Week 1, 2041

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons 714107-38
New Orleans Saints 3700-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 NOS - Dexter Winslett 35 field goal
1Q: 09:25 ATL - Gabe Thomason 13 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Elliot Fitzgerald extra point)
2Q: 14:19 ATL - Mickey Horn 1 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Elliot Fitzgerald extra point)
2Q: 07:05 ATL - Gabe Thomason 14 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Elliot Fitzgerald extra point)
2Q: 02:05 NOS - Marlon Brewer 2 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
3Q: 11:06 ATL - Mason Jordan 63 interception return (Elliot Fitzgerald extra point)
3Q: 03:16 ATL - Elliot Fitzgerald 27 field goal
4Q: 09:55 ATL - Gabe Thomason 25 pass from Lonnie Garrison (Elliot Fitzgerald extra point)

Team StatisticsATLNOS
Record1-00-1
First Downs2711
- by Rushing81
- by Passing189
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards470208
- Offensive Plays7155
- Yards per Play6.623.78
Net Rushing Yards13876
- Rushing Attempts2822
- Yards per Rush4.933.45
Net Passing Yards332132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 30 - 130 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards336146
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/43/14
- Yards per Pass Play7.724.00
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions5/111/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.27.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/325/21
Punt Returns/Yards2/182/33
Kick Returns/Yards1/351/25
Interception Ret./Yards1/631/8
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 30
Time of Possession32:0827:52

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:23OWN 46316Interception
110:361:20OWN 25475Touchdown
16:252:00OWN 5523Fumble
12:153:06OWN 45755Touchdown
212:205:23OWN 11299Touchdown
21:571:38OWN 25713Punt
313:422:36OWN 3525Punt
38:581:48OWN 4134Punt
36:052:56OWN 45745Field Goal
414:521:07OWN 139Punt
412:112:29OWN 20780Touchdown
48:042:19OWN 3833Punt
43:193:19OWN 4518Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:372:01OWN 38544Field Goal
19:162:51OWN 25531Punt
14:252:10OPP 193-8Missed FG
214:091:49OWN 2535Punt
26:575:00OWN 251175Touchdown
20:190:19OWN 63-3Half
315:001:18OWN 2539Punt
311:060:11OWN 4110Interception
310:551:57OWN 253-4Punt
37:101:05OWN 633Punt
33:093:17OWN 24530Punt
413:451:34OWN 4632Punt
49:421:38OWN 2534Punt
45:452:26OWN 30516Punt

Game MVP: Lonnie Garrison, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Trenton Tyler10303.00800
QB Lonnie Garrison8232.88900
RB Matthew Manning7517.291630
WR Gabe Thomason2168.001310
RB Hardy Schwartz11818.001810
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Lenny Cobb11403.641120
RB Leonard Lang5163.20600
RB Kelly Bronson5173.40800
QB Jon Smith133.00300

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Lonnie Garrison42303361/44391116.8
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jon Smith29181463/14127171.9
Amari Galloway1000/000039.6

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gabe Thomason111214713.3653273
TE Jack Tyler56459.003130
WR Mickey Horn59479.4020221
WR Seth Brooks335618.6715390
WR Tim Walsh34237.675120
RB Trenton Tyler2284.00750
RB Hardy Schwartz111010.008100
TE Jose Vick0400.00000
FB Manuel Fisk0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Joe Howard812587.2511160
WR Marlon Brewer454010.0010271
TE Jorge Newman37258.334110
TE Ernest Morton24178.503130
WR Dashawn Nixon1266.00060

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Mason Jordan16363.001
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Junior Horner188.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Trenton Tyler1000
WR Gabe Thomason1000
C Walter Lau0100
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
CB James Tatum0100
DE Anthony Farrell0010
S Santiago Caldwell0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Cary Hall524248.441.8563
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ellis Andrews946551.747.4695

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Elliot Fitzgerald1/10/00/0275/5
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dexter Winslett1/20/10/0351/1

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Curtis Floyd2189.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Dashawn Nixon23316.50

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Trenton Tyler13535.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Dashawn Nixon12525.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Randy Bleeck610.52133
S Curtis Floyd610.01316
ILB Harvey Stevenson520.02127
CB Tyler Singleton400.02128
DT Aiden Van Pelt310.51825
S Mason Jordan310.01016
DE Buddy Green310.02130
CB Grady Brown210.51325
OLB Kaleb Jamison220.0812
CB Ed Sammons210.044
S Theodore Gallo210.02233
DE Bubba Ackerman110.51519
DT Vincent Benavidez110.51526
OLB Lester VanDervoort100.5817
CB Collin Heninger100.01829
TE Jack Tyler10---------
WR Seth Brooks10---------
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Junior Horner510.01334
OLB Glen Hanks500.01829
CB Earnest Vera500.01538
ILB Blake Robertson410.01625
CB Tim Babin410.02230
DT Bernie Greene301.02325
S Lester Gilmore320.0136
DE Anthony Farrell320.02130
CB Shane Sanderson310.0149
DT Calvin Grier300.0713
S Santiago Caldwell300.01838
OLB Kirk Wiebe230.01118
CB James Tatum210.01838
DE Christopher Newton210.01128
S Carlton Stephenson210.0817
ILB Samuel Richard120.0919
OLB Dustin Wonders110.0133
DE Aidan Butler110.02233
CB Ryan Haines100.0102
OLB Micah Jacobs100.0813
CB Gus Goldblatt100.01825

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Lester VanDervoort0.502217
DT Aiden Van Pelt0.501025
DE Bubba Ackerman0.501019
OLB Randy Bleeck0.500033
CB Grady Brown0.500025
DT Vincent Benavidez0.500026
DE Buddy Green0.002130
DT Christopher Bazan0.001016
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Bernie Greene1.000025
DE Anthony Farrell0.010130
DE Aidan Butler0.002233
S Santiago Caldwell0.001038

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Randy Bleeck40033
S Curtis Floyd21016
OLB Kaleb Jamison21012
S Mason Jordan20116
CB Grady Brown20025
CB Tyler Singleton20028
ILB Harvey Stevenson11027
CB Collin Heninger10029
CB Ed Sammons1004
DE Bubba Ackerman10019
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Glen Hanks40029
ILB Junior Horner31134
CB James Tatum31038
CB Tim Babin31030
CB Shane Sanderson3009
CB Earnest Vera30038
ILB Blake Robertson22025
DE Christopher Newton20028
S Santiago Caldwell20038
S Carlton Stephenson11017
CB Ryan Haines1002
OLB Micah Jacobs10013
OLB Kirk Wiebe10018
ILB Samuel Richard10019

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Howie Meier310028043
G Abel Cloutier27028043
G Courtney Hopper13028143
T Efrain Baker12028043
C Walter Lau12020043
TE Max Sotiroff1107017
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Roosevelt Rodrigue15022033
G Tracy Aycock15022033
T Cody Leake14019029
G Clarence Wentworth13019229
TE Jessie Ross110803
T Lawrence Janis02022133
TE Jorge Newman01018031
T Amari Liakos010304

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Jamal Carlisle123
Ed Sammons119
Efrain Baker113
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Leonard Lang126
Jorge Newman121
Clarence Wentworth111

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Efrain Baker2843------1384
G Abel Cloutier2843------576
TE Jack Tyler1832------2575
G Courtney Hopper2843---------71
T Howie Meier2843---------71
WR Mickey Horn2840------169
OLB Randy Bleeck------21331468
QB Lonnie Garrison2343---------66
C Walter Lau2043---------63
CB Collin Heninger------18291461
ILB Harvey Stevenson------21271361
S Theodore Gallo------2233257
WR Tim Walsh2028------957
WR Gabe Thomason1736---------53
DE Buddy Green------2130152
DT Vincent Benavidez------15261152
S Curtis Floyd------13162150
CB Tyler Singleton------2128150
CB Grady Brown------13251149
DT Aiden Van Pelt------1825---43
RB Trenton Tyler1110------1637
RB Matthew Manning1124------136
OLB Lester VanDervoort------8171136
DE Bubba Ackerman------1519135
WR Seth Brooks113------2034
FB Manuel Fisk28------2030
DT Christopher Bazan------1116229
CB Ed Sammons------441927
S Mason Jordan------1016---26
TE Max Sotiroff717---------24
OLB Jamal Carlisle------002323
OLB Kaleb Jamison------812222
TE Jose Vick811---------19
T D.J. Colston80------614
RB Hardy Schwartz46------212
K Elliot Fitzgerald00------88
C Maxwell Joseph00------66
C Walt Lane00------66
OLB Erik Darchi------33---6
G Roger Harmon00------66
P Cary Hall00------66
ILB Jessie Marshall------0415
QB Jameson Sweeney50---------5
WR Cedric Cunningham30---------3
S Earl Bruce------00---0
DE Harry Middlehurst------00---0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Glen Hanks------18292471
TE Jorge Newman1831------2170
WR Marlon Brewer2033------1063
CB James Tatum------1838561
DE Aidan Butler------2233661
S Santiago Caldwell------1838561
G Clarence Wentworth1929------1159
WR Dashawn Nixon1122------2457
T Lawrence Janis2233---------55
G Roosevelt Rodrigue2233---------55
G Tracy Aycock2233---------55
CB Earnest Vera------1538---53
QB Jon Smith2032---------52
CB Tim Babin------2230---52
DE Anthony Farrell------2130---51
WR Joe Howard2030---------50
DT Bernie Greene------2325149
T Cody Leake1929---------48
ILB Junior Horner------1334---47
TE Ernest Morton811------2645
CB Gus Goldblatt------1825144
RB Leonard Lang512------2643
ILB Blake Robertson------1625142
ILB Samuel Richard------9191341
S Carlton Stephenson------8171540
DE Christopher Newton------1128---39
OLB Kirk Wiebe------1118---29
CB Ryan Haines------1021628
CB Shane Sanderson------149124
OLB Micah Jacobs------813122
DT Calvin Grier------713121
RB Kelly Bronson615---------21
S Lester Gilmore------136120
WR Dan McNeil20------1719
RB Lenny Cobb118---------19
T Amari Liakos34------1118
G Terrance Bruce34------1118
OLB Dustin Wonders------133117
TE Jessie Ross83------314
C Jeffrey Borges00------1111
C Rico Stuart00------1111
P Ellis Andrews00------99
TE Taylor Edwards10------78
QB Amari Galloway21------25
K Dexter Winslett00------55
WR Collin Sohl00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5224.4
Middle16654.1
Right7517.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8435.4
Middle9232.6
Right5102.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Lonnie Garrison42305016331
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jon Smith29181013631
Amari Galloway100000100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76547.7
Short (0-8 Yds)17141327.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)137614.7
Long (19+ Yds)538917.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33175.7
Short (0-8 Yds)149543.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)115484.4
Long (19+ Yds)212713.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Gabe Thomason12110147336
WR Mickey Horn95047140
TE Jack Tyler65045032
TE Jose Vick4000011
WR Tim Walsh43123028
WR Seth Brooks3305613
RB Trenton Tyler2208010
RB Hardy Schwartz1101006
FB Manuel Fisk100008
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Joe Howard128158030
TE Jorge Newman73025031
WR Marlon Brewer54040133
TE Ernest Morton42017011
WR Dashawn Nixon2106022

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Lenny Cobb252.503.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Lonnie Garrison117544.918.00
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jon Smith3251.675.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mickey Horn43194.755.22
TE Jose Vick3000.000.00
WR Gabe Thomason33289.3312.25
TE Jack Tyler1177.007.50
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jorge Newman1000.003.57
WR Marlon Brewer1122.008.00
WR Joe Howard1133.004.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
QB Lonnie Garrison30
RB Trenton Tyler11
RB Hardy Schwartz11
New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Leonard Lang10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Lonnie Garrison553
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Jon Smith1041
Amari Galloway100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
TE Jack Tyler110
WR Mickey Horn111
RB Hardy Schwartz111
WR Tim Walsh111
WR Gabe Thomason110
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Joe Howard420
TE Jorge Newman310
TE Ernest Morton200
WR Marlon Brewer211

SectionAttendance
Stadium66,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,100 (19,900)
End Zone10,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine6,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats10,100 (12,700)
Club Seats15,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes8,800 (9,900)