Week 11, 1985

played in Atlanta, GA

67 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	0	-	3
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	14	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 ATL - Jerry Butler 49 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:10 ATL - Marcus Allen 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:10 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
3Q: 11:15 ATL - Harry Holt 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 06:24 ATL - Marcus Allen 35 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 11:54 ATL - Chris Bahr 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 ATL - Jerry Butler 49 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 13:10 ATL - Marcus Allen 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:10 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
3Q: 11:15 ATL - Harry Holt 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 06:24 ATL - Marcus Allen 35 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 11:54 ATL - Chris Bahr 46 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-9 7-3
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 247 404
- Offensive Plays 64 55
- Yards per Play 3.86 7.35
Net Rushing Yards 84 123
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.73
Net Passing Yards 163 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 0 27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 195 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/32 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.79 9.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/83 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 1/10
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:52 29:08

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-9	7-3
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	247	404
- Offensive Plays	64	55
- Yards per Play	3.86	7.35
Net Rushing Yards	84	123
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.73
Net Passing Yards	163	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 0	27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	195	293
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/32	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.79	9.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/83	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	1/10
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:52	29:08

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	2:18	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
1	8:46	2:00	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
1	5:06	3:11	OWN 33	6	23	Punt
2	13:03	6:08	OWN 25	11	39	Missed FG
2	5:56	3:53	OWN 6	12	68	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 32	6	9	Fumble
3	11:06	1:32	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	6:11	2:34	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
3	1:40	1:26	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
4	11:47	3:14	OWN 15	6	21	Punt
4	4:03	4:03	OWN 20	8	46	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	10:05	1:19	OWN 47	3	53	Touchdown
1	6:46	1:40	OWN 12	4	17	Punt
1	1:55	3:52	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	6:55	0:59	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
2	2:03	2:03	OWN 20	6	45	Half
3	13:09	2:03	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
3	9:34	3:23	OWN 12	8	88	Touchdown
3	3:37	1:57	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	0:14	3:27	OWN 33	6	38	Field Goal
4	8:33	4:30	OWN 29	7	70	Interception

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	15	57	3.80	11	2
Larry Heater	4	16	4.00	8	0
Randall Cunningham	2	11	5.50	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	20	105	5.25	35	2	2
Robert Lavette	4	14	3.50	9	0	0
Tommy Kramer	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Jerry Butler	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	39	25	195	4/32	0	14	0	76.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	27	20	293	2/12	2	49	1	118.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roger Carr	8	13	65	8.13	13	14
RB Bill Johnson	4	4	21	5.25	6	9
WR Kris Haines	3	7	22	7.33	0	10
WR Carl Roaches	3	5	24	8.00	0	11
WR John Floyd	2	3	22	11.00	0	14
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Tony Woodruff	1	2	10	10.00	1	10
TE Ethan Horton	1	2	14	14.00	0	14

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	7	8	116	16.57	49	45	0
TE Harry Holt	5	7	60	12.00	18	23	1
WR Jerry Butler	2	3	70	35.00	17	49	1
RB Marcus Allen	2	3	16	8.00	0	13	0
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Arnold Morgado	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Kellen Winslow	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	13	13.00	15	13	0
WR Anthony Hancock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joe Klecko	0	1	0	0
Dwight Hicks	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	301	43.0	36.6	52	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	181	45.3	45.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/2	1/2	0/1	43	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	1	1	1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	1	11	11.0	0
John Jefferson	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cleo Montgomery	3	72	24.0	0
Roger Carr	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	10	1	0.0	24	28
S Carl Lews	6	1	0.0	16	22
OLB Chip Banks	4	2	0.0	20	20
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	1	0.0	21	27
DT Ray Yakavonis	3	0	1.0	9	18
S Rod Kush	3	4	0.0	16	24
S Greg Bright	3	1	0.0	24	27
CB Gill Byrd	2	2	0.0	23	24
DT Stafford Mays	2	1	0.0	10	15
DT Phil Murphy	2	1	0.0	17	11
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0.0	23	22
DE Doug McDougald	1	4	1.0	19	14
DE Elvis Franks	1	1	0.0	15	13
CB Jo Jo Heath	1	1	0.0	15	24

