Week 1, 2029

played in New Orleans, LA

65 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	3	6	3	-	15
New Orleans Saints	7	10	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 NOS - Max Ta'Amu 32 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jermaine Cox extra point)
1Q: 01:19 ATL - Warren Nason 24 field goal
2Q: 13:25 NOS - Jermaine Cox 48 field goal
2Q: 03:44 ATL - Warren Nason 34 field goal
2Q: 00:21 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 60 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jermaine Cox extra point)
3Q: 06:30 ATL - Malik Jammer 2 run (Warren Nason extra point failed)
4Q: 05:24 ATL - Warren Nason 43 field goal
4Q: 03:17 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 14 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jermaine Cox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 NOS - Max Ta'Amu 32 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jermaine Cox extra point)
1Q: 01:19 ATL - Warren Nason 24 field goal
2Q: 13:25 NOS - Jermaine Cox 48 field goal
2Q: 03:44 ATL - Warren Nason 34 field goal
2Q: 00:21 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 60 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jermaine Cox extra point)
3Q: 06:30 ATL - Malik Jammer 2 run (Warren Nason extra point failed)
4Q: 05:24 ATL - Warren Nason 43 field goal
4Q: 03:17 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 14 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jermaine Cox extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 306 342
- Offensive Plays 79 51
- Yards per Play 3.87 6.71
Net Rushing Yards 175 160
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 6.03 5.33
Net Passing Yards 131 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 19 - 1 20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 156 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.62 8.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/26 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/51 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:27 25:33

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	306	342
- Offensive Plays	79	51
- Yards per Play	3.87	6.71
Net Rushing Yards	175	160
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	6.03	5.33
Net Passing Yards	131	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 19 - 1	20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	156	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.62	8.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/26	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/51	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:27	25:33

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 23	10	32	Downs
1	7:53	6:41	OWN 28	12	65	Field Goal
2	13:19	9:41	OWN 19	18	64	Field Goal
2	1:53	1:03	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
3	10:37	4:19	OWN 4	10	96	Touchdown
3	3:02	1:09	OWN 6	3	-5	Punt
3	0:29	0:46	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	11:19	0:47	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
4	8:16	2:57	OWN 37	8	37	Field Goal
4	3:33	0:16	OWN 19	1	-5	Fumble
4	3:11	1:44	OWN 25	8	20	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	2:02	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
1	1:12	2:53	OWN 34	5	35	Field Goal
2	3:38	1:45	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
2	0:50	0:44	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 16	7	37	Punt
3	6:18	3:16	OWN 24	5	16	Punt
3	1:53	1:24	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
4	14:43	3:24	OWN 13	6	24	Punt
4	10:32	2:16	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	5:19	1:46	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	3:17	0:06	OPP 14	1	14	Touchdown
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 47	6	47	Game

Game MVP: Tua Tagovailoa, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Adrian Witt	12	36	3.00	11	2	0
RB Trey Sermon	10	20	2.00	17	1	0
QB Malik Jammer	5	37	7.40	11	2	1
WR Miles Boykin	1	61	61.00	61	1	0
WR Frederick Fredrickson	1	21	21.00	21	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wade McGregor	17	98	5.76	64	1
RB Bernard Paxson	7	31	4.43	22	1
QB Tua Tagovailoa	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	2	13	6.50	13	1
WR Anthony Miller	1	8	8.00	8	0
RB La'Mical Perrine	1	12	12.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Malik Jammer	45	19	156	5/25	0	18	1	42.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tua Tagovailoa	20	14	187	1/5	3	60	0	139.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Raul Sims	7	14	52	7.43	2	11
WR Miles Boykin	6	13	43	7.17	6	11
WR Brody Shapiro	3	5	34	11.33	4	18
WR Derrick Arnold	2	8	13	6.50	0	8
RB Trey Sermon	1	4	14	14.00	7	14
WR Frederick Fredrickson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ja'Marr Chase	5	6	93	18.60	51	60	2
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	18	9.00	19	17	0
WR Max Ta'Amu	2	3	36	18.00	13	32	1
WR Jalen Reagor	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Wade McGregor	1	3	10	10.00	3	10	0
TE Marshall Biondo	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kylen Granson	1	2	16	16.00	6	16	0
RB Bernard Paxson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Douglas Harding	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Malik Jammer	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Talanoa Hufanga	0	1	0	0
DE Jacob Eckman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Braden Mann	4	203	50.8	50.8	67	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	7	343	49.0	41.7	55	6

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Warren Nason	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	0/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jermaine Cox	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tre England	4	51	12.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kennedy Bell	3	58	19.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade McGregor	2	55	27.5	0
Bernard Paxson	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Woodard	7	0	0.0	30	21
OLB Wesley Grogg	6	2	1.0	29	21
S Ashtyn Davis	6	3	0.0	30	21
ILB Miles Brock	4	2	0.0	22	14
CB Aaron Robinson	3	1	0.0	28	20
DE Jace Dole	2	2	0.0	30	20
CB Wally Adams	2	1	0.0	25	14
DE Lukas Allegretti	2	0	0.0	28	19
S Grant Delpit	2	0	0.0	30	21
CB Chandler Nagi	2	0	0.0	19	15
OLB Greg Rousseau	1	1	0.0	8	5
WR Miles Boykin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ramon Horner	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Colton Jarvis	1	0	0.0	13	9
S Jacob Guthrie	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Levi Onwuzurike	0	1	0.0	28	17

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Talanoa Hufanga	11	3	0.0	29	50
OLB Artie Hawkins	9	0	1.0	25	35
DE Jacob Eckman	5	2	2.0	20	39
ILB Josh Allen	5	2	0.0	22	27
CB Douglas Harding	4	2	0.0	27	49
DT Marlon Davidson	4	0	0.0	26	47
DE Scottie Boyd	3	0	1.0	22	35
DT Daron Payne	2	0	1.0	25	39
CB James Wiggins	2	1	0.0	27	49
CB AJ Terrell	2	0	0.0	17	34
CB Steven Kaplan	2	0	0.0	22	23
ILB Maynard Gomez	1	3	0.0	11	24
OLB Marcus Ramey	1	1	0.0	10	11
CB Andre Cisco	1	1	0.0	8	20
CB Denzel Ward	0	1	0.0	8	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wesley Grogg	1.0	0	0	21
DE Lukas Allegretti	0.0	2	1	19
DE Jace Dole	0.0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jacob Eckman	2.0	0	1	0	39
DE Scottie Boyd	1.0	1	2	3	35
DT Daron Payne	1.0	1	0	1	39
OLB Artie Hawkins	1.0	0	0	1	35
DT Marlon Davidson	0.0	1	4	1	47
S Talanoa Hufanga	0.0	1	1	0	50
DE David Long	0.0	0	1	1	21
CB AJ Terrell	0.0	0	1	0	34
OLB Marcus Ramey	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Al Woodard	2	1	21
CB Chandler Nagi	2	1	15
OLB Wesley Grogg	2	0	21
S Grant Delpit	2	0	21
S Ashtyn Davis	1	1	21
CB Colton Jarvis	1	0	9
CB Aaron Robinson	1	0	20
ILB Miles Brock	1	0	14
S Jacob Guthrie	1	0	4
CB Wally Adams	1	0	14

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Talanoa Hufanga	5	2	0	50
OLB Artie Hawkins	3	0	0	35
CB Steven Kaplan	2	1	0	23
CB Douglas Harding	2	0	1	49
DE Jacob Eckman	2	0	0	39
CB James Wiggins	2	0	0	49
CB Andre Cisco	1	1	0	20
ILB Josh Allen	1	0	0	27
DT Marlon Davidson	1	0	0	47
ILB Maynard Gomez	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Pedro Janes	3	11	29	1	50
G Cameron Clark	2	4	29	0	50
G Darnell Hoekstra	1	5	29	1	50
T Julio Cushman	1	2	29	1	50
C Wayne Wachter	0	2	29	2	50

