New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

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September 8th, 2013

2013 Week 1

Regular Season

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Final

Falcons Away

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Offensive Starters

NB K. Vaccaro

QB D. Brees

RB M. Ingram

FB J. Collins

WR B. Watson

WR L. Moore

TE J. Graham

T C. Brown

G B. Grubbs

C B. De La Puente

G J. Evans

Defensive Starters

T Z. Strief

DE A. Hicks

DT B. Bunkley

DE C. Jordan

LB P. Haralson

LB D. Hawthorne

LB C. Lofton

CB J. Greer

CB K. Lewis

S R. Harper

S M. Jenkins

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

419

Total Yards

367

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

74.3%

PASS %

65.8%

341

NET PASS YDS

279

PASS TD

Takeaways

35:11

Time of Possession

24:49

Offensive Starters

M. Ryan QB

S. Jackson RB

B. Ewing FB

J. Jones WR

R. White WR

T. Gonzalez TE

S. Baker T

J. Blalock G

P. Konz C

G. Reynolds G

L. Holmes T

Defensive Starters

J. Babineaux DE

P. Jerry DT

C. Peters DT

O. Umenyiora DE

S. Weatherspoon LB

K. Biermann LB

A. Dent LB

R. McClain CB

D. Trufant CB

W. Moore S

T. DeCoud S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2013 Week 1 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 357 passing yards by Drew Brees.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Falcons

Saints Momentum

Falcons 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
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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darren Sproles	1	23	23	0
Team Totals	1	23	23.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darren Sproles	4	7	1.8	0
Team Totals	4	7	1.8	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Garrett Hartley	3	3	2	2
Team Totals	3	3	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Thomas Morstead	3	148	49.3
Team Totals	3	148	49.3

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