Week 1, 2026

played in Atlanta, GA

93 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Delta Rays	7	13	3	0	-	23
Atlanta Raptors	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 NOS - Luis Edinger 17 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
1Q: 03:14 ATL - Bryan Zukauskas 2 pass from Leo Johannsen (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
2Q: 13:32 NOS - Cedric Harden 41 field goal
2Q: 08:47 ATL - Free Willy Momberg 38 field goal
2Q: 04:08 NOS - Cedric Harden 18 field goal
2Q: 01:51 NOS - Mark Billick 85 interception return (Cedric Harden extra point)
3Q: 06:03 ATL - J.T. Nield 25 pass from Leo Johannsen (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
3Q: 02:18 NOS - Cedric Harden 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 NOS - Luis Edinger 17 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
1Q: 03:14 ATL - Bryan Zukauskas 2 pass from Leo Johannsen (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
2Q: 13:32 NOS - Cedric Harden 41 field goal
2Q: 08:47 ATL - Free Willy Momberg 38 field goal
2Q: 04:08 NOS - Cedric Harden 18 field goal
2Q: 01:51 NOS - Mark Billick 85 interception return (Cedric Harden extra point)
3Q: 06:03 ATL - J.T. Nield 25 pass from Leo Johannsen (Free Willy Momberg extra point)
3Q: 02:18 NOS - Cedric Harden 26 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 326 329
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 5.26 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 116 45
- Rushing Attempts 32 22
- Yards per Rush 3.63 2.05
Net Passing Yards 210 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 225 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 6.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 5/1 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 5/148
Interception Ret./Yards 1/85 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:40 28:20

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	326	329
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	5.26	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	116	45
- Rushing Attempts	32	22
- Yards per Rush	3.63	2.05
Net Passing Yards	210	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	225	286
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	6.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	5/1	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	5/148
Interception Ret./Yards	1/85	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:40	28:20

Drive Charts

New Orleans Delta Rays
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:02	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	8:16	1:46	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
1	3:05	4:41	OWN 34	7	42	Field Goal
2	8:41	4:38	OWN 25	12	74	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 20	2	3	Half
3	12:13	1:53	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
3	5:48	3:37	OWN 25	9	66	Field Goal
3	0:30	3:02	OWN 38	6	19	Punt
4	11:26	1:21	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
4	8:41	2:25	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
4	3:21	1:10	OWN 18	3	5	Punt

Atlanta Raptors
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:58	1:42	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
1	6:30	3:25	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
2	13:24	4:43	OWN 37	8	42	Field Goal
2	4:03	2:24	OWN 32	7	38	Interception
2	1:39	0:59	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
3	10:20	4:32	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	2:11	1:41	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	12:28	1:02	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
4	10:05	1:24	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	6:16	2:55	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	2:11	2:11	OWN 34	8	65	Game

Game MVP: Gavin Ozga, New Orleans Delta Rays

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Raymond Montgomery	23	75	3.26	17	2
QB Gavin Ozga	4	17	4.25	11	1
RB Rich Fantozzi	4	20	5.00	6	0
WR Alan Schepis	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bryan Zukauskas	10	30	3.00	17	1
RB Broderick Tanner	5	2	0.40	6	0
RB Sebastian Johnston	4	11	2.75	9	0
WR Wade Browning	2	2	1.00	6	0
QB Leo Johannsen	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	28	19	225	2/15	1	32	0	104.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leo Johannsen	42	26	286	1/2	2	28	1	88.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robbie Kirk	5	8	105	21.00	45	32	0
WR Alan Schepis	5	7	37	7.40	1	15	0
TE Luis Edinger	3	4	26	8.67	20	17	1
RB Raymond Montgomery	3	4	33	11.00	15	22	0
WR Mitchell Green	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Earnest Kirchner	1	2	7	7.00	3	7	0
WR Sammie Blades	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edgar Frederick	8	10	62	7.75	9	19	0
WR J.T. Nield	6	10	100	16.67	50	28	1
WR Wade Browning	4	10	24	6.00	7	16	0
FB Brady Fugate	3	3	31	10.33	27	20	0
RB Bryan Zukauskas	2	4	13	6.50	2	11	1
TE Jeff Fina	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Broderick Tanner	1	1	24	24.00	13	24	0
TE Kerry Shelton	1	2	25	25.00	3	25	0
TE Glenn Horn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Mark Billick	1	85	85.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Gino Fisk	1	0	0
RB Rich Fantozzi	0	1	0
WR Sammie Blades	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Bryan Zukauskas	1	0	0
DE Ian Ireson	0	1	0
WR J.T. Nield	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	6	281	46.8	38.7	57	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Maslowski	7	310	44.3	41.3	54	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Harden	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Free Willy Momberg	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justics Roberson	5	1	0.2	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Zukauskas	4	49	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Fisk	1	30	30.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Nield	5	148	29.6	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Billick	12	0	0.0	22	40
S Mike Goehring	9	3	0.0	22	43
OLB Carlton Tatum	5	2	0.0	19	28
CB Phil Keith	4	1	0.0	22	43
CB Earl Bullock	4	1	0.0	22	43
S Kenneth Schulz	3	2	0.0	15	31
OLB Bennett Stelick	3	0	0.0	18	27
DE Edgar Fox	2	0	1.0	13	26
CB Gino Fisk	2	1	0.0	10	19
DT Orlando Flowers	1	1	0.0	20	33
DE Alfred Newland	1	1	0.0	21	40
DE Tre' Burgess	1	0	0.0	10	21
CB Gilbert Rutledge	0	1	0.0	4	15
OLB Rico Barton	0	1	0.0	3	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Collin Chun	10	2	0.0	30	21
CB Kerry Buckner	5	1	0.5	31	30
OLB Phil Horn	5	3	0.0	30	23
DE Lucas Osborne	4	3	1.5	30	29
DT Randal Irwin	4	2	0.0	32	23
ILB Morris Bratsch	4	0	0.0	18	16
S Jeffery Morant	4	0	0.0	29	23
S Phil Schwartz	3	0	0.0	16	17
OLB Willie Meadows	2	2	0.0	22	23
CB Zachery Dennis	2	2	0.0	31	23
S Asher Misner	2	1	0.0	20	20
OLB Taylor O'Neal	2	1	0.0	18	17
CB Andres Baltuskonis	1	1	0.0	5	11
DE Patrick Horn	1	0	0.0	22	17
DE Ian Ireson	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Frederick Shepard	1	0	0.0	12	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Edgar Fox	1.0	1	1	26
DT Orlando Flowers	0.0	0	1	33
DE Alfred Newland	0.0	0	1	40
S Mike Goehring	0.0	0	1	43
OLB Bennett Stelick	0.0	0	1	27

