Week 1, 2005

played in New Orleans, LA

92 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	17	10	-	37
New Orleans Saints	3	9	0	0	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:30 NOS - David Akers 19 field goal
1Q: 02:11 ATL - Quentin Griffin 16 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 10:20 ATL - Derek Whaley 23 field goal
2Q: 07:14 NOS - David Akers 43 field goal
2Q: 01:41 NOS - David Akers 42 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - David Akers 51 field goal
3Q: 09:52 ATL - Derek Whaley 48 field goal
3Q: 09:21 ATL - Terrence Kiel 44 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 06:56 ATL - Chad Johnson 76 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Chad Johnson 20 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 02:19 ATL - Derek Whaley 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:30 NOS - David Akers 19 field goal
1Q: 02:11 ATL - Quentin Griffin 16 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 10:20 ATL - Derek Whaley 23 field goal
2Q: 07:14 NOS - David Akers 43 field goal
2Q: 01:41 NOS - David Akers 42 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - David Akers 51 field goal
3Q: 09:52 ATL - Derek Whaley 48 field goal
3Q: 09:21 ATL - Terrence Kiel 44 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 06:56 ATL - Chad Johnson 76 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Chad Johnson 20 pass from Drew Brees (Derek Whaley extra point)
4Q: 02:19 ATL - Derek Whaley 39 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 473 303
- Offensive Plays 60 70
- Yards per Play 7.88 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 163 46
- Rushing Attempts 34 11
- Yards per Rush 4.79 4.18
Net Passing Yards 310 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 17 - 1 55 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 317 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 11.92 4.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/66 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/44 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:58 29:02

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	473	303
- Offensive Plays	60	70
- Yards per Play	7.88	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	163	46
- Rushing Attempts	34	11
- Yards per Rush	4.79	4.18
Net Passing Yards	310	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 17 - 1	55 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	317	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	11.92	4.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/66	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/44	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:58	29:02

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
1	6:23	4:24	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	15:00	4:46	OWN 10	9	84	Field Goal
2	7:09	2:47	OWN 16	6	37	Punt
2	1:36	0:56	OWN 26	3	2	Interception
3	11:42	1:57	OWN 37	4	32	Field Goal
3	7:34	0:57	OWN 30	2	70	Touchdown
3	4:15	4:29	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
4	13:44	3:02	OWN 6	7	50	Punt
4	6:56	2:19	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
4	3:59	1:45	OPP 28	3	6	Field Goal
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 35	2	8	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	6:44	OWN 29	13	69	Field Goal
1	1:59	1:59	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	10:14	3:05	OWN 25	5	49	Field Goal
2	4:22	2:46	OWN 13	10	62	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:40	OPP 47	3	13	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 25	7	5	Punt
3	9:45	0:32	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
3	9:13	1:39	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
3	6:37	2:22	OWN 25	5	8	Punt
4	14:46	1:02	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	10:42	3:46	OWN 20	11	66	Downs
4	4:37	0:38	OWN 15	4	13	Downs
4	2:14	0:47	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt

Game MVP: Quentin Griffin, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	34	163	4.79	16	5	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Warrick Dunn	11	46	4.18	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	25	17	317	1/7	2	76	1	120.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	55	32	285	4/28	0	32	1	64.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Johnson	8	11	156	19.50	70	76	2
WR Amir Montgomery	5	6	67	13.40	29	32	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	42	21.00	39	31	0
WR Antonio Nicas	1	3	18	18.00	0	18	0
TE Chris Baker	1	1	34	34.00	0	34	0
TE Erron Kinney	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nate Washington	9	12	84	9.33	39	24
WR Joe Horn	7	12	72	10.29	17	32
TE Jim Hardy	6	11	60	10.00	17	18
RB Warrick Dunn	3	6	11	3.67	0	8
RB Olandis Gary	3	5	7	2.33	6	6
WR Vinny Sutherland	3	7	41	13.67	12	18
WR Todd Pinkston	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Tyler Mason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terrence Kiel	1	44	44.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dwight Smith	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	187	46.8	37.5	51	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Sander	6	314	52.3	47.5	70	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	4/4	3/3	1/1	51	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	29	9.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Brown	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	59	19.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jones	3	65	21.7	0
Fred Smoot	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ty Myers	7	1	0.5	11	46
S Shaunard Harts	6	2	0.0	7	43
S Matt Bowmen	6	1	0.0	9	52
S Terrence Kiel	4	2	0.0	4	41
OLB Mario Haggan	4	0	0.0	3	14
DT Trevor Pryce	3	0	2.0	11	56
S Tyrone Carter	3	1	0.0	7	35
OLB Zeke Moreno	3	1	0.0	8	21
CB Kevin Mathis	2	1	0.0	10	50
OLB Tom Blackwell	2	1	0.0	1	24
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0.0	10	31
CB Tom Knight	1	0	1.0	0	23
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	0.0	11	54
DT Chris Cooper	1	1	0.0	10	40
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0.0	7	27
DT Ryan Pickett	0	2	0.5	2	33
DE Lance Perea	0	2	0.0	10	43

