Week 11, 1983

played in Atlanta, GA

47 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	0	-	3
Atlanta Falcons	10	10	3	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 ATL - Chris Bahr 23 field goal
1Q: 07:33 ATL - Marcus Allen 83 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:35 ATL - Chris Bahr 35 field goal
2Q: 02:18 ATL - John Jefferson 48 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
3Q: 03:40 ATL - Chris Bahr 21 field goal
4Q: 09:16 ATL - Stan Rome 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 ATL - Chris Bahr 23 field goal
1Q: 07:33 ATL - Marcus Allen 83 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:35 ATL - Chris Bahr 35 field goal
2Q: 02:18 ATL - John Jefferson 48 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
3Q: 03:40 ATL - Chris Bahr 21 field goal
4Q: 09:16 ATL - Stan Rome 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 7-3 9-1
First Downs 6 23
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 4 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 150 500
- Offensive Plays 47 73
- Yards per Play 3.19 6.85
Net Rushing Yards 38 92
- Rushing Attempts 13 35
- Yards per Rush 2.92 2.63
Net Passing Yards 112 408
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 15 - 1 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 123 416
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 3.29 10.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/54 4/38
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 4/18
Kick Returns/Yards 6/152 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 22:01 37:59

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	7-3	9-1
First Downs	6	23
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	4	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	150	500
- Offensive Plays	47	73
- Yards per Play	3.19	6.85
Net Rushing Yards	38	92
- Rushing Attempts	13	35
- Yards per Rush	2.92	2.63
Net Passing Yards	112	408
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 15 - 1	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	123	416
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	3.29	10.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/54	4/38
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	4/18
Kick Returns/Yards	6/152	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	22:01	37:59

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	2:45	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
1	7:19	2:22	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
1	2:21	2:09	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	9:30	2:41	OWN 21	5	38	Punt
2	2:02	1:57	OWN 38	8	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	10:31	0:37	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	3:33	1:27	OWN 40	4	2	Punt
4	15:00	3:01	OWN 7	5	13	Punt
4	10:20	0:14	OWN 20	1	8	Interception
4	9:05	3:11	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
4	3:25	1:40	OPP 43	4	9	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 20	12	74	Field Goal
1	7:33	0:14	OWN 17	1	83	Touchdown
1	4:57	2:36	OWN 34	4	26	Punt
1	0:12	5:42	OWN 25	11	57	Field Goal
2	6:49	4:47	OWN 3	9	97	Touchdown
3	13:02	2:31	OWN 37	5	30	Missed FG
3	9:54	6:21	OWN 5	12	91	Field Goal
3	2:06	2:06	OWN 22	6	14	Punt
4	11:59	1:39	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
4	10:06	1:01	OPP 21	5	21	Touchdown
4	5:54	2:29	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 34	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Larry Heater	8	27	3.38	18	1
Wayne Mosley	3	5	1.67	5	0
Warren Moon	2	6	3.00	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	30	80	2.67	11	1
Clarence Williams	3	6	2.00	6	0
Tommy Kramer	2	6	3.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	32	15	123	2/11	0	21	1	44.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	36	23	416	2/8	3	83	0	131.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Butch Johnson	4	5	13	3.25	0	7
WR Larry Wilcox	3	9	20	6.67	1	10
WR Al Walker	2	2	12	6.00	0	6
WR Art Monk	2	10	38	19.00	8	21
WR Otis Grant	2	2	34	17.00	3	20
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB George Franklin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Henry Childs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Robert Newhouse	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	5	9	103	20.60	39	48	1
TE Kellen Winslow	5	7	62	12.40	21	23	0
RB Marcus Allen	3	5	87	29.00	69	83	1
WR Robert Miller	2	3	32	16.00	6	16	0
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	33	16.50	4	19	0
WR Stan Rome	2	2	14	7.00	2	12	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	42	42.00	31	42	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	2	15	15.00	6	15	0
TE Harry Holt	1	4	21	21.00	0	21	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gary Cobb	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	9	408	45.3	43.3	55	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	4	192	48.0	36.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/4	0/1	0/1	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	1	5	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	3	16	5.3	0
Tim Fox	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	6	152	25.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	7	2	0.0	27	32
OLB Chip Banks	6	1	1.0	27	32
DT Derland Moore	6	2	0.0	26	21
ILB Joe Federspiel	5	4	0.0	26	29
S Doug Jones	5	0	0.0	28	33
ILB Brian Kelley	5	0	0.0	31	29
S Jerry Anderson	5	0	0.0	8	6
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	1	0.5	34	34
S Mike Haynes	3	2	0.0	28	31
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	0.0	22	27
DT Gary Dunn	3	0	0.0	27	33
DE Ken Kennard	2	0	0.0	22	15
OLB Mel Kaufman	2	0	0.0	8	6
CB Louis Wright	1	1	0.0	13	11
WR Art Monk	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Foggie	0	1	0.5	17	22
CB Ernie Jackson	0	1	0.0	9	8
DT Willie Lee	0	1	0.0	13	23
OLB Scot Brantley	0	1	0.0	1	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	5	0	0.0	12	33
CB Rolland Lawrence	4	2	0.0	6	27
OLB Gary Cobb	4	0	0.0	10	13
OLB Hugh Green	3	0	0.0	3	20
DT Joe Klecko	2	2	1.0	12	15
DT Charlie Johnson	2	1	1.0	13	34
OLB Mike Singletary	2	0	0.0	9	32
CB Dwight Hicks	1	2	0.0	12	29
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0	5	15
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0.0	9	16
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0.0	11	31
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0.0	11	26
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	0.0	10	22
CB William Judson	1	0	0.0	9	31
OLB Al Richardson	0	1	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	1.0	0	0	32
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0.5	3	4	34
DE Greg Foggie	0.5	0	0	22
DE Ken Kennard	0.0	2	0	15
DT Willie Lee	0.0	1	0	23

