Week 15, 1992

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	7	3	14	0	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 ATL - Dave Groh 34 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 04:57 NOS - Buster Rhymes 8 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 09:52 ATL - Rob Moore 6 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 05:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal
3Q: 10:27 NOS - Ernest Givins 10 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 05:16 NOS - Marc Logan 9 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:30 ATL - John Kasay 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 ATL - Dave Groh 34 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
1Q: 04:57 NOS - Buster Rhymes 8 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 09:52 ATL - Rob Moore 6 pass from Chris Chandler (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 05:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal
3Q: 10:27 NOS - Ernest Givins 10 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 05:16 NOS - Marc Logan 9 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:30 ATL - John Kasay 24 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 6-8 6-8
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 11 19
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 294 461
- Offensive Plays 64 68
- Yards per Play 4.59 6.78
Net Rushing Yards 147 81
- Rushing Attempts 27 17
- Yards per Rush 5.44 4.76
Net Passing Yards 147 380
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 47 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 175 404
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 3.97 7.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/20 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 4/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	6-8	6-8
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	11	19
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	294	461
- Offensive Plays	64	68
- Yards per Play	4.59	6.78
Net Rushing Yards	147	81
- Rushing Attempts	27	17
- Yards per Rush	5.44	4.76
Net Passing Yards	147	380
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	47 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	175	404
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	3.97	7.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/20	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	4/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
1	11:16	1:09	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
1	8:48	3:58	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
1	4:05	2:11	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	9:41	4:09	OWN 25	9	43	Field Goal
2	2:50	2:39	OWN 23	8	22	Punt
3	13:16	2:56	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
3	6:33	1:25	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
3	2:49	4:24	OWN 27	9	24	Punt
4	10:25	2:35	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
4	6:52	2:21	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	2:27	0:38	OWN 41	3	0	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	2:20	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
1	10:07	1:19	OWN 27	3	-11	Punt
1	4:50	0:45	OWN 20	2	-6	Punt
1	1:54	7:13	OWN 11	12	89	Touchdown
2	5:32	2:42	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	5	Half
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
3	10:20	3:47	OWN 20	9	46	Missed FG
3	5:08	2:19	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
4	13:25	3:00	OWN 19	7	74	Field Goal
4	7:50	0:58	OWN 29	4	31	Punt
4	4:31	2:04	OWN 46	6	13	Downs
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 15	8	75	Game

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marc Logan	14	94	6.71	24	6	1
Greg Bell	10	16	1.60	8	0	0
Randall Cunningham	3	37	12.33	18	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	11	49	4.45	14	1
Ostell Miles	5	28	5.60	13	1
Chris Chandler	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	33	20	175	4/28	2	32	0	94.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	47	26	404	4/24	2	38	0	98.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Buster Rhymes	7	11	56	8.00	9	19	1
WR Jeff Graham	4	10	55	13.75	33	32	0
RB Marc Logan	3	3	27	9.00	13	20	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	4	13	6.50	2	10	1
FB Craig Heyward	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Rob Carpenter	2	3	18	9.00	10	11	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rob Moore	8	10	152	19.00	35	30	1
WR Dave Groh	5	10	87	17.40	18	34	1
WR Robb Thomas	4	5	66	16.50	26	38	0
WR Stephone Paige	3	6	36	12.00	11	13	0
TE Thornton Chandler	3	4	24	8.00	0	15	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	27	13.50	21	20	0
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	3	12	12.00	2	12	0
RB Thurman Thomas	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ernie Mills	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	8	372	46.5	42.5	57	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	6	270	45.0	37.3	53	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	0/1	0/1	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bell	3	10	3.3	0
Buster Rhymes	1	16	16.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	3	10	3.3	0
Quintin Jones	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bell	3	60	20.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch	7	0	0.5	16	49
ILB Jim Schwantz	6	2	0.0	16	45
CB Gill Byrd	6	1	0.0	13	47
ILB Mark Maddox	4	0	0.0	5	14
CB Fred Foggie	4	0	0.0	9	39
OLB Emanuel King	3	1	1.5	11	30
OLB Chip Banks	3	1	1.0	15	36
S Marcus Paul	3	0	0.0	17	46
S Greg Jackson	2	2	0.0	9	39
DE Kevin Fagan	1	1	1.0	12	32
DE Pierce Holt	1	1	0.0	9	34
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0.0	4	23
S Bob Orlando	1	0	0.0	12	22
DT Shawn Harrington	1	0	0.0	13	28
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Steve Grant	1	0	0.0	1	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	8	2	0.0	27	37
S Bubba McDowell	7	2	0.0	27	37
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	2	1.0	26	37
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	0	0.0	27	37
DE Curtis Maxie	3	0	1.0	18	26
CB Duane Galloway	3	0	0.0	13	33
DE Ray Agnew	3	0	0.0	9	11
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	0	0.0	17	22
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	0.0	26	35
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	0	1.0	6	6
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	1.0	16	26
ILB Rob McGovern	2	0	0.0	14	4
S Marcus Robertson	1	3	0.0	7	27
CB Quintin Jones	1	1	0.0	26	34
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	0.0	7	2
ILB Richard Newbill	0	1	0.0	7	4
DT Israel Miller	0	1	0.0	10	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Emanuel King	1.5	0	3	0	30
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	1	1	3	32
OLB Chip Banks	1.0	1	0	0	36
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0.5	0	0	0	49
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	2	1	19
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Jeff Kubala	0.0	0	1	0	15

