Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints: player stats (Oct 5, 2026)

Week 4Final

Bijan Robinson powers Falcons past Saints 45-24 on the 20th anniversary of the Superdome's reopening

At Caesars Superdome

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
ATL	14	10	7	14	45
NO	0	7	3	14	24

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ATL

Game leaders

Passing yards
Atlanta Falcons: Michael Penix Jr.223 YDS15/20, 1 TD, 0 INT
New Orleans Saints: Tyler Shough286 YDS30/48, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Atlanta Falcons: Bijan Robinson145 YDS19 CAR, 2 TD
New Orleans Saints: Alvin Kamara23 YDS7 CAR, 2 TD
Receiving yards
Atlanta Falcons: Drake London96 YDS5 REC, 0 TD
New Orleans Saints: Chris Olave116 YDS8 REC, 0 TD
Tackles
Atlanta Falcons: Harold Perkins Jr.10 TCK7 SOLO, 0.5 SCK
New Orleans Saints: Julian Blackmon10 TCK5 SOLO, 0 SCK

In Week 4, the Atlanta Falcons ran away from the New Orleans Saints, 45-24, on October 5, 2026 at Caesars Superdome. Michael Penix Jr. passed for 223 yards for the Atlanta Falcons, and Tyler Shough had 286 for the New Orleans Saints.

Scoring plays

Q1

Atlanta Falcons, Touchdown · 13:34Bi.Robinson left end for 59 yards, TOUCHDOWN. N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.ATL 7, NO 0
Atlanta Falcons, Touchdown · 0:48Bi.Robinson left guard for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.ATL 14, NO 0

Q2

New Orleans Saints, Touchdown · 14:57(Shotgun) A.Kamara up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Adomitis, Holder-R.Wright.ATL 14, NO 7
Atlanta Falcons, Touchdown · 8:59Br.Robinson right guard for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.ATL 21, NO 7
Atlanta Falcons, Field goal · 3:07N.Folk 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.ATL 24, NO 7

Q3

New Orleans Saints, Field goal · 7:38D.Carlson 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Adomitis, Holder-R.Wright.ATL 24, NO 10
Atlanta Falcons, Touchdown · 2:11Br.Robinson right tackle for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.ATL 31, NO 10

Q4

New Orleans Saints, Touchdown · 13:00(No Huddle, Shotgun) A.Kamara up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Adomitis, Holder-R.Wright.ATL 31, NO 17
Atlanta Falcons, Touchdown · 9:50M.Penix pass deep middle to J.Dotson for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN. N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.ATL 38, NO 17
Atlanta Falcons, Touchdown · 6:52Br.Robinson left guard for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-L.McCullough, Holder-J.Bailey.ATL 45, NO 17
New Orleans Saints, Touchdown · 1:13(Shotgun) T.Shough pass short left to D.Vele for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Adomitis, Holder-R.Wright.ATL 45, NO 24

Team stats

Team stats: Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints
ATL	Stat	NO
4-8(better)50%	3rd down efficiency	6-1540%
0-0	4th down efficiency	3-475%
22315/20 C/ATT	Passing yards	286(better)30/48 C/ATT
205(better)35 CAR	Rushing yards	5019 CAR
1(better)	Sacks taken	2
0(better)	Turnovers	1

Box score

Atlanta Falcons: Passing

Michael Penix Jr.QB	15/20	223	1	0	1	127.7

New Orleans Saints: Passing

Tyler ShoughQB	30/48	286	1	0	2	85.9

Atlanta Falcons: Rushing

Michael Penix Jr.QB	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1
Bijan RobinsonRB	19	145	7.6	2	59
Brian Robinson Jr.RB	14	62	4.4	3	11

New Orleans Saints: Rushing

Tyler ShoughQB	2	5	2.5	0	3
Alvin KamaraRB	7	23	3.3	2	5
Kendre MillerRB	6	9	1.5	0	4
CJ DonaldsonRB	3	18	6.0	0	9
Barion BrownWR	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5

Atlanta Falcons: Receiving

Bijan RobinsonRB	1	2	2	0	2
Brian Robinson Jr.RB	1	1	5	0	5
Drake LondonWR	5	6	96	0	37
Kyle Pitts Sr.TE	3	3	47	0	28
Jahan DotsonWR	2	3	54	1	31
Zachariah BranchWR	2	2	10	0	9
Charlie WoernerTE	0	1	0	0	0
Austin HooperTE	1	1	9	0	9
Olamide ZaccheausWR	0	1	0	0	0

New Orleans Saints: Receiving

Alvin KamaraRB	5	7	35	0	17
Kendre MillerRB	2	3	10	0	7
Chris OlaveWR	8	12	116	0	44
Devaughn VeleWR	6	9	54	1	18
CJ DonaldsonRB	2	2	5	0	6
Juwan JohnsonTE	6	8	59	0	23
Bryce LanceWR	1	5	7	0	7
Treyton WelchTE	0	1	0	0	0

