Week 1, 1990

played in Atlanta, GA

56 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	17	7	0	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	6	-	6

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Chris Warren 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 06:29 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
2Q: 02:47 NOS - Chris Warren 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:09 NOS - Jimmie Johnson 2 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 14:54 ATL - Steve De Line 19 field goal
4Q: 09:40 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Chris Warren 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 06:29 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
2Q: 02:47 NOS - Chris Warren 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:09 NOS - Jimmie Johnson 2 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 14:54 ATL - Steve De Line 19 field goal
4Q: 09:40 ATL - Steve De Line 18 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 374 236
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 5.84 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 100 63
- Rushing Attempts 36 19
- Yards per Rush 2.78 3.32
Net Passing Yards 274 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 37 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 274 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 9.79 4.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/47 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:43 26:17

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	374	236
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	5.84	4.07
Net Rushing Yards	100	63
- Rushing Attempts	36	19
- Yards per Rush	2.78	3.32
Net Passing Yards	274	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	37 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	274	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	9.79	4.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/47	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:43	26:17

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	1:28	OWN 8	3	-3	Punt
1	8:29	3:04	OWN 1	5	34	Punt
1	3:27	3:34	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
2	11:05	4:41	OWN 40	9	53	Field Goal
2	4:53	2:13	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	1:47	1:20	OWN 33	5	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	12:19	6:18	OWN 32	12	68	Touchdown
4	14:47	2:45	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
4	9:34	4:15	OWN 21	5	32	Punt
4	3:13	2:18	OWN 45	6	20	Missed FG

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
1	9:53	1:24	OPP 49	3	-4	Punt
1	5:25	1:58	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	14:53	3:48	OWN 25	7	42	Missed FG
2	6:24	1:31	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	2:40	0:53	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:36	1:17	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	6:01	6:14	OWN 19	12	79	Field Goal
4	12:02	2:28	OPP 38	4	37	Field Goal
4	5:19	2:06	OWN 20	9	35	Downs
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 42	4	11	Game

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Warren	24	63	2.63	13	2	2
Bill Johnson	10	30	3.00	9	0	0
Randall Cunningham	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Craig Heyward	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	10	30	3.00	13	1
Patrick Egu	8	35	4.38	12	1
Chris Chandler	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	28	21	274	0/0	1	42	0	117.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	27	14	168	1/5	0	31	0	71.2
Sean Salisbury	10	4	17	1/7	0	7	0	47.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odessa Turner	5	7	58	11.60	18	19	0
WR Rick Parros	3	4	17	5.67	2	9	0
WR Buster Rhymes	3	3	67	22.33	31	42	0
WR Ernest Givins	3	5	45	15.00	24	30	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	20	10.00	1	11	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	3	40	20.00	9	29	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Chris Warren	1	2	22	22.00	10	22	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bobby Howard	4	7	32	8.00	1	20
RB Thurman Thomas	3	6	28	9.33	5	20
WR Robb Thomas	3	9	13	4.33	0	6
WR Rob Moore	3	5	49	16.33	0	31
WR Stephone Paige	2	6	31	15.50	13	21
RB Patrick Egu	2	3	6	3.00	0	6
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	26	26.00	21	26

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Jones	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jarvis Williams	1	0	0	0
Marvin Washington	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	283	47.2	37.8	58	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	270	45.0	42.5	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/2	0/1	0/1	24	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	2/3	0/1	0/1	19	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	3	15	5.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	3	79	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Pierce Holt	6	0	0.0	15	33
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	0	2.0	12	23
S Marcus Paul	5	0	0.0	15	31
S Carl Lews	4	0	0.0	6	11
CB John Mangum	4	0	0.0	5	21
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	1	0.0	15	26
S Greg Jackson	2	2	0.0	13	31
S Bob Orlando	2	1	0.0	7	17
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	0.0	11	22
ILB Kurt Gouveia	2	0	0.0	3	1
ILB Cliff Odom	1	2	0.0	16	36
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	5	10
DE Clarence Goodburn	1	0	0.0	15	30
CB Lee Davis	0	2	0.0	2	11
DT Craig Veasley	0	2	0.0	9	15
CB Issiac Holt	0	1	0.0	11	27
OLB Emanuel King	0	1	0.0	2	2
DE Kevin Fagan	0	1	0.0	12	27