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	1.0	1	1	2	37
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	0	2	1	26
OLB Wilber Marshall	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Curtis Maxie	1.0	0	0	0	26
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0.0	1	0	0	2
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Israel Miller	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch	6	0	49
CB Gill Byrd	5	0	47
ILB Mark Maddox	3	0	14
OLB Chip Banks	2	2	36
S Greg Jackson	2	1	39
ILB Jim Schwantz	2	0	45
CB Fred Foggie	2	0	39
S Marcus Paul	1	3	46
CB John Mangum	1	0	4
S Bob Orlando	1	0	22
OLB Steve Grant	1	0	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	5	2	37
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	1	37
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	33
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	37
S Marcus Robertson	2	0	27
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	34
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	26
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	37
DE Ray Agnew	1	0	11
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pat Harlow	4	9	0	27	2	37
Tony Jones	2	4	0	27	0	37
Craig Heyward	1	3	1	22	0	27
Todd Kalis	0	4	0	27	0	37
Rick Donnalley	0	2	0	27	2	37
Tommie Ginn	0	1	0	27	0	37
Alonzo Highsmith	0	1	0	1	0	4

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellis Gardner	2	4	0	17	0	51
Tony Mayberry	2	3	0	17	1	51
Doug Widell	2	3	0	17	0	51
Richard Cooper	1	4	0	17	0	51
Derrick Fenner	1	1	1	5	0	15
Dave Cullity	0	1	0	17	3	51

