Week 1, 2017

played in Los Angeles, CA

79 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons714100-31
Los Angeles Saints77010-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:11 LAS - Greg Olsen 5 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
1Q: 01:04 ATL - Zach Huffman 17 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 12:55 LAS - Greg Olsen 6 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 08:23 ATL - Eddie Royal 27 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 04:21 ATL - Paul Williams 19 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
3Q: 08:22 ATL - Oliver Williams 19 field goal
3Q: 02:56 ATL - Zach Huffman 1 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 12:49 LAS - Ricardo Huff 40 field goal
4Q: 02:58 LAS - Greg Olsen 5 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)

Team StatisticsATLLAS
Record1-00-1
First Downs2322
- by Rushing84
- by Passing1518
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards364366
- Offensive Plays6260
- Yards per Play5.876.10
Net Rushing Yards12799
- Rushing Attempts3125
- Yards per Rush4.103.96
Net Passing Yards237267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 20 - 033 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards241279
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/42/12
- Yards per Pass Play7.657.63
Fumbles/Lost2/01/0
3rd Down Conversions8/138/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.26.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards4/254/22
Punt Returns/Yards1/61/7
Kick Returns/Yards4/1183/60
Interception Ret./Yards2/450/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/13/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 24
Time of Possession29:4130:19

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:081:08OWN 1138Punt
15:064:14OWN 33767Touchdown
212:484:36OWN 35965Touchdown
26:081:54OWN 25575Touchdown
22:031:40OWN 31731Punt
315:006:44OWN 331365Field Goal
35:473:01OPP 27627Touchdown
412:425:03OWN 14825Punt
42:520:52OWN 283-2Punt
40:290:29OPP 391-2Game
Los Angeles Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:52OWN 37520Punt
111:005:54OWN 231177Touchdown
10:523:04OWN 7793Touchdown
28:122:04OWN 2036Punt
24:142:11OWN 20413Interception
20:230:23OWN 201-1Half
38:162:29OWN 31619Interception
32:465:04OWN 39738Field Goal
47:394:47OWN 121188Touchdown
42:001:31OWN 3158Downs

Game MVP: Xavier Canales, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Zach Huffman12635.251711
Bernard Harmon11393.55900
Brian Leonard7273.861120
Xavier Canales1-2-2.00-200
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Adrian Peterson12615.081510
Lee Hanna750.71800
Joel Tapscott6335.501110

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Xavier Canales30202411/43330124.4
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joel Tapscott33232792/123362100.4

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Warren Nieto343812.674190
RB Zach Huffman3372.33061
WR Malcolm Kelly34299.670120
WR Eddie Royal345117.000271
WR Everett Wiggins232110.500140
TE Jimmie Particelli222211.000120
TE Everett Beardsley1188.00280
WR Paul Williams111919.008191
FB Les Fincher123333.009330
RB Bernard Harmon111313.002130
FB Brian Leonard0500.00000
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Charles Reed81013516.8825360
TE Greg Olsen57397.8011143
RB Adrian Peterson33279.002130
WR Steven Ellis34227.33180
TE Scottie Roberson22178.50090
RB Lee Hanna1188.00080
WR Carl Abney143131.000310
FB Wesley Stoker0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Calvin Borders14545.000
CB Chad Neasman100.000
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Everett Wiggins1100
Brian Leonard1100
Malcolm Kelly0010
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Rod Kennedy1000
Lee Hanna0100
Shaun Cody0010
Pete Ripple0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Carlton Price419548.842.0581
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Lionel Sowell28743.540.5552

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Oliver Williams1/10/00/0194/4
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ricardo Huff1/11/10/0403/3

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Graham Lowe166.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Trent Wills177.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Chad Neasman38428.00
Malcolm Kelly13434.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Pete Ripple24422.00
Rod Kennedy11616.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Damon Ramirez700.02331
DT J.J. Wirthel521.02533
DE Chuck Ward511.02434
CB Chad Neasman500.02232
CB Calvin Borders430.02434
S Clyde Ingalls410.02330
OLB Sean Seleski410.01518
S Lorenzo Logan300.01720
CB Brady Al Shawa300.02130
OLB Shawn Crable120.02535
DE Damon Bromell110.02434
CB Leslie Cotter110.01017
ILB Tim Dobbins100.045
OLB Rickey Pote100.033
S Tom Zhao100.0815
S Dana Washington010.025
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ike Henson800.02724
ILB Ernie Sims620.02827
S Calvin Shuman520.02826
DE Shaun Cody400.52329
S Don Coffey410.01922
DT Christian Vlasak410.02125
S Pete Ripple400.0138
CB Victor Kennedy230.02428
OLB Allen Fuller200.01413
CB Rod Kennedy200.02319
DE Christian Stargell110.52626
DE Dan Bazuin110.082
ILB Glenn Kasischke110.047
CB Mercury Harmon100.02329
RB Adrian Peterson10---------
WR Steven Ellis10---------
ILB Lonnie Jacox100.055
OLB Karl Morton100.055
DT DeMarcus Tyler030.02628
DT Robert Murray010.087
S Trent Wills010.073

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Chuck Ward1.000434
DT J.J. Wirthel1.000133
OLB Shawn Crable0.021035
DE Damon Bromell0.000234
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Shaun Cody0.503029
DE Christian Stargell0.501026
DT DeMarcus Tyler0.001028
ILB Lonnie Jacox0.00105

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Damon Ramirez60031
CB Chad Neasman51132
CB Calvin Borders32134
S Lorenzo Logan20020
OLB Sean Seleski20018
S Tom Zhao20015
S Clyde Ingalls10030
CB Brady Al Shawa10030
CB Leslie Cotter10017
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Calvin Shuman41026
ILB Ernie Sims30027
S Don Coffey20022
CB Mercury Harmon20029
OLB Allen Fuller20013
CB Rod Kennedy20019
ILB Glenn Kasischke2007
ILB Ike Henson11024
CB Victor Kennedy11028
S Pete Ripple1008

