Week 10, 1984

played in New Orleans, LA

71 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	10	3	7	7	-	27
New Orleans Saints	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:11 ATL - Chris Bahr 25 field goal
1Q: 00:57 ATL - John Jefferson 61 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:42 ATL - Chris Bahr 42 field goal
2Q: 05:43 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
3Q: 08:07 ATL - Tommy Kramer 19 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 00:27 NOS - Bill Johnson 6 pass from Warren Moon (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 01:59 ATL - Gary Cobb 28 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:11 ATL - Chris Bahr 25 field goal
1Q: 00:57 ATL - John Jefferson 61 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 09:42 ATL - Chris Bahr 42 field goal
2Q: 05:43 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
3Q: 08:07 ATL - Tommy Kramer 19 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 00:27 NOS - Bill Johnson 6 pass from Warren Moon (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 01:59 ATL - Gary Cobb 28 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 8-2 2-8
First Downs 22 11
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 426 188
- Offensive Plays 70 52
- Yards per Play 6.09 3.62
Net Rushing Yards 133 85
- Rushing Attempts 41 26
- Yards per Rush 3.24 3.27
Net Passing Yards 293 103
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 22 - 0 25 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 293 110
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 10.10 3.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/3
Penalties/Yards 8/63 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/3 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 32
Time of Possession 36:40 23:20

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	8-2	2-8
First Downs	22	11
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	426	188
- Offensive Plays	70	52
- Yards per Play	6.09	3.62
Net Rushing Yards	133	85
- Rushing Attempts	41	26
- Yards per Rush	3.24	3.27
Net Passing Yards	293	103
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 22 - 0	25 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	293	110
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	10.10	3.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/3
Penalties/Yards	8/63	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/3	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 32
Time of Possession	36:40	23:20

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	8:55	OWN 25	16	67	Field Goal
1	2:11	1:29	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
2	13:31	3:56	OWN 13	7	62	Field Goal
2	5:36	3:41	OWN 7	7	36	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 2	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	7:02	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
3	6:13	1:00	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
3	0:20	5:00	OWN 20	12	58	Downs
4	4:32	2:27	OWN 2	7	27	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 22	3	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
1	4:05	1:54	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	0:42	2:11	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
2	9:35	3:59	OWN 30	7	39	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:22	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	7:58	1:45	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	5:13	4:53	OPP 35	10	35	Touchdown
4	10:20	5:48	OWN 22	12	76	Downs
4	2:05	0:14	OWN 22	2	0	Interception
4	1:51	0:43	OWN 20	4	2	Downs

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	27	80	2.96	33	2	0
Clarence Williams	10	33	3.30	8	0	0
Tommy Kramer	4	20	5.00	19	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	16	47	2.94	15	1
Larry Heater	6	16	2.67	15	1
Warren Moon	4	22	5.50	16	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	29	22	293	0/0	1	61	0	118.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	25	14	110	1/7	1	30	1	63.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kellen Winslow	10	12	122	12.20	29	34	0
WR John Jefferson	5	6	99	19.80	51	61	1
RB Marcus Allen	4	4	45	11.25	25	16	0
WR Stan Rome	2	4	23	11.50	2	17	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Jerry Butler	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	4	7	27	6.75	0	18	0
RB Bill Johnson	4	4	46	11.50	35	30	1
WR Carl Roaches	2	3	13	6.50	4	10	0
WR John Floyd	1	5	11	11.00	2	11	0
RB Larry Heater	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Walt Easley	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Otis Grant	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Walt Arnold	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gary Cobb	1	28	28.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marcus Allen	1	0	0
John Jefferson	0	1	0
Eddie Lee Ivery	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Jones	1	0	0
Tony Woodruff	0	1	0
Mel Kaufman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	3	137	45.7	37.0	57	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	217	43.4	41.4	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel James	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	2	44	22.0	0
John Floyd	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	6	1	0.0	23	23
S Darrol Ray	5	5	0.0	25	24
OLB Gary Cobb	4	0	0.0	21	13
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	1	0.0	26	23
S Rick Sanford	3	1	0.0	17	19
CB William Judson	3	1	0.0	17	17
DT Charlie Johnson	3	0	0.0	21	15
DT Joe Klecko	3	0	0.0	18	18
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	1.0	3	3
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	0.0	19	16
OLB Hugh Green	2	0	0.0	3	6
CB Dwight Hicks	1	1	0.0	21	23
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0.0	9	11
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0.0	4	10
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Lionel Collier	0	1	0.0	13	16
DT Keith Guthrie	0	1	0.0	16	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	9	2	36	24
ILB Cliff Odom	7	6	38	28
S Doug Jones	6	0	22	19
S Greg Bright	5	4	20	22
CB Kirk Collins	4	1	28	23
DT Phil Murphy	4	1	28	15
DE Mike Calhoun	3	2	25	17
CB Jo Jo Heath	3	2	27	18
S Rod Kush	3	0	29	20
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	32	20
DT Stafford Mays	2	1	21	11
DE Elvis Franks	2	0	23	23
OLB Bobby Leopold	2	0	18	9
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	1	26	20
ILB Brian Kelley	1	0	3	1
DE Bob Kohrs	1	0	16	13
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	0	5	5
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	5	2
DE Doug McDougald	0	1	26	16
OLB Chip Banks	0	1	13	4
S Jimmy Turner	0	1	10	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Dirt Winston	1.0	0	0	0	3
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	1	2	2	18
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	1	1	15
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	0	1	0	23

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Calhoun	1	17
DE Doug McDougald	1	16
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gary Cobb	2	0	1	13
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0	16
CB William Judson	2	0	0	17
CB Dwight Hicks	1	3	0	23
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	11
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	0	18
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0	10
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	0	7
S Rick Sanford	1	0	0	19
S Darrol Ray	1	0	0	24
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0	6
OLB Terry Rennaker	0	2	0	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kirk Collins	4	0	23
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	24
S Doug Jones	2	2	19
CB Jo Jo Heath	2	1	18
S Rod Kush	2	0	20
ILB Cliff Odom	2	0	28
DE Mike Calhoun	1	0	17
S Greg Bright	1	0	22
DE Bob Kohrs	1	0	13
OLB Bobby Leopold	1	0	9
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	20
S Jimmy Turner	1	0	9
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dan Alexander	1	8	41	27
Derrel Gofourth	1	7	30	23
Curt Marsh	1	6	38	26
Hardy Dillon	1	5	33	27
Don Bailey	1	3	23	15
Charles Alexander	1	2	23	13
Billy Lindstrom	0	4	30	21
Kellen Winslow	0	1	36	26
Harry Holt	0	1	18	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Freeman	2	8	13	0	12
Michael Obrovac	1	4	24	1	19
Steve Wilson	1	4	24	0	23
Edwin Bailey	0	3	22	0	21
Rich Strenger	0	2	20	0	21
Karl Swanke	0	1	4	0	5
Don Greco	0	1	21	0	22
Tremain Rogers	0	1	2	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Lee Ivery	3	7
Dirt Winston	1	9
John Jefferson	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Kelley	1	14
Billy Jackson	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Alexander	41	27	---	---	5	73
Tommy Kramer	41	29	---	---	---	70
Kellen Winslow	36	26	---	---	4	66
Curt Marsh	38	26	---	---	---	64
John Jefferson	30	24	---	---	8	62
Hardy Dillon	33	27	---	---	---	60
Derrel Gofourth	30	23	---	---	5	58
Billy Lindstrom	30	21	---	---	5	56
Marcus Allen	31	24	---	---	---	55
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	26	23	2	51
Darrol Ray	---	---	25	24	2	51
Charles Alexander	23	13	---	---	13	49
Mike Singletary	---	---	23	23	1	47
Dwight Hicks	---	---	21	23	2	46
Harry Holt	18	12	---	---	15	45
Don Bailey	23	15	---	---	5	43
Joe Klecko	---	---	18	18	6	42
Gary Cobb	---	---	21	13	6	40
Charlie Johnson	---	---	21	15	2	38
Eddie Lee Ivery	16	15	---	---	7	38
Rick Sanford	---	---	17	19	1	37
William Judson	---	---	17	17	3	37
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	19	16	1	36
Bill Ring	13	5	---	---	18	36
Tim Fox	---	---	9	11	14	34
Jerry Butler	17	10	---	---	5	32
Keith Guthrie	---	---	16	16	---	32
Lionel Collier	---	---	13	16	1	30
Vern Roberson	---	---	4	10	10	24
Stan Rome	11	11	---	---	---	22
Dean Steinkuhler	10	6	---	---	5	21
Terry Rennaker	---	---	7	10	3	20
Henry Monroe	---	---	8	7	3	18
Lionel James	0	0	---	---	18	18
Clarence Williams	10	5	---	---	2	17
Pete Kugler	---	---	8	8	---	16
Dirt Winston	---	---	3	3	9	15
Mel Owens	---	---	5	7	2	14
Hugh Green	---	---	3	6	4	13
Sam Seale	---	---	0	0	11	11
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	2	1	4	7
Clayton Weishuhn	---	---	0	0	5	5
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	38	28	2	68
Kirk Collins	---	---	28	23	13	64
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	36	24	2	62
Doug Jones	---	---	22	19	14	55
Gill Byrd	---	---	32	20	1	53
Warren Moon	26	26	---	---	---	52
