Week 1, 2071

played in New Orleans, LA

70 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	14	0	10	10	-	34
New Orleans Saints	0	6	0	15	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:10 ATL - Jackie Kelly 36 pass from Nickolas Terrell (Christopher McDonald extra point)
1Q: 06:45 ATL - Derrick Elliot 2 pass from Nickolas Terrell (Christopher McDonald extra point)
2Q: 10:57 NOS - Travis Fundinger 38 field goal
2Q: 06:31 NOS - Travis Fundinger 18 field goal
3Q: 07:38 ATL - Byron Dawkins 5 pass from Nickolas Terrell (Christopher McDonald extra point)
3Q: 01:47 ATL - Christopher McDonald 36 field goal
4Q: 13:54 NOS - Mitchell Maxey 2 run (Mitchell Maxey pass to Nathan Cochrane for conversion)
4Q: 10:26 ATL - Myles Boyer 60 interception return (Christopher McDonald extra point)
4Q: 07:01 NOS - Mitchell Maxey 2 run (Travis Fundinger extra point)
4Q: 01:51 ATL - Christopher McDonald 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:10 ATL - Jackie Kelly 36 pass from Nickolas Terrell (Christopher McDonald extra point)
1Q: 06:45 ATL - Derrick Elliot 2 pass from Nickolas Terrell (Christopher McDonald extra point)
2Q: 10:57 NOS - Travis Fundinger 38 field goal
2Q: 06:31 NOS - Travis Fundinger 18 field goal
3Q: 07:38 ATL - Byron Dawkins 5 pass from Nickolas Terrell (Christopher McDonald extra point)
3Q: 01:47 ATL - Christopher McDonald 36 field goal
4Q: 13:54 NOS - Mitchell Maxey 2 run (Mitchell Maxey pass to Nathan Cochrane for conversion)
4Q: 10:26 ATL - Myles Boyer 60 interception return (Christopher McDonald extra point)
4Q: 07:01 NOS - Mitchell Maxey 2 run (Travis Fundinger extra point)
4Q: 01:51 ATL - Christopher McDonald 39 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 26
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 6 16
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 372 448
- Offensive Plays 58 75
- Yards per Play 6.41 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 218 102
- Rushing Attempts 33 28
- Yards per Rush 6.61 3.64
Net Passing Yards 154 346
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 13 - 0 45 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 154 359
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.16 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/54 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 5/81
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 2/60 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:01 31:59

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	26
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	6	16
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	372	448
- Offensive Plays	58	75
- Yards per Play	6.41	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	218	102
- Rushing Attempts	33	28
- Yards per Rush	6.61	3.64
Net Passing Yards	154	346
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 13 - 0	45 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	154	359
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.16	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/54	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	5/81
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	2/60	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:01	31:59

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	10:12	3:34	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
1	4:16	1:03	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	0:53	1:02	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
2	10:52	2:00	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
2	6:23	2:28	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
2	1:54	1:06	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	10:36	3:07	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	5:24	3:43	OWN 47	8	34	Field Goal
4	13:43	1:17	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
4	6:52	5:09	OWN 35	9	43	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	1:43	OWN 25	4	5	Punt
1	6:38	2:22	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
1	3:13	2:20	OWN 32	4	24	Punt
2	14:51	3:59	OWN 41	7	38	Field Goal
2	8:52	2:29	OPP 40	5	39	Field Goal
2	3:55	2:01	OWN 22	6	24	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 27	4	55	Half
3	15:00	4:24	OWN 27	7	58	Interception
3	7:29	2:05	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
3	1:41	2:58	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	12:26	2:08	OWN 39	5	22	Interception
4	10:18	3:26	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 25	8	36	Game

Game MVP: Nickolas Terrell, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shaquille Basford	18	76	4.22	11	2
RB Nickolas Dewit	11	113	10.27	29	7
QB Nickolas Terrell	3	24	8.00	9	0
RB Keith McInnis	1	5	5.00	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Caleb Raymond	8	40	5.00	11	1	0
QB Mitchell Maxey	7	27	3.86	8	0	2
RB Bert Ramirez	7	7	1.00	6	0	0
RB Jacob Scheckton	4	29	7.25	13	3	0
WR Nathan Cochrane	2	-1	-0.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nickolas Terrell	25	13	154	0/0	3	36	0	110.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Maxey	45	24	359	2/13	0	39	2	61.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jackie Kelly	5	9	71	14.20	36	36	1
WR Harold Forman	5	11	76	15.20	58	34	0
WR Byron Dawkins	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	1
TE Derrick Elliot	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Tito Somerfelt	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steven Thompson	8	15	119	14.88	65	30
TE Harrison Looper	6	7	82	13.67	11	19
WR Frank Mackay	5	10	76	15.20	27	23
WR Nathan Cochrane	2	5	21	10.50	6	13
TE Theodore Erdrich	1	3	16	16.00	9	16
WR Lincoln Witt	1	1	39	39.00	22	39
WR Mario Barrett	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Caleb Raymond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Bert Ramirez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chad Lynch	1	0	0.00	0
CB Myles Boyer	1	60	60.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Shaquille Basford	1	0	0
T Sammie Fulton	0	1	0
OLB Gabriel Braasch	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Caleb Raymond	1	0	0
WR Steven Thompson	0	1	0
CB Aidan Donnalley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Murphy	6	269	44.8	31.3	53	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Buckner	5	226	45.2	31.6	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Christopher McDonald	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Travis Fundinger	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Alexander	2	28	14.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Cochrane	5	81	16.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Boyer	2	40	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lincoln Witt	3	74	24.7	0
Ralph Greenway	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jalen Blackburn	8	1	0.0	26	47
CB Bryce Ellis	8	1	0.0	28	47
S Chad Lynch	7	3	0.0	28	47
S Ron Walsh	5	3	0.0	11	33
DT Hunter Banta	4	0	1.0	14	30
CB Myles Boyer	4	2	0.0	25	36
CB Drew Harmon	4	0	0.0	8	22
OLB Darien Mallory	3	1	0.0	20	25
DE Mike Watson	2	2	0.0	25	38
DE Carson Myers	2	2	0.0	20	28
OLB Randy Bahn	1	3	1.0	25	36
ILB Raul Russell	1	1	0.0	5	11
S Howard Spencer	1	1	0.0	15	14
DT Ross Duran	1	0	0.0	16	17
OLB Gabriel Braasch	1	0	0.0	3	10
CB Rick Alexander	1	0	0.0	8	23
CB Ernest Norton	0	1	0.0	15	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Walt Bailey	6	3	0.0	24	19
ILB Logan Rey	5	3	0.0	24	19
CB Aidan Donnalley	5	2	0.0	24	20
DE Elliot Dell	4	2	0.0	18	11
S Jesse Huffman	4	1	0.0	28	20
CB Caleb Blanchard	3	2	0.0	19	10
DE Rusty Walker	2	1	0.0	32	22
OLB Aaron Doyle	2	0	0.0	19	10
S Ralph Greenway	2	0	0.0	10	8
CB Roderick Hartman	2	0	0.0	19	16
DE Kris Fisk	2	0	0.0	23	20
DT Asher Suarez	1	2	0.0	19	16
OLB Ricky Caine	1	2	0.0	10	8
CB Irv Hoffman	1	0	0.0	23	20
DT Damian Murray	1	0	0.0	18	17
DE Neil Brock	1	0	0.0	10	8
QB Mitchell Maxey	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ashton Mayes	0	1	0.0	24	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Hunter Banta	1.0	0	0	0	30
OLB Randy Bahn	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Mike Watson	0.0	2	2	0	38
DE Robert Clinton	0.0	1	1	0	21
DE Carson Myers	0.0	0	2	1	28
ILB Jalen Blackburn	0.0	0	1	1	47
DT Ross Duran	0.0	0	1	0	17

