Week 1, 2086

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	7	3	0	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	0	14	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:12 NOS - Garrett Locher 40 field goal
2Q: 09:21 ATL - Clayton McGee 3 run (Carson Marcum extra point failed)
2Q: 01:56 NOS - Drake McDowell 3 pass from Elijah DiCosimo (Garrett Locher extra point)
3Q: 05:09 NOS - Garrett Locher 20 field goal
4Q: 07:15 ATL - Brad Percell 62 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 02:21 ATL - Zach Robinson 3 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:12 NOS - Garrett Locher 40 field goal
2Q: 09:21 ATL - Clayton McGee 3 run (Carson Marcum extra point failed)
2Q: 01:56 NOS - Drake McDowell 3 pass from Elijah DiCosimo (Garrett Locher extra point)
3Q: 05:09 NOS - Garrett Locher 20 field goal
4Q: 07:15 ATL - Brad Percell 62 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 02:21 ATL - Zach Robinson 3 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 309 396
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 4.68 6.49
Net Rushing Yards 72 78
- Rushing Attempts 27 26
- Yards per Rush 2.67 3.00
Net Passing Yards 237 318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 0 34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 328
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.08 9.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/34 10/66
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 4/84 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	309	396
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	4.68	6.49
Net Rushing Yards	72	78
- Rushing Attempts	27	26
- Yards per Rush	2.67	3.00
Net Passing Yards	237	318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 0	34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	328
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.08	9.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/34	10/66
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	4/84	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:47	28:13

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:05	4:01	OWN 23	6	54	Field Goal
2	12:57	1:52	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	9:11	1:41	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	5:48	4:03	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 18	2	4	Half
3	15:00	9:59	OWN 26	14	71	Field Goal
3	1:59	4:22	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
4	10:56	1:15	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	7:01	2:05	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
4	2:15	1:54	OWN 21	12	52	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:55	OWN 25	15	63	Fumble
1	2:04	4:07	OWN 17	9	47	Punt
2	11:05	1:54	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
2	7:30	1:42	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
2	1:45	1:03	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	5:01	3:02	OWN 31	6	17	Punt
4	12:37	1:41	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
4	9:41	2:40	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
4	4:56	2:41	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 27	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Andres Clayton, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brayden Stokes	19	36	1.89	9	0
RB Evan Winslett	4	15	3.75	13	2
QB Elijah DiCosimo	3	19	6.33	7	0
RB Arnie Graham	1	2	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Clayton McGee	13	31	2.38	8	0	1
RB Edwin Howard	9	43	4.78	12	2	0
QB Andres Clayton	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
WR Brad Percell	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
FB Mickey Kinney	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Elijah DiCosimo	39	25	237	0/0	1	37	0	89.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andres Clayton	34	23	328	1/10	2	62	0	118.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Freddie Montgomery	8	9	63	7.88	1	24	0
WR Xavier Tucker	7	12	48	6.86	7	12	0
WR Darrin Skladanowski	2	2	49	24.50	38	37	0
TE Donnie Dworak	2	4	38	19.00	5	28	0
TE Drake McDowell	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	1
TE Nick Farr	2	3	24	12.00	9	15	0
RB Brayden Stokes	1	5	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Bill Demeester	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
RB Evan Winslett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Percell	10	11	168	16.80	81	62	1
WR Zach Robinson	6	13	58	9.67	16	21	1
TE Wesley Montgomery	2	2	43	21.50	24	35	0
RB Clayton McGee	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Edwin Howard	1	2	35	35.00	28	35	0
TE Todd Kramer	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Donovan Rackley	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	0
RB Damien McNeil	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Zack Olivo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Jordan Sellers	0	1	0	0
DE Eddie Bates	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Andres Clayton	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cole Duran	5	243	48.6	43.0	52	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Evan Sanford	5	235	47.0	38.0	61	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garrett Locher	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Marcum	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Montgomery	1	5	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Hill	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer Harkins	4	84	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton McGee	1	19	19.0	0
Zack Olivo	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ronald Palmateer	9	2	0.0	25	25
CB Byron Armstrong	7	0	0.0	24	30
S Sawyer Harkins	6	4	0.0	26	35
CB Jordan Sellers	4	1	0.0	23	35
OLB Roberto Huffman	4	0	0.0	18	12
OLB Myles Walsh	2	3	0.0	25	34
DE Christian LaPointe	2	1	0.0	17	22
DT Colin Gaines	2	1	0.0	24	35
S Amir Walsh	2	1	0.0	8	23
DE Jerome Hoover	2	0	0.0	23	35
DE Eddie Bates	1	0	1.0	26	35
DT Cody Owens	1	1	0.0	14	14
S Derrick Massicott	1	1	0.0	17	11
CB Dennis Cox	1	0	0.0	3	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bruce Terrell	9	1	0.0	25	38
CB Raul Reilly	6	3	0.0	25	38
ILB Bernie Dawson	6	3	0.0	24	38
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	6	1	0.0	26	38
DT Donnell Jeffries	5	0	0.0	21	30
S Stephen Everett	4	2	0.0	27	39
DE Brady Seubert	4	0	0.0	25	37
OLB Buddy Horton	2	3	0.0	13	8
DE Bruce Sims	2	1	0.0	27	30
DT Bart Geisen	2	0	0.0	26	27
S Nicholas Beuerlein	1	1	0.0	15	31
CB Arnold Simmons	1	0	0.0	5	6
G Gino Dennis	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bryant Rodgers	1	0	0.0	2	0
CB Taylor Sutton	1	0	0.0	21	34
DT Billy McGettigan	1	0	0.0	7	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Bates	1.0	1	0	1	35
DE Jerome Hoover	0.0	2	2	0	35
DT Colin Gaines	0.0	1	0	0	35
CB Eugene Rochelle	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Christian LaPointe	0.0	0	1	1	22

