Week 1, 2056

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	14	0	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	6	0	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 ATL - Tevin Dunlap 31 pass from Justics Chelius (Alan Manthey extra point failed)
2Q: 13:40 NOS - Trey Shannon 18 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 13:28 NOS - Rickey Emack 89 interception return (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 00:49 NOS - Collin Hatfield 9 run (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 11:25 ATL - Alan Manthey 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 ATL - Tevin Dunlap 31 pass from Justics Chelius (Alan Manthey extra point failed)
2Q: 13:40 NOS - Trey Shannon 18 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 13:28 NOS - Rickey Emack 89 interception return (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 00:49 NOS - Collin Hatfield 9 run (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 11:25 ATL - Alan Manthey 24 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 277 304
- Offensive Plays 59 72
- Yards per Play 4.69 4.22
Net Rushing Yards 187 95
- Rushing Attempts 34 26
- Yards per Rush 5.50 3.65
Net Passing Yards 90 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 12 - 2 43 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 105 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/15 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.60 4.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 7/40 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/33 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/89 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:49 31:11

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	277	304
- Offensive Plays	59	72
- Yards per Play	4.69	4.22
Net Rushing Yards	187	95
- Rushing Attempts	34	26
- Yards per Rush	5.50	3.65
Net Passing Yards	90	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 12 - 2	43 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	105	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/15	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.60	4.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	7/40	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/33	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/89	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:49	31:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:28	0:55	OWN 25	3	-3	Interception
1	7:23	2:23	OWN 5	5	-1	Punt
1	3:54	5:23	OWN 5	11	95	Touchdown
2	12:00	1:37	OWN 32	4	10	Punt
2	8:40	2:03	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
2	1:53	1:30	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	15:00	0:45	OWN 25	2	5	Fumble
3	10:04	3:47	OWN 36	8	56	Interception
3	4:43	4:05	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	11:19	1:22	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	8:25	1:43	OWN 19	3	-7	Punt
4	5:40	2:26	OPP 46	3	1	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:32	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:33	2:10	OPP 48	3	3	Punt
1	5:00	1:06	50	3	0	Punt
2	13:31	1:31	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	10:23	1:43	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
2	6:37	4:44	OWN 7	11	56	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 7	1	7	Half
3	14:15	0:59	OPP 23	3	6	Interception
3	13:16	3:12	OWN 18	5	15	Punt
3	6:17	1:34	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	0:38	4:19	OWN 34	8	59	Field Goal
4	9:57	1:32	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
4	6:42	1:02	OWN 40	4	6	Downs
4	3:14	3:14	OWN 20	14	62	Game

Game MVP: Edwin Cobb, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Norman Maloney	13	26	2.00	13	1	0
RB Collin Hatfield	10	66	6.60	12	2	1
RB Jessie Patterson	6	50	8.33	24	2	0
QB Jonathan Rackers	4	39	9.75	16	2	0
RB Grady Thompson	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tevin Basham	10	37	3.70	13	1
RB Brett Neel	9	18	2.00	6	0
QB Justics Chelius	7	40	5.71	11	2

