Wild Card Playoff Games, 1986

played in New Orleans, LA

48 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	3	3	-	23
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:44 NOS - Emanuel King 34 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 05:52 ATL - Marcus Allen 6 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 14:16 ATL - Marcus Allen 1 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
2Q: 00:13 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
3Q: 03:25 ATL - Chris Bahr 51 field goal
4Q: 09:36 ATL - Chris Bahr 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:44 NOS - Emanuel King 34 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 05:52 ATL - Marcus Allen 6 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 14:16 ATL - Marcus Allen 1 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
2Q: 00:13 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
3Q: 03:25 ATL - Chris Bahr 51 field goal
4Q: 09:36 ATL - Chris Bahr 19 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 22 12
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 354 222
- Offensive Plays 72 52
- Yards per Play 4.92 4.27
Net Rushing Yards 159 145
- Rushing Attempts 42 29
- Yards per Rush 3.79 5.00
Net Passing Yards 195 77
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 2 20 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 98
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 3.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/20 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 6/102
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 2/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 35
Time of Possession 36:09 23:51

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	22	12
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	354	222
- Offensive Plays	72	52
- Yards per Play	4.92	4.27
Net Rushing Yards	159	145
- Rushing Attempts	42	29
- Yards per Rush	3.79	5.00
Net Passing Yards	195	77
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 2	20 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	98
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	3.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/20	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	6/102
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	2/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 35
Time of Possession	36:09	23:51

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
1	13:33	2:33	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
1	9:02	3:16	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
1	3:26	4:19	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
2	12:38	3:09	OWN 47	6	25	Interception
2	4:30	1:35	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	2:01	1:56	50	6	41	Field Goal
3	11:44	1:45	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	7:24	4:05	OWN 20	8	46	Field Goal
3	1:07	6:36	OWN 16	14	82	Field Goal
4	4:37	1:18	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
4	2:40	2:40	OWN 44	7	28	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	1:58	OPP 47	4	8	Downs
1	5:46	2:20	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
2	14:07	1:29	OWN 22	3	31	Fumble
2	9:29	4:59	OWN 45	9	45	Field Goal
2	2:55	0:54	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 19	6	64	Fumble
3	9:59	2:35	OWN 29	5	30	Punt
3	3:19	2:12	OWN 23	4	14	Punt
4	9:31	2:33	OWN 16	6	21	Punt
4	6:58	2:21	OPP 23	7	5	Downs
4	3:19	0:39	OWN 49	3	-5	Interception

Game MVP: Marcus Allen, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	32	121	3.78	16	4	2
Dalton Hilliard	9	39	4.33	14	2	0
Ed Luther	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	15	57	3.80	14	1
Larry Heater	8	38	4.75	15	2
Randall Cunningham	5	42	8.40	24	1
Hubert Oliver	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	22	13	151	1/7	0	26	2	42.0
Ed Luther	7	4	51	0/0	0	21	0	80.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	20	8	98	3/21	0	20	1	35.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Kellen Winslow	7	8	72	10.29	9	21
WR John Jefferson	2	5	44	22.00	12	26
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	9	4.50	0	6
WR Zach Thomas	2	3	38	19.00	3	21
WR Jerry Butler	1	4	9	9.00	1	9
WR Clint Sampson	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
TE Manute Bol	1	4	15	15.00	5	15
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Pittman	3	5	29	9.67	0	11
WR Kris Haines	1	1	16	16.00	1	16
RB Larry Heater	1	1	11	11.00	11	11
WR Rick Parros	1	4	20	20.00	0	20
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	1	7
WR Ernest Givins	1	5	15	15.00	2	15
TE Joe Rose	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Hubert Oliver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB William Judson	1	1	1.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	1	20	20.00	0
OLB Emanuel King	1	34	34.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Jefferson	1	0	0
Darrol Ray	0	1	0
Alex Moyer	0	1	0
Lawrence Pillers	0	0	1
Dwight Hicks	0	0	1
Rulon Jones	0	0	1
Mel Owens	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Johnson	3	0	0
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0
Ron Baker	0	1	0
Larry Heater	0	1	0
Ron McNair	0	1	0
Hubert Oliver	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	150	37.5	34.5	43	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	191	38.2	31.0	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	3	16	5.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Issiac Holt	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	2	35	17.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Heater	6	102	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tim Lucas	7	1	0.0	25	21
DE Rulon Jones	5	0	2.0	22	16
OLB Gary Cobb	5	1	0.0	25	17
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	0	1.0	24	16
S Darrol Ray	3	2	0.0	27	22
DT Gary Fair	3	1	0.0	25	20
DT Joe Klecko	2	3	0.0	21	8
S Deron Cherry	2	2	0.0	25	20
CB William Judson	2	0	0.0	22	20
CB Bobby Humphrey	2	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Mel Owens	1	2	0.0	12	6
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	8	5
CB Jim Burroughs	1	0	0.0	6	8
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	0.0	4	6
TE Manute Bol	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dwight Hicks	0	1	0.0	24	19
DE Don Fielder	0	1	0.0	13	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	10	6	0.0	35	27
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	3	0.0	36	25
DT John Woodcock	5	3	0.0	38	25
DE Sylvester Hicks	4	1	0.0	30	21
S Greg Bright	4	1	0.0	28	19
DE Cleveland Elam	4	0	0.0	35	21
S Mike Jolly	4	0	0.0	16	15
S Carl Lews	4	0	0.0	35	22
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	0.0	25	21
DE Kevin Fagan	2	0	1.0	24	21
S Bob Glazebrook	2	2	0.0	18	15
OLB Emanuel King	2	1	0.0	20	10
DE Elvis Franks	2	0	0.0	40	29
OLB Fred Robinson	2	0	0.0	12	8
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0.0	34	22
RB Larry Heater	1	0	---	---	---
TE Joe Rose	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	4	1
ILB Kurt Gouveia	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	2.0	0	1	1	16
DE Lawrence Pillers	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Gary Cobb	0.0	1	0	0	17
S Darrol Ray	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	13

