2018 · Week 3
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 23, 2018 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Atlanta Falcons 43–37. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Saints only a 36% shot beforehand. Saints improve to 2-1; Falcons fall to 1-2. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 396 passing yards and 3 TDs; 7 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | First downs | 20 |
| 539 | Total yards | 422 |
| 396 | Passing yards | 374 |
| 143 | Rushing yards | 48 |
| 39/49 | Comp / Att | 26/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 39/49 | 396 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Alvin Kamara | 16 | 66 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Gillislee | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jonathan Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 10 | 10 | 129 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 15 | 20 | 124 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 5 | 6 | 71 | 0 |
| Austin Carr | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Cameron Meredith | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Zach Line | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Jonathan Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 26/35 | 374 | 5 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Calvin Ridley | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Ito Smith | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 15 | 33 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Ridley | 7 | 8 | 146 | 3 |
| Julio Jones | 5 | 6 | 96 | 0 |
| Ito Smith | 3 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 7 | 36 | 1 |
| Tevin Coleman | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Austin Hooper | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Logan Paulsen | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Marvin Hall | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |