Week 11, 1980

played in New Orleans, LA

61 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	9	3	3	-	22
New Orleans Saints	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:53 ATL - Jerry Butler 6 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 12:10 ATL - Chris Bahr 18 field goal
2Q: 06:02 ATL - Chris Bahr 23 field goal
2Q: 04:46 ATL - Larry Swider 52 field goal
2Q: 00:02 NOS - Dave Jacobs 22 field goal
3Q: 04:42 ATL - Larry Swider 26 field goal
3Q: 00:56 NOS - Dave Jacobs 51 field goal
4Q: 11:09 ATL - Larry Swider 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:53 ATL - Jerry Butler 6 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 12:10 ATL - Chris Bahr 18 field goal
2Q: 06:02 ATL - Chris Bahr 23 field goal
2Q: 04:46 ATL - Larry Swider 52 field goal
2Q: 00:02 NOS - Dave Jacobs 22 field goal
3Q: 04:42 ATL - Larry Swider 26 field goal
3Q: 00:56 NOS - Dave Jacobs 51 field goal
4Q: 11:09 ATL - Larry Swider 52 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 7-3 3-7
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 13 2
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 330 197
- Offensive Plays 79 52
- Yards per Play 4.18 3.79
Net Rushing Yards 189 70
- Rushing Attempts 48 13
- Yards per Rush 3.94 5.38
Net Passing Yards 141 127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 35 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 141 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 3.26
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/20 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 5/110
Interception Ret./Yards 2/19 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 34
Time of Possession 40:22 19:38

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	7-3	3-7
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	13	2
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	330	197
- Offensive Plays	79	52
- Yards per Play	4.18	3.79
Net Rushing Yards	189	70
- Rushing Attempts	48	13
- Yards per Rush	3.94	5.38
Net Passing Yards	141	127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	35 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	141	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	3.26
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/20	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	5/110
Interception Ret./Yards	2/19	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 34
Time of Possession	40:22	19:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	5:47	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
1	5:12	8:08	OWN 7	16	92	Field Goal
2	9:37	1:07	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
2	8:30	2:36	OPP 26	5	20	Field Goal
2	5:24	0:44	OPP 39	3	4	Field Goal
2	2:35	1:26	OWN 23	5	32	Fumble
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 28	3	15	Interception
3	12:12	7:37	OWN 26	15	65	Field Goal
3	0:48	4:47	OWN 41	8	24	Field Goal
4	8:03	2:13	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
4	4:56	2:26	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
4	1:58	0:29	OPP 38	3	-1	Missed FG
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 22	1	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
1	6:42	1:30	OWN 37	4	15	Punt
2	12:04	2:27	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	5:54	0:30	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
2	4:40	2:05	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 45	6	50	Field Goal
3	13:21	1:09	OWN 42	3	-15	Punt
3	4:35	3:47	OWN 31	7	35	Field Goal
4	11:01	2:58	OWN 36	5	10	Punt
4	5:50	0:54	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	2:30	0:32	OWN 33	4	5	Downs
4	1:29	1:19	OWN 46	6	31	Interception