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lucas Osborne	1.5	1	2	29
CB Kerry Buckner	0.5	0	0	30
CB Frederick Shepard	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Taylor O'Neal	0.0	0	1	17
DE Ian Ireson	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	6	0	0	43
CB Earl Bullock	4	1	0	43
ILB Mark Billick	4	0	1	40
S Kenneth Schulz	4	0	0	31
CB Phil Keith	3	1	0	43
OLB Carlton Tatum	3	1	0	28
CB Gino Fisk	2	0	0	19
DE Alfred Newland	0	1	0	40
ILB Alex Mathews	0	1	0	12
OLB Rico Barton	0	1	0	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kerry Buckner	3	1	30
OLB Taylor O'Neal	3	0	17
ILB Collin Chun	2	0	21
S Phil Schwartz	2	0	17
OLB Phil Horn	1	1	23
ILB Morris Bratsch	1	0	16
CB Andres Baltuskonis	1	0	11
S Asher Misner	1	0	20
S Jeffery Morant	1	0	23
DE Lucas Osborne	1	0	29
OLB Willie Meadows	1	0	23
CB Zachery Dennis	1	0	23
CB Frederick Shepard	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jackson Preston	4	9	32	0	30
T Jimmy Zellers	2	7	32	1	30
C Wayne Bayless	2	6	32	0	30
G Hector Goodwin	1	3	32	0	30
G Jerry Crawford	0	3	32	1	30
TE Luis Edinger	0	1	31	0	26

