Week 17, 1988

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:50 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
2Q: 08:13 NOS - Morten Andersen 44 field goal
2Q: 03:00 NOS - Earl Campbell 4 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 09:08 NOS - Ernest Givins 9 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 04:13 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:50 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
2Q: 08:13 NOS - Morten Andersen 44 field goal
2Q: 03:00 NOS - Earl Campbell 4 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 09:08 NOS - Ernest Givins 9 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 04:13 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 9-7 1-15
First Downs 20 11
- by Rushing 11 0
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 318 152
- Offensive Plays 70 64
- Yards per Play 4.54 2.38
Net Rushing Yards 174 13
- Rushing Attempts 48 8
- Yards per Rush 3.63 1.63
Net Passing Yards 144 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 14 - 2 49 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 153 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 7/42
- Yards per Pass Play 6.55 2.48
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 5/40 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/34 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 33
Time of Possession 36:19 23:41

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	9-7	1-15
First Downs	20	11
- by Rushing	11	0
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	318	152
- Offensive Plays	70	64
- Yards per Play	4.54	2.38
Net Rushing Yards	174	13
- Rushing Attempts	48	8
- Yards per Rush	3.63	1.63
Net Passing Yards	144	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 14 - 2	49 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	153	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	7/42
- Yards per Pass Play	6.55	2.48
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	5/40	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/34	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 33
Time of Possession	36:19	23:41

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	4:19	OWN 47	9	46	Field Goal
1	3:02	0:13	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
2	14:55	6:49	OWN 20	11	53	Field Goal
2	6:42	3:50	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:15	OWN 45	5	13	Interception
3	15:00	6:00	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
3	7:01	2:56	OPP 45	5	32	Field Goal
3	2:37	2:14	OWN 10	3	-5	Punt
4	14:02	0:50	OPP 47	3	4	Punt
4	12:26	1:28	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
4	9:54	3:51	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
4	2:31	0:50	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 48	3	4	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
1	8:45	5:43	OWN 20	10	33	Interception
1	2:49	2:54	OPP 38	6	2	Punt
2	8:06	1:24	OWN 20	5	28	Fumble
2	2:52	1:06	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
3	9:00	1:59	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	4:05	1:28	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
3	0:23	1:21	OPP 47	4	-6	Downs
4	13:12	0:46	OWN 20	2	24	Interception
4	10:58	1:04	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
4	6:03	3:32	OWN 20	16	72	Downs
4	1:41	0:30	OPP 48	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Kevin Fagan, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	24	88	3.67	13	3	0
Earl Campbell	23	87	3.78	14	2	1
Randall Cunningham	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamie Mueller	5	7	1.40	3	0	0
Thurman Thomas	3	6	2.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	21	14	153	1/9	1	21	2	64.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	49	20	181	7/42	0	24	2	34.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	5	8	58	11.60	16	21	1
WR Odessa Turner	3	3	23	7.67	0	11	0
WR Rick Parros	2	3	23	11.50	0	15	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	21	10.50	2	11	0
WR Buster Rhymes	2	3	28	14.00	3	21	0
RB Bill Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dwight Stone	5	12	61	12.20	1	24
WR Kelvin Edwards	4	12	29	7.25	8	16
WR Glen Kozlowski	4	7	32	8.00	7	15
RB Jamie Mueller	2	3	17	8.50	8	14
TE Ferrell Edmunds	2	7	19	9.50	8	10
RB Thurman Thomas	2	3	17	8.50	0	14
WR Flip Johnson	1	5	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Greg Bright	1	0	0.00	0
CB Gill Byrd	1	12	12.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terry Wright	1	2	2.00	0
CB Quintin Jones	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Campbell	2	0	0
Bill Johnson	1	0	0
Emanuel King	0	1	1
David Jones	0	1	0
Randall Cunningham	0	1	0
Jeff Dellenbach	0	1	0
Chip Banks	0	0	1
Dropkick Murphy	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelvin Edwards	1	0	0
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Jarvis Williams	1	0	0
Glen Kozlowski	0	1	0
Gerald Bennett	0	1	0
Steve Hamilton	0	0	1
Mickey Mestnik	0	0	1
Brett Faryniarz	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	212	42.4	29.2	52	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	306	43.7	33.6	51	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odessa Turner	3	31	10.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odessa Turner	1	34	34.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Edwards	1	18	18.0	0
Glen Kozlowski	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	4	1	0.0	8	51
OLB Emanuel King	3	1	1.0	4	27
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	2	0.0	7	39
CB Don Griffin	3	1	0.0	5	43
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	0.0	3	9
DE Kevin Fagan	2	2	2.0	6	34
DE Pierce Holt	2	0	2.0	5	45
DE Ron Holmes	2	1	1.0	4	31
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	0	1.0	7	46
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0.0	4	42
OLB Fred Robinson	2	0	0.0	5	12
DT Curt Jarvis	2	0	0.0	6	33
S Greg Bright	1	1	0.0	7	43
WR Rick Parros	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lee Davis	1	0	0.0	2	40
S Jim Perryman	1	0	0.0	8	56
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	0.0	3	25
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kurt Gouveia	0	3	0.0	4	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Graham	8	3	0.0	28	16
OLB Brett Faryniarz	7	1	0.0	38	19
DE Curtis Maxie	5	3	0.5	28	16
CB Jarvis Williams	5	3	0.0	39	19
DE Steve Hamilton	5	2	0.0	37	16
CB Quintin Jones	5	1	0.0	28	15
CB Brian Marvin	5	1	0.0	34	17
S Rickey Dixon	4	0	0.0	41	20
DT Mickey Mestnik	3	2	0.5	19	11
OLB Alex Moyer	2	3	0.0	25	10
S Rich Johnson	2	2	0.0	28	11
DE Don Fielder	2	1	0.0	20	6
CB Reggie Sutton	2	1	0.0	35	17
OLB Scott Burman	1	3	0.0	21	7
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	2	0.0	21	8
S Terry Wright	1	1	0.0	29	12
DT Deangelo Hall	1	1	0.0	29	11
OLB Ken Rose	1	0	0.0	6	2
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	---	---	---
WR Flip Johnson	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	2.0	2	2	0	34
DE Pierce Holt	2.0	0	1	1	45
OLB Emanuel King	1.0	0	4	0	27
DE Ron Holmes	1.0	0	2	1	31
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	0	1	0	46
DE Tony Colorito	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	1	0	0	33
OLB Fred Robinson	0.0	0	1	0	12

