Week 11, 1979

played in Atlanta, GA

47 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints0000-0
Atlanta Falcons14097-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 ATL - Russ Francis 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 07:36 ATL - Kellen Winslow 14 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 10:51 ATL - Chris Bahr 37 field goal
3Q: 05:23 ATL - Chris Bahr 18 field goal
3Q: 04:08 ATL - Chris Bahr 23 field goal
4Q: 03:04 ATL - Tony Dorsett 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSATL
Record2-84-6
First Downs1314
- by Rushing25
- by Passing98
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards204278
- Offensive Plays6565
- Yards per Play3.144.28
Net Rushing Yards48108
- Rushing Attempts1934
- Yards per Rush2.533.18
Net Passing Yards156170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 23 - 329 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards186184
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/302/14
- Yards per Pass Play3.395.48
Fumbles/Lost4/22/1
3rd Down Conversions5/165/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.67.5
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/558/65
Punt Returns/Yards6/323/35
Kick Returns/Yards3/581/37
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/40
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits15
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/03/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 41
Time of Possession28:2431:36

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:001:53OWN 2038Punt
17:251:08OPP 4720Interception
15:361:24OWN 4535Punt
12:184:18OWN 40725Punt
29:574:35OWN 281058Missed FG
23:011:43OWN 17620Punt
315:002:02OWN 2031Punt
310:441:33OWN 2037Punt
35:170:53OWN 202-14Fumble
34:015:06OWN 21930Punt
49:462:13OWN 201052Interception
45:381:03OWN 39512Interception
42:551:10OWN 1034Punt
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:08OPP 493-5Punt
113:520:52OPP 626Touchdown
111:073:42OWN 41759Touchdown
16:170:41OWN 39216Fumble
14:121:54OWN 3133Punt
213:003:03OWN 4723Punt
25:222:21OWN 2577Punt
21:181:18OWN 2439Half
312:582:14OPP 35615Field Goal
39:113:54OWN 17782Field Goal
34:240:23OPP 630Field Goal
413:554:09OWN 6732Punt
47:331:55OWN 1339Punt
44:351:40OPP 20320Touchdown
41:451:45OWN 4332Game

Game MVP: Gary Burley, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terdell Middleton10252.50700
Cleveland Franklin8172.13600
James Mayberry166.00600
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Dorsett18482.671211
Ron Groce8425.251420
Mark Van Eeghen5132.60800
Tommy Kramer252.50300
Doug Winslow100.00000

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Horn29201634/23031168.6
Charles Swift123231/701120.0
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tommy Kramer29151842/14257094.6

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Larry Wilcox57448.809240
TE Henry Childs454210.502180
WR Al Walker47153.75060
WR Patrick Schulz38113.67060
FB Cleveland Franklin2284.00650
WR Mike Renfro234422.0030310
WR Ray Jarvis141212.006120
RB Terdell Middleton1244.00340
RB Walter Landers1166.00060
TE John McMakin0100.00000
RB James Mayberry0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Kellen Winslow57459.004141
WR Robert Miller388528.3313570
WR Jerry Butler252110.500150
WR Doug Winslow111111.000110
WR Lionel Summers1333.00030
TE Russ Francis1133.00031
RB Ron Groce1166.00160
RB Tony Dorsett131010.0010100

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Randy Logan13838.000
S Ralph McGill122.000
OLB Gary Cobb100.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Haynes1100
Don Horn1000
Cleveland Franklin1000
Terdell Middleton1000
Mark Nordquist0100
Mike Renfro0100
Rick Kay0010
Louis Wright0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Robert Miller1000
Tony Dorsett1000
Jim Langer0100
Lawrence Pillers0100
Louis Bullard0100
Randy Logan0010
J.T. Galles0010
Gary Burley0010
Rob Niarne0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dan Melville831339.134.8494
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Cliff Parsley627545.840.5563

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dave Jacobs0/10/00/000/0
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Bahr3/30/00/0373/3

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Haynes5255.00
Al Walker177.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson33511.70

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker24924.50
Patrick Schulz199.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson13737.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Tom Dinkel700.02320
S Tommy Myers531.03130
ILB Joe Federspiel540.02626
CB Louis Wright510.02725
DE Tody Smith320.02625
S Carl Capria310.0105
S Brent Sexton310.01920
S Mike Haynes300.02327
DT Derland Moore200.02018
DE Bill Stanfill200.02327
DT Doug Sutherland200.02012
OLB Larry Keller200.01312
DE Al Cowlings111.02523
DE Greg Foggie120.02116
ILB Rick Kay100.0128
TE John McMakin10---------
WR Patrick Schulz10---------
WR Al Walker10---------
CB Bo McConnell100.01918
CB Van Terry100.02515
OLB Pete Wysocki010.01013
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Rolland Lawrence620.01232
ILB Tom MacLeod600.01331
S Ralph McGill600.01536
OLB Rob Niarne520.01325
CB Henry Stuckey510.01229
DE Gary Burley402.5827
OLB Cecil Johnson310.01027
DT Randy Crowder212.01131
OLB Gary Cobb210.01017
CB Randy Logan200.01640
DT Joe Klecko120.5925
DE Harvey Martin110.01640
S Jeff Severson110.01642
DE Lawrence Pillers110.01425
S Bernie Jackson100.01231
ILB Dirt Winston100.0615

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Al Cowlings1.000023
S Tommy Myers1.000030
DE Bill Stanfill0.010027
OLB Guy Roberts0.00101
DE Tody Smith0.001025
DE Greg Foggie0.001016
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Gary Burley2.500027
DT Randy Crowder2.001031
DT Joe Klecko0.503025
DT Charlie Johnson0.021033
DE Lawrence Pillers0.010025
DE Harvey Martin0.002140
OLB Gary Cobb0.000117

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel40026
S Mike Haynes31027
CB Louis Wright30025
CB Bo McConnell21018
DT Doug Sutherland10012
S Brent Sexton10020
OLB Tom Dinkel10020
S Tommy Myers02030
OLB Pete Wysocki01013
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rolland Lawrence61032
S Ralph McGill42136
CB Henry Stuckey30029
OLB Gary Cobb20117
OLB Cecil Johnson20027
CB Randy Logan10140
S Bernie Jackson10031
ILB Tom MacLeod10031
S Jeff Severson10042
DT Joe Klecko10025
ILB Dirt Winston10015

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Stephen Johnstone12013029
Frank Austin11017241
Billy Bryan1108011
Steve Wilson05016141
Bob Brooks03014137
Babe Morgan03010032
Mark Nordquist02015139
Petey Perot020200
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mark Slater310132125
Jim Langer25029025
Keith Fahnhorst24028129
Emmanuel Zanders18133028
Karl Baldischwiler14028024
Russ Francis01015015

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Tom Dinkel225
Stephen Johnstone19
Bill Stanfill18
James Mayberry18
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Dirt Winston320
Bernie Jackson231
Mark Van Eeghen210
J.T. Galles117
Ron Groce117

