Week 1, 2029

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	7	10	7	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:24 NOS - Alan Poole 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:38 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 02:01 NOS - Burt McCalla 51 field goal
3Q: 12:14 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 5 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 02:48 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 25 field goal
4Q: 13:40 NOS - Bobby Irwin 6 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 11:57 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 2 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:24 NOS - Alan Poole 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:38 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 02:01 NOS - Burt McCalla 51 field goal
3Q: 12:14 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 5 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 02:48 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 25 field goal
4Q: 13:40 NOS - Bobby Irwin 6 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 11:57 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 2 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 12 7
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 321 351
- Offensive Plays 73 54
- Yards per Play 4.40 6.50
Net Rushing Yards 189 95
- Rushing Attempts 43 24
- Yards per Rush 4.40 3.96
Net Passing Yards 132 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 11 - 1 30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 144 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.40 8.53
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 4.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/23 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/56 2/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 44
Time of Possession 33:22 26:38

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	12	7
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	321	351
- Offensive Plays	73	54
- Yards per Play	4.40	6.50
Net Rushing Yards	189	95
- Rushing Attempts	43	24
- Yards per Rush	4.40	3.96
Net Passing Yards	132	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 11 - 1	30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	144	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.40	8.53
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	4.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/23	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/56	2/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 44
Time of Possession	33:22	26:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:11	OWN 12	11	48	Fumble
1	7:50	2:50	OWN 6	6	14	Punt
1	2:16	2:31	OWN 26	5	35	Fumble
2	11:32	3:00	OWN 16	5	14	Punt
2	5:52	1:36	OWN 15	5	5	Punt
2	1:53	1:48	OWN 23	5	43	Missed FG
3	12:03	0:59	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	9:57	7:15	OWN 20	13	72	Field Goal
4	13:34	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	11:49	0:49	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	9:16	3:34	OWN 20	8	21	Punt
4	3:14	3:14	OWN 35	8	50	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:49	0:59	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
1	5:00	2:44	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	14:45	3:13	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	8:32	2:40	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
2	4:16	2:23	OWN 35	7	31	Field Goal
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 41	1	13	Half
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	11:04	1:07	50	3	8	Punt
3	2:42	4:08	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
4	13:21	1:32	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown
4	11:00	1:44	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
4	5:42	2:28	OPP 30	3	2	Missed FG

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Alston	27	135	5.00	28	3
Shane Huffman	9	37	4.11	8	0
Toby Livesay	7	17	2.43	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	16	73	4.56	16	2	1
Bobby Irwin	5	11	2.20	6	0	2
Alan Poole	2	11	5.50	6	0	1
Rex Dunn	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	27	10	129	2/12	0	21	1	37.4
Frank Hopper	1	1	15	0/0	0	15	0	118.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	30	21	256	0/0	1	30	0	107.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Desmond Poston	4	7	55	13.75	6	20
WR Bryan Dennis	3	7	50	16.67	4	21
TE Wes Witt	2	3	10	5.00	5	11
WR Martin Lofton	1	5	14	14.00	8	14
FB Myron Sutter	1	3	15	15.00	8	15
RB Andy Alston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Warren Finch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	7	10	109	15.57	35	30	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	4	31	10.33	3	13	0
FB Rex Dunn	3	3	36	12.00	15	17	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	5	36	12.00	5	19	0
WR Preston Stevenson	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	1

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Byron Bennett	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Andy Alston	1	1
Shane Huffman	1	0
Toby Livesay	1	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Jose Barfield	1	0
Otis Wallis	1	0
Junior Reeves	0	1
Dale Landolt	0	1
Byron Bennett	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	4	173	43.3	43.3	53	1
Charlie Mattingly	2	29	14.5	14.5	29	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	197	49.3	40.3	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/2	0/1	0/1	25	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/2	1/2	1/1	51	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	1	-4	-4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart McKnight	3	49	16.3	0
Martin Lofton	1	7	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	29	29.0	0
Marc Stanton	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Arnie Cooley	7	1	0.0	23	21
S Grant Morton	6	1	0.0	22	27
OLB Mo Gardner	5	1	0.0	20	25
ILB Charlie Sims	4	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Oliver Hanson	3	1	0.0	8	10
CB Ben Haney	3	1	0.0	8	20
CB Bart McKnight	2	0	0.0	6	15
S Spencer Way	2	0	0.0	8	13
DT Britt Langley	2	0	0.0	9	9
CB Max Midget	1	1	0.0	19	23
DE Zach Strickland	1	1	0.0	15	26
RB Andy Alston	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0.0	12	8
S Tito Justice	1	0	0.0	20	25
C Preston Peters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mike Garner	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Kris Mathis	0	2	0.0	18	22
DE Clarence Holdgate	0	1	0.0	9	4
DT Blaine Buckner	0	1	0.0	8	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Otis Wallis	5	1	0.0	21	8
CB Howie Lord	5	0	0.0	31	19
S Steve Ziel	4	2	1.0	20	13
OLB Byron Bennett	4	3	0.0	39	29
ILB Jose Barfield	4	2	0.0	31	16
DT Eddie Bloomer	4	1	0.0	21	15
CB Ty Covington	4	1	0.0	29	22
CB Danny Cortez	4	0	0.0	22	20
CB Bubba Reese	4	0	0.0	15	10
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	1.0	24	19
DE Cary Clinton	3	2	0.0	23	15
ILB Dale Landolt	3	0	0.0	16	13
DE Max Tank	2	0	0.0	39	27
S Tommie Grange	2	0	0.0	11	11
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	3	0.0	25	14
S Duane Sterritt	1	2	0.0	36	27
S Jorge Cloude	1	2	0.0	20	17
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.0	18	9
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0.0	24	18
S Justin Borders	0	2	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dusty Kim	1	1	0	22
DE Kris Mathis	0	1	1	22
DE Mike Garner	0	1	0	8

