Week 11, 1994

played in New Orleans, LA

60 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	7	7	-	31
New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:48 NOS - Vince Workman 9 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 02:55 ATL - Ostell Miles 1 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 09:23 ATL - John Kasay 31 field goal
2Q: 07:24 NOS - Jeff Graham 8 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:14 ATL - Rob Moore 8 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 09:04 ATL - Ostell Miles 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 03:13 NOS - Owen Gill 5 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 08:23 ATL - Chris Walsh 36 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:48 NOS - Vince Workman 9 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 02:55 ATL - Ostell Miles 1 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 09:23 ATL - John Kasay 31 field goal
2Q: 07:24 NOS - Jeff Graham 8 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:14 ATL - Rob Moore 8 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 09:04 ATL - Ostell Miles 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 03:13 NOS - Owen Gill 5 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 08:23 ATL - Chris Walsh 36 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 8-2 3-7
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 14 3
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 403 299
- Offensive Plays 74 50
- Yards per Play 5.45 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 189 62
- Rushing Attempts 41 23
- Yards per Rush 4.61 2.70
Net Passing Yards 214 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 0 26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 217 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 8.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 8/66
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:23 24:37

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	8-2	3-7
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	14	3
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	403	299
- Offensive Plays	74	50
- Yards per Play	5.45	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	189	62
- Rushing Attempts	41	23
- Yards per Rush	4.61	2.70
Net Passing Yards	214	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 0	26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	217	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	8.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	8/66
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:23	24:37

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	2:50	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
1	7:13	4:24	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
1	0:27	6:11	OWN 26	12	60	Field Goal
2	7:17	1:11	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	3:53	2:07	OWN 24	5	14	Punt
2	1:10	1:06	50	8	50	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
3	11:46	2:51	OWN 15	6	85	Touchdown
3	3:03	2:32	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
4	13:16	2:36	OWN 5	4	25	Punt
4	9:56	1:48	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
4	6:08	6:08	OWN 34	12	45	Missed FG

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	8:52	1:39	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
1	2:49	2:22	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
2	9:16	1:59	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	6:06	2:13	OWN 43	4	9	Punt
2	1:46	0:36	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	13:29	1:43	OWN 21	5	14	Punt
3	8:55	5:52	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	0:31	2:15	OWN 32	4	15	Punt
4	10:40	0:44	OWN 31	2	3	Interception
4	8:08	2:00	OWN 16	4	18	Punt

Game MVP: John Elway, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	28	120	4.29	21	5	0
John Elway	6	44	7.33	19	2	0
Ostell Miles	4	4	1.00	3	0	2
Derrick Fenner	2	10	5.00	9	0	0
Darrick Hollie	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vince Workman	11	22	2.00	9	0	1
Owen Gill	7	2	0.29	6	0	0
Randall Cunningham	4	39	9.75	14	2	0
Craig Heyward	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	32	17	217	1/3	2	63	0	95.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	26	16	243	1/6	2	45	1	101.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Groh	5	7	44	8.80	5	17	0
WR Chris Walsh	4	6	55	13.75	4	36	1
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	10	5.00	2	7	0
FB Derrick Fenner	2	3	13	6.50	8	14	0
WR Rob Moore	2	10	71	35.50	5	63	1
TE Jesse Anderson	1	1	14	14.00	5	14	0
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Robb Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	5	6	74	14.80	46	45	1
WR Odessa Turner	4	8	69	17.25	26	31	0
WR James McKnight	3	7	61	20.33	45	38	0
RB Owen Gill	2	2	15	7.50	7	10	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	25	25.00	28	25	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	14	14.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Greg Jeffries	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vince Workman	1	0	0	0
Buster Rhymes	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat O'Neill	6	286	47.7	42.8	62	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	300	42.9	38.4	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	0/0	0/0	31	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Booty	4	31	7.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Clark	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Gill	2	34	17.0	0
Buster Rhymes	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chuck Powell	7	1	0.0	15	15
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	3	0.0	22	27
S Bubba McDowell	4	2	0.0	22	27
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	2	0.0	21	23
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	0	0.0	23	27
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	4	0.0	19	18
S Jeff Fuller	3	1	0.0	19	23
CB Greg Jeffries	3	1	0.0	23	27
S John Booty	2	1	0.0	3	10
DT Keith Hamilton	1	2	0.5	13	14
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0.5	19	22
OLB Tuineau Alipate	1	1	0.0	4	4
DT Dan Footman	0	1	0.0	4	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	9	1	0.0	30	26
S Marcus Paul	7	2	0.0	37	30
DE Robert Harris	5	1	1.0	28	23
ILB Kevin McArthur	4	3	0.0	36	29
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	0	0.0	37	31
S Rich Miano	3	1	0.0	38	31
DT J.R. Green	3	0	0.0	28	22
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	3	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Barry Minter	3	0	0.0	6	3
CB Fred Foggie	2	2	0.0	23	20
CB John Mangum	2	1	0.0	35	29
DE Gary Ferguson	2	1	0.0	13	10
DE Marvin Washington	1	1	0.0	14	11
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	0.0	27	22
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	---	---	---
S David Tate	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Walt Murphy	1	0	0.0	24	21
ILB Kyle Perkins	1	0	0.0	5	4
DT Claudis Klemm	1	0	0.0	13	11
CB Dewayne Washington	1	0	0.0	9	8
DT Craig Veasley	0	2	0.0	16	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dennis Byrd	0.5	0	22
DT Keith Hamilton	0.5	0	14
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	2	24
DT Dan Footman	0.0	2	9
DE John Copeland	0.0	1	3

