Week 17, 1979

played in New Orleans, LA

66 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons77010-24
New Orleans Saints0300-3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:08 ATL - Tommy Kramer 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:30 NOS - Dave Jacobs 45 field goal
2Q: 04:03 ATL - Kellen Winslow 9 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 12:44 ATL - Chris Bahr 40 field goal
4Q: 09:38 ATL - Russ Francis 6 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team StatisticsATLNOS
Record8-83-13
First Downs229
- by Rushing123
- by Passing106
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards341141
- Offensive Plays7060
- Yards per Play4.872.35
Net Rushing Yards17261
- Rushing Attempts3814
- Yards per Rush4.534.36
Net Passing Yards16980
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 23 - 140 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards178125
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/96/45
- Yards per Pass Play5.281.74
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions5/135/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.812.2
4th Down Conversions0/01/3
Penalties/Yards3/2510/56
Punt Returns/Yards3/431/7
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/39
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits30
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/00/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 38OWN 25
Time of Possession37:4922:11

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:27OWN 20312Interception
111:145:15OPP 481048Touchdown
15:271:55OPP 4633Punt
12:152:47OWN 41633Missed FG
29:255:28OWN 201180Touchdown
20:510:51OWN 1828Half
312:303:25OWN 49521Missed FG
34:543:51OWN 2746Punt
30:322:54OPP 40617Field Goal
412:022:34OWN 49651Touchdown
47:052:24OPP 3838Missed FG
43:421:14OWN 1734Punt
42:072:07OPP 38516Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:332:19OWN 1730Punt
15:590:32OWN 2030Punt
13:321:17OWN 203-6Punt
214:285:03OWN 33839Field Goal
23:573:06OWN 28924Punt
315:002:30OWN 1258Punt
39:054:11OWN 37720Punt
31:030:31OWN 930Punt
412:380:36OWN 2030Punt
49:282:23OWN 3781Downs
44:410:59OWN 37427Interception
42:280:21OWN 404-2Downs

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Dorsett17653.822110
Ron Groce12564.671810
Mark Van Eeghen7507.141720
Tommy Kramer210.50201
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terdell Middleton6183.00600
James Mayberry6335.501210
Don Horn177.00700
Charles Swift133.00300

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tommy Kramer30231782/9221199.0
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Horn269925/40022045.6
Charles Swift145331/5021114.6

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Jefferson58367.204100
FB Mark Van Eeghen44143.50050
WR Doug Winslow333712.337160
RB Tony Dorsett33299.6721210
TE Kellen Winslow34217.00291
TE Russ Francis22178.501111
WR Jerry Butler232412.006180
FB Charles Alexander1100.00000
WR Robert Miller0100.00000
RB Ron Groce0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ray Jarvis797711.004220
WR Mike Renfro353010.002160
WR Larry Wilcox21484.00060
RB Terdell Middleton111212.007120
RB James Mayberry12-2-2.000-20
TE Henry Childs0300.00000
TE John McMakin0100.00000
WR Patrick Schulz0300.00000
WR Al Walker0200.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Ralph McGill100.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Pete Wysocki100.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Swider313244.035.0461
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dan Melville830438.032.6512

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Bahr1/41/40/0403/3
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dave Jacobs1/11/10/0450/0

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson34314.30
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Carl Capria177.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker23919.50

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Jeff Severson500.01345
CB Randy Logan410.51144
S Ralph McGill400.51341
CB Rolland Lawrence310.0942
S Bernie Jackson300.01138
DE Lawrence Pillers232.0828
DE Gary Burley211.5821
OLB Cecil Johnson221.0927
CB Tim Fox220.01140
DT Charlie Johnson210.0931
DE Harvey Martin100.51135
DT Randy Crowder100.0931
ILB Tom MacLeod100.0931
DT Joe Klecko100.0811
OLB Rob Niarne100.0519
WR John Jefferson10---------
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tommy Myers840.03224
ILB Kim Bokamper720.02826
ILB Joe Federspiel610.03226
S Carl Capria520.02926
DT Geoff Carr410.03126
CB Louis Wright400.03025
DE Tody Smith301.03324
DE Bill Stanfill330.02319
CB Van Terry310.01715
OLB Pete Wysocki310.02016
S Mike Haynes310.03526
CB Bo McConnell300.0913
DE Greg Foggie201.01423
DE Al Cowlings210.01411
DT Derland Moore130.03222
OLB Larry Keller110.067
ILB Rick Kay100.066
WR Larry Wilcox10---------
OLB Guy Roberts010.095

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers2.003228
DE Gary Burley1.501121
OLB Cecil Johnson1.000027
DE Harvey Martin0.503435
CB Randy Logan0.500044
S Ralph McGill0.500041
DT Randy Crowder0.012231
DT Charlie Johnson0.003231
S Bernie Jackson0.001038
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tody Smith1.000024
DE Greg Foggie1.000023
DT Geoff Carr0.001026

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jeff Severson50045
S Ralph McGill20141
CB Rolland Lawrence20042
CB Randy Logan20044
OLB Cecil Johnson11027
S Bernie Jackson10038
CB Tim Fox10040
ILB Tom MacLeod01031
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bo McConnell40013
S Carl Capria30026
CB Louis Wright30025
CB Van Terry21015
S Mike Haynes21026
S Tommy Myers20024
ILB Kim Bokamper20026
OLB Pete Wysocki11116
ILB Joe Federspiel10026
ILB Rick Kay1006
DE Greg Foggie10023
OLB Larry Keller1007

