Week 1, 2029

played in New Orleans, LA

96 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons 107710-34
New Orleans Saints 71376-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 ATL - Daquan Vargas 5 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
1Q: 04:14 NOS - Luke Brookshire 4 run (Salvador Varitek extra point)
1Q: 00:19 ATL - Wayne Caminiti 32 field goal
2Q: 10:20 NOS - Salvador Varitek 36 field goal
2Q: 06:33 NOS - Dana Houston 31 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Salvador Varitek extra point)
2Q: 01:58 ATL - Ty Trippi 17 pass from Brayden Abeykoon (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Salvador Varitek 44 field goal
3Q: 08:42 ATL - Brayden Abeykoon 3 run (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
3Q: 03:34 NOS - Luis Calhoun 16 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Salvador Varitek extra point)
4Q: 11:55 NOS - Salvador Varitek 49 field goal
4Q: 11:48 ATL - Rickey Davison 92 kickoff return (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
4Q: 04:33 NOS - Salvador Varitek 19 field goal
4Q: 01:48 ATL - Wayne Caminiti 44 field goal

Team StatisticsATLNOS
Record1-00-1
First Downs2025
- by Rushing1010
- by Passing914
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards354428
- Offensive Plays6066
- Yards per Play5.906.48
Net Rushing Yards217133
- Rushing Attempts3530
- Yards per Rush6.204.43
Net Passing Yards137295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 17 - 035 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards137301
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/6
- Yards per Pass Play5.488.19
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions8/134/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.26.7
4th Down Conversions0/11/1
Penalties/Yards6/506/42
Punt Returns/Yards1/62/26
Kick Returns/Yards3/1664/87
Interception Ret./Yards1/120/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/12/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 28
Time of Possession27:3032:30

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:464:42OWN 28972Touchdown
14:083:57OWN 251060Field Goal
210:152:29OPP 4448Downs
26:184:29OWN 251175Touchdown
315:002:02OWN 2535Punt
310:512:21OWN 32568Touchdown
33:232:47OWN 25514Punt
44:272:44OWN 37936Field Goal
40:540:54OPP 42411Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:14OWN 3135Punt
18:043:56OWN 13787Touchdown
10:114:56OWN 25956Field Goal
27:461:28OWN 36564Touchdown
21:491:49OWN 32641Field Goal
312:582:07OWN 263-5Punt
38:305:07OWN 361064Touchdown
30:363:48OWN 231045Field Goal
411:317:04OWN 391159Field Goal
41:430:49OWN 25312Interception

Game MVP: Brayden Abeykoon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Eduardo Wiltz15785.202920
RB Shawn Poston12655.421620
QB Brayden Abeykoon66410.674511
FB Trent Balent2105.001010
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
WR Luke Brookshire201035.151641
RB Rodolfo McCarthy571.401210
QB Harvey Dunnigan3103.331010
WR Dana Houston2136.50700

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brayden Abeykoon25171370/02220108.3
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Harvey Dunnigan35293011/62471109.7

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Levi Razo79598.4333220
WR Rickey Davison37258.333130
TE Daquan Vargas33279.005151
WR Stephen Blaine2252.50040
WR Ty Trippi232110.502171
RB Shawn Poston0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Luis Calhoun888911.1321171
WR Dana Houston687813.0034311
WR Gene Gardner57387.6017160
WR Luke Brookshire33217.009100
WR Kenyon Gillespie34134.33370
TE Bart Donovan2294.50060
RB Rodolfo McCarthy124747.0037470
FB Collin Hartman1166.00060

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Brett Walendy11212.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
ILB Alejandro Thornton0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
WR Kenyon Gillespie1000
TE Luis Calhoun0100

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Victor Howe210854.041.0582
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alan Wallace28743.540.5450

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Wayne Caminiti2/21/10/0444/4
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Salvador Varitek4/42/20/0493/3

