Week 15, 1986

played in Atlanta, GA

59 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints1414010-38
Atlanta Falcons0679-22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:59 NOS - Larry Heater 6 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 00:16 NOS - John Woodcock 40 fumble return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 08:16 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
2Q: 04:47 NOS - Ernest Givins 25 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 04:14 NOS - Kevin Fagan 15 fumble return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 01:18 ATL - Chris Bahr 34 field goal
3Q: 11:04 ATL - Kellen Winslow 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 12:52 ATL - Chris Bahr 51 field goal
4Q: 07:19 NOS - Ernest Givins 19 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 02:09 ATL - Kellen Winslow 1 pass from Ed Luther (Ed Luther pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:28 NOS - Morten Andersen 54 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSATL
Record8-68-6
First Downs2125
- by Rushing76
- by Passing1319
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards331409
- Offensive Plays6476
- Yards per Play5.175.38
Net Rushing Yards122108
- Rushing Attempts3321
- Yards per Rush3.705.14
Net Passing Yards209301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 19 - 049 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards222338
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/136/37
- Yards per Pass Play6.745.47
Fumbles/Lost1/13/2
3rd Down Conversions9/155/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.56.3
4th Down Conversions0/04/4
Penalties/Yards1/53/20
Punt Returns/Yards1/143/5
Kick Returns/Yards3/503/67
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 24
Time of Possession31:0128:59

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:116:21OWN 351165Touchdown
16:053:29OWN 28732Punt
28:103:37OWN 28972Touchdown
21:110:53OWN 2035Punt
315:002:27OWN 1638Punt
310:554:10OWN 201046Fumble
35:323:52OWN 2726Punt
412:465:37OWN 261174Touchdown
42:000:40OPP 4033Field Goal
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:49OWN 20528Punt
16:500:45OWN 2035Punt
12:362:30OWN 20520Fumble
10:066:56OWN 351256Field Goal
24:330:26OWN 161-1Fumble
24:072:56OWN 12871Field Goal
20:180:18OWN 1819Half
312:331:38OWN 28372Touchdown
36:451:13OWN 4838Punt
31:403:54OWN 311035Field Goal
47:095:09OWN 271873Touchdown
41:201:20OWN 20728Interception

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Larry Heater24893.711221
Willie McClendon5204.00800
Randall Cunningham3124.00600
Hubert Oliver111.00100
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marcus Allen16774.811240
Dalton Hilliard3268.671310
Tommy Kramer252.50300

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham29192222/132290111.5
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tommy Kramer27162143/19158096.8
Ed Luther22131243/18126171.0

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ernest Givins9912313.6726252
WR Rick Parros365117.0023290
FB Hubert Oliver22105.00060
TE Ethan Horton26147.000110
RB Willie McClendon1188.00080
WR Kris Haines111111.000110
RB Larry Heater1255.00350
WR Danny Pittman0100.00000
TE Joe Rose0100.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Kellen Winslow58367.2015202
RB Marcus Allen57489.6016190
TE Manute Bol55326.402110
WR John Jefferson4148120.2542580
WR Jerry Butler494110.255130
WR Zach Thomas448621.500280
RB Robert Lavette1111.00010
WR Hassan Jones111313.000130

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Don Griffin100.000
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Randall Cunningham1000
Kevin Fagan0111
John Woodcock0101
Rod Kush0010
Chip Banks0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Marcus Allen2000
Tommy Kramer1000
Charles Alexander0100
Don Fielder0100
Mel Owens0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon419147.841.5591
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sean Landeta312040.035.3471

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen1/11/11/1545/5
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Bahr3/31/11/1511/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Issiac Holt11414.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
John Jefferson351.70

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Larry Heater24221.00
John Floyd188.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
John Jefferson36722.30

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor1030.02153
S Greg Bright920.01846
DE Kevin Fagan411.51937
OLB Chip Banks410.01943
OLB Emanuel King311.51424
DE Tony Colorito301.01130
CB Issiac Holt310.01642
DT John Woodcock201.01029
CB Gill Byrd220.01422
S Bob Glazebrook210.0742
DE Elvis Franks210.02155
S Mike Jolly210.0935
S Carl Lews210.01743
CB Don Griffin210.01632
DE Cleveland Elam101.0219
S Rod Kush110.0117
ILB Cliff Odom100.0714
OLB Fred Robinson100.069
C Jeff Dellenbach10---------
ILB Kurt Gouveia010.0313
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Darrol Ray970.03230
DE Rulon Jones620.02826
OLB Mel Owens531.52825
S Rich Miano520.02725
CB Dwight Hicks500.02925
CB Bobby Humphrey410.01216
ILB Dirt Winston310.0168
ILB Tim Lucas220.01723
OLB Gary Cobb210.02113
DT Charlie Johnson200.01815
CB William Judson200.02623
DE Lawrence Pillers130.52828
DT Joe Klecko110.01713
OLB Hugh Green110.077
DT Gary Fair100.02425
WR Jerry Butler10---------
CB Jim Burroughs100.018
OLB Alex Moyer100.044
OLB Terry Rennaker010.053

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Emanuel King1.501024
DE Kevin Fagan1.500037
DT John Woodcock1.002029
DE Tony Colorito1.002030
DE Cleveland Elam1.001019
DE Elvis Franks0.011055
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Mel Owens1.500025
DE Lawrence Pillers0.502028
OLB Gary Cobb0.001113
DT Joe Klecko0.001013
CB Dwight Hicks0.001025
OLB Hugh Green0.00107
DE Don Fielder0.001015

