Week 1, 2002

played in Atlanta, GA

63 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	0	3	7	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 ATL - Rudi Johnson 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 05:23 ATL - Derek Whaley 38 field goal
3Q: 09:29 ATL - Charles Johnson 20 pass from Adam Dunn (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:43 NOS - Michele Akers 30 field goal
4Q: 00:13 NOS - Joe Horn 19 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Michele Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 ATL - Rudi Johnson 6 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 05:23 ATL - Derek Whaley 38 field goal
3Q: 09:29 ATL - Charles Johnson 20 pass from Adam Dunn (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:43 NOS - Michele Akers 30 field goal
4Q: 00:13 NOS - Joe Horn 19 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Michele Akers extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 345 310
- Offensive Plays 73 62
- Yards per Play 4.73 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 41 146
- Rushing Attempts 13 44
- Yards per Rush 3.15 3.32
Net Passing Yards 304 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 26 - 2 16 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 345 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/41 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.07 9.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 3/4 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/75 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 27:12 32:48

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	345	310
- Offensive Plays	73	62
- Yards per Play	4.73	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	41	146
- Rushing Attempts	13	44
- Yards per Rush	3.15	3.32
Net Passing Yards	304	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 26 - 2	16 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	345	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/41	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.07	9.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	3/4	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/75	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	27:12	32:48

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:00	OWN 29	7	40	Missed FG
1	6:59	3:06	OWN 26	6	29	Interception
1	2:05	4:02	OWN 3	8	49	Punt
2	5:18	2:41	OWN 20	7	15	Punt
3	13:11	1:10	OWN 20	3	11	Interception
3	9:16	1:49	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
3	4:35	1:58	OPP 40	5	27	Field Goal
4	14:13	0:29	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
4	11:55	1:04	OWN 43	3	-6	Punt
4	9:18	5:28	OWN 46	16	50	Downs
4	2:04	1:57	OPP 41	10	41	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	4:01	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
1	3:53	1:48	OWN 49	3	1	Punt
2	13:03	7:45	OWN 16	13	63	Field Goal
2	2:37	2:37	OWN 19	6	48	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	12:01	2:45	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
3	7:27	2:52	OWN 1	6	12	Punt
3	2:37	3:24	OWN 24	7	42	Downs
4	13:44	1:49	OWN 26	3	-6	Punt
4	10:51	1:33	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	3:50	1:46	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 49	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mike Barber, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LaMont Jordan	7	-1	-0.14	5	0
Abraham Marschalk	5	36	7.20	22	2
Matt Hassebeck	1	6	6.00	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rudi Johnson	21	93	4.43	16	2	1
Spencer George	20	41	2.05	7	0	0
Adam Dunn	3	12	4.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	54	26	345	6/41	1	34	2	59.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Adam Dunn	16	13	177	2/13	1	26	0	133.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Horn	8	17	101	12.63	20	34	1
TE John Davis	4	7	62	15.50	28	29	0
WR Laveranues Coles	4	11	74	18.50	25	29	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	7	36	18.00	21	33	0
WR Karl Williams	2	2	22	11.00	1	12	0
FB Graham Somerville	2	3	9	4.50	6	6	0
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Kevin Alexander	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	5	7	82	16.40	31	26	1
WR Chad Johnson	4	5	28	7.00	5	11	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	25	25.00	14	25	0
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	20	20.00	9	20	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	18	18.00	18	18	0
TE Chris Baker	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles Woodson	1	13	13.00	0
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Hassebeck	1	0	0
Ephraim Salaam	0	1	0
Bobby Taylor	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rudi Johnson	1	0	0
Mike Pritchard	0	1	0
Mike Barber	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	5	235	47.0	46.0	62	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	277	46.2	41.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/2	0/1	0/0	30	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/2	0/1	0/1	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	3	14	4.7	0
Jeff Graham	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	2	46	23.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Woodson	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Simmons	10	4	0.0	41	18
CB Bobby Taylor	6	0	0.0	22	12
S Buddy Love	5	1	0.0	42	17
ILB Dhani Jones	5	1	0.0	26	5
CB Scott McGarrahan	4	1	0.0	40	17
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	0	0.0	38	13
DE Lamar King	3	1	0.5	26	11
S Dwight Smith	3	2	0.0	39	15
DT Darrell Russell	3	1	0.0	19	11
DE Donte Rocco	2	1	1.0	23	5
OLB Steve Foley	2	1	0.5	25	9
DT Cedric Woodard	2	2	0.0	25	7
OLB Jamal Brooks	2	1	0.0	6	3
CB Kelly Herndon	2	1	0.0	42	17
ILB Ernest Dixon	1	1	0.0	15	7
ILB Sam Rogers	1	0	0.0	3	0
WR Karl Williams	1	0	---	---	---
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gary Ferguson	0	2	0.0	20	13
DE Noel Scarlett	0	2	0.0	19	7
S Keith Lyle	0	1	0.0	7	5
S Deke McQuay	0	1	0.0	4	5

