| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 60 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 69 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 15:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (1Q: 14:32) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 45 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Graham gained 39 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (1Q: 13:51) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas. |
| 2-1-ATL23 (1Q: 13:09) Owen Gill ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle, assisted by CB Greg Jeffries. |
| 3-1-ATL23 (1Q: 12:26) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Chuck Powell. |
| 1-9-ATL09 (1Q: 11:54) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE John Copeland hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-9-ATL09 (1Q: 11:48) Vince Workman ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Craig Heyward. New Orleans 6, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 11:48) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 7, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 11:42) Morten Andersen kicked off 70 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 11:42) John Elway pass completed to WR Chris Walsh for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by CB Fred Foggie. Walsh gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-ATL29 (1Q: 11:01) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kevin McArthur. Key block delivered by Dermontti Dawson. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (1Q: 10:37) John Elway pass completed to WR Rob Moore for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moore gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 1-15-ATL31 (1Q: 10:26) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. |
| 2-7-ATL39 (1Q: 09:51) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT J.R. Green. |
| 3-4-ATL42 (1Q: 09:25) John Elway pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (1Q: 09:18) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. CB Fred Foggie defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL47 (1Q: 09:13) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. CB Fred Foggie defended the pass. |
| 3-10-ATL47 (1Q: 09:07) John Elway pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Rob Moore. DE Robert Harris blocked the pass. |
| 4-10-ATL47 (1Q: 08:59) Pat O'Neill punted 50 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS03. |
| 1-10-NOS03 (1Q: 08:52) Vince Workman ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 2-12-NOS01 (1Q: 08:16) Vince Workman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Cortez Kennedy. |
| 3-11-NOS02 (1Q: 07:32) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Jeff Graham. |
| 4-11-NOS02 (1Q: 07:23) Mike Saxon punted 50 yards. John Booty returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS48. Tackled by Deke McQuay. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (1Q: 07:13) Darrick Hollie ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Dermontti Dawson. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 06:33) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. |
| 2-14-NOS41 (1Q: 05:52) John Elway kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by DE Robert Harris. |
| 3-14-NOS41 (1Q: 05:08) John Elway pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (1Q: 04:27) John Elway pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| 2-4-NOS20 (1Q: 03:41) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S David Tate. Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. |
| 1-2-NOS02 (1Q: 03:03) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Groh. DE Marvin Washington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-1-NOS01 (1Q: 02:59) John Elway pass was dropped by WR Robb Thomas. |
| 2-1-NOS01 (1Q: 02:55) Ostell Miles ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. New Orleans 7, Atlanta 6 |
| (1Q: 02:55) Extra point by John Kasay was good. New Orleans 7, Atlanta 7 |
| (1Q: 02:49) John Kasay kicked off 50 yards from the ATL35. Buster Rhymes returned the ball 14 yards to the NOS29. Tackled by Dave Groh. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (1Q: 02:22) Vince Workman ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Booty. |
| 2-9-NOS30 (1Q: 01:48) Vince Workman ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Chuck Powell, assisted by DT Cortez Kennedy. Key block delivered by Carl Bax. Atlanta's Derrick Thomas was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-1-NOS38 (1Q: 01:17) Vince Workman ran a trap outside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Greg Jeffries, assisted by OLB Derrick Thomas. |
| 4-4-NOS35 (1Q: 00:38) Mike Saxon punted 50 yards. John Booty returned the kick 11 yards to the ATL26. Tackled by Craig Heyward. |
| 1-10-ATL26 (1Q: 00:27) John Elway pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 7 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. Thomas gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-3-ATL33 (2Q: 15:00) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. |
| 1-10-ATL40 (2Q: 14:24) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-ATL45 (2Q: 14:18) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Walsh. DE Kevin Fagan drove right through Doug Widell to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-5-ATL45 (2Q: 14:10) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson, assisted by DT Craig Veasley. |
| 3-6-ATL44 (2Q: 13:30) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. Key block delivered by Mark Stepnoski. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 13:03) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Barry Minter. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (2Q: 12:33) John Elway scrambled for 0 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. |
| 3-10-NOS46 (2Q: 12:06) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. Key block delivered by Mark Stepnoski. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (2Q: 11:36) John Elway pass completed to TE Jesse Anderson for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy, assisted by CB John Mangum. Anderson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 11:12) John Elway pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| 2-7-NOS16 (2Q: 10:36) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kevin McArthur. New Orleans's David Tate was hurt on the play. |
| 3-5-NOS14 (2Q: 10:08) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie, assisted by ILB Kevin McArthur. |
| 4-5-NOS14 (2Q: 09:23) John Kasay attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 10, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 09:16) John Kasay kicked off 72 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 09:16) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Chuck Powell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turner gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (2Q: 08:44) Owen Gill ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas. |
| 2-7-ATL46 (2Q: 08:12) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James McKnight. DE Michael Strahan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-ATL46 (2Q: 08:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for 38 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. McKnight gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-ATL08 (2Q: 07:24) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 13, Atlanta 10 |
| (2Q: 07:24) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 14, Atlanta 10 |
| (2Q: 07:17) Morten Andersen kicked off 73 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 07:17) John Elway pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-7-ATL23 (2Q: 06:56) John Elway pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Derrick Fenner. DE Gary Ferguson blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-ATL23 (2Q: 06:50) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. |
| 4-3-ATL27 (2Q: 06:17) Pat O'Neill punted 36 yards. Bill Clark returned the kick 16 yards to the ATL47. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (2Q: 06:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Craig Heyward for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Chuck Powell. Heyward gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (2Q: 05:30) Vince Workman ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Cortez Kennedy, assisted by DT Keith Hamilton. |
| 2-10-ATL32 (2Q: 04:59) Vince Workman ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Footman, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-ATL42 (2Q: 04:52) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Dennis Byrd and DT Keith Hamilton for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Alan Veingard. |
| 3-26-ATL48 (2Q: 04:09) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James McKnight. CB Greg Jeffries defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-26-ATL48 (2Q: 04:00) Mike Saxon punted 37 yards. John Booty returned the kick 13 yards to the ATL24. Tackled by Bobby Barnes. |
| 1-10-ATL24 (2Q: 03:53) John Elway pass completed to FB Derrick Fenner for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Fenner gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-11-ATL23 (2Q: 03:11) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Doug Widell. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (2Q: 02:42) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by DE Gary Ferguson. Key block delivered by Mark Stepnoski. |
| 2-4-ATL42 (2Q: 02:13) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Claudis Klemm, assisted by ILB Kevin McArthur. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-ATL38 (2Q: 02:00) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Groh. S Rich Miano defended the pass. |
| 4-8-ATL38 (2Q: 01:52) Pat O'Neill punted 62 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 01:46) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by TE Jimmie Johnson. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (2Q: 01:37) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DT Dan Footman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS20 (2Q: 01:28) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James McKnight. DT Dan Footman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS20 (2Q: 01:18) Mike Saxon punted 30 yards. John Booty called for a fair catch at the NOS50. |
| 1-10-NOS50 (2Q: 01:10) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Groh. DE Kevin Fagan drove right through Richard Cooper to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-NOS50 (2Q: 00:58) John Elway pass was dropped by WR Rob Moore. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 00:48) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. OLB Jessie Armstead knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-NOS35 (2Q: 00:41) John Elway pass completed to WR Todd Kinchen for 10 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (2Q: 00:33) John Elway pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. Groh gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (2Q: 00:24) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. DE Kevin Fagan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-8-NOS08 (2Q: 00:14) John Elway pass completed to WR Rob Moore for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Atlanta 16, New Orleans 14 |
| (2Q: 00:14) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Atlanta 17, New Orleans 14 |
| (2Q: 00:04) John Kasay kicked off 55 yards from the ATL35. Owen Gill returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Dave Groh. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 55 yards from the NOS35. Robert Van Winkle returned the ball 32 yards to the ATL42. Tackled by Jimmie Johnson. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Tripping on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-ATL18 (3Q: 14:38) John Elway pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Brian Kinchen. DT Craig Veasley blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL18 (3Q: 14:32) Derrick Fenner ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT J.R. Green, assisted by S Marcus Paul. Key block delivered by Mark Stepnoski. |
| 3-1-ATL27 (3Q: 14:05) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 4-4-ATL24 (3Q: 13:40) Pat O'Neill punted 40 yards. Bill Clark returned the kick 16 yards to the ATL48. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Low Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (3Q: 13:29) Owen Gill ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas, assisted by DT Cortez Kennedy. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (3Q: 13:19) Owen Gill ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by OLB Chuck Powell. |
| 2-16-NOS32 (3Q: 12:41) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-13-NOS35 (3Q: 12:09) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Michael Strahan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-NOS35 (3Q: 11:57) Mike Saxon punted 53 yards. John Booty returned the kick 3 yards to the ATL15. Tackled by Owen Gill. |
| 1-10-ATL15 (3Q: 11:46) John Elway scrambled for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (3Q: 11:00) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. DE Marvin Washington simply tossed Richard Cooper aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-ATL31 (3Q: 10:54) John Elway pass completed to WR Rob Moore for 63 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. Moore gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-NOS06 (3Q: 10:19) John Elway pass completed to WR Chris Walsh for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-NOS03 (3Q: 09:36) Ostell Miles ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by S Rich Miano. Atlanta's Brian Kinchen was hurt on the play. |
| 3-3-NOS03 (3Q: 09:04) Ostell Miles ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. Atlanta 23, New Orleans 14 |
| (3Q: 09:04) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Atlanta 24, New Orleans 14 |
| (3Q: 08:55) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 08:55) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson and assisted by OLB Derrick Thomas. |
| 2-4-NOS26 (3Q: 08:25) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (3Q: 07:46) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Chuck Powell, assisted by OLB Tuineau Alipate. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turner gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (3Q: 07:10) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Buster Rhymes for -1 yards. Tackled by S John Booty. |
