| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 65 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ross Robertson kicked off 62 yards from the NOS30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 27 yards to the ATL35. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-ATL35 (1Q: 14:28) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DT Derland Moore. |
| 2-10-ATL35 (1Q: 13:58) Reuben Fields pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Mark Van Eeghen. |
| 3-10-ATL35 (1Q: 13:49) Reuben Fields pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-ATL35 (1Q: 13:43) Tom Wittum punted 50 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 0 yards to the NOS15. Tackled by Willie Frazier. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (1Q: 13:32) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Charlie Ford. CB Allan Ellis knocked down Cas Banaszek to break up the play. |
| 2-8-NOS17 (1Q: 13:01) Archie Manning sacked by OLB John Pergine for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 3-15-NOS10 (1Q: 12:24) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 22 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by CB Allan Ellis. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (1Q: 11:51) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 1-10-ATL44 (1Q: 11:15) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by CB Rolland Lawrence. Key block delivered by Henry Childs. |
| 2-4-ATL38 (1Q: 10:40) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (1Q: 10:15) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Richie Minter, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 09:29) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-7-ATL17 (1Q: 08:54) Archie Manning pass completed to FB Marc LaBounty for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans's Larry Wilcox was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-6-ATL16 (1Q: 08:27) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 6, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 08:27) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 7, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 08:20) Ross Robertson kicked off 73 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 08:20) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-9-ATL21 (1Q: 07:55) Mack Herron ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 3-5-ATL25 (1Q: 07:25) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-ATL29 (1Q: 06:47) Tom Wittum punted 40 yards. Larry Wilcox called for a fair catch at the NOS31. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 06:36) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Galloway gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL35 (1Q: 06:10) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis, assisted by CB Randy Logan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL24 (1Q: 05:46) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-ATL24 (1Q: 05:39) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-ATL22 (1Q: 04:51) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by OLB John Pergine. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harris gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-4-ATL04 (1Q: 04:14) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Coy Bacon. |
| 2-3-ATL03 (1Q: 03:43) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 13, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 03:43) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 14, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 03:33) Ross Robertson kicked off 62 yards from the NOS30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 49 yards to the NOS43. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (1Q: 03:13) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Charley Young for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. Young gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (1Q: 02:32) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by OLB Tommy Nobis. Key block delivered by Jon Morris. |
| 2-5-NOS22 (1Q: 01:51) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 3-2-NOS19 (1Q: 01:13) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Jon Morris. |
| 1-9-NOS09 (1Q: 00:29) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. Key block delivered by Ted Fritsch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-1-NOS01 (2Q: 15:00) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 14, Atlanta 6 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by Ricky Fisher was good. New Orleans 14, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 14:53) Ricky Fisher kicked off 60 yards from the ATL30. Ike Harris returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Ken Grandberry. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 14:26) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 11 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 14:01) Archie Manning sacked by DE Coy Bacon and DE John Zook for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 2-15-NOS34 (2Q: 13:36) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-15-NOS34 (2Q: 13:26) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. CB Charlie Ford defended the pass. |
| 4-15-NOS34 (2Q: 13:18) Mike Eischeid punted 49 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 56 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Marc LaBounty. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 13:09) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-NOS24 (2Q: 12:28) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Garrett. OLB Sammy Everett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-NOS24 (2Q: 12:22) Reuben Fields pass was dropped by WR Lionel Summers. |
| 4-7-NOS24 (2Q: 12:16) Ricky Fisher attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 14, Atlanta 10 |
| (2Q: 12:11) Ricky Fisher kicked off 59 yards from the ATL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Nate Crane. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 11:52) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Shull. Grim gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 11:17) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jim Kiick. DE Coy Bacon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS40 (2Q: 11:07) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. DE John Zook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS40 (2Q: 10:55) Archie Manning pass was intended for WR Richard Sims and was intercepted by OLB John Pergine at the NOS48. Tackled by Richard Sims. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (2Q: 10:42) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura, assisted by OLB Tommy Nobis. |
| 2-11-NOS49 (2Q: 10:02) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 3-8-NOS46 (2Q: 09:36) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 09:02) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 2-7-NOS33 (2Q: 08:24) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 3-5-NOS31 (2Q: 07:52) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Charley Young for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Young gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 07:15) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| 2-3-NOS16 (2Q: 06:46) Mack Herron ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chester Kuehl, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-2-NOS15 (2Q: 06:07) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Van Eeghen gained 14 yards after the catch. Atlanta 16, New Orleans 14 |
