Week 1, 2059

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons0300-3
New Orleans Saints717147-45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:38 NOS - Jessie Patterson 9 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 12:13 ATL - Phil Conley 34 field goal
2Q: 08:29 NOS - Jessie Patterson 4 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 03:57 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 35 field goal
2Q: 03:03 NOS - Dillon Akiyama 43 interception return (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
3Q: 10:00 NOS - Brian Lonier 1 pass from Jonathan Rackers (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
3Q: 02:09 NOS - Silas Gilman 47 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
4Q: 09:46 NOS - Jessie Patterson 2 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)

Team StatisticsATLNOS
Record0-11-0
First Downs1125
- by Rushing415
- by Passing610
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards209500
- Offensive Plays5169
- Yards per Play4.107.25
Net Rushing Yards46312
- Rushing Attempts2138
- Yards per Rush2.198.21
Net Passing Yards163188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 16 - 230 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards177194
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/141/6
- Yards per Pass Play5.436.06
Fumbles/Lost3/00/0
3rd Down Conversions5/149/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.45.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards3/157/55
Punt Returns/Yards1/64/52
Kick Returns/Yards3/500/0
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/67
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits15
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/14/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 28
Time of Possession24:3735:23

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:57OWN 25438Missed FG
111:384:59OWN 14834Punt
12:431:25OWN 203-5Punt
10:303:23OWN 25758Field Goal
28:182:29OWN 2557Interception
23:500:59OWN 3210Interception
22:511:01OWN 2535Punt
39:541:53OWN 3137Punt
36:140:43OWN 1938Punt
31:481:36OWN 2534Punt
49:384:02OWN 24722Punt
41:531:53OWN 20426Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:031:25OWN 443-3Punt
16:393:56OWN 1646Punt
11:180:48OPP 49349Touchdown
212:073:49OWN 25775Touchdown
25:491:59OPP 42624Field Goal
21:501:50OWN 2254Half
315:005:06OWN 251175Touchdown
38:011:47OWN 2738Punt
35:313:43OWN 19681Touchdown
30:125:34OWN 121488Touchdown
45:363:43OWN 31518Punt

Game MVP: Jessie Patterson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen1310.081310
QB Gustavo Talaridou4297.251110
RB Peyton Nixon3124.00800
QB Gregory Eppright144.00400
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Jessie Patterson221948.824063
RB Silas Gilman9717.894711
QB J.J. Gregoire3299.671510
QB Jonathan Rackers2147.001110
WR Noah Janzen122.00200
WR DeAndre Mills122.00200

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gregory Eppright18111461/6036247.2
Gustavo Talaridou105311/8014056.7
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jonathan Rackers1911951/6133088.7
J.J. Gregoire117990/0029092.6

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lonnie Hawkins34206.674140
WR Jeremy Wright346220.6733330
TE Levon Hampton235025.0027360
FB Cedric Murray25115.50190
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen23105.007100
WR Clifton Blackwell23136.50090
RB Peyton Nixon1122.00120
WR Rickey Sowdon1399.00090
RB Ernest Kanyuh0100.00000
TE Rodney Mendenhall0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Marquis Fenno677412.3336290
WR Tony Meeber557214.407330
TE Parker Monds242110.505170
TE Brian Lonier1111.00011
WR Raymond Benson131414.002140
RB Jessie Patterson1288.00680
WR Trey Shannon1533.00030
RB Silas Gilman1111.00010
WR Noah Janzen0100.00000
WR Jimmie Huntley0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Dillon Akiyama14343.001
S Justin Rhodes12424.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Peyton Nixon1100
WR Lonnie Hawkins1000
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen1000
WR Rickey Sowdon0100
G Elias Kelley0100
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
ILB Ernie Brown0010
CB Trey Dircks0010
CB Zach Schafer0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Edwin Wayne734649.442.0644
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joseph Dixon420150.338.8532

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Phil Conley1/20/10/1340/0
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kelly Bolerjack1/10/00/0356/6