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C J.B. Kelsey	2	5	22	0	43
T Chase Winslett	1	5	22	0	43
G Al Richard	1	4	22	1	43
T Francisco Slusher	1	4	22	0	43
G Jerry Newhart	0	3	22	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sammie Blades	4	16
Rich Fantozzi	2	19
Rico Barton	1	22
Earnest Kirchner	1	20
Jerry Crawford	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
J.T. Nield	3	17
Willie Meadows	2	25
Chase Winslett	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Mark Billick	---	---	22	40	24	86
WR Mitchell Green	29	29	---	---	20	78
G Hector Goodwin	32	30	---	---	9	71
G Jerry Crawford	32	30	---	---	9	71
S Mike Goehring	---	---	22	43	1	66
CB Phil Keith	---	---	22	43	1	66
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	22	43	1	66
T Jackson Preston	32	30	---	---	---	62
T Jimmy Zellers	32	30	---	---	---	62
DE Alfred Newland	---	---	21	40	1	62
C Wayne Bayless	32	30	---	---	---	62
QB Gavin Ozga	32	30	---	---	---	62
TE Luis Edinger	31	26	---	---	---	57
DT Orlando Flowers	---	---	20	33	---	53
WR Robbie Kirk	27	26	---	---	---	53
OLB Carlton Tatum	---	---	19	28	2	49
S Kenneth Schulz	---	---	15	31	2	48
RB Raymond Montgomery	26	21	---	---	---	47
TE Leo Booker	13	7	---	---	26	46
OLB Bennett Stelick	---	---	18	27	---	45
WR Alan Schepis	18	17	---	---	10	45
OLB Rico Barton	---	---	3	15	22	40
DE Edgar Fox	---	---	13	26	---	39
DE Tre' Burgess	---	---	10	21	8	39
CB Gilbert Rutledge	---	---	4	15	16	35
FB Earnest Kirchner	7	8	---	---	20	35
CB Gino Fisk	---	---	10	19	4	33
RB Rich Fantozzi	6	7	---	---	19	32
S Ricardo Gozinsky	---	---	7	9	16	32
WR Sammie Blades	3	8	---	---	16	27
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	10	12	---	22
DT Jamal Fairfield	---	---	2	11	8	21
OLB Bryan Hopper	---	---	2	14	1	17
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Cedric Harden	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Preston Barber	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Cody McGhee	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Percy Fisher	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Antonio Springer	---	---	0	0	7	7
RB Justics Roberson	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Lee Kueth	---	---	0	1	2	3
S Paul Cortez	---	---	0	2	---	2
WR Jon Brandon	0	1	---	---	---	1
TE Spencer Boone	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ashton Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Malachi Beechler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Al Richard	22	43	---	---	8	73
G Jerry Newhart	22	43	---	---	8	73
T Francisco Slusher	22	43	---	---	8	73
T Chase Winslett	22	43	---	---	8	73
OLB Willie Meadows	---	---	22	23	25	70
WR J.T. Nield	17	35	---	---	17	69
QB Leo Johannsen	22	43	---	---	---	65
CB Kerry Buckner	---	---	31	30	4	65
C J.B. Kelsey	22	43	---	---	---	65
WR Edgar Frederick	20	43	---	---	---	63
DE Lucas Osborne	---	---	30	29	2	61
S Asher Misner	---	---	20	20	18	58
DT Randal Irwin	---	---	32	23	2	57
CB Zachery Dennis	---	---	31	23	2	56
OLB Phil Horn	---	---	30	23	2	55
S Jeffery Morant	---	---	29	23	2	54
ILB Collin Chun	---	---	30	21	2	53
RB Bryan Zukauskas	12	27	---	---	12	51
OLB Taylor O'Neal	---	---	18	17	14	49
TE Kerry Shelton	12	33	---	---	---	45
FB Brady Fugate	11	15	---	---	17	43
DE Patrick Horn	---	---	22	17	1	40
TE Jeff Fina	5	10	---	---	24	39
CB Frederick Shepard	---	---	12	19	7	38
ILB Morris Bratsch	---	---	18	16	3	37
WR Wade Browning	13	24	---	---	---	37
S Phil Schwartz	---	---	16	17	2	35
CB Andres Baltuskonis	---	---	5	11	16	32
RB Sebastian Johnston	4	5	---	---	12	21
DE Ian Ireson	---	---	4	9	8	21
WR Myron Clements	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Glenn Horn	8	9	---	---	---	17
RB Broderick Tanner	6	11	---	---	---	17
ILB Corwin Roberson	---	---	2	1	12	15
WR Marco Cedeno	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Rodolfo Godfrey	---	---	0	8	1	9
C Levi Stokes	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kenneth Maslowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Bernard Dellett	0	1	---	---	6	7
DT Donte Lane	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Free Willy Momberg	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Lincoln Turnbull	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Wade Anhorn	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Shaun Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Alfred Sjogren	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Tracy Avdic	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	15	48	3.2
Right	11	44	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	9	4	0.4
Right	8	23	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	28	19	4	0	1	2	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leo Johannsen	42	26	6	1	2	6	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	113	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	30	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	51	25.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	31	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	128	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	102	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk	8	5	0	105	3	26
WR Alan Schepis	7	5	1	37	0	17
TE Luis Edinger	4	3	0	26	0	26
RB Raymond Montgomery	4	3	0	33	1	21
WR Mitchell Green	2	1	0	6	0	29
FB Earnest Kirchner	2	1	0	7	0	8
WR Sammie Blades	1	1	0	11	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edgar Frederick	10	8	0	62	0	43
WR Wade Browning	10	4	0	24	0	24
WR J.T. Nield	10	6	1	100	3	35
RB Bryan Zukauskas	4	2	0	13	0	27
FB Brady Fugate	3	3	0	31	1	15
TE Kerry Shelton	2	1	0	25	1	33
TE Glenn Horn	1	0	1	0	0	9
TE Jeff Fina	1	1	0	7	0	10
RB Broderick Tanner	1	1	0	24	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Montgomery	3	3	1.00	3.26
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	2	2.00	5.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bryan Zukauskas	2	-7	-3.50	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	5	1	17	3.40	8.04

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leo Johannsen	3	2	5	1.67	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robbie Kirk	2	0	0	0.00	13.13
TE Luis Edinger	1	1	17	17.00	6.50
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Alan Schepis	1	0	0	0.00	5.29

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wade Browning	1	0	0	0.00	2.40
WR J.T. Nield	1	1	3	3.00	10.00
RB Bryan Zukauskas	1	1	2	2.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Montgomery	4	1
QB Gavin Ozga	2	1
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bryan Zukauskas	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	7	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leo Johannsen	13	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alan Schepis	2	2	0
TE Luis Edinger	1	1	1
WR Robbie Kirk	1	1	1
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	0
FB Earnest Kirchner	1	0	0
WR Sammie Blades	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edgar Frederick	4	3	1
WR J.T. Nield	4	3	3
WR Wade Browning	2	1	0
TE Jeff Fina	1	1	0
TE Kerry Shelton	1	1	1
RB Bryan Zukauskas	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)