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mickey Mestnik	0.5	0	11
DE Curtis Maxie	0.5	0	16
DE Steve Hamilton	0.0	1	16
CB Brian Marvin	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Emanuel King	3	0	0	27
CB Don Griffin	3	0	0	43
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	0	39
ILB Cliff Odom	2	3	0	51
CB Gill Byrd	1	1	1	42
OLB Chip Banks	1	1	0	9
CB Lee Davis	1	1	0	40
S Jim Perryman	1	1	0	56
S Greg Bright	1	0	1	43
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0	46
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	0	31
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	0	25
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	0	33

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	1	15
OLB Alex Moyer	2	0	0	10
S Rickey Dixon	2	0	0	20
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	0	0	19
CB Brian Marvin	2	0	0	17
CB Jarvis Williams	1	1	0	19
ILB Don Graham	1	0	0	16
OLB Ken Rose	1	0	0	2
DT Mickey Mestnik	1	0	0	11
OLB Scott Burman	0	1	0	7
S Terry Wright	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron McNair	5	9	1	39	0	17
Jeff Dellenbach	3	11	0	42	0	19
Rick Donnalley	3	9	3	44	0	21
David Jones	2	4	0	36	0	16
Ethan Horton	1	4	0	40	0	14
Tony Jones	1	4	0	34	0	15
Dan Fike	1	3	0	23	0	9
Ed Simmons	1	2	0	22	1	13
Damone Johnson	1	1	0	7	0	8