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Stan Petry	8	1	31	24
S Rickey Dixon	7	1	28	25
OLB Brett Faryniarz	4	4	29	20
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	3	24	16
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	2	25	19
DE Dennis Byrd	4	1	25	16
CB Quintin Jones	4	0	29	22
CB Jarvis Williams	3	3	27	17
ILB Rob McGovern	3	1	26	21
DE Curtis Maxie	3	0	20	17
ILB Richard Newbill	2	3	23	19
DE Marvin Washington	2	2	27	20
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	8	8
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	28	24
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	6	7
DE Ray Agnew	0	1	11	12
CB Robert Van Winkle	0	1	29	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2.0	0	0	0	23
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	1	1	1	33
DE Clarence Goodburn	0.0	1	1	0	30
DT Andrew Provence	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	0	1	0	15

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Carl Lews	4	0	11
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	1	26
DE Pierce Holt	2	1	33
S Bob Orlando	2	1	17
S Greg Jackson	2	0	31
CB John Mangum	2	0	21
OLB Chip Banks	1	2	22
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	23
S Marcus Paul	1	0	31

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Stan Petry	5	0	24
S Rickey Dixon	3	0	25
CB Jarvis Williams	3	0	17
CB Quintin Jones	2	1	22
ILB Rob McGovern	2	1	21
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	24
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	7
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	1	8
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	2	6	27	24
Ed Simmons	2	6	29	21
Tony Jones	1	6	35	26
Ethan Horton	1	2	27	18
Craig Heyward	1	2	20	14
Keith Slough	1	2	25	17
Rick Donnalley	0	8	33	26
Dan Fike	0	3	17	13