Game MVP: Lawrence Pillers, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Dorsett	26	118	4.54	22	4
Vagas Ferguson	13	52	4.00	10	1
Mark Van Eeghen	6	17	2.83	5	0
Robert Miller	1	1	1.00	1	0
Tommy Kramer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Charles Alexander	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terdell Middleton	5	32	6.40	20	1
Wayne Mosley	4	22	5.50	19	1
Warren Moon	4	16	4.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	31	18	141	0/0	1	18	1	66.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	35	13	155	4/28	0	25	2	27.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kellen Winslow	5	7	37	7.40	11	15	0
WR Jerry Butler	4	5	33	8.25	5	13	1
WR Robert Miller	3	6	27	9.00	11	18	0
TE Russ Francis	2	2	20	10.00	3	14	0
WR John Jefferson	2	5	11	5.50	2	8	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Lionel Summers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Patrick Schulz	4	6	72	18.00	16	25
WR Art Monk	3	6	39	13.00	2	16
TE Henry Childs	2	3	8	4.00	2	5
WR Larry Wilcox	2	8	23	11.50	10	18
TE John McMakin	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Raymond Chester	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Al Walker	0	6	0	0.00	0	0
FB Cleveland Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Terdell Middleton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	8	8.00	0
S Darrol Ray	1	11	11.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Myers	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Dorsett	2	0	0
John Jefferson	0	1	0
Kellen Winslow	0	1	0
Jeff Severson	0	0	1
Dirt Winston	0	0	1
Vagas Ferguson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Patrick Schulz	1	1	0
Wayne Mosley	1	0	0
Al Walker	1	0	0
Van Terry	0	1	0
Steve Wilson	0	1	0
Tommy Myers	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	3	144	48.0	43.7	63	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	7	292	41.7	40.3	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Larry Swider	3/4	2/3	2/3	52	0/0
Chris Bahr	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	2	10	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	2	43	21.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	4	90	22.5	0
Nathan Conrady	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	5	0	1.5	9	31
DT Charlie Johnson	4	3	0.5	13	31
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	1	2.0	7	31
S Jeff Severson	3	1	0.0	10	31
ILB Dirt Winston	3	1	0.0	11	33
S Darrol Ray	2	2	0.0	10	37
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	0.0	9	29
CB Randy Logan	2	1	0.0	9	32
CB Tim Fox	2	1	0.0	9	27
CB Henry Monroe	2	1	0.0	10	26
DT Ken Novak	1	0	0.0	8	12
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	31
WR John Jefferson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Tom MacLeod	0	1	0.0	2	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kim Bokamper	12	2	0.0	40	29
S Tommy Myers	8	1	0.0	42	23
DE Bill Stanfill	6	0	0.0	37	20
ILB Joe Federspiel	5	4	0.0	39	27
S Carl Capria	5	0	0.0	41	23
S Mike Haynes	5	0	0.0	39	28
CB Louis Wright	4	1	0.0	37	24
DE John Andrews	3	1	0.0	27	20
CB Nathan Conrady	3	1	0.0	11	7
DT Derland Moore	3	0	0.0	38	23
DE Greg Foggie	2	2	0.0	31	21
DE Ben Williams	2	2	0.0	34	22
ILB Rick Razzano	2	0	0.0	17	6
OLB Pete Wysocki	1	3	0.0	25	18
DT John Woodcock	1	2	0.0	27	18
S Johnny Fuller	1	1	0.0	6	8
WR Al Walker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Van Terry	1	0	0.0	9	10
FB Cleveland Franklin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Scot Brantley	1	0	0.0	14	3
S Brent Sexton	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	2.0	1	3	31
DT Joe Klecko	1.5	0	1	31
DT Charlie Johnson	0.5	0	1	31
ILB Dirt Winston	0.0	0	1	33
OLB Gary Cobb	0.0	0	1	6

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Woodcock	1	0	0	18
DE Ben Williams	0	2	1	22
DT Derland Moore	0	1	0	23
DE Bill Stanfill	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	1	29
S Jeff Severson	2	0	0	31
CB Tim Fox	2	0	0	27
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	3	0	31
CB Henry Monroe	1	2	0	26
S Darrol Ray	1	1	1	37
CB Randy Logan	1	1	0	32
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0	31
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	0	31
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0	33

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Haynes	3	0	0	28
ILB Kim Bokamper	3	0	0	29
CB Nathan Conrady	2	0	0	7
CB Louis Wright	2	0	0	24
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	2	0	27
CB Van Terry	1	1	0	10
S Tommy Myers	1	0	1	23
DE John Andrews	1	0	0	20
DE Bill Stanfill	1	0	0	20
OLB Pete Wysocki	1	0	0	18
DE Ben Williams	1	0	0	22
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Van Note	6	9	43	30
Derrel Gofourth	3	8	38	22
Dan Alexander	3	7	39	29
Karl Baldischwiler	2	8	44	22
Louis Bullard	1	4	27	19
Jim Langer	1	2	19	11
Mark Slater	1	2	26	13
Mark Van Eeghen	0	5	30	18
Russ Francis	0	1	18	8
Kellen Winslow	0	1	42	26

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wilson	2	2	12	0	30
Leon Gray	1	1	8	2	33
Billy Bryan	1	1	9	1	29
Bob Brooks	0	2	11	0	28
Sam Claphan	0	1	2	1	11
Henry Childs	0	1	8	0	20
Gerry Sullivan	0	1	11	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Vagas Ferguson	4	18
Tim Fox	2	18
Lionel Summers	1	21

