Week 10, 1987

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	10	0	0	0	6	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 NOS - Danny Pittman 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 01:54 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
2Q: 11:11 ATL - Chris Bahr 47 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Glen Kozlowski 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
OT: 10:05 NOS - Larry Heater 10 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 NOS - Danny Pittman 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 01:54 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
2Q: 11:11 ATL - Chris Bahr 47 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Glen Kozlowski 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
OT: 10:05 NOS - Larry Heater 10 run

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 5-5 5-5
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 12 2
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 344 232
- Offensive Plays 76 52
- Yards per Play 4.53 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 225 86
- Rushing Attempts 45 16
- Yards per Rush 5.00 5.38
Net Passing Yards 119 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 2 34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 125 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.84 4.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/22 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/18 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 40:44 24:19

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	5-5	5-5
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	12	2
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	344	232
- Offensive Plays	76	52
- Yards per Play	4.53	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	225	86
- Rushing Attempts	45	16
- Yards per Rush	5.00	5.38
Net Passing Yards	119	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 2	34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	125	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.84	4.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/22	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/18	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	40:44	24:19

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	4:51	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
1	6:26	4:40	OPP 48	8	26	Field Goal
2	11:06	6:26	OWN 20	11	34	Punt
2	2:00	1:37	OWN 34	4	16	Interception
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
3	7:52	1:40	OWN 47	4	24	Fumble
3	4:19	2:52	OWN 20	6	26	Interception
4	14:53	1:31	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
4	11:30	5:07	OWN 20	9	25	Punt
4	5:23	0:27	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	3:55	2:06	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
4	1:49	1:42	OPP 49	3	6	Punt
OT1	13:27	3:30	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
1	7:58	1:32	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	1:46	5:40	OWN 16	8	54	Field Goal
2	4:40	2:40	OWN 7	6	11	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 47	2	20	Missed FG
3	11:34	3:42	OWN 7	8	34	Interception
3	6:12	1:53	OWN 29	5	31	Punt
3	1:27	1:34	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
4	13:22	1:52	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
4	6:23	1:00	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
4	4:56	1:01	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	7	Half
OT1	15:00	1:33	OWN 22	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Larry Heater, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	25	107	4.28	31	1	0
Larry Heater	18	96	5.33	43	2	1
Randall Cunningham	2	22	11.00	16	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Lavette	7	30	4.29	14	1
Jamie Mueller	7	50	7.14	29	1
Tommy Kramer	1	6	6.00	6	0
Zach Thomas	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	30	17	125	1/6	1	15	2	50.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	34	23	157	2/11	1	19	1	75.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Parros	5	7	17	3.40	3	8	0
WR Ernest Givins	5	9	49	9.80	3	15	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	3	13	6.50	6	9	0
WR Odessa Turner	2	5	27	13.50	6	14	0
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	1
TE Joe Rose	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Larry Heater	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Hubert Oliver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dropkick Murphy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Scott Schwedes	5	8	19	3.80	11	7	0
WR Zach Thomas	4	8	56	14.00	14	19	0
WR Dwight Stone	4	5	20	5.00	3	13	0
WR Glen Kozlowski	3	4	25	8.33	6	12	1
RB Jamie Mueller	3	3	11	3.67	0	9	0
TE Thornton Chandler	2	2	11	5.50	2	6	0
RB Robert Lavette	1	2	4	4.00	5	4	0
TE Derek Tennell	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mel Owens	2	15	7.50	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Johnson	1	0	0
Joe Rose	0	1	0
John Tautolo	0	0	2

