Week 1, 2050

played in Atlanta, GA

91 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	0	-	0
Atlanta Falcons	6	10	3	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 ATL - Tony Assenov 24 field goal
1Q: 08:27 ATL - Tony Assenov 36 field goal
2Q: 12:00 ATL - Renaldo Benton 10 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Tony Assenov extra point)
2Q: 05:58 ATL - Tony Assenov 19 field goal
3Q: 04:52 ATL - Tony Assenov 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 ATL - Tony Assenov 24 field goal
1Q: 08:27 ATL - Tony Assenov 36 field goal
2Q: 12:00 ATL - Renaldo Benton 10 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Tony Assenov extra point)
2Q: 05:58 ATL - Tony Assenov 19 field goal
3Q: 04:52 ATL - Tony Assenov 34 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 249 378
- Offensive Plays 65 56
- Yards per Play 3.83 6.75
Net Rushing Yards 99 134
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards per Rush 4.50 4.47
Net Passing Yards 150 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 2 26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/33 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.49 9.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/64 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/65
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:51 31:09

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	249	378
- Offensive Plays	65	56
- Yards per Play	3.83	6.75
Net Rushing Yards	99	134
- Rushing Attempts	22	30
- Yards per Rush	4.50	4.47
Net Passing Yards	150	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 2	26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/33	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.49	9.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/64	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/65
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:51	31:09

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	0:31	OWN 22	1	5	Fumble
1	8:22	3:56	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
1	0:21	2:13	OWN 7	6	13	Interception
2	11:51	2:46	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
2	5:50	1:45	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 40	2	11	Half
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
3	11:58	1:42	OPP 34	3	-3	Punt
3	7:25	1:07	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
3	4:47	4:18	OWN 25	7	18	Punt
4	13:27	4:45	OWN 21	12	55	Downs
4	2:32	2:14	OWN 20	8	40	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 22	6	71	Field Goal
1	10:18	1:56	OPP 27	3	8	Field Goal
1	4:26	4:05	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	13:08	1:17	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
2	9:05	3:15	OWN 25	6	73	Field Goal
2	4:05	3:51	OWN 6	10	61	Missed FG
3	10:16	2:51	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	6:18	1:31	OPP 45	4	28	Field Goal
3	0:29	2:02	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	8:42	6:10	OWN 24	8	32	Punt
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 32	2	19	Game

Game MVP: Kenneth Duffy, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dwight Franken	9	39	4.33	10	1
RB Lamar Winters	8	41	5.13	29	1
QB Kendall Siever	3	19	6.33	11	1
RB Toby Sims	2	0	0.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB George Herring	22	91	4.14	21	3
RB Jackson Iafigliola	5	31	6.20	16	1
QB Kenneth Duffy	3	12	4.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	40	23	183	3/33	0	32	2	48.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenneth Duffy	26	21	244	0/0	1	45	0	118.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tanner Katt	6	9	31	5.17	0	16
RB Toby Sims	3	3	48	16.00	37	32
RB Lamar Winters	3	3	10	3.33	1	7
WR Alvin Deericks	2	4	10	5.00	0	11
TE Brian Monroe	2	4	8	4.00	3	8
TE Curtis McIntyre	2	6	36	18.00	0	27
WR Marshall Donaldson	2	4	22	11.00	15	13
TE Rondell Moreland	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Wendell Ramirez	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Sam Gameau	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Chuck O'Sullivan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jace Ellison	5	6	26	5.20	2	10	0
TE Renaldo Benton	4	6	61	15.25	39	44	1
TE Giovanni Boone	4	5	44	11.00	20	26	0
WR Gabe Thomason	3	4	30	10.00	18	16	0
WR Ronald Newman	3	3	67	22.33	8	45	0
TE Harrison Delgado	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
RB George Herring	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vincent Crenshaw	1	12	12.00	0
CB William Baughman	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Dwight Franken	1	0	0
C Josue Shue	0	1	0
WR Tanner Katt	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Ronald Newman	1	0	0
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	0	1	0
S Darnell Sheldon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Ziel	7	325	46.4	31.4	52	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mo Whittle	4	185	46.3	41.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Assenov	4/5	0/1	0/1	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Newman	4	65	16.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremy Upshaw	1	22	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ike Grui	10	4	0.0	29	24
CB Amos Newman	5	1	0.0	30	26
OLB Ty Daniels	5	1	0.0	20	16
S Eric Scales	4	1	0.0	9	10
DT Miles Pelshak	4	0	0.0	24	15
S Brad Schwartz	3	3	0.0	29	24
DT Duane Ola	3	2	0.0	19	14
CB O.J. Corbett	3	1	0.0	23	17
DE Ronnie Meier	2	1	0.0	30	26
DE Jake Kagan	2	0	0.0	14	16
S Gary Roe	2	0	0.0	24	20
DE Eduardo Bidwell	2	0	0.0	17	10
OLB Lamar Nails	2	0	0.0	8	7
DE Roman Middleton	1	0	0.0	3	4
ILB Amari Upshaw	1	0	0.0	2	3
TE Curtis McIntyre	1	0	---	---	---
WR Marshall Donaldson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Harold Miller	0	1	0.0	14	19

