Week 1, 2014

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	10	14	0	7	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	0	10	3	8	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:44 NOS - Artie Farias 44 field goal
1Q: 05:34 NOS - Arnie Pearson 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 13:45 ATL - Alex Stuart 4 pass from Buddy West (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 06:32 ATL - Irv Terry 51 field goal
2Q: 03:10 NOS - Dwight Mendez 27 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Arnie Pearson 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 02:12 ATL - Irv Terry 27 field goal
4Q: 09:55 NOS - Irving Robasky 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 01:25 ATL - Howie Isaacs 3 pass from Duane Boswell (Duane Boswell pass to Alex Stuart for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:44 NOS - Artie Farias 44 field goal
1Q: 05:34 NOS - Arnie Pearson 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 13:45 ATL - Alex Stuart 4 pass from Buddy West (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 06:32 ATL - Irv Terry 51 field goal
2Q: 03:10 NOS - Dwight Mendez 27 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Arnie Pearson 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 02:12 ATL - Irv Terry 27 field goal
4Q: 09:55 NOS - Irving Robasky 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 01:25 ATL - Howie Isaacs 3 pass from Duane Boswell (Duane Boswell pass to Alex Stuart for conversion)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 315 395
- Offensive Plays 56 75
- Yards per Play 5.63 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 72 186
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 2.57 6.20
Net Passing Yards 243 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 43 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 243 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.68 4.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/4
Penalties/Yards 3/13 5/28
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/104 5/69
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 19
Time of Possession 27:32 32:28

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	315	395
- Offensive Plays	56	75
- Yards per Play	5.63	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	72	186
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	2.57	6.20
Net Passing Yards	243	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	43 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	243	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.68	4.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/4
Penalties/Yards	3/13	5/28
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/104	5/69
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 19
Time of Possession	27:32	32:28

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 41	6	32	Field Goal
1	11:12	5:48	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
2	13:39	1:53	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	6:27	3:38	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	2:24	0:31	OPP 6	3	6	Touchdown
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 20	4	14	Half
3	10:48	3:23	OWN 8	6	27	Punt
3	2:07	1:45	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
4	13:23	3:33	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	6:31	2:30	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
4	1:16	0:43	OPP 38	3	2	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	1:27	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
1	5:24	6:45	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
2	11:46	5:19	OWN 19	9	47	Field Goal
2	2:49	0:25	OWN 10	1	0	Interception
2	1:53	0:56	OWN 29	4	14	Punt
3	15:00	4:12	OWN 19	6	35	Punt
3	7:25	5:18	OWN 36	10	54	Field Goal
3	0:22	1:59	OWN 9	5	17	Punt
4	9:50	3:19	OWN 22	10	30	Downs
4	4:01	2:45	OWN 16	12	84	Touchdown
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	20	42	2.10	7	0	0
Bryant Blakely	8	30	3.75	11	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kim Helfrich	16	73	4.56	15	2
Carl Davis	11	83	7.55	38	3
Buddy West	2	13	6.50	10	1
Duane Boswell	1	17	17.00	17	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	28	18	243	0/0	4	29	0	131.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Buddy West	26	15	140	2/12	1	20	1	69.4
Duane Boswell	17	8	81	0/0	1	22	0	80.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5	25	5.00	0	8	2
WR Irving Robasky	5	7	76	15.20	16	27	1
WR Devery Henderson	2	3	37	18.50	8	29	0
TE Graham King	2	3	39	19.50	14	21	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	17	8.50	14	14	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	2	27	27.00	0	27	1
WR Kent Austin	1	3	22	22.00	0	22	0
WR Curtis Weber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR C.J. Cook	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	8	18	69	8.63	11	17	1
TE Mike Wheeler	5	7	65	13.00	11	20	0
WR Vince Jeffries	2	4	18	9.00	0	10	0
RB Kim Helfrich	2	2	9	4.50	0	8	0
TE Howie Isaacs	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	1
WR Jimmie Horton	1	4	22	22.00	0	22	0
RB Carl Davis	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB John Reeves	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Brant Shaw	1	2	14	14.00	1	14	0
TE Daniel Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fernando Clayton	1	10	10.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Arnie Pearson	1	0	0	0
Tony Brumley	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Fred Clancy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	5	206	41.2	34.4	57	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	177	44.3	39.5	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	-1	-0.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	4	104	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Davis	4	56	14.0	0
Tyrus Riviere	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	6	1	2.0	28	45
CB Dennis Weathersby	6	2	0.0	29	45
S Austin Koch	6	2	0.0	29	45
OLB Jared Ballard	6	2	0.0	30	44
ILB Courtney Watson	5	0	0.0	29	44
CB Fernando Clayton	4	2	0.0	30	44
DE Brent Compton	4	1	0.0	30	44
CB Drew Jordan	4	0	0.0	21	42
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	3	3	0.0	24	23
DE Harris Herron	3	1	0.0	29	45
DT Oliver Coffey	2	0	0.0	2	2
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	9	21
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0.0	8	4
S Austin Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Arnie Shafer	1	0	0.0	21	42

