New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game
Touchdown- Field Goal
- Interception
- Punt
- Punt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| ATL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Who won: Falcons 19-17
The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints 19-17 on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Kirk Cousins led the Falcons in passing yards (18/32, 180 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Tyler Shough led the Saints in passing yards (23/35, 259 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 18/32 | 180 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 4-21 | 26.1 | 69.8 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | 37 | 8 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| Darnell Mooney | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| David Sills V | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Bijan Robinson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Watts | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Alford | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Henderson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentavius Street | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaCale London | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Bertrand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ford Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobee Bryant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jammie Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natrone Brooks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruke Orhorhoro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Alford | 1 | 59 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deven Thompkins | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dylan Drummond | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deven Thompkins | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zane Gonzalez | 4/4 | 100.0 | 51 | 1/1 | 13 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Pinion | 4 | 229 | 57.3 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
