Week 12, 1987

played in New Orleans, LA

53 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	7	7	0	7	-	21
New Orleans Saints	7	0	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:59 NOS - Odessa Turner 44 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 03:45 BAL - J.T. Smith 43 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 11:42 BAL - J.T. Smith 13 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 08:08 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal
4Q: 13:54 NOS - Larry Heater 1 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 02:44 BAL - Dwight Clark 65 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:59 NOS - Odessa Turner 44 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 03:45 BAL - J.T. Smith 43 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 11:42 BAL - J.T. Smith 13 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 08:08 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal
4Q: 13:54 NOS - Larry Heater 1 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 02:44 BAL - Dwight Clark 65 pass from Jim Zorn (Eddie Murray extra point)

Team Statistics BAL NOS
Record 7-4 5-6
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 309 391
- Offensive Plays 48 72
- Yards per Play 6.44 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 70 121
- Rushing Attempts 26 33
- Yards per Rush 2.69 3.67
Net Passing Yards 239 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 18 - 0 38 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 10.86 6.92
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/107 4/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 24:48 35:12

Team Statistics	BAL	NOS
Record	7-4	5-6
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	309	391
- Offensive Plays	48	72
- Yards per Play	6.44	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	70	121
- Rushing Attempts	26	33
- Yards per Rush	2.69	3.67
Net Passing Yards	239	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 18 - 0	38 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	10.86	6.92
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/107	4/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	24:48	35:12

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
1	7:41	2:26	OWN 29	5	19	Punt
1	4:17	0:48	OPP 44	2	44	Touchdown
1	0:07	3:33	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	7:14	1:22	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
2	3:11	3:11	OWN 4	7	24	Half
3	8:03	2:31	OPP 42	3	1	Punt
4	13:47	2:49	OWN 20	5	22	Fumble
4	9:51	3:58	OWN 10	6	37	Punt
4	3:24	1:00	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
4	2:17	0:46	OPP 21	3	-9	Missed FG

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	5:12	OWN 1	10	99	Touchdown
1	5:15	0:58	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
1	3:29	3:22	OWN 17	5	20	Punt
2	11:34	4:20	OWN 44	9	22	Missed FG
2	5:52	2:41	OWN 1	6	45	Punt
3	15:00	6:57	OWN 26	12	69	Field Goal
3	5:32	6:45	OWN 5	12	95	Touchdown
4	10:58	1:07	OPP 42	3	4	Punt
4	5:53	2:29	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 37	9	25	Game

Game MVP: Jim Zorn, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mel Gray	25	72	2.88	9	0	0
Jim Zorn	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	18	59	3.28	11	2	0
Larry Heater	14	56	4.00	12	1	1
Randall Cunningham	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Zorn	21	18	243	1/4	3	65	0	154.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	38	21	277	1/7	1	44	0	87.2

