Gameday: Falcons at Saints - 2013
The regular season kicked off Sunday as the Falcons faced the Saints in the Superdome. It was the 89th meeting of the teams in the 47-year history of the rivalry.
CB Desmond Trufant
C Peter Konz keeping tabs on the Saints' defense
CB Robert McClain stepping up to make a big pay in the first half
FB Bradie Ewing runs the ball
QB Matt Ryan
LB Sean Weatherspoon and LB Akeem Dent teaming up on the Saints' offense
DE Osi Umenyiora putting pressure on Saints QB Drew Brees
T Sam Baker makes time for RB Steven Jackson to run the ball
WR Harry Douglas
QB Matt Ryan hands the ball off to RB Jacquizz Rodgers
QB Matt Ryan talks to the offense
TE Tony Gonzalez celebrates his touchdown with WR Roddy White
TE Tony Gonzalez and WR Harry Douglas celebrate the first touchdown of the regular season
QB Matt Ryan makes a pass
TE Tony Gonzalez goes into the end zone
RB Steven Jackson
LB Sean Weatherspoon
DT Jonathan Babineaux
CB Desmond Trufant
LB Sean Weatherspoon
CB Robert McClain
DT Jonathan Babineaux
LB Sean Weatherspoon
DE Kroy Biermann takes down Saints QB Drew Brees
QB Matt Ryan
A Steven Jackson fan in the Superdome
DE Osi Umenyiora and DE Kroy Biermann bring down Saints QB Drew brees
RB Steven Jackson
CB Robert Alford playing defense against Saints WR Kenny Stills
QB Matt Ryan
CB Robert McClain disrupting the Saints' offense
DE Osi Umenyiora gets through the Saints' line to QB Drew Brees
FB Bradie Ewing
TE Tony Gonzalez picks up six points for the Falcons as he breaks into the end zone
QB Matt Ryan passes the ball as Saints DE Cameron Jordan pushes past T Sam Baker
DE Osi Umenyiora
DE Osi Umenyiora and TE Kroy Biermann work together to take down Saints QB Drew Brees
WR Julio Jones makes a catch
TE Tony Gonzalez with the first touchdown of the regular season for the Falcons
DT Corey Peters
G Garrett Reynolds looks to protect QB Matt Ryan afte C Peter Konz snaps the ball
WR Harry Douglas
WR Harry Douglas and WR Julio jones run down the field
RB Jason Snelling wraps up around the ball as the Saints come in
WR Julio Jones with T Lamar Holmes and C Peter Konz
WR Julio Jones comes down with the ball
WR Julio Jones goes up for the ball in the end zone for a touchdown
DE Kroy Biermann
QB Matt Ryan
Head coach Mike Smith runs onto the field
DE Osi Umenyiora
DT Corey Peters celebrates with DE Osi Umenyiora after a play
CB Robert Alford
Saints CB Lewis Keenan crabs onto WR Roddy White's face mask to bring him down
WR Roddy White
RB Steven Jackson
RB Steven Jackson
RB Steven Jackson
RB Steven Jackson
RB Steven Jackson
TE Tony Gonzalez
WR Julio Jones and WR Roddy White celebrate in the end zone
DT Corey Peters making a tackle as LB Sean Weatherspoon looks on
DT Jonathan Babineaux reaches in for Saints QB Drew Brees
WR Harry Douglas
RB Steven Jackson
WR Harry Douglas holds off Saints S Malcolm Jenkins while RB Steven Jackson runs the ball
Head coach Mike Smith
RB Bradie Ewing
S Thomas DeCoud and CB Robert Alford
QB Matt Ryan
DE Osi Umenyiora runs in on Saints RB Mark Ingram
QB Matt Ryan
RB Steven Jackson
