Week 1, 2047

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	3	3	-	9
New Orleans Saints	7	0	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 ATL - Kenny Jagger 36 field goal
1Q: 07:32 NOS - Conner Perez 4 run (Ricky Lelie extra point)
3Q: 12:01 ATL - Kenny Jagger 38 field goal
3Q: 03:20 NOS - Ricky Lelie 45 field goal
4Q: 05:52 ATL - Kenny Jagger 40 field goal
4Q: 01:48 NOS - Ricky Lelie 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 ATL - Kenny Jagger 36 field goal
1Q: 07:32 NOS - Conner Perez 4 run (Ricky Lelie extra point)
3Q: 12:01 ATL - Kenny Jagger 38 field goal
3Q: 03:20 NOS - Ricky Lelie 45 field goal
4Q: 05:52 ATL - Kenny Jagger 40 field goal
4Q: 01:48 NOS - Ricky Lelie 20 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 8 11
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 306 335
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards per Play 4.78 5.68
Net Rushing Yards 124 156
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 5.17 5.20
Net Passing Yards 182 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 31 - 1 29 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 188 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 4/140
Interception Ret./Yards 2/2 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 36
Time of Possession 33:45 26:15

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	8	11
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	306	335
- Offensive Plays	64	59
- Yards per Play	4.78	5.68
Net Rushing Yards	124	156
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	5.17	5.20
Net Passing Yards	182	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 31 - 1	29 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	188	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	4/140
Interception Ret./Yards	2/2	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 36
Time of Possession	33:45	26:15

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:40	OWN 24	9	57	Field Goal
1	7:22	1:53	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	3:14	3:12	OWN 16	6	12	Punt
2	13:22	2:40	OWN 11	5	31	Punt
2	6:01	4:09	OWN 31	6	38	Missed FG
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 29	5	39	Half
3	13:43	1:48	OPP 29	3	8	Field Goal
3	9:50	2:27	OWN 10	4	20	Punt
3	3:15	1:46	OWN 30	3	16	Interception
3	0:18	2:37	OWN 40	5	13	Punt
4	9:29	3:42	OWN 38	7	39	Field Goal
4	1:41	1:32	OWN 25	8	27	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:20	1:58	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
1	5:29	2:15	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
1	0:02	1:40	OWN 31	5	58	Fumble
2	10:42	4:41	OWN 17	10	59	Missed FG
2	1:52	0:46	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 30	2	-3	Interception
3	11:55	2:05	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
3	7:23	4:08	OWN 27	9	45	Field Goal
3	1:29	1:11	OPP 49	4	9	Downs
4	12:41	3:12	OWN 6	7	46	Interception
4	5:47	4:06	OWN 32	8	65	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 48	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: J.B. Oliver, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Harris Berry	18	99	5.50	14	3
Gilbert Fields	2	14	7.00	10	1
Bob Cortes	1	3	3.00	3	0
Vinny Clemons	1	3	3.00	3	0
Harry Kenderdine	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Earl Harmon	1	6	6.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.B. Oliver	19	111	5.84	32	6	0
Conner Perez	6	16	2.67	10	1	1
Jon Wagner	3	16	5.33	21	1	0
Broderick Weber	2	13	6.50	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Covert	39	31	188	1/6	0	20	1	76.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Wagner	29	17	179	0/0	0	32	2	47.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lewis Chance	7	10	38	5.43	4	17
TE Vinny Clemons	5	6	6	1.20	0	6
TE Xavier King	4	5	20	5.00	1	8
WR Jose Billodeaux	3	3	31	10.33	21	20
WR Earl Harmon	3	3	17	5.67	1	8
WR Mel O'Donnell	2	3	14	7.00	4	9
RB Bob Cortes	2	2	15	7.50	1	11
WR Harry Kenderdine	2	2	14	7.00	4	11
RB Harris Berry	2	2	17	8.50	0	11
TE Jon Henderson	1	1	16	16.00	0	16

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Billy Beale	4	4	78	19.50	21	32
RB J.B. Oliver	3	4	14	4.67	11	10
RB Conner Perez	3	3	19	6.33	1	10
TE Caiden Poulsen	2	4	36	18.00	0	29
WR J.J. Atkins	2	7	15	7.50	2	11
WR Tyrone Shoate	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Bo Blackburn	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE J.R. Hoffman	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Jerald Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Arnold Barnhart	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Tyler Conger	1	2	2.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Paul Ferderer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trent Brooks	0	1	0	0
Tyler Conger	0	0	2	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
J.B. Oliver	1	0
Jerald Lane	1	0
Billy Beale	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kayden Samuels	5	234	46.8	41.0	54	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Boyd	3	113	37.7	35.7	39	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenny Jagger	3/4	1/2	0/0	40	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Lelie	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel O'Donnell	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Foster	2	37	18.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	4	140	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Arnold Barnhart	10	2	0.0	30	29
ILB Tyler Conger	7	1	0.0	24	20
CB Owen Falwell	4	1	0.0	30	29
OLB Emmanuel Kinney	4	1	0.0	26	20
S Elijah Giles	3	2	0.0	24	26
ILB Trent Brooks	3	2	0.0	19	9
CB Bryan Webster	3	0	0.0	16	23
OLB Troy Donaldson	2	3	0.0	30	27
DE Dominique Kennedy	2	2	0.0	28	18
DT Conrad Small	2	0	0.0	4	2
DT Moe Cielo	1	1	0.0	18	24
ILB Irv Polak	1	0	0.0	7	10
DT Damian Arnold	1	0	0.0	18	9
WR Lewis Chance	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ross Richard	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Herman Jorgenson	1	0	0.0	0	2
S Jerry Fishley	0	1	0.0	4	13
DE Wade Horn	0	1	0.0	24	25

