Week 10, 1993

played in Atlanta, GA

49 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	0	3	10	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 ATL - Derrick Fenner 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 02:22 ATL - Thurman Thomas 9 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 08:44 NOS - Morten Andersen 55 field goal
3Q: 02:58 ATL - John Kasay 54 field goal
4Q: 12:44 NOS - Chris Warren 15 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 04:10 NOS - Morten Andersen 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 ATL - Derrick Fenner 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 02:22 ATL - Thurman Thomas 9 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 08:44 NOS - Morten Andersen 55 field goal
3Q: 02:58 ATL - John Kasay 54 field goal
4Q: 12:44 NOS - Chris Warren 15 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 04:10 NOS - Morten Andersen 26 field goal

Team Statistics NOS ATL
Record 1-9 6-4
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 9 8
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 339 332
- Offensive Plays 74 53
- Yards per Play 4.58 6.26
Net Rushing Yards 142 227
- Rushing Attempts 31 35
- Yards per Rush 4.58 6.49
Net Passing Yards 197 105
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 1 18 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 201 105
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.58 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/34 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:44 27:16

Team Statistics	NOS	ATL
Record	1-9	6-4
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	9	8
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	339	332
- Offensive Plays	74	53
- Yards per Play	4.58	6.26
Net Rushing Yards	142	227
- Rushing Attempts	31	35
- Yards per Rush	4.58	6.49
Net Passing Yards	197	105
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 1	18 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	201	105
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.58	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/34	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:44	27:16

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:29	OWN 20	11	57	Missed FG
1	7:14	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	2:05	4:38	OWN 27	10	34	Punt
2	12:14	1:32	OPP 44	3	-5	Punt
2	9:01	3:04	OWN 15	7	34	Downs
2	2:11	0:56	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	12:25	3:46	OWN 19	9	43	Field Goal
3	2:51	5:15	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	9:48	5:46	OWN 18	12	73	Field Goal
4	1:53	0:22	OWN 23	2	0	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:31	2:17	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
1	5:07	3:02	OWN 24	6	13	Punt
2	12:27	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	10:42	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	5:57	3:46	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 17	3	65	Half
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
3	8:39	5:48	OWN 20	11	43	Field Goal
4	12:36	2:48	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	4:02	2:09	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OPP 34	3	22	Game

Game MVP: Thurman Thomas, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	15	56	3.73	9	0
Randall Cunningham	7	73	10.43	17	3
Marc Logan	7	12	1.71	11	1
Odessa Turner	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Craig Heyward	1	2	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	24	152	6.33	49	4	0
Derrick Fenner	7	69	9.86	56	1	1
Ostell Miles	3	7	2.33	7	0	0
Scott Mitchell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	42	24	201	1/4	1	29	1	67.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	18	13	105	0/0	1	18	1	81.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chris Warren	7	9	40	5.71	15	15	1
WR Jeff Graham	5	11	83	16.60	11	29	0
WR Ernest Givins	3	5	23	7.67	0	15	0
WR Odessa Turner	2	5	16	8.00	0	12	0
WR Rob Carpenter	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	4	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Alonzo Highsmith	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	2	3	8	4.00	0	9	1
WR Robb Thomas	2	2	15	7.50	0	9	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	15	7.50	0	15	0
WR Rob Moore	2	3	33	16.50	7	18	0
WR Chris Walsh	2	4	16	8.00	0	10	0
WR Dave Groh	2	2	8	4.00	0	4	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.00	0

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	4	194	48.5	34.8	54	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	5	214	42.8	41.2	51	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/3	1/2	1/1	55	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buster Rhymes	1	6	6.0	0
Chris Warren	1	2	2.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buster Rhymes	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Maddox	7	2	0.0	32	18
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	3	0.0	21	6
DE Kevin Fagan	4	2	0.0	27	14
OLB Jesse Solomon	4	1	0.0	22	12
S Marcus Paul	4	1	0.0	34	18
CB John Mangum	4	1	0.0	33	17
DE Pierce Holt	3	1	0.0	32	14
DT Craig Veasley	3	0	0.0	20	9
S David Tate	2	1	0.0	32	17
CB Fred Foggie	2	1	0.0	17	13
S Rich Miano	2	0	0.0	9	4
DE Marvin Washington	1	1	0.0	8	4
OLB Barry Minter	1	1	0.0	3	3
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kevin McArthur	1	0	0.0	3	0
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	0.0	35	15
DT J.R. Green	1	0	0.0	21	11
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	0.0	14	7

