Week 1, 2035

played in New Orleans, LA

92 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	3	10	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 NOS - Wally Banks 48 field goal
2Q: 14:17 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 2 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)
2Q: 08:39 ATL - Cedric Lane 6 pass from Paul Hickman (Amari Roach extra point)
2Q: 00:54 NOS - Wally Banks 39 field goal
3Q: 11:02 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 8 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)
3Q: 05:26 ATL - Amari Roach 20 field goal
4Q: 01:45 NOS - Wally Banks 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 NOS - Wally Banks 48 field goal
2Q: 14:17 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 2 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)
2Q: 08:39 ATL - Cedric Lane 6 pass from Paul Hickman (Amari Roach extra point)
2Q: 00:54 NOS - Wally Banks 39 field goal
3Q: 11:02 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 8 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Wally Banks extra point)
3Q: 05:26 ATL - Amari Roach 20 field goal
4Q: 01:45 NOS - Wally Banks 19 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 285 328
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 4.25 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 95 135
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards per Rush 3.39 4.35
Net Passing Yards 190 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.87 6.43
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/87 10/80
Punt Returns/Yards 4/68 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:36 27:24

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	285	328
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	4.25	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	95	135
- Rushing Attempts	28	31
- Yards per Rush	3.39	4.35
Net Passing Yards	190	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.87	6.43
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/87	10/80
Punt Returns/Yards	4/68	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:36	27:24

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:04	OWN 12	7	27	Punt
1	7:45	4:06	OWN 25	8	26	Punt
2	14:07	1:25	OWN 46	3	-7	Punt
2	11:45	3:16	50	7	50	Touchdown
2	6:35	3:31	OWN 16	7	33	Fumble
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 8	2	0	Half
3	10:51	5:33	OWN 25	9	72	Field Goal
3	4:06	3:17	OWN 6	5	18	Punt
4	15:00	2:09	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
4	11:53	2:33	OWN 41	5	14	Punt
4	5:35	2:04	OWN 31	5	33	Missed FG
4	1:40	1:14	OWN 25	6	10	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:56	3:11	OWN 36	7	33	Field Goal
1	3:39	4:32	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	12:42	0:57	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	8:29	1:54	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	3:04	2:16	OPP 49	8	27	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	5:18	1:12	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
3	0:49	0:49	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	12:51	0:58	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	9:20	3:45	OWN 5	7	26	Punt
4	3:31	1:51	OWN 43	8	55	Field Goal
4	0:26	0:26	OPP 35	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Trevor Lawrence, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mickey Ellis	13	46	3.54	15	2
RB Calvin Tyson	12	19	1.58	9	0
QB Paul Hickman	2	12	6.00	7	0
WR Bob Spiak	1	18	18.00	18	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	14	69	4.93	21	3
RB Mercury Trainor	12	26	2.17	13	2
QB Trevor Lawrence	4	40	10.00	17	3
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Hickman	35	19	219	4/29	1	31	0	82.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Lawrence	29	19	197	1/4	2	36	0	107.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Metchie	7	13	91	13.00	17	31	0
TE Cedric Lane	5	11	79	15.80	25	28	1
WR Monty Vonnegut	2	3	13	6.50	2	8	0
RB Lester Neely	2	2	18	9.00	1	11	0
RB Amos Barton	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Calvin Tyson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Bob Spiak	1	3	5	5.00	5	5	0
TE Dakota Poteet	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ja'Marr Chase	5	7	49	9.80	32	13	2
WR Elias Shipp	4	6	26	6.50	6	13	0
TE Kylen Granson	4	7	54	13.50	33	35	0
RB Mercury Trainor	4	6	28	7.00	14	19	0
WR Max Ta'Amu	1	1	36	36.00	5	36	0
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Grayson Clawson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Paul Hickman	2	0	0	0
TE Cedric Lane	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Logan Hall	0	1	1	0
DE Jerome Kerr	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Braden Mann	6	276	46.0	35.7	61	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luther Perzul	6	312	52.0	40.7	63	5

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amari Roach	1/2	0/1	0/1	20	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Banks	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Terrell	4	68	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JT Woods	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Metchie	2	61	30.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Strahan	16	2	0.0	31	27
S Ashtyn Davis	8	3	0.0	31	28
DT Bernard Pierce	5	1	0.0	31	28
OLB Nolan Springer	4	1	1.0	26	23
CB Wally Adams	3	1	0.0	31	30
CB Sweet Pea Smith	3	1	0.0	23	20
CB Louie Grodin	3	0	0.0	23	21
OLB Andy Kressbach	2	4	0.0	31	30
OLB A.J. Naretta	2	1	0.0	5	7
DE Tyler Raymer	1	0	0.0	29	30
S Jessie Humphries	1	0	0.0	30	29
DE Brett Welch	0	3	0.0	31	30

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nathaniel Barker	7	1	0.0	12	25
S JT Woods	6	0	0.0	24	29
DT Logan Hall	5	0	1.0	15	17
OLB Logan Evans	5	2	0.5	18	22
DE Jerome Kerr	4	2	0.5	22	27
OLB Adam Dorsey	4	1	0.5	14	26
OLB David Jordan	3	1	0.5	13	13
OLB Norman Rubio	3	0	0.0	23	21
DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji	2	2	0.5	11	17
DE Kevin Mahoney	2	1	0.5	9	18
CB Duane Magnotta	2	1	0.0	21	29
DT Alexander Karras	2	1	0.0	23	29
S Gregory Voss	2	0	0.0	8	16
CB Ed Robinson	1	1	0.0	28	32
DT Rex Trabosh	1	0	0.0	5	10
S Maurice Kerr	1	0	0.0	3	9
S Josiah Shepherd	0	3	0.0	23	21
CB Steven Kaplan	0	1	0.0	19	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Nolan Springer	1.0	1	23
DE Brett Welch	0.0	1	30
CB Wally Adams	0.0	1	30
DT Bernard Pierce	0.0	1	28

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Logan Hall	1.0	0	2	0	17
DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji	0.5	1	0	0	17
DE Kevin Mahoney	0.5	0	2	1	18
DE Jerome Kerr	0.5	0	1	0	27
OLB Adam Dorsey	0.5	0	1	0	26
OLB Logan Evans	0.5	0	0	0	22
OLB David Jordan	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Alexander Karras	0.0	0	2	0	29
ILB Tyler Foster	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ashtyn Davis	5	0	28
OLB Bill Strahan	3	0	27
CB Sweet Pea Smith	2	1	20
CB Wally Adams	2	0	30
OLB Nolan Springer	2	0	23
DE Tyler Raymer	1	0	30
DT Bernard Pierce	1	0	28
OLB A.J. Naretta	1	0	7
CB Louie Grodin	1	0	21
S Jessie Humphries	1	0	29
OLB Andy Kressbach	0	2	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nathaniel Barker	5	0	25
OLB Logan Evans	3	0	22
S JT Woods	3	0	29
OLB Adam Dorsey	2	1	26
S Gregory Voss	2	0	16
CB Duane Magnotta	2	0	29
CB AJ Terrell	1	0	9
CB Ed Robinson	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Corwin Schultz	3	6	28	0	39
G Bart Cooley	2	8	28	0	39
T Earnest Albee	2	5	28	1	39
TE Cedric Lane	1	1	22	0	34
C Trey Rice	0	5	28	1	39
T Bobby Fry	0	1	28	2	39

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Eli Broadhurst	3	7	31	0	30
G Max Elliot	1	7	31	0	30
C Cam Jurgens	1	5	31	1	30
G Sammy Pham	1	2	31	0	30
T Marlon Kaplan	0	4	31	0	30
TE Kylen Granson	0	1	24	0	24
FB Scott Wolf	0	1	12	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mickey Ellis	1	23
Grant Delpit	1	22

