Week 1, 2020

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	6	0	7	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 ATL - Lester McCormick 8 pass from Doug Doane (Irv Terry extra point)
1Q: 04:01 NOS - Daniel McCarthy 1 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 12:45 ATL - Irv Terry 31 field goal
2Q: 07:21 NOS - J.R. Marston 37 field goal
2Q: 02:12 NOS - J.R. Marston 24 field goal
2Q: 00:32 ATL - Tyrus Riviere 10 run (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 00:32 ATL - Irv Terry 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Dwayne Gelbart 62 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 01:46 ATL - Daniel Baker 19 pass from Doug Doane (Irv Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 ATL - Lester McCormick 8 pass from Doug Doane (Irv Terry extra point)
1Q: 04:01 NOS - Daniel McCarthy 1 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 12:45 ATL - Irv Terry 31 field goal
2Q: 07:21 NOS - J.R. Marston 37 field goal
2Q: 02:12 NOS - J.R. Marston 24 field goal
2Q: 00:32 ATL - Tyrus Riviere 10 run (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 00:32 ATL - Irv Terry 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Dwayne Gelbart 62 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 01:46 ATL - Daniel Baker 19 pass from Doug Doane (Irv Terry extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 364 405
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 6.07 6.86
Net Rushing Yards 158 137
- Rushing Attempts 29 28
- Yards per Rush 5.45 4.89
Net Passing Yards 206 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 1 26 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 217 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 5/33
- Yards per Pass Play 6.65 8.65
Fumbles/Lost 4/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/54 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/68 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:47 30:13

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	364	405
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	6.07	6.86
Net Rushing Yards	158	137
- Rushing Attempts	29	28
- Yards per Rush	5.45	4.89
Net Passing Yards	206	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 1	26 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	217	301
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	5/33
- Yards per Pass Play	6.65	8.65
Fumbles/Lost	4/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/54	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/68	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:47	30:13

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	7:01	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
1	1:48	1:37	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
2	12:37	5:23	OWN 24	9	56	Field Goal
2	6:31	4:25	OPP 45	7	38	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	10:08	1:19	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
3	6:34	3:03	OWN 3	6	46	Punt
3	0:27	0:42	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
4	8:17	1:18	OPP 43	3	5	Punt
4	2:36	0:44	OWN 4	2	7	Interception
4	1:36	1:27	OWN 13	7	18	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
1	3:51	2:03	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
1	0:11	2:34	50	5	36	Field Goal
2	7:14	0:43	OWN 29	1	16	Fumble
2	2:06	1:43	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
3	12:06	1:58	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
3	8:49	2:15	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
3	3:31	3:04	OWN 6	7	92	Field Goal
4	14:45	6:28	OWN 20	13	34	Interception
4	6:59	4:23	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
4	1:52	0:16	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 31	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Doug Doane, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	18	72	4.00	13	2	1
Joel Garrison	7	79	11.29	25	3	0
Alan Poole	4	7	1.75	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lester McCormick	14	66	4.71	16	2	0
Tyrus Riviere	13	72	5.54	16	4	1
Doug Doane	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	29	17	217	2/11	1	62	1	79.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	26	21	301	5/33	2	75	1	124.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Charles Cortez	5	7	54	10.80	9	19	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	3	4	20	6.67	0	8	0
WR Frankie Pearce	3	4	26	8.67	0	11	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	3	7	84	28.00	42	62	1
WR Phillip Newman	2	5	19	9.50	0	11	0
TE Graham King	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Daniel McCarthy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Ike Perez	5	6	36	7.20	28	26	0
TE Daniel Baker	4	5	81	20.25	29	31	1
WR Tyrell Maxwell	3	3	39	13.00	11	20	0
WR Shane Harvey	3	3	30	10.00	6	18	0
WR Randall Humphrey	2	4	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Will Tanner	2	2	93	46.50	61	75	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Lester McCormick	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	1

