Week 1, 1999

played in New Orleans, LA

81 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	14	-	14
New Orleans Saints	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:03 NOS - Antowain Smith 9 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 01:37 NOS - Eli Reid 3 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 36 field goal
4Q: 14:56 ATL - Jerome Pathon 86 punt return (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 10:13 ATL - Tom Waddle 8 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:03 NOS - Antowain Smith 9 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 01:37 NOS - Eli Reid 3 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 36 field goal
4Q: 14:56 ATL - Jerome Pathon 86 punt return (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 10:13 ATL - Tom Waddle 8 pass from Ramon Shonta (Neil Rackers extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 234 358
- Offensive Plays 60 73
- Yards per Play 3.90 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 52 92
- Rushing Attempts 17 39
- Yards per Rush 3.06 2.36
Net Passing Yards 182 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 2 34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 194 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.23 7.82
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 6/157 2/34
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:27 33:33

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	234	358
- Offensive Plays	60	73
- Yards per Play	3.90	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	52	92
- Rushing Attempts	17	39
- Yards per Rush	3.06	2.36
Net Passing Yards	182	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 2	34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	194	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.23	7.82
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	6/157	2/34
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:27	33:33

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	1:33	OWN 37	5	17	Punt
1	3:57	1:50	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
2	14:09	1:26	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	10:32	0:58	OWN 28	4	24	Interception
2	7:26	1:52	OWN 48	3	-5	Punt
2	1:27	1:01	OWN 10	3	27	Interception
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	12:26	2:24	OWN 23	5	17	Punt
3	9:10	3:41	OWN 40	8	30	Missed FG
3	4:23	2:14	OWN 24	4	20	Punt
4	11:57	1:50	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
4	9:12	0:27	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
4	7:30	4:15	OWN 32	9	28	Missed FG
4	1:05	0:36	OWN 20	3	-6	Fumble

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 46	6	17	Downs
1	9:25	5:28	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	2:07	2:58	OWN 20	5	33	Punt
2	12:43	2:11	OWN 37	5	32	Interception
2	9:34	2:08	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
2	5:34	4:07	OWN 4	10	96	Touchdown
2	0:26	0:26	OPP 34	1	15	Field Goal
3	13:12	0:46	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
3	10:02	0:52	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	5:29	1:06	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
3	2:09	2:22	OWN 6	6	36	Punt
4	14:47	2:50	OWN 24	4	20	Punt
4	10:07	0:55	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
4	8:45	1:15	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	3:15	2:10	OWN 47	6	16	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 14	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	11	24	2.18	12	1
Olandis Gary	4	11	2.75	9	0
Ramon Shonta	1	4	4.00	4	0
Duante Culpepper	1	13	13.00	13	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Antowain Smith	20	51	2.55	13	2	1
Richard Huntley	15	35	2.33	12	1	0
Matt Hassebeck	3	6	2.00	7	0	0
Jeff Graham	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	30	20	155	1/5	1	32	0	90.2
Duante Culpepper	11	4	39	1/7	0	25	2	7.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	34	23	266	0/0	1	38	1	88.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hart Lee Dykes	6	8	42	7.00	0	13	0
WR Jerome Pathon	5	9	40	8.00	18	13	0
RB Tiki Barber	4	4	31	7.75	21	25	0
WR Tom Waddle	3	5	43	14.33	0	32	1
RB Olandis Gary	3	3	8	2.67	0	6	0
TE Tomur Barnes	2	9	19	9.50	3	16	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	6	8	136	22.67	97	38	0
WR Eli Reid	6	9	27	4.50	0	14	1
RB Richard Huntley	4	4	65	16.25	46	31	0
RB Antowain Smith	3	4	11	3.67	2	8	0
WR Sebastian Fannin	2	3	2	1.00	0	6	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Graham Somerville	1	2	20	20.00	21	20	0
TE James Jenkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Alvis Whitted	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB J.J. Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Woodson	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Monty Montgomery	1	6	6.00	0
CB Kelly Herndon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Ramon Shonta	1	0
Charles Woodson	1	0
Olandis Gary	1	0
Courtney Hall	0	1
Ryan Thelwell	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Robert Harris	1	0
Jessie Armstead	0	1
Deke McQuay	0	1
Marcus Pollard	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	8	415	51.9	37.6	60	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	10	453	45.3	29.8	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Pathon	5	148	29.6	1
Eddie Watson	1	9	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Reid	2	34	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	26	26.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Herndon	1	27	27.0	0
Antoine Winfield	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jason Perry	9	2	0.0	39	23
ILB Yev Kassem	7	3	0.0	39	34
OLB Jeff Posey	7	1	0.0	33	16
S Jerome Woods	6	1	0.0	39	33
DT Cortez Kennedy	5	4	0.0	32	30
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	5	1	0.0	28	30
CB Michael Booker	4	2	0.0	39	32
DE Michael Strahan	4	1	0.0	36	31
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	2	0.0	16	11
DT Spencer Curley	2	2	0.0	28	17
CB Eric Warfield	2	0	0.0	0	11
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0.0	39	34
DT Chuck Johnson	1	1	0.0	7	4
DE Orpheus Roye	1	1	0.0	36	31
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	0.0	17	13
TE Tomur Barnes	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jerome Pathon	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	7	0	0.0	17	43
S Deke McQuay	6	2	0.0	17	43
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	5	1	1.0	17	43
S Donovin Darius	4	1	0.0	17	43
CB Kelly Herndon	4	0	0.0	17	43
DE Robert Harris	3	0	1.0	17	38
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	3	0.0	13	36
CB Monty Montgomery	2	2	0.0	12	35
DT Darrell Russell	2	1	0.0	14	31
DE Noel Scarlett	2	1	0.0	3	13
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	0.0	2	10
DT Walt Murphy	1	0	0.0	10	32
WR Eli Reid	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	1	30
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	13
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	31

