Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints · NFL
Atlanta Falcons
8-9
19 – 17
Final
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New Orleans Saints
6-11
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta · USA
The Atlanta Falcons got by the New Orleans Saints 19-17 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in front of 69,512. The first half ended 10-7 with the Falcons in front. Kirk Cousins had 180 passing yards and threw 1 touchdowns. On the ground Bijan Robinson picked up 33 yards. The Falcons are now 8-9 and the Saints 6-11.
Overview
- Starts
- Event
- NFL USA
- Week
- 18
- Ground
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta · USA
- Crowd
- 69,512
- Match officials
- Barry Anderson (Umpire), Ronald Torbert (Referee), Keith Washington (Side Judge), Ryan Dickson (Field Judge), Brian Bolinger (Line Judge), Frank LeBlanc (Down Judge), Courtney Brown (Back Judge)
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USFoxTV · National
Period by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Saints | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Player stats
How the points came
1:1119 - 17
TDTouchdownNO
FGField goalATL
2:5219 - 10
FGField goalATL
10:4316 - 10
2:1513 - 10
FGField goalNO
FGField goalATL
8:5013 - 7
4:3110 - 7
TDTouchdownNO
FGField goalATL
10:1910 - 0
TDTouchdownATL
3:027 - 0
Side by side
141st Downs16
11Passing 1st downs10
2Rushing 1st downs5
11st downs from penalties1
4-143rd down efficiency5-16
1-14th down efficiency3-3
61Total Plays65
208Total Yards340
3.4Yards per Play5.2
12Total Drives11
159Passing232
18/32Comp/Att23/35
4.4Yards per pass5.9
1Interceptions thrown1
4-21Sacks-Yards Lost4-27
49Rushing108
25Rushing Attempts26
2.0Yards per rush4.2
1-3Red Zone (Made-Att)2-3
5-42Penalties6-40
1Turnovers2
0Fumbles lost1
0Defensive / Special Teams TDs0
28:41Possession31:19
Atlanta Falcons leaders
Passing YardsKirk Cousins18/32, 180 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing YardsBijan Robinson15 CAR, 33 YDS
Receiving YardsDrake London4 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD
SacksJames Pearce Jr.2
TacklesDee Alford9
New Orleans Saints leaders
Passing YardsTyler Shough23/35, 259 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing YardsAudric Estime21 CAR, 63 YDS
Receiving YardsJuwan Johnson3 REC, 61 YDS
SacksCarl Granderson1.5
TacklesCarl Granderson10
Atlanta Falcons
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 18/32 | 180 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 4-21 | 26.1 | 69.8 |
| Team | 18/32 | 159 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 4-21 | -- | 69.8 |
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 25 | 49 | 2.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | 37 | 8 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| Darnell Mooney | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| David Sills V | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Bijan Robinson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Team | 18 | 180 | 10.0 | 1 | 37 | 30 |
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Watts | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Alford | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Henderson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentavius Street | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaCale London | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Bertrand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ford Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalid Kareem | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Woods | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobee Bryant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jammie Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natrone Brooks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruke Orhorhoro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 79 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Alford | 1 | 59 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 59 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deven Thompkins | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dylan Drummond | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deven Thompkins | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zane Gonzalez | 4/4 | 100.0 | 51 | 1/1 | 13 |
| Team | 4/4 | 100.0 | 51 | 1/1 | 13 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Pinion | 4 | 229 | 57.3 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| Team | 4 | 229 | 57.3 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
New Orleans Saints
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 23/35 | 259 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 4-27 | 60.8 | 85.3 |
| Team | 23/35 | 232 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 4-27 | -- | 85.3 |
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audric Estime | 21 | 63 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Shough | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 29 |
| Evan Hull | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 26 | 108 | 4.2 | 1 | 29 |
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Johnson | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Dante Pettis | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| Audric Estime | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Kevin Austin Jr. | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| Taysom Hill | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Ronnie Bell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| Samori Toure | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Team | 23 | 259 | 11.3 | 1 | 28 | 34 |
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Granderson | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chase Young | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Quincy Riley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Stutsman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ridgeway III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Burgess | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Yiadom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Rumph II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Stalbird | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Howden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khristian Boyd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylan Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audric Estime | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 67 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Granderson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Hull | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Pettis | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Nyheim Hines | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Smyth | 1/2 | 50.0 | 29 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 29 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Kroeger | 4 | 203 | 50.8 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Team | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
Standings
| # | Team | W | D | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carolina | 3 | 0 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 4 | .429 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay | 2 | 0 | 5 | .286 |
| 4 |  New Orleans | 2 | 0 | 5 | .286 |
