| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 6, 1981 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 57406 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 83 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 10 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 19 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Kenny Johnson 35 opponents fumble recovery (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 25 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mike Moroski pass failed) | 0 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | James Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Derland Moore |
| 63 | NT | Barry Bennett |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 50 | ROLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 25 | LCB | Johnnie Poe |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 22 | RCB | Ricky Ray |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 80 | TE | Junior Miller |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 65 | NT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 54 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 30:53 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8/16 | / | 4 | 30 | 4 | 3 |
| ATL | 29:07 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 8/13 | / | 6 | 54 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 164 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 0 | 122 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 64.9 |
| Bobby Scott | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 1 | 71 | 5.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.6 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 23 | 56.1 | 1 | 193 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 58.3 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 1 | 154 | 6.2 | 25t | 3 | 2 | 19 | 104.0 |
| Mike Moroski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 2 | 154 | 5.9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 84.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Lafary | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 193 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 25t | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 19t | 2 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 154 | 9.6 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ricky Ray | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Johnnie Poe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Neal Musser | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Russell Erxleben | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 1 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Gordon Banks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Reggie Smith | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Guido Merkens | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Jim Kovach | 1.0 |
| Derland Moore | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
| Joel Williams | 1.0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 0.5 |
| Jeff Yeates | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |