Week 1, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	14	17	3	3	-	37
New Orleans Saints	7	0	6	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 NOS - Oliver Hudson 28 interception return (Stephen Flowers extra point)
1Q: 08:33 ATL - Tevin Coleman 1 run (Jay Huntley extra point)
1Q: 08:23 ATL - Khari Lee 18 fumble return (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 14:25 ATL - Jay Huntley 32 field goal
2Q: 11:50 ATL - Kaleb Mueller 20 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 07:07 ATL - Kaleb Mueller 15 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
3Q: 09:42 NOS - Stephen Flowers 33 field goal
3Q: 04:52 ATL - Jay Huntley 36 field goal
3Q: 00:25 NOS - Stephen Flowers 45 field goal
4Q: 10:35 ATL - Jay Huntley 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 NOS - Oliver Hudson 28 interception return (Stephen Flowers extra point)
1Q: 08:33 ATL - Tevin Coleman 1 run (Jay Huntley extra point)
1Q: 08:23 ATL - Khari Lee 18 fumble return (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 14:25 ATL - Jay Huntley 32 field goal
2Q: 11:50 ATL - Kaleb Mueller 20 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 07:07 ATL - Kaleb Mueller 15 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
3Q: 09:42 NOS - Stephen Flowers 33 field goal
3Q: 04:52 ATL - Jay Huntley 36 field goal
3Q: 00:25 NOS - Stephen Flowers 45 field goal
4Q: 10:35 ATL - Jay Huntley 24 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 341 305
- Offensive Plays 57 65
- Yards per Play 5.98 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 90 144
- Rushing Attempts 29 22
- Yards per Rush 3.10 6.55
Net Passing Yards 251 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 1 42 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.96 3.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/30 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 8/160
Interception Ret./Yards 1/22 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:57 27:03

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	341	305
- Offensive Plays	57	65
- Yards per Play	5.98	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	90	144
- Rushing Attempts	29	22
- Yards per Rush	3.10	6.55
Net Passing Yards	251	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 1	42 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.96	3.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/30	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	8/160
Interception Ret./Yards	1/22	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	32:57	27:03

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:12	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	14:48	6:25	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
1	4:13	4:54	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
2	12:30	0:50	OPP 36	2	36	Touchdown
2	9:41	2:45	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	4:44	1:37	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	2:30	1:27	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:34	2:21	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	6:22	1:35	OPP 19	3	0	Field Goal
3	0:18	4:49	OWN 33	8	60	Field Goal
4	4:45	2:25	OWN 17	3	3	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:14	4:01	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
2	14:19	1:49	OWN 30	4	6	Downs
2	11:40	1:59	OWN 20	5	42	Punt
2	6:56	2:12	OWN 28	5	15	Punt
2	3:07	0:37	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
2	1:03	0:30	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	5:26	OWN 23	9	61	Field Goal
3	7:13	0:51	OWN 32	2	6	Interception
3	4:47	4:29	OWN 20	8	52	Field Goal
4	10:29	5:44	OWN 31	15	52	Downs
4	2:20	2:20	OWN 49	5	35	Game

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonta Freeman	17	56	3.29	23	1	0
RB Tevin Coleman	7	28	4.00	16	2	1
FB Collin Covington	3	4	1.33	4	0	0
QB Matt Ryan	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
WR Jeremiah Elliott	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Logan Bills	14	62	4.43	10	1
QB Garrett Grayson	5	30	6.00	10	1
RB Andre Ellington	2	20	10.00	15	1
WR Brandin Cooks	1	32	32.00	32	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	27	21	254	1/3	2	32	1	115.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	41	18	152	1/5	0	34	1	44.0
B.J. Dennis	1	1	14	0/0	0	14	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kaleb Mueller	7	9	65	9.29	31	20	2
TE Craig Stevens	6	8	53	8.83	14	16	0
WR Julio Jones	3	3	68	22.67	32	32	0
RB Devonta Freeman	2	3	21	10.50	14	20	0
TE Will Tye	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Collin Covington	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Shaquille Bittner	1	1	27	27.00	20	27	0
RB Tevin Coleman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marquise Goodwin	5	9	20	4.00	8	5
RB Logan Bills	4	9	56	14.00	32	34
TE Dave Brown	3	3	41	13.67	0	14
WR Brandin Cooks	2	9	15	7.50	0	9
WR Tre McBride	2	4	10	5.00	0	5
FB Toben Opurum	2	4	13	6.50	1	10
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	4	11	11.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jalen Collins	1	22	22.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Oliver Hudson	1	28	28.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Khari Lee	0	1	0	1
RB Devonta Freeman	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Brandon Coleman	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	4	152	38.0	32.8	43	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	5	235	47.0	27.0	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Huntley	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Flowers	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Logan Bills	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Alford	2	46	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Coleman	8	160	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brooks Reed	7	0	1.0	22	41
S Malcolm Jenkins	6	2	0.0	22	38
OLB Courtney Upshaw	5	2	0.0	21	38
CB Jalen Collins	4	1	0.0	21	40
CB Desmond Trufant	4	0	0.0	22	43
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	3	1	0.0	21	37
S Eugene Garibay	2	1	0.0	7	20
S William Moore	2	0	0.0	12	19
CB Robert Alford	2	0	0.0	16	28
OLB Roman Schumann	2	0	0.0	12	23
DT J.J. Warren	1	1	0.0	11	17
DT Al Woods	1	0	0.0	10	25
DE Vic Beasley	1	0	0.0	21	42
DT Amos Sherrill	1	0	0.0	3	9
OLB Kennedy Schulz	1	0	0.0	1	8
DE Corey Wootton	0	2	0.0	17	30

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	11	2	0.0	29	28
ILB Mike Hull	7	4	0.0	21	17
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	5	7	0.0	29	26
OLB Andy Mulumba	4	1	0.0	13	16
OLB Stephone Anthony	3	0	1.0	9	11
DT Neal Clinton	3	2	0.0	21	22
DE Cameron Jordan	3	0	0.0	29	28
CB Grant Kosier	3	0	0.0	26	28
S Jairus Byrd	2	0	0.0	29	28
CB Ed Israelson	2	0	0.0	14	11
CB Oliver Hudson	2	0	0.0	27	28
DE Kasim Edebali	1	1	0.0	27	26
RB Logan Bills	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brant Bensen	1	0	0.0	25	24
CB Ross Cockrell	0	1	0.0	6	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Brooks Reed	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	1	2	1	42
DE Corey Wootton	0.0	1	0	0	30
DT J.J. Warren	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Courtney Upshaw	0.0	0	1	0	38
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	0.0	0	1	0	37
CB Jalen Collins	0.0	0	1	0	40

New Orleans	Sack	Block	PPlay
OLB Stephone Anthony	1.0	0	11
DE Cameron Jordan	0.0	1	28
OLB Andy Mulumba	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Courtney Upshaw	3	0	0	38
S William Moore	2	2	0	19
ILB Brooks Reed	2	2	0	41
CB Robert Alford	2	2	0	28
CB Jalen Collins	2	1	1	40
S Malcolm Jenkins	2	0	0	38
OLB Roman Schumann	2	0	0	23
S Eugene Garibay	2	0	0	20
CB Desmond Trufant	1	1	0	43
OLB Kennedy Schulz	1	1	0	8

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	5	0	0	28
CB Oliver Hudson	3	0	1	28
S Jairus Byrd	3	0	0	28
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	0	0	26
ILB Mike Hull	2	0	0	17
CB Grant Kosier	2	0	0	28
OLB Andy Mulumba	1	0	0	16
OLB Stephone Anthony	1	0	0	11
CB Ed Israelson	1	0	0	11
DE Cameron Jordan	0	2	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bart Karl	2	6	29	0	28
G Kris Gaylor	2	4	29	0	28
TE Craig Stevens	2	3	29	0	28
T Sebastian Vollmer	1	6	29	0	28
G Brad Vasquez	1	5	29	0	28
T Jake Matthews	0	3	29	0	28
FB Collin Covington	0	1	10	0	5
RB Devonta Freeman	0	0	21	1	17

