Week 1, 2020

played in Atlanta, GA

75 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	7	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	3	10	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:38 NOS - Efrain Griffith 70 pass from Bryan Shea (Randy Bullock extra point)
1Q: 09:18 ATL - Justics Riley 41 field goal
2Q: 12:32 ATL - Justics Riley 27 field goal
2Q: 07:42 NOS - Randy Bullock 27 field goal
2Q: 03:21 ATL - Ryan Switzer 16 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
3Q: 08:59 NOS - Edwin Madison 8 pass from Bryan Shea (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Cordarrelle Patterson 7 pass from Bryan Shea (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 11:25 ATL - Eric Ebron 77 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:38 NOS - Efrain Griffith 70 pass from Bryan Shea (Randy Bullock extra point)
1Q: 09:18 ATL - Justics Riley 41 field goal
2Q: 12:32 ATL - Justics Riley 27 field goal
2Q: 07:42 NOS - Randy Bullock 27 field goal
2Q: 03:21 ATL - Ryan Switzer 16 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
3Q: 08:59 NOS - Edwin Madison 8 pass from Bryan Shea (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Cordarrelle Patterson 7 pass from Bryan Shea (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 11:25 ATL - Eric Ebron 77 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 407 361
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 6.67 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 154 81
- Rushing Attempts 27 29
- Yards per Rush 5.70 2.79
Net Passing Yards 253 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 37 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 259 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.44 7.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/19 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 3/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:02 30:58

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	407	361
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	6.67	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	154	81
- Rushing Attempts	27	29
- Yards per Rush	5.70	2.79
Net Passing Yards	253	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	37 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	259	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.44	7.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/19	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	3/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:02	30:58

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
1	9:11	4:25	OWN 25	9	57	Missed FG
2	12:25	2:58	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
2	8:39	1:05	OPP 8	3	-2	Field Goal
2	3:14	1:33	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 18	3	21	Half
3	12:49	4:01	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
3	4:07	4:59	OWN 5	11	95	Touchdown
4	11:08	1:05	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	8:44	2:45	OWN 33	6	18	Punt
4	3:51	2:11	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	4:10	OWN 25	7	51	Field Goal
1	4:46	7:21	OWN 25	14	65	Field Goal
2	9:27	0:48	OWN 2	3	4	Interception
2	7:34	4:20	OPP 48	9	48	Touchdown
2	1:41	0:45	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	8:48	4:41	OWN 21	8	36	Punt
4	14:08	3:00	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
4	10:03	1:19	OWN 31	3	-11	Punt
4	5:59	2:08	OWN 31	4	30	Punt
4	1:40	1:27	OWN 20	8	26	Downs

Game MVP: Bryan Shea, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Le'Veon Bell	11	69	6.27	25	1
RB Wendell Smallwood	9	64	7.11	15	3
RB Peyton Ford	3	18	6.00	13	1
QB Bryan Shea	2	3	1.50	5	0
FB Efrain Griffith	1	2	2.00	2	0
WR Edwin Madison	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Morris	22	38	1.73	13	2
RB Christine Michael	5	20	4.00	21	1
QB Jake Locker	2	23	11.50	15	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Shea	33	20	259	1/6	3	70	0	115.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	37	19	280	0/0	2	77	1	83.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Efrain Griffith	6	7	76	12.67	77	70	1
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	5	6	84	16.80	20	39	1
TE Dwayne Allen	3	4	20	6.67	0	12	0
WR DeVier Posey	2	9	24	12.00	14	20	0
TE Mason Pritchett	2	2	36	18.00	21	22	0
WR Danny Rudis	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Edwin Madison	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Christine Michael	5	9	44	8.80	10	15	0
TE Eric Ebron	5	9	106	21.20	57	77	1
WR Ryan Switzer	4	10	38	9.50	6	16	1
WR Damien Money	4	4	61	15.25	50	21	0
WR Courtland Sutton	1	3	31	31.00	16	31	0
WR Terry McLaurin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Taco Charlton	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S T.J. Ward	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Alfred Morris	1	0	0	0
T Jonathan Martin	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Battle	5	204	40.8	33.2	48	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	5	207	41.4	37.4	47	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	1/2	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Money	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari Coffey	1	24	24.0	0
Calvin Fields	1	22	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtland Sutton	2	64	32.0	0
Lewis Sheldon	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Amari Coffey	7	0	19	31
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	5	4	29	37
S Ryan Mundy	4	4	23	26
CB A. J. Bouye	4	1	24	24
S T.J. Ward	4	0	29	37
OLB Sione Takitaki	4	0	10	8
OLB James Laurinaitis	3	1	18	29
DE Joey Bosa	3	0	24	35
DT Damon England	2	1	15	27
CB Walter McFadden	2	0	12	16
DE Malachi Schultz	2	0	14	11
OLB Kaleb Patton	2	0	11	15
DE Aldon Smith	1	1	23	25
DE Taco Charlton	1	1	6	13
DT Rasheem Green	1	1	26	32
CB Quincy Wilson	1	0	18	22
DT Edward Lynn	0	1	3	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jarvis Jones	7	1	0.0	24	22
ILB Winfred Pirker	6	4	0.0	26	27
CB Jerome Bush	5	1	0.0	25	33
ILB Terry Nalen	4	2	0.0	25	27
DE Deadrin Senat	3	1	0.0	13	13
CB Deandre Baker	3	1	0.0	21	16
CB Lewis Sheldon	3	0	0.0	18	21
DE Jabaal Sheard	2	1	1.0	21	24
S Arturo Galligher	2	1	0.0	5	7
S Cooper James	2	1	0.0	25	25
DE Gene Fore	2	0	0.0	9	24
S Donny Mahoney	2	0	0.0	5	15
CB Keegan Sherman	1	4	0.0	25	34
DE Anthony Nelson	1	2	0.0	24	18
RB Alfred Morris	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brandon Robertson	1	0	0.0	3	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Damon England	1	1	27
DE Malachi Schultz	1	0	11
DE Joey Bosa	0	2	35
DT Rasheem Green	0	1	32