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donnell Jeffries	1	0	0	30
DE Bruce Sims	0	3	2	30
DE Brady Seubert	0	1	1	37
DE Kenny Bernard	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Byron Armstrong	8	0	30
S Sawyer Harkins	4	0	35
ILB Ronald Palmateer	3	1	25
CB Jordan Sellers	3	0	35
S Amir Walsh	1	1	23
OLB Myles Walsh	1	0	34
S Derrick Massicott	1	0	11
OLB Roberto Huffman	1	0	12
CB Dennis Cox	1	0	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bruce Terrell	7	1	38
CB Raul Reilly	5	1	38
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	4	1	38
ILB Bernie Dawson	3	1	38
DE Brady Seubert	2	0	37
S Stephen Everett	2	0	39
S Nicholas Beuerlein	1	0	31
CB Taylor Sutton	1	0	34
CB Hector Franklin	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Devante Durham	2	8	27	39
G Neal Moffett	2	5	27	39
T Kris O'Connor	2	3	27	39
T Leslie Stewart	1	5	27	39
G Graham Mathews	0	3	27	39

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Darrell Beisel	4	9	26	0	35
G Gino Dennis	2	4	26	0	35
T Skip Ogletree	1	5	26	1	35
G Jordan Dunning	1	3	26	0	35
C Samuel Deering	1	3	26	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Bates	2	9
Lincoln Buckner	2	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Donovan Rackley	2	13
Arnold Simmons	1	13
Mickey Kinney	1	13
Harvey Winters	1	5

