Regular Season Week 8: Saints at Falcons
October 25, 2026 70° Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 40,326 (56%)
Saints 3 9 3 0 - 15
Falcons 7 0 7 3 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Falcons: 4-1-NOS 0 (9:00) 31-William Andrews ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Luciano Lamb. ATL 7 NOS 0
(Qtr 1) Saints: 4-10-ATL 13 (6:01) 9-Robert Kleinman 31 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 7 NOS 3
(Qtr 2) Saints: 2-1-ATL 1 (7:17) 37-Phillip Sorensen ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Saints: 4-12-ATL 21 (1:29) 9-Robert Kleinman 40 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 7 NOS 12
(Qtr 3) Saints: 4-1-ATL 4 (9:29) 9-Robert Kleinman 22 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 7 NOS 15
(Qtr 3) Falcons: 4-10-NOS 20 (7:17) 11-Ian Watson punts 51 yards to ATL 28. 29-Steve Martinez for 72 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Luciano Lamb. ATL 14 NOS 15
(Qtr 4) Falcons: 4-8-NOS 33 (1:51) 14-Luciano Lamb 51 yard field goal is GOOD. ATL 17 NOS 15
Team Statistics
Falcons Saints
First Downs 10 13
- Rushing 6 3
- Passing 3 9
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 173 262
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards Per Play 2.84 4.09
Net Rushing Yards 123 101
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards Per Rush 4.10 5.94
Net Passing Yards 50 161
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 17 / 1 43 / 24 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 82 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 32 4 / 31
- Yards Per Pass Play 1.61 3.43
- Yards Per Completion 4.82 8.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 17 3 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.2
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 80 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 22 4 / 120
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:09 28:50
Drive Charts
Falcons
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:02 OWN 26 11 74 Touchdown
1 5:58 3:44 OWN 25 6 14 Punt
1 0:47 2:54 OWN 32 6 13 Punt
2 7:15 1:30 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 1:26 1:26 OWN 25 5 7 Half
3 11:11 0:54 OWN 15 3 12 Fumble
3 9:26 2:02 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 6:57 1:55 OPP 19 3 -9 Punt
3 5:02 2:06 OWN 27 3 -7 Punt
3 0:05 0:53 OWN 9 3 3 Punt
4 12:44 0:47 OWN 20 3 3 Interception
4 9:41 1:27 OWN 41 3 -1 Punt
4 6:10 4:23 OWN 33 8 34 Field Goal
4 1:06 1:06 OPP 32 4 18 Game
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:58 3:00 OWN 23 10 64 Field Goal
1 2:14 1:27 OWN 14 3 10 Punt
2 12:52 5:37 OWN 20 10 80 Touchdown
2 5:45 4:19 OWN 20 9 58 Field Goal
3 15:00 3:49 OWN 34 6 20 Punt
3 10:17 0:51 OPP 13 3 9 Field Goal
3 7:24 0:27 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
3 2:56 2:51 OWN 36 4 12 Punt
4 14:13 1:29 OWN 41 3 7 Punt
4 11:56 2:16 OPP 27 3 -8 Missed FG
4 8:14 2:04 OWN 15 3 6 Punt
4 1:46 0:40 OWN 34 4 9 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Falcons
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 Gerald Riggs 16 88 5.50 40 4 0
#31 William Andrews 11 32 2.91 12 1 1
#3 John Layman 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
#4 Bart Bartkowski 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#12 Robert Ruiz 6 55 9.17 18 4 0
#37 Phillip Sorensen 10 36 3.60 13 1 1
#21 Michael Haldeman 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Passing Stats
Falcons
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Bart Bartkowski 27 17 82 4 / 32 0 17 1 51.77
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 David Peterson 43 24 192 4 / 31 0 34 0 67.20
Receiving Stats
Falcons
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#42 Gerald Riggs 2 22 11.00 17 0
#11 Julio Jones 5 20 4.00 6 0
#83 Alge Crumpler 2 16 8.00 8 0
#89 Andre Rison 5 14 2.80 4 0
#36 Keith Meyer 3 10 3.33 7 0
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Kevin Barfield 6 47 7.83 27 0
#88 Douglas Hoskins 6 43 7.17 10 0
#19 Tommy Hurst 2 41 20.50 34 0