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard	1.0	0	0	1	24
DE Deadrin Senat	0.0	1	1	0	13
DE Gene Fore	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Winfred Pirker	0.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Jarvis Jones	0.0	0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	4	0	0	29
CB Amari Coffey	2	2	0	31
S T.J. Ward	2	1	0	37
CB A. J. Bouye	2	0	0	24
CB Quincy Wilson	2	0	0	22
OLB Kaleb Patton	2	0	0	15
S Ryan Mundy	1	2	0	26
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	1	1	0	37
DE Taco Charlton	1	0	1	13
DE Joey Bosa	1	0	0	35
OLB Sione Takitaki	1	0	0	8

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Cooper James	3	2	25
CB Jerome Bush	3	1	33
CB Lewis Sheldon	3	0	21
ILB Jarvis Jones	2	0	22
ILB Terry Nalen	2	0	27
ILB Winfred Pirker	2	0	27
CB Deandre Baker	1	1	16
DE Deadrin Senat	1	0	13
DE Anthony Nelson	1	0	18
CB Keegan Sherman	1	0	34
CB Brandon Robertson	1	0	15
S Donny Mahoney	0	2	15

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mike Iupati	5	8	2	27	0	34
T Taylor Lewan	5	6	1	27	0	34
T Eric Fisher	2	5	0	27	0	34
FB Efrain Griffith	1	1	1	11	0	12
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	1	5	0	7
G Ike Bennett	1	1	0	27	1	34
C Weston Richburg	0	3	0	27	0	34

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Donovan Smith	3	6	29	37
C Pedro Janes	2	6	29	37
G Francisco Covington	2	5	29	37
G Scottie Justice	0	5	29	37
T Jonathan Martin	0	4	29	37
TE Eric Ebron	0	1	23	27

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jermaine Pelletier	2	12
Efrain Griffith	1	22
Malachi Schultz	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Coats	1	20
Jordan Reed	1	17

