Week 11, 1986

played in New Orleans, LA

52 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	3	-	6
New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
3Q: 13:43 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
3Q: 07:09 NOS - Joe Rose 23 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:00 ATL - Chris Bahr 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
3Q: 13:43 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
3Q: 07:09 NOS - Joe Rose 23 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:00 ATL - Chris Bahr 24 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 8-2 5-5
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 260 300
- Offensive Plays 59 62
- Yards per Play 4.41 4.84
Net Rushing Yards 108 120
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 4.50 4.14
Net Passing Yards 152 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 1 32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 158 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.34 5.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/70 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/40
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	8-2	5-5
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	260	300
- Offensive Plays	59	62
- Yards per Play	4.41	4.84
Net Rushing Yards	108	120
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	4.50	4.14
Net Passing Yards	152	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 1	32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	158	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.34	5.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/70	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/40
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:29	29:31

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 28	4	6	Punt
1	9:56	2:56	OWN 31	6	23	Punt
2	14:54	4:12	OWN 20	7	56	Missed FG
2	6:25	2:50	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	1:54	1:52	OWN 40	4	23	Missed FG
3	14:33	0:55	OPP 15	3	6	Field Goal
3	11:39	1:21	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
3	6:54	10:01	OWN 20	19	73	Field Goal
4	8:09	1:05	OWN 5	3	13	Interception
4	6:12	1:43	OWN 37	4	21	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:12	2:16	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
1	7:00	7:06	OWN 1	15	70	Punt
2	10:42	4:17	OWN 31	8	33	Punt
2	3:35	1:41	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 44	1	12	Half
3	15:00	0:27	OWN 14	1	0	Interception
3	13:38	1:59	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	10:18	3:24	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
4	11:53	3:44	OWN 13	5	36	Punt
4	7:04	0:52	OPP 45	4	8	Downs
4	4:29	4:29	OWN 20	10	41	Game

Game MVP: Danny Pittman, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	19	81	4.26	20	3
Dalton Hilliard	4	25	6.25	10	1
Tommy Kramer	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	14	42	3.00	17	1
Larry Heater	13	62	4.77	28	2
Randall Cunningham	2	16	8.00	17	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	34	18	158	1/6	0	20	1	53.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	32	17	185	1/5	1	25	1	67.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Kellen Winslow	8	8	77	9.63	12	20
WR John Jefferson	3	5	33	11.00	0	14
WR Jerry Butler	2	7	15	7.50	0	10
RB Marcus Allen	2	5	16	8.00	5	11
WR Zach Thomas	2	4	14	7.00	0	9
WR Hassan Jones	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE Manute Bol	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Pittman	7	9	85	12.14	1	25	0
WR Ernest Givins	4	7	47	11.75	10	21	0
WR John Floyd	2	5	11	5.50	0	7	0
TE Joe Rose	2	3	32	16.00	29	23	1
FB Hubert Oliver	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Billy Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dropkick Murphy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Singletary	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	247	49.4	46.0	58	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	256	42.7	35.2	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/4	0/2	0/1	26	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	2	5	2.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Issiac Holt	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Heater	2	29	14.5	0
John Floyd	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	6	3	0.0	28	30
DE Rulon Jones	5	0	0.5	24	28
DT Joe Klecko	5	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Mike Singletary	3	3	0.0	29	30
DE Don Fielder	3	3	0.0	19	12
CB William Judson	3	1	0.0	19	20
S Rich Miano	3	1	0.0	24	25
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	0.0	17	19
OLB Gary Cobb	2	2	0.5	18	30
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	2	0.0	18	27
OLB Alex Moyer	2	2	0.0	11	2
CB Bobby Humphrey	2	1	0.0	16	14
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	0.0	21	26
CB Sam Seale	2	0	0.0	10	14
DT Gary Fair	1	0	0.0	20	27
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jim Burroughs	1	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Terry Rennaker	0	1	0.0	3	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	8	1	0.0	18	26
S Mike Jolly	5	3	0.0	13	29
CB Issiac Holt	4	0	0.0	12	21
DT John Woodcock	3	1	1.0	20	27
S Greg Bright	3	3	0.0	18	28
S Bob Glazebrook	3	2	0.0	22	32
DE Elvis Franks	3	1	0.0	24	35
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	0.0	17	27
S Carl Lews	3	0	0.0	20	31
DE Kevin Fagan	2	1	0.0	18	30
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	2	0.0	23	31
DE Tony Colorito	1	1	0.0	13	16
DE Cleveland Elam	1	0	0.0	8	12
S Rod Kush	1	0	0.0	8	9
WR Danny Pittman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	2	1
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Emanuel King	0	2	0.0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	0.5	1	2	1	28
OLB Gary Cobb	0.5	0	0	0	30
S Darrol Ray	0.0	0	1	1	30
DT Gary Fair	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	15

