Week 10, 1986

played in St. Louis, MO

50 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	7	9	-	22
St. Louis Wranglers	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 STL - Frank Pollard 9 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 02:51 NOS - Morten Andersen 20 field goal
2Q: 04:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 23 field goal
2Q: 01:49 STL - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal
3Q: 09:27 STL - Frank Pollard 52 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 05:40 NOS - Danny Pittman 17 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 14:55 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
4Q: 05:45 NOS - Ernest Givins 10 pass from Randall Cunningham (Randall Cunningham pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 STL - Frank Pollard 9 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 02:51 NOS - Morten Andersen 20 field goal
2Q: 04:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 23 field goal
2Q: 01:49 STL - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal
3Q: 09:27 STL - Frank Pollard 52 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 05:40 NOS - Danny Pittman 17 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 14:55 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
4Q: 05:45 NOS - Ernest Givins 10 pass from Randall Cunningham (Randall Cunningham pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NOS STL
Record 4-5 2-7
First Downs 23 23
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 395 361
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 6.08 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 150 108
- Rushing Attempts 33 24
- Yards per Rush 4.55 4.50
Net Passing Yards 245 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 2 38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.66 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/48 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/104 4/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/10
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:39 28:21

Team Statistics	NOS	STL
Record	4-5	2-7
First Downs	23	23
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	395	361
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	6.08	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	150	108
- Rushing Attempts	33	24
- Yards per Rush	4.55	4.50
Net Passing Yards	245	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 2	38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.66	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/48	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/104	4/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/10
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 21
Time of Possession	31:39	28:21

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 24	2	1	Interception
1	8:52	6:08	OWN 36	11	61	Field Goal
2	13:45	2:41	OWN 9	4	23	Punt
2	9:53	1:42	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
2	6:39	1:53	OPP 41	5	35	Field Goal
2	1:43	1:19	OWN 29	6	49	Interception
3	13:11	2:08	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	9:09	3:35	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	3:23	3:35	OPP 47	9	32	Field Goal
4	9:11	3:37	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
4	3:15	3:08	OWN 16	8	37	Punt

St. Louis Wranglers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	4:54	OWN 47	10	53	Touchdown
1	2:44	3:59	OWN 14	8	29	Punt
2	11:04	1:11	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
2	8:11	1:32	OWN 17	4	25	Fumble
2	4:46	3:03	OWN 20	11	66	Field Goal
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 2	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	11:03	1:54	OWN 19	4	81	Touchdown
3	5:34	2:11	OWN 9	3	-6	Punt
4	14:48	5:37	OWN 21	11	64	Missed FG
4	5:34	2:19	OWN 20	5	54	Interception
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Ernest Givins, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	20	73	3.65	14	1
Larry Heater	10	57	5.70	16	2
Randall Cunningham	3	20	6.67	10	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	17	99	5.82	52	1	2
Derrick Harmon	6	6	1.00	2	0	0
Joe Montana	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	32	18	245	0/0	2	40	2	75.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	38	23	261	1/8	0	23	1	70.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	9	13	116	12.89	15	40	1
TE Ethan Horton	3	5	32	10.67	0	15	0
WR John Floyd	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Kris Haines	1	3	17	17.00	4	17	0
WR Rick Parros	1	4	17	17.00	6	17	0
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	17	17.00	10	17	1
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	17	17.00	11	17	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	4	15	15.00	5	15	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Al Walker	5	8	62	12.40	24	23
WR Roy Green	4	9	41	10.25	5	17
RB Frank Pollard	3	3	32	10.67	31	16
TE Mark Boyer	3	5	22	7.33	3	10
WR Vance Johnson	3	7	28	9.33	0	11
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	2	24	12.00	5	21
TE Rodney Holman	2	2	39	19.50	7	21
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	1	13	13.00	13	13
WR Billy Ryckman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

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

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Albert Lewis	1	10	10.00	0
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug McDougald	0	1	0	0
Emanuel King	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Derrick Harmon	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	4	182	45.5	39.5	52	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	4	190	47.5	37.0	58	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/2	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Issiac Holt	2	22	11.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Floyd	2	45	22.5	0
Larry Heater	2	59	29.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	3	53	17.7	0
Billy Ryckman	1	4	4.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	7	1	0.0	23	37
S Greg Bright	6	2	0.0	15	32
CB Don Griffin	6	0	0.0	14	32
OLB Chip Banks	4	0	0.0	20	32
OLB Emanuel King	3	0	1.0	11	11
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	0.0	21	26
DE Tony Colorito	3	1	0.0	16	22
DE Doug McDougald	2	2	0.0	20	34
S Bob Glazebrook	2	1	0.0	10	18
CB Issiac Holt	2	1	0.0	16	24
DE Kevin Fagan	2	1	0.0	16	25
TE Ethan Horton	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Kurt Gouveia	2	0	0.0	4	6
S Mike Jolly	1	3	0.0	12	15
S Carl Lews	1	2	0.0	18	35
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	0.0	23	39
S Rod Kush	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Eric Wilson	0	1	0.0	2	3

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeff Davis	8	1	0.0	29	27
S Leonard Smith	6	5	0.0	27	24
CB Wayne Smith	6	0	0.0	27	24
S Rod McSwain	4	2	0.0	18	12
ILB Fredd Young	4	2	0.0	24	30
DT Kent Kremer	4	0	0.0	22	24
CB Tim Washington	3	1	0.0	20	15
DT Eric Holle	3	0	0.0	20	19
CB Albert Lewis	2	2	0.0	21	22
DT Gary Johnson	2	1	0.0	16	17
CB Jerry Gray	2	1	0.0	16	22
OLB Paul Butcher	2	1	0.0	12	7
DE Keith Ferguson	1	3	0.0	27	24
S Cornell Gowdy	1	1	0.0	21	23
WR Al Walker	1	0	---	---	---
S Chris Williams	1	0	0.0	10	12
RB Derrick Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kervin Wyatt	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Emanuel King	1.0	0	0	11
DT John Woodcock	0.0	2	1	33
DE Elvis Franks	0.0	0	2	39
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0.0	0	2	37
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	2	25

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0	22
DE Ben Thomas	1	0	0	12
DE Keith Ferguson	0	4	2	24
DE Smiley Creswell	0	1	0	8
DE Shawn Miller	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Don Griffin	6	2	0	32
S Greg Bright	4	0	0	32
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	0	32
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	0	26
S Bob Glazebrook	2	1	0	18
S Carl Lews	1	1	0	35
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	1	37
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0	15
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0	24
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0	11

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jeff Davis	4	1	0	27
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	0	24
CB Albert Lewis	2	0	1	22
S Leonard Smith	2	0	0	24
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	0	22
OLB Paul Butcher	2	0	0	7
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	0	24
CB Tim Washington	1	0	0	15
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	0	30
DE Keith Ferguson	0	1	0	24
S Cornell Gowdy	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ron McNair	3	6	26	29
Tremain Rogers	2	6	23	24
Dan Fike	2	3	31	30
Edwin Bailey	1	5	28	26
Hubert Oliver	1	2	20	18
Ethan Horton	1	2	27	29
Ron Baker	1	1	14	10
Jeff Dellenbach	0	4	30	28
Joe Rose	0	1	10	9

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	2	6	22	0	35
Larry McCarren	1	5	18	0	32
Leotis Harris	1	4	20	0	35
Kelvin Clark	1	1	6	0	4
Luis Sharpe	0	2	18	1	35
Tony Paige	0	2	15	0	18
Dennis Lick	0	1	21	0	32
Tommie Ginn	0	1	6	0	7
Ken Dallafior	0	1	6	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Hubert Oliver	2	19
Larry Heater	2	18
Don Griffin	1	16
Danny Pittman	1	13