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S T.J. Ward	---	---	29	37	2	68
T Eric Fisher	27	34	---	---	7	68
G Ike Bennett	27	34	---	---	7	68
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	29	37	1	67
G Mike Iupati	27	34	---	---	---	61
C Weston Richburg	27	34	---	---	---	61
T Taylor Lewan	27	34	---	---	---	61
QB Bryan Shea	27	34	---	---	---	61
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	24	35	1	60
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	26	32	1	59
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	19	31	6	56
CB Quincy Wilson	---	---	18	22	16	56
WR DeVier Posey	24	30	---	---	---	54
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	23	26	1	50
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	18	29	2	49
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	23	25	1	49
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	23	26	---	---	---	49
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	24	24	---	48
OLB Kaleb Patton	---	---	11	15	21	47
FB Efrain Griffith	11	12	---	---	22	45
DT Damon England	---	---	15	27	2	44
WR Edwin Madison	18	24	---	---	---	42
TE Mason Pritchett	7	12	---	---	22	41
TE Dwayne Allen	16	20	---	---	---	36
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	14	11	11	36
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	12	16	2	30
TE Gerald Everett	5	7	---	---	17	29
OLB Sione Takitaki	---	---	10	8	11	29
RB Le'Veon Bell	13	14	---	---	---	27
DE Taco Charlton	---	---	6	13	7	26
S Mike Hackett	---	---	5	13	6	24
WR Danny Rudis	3	8	---	---	10	21
RB Wendell Smallwood	11	9	---	---	---	20
WR A. J. Brown	1	0	---	---	17	18
S Curtis Hightower	---	---	1	0	15	16
T Jermaine Pelletier	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Edward Lynn	---	---	3	4	5	12
RB Peyton Ford	3	8	---	---	---	11
WR Calvin Fields	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bobby Battle	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Britt Abrams	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Koa Misi	---	---	4	1	1	6
DE Cary Mathews	---	---	5	1	---	6
QB Brad Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Francisco Covington	29	37	---	---	7	73
T Jonathan Martin	29	37	---	---	5	71
QB Jake Locker	29	37	---	---	2	68
RB Alfred Morris	23	28	---	---	17	68
T Donovan Smith	29	37	---	---	---	66
S Cooper James	---	---	25	25	16	66
G Scottie Justice	29	37	---	---	---	66
C Pedro Janes	29	37	---	---	---	66
WR Courtland Sutton	22	32	---	---	10	64
CB Keegan Sherman	---	---	25	34	2	61
CB Jerome Bush	---	---	25	33	1	59
WR Damien Money	25	28	---	---	5	58
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	24	22	11	57
ILB Winfred Pirker	---	---	26	27	2	55
ILB Terry Nalen	---	---	25	27	2	54
WR Ryan Switzer	18	34	---	---	---	52
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	21	24	6	51
TE Eric Ebron	23	27	---	---	---	50
CB Lewis Sheldon	---	---	18	21	6	45
DE Anthony Nelson	---	---	24	18	1	43
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	21	16	1	38
RB Christine Michael	13	18	---	---	5	36
DE Gene Fore	---	---	9	24	2	35
DE Deadrin Senat	---	---	13	13	6	32
TE Jordan Reed	10	4	---	---	17	31
WR Terry McLaurin	6	7	---	---	17	30
S Arturo Galligher	---	---	5	7	16	28
OLB Dwayne Coats	---	---	2	6	20	28
OLB Donny Duckett	---	---	10	16	2	28
TE Chris Herndon	3	1	---	---	22	26
DT Charles Nettles	---	---	10	14	1	25
CB Brandon Robertson	---	---	3	15	6	24
RB Carl Von Hagel	0	0	---	---	22	22
S Donny Mahoney	---	---	5	15	1	21
DT Shaquille Riddick	---	---	5	10	---	15
OLB Antonio Stallworth	---	---	1	7	---	8
T Anthony Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Andrew Clancy	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dixon Christmas	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Bubba Hansen	1	5	---	---	---	6
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Herman Lang	1	0	---	---	---	1
RB Alexander Mattison	0	1	---	---	---	1
ILB Sammy Parham	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dexter Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	43	4.3
Middle	6	36	6.0
Right	10	77	7.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	6	0.9
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	10	49	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Shea	33	20	4	3	0	6	3	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	37	19	4	0	4	6	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	13	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	171	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	19	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	56	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	63	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	47	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	72	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	98	24.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeVier Posey	9	2	24	1	30
FB Efrain Griffith	7	6	76	1	12
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	6	5	84	1	26
TE Dwayne Allen	4	3	20	0	20
TE Mason Pritchett	2	2	36	1	12
WR Danny Rudis	2	1	11	0	8
WR Edwin Madison	2	1	8	0	24
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0	0	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ryan Switzer	10	4	1	38	0	34
RB Christine Michael	9	5	0	44	0	18
TE Eric Ebron	9	5	1	106	2	27
WR Damien Money	4	4	0	61	1	28
WR Courtland Sutton	3	1	2	31	1	32
WR Terry McLaurin	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Madison	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Morris	4	3	0.75	1.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Shea	4	2	15	3.75	7.85

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	4	1	16	4.00	7.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeVier Posey	2	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	7	7.00	14.00
WR Edwin Madison	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ryan Switzer	2	1	16	8.00	3.80
RB Christine Michael	1	0	0	0.00	4.89
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	0	0.00	11.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1
QB Bryan Shea	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alfred Morris	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Shea	11	6	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	4	3	2
WR DeVier Posey	3	0	0
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	2
TE Mason Pritchett	1	1	1
WR Edwin Madison	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryan Switzer	7	3	2
RB Christine Michael	3	1	1
TE Eric Ebron	1	0	0
WR Courtland Sutton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 17,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	17,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)