Week 1, 2089

played in New Orleans, CA

66 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	7	-	28
New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:00 ATL - Todd Kramer 2 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
1Q: 02:03 NOS - Donnie Dworak 9 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
2Q: 13:37 NOS - Amir Walsh 98 interception return (Garrett Locher extra point)
2Q: 10:53 ATL - Denzel Garrison 10 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
3Q: 11:03 NOS - Evan Winslett 4 run (Garrett Locher extra point)
3Q: 05:33 ATL - Floyd Roberson 8 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 14:14 ATL - Ron Boren 25 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 08:07 NOS - Garrett Locher 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:00 ATL - Todd Kramer 2 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
1Q: 02:03 NOS - Donnie Dworak 9 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
2Q: 13:37 NOS - Amir Walsh 98 interception return (Garrett Locher extra point)
2Q: 10:53 ATL - Denzel Garrison 10 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
3Q: 11:03 NOS - Evan Winslett 4 run (Garrett Locher extra point)
3Q: 05:33 ATL - Floyd Roberson 8 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 14:14 ATL - Ron Boren 25 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 08:07 NOS - Garrett Locher 47 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 467 225
- Offensive Plays 75 52
- Yards per Play 6.23 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 130 84
- Rushing Attempts 38 20
- Yards per Rush 3.42 4.20
Net Passing Yards 337 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 28 - 2 32 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 337 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.11 4.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/72 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/98
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 33
Time of Possession 37:04 22:56

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	467	225
- Offensive Plays	75	52
- Yards per Play	6.23	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	130	84
- Rushing Attempts	38	20
- Yards per Rush	3.42	4.20
Net Passing Yards	337	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 28 - 2	32 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	337	141
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.11	4.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/72	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/98
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 33
Time of Possession	37:04	22:56

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	7:02	OWN 11	14	89	Touchdown
1	1:52	3:28	OWN 25	8	57	Interception
2	13:24	2:40	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	8:23	2:08	OWN 20	5	4	Punt
2	3:52	2:03	OWN 5	5	17	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 11	3	11	Half
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 25	3	9	Interception
3	10:54	5:31	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
3	3:49	4:48	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
4	12:17	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	8:01	2:30	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	4:02	2:10	OWN 22	6	19	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 37	1	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 25	7	23	Punt
1	3:50	1:58	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
2	10:44	2:21	OWN 20	5	3	Punt
2	6:15	2:23	OWN 31	5	17	Punt
2	1:49	1:02	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	13:57	3:03	OPP 38	7	38	Touchdown
3	5:23	1:34	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	14:01	1:44	OWN 41	4	7	Punt
4	10:43	2:42	OWN 35	4	35	Field Goal
4	5:31	1:29	OWN 36	3	-8	Punt
4	1:52	1:36	OWN 14	8	30	Interception

Game MVP: Andres Clayton, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Denzel Garrison	27	76	2.81	10	1	0
RB Floyd Roberson	9	40	4.44	10	1	1
QB Andres Clayton	2	14	7.00	15	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Evan Winslett	11	55	5.00	34	1	1
RB Pat Bloomer	4	2	0.50	6	0	0
FB Trey Roever	3	12	4.00	11	1	0
QB D.J. Keeley	2	15	7.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andres Clayton	37	28	337	0/0	3	36	2	107.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	32	14	141	0/0	1	31	1	54.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Denzel Garrison	7	7	51	7.29	6	12	1
WR Zack Olivo	7	8	96	13.71	33	31	0
WR Ron Boren	6	7	62	10.33	11	25	1
WR Zach Robinson	4	7	44	11.00	3	18	0
TE Todd Kramer	4	8	84	21.00	24	36	1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Xavier Tucker	5	7	60	12.00	28	31	0
TE Donnie Dworak	4	9	45	11.25	3	18	1
TE Nick Farr	2	3	12	6.00	0	16	0
WR Cameron Page	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Evan Winslett	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Henry Cochrane	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Darrin Skladanowski	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Damon Rivera	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Nick Garrett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stephen Everett	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Amir Walsh	1	98	98.00	1
ILB Kaden Vaughn	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Donnell Jeffries	0	0	2	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
WR Damon Rivera	1	0
FB Trey Roever	1	0
TE Nick Farr	0	1
TE Henry Cochrane	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zach Wright	5	230	46.0	39.8	53	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaquille Hoffman	7	327	46.7	41.9	63	5