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Woodcock	1.0	1	0	27
DE Elvis Franks	0.0	3	0	35
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	2	1	30
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	1	0	12
DE Tony Colorito	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	3	0	0	30
CB William Judson	3	0	0	20
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	0	19
CB Dwight Hicks	2	1	0	26
CB Sam Seale	2	1	0	14
S Rich Miano	1	1	0	25
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	0	22
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	0	30
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	0	0	14
OLB Terry Rennaker	0	1	0	5
CB Jim Burroughs	0	1	0	5
OLB Mike Singletary	0	0	1	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Issiac Holt	4	1	0	21
S Mike Jolly	3	0	0	29
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	0	26
S Carl Lews	3	0	0	31
S Bob Glazebrook	2	1	0	32
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0	27
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	0	35
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0	1	0	31
OLB Fred Robinson	0	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curt Marsh	4	7	23	1	32
Hardy Dillon	2	5	21	0	31
Karl Baldischwiler	2	2	9	0	13
Derrel Gofourth	1	3	19	0	30
Tom Baugh	1	1	12	0	14
Dan Alexander	0	4	18	0	29
Dean Steinkuhler	0	1	18	0	26

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tremain Rogers	3	5	24	1	24
Dan Fike	2	5	28	0	25
Ron McNair	2	5	25	0	27
Jeff Dellenbach	1	4	23	0	31
Edwin Bailey	1	3	24	0	29
John Tautolo	0	2	9	0	11
Steve Wilson	0	1	6	0	3
Billy Jackson	0	1	4	0	3
Hubert Oliver	0	1	16	0	15
Ethan Horton	0	1	21	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Clint Sampson	2	14
Thornton Chandler	1	13
Sam Seale	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Hubert Oliver	1	15
Bob Glazebrook	1	11
Dan Fike	1	5