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	5	0	0.5	10	40
S Matt Bowmen	5	1	0.0	13	58
CB Charles Woodson	5	0	0.0	13	59
ILB Zeke Moreno	5	0	0.0	13	57
CB Donnie Abraham	4	0	0.0	12	60
OLB Mike Barber	3	0	2.5	5	28
CB Kevin Mathis	3	1	0.0	9	44
DE Derrick Burgess	2	1	1.5	6	40
DT Trevor Pryce	2	1	1.0	7	50
S Shaunard Harts	2	1	0.0	11	56
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	2	0	0.0	8	35
ILB Shannon Taylor	2	0	0.0	3	17
S Willie Clay	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Orpheus Roye	1	0	0.0	11	50
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Lance Perea	0	3	0.5	8	26
S Tyrone Carter	0	1	0.0	3	19
DT Chris Cooper	0	1	0.0	7	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Donte Rocco	1.0	0	0	5
OLB Steve Foley	0.5	0	0	9
DE Lamar King	0.5	0	0	11
DT Darrell Russell	0.0	1	0	11
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.0	0	1	13

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mike Barber	2.5	1	2	2	28
DE Derrick Burgess	1.5	1	0	1	40
DT Trevor Pryce	1.0	0	1	2	50
OLB Ian Gold	0.5	1	1	1	40
DE Lance Perea	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Orpheus Roye	0.0	1	1	0	50
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	0.0	0	2	0	35
DT Chris Cooper	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
S Buddy Love	2	17
CB Scott McGarrahan	2	17
S Dwight Smith	2	15
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	3
S Keith Lyle	1	5
CB Bobby Taylor	1	12
DT Darrell Russell	1	11
CB Kelly Herndon	1	17
DT Cedric Woodard	1	7
ILB Dhani Jones	1	5

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	4	1	0	60
OLB Ian Gold	4	0	0	40
ILB Zeke Moreno	4	0	0	57
CB Charles Woodson	3	3	1	59
S Matt Bowmen	3	1	0	58
S Shaunard Harts	2	2	0	56
CB Kevin Mathis	2	1	0	44
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	1	35
S Willie Clay	1	0	0	4
ILB Shannon Taylor	1	0	0	17
ILB Tom Blackwell	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damion McIntosh	1	5	0	13	2	60
Jason Anderson	1	2	1	13	2	60
Travis Scott	1	2	0	13	2	60
Tyson Walter	1	1	0	13	0	60
Ephraim Salaam	0	2	0	13	0	60

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Claridge	3	9	44	0	18
Damian Vaughn	2	3	41	0	16
Marco Rivera	1	10	44	0	18
Marcus Spriggs	1	6	44	1	18
Chris Samuels	1	3	44	1	18
Cooper Carlisle	0	10	44	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
LaMont Jordan	1	20
John Davis	1	12