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sammie Rutter	1	23	23.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dennis Toney	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	3	0	0
Joel Garrison	1	1	0
Duane Burgess	0	1	0
Frankie Pearce	0	1	0
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	1	0
Jamal Wallace	0	1	0
Bob Heath	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Lester McCormick	1	0
Jamie Lincoln	0	1
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	1
Robbie Arndorfer	0	1
Ike Perez	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	5	218	43.6	35.2	56	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	206	51.5	50.3	58	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Garrison	1	5	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	3	56	18.7	0
Joel Garrison	1	12	12.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Gibson	4	80	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	10	2	1.0	27	30
DE Eddie Bloomer	4	0	0.5	22	20
S Duane Sterritt	4	1	0.0	22	21
CB Bob Heath	4	0	0.0	13	14
CB Sammie Rutter	3	1	1.0	24	26
OLB Duane Burgess	3	1	1.0	21	20
ILB Marshall Chin	3	2	0.0	26	27
ILB Earl Moulton	3	2	0.0	12	10
S Jake Harry	3	1	0.0	20	28
S Austin Koch	3	0	0.0	7	11
DT Renaldo Carraway	2	0	1.0	7	14
DE Sammy Kolodzik	2	1	0.5	10	9
DT Oliver Coffey	2	2	0.0	25	25
CB Shane Rhodes	2	2	0.0	25	28
ILB Corey Logan	1	2	0.0	5	5
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dan Kerouac	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Colin Walsh	0	1	0.0	5	4
DT Junior Reeves	0	1	0.0	20	20

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	8	4	0.0	29	30
CB Jumbo Clayton	6	1	0.0	22	22
DE Jamie Lincoln	5	0	1.0	25	28
S Norm Gardner	5	0	0.0	22	26
CB Dennis Toney	4	1	0.0	27	29
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	4	0	0.0	24	19
S Grant Morton	3	0	0.0	28	29
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	2	0	1.0	28	29
DT Earnest Hawkins	2	1	0.0	6	4
DE Juan Norried	2	0	0.0	28	29
OLB Peter Peters	1	1	0.0	6	17
DT Winston Ansara	1	1	0.0	24	17
WR Randall Humphrey	1	0	---	---	---
S Cris Buckley	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Howie Lord	1	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Archie Burton	0	2	0.0	9	5
S Tito Mayes	0	1	0.0	3	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	1.0	1	30
CB Sammie Rutter	1.0	0	26
DT Renaldo Carraway	1.0	0	14
OLB Duane Burgess	1.0	0	20
DE Sammy Kolodzik	0.5	0	9
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.5	0	20

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamie Lincoln	1.0	0	3	1	28
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	1.0	0	0	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	5	1	0	30
ILB Earl Moulton	3	0	0	10
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	1	26
S Jake Harry	2	0	0	28
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0	14
S Duane Sterritt	2	0	0	21
S Austin Koch	1	0	0	11
ILB Marshall Chin	1	0	0	27
ILB Corey Logan	1	0	0	5
CB Shane Rhodes	1	0	0	28
ILB Dan Kerouac	1	0	0	4

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	1	0	22
CB Dennis Toney	2	2	1	29
ILB Seth Levine	2	1	0	30
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	2	1	0	19
S Norm Gardner	2	0	0	26
S Tito Mayes	1	0	0	12
DT Earnest Hawkins	1	0	0	4
S Cris Buckley	1	0	0	3
DE Juan Norried	1	0	0	29
CB Howie Lord	1	0	0	7
S Grant Morton	1	0	0	29
CB Matt Carhart	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Schroeder	3	7	27	0	29
Devin Medlock	2	6	25	0	24
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	4	20	0	24
Wesley Hickman	1	3	28	0	27
Johnny Tyler	1	2	19	0	18
Charles Cortez	1	1	28	0	30
Marlon Prill	0	2	24	2	26
Travis Tusch	0	1	9	0	7

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Junior Roush	3	6	0	28	1	31
Troy Branch	2	5	0	26	0	24
J.T. Bussey	2	3	1	24	0	26
Kennedy Finneran	1	4	0	20	0	22
Ike Perez	1	3	0	24	0	24
Kirk Chapman	0	2	0	27	2	27
Bill Wright	0	2	0	8	0	9
Daniel Baker	0	1	0	20	0	17
Clay Anderson	0	1	0	9	0	11
John Flanders	0	0	0	1	2	4

