Week 1, 2008

played in Atlanta, GA

90 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	7	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 ATL - Quentin Griffin 10 run (Elijah Levine extra point)
1Q: 00:57 NOS - Thomas Anderson 16 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 11:11 ATL - Elijah Levine 46 field goal
4Q: 07:46 ATL - Elijah Levine 42 field goal
4Q: 03:29 NOS - Ledley King 7 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 00:02 ATL - Elijah Levine 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 ATL - Quentin Griffin 10 run (Elijah Levine extra point)
1Q: 00:57 NOS - Thomas Anderson 16 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 11:11 ATL - Elijah Levine 46 field goal
4Q: 07:46 ATL - Elijah Levine 42 field goal
4Q: 03:29 NOS - Ledley King 7 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 00:02 ATL - Elijah Levine 36 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 13
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 217 294
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 3.39 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 89 108
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards per Rush 3.56 3.86
Net Passing Yards 128 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 151 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 3.28 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/35 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/42 9/91
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 39
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	13
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	217	294
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	3.39	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	89	108
- Rushing Attempts	25	28
- Yards per Rush	3.56	3.86
Net Passing Yards	128	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	151	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	3.28	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/35	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/42	9/91
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 39
Time of Possession	28:27	31:33

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
1	10:01	1:28	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	6:55	6:08	OWN 37	12	63	Touchdown
2	11:03	1:36	OWN 29	3	-11	Punt
2	7:03	3:25	OWN 32	5	20	Punt
2	1:55	1:41	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	12:49	1:44	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
3	9:56	2:22	OWN 4	5	9	Punt
3	5:11	0:31	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
3	3:00	0:57	OWN 31	4	-7	Punt
3	0:21	2:26	OWN 35	7	19	Fumble
4	11:13	1:35	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
4	7:41	1:15	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
4	4:38	1:15	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
4	1:53	0:39	OWN 7	3	1	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	2:34	OWN 41	6	10	Punt
1	10:40	0:39	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
1	8:33	1:38	OWN 27	4	12	Punt
1	0:47	4:44	OWN 28	7	43	Field Goal
2	9:27	2:24	OWN 43	5	25	Downs
2	3:38	1:43	OWN 20	5	41	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 37	2	3	Half
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
3	11:05	1:09	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
3	7:34	2:23	OWN 39	5	36	Interception
3	4:40	1:40	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
3	2:03	1:42	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	12:55	1:42	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
4	9:38	1:57	OPP 28	3	3	Field Goal
4	6:26	1:48	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
4	3:23	1:30	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 47	3	34	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ben Grubbs, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	9	18	2.00	17	1
RB Quinton Ganther	8	52	6.50	31	1
QB Matt Hasselbeck	6	18	3.00	9	0
RB Lee Suggs	1	1	1.00	1	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	17	52	3.06	10	2	1
RB Rusty Hatcher	4	5	1.25	3	0	0
QB Drew Brees	3	32	10.67	24	1	0
FB Marc Wicher	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
WR Artie Brock	2	13	6.50	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	36	21	151	3/23	2	20	0	86.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	35	24	207	3/21	0	35	1	72.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ledley King	4	4	41	10.25	4	13	1
RB Quinton Ganther	4	6	20	5.00	8	14	0
TE Daniel Graham	3	3	15	5.00	9	14	0
WR Nate Washington	3	8	28	9.33	13	20	0
WR Thomas Anderson	2	6	24	12.00	2	16	1
FB Michael Robinson	2	4	10	5.00	7	5	0
WR David Clowney	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Keenan Burton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Johnson	7	10	93	13.29	28	28
TE Dante Rosario	4	7	13	3.25	0	14
WR Tai Streets	3	3	12	4.00	7	5
RB Quentin Griffin	3	4	6	2.00	0	6
WR David Anderson	3	3	47	15.67	21	35
WR Artie Brock	2	5	22	11.00	2	16
WR Ronald Curry	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Larry Atkins	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	0	0	0
CB Fred Smoot	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Recov	Force
CB Jason Craft	1	0
G Ben Grubbs	1	0
CB Michael Griffin	0	1
DE Athyba Rubin	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	12	527	43.9	34.7	58	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daniel Sepulveda	10	415	41.5	35.3	66	6

