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THE WIRE
WK 1 FINAL Vikings 20, Broncos 45 WK 1 FINAL Bills 27, Giants 45 WK 1 FINAL Ravens 23, Seahawks 52 MOVE Wayne Colon signed with Texans MOVE Tomas Rimac signed with Texans MOVE Behren Morton signed with Texans THE WIRE someone: Dragons run away with it, 38-14 THE WIRE someone: Bengals run away with it, 49-28
WEEK 1 · FINAL
FALCONS 0-1 · 49.0 PPG 49 – 77 SAINTS 1-0 · 77.0 PPG
THE READ
Saints run away with it, 77-49

New Orleans disassembled Atlanta 77-49 in a game that looked closer on the scoreboard than on the field. Tyler Shough completed 26 of 37 passes for 561 yards and 8 touchdowns, while Bryce Lance caught 7 balls for 183 yards and 3 scores, operating against a secondary that had no answer. The Saints generated 700 total yards and 0 turnovers; Atlanta managed 513 yards and coughed it up 3 times. Michael Penix Jr threw for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns in a losing effort, but efficiency—not volume—won the day, and the Saints had it in abundance.

Ethan Price The numbers guy
THE WIDER PICTURE
Saints — NFC #2 · division · 1-0 Falcons — in the hunt · 0-1 Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Elise Carter The insider
Tyler Shough put 561 yards and 8 touchdowns on Atlanta in one afternoon—that's not a performance, that's a statement about who's ready and who isn't in this division.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers — none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that did not happen.
Tyler Shough
Saints
26/37, 561 yards, 8 TD
Michael Penix Jr
Falcons
9/15, 230 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Bryce Lance
Saints
7 catches, 183 yards, 3 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Saints 700, Falcons 513 Saints
Through the air Saints 561, Falcons 385 Saints
On the ground Saints 139, Falcons 128 Saints
Giveaways Saints 0, Falcons 3 Saints
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy Pass 63% · Rush 37% · 49.0 scored, 77.0 allowed
14.8 yds/att 53.8% completions 8.5 yds/carry 513.0 yds/game 3.0 giveaways/game 0.0% sack rate last 1: 0-1
Primary weapon: Jahan Dotson WR — 30% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 64 · Aggressive Balance 64 Ball security 16 Back usage 29% QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 3.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 81 WR 83 TE 83 RB 88 OL 83 DL 80 LB 80 DB 88
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 98 Fastest: Zachariah Branch WR 95 SPD 7 at star dev or better
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Falcons receivers vs Saints secondary 83 v 80 FALCONS
Saints receivers vs Falcons secondary 78 v 88 FALCONS
Falcons line vs Saints front 83 v 79 FALCONS
Saints line vs Falcons front 81 v 80 EVEN
Falcons backs vs Saints run defence 88 v 77 FALCONS
Saints backs vs Falcons run defence 84 v 80 SAINTS
Falcons passer vs Saints secondary 81 v 80 EVEN
Saints passer vs Falcons secondary 88 v 88 EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
Tyler Shough QB Saints 561 pass yds
Michael Penix Jr QB Falcons 230 pass yds
Bryce Lance WR Saints 183 rec yds
Justin Fields QB Falcons 155 pass yds
Jordyn Tyson WR Saints 136 rec yds
Jahan Dotson WR Falcons 115 rec yds
Oscar Delp TE Saints 112 rec yds
Josh Amaro WR Saints 102 rec yds
Bijan Robinson HB Falcons 100 rec yds
Zachariah Branch WR Falcons 98 rec yds
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
FALCONS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Michael Penix Jr QB 9/1523031046115.9
Justin Fields QB 5/111550106054.1
SAINTS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Tyler Shough QB 26/3756180152152.3
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
Falcons Saints
513 TOTAL YARDS 700
385 PASSING YARDS 561
128 RUSHING YARDS 139
0 SACKS ALLOWED 1
1 SACKS MADE 0
3 GIVEAWAYS 0
0 TAKEAWAYS 3

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0 FALCONS — 1 SAINTS
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