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tom Dinkel------23202568
Tommy Myers------3130566
Mark Nordquist1539------963
Cleveland Franklin1532------1461
Steve Wilson1641------259
Bill Stanfill------2327858
Bob Brooks1437------758
Frank Austin1741---------58
Bo McConnell------19182158
Mike Haynes------2327757
Joe Federspiel------2626355
Tody Smith------2625253
Louis Wright------2725153
Stephen Johnstone1329------951
Al Cowlings------2523250
Don Horn1733---------50
Van Terry------2515848
Henry Childs1424------644
Patrick Schulz828------743
Larry Wilcox1330---------43
Babe Morgan1032---------42
Mike Renfro825------942
Greg Foggie------2116441
Brent Sexton------1920241
Walter Landers917------1541
Derland Moore------2018240
Al Walker719------1440
Doug Sutherland------2012133
Terdell Middleton1020------232
Rick Kay------128828
Billy Bryan811------928
Larry Keller------1312126
Pete Wysocki------1013326
John McMakin613------625
Ray Jarvis39------1224
James Mayberry113------822
Carl Capria------105318
Francis Hartings10------1718
Charles Swift213---------15
Petey Perot20------911
Guy Roberts------1179
Dan Melville00------88
Dave Jacobs00------22
Kim Bokamper------0011
Guy Benjamin00------11
Tom Wittum00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bernie Jackson------12313174
Emmanuel Zanders3328------970
Harvey Martin------1640965
Henry Stuckey------12292465
Tommy Kramer3431---------65
Mark Slater3225------764
Rob Niarne------13252361
Jeff Severson------1642159
Mark Van Eeghen2821------1059
Kellen Winslow2524------958
Keith Fahnhorst2829---------57
Randy Logan------1640157
Jim Langer2925---------54
Ralph McGill------1536253
Karl Baldischwiler2824---------52
Charlie Johnson------1633150
Randy Crowder------1131749
Robert Miller2721---------48
Rolland Lawrence------1232145
Tom MacLeod------1331145
Tony Dorsett2419---------43
Doug Winslow1510------1641
Dirt Winston------6152041
Cecil Johnson------1027340
Ron Groce1012------1739
Lawrence Pillers------1425---39
Russ Francis1515------838
Gary Burley------827136
Joe Klecko------925236
Jerry Butler1320---------33
Lionel Summers911------1131
Louis Bullard129------930
Gary Cobb------1017128
J.T. Galles41------1722
Derrel Gofourth56------920
Dan Alexander13------913
Chris Bahr00------1010
Jeff Van Note26------19
Charles Alexander01------78
Cliff Parsley00------66
Virgil Carter00------33
Unknown00---------0
Terry Miller00---------0
Unknown00---------0
Tom Cousineau------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left492.3
Middle13372.8
Right221.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9262.9
Middle21572.7
Right4256.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Horn29202022311
Charles Swift1230001412
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tommy Kramer29151325300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65111.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1310775.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)177804.7
Long (19+ Yds)51183.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64223.7
Short (0-8 Yds)145382.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)74527.4
Long (19+ Yds)227236.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Patrick Schulz83211028
WR Larry Wilcox75044130
WR Al Walker74015019
TE Henry Childs54042024
WR Ray Jarvis4101209
WR Mike Renfro32044125
FB Cleveland Franklin2208032
RB Terdell Middleton2104020
TE John McMakin1000013
RB Walter Landers1106017
RB James Mayberry1000013
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Robert Miller83085121
TE Kellen Winslow75045024
WR Jerry Butler52221020
WR Lionel Summers3103011
RB Tony Dorsett31010019
WR Doug Winslow11011010
TE Russ Francis1103015
RB Ron Groce1106012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tony Dorsett294.502.67
Ron Groce11111.005.25
Tommy Kramer133.002.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Don Horn3262.005.62
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Kramer103303.006.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Patrick Schulz1000.001.38
WR Al Walker1133.002.14
FB Cleveland Franklin1133.004.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Robert Miller31134.3310.63
TE Kellen Winslow21147.006.43
WR Jerry Butler2000.004.20
WR Lionel Summers1000.001.00
TE Russ Francis1133.003.00
RB Tony Dorsett1000.003.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Terdell Middleton11
James Mayberry10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Mark Van Eeghen10
Doug Winslow10
Ron Groce11
Tony Dorsett10
Tommy Kramer10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Don Horn964
Charles Swift300
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tommy Kramer1174

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Henry Childs222
WR Larry Wilcox210
WR Al Walker211
WR Ray Jarvis100
TE John McMakin100
WR Patrick Schulz100
FB Cleveland Franklin110
WR Mike Renfro111
RB James Mayberry100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Jerry Butler311
WR Lionel Summers210
RB Tony Dorsett211
TE Kellen Winslow221
WR Doug Winslow111
WR Robert Miller110

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,800 (21,400)
End Zone12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,300)