Week 10, 1989

played in St. Louis, MO

61 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	3	-	3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	10	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 STL - Greg Lloyd 8 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:10 STL - Mark Boyer 6 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:16 STL - Dale Dawson 35 field goal
3Q: 03:14 STL - Dale Dawson 46 field goal
4Q: 14:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
4Q: 02:14 STL - Dale Dawson 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 STL - Greg Lloyd 8 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:10 STL - Mark Boyer 6 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:16 STL - Dale Dawson 35 field goal
3Q: 03:14 STL - Dale Dawson 46 field goal
4Q: 14:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
4Q: 02:14 STL - Dale Dawson 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS STL
Record 3-6 3-6
First Downs 10 21
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 208 390
- Offensive Plays 49 74
- Yards per Play 4.24 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 89 150
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 4.24 4.55
Net Passing Yards 119 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 3 41 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 119 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.25 5.85
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 5/81 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 22:45 37:15

Team Statistics	NOS	STL
Record	3-6	3-6
First Downs	10	21
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	208	390
- Offensive Plays	49	74
- Yards per Play	4.24	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	89	150
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	4.24	4.55
Net Passing Yards	119	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 3	41 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	119	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.25	5.85
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	5/81	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	22:45	37:15

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	2:47	OWN 13	5	20	Punt
1	6:47	0:13	OWN 5	1	0	Interception
1	6:34	2:34	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
1	1:26	1:03	OWN 20	3	16	Interception
2	14:13	1:17	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
2	8:59	2:03	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	4:09	1:43	OWN 33	4	17	Punt
3	15:00	4:25	OWN 24	6	13	Punt
3	9:03	1:44	OPP 40	4	24	Interception
3	3:06	3:37	OWN 25	8	44	Field Goal
4	11:17	2:01	OWN 6	4	8	Punt
4	2:07	1:02	OWN 31	5	30	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	9:46	2:59	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
1	4:00	2:34	OWN 26	5	22	Punt
1	0:23	1:10	50	3	5	Interception
2	12:56	3:57	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	6:56	2:47	OWN 40	9	42	Field Goal
2	2:26	2:26	OWN 7	5	44	Half
3	10:35	1:32	OWN 26	4	25	Fumble
3	7:19	4:13	OWN 18	9	53	Field Goal
4	14:29	3:12	OWN 28	5	17	Punt
4	9:16	7:09	OWN 38	11	56	Field Goal
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 39	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bono, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	14	55	3.93	12	2
Ottis Anderson	5	20	4.00	15	1
Randall Cunningham	2	14	7.00	14	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cleveland Gary	19	107	5.63	20	3
DJ Dozier	8	34	4.25	11	1
Steve Bono	4	2	0.50	3	0
Tony Paige	2	7	3.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	28	15	119	0/0	0	26	3	24.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	41	28	240	0/0	1	37	1	81.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Odessa Turner	6	11	60	10.00	5	21
RB Ottis Anderson	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	3
WR Rick Parros	2	4	38	19.00	18	26
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	7	3.50	0	4
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Ernest Givins	1	5	1	1.00	0	1
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Kenny Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vance Johnson	6	7	84	14.00	29	37	0
WR Curtis Duncan	5	12	41	8.20	5	12	0
FB Tony Paige	4	5	24	6.00	15	10	0
TE Robert Tyler	4	4	45	11.25	13	19	0
WR Roy Green	3	4	11	3.67	0	5	0
TE Mark Boyer	2	2	8	4.00	1	6	1
WR J.J. Birden	2	4	10	5.00	3	7	0
WR Mike Sherrard	1	2	8	8.00	7	8	0
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marcus Paul	1	9	9.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rod McSwain	1	13	13.00	0
S Rich Miano	1	4	4.00	0
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	8	8.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ernest Givins	1	1	0
Odessa Turner	1	0	0
Greg Bright	0	1	1
Randall Cunningham	0	1	0
Kurt Gouveia	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Tyler	1	0	0
Cleveland Gary	1	0	0
Tony Paige	0	1	0
Derrick Crudup	0	0	1
James Jefferson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	305	43.6	38.9	50	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	4	211	52.8	47.0	56	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	2	3	1.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Jefferson	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	5	81	16.2	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Jefferson	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Gouveia	8	2	0.0	14	18
CB Gill Byrd	7	2	0.0	29	31
ILB Cliff Odom	6	2	0.0	32	37
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	1	0.0	26	30
DE Ron Holmes	5	1	0.0	29	38
S Greg Bright	4	1	0.0	23	29
DE Pierce Holt	4	1	0.0	28	32
S Marcus Paul	3	5	0.0	29	38
S Carl Lews	3	3	0.0	18	19
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	2	0.0	21	27
OLB Fred Robinson	2	0	0.0	8	12
CB Tory Nixon	2	0	0.0	21	33
S Greg Jackson	2	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Chip Banks	1	3	0.0	24	30
WR Rick Parros	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	0.0	14	21
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Ryan Johnson	0	1	0.0	14	19