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
William Judson	2	0	0
Jim Burroughs	0	1	0
Alex Moyer	0	1	0
Hardy Nickerson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	287	41.0	35.7	49	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	8	366	45.8	38.5	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/2	1/2	0/1	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	4	18	4.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Judson	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	1	14	14.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Judson	3	56	18.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	7	0	0.0	11	26
OLB Chip Banks	6	0	1.0	4	16
ILB Kurt Gouveia	4	1	0.0	5	10
DE Kevin Fagan	3	1	1.0	12	23
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	2	0.0	14	33
DT Curt Jarvis	2	2	0.0	12	30
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0.0	11	24
DE Sylvester Hicks	2	0	0.0	8	17
S Greg Bright	2	0	0.0	9	28
WR Rick Parros	2	0	---	---	---
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0.0	5	15
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	1	0.0	13	27
DT John Woodcock	1	0	0.0	9	19
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	7	8
S Carl Lews	1	0	0.0	11	26
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	0.0	8	17
DE Cleveland Elam	0	1	0.0	4	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Antonio Gibson	9	3	0.0	41	25
ILB Hardy Nickerson	8	1	0.0	23	13
DE Lawrence Pillers	6	2	0.5	28	20
ILB Don Graham	6	4	0.0	24	18
OLB Gary Cobb	5	1	0.0	36	22
DE Steve Hamilton	4	4	0.0	26	21
OLB Terry Rennaker	4	0	0.0	21	13
CB Allen Lyday	4	0	0.0	27	23
CB William Judson	3	1	0.0	36	26
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	0.0	34	24
CB Jim Burroughs	2	2	0.0	32	24
S Michael Stewart	2	2	0.0	33	21
S Terry Wright	2	2	0.0	17	14
DE Reggie Rogers	2	0	0.0	19	10
DT Terry Unrien	1	3	0.0	17	13
TE Thornton Chandler	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Alex Moyer	0	2	0.5	9	7
DT Charlie Johnson	0	1	0.0	28	18
DE Don Fielder	0	1	0.0	17	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	0	1	23
OLB Chip Banks	1.0	0	0	16
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	1	0	16
DT John Woodcock	0.0	1	0	19
S Carl Lews	0.0	1	0	26

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.5	0	0	1	20
OLB Alex Moyer	0.5	0	0	0	7
DE Steve Hamilton	0.0	1	2	0	21
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	1	1	18
DT Terry Unrien	0.0	0	1	0	13
OLB Gary Cobb	0.0	0	0	2	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	5	0	0	16
ILB Cliff Odom	4	0	0	26
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	0	33
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	1	24
DE Sylvester Hicks	2	0	0	17
ILB Kurt Gouveia	2	0	0	10
S Greg Bright	1	1	0	28
DT John Woodcock	1	0	0	19
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0	3
CB Don Griffin	1	0	0	15
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	0	27

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Antonio Gibson	3	0	0	25
ILB Don Graham	3	0	0	18
CB Jim Burroughs	2	0	0	24
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0	13
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	2	24
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0	20
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0	13
CB William Judson	1	0	0	26
CB Allen Lyday	1	0	0	23
S Michael Stewart	1	0	0	21
S Terry Wright	1	0	0	14
DT Terry Unrien	0	1	0	13
CB Reggie Sutton	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Fike	4	10	0	38	0	25
Ron McNair	2	6	1	38	0	28
John Tautolo	2	6	0	39	0	26
Dropkick Murphy	2	3	0	19	0	12
Jeff Dellenbach	1	7	0	38	0	25
Joe Rose	1	2	0	18	0	12
Tremain Rogers	1	2	0	8	0	4
Ed Simmons	0	5	0	39	0	29
Hubert Oliver	0	1	0	13	0	7
Mike Kelley	0	1	0	7	0	6
Ron Baker	0	0	0	18	1	12

