Week 1, 2032

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	14	3	0	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:46 NOS - Roger Hayes 38 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:50 NOS - Phillip Newman 7 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:19 ATL - Preston Burks 49 field goal
3Q: 00:34 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:46 NOS - Roger Hayes 38 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:50 NOS - Phillip Newman 7 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:19 ATL - Preston Burks 49 field goal
3Q: 00:34 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 280 329
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 4.91 4.84
Net Rushing Yards 82 121
- Rushing Attempts 23 31
- Yards per Rush 3.57 3.90
Net Passing Yards 198 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 1 35 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 217 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.82 5.62
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 4.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/73
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 2/39 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:13 30:47

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	280	329
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	4.91	4.84
Net Rushing Yards	82	121
- Rushing Attempts	23	31
- Yards per Rush	3.57	3.90
Net Passing Yards	198	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 1	35 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	217	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.82	5.62
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	4.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/73
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	2/39	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:13	30:47

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
1	10:22	2:35	OWN 40	6	17	Punt
1	5:49	2:01	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
2	11:56	0:24	OWN 24	1	76	Touchdown
2	8:57	1:36	OWN 27	4	7	Punt
2	4:16	1:36	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	7:44	1:50	OWN 14	5	21	Interception
3	4:53	4:25	OWN 37	9	54	Field Goal
4	12:32	4:46	OWN 6	8	58	Fumble
4	6:05	6:05	OWN 28	12	49	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	2:51	OWN 6	6	17	Punt
1	7:47	1:58	OWN 3	4	22	Punt
1	3:48	6:52	OWN 20	14	56	Fumble
2	11:32	2:35	OWN 23	5	12	Punt
2	7:21	3:05	OWN 9	7	41	Interception
2	2:40	2:27	OWN 20	7	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:16	OWN 20	13	66	Fumble
3	5:54	1:01	OPP 33	3	3	Missed FG
3	0:28	2:56	OWN 32	5	21	Punt
4	7:46	1:41	OWN 36	4	18	Interception

Game MVP: Bryan Harding, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	8	46	5.75	13	2
Grant Guthrie	5	9	1.80	6	0
Ed McCarthy	4	24	6.00	11	1
Bryan Harding	4	1	0.25	4	0
Rex Dunn	2	2	1.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Louis Everett	24	99	4.13	9
Andy Alston	6	19	3.17	7
Mitchell Turnbull	1	3	3.00	3

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	31	20	217	3/19	2	38	1	93.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Turnbull	35	21	219	2/11	0	23	2	54.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	5	12	71	14.20	26	23	0
WR Phillip Newman	4	4	21	5.25	12	8	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	4	4	40	10.00	5	16	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
WR Rick Collins	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	2	38	38.00	0	38	1
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Grant Guthrie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Max Pritchett	4	4	34	8.50	16	21
RB Louis Everett	3	4	19	6.33	1	9
TE Wes Witt	3	7	17	5.67	0	8
WR Desmond Poston	3	6	43	14.33	6	23
TE Jamal Small	3	4	32	10.67	4	13
WR Stephen Granberry	2	4	25	12.50	0	16
RB Andy Alston	1	1	8	8.00	6	8
WR Bernie Garner	1	1	18	18.00	1	18
WR Dwight Becker	1	4	23	23.00	3	23

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0.00	0
S Karl Tucker	1	39	39.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Trent Crabtree	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rick Collins	1	0	0
Bryan Harding	1	0	0
Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0
Mike Emerson	0	1	0
Byron Bennett	0	1	0
Jeffrey Cote	0	1	0
Jorge Templeton	0	1	0
Brent Robbins	0	0	1
Ty Covington	0	0	1
Max Tank	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mitchell Turnbull	1	1	0
Louis Everett	1	0	0
Jamal Small	1	0	0
Mo Gardner	0	1	1
Byron Valenta	0	0	1
Lance Graham	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	204	51.0	46.0	59	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. Flannery	4	165	41.3	36.5	47	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Burks	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	2	19	9.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornelius Hughes	1	25	25.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricky Duffy	3	54	18.0	0
Marc Stanton	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	6	2	0.0	30	34
CB Roderick Iadevaia	6	1	0.0	27	33
DT Junior Reeves	5	0	1.0	21	25
S Karl Tucker	5	1	0.0	26	26
CB Norbert Dawson	5	0	0.0	24	29
DE Brent Robbins	4	1	1.0	24	29
DE Max Tank	4	0	0.0	31	35
DT Burt Tamaarkin	3	1	0.0	20	24
S Justin Borders	3	1	0.0	16	22
S Duane Sterritt	2	4	0.0	24	25
ILB Dale Landolt	2	2	0.0	11	16
CB Ty Covington	2	1	0.0	17	22
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	1	0.0	8	11
DE Rich Banks	2	0	0.0	8	10
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	3	0.0	21	24
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0.0	4	8
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bubba Reese	0	1	0.0	5	4
DT Jorge Templeton	0	1	0.0	21	28

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Arnie Cooley	6	1	0.0	18	28
S Tito Justice	5	4	0.0	18	23
CB Robert Boatright	5	1	0.0	17	25
OLB Mo Gardner	3	1	1.0	19	30
ILB Charlie Sims	3	3	0.0	18	29
S Ed Hinman	3	1	0.0	16	24
OLB Trent Crabtree	3	1	0.0	21	32
CB Byron Valenta	3	0	0.0	13	22
WR Dwight Becker	2	0	---	---	---
DT Omar Evans	2	0	0.0	8	4
ILB Oliver Hanson	1	0	1.0	10	10
DT Dusty Kim	1	0	1.0	15	30
S Marc Stanton	1	1	0.0	11	15
DE Tyrus Flannery	1	1	0.0	20	28
DE Clarence Holdgate	1	0	0.0	14	19
DE Mike Garner	1	0	0.0	12	21
ILB Al McConnell	1	0	0.0	8	8
CB Lance Graham	1	0	0.0	10	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	1	1	29
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	0	25
DE Max Tank	0.0	2	0	35
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	2	0	28
DE Rich Banks	0.0	1	1	10

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Gardner	1.0	0	1	30
ILB Oliver Hanson	1.0	0	0	10
DT Dusty Kim	1.0	0	0	30
DE Clarence Holdgate	0.0	2	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ty Covington	3	0	1	22
S Karl Tucker	3	0	1	26
CB Norbert Dawson	3	0	0	29
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	1	0	33
S Duane Sterritt	2	0	0	25
OLB Byron Bennett	2	0	0	34
S Justin Borders	2	0	0	22
DE Max Tank	1	0	0	35
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0	24
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	11
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	0	0	24
ILB Dale Landolt	0	1	0	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Arnie Cooley	5	1	0	28
S Tito Justice	3	1	0	23
CB Byron Valenta	3	0	0	22
ILB Charlie Sims	2	0	0	29
CB Robert Boatright	2	0	0	25
CB Lance Graham	2	0	0	15
S Ed Hinman	1	0	0	24
ILB Al McConnell	1	0	0	8
DT Omar Evans	1	0	0	4
OLB Trent Crabtree	0	1	1	32
ILB Oliver Hanson	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	4	5	18	0	28
Vernon Huffman	1	3	20	0	31
Dwayne Peyton	1	2	17	0	26
Trent Sinclair	1	1	5	0	7
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	3	9	0	10
Cris Scott	0	2	23	2	32
Joseph Sherman	0	2	18	1	26
Rex Dunn	0	1	14	0	13
Mike Emerson	0	1	5	0	10

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrus Tate	5	12	31	0	37
Jamal Small	2	3	18	0	23
Kenneth Virola	1	6	24	0	31
Billy Vandermause	1	1	26	1	32
Graham Brewer	1	1	6	0	5
Roger Thornton	0	3	16	1	15
Fernando Reeves	0	3	26	0	32
Lenny Clemons	0	1	26	0	32

