Week 1, 1993

played in New Orleans, LA

88 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	14	6	-	30
New Orleans Saints	3	7	14	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 ATL - John Kasay 42 field goal
1Q: 05:16 NOS - Morten Andersen 28 field goal
2Q: 14:09 ATL - Thurman Thomas 7 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 00:17 NOS - Jeff Graham 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 12:04 ATL - Rob Moore 36 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 07:27 NOS - Ernest Givins 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 04:12 ATL - Rob Moore 42 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 01:31 NOS - Odessa Turner 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:39 ATL - John Kasay 24 field goal
4Q: 06:23 ATL - John Kasay 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 ATL - John Kasay 42 field goal
1Q: 05:16 NOS - Morten Andersen 28 field goal
2Q: 14:09 ATL - Thurman Thomas 7 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 00:17 NOS - Jeff Graham 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 12:04 ATL - Rob Moore 36 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 07:27 NOS - Ernest Givins 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 04:12 ATL - Rob Moore 42 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 01:31 NOS - Odessa Turner 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:39 ATL - John Kasay 24 field goal
4Q: 06:23 ATL - John Kasay 37 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 362 409
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 5.40 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 138 100
- Rushing Attempts 42 21
- Yards per Rush 3.29 4.76
Net Passing Yards 224 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 1 48 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.96 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 5/16 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/75 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:53 27:07

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	362	409
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	5.40	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	138	100
- Rushing Attempts	42	21
- Yards per Rush	3.29	4.76
Net Passing Yards	224	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 1	48 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.96	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	5/16	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/75	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:53	27:07

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OPP 41	5	16	Field Goal
1	10:33	1:42	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
1	5:09	6:07	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	12:18	3:42	OWN 30	6	7	Punt
2	5:44	2:06	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
2	2:30	0:51	OWN 43	5	27	Interception
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:21	1:31	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
3	7:21	3:24	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	1:25	5:53	OWN 20	10	73	Field Goal
4	9:19	1:05	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
4	7:54	1:37	OPP 24	3	4	Field Goal
4	5:10	2:51	OWN 33	5	5	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	2:01	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	8:51	3:42	OWN 24	8	65	Field Goal
2	14:02	1:44	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:36	2:52	OWN 12	7	28	Punt
2	3:38	1:08	OPP 42	3	6	Missed FG
2	1:39	1:29	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	11:50	4:29	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	3:57	2:32	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	10:32	1:13	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:14	0:20	OWN 27	3	16	Fumble
4	6:17	1:07	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 9	12	45	Game

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	30	114	3.80	16	4	1
Ostell Miles	6	15	2.50	11	1	0
Derrick Fenner	3	-1	-0.33	1	0	0
Scott Mitchell	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Chris Chandler	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marc Logan	11	42	3.82	19	1
Randall Cunningham	9	59	6.56	12	3
Chris Warren	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	20	12	186	0/0	2	42	1	103.3
Chris Chandler	5	4	38	0/0	0	12	0	98.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	48	29	309	0/0	3	58	0	100.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	4	5	28	7.00	15	16	0
WR Robb Thomas	4	5	55	13.75	11	17	0
WR Rob Moore	4	7	92	23.00	64	42	2
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	14	7.00	5	11	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Roger Patrick	1	3	24	24.00	11	24	0
WR Stephone Paige	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dave Groh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	7	11	146	20.86	93	58	1
WR Odessa Turner	6	13	68	11.33	43	35	1
WR Jeff Graham	6	8	32	5.33	0	18	1
WR Buster Rhymes	3	5	28	9.33	0	16	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	4	11	5.50	10	11	0
RB Marc Logan	2	3	16	8.00	3	10	0
FB Craig Heyward	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
FB Alonzo Highsmith	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stephone Paige	1	0	0
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Derrick Fenner	1	0	0
Robert Van Winkle	0	1	1
Scott Mitchell	0	1	0
Rob Moore	0	1	0
Greg Jeffries	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Buster Rhymes	1	0
Craig Heyward	0	1
David Tate	0	1
J.R. Green	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	5	251	50.2	46.0	58	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	283	47.2	44.5	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/2	0/1	0/1	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	5	16	3.2	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buster Rhymes	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	75	37.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Carpenter	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	7	3	0.0	21	48
S Dave Whitmore	6	3	0.0	20	45
CB Quintin Jones	6	1	0.0	21	46
OLB Derrick Thomas	5	1	0.0	15	41
CB Greg Jeffries	5	1	0.0	16	40
S Marcus Robertson	4	1	0.0	10	32
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	2	0.0	18	40
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0.0	21	46
DE Curtis Maxie	2	0	0.0	19	40
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	0.0	20	48
DE Michael Strahan	2	0	0.0	7	18
DT Israel Miller	1	1	0.0	11	11
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.0	16	38
RB Ostell Miles	1	0	---	---	---
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0.0	4	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Maddox	10	5	0.0	41	23
CB John Mangum	5	2	0.0	40	24
CB Gill Byrd	5	1	0.0	26	20
DE Kevin Fagan	5	1	0.0	31	19
OLB Jesse Solomon	5	0	0.0	30	15
CB Lorenzo Lynch	5	0	0.0	41	24
S David Tate	4	3	0.0	40	25
DE Pierce Holt	3	1	0.0	32	19
S Marcus Paul	2	2	0.0	41	24
DT Walt Murphy	2	1	0.0	18	8
ILB Kevin McArthur	2	0	0.0	1	2
DT J.R. Green	2	0	0.0	24	17
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	0	0.0	20	5
DT Craig Veasley	1	1	0.0	24	17
C Jeff Dellenbach	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0.0	5	9
DE Marvin Washington	0	2	0.0	11	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	1	1	18
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	15
DE Dennis Byrd	0	2	38
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0	1	46
DE Curtis Maxie	0	1	40
DT Israel Miller	0	1	11