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	1.0	1	15
DT Charlie Johnson	1.0	0	34
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	5	22
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	2	31
OLB Mike Singletary	0.0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	4	0	32
S Mike Haynes	3	2	31
S Doug Jones	3	0	33
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	27
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	0	29
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	32
S Neal Craig	1	0	5
ILB Brian Kelley	1	0	29
DT Derland Moore	1	0	21
CB Louis Wright	1	0	11
S Jerry Anderson	1	0	6
ILB Kim Bokamper	1	0	8
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	0	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rolland Lawrence	4	0	0	27
S Darrol Ray	2	1	0	33
OLB Hugh Green	2	0	0	20
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	1	13
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	16
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	0	34
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0	26
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	0	6
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	0	29
CB William Judson	1	0	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Lynch	1	3	0	10	0	21
Don Greco	1	1	1	10	0	26
Steve Wilson	0	3	0	13	0	30
Babe Morgan	0	1	0	6	2	14
Henry Childs	0	1	0	8	0	15
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	0	2	0	8
Rich Strenger	0	1	0	12	0	27

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	2	7	1	34	0	32
Billy Lindstrom	2	5	0	29	0	33
Charles Alexander	2	4	0	20	0	17
Jeff Van Note	1	7	0	35	0	38
Dan Alexander	1	3	0	35	1	38
Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	0	7	0	9
Kellen Winslow	1	1	0	34	0	37
Harry Holt	0	3	0	15	0	15
Hardy Dillon	0	2	0	28	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Scot Brantley	2	19
Otis Grant	2	17
Gary Shirk	1	16

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dirt Winston	3	13
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	17
Bill Ring	1	11
Mark Van Eeghen	1	10
Henry Monroe	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	34	34	3	71
Gary Dunn	---	---	27	33	7	67
Brian Kelley	---	---	31	29	5	65
Doug Jones	---	---	28	33	3	64
Tommy Myers	---	---	27	32	5	64
Mike Haynes	---	---	28	31	3	62
Chip Banks	---	---	27	32	3	62
Joe Federspiel	---	---	26	29	5	60
Gill Byrd	---	---	22	27	4	53
Butch Johnson	10	28	---	---	13	51
Derland Moore	---	---	26	21	3	50
Warren Moon	13	34	---	---	---	47
Steve Wilson	13	30	---	---	2	45
Greg Foggie	---	---	17	22	2	41
Ken Kennard	---	---	22	15	4	41
Art Monk	12	28	---	---	---	40
Tom Lynch	10	21	---	---	8	39
Rich Strenger	12	27	---	---	---	39
Willie Lee	---	---	13	23	---	36
George Franklin	1	12	---	---	23	36
Don Greco	10	26	---	---	---	36
Henry Childs	8	15	---	---	12	35
Jeff Sevy	7	23	---	---	3	33
Larry Wilcox	6	27	---	---	---	33
Will Grant	5	21	---	---	7	33
Babe Morgan	6	14	---	---	10	30
Louis Wright	---	---	13	11	6	30
Larry Heater	9	14	---	---	7	30
Al Walker	7	10	---	---	12	29
Billy Jackson	5	7	---	---	17	29
Mel Kaufman	---	---	8	6	13	27
Gary Shirk	1	9	---	---	16	26
Neal Craig	---	---	7	5	13	25
Jerry Anderson	---	---	8	6	10	24
Scot Brantley	---	---	1	4	19	24
Otis Grant	1	4	---	---	17	22
Cliff Odom	---	---	9	9	3	21
Jim Pietrzak	2	8	---	---	10	20
Ernie Jackson	---	---	9	8	1	18
Kim Bokamper	---	---	2	8	8	18
Robert Newhouse	2	8	---	---	7	17
Wayne Mosley	3	8	---	---	---	11
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kim Reedy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kellen Winslow	34	37	---	---	11	82
Dan Alexander	35	38	---	---	8	81
Jeff Van Note	35	38	---	---	7	80
Tommy Kramer	35	38	---	---	---	73
John Jefferson	32	29	---	---	10	71
Billy Lindstrom	29	33	---	---	8	70
Derrel Gofourth	34	32	---	---	---	66
Hardy Dillon	28	31	---	---	---	59
Tim Fox	---	---	9	16	31	56
Charles Alexander	20	17	---	---	17	54
Marcus Allen	30	21	---	---	---	51
Charlie Johnson	---	---	13	34	1	48
Darrol Ray	---	---	12	33	1	46
Harry Holt	15	15	---	---	15	45
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	11	31	1	43
Mike Singletary	---	---	9	32	2	43
Dwight Hicks	---	---	12	29	1	42
William Judson	---	---	9	31	1	41
Vern Roberson	---	---	11	26	3	40
Jerry Butler	16	13	---	---	10	39
Robert Miller	7	12	---	---	19	38
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	6	27	1	34
Al Richardson	---	---	3	7	24	34
Rulon Jones	---	---	10	22	1	33
Ken Sanders	---	---	5	15	9	29
Stan Rome	9	19	---	---	---	28
Joe Klecko	---	---	12	15	---	27
Mark Van Eeghen	7	9	---	---	10	26
Curt Marsh	7	11	---	---	8	26
Gary Cobb	---	---	10	13	2	25
Hugh Green	---	---	3	20	2	25
Clarence Williams	5	17	---	---	---	22
Louis Bullard	7	7	---	---	8	22
Dirt Winston	---	---	4	2	13	19
Mel Owens	---	---	1	15	2	18
Eddie Lee Ivery	0	0	---	---	17	17
Henry Monroe	---	---	3	6	8	17
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bill Ring	0	0	---	---	11	11
Pete Kugler	---	---	0	0	9	9
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	0	7	7
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mercury Duncan	0	1	---	---	---	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	6	7	1.2
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	20	53	2.7
Right	10	29	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	32	15	2	2	4	1	9	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	36	23	6	2	2	3	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	25	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	77	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	291	20.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	10	2	1	38	1	28
WR Larry Wilcox	9	3	2	20	0	27
WR Butch Johnson	5	4	0	13	0	28
WR Al Walker	2	2	0	12	0	10
WR Otis Grant	2	2	0	34	1	4
TE Henry Childs	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	0	3	0	8
FB Robert Newhouse	1	0	1	0	0	8
RB George Franklin	1	1	0	3	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	9	5	0	103	2	29
TE Kellen Winslow	7	5	0	62	1	37
RB Marcus Allen	5	3	0	87	1	21
TE Harry Holt	4	1	1	21	1	15
WR Robert Miller	3	2	0	32	0	12
FB Charles Alexander	2	1	1	15	0	17
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	0	33	0	13
WR Stan Rome	2	2	0	14	0	19
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	0	7	0	9
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	0	42	1	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	7	14	2.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	10	3	13	1.30	11.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kellen Winslow	3	1	9	3.00	8.86
WR John Jefferson	2	0	0	0.00	11.44
RB Marcus Allen	2	1	2	1.00	17.40
WR Robert Miller	1	0	0	0.00	10.67
WR Stan Rome	1	1	2	2.00	7.00
TE Harry Holt	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Moon	1	0
Larry Heater	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	4	1
Tommy Kramer	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	11	7	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Johnson	3	2	0
WR Al Walker	2	2	0
WR Art Monk	2	1	1
FB Robert Newhouse	1	0	0
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0
RB George Franklin	1	1	0
WR Otis Grant	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	4	3	2
WR Robert Miller	2	1	1
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	1
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	1
WR Stan Rome	1	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (17,100)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (17,100)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)