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	9	1	0.0	33	26
S Paul Miranda	8	0	0.0	34	26
S Dwight Smith	6	2	0.0	33	24
S Antoine Winfield	3	4	0.0	34	26
DE Ronald Fields	3	4	0.0	30	12
OLB Ashermond Singleton	3	0	0.0	14	10
ILB Dhani Jones	3	0	0.0	15	8
CB Fred Smoot	3	0	0.0	21	17
DE Antonio Smith	2	1	1.0	27	21
DT Junior Ioane	2	1	0.0	19	8
DT Jim Flanagan	2	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Steve Foley	2	0	0.0	20	10
CB Kelly Herndon	1	0	0.0	34	26
DE Reggie Hayward	1	0	0.0	9	7
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	0.0	30	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trevor Pryce	2.0	2	1	1	56
CB Tom Knight	1.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Ty Myers	0.5	0	1	0	46
DT Ryan Pickett	0.5	0	0	0	33
DT Chris Cooper	0.0	1	2	0	40
DE Lance Perea	0.0	0	3	0	43
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	0	1	0	54
OLB Tom Blackwell	0.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Zeke Moreno	0.0	0	0	1	21

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Antonio Smith	1.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	0	1	1	16
CB Fred Smoot	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shaunard Harts	6	1	0	43
S Terrence Kiel	4	0	1	41
OLB Ty Myers	4	0	0	46
CB Kevin Mathis	3	1	0	50
S Matt Bowmen	3	1	0	52
S Tyrone Carter	3	1	0	35
OLB Mario Haggan	3	0	0	14
CB Charles Woodson	2	0	0	31
OLB Tom Blackwell	2	0	0	24
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	0	27
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0	21
CB Tom Knight	0	1	0	23
DE Derrick Burgess	0	1	0	54

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	5	0	1	24
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	1	0	26
CB Fred Smoot	3	1	0	17
S Paul Miranda	2	0	0	26
OLB Ashermond Singleton	1	0	0	10
CB Kelly Herndon	1	0	0	26
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	0	8
DE Antonio Smith	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cooper Carlisle	2	8	34	0	26
T Jeff Backus	2	8	34	0	26
T Chris Samuels	2	7	34	0	26
G Jason Anderson	2	5	34	0	26
C Travis Claridge	1	5	34	0	26
FB George Irwin	1	1	12	1	2

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bryan Anderson	1	4	0	11	2	59
T Jon Runyan	1	2	1	11	1	59
G Jason Peters	1	2	0	11	1	59
C Tyson Walter	1	2	0	11	0	59
G Ben Claxton	1	1	0	11	0	59