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Wesley Covington55029128
Luke Fulton410026029
Mike Pollak25027029
Brian Leonard22121018
Davin Joseph13022026
Burt Cavoretto13027023
Steven Marshall0201307
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Luther Blackshear24021024
Shane Wilcox23016127
Tony Tubbs12014022
Greg Olsen11024029
Deon Messer02014124
John Sullivan02014023
Christian Trahan02013016
Howard Clark01012013
Edward Reitz01012017
Scottie Roberson01017024

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Malcolm Kelly211
Chad Neasman116
Dana Washington115
Tom Zhao18
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Tom Nichols114
Scottie Roberson112
Jumbo Corbett111
Timothy Emmons16
John Sullivan13

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Chad Neasman------22321670
Xavier Canales3131---------62
Shawn Crable------2535161
J.J. Wirthel------2533159
Calvin Borders------2434159
Damon Bromell------2434159
Chuck Ward------2434159
Wesley Covington2928---------57
Mike Pollak2729---------56
Luke Fulton2629---------55
Burt Cavoretto2723------555
Damon Ramirez------2331155
Clyde Ingalls------2330154
Brady Al Shawa------2130354
Davin Joseph2226------553
Everett Beardsley1317------1646
Brian Leonard2118------645
Everett Wiggins2016------743
Eddie Royal2320---------43
Lorenzo Logan------1720138
Jimmie Particelli2116------138
Sean Seleski------1518437
Bernard Harmon117------1735
Paul Williams1516---------31
Tom Zhao------815831
Leslie Cotter------1017128
Warren Nieto1015---------25
Steven Marshall137------525
Zach Huffman1213---------25
Les Fincher67------1225
Dana Washington------251522
Malcolm Kelly28------1121
Dean Willis------351119
Daryn Colledge75------517
Graham Lowe12------1417
Brian Boone48------517
Tim Dobbins------45211
Daymeion Hughes------001111
Rickey Pote------33511
Oliver Williams00------77
Monty Blackwell------1124
Carlton Price00------44
Jason Lynch------1124
Claude Wroten------02---2
Ernie Westbrook00------11
Erik Ainge00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Greg Olsen2429------1265
Joel Tapscott2535---------60
Ernie Sims------2827257
Rod Kennedy------23191557
DeMarcus Tyler------2628256
Calvin Shuman------2826155
Mercury Harmon------2329254
Christian Stargell------2626254
Ike Henson------2724253
Shaun Cody------2329153
Scottie Roberson1724------1253
Victor Kennedy------2428153
Christian Vlasak------2125248
Don Coffey------1922445
Luther Blackshear2124---------45
Steven Ellis1416------1444
Shane Wilcox1627---------43
Carl Abney1427---------41
Lee Hanna1111------1840
John Sullivan1423------340
Wesley Stoker1319------739
Deon Messer1424---------38
Adrian Peterson1424---------38
Tony Tubbs1422------238
Allen Fuller------14131037
Edward Reitz1217------332
Pete Ripple------1381132
Charles Reed1217------231
Christian Trahan1316------130
Howard Clark1213------328
Johnnie Curren99------321
Jumbo Corbett------351119
Timothy Emmons58------619
Karl Morton------55919
Robert Murray------87---15
Tom Nichols10------1415
Trent Wills------73414
Dan Bazuin------82313
Lonnie Jacox------55313
Glenn Kasischke------47213
Deron Rice------63312
Sammy Gomez------001010
Ricardo Huff00------66
Lionel Sowell00------22
John David Booty00------11
Tom Estell00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7507.1
Middle16674.2
Right7121.7
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5336.6
Middle10434.3
Right9242.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Xavier Canales30202013600
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joel Tapscott33233013172

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)86283.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)15111348.9
Long (19+ Yds)537915.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)17161428.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)64488.0
Long (19+ Yds)93899.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
FB Brian Leonard5010018
WR Warren Nieto43038015
WR Malcolm Kelly4302908
WR Eddie Royal43051120
WR Everett Wiggins32021016
RB Zach Huffman3307013
TE Jimmie Particelli22022016
FB Les Fincher2103317
TE Everett Beardsley1108017
WR Paul Williams11019016
RB Bernard Harmon1101307
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charles Reed1080135217
TE Greg Olsen75039029
WR Carl Abney41031127
WR Steven Ellis43022016
RB Adrian Peterson33027024
TE Scottie Roberson22017024
RB Lee Hanna1108011
FB Wesley Stoker1010019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Zach Huffman3258.335.25
Brian Leonard11010.003.86
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Xavier Canales63264.338.03
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joel Tapscott66437.178.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Brian Leonard2000.000.00
RB Zach Huffman2273.502.33
WR Paul Williams111919.0019.00
FB Les Fincher1000.0016.50
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Greg Olsen33165.335.57
WR Charles Reed222412.0013.50
RB Adrian Peterson1133.009.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Zach Huffman42
Bernard Harmon22
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Joel Tapscott31

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Xavier Canales764
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Joel Tapscott1087

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Malcolm Kelly221
WR Eddie Royal222
WR Warren Nieto111
FB Brian Leonard100
RB Zach Huffman110
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Charles Reed333
WR Steven Ellis322
RB Lee Hanna111
RB Adrian Peterson111
TE Scottie Roberson110

SectionAttendance
Stadium45,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck11,500 (16,100)
End Zone8,100 (11,700)
Mezzanine4,400 (6,800)
Sideline Seats7,200 (10,400)
Club Seats10,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes4,500 (5,000)