| (2Q: 06:07) Extra point by Ricky Fisher was good. Atlanta 17, New Orleans 14 |
| (2Q: 05:57) Ricky Fisher kicked off 60 yards from the ATL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 21 yards to the NOS31. Tackled by Nate Crane. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (2Q: 05:27) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-6-NOS35 (2Q: 04:41) Archie Manning sacked by DE Coy Bacon for a loss of 6 yards. Bacon simply blew through Cas Banaszek to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 3-12-NOS29 (2Q: 04:20) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. CB Rolland Lawrence knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-NOS29 (2Q: 04:13) Mike Eischeid punted 41 yards. Mack Herron called for a fair catch at the ATL30. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (2Q: 04:05) Mack Herron ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-9-ATL31 (2Q: 03:31) Reuben Fields sacked by S Tommy Myers for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jon Morris. |
| 3-14-ATL26 (2Q: 02:49) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. DT Derland Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-14-ATL26 (2Q: 02:42) Tom Wittum punted 49 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Kyle Mathis. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 02:34) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 2-2-NOS35 (2Q: 02:12) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 02:00) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Ike Harris. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (2Q: 01:51) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. CB Allan Ellis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (2Q: 01:45) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS49 (2Q: 01:38) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Larry Wilcox. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NOS49 (2Q: 01:25) Archie Manning sacked by DE Coy Bacon for a loss of 5 yards. Bacon ran right past Cas Banaszek and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-15-NOS44 (2Q: 01:03) Mike Eischeid punted 35 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 8 yards to the ATL29. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (2Q: 00:53) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-ATL37 (2Q: 00:28) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-ATL32 (2Q: 00:28) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-3-ATL36 (2Q: 00:21) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ricky Fisher kicked off 64 yards from the ATL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 21 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Dick Gordon. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (3Q: 14:34) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE John Zook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS27 (3Q: 14:27) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (3Q: 13:52) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. Atlanta's John Zook was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-6-NOS46 (3Q: 13:18) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by DT Randy Crowder. |
| 3-5-NOS47 (3Q: 12:49) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jim Kiick. DE John Zook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-NOS47 (3Q: 12:46) Mike Eischeid punted 49 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the ATL04. |
| 1-10-ATL04 (3Q: 12:35) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. |
| 2-8-ATL06 (3Q: 11:54) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. Garrett gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL15 (3Q: 11:18) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. |
| 2-7-ATL18 (3Q: 10:38) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 3-2-ATL23 (3Q: 09:51) Vince Wilkerson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| 1-10-ATL25 (3Q: 09:20) Mack Herron ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Doug Plank. Key block delivered by Mark Van Eeghen. |
| 2-5-ATL30 (3Q: 08:34) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (3Q: 07:50) Mack Herron ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 2-10-ATL36 (3Q: 07:04) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 3-4-ATL42 (3Q: 06:20) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. Francis gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (3Q: 05:44) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (3Q: 05:09) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Plank. |
| 2-6-NOS21 (3Q: 04:26) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 3-4-NOS19 (3Q: 03:58) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. Van Eeghen gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (3Q: 03:12) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 2-7-NOS08 (3Q: 02:44) Reuben Fields pass was intended for WR Dick Gordon and was intercepted by CB Robbie Magana at the NOS01. The interception was returned 28 yards. Tackled by Dick Gordon. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (3Q: 02:36) Matt Muhammad ran around the left tackle for 55 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. Key block delivered by Sam Cunningham. |
| 1-10-ATL16 (3Q: 01:59) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-ATL11 (3Q: 01:49) Jim Kiick ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Charlie Ford, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 2-2-ATL08 (3Q: 01:10) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-ATL13 (3Q: 01:00) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Henry Childs. DE Carl Wafer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-ATL08 (3Q: 00:51) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Coy Bacon blocked the pass. |
| 3-2-ATL08 (3Q: 00:45) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB John Pergine, assisted by OLB Richie Minter. |
| 1-1-ATL01 (3Q: 00:19) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-6-ATL06 (3Q: 00:14) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 20, Atlanta 17 |
| (3Q: 00:14) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 21, Atlanta 17 |
| (3Q: 00:06) Ross Robertson kicked off 60 yards from the NOS30. Ralph McGill returned the ball 25 yards to the ATL35. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-ATL35 (4Q: 15:00) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by CB Louis Wright. |
| 2-9-ATL36 (4Q: 14:39) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 3-4-ATL41 (4Q: 13:53) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Van Eeghen gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-ATL44 (4Q: 13:15) Tom Wittum punted 47 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS11. Tackled by Vince Wilkerson. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (4Q: 13:05) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. |