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	1.0	3	3	38
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1.0	1	0	43
DE Gabe Wilkins	0.0	1	0	30
DT Darrell Russell	0.0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jason Perry	4	0	0	23
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	1	0	30
ILB Hardy Nickerson	3	0	0	11
ILB Yev Kassem	3	0	0	34
OLB Jeff Posey	3	0	0	16
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	1	34
CB Eric Warfield	2	0	0	11
S Jerome Woods	1	1	0	33
CB Michael Booker	1	1	0	32
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	0	31

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	7	1	0	43
CB Kelly Herndon	4	1	1	43
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	3	1	0	43
S Deke McQuay	3	0	0	43
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	0	10
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	0	0	36
CB Monty Montgomery	1	1	1	35
DT Darrell Russell	1	0	0	31
DE Noel Scarlett	1	0	0	13
S Donovin Darius	0	2	0	43

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Shughart	2	7	17	1	43
Joe Panos	0	4	17	1	43
Doug Brzezinski	0	2	17	0	43
Courtney Hall	0	1	17	0	43
Barry Sims	0	1	17	0	43

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harris Barton	2	10	39	34
Ike Davis	2	9	39	34
Rod Shoate	1	5	39	34
Zack Freeman	0	7	39	34
Larry Heck	0	4	39	34
Bradford Banta	0	1	29	16