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	1	0	19
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	0	1	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	1	41
S Dave Whitmore	4	1	45
CB Greg Jeffries	4	1	40
CB Quintin Jones	4	0	46
S Bubba McDowell	4	0	48
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	0	48
S Marcus Robertson	3	0	32
DE Michael Strahan	2	0	18
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	15
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0	1	46
S John Booty	0	1	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB John Mangum	4	1	0	24
ILB Mark Maddox	3	0	0	23
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	1	24
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0	20
S David Tate	1	1	0	25
S Marcus Paul	1	1	0	24
ILB Kevin McArthur	1	0	0	2
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0	9
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Mayberry	2	12	42	25
Doug Widell	2	8	42	25
Derrick Fenner	2	4	29	18
Paul Bingham	1	7	42	25
Richard Cooper	1	6	42	25
Randy Shughart	1	2	42	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	1	3	21	48
Bruce Wilkerson	1	3	21	48
Frank Pollack	1	2	21	48
Alan Veingard	1	1	21	48
Tony Jones	0	3	21	48
Ethan Horton	0	1	13	26

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	1	25
Roger Patrick	1	18
John Booty	1	17

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Paul	3	21
Marc Logan	1	25
Jimmie Johnson	1	20
Rob Carpenter	1	20
Craig Heyward	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Quintin Jones	---	---	21	46	11	78
Doug Widell	42	25	---	---	8	75
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	20	48	7	75
Paul Bingham	42	25	---	---	8	75
Bubba McDowell	---	---	21	48	3	72
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	21	46	3	70
Greg Jeffries	---	---	16	40	14	70
Tony Mayberry	42	25	---	---	---	67
Richard Cooper	42	25	---	---	---	67
Randy Shughart	42	25	---	---	---	67
Dave Whitmore	---	---	20	45	1	66
Curtis Maxie	---	---	19	40	2	61
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	18	40	3	61
Marcus Robertson	---	---	10	32	19	61
Brian Kinchen	33	19	---	---	8	60
Rob Moore	35	25	---	---	---	60
Derrick Thomas	---	---	15	41	2	58
Thurman Thomas	35	21	---	---	1	57
Dennis Byrd	---	---	16	38	3	57
Derrick Fenner	29	18	---	---	8	55
Scott Mitchell	29	20	---	---	---	49
Robb Thomas	29	16	---	---	---	45
Roger Patrick	9	9	---	---	18	36
Bill Jones	3	4	---	---	25	32
Michael Strahan	---	---	7	18	6	31
Stephone Paige	15	4	---	---	10	29
Israel Miller	---	---	11	11	4	26
Ostell Miles	7	4	---	---	12	23
John Booty	---	---	1	3	17	21
Chuck Powell	---	---	6	7	8	21
Keith Hamilton	---	---	4	15	1	20
Chris Chandler	13	5	---	---	---	18
Todd Kinchen	0	0	---	---	18	18
Dave Groh	13	5	---	---	---	18
Ernie Mills	1	0	---	---	16	17
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	3	7	4	14
Walter Johnson	---	---	0	1	12	13
Nick Bell	1	0	---	---	11	12
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Copeland	---	---	2	2	---	4
Dan Footman	---	---	0	0	3	3
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marc Logan	19	47	---	---	25	91
Marcus Paul	---	---	41	24	21	86
Alan Veingard	21	48	---	---	8	77
Bruce Wilkerson	21	48	---	---	8	77
Frank Pollack	21	48	---	---	8	77
Randall Cunningham	21	48	---	---	---	69
Jeff Dellenbach	21	48	---	---	---	69
Tony Jones	21	48	---	---	---	69
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	41	24	3	68
David Tate	---	---	40	25	3	68
Gill Byrd	---	---	26	20	21	67
John Mangum	---	---	40	24	3	67
Mark Maddox	---	---	41	23	3	67
