Week 10, 1990

played in New Orleans, LA

80 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	0	17	-	27
New Orleans Saints	6	7	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 42 field goal
1Q: 00:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
2Q: 11:34 ATL - Webster Slaughter 20 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 02:48 ATL - Steve De Line 46 field goal
2Q: 01:50 NOS - Ernest Givins 44 pass from Jay Schroeder (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:18 NOS - Chris Warren 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:11 ATL - Robb Thomas 26 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 02:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
4Q: 01:31 ATL - Jonathan Hayes 19 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 00:35 ATL - Steve De Line 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 42 field goal
1Q: 00:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
2Q: 11:34 ATL - Webster Slaughter 20 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 02:48 ATL - Steve De Line 46 field goal
2Q: 01:50 NOS - Ernest Givins 44 pass from Jay Schroeder (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:18 NOS - Chris Warren 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:11 ATL - Robb Thomas 26 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 02:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
4Q: 01:31 ATL - Jonathan Hayes 19 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
4Q: 00:35 ATL - Steve De Line 37 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 5-5 3-7
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 432 295
- Offensive Plays 62 61
- Yards per Play 6.97 4.84
Net Rushing Yards 95 121
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 3.52 3.56
Net Passing Yards 337 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 1 24 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 349 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 9.63 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 4/4 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/12 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 5/104 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:38 32:22

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	5-5	3-7
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	432	295
- Offensive Plays	62	61
- Yards per Play	6.97	4.84
Net Rushing Yards	95	121
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	3.52	3.56
Net Passing Yards	337	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 1	24 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	349	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	9.63	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	4/4	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/12	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	5/104	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:38	32:22

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 17	5	16	Punt
1	9:05	2:11	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
1	5:26	0:57	OWN 27	3	18	Fumble
1	0:30	4:13	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
2	8:23	5:40	OWN 18	11	53	Field Goal
2	1:29	0:54	OWN 24	3	39	Fumble
3	13:10	1:29	OWN 44	3	6	Fumble
3	10:32	1:52	OWN 16	4	31	Interception
3	6:09	1:42	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
3	1:05	1:13	OWN 14	3	-4	Punt
4	13:17	3:23	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
4	2:31	1:08	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	1:07	0:38	OPP 22	3	2	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	1:00	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	11:03	1:58	OPP 32	3	7	Field Goal
1	6:54	1:28	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
1	4:29	3:59	OPP 42	7	16	Field Goal
2	11:17	2:54	OWN 23	5	18	Punt
2	2:43	1:14	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 37	3	24	Half
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:41	1:09	50	3	-7	Punt
3	8:40	2:31	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
3	4:27	3:22	OWN 22	6	17	Punt
4	14:52	1:35	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
4	9:54	7:23	OWN 20	11	65	Field Goal
4	1:23	0:16	OWN 13	1	0	Interception
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 28	2	31	Game

