Week 10, 1996

played in New Orleans, LA

49 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	17	0	7	-	24
New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NOS - Jeff Graham 43 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:03 ATL - Freddie Bradley 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 05:51 ATL - Dale Dawson 28 field goal
2Q: 00:32 ATL - Freddie Scott 9 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 10:56 ATL - Jerome Woods 78 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NOS - Jeff Graham 43 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:03 ATL - Freddie Bradley 4 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 05:51 ATL - Dale Dawson 28 field goal
2Q: 00:32 ATL - Freddie Scott 9 pass from Ramon Shonta (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 10:56 ATL - Jerome Woods 78 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics ATL NOS
Record 4-5-1 3-7
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 283 397
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 4.72 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 136 111
- Rushing Attempts 34 23
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.83
Net Passing Yards 147 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 0 39 - 26 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 170 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.65 7.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 5/88
Interception Ret./Yards 5/156 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 21
Time of Possession 30:22 29:38

Team Statistics	ATL	NOS
Record	4-5-1	3-7
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	283	397
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	4.72	6.40
Net Rushing Yards	136	111
- Rushing Attempts	34	23
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.83
Net Passing Yards	147	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 0	39 - 26 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	170	286
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.65	7.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	5/88
Interception Ret./Yards	5/156	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 21
Time of Possession	30:22	29:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	9:13	2:48	OWN 34	5	17	Punt
1	2:50	3:03	OWN 23	7	28	Punt
2	13:14	2:19	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
2	8:09	2:24	OPP 38	4	27	Field Goal
2	2:06	1:43	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
3	12:24	4:52	OWN 4	8	44	Punt
3	0:07	2:58	OWN 7	6	-5	Punt
4	7:42	5:53	OWN 11	10	32	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 13	2	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	3:59	OWN 15	8	85	Touchdown
1	6:25	3:35	OWN 3	8	41	Punt
2	14:47	1:33	OWN 20	4	29	Fumble
2	10:55	2:46	OWN 28	7	38	Interception
2	5:45	3:39	OWN 23	5	18	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 16	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 35	4	16	Punt
3	7:32	7:25	OWN 5	14	89	Interception
4	12:09	1:25	OWN 49	3	18	Interception
4	10:44	3:02	OWN 18	7	80	Interception
4	1:49	0:17	OWN 26	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Ramon Shonta, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Broussard	15	49	3.27	21	2	0
Freddie Bradley	12	55	4.58	20	1	1
Derrick Fenner	4	31	7.75	24	1	0
Eric Kattus	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Craig Erickson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Ramon Shonta	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lorenzo White	14	83	5.93	20	3
Richard Huntley	6	12	2.00	11	1
Paul Walker	3	16	5.33	12	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ramon Shonta	23	17	170	3/23	1	33	0	108.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Walker	39	26	286	0/0	1	43	5	57.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Freddie Scott	4	4	33	8.25	7	18	1
WR Willie Gault	3	8	45	15.00	5	33	0
WR Tom Waddle	3	3	46	15.33	9	18	0
RB Steve Broussard	3	3	32	10.67	13	18	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Frank Wainright	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Ken Liggett	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Freddie Bradley	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	7	9	102	14.57	42	43	1
WR Ernest Givins	4	7	62	15.50	24	26	0
RB Richard Huntley	4	4	33	8.25	26	25	0
WR Karl Williams	4	7	44	11.00	18	19	0
WR Odessa Turner	3	5	39	13.00	24	29	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	2	12	12.00	3	12	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	39	39.00	0
S Sean Lumpkin	1	30	30.00	0
CB Greg Jeffries	1	9	9.00	0
ILB Yev Kassem	1	0	0.00	0
S Jerome Woods	1	78	78.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Derrick Thomas	0	1	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richard Huntley	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	285	47.5	42.3	55	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	126	42.0	37.0	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Knight	1	15	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	2	17	8.5	0
Ernest Givins	1	-6	-6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	1	25	25.0	0
Robert Van Winkle	1	29	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Givins	5	88	17.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Yev Kassem	7	0	23	37
S Garth Algar	5	5	23	38
CB Greg Jeffries	5	2	22	34
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	2	15	34
S Jerome Woods	4	2	23	38
OLB Todd Jones	4	1	5	10
CB Bob Knight	4	1	13	24
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	0	21	28
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	1	23	36
DE Greg Jefferson	2	0	7	12
ILB Patrise Alexander	2	0	5	3
S Maurice Douglass	1	0	1	7
OLB Howard Dinkins	1	0	2	11
DT Chuck Osborne	0	2	19	36
DE Orpheus Roye	0	2	21	32
S Gerald McBurrows	0	1	7	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Barry Minter	6	0	0.5	10	10
CB Jim Lyles	5	0	0.0	34	26
DE Kevin Fagan	4	3	1.0	24	15
ILB Don Davis	4	4	0.0	27	24
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	2	0.0	22	15
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	1	0.0	26	20
DT Walt Murphy	3	1	0.5	21	13
S Brian Jordan	3	1	0.0	24	26
CB Dewayne Washington	3	1	0.0	25	24
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	0.0	12	10
DT Mike Lodish	2	0	0.5	17	14
DT J.R. Green	2	1	0.0	18	12
S Deke McQuay	2	1	0.0	32	24
DE Robert Harris	1	2	0.5	25	20
DE Pierce Holt	1	1	0.0	9	6
DE Marvin Washington	1	1	0.0	10	11
DE Gary Ferguson	1	1	0.0	12	7
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	1	0.0	8	6
G Bruce Wilkerson	1	0	---	---	---
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kyle Perkins	1	0	0.0	7	2
TE Tyrone Davis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gerald Dixon	0	3	0.0	11	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	0	36
DT Cortez Kennedy	0	1	1	34
DE Orpheus Roye	0	1	1	32
DE Greg Jefferson	0	1	0	12
DT Chuck Osborne	0	1	0	36

