Week 11, 1995

played in Atlanta, GA

74 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints7070-14
Atlanta Falcons7171010-44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:03 NOS - Dropkick Murphy 16 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 00:34 ATL - Horace Copeland 13 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 11:37 ATL - Robb Thomas 16 pass from John Elway (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 07:01 ATL - John Kasay 31 field goal
2Q: 00:48 ATL - John Elway 3 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 07:11 NOS - Courtney Hawkins 4 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 03:57 ATL - John Kasay 46 field goal
3Q: 00:16 ATL - Thurman Thomas 8 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 01:03 ATL - John Kasay 31 field goal
4Q: 00:33 ATL - Clayton Holmes 36 interception return (John Kasay extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSATL
Record5-53-7
First Downs1322
- by Rushing08
- by Passing1213
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards318380
- Offensive Plays6181
- Yards per Play5.214.69
Net Rushing Yards46180
- Rushing Attempts849
- Yards per Rush5.753.67
Net Passing Yards272200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 24 - 131 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards307205
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/351/5
- Yards per Pass Play5.136.25
Fumbles/Lost3/31/0
3rd Down Conversions5/167/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.36.9
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/552/23
Punt Returns/Yards5/653/29
Kick Returns/Yards2/361/23
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/36
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits26
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/04/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 35
Time of Possession22:1137:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:102:14OWN 20534Punt
17:033:08OWN 30770Touchdown
10:270:43OWN 2037Punt
211:290:28OWN 2030Punt
26:552:51OWN 1236Punt
20:350:35OWN 18147Missed FG
315:001:21OWN 203-1Punt
311:561:26OWN 3939Punt
38:281:28OPP 41441Touchdown
33:511:26OWN 203-4Punt
30:101:07OWN 2036Punt
411:182:11OWN 22839Punt
47:561:51OWN 19744Downs
42:100:34OWN 2047Fumble
40:580:34OWN 2032Interception
40:240:24OWN 2021Game
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:50OWN 20632Punt
19:562:53OWN 20621Punt
13:551:26OWN 2034Punt
12:292:02OPP 32432Touchdown
214:443:15OWN 43757Touchdown
211:014:06OWN 381148Field Goal
24:043:29OWN 281172Touchdown
313:391:43OWN 2232Punt
310:302:02OWN 203-2Punt
37:002:16OWN 2337Punt
34:440:53OPP 3738Field Goal
32:252:15OWN 48552Touchdown
414:032:45OWN 23618Punt
49:071:11OWN 2036Punt
46:053:55OWN 37526Punt
41:360:38OPP 1834Field Goal

Game MVP: John Elway, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lorenzo White4328.001520
Peter Tom Willis2115.50700
Ken Liggett122.00200
Tyrone Davis111.00100
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thurman Thomas281144.071211
Ostell Miles18532.941220
John Elway133.00301
Derrick Fenner111.00100
Clif Groce199.00900

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Peter Tom Willis41212844/26247089.8
Paul Walker62231/901616.2
Ralph Story1100/000079.2
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
John Elway31172051/5230096.8

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ernest Givins510326.4010160
WR Jeff Graham5125010.0018270
WR Courtney Hawkins476315.7531351
WR James McKnight466516.2522360
FB Dropkick Murphy223115.5012161
RB Ken Liggett22115.50180
TE Ethan Horton1188.00080
RB Lorenzo White124747.0046470
FB Craig Heyward0100.00000
TE Keith Jennings0100.00000
WR Rob Carpenter0400.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Robb Thomas81111514.3814301
WR Horace Copeland48379.254131
WR Rob Moore23115.50070
TE Brian Kinchen111717.008170
FB Derrick Fenner112222.0015220
TE Jerry Evans1233.00030
RB Thurman Thomas0300.00000
WR Dave Groh0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Clayton Holmes13636.001

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Courtney Hawkins2000
Paul Walker1000
Dave Whitmore0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Thurman Thomas1000
Jerry Evans0100
Randy Shughart0100
Dwight Smith0100
Michael Strahan0100
Chris Walsh0010
Dave Groh0010
John Copeland0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon941846.438.8590
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ralf Mojsiejenko939944.332.7521

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen0/10/10/102/2
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Kasay3/31/10/0465/5

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Courtney Hawkins56513.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Brian Davis3299.70

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Ernest Givins11515.00
Bubba McDowell12121.00
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Clayton Holmes12323.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dave Whitmore1040.03831
S Bubba McDowell840.04731
OLB Jessie Armstead520.03826
ILB Kyle Perkins440.03627
DT Claudis Klemm420.03016
DT Jerry Drake410.01615
DE Gary Ferguson320.03220
CB Fred Foggie310.03719
CB Dewayne Washington310.03225
DE Kevin Fagan300.03823
DE Robert Harris300.0144
S Deke McQuay300.0186
DE Marvin Washington201.0119
DE Pierce Holt220.03628
OLB Brett Wallerstedt210.01212
CB John Mangum110.03930
DT J.R. Green110.01712
FB Dropkick Murphy10---------
OLB Steve Grant100.0158
OLB Barry Minter100.083
ILB Pete Bercich020.0135
CB Lorenzo Lynch010.0122
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Brian Davis520.0853
OLB Derrick Thomas411.0737
CB Robert Van Winkle411.0222
DE John Copeland400.5636
ILB Reggie Givens420.0746
S Chet Brooks310.0853
CB Greg Jeffries300.0652
S Shaft Covington200.0846
DT Cortez Kennedy111.0437
DT Keith Hamilton101.0528
S Sean Lumpkin120.0422
OLB Chuck Powell120.0417
CB Clayton Holmes100.018
DE Michael Strahan100.0745
DT Dan Footman010.5416
ILB Angelo Wilson010.0222

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Marvin Washington1.00109
DE Pierce Holt0.020028
DE Kevin Fagan0.010123
DE Robert Harris0.00214
S Bubba McDowell0.001131
DT J.R. Green0.001112
OLB Steve Grant0.00108
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy1.001137
OLB Derrick Thomas1.000037
CB Robert Van Winkle1.000022
DT Keith Hamilton1.000028
DE John Copeland0.523236
DT Dan Footman0.500116
DT Santana Dotson0.010011
DE Rick Lyle0.002017

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Dave Whitmore70031
S Bubba McDowell20031
CB John Mangum20030
OLB Jessie Armstead20026
ILB Kyle Perkins13027
CB Fred Foggie10019
OLB Brett Wallerstedt10012
CB Dewayne Washington10025
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Brian Davis41053
CB Greg Jeffries32052
CB Robert Van Winkle30022
ILB Reggie Givens30046
S Chet Brooks22053
S Shaft Covington21046
OLB Derrick Thomas20037
CB Clayton Holmes1018
S Sean Lumpkin10022
DE John Copeland10036
OLB Chuck Powell10017
ILB Kevin Jefferson1007

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Marcus Spears1307152
Jeff Dellenbach1108248
Bruce Wilkerson0108051
Craig Heyward0103016
Tony Jones0008153
Ruben Brown000118
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tony Mayberry816048032
Melvin Hayes37045032
Hessley Hempstead26045032
Brian Kinchen23039028
Randy Shughart17049132
Joe Panos15043032
Bart Oates020600
Derrick Fenner01024011
Jerry Evans0102509

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Tyrone Davis222
Ethan Horton221
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Dave Groh230
Ostell Miles132
Jerry Evans120
Chris Walsh116
Sean Lumpkin115
Gary Brown112

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bubba McDowell------47311694
John Mangum------3930271
Dave Whitmore------3831271
Fred Foggie------37191571
Bruce Wilkerson851------1069
Pierce Holt------3628367
Kevin Fagan------3823465
Kyle Perkins------3627164
Jessie Armstead------3826---64
Carl Bax745------1062
Ernest Givins536------2061
Tony Jones853---------61
Marcus Spears752---------59
Jeff Graham746------558
Dewayne Washington------3225158
Jeff Dellenbach848---------56
Gary Ferguson------3220355
Steve Grant------1583154
Ken Liggett220------3153
Peter Tom Willis745---------52
Courtney Hawkins528------1750
Claudis Klemm------3016248
Rob Carpenter119------2242
Deke McQuay------1861337
James McKnight430---------34
Lorenzo Lynch------1221933
Brett Wallerstedt------1212933
Tyrone Davis110------2233
Jerry Drake------1615233
J.R. Green------1712332
Ethan Horton19------2131
Lorenzo White624---------30
Marvin Washington------1191030
Craig Heyward316------928
Pete Bercich------135826
Keith Jennings519------125
Robert Harris------144523
Dropkick Murphy08------1220
Ike Davis18------1019
Ruben Brown18------1019
Barry Minter------83112
Frank Jordan00------1010
Mike Saxon00------99
Paul Walker07---------7
Morten Andersen00------44
Ralph Story11------13
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Randy Shughart4932------1293
Hessley Hempstead4532------1087
Tony Mayberry4832------282
John Elway4932---------81
Chet Brooks------8531980
Brian Kinchen3928------1380
Melvin Hayes4532---------77
Joe Panos4332---------75
Brian Davis------8531273
Greg Jeffries------652967
Ostell Miles1910------3261
Robb Thomas3226---------58
Shaft Covington------846256
Michael Strahan------745355
Thurman Thomas3022------254
Jerry Evans259------2054
Reggie Givens------746154
Rob Moore2319------951
Horace Copeland2724---------51
Derrick Thomas------737246
Derrick Fenner2411------1045
John Copeland------636345
Cortez Kennedy------437344
Sean Lumpkin------4221541
Keith Hamilton------528538
Angelo Wilson------2221236
Robert Van Winkle------2221135
Dave Groh32------3035
Chris Walsh106------1632
Rick Lyle------217625
Dan Footman------416424
Clif Groce73------1424
Chuck Powell------417122
Todd Kinchen60------1521
Kevin Jefferson------171119
Gary Brown50------1217
Dwight Smith40------1216
Clayton Holmes------18514
Greg Jefferson------18514
Ralf Mojsiejenko00------1212
John Kasay00------1212
Santana Dotson------111---12
Eric Moore00------1212
Bart Oates60---------6
Gary Kubiak00---------0
Ramon Shonta00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3186.0
Middle3268.7
Right221.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left17794.6
Middle20572.9
Right12443.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Peter Tom Willis41214255530
Paul Walker620011111
Ralph Story110000000
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
John Elway31172023640

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen435313.3
Short (0-8 Yds)2011914.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)2091276.4
Long (19+ Yds)41369.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1610935.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)64569.3
Long (19+ Yds)63569.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jeff Graham125250146
WR Ernest Givins105032036
WR Courtney Hawkins74163128
WR James McKnight64165130
WR Rob Carpenter4010019
FB Dropkick Murphy2203108
RB Lorenzo White21047124
RB Ken Liggett22011020
TE Ethan Horton110809
FB Craig Heyward1010016
TE Keith Jennings1000019
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Robb Thomas1181115126
WR Horace Copeland84137024
RB Thurman Thomas3000022
WR Rob Moore32011019
WR Dave Groh200002
TE Jerry Evans210309
TE Brian Kinchen11017028
FB Derrick Fenner11022111

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ken Liggett122.002.00
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ostell Miles5173.402.94
Thurman Thomas294.504.07
John Elway133.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Peter Tom Willis32206.676.93
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
John Elway63335.506.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Dropkick Murphy111616.0015.50
WR Rob Carpenter1000.000.00
WR Courtney Hawkins1144.009.00
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rob Moore2142.003.67
WR Horace Copeland21136.504.63
RB Thurman Thomas1000.000.00
WR Robb Thomas111616.0010.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Lorenzo White10
AtlantaRushesConversions
Thurman Thomas41
Ostell Miles31
John Elway11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Peter Tom Willis1264
Paul Walker211
AtlantaAttCompConversions
John Elway1154

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Courtney Hawkins421
WR Ernest Givins322
WR James McKnight322
FB Craig Heyward100
TE Keith Jennings100
WR Jeff Graham100
RB Ken Liggett110
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Robb Thomas433
WR Dave Groh200
TE Jerry Evans210
WR Horace Copeland211
WR Rob Moore100

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,100 (17,100)
End Zone10,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine6,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats9,400 (10,900)
Club Seats13,600 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes7,200 (7,500)