Week 1, 1981

played in New Orleans, LA

89 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	14	14	7	-	38
New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 ATL - Chris Bahr 49 field goal
2Q: 13:22 NOS - Dave Jacobs 51 field goal
2Q: 08:49 ATL - Robert Miller 21 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:03 ATL - Mark Van Eeghen 9 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 08:28 ATL - Kellen Winslow 48 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 04:26 ATL - John Jefferson 9 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Robert Miller 23 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 ATL - Chris Bahr 49 field goal
2Q: 13:22 NOS - Dave Jacobs 51 field goal
2Q: 08:49 ATL - Robert Miller 21 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:03 ATL - Mark Van Eeghen 9 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 08:28 ATL - Kellen Winslow 48 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 04:26 ATL - John Jefferson 9 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Robert Miller 23 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 16 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 405 237
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 6.64 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 78 128
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 2.69 4.41
Net Passing Yards 327 109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 1 29 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 327 119
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 10.22 3.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 4/90
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:52 28:08

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	16	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	405	237
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	6.64	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	78	128
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	2.69	4.41
Net Passing Yards	327	109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 1	29 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	327	119
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	10.22	3.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	4/90
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:52	28:08

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:31	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
1	11:52	2:12	OWN 43	4	25	Field Goal
1	5:45	2:13	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
1	0:33	0:10	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
2	13:16	4:38	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
2	6:36	2:43	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	2:44	2:08	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	13:15	5:06	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	7:00	2:41	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
3	2:28	2:40	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
4	10:22	2:14	OPP 45	4	9	Downs
4	6:56	2:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:29	1:37	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
1	9:40	3:55	OWN 24	9	39	Punt
1	3:32	2:59	OWN 7	6	19	Punt
1	0:23	2:07	OPP 36	4	2	Field Goal
2	8:38	2:02	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
2	3:53	1:09	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 22	2	28	Half
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
3	8:09	1:09	OWN 12	3	-2	Punt
3	4:19	1:51	OWN 20	4	29	Interception
4	14:48	4:26	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
4	8:08	1:12	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
4	4:28	4:28	OWN 45	10	46	Game

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Eddie Lee Ivery	13	42	3.23	9	0
Bill Ring	9	20	2.22	7	0
Mark Van Eeghen	5	17	3.40	9	1
Robert Miller	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Charles Alexander	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wayne Mosley	20	64	3.20	17	1
James Mayberry	8	63	7.88	16	2
Warren Moon	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	32	22	327	0/0	4	48	1	128.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	29	14	119	2/10	0	22	1	45.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	7	11	87	12.43	14	23	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	4	4	53	13.25	40	38	0
WR Robert Miller	4	8	64	16.00	17	23	2
TE Kellen Winslow	3	4	73	24.33	43	48	1
TE Jim Thaxton	2	2	33	16.50	18	20	0
WR Tony Galloway	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	16	16.00	5	16	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Larry Wilcox	5	9	56	11.20	8	22
TE John McMakin	3	3	16	5.33	0	8
WR Patrick Schulz	2	5	8	4.00	0	7
TE Raymond Chester	1	4	22	22.00	5	22
WR Al Walker	1	4	0	0.00	0	0
RB James Mayberry	1	1	10	10.00	1	10
WR Art Monk	1	3	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	4	177	44.3	42.3	59	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	9	378	42.0	31.8	60	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	5/5