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dwight Hicks	7	3	1.0	17	36
S Deron Cherry	5	5	0.0	20	38
DE Rulon Jones	4	0	2.0	15	29
CB Henry Monroe	4	1	0.0	12	30
OLB Mel Owens	4	0	0.0	11	28
CB Sam Seale	3	2	0.0	16	24
S Vern Roberson	3	0	0.0	11	22
CB William Judson	3	0	0.0	19	35
CB Bobby Humphrey	3	0	0.0	15	29
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	1.0	16	34
OLB Gary Cobb	2	2	0.0	9	19
DE Don Fielder	2	1	0.0	10	24
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	0	0.0	17	33
OLB Hugh Green	2	0	0.0	3	8
DT Charlie Johnson	1	3	0.0	15	33
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	0.0	8	17
DT Pete Kugler	1	1	0.0	8	14
QB Tommy Kramer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ray Yakavonis	1.0	0	1	18
DE Doug McDougald	1.0	0	0	14
OLB Chip Banks	0.0	1	0	20

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	2.0	0	1	4	29
ILB Dirt Winston	1.0	0	1	0	34
CB Dwight Hicks	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	1	1	0	33
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	0	2	3	33
DE Don Fielder	0.0	0	2	0	24
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	4	0	0	28
S Rod Kush	3	0	0	24
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0	24
S Greg Bright	2	0	0	27
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0	22
S Carl Lews	2	0	0	22
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	1	1	27
CB Jo Jo Heath	1	0	0	24
DT Stafford Mays	1	0	0	15
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	0	20
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0	5