Atlanta Falcons: Defense

C.J. HendersonCB	10	9	0	0	1
Harold Perkins Jr.LB	10	7	0.5	0	1
Xavier WattsS	8	5	0.5	0	0
Cameron ThomasDE	5	2	0	0	1
Kendal DanielsLB	4	3	0	0	0
Mike HughesCB	4	3	0	1	1
Josh WoodsLB	3	1	0	0	0
Divine DeabloLB	3	3	0	0	0
Chris BlairWR	3	2	0	0	0
DeMarcco HellamsS	2	1	0	1	1
Sydney BrownS	2	1	0	1	1
Gervon Dexter Sr.DT	2	0	0	0	0
Brandon DorlusDT	2	1	0	0	0
Billy Bowman Jr.CB	2	2	0	0	0
Jessie Bates IIIS	1	0	0	0	1
LaCale LondonDE	1	1	0	0	0
Maason SmithDT	1	1	0	1	0
Mike Ford Jr.CB	1	0	0	0	0
Samson EbukamDE	1	1	1	1	0
Zach HarrisonDE	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie WoernerTE	1	0	0	0	0
Jammie RobinsonS	1	1	0	0	0
Yasir AbdullahLB	0	0	0	0	1

New Orleans Saints: Defense

Julian BlackmonS	10	5	0	0	0
CJ DonaldsonRB	1	0	0	0	0
Jonas SankerS	6	4	0	0	0
Tyree WilsonDE	6	4	1	1	0
Danny StutsmanLB	5	1	0	0	0
Pete WernerLB	4	1	0	1	0
Justin ReidS	4	3	0	0	0
Chase YoungDE	4	2	0	0	1
Quincy RileyCB	4	2	0	0	0
Fadil DiggsDE	4	1	0	0	1
Khristian BoydDT	3	1	0	0	0
Kool-Aid McKinstryCB	2	1	0	0	0
Nathan ShepherdDT	2	1	0	0	0
Colby WoodenDT	2	0	0	0	0
Cameron JordanDE	2	0	0	0	0
Davon GodchauxDT	1	0	0	0	0
Vernon BroughtonDT	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah StalbirdLB	1	1	0	0	0
Jayden PriceCB	1	0	0	0	0
Oscar DelpTE	1	1	0	0	0
John Ridgeway IIIDT	1	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Falcons: Kicking

Nick FolkPK	1/1	29	6

New Orleans Saints: Kicking

Daniel CarlsonPK	1/2	27	3

Recap

Bijan Robinson's 59-yard touchdown run on Monday, October 5 gave the Atlanta Falcons the jolt that carried them to a 45-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome.

Robinson finished with 19 carries for 145 yards and two touchdowns, scoring again from 4 yards late in the first quarter. His opening burst flipped Atlanta from a 43% to a 54% win probability, and the Falcons never trailed after that first 80-yard strike.

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Lines

Consensus close, 6 books

Spread: NO −1; opened NO −2.5; ATL covered
Total: 47.5; opened 48.5; Over

BetMGM closed NO −1, total 47.5. 5 more books and every move are in Pro

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How it happened

Q2 8:59Brian Robinson Jr. punches in from 4 yards, putting Atlanta up 21-7. The Falcons’ 10-play, 65-yard drive took 5:58.NO 21.4% · ATL 78.6%
Q2 14:57Alvin Kamara powers in from 3 yards, cutting New Orleans' deficit to 14-7. The Saints finish a 3-play, 54-yard drive in 0:47, and Atlanta's chances dip from 64.2% to 60.7%.NO 39.3% · ATL 60.7%
Q1Atlanta leads New Orleans 14-0 after one quarter. The Falcons have averaged 0.57 EPA per play, led by Bijan Robinson’s 78 rushing yards.
Q1 0:48Bijan Robinson scores from 4 yards to put Atlanta up 14-0. The 6-play, 22-yard drive took 1:59.NO 24.2% · ATL 75.8%
Q1 2:52C.J. Henderson recovers Kendre Miller’s fumble for Atlanta at the New Orleans 22 after the ruling is reversed. The Falcons’ chances climb from 57.3% to 68.4%.NO 31.6% · ATL 68.4%
Q1 13:34Bijan Robinson bursts in from 59 yards, putting Atlanta ahead 7-0. The 3-play, 80-yard drive took 1:26, and Atlanta's chances climb from 42.8% to 54.2%.NO 45.8% · ATL 54.2%

Play by play

Season series

ATL 1, NO 0

Oct 5 · this gameAtlanta Falcons 45, New Orleans Saints 24
Jan 3New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

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