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	1	0	15
DE Robert Harris	0.5	1	1	20
DT Walt Murphy	0.5	0	1	13
DT Mike Lodish	0.5	0	0	14
OLB Barry Minter	0.5	0	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Greg Jeffries	5	0	1	34
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	0	0	28
S Jerome Woods	3	1	1	38
ILB Yev Kassem	3	0	1	37
S Garth Algar	3	0	0	38
OLB Todd Jones	3	0	0	10
CB Bob Knight	2	0	0	24
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	1	36
S Maurice Douglass	1	0	0	7
OLB Howard Dinkins	1	0	0	11
S Sean Lumpkin	0	1	1	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brian Jordan	3	1	26
CB Dewayne Washington	3	1	24
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	10
CB Jim Lyles	2	0	26
OLB Barry Minter	2	0	10
ILB Don Davis	1	1	24
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	15
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	6
DE Robert Harris	1	0	20
S Deke McQuay	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Shughart	6	11	34	2	26
Joe Panos	3	10	32	0	26
Melvin Hayes	2	5	32	0	26
Hessley Hempstead	1	2	29	0	26
Brian Kinchen	1	1	21	0	22
Drayton Swinton	1	1	8	0	0
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	1	1	8	0	0
Gregg Gamble	0	1	27	1	26

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ike Davis	3	5	0	23	39
Jeff Dellenbach	2	5	0	23	39
Bruce Wilkerson	2	4	0	23	37
Tony Jones	2	2	1	23	38
Marcus Spears	1	3	0	23	39
Keith Jennings	0	1	0	18	28

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Broussard	4	22
Derrick Fenner	2	4
Maurice Douglass	1	16
Sean Lumpkin	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Whitmore	1	14
Odessa Turner	1	10
Lorenzo Lynch	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Shughart	34	26	---	---	7	67
Garth Algar	---	---	23	38	---	61
Hessley Hempstead	29	26	---	---	6	61
Jerome Woods	---	---	23	38	---	61
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	23	36	1	60
Yev Kassem	---	---	23	37	---	60
Michael Strahan	---	---	23	36	---	59
Joe Panos	32	26	---	---	1	59
Melvin Hayes	32	26	---	---	---	58
Greg Jeffries	---	---	22	34	---	56
Chuck Osborne	---	---	19	36	1	56
Steve Broussard	19	14	---	---	22	55
Gregg Gamble	27	26	---	---	1	54
Orpheus Roye	---	---	21	32	---	53
Ramon Shonta	26	26	---	---	---	52
Derrick Thomas	---	---	21	28	---	49
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	15	34	---	49
Brian Kinchen	21	22	---	---	3	46
Willie Gault	20	23	---	---	2	45
Freddie Scott	19	24	---	---	---	43
Bob Knight	---	---	13	24	4	41
Derrick Fenner	18	14	---	---	4	36
Tom Waddle	20	10	---	---	---	30
Howard Dinkins	---	---	2	11	14	27
Freddie Bradley	14	10	---	---	1	25
Maurice Douglass	---	---	1	7	16	24
Frank Wainright	12	4	---	---	8	24
Ken Liggett	9	4	---	---	9	22
Greg Jefferson	---	---	7	12	3	22
Titus Dixon	6	2	---	---	13	21
Scott Schwedes	7	3	---	---	9	19
Eric Kattus	5	0	---	---	13	18
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	7	6	4	17
Todd Jones	---	---	5	10	1	16
Drayton Swinton	8	0	---	---	7	15
Norberto Davidds-Garrido	8	0	---	---	6	14
Patrise Alexander	---	---	5	3	2	10
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	0	3	6	9
Craig Erickson	8	0	---	---	---	8
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Montreuil	---	---	0	0	3	3
Shaft Covington	---	---	0	2	---	2
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	0	2	---	2
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	1	1