Jeff Graham	20	38	---	---	7	65
Ernest Givins	10	34	---	---	17	61
Pierce Holt	---	---	32	19	6	57
Kevin Fagan	---	---	31	19	4	54
Buster Rhymes	11	22	---	---	17	50
Odessa Turner	13	36	---	---	---	49
Craig Heyward	11	27	---	---	11	49
Jesse Solomon	---	---	30	15	2	47
Craig Veasley	---	---	24	17	4	45
Ethan Horton	13	26	---	---	5	44
J.R. Green	---	---	24	17	2	43
Walt Murphy	---	---	18	8	4	30
Jessie Armstead	---	---	20	5	3	28
Jimmie Johnson	3	3	---	---	20	26
Rob Carpenter	2	4	---	---	20	26
Marvin Washington	---	---	11	6	6	23
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	5	9	7	21
Tim Johnson	---	---	11	6	---	17
Robert Harris	---	---	10	6	1	17
Emanuel King	---	---	3	1	12	16
Rich Miano	---	---	12	4	---	16
Alonzo Highsmith	1	2	---	---	13	16
Kevin McArthur	---	---	1	2	7	10
Ron Riehm	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Barry Minter	---	---	1	1	4	6
Chris Warren	2	1	---	---	1	4
Jim Harbaugh	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kyle Perkins	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mark Tuinei	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	20	57	2.9
Right	14	62	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	19	95	5.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	20	12	3	0	1	3	2	1	1
Chris Chandler	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	48	29	3	1	4	5	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	38	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	102	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	84	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	153	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	101	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	7	4	0	92	2	25
RB Thurman Thomas	5	4	0	28	0	21
WR Robb Thomas	5	4	0	55	0	16
TE Roger Patrick	3	1	0	24	1	9
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	0	14	0	19
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	1	0	0	4
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0	11	0	18
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0	0	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	13	6	3	68	1	36
WR Ernest Givins	11	7	1	146	2	34
WR Jeff Graham	8	6	0	32	0	38
WR Buster Rhymes	5	3	0	28	0	22
TE Ethan Horton	4	2	0	11	0	26
RB Marc Logan	3	2	0	16	0	47
FB Craig Heyward	2	2	0	2	0	27
FB Alonzo Highsmith	1	1	0	6	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	5	21	4.20	3.80
Ostell Miles	1	-2	-2.00	2.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Logan	2	5	2.50	3.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	9.30

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	6	4	32	5.33	6.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	5.60

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odessa Turner	3	1	6	2.00	5.23
WR Ernest Givins	2	2	15	7.50	13.27
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	11	11.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	5	3
Scott Mitchell	1	0
Ostell Miles	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	1	1
Marc Logan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	6	2	2
Chris Chandler	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	14	8	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	2
WR Rob Moore	3	1	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	1
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odessa Turner	3	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	1
WR Buster Rhymes	2	2	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	1
RB Marc Logan	2	1	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)