| 2-10-NOS11 (4Q: 12:58) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Marc LaBounty. DE Coy Bacon blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS11 (4Q: 12:53) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Tony Galloway. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS11 (4Q: 12:44) Mike Eischeid punted 41 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS46. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (4Q: 12:33) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. Key block delivered by Mark Van Eeghen. New Orleans's Shawn Hollingsworth was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-5-NOS41 (4Q: 12:08) Mack Herron ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-1-NOS37 (4Q: 11:45) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-1-NOS37 (4Q: 11:08) Tom Wittum punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 11:03) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Mitchell. |
| 2-3-NOS27 (4Q: 10:29) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (4Q: 09:51) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. Cunningham gained 7 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS22 (4Q: 09:45) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. Key block delivered by J.B. Aarhus. |
| 2-12-NOS30 (4Q: 09:08) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. Grim gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (4Q: 08:32) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-11-NOS45 (4Q: 07:54) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence, assisted by OLB John Pergine. |
| 3-6-NOS50 (4Q: 07:09) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Jim Kiick. |
| 4-6-NOS50 (4Q: 06:59) Mike Eischeid punted 40 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL10. |
| 1-10-ATL10 (4Q: 06:52) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Garrett. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-ATL10 (4Q: 06:47) Mack Herron ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. Key block delivered by Jeff Van Note. |
| 1-10-ATL22 (4Q: 06:14) Mack Herron ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-7-ATL25 (4Q: 05:35) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-1-ATL31 (4Q: 04:59) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. Summers gained 28 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 3-11-ATL21 (4Q: 04:42) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-2-ATL30 (4Q: 04:32) Tom Wittum punted 44 yards. Larry Wilcox called for a fair catch at the NOS26. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (4Q: 04:21) Matt Muhammad ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. |
| 2-7-NOS29 (4Q: 03:37) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. ILB Tom MacLeod knocked down Sam Cunningham to break up the play. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-7-NOS29 (4Q: 03:27) Jim Kiick ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| 4-6-NOS30 (4Q: 02:43) Mike Eischeid punted and it was blocked by Jorge Ballard. ATL Len Garrett recovered the ball at the NOS19. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (4Q: 02:34) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. Summers gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-NOS11 (4Q: 02:16) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-1-NOS01 (4Q: 02:00) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Len Garrett for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Atlanta 23, New Orleans 21 |
| (4Q: 02:00) Extra point by Ricky Fisher was good. Atlanta 24, New Orleans 21 |
| (4Q: 01:55) Ricky Fisher kicked off 48 yards from the ATL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS38. Tackled by Nate Crane. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (4Q: 01:45) Archie Manning sacked by DE John Zook for a loss of 8 yards. Zook ran right past Stephen Johnstone and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-18-NOS11 (4Q: 01:26) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 19 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by CB Allan Ellis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilcox gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 01:05) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-5-NOS35 (4Q: 00:58) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (4Q: 00:49) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Childs gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-1-ATL48 (4Q: 00:41) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. DE Coy Bacon drove right through Thurman Cowley to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-1-ATL48 (4Q: 00:34) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (4Q: 00:15) Archie Manning spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-ATL37 (4Q: 00:12) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. Wilcox gained 3 yards after the catch. New Orleans's Bob Grim was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (4Q: 00:07) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Delay of Game. |
| 1-15-ATL32 (4Q: 00:07) Ross Robertson attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 24, Atlanta 24 |
| (4Q: 00:01) Ross Robertson kicked off 58 yards from the NOS30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 20 yards to the ATL32. Tackled by Mike Strachan. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Alex Kirk for 8 yards to the ATL24. Tackled by Fred Willis. |
| New Orleans won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) Ricky Fisher kicked off 75 yards from the ATL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (OT: 15:00) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by OLB Richie Minter. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 2-5-NOS25 (OT: 14:31) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine, assisted by DT Randy Crowder. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (OT: 13:59) Jim Kiick ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook. Key block delivered by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 2-3-NOS42 (OT: 13:17) Jim Kiick ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis, assisted by OLB John Pergine. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (OT: 12:51) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 17 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by CB Charlie Ford. Wilcox gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL35 (OT: 12:18) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. Cunningham gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-ATL31 (OT: 11:51) Marc LaBounty ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 3-2-ATL27 (OT: 11:22) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Henry Childs. OLB Ken Mitchell defended the pass. |
| 4-2-ATL27 (OT: 11:16) Ross Robertson attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-ATL22 (OT: 11:10) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE John Zook, assisted by OLB John Pergine. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 2-5-ATL17 (OT: 10:42) Matt Muhammad ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Shull. |
| 3-3-ATL15 (OT: 10:14) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Matt Muhammad. DE John Zook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-ATL15 (OT: 10:11) Ross Robertson attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 27, Atlanta 24 |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 27, Atlanta Falcons 24 |