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Clay	3	13
Benjamin Gerhardt	2	13
Mike Barber	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Travis Scott	13	60	---	---	7	80
John Davis	13	51	---	---	12	76
Matt Hassebeck	13	60	---	---	---	73
Jason Anderson	13	60	---	---	---	73
Ephraim Salaam	13	60	---	---	---	73
Damion McIntosh	13	60	---	---	---	73
Tyson Walter	13	60	---	---	---	73
Joe Horn	13	50	---	---	5	68
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	40	17	8	65
LaMont Jordan	7	36	---	---	20	63
Buddy Love	---	---	42	17	2	61
Brian Simmons	---	---	41	18	2	61
Kelly Herndon	---	---	42	17	2	61
Laveranues Coles	12	46	---	---	---	58
Dwight Smith	---	---	39	15	2	56
Dexter Coakley	---	---	38	13	2	53
Graham Somerville	5	29	---	---	11	45
Bobby Taylor	---	---	22	12	9	43
Lamar King	---	---	26	11	5	42
Gary Ferguson	---	---	20	13	8	41
Steve Foley	---	---	25	9	2	36
Dhani Jones	---	---	26	5	4	35
Ernest Dixon	---	---	15	7	12	34
Karl Williams	3	31	---	---	---	34
Abraham Marschalk	6	24	---	---	3	33
Cedric Woodard	---	---	25	7	1	33
Bradford Banta	6	18	---	---	8	32
Darrell Russell	---	---	19	11	1	31
Noel Scarlett	---	---	19	7	3	29
Donte Rocco	---	---	23	5	---	28
Jamal Brooks	---	---	6	3	17	26
Jeff Graham	0	10	---	---	13	23
Vinny Sutherland	0	4	---	---	17	21
Keith Lyle	---	---	7	5	8	20
Deke McQuay	---	---	4	5	2	11
Sam Rogers	---	---	3	0	7	10
Kevin Alexander	0	1	---	---	9	10
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ike Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Wong	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ruben Torres	---	---	2	1	---	3
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	2	2
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Mathis	---	---	9	44	24	77
Charles Woodson	---	---	13	59	5	77
Donnie Abraham	---	---	12	60	2	74
Matt Bowmen	---	---	13	58	2	73
Zeke Moreno	---	---	13	57	2	72
Damian Vaughn	41	16	---	---	13	70
Cooper Carlisle	44	18	---	---	8	70
Shaunard Harts	---	---	11	56	2	69
Orpheus Roye	---	---	11	50	3	64
Marco Rivera	44	18	---	---	---	62
Marcus Spriggs	44	18	---	---	---	62
Adam Dunn	44	18	---	---	---	62
Travis Claridge	44	18	---	---	---	62
Chris Samuels	44	18	---	---	---	62
Ian Gold	---	---	10	40	11	61
Trevor Pryce	---	---	7	50	3	60
Chad Johnson	39	18	---	---	---	57
Charles Johnson	38	17	---	---	---	55
Spencer George	22	11	---	---	19	52
Derrick Burgess	---	---	6	40	2	48
Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	8	35	1	44
Mike Barber	---	---	5	28	8	41
Lance Perea	---	---	8	26	6	40
Rudi Johnson	31	9	---	---	---	40
Mike Pritchard	24	10	---	---	1	35
Tyrone Carter	---	---	3	19	5	27
George Irwin	8	2	---	---	15	25
Shannon Taylor	---	---	3	17	5	25
Chris Cooper	---	---	7	10	2	19
Willie Clay	---	---	1	4	13	18
Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	1	1	13	15
Sedrick Shaw	11	2	---	---	1	14
Craig Yeast	1	1	---	---	12	14
Chris Baker	5	2	---	---	6	13
Marcus Robinson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Todd McClure	0	0	---	---	8	8
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Casey Webster	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Blackwell	---	---	1	2	3	6
Jerry Drake	---	---	1	4	---	5
Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donald Hayes	0	2	---	---	---	2
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-9	-3.0
Middle	9	45	5.0
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	26	2.6
Middle	25	89	3.6
Right	8	32	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	54	26	5	1	4	8	8	6	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Adam Dunn	16	13	4	1	1	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	122	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	29	12	170	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	50	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	29	14.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	83	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	45	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	17	8	0	101	1	50
WR Laveranues Coles	11	4	1	74	2	46
WR Jeff Graham	7	2	1	36	1	10
TE John Davis	7	4	1	62	1	51
FB Graham Somerville	3	2	1	9	0	29
WR Karl Williams	2	2	0	22	0	31
RB LaMont Jordan	2	1	0	11	0	36
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	0	16	0	18
WR Kevin Alexander	1	1	0	9	0	1
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	0	5	0	24
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	7	5	1	82	2	17
WR Chad Johnson	5	4	0	28	0	18
RB Spencer George	1	1	0	25	1	11
WR Donald Hayes	1	1	0	20	1	2
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0	18	0	9
TE Chris Baker	1	1	0	4	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	3	7	2.33	2.05
Rudi Johnson	2	10	5.00	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	12	5	46	3.83	6.39

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Adam Dunn	1	1	20	20.00	11.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Horn	3	1	19	6.33	5.94
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	3	1.50	5.14
TE John Davis	2	0	0	0.00	8.86
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	16	16.00	16.00
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
FB Graham Somerville	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	20	20.00	11.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	1	1
Abraham Marschalk	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rudi Johnson	3	2
Spencer George	1	0
Adam Dunn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	12	4	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Adam Dunn	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	4	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	4	2	2
TE John Davis	2	1	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	4	3	2
WR Chad Johnson	2	1	1
RB Spencer George	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,900 (17,100)
End Zone 9,500 (12,400)
Mezzanine 5,700 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (10,900)
Club Seats 12,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,900 (17,100)
End Zone	9,500 (12,400)
Mezzanine	5,700 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (10,900)
Club Seats	12,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)