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	0	1	2	21
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.0	0	2	1	21
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0.0	0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB William Judson	2	1	1	20
CB Dwight Hicks	1	2	0	19
DT Gary Fair	1	0	0	20
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0	5
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	0	0	12
ILB Tim Lucas	1	0	0	21
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	0	6
OLB Gary Cobb	0	1	0	17
S Deron Cherry	0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Jolly	3	0	0	15
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	1	21
OLB Chip Banks	2	1	0	27
S Bob Glazebrook	2	0	0	15
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	0	0	25
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0	22
DE Cleveland Elam	1	0	0	21
DT John Woodcock	1	0	0	25
S Greg Bright	1	0	0	19
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0	8
S Rod Kush	0	1	0	2
OLB Emanuel King	0	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	5	11	0	40	0	28
Dean Steinkuhler	4	7	0	34	1	22
Curt Marsh	1	8	0	34	0	23
Damian Johnson	1	4	0	30	0	20
Buddy Cutler	1	3	1	19	0	17
Karl Baldischwiler	1	2	0	6	0	5
Hardy Dillon	0	3	0	37	0	26
Charles Alexander	0	1	0	26	0	15
Kellen Winslow	0	1	0	30	0	24
Manute Bol	0	1	0	25	0	16

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edwin Bailey	3	7	26	0	20
Tremain Rogers	1	4	25	1	19
Dan Fike	1	3	28	1	21
Ron McNair	1	2	26	0	14
Ron Baker	1	1	5	0	8
John Tautolo	1	1	6	0	10
Hubert Oliver	0	3	23	0	14
Ethan Horton	0	2	23	0	17
Jeff Dellenbach	0	1	24	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Clint Sampson	3	16
Terry Rennaker	2	10
Thornton Chandler	1	16
Zach Thomas	1	14
Dalton Hilliard	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
John Floyd	2	15
Larry Heater	2	15
Hubert Oliver	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrel Gofourth	40	28	---	---	6	74
John Jefferson	33	27	---	---	14	74
Hardy Dillon	37	26	---	---	1	64
Kellen Winslow	30	24	---	---	9	63
Curt Marsh	34	23	---	---	---	57
Damian Johnson	30	20	---	---	7	57
Dean Steinkuhler	34	22	---	---	---	56
Marcus Allen	33	20	---	---	1	54
Tommy Kramer	29	23	---	---	---	52
Darrol Ray	---	---	27	22	1	50
Tim Lucas	---	---	25	21	2	48
Deron Cherry	---	---	25	20	2	47
Gary Fair	---	---	25	20	1	46
Charles Alexander	26	15	---	---	5	46
Dwight Hicks	---	---	24	19	3	46
Manute Bol	25	16	---	---	5	46
Gary Cobb	---	---	25	17	3	45
Rulon Jones	---	---	22	16	6	44
Buddy Cutler	19	17	---	---	7	43
William Judson	---	---	22	20	1	43
Clint Sampson	15	11	---	---	16	42
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	24	16	1	41
Don Fielder	---	---	13	18	6	37
Robert Lavette	11	3	---	---	20	34
Jerry Butler	15	13	---	---	3	31
Joe Klecko	---	---	21	8	1	30
Zach Thomas	6	9	---	---	14	29
Dalton Hilliard	9	7	---	---	11	27
Tom Baugh	10	9	---	---	7	26
Charlie Johnson	---	---	12	13	---	25
Thornton Chandler	7	2	---	---	16	25
Terry Rennaker	---	---	8	5	10	23
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	11	12	---	23
Alex Moyer	---	---	4	6	13	23
Jim Burroughs	---	---	6	8	8	22
Sam Seale	---	---	7	3	12	22
Mel Owens	---	---	12	6	3	21
Ed Luther	13	7	---	---	---	20
Karl Baldischwiler	6	5	---	---	7	18
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hugh Green	---	---	4	2	2	8
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Miano	---	---	2	1	2	5
Hassan Jones	0	3	---	---	---	3
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Elvis Franks	---	---	40	29	6	75
Don Griffin	---	---	34	22	16	72
John Woodcock	---	---	38	25	3	66
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	36	25	4	65