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Britt Abrams	4	8	1	30	0	21
T Ruben Duran	2	6	0	30	0	21
T Saahdiq Charles	1	6	0	30	0	21
C Matt Hennessy	1	4	0	30	1	21
G Max Elliot	1	3	0	30	0	21
TE Marshall Biondo	0	1	0	4	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kennedy Bell	1	24
Adrian Witt	1	12
Jacob Guthrie	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
David Long	2	16
AJ Terrell	2	15
Jacob Eckman	1	24
Wade McGregor	1	22
Bernard Paxson	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Miles Boykin	24	40	---	---	24	88
C Pedro Janes	29	50	---	---	7	86
T Julio Cushman	29	50	---	---	7	86
QB Malik Jammer	29	50	---	---	3	82
G Cameron Clark	29	50	---	---	---	79
G Darnell Hoekstra	29	50	---	---	---	79
C Wayne Wachter	29	50	---	---	---	79
S Grant Delpit	---	---	30	21	22	73
WR Brody Shapiro	23	33	---	---	9	65
TE Raul Sims	19	43	---	---	---	62
ILB Al Woodard	---	---	30	21	2	53
S Ashtyn Davis	---	---	30	21	1	52
DE Jace Dole	---	---	30	20	1	51
OLB Wesley Grogg	---	---	29	21	1	51
CB Aaron Robinson	---	---	28	20	1	49
DE Lukas Allegretti	---	---	28	19	1	48
WR Frederick Fredrickson	8	16	---	---	24	48
WR Derrick Arnold	16	28	---	---	1	45
RB Trey Sermon	16	28	---	---	1	45
DT Levi Onwuzurike	---	---	28	17	---	45
WR Tre England	11	24	---	---	7	42
CB Wally Adams	---	---	25	14	1	40
ILB Miles Brock	---	---	22	14	---	36
RB Adrian Witt	12	11	---	---	12	35
CB Chandler Nagi	---	---	19	15	---	34
RB Kennedy Bell	0	3	---	---	24	27
RB Kene Nwangwu	7	9	---	---	10	26
CB Colton Jarvis	---	---	13	9	1	23
TE Johnny Drake	8	14	---	---	---	22
OLB David Levi	---	---	0	0	21	21
S Jacob Guthrie	---	---	1	4	12	17
CB Justin Price	---	---	0	0	17	17
DT Dan Keith	---	---	2	4	8	14
OLB Greg Rousseau	---	---	8	5	---	13
OLB Byron Sanders	---	---	0	0	11	11
OLB Ramon Horner	---	---	5	3	1	9
K Warren Nason	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Harrison Bryant	1	1	---	---	5	7
C Dixon Conway	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Mickey Dandron	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Korey Bradley	---	---	0	0	7	7
G Duane Bishop	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Zach Allen	---	---	2	3	---	5
P Braden Mann	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Trey Dasilva	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Cooper Darius	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jacob Eckman	---	---	20	39	24	83
S Talanoa Hufanga	---	---	29	50	3	82
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	27	49	3	79
CB James Wiggins	---	---	27	49	3	79
DT Marlon Davidson	---	---	26	47	3	76
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	17	34	15	66
DT Daron Payne	---	---	25	39	---	64
OLB Artie Hawkins	---	---	25	35	3	63
DE Scottie Boyd	---	---	22	35	3	60
G Britt Abrams	30	21	---	---	8	59
T Saahdiq Charles	30	21	---	---	8	59
T Ruben Duran	30	21	---	---	8	59
G Max Elliot	30	21	---	---	8	59
WR Anthony Miller	26	15	---	---	14	55
WR Max Ta'Amu	29	20	---	---	5	54
QB Tua Tagovailoa	30	21	---	---	---	51
C Matt Hennessy	30	21	---	---	---	51
WR Ja'Marr Chase	30	21	---	---	---	51
RB Wade McGregor	20	8	---	---	22	50
ILB Josh Allen	---	---	22	27	---	49
DE David Long	---	---	12	21	16	49
TE Kylen Granson	28	16	---	---	5	49
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	8	23	17	48
ILB Maynard Gomez	---	---	11	24	12	47
CB Steven Kaplan	---	---	22	23	---	45
TE Marshall Biondo	4	6	---	---	22	32
CB Andre Cisco	---	---	8	20	4	32
RB Bernard Paxson	9	11	---	---	11	31
OLB Marcus Ramey	---	---	10	11	---	21
OLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	---	---	3	15	---	18
S Gilbert Schultz	---	---	1	1	14	16
DT Logan Garrett	---	---	2	7	7	16
WR Parris Campbell	0	0	---	---	15	15
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Roy Ragonesi	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Jermaine Cox	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Jalen Reagor	1	4	---	---	---	5
FB Keith Dunlap	1	3	---	---	---	4
RB La'Mical Perrine	1	1	---	---	---	2
DE Eugene Banks	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Stephen Sullivan	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Braxton Shula	---	---	1	0	---	1
S Logan Meier	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Creed Humphrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Rodney Shields	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Lamar Besbeas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	36	7.2
Middle	22	77	3.5
Right	2	62	31.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	22	2.4
Middle	15	120	8.0
Right	4	20	5.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Malik Jammer	45	19	0	0	5	5	11	7	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tua Tagovailoa	20	14	2	0	0	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	10	76	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	69	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	8	1.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	28	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	28	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	99	16.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Raul Sims	14	7	3	52	43
WR Miles Boykin	13	6	0	43	40
WR Derrick Arnold	8	2	1	13	28
WR Brody Shapiro	5	3	0	34	33
RB Trey Sermon	4	1	1	14	28
WR Frederick Fredrickson	1	0	0	0	16

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ja'Marr Chase	6	5	93	1	21
RB Wade McGregor	3	1	10	0	8
WR Max Ta'Amu	3	2	36	1	20
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	18	0	15
TE Kylen Granson	2	1	16	0	16
RB Bernard Paxson	2	1	5	0	11
WR Jalen Reagor	1	1	9	0	4
TE Marshall Biondo	1	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adrian Witt	4	17	4.25	3.00
QB Malik Jammer	2	10	5.00	7.40
RB Trey Sermon	1	1	1.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Tua Tagovailoa	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
RB Wade McGregor	1	-1	-1.00	5.76

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Malik Jammer	5	2	10	2.00	3.47

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tua Tagovailoa	1	1	14	14.00	9.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Raul Sims	2	1	5	2.50	3.71
RB Trey Sermon	2	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Derrick Arnold	1	1	5	5.00	1.63

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	1	14	14.00	15.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Malik Jammer	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Paxson	5	0
QB Tua Tagovailoa	1	0
RB Wade McGregor	1	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Malik Jammer	14	7	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tua Tagovailoa	5	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Boykin	6	3	3
TE Raul Sims	4	1	1
WR Derrick Arnold	2	1	1
WR Brody Shapiro	2	2	2

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	1
WR Jalen Reagor	1	1	1
WR Max Ta'Amu	1	1	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	1	1
RB Bernard Paxson	1	1	0

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)