Week 1, 2023

played in Los Angeles, CA

61 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons33017-23
Los Angeles Saints3737-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 LAS - Ricardo Huff 42 field goal
1Q: 06:43 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 27 field goal
2Q: 11:37 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 31 field goal
2Q: 10:05 LAS - Alonzo Godfrey 61 pass from Tim Tebow (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 06:28 LAS - Ricardo Huff 29 field goal
4Q: 14:33 ATL - Shawn Nelson 7 pass from Tyrell Terrell (T.J. Greenberg extra point)
4Q: 08:49 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 27 field goal
4Q: 05:06 LAS - Neal Downs 2 run (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 01:38 ATL - Dez Bryant 17 pass from Tyrell Terrell (T.J. Greenberg extra point)

Team StatisticsATLLAS
Record1-00-1
First Downs2516
- by Rushing26
- by Passing209
- by Penalty31
Total Net Yards428340
- Offensive Plays7157
- Yards per Play6.035.96
Net Rushing Yards7399
- Rushing Attempts2525
- Yards per Rush2.923.96
Net Passing Yards355241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt45 - 32 - 030 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards361255
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/62/14
- Yards per Pass Play7.727.53
Fumbles/Lost4/21/0
3rd Down Conversions6/142/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.97.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/507/60
Punt Returns/Yards4/332/-8
Kick Returns/Yards2/535/136
Interception Ret./Yards2/140/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/31/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 30
Time of Possession33:2026:40

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:104:33OWN 27863Field Goal
14:382:07OWN 20437Fumble
214:503:19OWN 211065Field Goal
29:471:49OWN 2032Punt
24:151:10OWN 4734Punt
20:120:12OWN 39231Half
315:002:53OWN 20615Punt
310:331:27OWN 4833Punt
36:206:57OWN 201380Touchdown
412:173:33OWN 17873Field Goal
44:563:26OWN 281072Touchdown
40:430:43OWN 4534Punt
Los Angeles Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:50OWN 23852Field Goal
16:371:59OPP 283-3Punt
12:312:41OWN 4357Punt
211:311:44OWN 20380Touchdown
27:583:43OWN 11738Interception
23:052:53OWN 1730Punt
312:071:34OWN 1832Punt
39:061:53OWN 17418Punt
37:130:53OPP 29417Field Goal
413:581:41OWN 1934Punt
48:443:48OWN 46754Touchdown
41:300:47OWN 22326Interception

Game MVP: Tyrell Terrell, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rashard Mendenhall13413.15900
Randy Fulcher11292.64700
Lester Allen133.00300
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Neal Downs15412.73801
Steven Cora8425.25900
Mitch Grier155.00500
Rondell Reid11111.001110

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tyrell Terrell37252890/02310108.9
Myron Herrlich87721/60180104.2
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tim Tebow30162552/14161265.3

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jamie Marx91212513.8960290
WR Dez Bryant687512.5016301
TE Billy Duffy55489.605140
TE Shawn Nelson35206.67281
RB Rashard Mendenhall22157.506110
WR Karl Burtner263819.0018310
WR Frank Schneider222211.002160
RB Randy Fulcher2394.501100
FB Monty Tilton1299.001190
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bryce Peterson4104912.2511260
WR Buddy Price458621.5025380
TE Scottie Roberson343511.6712190
WR Alonzo Godfrey387826.0055611
RB Neal Downs2273.50340
RB Kim Claytor0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Shawn Crable100.000
CB Rondell Shelton11414.000
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Rashard Mendenhall1100
Frank Schneider1100
Shawn Nelson1000
Randy Fulcher1000
Cory Cochrane0010
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Otis Wyatt1000
Marshall Sowdon0100
Rex McCareins0100
Rondell Reid0100
Todd Asomugha0010
Dixon Neuman0010
Blaine Dawkins0010
Damon Schultz0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Corey Seder523647.248.8595
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Lionel Sowell624741.232.3561

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
T.J. Greenberg3/30/00/0312/2
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ricardo Huff2/21/10/0422/2

