Week 1, 2059

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	14	21	0	13	-	48
New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:23 ATL - Julio Singleton 80 run (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
1Q: 07:48 NOS - Johnnie Robinson 8 pass from Casey Nixon (Noah de Young extra point)
1Q: 04:02 ATL - Howie Colon 4 pass from Keegan Nalen (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
2Q: 13:28 ATL - Joel Kern 36 run (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
2Q: 09:59 ATL - Tony Priar 8 run (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
2Q: 00:09 ATL - Dustin Duffy 38 pass from Keegan Nalen (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
4Q: 13:45 ATL - Dustin Duffy 10 pass from Keegan Nalen (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
4Q: 08:37 ATL - Nicholas Clemons 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Nicholas Clemons 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:23 ATL - Julio Singleton 80 run (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
1Q: 07:48 NOS - Johnnie Robinson 8 pass from Casey Nixon (Noah de Young extra point)
1Q: 04:02 ATL - Howie Colon 4 pass from Keegan Nalen (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
2Q: 13:28 ATL - Joel Kern 36 run (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
2Q: 09:59 ATL - Tony Priar 8 run (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
2Q: 00:09 ATL - Dustin Duffy 38 pass from Keegan Nalen (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
4Q: 13:45 ATL - Dustin Duffy 10 pass from Keegan Nalen (Nicholas Clemons extra point)
4Q: 08:37 ATL - Nicholas Clemons 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Nicholas Clemons 34 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 28 14
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 577 224
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 9.02 3.56
Net Rushing Yards 315 78
- Rushing Attempts 34 28
- Yards per Rush 9.26 2.79
Net Passing Yards 262 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 22 - 1 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.73 4.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/29 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/43 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:26 28:34

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	28	14
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	577	224
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	9.02	3.56
Net Rushing Yards	315	78
- Rushing Attempts	34	28
- Yards per Rush	9.26	2.79
Net Passing Yards	262	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 22 - 1	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.73	4.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/29	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/43	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:26	28:34

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:57	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
1	7:39	3:48	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	2:08	3:52	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	11:56	2:08	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	5:46	3:46	OWN 12	6	23	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 28	3	72	Touchdown
3	10:57	1:31	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
3	9:02	0:47	OWN 22	3	8	Interception
3	5:41	7:04	OWN 1	15	99	Touchdown
4	10:17	1:45	OWN 36	6	37	Field Goal
4	6:56	5:02	OWN 33	7	50	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:03	6:24	OWN 45	12	55	Touchdown
1	3:51	1:43	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	13:16	1:20	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	9:48	4:02	OWN 25	9	27	Punt
2	2:00	1:28	OWN 28	5	17	Punt
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 25	7	24	Punt
3	9:26	0:24	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
3	8:15	2:34	OPP 24	7	23	Fumble
4	13:37	3:20	OWN 25	7	39	Downs
4	8:32	1:36	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 25	5	35	Game

Game MVP: Keegan Nalen, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joel Kern	14	104	7.43	36	3	1
Tony Priar	13	93	7.15	36	2	1
Keegan Nalen	5	37	7.40	13	3	0
Julio Singleton	2	81	40.50	80	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jonah Moore	23	56	2.43	10	2
Casey Nixon	2	13	6.50	10	1
Jumbo Theriot	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Teddy Figueroa	1	5	5.00	5	0
Harvey McDonald	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keegan Nalen	30	22	262	0/0	3	38	1	119.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Figueroa	18	9	91	1/3	0	35	0	64.8
Casey Nixon	14	11	67	2/9	1	11	0	110.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dustin Duffy	5	7	68	13.60	5	38	2
FB Craig Poston	5	6	38	7.60	15	13	0
WR Dean McDaniel	3	3	49	16.33	23	34	0
TE Barry Henry	3	5	64	21.33	26	30	0
WR Norbert Marshall	2	4	16	8.00	7	15	0
RB Julio Singleton	2	2	12	6.00	4	8	0
RB Joel Kern	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Howie Colon	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Grayson Wallace	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnnie Robinson	6	8	38	6.33	18	9	1
WR Sherman McDougall	4	4	33	8.25	7	11	0
WR Jumbo Theriot	3	9	11	3.67	0	8	0
WR Trevor Simmons	3	3	10	3.33	6	6	0
TE Jaylen Palumbo	2	4	54	27.00	11	35	0
FB Butch Hall	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jonah Moore	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Trevor Scott	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Allen Holliday	0	1	1	0
Dale Braham	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Teddy Figueroa	1	0
Jonah Moore	1	0
Mike Dusek	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Luckett	2	91	45.5	40.0	46	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Van Pelt	7	302	43.1	37.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nicholas Clemons	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	6/6

