Regular Season Week 1: Falcons at Saints
September 03, 2045 70° Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Attendance: 52,347 (68%)
Falcons 0 6 3 14 - 23
Saints 7 0 0 0 - 7
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Saints: 3-9-ATL 17 (5:12) 16-Troy Rumph pass complete to 84-Richard Castillo to ATL 0 for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-James Garza. ATL 94-Timothy Pope was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NOS 7 ATL 0
(Qtr 2) Falcons: 4-6-NOS 9 (8:11) 14-Kyle Gutierrez 26 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 7 ATL 3
(Qtr 2) Falcons: 2-9-NOS 11 (0:05) 14-Kyle Gutierrez 28 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 7 ATL 6
(Qtr 3) Falcons: 4-1-NOS 20 (10:54) 14-Kyle Gutierrez 37 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 7 ATL 9
(Qtr 4) Falcons: 3-6-NOS 6 (6:30) 1-Eugene McGrath pass complete to 32-Leonard McKnight for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Kyle Gutierrez. NOS 7 ATL 16
(Qtr 4) Falcons: 2-3-NOS 3 (2:44) 29-Colby Sims ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Kyle Gutierrez. NOS 7 ATL 23
Team Statistics
Saints Falcons
First Downs 7 23
- Rushing 3 13
- Passing 2 9
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 138 375
- Offensive Plays 45 76
- Yards Per Play 3.07 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 72 197
- Rushing Attempts 20 41
- Yards Per Rush 3.60 4.80
Net Passing Yards 66 178
- Att/Comp/Int 24 / 14 / 0 35 / 26 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 73 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.64 5.09
- Yards Per Completion 5.21 6.85
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 12 9 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 4 / 38
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 4 3 / 21
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 2 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 20:48 39:12
Drive Charts
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:18 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 9:50 4:43 OWN 36 9 64 Touchdown
1 1:45 1:57 OWN 38 5 17 Punt
2 8:08 2:18 OWN 25 5 14 Punt
2 0:02 0:02 OWN 25 1 10 Half
3 10:50 2:18 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 6:45 3:51 OWN 6 9 24 Punt
3 1:27 1:35 OWN 23 3 9 Punt
4 6:25 0:56 OWN 25 4 11 Downs
4 2:41 0:50 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
Falcons
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:42 2:52 OWN 1 5 16 Punt
1 5:08 3:22 OWN 25 6 33 Interception
2 14:48 6:40 OWN 20 13 71 Field Goal
2 5:51 5:49 OWN 8 13 81 Field Goal
3 15:00 4:10 OWN 25 7 55 Field Goal
3 8:32 1:47 OWN 35 4 7 Punt
3 2:54 1:27 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 14:52 8:26 OWN 27 14 73 Touchdown
4 5:29 2:48 OPP 29 5 29 Touchdown
4 1:51 1:51 OWN 35 6 12 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Shawn Rosen 14 62 4.43 14 3 0
#39 Mike Swink 6 10 1.67 6 0 0
Falcons
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#25 David Cox 21 110 5.24 23 3 0
#32 Leonard McKnight 16 84 5.25 13 2 0
#29 Colby Sims 1 3 3.00 3 0 1
#1 Eugene McGrath 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Troy Rumph 24 14 73 1 / 7 1 16 0 77.26
Falcons
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Eugene McGrath 35 26 178 0 / 0 1 21 1 82.80
Receiving Stats
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Richard Castillo 4 33 8.25 16 1
#12 Daniel Vargas 2 12 6.00 10 0
#39 Mike Swink 2 9 4.50 8 0
#83 Ronald Smith 2 8 4.00 5 0
#37 Shawn Rosen 1 6 6.00 6 0
#86 Zachary Martin 2 3 1.50 3 0
#26 Tim Perkins 1 2 2.00 2 0
Falcons
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Carlos Davis 10 107 10.70 21 0
#81 Boyce Olinger 5 24 4.80 16 0
#13 Antonio Medrano 5 23 4.60 9 0
#25 David Cox 3 14 4.67 10 0
#32 Leonard McKnight 1 6 6.00 6 1
#16 Christopher Lambert 1 4 4.00 4 0
#84 Roy Alves 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#86 Zachary Martin 13 19 1 1
#59 Alan Payne 25 22 0 3
#64 Charles Christensen 30 25 0 1
#43 Michael King 32 25 0 2
#39 Mike Swink 13 17 0 0
#67 Patrick Gonzalez 24 25 0 3
#78 Anthony Yoder 25 19 0 1
#12 Daniel Vargas 0 2 0 0
#26 Tim Perkins 1 8 0 0
#41 Orville Isbell 5 2 0 0
#79 William Tomes 8 0 0 0
#60 Royce Mayfield 11 1 0 0
#65 Gerald Ullrich 6 3 0 0
#88 Paul Radford 0 9 0 0
#88 Henry Capozzi 0 8 0 0
#84 Richard Castillo 0 2 0 0
#37 Shawn Rosen 5 3 0 0
#50 Willie Williams 1 0 0 0
#2 Brandon Weaver 0 2 0 0
#56 Charles Herrera 0 1 0 1
#1 Donald Smith 0 1 0 0
#81 John Otto 0 1 0 0
#26 Wayne Adams 0 1 0 1
Falcons
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#50 Takeru Kobayashi 40 46 0 2
#56 Jesse Prout 33 43 0 2
#86 Carlos Davis 8 44 0 1
#60 Gary King 43 52 0 1
#57 Thomas Freeman 43 41 0 4
#28 Vernon Hill 27 37 0 2
#62 Kenneth Brassfield 31 42 0 3
#13 Antonio Medrano 0 46 0 0
#25 David Cox 6 5 0 0
#76 Jason McCray 13 0 0 0
#47 Ernest Hester 3 2 0 0
#72 Pedro Rankin 19 6 0 0
#29 Colby Sims 11 29 0 2
#81 Boyce Olinger 0 12 0 0
#16 Christopher Lambert 1 6 0 2
#67 Thomas Jefferson 5 0 0 0
#78 William Banks 1 2 0 0
#34 Dennis Hoffman 0 1 0 0
#43 Mack Anderson 0 2 0 1
#40 Matthew Hodgkins 0 1 0 0
#71 John Pendarvis 0 2 0 0
#32 Leonard McKnight 2 1 0 0
#65 Alexander Mendoza 0 1 0 0
#23 Johnie Friedman 0 1 0 0
#21 Frank Murrieta 0 1 0 0
#44 Chas Melton 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#98 Louis Bardin 1 0 0.00 0
Falcons
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#1 Donald Smith 0 0 1 0
Falcons
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#32 Leonard McKnight 1 0 0 0
Punting
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#4 Harold Smith 7 353 50.43 45.00 65 2
Falcons
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 James Curd 3 151 50.33 49.33 53 1
Kicking
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 James Garza 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 1 / 1
Falcons
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Kyle Gutierrez 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 2 / 2
Punt Return
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#37 Shawn Rosen 1 4 4.0 4 0
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#25 David Cox 3 21 7.0 10 0
Kick Return
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Michael Steger 13 0
#41 Orville Isbell 8 0
#56 Charles Herrera 7 0
#98 Louis Bardin 6 0
#33 Brian Rodriguez 6 0
#43 Hector Evans 5 0
#1 Donald Smith 5 0
#45 John Albro 4 0
#97 William Nutter 3 0
#54 Kristofer Salazar 2 0
#75 James Canfield 2 0
#86 Zachary Martin 2 0
#35 Jerry Bradley 1 0
#71 Joe Gwynn 1 0
Falcons
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 Anthony Shue 8 0
#37 Glenn Marquez 6 0
#47 Ernest Hester 4 0
#71 John Pendarvis 3 0
#40 Matthew Hodgkins 3 0
#55 Daniel Duffy 2 0
#51 Patrick Marion 1 0
#3 Joseph Hunt 1 0
#56 Jesse Prout 1 0
#49 Brandon Gibbs 1 0
#34 Dennis Hoffman 1 0
#43 Mack Anderson 1 0
#44 Chas Melton 1 0
#21 Frank Murrieta 1 0
#23 Johnie Friedman 1 0
#78 William Banks 1 1