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Chester	1	18
Scot Brantley	1	16
Doug Nettles	1	11
Derland Moore	1	9
Ken Bernich	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Kramer	48	31	---	---	---	79
Jeff Van Note	43	30	---	---	5	78
Dan Alexander	39	29	---	---	9	77
Kellen Winslow	42	26	---	---	2	70
Karl Baldischwiler	44	22	---	---	3	69
John Jefferson	40	25	---	---	3	68
Derrel Gofourth	38	22	---	---	7	67
Mark Van Eeghen	30	18	---	---	16	64
Tony Dorsett	31	24	---	---	1	56
Dirt Winston	---	---	11	33	12	56
Tim Fox	---	---	9	27	18	54
Darrol Ray	---	---	10	37	1	48
Joe Klecko	---	---	9	31	7	47
Mark Slater	26	13	---	---	8	47
Louis Bullard	27	19	---	---	---	46
Cecil Johnson	---	---	12	31	2	45
Charlie Johnson	---	---	13	31	1	45
Randy Logan	---	---	9	32	2	43
Jeff Severson	---	---	10	31	1	42
Vagas Ferguson	17	7	---	---	18	42
Scott Burk	---	---	4	28	9	41
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	9	29	2	40
Robert Miller	20	11	---	---	9	40
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	7	31	2	40
Henry Monroe	---	---	10	26	1	37
Russ Francis	18	8	---	---	7	33
Rob Niarne	---	---	1	8	24	33
Jerry Butler	16	17	---	---	---	33
Jim Langer	19	11	---	---	2	32
Charles Alexander	11	3	---	---	18	32
Rulon Jones	---	---	7	22	3	32
Dennis Franklin	7	14	---	---	9	30
Lionel Summers	3	2	---	---	21	26
Ed Smith	---	---	6	8	9	23
J.T. Galles	5	0	---	---	18	23
Andre Hines	4	9	---	---	9	22
Ken Novak	---	---	8	12	1	21
Tom MacLeod	---	---	2	4	7	13
Gary Cobb	---	---	3	6	3	12
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	11	11
Al Richardson	---	---	3	2	5	10
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Federspiel	---	---	39	27	13	79
Kim Bokamper	---	---	40	29	5	74
Carl Capria	---	---	41	23	8	72
Tommy Myers	---	---	42	23	6	71
Mike Haynes	---	---	39	28	4	71
Derland Moore	---	---	38	23	9	70
Louis Wright	---	---	37	24	5	66
Bill Stanfill	---	---	37	20	4	61
Ben Williams	---	---	34	22	4	60
John Andrews	---	---	27	20	8	55
Greg Foggie	---	---	31	21	3	55
Warren Moon	13	39	---	---	---	52
John Woodcock	---	---	27	18	4	49
Pete Wysocki	---	---	25	18	5	48
Bob Brooks	11	28	---	---	8	47
Steve Wilson	12	30	---	---	3	45
Leon Gray	8	33	---	---	---	41
Art Monk	8	24	---	---	9	41
Raymond Chester	2	20	---	---	18	40
Gerry Sullivan	11	28	---	---	---	39
Terdell Middleton	6	12	---	---	21	39
Billy Bryan	9	29	---	---	---	38
Henry Childs	8	20	---	---	9	37
Ken Bernich	6	21	---	---	9	36
Cleveland Franklin	7	20	---	---	9	36
Scot Brantley	---	---	14	3	16	33
Rick Razzano	---	---	17	6	10	33
Larry Wilcox	9	23	---	---	---	32
Al Walker	6	15	---	---	11	32
John McMakin	5	17	---	---	9	31
Patrick Schulz	5	14	---	---	11	30
Nathan Conrady	---	---	11	7	11	29
Wayne Mosley	6	20	---	---	---	26
Brent Sexton	---	---	5	8	13	26
Doug Nettles	---	---	9	3	11	23
Van Terry	---	---	9	10	2	21
Phil LaPorta	5	6	---	---	9	20
Will Grant	1	9	---	---	9	19
Johnny Fuller	---	---	6	8	3	17
James Mayberry	3	10	---	---	4	17
Sam Claphan	2	11	---	---	1	14
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sam Wyche	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	89	5.6
Middle	16	50	3.1
Right	15	51	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	5	35	7.0
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	31	18	0	3	1	3	4	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	35	13	1	4	1	7	7	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	112	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	24	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	3	23	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	113	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	7	5	0	37	26
WR Robert Miller	6	3	1	27	11
WR John Jefferson	5	2	0	11	25
WR Jerry Butler	5	4	0	33	17
FB Mark Van Eeghen	4	1	0	5	18
TE Russ Francis	2	2	0	20	8
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0	0	2
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	0	8	24

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	8	2	0	23	0	23
WR Patrick Schulz	6	4	0	72	1	14
WR Al Walker	6	0	0	0	0	15
WR Art Monk	6	3	0	39	0	24
TE Henry Childs	3	2	1	8	0	20
TE Raymond Chester	2	0	0	0	0	20
TE John McMakin	1	1	0	13	0	17
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	0	0	0	20
FB Cleveland Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Terdell Middleton	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Dorsett	6	14	2.33	4.54
Vagas Ferguson	3	12	4.00	4.00
Mark Van Eeghen	1	-1	-1.00	2.83
Robert Miller	1	1	1.00	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	1	3	3.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	5	3	17	3.40	4.55

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	1	0	0	0.00	4.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	12	6.00	6.60
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	0	0	0.00	1.25
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	5	5.00	5.29

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Patrick Schulz	1	0	0	0.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Dorsett	5	4
Vagas Ferguson	4	2
Mark Van Eeghen	1	0
Robert Miller	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Wayne Mosley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	9	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kellen Winslow	3	2	2
WR John Jefferson	2	1	0
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	2
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0
WR Robert Miller	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Walker	2	0	0
WR Art Monk	2	0	0
TE Raymond Chester	1	0	0
TE Henry Childs	1	1	1
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	0
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 33,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,000 (21,400)
End Zone 6,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	33,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,000 (21,400)
End Zone	6,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)