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Houston Hoover	1	3	0	10	0	22
Lenny Robinson	1	3	0	13	0	21
Dermontti Dawson	1	2	1	12	0	20
Doug Widell	1	2	0	16	0	19
Bob Olderman	0	2	0	9	0	17
Richard Cooper	0	2	0	9	0	18
Jeff Criswell	0	1	0	10	2	21
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	0	10	0	16
Mark Stepnoski	0	1	0	6	0	18
Tony Mayberry	0	1	0	7	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Heyward	1	16
Mike Alexander	1	16
Lee Davis	1	15
Jimmie Johnson	1	15
David Jones	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Fenner	3	10
Bob Olderman	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	36	28	---	---	---	64
Tony Jones	35	26	---	---	---	61
Rick Donnalley	33	26	---	---	1	60
Cliff Odom	---	---	16	36	4	56
Jeff Dellenbach	27	24	---	---	5	56
Ernest Givins	29	25	---	---	---	54
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	15	30	8	53
Chris Warren	28	16	---	---	8	52
Ethan Horton	27	18	---	---	6	51
Pierce Holt	---	---	15	33	3	51
Ed Simmons	29	21	---	---	---	50
Craig Heyward	20	14	---	---	16	50
Greg Jackson	---	---	13	31	6	50
Marcus Paul	---	---	15	31	3	49
Andrew Provence	---	---	17	29	2	48
Bill Johnson	10	16	---	---	22	48
Keith Slough	25	17	---	---	5	47
Issiac Holt	---	---	11	27	6	44
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	15	26	3	44
Buster Rhymes	18	16	---	---	8	42
Kevin Fagan	---	---	12	27	3	42
Gill Byrd	---	---	14	18	8	40
Rick Parros	15	10	---	---	14	39
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	12	23	4	39
Dan Fike	17	13	---	---	8	38
Chip Banks	---	---	11	22	4	37
Odessa Turner	20	15	---	---	---	35
John Mangum	---	---	5	21	7	33
Jimmie Johnson	9	7	---	---	15	31
Lee Davis	---	---	2	11	15	28
Carl Lews	---	---	6	11	10	27
Craig Veasley	---	---	9	15	1	25
Bob Orlando	---	---	7	17	1	25
Mike Alexander	4	3	---	---	16	23
Wes Pritchett	---	---	4	8	11	23
Mike Brennan	7	7	---	---	4	18
Darryl Sims	---	---	5	10	1	16
Todd Kalis	5	2	---	---	8	15
David Jones	2	4	---	---	8	14
Emanuel King	---	---	2	2	7	11
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	3	1	3	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Galvin	---	---	0	0	6	6
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	29	20	21	70
Rickey Dixon	---	---	28	25	16	69
Bubba McDowell	---	---	28	24	14	66
Stan Petry	---	---	31	24	8	63
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	29	21	13	63
Quintin Jones	---	---	29	22	6	57
Marvin Washington	---	---	27	20	7	54
Jarvis Williams	---	---	27	17	5	49
Rob McGovern	---	---	26	21	2	49
Chris Chandler	19	28	---	---	---	47
Robb Thomas	14	21	---	---	12	47
Richard Newbill	---	---	23	19	5	47
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	25	19	2	46
Rob Moore	14	24	---	---	7	45
Curtis Maxie	---	---	20	17	7	44
Dennis Byrd	---	---	25	16	2	43
Stephone Paige	7	22	---	---	12	41
Dermontti Dawson	12	20	---	---	9	41
Derrick Thomas	---	---	24	16	1	41
Jeff Criswell	10	21	---	---	9	40
Thurman Thomas	11	27	---	---	1	39
Doug Widell	16	19	---	---	3	38
Bobby Howard	12	24	---	---	---	36
Bob Olderman	9	17	---	---	9	35
Brian Kinchen	7	21	---	---	6	34
Lenny Robinson	13	21	---	---	---	34
Houston Hoover	10	22	---	---	---	32
Tyler Houston	3	20	---	---	9	32
Mark Stepnoski	6	18	---	---	6	30
Patrick Egu	8	12	---	---	9	29
Ickey Woods	4	16	---	---	7	27
Richard Cooper	9	18	---	---	---	27
Jonathan Hayes	10	16	---	---	---	26
A.B. Brown	2	8	---	---	16	26
Tony Mayberry	7	19	---	---	---	26
Ray Agnew	---	---	11	12	---	23
Derrick Fenner	6	4	---	---	10	20
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	8	8	2	18
Derek Tennell	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	6	7	1	14
Sean Salisbury	0	11	---	---	---	11
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	6	6
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	48	2.7
Middle	11	15	1.4
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	4	20	5.0
Right	8	31	3.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	28	21	4	1	2	3	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	27	14	5	2	1	4	4	1	0
Sean Salisbury	10	4	0	2	2	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	15	137	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	108	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	26	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	49	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	51	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	7	5	0	58	0	15
WR Ernest Givins	5	3	0	45	1	25
WR Rick Parros	4	3	1	17	0	10
TE Ethan Horton	3	2	1	40	1	18
WR Buster Rhymes	3	3	0	67	1	16
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	0	20	0	16
RB Chris Warren	2	1	0	22	1	16
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	0	3	0	3
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	0	2	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	9	3	1	13	0	21
WR Bobby Howard	7	4	1	32	1	24
WR Stephone Paige	6	2	1	31	1	22
RB Thurman Thomas	6	3	0	28	1	27
WR Rob Moore	5	3	0	49	1	24
RB Patrick Egu	3	2	0	6	0	12
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	26	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	4	8	2.00	2.63
Bill Johnson	2	0	0.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	2	0	0.00	3.00
Patrick Egu	2	15	7.50	4.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	5	4	24	4.80	9.79

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	5	2	8	1.60	6.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Parros	1	1	9	9.00	4.25
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	10.00
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0.00	13.33
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	4	4.00	9.00
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	2	1	3	1.50	4.67
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	5	5.00	1.44
RB Patrick Egu	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	9.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	2	0
Chris Warren	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	9	7	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	9	6	2
Sean Salisbury	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	2	1	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	1
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	2
WR Robb Thomas	3	1	0
WR Bobby Howard	2	2	0
WR Rob Moore	2	1	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0
RB Patrick Egu	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,400 (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 6,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,400 (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	6,100 (7,500)