Week 15, 1995

played in New Orleans, LA

54 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:50 NOS - Lorenzo White 10 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:29 ATL - Bill Clark 4 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:05 ATL - John Kasay 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:50 NOS - Lorenzo White 10 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:29 ATL - Bill Clark 4 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:05 ATL - John Kasay 48 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 5-9 7-7
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 217 249
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards per Play 3.14 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 116 56
- Rushing Attempts 34 19
- Yards per Rush 3.41 2.95
Net Passing Yards 101 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 14 - 0 39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 135 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 5/42
- Yards per Pass Play 2.89 4.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	5-9	7-7
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	217	249
- Offensive Plays	69	63
- Yards per Play	3.14	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	116	56
- Rushing Attempts	34	19
- Yards per Rush	3.41	2.95
Net Passing Yards	101	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 14 - 0	39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	135	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	5/42
- Yards per Pass Play	2.89	4.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	12:28	4:27	OWN 20	8	23	Punt
1	5:04	1:24	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	2:06	2:37	OWN 24	7	29	Punt
2	12:26	0:07	OPP 46	1	-2	Fumble
2	8:42	1:21	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	5:06	1:11	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
2	1:52	1:37	OPP 45	6	3	Punt
3	9:23	3:22	OWN 36	7	27	Punt
3	2:34	4:00	OWN 7	10	55	Punt
4	12:35	0:14	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
4	9:15	2:06	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	6:04	4:06	OWN 42	9	27	Field Goal
4	0:54	0:54	OPP 20	4	10	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	1:12	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
1	8:01	2:57	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
1	3:40	1:34	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	14:29	2:03	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	12:19	3:37	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown
2	7:21	2:15	OWN 29	5	18	Punt
2	3:55	2:03	OWN 16	3	-3	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 4	1	6	Half
3	15:00	5:37	OWN 33	9	38	Missed FG
3	6:01	3:27	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
4	13:34	0:59	OWN 20	2	-11	Fumble
4	12:21	3:06	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
4	7:09	1:05	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
4	1:58	1:04	OWN 26	4	-6	Downs

Game MVP: Kevin Fagan, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	19	79	4.16	19	3	0
Bill Clark	10	13	1.30	4	0	1
John Elway	4	22	5.50	14	1	0
Derrick Fenner	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lorenzo White	11	28	2.55	13	2	1
Ken Liggett	5	5	1.00	4	0	0
Craig Heyward	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
Randall Cunningham	1	18	18.00	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	30	14	135	5/34	0	23	0	59.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	39	25	235	5/42	0	28	0	80.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Robb Thomas	3	9	52	17.33	28	23
WR Rob Moore	3	8	17	5.67	7	7
WR Horace Copeland	3	6	26	8.67	4	13
WR Chris Walsh	2	2	5	2.50	2	6
TE Brian Kinchen	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Jerry Evans	1	1	16	16.00	3	16
WR Todd Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeff Graham	7	12	49	7.00	27	17
WR James McKnight	7	10	70	10.00	14	18
WR Ernest Givins	2	3	8	4.00	0	7
FB Craig Heyward	2	2	5	2.50	0	3
RB Lorenzo White	2	3	11	5.50	6	8
TE Keith Jennings	2	5	28	14.00	4	18
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	23	23.00	21	23
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	13	13.00	1	13
WR Courtney Hawkins	1	1	28	28.00	9	28
RB Ken Liggett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Cortez Kennedy	0	1	0
Clayton Holmes	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lorenzo White	1	0	0
Kyle Perkins	0	1	0
Bubba McDowell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralf Mojsiejenko	10	464	46.4	37.3	64	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	9	369	41.0	31.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Clark	4	28	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Hawkins	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Givins	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	7	1	0.5	17	37
S Chet Brooks	7	1	0.0	17	43
DE John Copeland	5	0	2.0	14	31
DE Michael Strahan	4	2	1.5	17	40
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	4	1.0	17	35
S Shaft Covington	4	1	0.0	18	40
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	1	0.0	18	44
CB Clayton Holmes	3	0	0.0	4	16
OLB Chuck Powell	2	1	0.0	11	26
ILB Reggie Givens	2	1	0.0	19	44
DT Keith Hamilton	2	0	0.0	10	21
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	0.0	17	43
S Sean Lumpkin	1	1	0.0	1	14
S Scott Cater	1	0	0.0	5	4
DE Rick Lyle	1	0	0.0	5	13
DT Dan Footman	0	1	0.0	2	9
ILB Angelo Wilson	0	1	0.0	3	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Perkins	9	1	0.0	30	30
DE Kevin Fagan	8	1	3.0	20	27
S Bubba McDowell	8	5	0.0	34	34
DT J.R. Green	4	2	0.5	28	29
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	4	0	0.0	15	9
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	1	1.0	26	30
DT Walt Murphy	3	1	0.0	21	20
CB John Mangum	3	0	0.0	29	32
DE Pierce Holt	2	1	0.5	26	24
S Dave Whitmore	2	3	0.0	29	34
OLB Barry Minter	1	2	0.0	8	9
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	1	0.0	21	21
CB Fred Foggie	1	1	0.0	31	33
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dewayne Washington	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Jerry Drake	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Claudis Klemm	0	2	0.0	11	10
DE Robert Harris	0	1	0.0	8	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Copeland	2.0	0	2	0	31
DE Michael Strahan	1.5	1	3	1	40
DT Cortez Kennedy	1.0	0	0	0	35
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.5	0	1	0	37
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	0	1	0	21

