Week 17, 1985

played in New Orleans, LA

61 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	14	6	8	-	31
New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 ATL - Chris Bahr 20 field goal
1Q: 03:47 NOS - Randall Cunningham 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 10:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
2Q: 04:45 ATL - Marcus Allen 3 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:20 ATL - Kellen Winslow 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 12:58 NOS - Carl Roaches 8 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 10:00 ATL - Chris Bahr 40 field goal
3Q: 05:40 ATL - Chris Bahr 39 field goal
4Q: 07:41 ATL - Kellen Winslow 5 pass from Tommy Kramer (Marcus Allen run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 ATL - Chris Bahr 20 field goal
1Q: 03:47 NOS - Randall Cunningham 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 10:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
2Q: 04:45 ATL - Marcus Allen 3 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:20 ATL - Kellen Winslow 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 12:58 NOS - Carl Roaches 8 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 10:00 ATL - Chris Bahr 40 field goal
3Q: 05:40 ATL - Chris Bahr 39 field goal
4Q: 07:41 ATL - Kellen Winslow 5 pass from Tommy Kramer (Marcus Allen run for conversion)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 11-5 3-13
First Downs 30 13
- by Rushing 13 2
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 519 279
- Offensive Plays 72 45
- Yards per Play 7.21 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 199 79
- Rushing Attempts 40 17
- Yards per Rush 4.98 4.65
Net Passing Yards 320 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 1 27 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 320 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 10.00 7.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 1/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/42 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 5/150
Interception Ret./Yards 2/25 1/35
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 37
Time of Possession 39:06 20:54

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	11-5	3-13
First Downs	30	13
- by Rushing	13	2
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	519	279
- Offensive Plays	72	45
- Yards per Play	7.21	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	199	79
- Rushing Attempts	40	17
- Yards per Rush	4.98	4.65
Net Passing Yards	320	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 1	27 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	320	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	10.00	7.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	1/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/42	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	5/150
Interception Ret./Yards	2/25	1/35
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 37
Time of Possession	39:06	20:54

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:39	OWN 20	11	77	Field Goal
1	5:34	1:19	OWN 20	3	12	Interception
1	3:36	4:37	OWN 25	10	53	Missed FG
2	10:47	6:11	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown
2	2:39	2:30	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
3	12:49	2:56	OWN 25	5	52	Field Goal
3	8:29	2:54	OWN 43	5	35	Field Goal
3	3:36	3:31	OWN 16	6	30	Punt
4	12:17	4:47	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
4	3:33	1:22	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
4	1:38	1:38	OWN 33	3	11	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:21	3:47	OWN 46	6	18	Punt
1	4:15	0:39	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown
2	13:59	3:12	OWN 29	6	63	Field Goal
2	4:36	1:57	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
3	9:53	1:24	OWN 34	2	13	Interception
3	5:35	1:59	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
3	0:05	2:48	OWN 20	6	59	Missed FG
4	7:30	3:57	OWN 40	8	29	Downs
4	2:11	0:33	OWN 31	4	38	Interception

