Week 1, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	3	6	3	8	-	20
New Orleans Saints	7	10	3	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 NOS - Alan Poole 9 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 05:21 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 22 field goal
2Q: 14:03 NOS - J.R. Marston 34 field goal
2Q: 10:13 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 39 field goal
2Q: 02:06 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 35 field goal
2Q: 01:58 NOS - Bobby Irwin 87 kickoff return (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 07:25 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 30 field goal
3Q: 04:23 NOS - J.R. Marston 51 field goal
4Q: 13:21 NOS - J.R. Marston 47 field goal
4Q: 02:42 NOS - Bobby Irwin 16 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 00:50 ATL - Kirk Gardner 5 pass from Doug Doane (Doug Doane pass to Ike Perez for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 NOS - Alan Poole 9 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 05:21 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 22 field goal
2Q: 14:03 NOS - J.R. Marston 34 field goal
2Q: 10:13 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 39 field goal
2Q: 02:06 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 35 field goal
2Q: 01:58 NOS - Bobby Irwin 87 kickoff return (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 07:25 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 30 field goal
3Q: 04:23 NOS - J.R. Marston 51 field goal
4Q: 13:21 NOS - J.R. Marston 47 field goal
4Q: 02:42 NOS - Bobby Irwin 16 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 00:50 ATL - Kirk Gardner 5 pass from Doug Doane (Doug Doane pass to Ike Perez for conversion)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 443 288
- Offensive Plays 69 59
- Yards per Play 6.42 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 157 111
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 4.91 3.83
Net Passing Yards 286 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 1 29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 296 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.73 5.90
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 6/131 4/181
Interception Ret./Yards 1/53 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 41
Time of Possession 32:11 27:49

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	443	288
- Offensive Plays	69	59
- Yards per Play	6.42	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	157	111
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	4.91	3.83
Net Passing Yards	286	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 1	29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	296	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.73	5.90
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	6/131	4/181
Interception Ret./Yards	1/53	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 41
Time of Possession	32:11	27:49

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:46	OWN 20	2	19	Fumble
1	11:44	6:30	OWN 25	9	70	Field Goal
1	2:05	1:20	OWN 7	3	-3	Punt
2	13:58	3:53	OWN 28	7	50	Field Goal
2	6:06	4:08	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
2	1:43	1:35	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
3	14:00	1:56	OWN 22	4	17	Punt
3	10:25	0:06	OWN 20	1	9	Fumble
3	8:54	1:34	OPP 21	3	8	Field Goal
3	4:16	2:30	OWN 34	5	59	Fumble
3	0:13	0:39	OWN 14	4	26	Interception
4	13:16	3:50	OWN 23	6	31	Punt
4	6:27	1:25	OWN 11	7	14	Downs
4	2:24	1:45	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:14	2:30	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
1	5:14	3:09	OWN 11	6	29	Punt
1	0:45	1:47	OPP 32	6	15	Field Goal
2	10:05	3:59	OWN 28	7	32	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 27	1	5	Half
3	15:00	1:00	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
3	12:04	1:39	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
3	10:19	1:25	OPP 29	3	-3	Interception
3	7:20	3:04	OWN 38	4	28	Field Goal
3	1:46	1:33	OWN 7	5	32	Punt
4	14:34	1:18	OWN 49	4	21	Field Goal
4	9:26	2:59	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
4	5:02	2:38	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 46	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: J.R. Marston, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Shawn Rehberg	19	79	4.16	16	3
Frankie Blincoe	6	32	5.33	9	0
Broderick Darquea	6	44	7.33	27	1
Ike Perez	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	19	57	3.00	16	1	1
Joel Garrison	6	12	2.00	5	0	0
Alan Poole	4	42	10.50	20	1	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	33	18	291	2/10	0	36	1	71.6
Doug Doane	2	1	5	0/0	1	5	0	95.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	29	15	181	1/4	0	27	1	56.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Buchanan	4	6	51	12.75	25	36	0
WR Bryan Dennis	4	9	80	20.00	25	35	0
WR Claude Adams	3	6	40	13.33	11	18	0
WR Will Tanner	3	5	74	24.67	41	32	0
TE Kirk Gardner	3	5	42	14.00	11	20	1
FB Ike Perez	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Edgar Owens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Shawn Rehberg	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nolan Walters	7	8	84	12.00	31	27
WR Phillip Newman	3	10	38	12.67	13	15
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	2	19	19.00	14	19
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
TE Leo Sweeney	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Shane Love	1	3	6	6.00	1	6
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	22	22.00	3	22
RB Bobby Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Norm Sapia	1	53	53.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shawn Rehberg	2	0	0	0
Bryan Dennis	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Sammy Kolodzik	1	0
Duane Burgess	1	0
Duane Sterritt	1	0
Sammie Rutter	0	1
Bryant Hickman	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	165	41.3	31.3	46	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	7	299	42.7	36.9	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	1	1	1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Rehberg	6	131	21.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	4	181	45.3	1