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	7	8	88	12.57	23	43	2
WR Dwight Clark	5	5	123	24.60	79	65	1
FB Bob Perryman	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Mel Gray	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
WR Lionel Manuel	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odessa Turner	7	11	110	15.71	31	44	1
WR Rick Parros	5	8	75	15.00	27	31	0
WR Danny Pittman	4	7	38	9.50	0	13	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	3	36	18.00	34	37	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	3	7	3.50	3	5	0
TE Joe Rose	1	3	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR John Floyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Hubert Oliver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mel Gray	2	0	0
Carlos Pennywell	0	1	0
Lance Smith	0	1	0
Mike Tice	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bob Glazebrook	1	1	1	0
Kurt Gouveia	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	5	246	49.2	44.0	59	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	198	39.6	38.2	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/2	0/1	0/1	22	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	7	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	2	76	38.0	0
Carlos Pennywell	1	31	31.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	3	47	15.7	0
John Floyd	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Wentford Gaines	7	0	0.0	18	36
DT Dan Benish	5	1	0.0	15	18
S Mark Moore	4	4	0.0	23	25
CB Eugene Daniel	4	2	0.0	28	33
OLB Mike Cofer	4	1	0.0	22	20
S Paul Moyer	4	1	0.0	12	23
S Rod Woodson	4	1	0.0	27	35
DT Jerome Brown	3	2	1.0	21	22
DE Greg Townsend	3	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Jimmy Williams	3	0	0.0	11	11
S Durwood Roquemore	2	2	0.0	31	37
ILB John Offerdahl	2	2	0.0	22	28
DT Jerry Ball	2	2	0.0	24	27
OLB Mike Douglass	2	1	0.0	15	12
DE Donnell Thompson	1	1	0.0	25	30
DE Chris Doleman	1	1	0.0	24	25
CB Mike Smith	1	1	0.0	12	15
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0.0	11	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	3	0.0	24	22
S Bob Glazebrook	5	1	0.0	12	12
CB Lorenzo Lynch	5	1	0.0	18	13
OLB Chip Banks	4	2	0.0	10	9
ILB Kurt Gouveia	4	1	0.0	18	15
ILB Alvin Toles	3	1	0.0	8	7
CB Issiac Holt	3	0	0.0	15	15
DE Tony Colorito	2	1	0.5	14	13
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0.0	21	16
S Carl Lews	2	0	0.0	19	13
DE Kevin Fagan	1	3	0.0	20	19
DT Curt Jarvis	1	2	0.0	18	11
OLB Eric Wilson	1	1	0.0	9	6
DT John Woodcock	1	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB Don Griffin	1	0	0.0	10	13
DE Cleveland Elam	0	1	0.5	17	10
S Greg Bright	0	1	0.0	17	16
DE Doug McDougald	0	1	0.0	9	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jerome Brown	1.0	0	1	0	22
DE Donnell Thompson	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE Chris Doleman	0.0	0	1	1	25
DT Dan Benish	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Jerry Ball	0.0	0	1	0	27

New Orleans	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Cleveland Elam	0.5	0	10
DE Tony Colorito	0.5	0	13
DT John Woodcock	0.0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wentford Gaines	6	1	36
CB Eugene Daniel	3	2	33
OLB Mike Cofer	3	0	20
OLB Jimmy Williams	2	0	11
S Paul Moyer	2	0	23
S Mark Moore	2	0	25
S Rod Woodson	1	1	35
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	30
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	37
ILB John Offerdahl	0	1	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	9
ILB Alvin Toles	3	0	7
ILB Kurt Gouveia	3	0	15
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	13
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	1	22
S Greg Bright	1	0	16
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	15
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	6
CB Don Griffin	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Covert	1	7	0	23	0	22
Paul Farren	1	5	0	21	0	18
Dwight Stephenson	1	4	1	24	0	21
Lance Smith	1	3	0	25	1	21
Mike Tice	1	1	0	7	0	9
J.T. Turner	0	2	0	21	0	16
Ken Lanier	0	2	0	8	0	4
Mike Ruether	0	1	0	2	0	1

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	4	9	27	0	29
Ed Simmons	2	7	31	0	33
Ron McNair	2	5	32	0	33
Dan Fike	2	2	28	1	35
Joe Rose	1	2	31	0	30
Ron Baker	0	2	9	0	18
John Tautolo	0	2	30	0	29
Hubert Oliver	0	1	5	0	8
Mike Kelley	0	1	6	0	10
Dropkick Murphy	0	1	21	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Pennywell	1	16
Mike Tice	1	13
Mel Gray	1	10
E.J. Junior	1	8
Lionel Manuel	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	2	19
Joe Rose	1	13
Emanuel King	1	8