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	16	52	3.25	10	1
Patrick Egu	9	36	4.00	8	0
Chris Chandler	2	7	3.50	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Warren	19	44	2.32	6	0	1
Bill Johnson	11	58	5.27	22	2	0
Craig Heyward	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Buster Rhymes	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Jimmie Johnson	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	33	21	349	2/12	3	43	1	116.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Schroeder	24	14	193	3/19	1	44	1	80.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robb Thomas	5	7	85	17.00	17	28	1
RB Thurman Thomas	4	6	112	28.00	71	43	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	5	63	21.00	8	23	1
WR Webster Slaughter	3	3	48	16.00	6	22	1
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Rob Moore	2	6	7	3.50	0	7	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	3	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Patrick Egu	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	8	10	118	14.75	10	44	1
TE Ethan Horton	2	3	22	11.00	1	19	0
RB Chris Warren	2	2	13	6.50	4	7	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	4	28	28.00	9	28	0
WR Buster Rhymes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dave Whitmore	1	8	8.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0
Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0	0
Chris Chandler	1	0	0	0
Jarvis Williams	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Cliff Odom	1	1
Bill Johnson	1	0
Issiac Holt	1	0
Pierce Holt	1	0
Rick Parros	0	1
Chip Banks	0	1
Lorenzo Lynch	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	184	46.0	41.5	51	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	287	41.0	39.3	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	4	12	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	4	82	20.5	0
Stephone Paige	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	3	67	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	7	1	0.5	27	23
ILB Rob McGovern	7	2	0.0	27	22
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	1	0.0	17	6
S Bubba McDowell	4	2	0.0	31	25
DE Curtis Maxie	3	2	1.0	22	13
DE Marvin Washington	3	1	0.0	25	20
CB Stan Petry	3	1	0.0	23	24
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	1	0.0	21	21
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	0.0	23	20
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	0	0.0	24	20
DE Dennis Byrd	2	3	0.5	23	15
CB Jarvis Williams	2	4	0.0	19	20
CB Brian Marvin	2	0	0.0	26	21
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	2	1.0	24	18
DE Ray Agnew	1	1	0.0	11	12
WR Rob Moore	1	0	---	---	---
C Tony Mayberry	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tom Klever	0	1	0.0	7	2
OLB Craig Ogletree	0	1	0.0	8	4
S Robert Blackmon	0	1	0.0	16	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	8	0	0.0	23	31
OLB Chip Banks	6	1	1.0	20	21
CB Lorenzo Lynch	6	0	0.0	22	28
ILB Cliff Odom	5	1	0.0	24	23
DE Pierce Holt	3	3	0.0	23	31
DT Andrew Provence	2	0	1.0	13	25
S Greg Jackson	2	1	0.0	19	28
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0.0	18	22
DE Darryl Sims	2	0	0.0	9	11
S Carl Lews	2	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Wes Pritchett	2	0	0.0	6	7
S Bob Orlando	2	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	1	0.0	15	18
CB Issiac Holt	1	1	0.0	14	24
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	0.0	24	26
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clarence Goodburn	0	1	0.0	19	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1.0	0	0	18
DE Curtis Maxie	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.5	1	2	23
DE Dennis Byrd	0.5	0	0	15
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	2	1	20

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Andrew Provence	1.0	1	0	25
OLB Chip Banks	1.0	0	0	21
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	2	2	31
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	0	26
DE Clarence Goodburn	0.0	1	0	28
CB Gill Byrd	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	0	0	20
CB Brian Marvin	2	1	0	21
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	1	20
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	0	20
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0	6
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	0	22
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0	25
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch	5	1	1	28
S Marcus Paul	3	0	0	31
S Bob Orlando	3	0	0	12
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0	22
ILB Cliff Odom	2	0	0	23
OLB Wes Pritchett	2	0	0	7
S Greg Jackson	1	2	0	28
OLB Chip Banks	1	1	0	21
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0	24
S Carl Lews	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Houston Hoover	2	5	24	0	30
Jeff Criswell	2	3	22	1	28
Dermontti Dawson	1	6	26	1	34
Doug Widell	1	3	9	0	19
Ickey Woods	1	2	18	0	16
Richard Cooper	0	3	12	0	18
Lenny Robinson	0	2	20	0	24
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	18	0	19

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Slough	2	8	29	0	20
Craig Heyward	2	4	23	0	15
Dan Fike	1	6	31	1	27
Rick Donnalley	1	4	32	1	27
Ed Simmons	1	4	24	0	21
Dennis Swilley	1	2	3	0	7
Ethan Horton	1	1	26	0	23
Tony Jones	0	3	29	0	25
Mike Brennan	0	1	10	1	6
Jimmie Johnson	0	1	12	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Green	1	18
Brian Marvin	1	16
Patrick Egu	1	11
Bubba McDowell	1	10
Doug Widell	1	6
Ickey Woods	1	5