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	10	1	0.0	31	40
S Bubba McDowell	8	4	0.0	31	43
CB Quintin Jones	6	0	0.0	27	34
CB Greg Jeffries	5	2	0.0	19	38
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	0	0.0	31	43
S Dave Whitmore	5	0	0.0	17	30
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	1	1.0	28	34
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	2	0.0	30	37
ILB Ray Bentley	2	1	0.0	4	1
DT Israel Miller	2	0	0.0	8	5
DE Michael Strahan	2	0	0.0	27	38
DE Dennis Byrd	1	1	0.0	28	37
DT Keith Hamilton	1	1	0.0	17	13
WR Dave Groh	1	0	---	---	---
S Marcus Robertson	0	2	0.0	20	37

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	0	1	14

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	0	2	34
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Dan Footman	0.0	1	0	0	9
DE Dennis Byrd	0.0	0	1	1	37
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	0	1	0	5
DT Santana Dotson	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jesse Solomon	4	0	0	12
S Marcus Paul	2	1	0	18
CB John Mangum	2	0	0	17
CB Fred Foggie	1	1	0	13
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	1	15
S David Tate	1	0	0	17
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0	9
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0	3

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Quintin Jones	5	2	0	34
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	0	1	40
S Bubba McDowell	5	0	0	43
S Dave Whitmore	3	1	0	30
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	1	0	43
CB Greg Jeffries	2	1	0	38
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	0	34
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0	13
S John Booty	0	1	0	12
S Marcus Robertson	0	1	0	37
OLB Todd Kelly	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Wilkerson	2	10	31	0	43
Tony Jones	1	5	31	0	43
Jeff Dellenbach	1	2	31	1	43
Ethan Horton	1	2	19	0	21
Craig Heyward	1	1	16	0	20
Jimmie Johnson	1	1	4	0	1
Alan Veingard	0	2	31	0	43
Frank Pollack	0	1	31	0	43

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Doug Widell	4	7	35	18
Dermontti Dawson	3	10	35	18
Randy Shughart	2	6	35	18
Richard Cooper	1	4	35	18
Keith Slough	1	3	35	18
Derrick Fenner	1	2	25	10
Brian Kinchen	0	1	28	14
Roger Patrick	0	1	7	3

