New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 23/35 | 259 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 4-27 | 60.8 | 85.3 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audric Estime | 21 | 63 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Shough | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 29 |
| Evan Hull | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Johnson | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Dante Pettis | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| Audric Estime | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Kevin Austin Jr. | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| Taysom Hill | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Ronnie Bell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| Samori Toure | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Granderson | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chase Young | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Quincy Riley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Stutsman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ridgeway III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Burgess | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Yiadom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker | 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 |
| Jordan Howden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khristian Boyd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylan Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audric Estime | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Granderson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Hull | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Pettis | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Nyheim Hines | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Smyth | 1/2 | 50.0 | 29 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Kroeger | 4 | 203 | 50.8 | 0 | 1 | 55 |