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	3	12	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	1	27	27.0	0
Tim Fox	1	27	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	4	90	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	7	2	1.0	29	27
OLB Hugh Green	5	3	1.0	18	24
S Scott Burk	5	3	0.0	15	18
CB Tim Fox	4	3	0.0	20	21
OLB Mike Singletary	3	4	0.0	19	20
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	1	0.0	11	7
DT Charlie Johnson	3	1	0.0	22	24
ILB Dirt Winston	2	2	0.0	10	10
DT Joe Klecko	2	1	0.0	25	28
CB William Judson	2	1	0.0	20	23
CB Randy Logan	2	0	0.0	10	7
DT Dominic Winstead	2	0	0.0	9	16
DE Rulon Jones	2	0	0.0	20	18
CB Henry Monroe	1	2	0.0	27	27
S Jeff Severson	1	1	0.0	19	26
WR John Jefferson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0.0	10	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Jones	5	0	0.0	21	26
S Tommy Myers	4	5	0.0	24	29
S Brent Sexton	4	1	0.0	14	18
DT John Woodcock	4	1	0.0	21	24
DE Ken Kennard	4	1	0.0	16	20
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	1	0.0	13	16
DE Tony Cline	3	1	0.0	16	18
ILB Rick Razzano	3	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Mel Kaufman	3	1	0.0	5	9
CB Ernie Jackson	3	0	0.0	16	20
CB Nathan Conrady	2	1	0.0	20	20
CB Louis Wright	2	0	0.0	16	23
S Mike Haynes	1	2	0.0	23	30
DT Derland Moore	1	0	0.0	19	17
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	0.0	7	3
FB Vincent Horton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gary Dunn	1	0	0.0	21	20
ILB Kim Bokamper	1	0	0.0	22	15
DE Ben Williams	0	1	0.0	13	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	1.0	0	0	0	27
OLB Hugh Green	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	1	1	1	28
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	0	4	0	18
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	2	0	24
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	0	1	1	7

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Kennard	2	1	20
DT Gary Dunn	2	0	20
DE Tony Cline	1	1	18
DT John Woodcock	1	1	24
DE Ben Williams	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Scott Burk	2	0	0	18
OLB Hugh Green	2	0	0	24
CB William Judson	2	0	0	23
S Darrol Ray	1	1	0	27
OLB Mike Singletary	1	1	0	20
CB Randy Logan	1	0	0	7
S Jeff Severson	1	0	0	26
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	21
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0	10
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	0	27
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	0	18
CB Rolland Lawrence	0	0	1	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Louis Wright	4	0	0	23
CB Ernie Jackson	3	0	0	20
S Tommy Myers	2	1	0	29
S Doug Jones	2	0	0	26
CB Nathan Conrady	2	0	0	20
S Brent Sexton	2	0	0	18
OLB Mel Kaufman	2	0	0	9
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	0	0	16
ILB Kim Bokamper	1	1	0	15
S Mike Haynes	1	0	0	30
DT John Woodcock	1	0	0	24
OLB Tom Dinkel	0	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Dan Alexander	4	7	0	27	20
Mark Van Eeghen	1	3	0	18	23
Fred Dean	1	2	1	23	28
Derrel Gofourth	1	2	0	27	30
Karl Baldischwiler	1	2	0	8	8
Blake Moore	0	5	0	25	29
Andre Hines	0	4	0	25	27
Kellen Winslow	0	3	0	27	30
Curt Marsh	0	1	0	10	18