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Max Midget	4	3	0.0	23	27
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	4	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Randall Osborne	4	0	0.0	9	9
S Marlon Paswater	4	0	0.0	20	21
ILB Norm Sapia	3	1	0.0	15	11
OLB Darryl Harts	3	1	0.0	16	12
DE Juan Norried	3	1	0.0	24	26
S Grant Morton	3	1	0.0	25	25
CB Gus Barrett	3	0	0.0	18	20
DT Winston Ansara	2	1	0.5	17	20
DE Jamie Lincoln	2	0	0.5	18	18
OLB Craig Lyon	2	2	0.0	16	21
DT Louis Nieves	2	0	0.0	12	10
ILB Brett Cobb	1	2	0.0	26	24
WR Will Tanner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Winfred Cooley	1	0	0.0	11	13
DT Omar Blackburn	0	1	0.0	4	8
CB Louie Podbevsek	0	1	0.0	11	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	8	2	0.0	31	32
ILB Jose Barfield	8	0	0.0	25	27
S Bryant Hickman	5	1	0.0	27	33
OLB Duane Burgess	4	1	1.0	23	28
CB Sammie Rutter	4	2	0.0	23	26
DE Cary Clinton	3	1	1.0	11	15
ILB Earl Moulton	3	1	0.0	18	18
DE Eddie Bloomer	2	2	0.0	24	26
DE Sammy Kolodzik	2	1	0.0	17	9
CB David Evans	2	1	0.0	21	33
DT Junior Reeves	2	1	0.0	15	24
OLB Willie Rexin	2	1	0.0	13	7
S Jorge Cloude	2	1	0.0	15	29
DT Oliver Coffey	2	0	0.0	23	22
ILB Sean Ackerman	1	0	0.0	7	3
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Howie Lord	1	0	0.0	23	21
CB Bob Heath	0	1	0.0	15	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamie Lincoln	0.5	0	2	0	18
DT Winston Ansara	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Juan Norried	0.0	0	2	2	26
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	0.0	0	2	0	22
DT Louis Nieves	0.0	0	1	0	10