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonathan Rackers	24	12	105	1/15	1	36	2	41.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Justics Chelius	43	23	224	3/15	1	33	1	66.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Raymond Benson	3	6	19	6.33	6	11	0
WR Earl Harmon	2	4	20	10.00	7	18	0
TE Vincent Jacobs	2	3	44	22.00	29	36	0
WR Trey Shannon	2	5	21	10.50	13	18	1
RB Grady Thompson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Collin Hatfield	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Marquis Fenno	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donnell Oja	4	9	31	7.75	1	11	0
TE Dale Horner	4	5	46	11.50	30	33	0
RB Brett Neel	3	4	31	10.33	24	17	0
WR Jeremy Wright	3	6	42	14.00	17	26	0
RB Tevin Basham	2	2	14	7.00	0	7	0
TE Tevin Dunlap	2	6	36	18.00	21	31	1
FB Cedric Murray	2	2	2	1.00	0	6	0
WR Alexander Kok	2	8	16	8.00	0	16	0
WR Russell Oliver	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rickey Emack	1	89	89.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Arturo Matney	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Timothy Madison	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jonathan Rackers	1	0	0	0
ILB Brant Greer	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Dale Horner	1	0	0
QB Justics Chelius	0	1	0
CB Garrett Buckner	0	1	0
ILB Marlon Crichlow	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Banks	7	321	45.9	43.0	54	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	8	374	46.8	40.1	59	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ward	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Manthey	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	2	33	16.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garrett Buckner	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arturo Matney	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tristan Sawyer	7	2	0.0	20	26
OLB Ed Sutton	6	1	0.0	12	23
ILB Brant Greer	6	0	0.0	17	31
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	6	0	0.0	20	23
DE Edwin Cobb	4	0	2.0	16	34
CB Dillon Akiyama	4	0	0.0	18	43
OLB Trenton Garmon	3	2	0.0	12	19
CB Walt Galloway	2	2	0.0	18	33
CB Justin Rhodes	2	1	0.0	16	38
S Ezekiel Nordbye	2	0	0.0	6	25
CB Darius Santos	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Buddy Bumgarner	2	0	0.0	15	20
DE Devan Jeffries	1	1	1.0	22	40
ILB Marco Nichols	1	3	0.0	9	5
CB Andre Tikaran	1	2	0.0	10	17
S Rickey Emack	1	1	0.0	14	23
QB Jonathan Rackers	1	0	---	---	---
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	0	---	---	---
WR Raymond Benson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Troy Schulz	1	0	0.0	11	26
ILB Lamar Bruce	0	1	0.0	8	4
OLB Butch Triplett	0	1	0.0	7	25

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Donald Fitzgerald	9	0	0.0	30	14
CB Garrett Buckner	8	3	0.0	22	20
OLB Timothy Madison	6	2	0.0	34	25
S Arturo Matney	5	0	0.0	32	25
S Everett Cade	4	2	0.0	34	25
DT Shawn Dewey	3	0	0.5	6	18
DE Dean Upshaw	2	1	0.0	34	25
DE Jessie Lofton	1	2	0.5	33	25
OLB Kristopher Sinclair	1	1	0.0	14	6
CB B.J. Hansen	1	1	0.0	30	13
DT Joshua Hadden	1	0	0.0	30	11
ILB Marlon Crichlow	1	0	0.0	18	18
OLB Manuel Venable	1	0	0.0	13	6
CB Walter Kau	1	0	0.0	21	17
CB Vernon Cuellar	0	1	0.0	17	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Cobb	2.0	0	1	2	34
DE Devan Jeffries	1.0	2	3	0	40
ILB Brant Greer	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Clayton Chestnut	0.0	0	0	1	18

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shawn Dewey	0.5	1	0	18
DE Jessie Lofton	0.5	0	0	25
DE Dean Upshaw	0.0	4	4	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ed Sutton	4	0	0	23
S Tristan Sawyer	3	2	0	26
CB Dillon Akiyama	3	1	0	43
ILB Brant Greer	3	0	0	31
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	2	1	0	23
CB Walt Galloway	2	0	0	33
DE Edwin Cobb	2	0	0	34
S Ezekiel Nordbye	1	1	0	25
CB Darius Santos	1	1	0	15
CB Andre Tikaran	1	0	0	17
DT Troy Schulz	1	0	0	26
S Lucas Sullivan	0	1	0	18
S Rickey Emack	0	0	1	23

