Week 1, 2032

played in Atlanta, GA

86 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	21	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	10	3	7	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:53 ATL - Van Neely 25 field goal
1Q: 05:46 ATL - Marty Temes 16 interception return (Van Neely extra point)
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Van Neely 36 field goal
3Q: 10:47 ATL - Shawn Poston 7 run (Van Neely extra point)
4Q: 13:45 NOS - Edwin Ballard 1 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
4Q: 10:17 NOS - Otis Monroe 11 pass from Benjamin Leyva (Dean Horenstein extra point)
4Q: 06:59 ATL - Brett Hatchette 22 pass from Toby Crabtree (Ernest Quesnel run for conversion failed)
4Q: 04:38 NOS - Kenyon Gillespie 7 pass from Benjamin Leyva (Dean Horenstein extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:53 ATL - Van Neely 25 field goal
1Q: 05:46 ATL - Marty Temes 16 interception return (Van Neely extra point)
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Van Neely 36 field goal
3Q: 10:47 ATL - Shawn Poston 7 run (Van Neely extra point)
4Q: 13:45 NOS - Edwin Ballard 1 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
4Q: 10:17 NOS - Otis Monroe 11 pass from Benjamin Leyva (Dean Horenstein extra point)
4Q: 06:59 ATL - Brett Hatchette 22 pass from Toby Crabtree (Ernest Quesnel run for conversion failed)
4Q: 04:38 NOS - Kenyon Gillespie 7 pass from Benjamin Leyva (Dean Horenstein extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 25
- by Rushing 4 13
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 336 460
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 5.33 6.67
Net Rushing Yards 31 180
- Rushing Attempts 22 38
- Yards per Rush 1.41 4.74
Net Passing Yards 305 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 27 - 1 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 305 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.44 9.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 5.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 4/19
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 5/123 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 22
Time of Possession 27:49 32:11

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	25
- by Rushing	4	13
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	336	460
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	5.33	6.67
Net Rushing Yards	31	180
- Rushing Attempts	22	38
- Yards per Rush	1.41	4.74
Net Passing Yards	305	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 27 - 1	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	305	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.44	9.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	5.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	4/19
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	5/123	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 22
Time of Possession	27:49	32:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 25	5	30	Punt
1	6:46	1:11	OWN 14	3	-9	Interception
1	5:35	3:50	OWN 30	6	18	Punt
2	12:51	1:40	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
2	6:45	1:50	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 17	4	11	Half
3	14:14	1:48	OWN 42	3	-4	Punt
3	10:36	3:08	OWN 33	5	18	Punt
3	3:12	4:34	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	12:14	2:03	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
4	6:44	2:16	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	2:38	1:57	OWN 46	10	45	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	5:43	OWN 1	11	91	Field Goal
1	1:45	3:54	OWN 5	9	74	Missed FG
2	11:11	4:26	OWN 30	10	51	Missed FG
2	4:55	3:03	50	10	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:46	OWN 43	1	15	Fumble
3	12:26	1:50	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
3	7:28	4:16	OWN 1	8	54	Punt
4	13:38	1:24	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
4	10:11	3:27	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
4	4:28	1:50	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 9	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Toby Crabtree, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edwin Ballard	14	9	0.64	9	0	1
RB Buddy Harris	7	12	1.71	8	0	0
QB Benjamin Leyva	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ernest Quesnel	20	97	4.85	34	3	0
RB Shawn Poston	12	62	5.17	15	2	1
QB Toby Crabtree	6	21	3.50	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Leyva	41	27	305	0/0	2	57	1	94.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Toby Crabtree	30	19	285	1/5	1	42	0	105.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenyon Gillespie	11	17	127	11.55	44	29	1
WR Gene Gardner	5	8	39	7.80	0	11	0
RB Edwin Ballard	5	6	73	14.60	55	57	0
TE Otis Monroe	4	5	50	12.50	28	29	1
WR Ezra Determann	2	4	16	8.00	9	14	0
RB Buddy Harris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Hatchette	5	10	92	18.40	63	32	1
TE Shaun Mason	5	8	74	14.80	36	42	0
WR Johnnie Hawkins	3	4	45	15.00	5	24	0
TE Tanner McDaniel	3	4	45	15.00	23	31	0
WR Lenny Scott	2	3	22	11.00	7	15	0
WR Norman Hazelwood	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marty Temes	1	16	16.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Luke Gerber	1	0	0
S Leo Bruschi	0	1	1
WR Ezra Determann	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Lenny Scott	1	0	0	0
S Curtis Floyd	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornell Harden	6	265	44.2	38.8	53	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Hampton	3	138	46.0	27.7	59	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Horenstein	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Van Neely	2/4	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Gerber	2	35	17.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Evans	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Gerber	4	97	24.3	0
Buddy Harris	1	26	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nickolas Meier	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leo Bruschi	9	2	0.0	38	31
OLB Herman Cambell	8	0	0.0	37	28
ILB Desmond Rice	7	3	0.0	35	27
ILB Bobby Sutton	5	3	0.0	23	20
DT Gabe Monroe	4	2	1.0	18	19
CB Jake Wooden	4	5	0.0	38	31
CB Corwin Reed	3	1	0.0	34	30
DT Bobby Banks	3	0	0.0	15	17
DE Leland Lucas	2	1	0.0	35	26
DE Ramon Grylicki	2	0	0.0	24	17
S Moe Tygart	2	0	0.0	21	17
DT Peyton Mikkor	1	1	0.0	17	21
DE Quentin Conklin	1	0	0.0	16	9
CB Dustin Lynn	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Leon Stanton	1	0	0.0	19	14
DT Wendell Foley	0	2	0.0	26	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jessie Marshall	8	1	22	31
S Marty Temes	7	1	21	38
S Kurt Evans	5	0	21	40
S Curtis Floyd	5	0	21	41
OLB Brett Walendy	4	1	22	41
DT Butch Stone	3	1	18	26
ILB Alejandro Thornton	3	0	7	17
CB Collin Heninger	2	0	22	41
CB Nickolas Meier	1	1	16	33
OLB Perry Hammond	1	1	2	12
CB Darryl Shaw	1	0	0	2
DT Marco Taylor	1	0	5	15
OLB Mackenzie Glover	1	0	1	0
DE Renaldo Pearson	1	0	21	34
S Shaun Russ	1	0	1	3
OLB Kaleb Jamison	1	0	20	29

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gabe Monroe	1.0	1	1	19
DE Ramon Grylicki	0.0	2	0	17
DE Leland Lucas	0.0	1	0	26

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brett Walendy	1	0	2	41
DE Renaldo Pearson	1	0	1	34
DE Jim Poston	0	2	2	25
DT Butch Stone	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Herman Cambell	4	1	28
S Leo Bruschi	3	0	31
ILB Desmond Rice	2	1	27
ILB Bobby Sutton	2	0	20
CB Jake Wooden	2	0	31
CB Corwin Reed	2	0	30
CB Dustin Lynn	1	0	4
CB Leon Stanton	1	0	14
DT Gabe Monroe	1	0	19
DT Bobby Banks	1	0	17
S Zachary Carr	0	1	14

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kurt Evans	7	0	0	40
S Curtis Floyd	4	1	0	41
S Marty Temes	3	0	1	38
CB Nickolas Meier	2	1	0	33
CB Collin Heninger	2	1	0	41
ILB Alejandro Thornton	2	0	0	17
OLB Brett Walendy	2	0	0	41
ILB Jessie Marshall	2	0	0	31
CB Darryl Shaw	1	0	0	2
DT Marco Taylor	1	0	0	15
S Shaun Russ	1	0	0	3
DE Renaldo Pearson	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Jeffery Bismonte	4	9	22	41
G Vernon Forbes	1	6	22	41
C J.B. Reynolds	1	3	22	41
G James Hartman	0	3	22	41

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Efrain Baker	4	9	38	0	31
G Rodolfo Boss	4	7	38	0	31
G Abel Cloutier	2	6	38	0	31
T Bart Cable	2	5	38	0	31
C Bryson Howard	1	3	38	0	31
FB Trent Balent	1	1	13	0	8
TE Jon Douglas	1	1	11	0	2
TE Shaun Mason	0	1	23	0	23
RB Shawn Poston	0	0	13	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ezra Determann	2	19
Zachary Carr	2	17
Rufus Newton	1	21
Omar Robinson	1	19

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Floyd	2	19
Efrain Baker	2	13
Shaun Mason	1	23
Jon Douglas	1	17
Darryl Shaw	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Leo Bruschi	---	---	38	31	4	73
CB Jake Wooden	---	---	38	31	4	73
WR Ezra Determann	17	37	---	---	19	73
G James Hartman	22	41	---	---	6	69
T Jeffery Bismonte	22	41	---	---	6	69
OLB Herman Cambell	---	---	37	28	4	69
CB Corwin Reed	---	---	34	30	2	66
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	35	27	3	65
G Vernon Forbes	22	41	---	---	---	63
C J.B. Reynolds	22	41	---	---	---	63
T Carlos Reinhardt	22	41	---	---	---	63
QB Benjamin Leyva	22	41	---	---	---	63
DE Leland Lucas	---	---	35	26	2	63
WR Gene Gardner	20	40	---	---	---	60
RB Edwin Ballard	15	30	---	---	10	55
TE Otis Monroe	20	35	---	---	---	55
WR Kenyon Gillespie	17	36	---	---	---	53
S Zachary Carr	---	---	17	14	17	48
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	23	20	4	47
DE Ramon Grylicki	---	---	24	17	3	44
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	26	16	2	44
S Moe Tygart	---	---	21	17	3	41
DT Gabe Monroe	---	---	18	19	3	40
DT Peyton Mikkor	---	---	17	21	2	40
CB Leon Stanton	---	---	19	14	4	37
DT Bobby Banks	---	---	15	17	2	34
RB Buddy Harris	7	7	---	---	19	33
DE Quentin Conklin	---	---	16	9	2	27
OLB Rufus Newton	---	---	2	0	21	23
FB Axel Dole	6	7	---	---	10	23
WR Omar Robinson	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Damon Malano	---	---	0	0	19	19
CB Dustin Lynn	---	---	1	4	13	18
WR Luke Gerber	0	4	---	---	13	17
TE Van Waller	7	7	---	---	1	15
C Earl Niebauer	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Donald Gilmore	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Cornell Harden	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Byron Everett	1	0	---	---	5	6
C Darien Borders	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Dean Horenstein	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Quinn Cantu	---	---	0	0	3	3
WR Eddie Hall	0	2	---	---	---	2
DE Jeffery Stephenson	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Walt Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Bernard Whiting	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Efrain Baker	38	31	---	---	13	82
S Curtis Floyd	---	---	21	41	19	81
G Abel Cloutier	38	31	---	---	7	76
T Bart Cable	38	31	---	---	---	69
G Rodolfo Boss	38	31	---	---	---	69
C Bryson Howard	38	31	---	---	---	69
QB Toby Crabtree	38	31	---	---	---	69
TE Shaun Mason	23	23	---	---	23	69
S Kurt Evans	---	---	21	40	6	67
CB Collin Heninger	---	---	22	41	4	67
CB Nickolas Meier	---	---	16	33	16	65
OLB Brett Walendy	---	---	22	41	---	63
S Marty Temes	---	---	21	38	---	59
WR Brett Hatchette	31	27	---	---	---	58
RB Ernest Quesnel	25	16	---	---	17	58
DE Renaldo Pearson	---	---	21	34	---	55
WR Lenny Scott	24	29	---	---	---	53
ILB Jessie Marshall	---	---	22	31	---	53
TE Tanner McDaniel	30	20	---	---	3	53
WR Johnnie Hawkins	14	18	---	---	20	52
OLB Kaleb Jamison	---	---	20	29	---	49
DT Butch Stone	---	---	18	26	---	44
DE Eduardo Everett	---	---	12	23	6	41
FB Trent Balent	13	8	---	---	20	41
DE Jim Poston	---	---	10	25	---	35
TE Jon Douglas	11	2	---	---	17	30
DT Marco Taylor	---	---	5	15	6	26
ILB Alejandro Thornton	---	---	7	17	---	24
OLB Mackenzie Glover	---	---	1	0	19	20
RB Shawn Poston	13	7	---	---	---	20
CB Darryl Shaw	---	---	0	2	16	18
OLB Perry Hammond	---	---	2	12	---	14
ILB Donald Meyer	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Van Neely	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Skip McCollam	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Maxwell Joseph	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Norman Hazelwood	3	3	---	---	---	6
S Shaun Russ	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Edgar Garciaparra	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Levi Razo	3	0	---	---	---	3
P Ron Hampton	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Emmanuel Wentland	0	2	---	---	---	2
T Chase Stone	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Donny Doctrow	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Orlando Jaeger	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Mason Jordan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	11	20	1.8
Right	8	9	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	20	93	4.7
Right	10	47	4.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Leyva	41	27	4	2	2	4	3	5	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Toby Crabtree	30	19	6	2	2	3	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	177	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	97	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	16	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	52	17.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	147	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	62	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenyon Gillespie	17	11	1	127	2	36
WR Gene Gardner	8	5	0	39	0	40
RB Edwin Ballard	6	5	1	73	1	30
TE Otis Monroe	5	4	0	50	1	35
WR Ezra Determann	4	2	0	16	0	37
RB Buddy Harris	1	0	0	0	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Hatchette	10	5	1	92	3	27
TE Shaun Mason	8	5	0	74	1	23
WR Johnnie Hawkins	4	3	0	45	1	18
TE Tanner McDaniel	4	3	1	45	1	20
WR Lenny Scott	3	2	0	22	0	29
WR Norman Hazelwood	1	1	0	7	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Ballard	4	-2	-0.50	0.64
RB Buddy Harris	2	3	1.50	1.71

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ernest Quesnel	3	8	2.67	4.85
RB Shawn Poston	1	7	7.00	5.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Leyva	11	8	65	5.91	7.44

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenyon Gillespie	4	3	27	6.75	7.47
TE Otis Monroe	3	2	22	7.33	10.00
WR Gene Gardner	2	2	14	7.00	4.88
WR Ezra Determann	2	1	2	1.00	4.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edwin Ballard	1	1
QB Benjamin Leyva	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shawn Poston	6	4
QB Toby Crabtree	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Leyva	11	6	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Toby Crabtree	5	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenyon Gillespie	5	1	0
RB Edwin Ballard	3	2	1
TE Otis Monroe	2	2	1
WR Gene Gardner	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
TE Shaun Mason	2	2
WR Brett Hatchette	1	0
WR Lenny Scott	1	1
TE Tanner McDaniel	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,300 (25,300)
End Zone 8,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,300 (25,300)
End Zone	8,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (9,900)