| 2-11-NOS50 (3Q: 06:41) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-ATL42 (3Q: 06:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Owen Gill for 10 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller, assisted by DT Cortez Kennedy. Gill gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (3Q: 05:23) Owen Gill ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Cortez Kennedy. Key block delivered by Craig Heyward. |
| 2-4-ATL26 (3Q: 04:52) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McKnight gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-2-ATL02 (3Q: 04:18) Owen Gill ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 2-3-ATL03 (3Q: 03:38) Owen Gill ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by DT Dan Footman. |
| 3-5-ATL05 (3Q: 03:13) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Owen Gill for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Atlanta 24, New Orleans 20 |
| (3Q: 03:13) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. Atlanta 24, New Orleans 21 |
| (3Q: 03:03) Morten Andersen kicked off 69 yards from the NOS35. Robert Van Winkle returned the ball 22 yards to the ATL18. Tackled by Deke McQuay. |
| 1-10-ATL18 (3Q: 02:29) John Elway pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 3 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. |
| 2-7-ATL21 (3Q: 01:57) John Elway pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Jesse Anderson. DE Robert Harris blocked the pass. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 2-12-ATL16 (3Q: 01:50) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 3-7-ATL21 (3Q: 01:18) John Elway sacked by DE Robert Harris for a loss of 3 yards. Harris simply blew through Randy Shughart to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 4-10-ATL18 (3Q: 00:42) Pat O'Neill punted 59 yards. Bill Clark returned the kick 9 yards to the NOS32. Tackled by Ostell Miles. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (3Q: 00:31) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas. Graham gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 15:00) Vince Workman ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Greg Jeffries, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-7-NOS45 (4Q: 14:15) Craig Heyward ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Keith Hamilton, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-8-NOS44 (4Q: 13:51) Vince Workman ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tuineau Alipate, assisted by S Jeff Fuller. |
| 4-5-NOS47 (4Q: 13:24) Mike Saxon punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL05. New Orleans's Deke McQuay was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-ATL05 (4Q: 13:16) John Elway scrambled for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Kevin McArthur. |
| 1-10-ATL24 (4Q: 12:32) John Elway pass completed to WR Chris Walsh for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-ATL31 (4Q: 11:56) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by DT Craig Veasley. |
| 3-3-ATL31 (4Q: 11:30) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. |
| 4-4-ATL30 (4Q: 10:47) Pat O'Neill punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS31. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 10:40) Vince Workman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Greg Jeffries, assisted by DT Cortez Kennedy. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Buster Rhymes to the NOS34. |
| 2-7-NOS34 (4Q: 10:09) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for WR Odessa Turner and was intercepted by CB Robert Van Winkle at the ATL39. The interception was returned 14 yards. Tackled by Odessa Turner. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (4Q: 09:56) John Elway pass completed to FB Derrick Fenner for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rich Miano. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fenner gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (4Q: 09:11) John Elway pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS43 (4Q: 09:04) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Barry Minter, assisted by DE Marvin Washington. |
| 2-18-NOS41 (4Q: 08:38) John Elway pass was dropped by WR Chris Walsh. |
| 3-18-NOS41 (4Q: 08:33) John Elway sacked by DE Kevin Fagan for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Doug Widell. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 08:23) John Elway pass completed to WR Chris Walsh for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Atlanta 30, New Orleans 21 |
| (4Q: 08:23) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Atlanta 31, New Orleans 21 |
| (4Q: 08:08) John Kasay kicked off 67 yards from the ATL35. Owen Gill returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS16. Tackled by Jesse Anderson. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (4Q: 07:35) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Chuck Powell. Turner gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 07:05) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR James McKnight. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (4Q: 07:01) Vince Workman ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Chuck Powell, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-11-NOS35 (4Q: 06:36) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle, assisted by S John Booty. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-NOS34 (4Q: 06:15) Mike Saxon punted 32 yards. John Booty called for a fair catch at the ATL34. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (4Q: 06:08) Derrick Fenner ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. |
| 2-9-ATL35 (4Q: 05:23) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT J.R. Green, assisted by S Marcus Paul. |
| 3-7-ATL37 (4Q: 04:39) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris, assisted by ILB Kevin McArthur. Key block delivered by Jesse Anderson. |
| 1-10-ATL45 (4Q: 03:56) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. DT Craig Veasley knocked down Richard Cooper to break up the play. |
| 2-11-ATL44 (4Q: 03:09) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kevin McArthur, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 3-10-ATL45 (4Q: 02:25) Thurman Thomas ran a draw inside the right guard for 21 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. Key block delivered by Derrick Fenner. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 02:15) John Elway scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Washington. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-1-NOS25 (4Q: 02:07) Ostell Miles ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-1-NOS25 (4Q: 01:58) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Barry Minter. Key block delivered by Mark Stepnoski. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (4Q: 01:49) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. CB John Mangum defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS24 (4Q: 01:40) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 3-7-NOS21 (4Q: 00:54) John Elway dropped to one knee for 0 yards. |
| 4-7-NOS21 (4Q: 00:08) John Kasay attempted a 38 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| Final Score: Atlanta Falcons 31, New Orleans Saints 21 |