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Smith	2	16
Zeke Mowatt	1	16
Derrick Harmon	1	16
Junior Tautalatasi	1	8
Kelvin Clark	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Elvis Franks	---	---	23	39	6	68
Dan Fike	31	30	---	---	6	67
Randall Cunningham	33	32	---	---	---	65
Jeff Dellenbach	30	28	---	---	6	64
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	23	37	3	63
Don Griffin	---	---	14	32	16	62
John Woodcock	---	---	20	33	6	59
Ernest Givins	30	28	---	---	---	58
Hubert Oliver	20	18	---	---	19	57
Ethan Horton	27	29	---	---	1	57
Edwin Bailey	28	26	---	---	1	55
Carl Lews	---	---	18	35	2	55
Ron McNair	26	29	---	---	---	55
Doug McDougald	---	---	20	34	---	54
Chip Banks	---	---	20	32	2	54
Greg Bright	---	---	15	32	1	48
Gill Byrd	---	---	21	26	1	48
Tremain Rogers	23	24	---	---	---	47
Bill Johnson	23	24	---	---	---	47
Issiac Holt	---	---	16	24	3	43
Kevin Fagan	---	---	16	25	1	42
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	10	18	13	41
Rick Parros	22	16	---	---	2	40
Tony Colorito	---	---	16	22	2	40
Kris Haines	13	14	---	---	10	37
Larry Heater	10	8	---	---	18	36
Joe Rose	10	9	---	---	16	35
Ron Baker	14	10	---	---	7	31
Mike Jolly	---	---	12	15	2	29
Danny Pittman	8	8	---	---	13	29
John Tautolo	10	8	---	---	7	25
Emanuel King	---	---	11	11	---	22
Fred Robinson	---	---	1	2	17	20
John Floyd	0	2	---	---	17	19
Billy Jackson	2	3	---	---	14	19
Steve Wilson	3	5	---	---	7	15
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	4	6	4	14
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eric Wilson	---	---	2	3	3	8
Rod Kush	---	---	1	2	3	6
Dropkick Murphy	0	1	---	---	5	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cliff Odom	---	---	0	0	3	3
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	1	1	---	2
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Smith	---	---	27	24	16	67
Jeff Davis	---	---	29	27	11	67
Joe Montana	24	39	---	---	---	63
Leotis Harris	20	35	---	---	4	59
John Scully	22	35	---	---	---	57
Fredd Young	---	---	24	30	2	56
Keith Ferguson	---	---	27	24	4	55
Vance Johnson	16	29	---	---	10	55
Leonard Smith	---	---	27	24	3	54
Dennis Lick	21	32	---	---	---	53
Luis Sharpe	18	35	---	---	---	53
Larry McCarren	18	32	---	---	---	50
Tim Washington	---	---	20	15	15	50
Tony Paige	15	18	---	---	16	49
Al Walker	11	23	---	---	14	48
Roy Green	21	27	---	---	---	48
Kent Kremer	---	---	22	24	2	48
Frank Pollard	18	30	---	---	---	48
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	21	23	3	47
Albert Lewis	---	---	21	22	2	45
Shawn Miller	---	---	20	20	4	44
Eric Holle	---	---	20	19	3	42
Jerry Gray	---	---	16	22	3	41
Gary Johnson	---	---	16	17	2	35
Rodney Holman	14	15	---	---	6	35
Chris Williams	---	---	10	12	10	32
Mark Boyer	9	15	---	---	8	32
Ben Thomas	---	---	13	12	6	31
Rod McSwain	---	---	18	12	---	30
Eugene Goodlow	7	17	---	---	5	29
Derrick Harmon	6	6	---	---	16	28
Billy Ryckman	2	10	---	---	12	24
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	5	8	11	24
Zeke Mowatt	1	5	---	---	16	22
Paul Butcher	---	---	12	7	2	21
Ken Dallafior	6	8	---	---	6	20
Tommie Ginn	6	7	---	---	6	19
Mark Brown	---	---	9	2	7	18
Kelvin Clark	6	4	---	---	6	16
Smiley Creswell	---	---	6	8	---	14
Don Laster	3	7	---	---	2	12
Junior Tautalatasi	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	11	54	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	70	11.7
Middle	15	31	2.1
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	32	18	2	0	2	2	6	2	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	38	23	3	0	1	4	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	64	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	121	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	60	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	45	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	128	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	71	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	13	9	0	116	2	28
TE Ethan Horton	5	3	0	32	0	29
WR Rick Parros	4	1	1	17	0	16
RB Bill Johnson	4	1	0	15	0	24
WR Kris Haines	3	1	1	17	0	14
WR John Floyd	1	1	0	14	0	2
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	0	17	0	8
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	17	0	18

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	9	4	0	41	0	27
WR Al Walker	8	5	0	62	1	23
WR Vance Johnson	7	3	1	28	0	29
TE Mark Boyer	5	3	0	22	0	15
RB Frank Pollard	3	3	0	32	0	30
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	2	0	24	1	17
TE Rodney Holman	2	2	0	39	1	15
WR Billy Ryckman	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	1	0	13	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	4	15	3.75	3.65
Larry Heater	2	5	2.50	5.70

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	3	11	3.67	5.82
Derrick Harmon	2	-1	-0.50	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	7	2	27	3.86	7.66

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	6	2	20	3.33	6.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bill Johnson	3	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	10	5.00	8.92
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	17	17.00	17.00
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0.00	6.40

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Boyer	2	1	10	5.00	4.40
WR Vance Johnson	2	1	10	5.00	4.00
WR Al Walker	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
WR Roy Green	1	0	0	0.00	4.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	4	2
Larry Heater	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	8	4	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bill Johnson	3	0	0
WR Rick Parros	2	1	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	2	2
WR John Floyd	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	4	1	0
WR Al Walker	2	1	1
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	1	1
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)