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	2	22
Johnny Tyler	2	17
Graham King	1	17
Nathan Wannamaker	1	15
Shane McCaskill	0	20
Irving Robasky	0	14
Corey Logan	0	14
Marshall Chin	0	12
Austin Koch	0	11
Tommy Cranwell	0	10
Colin Walsh	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	7
J.R. Marston	0	7
Earl Moulton	0	7
D.J. Matthews	0	7
Travis Tusch	0	6
Charles Cortez	0	6
J.R. Garrett	0	6
Artie Souza	0	5
Devin Medlock	0	5
Bob Heath	0	5
Leon Schroeder	0	4
Duane Burgess	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	4
Dan Kerouac	0	4
Jared Ballard	0	3
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	3
Wesley Hickman	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Juan Fleck	0	2
J.R. Fraaije	0	2
Jamal Wallace	0	2
Shane Rhodes	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Jake Harry	0	1
Sammy Kolodzik	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Mayes	2	16
Jumbo Clayton	1	23
Ike Perez	1	12
Norm Gardner	1	3
Tyrus Riviere	0	22
Lovett Burnett	0	19
Clay Anderson	0	16
Randall Humphrey	0	16
Justin Gibson	0	13
Archie Burton	0	9
Irv Terry	0	8
Daniel Baker	0	8
Matt Carhart	0	7
Peter Peters	0	7
Grant Morton	0	7
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
John Flanders	0	6
Korey Conley	0	6
Ross Serra	0	6
J.T. Bussey	0	6
Clay Bridges	0	5
Leo Abell	0	5
Cris Buckley	0	5
Dusty West	0	5
Danny McClendon	0	5
Seth Levine	0	4
Shane Harvey	0	4
Jamie Lincoln	0	2
Lester McCormick	0	2
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	2
Dennis Toney	0	2
Juan Norried	0	2
Robbie Arndorfer	0	1
Tyrell Maxwell	0	1
Troy Branch	0	1
Winston Ansara	0	1
Bill Wright	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	78	8.7
Middle	13	35	2.7
Right	6	47	7.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	66	7.3
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	8	37	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	29	17	1	1	1	6	3	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	26	21	5	0	2	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	45	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	110	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	62	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	98	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	140	17.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	49	24.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Charles Cortez	7	5	0	54	0	30
WR Dwayne Gelbart	7	3	1	84	1	19
WR Phillip Newman	5	2	0	19	0	24
WR Nathan Wannamaker	4	3	0	20	0	9
WR Frankie Pearce	4	3	0	26	0	19
TE Graham King	1	1	0	14	0	2
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	17

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Ike Perez	6	5	0	36	1	24
TE Daniel Baker	5	4	0	81	2	17
WR Randall Humphrey	4	2	1	8	0	9
WR Tyrell Maxwell	3	3	0	39	1	22
WR Shane Harvey	3	3	0	30	0	19
RB Lester McCormick	2	1	1	8	0	17
WR Will Tanner	2	2	0	93	1	19
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	0	6	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel McCarthy	4	8	2.00	4.00
Joel Garrison	1	4	4.00	11.29
Alan Poole	1	2	2.00	1.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Riviere	4	12	3.00	5.54
Lester McCormick	2	4	2.00	4.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	2	10	5.00	7.48

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	7	5	51	7.29	11.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	10	5.00	7.71

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lester McCormick	2	1	8	4.00	4.00
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	19	19.00	16.20
WR Randall Humphrey	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Tyrell Maxwell	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
WR Shane Harvey	1	1	5	5.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Garrison	2	1
Daniel McCarthy	1	1
Alan Poole	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrus Riviere	2	1
Lester McCormick	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwayne Gelbart	4	1	1
TE Charles Cortez	3	2	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randall Humphrey	2	1	0
FB Ike Perez	2	1	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	1
WR Shane Harvey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,200 (22,200)
End Zone 9,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine 5,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,200 (22,200)
End Zone	9,700 (16,000)
Mezzanine	5,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (5,000)