Week 1, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

86 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	7	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	10	3	21	7	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 ATL - Elliot Wolf 45 field goal
1Q: 07:14 ATL - Eli Snyder 13 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
1Q: 06:16 NOS - Renaldo McCarthy 2 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
2Q: 12:30 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 37 field goal
2Q: 10:53 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 44 field goal
2Q: 00:38 ATL - Elliot Wolf 48 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 52 field goal
3Q: 10:37 ATL - Eli Snyder 2 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
3Q: 05:40 ATL - Thomas Tate 11 run (Elliot Wolf extra point)
3Q: 01:35 ATL - Skip Lockwood 19 run (Elliot Wolf extra point)
4Q: 06:36 ATL - Broderick Cole 11 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
4Q: 06:26 NOS - Daquan Norris 78 kickoff return (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 ATL - Elliot Wolf 45 field goal
1Q: 07:14 ATL - Eli Snyder 13 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
1Q: 06:16 NOS - Renaldo McCarthy 2 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
2Q: 12:30 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 37 field goal
2Q: 10:53 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 44 field goal
2Q: 00:38 ATL - Elliot Wolf 48 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 52 field goal
3Q: 10:37 ATL - Eli Snyder 2 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
3Q: 05:40 ATL - Thomas Tate 11 run (Elliot Wolf extra point)
3Q: 01:35 ATL - Skip Lockwood 19 run (Elliot Wolf extra point)
4Q: 06:36 ATL - Broderick Cole 11 pass from Noah Moore (Elliot Wolf extra point)
4Q: 06:26 NOS - Daquan Norris 78 kickoff return (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 28
- by Rushing 5 13
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 232 450
- Offensive Plays 55 73
- Yards per Play 4.22 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 99 236
- Rushing Attempts 25 39
- Yards per Rush 3.96 6.05
Net Passing Yards 133 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 1 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 168 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/35 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.43 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/53
Kick Returns/Yards 4/203 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 45
Time of Possession 23:49 36:11

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	28
- by Rushing	5	13
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	232	450
- Offensive Plays	55	73
- Yards per Play	4.22	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	99	236
- Rushing Attempts	25	39
- Yards per Rush	3.96	6.05
Net Passing Yards	133	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 1	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	168	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/35	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.43	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/53
Kick Returns/Yards	4/203	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 45
Time of Possession	23:49	36:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
1	10:09	2:55	OWN 16	7	2	Fumble
1	7:08	0:58	OPP 11	2	11	Touchdown
1	2:01	4:37	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
2	12:14	1:28	OPP 28	3	1	Field Goal
2	6:18	3:07	OWN 20	7	43	Interception
2	2:26	1:23	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 30	2	35	Field Goal
3	10:31	1:28	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
3	5:31	1:35	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	1:19	2:15	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	8:25	1:03	OWN 20	4	2	Downs
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	7	61	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	2:53	OPP 49	5	21	Field Goal
1	7:14	0:06	OPP 13	1	13	Touchdown
1	6:10	4:09	OWN 25	9	71	Interception
2	10:46	4:28	OWN 25	10	36	Punt
2	3:11	0:45	OPP 37	3	-6	Punt
2	1:03	0:32	OPP 38	3	7	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:29	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	9:03	3:32	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	3:56	2:37	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
4	14:04	5:39	OWN 28	10	39	Punt
4	7:22	0:56	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
4	6:13	4:20	OWN 25	9	37	Punt

Game MVP: Noah Moore, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marty Schultz	9	45	5.00	12	1	0
Renaldo McCarthy	7	31	4.43	20	1	1
Drake Poston	5	6	1.20	7	0	0
Billy Crawford	3	15	5.00	9	0	0
Emmitt Perreault	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Tate	25	121	4.84	16	6	1
Noah Moore	6	45	7.50	11	2	0
Skip Lockwood	6	61	10.17	31	2	1
Zack Dolliver	2	9	4.50	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Schultz	26	16	168	4/35	0	41	1	64.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Noah Moore	32	22	225	2/11	3	23	1	106.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	6	60	15.00	42	41
FB Renaldo McCarthy	3	3	17	5.67	7	11
TE Mason Determann	3	3	37	12.33	22	20
WR Randal Clements	2	2	24	12.00	5	15
RB Drake Poston	2	5	6	3.00	0	7
WR Chance Clapp	2	4	24	12.00	0	15
FB C.J. Marek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Billy Crawford	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Cole	7	9	65	9.29	27	21	1
TE Eli Snyder	6	10	54	9.00	5	23	2
WR Antonio VandenBelt	3	4	29	9.67	3	20	0
WR Cesar Wasiak	3	6	47	15.67	44	23	0
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	2	2	26	13.00	22	20	0
TE Josh Howard	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Daquan Norris	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Braxton Talley	1	40	40.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marty Schultz	1	0	0
Greg Diaz	0	1	0
Ty Barber	0	0	1
Mason Determann	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Noah Moore	1	0	0
Antonio VandenBelt	1	0	0
Clay Greene	0	1	0
Brayden Lytle	0	1	0
Vince Austin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	5	233	46.6	36.0	54	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Segura	4	149	37.3	22.3	39	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alejandro Hoosier	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Elliot Wolf	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Lockwood	3	53	17.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daquan Norris	4	203	50.8	1

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio VandenBelt	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB J.J. Dreiser	8	1	0.0	39	34
S Corwin Torres	7	0	0.0	32	28
OLB Tito Flynn	6	5	0.0	38	34
DT Scottie Tanner	6	3	0.0	26	24
DE Hector Mahnken	6	1	0.0	33	32
CB Daquan Norris	6	1	0.0	39	34
CB Warren Baker	4	1	0.0	24	25
DE Bradley Donovan	3	0	0.5	27	25
CB Ty Barber	3	1	0.0	20	22
CB B.J. Brooks	2	0	0.0	15	10
OLB Christian Thornton	1	1	1.5	22	23
S Pat Fields	1	1	0.0	18	9
OLB Travis Lechler	1	0	0.0	7	6
DE Brayden Lyttle	1	0	0.0	18	14
FB Billy Crawford	1	0	---	---	---
TE Mason Determann	1	0	---	---	---
CB Hayden Kinney	1	0	0.0	20	22
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	1	0	0.0	18	10
DE Quinn Radmore	0	2	0.0	17	9
DT Joey Van Pelt	0	1	0.0	15	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Clay Greene	6	0	1.5	24	29
OLB Vince Austin	5	1	1.5	23	29
S Braxton Talley	4	2	0.0	24	30
CB Gabe Holliday	4	1	0.0	24	29
S Salvador Scouten	4	0	0.0	20	21
ILB Justics Noah	3	2	0.0	10	16
CB Karl Hansen	3	2	0.0	15	14
ILB Zach Manning	3	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Shannon Floyd	3	1	0.0	20	21
CB Rick Branch	3	0	0.0	25	30
DT Amir Jeffries	2	1	0.5	19	21
DE Donnie Thompson	1	1	0.5	5	11
S Derek Vertelney	1	1	0.0	6	10
QB Noah Moore	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ralph Helbig	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Tom Terrell	0	1	0.0	19	19
DE Ron Norton	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Christian Thornton	1.5	1	0	23
DE Bradley Donovan	0.5	1	0	25
ILB J.J. Dreiser	0.0	1	2	34
DE Hector Mahnken	0.0	1	0	32
DE Quinn Radmore	0.0	1	0	9

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Greene	1.5	0	1	2	29
OLB Vince Austin	1.5	0	0	0	29
DT Amir Jeffries	0.5	0	1	0	21
DE Donnie Thompson	0.5	0	0	0	11
OLB Shannon Floyd	0.0	1	1	0	21
DT Edwin Lyons	0.0	0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB J.J. Dreiser	4	0	0	34
CB Daquan Norris	3	1	1	34
S Corwin Torres	2	0	0	28
OLB Tito Flynn	2	0	0	34
DE Hector Mahnken	2	0	0	32
CB Ty Barber	2	0	0	22
CB Warren Baker	2	0	0	25
OLB Travis Lechler	1	0	0	6
DE Brayden Lyttle	1	0	0	14
DT Scottie Tanner	1	0	0	24
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	1	0	0	10
CB B.J. Brooks	1	0	0	10

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Vince Austin	2	1	0	29
S Braxton Talley	2	0	1	30
CB Rick Branch	2	0	0	30
CB Karl Hansen	2	0	0	14
CB Gabe Holliday	2	0	0	29
S Salvador Scouten	2	0	0	21
ILB Justics Noah	1	0	0	16
ILB Zach Manning	1	0	0	21
OLB Shannon Floyd	1	0	0	21
CB Ralph Helbig	1	0	0	8
S Derek Vertelney	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abel Lucas	3	5	25	0	30
Chase Gibson	2	8	25	2	30
Korey Jenkins	2	4	25	0	30
Robert Farley	1	1	25	1	30
Emmitt Perreault	0	1	19	0	16
Billy Crawford	0	1	5	0	9
Carlos Mathews	0	0	25	1	30

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neil Lyons	4	10	39	1	34
Harrison Ford	2	7	39	0	34
Mason Galloway	2	5	24	0	29
Max Tiessen	2	3	39	0	34
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	1	2	13	0	13
Brayden Lytle	1	1	15	0	5
Gus Barnes	0	4	39	1	34
Eli Snyder	0	1	30	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mason Determann	3	24
Corwin Torres	1	24

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Snyder	1	24
Diego Collier	1	23
Karl Hansen	1	18

