Saints 27 @ Falcons 26 Final - FOX

Scoring Plays:
1Q - ATL - Younghoe Koo 54 yd FG GOOD | NO 0, ATL 3
1Q - NO - Taysom Hill 11 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | NO 7, ATL 3
End of Quarter Score - New Orleans Saints 7, Atlanta Falcons 3
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2Q - ATL - Cordarrelle Patterson 5 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | NO 7, ATL 10
2Q - ATL - Younghoe Koo 50 yd FG GOOD | NO 7, ATL 13
2Q - ATL - Younghoe Koo 40 yd FG GOOD | NO 7, ATL 16
End of Quarter Score - New Orleans Saints 7, Atlanta Falcons 16
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3Q - NO - Wil Lutz 49 yd FG GOOD | NO 10, ATL 16
3Q - ATL - Marcus Mariota 2 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | NO 10, ATL 23
End of Quarter Score - New Orleans Saints 10, Atlanta Falcons 23
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4Q - ATL - Younghoe Koo 27 yd FG GOOD | NO 10, ATL 26
4Q - NO - Jameis Winston to Michael Thomas 3 yd TD pass (Jameis Winston pass to Chris Olave - 2PC Successful) | NO 18, ATL 26
4Q - NO - Jameis Winston to Michael Thomas 9 yd TD pass (Mark Ingram II rush for no gain- 2PC Fails) | NO 24, ATL 26
4Q - NO - Wil Lutz 51 yd FG GOOD | NO 27, ATL 26
Final Score - New Orleans Saints 27, Atlanta Falcons 26
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Hello Who Dats & Who Datettes and welcome to the official start of the 2022 NFL season!! It's week 1, game 1!!

The last time the Saints were on the field for a game that mattered... it was in Atlanta, a 30-20 Saints win that gave the Saints hope the team would sneak into the playoffs, though the Rams would blow a big halftime lead and the 49ers ended New Orleans postseason hopes.

But that was last year. This year, a new coach and some new, veteran faces will be on the field, and confidence is high the team can get back into the playoffs. The road to the 2022-23 playoffs starts today!! Also expected to be back, our All-Pro WR in Michael Thomas who has missed almost all of the last 2 seasons!! And it's against the new look Atlanta Falcons which ended the Matt Ryan era by sending him to Indianapolis and now has Marcus Mariotta under center.

LET'S MAKE MINCE MEAT OF DA BIRDS AND START 2022 OFF 1-0!!

Injury Report:
NO-
Tre'Quan Smith - Shoulder - OUT
Dwayne Washington - Hamstring - OUT
Paulson Adebo - Ankle - OUT
Landon Young - Hip - QUESTIONABLE
Michael Thomas - Hamstring - QUESTIONABLE
JT Gray - Hamstring - QUESTIONABLE
Tyrann Mathieu - Illness - QUESTIONABLE

ATL-
Darren Hall - Quadricep - QUESTIONABLE
Drake London - Knee - QUESTIONABLE

Weather: In Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium where I assume the roof will be closed b/c ATL can't handle the heat

Uniforms: The Saints start off 2022 with the "Icy Whites"



Current Standings:
NFC South:
Buccaneers 0-0
Falcons 0-0
Panthers 0-0
Saints 0-0

Betting Lines: Saints (-5.5); O/U 43

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Today's Officials:
Referee: #55 Alex Kemp


Umpire: #89 Mike Morton
Down Judge: #113 Danny Short
Line Judge: #32 Jeff Bergman
Field Judge: #117 John Jenkins
Side Judge: #104 Dale Shaw
Back Judge: #93 Scott Helverson
Replay Official: Mike Chase
Replay Assistant: Jamie Alfieri-Tuss

Inactive Lists:
NO-
CB Paulson Adebo
OG Wyatt Davis
DE Tenoh Kpassagnon
WR Tre'Quan Smith
RB Dwayne Washington
TE Nick Vannett

ATL-
WR Damiere Byrd
RB Tyler Allgeier
LB DeAngelo Malon
LB Nick Kwiatkoski
OL Chuma Edoga