Week 1, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

80 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	8	0	-	11
New Orleans Saints	7	20	0	14	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:27 NOS - Braxton Freestone 5 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 13:35 ATL - Justics Riley 38 field goal
2Q: 12:52 NOS - Jamie Stewart 64 pass from Cam Newton (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 07:31 NOS - Randy Bullock 19 field goal
2Q: 01:25 NOS - Cordarrelle Patterson 9 pass from Cam Newton (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 00:05 NOS - Randy Bullock 25 field goal
3Q: 03:55 ATL - Saquon Barkley 75 punt return (Malik Jammer pass to Lionel Jackson for conversion)
4Q: 08:36 NOS - Trey Gray 22 pass from Cam Newton (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 01:49 NOS - Horace Brockway 37 interception return (Randy Bullock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:27 NOS - Braxton Freestone 5 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 13:35 ATL - Justics Riley 38 field goal
2Q: 12:52 NOS - Jamie Stewart 64 pass from Cam Newton (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 07:31 NOS - Randy Bullock 19 field goal
2Q: 01:25 NOS - Cordarrelle Patterson 9 pass from Cam Newton (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 00:05 NOS - Randy Bullock 25 field goal
3Q: 03:55 ATL - Saquon Barkley 75 punt return (Malik Jammer pass to Lionel Jackson for conversion)
4Q: 08:36 NOS - Trey Gray 22 pass from Cam Newton (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 01:49 NOS - Horace Brockway 37 interception return (Randy Bullock extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 226 449
- Offensive Plays 73 64
- Yards per Play 3.10 7.02
Net Rushing Yards 108 94
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 3.48 3.92
Net Passing Yards 118 355
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 13 - 3 35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 123 385
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 2.81 8.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/19 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/42 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/87 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/43
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:31 30:29

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	226	449
- Offensive Plays	73	64
- Yards per Play	3.10	7.02
Net Rushing Yards	108	94
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	3.48	3.92
Net Passing Yards	118	355
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 13 - 3	35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	123	385
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	2.81	8.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/19	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/42	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/87	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/43
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:31	30:29

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:51	OWN 38	8	25	Punt
1	6:40	1:32	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	2:16	3:48	OWN 32	11	47	Field Goal
2	12:35	1:19	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	7:25	0:51	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	4:54	2:58	OWN 1	7	26	Fumble
2	1:17	0:37	OWN 25	3	2	Interception
3	11:09	5:09	OWN 20	10	45	Punt
3	2:48	3:07	OWN 37	6	12	Punt
4	11:08	1:15	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:24	3:05	OWN 25	11	51	Downs
4	2:04	0:23	OWN 12	3	0	Interception
4	1:41	0:53	OWN 25	3	2	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:09	3:29	OWN 20	6	42	Punt
1	5:08	2:52	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	13:28	0:53	OWN 36	1	64	Touchdown
2	11:16	3:51	OWN 31	7	67	Field Goal
2	6:34	1:40	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
2	1:56	0:39	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
2	0:40	0:40	OPP 35	4	27	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 25	7	35	Punt
3	6:00	2:13	OWN 20	4	-3	Punt
3	3:47	0:59	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	14:41	3:33	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
4	9:53	1:29	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
4	5:19	3:15	OWN 24	5	13	Punt
4	0:48	0:48	OPP 35	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Cam Newton, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Malik Jammer	17	76	4.47	12	2
RB Saquon Barkley	9	22	2.44	11	1
RB Wayne McMillen	4	8	2.00	6	0
RB Kenyan Drake	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Braxton Freestone	12	38	3.17	12	2	1
RB Arnie Moultrie	10	59	5.90	14	2	0
QB Cam Newton	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Malik Jammer	41	13	123	1/5	0	20	3	10.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	35	25	385	5/30	3	64	0	136.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jaleel Scott	3	13	15	5.00	0	8
WR Jordan Matthews	2	7	25	12.50	5	14
WR Ryan Switzer	2	6	11	5.50	0	7
RB Saquon Barkley	2	3	25	12.50	3	13
WR Terry McLaurin	2	4	14	7.00	8	7
TE Lionel Jackson	2	7	33	16.50	15	20
RB Wayne McMillen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jamie Stewart	7	11	143	20.43	99	64	1
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	5	6	70	14.00	30	36	1
WR Edwin Madison	4	5	43	10.75	20	16	0
RB Arnie Moultrie	4	5	74	18.50	58	35	0
WR Amari Cooper	3	4	30	10.00	17	15	0
RB Braxton Freestone	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Trey Gray	1	1	22	22.00	19	22	1