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	7	1	0.0	19	27
CB Ernest Gibson	5	1	0.0	20	26
ILB Vincent Brown	5	1	0.0	18	22
DT Dick Chapura	3	2	0.0	14	15
S Derrick Crudup	3	2	0.0	10	16
CB James Jefferson	3	2	0.0	16	24
S Leonard Smith	2	1	0.0	14	19
S Rich Miano	2	1	0.0	7	10
S Rod McSwain	2	0	0.0	20	23
CB Jerry Gray	1	1	0.0	11	17
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	0.0	7	13
WR J.J. Birden	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Galand Thaxton	1	0	0.0	2	1
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0.0	1	0
DT Kent Kremer	0	1	0.0	15	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	1	30
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	0	32
DT Andrew Provence	0	1	0	14
OLB Fred Robinson	0	1	0	12
DE Tony Colorito	0	0	1	21

St. Louis	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kent Kremer	2	17
DE Keith Ferguson	1	23
DE Tom Gibson	1	6
DE Josh Moore	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	6	0	0	37
CB Gill Byrd	5	2	0	31
ILB Kurt Gouveia	5	0	0	18
S Greg Jackson	2	1	0	18
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	0	27
S Marcus Paul	1	1	1	38
S Carl Lews	1	1	0	19
S Greg Bright	1	0	0	29
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0	30
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	0	38
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0	33
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	0	21
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0	5

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	3	1	1	27
CB Ernest Gibson	3	1	0	26
S Derrick Crudup	3	0	0	16
DT Dick Chapura	2	0	0	15
CB James Jefferson	2	0	0	24
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0	17
ILB Vincent Brown	1	0	0	22
S Rod McSwain	0	0	1	23
S Rich Miano	0	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	2	4	18	23
Tony Jones	2	3	18	18
Rick Donnalley	1	2	19	24
Ed Simmons	1	2	19	19
David Jones	1	1	2	4
Ethan Horton	1	1	14	25
Keith Slough	0	3	18	20
Hubert Oliver	0	2	9	12
Mike Kelley	0	1	6	13
Craig Heyward	0	1	7	9
Todd Kalis	0	1	5	19

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
John Scully	2	7	1	29	39
Harris Barton	2	5	0	33	39
Larry Williams	1	5	0	23	27
Bob Landsee	1	5	0	30	39
Luis Sharpe	1	3	1	27	29
John Bruhin	1	2	0	6	12
Tony Paige	0	1	0	19	18
Tom McHale	0	1	0	14	17

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Heyward	2	9
Jimmie Johnson	1	16
Greg Jackson	1	11