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	23	127	5.52	18	6	1
Robert Lavette	14	58	4.14	13	3	0
Tommy Kramer	3	14	4.67	13	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	9	54	6.00	34	1	0
Larry Heater	5	22	4.40	12	1	0
Randall Cunningham	3	3	1.00	3	0	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	32	23	320	0/0	2	39	1	111.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	27	18	206	1/6	1	42	2	70.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kellen Winslow	5	7	47	9.40	6	16	2
TE Manute Bol	5	5	62	12.40	13	19	0
WR John Jefferson	4	6	83	20.75	43	39	0
WR Jerry Butler	4	7	79	19.75	44	35	0
WR Mercury Duncan	2	2	19	9.50	0	14	0
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	30	15.00	27	26	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Anthony Hancock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Carr	3	4	17	5.67	0	8	0
WR John Floyd	3	3	45	15.00	23	33	0
RB Bill Johnson	3	3	20	6.67	2	11	0
WR Carl Roaches	2	7	18	9.00	0	10	1
FB Billy Jackson	2	2	0	0.00	0	1	0
WR Kris Haines	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Walt Arnold	1	3	19	19.00	9	19	0
RB Larry Heater	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	42	42.00	34	42	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	38	38.00	9	38	0
WR Tony Woodruff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB William Judson	1	10	10.00	0
OLB Mel Owens	1	15	15.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Cliff Odom	1	35	35.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Lavette	1	0	0
Tommy Kramer	0	1	0
Lawrence Pillers	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Larry Heater	1	0	0
Don Greco	0	1	0
Cliff Odom	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	2	87	43.5	31.5	54	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	3	134	44.7	36.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/2	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	3	52	17.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cleo Montgomery	4	116	29.0	0
Roger Carr	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	6	0	0.0	13	20
CB Henry Monroe	4	0	0.0	9	15
ILB Dirt Winston	3	1	0.0	11	22
CB Dwight Hicks	3	1	0.0	15	27
CB William Judson	3	0	0.0	14	24
DT Charlie Johnson	2	0	0.5	10	19
OLB Gary Cobb	2	0	0.0	10	13
DT Pete Kugler	2	0	0.0	12	15
CB Bobby Humphrey	2	0	0.0	9	15
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	2	0.5	15	22
CB Tim Fox	1	1	0.0	7	3
DE Rulon Jones	1	1	0.0	10	17
DE Don Fielder	1	1	0.0	9	17
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	---	---	---
S Deron Cherry	1	0	0.0	11	25
ILB Tim Golden	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Joe Klecko	0	2	0.0	7	10
S Vern Roberson	0	1	0.0	10	20
OLB Terry Rennaker	0	1	0.0	2	2
OLB Hugh Green	0	1	0.0	1	4
CB Sam Seale	0	1	0.0	6	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	13	2	0.0	37	31
OLB Lawrence Taylor	8	4	0.0	37	30
CB Gill Byrd	7	1	0.0	32	27
S Rod Kush	4	4	0.0	30	22
DE Doug McDougald	4	0	0.0	22	13
S Greg Bright	3	2	0.0	31	27
DT Stafford Mays	3	2	0.0	29	24
S Carl Lews	3	1	0.0	26	24
DE Mike Calhoun	3	0	0.0	34	31
CB Jo Jo Heath	2	2	0.0	36	29
DT Ray Yakavonis	2	2	0.0	36	25
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0.0	27	21
DT Phil Murphy	1	2	0.0	15	12
DE Bob Kohrs	1	1	0.0	23	19
TE Walt Arnold	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Tony Woodruff	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0.0	10	10
ILB Alvin Toles	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Emanuel King	0	1	0.0	4	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.5	0	1	0	22
DT Charlie Johnson	0.5	0	0	1	19

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Henry Monroe	4	0	0	15
CB Dwight Hicks	3	1	0	27
CB William Judson	3	0	1	24
OLB Mel Owens	2	0	1	20
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	0	22
S Deron Cherry	1	1	0	25
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	0	15
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	3
DT Pete Kugler	1	0	0	15
OLB Gary Cobb	0	1	0	13