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Shawn Poston166.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Dana Houston22613.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Rickey Davison316655.31
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Lamar Emmons36822.70
Rodolfo McCarthy11919.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Alejandro Thornton1040.02533
ILB Nathaniel Hicks800.01625
S Shaun Russ600.03034
DE Conrad Torres520.03036
CB Nicholas Whitfield400.02735
DT Butch Stone311.02832
S Marty Temes320.02433
CB Marc Cook300.0916
DE Renaldo Pearson300.01410
DE Eduardo Everett210.02333
OLB Mackenzie Glover210.053
S Kurt Evans210.02431
DE Jim Poston200.01716
CB Aaron McKissick200.065
S Butch Downs110.065
DT Marco Taylor100.034
OLB Brett Walendy020.02933
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Omar Siglar900.02211
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg610.03421
DT Aidan Ogden510.02420
S Butch Booker440.02417
OLB Rufus Newton410.02721
ILB Bobby Sutton310.01213
CB Edwin Donovan300.02120
CB Leon Stanton300.02116
DT Logan Flemister210.02320
S Lamar Emmons200.0117
S Herman Null200.02521
CB Tyrus Blackwell130.03423
OLB Emmett O'Neill120.0137
DE Kody Knight120.02010
OLB Bobby Hibbs110.095
WR Dana Houston10---------
DE Quentin Conklin100.01113
DE Terrell Randle020.01612
CB Cesar Borders010.0169
CB Dylan Gray010.0104

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Butch Stone1.001032
OLB Brett Walendy0.001033
DE Jim Poston0.000116
DE Eduardo Everett0.000133
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg0.011221
DE Kody Knight0.001010
OLB Rufus Newton0.001021
DE Quentin Conklin0.001013

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Alejandro Thornton60033
ILB Nathaniel Hicks40025
CB Nicholas Whitfield30035
DE Renaldo Pearson30010
S Shaun Russ30034
DE Conrad Torres20036
CB Marc Cook20016
S Marty Temes11033
DT Marco Taylor1004
DE Eduardo Everett10033
CB Aaron McKissick1005
S Butch Downs1005
S Kurt Evans10031
OLB Brett Walendy01133
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Omar Siglar30011
OLB Rufus Newton20021
S Butch Booker20017
S Herman Null20021
CB Leon Stanton20016
OLB Emmett O'Neill1007
CB Edwin Donovan10020
ILB Bobby Sutton10013
S Lamar Emmons1007
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg10021
DE Quentin Conklin10013

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Bryson Howard46035025
G Rodolfo Boss39035025
T Jake Lochtefeld35235025
T Bart Cable35235025
G Earnest Nixon25235025
FB Trent Balent0101001
TE Shaun Mason0101209
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Abel Durham48030036
G Caleb Baker46030036
G Rusty Cowley36030036
T K.C. Bauer15030036
G Danny Boone14030036
WR Luke Brookshire00025130

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Nathaniel Hicks221
Marc Cook116
Eduardo Wiltz116
Ernest Quesnel17
Timothy Daschle14
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Bart Donovan122
Rodolfo McCarthy116
Herman Cambell110

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
DE Eduardo Everett------23332076
DE Conrad Torres------3036672
OLB Brett Walendy------2933466
S Shaun Russ------3034266
G Earnest Nixon3525------464
CB Nicholas Whitfield------2735264
DT Butch Stone------2832363
ILB Nathaniel Hicks------16252162
ILB Alejandro Thornton------2533462
WR Rickey Davison3320------861
QB Brayden Abeykoon3525---------60
T Jake Lochtefeld3525---------60
T Bart Cable3525---------60
G Rodolfo Boss3525---------60
C Bryson Howard3525---------60
S Marty Temes------2433360
S Kurt Evans------2431156
TE Daquan Vargas2925------155
RB Eduardo Wiltz1611------1643
WR Levi Razo2318---------41
CB Marc Cook------9161641
WR Ty Trippi2119---------40
DE Jim Poston------1716538
FB Trent Balent101------2031
TE Shaun Mason129------829
WR Stephen Blaine67------1528
OLB Mackenzie Glover------532028
RB Shawn Poston1610------228
TE Clyde Danskin61------2027
CB Philip Crowder------531826
DE Renaldo Pearson------1410125
CB Aaron McKissick------65314
S Butch Downs------65213
OLB Aiden Ward------55---10
K Wayne Caminiti00------99
DT Marco Taylor------3429
CB Ralph Osborne------4419
RB Ernest Quesnel00------77
WR Shaun Falwell34---------7
C Roosevelt Fullerton00------44
T Chase Stone00------44
T Jerald Boone00------44
G Timothy Daschle00------44
P Victor Howe00------44
QB Toby Crabtree00---------0
C Van Heffernan00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Rusty Cowley3036------672
G Caleb Baker3036------672
T K.C. Bauer3036------672
G Danny Boone3036------672
C Abel Durham3036---------66
QB Harvey Dunnigan3036---------66
WR Gene Gardner2933---------62
WR Dana Houston1722------2059
TE Luis Calhoun2633---------59
CB Tyrus Blackwell------3423259
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg------3421257
WR Kenyon Gillespie2531---------56
WR Luke Brookshire2530---------55
DT Aidan Ogden------2420448
OLB Rufus Newton------2721---48
S Herman Null------2521---46
DT Logan Flemister------2320245
CB Edwin Donovan------2120445
CB Cesar Borders------1691843
TE Bart Donovan119------2242
S Butch Booker------2417---41
CB Leon Stanton------2116---37
ILB Omar Siglar------2211336
OLB Bobby Hibbs------952034
ILB Bobby Sutton------1213833
CB Dylan Gray------1041832
DE Kody Knight------2010232
FB Collin Hartman47------2031
RB Rodolfo McCarthy58------1629
DE Terrell Randle------1612---28
S Lamar Emmons------117927
OLB Herman Cambell------1251027
DE Quentin Conklin------1113125
OLB Emmett O'Neill------137---20
RB J.B. Hargrove00------2020
WR Andre Richmond02------1618
K Salvador Varitek00------1111
WR Glen Newhart72---------9
C Tyrell Berry00------66
P Alan Wallace00------66
TE Brady Farley13---------4
QB Percy Duckett00---------0
C Caden Sanks00---------0
T Tim Gunn00---------0
G Freddie Prescott00---------0
T Carlos Reinhardt00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10616.1
Middle15916.1
Right9677.4
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4215.3
Middle16694.3
Right10434.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brayden Abeykoon25171120420
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Harvey Dunnigan35293102221

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76213.0
Short (0-8 Yds)77628.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)114544.9
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87577.1
Short (0-8 Yds)18161488.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)75659.3
Long (19+ Yds)213115.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Levi Razo97059118
WR Rickey Davison73125020
TE Daquan Vargas33027025
WR Ty Trippi32121019
WR Stephen Blaine220507
RB Shawn Poston1000010
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dana Houston86078222
TE Luis Calhoun88089033
WR Gene Gardner75038033
WR Kenyon Gillespie43013031
WR Luke Brookshire33021030
TE Bart Donovan220909
RB Rodolfo McCarthy2104718
FB Collin Hartman110607

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Shawn Poston4246.005.42
RB Eduardo Wiltz3113.675.20
QB Brayden Abeykoon133.0010.67
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
WR Luke Brookshire6101.675.15
RB Rodolfo McCarthy2-3-1.501.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brayden Abeykoon63193.175.48
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan333010.008.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rickey Davison2000.003.57
WR Levi Razo21-3-1.506.56
TE Daquan Vargas1155.009.00
WR Ty Trippi111717.007.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dana Houston22147.009.75
TE Luis Calhoun111616.0011.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
RB Shawn Poston84
QB Brayden Abeykoon22
New OrleansRushesConversions
WR Luke Brookshire42

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Brayden Abeykoon322
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Harvey Dunnigan652

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Levi Razo211
WR Rickey Davison111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Dana Houston210
WR Kenyon Gillespie221
TE Bart Donovan111
TE Luis Calhoun110

SectionAttendance
Stadium77,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,300 (19,900)
End Zone12,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine7,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats11,400 (12,700)
Club Seats19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)