#89 Peter Thomas 3 17 5.67 10 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 1 16 16.00 16 0
#37 Phillip Sorensen 2 14 7.00 12 0
#82 Edward Myers 1 5 5.00 5 0
#28 Jose Cummings 1 4 4.00 4 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 1 3 3.00 3 0
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Falcons
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Mike Kern 41 34 3 2
#70 Jake Matthews 38 33 1 3
#44 Craig Ruth 0 1 0 1
#27 Tom Pridemore 0 1 0 0
#21 Dion Sanders 0 4 0 1
#24 A.J. Terrell 0 4 0 0
#71 Kroy Biermann 0 2 0 0
#94 Tom Brantley 0 3 0 1
#58 Jessie Tuggle 4 3 0 1
#60 Tommy Nobis 0 3 0 0
#23 Desmond Trufant 0 3 0 0
#36 Keith Meyer 10 16 0 0
#57 Jeff Van Note 41 32 0 2
#65 Jerry Johnson 26 33 0 8
#68 R.C. Thielemann 13 15 0 3
#84 Alfred Jenkins 0 4 0 0
#85 Jim Mitchell 0 9 0 0
#82 Mark Hosmer 0 1 0 0
#88 Jack Henry 0 14 0 0
#83 Alge Crumpler 12 31 0 1
#79 Bill Fralic 28 18 0 2
#89 Andre Rison 0 15 0 0
#42 Gerald Riggs 3 3 0 1
#34 Craig Heyward 11 5 0 0
#11 Julio Jones 0 15 0 0
#31 William Andrews 3 1 0 0
#62 Justin Blailock 4 0 0 0
#59 Jamie Dukes 7 1 0 0
#63 Chris Lindstrom 7 1 0 0
#19 Raymond Evans 0 3 0 0
#3 John Layman 1 0 0 0
#55 John Abraham 0 2 0 0
#54 Curtis Lofton 0 1 0 0
#72 Gerald Kelley 2 0 0 0
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Enrique Faucette 58 28 2 3
#57 David Winston 59 28 1 1
#70 Denny Patterson 59 20 1 2
#32 Harold Walker 0 4 0 0
#51 Greg Brazina 0 4 0 0
#49 Marvin Allen 0 4 0 0
#93 Albert Cosentino 0 6 0 0
#42 Melvin King 0 4 0 0
#97 Robert Delgadillo 0 5 0 1
#54 Walter Roberts 0 5 0 0
#72 Cody Soto 0 5 0 1
#1 Ben McNeil 46 30 0 3
#37 Phillip Sorensen 19 4 0 1
#84 Dion Hickman 0 8 0 1
#82 Edward Myers 11 19 0 0
#66 Cannonball Butler 58 30 0 2
#28 Jose Cummings 14 15 0 0
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 1 2 0 0
#81 Kevin Barfield 0 5 0 0
#88 Douglas Hoskins 0 12 0 0
#89 Peter Thomas 0 11 0 0
#75 George Deleon 12 2 0 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 6 0 0 0
#63 Wallace Ouimet 8 1 0 0
#75 Benjamin Brashear 12 0 0 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 0 2 0 1
#89 Marcellus Jewell 0 1 0 0
#95 Robert Powers 5 4 0 0
#98 Stephen Papa 0 4 0 0
#27 Michael Kelly 0 1 0 0
#98 Marc Braxton 0 1 0 0
#32 William Busse 0 1 0 1
#34 Timothy Washington 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Falcons
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#95 Robert Powers 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Falcons
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#4 Bart Bartkowski 1 0 0 0
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#98 Stephen Papa 0 1 0 0
#97 Robert Delgadillo 0 0 1 0
Punting
Falcons
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#26 Billy Lothridge 7 334 47.71 44.57 57 2
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Ian Watson 7 325 46.43 31.71 57 2
Kicking
Falcons
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Luciano Lamb 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 2 / 2
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Robert Kleinman 3 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 40 0 / 1
Punt Return
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#29 Steve Martinez 4 80 20.0 72 1
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#29 Steve Martinez 1 22 22.0 0
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#89 Marcellus Jewell 4 120 30.0 0
Defensive Stats
Falcons
Name Tackles Sacks
#45 George Jackson 8 0
#50 Buddy Curry 7 0
#21 Dion Sanders 6 0
#27 Tom Pridemore 4 0
#95 Johnathan Babineaux 4 1
#23 Desmond Trufant 4 0
#55 John Abraham 3 1
#44 Craig Ruth 2 0
#54 Curtis Lofton 2 0
#19 Raymond Evans 2 0
#14 Luciano Lamb 2 0
#71 Kroy Biermann 2 2
#94 Tom Brantley 1 0
#60 Tommy Nobis 1 0
#36 Keith Meyer 1 0
#31 William Andrews 1 0
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#54 Walter Roberts 9 0
#95 Robert Powers 8 0
#93 Albert Cosentino 7 0
#32 Harold Walker 7 0
#32 William Busse 4 0
#49 Marvin Allen 3 0
#98 Stephen Papa 3 1
#27 Michael Kelly 3 0
#97 Robert Delgadillo 3 3
#42 Melvin King 2 0
#98 Marc Braxton 2 0