2013 · Week 1
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Sep 8, 2013 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints beat Atlanta Falcons 23–17. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (51%) going in. Saints improve to 1-0; Falcons fall to 0-1. Drew Brees led the way with 357 passing yards and 2 TDs; 2 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ATL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 18 |
| 392 | Total yards | 435 |
| 304 | Passing yards | 357 |
| 88 | Rushing yards | 78 |
| 25/38 | Comp / Att | 26/35 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 25/38 | 304 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Steven Jackson | 11 | 77 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Douglas | 4 | 6 | 93 | 0 |
| Steven Jackson | 5 | 8 | 45 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 7 | 9 | 76 | 1 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 3 | 6 | 36 | 1 |
| Roddy White | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Bradie Ewing | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/35 | 357 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Sproles | 8 | 22 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 9 | 43 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 6 | 6 | 88 | 0 |
| Kenny Stills | 2 | 5 | 86 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 5 | 6 | 68 | 1 |
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 7 | 45 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 |