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Clancy	10	2	0.0	27	26
DE Dusty Bronson	6	1	0.0	28	27
OLB R.J. Myers	6	1	0.0	26	28
CB Kevin Logan	4	0	0.0	26	28
S Quinn Crum	3	1	0.0	21	24
OLB Vernon Douglas	3	0	0.0	19	23
CB Damon Nash	2	3	0.0	27	28
DE Kendall Hape	2	1	0.0	24	26
DT Korey Sinclair	1	2	0.0	26	26
ILB Seth Levine	1	2	0.0	11	5
DT Dwan Edwards	1	1	0.0	16	23
CB Ricardo Colclough	1	0	0.0	14	21
CB Ike Benson	1	0	0.0	4	0
WR Brant Shaw	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jumbo Clayton	1	0	0.0	9	6
DT Donovan Ricker	0	2	0.0	7	5
OLB Neal Kelleher	0	1	0.0	13	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	2.0	0	1	45
DE Brent Compton	0.0	3	1	44
DE Harris Herron	0.0	0	1	45

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Korey Sinclair	3	0	26
DT Dwan Edwards	2	0	23
DE Kendall Hape	1	0	26
DE Dusty Bronson	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dennis Weathersby	4	3	0	45
S Austin Koch	4	0	0	45
OLB Jared Ballard	4	0	0	44
CB Fernando Clayton	3	2	1	44
CB Drew Jordan	3	0	0	42
ILB Courtney Watson	1	2	0	44
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0	44
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0	4
S Arnie Shafer	1	0	0	42
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0	2

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kevin Logan	4	1	28
S Fred Clancy	3	1	26
S Quinn Crum	3	0	24
CB Damon Nash	3	0	28
OLB R.J. Myers	2	1	28
CB Ricardo Colclough	1	0	21
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	27
CB Jumbo Clayton	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Leon Schroeder	2	6	23	27
Donald Matthews	1	4	28	28
Larry Andersen	1	4	22	27
Wesley Hickman	0	5	28	25
Travis Tusch	0	4	22	21
Lamont Forbes	0	2	12	8
Graham King	0	2	24	20
Tony Brumley	0	1	21	12

