Week 1, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	6	7	14	-	27
New Orleans Saints	7	7	21	17	-	52

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:44 NOS - Kent Austin 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:39 NOS - Charles Cortez 6 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 09:19 ATL - Irv Terry 40 field goal
2Q: 02:46 ATL - Irv Terry 37 field goal
3Q: 11:03 NOS - Irving Robasky 42 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 08:35 NOS - Irving Robasky 27 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 07:41 ATL - Alex Stuart 78 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 02:05 NOS - Arnie Pearson 7 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 13:47 ATL - Jackie Malone 3 run (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 09:09 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 05:06 NOS - Joel Garrison 5 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:48 ATL - Alex Stuart 25 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Artie Farias 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:44 NOS - Kent Austin 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:39 NOS - Charles Cortez 6 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 09:19 ATL - Irv Terry 40 field goal
2Q: 02:46 ATL - Irv Terry 37 field goal
3Q: 11:03 NOS - Irving Robasky 42 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 08:35 NOS - Irving Robasky 27 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 07:41 ATL - Alex Stuart 78 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 02:05 NOS - Arnie Pearson 7 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 13:47 ATL - Jackie Malone 3 run (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 09:09 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 05:06 NOS - Joel Garrison 5 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:48 ATL - Alex Stuart 25 pass from Duane Boswell (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Artie Farias 51 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 24 30
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 15 19
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 487 464
- Offensive Plays 67 70
- Yards per Play 7.27 6.63
Net Rushing Yards 198 110
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 8.25 4.07
Net Passing Yards 289 354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 2 42 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 289 360
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.72 8.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 3/33
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 8/157 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 41
Time of Possession 26:36 33:24

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	24	30
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	15	19
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	487	464
- Offensive Plays	67	70
- Yards per Play	7.27	6.63
Net Rushing Yards	198	110
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	8.25	4.07
Net Passing Yards	289	354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 2	42 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	289	360
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.72	8.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	3/33
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	8/157	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 41
Time of Possession	26:36	33:24

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	0:32	OWN 29	2	19	Fumble
1	11:10	5:17	OWN 17	9	33	Punt
1	0:34	0:33	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
2	12:30	3:17	OWN 32	6	45	Field Goal
2	6:33	3:53	OWN 1	9	79	Field Goal
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 4	6	58	Half
3	15:00	1:11	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
3	10:46	2:04	OWN 20	5	10	Interception
3	8:18	0:56	OWN 22	2	78	Touchdown
3	1:59	3:21	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
4	9:03	0:56	OWN 20	6	10	Downs
4	4:59	2:24	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 20	5	25	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	6	36	Interception
1	12:24	1:14	OPP 48	3	-1	Punt
1	5:53	5:19	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	0:01	2:31	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
2	9:13	2:40	OWN 33	6	12	Punt
2	2:40	1:19	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
3	13:49	3:03	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
3	8:42	0:24	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
3	7:22	5:23	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
4	13:38	4:35	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	8:07	3:08	OPP 30	5	30	Touchdown
4	2:35	0:43	OPP 42	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Skip Oukac	15	147	9.80	47	4	0
Jackie Malone	4	37	9.25	32	1	1
Duane Boswell	3	13	4.33	6	0	0
Tyrus Riviere	2	1	0.50	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	17	64	3.76	12	2	2
Joel Garrison	10	46	4.60	13	2	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duane Boswell	43	24	289	0/0	2	78	2	72.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	42	29	360	1/6	4	42	1	117.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	8	18	179	22.38	78	78	2
RB Skip Oukac	5	5	29	5.80	3	10	0
WR Randall Humphrey	3	6	21	7.00	0	9	0
RB Bob McNally	2	2	10	5.00	6	7	0
WR Brant Shaw	2	3	22	11.00	8	13	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Clay Anderson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jackie Malone	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Leland Norman	1	6	8	8.00	0	8	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	7	10	143	20.43	62	42	2
WR Kent Austin	7	11	60	8.57	14	14	1
TE Graham King	3	4	33	11.00	10	18	0
WR Deron Lyle	3	4	47	15.67	4	30	0
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	7	3.50	4	8	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	33	16.50	15	26	0
TE Charles Cortez	2	3	20	10.00	0	14	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR George Newkirk	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jumbo Clayton	1	6	6.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terry Peterson	1	11	11.00	0
ILB Duane Burgess	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Skip Oukac	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Norm Nichols	0	1	0	0
Tommy Cranwell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	2	82	41.0	31.0	50	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	148	49.3	49.3	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	7/7