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Neal Moffett	27	39	---	---	7	73
G Graham Mathews	27	39	---	---	7	73
T Leslie Stewart	27	39	---	---	7	73
T Kris O'Connor	27	39	---	---	7	73
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	26	35	9	70
C Devante Durham	27	39	---	---	---	66
S Sawyer Harkins	---	---	26	35	5	66
QB Elijah DiCosimo	27	39	---	---	---	66
CB Jordan Sellers	---	---	23	35	6	64
TE Donnie Dworak	25	37	---	---	1	63
WR Freddie Montgomery	20	27	---	---	15	62
WR Xavier Tucker	23	37	---	---	---	60
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	25	34	---	59
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	24	35	---	59
DE Jerome Hoover	---	---	23	35	---	58
WR Darrin Skladanowski	21	35	---	---	---	56
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	24	30	---	54
RB Brayden Stokes	24	17	---	---	10	51
ILB Ronald Palmateer	---	---	25	25	---	50
DE Christian LaPointe	---	---	17	22	5	44
S Amir Walsh	---	---	8	23	12	43
CB Eugene Rochelle	---	---	10	17	12	39
DT Cody Owens	---	---	14	14	5	33
OLB Roberto Huffman	---	---	18	12	1	31
S Derrick Massicott	---	---	17	11	---	28
TE Drake McDowell	6	3	---	---	19	28
TE Nick Farr	10	16	---	---	---	26
RB Arnie Graham	1	0	---	---	20	21
ILB Andy Everett	---	---	1	10	9	20
OLB Gustavo Miller	---	---	1	1	17	19
CB Dennis Cox	---	---	3	11	---	14
WR Damon Rivera	0	1	---	---	13	14
RB Bill Demeester	0	13	---	---	---	13
RB Evan Winslett	4	9	---	---	---	13
OLB Lincoln Buckner	---	---	1	0	9	10
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Cole Duran	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Garrett Locher	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Nick Garrett	1	0	---	---	4	5
T Ted Crawford	0	0	---	---	---	0
T J.T. Grabowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jackson Kangas	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Vincent Wimbley	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Zachary Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Vince Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Amir Wrighster	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Stephen Everett	---	---	27	39	2	68
T Darrell Beisel	26	35	---	---	5	66
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	---	---	26	38	2	66
CB Taylor Sutton	---	---	21	34	11	66
DT Donnell Jeffries	---	---	21	30	14	65
CB Raul Reilly	---	---	25	38	2	65
ILB Bernie Dawson	---	---	24	38	3	65
CB Bruce Terrell	---	---	25	38	2	65
DE Brady Seubert	---	---	25	37	2	64
G Jordan Dunning	26	35	---	---	---	61
T Skip Ogletree	26	35	---	---	---	61
C Samuel Deering	26	35	---	---	---	61
QB Andres Clayton	26	35	---	---	---	61
G Gino Dennis	26	35	---	---	---	61
DE Bruce Sims	---	---	27	30	2	59
S Nicholas Beuerlein	---	---	15	31	13	59
TE Todd Kramer	24	34	---	---	---	58
WR Zach Robinson	25	32	---	---	---	57
WR Brad Percell	24	32	---	---	---	56
DT Bart Geisen	---	---	26	27	2	55
TE Wesley Montgomery	7	15	---	---	18	40
FB Mickey Kinney	12	12	---	---	13	37
RB Edwin Howard	9	16	---	---	12	37
WR Donovan Rackley	10	14	---	---	13	37
RB Clayton McGee	16	12	---	---	4	32
CB Arnold Simmons	---	---	5	6	13	24
OLB Buddy Horton	---	---	13	8	3	24
DT Billy McGettigan	---	---	7	10	2	19
OLB J.B. Chelios	---	---	0	0	17	17
WR Rondell Hill	0	0	---	---	13	13
DE Kenny Bernard	---	---	1	11	---	12
DT Al Faulkner	---	---	1	11	---	12
ILB Colton Clemons	---	---	3	1	8	12
CB Hector Franklin	---	---	3	2	5	10
WR Zack Olivo	2	2	---	---	4	8
DE Bryant Rodgers	---	---	2	0	5	7
TE Albert Urbina	1	1	---	---	5	7
RB Damien McNeil	0	5	---	---	1	6
P Evan Sanford	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Cole Myers	0	0	---	---	5	5
G J.C. Joyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Harvey Winters	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Carson Marcum	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Vernon Lynch	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Daryl Sembower	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Blaine Flowers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	16	41	2.6
Right	7	10	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	8	38	4.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Elijah DiCosimo	39	25	3	2	1	5	5	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andres Clayton	34	23	5	0	1	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	1	0.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	120	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	45	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	71	17.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	139	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	102	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Tucker	12	7	0	48	0	37
WR Freddie Montgomery	9	8	0	63	1	27
RB Brayden Stokes	5	1	0	1	0	17
TE Donnie Dworak	4	2	1	38	1	37
TE Nick Farr	3	2	0	24	0	16
WR Darrin Skladanowski	2	2	0	49	1	35
TE Drake McDowell	2	2	0	8	0	3
RB Bill Demeester	1	1	0	6	0	13
RB Evan Winslett	1	0	0	0	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zach Robinson	13	6	1	58	1	32
WR Brad Percell	11	10	0	168	2	32
TE Wesley Montgomery	2	2	0	43	1	15
RB Edwin Howard	2	1	0	35	1	16
RB Clayton McGee	2	2	0	6	0	12
RB Damien McNeil	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Todd Kramer	1	1	0	1	0	34
WR Donovan Rackley	1	1	0	17	0	14
WR Zack Olivo	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brayden Stokes	8	14	1.75	1.89

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clayton McGee	4	7	1.75	2.38
FB Mickey Kinney	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Edwin Howard	1	12	12.00	4.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Elijah DiCosimo	4	2	12	3.00	6.08

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andres Clayton	4	3	15	3.75	9.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Xavier Tucker	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Drake McDowell	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
WR Freddie Montgomery	1	1	9	9.00	7.00
RB Brayden Stokes	1	0	0	0.00	0.20

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zach Robinson	3	2	12	4.00	4.46
WR Brad Percell	1	1	3	3.00	15.27

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brayden Stokes	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edwin Howard	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Elijah DiCosimo	12	9	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andres Clayton	10	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Xavier Tucker	6	4	2
WR Darrin Skladanowski	2	2	1
WR Freddie Montgomery	2	2	2
TE Donnie Dworak	1	0	0
RB Bill Demeester	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zach Robinson	5	3	3
WR Brad Percell	1	1	1
TE Wesley Montgomery	1	1	1
RB Edwin Howard	1	0	0
WR Donovan Rackley	1	1	1
WR Zack Olivo	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (22,200)
End Zone 15,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (22,200)
End Zone	15,500 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (5,000)