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Noah de Young	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Hines	3	43	14.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Simmons	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman McDougall	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tristan Stuff	10	1	1.0	28	35
ILB Allen Holliday	8	4	0.0	28	34
OLB Sean Schwartz	8	3	0.0	22	20
CB Jon Hammond	4	3	0.0	28	35
S Darrell Blades	4	1	0.0	21	26
DT Manuel Kearney	3	1	0.0	27	26
DT Al Maass	3	1	0.0	27	31
OLB Benjamin Vick	2	2	0.0	22	23
S Bernie Springer	2	1	0.0	28	35
DT Gregory Albert	1	0	1.0	1	6
OLB Dale Braham	1	0	1.0	9	12
CB Dustin Callis	1	1	0.0	9	27
DE Marvin Maestas	1	0	0.0	7	19
DE Peyton Compton	1	0	0.0	19	5
WR Norbert Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
OLB William Daniels	1	0	0.0	1	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB B.J. Costello	8	1	25	26
ILB Kelvin Mascorella	6	3	26	16
S Jose Alcott	4	5	32	27
ILB Peter Murray	4	1	14	16
DT Kennedy Schultz	4	1	30	21
CB Mason Monahan	4	0	22	26
S Shawn VandenBelt	3	3	33	30
DT Mitchell Horn	3	0	22	22
OLB Dominique Longhenry	3	0	7	22
OLB Trevor Scott	2	4	24	27
CB Les Stargell	2	0	14	2
DE Jamie White	2	0	19	12
S J.J. Riley	2	0	10	5
DE Leo Baldwin	2	0	13	7
DE Raul Joslyn	1	0	30	25
CB Sergio Brinkley	0	3	30	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dale Braham	1.0	1	2	12
DT Gregory Albert	1.0	0	0	6
CB Tristan Stuff	1.0	0	0	35
OLB Benjamin Vick	0.0	3	3	23
DT Al Maass	0.0	3	3	31
DT Manuel Kearney	0.0	1	1	26
DE Marvin Maestas	0.0	1	0	19

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Josiah Lee	1	0	20
DE Leo Baldwin	1	0	7
OLB Trevor Scott	1	0	27
DE Raul Joslyn	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tristan Stuff	5	1	35
CB Jon Hammond	4	0	35
OLB Sean Schwartz	3	0	20
ILB Allen Holliday	3	0	34
S Darrell Blades	2	0	26
S Bernie Springer	1	1	35
CB Dustin Callis	1	1	27
OLB Benjamin Vick	1	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dominique Longhenry	5	0	0	22
CB Mason Monahan	3	0	0	26
CB B.J. Costello	3	0	0	26
OLB Trevor Scott	2	0	1	27
CB Les Stargell	2	0	0	2
ILB Kelvin Mascorella	2	0	0	16
S Shawn VandenBelt	2	0	0	30
ILB Peter Murray	1	0	0	16
DT Mitchell Horn	1	0	0	22
S Jose Alcott	1	0	0	27
CB Sergio Brinkley	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cary Peterson	4	10	34	30
Will Culbertson	3	5	34	30
Edwin Rickman	2	6	34	30
Allen Burks	2	4	34	30
Reggie Kirk	1	5	34	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lawrence Owens	4	9	28	0	35
Levi Kemoeatu	3	6	28	0	35
Ellis Feugill	1	6	28	1	35
Mike Dusek	1	2	28	0	35
Abraham Emmons	0	2	28	1	27
Kris James	0	1	12	0	4
Jonah Moore	0	0	27	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Grayson Wallace	3	21
Jon Hammond	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Raul Joslyn	2	11
Mike Dusek	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dustin Duffy	34	28	---	---	19	81
Bernie Springer	---	---	28	35	17	80
Tristan Stuff	---	---	28	35	17	80
Jon Hammond	---	---	28	35	10	73
Allen Burks	34	30	---	---	4	68
Reggie Kirk	34	30	---	---	---	64
Keegan Nalen	34	30	---	---	---	64
Will Culbertson	34	30	---	---	---	64
Edwin Rickman	34	30	---	---	---	64
Cary Peterson	34	30	---	---	---	64
Barry Henry	22	27	---	---	14	63
Allen Holliday	---	---	28	34	---	62
Sean Schwartz	---	---	22	20	19	61
Al Maass	---	---	27	31	---	58
Dean McDaniel	31	21	---	---	2	54
Manuel Kearney	---	---	27	26	---	53
Howie Colon	16	21	---	---	14	51
Darrell Blades	---	---	21	26	---	47
Benjamin Vick	---	---	22	23	---	45
Dustin Callis	---	---	9	27	7	43
Norbert Marshall	31	11	---	---	---	42
Marvin Maestas	---	---	7	19	8	34
Peyton Compton	---	---	19	5	8	32
Maurice Hines	---	---	7	18	7	32
Craig Poston	1	8	---	---	21	30
Joel Kern	15	6	---	---	8	29
Grayson Wallace	0	4	---	---	21	25
Julio Singleton	5	16	---	---	2	23
Dale Braham	---	---	9	12	---	21
Tony Priar	13	7	---	---	---	20
Jonah Hutchins	---	---	16	4	---	20
Dominique Houston	---	---	6	12	---	18
Gregory Albert	---	---	1	6	7	14
Nicholas Clemons	0	0	---	---	10	10
William Daniels	---	---	1	7	---	8
Randall Davis	---	---	1	7	---	8
Darrin Dennis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Hayden Money	0	0	---	---	4	4
Leon Lake	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vince Roberts	---	---	1	2	---	3
Zachery Hornsby	2	1	---	---	---	3
Tevin Luckett	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jermaine Devaney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dewayne Mitchell	---	---	0	1	---	1
Billy Owens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cameron Emerson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jaylen Palumbo	26	26	---	---	19	71
Levi Kemoeatu	28	35	---	---	7	70
Mike Dusek	28	35	---	---	7	70
Lawrence Owens	28	35	---	---	7	70
Jonah Moore	27	32	---	---	8	67
Raul Joslyn	---	---	30	25	11	66
Shawn VandenBelt	---	---	33	30	2	65
Ellis Feugill	28	35	---	---	---	63
Abraham Emmons	28	27	---	---	7	62
Jose Alcott	---	---	32	27	2	61
Jumbo Theriot	25	31	---	---	---	56
Kennedy Schultz	---	---	30	21	4	55
Sergio Brinkley	---	---	30	11	13	54
Mason Monahan	---	---	22	26	3	51
Johnnie Robinson	21	29	---	---	1	51
B.J. Costello	---	---	25	26	---	51
Trevor Scott	---	---	24	27	---	51
Mitchell Horn	---	---	22	22	---	44
Kelvin Mascorella	---	---	26	16	2	44
Sherman McDougall	8	22	---	---	12	42
Josiah Lee	---	---	17	20	---	37
Jamie White	---	---	19	12	4	35
Casey Nixon	17	16	---	---	---	33
Peter Murray	---	---	14	16	2	32
Trevor Simmons	10	16	---	---	4	30
Dominique Longhenry	---	---	7	22	1	30
Teddy Figueroa	11	19	---	---	---	30
J.J. Riley	---	---	10	5	14	29
Butch Hall	7	8	---	---	12	27
Arturo Jensen	---	---	1	2	21	24
Leo Baldwin	---	---	13	7	2	22
Harvey McDonald	1	0	---	---	17	18
Diego O'Donnell	---	---	0	0	18	18
Stan Reynolds	---	---	5	11	---	16
Les Stargell	---	---	14	2	---	16
Kris James	12	4	---	---	---	16
John Zapata	0	2	---	---	8	10
Floyd Cash	0	2	---	---	7	9
Gage Fullerton	0	8	---	---	---	8
Darrell Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Devonte Mullenaux	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darien Benson	3	3	---	---	---	6
Noah de Young	0	0	---	---	2	2
Darius Oliver	---	---	0	2	---	2
Mike Owens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Conway	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	23	261	11.3
Right	5	36	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	17	62	3.6
Right	6	10	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keegan Nalen	30	22	3	1	2	1	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Figueroa	18	9	1	0	0	2	7	8	0
Casey Nixon	14	11	0	0	0	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	137	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	38	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	59	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	16	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	54	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Duffy	7	5	0	68	1	28
FB Craig Poston	6	5	1	38	0	8
TE Barry Henry	5	3	1	64	1	27
WR Norbert Marshall	4	2	0	16	0	11
WR Dean McDaniel	3	3	0	49	1	21
RB Julio Singleton	2	2	0	12	0	16
TE Grayson Wallace	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Joel Kern	1	1	0	11	0	6
TE Howie Colon	1	1	0	4	0	21