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Keith Fahnhorst47032027
Jim Langer26034130
Karl Baldischwiler25031128
Emmanuel Zanders25035030
Mark Van Eeghen24032028
Jeff Van Note13032029
Russ Francis11018020
Derrel Gofourth110402
Charles Alexander110303
Kellen Winslow11032022
Mark Slater011603
Louis Bullard0101309
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Stephen Johnstone2309120
Steve Wilson12012037
Petey Perot02012134
Cleveland Franklin0209019
Mark Nordquist0102018
Bob Brooks01011036
Frank Austin01010039
Babe Morgan00011436

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Mark Van Eeghen114
Dirt Winston19
Eddie Lee Ivery18
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Tom Dinkel120
John McMakin115
Mark Nordquist19

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tim Fox------11402475
Mark Van Eeghen3228------1474
Bernie Jackson------11382473
Emmanuel Zanders3530------671
Tommy Kramer3832---------70
Jeff Van Note3229------566
Jim Langer3430---------64
Keith Fahnhorst3227---------59
Jeff Severson------1345159
Karl Baldischwiler3128---------59
Randy Logan------1144156
Harvey Martin------1135955
Ralph McGill------1341155
Kellen Winslow3222------155
Rolland Lawrence------942253
John Jefferson2626---------52
Tony Dorsett2326---------49
Rob Niarne------5192448
Russ Francis1820------846
Randy Crowder------931242
Charlie Johnson------931242
Tom MacLeod------931141
Lawrence Pillers------828440
Cecil Johnson------927137
Ron Groce156------1435
Gary Burley------821130
Doug Winslow104------1529
Dirt Winston------515929
Louis Bullard139------729
Robert Miller1310------326
Jerry Butler1212---------24
Joe Klecko------811120
J.T. Galles23------1419
Lionel Summers40------1115
Charles Alexander33------814
Derrel Gofourth42------713
Dan Alexander32------712
Gary Cobb------57---12
Mark Slater63------211
Chris Bahr00------99
Eddie Lee Ivery00------88
Virgil Carter00------44
Larry Swider00------33
Terry Miller00---------0
Unknown00---------0
Tom Cousineau------00---0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Carl Capria------29261166
Mike Haynes------3526465
Geoff Carr------3126764
Joe Federspiel------3226361
Tody Smith------3324461
Tommy Myers------3224460
Derland Moore------3222458
Louis Wright------3025358
Kim Bokamper------2826357
Bob Brooks1136------956
Petey Perot1234------955
Frank Austin1039---------49
Steve Wilson1237---------49
Babe Morgan1136---------47
Bill Stanfill------2319446
Mike Renfro829------845
Don Horn1331---------44
Larry Wilcox736---------43
Terdell Middleton814------1941
Greg Foggie------1423138
Stephen Johnstone920------938
Pete Wysocki------2016238
John McMakin418------1537
Brent Sexton------11101637
Van Terry------1715436
Cleveland Franklin919------836
Patrick Schulz1117------735
Bo McConnell------9131335
Ray Jarvis727---------34
James Mayberry628---------34
Mark Nordquist218------929
Tom Dinkel------722029
Henry Childs618------327
Al Walker414------927
Al Cowlings------1411126
Billy Bryan310------922
Guy Roberts------95721
Rick Kay------66719
Francis Hartings010------919
Charles Swift115---------16
Larry Keller------67---13
Dan Melville00------99
Dave Jacobs00------33
Tom Wittum00---------0
Walter Landers00---------0
Warren Moon00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14634.5
Middle14624.4
Right9485.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left393.0
Middle8303.8
Right3227.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tommy Kramer30231023101
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Horn26914021080
Charles Swift1451320331

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44174.3
Short (0-8 Yds)19141005.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)656110.2
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen52102.0
Short (0-8 Yds)86263.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)165674.2
Long (19+ Yds)111222.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Jefferson85036026
FB Mark Van Eeghen44014028
TE Kellen Winslow43021022
WR Doug Winslow3303704
RB Tony Dorsett33029126
WR Jerry Butler32124012
TE Russ Francis22017020
WR Robert Miller1000010
RB Ron Groce101006
FB Charles Alexander110003
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox14218036
WR Ray Jarvis97177227
WR Mike Renfro53030029
TE Henry Childs3000018
WR Patrick Schulz3000017
WR Al Walker2000014
RB James Mayberry210-2028
TE John McMakin1000018
RB Terdell Middleton11012014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tommy Kramer122.000.50
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Kramer107393.905.93
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Mark Van Eeghen33103.333.50
WR John Jefferson2142.004.50
WR Doug Winslow111010.0012.33
TE Russ Francis1166.008.50
RB Ron Groce1000.000.00
TE Kellen Winslow1199.005.25
WR Jerry Butler1000.008.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Ron Groce32
Tony Dorsett31
Mark Van Eeghen20
Tommy Kramer10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Don Horn10
Charles Swift10
Terdell Middleton11
James Mayberry10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tommy Kramer332
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Don Horn1053
Charles Swift321

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
FB Mark Van Eeghen111
TE Kellen Winslow110
WR Jerry Butler111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Ray Jarvis322
WR Mike Renfro332
WR Larry Wilcox200
RB James Mayberry210
TE Henry Childs100
WR Patrick Schulz100
RB Terdell Middleton110

SectionAttendance
Stadium41,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,400 (21,400)
End Zone8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (3,300)