Week 1, 2062

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	9	7	2	10	-	28
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:50 NOS - Elliot Mathews 12 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point failed)
1Q: 04:55 ATL - Cesar Iannaccone 29 pass from Gabe Bensen (Wendell Humphries extra point)
1Q: 00:23 NOS - Hector Jacobs 26 field goal
2Q: 12:13 ATL - Wendell Humphries 30 field goal
2Q: 01:28 NOS - Ron Holmes 19 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 08:05 NOS - Safety: Craig Bishop tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 12:53 ATL - Wendell Humphries 35 field goal
4Q: 06:10 NOS - Jeremiah Zeidenfeld 63 interception return (Hector Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 00:31 NOS - Hector Jacobs 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:50 NOS - Elliot Mathews 12 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point failed)
1Q: 04:55 ATL - Cesar Iannaccone 29 pass from Gabe Bensen (Wendell Humphries extra point)
1Q: 00:23 NOS - Hector Jacobs 26 field goal
2Q: 12:13 ATL - Wendell Humphries 30 field goal
2Q: 01:28 NOS - Ron Holmes 19 pass from Louie Kemp (Hector Jacobs extra point)
3Q: 08:05 NOS - Safety: Craig Bishop tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 12:53 ATL - Wendell Humphries 35 field goal
4Q: 06:10 NOS - Jeremiah Zeidenfeld 63 interception return (Hector Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 00:31 NOS - Hector Jacobs 31 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 14 4
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 392 304
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 6.13 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 249 63
- Rushing Attempts 34 17
- Yards per Rush 7.32 3.71
Net Passing Yards 143 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 1 43 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 164 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.77 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/89 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/63 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	14	4
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	392	304
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	6.13	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	249	63
- Rushing Attempts	34	17
- Yards per Rush	7.32	3.71
Net Passing Yards	143	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 1	43 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	164	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.77	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/89	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/63	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:29	29:31

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	9:25	2:34	OWN 9	6	25	Interception
1	4:41	4:23	OWN 27	9	64	Field Goal
2	12:05	5:08	OWN 20	9	41	Fumble
2	3:46	2:29	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 30	1	10	Half
3	12:16	3:30	OWN 12	7	30	Punt
3	7:55	3:06	OPP 46	5	11	Punt
3	2:56	1:08	OWN 47	3	1	Punt
4	12:46	3:58	OWN 35	6	30	Punt
4	2:55	2:32	OPP 36	6	22	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	3:18	OWN 19	5	29	Punt
1	6:51	2:10	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
1	0:18	3:13	OWN 25	8	62	Field Goal
2	6:57	3:11	OWN 49	6	26	Missed FG
2	1:17	1:02	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
3	8:46	0:51	OWN 5	2	-5	Safety
3	4:49	1:53	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	1:48	4:02	OWN 20	9	62	Field Goal
4	8:48	2:46	OWN 20	6	30	Interception
4	6:02	3:07	OWN 16	9	20	Downs
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 28	2	-10	Game

