Week 11, 1992

played in New Orleans, LA

77 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	14	-	21
New Orleans Saints	0	6	3	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 ATL - Rob Moore 66 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 12:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
2Q: 04:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 26 field goal
3Q: 09:22 NOS - Morten Andersen 45 field goal
4Q: 14:25 NOS - Buster Rhymes 13 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 07:35 ATL - Robb Thomas 2 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:34 ATL - Rob Moore 84 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 ATL - Rob Moore 66 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 12:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
2Q: 04:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 26 field goal
3Q: 09:22 NOS - Morten Andersen 45 field goal
4Q: 14:25 NOS - Buster Rhymes 13 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 07:35 ATL - Robb Thomas 2 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:34 ATL - Rob Moore 84 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 5-5 4-6
First Downs 21 23
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 451 377
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 7.78 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 178 109
- Rushing Attempts 27 25
- Yards per Rush 6.59 4.36
Net Passing Yards 273 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 286 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 3/26
- Yards per Pass Play 8.81 6.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/49 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:51 31:09

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	5-5	4-6
First Downs	21	23
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	451	377
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	7.78	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	178	109
- Rushing Attempts	27	25
- Yards per Rush	6.59	4.36
Net Passing Yards	273	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	286	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	3/26
- Yards per Pass Play	8.81	6.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/49	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:51	31:09

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:12	OWN 18	7	32	Punt
1	8:54	2:59	OWN 13	6	87	Touchdown
1	4:25	4:31	OWN 5	9	56	Punt
2	12:32	2:38	OWN 20	4	40	Punt
2	4:45	2:56	OWN 28	6	29	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 35	3	17	Half
3	9:15	1:56	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
4	14:15	6:47	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	3:05	1:05	OWN 6	3	94	Touchdown
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 15	2	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:48	1:54	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	5:55	1:30	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
2	14:54	2:22	OWN 20	5	58	Field Goal
2	9:54	5:09	OWN 20	12	71	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 22	10	50	Field Goal
3	7:19	8:04	OWN 19	16	81	Touchdown
4	7:28	4:23	OWN 22	5	13	Punt
4	2:00	1:31	OWN 20	8	65	Downs

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	20	148	7.40	42	6
Ostell Miles	5	33	6.60	20	1
Chris Chandler	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marc Logan	16	75	4.69	17	3	0
Chris Warren	9	34	3.78	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	28	18	286	3/13	3	84	0	133.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	38	24	294	3/26	1	32	0	95.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	5	6	41	8.20	30	12	0
WR Robb Thomas	5	7	34	6.80	8	21	1
WR Rob Moore	5	9	177	35.40	125	84	2
WR Stephone Paige	2	3	24	12.00	0	18	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	2	10	10.00	7	10	0
WR Dave Groh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	8	10	101	12.63	30	21	0
WR Ernest Givins	5	8	70	14.00	3	30	0
WR Buster Rhymes	4	9	69	17.25	5	32	1
TE Ethan Horton	2	5	13	6.50	1	10	0
RB Marc Logan	2	2	6	3.00	4	10	0
RB Chris Warren	2	2	20	10.00	0	12	0
WR Rob Carpenter	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Robb Thomas	0	1	0
Derrick Thomas	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marc Logan	1	1	0	0
Steve Grant	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	5	229	45.8	29.2	57	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	4	211	52.8	52.8	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bell	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	26	26.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buster Rhymes	2	40	20.0	0
Greg Bell	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Duane Galloway	8	2	0.0	20	29
CB Quintin Jones	7	2	0.0	25	39
S Dave Whitmore	7	1	0.0	24	41
OLB Derrick Thomas	6	2	2.5	24	40
S Marcus Robertson	6	3	0.0	25	41
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	1	0.0	24	40
S John Booty	4	3	0.0	14	24
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	1	0.0	15	27
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	2	0.5	16	23
DE Curtis Maxie	1	1	0.0	13	20
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	0.0	6	13
DE Ray Agnew	1	0	0.0	12	21
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	9	18
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Wilber Marshall	0	1	0.0	18	29
DE Dennis Byrd	0	1	0.0	14	29