Chip Banks	---	---	35	27	3	65
Cleveland Elam	---	---	35	21	7	63
Carl Lews	---	---	35	22	3	60
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	30	21	3	54
Dan Fike	28	21	---	---	4	53
Randall Cunningham	29	23	---	---	---	52
Greg Bright	---	---	28	19	3	50
Gill Byrd	---	---	25	21	4	50
Edwin Bailey	26	20	---	---	3	49
Hubert Oliver	23	14	---	---	12	49
Jeff Dellenbach	24	20	---	---	3	47
Issiac Holt	---	---	20	20	7	47
Kevin Fagan	---	---	24	21	1	46
Ernest Givins	24	22	---	---	---	46
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	18	15	11	44
Tremain Rogers	25	19	---	---	---	44
Ethan Horton	23	17	---	---	3	43
Ron McNair	26	14	---	---	---	40
Fred Robinson	---	---	12	8	16	36
Larry Heater	10	10	---	---	15	35
Bill Johnson	19	13	---	---	---	32
Mike Jolly	---	---	16	15	---	31
Joe Rose	11	6	---	---	14	31
Emanuel King	---	---	20	10	1	31
Rick Parros	14	14	---	---	2	30
Kris Haines	6	7	---	---	13	26
Danny Pittman	9	9	---	---	7	25
John Tautolo	6	10	---	---	6	22
Ron Baker	5	8	---	---	6	19
Billy Jackson	5	2	---	---	12	19
John Floyd	0	1	---	---	15	16
Steve Wilson	5	3	---	---	6	14
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	7	3	3	13
Dropkick Murphy	1	0	---	---	11	12
Eric Wilson	---	---	4	1	6	11
Tony Colorito	---	---	3	3	---	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rod Kush	---	---	2	2	---	4
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cliff Odom	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	21	79	3.8
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	8	36	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	18	110	6.1
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	22	13	2	1	2	0	3	4	2
Ed Luther	7	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	20	8	1	0	2	5	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	63	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	92	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	15	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	52	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	8	7	0	72	1	24
WR John Jefferson	5	2	2	44	1	27
WR Jerry Butler	4	1	0	9	0	13
TE Manute Bol	4	1	0	15	0	16
WR Zach Thomas	3	2	0	38	1	9
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	0	9	0	20
WR Clint Sampson	2	1	0	10	0	11
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	0	5	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Pittman	5	3	0	29	0	9
WR Ernest Givins	5	1	1	15	0	22
WR Rick Parros	4	1	1	20	1	14
WR Kris Haines	1	1	0	16	0	7
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	11	0	10
TE Joe Rose	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0	7	0	13
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	6	10	1.67	3.78
Dalton Hilliard	1	10	10.00	4.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	2	4	2.00	3.80
Randall Cunningham	2	11	5.50	8.40
Larry Heater	1	5	5.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Luther	3	2	21	7.00	7.29

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	4.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	11	11.00	9.00
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
TE Manute Bol	1	0	0	0.00	3.75

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	4	4
Dalton Hilliard	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	3	1
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	7	4	3
Ed Luther	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kellen Winslow	4	3	1
WR Zach Thomas	2	1	1
WR John Jefferson	1	1	1
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	0
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	3	1	1
WR Ernest Givins	3	1	1
WR Danny Pittman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)