New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons: player stats (Jan 4, 2026)

Week 18Final

At Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
NO	–	7	3	7	17
ATL	7	3	3	6	19

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Game leaders

ATL

Passing yards
New Orleans Saints: Tyler Shough259 YDS23/35, 1 TD, 1 INT
Atlanta Falcons: Kirk Cousins180 YDS18/32, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing yards
New Orleans Saints: Audric Estime63 YDS21 CAR, 0 TD
Atlanta Falcons: Bijan Robinson33 YDS15 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
New Orleans Saints: Juwan Johnson61 YDS3 REC, 0 TD
Atlanta Falcons: Drake London78 YDS4 REC, 1 TD
Tackles
New Orleans Saints: Carl Granderson10 TCK5 SOLO, 2 SCK
Atlanta Falcons: Dee Alford9 TCK5 SOLO, 0 SCK

The Atlanta Falcons edged the New Orleans Saints 19-17 in Week 18 on January 4, 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Kirk Cousins threw for 180 yards for the Atlanta Falcons; Tyler Shough threw for 259 for the New Orleans Saints.

Scoring plays

Q1

Atlanta Falcons, Touchdown · 3:02(Shotgun) K.Cousins pass short right to D.London for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-B.Pinion.NO 0, ATL 7

Q2

Atlanta Falcons, Field goal · 10:19Z.Gonzalez 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-B.Pinion.NO 0, ATL 10
New Orleans Saints, Touchdown · 4:31W.Sherman reported in as eligible. T.Shough scrambles right end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. C.Smyth extra point is GOOD, Center-Z.Wood, Holder-K.Kroeger.NO 7, ATL 10

Q3

Atlanta Falcons, Field goal · 8:50Z.Gonzalez 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-B.Pinion.Penalty on NO-J.Reid, Defensive Offside, declined.NO 7, ATL 13
New Orleans Saints, Field goal · 2:15C.Smyth 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-Z.Wood, Holder-K.Kroeger.NO 10, ATL 13

Q4

Atlanta Falcons, Field goal · 10:43Z.Gonzalez 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-B.Pinion.NO 10, ATL 16
Atlanta Falcons, Field goal · 2:52Z.Gonzalez 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-B.Pinion.NO 10, ATL 19
New Orleans Saints, Touchdown · 1:11(No Huddle, Shotgun) T.Shough pass deep left to R.Bell for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Smyth extra point is GOOD, Center-Z.Wood, Holder-K.Kroeger.NO 17, ATL 19

Team stats

Team stats: New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons
NO	Stat	ATL
5-16(better)31%	3rd down efficiency	4-1429%
3-3100%	4th down efficiency	1-1100%
259(better)23/35 C/ATT	Passing yards	18018/32 C/ATT
108(better)26 CAR	Rushing yards	4925 CAR
4	Sacks taken	4
2	Turnovers	1(better)

Box score

New Orleans Saints: Passing

Tyler ShoughQB	23/35	259	1	1	4	85.3

Atlanta Falcons: Passing

Kirk CousinsQB	18/32	180	1	1	4	69.8

New Orleans Saints: Rushing

Tyler ShoughQB	3	34	11.3	1	29
Audric EstimeRB	21	63	3.0	0	9
Evan HullRB	2	11	5.5	0	8

Atlanta Falcons: Rushing

Kirk CousinsQB	3	0	0.0	2
Bijan RobinsonRB	15	33	2.2	12
Tyler AllgeierRB	7	16	2.3	5

New Orleans Saints: Receiving

Audric EstimeRB	5	5	43	0	19
Taysom HillQB	3	3	32	0	13
Dante PettisWR	5	5	60	0	26
Kevin Austin Jr.WR	4	9	37	0	15
Juwan JohnsonTE	3	5	61	0	28
Ronnie BellWR	2	4	23	1	16
Samori ToureWR	1	3	3	0	3

Atlanta Falcons: Receiving

Bijan RobinsonRB	3	3	10	0	12
Tyler AllgeierRB	1	2	3	0	3
Kyle Pitts Sr.TE	6	9	58	0	15
Drake LondonWR	4	8	78	1	37
Darnell MooneyWR	3	7	20	0	10
David Sills VWR	1	1	11	0	11

New Orleans Saints: Defense

Audric EstimeRB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carl GrandersonDE	10	5	2	3	1	1
Chase YoungDE	6	3	2	2	0	1
Demario DavisLB	6	1	0	0	0	0
Taysom HillQB	2	2	0	0	0	0
Quincy RileyCB	4	3	0	0	0	2
Alontae TaylorCB	4	4	0	1	0	0
Cameron JordanDE	4	3	1	2	0	0
Jonah WilliamsDE	4	1	0	1	0	0
Kool-Aid McKinstryCB	3	3	0	0	0	4
Danny StutsmanLB	3	3	0	0	0	0
John Ridgeway IIIDT	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pete WernerLB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jonas SankerS	2	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah StalbirdLB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Rumph IILB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Terrell BurgessS	2	2	0	0	0	0
Isaac YiadomCB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Justin ReidS	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan HowdenS	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jonathan BullardDT	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylan FordLB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Khristian BoydDT	1	1	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Falcons: Defense

Dee AlfordCB	9	5	0	1	1	2
Divine DeabloLB	8	1	0	0	0	1
Xavier WattsS	7	4	0	0	0	1
Kyle Pitts Sr.TE	1	1	0	0	0	0
C.J. HendersonCB	7	3	0	0	0	2
Kaden EllissLB	6	2	0	0	0	1
David OnyemataDT	6	1	0	0	0	0
A.J. Terrell Jr.CB	4	3	0	0	0	0
LaCale LondonDE	4	1	1	1	0	0
Kentavius StreetDT	4	3	1	1	0	0
Jessie Bates IIIS	3	2	0	0	0	0
JD BertrandLB	3	1	0	0	0	1
James Pearce Jr.LB	3	2	2	2	0	0
Khalid KareemDE	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Ford Jr.CB	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jalon WalkerLB	2	1	0	1	0	0
Elijah GarciaDE	2	0	0	0	0	0
Josh WoodsLB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ruke OrhorhoroDT	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leonard FloydDE	1	0	0	0	0	0
Natrone BrooksCB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cobee BryantCB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jammie RobinsonS	1	1	0	0	0	0

New Orleans Saints: Kicking

Charlie SmythPK	1/2	29	2

Atlanta Falcons: Kicking

Zane GonzalezPK	4/4	51	1

Lines

Consensus close, 11 books

Spread: ATL −4.5; opened ATL −2.5; NO covered
Total: 43.5; Under

BetMGM closed ATL −4, total 43.5. 10 more books and every move are in Pro

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Season series

NO 0, ATL 2

Nov 23Atlanta Falcons 24, New Orleans Saints 10
Jan 4 · this gameNew Orleans Saints 17, Atlanta Falcons 19

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