New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons (September 7, 2014)

Game Recap


In a week 1 meeting in Atlanta, the Falcons pitched a 37-34 win over the Saints. The Saints had a positive leading 20-10 but the Falcons rallied in the last 30 minutes.The Falcons then took it in overtime.

The Falcons were guided by Matt Ryan who threw for 448 yards in the air, 3 touchdowns, zero picks, was 31 of 43 passing. Julio Jones finished with 116 receiving yards.

For the Saints, Drew Brees threw for 333 yards passing in the air, 1 touchdown, was 29 of 42 passing. Mark Ingram rumbled for 2 TDs. Marques Colston had 110 receiving yards.

In the offensive show, the Falcons ended up with 568 total yards, 28 first downs, 1 turnovers and 10 penalties. They were 6 of 11 on third downs. The Saints registered 472 total yards, 30 first downs, 2 turnovers and 3 penalties. They were 8 of 13 on third downs.

Notes

  • Score: Atlanta FalconsATL defeat New Orleans SaintsNOR 37-34
  • Date: Sunday, September 7, 2014
  • Game Time Kickoff: 1:03PM
  • Atlanta Falcons Stats - Yards: 568, Turnovers: 1
  • New Orleans Saints Stats - Yards: 472, Turnovers: 2
  • Game Odds:
  • -- Line Point Spread: NOR by 3.0
  • -- Over/Under: 51.0

Box Score

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TOT
NOR 6 14 0 14 0 34
ATL 0 10 14 10 3 37

Passing Leaders

PLAYERC-AYDSTDINTLNG
Matt RyanATL31-434483054
Drew BreesNOR29-423331157

Rushing Leaders

PLAYERATTYDSTDLNG
Mark IngramNOR1360219
Steven JacksonATL1252017
Jacquizz RodgersATL634117
Pierre ThomasNOR731013
Khiry RobinsonNOR628121
Brandin CooksNOR118018
Matt RyanATL31509

Receiving Leaders

PLAYERRECYDSTDLNG
Julio JonesATL7116027
Marques ColstonNOR5110057
Devin HesterATL599035
Jimmy GrahamNOR882017
Brandin CooksNOR777132
Roddy WhiteATL572139
Harry DouglasATL669023
Pierre ThomasNOR658019

Team Total Rushing

TMATTYDSTD
ATL251231
NOR281393

Team Total Passing

TMC-AYDSTDINTSCK
ATL31-43448301
NOR29-42333110

More Game Information On The New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

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  • Time of Game: 3:18 - 3 hours, 18 minutes
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