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Collins	2	11
Norbert Dawson	1	8
Preston Ramsey	1	5
Ed McCarthy	0	15
Rex Dunn	0	12
Preston Stevenson	0	10
Lamar McCarthy	0	10
Dusty Tobias	0	10
Tyrell Summers	0	9
Roger Hayes	0	8
Brent Robbins	0	6
Bubba Reese	0	6
Justin Borders	0	6
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Mike Emerson	0	5
Trent Sinclair	0	5
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	5
Vernon Huffman	0	5
Bernard Richard	0	5
Shawn Fadiman	0	5
Tyrone Leibert	0	5
Burt Tamaarkin	0	4
Byron Bennett	0	4
Rodney Whalen	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Mitchell Emmons	0	2
Ty Covington	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Karl Tucker	0	2
Jorge Templeton	0	2
Cornelius Hughes	0	2
Dale Landolt	0	1
Roderick Iadevaia	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Alston	2	18
Max Pritchett	1	12
Marc Stanton	0	13
Butch Wolfstone	0	11
Stephen Granberry	0	10
Wes Witt	0	10
Oliver Hanson	0	8
Desmond Poston	0	8
Lance Graham	0	8
Arnie Cooley	0	7
Charlie Sims	0	7
Jamal Small	0	7
Graham Brewer	0	6
Ed Hinman	0	6
Oscar Flannery	0	6
Roger Thornton	0	5
Mike Garner	0	5
Lenny Clemons	0	5
Trent Crabtree	0	5
Toby Livesay	0	4
Ricky Duffy	0	4
T.J. Flannery	0	4
Preston Burks	0	4
Clarence Holdgate	0	2
Andy Burton	0	2
Billy Vandermause	0	2
Tyrus Flannery	0	2
Mo Gardner	0	1
Dusty Kim	0	1
Tito Justice	0	1
Jeffrey Walters	0	1
Robert Boatright	0	1
Byron Valenta	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	53	8.8
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	8	19	2.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	9	41	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	31	20	3	3	1	4	0	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Turnbull	35	21	3	1	3	2	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	71	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	82	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	38	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	90	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	12	5	1	71	2	31
WR Phillip Newman	4	4	0	21	0	27
TE Jimmy Roberts	4	4	0	40	0	17
RB Jeffrey Cote	3	1	0	6	0	14
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	0	5	0	7
WR Roger Hayes	2	1	0	38	1	21
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	6	0	13
WR Rick Collins	1	1	0	17	0	7
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	0	13	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wes Witt	7	3	2	17	0	31
WR Desmond Poston	6	3	0	43	1	22
WR Stephen Granberry	4	2	1	25	0	11
WR Dwight Becker	4	1	0	23	1	16
RB Louis Everett	4	3	0	19	0	21
TE Jamal Small	4	3	0	32	0	23
FB Max Pritchett	4	4	0	34	1	23
RB Andy Alston	1	1	0	8	0	17
WR Bernie Garner	1	1	0	18	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	2	7	3.50	5.75
Bryan Harding	1	-1	-1.00	0.25
Grant Guthrie	1	6	6.00	1.80

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	2	1	7	3.50	7.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Turnbull	4	2	15	3.75	6.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	7	7.00	5.25
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wes Witt	1	0	0	0.00	2.43
WR Desmond Poston	1	0	0	0.00	7.17
TE Jamal Small	1	1	11	11.00	8.00
FB Max Pritchett	1	1	4	4.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryan Harding	2	0
Ed McCarthy	1	1
Jeffrey Cote	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Alston	2	2
Louis Everett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	11	9	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Turnbull	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	4	4	4
WR Phillip Newman	3	3	2
WR Rick Collins	1	1	0
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	0	0
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Louis Everett	3	3	2
TE Wes Witt	3	1	1
FB Max Pritchett	3	3	3
WR Dwight Becker	2	1	1
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0
TE Jamal Small	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (22,200)
End Zone 10,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (22,200)
End Zone	10,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,400 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (5,000)