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Greco	4	7	25	0	23
Dave Lafary	3	7	24	1	24
Steve Wilson	3	5	24	0	24
Leon Gray	1	6	25	1	28
Will Grant	1	1	6	0	7
Henry Childs	0	1	21	0	11
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	29	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Miller	1	17
Dirt Winston	1	14
Vagas Ferguson	1	12
Charles Alexander	1	8
Mark Van Eeghen	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
James Mayberry	1	22
Raymond Chester	1	18
Brent Sexton	1	18
Patrick Schulz	1	10
Kim Bokamper	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kellen Winslow	27	30	---	---	8	65
Joe Klecko	---	---	25	28	11	64
Tim Fox	---	---	20	21	22	63
Derrel Gofourth	27	30	---	---	5	62
John Jefferson	22	26	---	---	14	62
Tommy Kramer	29	32	---	---	---	61
Blake Moore	25	29	---	---	4	58
Eddie Lee Ivery	16	19	---	---	22	57
Henry Monroe	---	---	27	27	3	57
Darrol Ray	---	---	29	27	1	57
Hugh Green	---	---	18	24	11	53
Dan Alexander	27	20	---	---	5	52
Fred Dean	23	28	---	---	1	52
Andre Hines	25	27	---	---	---	52
Mark Van Eeghen	18	23	---	---	6	47
Charlie Johnson	---	---	22	24	1	47
Robert Miller	13	16	---	---	17	46
Jeff Severson	---	---	19	26	---	45
Scott Burk	---	---	15	18	10	43
William Judson	---	---	20	23	---	43
Mike Singletary	---	---	19	20	3	42
Rulon Jones	---	---	20	18	---	38
Pete Kugler	---	---	16	20	2	38
Dirt Winston	---	---	10	10	14	34
Curt Marsh	10	18	---	---	5	33
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	16	15	1	32
Jim Thaxton	8	9	---	---	15	32
Jerry Butler	14	10	---	---	5	29
Bill Ring	13	13	---	---	1	27
Dominic Winstead	---	---	9	16	---	25
Mel Owens	---	---	10	5	7	22
Karl Baldischwiler	8	8	---	---	5	21
Randy Logan	---	---	10	7	2	19
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	11	7	---	18
Charles Alexander	4	5	---	---	8	17
Vagas Ferguson	1	4	---	---	12	17
Tony Galloway	9	5	---	---	---	14
Al Richardson	---	---	1	2	8	11
Rob Niarne	---	---	0	0	9	9
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	0	7	7
Gary Cobb	---	---	2	3	1	6
Tom Cousineau	---	---	0	0	5	5
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Pietrzak	29	31	---	---	10	70
Warren Moon	29	31	---	---	---	60
Doug Jones	---	---	21	26	11	58
Tommy Myers	---	---	24	29	4	57
Nathan Conrady	---	---	20	20	17	57
Dave Lafary	24	24	---	---	9	57
Mike Haynes	---	---	23	30	1	54
Leon Gray	25	28	---	---	---	53
James Mayberry	8	21	---	---	22	51
Brent Sexton	---	---	14	18	18	50
Steve Wilson	24	24	---	---	2	50
Raymond Chester	11	20	---	---	18	49
Don Greco	25	23	---	---	1	49
Kim Bokamper	---	---	22	15	10	47
Rick Razzano	---	---	24	23	---	47
John Woodcock	---	---	21	24	1	46
Gary Dunn	---	---	21	20	4	45
Henry Childs	21	11	---	---	11	43
Art Monk	18	13	---	---	11	42
Vincent Horton	14	19	---	---	7	40
Larry Wilcox	16	24	---	---	---	40
Al Walker	14	14	---	---	12	40
Louis Wright	---	---	16	23	1	40
Derland Moore	---	---	19	17	3	39
Ernie Jackson	---	---	16	20	---	36
Ken Kennard	---	---	16	20	---	36
Tony Cline	---	---	16	18	1	35
John McMakin	9	12	---	---	14	35
Wayne Mosley	21	10	---	---	---	31
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	13	16	2	31
Patrick Schulz	11	9	---	---	10	30
Ben Williams	---	---	13	14	---	27
Tom Dinkel	---	---	4	6	15	25
Richie Evans	8	15	---	---	1	24
Will Grant	6	7	---	---	10	23
Sam Claphan	4	3	---	---	10	17
Mel Kaufman	---	---	5	9	1	15
Greg Foggie	---	---	7	3	3	13
Larry Heater	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pete Wysocki	---	---	4	1	---	5
Ray Jarvis	2	2	---	---	---	4
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	10	26	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	66	4.7
Middle	4	9	2.3
Right	11	53	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	32	22	6	0	0	2	7	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	29	14	2	1	2	2	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	126	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	131	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	35	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	60	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	11	7	87	1	26
WR Robert Miller	8	4	64	2	16
FB Mark Van Eeghen	4	4	53	1	23
TE Kellen Winslow	4	3	73	1	30
TE Jim Thaxton	2	2	33	1	9
WR Tony Galloway	2	1	1	0	5
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	16	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	9	5	1	56	1	24
WR Patrick Schulz	5	2	1	8	0	9
TE Raymond Chester	4	1	0	22	1	20
WR Al Walker	4	1	0	0	0	14
TE John McMakin	3	3	0	16	0	12
WR Art Monk	3	1	0	7	0	13
RB James Mayberry	1	1	0	10	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Van Eeghen	1	9	9.00	3.40
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	5	5.00	3.23

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wayne Mosley	2	4	2.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	1	1	9	9.00	10.22

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	1	1	2	2.00	4.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	1	1	9	9.00	7.91

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE John McMakin	1	1	2	2.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	3	1
Bill Ring	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Wayne Mosley	3	1
James Mayberry	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	11	8	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	3	3
WR John Jefferson	3	2	2
WR Tony Galloway	2	1	0
WR Robert Miller	2	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Wilcox	3	2	2
WR Al Walker	3	0	0
TE Raymond Chester	1	0	0
WR Patrick Schulz	1	1	0
RB James Mayberry	1	1	1
WR Art Monk	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (21,400)
End Zone 7,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (21,400)
End Zone	7,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)