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Griffin	3	19
Marcus Robinson	1	25
Leland Wilke	1	25
Peter Warrick	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Smoot	2	25
Todd Pinkston	1	23
Gibril Wilson	1	16
Bryan Anderson	1	10
Winston Butler	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Kevin Mathis	---	---	10	50	22	82
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	11	46	25	82
RB Quentin Griffin	34	26	---	---	19	79
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	11	56	4	71
G Jason Anderson	34	26	---	---	7	67
G Cooper Carlisle	34	26	---	---	7	67
T Chris Samuels	34	26	---	---	7	67
T Jeff Backus	34	26	---	---	7	67
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	11	54	2	67
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	4	41	20	65
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	9	52	3	64
C Travis Claridge	34	26	---	---	---	60
WR Chad Johnson	34	26	---	---	---	60
DE Lance Perea	---	---	10	43	4	57
QB Drew Brees	29	26	---	---	---	55
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	7	35	12	54
WR Antonio Nicas	23	21	---	---	9	53
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	7	43	2	52
DT Chris Cooper	---	---	10	40	1	51
WR Amir Montgomery	25	25	---	---	---	50
CB Charles Woodson	---	---	10	31	6	47
TE Erron Kinney	20	23	---	---	---	43
FB George Irwin	12	2	---	---	25	39
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	2	33	3	38
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	7	27	3	37
CB Tom Knight	---	---	0	23	8	31
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	8	21	2	31
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	1	24	6	31
TE Leland Wilke	2	0	---	---	25	27
WR Marcus Robinson	0	1	---	---	25	26
DE Gavin Schneider	---	---	0	13	8	21
WR Peter Warrick	7	2	---	---	11	20
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	3	14	3	20
TE Chris Baker	13	4	---	---	---	17
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	0	2	10	12
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB J.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Adam Dunn	5	0	---	---	---	5
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Ray Lucas	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Quincy Monk	---	---	0	1	---	1
T L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darnell Alford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leander Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jon Runyan	11	59	---	---	10	80
T Bryan Anderson	11	59	---	---	10	80
G Ben Claxton	11	59	---	---	10	80
G Jason Peters	11	59	---	---	10	80
QB Matt Hasselbeck	11	59	---	---	---	70
C Tyson Walter	11	59	---	---	---	70
WR Joe Horn	10	58	---	---	---	68
CB Kelly Herndon	---	---	34	26	3	63
S Antoine Winfield	---	---	34	26	3	63
S Paul Miranda	---	---	34	26	3	63
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	21	17	25	63
TE Jim Hardy	10	52	---	---	1	63
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	33	26	3	62
S Dwight Smith	---	---	33	24	2	59
WR Nate Washington	9	50	---	---	---	59
WR Vinny Sutherland	4	40	---	---	13	57
RB Warrick Dunn	11	44	---	---	---	55
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	27	21	2	50
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	30	16	---	46
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	30	12	---	42
OLB Phil Glover	---	---	0	8	24	32
OLB Steve Foley	---	---	20	10	1	31
TE Tyler Mason	2	3	---	---	26	31
DT Jim Flanagan	---	---	16	13	---	29
TE Billy Bajema	7	9	---	---	13	29
WR Todd Pinkston	0	5	---	---	23	28
DT Junior Ioane	---	---	19	8	---	27
RB Greg Jones	0	0	---	---	26	26
OLB Ashermond Singleton	---	---	14	10	1	25
ILB Dhani Jones	---	---	15	8	1	24
S Buddy Love	---	---	2	2	16	20
DT William Carr	---	---	1	12	7	20
FB Joel Makovicka	2	18	---	---	---	20
RB Ronnie Brown	0	0	---	---	20	20
DE Reggie Hayward	---	---	9	7	1	17
RB Olandis Gary	0	16	---	---	---	16
S Gibril Wilson	---	---	0	0	16	16
DE Brian Simmons	---	---	1	6	7	14
OLB Albert Nagi	---	---	0	0	12	12
DE Dashawn Pierce	---	---	1	8	2	11
P B.J. Sander	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	10	10
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Scott Kooistra	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	19	101	5.3
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	25	17	6	1	0	2	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	55	32	3	1	3	6	9	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	46	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	61	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	128	32.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	17	98	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	98	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	60	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	11	8	156	3	26
WR Amir Montgomery	6	5	67	1	25
WR Antonio Nicas	3	1	18	0	21
TE Erron Kinney	2	0	0	0	23
RB Quentin Griffin	2	2	42	1	26
TE Chris Baker	1	1	34	1	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	12	7	0	72	2	58
WR Nate Washington	12	9	1	84	1	50
TE Jim Hardy	11	6	0	60	0	52
WR Vinny Sutherland	7	3	0	41	0	40
RB Warrick Dunn	6	3	0	11	0	44
RB Olandis Gary	5	3	1	7	0	16
WR Todd Pinkston	1	1	0	10	0	5
TE Tyler Mason	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	1	16	16.00	4.79

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Warrick Dunn	2	3	1.50	4.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	4	25	5.00	12.68

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	9	3	15	1.67	5.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	4	3	24	6.00	14.18
WR Amir Montgomery	1	1	1	1.00	11.17

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Warrick Dunn	3	1	0	0.00	1.83
TE Jim Hardy	2	1	12	6.00	5.45
WR Nate Washington	2	1	3	1.50	7.00
WR Joe Horn	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Olandis Gary	1	0	0	0.00	1.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quentin Griffin	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	14	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	3	2	2
WR Antonio Nicas	2	0	0
TE Erron Kinney	2	0	0
WR Amir Montgomery	2	2	1
TE Chris Baker	1	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Olandis Gary	4	2	1
WR Joe Horn	3	1	0
TE Jim Hardy	3	2	1
WR Nate Washington	3	2	1
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)