2025 · Week 18
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Jan 4, 2026 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons escaped with a 19–17 win over New Orleans Saints. ScoutIndex had favored Falcons (63%) going in. Falcons improve to 8-9; Saints fall to 6-11. Kirk Cousins was the story of the game with 180 passing yards and 1 TD. Saints out-gained the opponent 367–229 in total yards.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 13 |
| 367 | Total yards | 229 |
| 259 | Passing yards | 180 |
| 108 | Rushing yards | 49 |
| 23/35 | Comp / Att | 18/32 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(3:18) 7-B.Robinson left end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on ATL-65-M.Bergeron, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at NO 5 - No Play.
- Q1(3:09) (Shotgun) 18-K.Cousins pass short right to 5-D.London for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q145-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(14:18) 39-C.Smyth 56 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q2(10:23) 45-Z.Gonzalez 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(4:38) 66-W.Sherman reported in as eligible. 6-T.Shough scrambles right end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q239-C.Smyth extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q3(8:55) 45-Z.Gonzalez 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion. Penalty on NO-21-J.Reid, Defensive Offside, declined.
- Q3(2:25) (Shotgun) 6-T.Shough pass short left to 81-K.Austin for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NO-11-D.Pettis, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at ATL 1 - No Play.
- Q3(2:19) 39-C.Smyth 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q4(10:47) 45-Z.Gonzalez 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q4(2:57) 45-Z.Gonzalez 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q4(1:16) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 6-T.Shough pass deep left to 85-R.Bell for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q439-C.Smyth extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 23/35 | 259 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 3 | 34 | 1 |
| Audric Estimé | 21 | 63 | 0 |
| Evan Hull | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audric Estimé | 5 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 |
| Dante Pettis | 5 | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Kevin Austin Jr. | 4 | 9 | 37 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bell | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| Samori Toure | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 18/32 | 180 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 15 | 33 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London | 4 | 8 | 78 | 1 |
| Kyle Pitts | 6 | 9 | 58 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 3 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| David Sills | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |