| Played in Atlanta, GA, weather: 72 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jim Bakken kicked off 65 yards from the NOS30. Dick Gordon returned the ball 29 yards to the ATL34. Tackled by Tommy Nobis. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (1Q: 14:38) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. Key block delivered by Jon Morris. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-ATL24 (1Q: 14:32) Wayne England pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Fred Willis. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 2-30-ATL14 (1Q: 14:26) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 3-29-ATL15 (1Q: 13:46) Wayne England scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard and assisted by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 4-26-ATL18 (1Q: 13:18) Tom Wittum punted 45 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 9 yards to the NOS46. Tackled by Kyle Mathis. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 13:10) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (1Q: 13:00) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for -1 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-NOS45 (1Q: 12:31) Jim Kiick ran a draw inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL DE Carl Wafer to the ATL45. |
| 1-10-ATL45 (1Q: 12:22) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-ATL40 (1Q: 12:15) Wayne England sacked by CB Alex Kirk for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Wally Watson. |
| 2-20-ATL35 (1Q: 11:39) Wayne England scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-30-ATL25 (1Q: 11:30) Wayne England pass completed to WR Charley Young for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-29-ATL26 (1Q: 11:07) Fred Willis ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 4-24-ATL31 (1Q: 10:29) Tom Wittum punted 46 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 0 yards to the NOS23. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (1Q: 10:18) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (1Q: 09:46) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Richie Minter, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 2-5-NOS32 (1Q: 09:01) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 10 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 08:14) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Richie Minter. Key block delivered by Terry Owens. Atlanta's Carl Wafer was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-2-ATL50 (1Q: 07:43) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Nate Crane. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL45 (1Q: 07:10) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jermaine Perkins, assisted by OLB Clyde Werner. |
| 2-9-ATL44 (1Q: 06:24) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB John Pergine, assisted by OLB Ken Mitchell. |
| 3-8-ATL43 (1Q: 05:53) Archie Manning sacked by DE John Zook and OLB Clyde Werner for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Terry Owens. |
| 4-13-ATL48 (1Q: 05:12) Jerrel Wilson punted 32 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 4 yards to the ATL20. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. Ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Ken Mitchell at the ATL20. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 05:04) Fred Willis ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (1Q: 04:27) Wayne England pass completed to TE Willie Frazier for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Frazier gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (1Q: 03:52) Wayne England sacked by DE Billy Newsome for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by George Kunz. Atlanta's Jeff Van Note was hurt on the play. |
| 2-16-ATL25 (1Q: 03:05) Wayne England pass completed to WR Dick Gordon for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. |
| 3-4-ATL37 (1Q: 02:38) Wayne England pass completed to WR Charley Young for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-1-ATL40 (1Q: 02:04) Tom Wittum punted 41 yards. Larry Wilcox called for a fair catch at the NOS19. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (1Q: 01:54) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL S Bernie Jackson to the NOS25. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 01:44) Fred Willis ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. Key block delivered by Ted Fritsch. |
| 2-1-NOS16 (1Q: 01:13) Wayne England pass completed to WR Fred Willis for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-2-NOS17 (1Q: 00:42) Wayne England pass completed to TE Zach Muirbrook for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Muirbrook gained 12 yards after the catch. Atlanta 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 00:42) Extra point by Ricky Fisher was good. Atlanta 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 00:33) Ricky Fisher kicked off 64 yards from the ATL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 29 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Nate Crane. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (1Q: 00:09) Jim Kiick ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Earl Edwards. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-10-NOS35 (2Q: 15:00) Archie Manning pass was intended for WR Larry Wilcox and was intercepted by CB Charlie Ford at the NOS46. The interception was returned 15 yards. Tackled by Larry Wilcox. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (2Q: 14:47) Wayne England pass completed to TE Willie Frazier for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-10-NOS31 (2Q: 14:03) Mack Herron ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 3-10-NOS31 (2Q: 13:34) Wayne England pass completed to WR Bo Rather for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 4-2-NOS23 (2Q: 13:08) Ricky Fisher attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 13:02) Ricky Fisher kicked off 52 yards from the ATL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS41. Tackled by Charlie Ford. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (2Q: 12:25) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (2Q: 11:49) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 5 yards. Tackled by S Nate Crane, assisted by OLB John Pergine. Cunningham gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-ATL44 (2Q: 11:24) Archie Manning sacked by DE John Zook for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Terry Owens. |
| 3-10-ATL49 (2Q: 10:53) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Bob Grim. |
| 4-10-ATL49 (2Q: 10:46) Thunderfoot Wilson punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the ATL01. |
| 1-10-ATL01 (2Q: 10:35) Wayne England pass completed to WR Dick Gordon for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Jim White, assisted by CB Walt Tamaarkin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-ATL10 (2Q: 09:53) Wayne England pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. |
| 3-1-ATL10 (2Q: 09:43) Wayne England pass completed to WR Fred Willis for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Willis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL17 (2Q: 09:17) Wayne England pass completed to WR Charley Young for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Young gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (2Q: 08:48) Fred Willis ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-6-ATL38 (2Q: 08:18) Wayne England pass completed to WR Charley Young for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 1-10-ATL45 (2Q: 07:39) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 2-8-ATL47 (2Q: 07:21) Fred Willis ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 3-3-NOS48 (2Q: 07:05) Mack Herron ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 4-3-NOS48 (2Q: 06:44) Tom Wittum punted 46 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS08. Tackled by Charlie Ford. |
| 1-10-NOS08 (2Q: 06:34) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Substitution. |
| 1-14-NOS04 (2Q: 06:27) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by DE John Zook. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 2-4-NOS14 (2Q: 05:49) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by DE Bennie Tapeh. |
| 3-3-NOS15 (2Q: 05:10) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (2Q: 04:34) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence, assisted by CB Allan Ellis. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 04:08) Archie Manning pass was dropped by RB Sam Cunningham. |
| 2-10-NOS39 (2Q: 04:02) Archie Manning sacked by S Ralph McGill for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Bruce Rasmussen. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Jim Kiick on the NOS36. |
| 3-13-NOS36 (2Q: 03:41) Archie Manning scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Nate Crane. |
| 4-4-NOS45 (2Q: 03:22) Jerrel Wilson punted 50 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the ATL05. |
| 1-10-ATL05 (2Q: 03:13) Fred Willis ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 2-8-ATL07 (2Q: 02:33) Wayne England sacked by DT Derland Moore and DE Shawn Hollingsworth for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by George Kunz. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-14-ATL01 (2Q: 02:00) Fred Willis ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch. |
| 4-13-ATL02 (2Q: 01:31) Tom Wittum punted 40 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick -1 yards to the ATL43. Tackled by Ken Mitchell. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (2Q: 01:21) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL43 (2Q: 01:11) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. |
| 3-6-ATL39 (2Q: 00:51) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-2-ATL35 (2Q: 00:42) Jim Bakken attempted a 52 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 10, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 00:37) Jim Bakken kicked off 62 yards from the NOS30. Dick Gordon returned the ball 33 yards to the ATL41. Tackled by Eric Cook. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (2Q: 00:32) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Willie Frazier. CB Alex Kirk defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL41 (2Q: 00:26) Wayne England pass completed to WR Bo Rather for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by S Lenny Richard. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-8-ATL43 (2Q: 00:16) Wayne England pass completed to WR Charley Young for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (2Q: 00:05) Wayne England pass completed to WR Bo Rather for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rather gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ricky Fisher kicked off 52 yards from the ATL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 10 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Fred Willis. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (3Q: 14:40) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook. |
| 2-8-NOS30 (3Q: 14:08) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. OLB John Pergine defended the pass. |
| 3-8-NOS30 (3Q: 13:58) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-NOS30 (3Q: 13:49) Jerrel Wilson punted 51 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 10 yards to the ATL29. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-ATL10 (3Q: 13:41) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dick Gordon. DT Derland Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-ATL10 (3Q: 13:38) Wayne England scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 3-5-ATL15 (3Q: 12:53) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Zach Muirbrook. S Tommy Myers defended the pass. |
| 4-5-ATL15 (3Q: 12:48) Tom Wittum punted 46 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 11 yards to the ATL50. Tackled by Ken Mitchell. Ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Charlie Ford for 7 yards to the NOS43.. Tackled by Tommy Myers. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (3Q: 12:37) Mack Herron ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 2-8-NOS41 (3Q: 11:57) Wayne England pass completed to WR Bo Rather for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rather gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 11:13) Fred Willis ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-8-NOS28 (3Q: 10:46) Wayne England pass completed to WR Fred Willis for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 3-5-NOS25 (3Q: 10:10) Wayne England pass completed to TE Willie Frazier for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (3Q: 09:28) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 2-10-NOS18 (3Q: 09:03) Wayne England sacked by DE Billy Newsome for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Matt Atkins. |
| 3-15-NOS23 (3Q: 08:27) Wayne England pass completed to WR Charley Young for 13 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-NOS10 (3Q: 07:50) Ricky Fisher attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 13, New Orleans 3 |
| (3Q: 07:43) Ricky Fisher kicked off 65 yards from the ATL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS24. Tackled by Nate Crane. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (3Q: 07:10) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. CB Allan Ellis defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS24 (3Q: 07:05) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. S Bernie Jackson defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS24 (3Q: 06:55) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. OLB Clyde Werner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-NOS24 (3Q: 06:48) Jerrel Wilson punted 42 yards. Mack Herron called for a fair catch at the ATL34. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (3Q: 06:37) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. Key block delivered by Ted Fritsch. |
| 1-10-ATL45 (3Q: 06:15) Mack Herron ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-8-ATL47 (3Q: 05:38) Mack Herron ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 3-5-ATL50 (3Q: 04:53) Wayne England pass was dropped by WR Charley Young. |
| 4-5-ATL50 (3Q: 04:47) Tom Wittum punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS05. |
| 1-10-NOS05 (3Q: 04:39) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| 2-8-NOS07 (3Q: 04:17) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (3Q: 03:45) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Nate Crane. |
| 2-7-NOS21 (3Q: 03:16) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 28 yards. Tackled by S Nate Crane. Harris gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (3Q: 02:43) Archie Manning sacked by OLB Clyde Werner for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Thurman Cowley. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-16-NOS43 (3Q: 02:09) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. CB Rolland Lawrence defended the pass. |
| 3-16-NOS43 (3Q: 02:01) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-NOS46 (3Q: 01:14) Thunderfoot Wilson punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL04. |
| 1-10-ATL04 (3Q: 01:07) Mack Herron ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch. Key block delivered by Zach Muirbrook. |
| 2-5-ATL09 (3Q: 00:22) Mack Herron ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-3-ATL11 (4Q: 15:00) Fred Willis ran outside the right tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Lionel Summers to the ATL31. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (4Q: 14:17) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Ted Fritsch. |
| 2-4-ATL37 (4Q: 13:52) Mack Herron ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-3-ATL38 (4Q: 13:12) Wayne England pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Van Eeghen gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (4Q: 12:37) Wayne England scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch. |
| 2-6-ATL50 (4Q: 11:59) Fred Willis ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox, assisted by DT Derland Moore. |
| 3-4-NOS48 (4Q: 11:19) Wayne England pass completed to WR Fred Willis for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. Willis gained 15 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (4Q: 11:14) Mack Herron ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-NOS32 (4Q: 10:46) Wayne England pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. |
| 3-9-NOS32 (4Q: 10:40) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. DT Derland Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-NOS32 (4Q: 10:34) Ricky Fisher attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 10:26) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis, assisted by OLB Ken Mitchell. Kiick gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-NOS41 (4Q: 09:41) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Richie Minter. Grim gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (4Q: 09:12) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Clyde Werner, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-6-ATL30 (4Q: 08:50) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-ATL33 (4Q: 08:06) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 3 yards. Tackled by S Nate Crane, assisted by OLB Clyde Werner. Cunningham gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-ATL30 (4Q: 07:31) Jim Bakken attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 13, New Orleans 6 |
| (4Q: 07:24) Jim Bakken kicked off 67 yards from the NOS30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 25 yards to the ATL28. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-ATL28 (4Q: 06:52) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski, assisted by S Tommy Myers. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS S Tommy Myers for 6 yards to the ATL23. Tackled by George Kunz. |
| 1-10-ATL23 (4Q: 06:42) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Terry Owens. |
| 2-3-ATL16 (4Q: 06:02) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Bennie Tapeh. Cunningham gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-ATL08 (4Q: 05:21) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook, assisted by OLB Ken Mitchell. |
| 2-6-ATL06 (4Q: 04:51) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| 3-3-ATL03 (4Q: 04:14) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Muhammad gained 1 yard after the catch. Atlanta 13, New Orleans 12 |
| (4Q: 04:14) Extra point by Jim Bakken was good. Atlanta 13, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 04:09) Jim Bakken kicked off 69 yards from the NOS30. Dick Gordon returned the ball 30 yards to the ATL31. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (4Q: 04:03) Mack Herron ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Jon Morris. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (4Q: 03:32) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. CB Walt Tamaarkin defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL42 (4Q: 03:26) Wayne England pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. |
| 3-10-ATL42 (4Q: 03:17) Wayne England pass completed to WR Dick Gordon for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Gordon gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 03:00) Wayne England pass was dropped by WR Fred Willis. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS42 (4Q: 02:51) Wayne England scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 3-8-NOS40 (4Q: 02:35) Wayne England pass completed to WR Dick Gordon for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (4Q: 02:19) Wayne England pass completed to RB Mack Herron for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. |
| 2-9-NOS27 (4Q: 02:11) Wayne England pass completed to WR Charley Young for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (4Q: 02:00) Wayne England pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Willie Frazier. ILB Joe Federspiel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-6-NOS24 (4Q: 01:53) Ricky Fisher attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 16, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 01:48) Ricky Fisher kicked off 59 yards from the ATL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS34. Tackled by Ken Mitchell. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (4Q: 01:42) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. S Ralph McGill defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS10 (4Q: 01:33) Archie Manning scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 3-4-NOS16 (4Q: 01:14) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-NOS16 (4Q: 01:05) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (4Q: 00:58) Fred Willis ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-6-NOS12 (4Q: 00:48) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-6-NOS12 (4Q: 00:40) Mack Herron ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-4-NOS10 (4Q: 00:33) Ricky Fisher attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 19, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 00:25) Ricky Fisher kicked off 52 yards from the ATL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 15 yards to the NOS33. Tackled by Nate Crane. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (4Q: 00:20) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. CB Allan Ellis defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS33 (4Q: 00:10) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 14 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilcox gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Final Score: Atlanta Falcons 19, New Orleans Saints 13 |