Game MVP: Elliot Mathews, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Mathews	17	136	8.00	48	5
RB Ron Holmes	10	82	8.20	31	3
QB Louie Kemp	5	27	5.40	10	1
WR Dwayne Szott	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
RB Herb Lincoln	1	8	8.00	8	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dustin Birch	8	28	3.50	11	1
RB Micah Brock	6	16	2.67	6	0
QB Gabe Bensen	2	18	9.00	11	1
FB Matthew Carrier	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	27	17	164	3/21	2	20	1	89.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gabe Bensen	43	29	253	3/12	1	29	1	80.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmett Francis	5	9	38	7.60	14	14	0
WR Dwayne Szott	3	5	39	13.00	10	20	0
TE Barry Drayton	2	3	22	11.00	7	17	0
RB Elliot Mathews	2	2	12	6.00	11	12	1
TE Gregory Wolfe	2	4	21	10.50	0	14	0
RB Ron Holmes	1	1	19	19.00	14	19	1
WR Zach Anwar	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Lincoln Greer	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
WR Quentin Elliott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabe Farrell	11	15	126	11.45	33	26	0
WR Tucker Forrester	7	9	38	5.43	10	20	0
RB Dustin Birch	5	7	23	4.60	0	8	0
TE Cesar Iannaccone	3	4	40	13.33	14	29	1
RB Micah Brock	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Artie Gomez	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Rob Buhner	1	5	15	15.00	5	15	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jeremiah Zeidenfeld	1	63	63.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.R. Socha	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Louie Kemp	1	0	0	0
DT Taylor Padgett	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Gabe Bensen	1	0	0
WR Artie Gomez	0	1	0
DE Earl Rayburn	0	1	0
DE Howie Sandilands	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roman Summers	4	175	43.8	28.8	53	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Foster	4	168	42.0	37.3	51	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hector Jacobs	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	2/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Humphries	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Francis	2	19	9.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Holmes	4	89	22.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcos Cales	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Devin Blackburn	7	3	0.0	17	27
S Richard Pozy	7	1	0.0	17	46
S Vernon Newton	6	1	0.0	17	46
OLB Conner Cebelak	5	1	1.0	17	44
CB Theodore Grennes	5	2	0.0	17	46
S Jameson McKnight	4	0	0.0	14	39
DT Taylor Padgett	3	0	1.0	15	36
OLB Byron Hutchins	3	2	0.0	8	16
DE Mario Jeffries	2	1	0.0	16	28
WR Emmett Francis	2	0	---	---	---
DE Russell Fajardo	1	0	1.0	4	16
DE A.J. Schultz	1	2	0.0	14	35
DT Craig Bishop	1	0	0.0	16	39
CB Brenden Cole	1	0	0.0	1	18
S Dixon Writt	1	0	0.0	0	5
CB Reggie Stedman	1	0	0.0	11	22

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeffery Foley	8	0	0.0	30	27
S Craig Duncan	5	1	0.0	22	13
CB J.R. Socha	5	0	0.0	34	30
S Marcos Cales	5	0	0.0	34	30
DE Seth Jamison	4	0	2.0	28	27
DT Silas Rivers	4	1	0.0	23	8
DT Elijah Frenzel	4	0	0.0	13	22
OLB Harvey Curiel	3	2	0.0	14	18
CB Ike Gidley	3	1	0.0	21	13
S Peyton Bravata	2	1	0.0	12	17
CB Walt Cribbs	2	0	0.0	33	27
DE Howie Sandilands	1	4	1.0	31	29
ILB Terrence Johnstone	1	3	0.0	14	20
DE Darren Chilton	1	1	0.0	17	7
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Earl Rayburn	1	0	0.0	11	7
ILB Jaylen Starks	1	0	0.0	20	10
DT Brad Roussel	1	0	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Taylor Padgett	1.0	1	1	0	36
OLB Conner Cebelak	1.0	0	1	1	44
DE Russell Fajardo	1.0	0	1	0	16
DE A.J. Schultz	0.0	0	1	0	35
DE Mario Jeffries	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Bert Marsh	0.0	0	1	0	10