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	1	0	0	19
S Steve Ziel	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Max Tank	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	1	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Grant Morton	3	1	27
CB Arnie Cooley	3	1	21
CB Ben Haney	3	1	20
OLB Oliver Hanson	3	0	10
ILB Charlie Sims	3	0	25
CB Bart McKnight	2	0	15
CB Max Midget	1	0	23
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	25
S Tito Justice	1	0	25
S Spencer Way	1	0	13

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0	8
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0	20
CB Bubba Reese	2	0	0	10
CB Ty Covington	1	2	0	22
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	0	17
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0	13
CB Howie Lord	1	0	0	19
DE Max Tank	1	0	0	27
ILB Jose Barfield	0	2	0	16
S Duane Sterritt	0	1	0	27
OLB Byron Bennett	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Preston Peters	4	10	1	43	0	30
Billy Vandermause	2	4	0	37	0	25
Tyrus Tate	2	3	0	43	0	30
Wes Witt	2	2	0	30	0	18
Roger Thornton	1	7	0	33	1	22
Mario Sanford	1	4	0	37	0	27
Myron Sutter	1	2	0	26	0	12
Andrew Nield	1	1	0	7	0	15
Joseph Wooden	0	2	0	7	0	6
Justin Wolfe	0	1	0	7	1	4
Tony Reeves	0	1	0	8	0	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marlon Finley	3	9	21	28
Rex Dunn	2	2	18	24
Roger Vaughn	1	3	19	23
Archie Garrett	1	1	8	1
Cris Scott	0	3	20	30
Cedric Flournoy	0	2	20	25
Joseph Sherman	0	1	20	29
Trent Sinclair	0	1	7	7

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bart McKnight	1	18
Bobby Clark	1	12
Toby Livesay	0	20
Martin Lofton	0	18
Warren Finch	0	17
Oliver Hanson	0	16
Andrew Nield	0	16
Spencer Way	0	16
Wes Witt	0	10
Bryan Dennis	0	9
Max Midget	0	9
Joseph Wooden	0	8
Preston Peters	0	8
Grant Morton	0	7
Roger Thornton	0	7
Charlie Mattingly	0	6
Wendell Holmes	0	6
Tony Reeves	0	6
Zach Strickland	0	5
Marc Joyner	0	4
Mo Gardner	0	3
Mickey Parker	0	3
Myron Sutter	0	3
Kris Mathis	0	2
Andy Alston	0	2
Mack Mauro	0	2
Dusty Kim	0	2
Chris Torrez	0	2
Tito Justice	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	2
Frank Hopper	0	2
Billy Vandermause	0	2
Charlie Sims	0	2
Mike Garner	0	2
Mario Sanford	0	1
Britt Langley	0	1
Adam Wright	0	1
Ben Haney	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rex Dunn	1	15
Rick Collins	1	13
Tommie Grange	1	13
Marc Stanton	1	8
Jorge Cloude	1	4
Bobby Irwin	0	19
Jose Barfield	0	16
Jimmy Roberts	0	15
Mercury Hopkins	0	14
Steve Ziel	0	13
Jeffrey Cote	0	11
Otis Wallis	0	9
Bubba Reese	0	9
Brent Robbins	0	8
Mitchell Emmons	0	7
Darryl Schaub	0	7
Marlon Finley	0	6
Danny Cortez	0	6
Archie Garrett	0	6
Trent Sinclair	0	6
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	6
Joseph Sherman	0	5
Nolan Walters	0	4
Cary Clinton	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	3
Howie Lord	0	3
Burt McCalla	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Dale Landolt	0	2
Rico Feaser	0	2
Cedric Flournoy	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1
Byron Bennett	0	1
Justin Borders	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	18	82	4.6
Right	15	76	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	5	22	4.4
Right	9	19	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	27	10	2	1	4	7	1	1	1
Frank Hopper	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	30	21	3	0	2	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	5	44	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	83	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	140	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	7	3	1	50	1	30
WR Desmond Poston	7	4	0	55	1	27
WR Martin Lofton	5	1	3	14	0	7
FB Myron Sutter	3	1	0	15	0	12
TE Wes Witt	3	2	0	10	0	18
RB Andy Alston	1	0	0	0	0	22
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Warren Finch	1	0	0	0	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	10	7	1	109	3	30
TE Jimmy Roberts	5	3	1	36	0	11
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	3	0	31	0	16
WR Nolan Walters	3	1	0	13	0	19
FB Rex Dunn	3	3	0	36	0	24
WR Preston Stevenson	3	2	0	18	0	12
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	8	0	16
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	2	3	1.50	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	3	14	4.67	2.20
Jeffrey Cote	2	4	2.00	4.56
Alan Poole	1	5	5.00	5.50
Rex Dunn	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	1	0	0	0.00	4.78

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	3	35	11.67	8.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	13	13.00	4.33
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	17	17.00	12.00
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Huffman	2	2
Andy Alston	2	2
Toby Livesay	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	1	1
Bobby Irwin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	12	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Lofton	4	1	1
WR Desmond Poston	3	2	2
WR Bryan Dennis	2	1	1
TE Wes Witt	2	2	1
RB Andy Alston	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	3	2	2
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	0	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)