Week 1, 2065

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	3	-	10
New Orleans Saints	6	3	6	14	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 NOS - Robbie Lang 25 field goal
1Q: 02:38 NOS - Robbie Lang 44 field goal
2Q: 13:35 ATL - O.J. Stiltner 6 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 08:14 NOS - Robbie Lang 34 field goal
3Q: 11:23 NOS - Robbie Lang 34 field goal
3Q: 07:02 NOS - Robbie Lang 49 field goal
4Q: 10:36 ATL - Camden Bradford 27 field goal
4Q: 02:47 NOS - Aaron Grandon 36 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Robbie Lang extra point)
4Q: 01:53 NOS - Dwight Grissom 11 run (Robbie Lang extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 NOS - Robbie Lang 25 field goal
1Q: 02:38 NOS - Robbie Lang 44 field goal
2Q: 13:35 ATL - O.J. Stiltner 6 pass from Gregory Eppright (Camden Bradford extra point)
2Q: 08:14 NOS - Robbie Lang 34 field goal
3Q: 11:23 NOS - Robbie Lang 34 field goal
3Q: 07:02 NOS - Robbie Lang 49 field goal
4Q: 10:36 ATL - Camden Bradford 27 field goal
4Q: 02:47 NOS - Aaron Grandon 36 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Robbie Lang extra point)
4Q: 01:53 NOS - Dwight Grissom 11 run (Robbie Lang extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 252 437
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 4.00 6.83
Net Rushing Yards 124 219
- Rushing Attempts 29 42
- Yards per Rush 4.28 5.21
Net Passing Yards 128 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 1 21 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 156 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.76 9.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/65 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 6/170 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 36
Time of Possession 27:50 32:10

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	252	437
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	4.00	6.83
Net Rushing Yards	124	219
- Rushing Attempts	29	42
- Yards per Rush	4.28	5.21
Net Passing Yards	128	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 1	21 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	156	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.76	9.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/65	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	6/170	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 36
Time of Possession	27:50	32:10

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 33	6	11	Punt
1	8:41	3:04	OWN 43	4	18	Punt
1	2:31	4:07	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	8:09	3:05	OWN 34	6	21	Punt
2	3:23	1:50	OPP 46	4	6	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 23	2	13	Half
3	11:18	1:44	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
3	6:57	3:06	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
3	2:23	6:53	OWN 20	14	70	Field Goal
4	4:27	1:40	OWN 20	7	16	Downs
4	2:33	0:19	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
4	1:42	0:18	OWN 29	1	-9	Fumble