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	3.0	1	1	27
OLB Jessie Armstead	1.0	0	0	30
DE Pierce Holt	0.5	2	1	24
DT J.R. Green	0.5	1	1	29
S Bubba McDowell	0.0	1	1	34
DE Robert Harris	0.0	1	1	11
DT Claudis Klemm	0.0	1	0	10
S Dave Whitmore	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chet Brooks	5	0	43
S Shaft Covington	4	0	40
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	1	44
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	37
OLB Chuck Powell	2	0	26
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	43
S Sean Lumpkin	1	1	14
ILB Reggie Givens	1	1	44
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	21
CB Clayton Holmes	1	0	16
DE John Copeland	1	0	31
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	40
S Scott Cater	0	1	4
DE Rick Lyle	0	1	13

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	5	0	34
OLB Barry Minter	1	2	9
CB Fred Foggie	1	1	33
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	1	9
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	1	30
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	21
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	34
DT Walt Murphy	1	0	20
ILB Kyle Perkins	1	0	30
CB Dewayne Washington	1	0	7
CB John Mangum	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hessley Hempstead	2	7	34	1	35
Melvin Hayes	2	3	34	1	35
Tony Mayberry	1	9	34	0	35
Randy Shughart	1	4	34	2	35
Joe Panos	1	4	34	1	35
Derrick Fenner	1	1	12	0	12
Brian Kinchen	0	1	30	0	31
Jerry Evans	0	1	9	0	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	1	5	19	0	44
Bruce Wilkerson	1	3	19	2	44
Marcus Spears	1	3	19	1	44
Carl Bax	0	4	19	0	44
Tony Jones	0	2	19	2	44
Craig Heyward	0	1	11	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Walsh	2	13
Randy Shughart	1	11
Clayton Holmes	1	5
Robb Thomas	1	3