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Freidkin	10	2	0.0	24	40
OLB Eugene Branch	6	2	1.0	23	31
OLB Eduardo Hartman	6	2	0.0	24	25
S Ezekiel Nordbye	6	0	0.0	23	33
CB Paul Ferderer	5	1	0.0	11	31
CB Drake Russell	4	0	0.0	24	40
ILB Charles Blythe	4	0	0.0	13	9
OLB Jon Schindler	3	1	0.0	12	29
CB Riddick Lang	3	0	0.0	13	35
DT Clarence McCormick	2	1	0.0	20	30
OLB Daryl Fields	2	1	0.0	12	20
DT Vernon Wallace	2	0	0.0	3	19
DE Gene Rhodes	1	2	0.0	22	28
TE Caiden Poulsen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jack Horner	1	0	0.0	12	8
ILB Craig Dubord	1	0	0.0	1	7
WR J.J. Atkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Deron Whitehurst	0	1	0.0	13	19
CB Lester Kinney	0	1	0.0	11	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Moe Cielo	1	1	24
OLB Troy Donaldson	1	0	27
OLB Emmanuel Kinney	1	0	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eugene Branch	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Deron Whitehurst	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Arnold Barnhart	4	0	1	29
CB Bryan Webster	3	1	0	23
OLB Troy Donaldson	2	1	0	27
ILB Tyler Conger	2	0	1	20
S Elijah Giles	2	0	0	26
ILB Irv Polak	1	0	0	10
CB Owen Falwell	1	0	0	29
ILB Trent Brooks	1	0	0	9
CB Herman Jorgenson	1	0	0	2

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Paul Ferderer	5	1	1	31
S Ezekiel Nordbye	5	1	0	33
S Terry Freidkin	5	0	0	40
ILB Charles Blythe	4	0	0	9
CB Riddick Lang	3	1	0	35
CB Drake Russell	2	2	0	40
OLB Eduardo Hartman	2	0	0	25
OLB Jon Schindler	2	0	0	29
OLB Eugene Branch	1	0	0	31
ILB Craig Dubord	1	0	0	7
DT Vernon Wallace	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Aaron Meyer	3	8	24	0	40
Kenneth Hanks	2	4	24	0	40
Clay Mims	2	4	24	0	40
Griffin Gilmore	2	4	24	0	40
Denzel Grieb	1	3	24	1	40
Vinny Clemons	1	1	10	0	16

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cooper Kau	4	8	30	29
Jay Stephenson	4	7	30	29
Sawyer Wombacher	3	5	30	29
Caiden Poulsen	2	2	29	27
Amos McIndoe	0	4	30	29
Derrick Morrison	0	2	30	29