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	9	2	0.0	17	32
S Darnell Sheldon	6	2	0.0	13	12
S Vincent Crenshaw	6	1	0.0	22	43
OLB Garrett Page	5	3	0.0	22	43
OLB Frankie Agbabian	4	0	0.0	16	32
DE Ed Wolf	3	0	1.0	12	17
CB Troy England	3	0	0.0	7	31
CB William Baughman	3	0	0.0	14	19
DE Dennis Buning	2	0	2.0	21	42
ILB Rich Johnson	2	1	0.0	13	12
CB Les Burhart	1	1	0.0	6	23
DT Lawrence Foreman	1	1	0.0	12	33
CB Jake Hyland	1	0	0.0	22	43
CB Levon Padron	1	0	0.0	6	10
CB Jordan Carter	1	0	0.0	1	11
ILB William Baxter	0	1	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronnie Meier	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Harold Miller	0.0	0	0	1	19

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Buning	2.0	2	4	6	42
DE Ed Wolf	1.0	0	1	0	17
DT Lawrence Foreman	0.0	0	2	1	33
DT Bingo Robertson	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Amos Newman	3	1	26
OLB Ty Daniels	3	0	16
CB O.J. Corbett	3	0	17
ILB Ike Grui	2	0	24
S Gary Roe	2	0	20
S Brad Schwartz	2	0	24
ILB Amari Upshaw	1	0	3
DE Eduardo Bidwell	1	0	10
DT Miles Pelshak	1	0	15
S Eric Scales	1	0	10
DE Ronnie Meier	1	0	26
OLB Lamar Nails	1	0	7
OLB Neil Hutton	0	1	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	7	1	0	32
CB William Baughman	3	0	1	19
CB Troy England	3	0	0	31
S Darnell Sheldon	2	0	0	12
OLB Frankie Agbabian	2	0	0	32
CB Jake Hyland	1	1	0	43
OLB Garrett Page	1	1	0	43
S Vincent Crenshaw	1	0	1	43
CB Les Burhart	1	0	0	23
DT Lawrence Foreman	1	0	0	33
CB Levon Padron	1	0	0	10
S Johnny Glenn	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Stephen Cunningham	2	5	1	22	1	43
T Sean Oxenby	1	5	0	22	0	43
C Francisco Helms	1	4	0	22	1	43
G Tim Schneider	1	2	0	22	0	43
G Pedro Flowers	0	2	0	22	1	43
TE Brian Monroe	0	1	0	12	0	22

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Jamie Daughtry	4	9	1	30	26
T Chase Carter	1	4	0	30	26
FB Josiah Arnold	1	2	1	15	9
G Mitchell Walsh	1	2	0	30	26
C Roger Schroeder	0	6	0	30	26
T Colin Sims	0	3	0	30	26
TE Renaldo Benton	0	1	0	19	12