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwight Hicks	5	1	36
CB Henry Monroe	4	1	30
S Vern Roberson	3	0	22
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	28
CB Sam Seale	2	1	24
OLB Gary Cobb	2	0	19
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	33
S Deron Cherry	1	0	38
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	8
CB William Judson	1	0	35
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	0	29
DE Don Fielder	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	1	3	20	2	35
Edwin Bailey	1	3	15	0	31
Dan Fike	1	1	11	0	19
Ethan Horton	1	1	21	0	39
Don Greco	0	3	11	0	27
Billy Lindstrom	0	2	19	1	35
Rich Strenger	0	2	19	0	33
Mike Kelley	0	2	6	0	17
Joe Walter	0	2	2	0	10
Tremain Rogers	0	0	2	1	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Alexander	2	7	26	0	29
Dean Steinkuhler	2	5	19	1	20
Hardy Dillon	1	3	22	0	25
Joe Bostic	1	3	8	0	5
Don Bailey	1	2	18	0	24
Curt Marsh	0	3	26	1	29
Kellen Winslow	0	1	25	0	26
Harry Holt	0	1	8	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	1	20
Ethan Horton	1	10
Billy Lindstrom	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Morgado	1	20
John Jefferson	1	15
Kellen Winslow	1	13
Anthony Hancock	1	13
Deron Cherry	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Horton	21	39	---	---	10	70
Roger Carr	17	37	---	---	11	65
Randall Cunningham	21	43	---	---	---	64
Billy Lindstrom	19	35	---	---	9	63
Jeff Dellenbach	20	35	---	---	4	59
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	15	24	17	56
Greg Bright	---	---	24	27	2	53
Cliff Odom	---	---	24	28	1	53
Edwin Bailey	15	31	---	---	6	52
Rich Strenger	19	33	---	---	---	52
Bill Johnson	17	34	---	---	---	51
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	21	27	1	49
Carl Lews	---	---	16	22	11	49
Gill Byrd	---	---	23	24	---	47
Issiac Holt	---	---	23	22	---	45
Rod Kush	---	---	16	24	1	41
Chip Banks	---	---	20	20	1	41
Don Greco	11	27	---	---	---	38
Billy Jackson	10	21	---	---	7	38
Kris Haines	6	27	---	---	1	34
Doug McDougald	---	---	19	14	1	34
Larry Heater	4	9	---	---	20	33
Dan Fike	11	19	---	---	3	33
Stafford Mays	---	---	10	15	5	30
Phil Murphy	---	---	17	11	2	30
Mike Kelley	6	17	---	---	7	30
Elvis Franks	---	---	15	13	1	29
Carl Roaches	11	18	---	---	---	29
Hubert Oliver	7	9	---	---	13	29
Mike Calhoun	---	---	11	16	1	28
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	9	18	1	28
Walt Arnold	3	7	---	---	17	27
Tony Woodruff	5	8	---	---	10	23
Mel Kaufman	---	---	5	1	16	22
John Floyd	4	6	---	---	11	21
Joe Walter	2	10	---	---	8	20
Alvin Toles	---	---	10	6	1	17
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	5	7	14
Emanuel King	---	---	4	1	9	14
Cleo Montgomery	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tremain Rogers	2	8	---	---	---	10
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Wilson	---	---	2	1	3	6
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	2	2
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deron Cherry	---	---	20	38	8	66
Kellen Winslow	25	26	---	---	13	64
Dwight Hicks	---	---	17	36	9	62
John Jefferson	21	24	---	---	15	60
Sam Seale	---	---	16	24	20	60
Curt Marsh	26	29	---	---	4	59
Dan Alexander	26	29	---	---	3	58
William Judson	---	---	19	35	2	56
Tommy Kramer	26	29	---	---	---	55
Dirt Winston	---	---	16	34	5	55
Hardy Dillon	22	25	---	---	5	52
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	17	33	2	52
Charlie Johnson	---	---	15	33	2	50
Rulon Jones	---	---	15	29	2	46
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	15	29	2	46
Henry Monroe	---	---	12	30	2	44
Mel Owens	---	---	11	28	5	44
Don Bailey	18	24	---	---	1	43
Don Fielder	---	---	10	24	9	43
Marcus Allen	22	20	---	---	---	42
Dean Steinkuhler	19	20	---	---	---	39
Jerry Butler	14	12	---	---	10	36
Vern Roberson	---	---	11	22	1	34
Charles Alexander	16	14	---	---	4	34
Anthony Hancock	7	11	---	---	13	31
Derrel Gofourth	11	13	---	---	5	29
Gary Cobb	---	---	9	19	---	28
Harry Holt	8	11	---	---	8	27
Russell Davis	9	7	---	---	10	26
Joe Klecko	---	---	8	17	---	25
Pete Kugler	---	---	8	14	3	25
Hugh Green	---	---	3	8	13	24
Arnold Morgado	0	1	---	---	20	21
Tim Golden	---	---	5	9	5	19
Joe Bostic	8	5	---	---	5	18
Tim Fox	---	---	1	7	8	16
Mercury Duncan	4	11	---	---	---	15
Terry Rennaker	---	---	3	4	8	15
Robert Lavette	4	8	---	---	---	12
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alex Moyer	---	---	0	0	7	7
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carlos Bradley	---	---	0	0	1	1
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	61	7.6
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	39	25	0	1	1	3	8	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	27	20	4	1	1	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	96	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	84	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	64	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	136	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	70	35.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	13	8	0	65	37
WR Kris Haines	7	3	0	22	27
WR Carl Roaches	5	3	1	24	18
RB Bill Johnson	4	4	0	21	34
WR John Floyd	3	2	0	22	6
WR Tony Woodruff	2	1	0	10	8
TE Ethan Horton	2	1	0	14	39
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	0	6	7
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	0	8	21
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	3	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	8	7	0	116	1	24
TE Harry Holt	7	5	0	60	1	11
WR Jerry Butler	3	2	1	70	2	12
RB Marcus Allen	3	2	0	16	0	20
TE Kellen Winslow	2	1	0	10	0	26
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	0	6	0	11
WR Arnold Morgado	1	1	0	2	0	1
WR Anthony Hancock	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	0	13	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	1	2	2.00	5.25
Robert Lavette	1	1	1.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	3	2	19	6.33	10.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Duncan	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Anthony Hancock	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Harry Holt	1	1	13	13.00	8.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	4	2
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	8	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Carr	3	2	2
WR Kris Haines	2	1	0
WR John Floyd	1	1	1
WR Carl Roaches	1	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kellen Winslow	2	1	0
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	1
TE Harry Holt	2	2	2
WR Arnold Morgado	1	1	0
WR John Jefferson	1	1	1
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	1
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,100 (7,500)