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.J. Dreiser	---	---	39	34	14	87
Corwin Torres	---	---	32	28	24	84
Daquan Norris	---	---	39	34	10	83
Tito Flynn	---	---	38	34	4	76
Warren Baker	---	---	24	25	19	68
Hector Mahnken	---	---	33	32	2	67
Christian Thornton	---	---	22	23	22	67
Abel Lucas	25	30	---	---	8	63
Korey Jenkins	25	30	---	---	8	63
Chase Gibson	25	30	---	---	8	63
Carlos Mathews	25	30	---	---	8	63
Bradley Donovan	---	---	27	25	6	58
Robert Farley	25	30	---	---	---	55
Marty Schultz	25	30	---	---	---	55
Hayden Kinney	---	---	20	22	13	55
Mason Determann	9	21	---	---	24	54
Martin Schoeppner	24	28	---	---	1	53
Scottie Tanner	---	---	26	24	1	51
Drake Poston	9	20	---	---	21	50
Ty Barber	---	---	20	22	1	43
Chance Clapp	21	17	---	---	---	38
Emmitt Perreault	19	16	---	---	1	36
Brayden Lyttle	---	---	18	14	1	33
Randal Clements	5	7	---	---	20	32
Pat Fields	---	---	18	9	5	32
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	15	11	5	31
C.J. Marek	3	8	---	---	20	31
Renaldo McCarthy	14	14	---	---	---	28
Maxwell Wolfe	---	---	18	10	---	28
Quinn Radmore	---	---	17	9	---	26
Alejandro Ballard	16	9	---	---	---	25
B.J. Brooks	---	---	15	10	---	25
Billy Crawford	5	9	---	---	---	14
Travis Lechler	---	---	7	6	---	13
Clyde Wright	0	1	---	---	12	13
Greg Diaz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cornelius Thomason	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alejandro Hoosier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bruce Jamison	0	0	---	---	4	4
Zack Constant	---	---	1	2	1	4
Brendan Blank	---	---	0	0	---	0
Axel Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonah Anderle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andre Irwin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deion Sachtleben	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eli Snyder	30	27	---	---	24	81
Harrison Ford	39	34	---	---	6	79
Gus Barnes	39	34	---	---	6	79
Broderick Cole	30	33	---	---	14	77
Rick Branch	---	---	25	30	21	76
Noah Moore	39	34	---	---	2	75
Neil Lyons	39	34	---	---	2	75
Max Tiessen	39	34	---	---	---	73
Thomas Tate	26	14	---	---	24	64
Cesar Wasiak	28	30	---	---	5	63
Salvador Scouten	---	---	20	21	21	62
Clay Greene	---	---	24	29	7	60
Braxton Talley	---	---	24	30	3	57
Vince Austin	---	---	23	29	4	56
Gabe Holliday	---	---	24	29	3	56
Mason Galloway	24	29	---	---	---	53
Antonio VandenBelt	22	21	---	---	5	48
Karl Hansen	---	---	15	14	18	47
Zach Manning	---	---	20	21	2	43
Shannon Floyd	---	---	20	21	2	43
Amir Jeffries	---	---	19	21	2	42
Tom Terrell	---	---	19	19	3	41
Luke Richardson	10	5	---	---	19	34
Justics Noah	---	---	10	16	1	27
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	13	13	---	---	---	26
Skip Lockwood	10	11	---	---	5	26
Brayden Lytle	15	5	---	---	6	26
Diego Collier	---	---	1	1	23	25
Bruce Becker	---	---	2	1	21	24
Derek Vertelney	---	---	6	10	1	17
Donnie Thompson	---	---	5	11	1	17
Edwin Lyons	---	---	7	9	1	17
Zack Dolliver	6	11	---	---	---	17
Roger Newton	---	---	5	9	1	15
Deion Marschalk	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ralph Helbig	---	---	4	8	---	12
Levi Erickson	9	1	---	---	---	10
Elliot Wolf	0	0	---	---	10	10
Orlando Watkins	8	0	---	---	---	8
Ron Norton	---	---	2	1	5	8
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Weston Benton	0	1	---	---	5	6
Josh Howard	3	3	---	---	---	6
Walter Segura	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derek Office	0	0	---	---	---	0
Levi Martinez	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	0	0.0
Middle	15	87	5.8
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	59	9.8
Middle	21	124	5.9
Right	12	53	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Schultz	26	16	2	0	3	2	3	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Noah Moore	32	22	6	3	0	1	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	113	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	70	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	80	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	43	21.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Schoeppner	6	4	1	60	1	28
RB Drake Poston	5	2	2	6	0	20
WR Chance Clapp	4	2	0	24	0	17
FB Renaldo McCarthy	3	3	0	17	0	14
TE Mason Determann	3	3	0	37	1	21
WR Randal Clements	2	2	0	24	0	7
FB Billy Crawford	2	0	0	0	0	9
FB C.J. Marek	1	0	0	0	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eli Snyder	10	6	54	1	27
WR Broderick Cole	9	7	65	1	33
WR Cesar Wasiak	6	3	47	2	30
WR Antonio VandenBelt	4	3	29	1	21
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	2	2	26	1	13
TE Josh Howard	1	1	4	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Renaldo McCarthy	2	11	5.50	4.43

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Tate	3	13	4.33	4.84
Noah Moore	1	9	9.00	7.50
Skip Lockwood	1	19	19.00	10.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Noah Moore	7	5	37	5.29	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eli Snyder	4	3	22	5.50	5.40
WR Broderick Cole	2	2	15	7.50	7.22
WR Antonio VandenBelt	1	0	0	0.00	7.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Drake Poston	2	1
Marty Schultz	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Noah Moore	2	1
Zack Dolliver	2	1
Skip Lockwood	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Schultz	7	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Noah Moore	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Schoeppner	3	2	1
RB Drake Poston	2	0	0
TE Mason Determann	1	1	0
WR Chance Clapp	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio VandenBelt	3	2	1
WR Cesar Wasiak	2	1	1
TE Eli Snyder	2	2	1
WR Broderick Cole	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (14,600)
End Zone 10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (14,600)
End Zone	10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)