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jabrill Peppers	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Tevin Clancy	1	6	6.00	0
S Horace Brockway	1	37	37.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
QB Malik Jammer	1	0
S Miles Killebrew	0	1
WR Terry McLaurin	0	1
OLB Brant Jones	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Arnie Moultrie	2	0	0
RB Braxton Freestone	1	1	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	0	1	0
FB Dalvin Cook	0	1	0
DT Rasheem Green	0	1	0
OLB Tevin Clancy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J. K. Scott	7	284	40.6	32.9	54	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grant Sparkes	7	333	47.6	29.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Saquon Barkley	2	87	43.5	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Freestone	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenyan Drake	1	24	24.0	0
Wayne McMillen	1	29	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Kemp	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Woodard	11	4	0.0	24	39
S Bubba Starks	8	0	0.0	23	31
DT P. J. Hall	4	0	1.0	15	32
CB Marshon Lattimore	4	1	0.0	24	40
OLB Donny Duckett	4	1	0.0	20	36
DE Montravius Adams	3	1	1.0	17	35
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	2	2	2.0	17	27
S Miles Killebrew	2	1	0.0	11	13
S Donnell Paltrow	2	1	0.0	14	27
CB Carter Meister	2	0	0.0	24	40
OLB Brant Jones	2	0	0.0	10	16
DE Jace Dole	1	2	0.5	17	17
ILB Terry Nalen	1	1	0.5	23	34
CB Alec Daily	1	1	0.0	9	24
S Cary Groza	1	1	0.0	1	6
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	1	0	0.0	9	9
WR Jaleel Scott	1	0	---	---	---
TE Lionel Jackson	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	9	1	0.0	22	32
S Jabrill Peppers	8	1	0.0	31	42
CB Emmanuel Curtis	4	0	0.0	21	34
OLB Tevin Clancy	3	1	1.0	23	19
CB Douglas Harding	3	2	0.0	30	40
DE Joey Bosa	3	1	0.0	19	28
CB Kevin Johnson	3	0	0.0	20	31
DT Rasheem Green	2	2	0.0	28	40
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	2	1	0.0	22	31
OLB Colton Gaylor	2	1	0.0	20	35
DE Tyrone Crawford	2	0	0.0	21	29
DT Tre Marts	2	0	0.0	22	32
ILB Vinny Gustafson	1	1	0.0	9	11
OLB Jameson Shaner	1	0	0.0	11	6
S Horace Brockway	0	1	0.0	12	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	2.0	0	0	2	27
DT P. J. Hall	1.0	1	2	1	32
DE Montravius Adams	1.0	0	1	0	35
ILB Terry Nalen	0.5	1	0	0	34
DE Jace Dole	0.5	0	0	0	17
OLB Wesley Grogg	0.0	0	0	1	10

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tevin Clancy	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Tyrone Crawford	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Ricardo Wagner	0.0	1	1	0	22
DT Tre Marts	0.0	0	4	1	32
DE Joey Bosa	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Rasheem Green	0.0	0	1	0	40
OLB Colton Gaylor	0.0	0	1	0	35
ILB Vinny Gustafson	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Al Woodard	7	0	39
S Bubba Starks	5	0	31
OLB Donny Duckett	3	1	36
CB Marshon Lattimore	2	0	40
S Donnell Paltrow	2	0	27
OLB Brant Jones	2	0	16
CB Carter Meister	1	1	40
CB Alec Daily	1	1	24
DT P. J. Hall	1	0	32
S Cary Groza	1	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	4	0	0	32
CB Kevin Johnson	2	2	0	31
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	2	1	0	31
OLB Colton Gaylor	2	1	0	35
OLB Tevin Clancy	1	1	1	19
DE Joey Bosa	1	0	0	28
CB Emmanuel Curtis	1	0	0	34
CB Douglas Harding	0	2	0	40
S Jabrill Peppers	0	1	1	42
S Brody Sellers	0	1	0	6
S Horace Brockway	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Pedro Janes	2	9	31	0	42
T Demetrius Caron	2	3	30	0	40
T Julio Cushman	1	4	31	1	42
C Neal Gardner	0	3	30	0	40
G Oscar Ignasiak	0	2	31	0	42
G Scottie Justice	0	1	1	0	2

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Weston Richburg	4	4	0	24	0	40
G Ike Bennett	2	5	0	24	0	40
T Eric Fisher	2	4	0	24	1	40
G Britt Abrams	1	4	0	24	2	40
TE Jamie Stewart	1	1	1	15	0	38
T Taylor Lewan	0	4	0	22	2	40
FB Dalvin Cook	0	1	0	10	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Terry McLaurin	2	16
Kenyan Drake	1	25