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Davis	2	14
Rob Carpenter	1	16
Bruce Wilkerson	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chet Brooks	---	---	17	43	20	80
Randy Shughart	34	35	---	---	11	80
Hessley Hempstead	34	35	---	---	11	80
Greg Jeffries	---	---	17	43	11	71
Brian Kinchen	30	31	---	---	9	70
John Elway	34	35	---	---	---	69
Tony Mayberry	34	35	---	---	---	69
Joe Panos	34	35	---	---	---	69
Melvin Hayes	34	35	---	---	---	69
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	18	44	2	64
Reggie Givens	---	---	19	44	1	64
Michael Strahan	---	---	17	40	2	59
Shaft Covington	---	---	18	40	1	59
Robb Thomas	26	27	---	---	3	56
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	17	35	4	56
Derrick Thomas	---	---	17	37	1	55
Horace Copeland	26	26	---	---	---	52
Thurman Thomas	24	25	---	---	2	51
John Copeland	---	---	14	31	3	48
Rob Moore	21	23	---	---	---	44
Bill Clark	10	9	---	---	25	44
Chuck Powell	---	---	11	26	---	37
Derrick Fenner	12	12	---	---	12	36
Keith Hamilton	---	---	10	21	5	36
Chris Walsh	9	10	---	---	13	32
Jerry Evans	9	6	---	---	16	31
Dave Groh	1	3	---	---	25	29
Angelo Wilson	---	---	3	8	15	26
Clayton Holmes	---	---	4	16	5	25
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	1	14	6	21
Rick Lyle	---	---	5	13	3	21
Santana Dotson	---	---	9	11	---	20
Dan Footman	---	---	2	9	5	16
Clif Groce	1	2	---	---	13	16
Ralf Mojsiejenko	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dwight Smith	0	0	---	---	11	11
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gary Brown	0	0	---	---	11	11
Greg Jefferson	---	---	2	4	5	11
Scott Cater	---	---	5	4	---	9
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	3	1	4	8
Todd Kinchen	1	1	---	---	5	7
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bart Oates	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	34	34	16	84
Bruce Wilkerson	19	44	---	---	10	73
Carl Bax	19	44	---	---	10	73
Fred Foggie	---	---	31	33	1	65
Dave Whitmore	---	---	29	34	1	64
Randall Cunningham	19	44	---	---	---	63
Jeff Dellenbach	19	44	---	---	---	63
Tony Jones	19	44	---	---	---	63
Marcus Spears	19	44	---	---	---	63
John Mangum	---	---	29	32	1	62
Kyle Perkins	---	---	30	30	1	61
J.R. Green	---	---	28	29	1	58
Jessie Armstead	---	---	26	30	1	57
Pierce Holt	---	---	26	24	4	54
Jeff Graham	14	40	---	---	---	54
Kevin Fagan	---	---	20	27	5	52
Ernest Givins	10	28	---	---	14	52
Walt Murphy	---	---	21	20	6	47
Ken Liggett	5	16	---	---	25	46
James McKnight	14	30	---	---	---	44
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	21	21	1	43
Lorenzo White	14	28	---	---	---	42
Keith Jennings	12	29	---	---	1	42
Courtney Hawkins	10	18	---	---	14	42
Dewayne Washington	---	---	7	7	25	39
Craig Heyward	11	18	---	---	7	36
Marvin Washington	---	---	14	8	7	29
Robert Harris	---	---	8	11	5	24
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	15	9	---	24
Ethan Horton	3	4	---	---	15	22
Rob Carpenter	1	4	---	---	16	21
Barry Minter	---	---	8	9	4	21
Claudis Klemm	---	---	11	10	---	21
Dropkick Murphy	0	4	---	---	13	17
Deke McQuay	---	---	6	6	5	17
Tyrone Davis	1	1	---	---	14	16
Jerry Drake	---	---	6	6	4	16
Gary Ferguson	---	---	0	0	13	13
Pete Bercich	---	---	4	5	3	12
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ike Davis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	9	31	3.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	5	-1	-0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	30	14	1	1	2	6	7	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	39	25	2	1	0	5	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	45	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	92	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	64	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	46	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	9	3	1	52	1	27
WR Rob Moore	8	3	0	17	0	23
WR Horace Copeland	6	3	0	26	0	26
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	0	11	0	31
WR Chris Walsh	2	2	0	5	0	10
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0	8	0	25
WR Todd Kinchen	1	0	1	0	0	1
TE Jerry Evans	1	1	0	16	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	12	7	49	0	40
WR James McKnight	10	7	70	0	30
TE Keith Jennings	5	2	28	0	29
WR Ernest Givins	3	2	8	0	28
RB Lorenzo White	3	2	11	0	28
FB Craig Heyward	2	2	5	0	18
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	23	1	4
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	13	0	4
WR Courtney Hawkins	1	1	28	1	18
RB Ken Liggett	1	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	2	11	5.50	4.16
Bill Clark	2	5	2.50	1.30
John Elway	1	-2	-2.00	5.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo White	2	12	6.00	2.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Todd Kinchen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	3	2
John Elway	2	2
Bill Clark	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	10	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robb Thomas	4	2	2
WR Horace Copeland	3	1	1
WR Rob Moore	2	1	0
WR Chris Walsh	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	4	2	1
WR James McKnight	4	2	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	1
WR Courtney Hawkins	1	1	1
RB Ken Liggett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)