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Marcum	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garrett Locher	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Hill	2	14	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mason Williamson	4	31	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Moore	1	12	12.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Rivera	2	40	20.0	0
Darrin Skladanowski	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Don Cole	5	2	0.0	20	32
S Stephen Everett	4	2	0.0	20	32
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	3	1	0.0	20	26
S Richie Skeen	3	1	0.0	20	31
DE Bruce Sims	3	0	0.0	18	23
OLB Oscar Kafka	3	0	0.0	14	8
ILB Bernie Dawson	2	0	0.0	20	26
DE Bryant Rodgers	2	0	0.0	3	12
CB Bruce Terrell	2	0	0.0	19	31
WR Zach Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnell Jeffries	1	0	0.0	13	24
DT Gabriel Otten	1	0	0.0	11	15
DE Kenny Bernard	1	0	0.0	2	15
DT Billy McGettigan	1	0	0.0	6	19
CB Hector Franklin	1	0	0.0	6	18
DE Myles Watson	0	2	0.0	17	14
CB Samuel Schwartz	0	1	0.0	1	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lincoln Buckner	10	3	0.0	35	34
ILB Todd Banuelos	10	2	0.0	34	23
S Tyrus Bridgman	8	3	0.0	38	36
CB Ernie Cromer	7	0	0.0	38	37
DT Colin Gaines	5	2	0.0	38	31
OLB Roberto Huffman	5	1	0.0	28	29
DE Eddie Bates	4	1	0.0	34	33
S Sammy Durham	2	4	0.0	34	24
DT Jefferson Fuller	2	3	0.0	36	26
DE Wes Rose	2	1	0.0	28	22
S Amir Walsh	2	0	0.0	4	13
CB Dustin Walsh	1	2	0.0	14	17
CB Mason Williamson	1	1	0.0	34	23
CB Byron Armstrong	1	0	0.0	3	8
WR Darrin Skladanowski	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kaden Vaughn	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Jordan Sellers	0	2	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Sims	3	0	23
DT Billy McGettigan	2	1	19
OLB Oscar Kafka	1	1	8
DE Kenny Bernard	1	0	15
ILB Bernie Dawson	0	1	26

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eddie Bates	1	33
DT Colin Gaines	1	31
DE Elliot Welch	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Don Cole	5	1	0	32
S Richie Skeen	2	1	0	31
ILB Bernie Dawson	1	2	0	26
DE Myles Watson	1	0	0	14
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	1	0	0	26
DE Bryant Rodgers	1	0	0	12
CB Bruce Terrell	1	0	0	31
CB Hector Franklin	1	0	0	18
OLB Oscar Kafka	1	0	0	8
S Stephen Everett	0	0	1	32

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ernie Cromer	6	0	0	37
OLB Lincoln Buckner	5	0	0	34
S Tyrus Bridgman	4	2	0	36
ILB Todd Banuelos	4	0	0	23
OLB Roberto Huffman	2	0	0	29
S Amir Walsh	1	0	1	13
CB Byron Armstrong	1	0	0	8
DE Eddie Bates	1	0	0	33
CB Jordan Sellers	1	0	0	10
DT Colin Gaines	1	0	0	31
CB Dustin Walsh	1	0	0	17
CB Mason Williamson	1	0	0	23
ILB Kaden Vaughn	0	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Gino Dennis	5	12	38	37
T Preston Fertwagner	5	8	38	37
C Samuel Deering	1	6	38	37
T Darrell Beisel	1	5	38	37
G Carlton Giordano	1	5	38	37

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Neal Long	2	2	20	32
G Vincent Wimbley	1	5	20	32
G Howard Cobb	1	4	20	32
C Pete Schrader	1	4	20	32
FB Trey Roever	1	1	8	7
T Horace Cochrane	0	2	20	32