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curt Marsh	2	3	15	0	33
Sylvester Croom	1	4	7	0	14
Tommie Agee	1	2	13	0	22
Derrel Gofourth	0	2	15	0	28
Jeff Criswell	0	2	15	0	31
Dan Alexander	0	1	11	1	33
Thornton Chandler	0	1	10	0	13
Dean Steinkuhler	0	0	13	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	2	22
John Tautolo	2	8
Emanuel King	1	14
Issiac Holt	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Kozlowski	2	13
Robert Lavette	1	24
Allen Lyday	1	16
Dwight Stone	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	45	31	---	---	---	76
John Tautolo	39	26	---	---	8	73
Jeff Dellenbach	38	25	---	---	5	68
Ed Simmons	39	29	---	---	---	68
Ethan Horton	36	21	---	---	10	67
Ron McNair	38	28	---	---	---	66
Dan Fike	38	25	---	---	1	64
Bill Johnson	27	25	---	---	---	52
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	14	33	3	50
Ernest Givins	29	20	---	---	---	49
Larry Heater	18	6	---	---	22	46
Odessa Turner	24	21	---	---	---	45
Joe Rose	18	12	---	---	14	44
Dropkick Murphy	19	12	---	---	12	43
Rick Parros	22	20	---	---	---	42
Curt Jarvis	---	---	12	30	---	42
Issiac Holt	---	---	11	22	8	41
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	13	27	1	41
Don Griffin	---	---	5	15	20	40
Greg Bright	---	---	9	28	2	39
Cliff Odom	---	---	11	26	2	39
Carl Lews	---	---	11	26	2	39
Kevin Fagan	---	---	12	23	4	39
Ron Baker	18	12	---	---	8	38
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	5	12	21	38
Gill Byrd	---	---	11	24	3	38
Doug McDougald	---	---	12	20	2	34
Hubert Oliver	13	7	---	---	14	34
John Woodcock	---	---	9	19	3	31
Cleveland Elam	---	---	4	16	10	30
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	3	22	27
Tony Colorito	---	---	8	17	2	27
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	8	17	1	26
Danny Pittman	14	9	---	---	3	26
Mike Kelley	7	6	---	---	8	21
Emanuel King	---	---	3	4	14	21
Chip Banks	---	---	4	16	---	20
Tremain Rogers	8	4	---	---	8	20
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	5	10	4	19
Kris Haines	1	0	---	---	15	16
Eric Wilson	---	---	7	8	1	16
John Floyd	4	2	---	---	9	15
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
William Judson	---	---	36	26	11	73
Jim Burroughs	---	---	32	24	15	71
Antonio Gibson	---	---	41	25	2	68
Allen Lyday	---	---	27	23	16	66
Mel Owens	---	---	34	24	3	61
Gary Cobb	---	---	36	22	1	59
Jeff Criswell	15	31	---	---	10	56
Michael Stewart	---	---	33	21	1	55
Tommie Agee	13	22	---	---	19	54
Tommy Kramer	16	36	---	---	---	52
Dan Alexander	11	33	---	---	7	51
Robert Lavette	8	19	---	---	24	51
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	28	20	2	50
Steve Hamilton	---	---	26	21	3	50
Derrel Gofourth	15	28	---	---	5	48
Charlie Johnson	---	---	28	18	2	48
Curt Marsh	15	33	---	---	---	48
Don Graham	---	---	24	18	5	47
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	23	13	6	42
Terry Rennaker	---	---	21	13	7	41
Dean Steinkuhler	13	27	---	---	---	40
Dwight Stone	3	21	---	---	16	40
Thornton Chandler	10	13	---	---	16	39
Derek Tennell	12	20	---	---	7	39
Glen Kozlowski	7	18	---	---	13	38
Terry Wright	---	---	17	14	7	38
Don Fielder	---	---	17	11	7	35
Scott Schwedes	10	25	---	---	---	35
Jamie Mueller	9	23	---	---	2	34
Zach Thomas	8	19	---	---	6	33
Terry Unrien	---	---	17	13	3	33
Sylvester Croom	7	14	---	---	10	31
Reggie Sutton	---	---	19	12	---	31
Alex Moyer	---	---	9	7	13	29
Reggie Rogers	---	---	19	10	---	29
Revie Sorey	3	9	---	---	10	22
Hugh Green	---	---	7	6	1	14
Karl Baldischwiler	1	5	---	---	4	10
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	1	0	3	4
Ken Rose	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	84	4.9
Middle	12	63	5.3
Right	16	78	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	11	77	7.0
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	30	17	0	2	2	2	4	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	34	23	0	3	3	1	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	35	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	53	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	85	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	9	5	0	49	20
WR Rick Parros	7	5	0	17	20
WR Odessa Turner	5	2	0	27	21
RB Bill Johnson	3	2	0	13	25
RB Larry Heater	1	0	0	0	6
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	0	11	9
TE Joe Rose	1	1	0	5	12
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	1	0	7
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	0	3	21
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	0	1	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Zach Thomas	8	4	1	56	19
WR Scott Schwedes	8	5	0	19	25
WR Dwight Stone	5	4	1	20	21
WR Glen Kozlowski	4	3	0	25	18
RB Jamie Mueller	3	3	0	11	23
RB Robert Lavette	2	1	1	4	19
TE Thornton Chandler	2	2	0	11	13
TE Derek Tennell	2	1	0	11	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	4	11	2.75	4.28
Larry Heater	2	11	5.50	5.33

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamie Mueller	1	5	5.00	7.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	2	19	6.33	4.17

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	2	2	5	2.50	4.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	8	8.00	5.44
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	1	3	3.00	6.25
RB Jamie Mueller	1	1	2	2.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	3	2
Bill Johnson	3	2
Randall Cunningham	2	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Thomas	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	9	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	3	3	3
WR Odessa Turner	3	1	1
WR Rick Parros	2	1	0
RB Larry Heater	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Glen Kozlowski	3	2	1
WR Zach Thomas	2	0	0
RB Robert Lavette	2	1	0
TE Thornton Chandler	1	1	1
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0
WR Dwight Stone	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (7,500)