Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

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September 8th, 2013

2013 Week 1

Regular Season

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Falcons Away

Final

Saints Home

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Offensive Starters

QB M. Ryan

RB S. Jackson

FB B. Ewing

WR J. Jones

WR R. White

TE T. Gonzalez

T S. Baker

G J. Blalock

C P. Konz

G G. Reynolds

T L. Holmes

Defensive Starters

DE J. Babineaux

DT P. Jerry

DT C. Peters

DE O. Umenyiora

LB S. Weatherspoon

LB K. Biermann

LB A. Dent

CB R. McClain

CB D. Trufant

S W. Moore

S T. DeCoud

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Falcons	10	0	7	0	17
Saints	0	13	7	3	23

	Falcons	Saints
Q1	10	0
Q2	0	13
Q3	7	7
Q4	0	3
FINAL	17	23

Key Performers

Falcons

PassingM. Ryan

25/38, 304 YDS, 2 TD

RushingS. Jackson

11, 77 YDS

ReceivingH. Douglas

4, 93 YDS

TacklesA. Dent

SacksC. Peters

1.0

InterceptionsR. Alford

Saints

PassingD. Brees

26/35, 357 YDS, 2 TD

RushingP. Thomas

9, 43 YDS

ReceivingD. Sproles

6, 88 YDS

TacklesM. Jenkins

SacksP. Haralson

1.0

InterceptionsR. Harper

Team Comparison

Falcons

Stat

Saints

First Downs

367

Total Yards

419

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

65.8%

PASS %

74.3%

279

NET PASS YDS

341

PASS TD

Takeaways

24:49

Time of Possession

35:11

Offensive Starters

K. Vaccaro NB

D. Brees QB

M. Ingram RB

J. Collins FB

B. Watson WR

L. Moore WR

J. Graham TE

C. Brown T

B. Grubbs G

B. De La Puente C

J. Evans G

Defensive Starters

Z. Strief T

A. Hicks DE

B. Bunkley DT

C. Jordan DE

P. Haralson LB

D. Hawthorne LB

C. Lofton LB

J. Greer CB

K. Lewis CB

R. Harper S

M. Jenkins S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2013 Week 1 match up between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints featuring 304 passing yards by Matt Ryan.

Legend

Moment: Falcons

Moment: Saints

Falcons Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matt Ryan pass complete short middle to Tony Gonzalez for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Matt Bryant 23 yard field goal good

Falcons extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Garrett Hartley 48 yard field goal good

Saints cuts lead → 10-3

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep middle to Marques Colston for 25 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints ties it up → 10-10

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Garrett Hartley 31 yard field goal good

Saints takes the lead → 13-10

< Q3 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matt Ryan pass complete short left to Julio Jones for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons takes the lead → 17-13

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Jimmy Graham for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 20-17

< Q4 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Garrett Hartley 22 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 23-17

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Matt Ryan	38	25	65.8	304	2	1	50	3	96.8
Team Totals	38	25	65.8	304	2	1	50	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Steven Jackson	11	77	7.0	50
Jacquizz Rodgers	2	-1	-0.5	0
Matt Ryan	1	12	12.0	12
Team Totals	14	88	6.3	50

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Julio Jones	9	7	76	10.9	1	22
Steven Jackson	8	5	45	9.0	0	17
Harry Douglas	6	4	93	23.3	0	50
Tony Gonzalez	6	3	36	12.0	1	16
Roddy White	2	2	19	9.5	0	15
Jason Snelling	3	2	17	8.5	0	9
Bradie Ewing	1	1	15	15.0	0	15
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team Totals	36	25	304	12.2	2	50

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Akeem Dent	11	5	6	0	0
Robert McClain	10	8	2	0	0
William Moore	8	7	1	0	0
Thomas DeCoud	7	5	2	0	0
Sean Weatherspoon	7	5	2	0	0
Corey Peters	6	3	3	1	0
Kroy Biermann	5	3	2	0	0
Desmond Trufant	5	4	1	0	0
Drew Davis	2	2	0	0	0
Antone Smith	2	2	0	0	0
Robert Alford	1	0	1	0	1
Peria Jerry	1	1	0	1	0
Jonathan Babineaux	1	1	0	0	0
Jason Snelling	1	1	0	0	0
Osi Umenyiora	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	68	48	20	2	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Harry Douglas	2	21	10.5	0
Team Totals	2	21	10.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Matt Bryant	1	1	2	2
Team Totals	1	1	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Matthew Bosher	6	281	46.8
Team Totals	6	281	46.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	35	26	74.3	357	2	1	67	2	113.6
Team Totals	35	26	74.3	357	2	1	67	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Pierre Thomas	9	43	4.8	11
Mark Ingram	9	11	1.2	7
Darren Sproles	8	22	2.8	5
Drew Brees	3	2	0.7	4
Team Totals	29	78	2.7	11

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Darren Sproles	6	6	88	14.7	0	32
Marques Colston	6	5	68	13.6	1	25
Pierre Thomas	4	4	16	4.0	0	8
Jimmy Graham	7	4	45	11.3	1	21
Ben Watson	3	3	31	10.3	0	16
Kenny Stills	5	2	86	43.0	0	67
Lance Moore	4	2	23	11.5	0	16
Team Totals	35	26	357	13.7	2	67

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Malcolm Jenkins	6	4	2	0	0
Curtis Lofton	5	3	2	0	0
Kenny Vaccaro	5	5	0	0	0
Parys Haralson	4	1	3	1	0
David Hawthorne	4	2	2	0	0
Roman Harper	3	2	1	0	1
Akiem Hicks	3	3	0	1	0
Jabari Greer	3	2	1	0	0
Cameron Jordan	3	0	3	0	0
Rafael Bush	2	1	1	0	0
John Jenkins	2	1	1	0	0
Keenan Lewis	2	2	0	0	0
Patrick Robinson	2	1	1	0	0
Corey White	2	2	0	0	0
Junior Galette	1	1	0	1	0
Will Herring	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Johnson	1	0	1	0	0
Kevin Reddick	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	50	32	18	3	1