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	1.0	1	0	15
OLB Duane Burgess	1.0	0	1	28
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.0	2	0	26
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Randall Osborne	3	0	0	9
CB Gus Barrett	3	0	0	20
ILB Brett Cobb	2	1	0	24
CB Max Midget	2	1	0	27
S Marlon Paswater	2	0	0	21
S Grant Morton	1	1	0	25
CB Winfred Cooley	1	1	0	13
OLB Craig Lyon	1	0	0	21
ILB Norm Sapia	0	0	1	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	5	1	0	27
S Bryant Hickman	4	0	0	33
S Duane Sterritt	3	1	0	32
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	0	26
S Jorge Cloude	1	2	0	29
CB Howie Lord	1	1	0	21
CB David Evans	1	0	0	33
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0	26
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0	18
CB Bob Heath	0	1	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kirk Chapman	4	6	31	0	36
Phil Tikaran	2	5	26	1	29
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	3	28	0	31
Ike Perez	1	3	26	0	28
Mario Sanford	1	2	25	0	27
Danny McClendon	0	4	15	0	20
Leroy Keith	0	2	7	0	10
Kirk Gardner	0	2	19	0	23
Roger Thornton	0	1	27	1	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	2	6	25	1	25
Joseph Sherman	2	4	24	0	25
Marlon Finley	1	5	27	0	28
Neil Delgado	1	3	27	0	27
Curtis Olivarez	1	2	27	0	29
D.J. Matthews	1	1	2	0	3
Mitch Crutchfield	0	2	5	0	5
Leo Sweeney	0	1	24	0	26
Junior Blair	0	1	20	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Edgar Owens	1	19
Norman Henry	1	18
Norm Sapia	1	17
Darryl Harts	1	13
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	8
Danny McClendon	1	7
Broderick Darquea	0	28
Claude Adams	0	20
Casey Fairbairn	0	17
Ike Perez	0	16
Louie Podbevsek	0	16
Kendrick Robak	0	14
Nate Accimus	0	12
Randall Osborne	0	12
Charlie Mattingly	0	10
Grant Morton	0	9
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	8
Leroy Keith	0	8
Troy Branch	0	8
Phil Tikaran	0	8
Kirk Gardner	0	8
Kris Mathis	0	8
Winfred Cooley	0	8
Shawn Rehberg	0	6
Omar Blackburn	0	6
Jamie Lincoln	0	5
Juan Norried	0	5
Winston Ansara	0	4
Craig Lyon	0	4
Brett Cobb	0	3
Marlon Paswater	0	3
Gus Barrett	0	3
Max Midget	0	3
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	2
Donny Weadock	0	2
Will Tanner	0	1
Kirk Chapman	0	1
Bryant Andrew	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	3	26
Joel Garrison	2	27
Junior Blair	1	21
Bobby Irwin	1	16
Bob Heath	0	22
Mitchell Emmons	0	20
Roderick Hanson	0	17
Martin Robertson	0	16
Rickey Bridges	0	16
Earl Moulton	0	13
Sean Ackerman	0	11
J.R. Marston	0	10
D.J. Matthews	0	10
Marlon Finley	0	10
Mitch Crutchfield	0	10
Mel Galiardo	0	10
Leo Sweeney	0	9
Larry Andersen	0	8
Darrell Shepherd	0	7
Shane Love	0	6
Brent Robbins	0	6
Bryant Hickman	0	5
Junior Reeves	0	5
Willie Rexin	0	5
Sammie Rutter	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	4
Timothy Hiller	0	4
Gerald Meeber	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Sammy Kolodzik	0	2
David Evans	0	2
Howie Lord	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Cedric Flournoy	0	2
Cary Clinton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	59	7.4
Middle	16	50	3.1
Right	8	48	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	8	60	7.5
Right	11	21	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	33	18	6	2	2	7	3	1	1
Doug Doane	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	29	15	2	1	0	4	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	85	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	176	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	35	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	116	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	43	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	9	4	1	80	2	31
WR Claude Adams	6	3	1	40	0	18
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	4	0	51	1	15
WR Will Tanner	5	3	0	74	2	17
TE Kirk Gardner	5	3	0	42	1	23
TE Edgar Owens	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Ike Perez	1	1	0	5	0	28
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	0	4	0	19
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	0	0	0	0	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	10	3	38	0	24
WR Nolan Walters	8	7	84	1	23
TE Leo Sweeney	3	1	4	0	26
WR Shane Love	3	1	6	0	5
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	1	19	0	12
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	8	0	6
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0	24
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	22	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Rehberg	4	12	3.00	4.16
Ike Perez	1	2	2.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	4	17	4.25	3.00
Alan Poole	2	15	7.50	10.50
Joel Garrison	1	0	0.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	2	1	5	2.50	2.50
Frankie Blincoe	2	2	11	5.50	8.82

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	1	7	3.50	6.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	2	11	3.67	8.50
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	5	5.00	8.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	7	3.50	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Broderick Darquea	2	1
Shawn Rehberg	2	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	2	1
Joel Garrison	1	0
Alan Poole	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	9	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	11	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Claude Adams	3	1	1
WR Will Tanner	2	1	1
WR Bryan Dennis	2	1	1
FB Ike Perez	1	1	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	5	0	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	0
WR Shane Love	2	1	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)