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Elijah Levine	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Smoot	4	42	10.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Anderson	9	91	10.1	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	2	52	26.0	0
Marcus McCauley	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachery Bowman	1	16	16.0	0
Craig Steltz	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	10	4	0.0	25	26
CB Quentin Jammer	8	0	0.0	28	38
OLB James Anderson	6	1	1.0	14	17
CB Dwight Lowery	6	0	0.0	28	38
DE Kindal Moorehead	4	1	0.0	23	32
DT Anthony Mebane	3	0	1.0	26	29
ILB Larry Atkins	3	4	0.0	26	32
S Fred Bennett	3	0	0.0	12	15
CB Marcus McCauley	3	0	0.0	2	10
DE Leroy Conway	2	0	1.0	28	38
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	2	0.0	24	30
DE Ronald Fields	2	1	0.0	20	19
S Dwight Smith	1	2	0.0	24	32
DE Mark Anderson	1	1	0.0	12	22
ILB Angelo Crowell	0	1	0.0	1	6
S Jerald Ballard	0	1	0.0	4	6

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	9	2	0.0	21	39
S Zachery Bowman	7	0	0.0	14	29
DE Derrick Burgess	4	2	0.5	18	29
CB Drew Coleman	4	0	0.0	21	37
OLB Zeke Moreno	3	0	0.0	18	39
DE Athyba Rubin	3	0	0.0	22	27
DT Will Smith	2	0	1.5	8	22
ILB Reggie Hausermann	2	2	0.0	13	14
CB Michael Griffin	2	2	0.0	22	39
DE John McCargo	2	1	0.0	17	30
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	1.0	14	11
CB Craig Steltz	1	1	0.0	10	14
S Damien Richardson	1	0	0.0	14	24
CB Jason Craft	1	0	0.0	13	14
DT Brian Young	1	0	0.0	13	17
ILB Paris Lenon	1	0	0.0	4	0
S Matt Bowmen	1	0	0.0	4	1
WR Artie Brock	1	0	---	---	---
CB David Jones	1	0	0.0	10	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leroy Conway	1.0	2	4	38
DT Anthony Mebane	1.0	0	1	29
OLB James Anderson	1.0	0	0	17
DE Mark Anderson	0.0	3	0	22
DE Kindal Moorehead	0.0	2	3	32

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Will Smith	1.5	1	0	0	22
DE Cullen Jenkins	1.0	0	0	1	11
DE Derrick Burgess	0.5	0	2	0	29
DT Brian Young	0.0	0	2	0	17
DE John McCargo	0.0	0	0	2	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Quentin Jammer	5	0	0	38
CB Marcus McCauley	3	1	0	10
ILB Larry Atkins	3	0	1	32
OLB Jon Beason	3	0	0	26
S Fred Bennett	3	0	0	15
CB Dwight Lowery	3	0	0	38
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	1	0	30
S Dwight Smith	1	0	0	32
OLB James Anderson	1	0	0	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	5	0	39
S Zachery Bowman	5	0	29
CB Drew Coleman	3	0	37
CB Jason Craft	2	1	14
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	1	39
CB Michael Griffin	1	2	39
DE John McCargo	1	1	30
ILB Reggie Hausermann	1	0	14
CB David Jones	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Logan Mankins	2	8	25	0	39
T Bryan Anderson	1	4	25	3	39
T Levi Brown	1	4	25	0	39
TE Daniel Graham	1	1	21	0	35
G Ben Claxton	0	6	25	0	39
T Matt Hill	0	2	25	0	39

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ben Grubbs	5	11	28	0	38
C Travis Claridge	2	5	28	1	38
G Leander Jordan	1	6	28	0	38
T George Foster	1	4	28	1	38
T Chris Samuels	0	0	28	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Coakley	3	29
Lee Suggs	3	19
Ledley King	1	29
Fred Smoot	1	17
Jerald Ballard	1	17
Quinton Ganther	1	15
Matt Hill	1	12

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
David Anderson	4	26
Michael Griffin	2	14
Tai Streets	1	22