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	2:47	OWN 24	7	68	Field Goal
1	5:37	3:06	OWN 20	6	53	Field Goal
2	13:24	5:15	OWN 25	9	58	Field Goal
2	5:04	1:41	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	1:33	1:25	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 25	8	58	Field Goal
3	9:34	2:37	OWN 20	5	48	Field Goal
3	3:51	1:28	OWN 27	5	22	Punt
4	10:30	6:03	OWN 36	11	55	Interception
4	2:47	0:14	OPP 36	1	36	Touchdown
4	2:14	0:32	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
4	1:24	1:24	OPP 11	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Robbie Lang, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Micah Lightfoot	15	73	4.87	19	2
RB O.J. Stiltner	10	47	4.70	15	3
RB Trevor Andersen	4	4	1.00	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	15	46	3.07	13	1	0
RB Emmett Clayton	12	60	5.00	18	2	0
QB J.J. Gregoire	7	37	5.29	12	1	0
RB Alvin Banks	4	63	15.75	33	3	0
RB Dwight Grissom	4	13	3.25	11	1	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	30	16	156	4/28	1	35	1	65.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	21	11	224	1/6	1	48	1	86.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cory Atkins	7	9	83	11.86	48	35	0
WR Dixon Hamner	3	5	28	9.33	0	15	0
RB O.J. Stiltner	2	3	14	7.00	0	8	1
TE Santiago Stoops	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Clifton Blackwell	1	9	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Deion Mayes	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Lionel Branston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Aaron Grandon	4	6	82	20.50	34	36	1
TE Scottie Norton	1	2	26	26.00	17	26	0
WR Nolan Garrison	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Emmett Clayton	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Tre Prewett	1	2	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Spencer Spezzano	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Frederick Reed	1	1	48	48.00	11	48	0
WR William Kemp	1	2	37	37.00	6	37	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alexis Tanner	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Emmett Douglas	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
QB Gregory Eppright	1	0
DE Nate LaBorde	0	1
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	1	0
DE Stan Shepherd	0	1	1
G Skip Hill	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	6	248	41.3	26.7	50	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Crawford	3	150	50.0	34.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Camden Bradford	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Lang	5/5	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Lane	2	28	14.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grissom	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Cote	4	121	30.3	0
Alexis Tanner	2	49	24.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trey Shannon	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Thomas Hutchins	10	1	0.0	36	13
S Tyrus Perez	8	2	0.0	42	22
CB Dean Gaines	6	1	0.0	42	22
S Mo Reed	5	1	0.0	42	22
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	4	4	0.0	18	9
ILB Jeff Cavazos	4	0	0.0	24	13
CB Aaron Harrison	4	0	0.0	24	16
DE Nate LaBorde	3	3	1.0	42	22
DE J.C. Caldwell	2	2	0.0	41	21
S Alexis Tanner	2	0	0.0	19	6
WR Clifton Blackwell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Allen Lane	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Britt Shuger	1	0	0.0	26	16
OLB Craig Stone	1	0	0.0	17	11
RB Trevor Andersen	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Alexander Robbins	0	1	0.0	5	5
DT Tracy Sivigny	0	1	0.0	40	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Theodore Maese	8	5	0.0	28	34
OLB Devan McDaniel	6	2	0.0	28	29
S Kelvin Yockey	6	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Bruce Reynolds	4	1	1.0	21	24
DE Stan Shepherd	3	1	2.0	16	24
CB Emmett Douglas	3	3	0.0	19	31
DT Abraham Ridgeway	2	2	0.5	21	24
DE Grant Webster	2	1	0.5	14	21
CB Cory Ethridge	2	2	0.0	24	21
OLB Tanner Gardocki	2	1	0.0	8	5
S Tyrone Chamoun	2	0	0.0	19	23
S Efrain Dakis	2	0	0.0	15	21
CB Richie Andrews	2	0	0.0	7	14
DT Buddy Bumgarner	1	0	0.0	21	18
DE Devan Jeffries	1	0	0.0	15	15
S Rickey Emack	1	0	0.0	13	20
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kendrick Quarles	1	0	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nate LaBorde	1.0	1	0	0	22
DE J.C. Caldwell	0.0	1	2	0	21

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stan Shepherd	2.0	1	1	1	24
OLB Bruce Reynolds	1.0	0	1	0	24
DT Abraham Ridgeway	0.5	0	2	2	24
DE Grant Webster	0.5	0	1	1	21
DT Buddy Bumgarner	0.0	0	2	0	18
DE Devan Jeffries	0.0	0	1	0	15
ILB Theodore Maese	0.0	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dean Gaines	5	2	0	22
CB Aaron Harrison	3	0	0	16
S Tyrus Perez	1	2	0	22
S Alexis Tanner	1	0	1	6
S Mo Reed	1	0	0	22
CB Darrell Bernard	0	1	0	14

