The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints 26-24 on Sep 29, 2024 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Final · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Top performers
- Derek Carr threw for 239 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Saints.
- Alvin Kamara ran for 77 yards on 19 carries.
- Kirk Cousins threw for 238 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Falcons.
- Tyler Allgeier ran for 60 yards on 8 carries.
New Orleans Saints box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 19 | 77 | 1 | 15 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 2 | 14 | 0 | 13 |
| Jamaal Williams | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Derek Carr | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Taysom Hill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 107 | 1 | 15 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 8 | 10 | 87 | 0 | 18 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 8 | 11 | 83 | 0 | 25 |
| Alvin Kamara | 7 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 11 |
| Juwan Johnson | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Jamaal Williams | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Mason Tipton | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 28 | 36 | 239 | 0 | 25 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulson Adebo | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Werner | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chase Young | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Turner | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D'Marco Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Granderson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Gay Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Howden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 45 | 30 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Atlanta Falcons box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Allgeier | 8 | 60 | 0 | 15 |
| Bijan Robinson | 7 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 15 | 88 | 0 | 15 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London | 6 | 12 | 64 | 0 | 16 |
| Darnell Mooney | 3 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 36 |
| Bijan Robinson | 4 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 26 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 27 | 186 | 0 | 36 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Alford | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Judon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Malone | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 50 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Saints · 2024 season · Previous Sep 22, 2024: PHI 15, NO 12 · Next Oct 7, 2024: NO 13, KC 26
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