Week 1, 2047

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	6	0	0	-	6
New Orleans Saints	7	6	7	9	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:59 NOS - Joe Howard 7 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 13:51 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 44 field goal
2Q: 08:01 ATL - Asher Vaughan 1 run (Tony Assenov extra point failed)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 39 field goal
3Q: 05:09 NOS - Alejandro Whiting 2 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
4Q: 14:08 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 40 field goal
4Q: 07:06 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 38 field goal
4Q: 01:53 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:59 NOS - Joe Howard 7 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 13:51 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 44 field goal
2Q: 08:01 ATL - Asher Vaughan 1 run (Tony Assenov extra point failed)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 39 field goal
3Q: 05:09 NOS - Alejandro Whiting 2 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
4Q: 14:08 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 40 field goal
4Q: 07:06 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 38 field goal
4Q: 01:53 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 43 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 324 356
- Offensive Plays 65 68
- Yards per Play 4.98 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 117 191
- Rushing Attempts 22 46
- Yards per Rush 5.32 4.15
Net Passing Yards 207 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 17 - 1 21 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.81 7.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 13.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/104 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:36 34:24

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	324	356
- Offensive Plays	65	68
- Yards per Play	4.98	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	117	191
- Rushing Attempts	22	46
- Yards per Rush	5.32	4.15
Net Passing Yards	207	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 17 - 1	21 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.81	7.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	13.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/104	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:36	34:24

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:45	3:44	OWN 31	10	44	Missed FG
1	6:48	3:54	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	13:44	5:50	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 25	6	42	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
3	11:02	1:11	OPP 43	4	15	Interception
3	5:00	2:37	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	14:03	2:32	OWN 40	5	12	Downs
4	6:59	3:06	OWN 33	11	21	Downs
4	1:48	0:25	OWN 25	4	8	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:15	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	10:01	3:13	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
1	2:54	4:10	OWN 12	7	61	Field Goal
2	7:54	6:02	OWN 25	12	53	Field Goal
3	13:10	2:08	OWN 19	3	-5	Punt
3	9:51	4:51	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
3	2:23	3:20	OWN 30	9	47	Field Goal
4	11:31	4:32	OWN 48	8	31	Field Goal
4	3:53	2:05	OWN 46	5	28	Field Goal
4	1:23	1:23	OPP 33	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Alejandro Whiting, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Asher Vaughan	10	41	4.10	10	2	1
RB Preston Myles	9	55	6.11	33	1	0
QB Kenneth Duffy	3	21	7.00	8	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alejandro Whiting	39	139	3.56	25	6	1
QB Kendall Siever	4	32	8.00	19	1	0
RB Dwight Franken	2	17	8.50	9	0	0
FB Logan Blake	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenneth Duffy	40	17	224	3/17	0	39	1	50.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	21	13	173	1/8	1	30	0	103.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gabe Thomason	4	8	51	12.75	21	27
TE Eric Giangrave	4	13	70	17.50	33	26
WR Ronald Newman	3	4	66	22.00	55	39
WR Jon Riley	2	3	17	8.50	0	11
RB Asher Vaughan	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
WR Jace Ellison	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Harrison Delgado	1	6	8	8.00	1	8
RB Preston Myles	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jason Matesky	5	8	54	10.80	4	22	0
WR Joe Howard	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	1
WR Marlon Brewer	1	2	30	30.00	6	30	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	22	22.00	0	22	0
RB Alejandro Whiting	1	3	19	19.00	16	19	0
WR Gabe Hernandez	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
FB Logan Blake	1	3	14	14.00	4	14	0
TE Bernard Doyle	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Santiago Caldwell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chance Hardy	3	134	44.7	39.0	52	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	2	105	52.5	35.0	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Assenov	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	0/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	5/5	3/3	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	2	35	17.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	1	20	20.0	0
Gabe Thomason	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vincent Crenshaw	9	7	0.0	46	22
DT Bingo Robertson	6	0	0.0	31	14
OLB Jimmie Sutton	5	2	0.0	29	11
OLB Bryant Willis	5	0	0.0	33	15
ILB T.J. Keith	4	2	0.0	23	13
S Gustavo Chafee	4	1	0.0	35	15
OLB Jerome Krueger	4	0	0.0	23	7
DE Dennis Buning	3	1	1.0	44	22
CB Jake Hyland	3	3	0.0	46	22
CB Ernie Occean	3	1	0.0	40	20
DT Mo Erickson	3	0	0.0	33	18
S Darnell Sheldon	3	0	0.0	12	7
DE Henry Cochrane	2	0	0.0	25	16
OLB Lamar Burns	2	0	0.0	22	16
CB Tyler Singleton	1	1	0.0	16	8
TE Harrison Delgado	1	0	---	---	---
DT Skip Farley	0	1	0.0	15	8
DT Devon Webster	0	1	0.0	13	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnell Thompson	8	2	0.0	20	39
ILB Ike Grui	8	1	0.0	22	43
S Tyler Worden	5	0	0.0	21	43
S Santiago Caldwell	4	0	0.0	19	40
DE Damon Springer	3	0	1.0	19	26
DE Salvador Brewster	3	2	0.5	20	42
S Carlton Stephenson	2	1	0.0	16	34
DE Jake Kagan	2	0	0.0	12	32
CB Philip Sparrow	2	0	0.0	19	40
DT Jay Stark	1	1	1.0	5	9
OLB Byron Schwartz	1	1	0.0	10	12
S Barry Moorehead	1	0	0.0	14	17
S Gary Roe	1	0	0.0	2	19
DT Damon Tate	0	2	0.5	8	12
S Samuel Mitchel	0	1	0.0	11	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Buning	1.0	0	1	22
DE Henry Cochrane	0.0	1	0	16
CB Jake Hyland	0.0	1	0	22
DT Mo Erickson	0.0	1	0	18
DT Bingo Robertson	0.0	0	1	14

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damon Springer	1.0	0	3	1	26
DT Jay Stark	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Salvador Brewster	0.5	1	0	1	42
DT Damon Tate	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Jake Kagan	0.0	0	1	2	32
DE J.R. Turnbull	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Peyton Plageman	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ernie Occean	3	0	20
S Gustavo Chafee	3	0	15
S Vincent Crenshaw	2	1	22
OLB Jimmie Sutton	1	1	11
CB Tyler Singleton	1	0	8
OLB Bryant Willis	1	0	15
CB Jake Hyland	1	0	22
ILB T.J. Keith	1	0	13
OLB Lamar Burns	0	1	16
DT Bingo Robertson	0	1	14

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ike Grui	5	1	0	43
S Tyler Worden	4	4	0	43
CB Philip Sparrow	2	1	0	40
OLB Donnell Thompson	2	0	0	39
DE Jake Kagan	2	0	0	32
S Santiago Caldwell	1	3	1	40
S Carlton Stephenson	1	1	0	34
DE Salvador Brewster	0	1	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Walt Lane	3	6	0	22	2	43
G Jamie Daughtry	2	6	2	22	0	43
G Roger Harmon	1	4	0	22	0	35
T Isaac Brown	1	2	0	22	0	43
G Broderick Chukwuma	0	1	0	22	1	43

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Stephen Cunningham	4	10	46	0	22
G Lincoln McKnight	4	5	46	0	22
T Sean Oxenby	3	11	46	0	22
G Les Massa	1	8	46	1	22
C Francisco Helms	1	7	46	0	22
TE Jason Matesky	0	1	43	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Krueger	1	15
Roger Harmon	1	5

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Kagan	2	15
Dashawn Nixon	1	13
Lincoln McKnight	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Eric Giangrave	19	42	---	---	16	77
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	46	22	7	75
S Vincent Crenshaw	---	---	46	22	5	73
DE Dennis Buning	---	---	44	22	5	71
T Isaac Brown	22	43	---	---	5	70
G Jamie Daughtry	22	43	---	---	5	70
WR Gabe Thomason	20	33	---	---	14	67
C Walt Lane	22	43	---	---	---	65
QB Kenneth Duffy	22	43	---	---	---	65
G Broderick Chukwuma	22	43	---	---	---	65
CB Ernie Occean	---	---	40	20	5	65
G Roger Harmon	22	35	---	---	5	62
DT Mo Erickson	---	---	33	18	5	56
WR Ronald Newman	15	31	---	---	10	56
OLB Lamar Burns	---	---	22	16	12	50
DT Bingo Robertson	---	---	31	14	5	50
S Gustavo Chafee	---	---	35	15	---	50
OLB Bryant Willis	---	---	33	15	---	48
DE Henry Cochrane	---	---	25	16	5	46
OLB Jerome Krueger	---	---	23	7	15	45
OLB Jimmie Sutton	---	---	29	11	5	45
CB Tyler Singleton	---	---	16	8	17	41
RB Preston Myles	10	30	---	---	1	41
ILB T.J. Keith	---	---	23	13	---	36
TE Harrison Delgado	9	19	---	---	8	36
S Darnell Sheldon	---	---	12	7	17	36
WR Jon Riley	11	21	---	---	---	32
RB Asher Vaughan	12	13	---	---	1	26
WR Jace Ellison	9	15	---	---	---	24
DT Skip Farley	---	---	15	8	---	23
TE Giovanni Boone	0	7	---	---	16	23
FB Josiah Arnold	2	3	---	---	17	22
CB Kris Evans	---	---	17	5	---	22
DT Devon Webster	---	---	13	3	---	16
WR Cole Harmatz	3	1	---	---	10	14
DE Owen Hamner	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Rico Stuart	0	8	---	---	---	8
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Jonah Strong	---	---	3	0	2	5
T DeAndre Shire	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Tony Assenov	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Chance Hardy	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Tim Kaesviharn	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Freddie Davidson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Trent Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Tony Jozwiak	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jason Matesky	43	21	---	---	20	84
WR Marlon Brewer	42	17	---	---	18	77
G Lincoln McKnight	46	22	---	---	7	75
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	19	40	12	71
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	22	43	6	71
S Tyler Worden	---	---	21	43	6	70
QB Kendall Siever	46	22	---	---	---	68
WR Joe Howard	45	22	---	---	1	68
G Les Massa	46	22	---	---	---	68
T Sean Oxenby	46	22	---	---	---	68
C Francisco Helms	46	22	---	---	---	68
G Stephen Cunningham	46	22	---	---	---	68
DE Salvador Brewster	---	---	20	42	2	64
RB Alejandro Whiting	42	21	---	---	---	63
CB Philip Sparrow	---	---	19	40	3	62
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	20	39	2	61
DE Jake Kagan	---	---	12	32	15	59
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	16	34	2	52
DE Damon Springer	---	---	19	26	1	46
WR Dashawn Nixon	24	7	---	---	13	44
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	14	17	13	44
DE J.R. Turnbull	---	---	12	28	1	41
DT Peyton Plageman	---	---	12	23	1	36
S Gary Roe	---	---	2	19	14	35
TE Bernard Doyle	15	7	---	---	7	29
FB Logan Blake	11	13	---	---	1	25
S Samuel Mitchel	---	---	11	14	---	25
OLB Byron Schwartz	---	---	10	12	---	22
DT Damon Tate	---	---	8	12	1	21
RB Dwight Franken	2	0	---	---	17	19
DT Jay Stark	---	---	5	9	3	17
FB Max Buggelli	0	0	---	---	17	17
ILB Amari Upshaw	---	---	0	0	16	16
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Freddie Morton	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dale Reed	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Eduardo Grant	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Taylor Edwards	3	1	---	---	---	4
WR Gabe Hernandez	3	1	---	---	---	4
OLB Edwin Lyubashevsky	---	---	0	0	1	1
WR Clifton Shepard	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Jackson Karau	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Blaine Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dwayne Baca	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Robert Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	50	8.3
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	24	106	4.4
Right	11	53	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenneth Duffy	40	17	4	0	4	11	6	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	21	13	3	1	0	4	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	9	121	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	17	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	52	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	34	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	52	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Giangrave	13	4	2	70	2	42
WR Gabe Thomason	8	4	0	51	1	33
TE Harrison Delgado	6	1	1	8	0	19
WR Ronald Newman	4	3	1	66	1	31
RB Asher Vaughan	3	1	0	8	0	13
WR Jon Riley	3	2	0	17	0	21
WR Jace Ellison	2	1	0	0	0	15
RB Preston Myles	1	1	0	4	0	30

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jason Matesky	8	5	54	1	21
RB Alejandro Whiting	3	1	19	0	21
FB Logan Blake	3	1	14	0	13
WR Marlon Brewer	2	1	30	1	17
WR Joe Howard	2	2	12	0	22
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	22	1	7
WR Gabe Hernandez	1	1	10	0	1
TE Bernard Doyle	1	1	12	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Asher Vaughan	1	1	1.00	4.10

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alejandro Whiting	5	20	4.00	3.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenneth Duffy	2	1	12	6.00	5.60

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall Siever	3	1	7	2.33	8.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Harrison Delgado	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Ronald Newman	1	1	12	12.00	16.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Howard	1	1	7	7.00	6.00
RB Alejandro Whiting	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
FB Logan Blake	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alejandro Whiting	6	1
QB Kendall Siever	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenneth Duffy	13	8	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Thomason	5	3	3
TE Eric Giangrave	2	2	1
WR Jon Riley	2	1	0
WR Ronald Newman	2	1	1
WR Jace Ellison	1	1	0
TE Harrison Delgado	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jason Matesky	3	2	2
FB Logan Blake	2	1	1
RB Alejandro Whiting	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (19,900)
End Zone 11,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 17,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (19,900)
End Zone	11,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	17,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)