Rod Kush	---	---	29	20	2	51
Steve Wilson	24	23	---	---	2	49
Don Greco	21	22	---	---	5	48
Elvis Franks	---	---	23	23	1	47
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	27	18	2	47
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	26	20	1	47
Phil Murphy	---	---	28	15	3	46
Edwin Bailey	22	21	---	---	1	44
Mike Calhoun	---	---	25	17	1	43
Michael Obrovac	24	19	---	---	---	43
Greg Bright	---	---	20	22	---	42
Doug McDougald	---	---	26	16	---	42
Art Monk	21	21	---	---	---	42
Rich Strenger	20	21	---	---	---	41
Bobby Leopold	---	---	18	9	11	38
John Floyd	14	17	---	---	6	37
Bill Johnson	18	17	---	---	1	36
Stafford Mays	---	---	21	11	3	35
Billy Jackson	13	11	---	---	11	35
Bob Kohrs	---	---	16	13	5	34
Walt Arnold	17	8	---	---	8	33
Walt Easley	6	12	---	---	15	33
Larry Heater	8	9	---	---	15	32
Otis Grant	14	16	---	---	---	30
Mike Freeman	13	12	---	---	5	30
Jimmy Turner	---	---	10	9	9	28
Matt Suhey	6	7	---	---	12	25
Carl Roaches	9	10	---	---	---	19
Brian Kelley	---	---	3	1	14	18
Kris Haines	4	2	---	---	12	18
Mel Kaufman	---	---	5	5	7	17
Chip Banks	---	---	13	4	---	17
Karl Swanke	4	5	---	---	6	15
Tremain Rogers	2	7	---	---	6	15
Tony Woodruff	0	0	---	---	11	11
Fred Robinson	---	---	5	2	3	10
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	23	115	5.0
Right	9	1	0.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	8	1.1
Middle	9	17	1.9
Right	10	60	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	29	22	3	0	1	3	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	25	14	1	0	0	5	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	120	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	146	18.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	43	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	40	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	1	9	1.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	12	10	1	122	2	26
WR John Jefferson	6	5	0	99	1	24
WR Stan Rome	4	2	0	23	0	11
RB Marcus Allen	4	4	0	45	0	24
WR Jerry Butler	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	0	4	0	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	7	4	27	0	21
WR John Floyd	5	1	11	0	17
RB Bill Johnson	4	4	46	1	17
WR Carl Roaches	3	2	13	0	10
TE Walt Arnold	2	0	0	0	8
WR Otis Grant	2	1	4	0	16
RB Larry Heater	1	1	8	0	9
TE Walt Easley	1	1	1	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	2	22	11.00	5.00
Clarence Williams	1	1	1.00	3.30
Marcus Allen	1	2	2.00	2.96

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	5	11	2.20	2.94
Warren Moon	1	1	1.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	2	1	11	5.50	10.10

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	6	5	19	3.17	4.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	11	11.00	10.17
WR Stan Rome	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Art Monk	2	2	0	0.00	3.86
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	18	9.00	11.50
TE Walt Arnold	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Walt Easley	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	3	0
Tommy Kramer	1	0
Clarence Williams	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	8	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	9	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	3	3	3
TE Kellen Winslow	3	3	3
WR Stan Rome	2	1	1
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Floyd	3	1	0
WR Art Monk	3	2	0
WR Carl Roaches	1	0	0
WR Otis Grant	1	1	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	700 (3,300)