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jackson	2	16
Ernest Givins	2	15
David Jones	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
John Booty	3	15
Bill Jones	1	17
Ernie Mills	1	11
Ellis Gardner	1	8
Mark Stepnoski	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Donnalley	27	37	---	---	9	73
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	16	49	2	67
Marcus Paul	---	---	17	46	2	65
Tommie Ginn	27	37	---	---	---	64
Randall Cunningham	27	37	---	---	---	64
Tony Jones	27	37	---	---	---	64
Todd Kalis	27	37	---	---	---	64
Greg Jackson	---	---	9	39	16	64
Pat Harlow	27	37	---	---	---	64
Jim Schwantz	---	---	16	45	2	63
Gill Byrd	---	---	13	47	2	62
Buster Rhymes	22	33	---	---	5	60
Marc Logan	15	28	---	---	16	59
Fred Foggie	---	---	9	39	10	58
Craig Heyward	22	27	---	---	6	55
Jeff Graham	24	31	---	---	---	55
Chip Banks	---	---	15	36	3	54
Ernest Givins	14	21	---	---	15	50
Ethan Horton	17	23	---	---	6	46
Pierce Holt	---	---	9	34	3	46
Kevin Fagan	---	---	12	32	1	45
Shawn Harrington	---	---	13	28	4	45
Greg Bell	12	9	---	---	23	44
Emanuel King	---	---	11	30	3	44
Bob Orlando	---	---	12	22	9	43
Jeff Kubala	---	---	7	15	10	32
Craig Veasley	---	---	4	23	4	31
Rob Carpenter	4	9	---	---	16	29
Robert Harris	---	---	8	17	4	29
Marvin Washington	---	---	5	19	4	28
Steve Grant	---	---	1	11	13	25
Mark Maddox	---	---	5	14	3	22
Jimmie Johnson	4	0	---	---	17	21
Alonzo Highsmith	1	4	---	---	14	19
John Mangum	---	---	4	4	6	14
John Galvin	---	---	1	6	6	13
Edwin Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bruce Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Tate	---	---	0	5	1	6
Bucky Richardson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.R. Green	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ellis Gardner	17	51	---	---	8	76
Dave Cullity	17	51	---	---	8	76
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	27	37	6	70
Chris Chandler	17	51	---	---	---	68
Doug Widell	17	51	---	---	---	68
Tony Mayberry	17	51	---	---	---	68
Richard Cooper	17	51	---	---	---	68
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	27	37	2	66
Quintin Jones	---	---	26	34	6	66
Bubba McDowell	---	---	27	37	2	66
Derrick Thomas	---	---	26	37	2	65
Stephone Paige	13	34	---	---	16	63
Duane Galloway	---	---	13	33	17	63
Dave Whitmore	---	---	26	35	1	62
Thornton Chandler	9	33	---	---	17	59
Robb Thomas	9	34	---	---	13	56
Thurman Thomas	11	39	---	---	2	52
Rob Moore	14	38	---	---	---	52
Curtis Maxie	---	---	18	26	4	48
Dennis Byrd	---	---	16	26	2	44
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	17	22	5	44
Marcus Robertson	---	---	7	27	10	44
Ken Whisenhunt	9	22	---	---	8	39
Ostell Miles	5	11	---	---	21	37
Derrick Fenner	5	15	---	---	11	31
Dave Groh	7	23	---	---	---	30
Wilber Marshall	---	---	6	6	16	28
Ray Agnew	---	---	9	11	8	28
Rob McGovern	---	---	14	4	7	25
Israel Miller	---	---	10	15	---	25
Keith Hamilton	---	---	11	11	---	22
John Booty	---	---	3	3	15	21
Bill Jones	1	3	---	---	17	21
Richard Newbill	---	---	7	4	5	16
Ernie Mills	2	3	---	---	11	16
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	7	2	---	9
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	0	0	8	8
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Wilmont	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	17	110	6.5
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	36	7.2
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	33	20	2	1	3	3	4	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	47	26	9	1	2	6	8	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	47	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	94	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	34	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	61	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	139	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	14	5	160	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes	11	7	2	56	0	33
WR Jeff Graham	10	4	0	55	1	31
WR Ernest Givins	4	2	0	13	0	21
RB Marc Logan	3	3	0	27	1	28
WR Rob Carpenter	3	2	1	18	0	9
FB Craig Heyward	2	2	0	6	0	27

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	10	8	0	152	5	38
WR Dave Groh	10	5	0	87	2	23
WR Stephone Paige	6	3	1	36	0	34
RB Thurman Thomas	5	0	1	0	0	39
WR Robb Thomas	5	4	0	66	1	34
TE Thornton Chandler	4	3	0	24	0	33
TE Ken Whisenhunt	3	1	0	12	0	22
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	0	27	1	15
WR Ernie Mills	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Bell	1	2	2.00	1.60
Marc Logan	1	9	9.00	6.71

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	2	-5	-2.50	4.45
Chris Chandler	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	4	3	26	6.50	5.30

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	7	3	17	2.43	8.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Buster Rhymes	3	2	16	5.33	5.09
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	10	10.00	3.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robb Thomas	2	2	11	5.50	13.20
WR Rob Moore	2	1	6	3.00	15.20
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Ken Whisenhunt	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	1	0
Marc Logan	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	1	1
Ostell Miles	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	14	11	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buster Rhymes	3	3	2
WR Rob Carpenter	3	2	2
WR Jeff Graham	3	2	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	0
RB Marc Logan	2	2	1
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Thomas	3	0	0
WR Stephone Paige	2	1	1
TE Ken Whisenhunt	2	1	1
WR Dave Groh	2	1	1
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	0
WR Rob Moore	1	1	1
WR Ernie Mills	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (17,100)
End Zone 11,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,700 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (17,100)
End Zone	11,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,700 (7,500)