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	31	37	2	70
Rod Woodson	---	---	27	35	4	66
Wentford Gaines	---	---	18	36	10	64
Eugene Daniel	---	---	28	33	2	63
Donnell Thompson	---	---	25	30	2	57
Mel Gray	26	20	---	---	10	56
Jerry Ball	---	---	24	27	3	54
John Offerdahl	---	---	22	28	2	52
Mark Moore	---	---	23	25	4	52
Dwight Stephenson	24	21	---	---	6	51
Chris Doleman	---	---	24	25	2	51
Greg Townsend	---	---	21	23	6	50
Jim Zorn	26	22	---	---	1	49
J.T. Smith	21	17	---	---	9	47
Lance Smith	25	21	---	---	---	46
Mike Smith	---	---	12	15	19	46
Jerome Brown	---	---	21	22	3	46
Jim Covert	23	22	---	---	---	45
Mike Cofer	---	---	22	20	1	43
J.T. Turner	21	16	---	---	5	42
Lionel Manuel	18	17	---	---	7	42
Paul Farren	21	18	---	---	---	39
Leo Lewis	12	8	---	---	17	37
Paul Moyer	---	---	12	23	1	36
Dwight Clark	17	18	---	---	---	35
Mike Augustyniak	17	8	---	---	10	35
Dan Benish	---	---	15	18	2	35
Jimmy Williams	---	---	11	11	11	33
Mike Douglass	---	---	15	12	4	31
Mike Tice	7	9	---	---	13	29
E.J. Junior	---	---	11	9	8	28
Bob Perryman	2	6	---	---	14	22
Carlos Pennywell	2	2	---	---	16	20
Ken Lanier	8	4	---	---	6	18
Matt Suhey	8	5	---	---	---	13
Mike Knight	5	6	---	---	2	13
Mike Ruether	2	1	---	---	5	8
Kevin Glover	1	1	---	---	6	8
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ken Whisenhunt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Burnell Dent	---	---	1	0	3	4
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Delaney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd Hodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Rose	31	30	---	---	13	74
Randall Cunningham	33	39	---	---	---	72
John Tautolo	30	29	---	---	7	66
Dan Fike	28	35	---	---	2	65
Ron McNair	32	33	---	---	---	65
Ed Simmons	31	33	---	---	---	64
Jeff Dellenbach	27	29	---	---	5	61
Dropkick Murphy	21	17	---	---	15	53
Larry Heater	15	17	---	---	19	51
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	24	22	2	48
Odessa Turner	23	25	---	---	---	48
Ernest Givins	18	29	---	---	---	47
Rick Parros	20	23	---	---	---	43
Gill Byrd	---	---	21	16	6	43
Kevin Fagan	---	---	20	19	2	41
Bill Johnson	18	22	---	---	---	40
Don Griffin	---	---	10	13	15	38
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	12	12	13	37
Danny Pittman	12	20	---	---	5	37
Greg Bright	---	---	17	16	2	35
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	18	15	2	35
Ron Baker	9	18	---	---	7	34
Carl Lews	---	---	19	13	1	33
Cleveland Elam	---	---	17	10	5	32
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	18	13	1	32
Tony Colorito	---	---	14	13	4	31
Issiac Holt	---	---	15	15	---	30
Curt Jarvis	---	---	18	11	---	29
Hubert Oliver	5	8	---	---	15	28
Chip Banks	---	---	10	9	9	28
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	12	11	2	25
Mike Kelley	6	10	---	---	7	23
Doug McDougald	---	---	9	12	1	22
John Woodcock	---	---	12	9	---	21
Alvin Toles	---	---	8	7	4	19
John Floyd	2	4	---	---	11	17
Tremain Rogers	2	8	---	---	7	17
Eric Wilson	---	---	9	6	2	17
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	0	14	16
Kris Haines	0	0	---	---	11	11
Emanuel King	---	---	1	0	8	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ethan Horton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	5	7	1.4
Right	10	35	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	50	5.6
Middle	15	46	3.1
Right	9	25	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Zorn	21	18	4	1	0	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	38	21	4	3	2	5	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	69	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	32	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	108	36.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	39	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	116	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	56	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	66	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	8	7	88	1	17
WR Dwight Clark	5	5	123	3	18
WR Leo Lewis	2	1	3	0	8
WR Lionel Manuel	2	1	4	0	17
FB Bob Perryman	2	2	10	0	6
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	3	0	8
RB Mel Gray	1	1	12	0	20

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	11	7	0	110	1	25
WR Rick Parros	8	5	0	75	2	23
WR Danny Pittman	7	4	0	38	0	20
TE Joe Rose	3	1	2	11	0	30
RB Bill Johnson	3	2	0	36	1	22
WR Ernest Givins	3	2	0	7	0	29
WR John Floyd	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mel Gray	1	2	2.00	2.88

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	1	1	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Zorn	1	1	13	13.00	11.57

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	4	3	23	5.75	7.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	13	13.00	11.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odessa Turner	3	3	23	7.67	10.00
WR John Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Mel Gray	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Zorn	9	7	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	16	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	4	3	2
WR Dwight Clark	2	2	2
WR Leo Lewis	2	1	0
RB Mel Gray	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	5	3	2
WR Danny Pittman	3	2	2
WR Odessa Turner	3	2	2
TE Joe Rose	2	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	1
WR John Floyd	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)