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Arturo Matney	3	0	1	25
OLB Timothy Madison	3	0	1	25
CB Garrett Buckner	3	0	0	20
ILB Marlon Crichlow	1	1	0	18
S Everett Cade	1	1	0	25
CB Walter Kau	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Warren Cothern	4	6	0	34	0	25
G Roman Sawyer	3	5	0	34	0	25
C DeAndre Becker	2	13	1	34	0	25
G Alejandro Sapolu	3	3	0	27	0	20
G Reggie Oliver	1	2	0	7	0	5
TE Vincent Jacobs	0	1	0	24	0	19
T Brian Reeves	0	0	0	34	1	25

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Aaron Meyer	5	7	26	0	46
C A.J. Garrett	1	5	26	2	46
T Ivan Braden	1	1	23	0	29
G Dean Whiteford	0	5	26	0	46
T Howard Husak	0	1	26	0	46
G Butch Sloan	0	0	3	1	17

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Sutton	1	23
Grady Thompson	1	22
Mason Harris	1	22
Jimmie Huntley	1	15

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Upshaw	1	11
Howard Husak	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Walt Galloway	---	---	18	33	16	67
T Brian Reeves	34	25	---	---	7	66
TE Vincent Jacobs	24	19	---	---	22	65
G Roman Sawyer	34	25	---	---	6	65
WR Trey Shannon	34	24	---	---	7	65
CB Dillon Akiyama	---	---	18	43	1	62
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	22	40	---	62
QB Jonathan Rackers	34	25	---	---	---	59
T Warren Cothern	34	25	---	---	---	59
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	16	34	9	59
C DeAndre Becker	34	25	---	---	---	59
OLB Ed Sutton	---	---	12	23	23	58
ILB Brant Greer	---	---	17	31	9	57
CB Justin Rhodes	---	---	16	38	1	55
G Alejandro Sapolu	27	20	---	---	7	54
WR Raymond Benson	24	19	---	---	11	54
S Tristan Sawyer	---	---	20	26	---	46
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	15	20	8	43
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	---	---	20	23	---	43
RB Norman Maloney	16	8	---	---	14	38
DT Troy Schulz	---	---	11	26	1	38
S Rickey Emack	---	---	14	23	1	38
WR Earl Harmon	18	17	---	---	---	35
RB Collin Hatfield	16	15	---	---	4	35
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	7	25	1	33
DE Clayton Chestnut	---	---	14	18	1	33
S Ezekiel Nordbye	---	---	6	25	1	32
OLB Trenton Garmon	---	---	12	19	---	31
TE Marquis Fenno	17	11	---	---	3	31
S Lucas Sullivan	---	---	12	18	---	30
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	8	4	15	27
CB Andre Tikaran	---	---	10	17	---	27
WR Jimmie Huntley	7	3	---	---	15	25
RB Grady Thompson	1	1	---	---	22	24
CB Darius Santos	---	---	9	15	---	24
ILB Mason Harris	---	---	0	0	22	22
RB Jessie Patterson	13	8	---	---	---	21
ILB Marco Nichols	---	---	9	5	---	14
G Reggie Oliver	7	5	---	---	1	13
C Maurice Wiggins	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Philip Berry	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Norman Banks	0	0	---	---	7	7
K David Ward	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Scottie Downs	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Stan Shepherd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Dean Whiteford	26	46	---	---	12	84
G Aaron Meyer	26	46	---	---	9	81
T Howard Husak	26	46	---	---	9	81
QB Justics Chelius	26	46	---	---	---	72
C A.J. Garrett	26	46	---	---	---	72
S Arturo Matney	---	---	32	25	14	71
DE Dean Upshaw	---	---	34	25	11	70
WR Donnell Oja	13	36	---	---	15	64
WR Jeremy Wright	24	36	---	---	4	64
TE Tevin Dunlap	25	37	---	---	1	63
S Everett Cade	---	---	34	25	4	63
T Ivan Braden	23	29	---	---	8	60
OLB Timothy Madison	---	---	34	25	---	59
DE Jessie Lofton	---	---	33	25	---	58
WR Alexander Kok	13	35	---	---	7	55
CB Garrett Buckner	---	---	22	20	9	51
CB Walter Kau	---	---	21	17	12	50
CB B.J. Hansen	---	---	30	13	7	50
RB Brett Neel	15	32	---	---	---	47
DT Donald Fitzgerald	---	---	30	14	---	44
DT Joshua Hadden	---	---	30	11	---	41
ILB Marlon Crichlow	---	---	18	18	---	36
CB Vernon Cuellar	---	---	17	19	---	36
RB Tevin Basham	13	16	---	---	---	29
G Butch Sloan	3	17	---	---	8	28
RB Korey Steward	1	10	---	---	16	27
