Week 1, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	3	3	7	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Burt McCalla 36 field goal
3Q: 07:18 NOS - Burt McCalla 46 field goal
3Q: 02:11 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 37 field goal
4Q: 08:33 NOS - Phillip Newman 12 pass from J.R. Fraaije (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Burt McCalla 36 field goal
3Q: 07:18 NOS - Burt McCalla 46 field goal
3Q: 02:11 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 37 field goal
4Q: 08:33 NOS - Phillip Newman 12 pass from J.R. Fraaije (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 10 16
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 5 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 262 292
- Offensive Plays 49 73
- Yards per Play 5.35 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 163 88
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 4.94 3.52
Net Passing Yards 99 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 16 - 9 - 1 44 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 99 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.19 4.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 6/35 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/34 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:47 31:13

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	10	16
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	5	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	262	292
- Offensive Plays	49	73
- Yards per Play	5.35	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	163	88
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	4.94	3.52
Net Passing Yards	99	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	16 - 9 - 1	44 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	99	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.19	4.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	6/35	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/34	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:47	31:13

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:12	1:38	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
1	8:42	2:01	OWN 29	4	23	Punt
1	6:06	0:11	OPP 27	1	0	Interception
1	2:27	2:32	OWN 20	4	61	Field Goal
2	9:51	2:51	OWN 2	5	33	Punt
2	3:13	2:42	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	11:54	4:42	OWN 41	8	30	Field Goal
3	2:03	2:13	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	13:58	1:51	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	11:15	2:51	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
4	5:50	2:26	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 26	1	-1	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 23	4	26	Punt
1	10:34	1:52	OWN 47	3	-5	Punt
1	6:41	0:35	OWN 20	2	7	Fumble
1	5:55	3:28	OWN 41	6	21	Punt
2	14:55	5:04	OWN 20	10	40	Punt
2	7:00	3:47	OWN 25	8	37	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 41	4	18	Half
3	13:39	1:45	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
3	7:12	5:09	OWN 34	9	46	Field Goal
4	14:50	0:52	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
4	12:07	0:52	OWN 25	2	1	Interception
4	8:24	2:34	OWN 26	4	22	Punt
4	3:24	2:54	OWN 41	16	33	Downs

Game MVP: Brent Robbins, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	17	69	4.06	14	1
J.R. Fraaije	4	6	1.50	4	0
Mack Mathews	4	5	1.25	6	0
Junior Blair	3	29	9.67	12	2
Nolan Walters	2	57	28.50	55	1
Rex Dunn	2	-2	-1.00	0	0
Phillip Newman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	15	52	3.47	10	2
Gerald Yantis	6	25	4.17	6	0
Frankie Blincoe	2	7	3.50	4	0
Johnnie Haus	2	4	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Fraaije	16	9	99	0/0	1	21	1	69.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	34	18	168	1/5	0	21	1	54.5
Richard Horner	10	6	55	3/14	0	26	0	75.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	4	4	37	9.25	10	12	1
WR Nolan Walters	1	5	10	10.00	3	10	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	21	21.00	20	21	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	3	13	13.00	1	13	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Leo Sweeney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bryan Dennis	5	8	55	11.00	1	26
WR Martin Lofton	4	9	42	10.50	2	21
TE Chad Shwiner	3	3	30	10.00	2	18
TE Kirk Gardner	3	6	19	6.33	1	7
WR Gerald Buchanan	3	10	21	7.00	4	10
WR Quentin Neufeldt	2	2	23	11.50	2	12
RB Gerald Yantis	2	2	11	5.50	0	8
RB Andy Alston	1	2	13	13.00	7	13
TE Johnnie Haus	1	2	9	9.00	1	9

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Earl Noll	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Danny Cortez	1	0
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Richard Horner	1	0
Gerald Yantis	1	0
Mario Sanford	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	8	358	44.8	39.6	52	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	8	355	44.4	35.9	55	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	28	9.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	4	21	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	34	34.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	2	43	21.5	0
Casey Fairbairn	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	6	5	0.0	23	45
DT Junior Reeves	5	1	0.5	15	30
ILB Jose Barfield	5	2	0.0	16	36
DE Brent Robbins	4	1	2.5	15	30
OLB Willie Rexin	4	4	0.0	18	36
CB Timothy Hiller	4	1	0.0	19	38
S Jorge Cloude	3	1	1.0	18	41
CB Bob Heath	3	2	0.0	19	36
CB Danny Cortez	3	0	0.0	14	25
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0.0	14	34
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	2	0.0	7	14
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	11	22
DE Max Tank	2	0	0.0	17	36
ILB Earl Moulton	1	1	0.0	9	9
DE Cary Clinton	1	1	0.0	9	16
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0.0	4	2
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	14	31
S Rickey Bridges	0	1	0.0	7	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	5	1	0.0	23	13
S Grant Morton	4	2	0.0	26	12
OLB Oliver Hanson	4	1	0.0	25	13
CB Max Midget	4	0	0.0	29	14
ILB Earl Noll	3	2	0.0	24	13
DT Winston Ansara	2	2	0.0	12	7
CB Amos Hawkins	2	1	0.0	18	10
CB Arnie Cooley	2	1	0.0	28	11
S Marlon Paswater	2	0	0.0	11	5
CB Gus Barrett	2	0	0.0	24	10
CB Darrell Apold	2	0	0.0	5	6
S Tito Justice	2	0	0.0	18	8
DE Kris Mathis	1	1	0.0	24	12
DT Dusty Kim	1	1	0.0	22	12
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	---	---	---
CB Winfred Cooley	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	0.0	10	5
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0.0	9	3
DT Mickey Parker	1	0	0.0	12	4
DE Donny Weadock	0	1	0.0	19	8
ILB Chris Torrez	0	1	0.0	9	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	2.5	0	5	6	30
S Jorge Cloude	1.0	0	0	0	41
DT Junior Reeves	0.5	1	2	0	30
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	2	0	36
DT Eddie Bloomer	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	1	0	22