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Braxton	3	15
James Jefferson	2	19
DJ Dozier	1	22
Mark Boyer	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Holmes	---	---	29	38	7	74
Cliff Odom	---	---	32	37	3	72
Marcus Paul	---	---	29	38	3	70
Tory Nixon	---	---	21	33	14	68
Pierce Holt	---	---	28	32	5	65
Gill Byrd	---	---	29	31	4	64
Greg Bright	---	---	23	29	9	61
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	26	30	3	59
Chip Banks	---	---	24	30	2	56
Randall Cunningham	21	28	---	---	---	49
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	21	27	1	49
Odessa Turner	21	28	---	---	---	49
Rick Donnalley	19	24	---	---	5	48
Jeff Dellenbach	18	23	---	---	7	48
Carl Lews	---	---	18	19	10	47
Ottis Anderson	5	21	---	---	20	46
Ethan Horton	14	25	---	---	7	46
Ernest Givins	20	23	---	---	---	43
Keith Slough	18	20	---	---	4	42
Greg Jackson	---	---	13	18	11	42
Ed Simmons	19	19	---	---	---	38
Tony Colorito	---	---	14	21	2	37
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	14	18	4	36
Tony Jones	18	18	---	---	---	36
Ryan Johnson	---	---	14	19	1	34
Todd Kalis	5	19	---	---	8	32
Andrew Provence	---	---	14	14	2	30
Bill Johnson	16	7	---	---	6	29
Fred Robinson	---	---	8	12	7	27
Hubert Oliver	9	12	---	---	5	26
Mike Kelley	6	13	---	---	7	26
Jimmie Johnson	7	3	---	---	16	26
Craig Heyward	7	9	---	---	9	25
Wes Pritchett	---	---	6	5	11	22
Kenny Jackson	1	3	---	---	12	16
Emanuel King	---	---	0	0	15	15
Rick Parros	3	7	---	---	4	14
David Jones	2	4	---	---	8	14
Danny Pittman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Buster Rhymes	2	2	---	---	---	4
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Curt Jarvis	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bono	33	41	---	---	---	74
John Scully	29	39	---	---	4	72
Harris Barton	33	39	---	---	---	72
Bob Landsee	30	39	---	---	1	70
Curtis Duncan	25	24	---	---	14	63
James Jefferson	---	---	16	24	19	59
Ernest Gibson	---	---	20	26	11	57
Luis Sharpe	27	29	---	---	---	56
Larry Williams	23	27	---	---	6	56
DJ Dozier	11	20	---	---	22	53
Josh Moore	---	---	18	27	8	53
Vance Johnson	22	27	---	---	1	50
Greg Lloyd	---	---	19	27	1	47
Robert Tyler	12	23	---	---	12	47
Mark Boyer	17	17	---	---	12	46
Roy Green	18	27	---	---	---	45
Rod McSwain	---	---	20	23	2	45
Tony Paige	19	18	---	---	7	44
Cleveland Gary	22	21	---	---	---	43
Vincent Brown	---	---	18	22	2	42
Tom McHale	14	17	---	---	7	38
Kent Kremer	---	---	15	17	4	36
Keith Ferguson	---	---	12	23	---	35
Leonard Smith	---	---	14	19	2	35
Derrick Crudup	---	---	10	16	7	33
Dick Chapura	---	---	14	15	3	32
Jerry Gray	---	---	11	17	2	30
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	7	13	9	29
J.J. Birden	12	15	---	---	1	28
John Bruhin	6	12	---	---	7	25
Rollin Putzier	---	---	9	15	1	25
Roger Vick	4	8	---	---	11	23
Mike Sherrard	3	5	---	---	11	19
Rich Miano	---	---	7	10	1	18
Tom Gibson	---	---	9	6	1	16
David Braxton	---	---	1	0	15	16
Fredd Young	---	---	3	4	8	15
Galand Thaxton	---	---	2	1	12	15
Jim Lachey	3	3	---	---	5	11
Gregg Carr	---	---	3	2	4	9
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ben Thomas	---	---	3	1	4	8
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	61	5.5
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	18	98	5.4
Right	5	23	4.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	28	15	2	2	1	2	5	0	3

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	41	28	2	1	2	5	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	63	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	38	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	39	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	103	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	75	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	11	6	1	60	1	28
WR Ernest Givins	5	1	0	1	0	23
WR Rick Parros	4	2	0	38	1	7
RB Ottis Anderson	3	2	0	-1	0	21
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	0	7	0	25
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	7	0	12
WR Kenny Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	0	7	0	3

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Duncan	12	5	1	41	0	24
WR Vance Johnson	7	6	0	84	2	27
FB Tony Paige	5	4	0	24	0	18
WR Roy Green	4	3	1	11	0	27
WR J.J. Birden	4	2	0	10	0	15
TE Robert Tyler	4	4	0	45	0	23
TE Mark Boyer	2	2	0	8	0	17
WR Mike Sherrard	2	1	0	8	0	5
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	0	9	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cleveland Gary	2	5	2.50	5.63
Tony Paige	1	5	5.00	3.50
DJ Dozier	1	1	1.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	0	0	0.00	4.25

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	2	1	6	3.00	5.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ottis Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0	0.00	5.45

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	6	6.00	4.00
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0	0.00	3.42

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	2	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Cleveland Gary	3	3
Steve Bono	1	0
DJ Dozier	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	10	6	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odessa Turner	3	1	0
RB Ottis Anderson	2	1	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	0
WR Rick Parros	1	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	1
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Duncan	4	1	1
WR Roy Green	2	2	1
WR Vance Johnson	2	2	2
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	1
WR Mike Sherrard	1	0	0
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)