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Isaac Whalen	4	6	1	27	0	40
Clay Wallenbrock	3	9	0	30	0	45
Kwame Harris	1	5	0	30	1	42
Dwayne Robertson	1	1	1	3	0	8
Harvey Soltis	0	2	0	30	0	45
John Reeves	0	2	0	15	0	18
Wes Hamilton	0	1	0	30	1	43
Daniel Baker	0	1	0	11	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Blakely	3	18
Curtis Weber	1	18
Mark Coons	1	17
Tony Brumley	1	16
Dontarrious Thomas	1	10
Dennis Weathersby	1	4
Devery Henderson	0	16
Graham King	0	16
Kelvin Arntt	0	12
Irving Robasky	0	11
Dwight Mendez	0	10
Austin Hitchcock	0	9
Tim Apold	0	8
Kendrick Samuels	0	8
Artie Farias	0	7
Drew Jordan	0	6
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Marlon Prill	0	6
Lamont Forbes	0	5
Donovan Mussatti	0	5
Arnie Pearson	0	5
Horace Ogden	0	5
Reggie Bailey	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	4
Larry Andersen	0	4
Courtney Watson	0	3
Donald Matthews	0	3
Billy Joe Roberson	0	2
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Brent Compton	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
Arnie Shafer	0	2
Austin Koch	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	1
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1
Brenden Rasmussen	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
John Reeves	2	17
Jumbo Clayton	2	11
Carl Davis	1	17
Quinn Crum	1	12
Howie Isaacs	0	17
Vince Jeffries	0	15
Dusty Sampson	0	15
Richie Becker	0	13
Seth Levine	0	13
Ricardo Colclough	0	11
Chester Vermeil	0	11
Ike Benson	0	10
Irv Terry	0	7
Tyrus Riviere	0	7
Clay Wallenbrock	0	6
Jerry McElroy	0	6
Wes Hamilton	0	6
Kim Helfrich	0	6
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
Raymond Matos	0	6
Harvey Soltis	0	5
Mike Wheeler	0	5
Raymond Osuchowski	0	5
Daniel Baker	0	5
Brant Shaw	0	4
Jamie Lincoln	0	4
Vernon Douglas	0	2
Dwan Edwards	0	1
Jimmie Horton	0	1
Korey Sinclair	0	1
Kevin Logan	0	1
Frankie Lake	0	1
Fred Clancy	0	1
Isaac Whalen	0	1
Dusty Bronson	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1
Kendall Hape	0	1
Damon Nash	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	21	2.1
Middle	6	15	2.5
Right	12	36	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	17	77	4.5
Right	6	67	11.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	28	18	5	1	0	3	6	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Buddy West	26	15	1	1	2	3	2	0	1
Duane Boswell	17	8	1	3	0	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	72	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	39	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	105	13.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	35	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	132	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	16	2	42	2.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	7	5	76	1	23
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5	25	0	22
WR Devery Henderson	3	2	37	1	8
TE Graham King	3	2	39	1	20
WR Kent Austin	3	1	22	1	22
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	17	0	12
TE Dwight Mendez	2	1	27	1	5
WR C.J. Cook	2	0	0	0	19
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0	0	3

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	18	8	0	69	0	41
TE Mike Wheeler	7	5	1	65	1	30
WR Jimmie Horton	4	1	0	22	1	25
WR Vince Jeffries	4	2	0	18	0	18
RB Kim Helfrich	2	2	0	9	0	32
TE Howie Isaacs	2	2	0	9	0	4
FB John Reeves	2	1	0	6	0	18
WR Brant Shaw	2	1	0	14	0	17
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0	9	0	11
TE Daniel Baker	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	3	3	1.00	2.10

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carl Davis	1	4	4.00	7.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	3	9	2.25	8.68

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Buddy West	3	2	5	1.67	5.38
Duane Boswell	1	1	3	3.00	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	7	3.50	5.00
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	2	2.00	10.86
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	2	1	4	2.00	3.83
RB Kim Helfrich	1	1	1	1.00	4.50
TE Howie Isaacs	1	1	3	3.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	3	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	12	9	9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Buddy West	11	6	4
Duane Boswell	3	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	4	4	4
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	2
TE Graham King	2	1	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	1
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	7	2	1
TE Mike Wheeler	2	2	2
WR Vince Jeffries	2	1	1
FB John Reeves	2	1	0
WR Jimmie Horton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (22,200)
End Zone 12,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,500 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (22,200)
End Zone	12,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)