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor71053
S Greg Bright61046
CB Issiac Holt30042
S Bob Glazebrook21042
OLB Chip Banks21043
CB Don Griffin20132
S Mike Jolly20035
S Carl Lews20043
DE Elvis Franks11055
ILB Cliff Odom11014
S Rod Kush10017
CB Gill Byrd01022
OLB Fred Robinson0109
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dwight Hicks40025
CB Bobby Humphrey30016
S Rich Miano20025
DT Gary Fair10025
OLB Gary Cobb10013
DE Rulon Jones10026
S Darrol Ray10030
CB William Judson10023
OLB Mel Owens10025
CB Jim Burroughs1008
ILB Tim Lucas10023
CB Sam Seale1008
OLB Alex Moyer1004

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tremain Rogers36026026
Edwin Bailey26024025
Jeff Dellenbach22025124
Dan Fike16029027
Ron McNair13030129
Ron Baker1201207
Hubert Oliver12026020
John Tautolo12011010
Steve Wilson010807
Joe Rose0101105
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Karl Baldischwiler23012117
Manute Bol22112029
Hardy Dillon13016248
Buddy Cutler13020055
Kellen Winslow11118044
Dean Steinkuhler11014245
Curt Marsh04021055
Tom Baugh01015147
Charles Alexander01011022

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Joe Rose218
Billy Jackson213
John Floyd118
Steve Wilson15
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Clint Sampson219
Jim Burroughs112
Buddy Cutler15

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Elvis Franks------2155682
Lawrence Taylor------2153478
Bob Glazebrook------7421968
Chip Banks------1943365
Greg Bright------1846---64
Randall Cunningham3331---------64
Issiac Holt------1642664
Ethan Horton3129------363
Carl Lews------1743363
Larry Heater2721------1462
Dan Fike2927------460
Kevin Fagan------1937460
Mike Jolly------9351559
Ron McNair3029---------59
Ernest Givins2728---------55
Don Griffin------1632755
Hubert Oliver2620------854
Tremain Rogers2626---------52
Jeff Dellenbach2524------352
Edwin Bailey2425------150
Tony Colorito------1130344
Rick Parros1626------143
John Woodcock------1029140
Gill Byrd------1422339
Emanuel King------1424---38
Kris Haines713------1636
Willie McClendon610------1834
Joe Rose115------1834
Fred Robinson------691833
John Tautolo1110------526
Ron Baker127------524
Cliff Odom------714223
Danny Pittman82------1222
Cleveland Elam------219---21
Steve Wilson87------520
Rod Kush------117119
Kurt Gouveia------313319
John Floyd00------1818
Billy Jackson31------1317
Morten Andersen00------88
Eric Wilson------0066
Dropkick Murphy30------25
Mike Saxon00------44
Steve Joachim00------11
Doug McDougald------0011
Joe Dufek00---------0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
John Jefferson1947------1783
Buddy Cutler2055------580
Curt Marsh2155------480
Kellen Winslow1844------971
Hardy Dillon1648------670
Tom Baugh1547------567
Darrol Ray------3230163
Marcus Allen1743------161
Dean Steinkuhler1445---------59
Lawrence Pillers------2828157
Rulon Jones------2826256
Dwight Hicks------2925155
Rich Miano------2725355
Mel Owens------2825---53
Tommy Kramer2130---------51
Gary Fair------2425150
William Judson------2623150
Jerry Butler727------1347
Manute Bol1229------445
Robert Lavette812------2242
Tim Lucas------1723141
Gary Cobb------2113337
Charles Alexander1122------336
Zach Thomas413------1936
Karl Baldischwiler1217------635
Don Fielder------1615435
Charlie Johnson------1815134
Dirt Winston------168731
Joe Klecko------1713---30
Bobby Humphrey------1216230
Ed Luther025---------25
Clint Sampson15------1925
Thornton Chandler05------1924
Dalton Hilliard410------923
Terry Rennaker------531422
Hassan Jones418---------22
Jim Burroughs------181221
Sam Seale------78520
Alex Moyer------441220
Dan Alexander78------217
Deron Cherry------011415
Hugh Green------77115
Chris Bahr00------99
Sean Landeta00------66
Larry Swider00---------0
Bradyn Pyle00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8303.8
Middle14594.2
Right11333.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5408.0
Middle9262.9
Right7426.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham29193030710
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tommy Kramer27163106400
Ed Luther22132112301

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1155.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1810784.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)8711714.6
Long (19+ Yds)212211.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1188.0
Short (0-8 Yds)22161155.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)2191406.7
Long (19+ Yds)537515.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ernest Givins990123228
WR Rick Parros63151126
TE Ethan Horton62114029
RB Larry Heater2105021
FB Hubert Oliver22010020
RB Willie McClendon1108010
WR Kris Haines11011013
WR Danny Pittman100002
TE Joe Rose101005
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Jefferson144181147
WR Jerry Butler94041027
TE Kellen Winslow85036144
RB Marcus Allen75048043
TE Manute Bol55032029
WR Zach Thomas44086313
RB Robert Lavette1101012
WR Hassan Jones11013018

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Larry Heater3144.673.71
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Marcus Allen2115.504.81
Tommy Kramer133.002.50
Dalton Hilliard199.008.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham21199.507.66
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Kramer4241.007.93
Ed Luther4220.505.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ethan Horton1000.002.33
WR Ernest Givins111919.0013.67
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Kellen Winslow3241.334.50
RB Marcus Allen3110.336.86
WR John Jefferson1000.005.79
RB Robert Lavette1111.001.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Larry Heater42
Randall Cunningham10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Marcus Allen31

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham977
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tommy Kramer732
Ed Luther432

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Ernest Givins444
WR Rick Parros211
TE Ethan Horton211
FB Hubert Oliver111
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR John Jefferson611
WR Jerry Butler111
RB Marcus Allen110
WR Zach Thomas111
RB Robert Lavette110
WR Hassan Jones111

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,100 (17,100)
End Zone12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes6,400 (7,500)