Belt game 1,642 · January 4, 2026
Atlanta Falcons take the belt
Atlanta Falcons beat New Orleans Saints 19–17 at home to start reign 604 of the NFL belt, the 16th for the franchise.
New Orleans Saints had held it since December 14, 2025, with 2 defenses over 21 days.
Atlanta Falcons held it for 252 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Steelers on September 13, 2026.
604Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
252Days held
Box score
New Orleans Saints
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 23-35 | 259 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audric Estimé | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Pettis | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Austin Jr. | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bell | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Hull | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samori Toure | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Yiadom | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Granderson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Jonah Williams | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Terrell Burgess | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Howden | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Smyth | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylan Ford | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Khristian Boyd | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Stutsman | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Riley | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 18-32 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake London | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Sills | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zane Gonzalez | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentavius Street | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Ford | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Woods | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LaCale London | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C.J. Henderson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jammie Robinson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Natrone Brooks | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Bertrand | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobee Bryant | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr. | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Player stats since 1999: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).