2014 · Week 1
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 7, 2014 · Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons escaped with a 37–34 win over New Orleans Saints. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Falcons had just a 43% chance going in. Falcons improve to 1-0; Saints fall to 0-1. Matt Ryan was the story of the game with 448 passing yards and 3 TDs; 15 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | First downs | 27 |
| 472 | Total yards | 571 |
| 333 | Passing yards | 448 |
| 139 | Rushing yards | 123 |
| 29/42 | Comp / Att | 31/43 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 29/42 | 333 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 13 | 60 | 2 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 31 | 0 |
| Khiry Robinson | 6 | 28 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 5 | 8 | 110 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 8 | 10 | 82 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 7 | 8 | 77 | 1 |
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 7 | 58 | 0 |
| Khiry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travaris Cadet | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Morgan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 31/43 | 448 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Antone Smith | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Steven Jackson | 12 | 52 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 6 | 34 | 1 |
| Devonta Freeman | 2 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 7 | 9 | 116 | 0 |
| Devin Hester | 5 | 6 | 99 | 0 |
| Roddy White | 5 | 7 | 72 | 1 |
| Harry Douglas | 6 | 7 | 69 | 0 |
| Antone Smith | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
| Steven Jackson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Levine Toilolo | 3 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
| Devonta Freeman | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |