National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Orleans 23, Atlanta 17
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 8, 2013
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Gene Steratore
Attendance: 72348
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Atlanta 1007017
New Orleans 0137323
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:32
Atlanta TD New Orleans 0 - Atlanta 7
Tony Gonzalez 7 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
1st Quarter - 1:28
Atlanta FG New Orleans 0 - Atlanta 10
Matt Bryant 23 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 10:53
New Orleans FG New Orleans 3 - Atlanta 10
Garrett Hartley 48 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:10
New Orleans TD New Orleans 10 - Atlanta 10
Marques Colston 25 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
2nd Quarter - 1:47
New Orleans FG New Orleans 13 - Atlanta 10
Garrett Hartley 31 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 11:41
Atlanta TD New Orleans 13 - Atlanta 17
Julio Jones 4 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:22
New Orleans TD New Orleans 20 - Atlanta 17
Jimmy Graham 7 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
4th Quarter - 3:12
New Orleans FG New Orleans 23 - Atlanta 17
Garrett Hartley 22 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Atlanta New Orleans
1st Downs 18 18
Rushing 3 1
Passing 14 17
Penalty 1 0
3rd Down Conversions 3-11 6-13
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Punts-Average 6-46.8 3-49.3
Return Yards 21 30
Punts-Returns 2-21 4-7
Kickoffs-Returns 0-0 1-23
Int - Returns 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 2-19 6-57
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Time of Possession 24:49 35:11
Total Net Yards 367 419
Total Plays 55 66
Average Gain 6.7 6.3
Net Yards Rushing 88 78
Rushes 14 29
Average/Rush 6.3 2.7
Net Yards Passing 279 341
Comp-Att 25-38 26-35
Yards/Pass 6.8 9.2
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-25 2-16
Had Intercepted 1 1
Touchdowns 2 2
Rushing 0 0
Passing 2 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-2 2-2
Field Goals 1-1 3-3
Red Zone Efficiency 2-4-50% 1-3-33%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2-4-50% 1-2-50%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Atlanta Falcons (0-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Ryan 25/38 304 2 1
New Orleans Saints (1-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 26/35 357 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
S. Jackson 11 77 7.0 0 50
M. Ryan 1 12 12.0 0 12
J. Rodgers 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
P. Thomas 9 43 4.8 0 11
D. Sproles 8 22 2.8 0 5
M. Ingram 9 11 1.2 0 7
D. Brees 3 2 0.7 0 4
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
H. Douglas 6 4 93 23.2 0 50
J. Jones 9 7 76 10.9 1 22
S. Jackson 8 5 45 9.0 0 17
T. Gonzalez 6 3 36 12.0 1 16
R. White 2 2 19 9.5 0 15
J. Snelling 3 2 17 8.5 0 9
B. Ewing 1 1 15 15.0 0 15
J. Rodgers 1 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
D. Sproles 6 6 88 14.7 0 32
K. Stills 5 2 86 43.0 0 67
M. Colston 6 5 68 13.6 1 25
J. Graham 7 4 45 11.2 1 21
B. Watson 3 3 31 10.3 0 16
L. Moore 4 2 23 11.5 0 16
P. Thomas 4 4 16 4.0 0 8
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
R. Alford 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
R. Harper 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Peters 1.0 11.0
P. Jerry 1.0 5.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Galette 1.0 10.0
A. Hicks 1.0 8.0
P. Haralson 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
R. McClain 8 2
W. Moore 7 1
T. DeCoud 5 2
S. Weatherspoon 5 2
A. Dent 5 6
D. Trufant 4 1
K. Biermann 3 2
C. Peters 3 3
J. Babineaux 1 0
P. Jerry 1 0
O. Umenyiora 1 0
R. Alford 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
K. Vaccaro 5 0
M. Jenkins 4 2
A. Hicks 3 0
C. Lofton 3 2
K. Lewis 2 0
C. White 2 0
J. Greer 2 1
R. Harper 2 1
D. Hawthorne 2 2
J. Galette 1 0
R. Bush 1 1
P. Robinson 1 1
J. Jenkins 1 1
P. Haralson 1 3
T. Johnson 0 1
C. Jordan 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
A. Dent 2.0
T. DeCoud 1.0
S. Weatherspoon 1.0
K. Biermann 1.0
C. Peters 1.0
P. Jerry 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
J. Galette 1.0
P. Haralson 1.0
D. Hawthorne 1.0
A. Hicks 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Jones 1
H. Douglas 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles