Week 1, 2041

played in New Orleans, LA

86 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 NOS - Phillip Buchanan 6 pass from Sam Darnold (Tito Montgomery extra point)
1Q: 02:05 NOS - Tito Montgomery 34 field goal
2Q: 11:31 NOS - Tito Montgomery 33 field goal
2Q: 08:47 ATL - Donovan Singhi 43 pass from Logan Williamson (Greg Cortez extra point)
2Q: 05:17 NOS - Tito Montgomery 48 field goal
2Q: 02:50 ATL - Greg Cortez 30 field goal
3Q: 08:55 NOS - Howard Cardoza 3 run (Tito Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 03:40 NOS - Tito Montgomery 28 field goal
4Q: 02:01 NOS - Tito Montgomery 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 NOS - Phillip Buchanan 6 pass from Sam Darnold (Tito Montgomery extra point)
1Q: 02:05 NOS - Tito Montgomery 34 field goal
2Q: 11:31 NOS - Tito Montgomery 33 field goal
2Q: 08:47 ATL - Donovan Singhi 43 pass from Logan Williamson (Greg Cortez extra point)
2Q: 05:17 NOS - Tito Montgomery 48 field goal
2Q: 02:50 ATL - Greg Cortez 30 field goal
3Q: 08:55 NOS - Howard Cardoza 3 run (Tito Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 03:40 NOS - Tito Montgomery 28 field goal
4Q: 02:01 NOS - Tito Montgomery 39 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 10 29
- by Rushing 2 15
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 210 440
- Offensive Plays 52 79
- Yards per Play 4.04 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 32 196
- Rushing Attempts 11 38
- Yards per Rush 2.91 5.16
Net Passing Yards 178 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 0 41 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 201 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.34 5.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/58 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 5/57
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 33
Time of Possession 20:50 39:10

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	10	29
- by Rushing	2	15
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	210	440
- Offensive Plays	52	79
- Yards per Play	4.04	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	32	196
- Rushing Attempts	11	38
- Yards per Rush	2.91	5.16
Net Passing Yards	178	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 0	41 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	201	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.34	5.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/58	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	5/57
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 33
Time of Possession	20:50	39:10

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	8:10	2:22	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
1	1:58	1:31	OWN 25	4	-2	Punt
2	11:23	2:55	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	5:09	2:25	OWN 25	8	62	Field Goal
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 13	1	-2	Half
3	8:48	3:30	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
3	1:03	1:00	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
4	14:34	1:10	OWN 13	3	-8	Punt
4	12:17	1:11	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	3:35	0:28	OWN 25	4	0	Downs
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 22	7	33	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	4:55	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
1	5:48	3:50	OWN 29	9	54	Field Goal
1	0:27	4:04	OWN 26	6	58	Field Goal
2	8:28	3:19	OWN 25	7	44	Field Goal
2	2:44	2:43	OWN 17	7	22	Punt
3	15:00	6:12	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	5:18	4:15	OWN 26	8	44	Missed FG
3	0:03	0:29	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
4	13:24	1:07	OPP 42	3	2	Punt
4	11:06	7:31	OWN 39	11	50	Field Goal
4	3:07	1:14	OPP 25	3	3	Field Goal

