Week 10, 1983

played in St. Louis, MO

49 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints317010-30
St. Louis Cardinals73314-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 NOS - Morten Andersen 36 field goal
1Q: 02:53 STL - Roy Green 13 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 06:45 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal
2Q: 03:57 STL - Benny Ricardo 43 field goal
2Q: 03:01 NOS - Butch Johnson 66 pass from Warren Moon (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Wayne Mosley 8 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 01:17 STL - Benny Ricardo 47 field goal
4Q: 12:00 NOS - Art Monk 19 pass from Warren Moon (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 09:41 STL - Frank Pollard 1 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 05:08 STL - Billy Ryckman 10 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:04 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSSTL
Record7-26-3
First Downs1916
- by Rushing72
- by Passing1113
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards365372
- Offensive Plays7255
- Yards per Play5.076.76
Net Rushing Yards13157
- Rushing Attempts2713
- Yards per Rush4.854.38
Net Passing Yards234315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 25 - 138 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards260341
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/264/26
- Yards per Pass Play5.207.50
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions9/176/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.58.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/305/46
Punt Returns/Yards2/152/14
Kick Returns/Yards5/1165/131
Interception Ret./Yards1/441/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits53
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/33/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 40OWN 26
Time of Possession35:4724:13

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:32OWN 20814Punt
19:112:09OWN 4139Punt
16:551:05OPP 2233Field Goal
12:473:39OWN 31625Punt
212:506:13OWN 391356Field Goal
23:491:07OWN 30270Touchdown
21:331:15OPP 28428Touchdown
313:041:29OWN 4339Punt
38:563:13OWN 20742Punt
31:104:18OWN 46854Touchdown
49:331:53OWN 32411Interception
45:023:09OWN 21634Punt
41:361:36OPP 43529Field Goal
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:281:17OWN 233-3Punt
17:020:07OWN 2019Fumble
15:503:03OWN 35665Touchdown
214:081:18OWN 203-2Punt
26:372:48OWN 42532Field Goal
22:421:09OWN 37411Interception
20:180:18OWN 2013Half
315:001:56OWN 223-2Punt
311:352:39OWN 14637Punt
35:434:33OWN 201050Field Goal
411:522:19OWN 29571Touchdown
47:402:38OWN 39661Touchdown
41:530:17OWN 20343Fumble

Game MVP: Lawrence Taylor, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wayne Mosley9353.89901
Larry Heater9384.221310
George Franklin7507.142020
Warren Moon284.00500
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard12554.583511
Sherman Smith122.00200

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Warren Moon41252604/26266185.4
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana38213414/26250192.1

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Butch Johnson6119015.0039661
WR Art Monk679215.336281
WR Al Walker48153.75050
WR Larry Wilcox26126.001120
RB Larry Heater2242.00040
TE Henry Childs132222.000220
RB Wayne Mosley1133.00030
FB Robert Newhouse111515.000150
TE Gary Shirk1188.00180
FB Billy Jackson11-1-1.000-10
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green61312621.0042331
WR Alfred Jenkins568316.6025500
WR Mike Friede366321.0024290
TE Rodney Holman33124.00260
WR Billy Ryckman245025.001401
RB Frank Pollard2473.50050
RB Sherman Smith0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Tommy Myers14444.000
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
S John Sanders100.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Haynes0100
Gill Byrd0100
Joe Federspiel0020
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Friede1000
Frank Pollard1000

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Michel626844.729.0522
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts418345.837.0490

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen3/30/00/0363/3
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo2/22/20/0473/3

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker2157.50
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson2147.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker37725.70
George Franklin23919.50
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson411528.80
Sherman Smith11616.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor602.51234
S Mike Haynes500.01137
ILB Joe Federspiel420.01034
S Tommy Myers410.01236
OLB Chip Banks400.01132
DE Ben Williams210.51229
CB Louis Wright200.068
S Neal Craig110.0121
ILB Brian Kelley110.01224
ILB Cliff Odom110.038
S Doug Jones100.01221
DT Gary Dunn100.01132
WR Butch Johnson10---------
CB Gill Byrd100.0734
DE Greg Foggie010.5726
DT Willie Lee010.5113
DT Derland Moore010.0826
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Leonard Smith740.52341
OLB Mike Woods601.02141
DE Keith Ferguson510.52334
CB Walter Packer510.02132
OLB Jeff Davis400.01014
DE John Goodman310.51533
S John Sanders300.0912
DE Elvis Franks201.01212
OLB Bob Breunig230.51829
CB Wayne Smith220.02135
DT Gary Johnson210.01329
S Chris Williams210.01728
CB Albert Lewis210.01529
DT John Woodcock200.01219
ILB Mark Brown200.0814
S Bernie Jackson130.02033
DT Kent Kremer110.02234
G Larry McCarren10---------
DT Dave Pear100.0815
WR Roy Green10---------
WR Mike Friede10---------
OLB Kervin Wyatt100.065

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor2.501234
DE Greg Foggie0.501026
DE Ben Williams0.501029
DT Willie Lee0.500013
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Elvis Franks1.002012
OLB Mike Woods1.000041
DE John Goodman0.504133
DE Keith Ferguson0.502234
OLB Bob Breunig0.500029
S Leonard Smith0.500041
DT Dave Pear0.010015
DT Gary Johnson0.001029