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
AJ Terrell	3	21
Max Ta'Amu	2	23
Sammy Pham	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Andy Kressbach	---	---	31	30	23	84
T Earnest Albee	28	39	---	---	8	75
T Bobby Fry	28	39	---	---	8	75
WR John Metchie	25	36	---	---	9	70
DT Bernard Pierce	---	---	31	28	9	68
QB Paul Hickman	28	39	---	---	---	67
G Bart Cooley	28	39	---	---	---	67
C Trey Rice	28	39	---	---	---	67
OLB Bill Strahan	---	---	31	27	9	67
G Corwin Schultz	28	39	---	---	---	67
CB Wally Adams	---	---	31	30	4	65
DE Brett Welch	---	---	31	30	3	64
S Ashtyn Davis	---	---	31	28	4	63
DE Tyler Raymer	---	---	29	30	3	62
S Jessie Humphries	---	---	30	29	3	62
RB Mickey Ellis	14	24	---	---	23	61
WR Bob Spiak	25	33	---	---	---	58
TE Cedric Lane	22	34	---	---	---	56
OLB Nolan Springer	---	---	26	23	1	50
CB Sweet Pea Smith	---	---	23	20	2	45
CB Louie Grodin	---	---	23	21	---	44
WR Monty Vonnegut	18	20	---	---	---	38
S Grant Delpit	---	---	5	8	22	35
RB Calvin Tyson	12	13	---	---	3	28
TE Ike Cabrer	1	2	---	---	22	25
WR Frederick Fredrickson	1	0	---	---	23	24
TE Dakota Poteet	10	14	---	---	---	24
ILB Miles Brock	---	---	8	10	2	20
RB Amos Barton	3	5	---	---	11	19
WR Dustin Terrell	3	5	---	---	11	19
ILB Chandler Rodriguez	---	---	1	2	14	17
S Erick Halcomb	---	---	0	2	14	16
OLB A.J. Naretta	---	---	5	7	3	15
RB Lester Neely	6	9	---	---	---	15
DE Ty Webster	---	---	2	1	6	9
P Braden Mann	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Roderick Chandler	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Aidan Cox	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Leo Harding	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Johnny Drake	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Amari Roach	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Chris Cunningham	---	---	2	0	1	3
DT Micah Thompson	---	---	1	2	---	3
OLB Geoff Freeman	---	---	0	2	---	2
DE Brandon Grier	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ray Dorash	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Max Elliot	31	30	---	---	9	70
T Marlon Kaplan	31	30	---	---	9	70
T Eli Broadhurst	31	30	---	---	9	70
G Sammy Pham	31	30	---	---	9	70
WR Max Ta'Amu	23	18	---	---	23	64
S JT Woods	---	---	24	29	9	62
CB Ed Robinson	---	---	28	32	2	62
QB Trevor Lawrence	31	30	---	---	---	61
C Cam Jurgens	31	30	---	---	---	61
WR Ja'Marr Chase	28	30	---	---	1	59
DT Alexander Karras	---	---	23	29	6	58
CB Steven Kaplan	---	---	19	22	12	53
WR Elias Shipp	22	22	---	---	8	52
CB Duane Magnotta	---	---	21	29	1	51
TE Kylen Granson	24	24	---	---	2	50
DE Jerome Kerr	---	---	22	27	1	50
ILB Nathaniel Barker	---	---	12	25	11	48
OLB David Jordan	---	---	13	13	21	47
OLB Norman Rubio	---	---	23	21	1	45
S Josiah Shepherd	---	---	23	21	1	45
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	16	11	---	---	17	44
OLB Logan Evans	---	---	18	22	2	42
OLB Adam Dorsey	---	---	14	26	1	41
FB Scott Wolf	12	10	---	---	18	40
DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji	---	---	11	17	7	35
RB Mercury Trainor	15	18	---	---	1	34
DT Logan Hall	---	---	15	17	1	33
TE Daniel Bellinger	6	4	---	---	22	32
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	0	9	21	30
ILB Tyler Foster	---	---	11	17	1	29
DE Kevin Mahoney	---	---	9	18	1	28
S Rusty Blake	---	---	4	10	14	28
S Gregory Voss	---	---	8	16	1	25
DT Rex Trabosh	---	---	5	10	2	17
WR Grayson Clawson	4	4	---	---	8	16
CB Toby Rhodes	---	---	2	10	1	13
TE Geoff Weese	4	8	---	---	---	12
S Maurice Kerr	---	---	3	9	---	12
C Frankie Gayle	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Luther Perzul	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Wally Banks	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Amari Rodgers	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Mario McConnell	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Roman Chatham	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gabriel Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Caiden Maloney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	27	3.0
Middle	13	40	3.1
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	16	96	6.0
Right	11	34	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Hickman	35	19	4	2	3	1	9	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Lawrence	29	19	2	0	3	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	56	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	61	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	83	9.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	117	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	10	1.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	36	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Metchie	13	7	0	91	2	36
TE Cedric Lane	11	5	2	79	2	34
WR Monty Vonnegut	3	2	0	13	0	20
WR Bob Spiak	3	1	1	5	0	33
RB Lester Neely	2	2	0	18	0	9
RB Amos Barton	1	1	0	5	0	5
RB Calvin Tyson	1	1	0	8	0	13
TE Dakota Poteet	1	0	0	0	0	14

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kylen Granson	7	4	1	54	1	24
WR Ja'Marr Chase	7	5	0	49	0	30
WR Elias Shipp	6	4	2	26	0	22
RB Mercury Trainor	6	4	0	28	0	18
WR Max Ta'Amu	1	1	0	36	1	18
WR Grayson Clawson	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	1	1	0	4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mickey Ellis	3	8	2.67	3.54

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mercury Trainor	4	15	3.75	2.17
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	2	2	1.00	4.93
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Hickman	3	1	6	2.00	6.26

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Lawrence	3	3	18	6.00	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cedric Lane	3	1	6	2.00	7.18

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ja'Marr Chase	2	2	10	5.00	7.00
TE Kylen Granson	1	1	8	8.00	7.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mickey Ellis	1	0
RB Calvin Tyson	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mercury Trainor	3	1
QB Trevor Lawrence	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Hickman	13	7	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Lawrence	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Metchie	5	3	2
TE Cedric Lane	5	3	3
WR Bob Spiak	3	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kylen Granson	3	1	0
WR Ja'Marr Chase	3	2	2
RB Mercury Trainor	2	2	0
WR Elias Shipp	1	1	1
WR Max Ta'Amu	1	1	1
WR Grayson Clawson	1	0	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)