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Don Hutchins	1	26
Tre Marts	1	13
Grant Sparkes	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Pedro Janes	31	42	---	---	8	81
T Julio Cushman	31	42	---	---	8	81
G Oscar Ignasiak	31	42	---	---	8	81
QB Malik Jammer	31	42	---	---	1	74
S Bubba Starks	---	---	23	31	19	73
T Demetrius Caron	30	40	---	---	---	70
C Neal Gardner	30	40	---	---	---	70
ILB Terry Nalen	---	---	23	34	10	67
CB Marshon Lattimore	---	---	24	40	2	66
CB Carter Meister	---	---	24	40	2	66
WR Jaleel Scott	14	27	---	---	24	65
ILB Al Woodard	---	---	24	39	2	65
WR Terry McLaurin	18	30	---	---	16	64
WR Jordan Matthews	25	35	---	---	1	61
OLB Donny Duckett	---	---	20	36	2	58
DT P. J. Hall	---	---	15	32	9	56
DE Montravius Adams	---	---	17	35	---	52
WR Ryan Switzer	24	25	---	---	1	50
RB Wayne McMillen	15	25	---	---	10	50
TE Lionel Jackson	20	30	---	---	---	50
RB Saquon Barkley	18	18	---	---	12	48
DE Lorenzo Hitchcock	---	---	17	27	1	45
DE Jace Dole	---	---	17	17	9	43
S Donnell Paltrow	---	---	14	27	1	42
OLB Wesley Grogg	---	---	5	10	24	39
TE Chris Herndon	10	3	---	---	25	38
RB Kenyan Drake	5	7	---	---	25	37
CB Alec Daily	---	---	9	24	1	34
OLB Brant Jones	---	---	10	16	1	27
S Miles Killebrew	---	---	11	13	---	24
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	1	2	17	20
WR Kim Newman	4	7	---	---	9	20
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	9	9	1	19
ILB T.J. Quinn	---	---	0	0	13	13
TE Drew Sample	2	3	---	---	7	12
T Kelvin Wayne	1	2	---	---	8	11
C Brett Edmunds	0	0	---	---	8	8
P J. K. Scott	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Cary Groza	---	---	1	6	---	7
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Scottie Justice	1	2	---	---	---	3
DT Charles Nettles	---	---	0	1	1	2
S Kris Newell	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Russell Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dexter Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Pete Rayburn	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Colton Gaylor	---	---	20	35	25	80
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	30	40	5	75
S Jabrill Peppers	---	---	31	42	1	74
CB Emmanuel Curtis	---	---	21	34	17	72
T Eric Fisher	24	40	---	---	7	71
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	28	40	1	69
DT Tre Marts	---	---	22	32	13	67
QB Cam Newton	24	40	---	---	---	64
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	24	39	---	---	1	64
C Weston Richburg	24	40	---	---	---	64
G Ike Bennett	24	40	---	---	---	64
G Britt Abrams	24	40	---	---	---	64
T Taylor Lewan	22	40	---	---	---	62
RB Arnie Moultrie	13	31	---	---	18	62
TE Jamie Stewart	15	38	---	---	9	62
WR Amari Cooper	19	36	---	---	1	56
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	---	---	22	31	1	54
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	22	32	---	54
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	20	31	---	51
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	21	29	---	50
WR Edwin Madison	11	20	---	---	18	49
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	19	28	1	48
DE Ricardo Wagner	---	---	16	22	8	46
OLB Tevin Clancy	---	---	23	19	1	43
FB Dalvin Cook	10	9	---	---	19	38
TE Trey Gray	9	14	---	---	15	38
TE Don Hutchins	7	1	---	---	26	34
S Horace Brockway	---	---	12	12	8	32
RB Braxton Freestone	12	11	---	---	8	31
ILB Vinny Gustafson	---	---	9	11	11	31
DT Ray Howard	---	---	9	10	1	20
OLB Jameson Shaner	---	---	11	6	---	17
S Marcus Veighey	---	---	0	0	16	16
DE Nicolas Eggleston	---	---	3	2	7	12
P Grant Sparkes	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Max Sanford	2	0	---	---	9	11
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Howie Etzinger	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Elijah Brock	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Brody Sellers	---	---	2	6	---	8
RB Joseph Kemp	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Leo Schneider	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Daniel Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Zane Pfeifer	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	17	88	5.2
Right	8	5	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	12	40	3.3
Right	6	26	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Malik Jammer	41	13	1	0	4	9	10	1	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	35	25	8	0	2	3	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	6	57	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	13	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	11	152	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	166	11.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	31	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	36	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jaleel Scott	13	3	2	15	0	27
WR Jordan Matthews	7	2	0	25	0	35
TE Lionel Jackson	7	2	0	33	1	30
WR Ryan Switzer	6	2	1	11	0	25
WR Terry McLaurin	4	2	1	14	0	30
RB Saquon Barkley	3	2	0	25	0	18
RB Wayne McMillen	1	0	0	0	0	25

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jamie Stewart	11	7	1	143	3	38
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	6	5	0	70	2	39
WR Edwin Madison	5	4	0	43	0	20
RB Arnie Moultrie	5	4	1	74	2	31
WR Amari Cooper	4	3	0	30	0	36
RB Braxton Freestone	3	1	0	3	0	11
TE Trey Gray	1	1	0	22	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Moultrie	2	16	8.00	5.90
RB Braxton Freestone	1	5	5.00	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	4	2	15	3.75	11.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jamie Stewart	2	1	6	3.00	13.00
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	9	9.00	11.67
WR Edwin Madison	1	0	0	0.00	8.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Malik Jammer	5	2
RB Saquon Barkley	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Braxton Freestone	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Malik Jammer	12	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryan Switzer	5	2	1
WR Jaleel Scott	4	0	0
TE Lionel Jackson	2	1	1
RB Saquon Barkley	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jamie Stewart	3	0	0
RB Braxton Freestone	2	1	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	1
WR Amari Cooper	1	1	0
RB Arnie Moultrie	1	1	1

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

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