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Sims	1	18
Tanner Katt	1	9
Elliot Stuart	1	7
Kim Yager	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Hitchcock	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Amos Newman	---	---	30	26	16	72
S Brad Schwartz	---	---	29	24	15	68
QB Kendall Siever	22	43	---	---	---	65
T Sean Oxenby	22	43	---	---	---	65
C Francisco Helms	22	43	---	---	---	65
G Stephen Cunningham	22	43	---	---	---	65
G Tim Schneider	22	43	---	---	---	65
G Pedro Flowers	22	43	---	---	---	65
TE Curtis McIntyre	20	42	---	---	---	62
DE Ronnie Meier	---	---	30	26	4	60
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	29	24	5	58
OLB Ty Daniels	---	---	20	16	22	58
WR Tanner Katt	15	30	---	---	9	54
S Gary Roe	---	---	24	20	5	49
DE Jake Kagan	---	---	14	16	16	46
RB Toby Sims	6	21	---	---	18	45
OLB Neil Hutton	---	---	19	16	7	42
CB O.J. Corbett	---	---	23	17	2	42
WR Wendell Ramirez	13	26	---	---	2	41
DT Miles Pelshak	---	---	24	15	2	41
DT Harold Miller	---	---	14	19	8	41
WR Alvin Deericks	15	23	---	---	---	38
DT Duane Ola	---	---	19	14	3	36
TE Brian Monroe	12	22	---	---	---	34
TE Rondell Moreland	4	7	---	---	18	29
RB Lamar Winters	11	13	---	---	5	29
DE Eduardo Bidwell	---	---	17	10	1	28
S Eric Scales	---	---	9	10	8	27
S Logan Powe	---	---	7	11	7	25
S Jeremy Upshaw	---	---	9	8	6	23
WR Sam Gameau	2	8	---	---	9	19
RB Dwight Franken	9	6	---	---	2	17
OLB Lamar Nails	---	---	8	7	---	15
ILB Amari Upshaw	---	---	2	3	8	13
WR Chuck O'Sullivan	1	8	---	---	4	13
WR Marshall Donaldson	0	5	---	---	6	11
DE Roman Middleton	---	---	3	4	2	9
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Shawn Ziel	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Josue Shue	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Mack Ramirez	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Elliot Stuart	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Kim Yager	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Trevor Clements	2	4	---	---	---	6
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Wesley Weber	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	22	43	18	83
OLB Garrett Page	---	---	22	43	18	83
S Vincent Crenshaw	---	---	22	43	14	79
DE Dennis Buning	---	---	21	42	8	71
G Jamie Daughtry	30	26	---	---	9	65
T Chase Carter	30	26	---	---	9	65
QB Kenneth Duffy	30	26	---	---	---	56
C Roger Schroeder	30	26	---	---	---	56
G Mitchell Walsh	30	26	---	---	---	56
T Colin Sims	30	26	---	---	---	56
WR Ronald Newman	24	24	---	---	7	55
RB George Herring	25	18	---	---	8	51
OLB Wyatt Gargiulo	---	---	17	32	---	49
OLB Frankie Agbabian	---	---	16	32	---	48
FB Josiah Arnold	15	9	---	---	23	47
DT Bingo Robertson	---	---	11	27	7	45
DT Lawrence Foreman	---	---	12	33	---	45
WR Gabe Thomason	11	8	---	---	22	41
WR Jace Ellison	17	16	---	---	7	40
CB Troy England	---	---	7	31	---	38
TE Giovanni Boone	4	8	---	---	23	35
CB William Baughman	---	---	14	19	---	33
S Darnell Sheldon	---	---	13	12	7	32
TE Renaldo Benton	19	12	---	---	---	31
WR Javier Rivers	17	10	---	---	2	29
CB Les Burhart	---	---	6	23	---	29
TE Harrison Delgado	13	16	---	---	---	29
DE Ed Wolf	---	---	12	17	---	29
CB Levon Padron	---	---	6	10	13	29
S Johnny Glenn	---	---	8	20	---	28
ILB Rich Johnson	---	---	13	12	---	25
DT Devon Webster	---	---	10	10	---	20
ILB William Baxter	---	---	6	11	---	17
CB Jordan Carter	---	---	1	11	1	13
RB Jackson Iafigliola	5	7	---	---	---	12
K Tony Assenov	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Eugene Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Mo Whittle	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Tim Wolfe	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Cris Burkholder	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Lester Poole	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Bryant Willis	---	---	3	2	---	5
WR Doug Waller	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB R.J. Blackwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Bob Franz	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Sam Jenkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	14	74	5.3
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	14	55	3.9
Right	8	50	6.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	40	23	2	1	1	4	7	8	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenneth Duffy	26	21	3	0	2	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	43	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	85	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	27	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	150	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	46	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	45	45.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tanner Katt	9	6	0	31	0	30
TE Curtis McIntyre	6	2	0	36	1	42
WR Alvin Deericks	4	2	0	10	0	23
TE Brian Monroe	4	2	1	8	0	22
WR Marshall Donaldson	4	2	0	22	0	5
RB Toby Sims	3	3	0	48	1	21
RB Lamar Winters	3	3	0	10	0	13
WR Wendell Ramirez	3	1	0	4	0	26
TE Rondell Moreland	2	1	0	3	0	7
WR Sam Gameau	1	1	0	11	0	8
WR Chuck O'Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Renaldo Benton	6	4	0	61	1	12
WR Jace Ellison	6	5	1	26	0	16
TE Giovanni Boone	5	4	0	44	1	8
WR Gabe Thomason	4	3	1	30	0	8
WR Ronald Newman	3	3	0	67	1	24
TE Harrison Delgado	1	1	0	13	0	16
RB George Herring	1	1	0	3	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB George Herring	3	5	1.67	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenneth Duffy	9	5	25	2.78	9.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Renaldo Benton	4	3	17	4.25	10.17
WR Gabe Thomason	2	1	5	2.50	7.50
WR Jace Ellison	2	1	3	1.50	4.33
TE Giovanni Boone	1	0	0	0.00	8.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kendall Siever	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB George Herring	4	2
QB Kenneth Duffy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	13	6	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenneth Duffy	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Deericks	3	1	1
TE Curtis McIntyre	3	1	1
WR Marshall Donaldson	2	1	1
RB Toby Sims	1	1	1
TE Rondell Moreland	1	0	0
WR Tanner Katt	1	1	0
WR Wendell Ramirez	1	0	0
WR Sam Gameau	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jace Ellison	4	3	1
TE Giovanni Boone	3	2	1
TE Renaldo Benton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,600 (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 8,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,600 (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	8,600 (9,900)