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Seth Jamison	2.0	0	1	1	27
DE Howie Sandilands	1.0	0	2	0	29
DT Elijah Frenzel	0.0	1	0	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vernon Newton	6	0	0	46
OLB Devin Blackburn	4	1	0	27
S Jameson McKnight	4	0	0	39
CB Theodore Grennes	3	1	0	46
OLB Conner Cebelak	3	0	0	44
S Richard Pozy	3	0	0	46
DT Taylor Padgett	2	0	0	36
OLB Byron Hutchins	1	0	0	16
DT Craig Bishop	1	0	0	39
CB Brenden Cole	1	0	0	18
S Dixon Writt	1	0	0	5
ILB Jeremiah Zeidenfeld	0	0	1	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.R. Socha	4	0	1	30
ILB Jeffery Foley	3	0	0	27
S Peyton Bravata	2	0	0	17
OLB Harvey Curiel	2	0	0	18
CB Ike Gidley	1	1	0	13
DT Silas Rivers	1	0	0	8
ILB Terrence Johnstone	1	0	0	20
ILB Jaylen Starks	1	0	0	10
S Marcos Cales	1	0	0	30
DE Seth Jamison	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brendan Geib	6	9	34	1	30
T Tommy McElroy	4	7	34	0	30
C Kenneth McWilliams	3	5	34	1	30
C J.J. Baxter	3	5	34	0	30
T Marc Emmons	2	4	34	1	30
FB Lincoln Greer	0	1	7	0	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kendrick Turnbull	1	6	17	1	46
G Benjamin Thorne	1	4	17	0	46
T Skip Nordland	1	2	17	0	46
G Van Myers	1	2	17	0	46
T Ross Cooley	0	1	17	2	46

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Russell Fajardo	1	11
Richard Pozy	1	6

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Gregory Singleton	1	22
Matthew Carrier	1	18
Rob Buhner	1	18
Ike Gidley	1	16
Ross Cooley	1	12
Van Myers	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tommy McElroy	34	30	---	---	12	76
CB Theodore Grennes	---	---	17	46	11	74
T Marc Emmons	34	30	---	---	6	70
G Brendan Geib	34	30	---	---	6	70
C Kenneth McWilliams	34	30	---	---	6	70
S Richard Pozy	---	---	17	46	6	69
WR Emmett Francis	33	29	---	---	4	66
S Vernon Newton	---	---	17	46	3	66
QB Louie Kemp	34	30	---	---	---	64
OLB Conner Cebelak	---	---	17	44	3	64
C J.J. Baxter	34	30	---	---	---	64
TE Gregory Wolfe	33	30	---	---	---	63
WR Dwayne Szott	32	28	---	---	---	60
DT Craig Bishop	---	---	16	39	3	58
S Jameson McKnight	---	---	14	39	2	55
DT Taylor Padgett	---	---	15	36	2	53
DE A.J. Schultz	---	---	14	35	3	52
DE Mario Jeffries	---	---	16	28	2	46
OLB Devin Blackburn	---	---	17	27	2	46
RB Elliot Mathews	20	7	---	---	17	44
RB Ron Holmes	13	22	---	---	5	40
WR Quentin Elliott	17	10	---	---	11	38
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	11	22	5	38
FB Lincoln Greer	7	8	---	---	17	32
CB Brenden Cole	---	---	1	18	13	32
DE Russell Fajardo	---	---	4	16	11	31
OLB Byron Hutchins	---	---	8	16	2	26
ILB Jeremiah Zeidenfeld	---	---	0	16	10	26
WR Zach Anwar	4	2	---	---	17	23
TE Jacob Friedlander	2	1	---	---	20	23
TE Barry Drayton	8	12	---	---	1	21
DE Roman Delgado	---	---	3	17	1	21
OLB Bruce Baker	---	---	0	0	19	19
S Dixon Writt	---	---	0	5	12	17
DE Bert Marsh	---	---	0	10	4	14
K Hector Jacobs	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ethan Blaylock	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Roman Summers	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Colby Prior	---	---	0	0	4	4
T Juan Bernard	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Herb Lincoln	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Howie Tharpe	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Karl Butler	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Collin Paul	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Zack Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Morris Hildreth	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ross Cooley	17	46	---	---	12	75
S Marcos Cales	---	---	34	30	8	72
G Van Myers	17	46	---	---	7	70
CB Walt Cribbs	---	---	33	27	8	68
CB J.R. Socha	---	---	34	30	2	66
C Kendrick Turnbull	17	46	---	---	---	63
T Skip Nordland	17	46	---	---	---	63
G Benjamin Thorne	17	46	---	---	---	63
QB Gabe Bensen	17	46	---	---	---	63
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	31	29	2	62
WR Gabe Farrell	17	45	---	---	---	62
ILB Jeffery Foley	---	---	30	27	1	58