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Tate	8	3	0.0	27	28
OLB Chip Banks	5	3	1.0	19	26
OLB Emanuel King	4	0	1.0	15	17
DE Pierce Holt	4	0	0.0	19	21
S Greg Jackson	3	1	0.0	24	30
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	0.0	25	30
CB Fred Foggie	3	0	0.0	16	27
ILB Mark Maddox	2	2	0.5	15	8
ILB Jim Schwantz	2	2	0.0	25	26
OLB Steve Grant	2	0	0.0	7	3
DT Craig Veasley	1	1	0.5	16	12
DE Kevin Fagan	1	2	0.0	22	21
DT Shawn Harrington	1	1	0.0	11	19
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.0	24	28
ILB John Galvin	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	2.5	0	2	1	40
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.5	0	0	0	23
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	1	0	0	21
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.0	0	1	0	27

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	1.0	0	0	26
OLB Emanuel King	1.0	0	0	17
DT Craig Veasley	0.5	0	0	12
ILB Mark Maddox	0.5	0	0	8
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	1	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Duane Galloway	6	2	29
S Marcus Robertson	4	2	41
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	1	40
S Dave Whitmore	4	0	41
S John Booty	2	0	24
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	27
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	39
ILB Rob McGovern	1	0	13
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	40

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	1	30
S Greg Jackson	3	1	30
S David Tate	3	0	28
S Marcus Paul	2	0	10
CB Fred Foggie	2	0	27
OLB Chip Banks	1	1	26
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	28
CB John Mangum	1	0	5
ILB Mark Maddox	1	0	8
ILB Jim Schwantz	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	6	11	0	27	0	31
Doug Widell	3	5	2	27	1	31
Derrick Fenner	1	4	0	20	0	12
Brian Kinchen	1	2	0	23	0	26
Ellis Gardner	1	1	0	27	1	31
Dave Cullity	0	1	0	27	1	31
Richard Cooper	0	1	0	27	0	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Wilkerson	3	5	25	0	41
Rick Donnalley	1	7	25	0	41
Jeff Dellenbach	1	4	25	2	41
Pat Harlow	1	4	25	1	41
Ethan Horton	1	3	20	0	37
Tony Jones	1	2	25	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
John Booty	1	22
Bill Jones	1	17
Brian Kinchen	1	13
Ernie Mills	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Warren	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Quintin Jones	---	---	25	39	11	75
Dave Whitmore	---	---	24	41	7	72
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	24	40	7	71
Marcus Robertson	---	---	25	41	3	69
Derrick Thomas	---	---	24	40	3	67
Ellis Gardner	27	31	---	---	5	63
Dave Cullity	27	31	---	---	5	63
Brian Kinchen	23	26	---	---	13	62
Duane Galloway	---	---	20	29	11	60
John Booty	---	---	14	24	22	60
Chris Chandler	27	31	---	---	---	58
Doug Widell	27	31	---	---	---	58
Tony Mayberry	27	31	---	---	---	58
Richard Cooper	27	31	---	---	---	58
Rob Moore	24	28	---	---	---	52
Wilber Marshall	---	---	18	29	2	49
Thurman Thomas	22	26	---	---	---	48
Robb Thomas	22	25	---	---	---	47
Dennis Byrd	---	---	14	29	3	46
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	15	27	2	44
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	16	23	4	43
Ray Agnew	---	---	12	21	4	37
Derrick Fenner	20	12	---	---	4	36
Curtis Maxie	---	---	13	20	---	33
Santana Dotson	---	---	9	18	3	30
Stephone Paige	7	14	---	---	8	29
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	5	4	18	27
Keith Hamilton	---	---	11	12	3	26
Rob McGovern	---	---	6	13	1	20
Ostell Miles	5	3	---	---	10	18
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	17	17
Ken Whisenhunt	5	6	---	---	5	16
Todd Kinchen	0	2	---	---	14	16
Nick Bell	3	2	---	---	10	15
Dave Groh	4	11	---	---	---	15
Ernie Mills	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Richard Newbill	---	---	0	1	4	5