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	1.0	1	0	1	23
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	1	0	0	9
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	3	2	22
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	0	1	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	0	0	27
OLB Chuck Powell	4	0	0	15
S Jeff Fuller	3	0	0	23
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	1	27
S John Booty	1	0	0	10
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0	23
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	0	11
CB Greg Jeffries	0	1	0	27

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	0	31
S Rich Miano	3	1	31
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	1	26
CB John Mangum	2	1	29
S Marcus Paul	1	0	30
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	10
DT Walt Murphy	1	0	21
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	8
CB Dewayne Washington	1	0	8
CB Fred Foggie	0	2	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Stepnoski	5	11	41	0	33
Richard Cooper	5	9	41	0	33
Dermontti Dawson	2	8	41	0	33
Doug Widell	1	4	41	0	33
Derrick Fenner	1	1	24	0	17
Jesse Anderson	1	1	26	0	9
Randy Shughart	0	2	41	1	33

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Craig Heyward	2	2	12	0	7
Carl Bax	1	6	23	0	27
Alan Veingard	0	3	23	1	27
Tony Jones	0	3	23	0	27
Bobby Barnes	0	3	23	0	27
Jeff Dellenbach	0	1	23	0	27
Ethan Horton	0	1	16	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Groh	2	11
Ostell Miles	1	26
Jesse Anderson	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Deke McQuay	2	13
Owen Gill	1	27
Craig Heyward	1	11
Bobby Barnes	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Widell	41	33	---	---	8	82
John Elway	41	33	---	---	---	74
Dermontti Dawson	41	33	---	---	---	74
Mark Stepnoski	41	33	---	---	---	74
Richard Cooper	41	33	---	---	---	74
Randy Shughart	41	33	---	---	---	74
Rob Moore	37	27	---	---	1	65
Thurman Thomas	34	25	---	---	4	63
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	23	27	9	59
Derrick Fenner	24	17	---	---	16	57
Chris Walsh	26	26	---	---	---	52
Jesse Anderson	26	9	---	---	16	51
John Booty	---	---	3	10	37	50
Greg Jeffries	---	---	23	27	---	50
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	22	27	---	49
Bubba McDowell	---	---	22	27	---	49
Michael Strahan	---	---	22	24	---	46
Derrick Thomas	---	---	21	23	---	44
Ostell Miles	7	10	---	---	26	43
Jeff Fuller	---	---	19	23	---	42
Brian Kinchen	18	18	---	---	6	42
Dennis Byrd	---	---	19	22	---	41
Dave Groh	10	19	---	---	11	40
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	19	18	2	39
Marcus Robertson	---	---	4	11	18	33
Keith Hamilton	---	---	13	14	6	33
Todd Kinchen	7	10	---	---	15	32
Chuck Powell	---	---	15	15	---	30
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	4	4	20	28
Robb Thomas	10	2	---	---	11	23
Dan Footman	---	---	4	9	4	17
Santana Dotson	---	---	10	6	---	16
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	4	2	9	15
Darrick Hollie	6	2	---	---	6	14
Rick Lyle	---	---	5	5	1	11
Tony Mayberry	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Panos	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gary Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pat O'Neill	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Copeland	---	---	1	3	1	5
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	2	2
Glenn Foley	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Miano	---	---	38	31	2	71
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	37	31	2	70
Marcus Paul	---	---	37	30	3	70
Kevin McArthur	---	---	36	29	4	69
John Mangum	---	---	35	29	2	66
Jessie Armstead	---	---	30	26	2	58
Alan Veingard	23	27	---	---	7	57
Jeff Graham	19	23	---	---	15	57
Bobby Barnes	23	27	---	---	7	57
J.R. Green	---	---	28	22	4	54
Kevin Fagan	---	---	27	22	3	52
Robert Harris	---	---	28	23	1	52
Randall Cunningham	23	27	---	---	---	50
Jeff Dellenbach	23	27	---	---	---	50
Tony Jones	23	27	---	---	---	50
Carl Bax	23	27	---	---	---	50
Owen Gill	10	12	---	---	27	49
Fred Foggie	---	---	23	20	4	47
Walt Murphy	---	---	24	21	1	46
Buster Rhymes	15	20	---	---	10	45
Vince Workman	14	17	---	---	6	37
Ethan Horton	16	11	---	---	9	36
Jesse Solomon	---	---	13	7	14	34
Dewayne Washington	---	---	9	8	17	34
Odessa Turner	14	18	---	---	---	32
Craig Veasley	---	---	16	9	7	32
Jimmie Johnson	5	9	---	---	17	31
Craig Heyward	12	7	---	---	11	30
James McKnight	9	15	---	---	5	29
Gary Ferguson	---	---	13	10	4	27
Marvin Washington	---	---	14	11	1	26
Bill Clark	1	3	---	---	21	25
Deke McQuay	---	---	5	7	13	25
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	12	8	4	24
Claudis Klemm	---	---	13	11	---	24
Barry Minter	---	---	6	3	6	15
Kyle Perkins	---	---	5	4	5	14
Steve Grant	---	---	0	0	8	8
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wang Weilin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Spears	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Tate	---	---	2	1	1	4
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	21	124	5.9
Right	8	23	2.9
None	1	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	0	0.0
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	32	17	2	0	3	5	4	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	26	16	6	0	3	1	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	62	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	57	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	99	33.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	122	15.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	97	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Moore	10	2	1	71	1	27
WR Dave Groh	7	5	0	44	0	19
WR Chris Walsh	6	4	1	55	1	26
FB Derrick Fenner	3	2	0	13	0	17
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	0	10	0	25
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	1	0	0	2
TE Jesse Anderson	1	1	0	14	0	9
WR Todd Kinchen	1	1	0	10	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	8	4	0	69	2	18
WR James McKnight	7	3	1	61	2	15
WR Jeff Graham	6	5	1	74	1	23
RB Owen Gill	2	2	0	15	0	12
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	0	-1	0	20
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	25	1	7
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	20	6.67	4.29
Ostell Miles	3	4	1.33	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Owen Gill	2	-3	-1.50	0.29
Vince Workman	1	9	9.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	5	3	14	2.80	6.78

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	2	13	4.33	9.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Moore	2	1	8	4.00	7.10
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Chris Walsh	1	1	3	3.00	9.17
WR Dave Groh	1	1	3	3.00	6.29

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Owen Gill	1	1	5	5.00	7.50
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0	0.00	8.63
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	8	8.00	12.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	9	5
John Elway	1	0
Ostell Miles	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Workman	2	0
Randall Cunningham	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Groh	2	1	1
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James McKnight	4	2	1
RB Owen Gill	2	2	2
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)