New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons: game summary
Final · January 4, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
NOATL 
- 340Total yards208
- 232Passing yards159
- 23/35Completions/attempts18/32
- 5.9Yards per pass4.4
- 108Rushing yards49
- 26Rushing attempts25
- 4.2Yards per rush2.0
- 16First downs14
- 5-163rd down efficiency4-14
- 3-34th down efficiency1-1
- 2-3Red zone (made-att)1-3
- 65Total plays61
- 5.2Yards per play3.4
- 2Turnovers1
- 1Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown1
- 4-27Sacks (yards lost)4-21
- 6-40Penalties (yards)5-42
- 31:19Time of possession28:41
Game leaders
Passing
Tyler ShoughNO · QB · 23/35, 259 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Kirk CousinsATL · QB · 18/32, 180 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Audric EstimeNO · RB · 21 CAR, 63 YDS
Bijan RobinsonATL · RB · 15 CAR, 33 YDS
Receiving
Juwan JohnsonNO · TE · 3 REC, 61 YDS
Drake LondonATL · WR · 4 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown3:02Drake London 15 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Zane Gonzalez Kick)0-7
2nd quarter
- Field goal10:19Zane Gonzalez 40 Yd Field Goal0-10
- Touchdown4:31Tyler Shough 1 Yd Rush (Charlie Smyth Kick)7-10
3rd quarter
- Field goal8:50Zane Gonzalez 51 Yd Field Goal7-13
- Field goal2:15Charlie Smyth 29 Yd Field Goal10-13
4th quarter
- Field goal10:43Zane Gonzalez 38 Yd Field Goal10-16
- Field goal2:52Zane Gonzalez 38 Yd Field Goal10-19
- Touchdown1:11Ronnie Bell 16 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Charlie Smyth Kick)17-19
Player stats
New Orleans Saints
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 23/35 | 259 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 4-27 | 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 |
| Defense | 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 |
Atlanta Falcons
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 18/32 | 180 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 4-21 | 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 |
| Defense | 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 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta, GA
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 69,512
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Barry Anderson (Umpire) · Keith Washington (Side judge) · Ronald Torbert (Referee) · Ryan Dickson (Field judge) · Brian Bolinger (Line judge) · Frank LeBlanc (Down judge) · Courtney Brown (Back judge)
About this game
Who won Saints vs Falcons?
Falcons won 19-17 over Saints on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
When was Saints vs Falcons played?
On Sunday, January 4, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Where was Saints vs Falcons played?
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium.