Week 1, 2059

played in New Orleans, LA

70 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	6	0	0	-	9
New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:02 ATL - Grayson Owen 43 field goal
2Q: 13:41 ATL - Grayson Owen 31 field goal
2Q: 02:43 ATL - Grayson Owen 18 field goal
2Q: 00:10 NOS - Levi Hopper 35 interception return (Morris Stone extra point)
3Q: 06:19 NOS - Morris Stone 26 field goal
4Q: 13:07 NOS - Morris Stone 46 field goal
4Q: 08:42 NOS - Morris Stone 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:02 ATL - Grayson Owen 43 field goal
2Q: 13:41 ATL - Grayson Owen 31 field goal
2Q: 02:43 ATL - Grayson Owen 18 field goal
2Q: 00:10 NOS - Levi Hopper 35 interception return (Morris Stone extra point)
3Q: 06:19 NOS - Morris Stone 26 field goal
4Q: 13:07 NOS - Morris Stone 46 field goal
4Q: 08:42 NOS - Morris Stone 44 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 8
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 11 3
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 343 151
- Offensive Plays 72 51
- Yards per Play 4.76 2.96
Net Rushing Yards 109 65
- Rushing Attempts 28 33
- Yards per Rush 3.89 1.97
Net Passing Yards 234 86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 1 15 - 8 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 113
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.32 4.78
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 5/34 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 3/92
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:53 26:07

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	8
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	11	3
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	343	151
- Offensive Plays	72	51
- Yards per Play	4.76	2.96
Net Rushing Yards	109	65
- Rushing Attempts	28	33
- Yards per Rush	3.89	1.97
Net Passing Yards	234	86
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 1	15 - 8 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	113
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.32	4.78
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	10.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	5/34	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	3/92
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:53	26:07

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	6:07	OWN 10	10	64	Field Goal
1	3:10	4:34	OWN 22	8	64	Field Goal
2	11:51	3:33	OWN 9	7	31	Punt
2	6:46	4:08	OPP 48	11	47	Field Goal
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 26	3	0	Interception
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	11:30	1:30	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	6:12	2:54	OWN 37	6	15	Punt
3	1:46	0:29	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
4	13:00	1:48	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	8:34	2:52	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
4	2:25	2:05	OWN 22	11	74	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 40	6	24	Punt
1	4:56	1:46	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	13:36	1:45	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
2	8:18	1:32	OWN 7	3	-2	Punt
2	2:38	1:46	OWN 30	3	-4	Punt
3	12:56	1:26	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
3	10:00	3:48	OWN 29	7	62	Field Goal
3	3:18	1:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	1:17	1:26	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
4	14:51	1:51	OPP 28	3	-1	Field Goal
4	11:12	2:38	OWN 34	7	39	Field Goal
4	5:42	3:17	OWN 23	5	21	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 4	4	11	Game

Game MVP: Wayne Fraley, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leonardo Guillen	15	52	3.47	18	2	0
RB Willie Holliday	13	57	4.38	21	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Isaiah Glover	21	50	2.38	16	1
RB Spencer Donovan	8	18	2.25	17	1
QB Brent Cerf	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
RB Lorenzo Nelson	2	0	0.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Carr	42	23	244	2/10	0	45	1	62.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brent Cerf	15	8	113	3/27	0	46	0	77.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dillon Bernard	5	7	44	8.80	1	20
WR Mo Lehan	4	6	84	21.00	40	45
TE Randal Berryman	4	5	45	11.25	3	22
WR Brent Norris	3	7	15	5.00	1	9
RB Willie Holliday	3	9	13	4.33	5	7
TE Liam Erickson	2	2	17	8.50	0	11
RB Leonardo Guillen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	5	23	23.00	0	23

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Erick Kelley	3	4	58	19.33	34	46
TE Harry Hutton	2	4	37	18.50	16	29
WR Terrance Boese	2	6	16	8.00	0	12
WR Leland Sharper	1	1	2	2.00	1	2