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Davis	2	20
Mike Alexander	2	16
Bill Johnson	1	26
Rick Parros	1	18
Buster Rhymes	1	16
Craig Heyward	1	15
Ethan Horton	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	24	20	23	67
Dermontti Dawson	26	34	---	---	6	66
Bubba McDowell	---	---	31	25	10	66
Brian Marvin	---	---	26	21	16	63
Chris Chandler	27	35	---	---	---	62
Jarvis Williams	---	---	19	20	19	58
Marvin Washington	---	---	25	20	10	55
Houston Hoover	24	30	---	---	---	54
Jeff Criswell	22	28	---	---	3	53
Robb Thomas	19	28	---	---	6	53
Derrick Thomas	---	---	27	23	2	52
Rob McGovern	---	---	27	22	2	51
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	24	18	8	50
Webster Slaughter	14	17	---	---	18	49
Stan Petry	---	---	23	24	2	49
Thurman Thomas	17	29	---	---	1	47
Tony Mayberry	21	21	---	---	5	47
Rob Moore	16	29	---	---	1	46
Dave Whitmore	---	---	23	20	3	46
Curtis Maxie	---	---	22	13	9	44
Lenny Robinson	20	24	---	---	---	44
Jonathan Hayes	18	19	---	---	6	43
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	21	21	1	43
Dennis Byrd	---	---	23	15	2	40
Ickey Woods	18	16	---	---	5	39
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	17	6	14	37
Richard Cooper	12	18	---	---	6	36
Robert Blackmon	---	---	16	11	8	35
Doug Widell	9	19	---	---	6	34
Brian Kinchen	9	16	---	---	6	31
Stephone Paige	8	7	---	---	15	30
Patrick Egu	10	6	---	---	11	27
Ray Agnew	---	---	11	12	1	24
Tom Klever	---	---	7	2	14	23
Paul Green	1	3	---	---	18	22
Derrick Fenner	4	3	---	---	13	20
A.B. Brown	0	0	---	---	17	17
Craig Ogletree	---	---	8	4	1	13
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyler Houston	1	1	---	---	4	6
Bobby Howard	1	2	---	---	1	4
Rickey Dixon	---	---	0	0	1	1
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Fike	31	27	---	---	8	66
Rick Donnalley	32	27	---	---	2	61
Jay Schroeder	34	27	---	---	---	61
Ethan Horton	26	23	---	---	11	60
Keith Slough	29	20	---	---	7	56
Pierce Holt	---	---	23	31	1	55
Marcus Paul	---	---	23	31	1	55
Tony Jones	29	25	---	---	---	54
Bill Johnson	14	13	---	---	26	53
Craig Heyward	23	15	---	---	15	53
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	19	28	6	53
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	22	28	2	52
Cliff Odom	---	---	24	23	3	50
Gill Byrd	---	---	18	22	10	50
Kevin Fagan	---	---	24	26	---	50
Greg Jackson	---	---	19	28	2	49
Buster Rhymes	21	11	---	---	16	48
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	15	18	13	46
Chris Warren	22	17	---	---	7	46
Ernest Givins	26	19	---	---	---	45
Ed Simmons	24	21	---	---	---	45
Chip Banks	---	---	20	21	2	43
Jimmie Johnson	12	9	---	---	22	43
Issiac Holt	---	---	14	24	3	41
Andrew Provence	---	---	13	25	2	40
Mike Alexander	13	11	---	---	16	40
John Mangum	---	---	9	13	9	31
Tony Colorito	---	---	17	11	1	29
Bob Orlando	---	---	11	12	4	27
Lee Davis	---	---	2	3	20	25
Odessa Turner	10	15	---	---	---	25
Carl Lews	---	---	4	7	13	24
Rick Parros	3	2	---	---	18	23
Darryl Sims	---	---	9	11	1	21
Wes Pritchett	---	---	6	7	7	20
Dennis Swilley	3	7	---	---	8	18
Mike Brennan	10	6	---	---	2	18
David Jones	5	2	---	---	10	17
Todd Kalis	7	0	---	---	10	17
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	3	12	1	16
Emanuel King	---	---	2	4	6	12
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Galvin	---	---	0	0	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	6	27	4.5
Right	15	44	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	56	4.7
Middle	11	26	2.4
Right	11	39	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	33	21	9	0	1	5	5	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Schroeder	24	14	2	1	4	1	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	136	12.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	95	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	106	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	33	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	63	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	91	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	7	5	1	85	2	28
RB Thurman Thomas	6	4	0	112	3	29
WR Rob Moore	6	2	0	7	0	29
TE Jonathan Hayes	5	3	0	63	2	19
WR Stephone Paige	3	1	0	18	0	7
WR Webster Slaughter	3	3	0	48	2	17
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	0	5	0	16
RB Patrick Egu	1	1	0	11	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	10	8	1	118	1	19
WR Mike Alexander	4	1	1	28	1	11
TE Ethan Horton	3	2	1	22	0	23
WR Odessa Turner	3	1	0	12	0	15
RB Chris Warren	2	2	0	13	0	17
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	1	0	0	11
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	3	12	4.00	2.32
Bill Johnson	1	2	2.00	5.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	2	2	39	19.50	10.58

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	19	19.00	12.60
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	20	20.00	16.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	2	1
Chris Chandler	1	0
Patrick Egu	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	6	2
Chris Warren	2	1
Craig Heyward	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	9	7	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Schroeder	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	1	1
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	1
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	2
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	0
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	0
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (21,400)
End Zone 8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (21,400)
End Zone	8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)