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Heyward	1	7
Frank Pollack	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Bell	2	14
Mark Stepnoski	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alan Veingard	31	43	---	---	7	81
Bruce Wilkerson	31	43	---	---	7	81
Frank Pollack	31	43	---	---	7	81
Randall Cunningham	31	43	---	---	---	74
Jeff Dellenbach	31	43	---	---	---	74
Tony Jones	31	43	---	---	---	74
Marcus Paul	---	---	34	18	19	71
Jeff Graham	27	34	---	---	4	65
Chris Warren	19	33	---	---	8	60
Ernest Givins	18	33	---	---	5	56
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	35	15	1	51
Odessa Turner	23	28	---	---	---	51
John Mangum	---	---	33	17	1	51
Mark Maddox	---	---	32	18	1	51
David Tate	---	---	32	17	1	50
Pierce Holt	---	---	32	14	---	46
Ethan Horton	19	21	---	---	5	45
Buster Rhymes	9	23	---	---	13	45
Kevin Fagan	---	---	27	14	2	43
Craig Heyward	16	20	---	---	7	43
Fred Foggie	---	---	17	13	8	38
Jesse Solomon	---	---	22	12	1	35
J.R. Green	---	---	21	11	2	34
Craig Veasley	---	---	20	9	3	32
Marc Logan	11	10	---	---	8	29
Jessie Armstead	---	---	21	6	---	27
Gary Ferguson	---	---	14	7	3	24
Rob Carpenter	3	6	---	---	14	23
John Williams	1	0	---	---	20	21
Alonzo Highsmith	5	6	---	---	9	20
Jimmie Johnson	4	1	---	---	15	20
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	7	4	9	20
Tim Johnson	---	---	9	8	1	18
Marvin Washington	---	---	8	4	2	14
Rich Miano	---	---	9	4	---	13
Emanuel King	---	---	3	0	9	12
Barry Minter	---	---	3	3	5	11
Robert Harris	---	---	3	4	2	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin McArthur	---	---	3	0	4	7
Ron Riehm	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Harbaugh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Tuinei	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	31	40	7	78
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	31	43	3	77
Bubba McDowell	---	---	31	43	3	77
Derrick Thomas	---	---	30	37	3	70
Quintin Jones	---	---	27	34	8	69
Michael Strahan	---	---	27	38	3	68
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	28	34	5	67
Dennis Byrd	---	---	28	37	1	66
Marcus Robertson	---	---	20	37	6	63
Greg Jeffries	---	---	19	38	3	60
Keith Slough	35	18	---	---	6	59
Doug Widell	35	18	---	---	6	59
Richard Cooper	35	18	---	---	6	59
Dave Whitmore	---	---	17	30	10	57
Dermontti Dawson	35	18	---	---	---	53
Scott Mitchell	35	18	---	---	---	53
Randy Shughart	35	18	---	---	---	53
Thurman Thomas	30	17	---	---	1	48
Brian Kinchen	28	14	---	---	5	47
Robb Thomas	26	15	---	---	1	42
John Booty	---	---	5	12	22	39
Derrick Fenner	25	10	---	---	4	39
Chris Walsh	17	10	---	---	11	38
Rob Moore	23	13	---	---	---	36
Keith Hamilton	---	---	17	13	2	32
Roger Patrick	7	3	---	---	13	23
Dave Groh	13	5	---	---	---	18
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	17	17
Nick Bell	0	2	---	---	14	16
Chuck Powell	---	---	1	6	8	15
Dan Footman	---	---	3	9	2	14
Ray Bentley	---	---	4	1	8	13
Walter Johnson	---	---	0	0	13	13
Israel Miller	---	---	8	5	---	13
Santana Dotson	---	---	3	6	4	13
Todd Kelly	---	---	7	5	---	12
Curtis Maxie	---	---	4	5	1	10
Todd Kinchen	1	0	---	---	9	10
Ostell Miles	5	1	---	---	3	9
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jordan Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	20	115	5.8
Right	7	17	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	90	8.2
Middle	13	127	9.8
Right	10	11	1.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	42	24	1	1	3	8	3	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	18	13	0	2	0	2	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	71	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	68	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	46	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	26	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	76	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	11	5	1	83	1	34
RB Chris Warren	9	7	1	40	0	33
WR Ernest Givins	5	3	0	23	0	33
WR Odessa Turner	5	2	1	16	0	28
TE Ethan Horton	4	1	0	10	0	21
WR Buster Rhymes	3	1	0	7	0	23
WR Rob Carpenter	2	2	0	14	0	6
FB Alonzo Highsmith	1	1	0	0	0	6
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	6	0	10
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	2	0	20

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Chris Walsh	4	2	16	10
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	8	17
WR Rob Moore	3	2	33	13
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	10	14
WR Robb Thomas	2	2	15	15
FB Derrick Fenner	2	2	15	10
WR Dave Groh	2	2	8	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Logan	1	-1	-1.00	1.71

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	1	3	3.00	6.33
Derrick Fenner	1	3	3.00	9.86
Scott Mitchell	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	7	4	29	4.14	4.79

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	3	2	19	6.33	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odessa Turner	2	0	0	0.00	3.20
RB Chris Warren	2	1	15	7.50	4.44
RB Marc Logan	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	6	6.00	7.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	9	9.00	2.67
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
WR Chris Walsh	1	1	10	10.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	3	2
Chris Warren	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	2
Derrick Fenner	3	2
Ostell Miles	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	13	7	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	5	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	5	3	3
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	1
RB Chris Warren	2	1	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	1
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Walsh	2	1	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	1
WR Robb Thomas	1	1	1
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,800 (17,100)
End Zone 10,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,900 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,800 (17,100)
End Zone	10,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,900 (7,500)