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jumbo Theriot	9	3	11	0	31
WR Johnnie Robinson	8	6	38	0	29
TE Jaylen Palumbo	4	2	54	1	26
WR Sherman McDougall	4	4	33	0	22
WR Trevor Simmons	3	3	10	0	16
FB Butch Hall	2	1	3	0	8
RB Jonah Moore	2	1	9	0	32

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Kern	2	9	4.50	7.43
Tony Priar	2	13	6.50	7.15
Julio Singleton	1	1	1.00	40.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonah Moore	6	20	3.33	2.43
Jumbo Theriot	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Harvey McDonald	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keegan Nalen	5	4	35	7.00	8.73

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Casey Nixon	1	1	8	8.00	4.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dustin Duffy	2	1	10	5.00	9.71
WR Dean McDaniel	1	1	11	11.00	16.33
FB Craig Poston	1	1	10	10.00	6.33
TE Howie Colon	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Robinson	1	1	8	8.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Keegan Nalen	3	2
Joel Kern	1	0
Tony Priar	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jonah Moore	5	3
Teddy Figueroa	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keegan Nalen	8	6	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Figueroa	6	4	3
Casey Nixon	5	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dustin Duffy	3	3	3
WR Norbert Marshall	2	1	1
WR Dean McDaniel	1	1	1
FB Craig Poston	1	0	0
TE Howie Colon	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jaylen Palumbo	3	2	2
WR Johnnie Robinson	3	3	2
WR Jumbo Theriot	2	1	0
WR Trevor Simmons	1	1	0
FB Butch Hall	1	1	1
RB Jonah Moore	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (23,300)
End Zone 10,000 (16,800)
Mezzanine 5,800 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (14,900)
Club Seats 9,900 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (5,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (23,300)
End Zone	10,000 (16,800)
Mezzanine	5,800 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (14,900)
Club Seats	9,900 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (5,400)