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Jeffries	3	18
Daryl Sembower	2	10
Buddy Horton	1	22
Floyd Roberson	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Bates	2	12
Tyrus Bridgman	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Carlton Giordano	38	37	---	---	5	80
RB Denzel Garrison	28	29	---	---	22	79
C Samuel Deering	38	37	---	---	---	75
QB Andres Clayton	38	37	---	---	---	75
G Gino Dennis	38	37	---	---	---	75
T Darrell Beisel	38	37	---	---	---	75
T Preston Fertwagner	38	37	---	---	---	75
WR Ron Boren	38	35	---	---	---	73
TE Todd Kramer	36	34	---	---	---	70
S Stephen Everett	---	---	20	32	6	58
WR Zach Robinson	23	32	---	---	---	55
DT Donnell Jeffries	---	---	13	24	18	55
CB Don Cole	---	---	20	32	1	53
S Richie Skeen	---	---	20	31	1	52
CB Bruce Terrell	---	---	19	31	1	51
TE K.C. Hitchcock	26	19	---	---	5	50
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	---	---	20	26	1	47
ILB Bernie Dawson	---	---	20	26	1	47
DE Bruce Sims	---	---	18	23	1	42
CB Hector Franklin	---	---	6	18	17	41
WR Zack Olivo	13	17	---	---	7	37
DE Myles Watson	---	---	17	14	1	32
TE Wesley Montgomery	4	5	---	---	22	31
RB Floyd Roberson	10	7	---	---	10	27
DT Gabriel Otten	---	---	11	15	---	26
DT Billy McGettigan	---	---	6	19	---	25
OLB Buddy Horton	---	---	0	1	22	23
OLB Oscar Kafka	---	---	14	8	1	23
DE Bryant Rodgers	---	---	3	12	7	22
WR Rondell Hill	1	2	---	---	17	20
S Charles Castillo	---	---	0	1	17	18
ILB Colton Clemons	---	---	0	6	12	18
DE Kenny Bernard	---	---	2	15	---	17
DT Gerald Hobart	---	---	10	6	1	17
WR Malcolm Moore	0	1	---	---	15	16
RB Kaleb Crangle	11	4	---	---	---	15
CB Caiden Cortez	---	---	0	6	7	13
T Daryl Sembower	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Samuel Schwartz	---	---	1	6	---	7
C Cole Myers	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Carson Marcum	0	0	---	---	5	5
G J.C. Joyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Zach Wright	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Wes Ryan	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Gabriel Matthews	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB J.B. Chelios	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tyrus Bridgman	---	---	38	36	12	86
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	34	33	12	79
OLB Roberto Huffman	---	---	28	29	22	79
CB Ernie Cromer	---	---	38	37	---	75
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	38	31	---	69
OLB Lincoln Buckner	---	---	35	34	---	69
DT Jefferson Fuller	---	---	36	26	---	62
CB Mason Williamson	---	---	34	23	5	62
G Vincent Wimbley	20	32	---	---	8	60
T Neal Long	20	32	---	---	8	60
G Howard Cobb	20	32	---	---	8	60
T Horace Cochrane	20	32	---	---	8	60
S Sammy Durham	---	---	34	24	---	58
ILB Todd Banuelos	---	---	34	23	---	57
QB D.J. Keeley	20	32	---	---	---	52
C Pete Schrader	20	32	---	---	---	52
TE Donnie Dworak	20	30	---	---	1	51
DE Wes Rose	---	---	28	22	---	50
WR Xavier Tucker	17	27	---	---	---	44
WR Cameron Page	13	26	---	---	5	44
WR Darrin Skladanowski	9	19	---	---	5	33
S Amir Walsh	---	---	4	13	15	32
RB Evan Winslett	12	19	---	---	1	32
FB Trey Roever	8	7	---	---	16	31
CB Dustin Walsh	---	---	14	17	---	31
TE Henry Cochrane	4	4	---	---	22	30
TE Nick Farr	12	17	---	---	---	29
CB Jordan Sellers	---	---	3	10	15	28
RB Pat Bloomer	5	6	---	---	17	28
DE Elliot Welch	---	---	9	14	5	28
WR Damon Rivera	0	3	---	---	16	19
DT Nate Hingis	---	---	2	11	5	18
ILB Kaden Vaughn	---	---	1	3	10	14
ILB Carlton Oscarson	---	---	3	11	---	14
WR Nick Garrett	0	2	---	---	10	12
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	3	8	---	11
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Shaquille Hoffman	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Garrett Locher	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Eugene Rochelle	---	---	0	1	5	6
OLB Teddy Stevenson	---	---	2	1	---	3
P Marcus May	0	0	---	---	1	1
T Rickey Maxcy	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mel Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dustin Melchior	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Quentin Burks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	11	1.4
Middle	23	109	4.7
Right	6	11	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	11	55	5.0
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andres Clayton	37	28	5	1	1	2	3	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	32	14	1	2	3	4	7	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	18	123	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	109	13.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	105	13.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	2	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	42	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	97	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Todd Kramer	8	4	0	84	3	34
WR Zack Olivo	8	7	0	96	1	17
WR Zach Robinson	7	4	0	44	0	32
RB Denzel Garrison	7	7	0	51	0	29
WR Ron Boren	7	6	1	62	1	35

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Donnie Dworak	9	4	0	45	0	30
WR Xavier Tucker	7	5	0	60	1	27
WR Darrin Skladanowski	5	0	2	0	0	19
TE Nick Farr	3	2	1	12	0	17
WR Cameron Page	2	1	0	6	0	26
WR Nick Garrett	2	0	0	0	0	2
RB Evan Winslett	1	1	0	12	0	19
WR Damon Rivera	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Henry Cochrane	1	1	0	6	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Garrison	6	8	1.33	2.81
RB Floyd Roberson	2	12	6.00	4.44

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Evan Winslett	2	4	2.00	5.00
FB Trey Roever	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andres Clayton	6	5	35	5.83	9.11

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	2	2	25	12.50	4.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Kramer	2	1	2	1.00	10.50
RB Denzel Garrison	2	2	13	6.50	7.29
WR Zach Robinson	1	1	7	7.00	6.29
WR Zack Olivo	1	1	13	13.00	12.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donnie Dworak	1	1	9	9.00	5.00
TE Nick Farr	1	1	16	16.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Denzel Garrison	4	3
QB Andres Clayton	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB D.J. Keeley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andres Clayton	12	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zack Olivo	5	4	2
TE Todd Kramer	3	1	1
WR Zach Robinson	2	1	1
RB Denzel Garrison	1	1	1
WR Ron Boren	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Xavier Tucker	3	1	1
TE Donnie Dworak	3	1	1
WR Darrin Skladanowski	1	0	0
TE Nick Farr	1	1	0
WR Damon Rivera	1	0	0
WR Nick Garrett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)