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Watson	1	26
Henry Anderko	1	14
Tom Waddle	1	11
Derrick Fenner	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Pollard	3	17
Gerald Dixon	1	15
Graham Somerville	1	14
Ike Davis	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Perry	---	---	39	23	21	83
Michael Strahan	---	---	36	31	11	78
Charles Woodson	---	---	39	34	4	77
Michael Booker	---	---	39	32	4	75
Yev Kassem	---	---	39	34	1	74
Jerome Woods	---	---	39	33	1	73
Doug Brzezinski	17	43	---	---	10	70
Orpheus Roye	---	---	36	31	1	68
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	32	30	1	63
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	16	11	35	62
Courtney Hall	17	43	---	---	---	60
Randy Shughart	17	43	---	---	---	60
Joe Panos	17	43	---	---	---	60
Barry Sims	17	43	---	---	---	60
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	28	30	1	59
Tomur Barnes	14	32	---	---	11	57
Jerome Pathon	14	33	---	---	9	56
Hart Lee Dykes	13	34	---	---	5	52
Jeff Posey	---	---	33	16	---	49
Derrick Fenner	12	26	---	---	10	48
Spencer Curley	---	---	28	17	1	46
Tiki Barber	12	33	---	---	---	45
Ryan Thelwell	6	21	---	---	16	43
Ramon Shonta	8	31	---	---	---	39
Eddie Watson	3	6	---	---	26	35
Raylee Johnson	---	---	17	13	---	30
Tom Waddle	5	11	---	---	11	27
Olandis Gary	5	12	---	---	10	27
Oliver Augustynowicz	---	---	0	11	13	24
Henry Anderko	1	7	---	---	14	22
Duante Culpepper	9	12	---	---	---	21
Chuck Johnson	---	---	7	4	9	20
Garth Algar	---	---	0	13	6	19
Eric Warfield	---	---	0	11	6	17
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	10	10
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rod Payne	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Rehberg	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	10	10
Patrise Alexander	---	---	1	0	5	6
Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonathan Quinn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stanley Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ike Davis	39	34	---	---	11	84
Harris Barton	39	34	---	---	---	73
Larry Heck	39	34	---	---	---	73
Zack Freeman	39	34	---	---	---	73
Rod Shoate	39	34	---	---	---	73
Matt Hassebeck	39	34	---	---	---	73
Eli Reid	24	28	---	---	13	65
Antoine Winfield	---	---	17	43	5	65
Bradford Banta	29	16	---	---	19	64
Kelly Herndon	---	---	17	43	4	64
Jeff Graham	34	29	---	---	---	63
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	17	43	2	62
Deke McQuay	---	---	17	43	2	62
Donovin Darius	---	---	17	43	2	62
Robert Harris	---	---	17	38	5	60
Monty Montgomery	---	---	12	35	7	54
Jessie Armstead	---	---	13	36	2	51
Sebastian Fannin	20	19	---	---	10	49
Graham Somerville	21	14	---	---	14	49
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	14	30	4	48
Darrell Russell	---	---	14	31	2	47
Walt Murphy	---	---	10	32	2	44
Marcus Pollard	16	7	---	---	17	40
Richard Huntley	16	23	---	---	1	40
Steve Morrison	---	---	4	7	23	34
Antowain Smith	23	11	---	---	---	34
J.J. Johnson	0	2	---	---	26	28
William Carr	---	---	8	18	---	26
Noel Scarlett	---	---	3	13	9	25
Alvis Whitted	9	6	---	---	8	23
James Jenkins	3	15	---	---	3	21
Bobby Taylor	---	---	1	1	19	21
Gerald Dixon	---	---	0	0	15	15
Bubba McDowell	---	---	2	10	2	14
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dexter Coakley	---	---	4	7	---	11
Jason Whittle	0	0	---	---	11	11
Joe Wong	0	0	---	---	11	11
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eric Barton	---	---	0	0	8	8
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brian Simmons	---	---	0	0	3	3
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	7	1.0
Middle	4	16	4.0
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	34	2.6
Middle	21	53	2.5
Right	4	6	1.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	30	20	1	0	0	4	5	0	0
Duante Culpepper	11	4	1	0	2	2	1	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	34	23	5	2	1	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	40	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	66	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	56	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	78	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	159	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	29	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tomur Barnes	9	2	1	19	0	32
WR Jerome Pathon	9	5	0	40	0	33
WR Hart Lee Dykes	8	6	0	42	0	34
WR Tom Waddle	5	3	1	43	1	11
RB Tiki Barber	4	4	0	31	1	33
RB Olandis Gary	3	3	0	8	0	12
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	11	0	26
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	0	0	0	0	21

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eli Reid	9	6	0	27	0	28
WR Jeff Graham	8	6	0	136	3	29
RB Richard Huntley	4	4	0	65	1	23
RB Antowain Smith	4	3	0	11	0	11
WR Sebastian Fannin	3	2	0	2	0	19
FB Graham Somerville	2	1	1	20	1	14
TE James Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	0	5	0	7
WR Alvis Whitted	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	1	9	9.00	2.55
Matt Hassebeck	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	1	1	8	8.00	5.17

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	2	2	17	8.50	7.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tom Waddle	1	1	8	8.00	8.60

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eli Reid	2	2	17	8.50	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tiki Barber	2	0
Ramon Shonta	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	3	1
Antowain Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	9	6	3
Duante Culpepper	1	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	14	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerome Pathon	4	2	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	3	2
WR Tom Waddle	1	0	0
RB Tiki Barber	1	1	0
RB Olandis Gary	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Richard Huntley	4	4	4
WR Jeff Graham	3	2	1
WR Eli Reid	3	1	0
TE James Jenkins	1	0	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	1
WR Alvis Whitted	1	0	0
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)