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Clifton Blackwell166.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Raymond Benson45213.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Gaines23316.50
Rickey Sowdon11717.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Manuel Venable810.02523
S Marcus Dulaney720.03527
DT Myron Snyder620.02817
S Tyrus Perez520.03330
ILB Ronald Mathews510.03124
DE Nate LaBorde510.03831
CB Everett Cade400.03125
CB Snake Eyes White300.01412
OLB Brant Greer210.01014
CB Rufus Buehrig210.02618
DT Silas Gray101.024
ILB Marlon Crichlow130.01711
DE Alan Fields110.02120
DE Emmanuel Winters100.01812
S Kelvin Jenner100.093
WR Clifton Blackwell10---------
CB Dean Gaines030.03023
DT Shawn Dewey010.02018
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ernie Brown640.02028
OLB Joel Brockermeyer610.01422
DE Devan Jeffries410.52028
S Justin Rhodes410.02127
ILB Marco Nichols400.0310
DE Edwin Cobb210.51213
S Rickey Emack230.02025
CB Trey Dircks210.02127
CB Dillon Akiyama200.01921
CB Zach Schafer200.02130
OLB Butch Triplett110.5814
DE Stan Shepherd100.51019
DT Arnold Dorf110.01318
OLB Ed Sutton100.012
CB Cory Ethridge100.013
DT Buddy Bumgarner020.0812

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Silas Gray1.00004
DE Nate LaBorde0.002131
DE Alan Fields0.001020
DT Myron Snyder0.001017
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Edwin Cobb0.501013
DE Stan Shepherd0.500219
OLB Butch Triplett0.500014
DE Devan Jeffries0.500028
DT Arnold Dorf0.011018
CB Zach Schafer0.001030

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Marcus Dulaney32027
S Tyrus Perez31030
CB Everett Cade30025
OLB Brant Greer21014
CB Snake Eyes White20012
ILB Ronald Mathews20024
OLB Manuel Venable20023
DE Alan Fields10020
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Marco Nichols30010
ILB Ernie Brown30028
S Justin Rhodes22127
OLB Joel Brockermeyer21022
CB Dillon Akiyama20121
OLB Butch Triplett10014
S Rickey Emack10025
OLB Ed Sutton1002
CB Trey Dircks10027
DE Stan Shepherd01019

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Dean Whiteford24021130
T Elias Newhart12016024
C Leon Whisman05016024
T Harold Grooms02016124
G Elias Kelley02021030
FB Cedric Murray0104015
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C DeAndre Becker68138031
G Roman Sawyer311038131
T Ed McBriar26033031
T Philip Berry23038031
G Alejandro Sapolu15038031

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Vernon Cichanski29
Sedrick Welch122
Harold Grooms19
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Grant Cote220
DeAndre Mills19
Donnell Causey15