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Jamie Marx33110.30
Frank Schneider122.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Dixon Neuman1-8-8.00
Alonzo Godfrey100.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Frank Schneider25326.50
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Bryce Peterson413032.50
Otis Wyatt166.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Jerraud Powers810.02429
S Coye Francies600.01428
CB Rondell Shelton401.02529
S Tom Zhao310.02230
ILB Scott McKillop310.02027
DE Jason Lynch211.01220
DT Marty Reilly220.01118
DT Terrence Cody210.01211
DT Corey Peters210.01419
DT Russell Crittenden210.01011
OLB Cory Cochrane200.058
ILB Shaun Zeier200.055
S Broderick Stephenson130.02432
DE Kelvin Kinney110.01616
OLB Shawn Crable100.02026
DE Dwayne Compton010.02023
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rex McCareins1000.02546
S Otis Wyatt720.02546
CB Clifton Frederick610.02546
OLB Todd Asomugha600.01630
CB Terrance Burks401.01640
CB Dixon Neuman410.01837
DT Damon Schultz410.01635
OLB Richard Lund320.01936
DE Peria Jerry310.01518
ILB Walter Putsche220.01436
ILB Calvin McCormick220.01110
DT Dan Williams200.01927
OLB Charlie Sanderson200.0911
DT Trevor Laws100.0513
TE Scottie Roberson10---------
WR Bryce Peterson10---------
DE Pete Ranger020.01729
DE Gerald Stavros010.01626
DT Harvey Calderon010.0920

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jason Lynch1.002220
CB Rondell Shelton1.000029
DE Kelvin Kinney0.003016
DT Terrence Cody0.001011
DE Dwayne Compton0.001023
DT Russell Crittenden0.001011
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Terrance Burks1.000040
OLB Richard Lund0.011036
DT Trevor Laws0.010013
DE Pete Ranger0.010029
DE Peria Jerry0.001018
OLB Todd Asomugha0.001030
DT Dan Williams0.001027
DE Gerald Stavros0.001026
DT Harvey Calderon0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Coye Francies50028
CB Jerraud Powers50029
CB Rondell Shelton20129
ILB Scott McKillop10027
S Broderick Stephenson10032
DT Russell Crittenden10011
ILB Shaun Zeier1005
OLB Shawn Crable01126
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Otis Wyatt51046
CB Clifton Frederick51046
CB Dixon Neuman50037
S Rex McCareins50046
OLB Richard Lund40036
CB Terrance Burks21040
OLB Charlie Sanderson20011
OLB Todd Asomugha10030
ILB Walter Putsche10036
DT Damon Schultz10035
ILB Calvin McCormick10010

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harvey Ancheta24020141
Mike Pollak16024043
Sam Kovarik14023038
Keith DiMillo06025046
Zane Beadles04022040
Teddy Reeve010208
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jimmy Riley47016019
Floyd Wright34011115
Marco Oliver23020131
Scottie Roberson22018024
Maurice Hammond13017024
Fernando Carlson02017021
Nicholas Stringer010407
Rondell Reid01010016
Terry Palmer01021025
Conrad Patton01014017

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Cory Cochrane527
Lester Allen119
Jamie Marx116
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Aaron McGrath28
Emmanuel Sanders122
Blaine Dawkins118
Bryce Peterson116
Fernando Carlson17