Atlanta	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Criswell	3	8	2	56
Wesly Whitehead	2	6	1	49
Don Panos	1	6	3	38
Houston Hoover	1	7	1	51
Bob Olderman	1	3	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Heyward	1	21
Dropkick Murphy	1	15
Lorenzo Lynch	1	13
Lawrence Taylor	1	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Kozlowski	2	16
Derek Tennell	1	8
Bob Olderman	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Donnalley	44	21	---	---	8	73
Randall Cunningham	48	22	---	---	---	70
Odessa Turner	37	18	---	---	14	69
Jeff Dellenbach	42	19	---	---	6	67
Jim Perryman	---	---	8	56	---	64
Ernest Givins	46	18	---	---	---	64
Ethan Horton	40	14	---	---	9	63
David Jones	36	16	---	---	8	60
Cliff Odom	---	---	8	51	---	59
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	7	39	13	59
Don Griffin	---	---	5	43	8	56
Ron McNair	39	17	---	---	---	56
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	7	46	1	54
Greg Bright	---	---	7	43	1	51
Pierce Holt	---	---	5	45	---	50
Tony Jones	34	15	---	---	---	49
Earl Campbell	37	10	---	---	1	48
Lee Davis	---	---	2	40	6	48
Gill Byrd	---	---	4	42	1	47
Kevin Fagan	---	---	6	34	3	43
Ed Simmons	22	13	---	---	8	43
Ron Holmes	---	---	4	31	7	42
Craig Heyward	16	4	---	---	21	41
Dan Fike	23	9	---	---	8	40
Bill Johnson	24	15	---	---	---	39
Curt Jarvis	---	---	6	33	---	39
Rick Parros	10	8	---	---	14	32
Chip Banks	---	---	3	9	20	32
Emanuel King	---	---	4	27	---	31
Damone Johnson	7	8	---	---	15	30
Tony Colorito	---	---	3	25	2	30
Issiac Holt	---	---	0	28	1	29
Dropkick Murphy	6	8	---	---	15	29
Buster Rhymes	17	7	---	---	---	24
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	4	12	6	22
Fred Robinson	---	---	5	12	1	18
Danny Pittman	0	0	---	---	14	14
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Carl Lews	---	---	0	0	5	5
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andrew Provence	---	---	0	0	2	2
Tory Nixon	---	---	0	0	2	2
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenny Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rickey Dixon	---	---	41	20	12	73
Jeff Criswell	8	56	---	---	7	71
Glen Kozlowski	6	46	---	---	16	68
Dwight Stone	8	50	---	---	6	64
Chris Chandler	8	56	---	---	---	64
Jarvis Williams	---	---	39	19	6	64
Bill Monger	8	56	---	---	---	64
Brian Marvin	---	---	34	17	9	60
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	38	19	2	59
Houston Hoover	7	51	---	---	1	59
Reggie Sutton	---	---	35	17	4	56
Wesly Whitehead	6	49	---	---	---	55
Steve Hamilton	---	---	37	16	1	54
Kelvin Edwards	3	42	---	---	9	54
Terry Wright	---	---	29	12	11	52
Don Panos	6	38	---	---	6	50
Don Graham	---	---	28	16	3	47
Jamie Mueller	5	28	---	---	14	47
Curtis Maxie	---	---	28	16	3	47
Quintin Jones	---	---	28	15	3	46
Ferrell Edmunds	5	38	---	---	---	43
Rich Johnson	---	---	28	11	3	42
Deangelo Hall	---	---	29	11	2	42
Alex Moyer	---	---	25	10	2	37
Thurman Thomas	3	28	---	---	6	37
Don Fielder	---	---	20	6	9	35
Scott Burman	---	---	21	7	7	35
Bob Olderman	3	23	---	---	7	33
Mickey Mestnik	---	---	19	11	2	32
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	21	8	2	31
Flip Johnson	4	18	---	---	9	31
Ken Rose	---	---	6	2	15	23
Ickey Woods	3	13	---	---	6	22
Reggie Rogers	---	---	11	6	2	19
Brian Kinchen	3	10	---	---	5	18
Tom Hughes	---	---	11	3	3	17
Gerald Bennett	2	7	---	---	7	16
Thornton Chandler	0	1	---	---	14	15
Derek Tennell	0	6	---	---	8	14
Brock Turk	0	0	---	---	12	12
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	60	3.0
Middle	7	31	4.4
Right	20	84	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	2	3	1.5
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	21	14	2	0	1	2	2	0	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	49	20	1	1	4	7	11	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	64	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	40	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	68	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	40	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	8	5	0	58	1	18
WR Rick Parros	3	2	0	23	0	8
WR Buster Rhymes	3	2	1	28	1	7
WR Odessa Turner	3	3	0	23	0	18
RB Bill Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	15
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	0	21	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Edwards	12	4	2	29	0	42
WR Dwight Stone	12	5	0	61	1	50
WR Glen Kozlowski	7	4	1	32	0	46
TE Ferrell Edmunds	7	2	0	19	0	38
WR Flip Johnson	5	1	0	6	0	18
RB Jamie Mueller	3	2	0	17	0	28
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	1	17	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	6	34	5.67	3.78
Bill Johnson	4	5	1.25	3.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	1	9	4.50	7.29

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	7	1	10	1.43	3.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	9	4.50	7.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ferrell Edmunds	2	1	10	5.00	2.71
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	2.42
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	0	0	0.00	4.57
RB Jamie Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	0	0.00	5.08
WR Flip Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	1.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	4	1
Bill Johnson	2	1
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	6	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	15	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	4	2	2
RB Bill Johnson	1	0	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Stone	6	3	2
WR Kelvin Edwards	3	2	1
WR Flip Johnson	3	0	0
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	1	1
RB Jamie Mueller	1	1	1
TE Ferrell Edmunds	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (17,100)
End Zone 12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (17,100)
End Zone	12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,500 (7,500)