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Devan McDaniel	4	1	0	29
CB Cory Ethridge	2	0	0	21
S Efrain Dakis	2	0	0	21
S Rickey Emack	1	1	0	20
CB Emmett Douglas	1	0	1	31
S Kelvin Yockey	1	0	0	19
DE Grant Webster	1	0	0	21
OLB Bruce Reynolds	1	0	0	24
S Tyrone Chamoun	1	0	0	23
OLB Tanner Gardocki	1	0	0	5
CB Richie Andrews	1	0	0	14
CB Marquis Sweeney	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Elias Newhart	5	5	29	1	28
T Harold Grooms	2	10	29	1	34
C Melvin Lowrey	1	7	29	0	34
G Mason Klaff	1	4	29	0	34
G Mercury Waddell	0	3	29	2	34

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Conrad Barrett	4	9	42	0	22
G Skip Hill	4	6	42	1	22
G Roman Sawyer	3	8	42	0	22
T Shaquille LeTourneau	1	7	42	0	22
T Philip Berry	0	5	42	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Cavazos	1	23
Arturo Barker	1	18
Demetrius Strait	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Grandon	3	25
Conrad Barrett	2	8
Frederick Reed	1	24
Abraham Ridgeway	1	18
Trey Shannon	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Cory Atkins	29	34	---	---	8	71
G Mercury Waddell	29	34	---	---	7	70
DE J.C. Caldwell	---	---	41	21	8	70
G Mason Klaff	29	34	---	---	7	70
DE Nate LaBorde	---	---	42	22	5	69
S Tyrus Perez	---	---	42	22	5	69
CB Dean Gaines	---	---	42	22	5	69
S Mo Reed	---	---	42	22	5	69
T Elias Newhart	29	28	---	---	7	64
QB Gregory Eppright	29	34	---	---	---	63
T Harold Grooms	29	34	---	---	---	63
C Melvin Lowrey	29	34	---	---	---	63
ILB Jeff Cavazos	---	---	24	13	23	60
DT Tracy Sivigny	---	---	40	16	4	60
CB Darrell Bernard	---	---	24	14	14	52
OLB Thomas Hutchins	---	---	36	13	2	51
TE Rodney Mendenhall	24	26	---	---	---	50
CB Aaron Harrison	---	---	24	16	7	47
DT Britt Shuger	---	---	26	16	5	47
WR Dixon Hamner	20	26	---	---	---	46
WR Clifton Blackwell	19	22	---	---	---	41
S Alexis Tanner	---	---	19	6	14	39
DT Alejandro Ballard	---	---	18	12	4	34
TE Santiago Stoops	4	5	---	---	21	30
RB Micah Lightfoot	15	12	---	---	3	30
ILB Sebastian Goodwin	---	---	18	9	3	30
OLB Craig Stone	---	---	17	11	2	30
FB Cedric Murray	5	3	---	---	21	29
RB O.J. Stiltner	10	15	---	---	---	25
WR Deion Mayes	10	13	---	---	---	23
OLB Lester McKissick	---	---	0	0	20	20
TE Arturo Barker	0	0	---	---	18	18
CB Allen Lane	---	---	1	1	14	16
WR Lionel Branston	0	5	---	---	11	16
WR Austin Cote	0	0	---	---	15	15
OLB Alexander Robbins	---	---	5	5	3	13
RB Trevor Andersen	4	7	---	---	---	11
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Wes Huggins	5	2	---	---	---	7
G Erick Hanson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Demetrius Strait	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Elias Kelley	0	6	---	---	---	6
K Camden Bradford	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Courtney Becker	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Otis Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Conner McCormick	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Aaron Grandon	36	17	---	---	25	78
G Roman Sawyer	42	22	---	---	8	72
T Philip Berry	42	22	---	---	8	72
G Conrad Barrett	42	22	---	---	8	72
QB J.J. Gregoire	42	22	---	---	---	64
G Skip Hill	42	22	---	---	---	64
T Shaquille LeTourneau	42	22	---	---	---	64
DT Abraham Ridgeway	---	---	21	24	18	63
ILB Theodore Maese	---	---	28	34	1	63
CB Cory Ethridge	---	---	24	21	17	62
OLB Devan McDaniel	---	---	28	29	1	58
CB Emmett Douglas	---	---	19	31	1	51
WR Rick Coleman	21	9	---	---	21	51
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	21	18	9	48
TE Scottie Norton	17	11	---	---	20	48
WR Nolan Garrison	31	15	---	---	---	46
OLB Bruce Reynolds	---	---	21	24	1	46
WR Trey Shannon	22	9	---	---	12	43
S Tyrone Chamoun	---	---	19	23	1	43
CB Marquis Sweeney	---	---	22	15	6	43
TE Frederick Reed	12	6	---	---	24	42
DE Stan Shepherd	---	---	16	24	1	41
S Efrain Dakis	---	---	15	21	1	37
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	15	15	6	36
DE Grant Webster	---	---	14	21	1	36
S Kelvin Yockey	---	---	16	19	---	35
S Rickey Emack	---	---	13	20	1	34
OLB Tanner Gardocki	---	---	8	5	19	32
RB Jessie Patterson	16	4	---	---	11	31
RB Emmett Clayton	18	13	---	---	---	31
WR Tre Prewett	16	13	---	---	---	29
CB Cody Woods	---	---	2	5	17	24
CB Richie Andrews	---	---	7	14	1	22
ILB Kendrick Quarles	---	---	10	11	---	21
K Robbie Lang	0	0	---	---	13	13
RB Alvin Banks	4	4	---	---	3	11
RB Dwight Grissom	4	1	---	---	6	11
WR William Kemp	6	5	---	---	---	11
T Jackie Giles	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Tristan Horner	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Spencer Spezzano	6	2	---	---	---	8
QB Kendall Brandon	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Marcus Crawford	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Roberto Buchanan	1	1	---	---	---	2
OLB Ed Sutton	---	---	0	0	1	1
C Landon Hickman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	15	64	4.3
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	56	8.0
Middle	18	105	5.8
Right	16	59	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	30	16	1	0	1	3	8	5	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	21	11	4	0	0	5	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	90	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	49	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	79	15.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	27	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	118	14.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Clifton Blackwell	9	1	0	9	0	22
WR Cory Atkins	9	7	0	83	1	34
WR Dixon Hamner	5	3	0	28	0	26
RB O.J. Stiltner	3	2	0	14	0	15
TE Santiago Stoops	1	1	0	3	0	5
WR Deion Mayes	1	1	0	8	0	13
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	1	0	11	0	12
WR Lionel Branston	1	0	1	0	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Aaron Grandon	6	4	82	1	17
WR Nolan Garrison	5	1	8	0	15
TE Scottie Norton	2	1	26	1	11
RB Emmett Clayton	2	1	6	0	13
WR Tre Prewett	2	1	6	0	13
WR William Kemp	2	1	37	1	5
WR Spencer Spezzano	1	1	11	0	2
TE Frederick Reed	1	1	48	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Trevor Andersen	2	5	2.50	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson	3	0	0.00	3.07
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	5	2.50	5.29
RB Dwight Grissom	2	11	5.50	3.25
RB Emmett Clayton	1	2	2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gregory Eppright	3	2	7	2.33	5.20

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	4	1	8	2.00	10.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clifton Blackwell	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Cory Atkins	1	1	1	1.00	9.22
RB O.J. Stiltner	1	1	6	6.00	4.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Garrison	3	1	8	2.67	1.60
TE Aaron Grandon	1	0	0	0.00	13.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB O.J. Stiltner	5	2
RB Micah Lightfoot	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Emmett Clayton	3	1
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	8	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Atkins	5	4	3
WR Clifton Blackwell	1	0	0
WR Dixon Hamner	1	0	0
RB O.J. Stiltner	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Aaron Grandon	2	1	1
WR Nolan Garrison	2	1	1
TE Scottie Norton	1	0	0
RB Emmett Clayton	1	1	0
WR William Kemp	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (25,300)
End Zone 18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (25,300)
End Zone	18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,700 (9,900)