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Conger	2	17
Xavier King	1	20
Gilbert Fields	1	20
Earl Harmon	1	14
Jose Billodeaux	1	10
Clay Mims	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Branch	2	18
Derrick Morrison	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier King	23	34	---	---	20	77
Clay Mims	24	40	---	---	9	73
Arnold Barnhart	---	---	30	29	14	73
Denzel Grieb	24	40	---	---	9	73
Aaron Meyer	24	40	---	---	9	73
Griffin Gilmore	24	40	---	---	9	73
Reuben Covert	24	40	---	---	---	64
Owen Falwell	---	---	30	29	5	64
Kenneth Hanks	24	40	---	---	---	64
Troy Donaldson	---	---	30	27	5	62
Lewis Chance	24	37	---	---	---	61
Tyler Conger	---	---	24	20	17	61
Wade Horn	---	---	24	25	6	55
Elijah Giles	---	---	24	26	3	53
Harris Berry	21	18	---	---	12	51
Bryan Webster	---	---	16	23	11	50
Jose Billodeaux	12	27	---	---	10	49
Emmanuel Kinney	---	---	26	20	1	47
Dominique Kennedy	---	---	28	18	1	47
Moe Cielo	---	---	18	24	2	44
Neil Bishop	---	---	23	17	1	41
Earl Harmon	7	17	---	---	14	38
Mel O'Donnell	11	17	---	---	7	35
Gilbert Fields	4	8	---	---	20	32
Trent Brooks	---	---	19	9	1	29
Ross Richard	---	---	4	9	16	29
Damian Arnold	---	---	18	9	---	27
Vinny Clemons	10	16	---	---	---	26
Jerry Fishley	---	---	4	13	2	19
Irv Polak	---	---	7	10	2	19
Harry Kenderdine	5	11	---	---	---	16
Bob Cortes	3	11	---	---	---	14
Claude Foster	0	2	---	---	8	10
Conrad Small	---	---	4	2	4	10
Shaun Stephenson	---	---	1	7	2	10
Kayden Samuels	0	0	---	---	9	9
Antoine Campbell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Herman Jorgenson	---	---	0	2	7	9
Kenny Jagger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jon Henderson	0	2	---	---	---	2
Cornelius Gillespie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Conrad Waddell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Schnebele	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil Hanks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devin Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zack Fahey	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Drake Russell	---	---	24	40	20	84
Caiden Poulsen	29	27	---	---	19	75
Eugene Branch	---	---	23	31	18	72
Terry Freidkin	---	---	24	40	4	68
Eduardo Hartman	---	---	24	25	18	67
Amos McIndoe	30	29	---	---	6	65
Derrick Morrison	30	29	---	---	6	65
Jay Stephenson	30	29	---	---	3	62
Jon Wagner	30	29	---	---	---	59
Sawyer Wombacher	30	29	---	---	---	59
Cooper Kau	30	29	---	---	---	59
Ezekiel Nordbye	---	---	23	33	3	59
Tyrone Shoate	25	24	---	---	5	54
Clarence McCormick	---	---	20	30	2	52
Gene Rhodes	---	---	22	28	2	52
Riddick Lang	---	---	13	35	3	51
Billy Beale	12	18	---	---	15	45
Paul Ferderer	---	---	11	31	2	44
Jon Schindler	---	---	12	29	1	42
J.J. Atkins	18	22	---	---	---	40
J.B. Oliver	20	16	---	---	---	36
Daryl Fields	---	---	12	20	4	36
Vernon Wallace	---	---	3	19	11	33
Deron Whitehurst	---	---	13	19	---	32
Ian Kirk	---	---	1	15	16	32
Bo Blackburn	7	5	---	---	19	31
Lester Kinney	---	---	11	14	6	31
Jack Horner	---	---	12	8	7	27
Charles Blythe	---	---	13	9	2	24
Jerald Lane	6	8	---	---	9	23
Kyle Fairley	7	7	---	---	8	22
Jameson Rose	11	5	---	---	---	16
Conner Perez	6	9	---	---	---	15
Craig Dubord	---	---	1	7	2	10
Mo Stargell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Zane Shannon	---	---	1	7	1	9
Ricky Lelie	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.R. Hoffman	5	2	---	---	---	7
Gary Woodson	---	---	1	0	6	7
Elijah Jernigan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Broderick Weber	4	2	---	---	---	6
Edwin Randle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Boyd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Irv Alicea	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Walker	---	---	0	0	---	0
Peyton Gonzales	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	11	55	5.0
Right	8	45	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	43	7.2
Middle	15	90	6.0
Right	8	25	3.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Covert	39	31	1	0	0	5	0	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Wagner	29	17	2	2	2	2	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	35	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	18	112	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	41	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	40	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	80	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lewis Chance	10	7	38	0	37
TE Vinny Clemons	6	5	6	0	16
TE Xavier King	5	4	20	0	34
WR Mel O'Donnell	3	2	14	0	17
WR Jose Billodeaux	3	3	31	1	27
WR Earl Harmon	3	3	17	0	17
RB Bob Cortes	2	2	15	0	11
WR Harry Kenderdine	2	2	14	0	11
RB Harris Berry	2	2	17	0	18
TE Jon Henderson	1	1	16	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Atkins	7	2	2	15	0	22
TE Caiden Poulsen	4	2	0	36	1	27
RB J.B. Oliver	4	3	0	14	0	16
WR Billy Beale	4	4	0	78	1	18
WR Tyrone Shoate	3	1	0	0	0	24
RB Conner Perez	3	3	0	19	0	9
TE J.R. Hoffman	2	1	0	9	0	2
TE Bo Blackburn	1	1	0	8	0	5
WR Jerald Lane	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.B. Oliver	5	17	3.40	5.84
Conner Perez	2	10	5.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Harris Berry	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
J.B. Oliver	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Covert	10	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Wagner	8	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
TE Vinny Clemons	2	2
TE Xavier King	2	2
WR Lewis Chance	2	2
RB Bob Cortes	1	1
WR Jose Billodeaux	1	1
WR Harry Kenderdine	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Conner Perez	3	3	0
WR J.J. Atkins	2	1	1
TE Bo Blackburn	1	1	0
WR Jerald Lane	1	0	0
TE J.R. Hoffman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (25,300)
End Zone 15,600 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (25,300)
End Zone	15,600 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)