OLB Kim Hughes	---	---	2	0	22	24
DT Shawn Dewey	---	---	6	18	---	24
TE Xavier Murphy	1	1	---	---	22	24
WR Russell Oliver	13	9	---	---	---	22
TE Dale Horner	9	13	---	---	---	22
FB Cedric Murray	3	3	---	---	15	21
OLB Kristopher Sinclair	---	---	14	6	---	20
OLB Manuel Venable	---	---	13	6	---	19
DT Lamar Kelley	---	---	2	7	7	16
ILB Bryce Fisk	---	---	1	1	11	13
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Kelly Swift	---	---	1	0	7	8
K Alan Manthey	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Orlando Yukich	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Craig Bush	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB A.J. Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Ernest Kanyuh	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Gustavo Talaridou	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Martin Lighthiser	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	77	5.1
Middle	17	84	4.9
Right	2	26	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	21	78	3.7
Right	2	13	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonathan Rackers	24	12	1	1	2	2	5	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Justics Chelius	43	23	3	1	4	7	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	41	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	168	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	1	11	0.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Raymond Benson	6	3	1	19	0	19
WR Trey Shannon	5	2	0	21	0	24
WR Earl Harmon	4	2	0	20	0	17
TE Vincent Jacobs	3	2	0	44	1	19
RB Collin Hatfield	2	1	1	3	0	15
TE Marquis Fenno	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Grady Thompson	1	1	0	-1	0	1
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	0	-1	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnell Oja	9	4	1	31	0	36
WR Alexander Kok	8	2	1	16	0	35
TE Tevin Dunlap	6	2	1	36	1	37
WR Jeremy Wright	6	3	0	42	1	36
TE Dale Horner	5	4	1	46	1	13
RB Brett Neel	4	3	0	31	0	32
RB Tevin Basham	2	2	0	14	0	16
FB Cedric Murray	2	2	0	2	0	3
WR Russell Oliver	1	1	0	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Norman Maloney	2	2	1.00	2.00
RB Collin Hatfield	1	9	9.00	6.60

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Justics Chelius	1	5	5.00	5.71
RB Brett Neel	1	-2	-2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonathan Rackers	4	2	29	7.25	4.38

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Justics Chelius	6	1	6	1.00	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Collin Hatfield	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Raymond Benson	1	1	11	11.00	3.17
TE Marquis Fenno	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Trey Shannon	1	1	18	18.00	4.20

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donnell Oja	2	1	6	3.00	3.44
WR Alexander Kok	2	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Tevin Dunlap	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Dale Horner	1	0	0	0.00	9.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jonathan Rackers	1	1
RB Collin Hatfield	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Justics Chelius	3	0
RB Brett Neel	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonathan Rackers	10	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Justics Chelius	12	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trey Shannon	4	1	1
WR Raymond Benson	2	0	0
WR Earl Harmon	1	0	0
RB Collin Hatfield	1	1	0
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	1	1
TE Marquis Fenno	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexander Kok	4	1	1
TE Tevin Dunlap	2	0	0
TE Dale Horner	2	2	2
WR Jeremy Wright	2	2	1
WR Russell Oliver	1	1	0
WR Donnell Oja	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (22,200)
End Zone 14,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (22,200)
End Zone	14,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (5,000)