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	0	5
DE Juan Norried	0	1	2	13
DE Kris Mathis	0	1	0	12
DE Donny Weadock	0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	4	0	0	36
CB Timothy Hiller	3	1	0	38
CB Ty Covington	3	1	0	34
OLB Willie Rexin	3	0	0	36
S Jorge Cloude	2	1	1	41
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0	36
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0	7
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0	25
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	45
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0	14
DE Max Tank	1	0	0	36
CB Darnell Carr	0	1	0	4

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Max Midget	1	1	0	14
ILB Earl Noll	1	0	1	13
S Grant Morton	1	0	0	12
S Marlon Paswater	1	0	0	5
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	0	0	13
CB Winfred Cooley	1	0	0	2
CB Darrell Apold	1	0	0	6
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	0	5
DT Dusty Kim	1	0	0	12
CB Gus Barrett	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Curtis Olivarez	2	4	2	33	16
Joseph Sherman	1	6	0	30	14
Neil Delgado	1	5	0	30	15
Marlon Finley	1	5	0	30	14
Rex Dunn	0	4	0	18	9
Cedric Flournoy	0	3	0	24	10
Alex Priestley	0	3	0	9	6
Donnell Pritchett	0	1	0	3	1

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny McClendon	3	6	21	0	44
Roger Thornton	1	5	23	2	41
Grant Porter	1	4	21	1	35
Orlando Walker	1	1	6	1	17
Mitchell Maloney	1	1	5	0	6
Justin Wolfe	0	3	20	0	36
Mario Sanford	0	2	25	0	48
Joseph Wooden	0	1	4	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	2	35
Mack Mathews	2	15
Rex Dunn	1	20
Cedric Flournoy	1	9
Bob Heath	1	1
Timothy Hiller	0	20
Leo Sweeney	0	16
Junior Blair	0	14
Stephen Granberry	0	12
D.J. Matthews	0	10
Marlon Finley	0	10
Terrell Hicks	0	10
Alex Priestley	0	10
Lamar Bailey	0	8
Mitchell Emmons	0	8
Mel Galiardo	0	8
Cary Clinton	0	8
Darnell Briggs	0	8
Duane Burgess	0	6
Burt McCalla	0	6
Eddie Bloomer	0	5
Rickey Bridges	0	5
Darnell Carr	0	4
Earl Moulton	0	3
Bobby Irwin	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	2
Donnell Pritchett	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Neil Delgado	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Danny Cortez	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Justice	1	10
Mitchell Maloney	1	8
Andy Alston	1	7
Martin Lofton	1	5
Byron Aiken	0	23
Oliver Hanson	0	18
Darrell Apold	0	16
Chad Shwiner	0	15
Zach Jensen	0	14
Grant Morton	0	12
Kirk Gardner	0	11
Gerald Yantis	0	11
Gus Barrett	0	9
Orlando Walker	0	9
Joseph Wooden	0	9
Casey Fairbairn	0	8
Justin Wolfe	0	8
Johnnie Haus	0	8
Marc Joyner	0	8
Dusty Kim	0	7
Amos Hawkins	0	6
Donny Weadock	0	6
Mo Gardner	0	6
Danny McClendon	0	5
Winston Ansara	0	4
Quentin Neufeldt	0	4
Earl Noll	0	4
Chris Torrez	0	4
Charlie Mattingly	0	3
Wendell Holmes	0	3
Juan Norried	0	2
Kris Mathis	0	2
Max Midget	0	2
Mickey Parker	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	2
Richard Horner	0	1
Mario Sanford	0	1
Marlon Paswater	0	1
Winfred Cooley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	92	9.2
Middle	12	32	2.7
Right	10	40	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	7	20	2.9
Right	11	43	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Fraaije	16	9	1	0	1	2	2	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	34	18	1	0	2	4	7	4	1
Richard Horner	10	6	1	0	0	0	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	21	21.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	50	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	28	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	95	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	81	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	47	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	5	1	1	10	0	15
WR Phillip Newman	4	4	0	37	0	12
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	1	0	13	0	11
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	21	1	12
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	11	0	9
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	1	0	7	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gerald Buchanan	10	3	0	21	0	24
WR Martin Lofton	9	4	1	42	1	21
WR Bryan Dennis	8	5	0	55	1	45
TE Kirk Gardner	6	3	0	19	0	24
TE Chad Shwiner	3	3	0	30	0	15
WR Quentin Neufeldt	2	2	0	23	0	19
RB Andy Alston	2	1	1	13	0	34
TE Johnnie Haus	2	1	0	9	0	18
RB Gerald Yantis	2	2	0	11	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Fraaije	1	1	12	12.00	6.19

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	12	12.00	9.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	5	1
Junior Blair	3	0
Phillip Newman	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Fraaije	3	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	13	6	4
Richard Horner	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Lofton	5	1	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	5	1	0
WR Quentin Neufeldt	2	2	2
WR Bryan Dennis	2	1	1
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	1
RB Gerald Yantis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (22,200)
End Zone 11,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (22,200)
End Zone	11,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (5,000)