Week 18 · Final

Saints at Falcons

New Orleans Saints 23, Atlanta Falcons 0 · MaddenPro

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Week 18

New Orleans SaintsSaintsAway · 6-10Winner

23Final0

Atlanta FalconsFalconsHome · 10-6

By the numbers

Saints 23 1 TD · 3 FG · 2 XP

Falcons 0 0 TD · 0 FG · 0 XPTyler Shough 198 yds passingJaylen Wright 56 yds rushingJordyn Tyson 78 yds receivingKool-Aid McKinstry 4 tkl defenseTotal yards 268 · 247Passing yards 198 · 121Rushing yards 70 · 126Completions 18/34 · 14/32Yards per carry 2.8 · 4.2

Recap

AI recap

Franchise Hub Beat · 1h ago

The New Orleans Saints topped the Atlanta Falcons with a convincing 23-0 victory in Week 18 of the 2028 season, securing their playoff position in a must-win matchup. The Falcons were left searching for answers on both sides of the ball as they failed to put points on the board in a disappointing season finale.

Tyler Shough led the Saints’ offense, throwing for 198 yards and a touchdown, while Jordyn Tyson emerged as his favorite target, racking up 78 receiving yards. On the ground, the Saints managed to control the tempo, but Jaylen Wright of the Falcons was the standout rusher, gaining 56 yards despite the team's struggles.

The Saints' defense was relentless, highlighted by Alex Highsmith's 1.5 sacks and Kyle Hamilton's crucial interception. The turning point came in the second quarter when Hamilton's pick set the tone for the game, allowing New Orleans to seize momentum and never look back. The Falcons' inability to respond on offense sealed their fate, as the Saints dominated throughout.

Scoring

Touchdowns, field goals, extra points

Team	TD	FG	XP	Other	PTS
Saints	1	3	2	6	23
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

Team Stats

Side by side

NOATL

Total yards268247

Passing yards198121

Rushing yards70126

Completions18/3414/32

Yards per carry2.84.2

Sacks44

Turnovers03

Touchdowns10

Field goals3/30/0

1st downs1512

3rd downs3/130/14

Penalties3-168-68

Box Score

Passing, rushing, receiving, defense, kicking

Passing2 players

Player	C/A	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
Saints
Tyler ShoughQB	18/34	53%	198	1	0	80.2
Falcons
Lamar JacksonQB	14/32	44%	121	0	2	28.2

Rushing10 players

Player	ATT	YDS	YPC	YAC	TD	LNG	FUM
Saints
Travis Etienne JrHB	6	28	4.7	15	0	20	0
RJ HarveyHB	13	25	1.9	—	0	7	0
Tyler ShoughQB	6	17	2.8	—	0	6	0
Jordyn TysonWR	0	0	0.0	—	0	0	0
Lawson LuckieTE	0	0	0.0	—	0	0	0
Falcons
Jaylen WrightHB	13	56	4.3	11	0	13	1
Bijan RobinsonHB	11	47	4.3	19	0	20	0
Lamar JacksonQB	3	8	2.7	—	0	6	0
Israel AbanikandaHB	2	8	4.0	—	0	4	0
KaVontae TurpinWR	1	7	7.0	—	0	7	0

Receiving14 players

Player	REC	YDS	YPR	YAC	TD	LNG	DROP
Saints
Jordyn TysonWR	5	78	15.6	33	1	30	0
Chris OlaveWR	3	60	20.0	10	0	28	1
Lawson LuckieTE	3	28	9.3	9	0	11	0
Travis Etienne JrHB	1	16	16.0	5	0	16	0
RJ HarveyHB	5	9	1.8	13	0	6	1
Makai LemonWR	1	7	7.0	4	0	7	0
Juwan JohnsonTE	0	0	0.0	—	0	0	1
Falcons
KaVontae TurpinWR	5	44	8.8	18	0	17	0
Kyle Pitts SrTE	3	34	11.3	11	0	12	1
Adjatay DabbsWR	1	17	17.0	7	0	17	0
Quentin JohnstonWR	1	8	8.0	—	0	8	0
Israel AbanikandaHB	1	2	2.0	—	0	2	0
Bijan RobinsonHB	1	2	2.0	4	0	2	0
Jaylen WrightHB	1	1	1.0	—	0	1	0

Defense28 players

Player	TKL	SACK	INT	FF	PD
Saints
Kool-Aid McKinstryCB	4	0	1	0	2
Danny StutsmanMIKE	7	0	0	0	0
Dax HillCB	6	0	0	0	1
Kyle HamiltonSS	1	0.5	1	0	1
Talanoa HufangaFS	6	0	0	0	0
Alex HighsmithREDG	2	1.5	0	0	1
Selman BridgesCB	4	0	0	0	0
Lorenzo Styles JrCB	4	0	0	0	0
Santana HopperLEDG	2	1	0	0	0
Jonas SankerSS	2	0.5	0	0	0
Cameron JordanDT	2	0.5	0	0	0
Christen MillerDT	2	0	0	1	0
Quincy Rhodes JrDT	2	0	0	0	0
D'Antre RobinsonDT	2	0	0	0	0
Drue TranquillWILL	1	0	0	0	0
Falcons
Payton WilsonMIKE	7	0	0	0	0
Travis HunterCB	5	0.5	0	0	1
Zane DurantDT	4	1	0	0	0
Julio HumphreyCB	4	0.5	0	0	1
James Pearce JrREDG	3	1	0	0	0
Kendal DanielsSAM	5	0	0	0	0
Miles BattleFS	4	0	0	0	0
Devin SanchezCB	2	0	0	0	0
Zah FrazierCB	2	0	0	0	0
Zemaiah VaughnSS	2	0	0	0	0
Anto SakaLEDG	0	1	0	0	0
Jalen CarterDT	2	0	0	0	0
Gervon Dexter SrDT	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking2 players

Player	FG	XP	LNG
Saints
Ryan FitzgeraldK	3/3	2	39
Falcons
Lucas CarniroK	0/0	0	0