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gilbert Shillingford	4	4	22	0	43
C Max Unger	3	5	22	1	43
G Tim Lelito	1	3	18	0	25
T Daquan Giles	1	3	22	0	43
T John Terry	1	2	22	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Devonta Freeman	2	24
Andre Roberts	2	20
Malcolm Jenkins	2	16
Roman Schumann	1	22
Robert Alford	1	18
Eugene Garibay	1	17
Jeremiah Elliott	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Juan Richardson	2	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	22	38	16	76
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	22	43	6	71
ILB Brooks Reed	---	---	22	41	2	65
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	21	42	2	65
CB Jalen Collins	---	---	21	40	4	65
T Sebastian Vollmer	29	28	---	---	7	64
T Jake Matthews	29	28	---	---	7	64
G Kris Gaylor	29	28	---	---	7	64
G Brad Vasquez	29	28	---	---	7	64
CB Robert Alford	---	---	16	28	18	62
RB Devonta Freeman	21	17	---	---	24	62
OLB Courtney Upshaw	---	---	21	38	2	61
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	21	37	1	59
QB Matt Ryan	29	28	---	---	---	57
TE Craig Stevens	29	28	---	---	---	57
G Bart Karl	29	28	---	---	---	57
OLB Roman Schumann	---	---	12	23	22	57
WR Kaleb Mueller	27	24	---	---	---	51
DE Corey Wootton	---	---	17	30	---	47
S Eugene Garibay	---	---	7	20	17	44
WR Andre Roberts	12	11	---	---	20	43
DT Al Woods	---	---	10	25	7	42
WR Jeremiah Elliott	13	12	---	---	12	37
S William Moore	---	---	12	19	---	31
WR Julio Jones	16	15	---	---	---	31
TE Khari Lee	1	3	---	---	24	28
DT J.J. Warren	---	---	11	17	---	28
RB Emmett Chelios	1	0	---	---	19	20
TE Will Tye	5	14	---	---	---	19
RB Tevin Coleman	8	9	---	---	1	18
FB Collin Covington	10	5	---	---	---	15
DT Amos Sherrill	---	---	3	9	1	13
CB Darnell Rayburn	---	---	0	0	13	13
K Jay Huntley	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Bill Harris	---	---	2	3	6	11
OLB Kennedy Schulz	---	---	1	8	2	11
ILB Deon Ripple	---	---	0	2	9	11
CB Carlton Lyle	---	---	0	4	5	9
C Donnell Houle	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Hugh Murray	---	---	1	6	---	7
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Shaquille Bittner	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Austin Davis	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Andre Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joe Hawley	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Aidan Galbraith	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Dave Brown	21	38	---	---	20	79
RB Logan Bills	19	37	---	---	18	74
G Gilbert Shillingford	22	43	---	---	7	72
T John Terry	22	43	---	---	7	72
T Daquan Giles	22	43	---	---	7	72
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	29	28	12	69
WR Marquise Goodwin	21	34	---	---	12	67
C Max Unger	22	43	---	---	---	65
WR Brandin Cooks	20	35	---	---	10	65
QB Garrett Grayson	22	42	---	---	---	64
S Jairus Byrd	---	---	29	28	3	60
DE Cameron Jordan	---	---	29	28	3	60
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	29	26	3	58
CB Grant Kosier	---	---	26	28	3	57
CB Oliver Hudson	---	---	27	28	2	57
DE Kasim Edebali	---	---	27	26	3	56
DE Brant Bensen	---	---	25	24	2	51
G Tim Lelito	18	25	---	---	6	49
DT Neal Clinton	---	---	21	22	3	46
ILB Mike Hull	---	---	21	17	1	39
OLB Stephone Anthony	---	---	9	11	14	34
OLB Andy Mulumba	---	---	13	16	3	32
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	4	23	---	---	5	32
WR Tre McBride	14	18	---	---	---	32
OLB Rex Gerhardt	---	---	4	5	22	31
CB Ed Israelson	---	---	14	11	4	29
FB Toben Opurum	5	21	---	---	---	26
CB Ross Cockrell	---	---	6	2	17	25
RB Marcus Murphy	0	0	---	---	23	23
G Kenyon Roberson	4	18	---	---	1	23
WR Brandon Coleman	2	3	---	---	16	21
DE Bobby Richardson	---	---	8	6	4	18
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	0	0	16	16
RB Andre Ellington	4	6	---	---	---	10
T Juan Richardson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Jordan Reed	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Stephen Flowers	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Deron Bates	---	---	0	0	4	4
DE Desmond Mendez	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB B.J. Dennis	0	1	---	---	---	1
OLB Korey Toomer	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Pete Hauer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Fred Blankenhorn	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Walt Sinclair	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	12	1.1
Middle	10	48	4.8
Right	7	32	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	59	14.8
Middle	16	77	4.8
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	27	21	4	0	1	2	0	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	41	18	1	2	3	9	5	1	1
B.J. Dennis	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	22	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	181	12.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	8	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	10	91	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	56	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	11	2.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kaleb Mueller	9	7	1	65	1	24
TE Craig Stevens	8	6	0	53	0	28
WR Julio Jones	3	3	0	68	1	15
RB Devonta Freeman	3	2	0	21	1	17
RB Tevin Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Will Tye	1	1	0	11	0	14
FB Collin Covington	1	1	0	9	0	5
WR Shaquille Bittner	1	1	0	27	1	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marquise Goodwin	9	5	0	20	0	34
WR Brandin Cooks	9	2	1	15	0	35
RB Logan Bills	9	4	1	56	1	37
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	4	1	0	11	0	23
WR Tre McBride	4	2	0	10	0	18
FB Toben Opurum	4	2	1	13	0	21
TE Dave Brown	3	3	0	41	0	38

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devonta Freeman	4	10	2.50	3.29
RB Tevin Coleman	3	-1	-0.33	4.00
FB Collin Covington	1	4	4.00	1.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	9	5	41	4.56	9.41

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	5	0	0	0.00	3.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kaleb Mueller	5	3	37	7.40	7.22
TE Craig Stevens	2	1	3	1.50	6.63
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	1	1.00	7.00
RB Tevin Coleman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2	2.75
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	2.22
WR Brandin Cooks	1	1.67
FB Toben Opurum	1	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devonta Freeman	2	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Garrett Grayson	2	0
RB Logan Bills	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	8	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	10	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Craig Stevens	3	2	1
WR Julio Jones	2	2	2
RB Devonta Freeman	2	1	0
WR Kaleb Mueller	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Logan Bills	4	2	2
WR Marquise Goodwin	2	0	0
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2	0	0
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0
WR Tre McBride	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 14,100 (14,100)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	14,100 (14,100)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,400)