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Neil Brock	1	0	8
DE Rusty Walker	0	3	22
DT Asher Suarez	0	1	16
DT Damian Murray	0	1	17
DE Kris Fisk	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryce Ellis	5	0	0	47
S Ron Walsh	4	0	0	33
CB Drew Harmon	4	0	0	22
CB Myles Boyer	3	1	1	36
S Chad Lynch	3	0	1	47
ILB Jalen Blackburn	2	0	0	47
CB Rick Alexander	1	1	0	23
OLB Darien Mallory	1	0	0	25
DE Carson Myers	1	0	0	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aidan Donnalley	3	0	20
OLB Walt Bailey	3	0	19
ILB Logan Rey	2	0	19
OLB Aaron Doyle	1	1	10
S Ralph Greenway	1	1	8
CB Caleb Blanchard	1	1	10
CB Roderick Hartman	1	0	16
DE Kris Fisk	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Kai Kremer	4	9	0	33	25
T Connor Drake	3	5	0	33	25
G Courtney Schultz	3	4	0	33	25
C Dustin Schwartz	2	7	1	33	25
T Sammie Fulton	1	5	0	33	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bradley Pearson	4	4	28	0	47
G Ian Jarvis	3	8	28	0	47
G Roy Bruener	1	3	28	0	47
T Bernie Watson	1	2	28	2	47
C Justin Lang	0	3	28	0	47
FB Cody Lyman	0	1	7	0	6
TE Harrison Looper	0	1	20	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Lynch	3	25
Carson Myers	2	24
Chad Whiting	2	23
Alexander Baker	1	25
Drew Harmon	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ashton Mayes	1	25
Gus Murray	1	23
Marquis Douglas	1	23
Ian Jarvis	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Chad Lynch	---	---	28	47	25	100
CB Bryce Ellis	---	---	28	47	15	90
ILB Jalen Blackburn	---	---	26	47	2	75
DE Carson Myers	---	---	20	28	24	72
CB Myles Boyer	---	---	25	36	6	67
G Courtney Schultz	33	25	---	---	8	66
T Connor Drake	33	25	---	---	8	66
T Sammie Fulton	33	25	---	---	8	66
DE Mike Watson	---	---	25	38	1	64
OLB Randy Bahn	---	---	25	36	1	62
QB Nickolas Terrell	33	25	---	---	2	60
C Dustin Schwartz	33	25	---	---	---	58
WR Jackie Kelly	29	24	---	---	5	58
G Kai Kremer	33	25	---	---	---	58
TE Derrick Elliot	27	24	---	---	5	56
WR Byron Dawkins	31	23	---	---	---	54
OLB Darien Mallory	---	---	20	25	1	46
S Ron Walsh	---	---	11	33	2	46
CB Drew Harmon	---	---	8	22	16	46
DT Hunter Banta	---	---	14	30	1	45
TE Alexander Baker	11	7	---	---	25	43
DT Ross Duran	---	---	16	17	6	39
WR Harold Forman	21	18	---	---	---	39
CB Rick Alexander	---	---	8	23	7	38
RB Shaquille Basford	19	16	---	---	1	36
RB Nickolas Dewit	14	7	---	---	13	34
CB Ernest Norton	---	---	15	16	---	31
DE Robert Clinton	---	---	8	21	1	30
S Howard Spencer	---	---	15	14	---	29
TE Jaylen Spradlin	0	0	---	---	25	25
ILB Chad Whiting	---	---	0	0	23	23
WR Brandon Sullivan	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Raul Russell	---	---	5	11	1	17
DE Earl Pathon	---	---	3	7	6	16
ILB Ike Dimcheff	---	---	5	9	1	15
OLB Gabriel Braasch	---	---	3	10	1	14
WR Elijah Boynton	8	3	---	---	---	11
K Christopher McDonald	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Keith McInnis	1	1	---	---	7	9
C Riley Kerr	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Daryl Wooden	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Otis Murphy	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Tito Somerfelt	4	2	---	---	---	6
QB Bennett Gamboa	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Rusty Morgan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Scott Kriewaldt	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Nathan Cochrane	26	44	---	---	18	88
C Justin Lang	28	47	---	---	7	82
G Roy Bruener	28	47	---	---	7	82
G Ian Jarvis	28	47	---	---	7	82
C Bradley Pearson	28	47	---	---	---	75
T Bernie Watson	28	47	---	---	---	75
QB Mitchell Maxey	28	47	---	---	---	75
DE Rusty Walker	---	---	32	22	18	72
CB Ashton Mayes	---	---	24	19	25	68
WR Steven Thompson	25	43	---	---	---	68
TE Harrison Looper	20	36	---	---	4	60
ILB Logan Rey	---	---	24	19	13	56
WR Frank Mackay	8	27	---	---	20	55
CB Aidan Donnalley	---	---	24	20	6	50
S Jesse Huffman	---	---	28	20	1	49
CB Irv Hoffman	---	---	23	20	1	44
DE Kris Fisk	---	---	23	20	1	44
OLB Walt Bailey	---	---	24	19	---	43
DT Asher Suarez	---	---	19	16	7	42
FB Cody Lyman	7	6	---	---	25	38
S Ralph Greenway	---	---	10	8	20	38
DT Damian Murray	---	---	18	17	1	36
CB Roderick Hartman	---	---	19	16	1	36
WR Lincoln Witt	15	15	---	---	4	34
DE Elliot Dell	---	---	18	11	2	31
OLB Aaron Doyle	---	---	19	10	2	31
CB Caleb Blanchard	---	---	19	10	2	31
TE Marquis Douglas	2	6	---	---	23	31
CB Renaldo Luzio	---	---	8	6	17	31
RB Caleb Raymond	10	18	---	---	---	28
TE Theodore Erdrich	2	7	---	---	19	28
RB Bert Ramirez	10	15	---	---	---	25
OLB Gus Murray	---	---	0	0	23	23
WR Mario Barrett	8	12	---	---	---	20
OLB Ricky Caine	---	---	10	8	1	19
DE Neil Brock	---	---	10	8	1	19
RB Jacob Scheckton	7	6	---	---	---	13
DE Tony Lake	---	---	6	5	---	11
K Travis Fundinger	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Rodney Buckner	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Erik Weaver	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Omar Giles	---	---	5	1	---	6
QB Phillip Patricola	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Freddie Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Randall Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Richie Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	83	8.3
Middle	18	103	5.7
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	10	10.0
Middle	22	64	2.9
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nickolas Terrell	25	13	3	1	1	3	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Maxey	45	24	5	3	3	2	7	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	87	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	60	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	140	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	212	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Forman	11	5	0	76	2	18
WR Jackie Kelly	9	5	1	71	1	24
WR Byron Dawkins	3	1	0	5	0	23
TE Derrick Elliot	1	1	0	2	0	24
WR Tito Somerfelt	1	1	0	0	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Thompson	15	8	2	119	3	43
WR Frank Mackay	10	5	1	76	1	27
TE Harrison Looper	7	6	0	82	0	36
WR Nathan Cochrane	5	2	0	21	0	44
TE Theodore Erdrich	3	1	0	16	0	7
RB Caleb Raymond	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Lincoln Witt	1	1	0	39	1	15
WR Mario Barrett	1	1	0	6	0	12
RB Bert Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Mitchell Maxey	2	4	2.00	3.86
RB Caleb Raymond	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nickolas Terrell	3	3	11	3.67	6.16

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Maxey	7	3	25	3.57	7.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Byron Dawkins	1	1	5	5.00	1.67
TE Derrick Elliot	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Harold Forman	1	1	4	4.00	6.91

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steven Thompson	3	0	0	0.00	7.93
TE Harrison Looper	2	2	17	8.50	11.71
WR Frank Mackay	1	0	0	0.00	7.60
WR Nathan Cochrane	1	1	8	8.00	4.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Nickolas Dewit	8	4
QB Nickolas Terrell	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mitchell Maxey	3	2
RB Caleb Raymond	2	0
WR Nathan Cochrane	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nickolas Terrell	5	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Maxey	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jackie Kelly	3	3	1
WR Byron Dawkins	1	0	0
WR Harold Forman	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Mackay	3	2	2
WR Steven Thompson	3	2	1
WR Lincoln Witt	1	1	1
TE Harrison Looper	1	1	1
WR Nathan Cochrane	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,200 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,100 (19,900)
End Zone 5,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 3,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 5,900 (12,700)
Club Seats 10,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,200 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,100 (19,900)
End Zone	5,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	3,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	5,900 (12,700)
Club Seats	10,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)