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Mike Haynes61037
ILB Joe Federspiel30034
S Tommy Myers21136
OLB Chip Banks21032
ILB Brian Kelley20024
CB Gill Byrd11034
S Neal Craig10021
S Doug Jones10021
CB Louis Wright1008
OLB Mel Kaufman10010
OLB Lawrence Taylor10034
CB Ernie Jackson01018
DE Ben Williams01029
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Walter Packer40032
OLB Mike Woods40041
S Leonard Smith31041
CB Wayne Smith30035
ILB Mark Brown21014
OLB Bob Breunig20029
CB Albert Lewis20029
DT John Woodcock10019
DE Elvis Franks10012
OLB Kervin Wyatt1005
S Chris Williams10028
OLB Jeff Davis10014
S John Sanders00112

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Sevy45020035
Steve Wilson26021043
Rich Strenger24020135
Tom Lynch22019232
Will Grant13016020
Henry Childs11017022
Don Greco02023036
Robert Newhouse010806
Jim Pietrzak0108011
Babe Morgan0008113
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Larry McCarren14012039
Dennis Lick11011037
John Scully04013141
Reggie McKenzie02012135
Dan Dierdorf01013239
Kevin Long01010010

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Otis Grant421
Billy Jackson123
Al Walker116
Butch Johnson116
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Mardye McDole218
Mike Friede28
Don Hasselbeck117
Kevin Long115
Burt Prince16

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Butch Johnson2039------1675
Warren Moon2745---------72
Steve Wilson2143------569
Jeff Sevy2035------459
Art Monk2237---------59
Don Greco2336---------59
Tom Lynch1932------758
Rich Strenger2035---------55
Tommy Myers------1236250
Mike Haynes------1137250
Gary Dunn------1132649
Lawrence Taylor------1234248
Henry Childs1722------746
Chip Banks------1132346
Joe Federspiel------1034145
George Franklin1014------2145
Al Walker919------1644
Billy Jackson813------2344
Gill Byrd------734344
Ben Williams------1229142
Will Grant1620------541
Brian Kelley------1224440
Larry Wilcox1325---------38
Larry Heater921------737
Neal Craig------1211436
Derland Moore------826236
Gary Shirk612------1836
Doug Jones------1221---33
Greg Foggie------726---33
Babe Morgan813------930
Otis Grant36------2130
Jim Pietrzak811------928
Scot Brantley------181726
Mel Kaufman------2101123
Ernie Jackson------218222
Jerry Anderson------191222
Wayne Mosley1011---------21
Robert Newhouse86------721
Louis Wright------68418
Cliff Odom------38516
Willie Lee------113115
Kim Bokamper------121215
Morten Andersen00------99
Mike Michel00------66
Steve Joachim00------33
Kim Reedy00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Walter Packer------21322780
Leonard Smith------2341670
Bernie Jackson------20331366
Mike Woods------2141264
Chris Williams------17281661
John Scully1341------660
Keith Ferguson------2334259
Kent Kremer------2234258
Wayne Smith------2135258
Joe Montana1342---------55
Larry McCarren1239------354
Dan Dierdorf1339---------52
John Goodman------1533351
Bob Breunig------1829350
Billy Ryckman527------1850
Dennis Lick1137---------48
Roy Green834------648
Mike Friede931------848
Reggie McKenzie1235---------47
Albert Lewis------1529347
Gary Johnson------1329446
Frank Pollard1230---------42
Alfred Jenkins730---------37
John Woodcock------1219536
Kevin Long1010------1535
Kervin Wyatt------652435
Don Hasselbeck611------1734
Rodney Holman715------1032
Dave Pear------815730
Mardye McDole012------1830
Jeff Davis------1014428
Sherman Smith16------1825
Elvis Franks------1212125
Mark Brown------814123
John Sanders------912---21
James Jones04------1519
Ken Woodard------36615
Angelo Fields25------613
Burt Prince03------69
Ed Fisher17---------8
Benny Ricardo00------88
Dan Stonebarger01------67
Bucky Dilts00------44
Tommie Ginn13---------4
Scott Bull00------22
Mark Malone00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10636.3
Middle7243.4
Right10444.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1-4-4.0
Middle8445.5
Right4174.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Warren Moon41254302931
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana38216076321

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3300.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1712603.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)96657.2
Long (19+ Yds)12413511.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)16121167.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1261038.6
Long (19+ Yds)7312217.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Butch Johnson116090139
WR Al Walker84015019
WR Art Monk76092237
WR Larry Wilcox62012025
TE Henry Childs31022122
RB Larry Heater2204021
RB Wayne Mosley1103011
FB Robert Newhouse1101506
TE Gary Shirk1108012
FB Billy Jackson110-1013
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green1363126334
WR Alfred Jenkins65183130
WR Mike Friede63163131
WR Billy Ryckman42050127
RB Frank Pollard4217030
TE Rodney Holman33012015
RB Sherman Smith201006

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Wayne Mosley3134.333.89
George Franklin166.007.14
Larry Heater155.004.22
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Frank Pollard4112.754.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Warren Moon94212.336.34
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana33289.338.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Henry Childs2000.007.33
WR Larry Wilcox2000.002.00
WR Butch Johnson2100.008.18
RB Wayne Mosley1133.003.00
WR Art Monk111919.0013.14
FB Billy Jackson11-1-1.00-1.00
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Alfred Jenkins1155.0013.83
WR Billy Ryckman111010.0012.50
WR Roy Green111313.009.69

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Wayne Mosley21
George Franklin22
Warren Moon10
St. LouisRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Warren Moon1186
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana1066

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Larry Wilcox311
WR Art Monk333
WR Al Walker210
WR Butch Johnson221
FB Robert Newhouse111
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green422
WR Mike Friede322
WR Alfred Jenkins222
RB Frank Pollard100

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,400 (21,400)
End Zone13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)