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Wilmont	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Williams	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Israel Miller	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Donnalley	25	41	---	---	7	73
Buster Rhymes	22	36	---	---	12	70
Randall Cunningham	25	41	---	---	---	66
Jeff Dellenbach	25	41	---	---	---	66
Bruce Wilkerson	25	41	---	---	---	66
Tony Jones	25	41	---	---	---	66
Pat Harlow	25	41	---	---	---	66
David Tate	---	---	27	28	7	62
Ethan Horton	20	37	---	---	1	58
Jeff Graham	21	36	---	---	1	58
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	25	30	---	55
Greg Jackson	---	---	24	30	---	54
Gill Byrd	---	---	24	28	---	52
Marc Logan	16	22	---	---	13	51
Jim Schwantz	---	---	25	26	---	51
Fred Foggie	---	---	16	27	8	51
Chip Banks	---	---	19	26	---	45
Ernest Givins	15	25	---	---	5	45
Kevin Fagan	---	---	22	21	1	44
Pierce Holt	---	---	19	21	1	41
Craig Heyward	11	15	---	---	12	38
Shawn Harrington	---	---	11	19	3	33
Emanuel King	---	---	15	17	---	32
Mark Maddox	---	---	15	8	8	31
Chris Warren	9	15	---	---	6	30
Craig Veasley	---	---	16	12	2	30
Rob Carpenter	6	9	---	---	13	28
Greg Bell	0	5	---	---	22	27
Marcus Paul	---	---	9	10	8	27
Marvin Washington	---	---	9	14	3	26
Steve Grant	---	---	7	3	13	23
Jimmie Johnson	4	1	---	---	16	21
Robert Harris	---	---	8	10	3	21
John Mangum	---	---	3	5	11	19
Alonzo Highsmith	1	4	---	---	12	17
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommie Ginn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Edwin Bailey	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Galvin	---	---	2	5	---	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bucky Richardson	0	0	---	---	3	3
J.R. Green	---	---	1	1	---	2
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Kalis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	54	7.7
Middle	11	110	10.0
Right	7	17	2.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	9	45	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	28	18	3	3	3	3	1	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	38	24	4	2	3	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	123	24.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	66	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	68	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	94	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	6	116	11.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	9	5	1	177	2	28
WR Robb Thomas	7	5	1	34	1	25
RB Thurman Thomas	6	5	0	41	0	26
WR Stephone Paige	3	2	0	24	0	14
FB Derrick Fenner	2	1	1	10	0	12
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0	0	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	10	8	0	101	2	36
WR Buster Rhymes	9	4	2	69	1	36
WR Ernest Givins	8	5	1	70	1	25
TE Ethan Horton	5	2	0	13	0	37
RB Marc Logan	2	2	0	6	0	22
RB Chris Warren	2	2	0	20	0	15
WR Rob Carpenter	2	1	0	15	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	2	1	0.50	7.40

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Logan	1	2	2.00	4.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	5	4	19	3.80	10.21

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	7	1	13	1.86	7.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robb Thomas	3	2	11	3.67	4.86
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	2	2.00	6.83
WR Rob Moore	1	1	6	6.00	19.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ethan Horton	2	0	0	0.00	2.60
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	13	6.50	7.67
WR Ernest Givins	2	0	0	0.00	8.75
WR Rob Carpenter	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	8	6	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Moore	6	4	4
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	1
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buster Rhymes	4	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	2	1	1
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	1
RB Chris Warren	1	1	1
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)