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Matt Hill	25	39	---	---	12	76
G Ben Claxton	25	39	---	---	12	76
C Logan Mankins	25	39	---	---	12	76
T Levi Brown	25	39	---	---	12	76
CB Quentin Jammer	---	---	28	38	3	69
DE Leroy Conway	---	---	28	38	3	69
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	28	38	3	69
QB Matt Hasselbeck	25	39	---	---	---	64
T Bryan Anderson	25	39	---	---	---	64
WR Thomas Anderson	18	28	---	---	17	63
ILB Larry Atkins	---	---	26	32	4	62
S Dwight Smith	---	---	24	32	3	59
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	23	32	3	58
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	24	30	3	57
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	26	29	2	57
TE Daniel Graham	21	35	---	---	---	56
WR Nate Washington	20	34	---	---	---	54
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	25	26	2	53
TE Ledley King	10	11	---	---	29	50
RB Quinton Ganther	8	26	---	---	15	49
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	12	22	11	45
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	20	19	2	41
FB Michael Robinson	6	14	---	---	17	37
OLB James Anderson	---	---	14	17	2	33
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	2	0	29	31
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	4	11	15	30
S Fred Bennett	---	---	12	15	1	28
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	4	6	17	27
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	2	10	14	26
RB Lee Suggs	2	4	---	---	19	25
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	2	5	17	24
TE Billy Bajema	5	4	---	---	15	24
WR Keenan Burton	9	9	---	---	6	24
WR David Clowney	7	15	---	---	---	22
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	13	8	---	---	---	21
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	1	6	13	20
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	---	---	3	12	1	16
WR Demetrius Williams	6	7	---	---	1	14
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	0	0	10	10
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Johnnie Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jimmie Ballinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jason Peters	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Leander Jordan	28	38	---	---	13	79
T Chris Samuels	28	38	---	---	13	79
T George Foster	28	38	---	---	13	79
G Ben Grubbs	28	38	---	---	13	79
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	22	39	14	75
C Travis Claridge	28	38	---	---	---	66
QB Drew Brees	28	38	---	---	---	66
WR Chad Johnson	27	38	---	---	---	65
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	21	39	---	60
TE Dante Rosario	24	36	---	---	---	60
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	21	37	---	58
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	18	39	---	57
WR David Anderson	12	18	---	---	26	56
RB Quentin Griffin	22	31	---	---	---	53
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	22	27	---	49
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	18	29	---	47
DE John McCargo	---	---	17	30	---	47
CB Jason Craft	---	---	13	14	19	46
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	14	29	3	46
S Damien Richardson	---	---	14	24	4	42
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	10	14	18	42
WR Tai Streets	5	10	---	---	22	37
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	14	11	12	37
FB Marc Wicher	3	2	---	---	32	37
TE Bryant Conway	2	3	---	---	32	37
WR Artie Brock	14	23	---	---	---	37
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	3	0	29	32
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	7	12	12	31
DT Brian Young	---	---	13	17	---	30
DT Will Smith	---	---	8	22	---	30
WR Ronald Curry	10	12	---	---	7	29
S Rich Greer	---	---	8	8	12	28
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	13	14	---	27
TE Dominique Byrd	14	12	---	---	---	26
CB David Jones	---	---	10	15	---	25
RB Rusty Hatcher	7	5	---	---	10	22
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	4	0	15	19
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	13	13
DT Erik Walden	---	---	1	8	---	9
K Elijah Levine	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	4	1	---	5
G Cooper Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-2	-1.0
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	10	40	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	17	60	3.5
Right	8	25	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	36	21	1	1	4	5	4	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	35	24	2	0	1	2	7	8	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	14	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	94	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	43	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	9	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	25	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	12	173	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	8	3	1	28	1	34
WR Thomas Anderson	6	2	1	24	0	28
RB Quinton Ganther	6	4	1	20	0	26
TE Ledley King	4	4	0	41	0	11
FB Michael Robinson	4	2	1	10	0	14
TE Daniel Graham	3	3	0	15	0	35
WR David Clowney	2	1	0	1	0	15
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	1	0	9	0	8
WR Keenan Burton	1	1	0	3	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	10	7	0	93	1	38
TE Dante Rosario	7	4	0	13	0	36
WR Artie Brock	5	2	0	22	0	23
RB Quentin Griffin	4	3	1	6	0	31
WR Tai Streets	3	3	0	12	0	10
WR David Anderson	3	3	0	47	1	18
WR Ronald Curry	2	1	0	11	0	12
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	0	3	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	2	2.00	3.00
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	1.00	2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	3	19	6.33	3.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	2	2	23	11.50	4.19

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	1	-4	-4.00	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Thomas Anderson	1	1	16	16.00	4.00
TE Ledley King	1	1	7	7.00	10.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1	-4	-4.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quinton Ganther	2	1
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	1	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	11	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	7	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Thomas Anderson	5	1	1
RB Quinton Ganther	3	2	0
TE Ledley King	1	1	1
WR Nate Washington	1	0	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
TE Dante Rosario	4	2
WR Chad Johnson	3	1
RB Quentin Griffin	1	1
TE Bryant Conway	1	1
WR Artie Brock	1	1
WR David Anderson	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 97,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,500 (25,300)
End Zone 16,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	97,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,500 (25,300)
End Zone	16,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)