	1	0
WR Levi Razo	1	0	0
TE Mickey Dennis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)