National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Orleans 23, Atlanta 17
Sunday, September 8, 2013 1:00 PM
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
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
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
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
R. Alford 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Peters 1.0 11.0
P. Jerry 1.0 5.0
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
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Jones 1
H. Douglas 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
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
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. Harper 1 0 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
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
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles