The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints 19-17 on Jan 4, 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Final · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Top performers
- Tyler Shough threw for 259 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Saints.
- Audric Estime ran for 63 yards on 21 carries.
- Kirk Cousins threw for 180 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Falcons.
- Bijan Robinson ran for 33 yards on 15 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audric Estime | 21 | 63 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Shough | 3 | 34 | 1 | 29 |
| Evan Hull | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 26 | 108 | 1 | 29 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Johnson | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 28 |
| Audric Estime | 5 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| Kevin Austin Jr. | 4 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 15 |
| Ronnie Bell | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 16 |
| Team | 14 | 23 | 164 | 1 | 28 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Granderson | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonah Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Riley | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Stutsman | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ridgeway III | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Isaac Yiadom | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Burgess | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Rumph II | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Stalbird | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylan Ford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reid | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Howden | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khristian Boyd | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 64 | 34 | 4.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 15 | 33 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 7 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 25 | 49 | 0 | 12 |
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 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 1 | 37 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 6 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 15 |
| Darnell Mooney | 3 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| David Sills V | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Bijan Robinson | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 18 | 30 | 180 | 1 | 37 |
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 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C.J. Henderson | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kentavius Street | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaCale London | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Bertrand | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Ford Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalid Kareem | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Woods | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruke Orhorhoro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jammie Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 74 | 32 | 4.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Saints · 2025 season · Previous Dec 28, 2025: NO 34, TEN 26 · Next Aug 15, 2026: JAX 24, NO 20
- Falcons · 2025 season · Previous Dec 29, 2025: LAR 24, ATL 27 · Next Aug 14, 2026: DEN 27, ATL 7