Game MVP: Sam Darnold, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eduardo Blanchard	5	21	4.20	13	1
RB Bubba Aschbacher	3	6	2.00	4	0
QB Logan Williamson	2	5	2.50	7	0
FB Todd de Marco	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Howard Cardoza	14	63	4.50	13	2	1
RB Elijah Holyfield	13	59	4.54	13	2	0
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	10	66	6.60	16	2	0
QB Sam Darnold	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Logan Williamson	36	21	201	3/23	1	43	0	83.2
Mitchell Samuels	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Darnold	41	25	244	0/0	1	22	0	85.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Corbin Lavelli	5	10	72	14.40	46	35	0
WR Dale Rosa	5	8	37	7.40	22	20	0
WR Donovan Singhi	4	5	69	17.25	11	43	1
FB Todd de Marco	3	6	10	3.33	5	6	0
WR Giovanni Stanton	2	4	2	1.00	0	5	0
WR Kenyon Walunas	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Eduardo Blanchard	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Eric McDonald	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Phillip Buchanan	7	11	65	9.29	5	19	1
WR Maurice Mueller	7	10	87	12.43	33	22	0
WR Marlon Gonzalez	5	5	37	7.40	1	13	0
WR Julian Chance	3	7	17	5.67	0	8	0
TE Ben Givgore	1	5	12	12.00	1	12	0
RB Elijah Holyfield	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Brant Fields	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Townsend	7	338	48.3	40.1	56	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adrian Harper	3	152	50.7	43.0	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Cortez	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Montgomery	5/6	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Felts	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex McAllister	5	57	11.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bubba Aschbacher	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex McAllister	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Neil Bloom	8	1	33	33
S Tevin Felts	7	2	31	34
S Connor Brewer	6	6	35	41
OLB Cornell McDonald	6	1	20	22
OLB Montez Sweat	5	5	37	41
ILB Jesse Chandler	4	1	19	16
DE Lenny Catalano	4	0	29	33
DT Sammy Wilson	4	0	30	28
CB Perry Allen	3	2	38	40
DE Luke Wilford	3	0	19	21
DT Francisco O'Leary	2	3	22	22
ILB Bobby Woodson	2	3	20	26
DE Brayden Buford	2	1	26	35
DE Bradley Chubb	2	0	17	14
S Neil Loverne	2	0	5	8
CB Arturo D'Elisa	1	0	15	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Walter Diana	5	1	1.0	11	34
S Johnathan Campbell	4	0	0.0	11	41
DE Eli Cox	3	0	0.5	7	35
S Collin Ibarra	3	1	0.0	11	41
OLB Tre McGeoghan	3	1	0.0	6	13
OLB Brian Burns	3	0	0.0	11	34
OLB Kylie Fitts	2	1	0.0	4	36
S Abraham Fletcher	2	0	0.0	5	35
DT Josue Wong	1	2	1.5	2	20
DE J.C. Kaplan	1	0	0.0	10	25
DT Nicolas Hill	1	0	0.0	7	18
CB Chester Borders	1	0	0.0	6	28
ILB Trent Collins	1	0	0.0	7	6
CB Chester Prichard	1	0	0.0	6	13
CB Gerald Cassidy	1	0	0.0	0	7
S Conner Bailey	0	2	0.0	0	7
DE Hayden Miller	0	1	0.0	6	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brayden Buford	2	1	0	35
DE Lenny Catalano	2	1	0	33
CB Perry Allen	1	0	0	40
CB Dave Jeffries	1	0	0	8
DE Luke Wilford	0	1	1	21
DT Francisco O'Leary	0	1	0	22

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Josue Wong	1.5	1	0	20
ILB Walter Diana	1.0	0	0	34
DE Eli Cox	0.5	0	3	35
OLB Brian Burns	0.0	2	0	34
DT Nicolas Hill	0.0	1	0	18
CB Chester Borders	0.0	1	0	28
DT Arnold Olsson	0.0	1	0	6
DE J.C. Kaplan	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Connor Brewer	4	0	41
S Tevin Felts	4	0	34
CB Perry Allen	3	2	40
S Neil Bloom	3	0	33
OLB Cornell McDonald	3	0	22
ILB Bobby Woodson	2	1	26
OLB Montez Sweat	2	0	41
DE Brayden Buford	1	0	35
DT Francisco O'Leary	1	0	22
DE Luke Wilford	1	0	21
CB Arturo D'Elisa	1	0	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brian Burns	4	0	34
ILB Walter Diana	3	1	34
OLB Tre McGeoghan	3	0	13
OLB Kylie Fitts	2	2	36
S Collin Ibarra	2	1	41
S Johnathan Campbell	2	1	41
S Abraham Fletcher	2	0	35
CB Chester Borders	1	1	28
DE Eli Cox	1	0	35
CB Gerald Cassidy	1	0	7
CB Norbert Tierney	0	1	34
ILB Trent Collins	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Justin Poland	2	4	11	0	41
G Mitch Diaz	1	1	11	0	41
G Bucky Elliott	0	2	11	1	41
C Demetrius Gomez	0	2	11	1	41
T Billy Ventura	0	0	11	1	41

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Deion Roberts	7	7	2	38	41
C Kenneth Fulcher	4	9	0	38	41
T Kaleb McGary	4	6	0	38	41
G Ryan Baker	3	8	2	38	41
G Terry Coons	3	5	0	38	41
FB Shaun Tyler	0	1	0	9	6
TE Phillip Buchanan	0	1	0	36	40

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Jeffries	2	26
Neil Loverne	2	15
Brad Webb	1	14
Billy Ventura	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Givgore	1	21
Brett Berrino	1	17

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Perry Allen	---	---	38	40	6	84
OLB Montez Sweat	---	---	37	41	6	84
S Connor Brewer	---	---	35	41	6	82
S Tevin Felts	---	---	31	34	4	69
S Neil Bloom	---	---	33	33	1	67
DE Lenny Catalano	---	---	29	33	5	67
DE Brayden Buford	---	---	26	35	2	63
ILB Bobby Woodson	---	---	20	26	16	62
G Bucky Elliott	11	41	---	---	8	60
T Justin Poland	11	41	---	---	8	60
G Mitch Diaz	11	41	---	---	8	60
T Billy Ventura	11	41	---	---	8	60
DT Sammy Wilson	---	---	30	28	1	59
C Demetrius Gomez	11	41	---	---	---	52
QB Logan Williamson	11	39	---	---	---	50
DT Francisco O'Leary	---	---	22	22	5	49
OLB Cornell McDonald	---	---	20	22	6	48
TE Corbin Lavelli	11	35	---	---	---	46
DE Luke Wilford	---	---	19	21	5	45
CB Dave Jeffries	---	---	9	8	26	43
RB Eduardo Blanchard	6	17	---	---	19	42
WR Dale Rosa	9	33	---	---	---	42
WR Giovanni Stanton	8	34	---	---	---	42
DE Bradley Chubb	---	---	17	14	8	39
CB Arturo D'Elisa	---	---	15	18	6	39
WR Donovan Singhi	5	22	---	---	11	38
ILB Jesse Chandler	---	---	19	16	1	36
FB Todd de Marco	3	17	---	---	15	35
TE Jace Ostrowski	3	8	---	---	22	33
RB Bubba Aschbacher	4	21	---	---	8	33
S Neil Loverne	---	---	5	8	15	28
DT Carlos Carlson	---	---	9	11	4	24
WR Kenyon Walunas	2	6	---	---	15	23
OLB Luis Schwartz	---	---	1	0	21	22
S Brad Webb	---	---	3	0	14	17
WR Eric McDonald	2	11	---	---	---	13
FB Kent Vanderjagt	1	1	---	---	8	10
C Dominique Raymond	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Johnny Townsend	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Greg Cortez	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Mitchell Samuels	0	2	---	---	---	2
TE Thomas Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Eduardo Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Will Clapp	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ryan Powell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Donte Bennett	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ryan Baker	38	41	---	---	9	88
G Terry Coons	38	41	---	---	9	88
C Kenneth Fulcher	38	41	---	---	3	82
QB Sam Darnold	38	41	---	---	---	79
T Deion Roberts	38	41	---	---	---	79
T Kaleb McGary	38	41	---	---	---	79
TE Phillip Buchanan	36	40	---	---	---	76
WR Marlon Gonzalez	26	26	---	---	24	76
WR Maurice Mueller	32	36	---	---	---	68
WR Julian Chance	29	34	---	---	3	66
S Abraham Fletcher	---	---	5	35	19	59
S Collin Ibarra	---	---	11	41	1	53
S Johnathan Campbell	---	---	11	41	1	53
TE Ben Givgore	12	16	---	---	21	49
OLB Brian Burns	---	---	11	34	1	46
ILB Walter Diana	---	---	11	34	1	46
CB Norbert Tierney	---	---	9	34	1	44
DE Eli Cox	---	---	7	35	1	43
DE J.C. Kaplan	---	---	10	25	7	42
FB Shaun Tyler	9	6	---	---	27	42
OLB Kylie Fitts	---	---	4	36	1	41
OLB Tre McGeoghan	---	---	6	13	21	40
CB Chester Borders	---	---	6	28	1	35
RB Howard Cardoza	15	19	---	---	---	34
DE Hayden Miller	---	---	6	18	8	32
WR Brant Fields	8	7	---	---	11	26
TE Ernie Vandeginste	0	0	---	---	26	26
DT Nicolas Hill	---	---	7	18	---	25
RB Elijah Holyfield	13	11	---	---	---	24
DT Josue Wong	---	---	2	20	1	23
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	10	10	---	---	---	20
CB Chester Prichard	---	---	6	13	---	19
CB Andy Greer	---	---	0	0	18	18
G Brett Berrino	0	0	---	---	17	17
G Harrison Doctrow	0	0	---	---	17	17
K Tito Montgomery	0	0	---	---	14	14
ILB Trent Collins	---	---	7	6	---	13
CB Rex McAllister	---	---	0	0	10	10
DE Tommy McDonald	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Alejandro Fletcher	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Adrian Harper	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Blessuan Austin	---	---	1	0	7	8
DT Arnold Olsson	---	---	1	6	---	7
CB Gerald Cassidy	---	---	0	7	---	7
S Conner Bailey	---	---	0	7	---	7
QB Rico Beekman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	5	17	3.4
Right	4	17	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	23	119	5.2
Right	9	38	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Logan Williamson	36	21	4	2	1	7	5	4	0
Mitchell Samuels	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Darnold	41	25	2	1	2	3	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	87	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	43	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	83	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	100	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Corbin Lavelli	10	5	0	72	2	35
WR Dale Rosa	8	5	0	37	1	33
FB Todd de Marco	6	3	0	10	0	17
WR Donovan Singhi	5	4	1	69	1	22
WR Giovanni Stanton	4	2	0	2	0	34
WR Kenyon Walunas	2	1	0	4	0	6
WR Eric McDonald	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Eduardo Blanchard	1	1	0	7	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Phillip Buchanan	11	7	1	65	0	40
WR Maurice Mueller	10	7	0	87	2	36
WR Julian Chance	7	3	0	17	0	34
TE Ben Givgore	5	1	1	12	0	16
WR Marlon Gonzalez	5	5	0	37	0	26
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Elijah Holyfield	1	1	0	15	0	11
WR Brant Fields	1	1	0	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Howard Cardoza	4	15	3.75	4.50
RB Elijah Holyfield	3	11	3.67	4.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Logan Williamson	3	1	7	2.33	5.58

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Darnold	6	3	16	2.67	5.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Todd de Marco	2	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Dale Rosa	1	1	7	7.00	4.63

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julian Chance	2	1	7	3.50	2.43
TE Ben Givgore	1	0	0	0.00	2.40
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Phillip Buchanan	1	1	6	6.00	5.91
WR Marlon Gonzalez	1	1	3	3.00	7.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eduardo Blanchard	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Howard Cardoza	5	3
QB Sam Darnold	1	0
RB Elijah Holyfield	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Logan Williamson	11	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Darnold	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Corbin Lavelli	3	1	0
FB Todd de Marco	3	1	0
WR Kenyon Walunas	2	1	1
WR Donovan Singhi	1	1	1
WR Dale Rosa	1	1	1
WR Eric McDonald	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Phillip Buchanan	3	2	1
WR Julian Chance	2	0	0
TE Ben Givgore	1	0	0
WR Maurice Mueller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,000 (74,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (22,500)
End Zone 16,200 (16,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,300)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,000 (74,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (22,500)
End Zone	16,200 (16,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,300)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,600)