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Keith DiMillo2546------677
Rondell Shelton------25291468
Mike Pollak2443---------67
Jamie Marx1833------1667
Jerraud Powers------24291366
Tom Zhao------22301365
Harvey Ancheta2041------263
Zane Beadles2240---------62
Tyrell Terrell2437---------61
Sam Kovarik2338---------61
Scott McKillop------20271360
Broderick Stephenson------2432258
Dez Bryant1230------1153
Randy Fulcher1114------2550
Jonathan Snyder1931---------50
Shawn Crable------2026349
Karl Burtner1826------549
Coye Francies------1428648
Dwayne Compton------2023346
Cory Cochrane------582740
Rashard Mendenhall1426---------40
Frank Schneider815------1538
Shawn Nelson1120------637
Kelvin Kinney------1616436
Corey Peters------1419235
Jason Lynch------1220234
Marty Reilly------1118433
Lester Allen39------1931
Billy Duffy610------1531
Terrence Cody------1211326
Monty Tilton516------425
Russell Crittenden------1011324
Duane Derr55------818
Teddy Reeve28------818
Frankie Hutton------512118
Kelly Fortier36------817
Gerald McRath------122---14
Hugh Rogers------211013
Tommie McKenna13------812
Myron Herrlich19---------10
Shaun Zeier------55---10
T.J. Greenberg00------99
Grady Coffey------2518
Corey Seder00------55
Andrew Ward00------33
Karl Wolfe00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Otis Wyatt------25461990
Dixon Neuman------18372580
Rex McCareins------2546980
Clifton Frederick------2546374
Richard Lund------19361368
Alonzo Godfrey2227------958
Terrance Burks------1640258
Tim Tebow2532---------57
Dan Williams------1927753
Damon Schultz------1635253
Walter Putsche------1436252
Pete Ranger------1729652
Marco Oliver2031---------51
Scottie Roberson1824------850
Todd Asomugha------1630349
Kim Claytor1014------2448
Maurice Hammond1724------546
Terry Palmer2125---------46
Fernando Carlson1721------745
Bryce Peterson721------1644
Gerald Stavros------1626244
Blaine Dawkins1110------1839
Jimmy Riley1619------338
Rondell Reid1016------1036
Peria Jerry------1518235
Neal Downs1618---------34
Harvey Calderon------920332
Conrad Patton1417---------31
Calvin McCormick------11101031
Floyd Wright1115---------26
Charlie Sanderson------911626
Emmanuel Sanders03------2225
Buddy Price1510---------25
Steven Cora912---------21
Mitch Grier75------820
Trevor Laws------513---18
Marshall Sowdon00------1414
Shelley Smith51------814
Nicholas Stringer47---------11
Aaron McGrath00------88
Lionel Sowell00------88
Barry Jefferson00------88
Ricardo Huff00------77
Rich Funk00---------0
Unknown00---------0
Cornell Swartz------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8172.1
Middle14473.4
Right393.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6223.7
Middle12463.8
Right7314.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tyrell Terrell37254103500
Myron Herrlich870000100
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tim Tebow30165211822

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen86364.5
Short (0-8 Yds)18171629.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)1471027.3
Long (19+ Yds)526112.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2273.5
Short (0-8 Yds)10811411.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)133473.6
Long (19+ Yds)538717.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jamie Marx1290125233
WR Dez Bryant86075130
WR Karl Burtner62038126
TE Shawn Nelson53020020
TE Billy Duffy55048010
RB Randy Fulcher3209014
RB Rashard Mendenhall22015026
WR Frank Schneider22022015
FB Monty Tilton2109016
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bryce Peterson104149121
WR Alonzo Godfrey83078127
WR Buddy Price54086310
TE Scottie Roberson43035024
RB Neal Downs2207018
RB Kim Claytor1000014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall3124.003.15
Randy Fulcher372.332.64
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Neal Downs351.672.73
Steven Cora2115.505.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tyrell Terrell73233.297.81
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tim Tebow3000.008.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Shawn Nelson3172.334.00
WR Dez Bryant22168.009.38
WR Karl Burtner1000.006.33
WR Jamie Marx1000.0010.42
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Alonzo Godfrey2000.009.75
WR Bryce Peterson1000.004.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Rashard Mendenhall20
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Steven Cora11

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tyrell Terrell1176
Myron Herrlich110
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Tim Tebow831

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Dez Bryant433
WR Karl Burtner200
TE Billy Duffy221
WR Jamie Marx211
WR Frank Schneider111
RB Randy Fulcher110
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Bryce Peterson310
TE Scottie Roberson221
WR Alonzo Godfrey200
WR Buddy Price100

SectionAttendance
Stadium27,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck6,700 (16,100)
End Zone5,000 (11,700)
Mezzanine2,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats4,500 (10,400)
Club Seats6,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes2,300 (5,000)