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob McNally	5	112	22.4	0
Preston Ackerman	3	45	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Pearson	2	51	25.5	0
Tommy Cranwell	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB R.J. Myers	8	3	0.0	22	33
S Leslie Ramthun	7	2	0.0	24	42
CB Damon Nash	6	2	0.0	25	42
ILB Seth Levine	5	2	0.0	27	42
OLB Vernon Douglas	5	1	0.0	13	18
CB Jumbo Clayton	4	2	0.0	26	40
DE Kendall Hape	3	1	1.0	24	41
DE Dusty Bronson	3	1	0.0	25	42
DT Korey Sinclair	2	1	0.0	22	32
S Preston Ackerman	2	1	0.0	23	41
WR Leland Norman	2	0	---	---	---
DT Duane Jones	2	0	0.0	22	18
OLB Alex Shook	1	1	0.0	1	4
DT Donovan Ricker	1	0	0.0	6	26
CB Leon Honeycutt	1	0	0.0	7	11
CB Fernando Singleton	0	3	0.0	17	29

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	5	2	0.0	24	42
S Kelvin Arntt	5	1	0.0	10	20
S Norm Nichols	5	0	0.0	22	39
S Tyrone Weber	5	0	0.0	22	39
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	0.0	23	39
CB Tommy Cranwell	3	4	0.0	20	39
DE Harris Herron	3	0	0.0	24	42
ILB Gary Thompson	3	0	0.0	20	39
DT Oliver Coffey	2	1	0.0	13	22
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	0.0	3	6
DT A.J. Coffey	2	0	0.0	23	43
CB Terry Peterson	2	0	0.0	24	40
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	1	0.0	14	32
DE Jason Mireles	1	0	0.0	12	12
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	---	---	---
CB Daniel Bellas	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	1.0	3	2	41
S Preston Ackerman	0.0	1	0	41
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	1	0	42

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT A.J. Coffey	3	1	1	43
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	1	0	32
DE Harris Herron	0	2	0	42
DE Jason Mireles	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jumbo Clayton	5	0	1	40
CB Damon Nash	5	0	0	42
OLB R.J. Myers	4	0	0	33
ILB Seth Levine	4	0	0	42
S Preston Ackerman	3	2	0	41
S Leslie Ramthun	2	1	0	42
DT Korey Sinclair	2	0	0	32
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	0	0	18
OLB Alex Shook	1	0	0	4
CB Leon Honeycutt	1	0	0	11
CB Fernando Singleton	0	1	0	29

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	4	1	0	42
S Tyrone Weber	4	0	0	39
S Norm Nichols	3	1	0	39
CB Sammie Rutter	3	1	0	39
CB Terry Peterson	3	0	1	40
S Kelvin Arntt	3	0	0	20
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	0	6
CB Daniel Bellas	1	0	0	4
ILB Gary Thompson	1	0	0	39
ILB Duane Burgess	0	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Wes Hamilton	5	7	1	24	39
Clay Wallenbrock	2	5	1	24	43
Isaac Whalen	1	5	0	21	33
Harvey Soltis	1	1	0	22	32
Daniel Baker	0	2	0	17	23
Raymond Matos	0	2	0	2	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	4	10	0	20	0	39
Travis Tusch	3	6	0	23	0	35
Donald Matthews	2	3	0	19	0	38
Tony Brumley	2	3	0	21	0	29
Leon Schroeder	2	2	1	24	0	37
Graham King	1	1	0	21	0	27
Marlon Prill	0	1	0	16	1	35
Devin Medlock	0	1	0	7	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	2	17
Bob McNally	1	22
Leon Honeycutt	1	14
Randall Humphrey	0	19
Daniel Baker	0	18
Brant Shaw	0	17
Jackie Malone	0	17
Damon Nash	0	16
Vernon Douglas	0	15
Preston Ackerman	0	11
Clay Anderson	0	11
Tyrus Riviere	0	10
Irv Terry	0	8
Fernando Singleton	0	7
Alex Stuart	0	4
Eddie Newsome	0	4
Raymond Matos	0	4
Kurt Drake	0	4
Leslie Ramthun	0	4
Jamie Lincoln	0	3
Phillip Pryor	0	3
Dexter Searcy	0	3
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	3
Harvey Soltis	0	2
Clay Wallenbrock	0	2
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	2
Leland Norman	0	2
Junior Roush	0	2
Mark Gaudio	0	2
Brent Compton	0	1
Korey Sinclair	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1
Kendall Hape	0	1
Seth Levine	0	1
Jumbo Clayton	0	1
Duane Jones	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	4	11
George Newkirk	2	17
Graham King	1	18
Tommy Cranwell	1	14
Daniel Bellas	0	21
Winfred Niklos	0	21
Tony Brumley	0	19
Norm Sapia	0	18
Nathan Wannamaker	0	17
Kelvin Arntt	0	15
Artie Farias	0	10
Arnie Pearson	0	6
Curtis Weber	0	5
Duane Burgess	0	5
Wesley Hickman	0	4
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	4
Larry Andersen	0	4
Henry Freeman	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Travis Tusch	0	3
Norm Nichols	0	3
Jared Ballard	0	3
Artie Souza	0	3
Charles Cortez	0	3
Tyrone Weber	0	3
Jason Mireles	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
Tyrone Curtis	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Terry Peterson	0	2
Gary Thompson	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Bobby McMichael	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	109	15.6
Middle	12	80	6.7
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	14	63	4.5
Right	8	22	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duane Boswell	43	24	3	2	3	3	5	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	42	29	4	0	3	4	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	103	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	107	10.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	178	11.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	146	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	30	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	18	8	2	179	3	36
WR Randall Humphrey	6	3	1	21	0	23
WR Leland Norman	6	1	0	8	0	21
RB Skip Oukac	5	5	0	29	0	22
WR Brant Shaw	3	2	0	22	0	19
RB Bob McNally	2	2	0	10	0	8
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	0	2	0	23
TE Clay Anderson	1	1	0	8	0	16
RB Jackie Malone	1	1	0	10	0	22

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kent Austin	11	7	1	60	0	36
WR Irving Robasky	10	7	1	143	2	37
WR Curtis Weber	4	1	0	6	0	18
TE Graham King	4	3	0	33	0	27
WR Deron Lyle	4	3	0	47	1	11
TE Charles Cortez	3	2	1	20	0	12
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	0	7	0	24
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	0	33	1	29
WR George Newkirk	1	1	0	6	0	2
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	0	5	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackie Malone	1	3	3.00	9.25
Skip Oukac	1	12	12.00	9.80

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	5	20	4.00	3.76
Joel Garrison	3	12	4.00	4.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Duane Boswell	1	1	3	3.00	6.72

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	5	43	8.60	8.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	3	3.00	9.94

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kent Austin	2	2	15	7.50	5.45
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	20	10.00	6.67
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	8	8.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrus Riviere	2	0
Skip Oukac	2	1
Duane Boswell	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Garrison	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duane Boswell	5	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	9	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	2	0	0
WR Brant Shaw	1	1	1
TE Clay Anderson	1	1	1
WR Leland Norman	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Weber	2	0	0
WR Kent Austin	2	2	1
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	2
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1
WR George Newkirk	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)