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Tyrus Perez------33301578
DE Nate LaBorde------3831170
CB Dean Gaines------30231366
S Marcus Dulaney------3527163
G Elias Kelley2130------960
G Dean Whiteford2130------960
ILB Ronald Mathews------3124156
CB Everett Cade------3125---56
DT Clarence Vallery------2624151
T Elias Newhart1624------949
T Harold Grooms1624------949
OLB Manuel Venable------2523---48
WR Rickey Sowdon1721------846
DT Myron Snyder------2817---45
CB Rufus Buehrig------2618---44
WR Clifton Blackwell1623------443
DE Alan Fields------2120142
FB Cedric Murray415------2342
CB Snake Eyes White------14121541
WR Lonnie Hawkins1212------1640
C Leon Whisman1624---------40
DT Shawn Dewey------2018139
TE Levon Hampton1423------138
TE Rodney Mendenhall411------2237
DE Emmanuel Winters------1812434
RB Peyton Nixon68------1933
QB Gregory Eppright1219---------31
OLB Sedrick Welch------452231
WR Jeremy Wright1713---------30
ILB Marlon Crichlow------1711---28
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen1313---------26
OLB Brant Greer------1014125
T Vernon Cichanski56------920
QB Gustavo Talaridou911---------20
S Kelvin Jenner------93---12
ILB Jeff Cavazos------001212
RB Ernest Kanyuh29---------11
C Craig Bush56---------11
G Mercury Waddell56---------11
DT Silas Gray------24410
WR Miles Torres00------1010
C Ezra Walker00------99
P Edwin Wayne00------99
K Phil Conley00------44
TE Dale Horner02---------2
RB Trent Iveans00------22
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Alejandro Sapolu3831------574
T Philip Berry3831------574
G Roman Sawyer3831---------69
C DeAndre Becker3831---------69
CB Zach Schafer------21301465
T Ed McBriar3331---------64
WR Trey Shannon3327------262
TE Marquis Fenno2825---------53
CB Trey Dircks------2127351
WR Raymond Benson2417------950
ILB Ernie Brown------2028250
DE Devan Jeffries------2028250
S Justin Rhodes------2127250
S Rickey Emack------2025247
RB Jessie Patterson2521---------46
TE Parker Monds1013------2245
QB Jonathan Rackers2420---------44
CB Dillon Akiyama------1921242
RB Silas Gilman119------2242
WR Tony Meeber2119------141
DT Buddy Bumgarner------8122040
OLB Trenton Garmon------1522239
DT Arnold Dorf------1318839
OLB Joel Brockermeyer------1422238
DE Edwin Cobb------1213934
DE Stan Shepherd------1019231
WR Noah Janzen209---------29
QB J.J. Gregoire1411---------25
TE Brian Lonier1014---------24
OLB Butch Triplett------814---22
WR Jimmie Huntley21------1821
CB Cory Ethridge------131620
ILB Grant Cote------002020
CB Nick Sanders------001717
RB Gavin Finch50------1116
ILB Marco Nichols------310---13
CB Claude Clancy------05712
WR DeAndre Mills10------910
T Donnell Causey50------510
K Kelly Bolerjack00------99
S Kelvin Yockey------44---8
C Irv Conaway00------55
G Butch Branch00------55
P Joseph Dixon00------55
OLB Ed Sutton------1214
DE Deron Midget------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2-1-0.5
Middle16402.5
Right372.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6569.3
Middle171699.9
Right15875.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gregory Eppright18112101312
Gustavo Talaridou1050013010
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jonathan Rackers19111113310
J.J. Gregoire1171201100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen111010.0
Short (0-8 Yds)177573.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)9811012.2
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44225.5
Short (0-8 Yds)117595.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)106808.0
Long (19+ Yds)51336.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
FB Cedric Murray52111015
WR Lonnie Hawkins43020012
WR Jeremy Wright43062113
WR Rickey Sowdon3109021
TE Levon Hampton32050123
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen32010013
WR Clifton Blackwell32013023
RB Peyton Nixon110208
RB Ernest Kanyuh100009
TE Rodney Mendenhall1000011
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Marquis Fenno76074125
WR Tony Meeber55072119
WR Trey Shannon5103027
TE Parker Monds42121013
WR Raymond Benson31014017
RB Jessie Patterson2108021
WR Noah Janzen100009
TE Brian Lonier1101014
WR Jimmie Huntley100001
RB Silas Gilman110109

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen200.000.08
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson4153.758.82
WR Noah Janzen122.002.00
RB Silas Gilman111.007.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gregory Eppright1000.008.11
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jonathan Rackers53163.205.00
J.J. Gregoire2000.009.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Ernest Kanyuh1000.000.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Marquis Fenno21115.5010.57
TE Brian Lonier1111.001.00
WR Tony Meeber1144.0014.40
WR Raymond Benson1000.004.67
RB Jessie Patterson1000.004.00
WR Trey Shannon1000.000.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
QB Gustavo Talaridou21
RB Peyton Nixon11
QB Gregory Eppright10
RB Corwin Gulbrandsen11
New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Jessie Patterson22
RB Silas Gilman20
QB J.J. Gregoire22
QB Jonathan Rackers11

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Gregory Eppright642
Gustavo Talaridou320
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Jonathan Rackers643
J.J. Gregoire111

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Lonnie Hawkins220
WR Clifton Blackwell210
WR Rickey Sowdon111
TE Levon Hampton111
RB Ernest Kanyuh100
TE Rodney Mendenhall100
WR Jeremy Wright110
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Marquis Fenno222
TE Brian Lonier111
WR Tony Meeber111
WR Trey Shannon100
RB Silas Gilman110
TE Parker Monds100

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck24,500 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)