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	5	2	0	27
ILB Cliff Odom	4	0	1	31
S Greg Bright	3	0	0	27
S Rod Kush	3	0	0	22
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	2	0	30
CB Issiac Holt	2	1	0	21
S Carl Lews	2	0	0	24
CB Jo Jo Heath	1	0	0	29
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	3	7	1	38	26
Hardy Dillon	3	5	0	36	30
Dan Alexander	2	6	0	40	32
Kellen Winslow	2	5	1	39	27
Joe Bostic	2	4	0	22	15
Curt Marsh	1	4	0	40	32
Charles Alexander	1	2	0	24	19
Russell Davis	1	2	0	13	9
Dean Steinkuhler	0	2	0	24	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Lindstrom	1	2	15	1	23
Jeff Dellenbach	1	2	9	0	10
Edwin Bailey	0	4	15	0	26
Steve Wilson	0	3	13	0	24
Walt Arnold	0	1	6	0	11
Don Greco	0	1	12	0	22
Hubert Oliver	0	1	6	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Seale	3	15
Anthony Hancock	1	16
John Jefferson	1	14
Dirt Winston	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Lews	2	17
Larry Heater	1	18
Tony Woodruff	1	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Alexander	40	32	---	---	6	78
Kellen Winslow	39	27	---	---	12	78
John Jefferson	33	27	---	---	14	74
Curt Marsh	40	32	---	---	1	73
Hardy Dillon	36	30	---	---	6	72
Tommy Kramer	40	32	---	---	---	72
Derrel Gofourth	38	26	---	---	5	69
Dwight Hicks	---	---	15	27	13	55
Dean Steinkuhler	24	25	---	---	---	49
Charles Alexander	24	19	---	---	5	48
Jerry Butler	17	16	---	---	11	44
Deron Cherry	---	---	11	25	8	44
Marcus Allen	24	20	---	---	---	44
Joe Bostic	22	15	---	---	6	43
Anthony Hancock	15	11	---	---	16	42
William Judson	---	---	14	24	2	40
Dirt Winston	---	---	11	22	6	39
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	15	22	1	38
Russell Davis	13	9	---	---	12	34
Mel Owens	---	---	13	20	1	34
Sam Seale	---	---	6	12	15	33
Charlie Johnson	---	---	10	19	2	31
Robert Lavette	16	12	---	---	3	31
Manute Bol	10	13	---	---	8	31
Vern Roberson	---	---	10	20	---	30
Don Fielder	---	---	9	17	4	30
Rulon Jones	---	---	10	17	2	29
Pete Kugler	---	---	12	15	2	29
Gary Cobb	---	---	10	13	2	25
Henry Monroe	---	---	9	15	---	24
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	9	15	---	24
Joe Klecko	---	---	7	10	3	20
Arnold Morgado	0	0	---	---	19	19
Tim Fox	---	---	7	3	8	18
Mercury Duncan	9	6	---	---	---	15
Terry Rennaker	---	---	2	2	11	15
Hugh Green	---	---	1	4	8	13
Tim Golden	---	---	6	6	1	13
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	11	11
Karl Baldischwiler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carlos Bradley	---	---	0	0	3	3
Alex Moyer	---	---	0	0	3	3
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	36	29	17	82
Cliff Odom	---	---	37	31	4	72
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	37	30	4	71
Mike Calhoun	---	---	34	31	4	69
Carl Lews	---	---	26	24	17	67
Greg Bright	---	---	31	27	5	63
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	36	25	1	62
Gill Byrd	---	---	32	27	3	62
Rod Kush	---	---	30	22	5	57
Stafford Mays	---	---	29	24	4	57
Issiac Holt	---	---	27	21	4	52
Bob Kohrs	---	---	23	19	3	45
Randall Cunningham	17	28	---	---	---	45
Roger Carr	10	24	---	---	8	42
Edwin Bailey	15	26	---	---	---	41
Ethan Horton	13	22	---	---	6	41
Billy Lindstrom	15	23	---	---	2	40
Steve Wilson	13	24	---	---	2	39
Doug McDougald	---	---	22	13	3	38
Don Greco	12	22	---	---	3	37
Larry Heater	7	10	---	---	18	35
Walt Arnold	6	11	---	---	15	32
Rich Strenger	12	20	---	---	---	32
Hubert Oliver	6	11	---	---	13	30
Phil Murphy	---	---	15	12	2	29
Bill Johnson	10	18	---	---	---	28
John Floyd	9	6	---	---	12	27
Carl Roaches	7	18	---	---	---	25
Billy Jackson	7	12	---	---	4	23
Jeff Dellenbach	9	10	---	---	4	23
Mel Kaufman	---	---	3	2	16	21
Tony Woodruff	5	2	---	---	14	21
Fred Robinson	---	---	10	10	---	20
Joe Walter	5	8	---	---	5	18
Chip Banks	---	---	5	4	7	16
Kris Haines	5	6	---	---	1	12
Cleo Montgomery	0	0	---	---	10	10
Emanuel King	---	---	4	0	6	10
Mike Kelley	2	2	---	---	5	9
Tremain Rogers	2	5	---	---	---	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alvin Toles	---	---	3	1	2	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	2	2
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	52	5.2
Middle	18	89	4.9
Right	11	59	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	53	8.8
Middle	8	19	2.4
Right	2	8	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	32	23	4	2	1	5	0	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	27	18	3	1	1	4	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	32	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	171	11.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	117	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	119	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	49	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	38	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	7	5	0	47	0	27
WR Jerry Butler	7	4	0	79	2	16
WR John Jefferson	6	4	1	83	1	27
TE Manute Bol	5	5	0	62	0	13
WR Mercury Duncan	2	2	0	19	0	6
FB Charles Alexander	2	1	0	0	0	19
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	0	30	1	20
WR Anthony Hancock	1	0	0	0	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Roaches	7	2	1	18	0	18
WR Roger Carr	4	3	0	17	0	24
WR John Floyd	3	3	0	45	1	6
TE Walt Arnold	3	1	0	19	0	11
RB Bill Johnson	3	3	0	20	0	18
FB Billy Jackson	2	2	0	0	0	12
WR Kris Haines	1	1	0	0	0	6
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	7	0	10
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	42	1	11
WR Tony Woodruff	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	0	38	1	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	3	9	3.00	5.52
Robert Lavette	1	-4	-4.00	4.14

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	2	5	2.50	4.40
Bill Johnson	1	2	2.00	6.00
Randall Cunningham	1	3	3.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	4	4	29	7.25	10.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	2	9	4.50	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kellen Winslow	3	3	25	8.33	6.71
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	4	4.00	15.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Roaches	1	1	8	8.00	2.57
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	1	1.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	2	0
Robert Lavette	2	1
Tommy Kramer	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	2	0
Bill Johnson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	7	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Butler	3	2	2
WR John Jefferson	2	1	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kris Haines	1	1	0
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	1
WR Carl Roaches	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)