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hardy Dillon	21	31	---	---	9	61
Tommy Kramer	24	35	---	---	---	59
Mike Singletary	---	---	29	30	---	59
Rulon Jones	---	---	24	28	6	58
Darrol Ray	---	---	28	30	---	58
Derrel Gofourth	19	30	---	---	8	57
Dan Alexander	18	29	---	---	9	56
John Jefferson	19	26	---	---	10	55
Curt Marsh	23	32	---	---	---	55
Kellen Winslow	22	24	---	---	3	49
Gary Cobb	---	---	18	30	1	49
Rich Miano	---	---	24	25	---	49
Dwight Hicks	---	---	21	26	1	48
Gary Fair	---	---	20	27	---	47
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	18	27	---	45
Dean Steinkuhler	18	26	---	---	---	44
Joe Klecko	---	---	21	22	---	43
Marcus Allen	19	22	---	---	---	41
William Judson	---	---	19	20	1	40
Mel Owens	---	---	17	19	2	38
Jerry Butler	12	19	---	---	6	37
Don Fielder	---	---	19	12	6	37
Charles Alexander	13	17	---	---	6	36
Robert Lavette	7	8	---	---	20	35
Tom Baugh	12	14	---	---	9	35
Sam Seale	---	---	10	14	10	34
Karl Baldischwiler	9	13	---	---	9	31
Charlie Johnson	---	---	15	15	---	30
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	16	14	---	30
Alex Moyer	---	---	11	2	17	30
Manute Bol	8	15	---	---	7	30
Zach Thomas	4	10	---	---	15	29
Clint Sampson	2	6	---	---	14	22
Hassan Jones	8	14	---	---	---	22
Dalton Hilliard	5	9	---	---	6	20
Thornton Chandler	1	5	---	---	13	19
Terry Rennaker	---	---	3	5	5	13
Hugh Green	---	---	4	9	---	13
Jim Burroughs	---	---	2	5	5	12
Tim Lucas	---	---	0	3	6	9
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Elvis Franks	---	---	24	35	9	68
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	22	32	11	65
Randall Cunningham	29	33	---	---	---	62
Danny Pittman	27	30	---	---	2	59
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	23	31	5	59
Dan Fike	28	25	---	---	5	58
Ernest Givins	27	31	---	---	---	58
Jeff Dellenbach	23	31	---	---	3	57
Edwin Bailey	24	29	---	---	3	56
Carl Lews	---	---	20	31	4	55
John Woodcock	---	---	20	27	6	53
Kevin Fagan	---	---	18	30	5	53
Ron McNair	25	27	---	---	---	52
Greg Bright	---	---	18	28	4	50
Gill Byrd	---	---	17	27	5	49
Chip Banks	---	---	18	26	4	48
Tremain Rogers	24	24	---	---	---	48
Mike Jolly	---	---	13	29	5	47
Ethan Horton	21	24	---	---	2	47
Hubert Oliver	16	15	---	---	15	46
Larry Heater	14	15	---	---	11	40
Issiac Holt	---	---	12	21	7	40
John Floyd	9	15	---	---	12	36
Bill Johnson	15	18	---	---	---	33
Tony Colorito	---	---	13	16	3	32
Ron Baker	6	15	---	---	6	27
Doug McDougald	---	---	13	12	2	27
Joe Rose	6	9	---	---	11	26
John Tautolo	9	11	---	---	6	26
Cleveland Elam	---	---	8	12	---	20
Fred Robinson	---	---	1	4	14	19
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	6	9	4	19
Rod Kush	---	---	8	9	1	18
Billy Jackson	4	3	---	---	9	16
Steve Wilson	6	3	---	---	6	15
Kris Haines	5	4	---	---	5	14
Emanuel King	---	---	8	5	1	14
Don Griffin	---	---	0	0	9	9
Rick Parros	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Wilson	---	---	2	1	3	6
Dropkick Murphy	1	1	---	---	4	6
Cliff Odom	---	---	0	0	4	4
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	65	6.5
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	6	11	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	14	75	5.4
Right	7	24	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	34	18	1	2	2	3	8	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	32	17	3	0	3	5	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	89	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	69	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	44	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	8	8	0	77	1	24
WR Jerry Butler	7	2	1	15	0	19
WR John Jefferson	5	3	0	33	0	26
RB Marcus Allen	5	2	1	16	0	22
WR Zach Thomas	4	2	0	14	0	10
WR Hassan Jones	3	1	0	3	0	14
TE Manute Bol	2	0	0	0	0	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Pittman	9	7	0	85	1	30
WR Ernest Givins	7	4	0	47	1	31
WR John Floyd	5	2	2	11	0	15
TE Ethan Horton	4	1	0	8	0	24
TE Joe Rose	3	2	0	32	1	9
FB Hubert Oliver	2	1	0	2	0	15
FB Billy Jackson	1	0	1	0	0	3
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	1	6	6.00	4.26

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	6	3	13	2.17	4.65

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Butler	2	1	5	2.50	2.14
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	5	5.00	9.63
RB Marcus Allen	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
WR Zach Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Hassan Jones	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	1	1
Dalton Hilliard	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	11	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Butler	3	1	0
RB Marcus Allen	2	1	1
WR Zach Thomas	2	2	2
WR Hassan Jones	2	1	0
WR John Jefferson	1	1	0
TE Manute Bol	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	4	2	0
WR John Floyd	2	1	1
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)