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Levi Hopper	1	35	35.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Liam Erickson	1	1	0
WR Erik Sukova	1	0	0
DT Donte Myers	0	0	1
G Matthew Phifer	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Steven Marsh	1	1	0
RB Isaiah Glover	1	0	0
G Ross Coltharp	0	1	0
G Theodore Cox	0	1	0
DE Bryson Slocum	0	0	1
DE Wayne Fraley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Bologna	7	313	44.7	40.0	53	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donny Mankad	9	418	46.4	42.7	65	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grayson Owen	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morris Stone	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Sukova	5	34	6.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Marsh	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Vega	1	32	32.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Marsh	3	92	30.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cesar Saffran	10	0	0.0	31	18
ILB Harold Marshall	8	1	0.0	26	10
S Connor Lowe	6	7	0.0	33	18
DE Blaine Everett	5	1	1.5	25	9
OLB Donald Thornton	3	1	1.0	17	14
S Lamont Cash	3	0	0.0	33	18
DT Donte Myers	2	2	0.0	14	7
CB Kris Gargac	2	1	0.0	21	16
DE Marlon McGregor	1	2	0.5	21	11
OLB Nicky Ena	1	2	0.0	33	18
CB Artie Perez	1	1	0.0	6	8
DT Barry James	0	1	0.0	19	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Levi Hopper	10	2	0.0	23	41
DE Bryson Slocum	7	2	0.0	18	28
DT Brock McGee	7	2	0.0	26	34
ILB Nicky Weigel	6	1	0.0	19	29
DE Wayne Fraley	4	1	2.0	27	44
OLB Corbin Richardson	4	1	0.0	12	27
CB Kirk Garrison	4	0	0.0	25	42
CB Blaine Hongamen	3	0	0.0	24	39
ILB Randall Cross	2	1	0.0	5	14
CB Todd Tanyavutti	2	0	0.0	7	16
S Weston Battle	1	4	0.0	21	31
CB Larry Tate	1	1	0.0	15	16
DE Thomas Cossaboom	1	1	0.0	10	20
DE Mercury Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	9	16
ILB Terry Whiting	1	0	0.0	13	15
DT Kent Stephens	0	3	0.0	22	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Blaine Everett	1.5	0	0	9
OLB Donald Thornton	1.0	2	2	14
DE Marlon McGregor	0.5	1	1	11
DE Donovan Whiting	0.0	1	0	6
DE Sedrick Kane	0.0	0	1	10

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wayne Fraley	2.0	1	1	2	44
DT Kent Stephens	0.0	2	2	1	36
DE Mercury Gerhardt	0.0	0	2	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Cesar Saffran	4	0	18
ILB Harold Marshall	1	1	10
CB Kris Gargac	1	0	16
OLB Donald Thornton	1	0	14
S Connor Lowe	1	0	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Nicky Weigel	5	1	0	29
CB Kirk Garrison	3	2	0	42
DE Bryson Slocum	3	1	0	28
OLB Corbin Richardson	3	1	0	27
CB Blaine Hongamen	3	0	0	39
ILB Randall Cross	2	1	0	14
S Levi Hopper	2	0	1	41
ILB Terry Whiting	1	0	0	15
DE Wayne Fraley	1	0	0	44
CB Steven Marsh	0	1	0	3
S Weston Battle	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ted Arnold	3	5	0	28	1	44
G Jorge LaRiche	2	9	1	28	0	44
G Brad Connell	2	4	0	28	0	44
T Rufus Groh	1	5	1	28	0	44
T Dave Stephenson	1	4	0	28	1	44
FB Vince Giles	0	1	0	2	0	4

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Malcolm Price	2	7	33	1	18
G Ross Coltharp	2	5	33	1	18
T Reggie Fiola	0	7	33	1	18
G Theodore Cox	0	5	33	0	18
TE Erick Kelley	0	4	30	0	18
T Tucker Romero	0	3	33	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Connor Lowe	1	27
Lamont Cash	1	20
Matthew Phifer	1	10
Dillon Bernard	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Tanyavutti	2	26
Daquan Walton	1	27
Terry Whiting	1	25
Levi Hopper	1	18
Wayne Fraley	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Randal Berryman	23	38	---	---	27	88
G Jorge LaRiche	28	44	---	---	10	82
T Rufus Groh	28	44	---	---	10	82
S Connor Lowe	---	---	33	18	27	78
QB Darrin Carr	28	44	---	---	---	72
G Brad Connell	28	44	---	---	---	72
T Dave Stephenson	28	44	---	---	---	72
C Ted Arnold	28	44	---	---	---	72
S Lamont Cash	---	---	33	18	20	71
WR Brent Norris	26	44	---	---	---	70
OLB Donald Thornton	---	---	17	14	26	57
OLB Nicky Ena	---	---	33	18	3	54
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	31	18	2	51
CB Kris Gargac	---	---	21	16	12	49
RB Willie Holliday	20	26	---	---	---	46
RB Leonardo Guillen	15	30	---	---	---	45
WR Dillon Bernard	14	20	---	---	9	43
WR Hugh Blackwell	17	24	---	---	---	41
CB Cary Vega	---	---	16	4	17	37
ILB Harold Marshall	---	---	26	10	---	36
DE Sedrick Kane	---	---	15	10	10	35
DE Marlon McGregor	---	---	21	11	3	35
DE Blaine Everett	---	---	25	9	---	34
CB Leo Sobczak	---	---	25	8	1	34
DT Barry James	---	---	19	11	3	33
S Tyrus Mascorella	---	---	19	11	2	32
WR Mo Lehan	13	18	---	---	---	31
FB Vince Giles	2	4	---	---	20	26
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	0	0	24	24
WR Giovanni Finch	0	4	---	---	19	23
DT Donte Myers	---	---	14	7	---	21
RB Devante Diaz	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE Liam Erickson	6	8	---	---	4	18
CB Artie Perez	---	---	6	8	3	17
WR Erik Sukova	3	4	---	---	9	16
DE Donovan Whiting	---	---	5	6	2	13
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Matthew Phifer	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Graham Watkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Avery Bologna	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Grayson Owen	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Keegan Beeler	---	---	2	1	1	4
S Otis Aberdeen	---	---	2	0	1	3
TE Brenden Dulaney	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Efrain Nikolaus	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Antonio McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Wayne Fraley	---	---	27	44	16	87
S Levi Hopper	---	---	23	41	18	82
CB Kirk Garrison	---	---	25	42	3	70
DT Brock McGee	---	---	26	34	9	69
CB Blaine Hongamen	---	---	24	39	3	66
RB Isaiah Glover	23	14	---	---	27	64
G Malcolm Price	33	18	---	---	12	63
G Ross Coltharp	33	18	---	---	12	63
DT Kent Stephens	---	---	22	36	2	60
TE Erick Kelley	30	18	---	---	12	60
WR Terrance Boese	33	18	---	---	8	59
ILB Terry Whiting	---	---	13	15	25	53
S Weston Battle	---	---	21	31	1	53
WR Gustavo Bissel	24	10	---	---	18	52
T Tucker Romero	33	18	---	---	---	51
T Reggie Fiola	33	18	---	---	---	51
QB Brent Cerf	33	18	---	---	---	51
G Theodore Cox	33	18	---	---	---	51
ILB Nicky Weigel	---	---	19	29	1	49
CB Todd Tanyavutti	---	---	7	16	26	49
DE Bryson Slocum	---	---	18	28	3	49
WR Leland Sharper	28	16	---	---	---	44
CB Larry Tate	---	---	15	16	11	42
OLB Corbin Richardson	---	---	12	27	2	41
DE Mercury Gerhardt	---	---	9	16	8	33
ILB Randall Cross	---	---	5	14	13	32
DE Thomas Cossaboom	---	---	10	20	1	31
OLB Oscar Burks	---	---	13	15	1	29
TE Daquan Walton	0	0	---	---	27	27
CB Steven Marsh	---	---	6	3	15	24
S Tyrone Franco	---	---	8	14	2	24
TE Harry Hutton	9	7	---	---	---	16
RB Spencer Donovan	8	4	---	---	1	13
P Donny Mankad	0	0	---	---	12	12
T J.J. Starks	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Lorenzo Nelson	2	0	---	---	10	12
C Cory Fuller	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB D.J. Armstrong	---	---	5	3	---	8
K Morris Stone	0	0	---	---	7	7
FB Conner Boyer	4	2	---	---	---	6
WR Juan Lake	4	1	---	---	---	5
S Preston Stewart	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Dominique Spezzano	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Eddie Darquea	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Wesley Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	33	8.3
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	10	28	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	16	20	1.3
Right	7	17	2.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Carr	42	23	4	0	2	8	5	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brent Cerf	15	8	2	2	0	1	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	66	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	113	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	65	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	1	5	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	106	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Willie Holliday	9	3	0	13	0	26
WR Brent Norris	7	3	1	15	0	44
WR Dillon Bernard	7	5	0	44	1	20
WR Mo Lehan	6	4	1	84	1	18
WR Hugh Blackwell	5	1	0	23	1	24
TE Randal Berryman	5	4	0	45	1	38
TE Liam Erickson	2	2	0	17	0	8
RB Leonardo Guillen	1	1	0	3	0	30

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Boese	6	2	16	0	18
TE Erick Kelley	4	3	58	1	18
TE Harry Hutton	4	2	37	1	7
WR Leland Sharper	1	1	2	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Holliday	2	6	3.00	4.38
RB Leonardo Guillen	1	1	1.00	3.47

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaiah Glover	1	-4	-4.00	2.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Carr	10	3	26	2.60	5.81

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brent Cerf	4	1	7	1.75	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Willie Holliday	4	0	0	0.00	1.44
WR Mo Lehan	2	1	15	7.50	14.00
WR Brent Norris	1	0	0	0.00	2.14
WR Dillon Bernard	1	1	0	0.00	6.29
WR Hugh Blackwell	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
TE Liam Erickson	1	1	11	11.00	8.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Erick Kelley	2	1	7	3.50	14.50
TE Harry Hutton	1	0	0	0.00	9.25
WR Terrance Boese	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonardo Guillen	3	0
RB Willie Holliday	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Isaiah Glover	5	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Carr	11	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brent Cerf	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brent Norris	2	0	0
WR Dillon Bernard	2	2	1
WR Hugh Blackwell	2	0	0
WR Mo Lehan	2	1	1
TE Randal Berryman	2	2	2
RB Willie Holliday	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Boese	5	2	1
TE Erick Kelley	1	1	0
TE Harry Hutton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,200 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (19,900)
End Zone 8,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (12,700)
Club Seats 13,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,200 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (19,900)
End Zone	8,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (12,700)
Club Seats	13,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,400 (9,900)