TE Cesar Iannaccone	17	40	---	---	---	57
DE Seth Jamison	---	---	28	27	1	56
S Craig Duncan	---	---	22	13	16	51
CB Ike Gidley	---	---	21	13	16	50
WR Rob Buhner	8	23	---	---	18	49
OLB Harvey Curiel	---	---	14	18	10	42
WR Tucker Forrester	7	32	---	---	2	41
ILB Jaylen Starks	---	---	20	10	11	41
RB Dustin Birch	8	32	---	---	---	40
RB Micah Brock	8	7	---	---	22	37
DT Elijah Frenzel	---	---	13	22	2	37
DT Silas Rivers	---	---	23	8	4	35
ILB Terrence Johnstone	---	---	14	20	1	35
WR Artie Gomez	7	28	---	---	---	35
DT Brad Roussel	---	---	12	20	1	33
FB Matthew Carrier	5	9	---	---	18	32
S Peyton Bravata	---	---	12	17	1	30
OLB Leslie Gonzalez	---	---	4	5	20	29
DE Darren Chilton	---	---	17	7	1	25
DE Earl Rayburn	---	---	11	7	5	23
TE Andrew Prescott	8	11	---	---	4	23
TE Gregory Singleton	0	0	---	---	22	22
WR Ellis Watkins	0	3	---	---	9	12
K Wendell Humphries	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Riley Troxler	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Luke Mathis	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Scott Foster	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Jameson Muncy	---	---	0	0	4	4
DE Bert Kowalkowski	---	---	1	0	---	1
RB Ronald Gillam	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bryce Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kim Davison	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Devon Zlotnik	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	42	8.4
Middle	21	118	5.6
Right	8	89	11.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	3	24	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	27	17	1	0	4	1	3	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gabe Bensen	43	29	5	3	1	2	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	51	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	48	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	17	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	85	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	125	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmett Francis	9	5	2	38	0	29
WR Dwayne Szott	5	3	0	39	1	28
TE Gregory Wolfe	4	2	1	21	0	30
TE Barry Drayton	3	2	1	22	0	12
RB Elliot Mathews	2	2	0	12	0	7
RB Ron Holmes	1	1	0	19	0	22
WR Zach Anwar	1	1	0	4	0	2
FB Lincoln Greer	1	1	0	9	0	8
WR Quentin Elliott	1	0	0	0	0	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Farrell	15	11	0	126	3	45
WR Tucker Forrester	9	7	0	38	1	32
RB Dustin Birch	7	5	0	23	0	32
WR Rob Buhner	5	1	1	15	0	23
TE Cesar Iannaccone	4	3	0	40	1	40
WR Artie Gomez	2	1	0	11	0	28
RB Micah Brock	1	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Mathews	2	-1	-0.50	8.00
RB Ron Holmes	1	5	5.00	8.20

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Gabe Bensen	1	7	7.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	6	4	36	6.00	6.07

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gabe Bensen	2	0	0	0.00	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Mathews	2	2	12	6.00	6.00
WR Emmett Francis	1	0	0	0.00	4.22
TE Barry Drayton	1	1	5	5.00	7.33
RB Ron Holmes	1	1	19	19.00	19.00
TE Gregory Wolfe	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tucker Forrester	1	0	0	0.00	4.22
RB Dustin Birch	1	0	0	0.00	3.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ron Holmes	2	1
QB Louie Kemp	1	0
RB Elliot Mathews	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	6	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gabe Bensen	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwayne Szott	2	2	1
WR Emmett Francis	1	0	0
TE Barry Drayton	1	1	0
FB Lincoln Greer	1	1	1
WR Quentin Elliott	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Farrell	6	5	3
WR Rob Buhner	3	0	0
RB Dustin Birch	2	1	0
TE Cesar Iannaccone	2	1	1
WR Tucker Forrester	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (22,200)
End Zone 13,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (22,200)
End Zone	13,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (5,000)