WEEK 1
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS @ ATLANTA FALCONS
Date: Sunday (9/11/22)
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Referee: Alex Kemp
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 1:00 PM ET
TV FOX: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake (field reporter)
New Orleans SiriusXM 106 or 384 and the SXM App
Atlanta SiriusXM 113 or 225 and the SXM App
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Falcons lead all-time series, 53-52-0
STREAKS Saints have won 4 of last 5
LAST GAME 1/9/22: Saints 30 at Falcons 20
LAST GAME AT SITE 1/9/22
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 9-8
COACH VS. OPP. Dennis Allen: 0-1
PTS. FOR 21.4
OFFENSE 304.5
PASSING Jameis Winston: 95-161-1,170-14-3-102.8
RUSHING Alvin Kamara: 240-898-3.7-4
RECEIVING Marquez Callaway: 46-698-15.2-6
PTS. AGAINST 19.7
DEFENSE 318.2
SACKS Cameron Jordan: 12.5
INTs Many tied: 3
TAKE/GIVE +7 (25/18)
PUNTING (NET) Blake Gillikin: 47.7 (42.0)
KICKING Wil Lutz (’20): 126 (57/58 PAT; 23/28 FG)
ATLANTA FALCONS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 7-10
COACH VS. OPP. Arthur Smith: 1-1
PTS. FOR 18.4
OFFENSE 303.8
PASSING Marcus Mariota (LV): 1-2-4-0-0-56.3
RUSHING Cordarrelle Patterson: 153-618-4.0-6
RECEIVING Kyle Pitts (TE): 68-1,026-15.1-1
PTS. AGAINST 27.0
DEFENSE 364.4
SACKS Lorenzo Carter (NYG): 5
INTs A.J. Terrell: 3
TAKE/GIVE -6 (20/26)
PUNTING (NET) Bradley Pinion (TB): 42.5 (38.9)
KICKING Younghoe Koo: 111 (30/30 PAT; 27/29 FG)
SAINTS NOTES
• QB JAMEIS WINSTON passed for 1,170 yards & had 15 TDs (14 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 102.8 rating in 7 starts last season. Has 1,166 yards & 13 TDs (12 pass, 1 rush) vs. 5 INTs for 110 rating in 4 career starts at Atl. Aims for his 4th start in row at Atl. with 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA totaled 1,337 scrimmage yards (898 rush, 439 rec.) in 2021 & is only player in NFL with 1,300+ scrimmage yards in each of past 5 seasons. Has 373 career receptions, most by RB in 1st 5 seasons all-time. Since 2017, leads NFL with 67 scrimmage TDs & ranks 2nd with 7,501 scrimmage yards.
• WR MICHAEL THOMAS has 510 receptions for 5,950 yards & 32 TDs in 70 career games & can surpass Keenan Allen (96 games) & Antonio Brown (96 games) for fastest ever to 600 receptions.
• WR JARVIS LANDRY makes NO debut. Is 1 of 3 (Mike Evans & Travis Kelce) with 50+ catches in each of past 8 seasons. Has 688 career receptions, 4th-most since entering NFL in 2014.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN led team with 12.5 sacks in 2021 & is 1 of 10 players since 1982 with 7+ sacks in 10 consecutive seasons. Ranks 3rd among active players with 107 career sacks. Has 23 sacks & 25 TFL in 22 career games vs. Atl.
• LB DEMARIO DAVIS led team with 105 tackles, his 5th-straight 100+ tackle season. Had 13 TFL & is 1 of 4 with 10+ TFL in each of past 5 seasons.
• CB MARSHON LATTIMORE ranked 3rd in 2021 with career-high 19 PD & is 1 of 3 with 10+ PD in each of past 5 seasons.
• S TYRANN MATHIEU makes NO debut. Has 76 PD & 26 INTs in 9-year career.
FALCONS NOTES
• QB MARCUS MARIOTA makes Atl. debut. In 74 career games (61 starts), has 13,437 pass yards & 77 TD passes for 89.5 rating & 1,574 rush yards & 13 rush TDs. Passed for career-high 371 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 135.7 rating in his only career start vs. NO (11/8/15 w/ Ten.).
• RB CORDARELLE PATTERSON set career highs in scrimmage yards (1,166) & scrimmage TDs (11) in 2021. Was 1 of 2 (Austin Ekeler) with 500+ rush yards (618) & 500+ rec. yards (548) & 1 of 3 (Ekeler & Deebo Samuel) with 5+ rush TDs (6) & 5+ rec. TDs (5) last season.
• TE KYLE PITTS ranked 3rd among TEs with 1,026 rec. yards in 2021, the 2nd-most rec. yards by a rookie TE in NFL history. Had 68 catches last season, 3rd-most ever by a rookie TE. Was 1 of 5 TEs with 3+ games (3) with 100+ rec. yards in 2021.
• WR DRAKE LONDON makes NFL debut. Was selected No. 8 overall in 2022 NFL Draft.
• WR BRYAN EDWARDS makes Atl. debut. Set career highs with 34 catches for 571 yards & 3 rec. TDs in 2021 with Las Vegas.
• DL GRADY JARRETT is 1 of 4 DL (Michael Brockers, DeForest Buckner & Lawrence Guy) with 50+ tackles in each of past 5 seasons.
• LB RASHAAN EVANS makes Atl. debut. Had 317 tackles & 15 TFL in 4 seasons (2018-21) with Ten.
• CB A.J. TERRELL set career highs with 16 PD & 3 INTs in 2021. Has 5 PD & 2 FFs in 4 career games vs. NO.
• CB CASEY HAYWARD ranks 3rd among active players with 109 career PD. Is only player with 7+ PD in each of past 8 seasons.