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deke McQuay	---	---	32	24	14	70
Ike Davis	23	39	---	---	3	65
Jeff Dellenbach	23	39	---	---	---	62
Marcus Spears	23	39	---	---	---	62
Paul Walker	23	39	---	---	---	62
Tony Jones	23	38	---	---	---	61
Jim Lyles	---	---	34	26	1	61
Bruce Wilkerson	23	37	---	---	---	60
Dewayne Washington	---	---	25	24	7	56
Don Davis	---	---	27	24	1	52
Jeff Graham	17	34	---	---	---	51
Brian Jordan	---	---	24	26	---	50
Keith Jennings	18	28	---	---	2	48
Jessie Armstead	---	---	26	20	1	47
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	22	15	9	46
Robert Harris	---	---	25	20	1	46
Craig Heyward	12	24	---	---	8	44
Karl Williams	13	26	---	---	5	44
Kevin Fagan	---	---	24	15	4	43
Ernest Givins	12	18	---	---	12	42
Walt Murphy	---	---	21	13	4	38
Dave Whitmore	---	---	12	10	14	36
Richard Huntley	8	19	---	---	8	35
Lorenzo White	15	18	---	---	---	33
Mike Lodish	---	---	17	14	2	33
J.R. Green	---	---	18	12	1	31
Odessa Turner	7	11	---	---	10	28
Marvin Washington	---	---	10	11	4	25
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	8	6	8	22
Tyrone Davis	4	11	---	---	7	22
Gary Ferguson	---	---	12	7	2	21
Barry Minter	---	---	10	10	1	21
Pierce Holt	---	---	9	6	5	20
Gerald Dixon	---	---	11	1	6	18
James McKnight	5	3	---	---	8	16
Kyle Perkins	---	---	7	2	5	14
Ronald Humphrey	3	1	---	---	8	12
Lovett Purnell	1	2	---	---	9	12
Carl Bax	0	2	---	---	3	5
Wang Weilin	0	1	---	---	3	4
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	3	3
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	2	2
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	24	1.7
Middle	17	94	5.5
Right	2	20	10.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	11	59	5.4
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ramon Shonta	23	17	1	0	1	3	2	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Walker	39	26	4	0	1	2	4	2	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	61	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	72	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	33	33.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	89	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	136	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Gault	8	3	1	45	1	23
WR Freddie Scott	4	4	0	33	0	24
WR Tom Waddle	3	3	0	46	0	10
RB Steve Broussard	3	3	0	32	0	14
TE Brian Kinchen	2	1	0	9	0	22
TE Frank Wainright	1	1	0	8	0	4
RB Ken Liggett	1	1	0	1	0	4
RB Freddie Bradley	1	1	0	-4	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	9	7	0	102	1	34
WR Ernest Givins	7	4	1	62	1	18
WR Karl Williams	7	4	0	44	0	26
WR Odessa Turner	5	3	0	39	1	11
RB Richard Huntley	4	4	0	33	1	19
FB Craig Heyward	3	1	0	-1	0	24
TE Tyrone Davis	2	1	0	12	0	11
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	0	-1	0	18
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	0	-4	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Broussard	3	2	0.67	3.27
Derrick Fenner	1	7	7.00	7.75
Craig Erickson	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Ramon Shonta	1	2	2.00	2.00
Freddie Bradley	1	4	4.00	4.58

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	1	12	12.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ramon Shonta	2	2	16	8.00	7.39

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	5	2	7	1.40	7.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Scott	2	2	16	8.00	8.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	8	4.00	11.33
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.80
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0	0.00	6.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Broussard	2	0
Eric Kattus	1	1
Derrick Fenner	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo White	1	1
Richard Huntley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ramon Shonta	9	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Gault	4	1	1
RB Steve Broussard	3	3	2
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	1
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	1
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	1
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	1
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	0
WR Karl Williams	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)