| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 1, 1981 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 63637 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 25 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 8 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 28 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Guido Merkens 46 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 48 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 60 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 22 FG | 34 | 10 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 47 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 41 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 67 | ROT | Eric Sanders |
| 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 |
| 74 | RDE | Wilson Faumuina |
| 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 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 48 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 19 | WR | Guido Merkens |
| 71 | LOT | James Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 76 | C | Jim Pietrzak |
| 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 |
| 77 | NT | Jerry Boyarsky |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 55 | ROLB | Rob Nairne |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 29:45 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4/12 | / | 7 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| NO | 30:15 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5/14 | / | 10 | 85 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Lynn Cain | 14 | 29 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 144 | 3.7 | 2 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 58 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 1 | 258 | 12.9 | 60t | 3 | 1 | 7 | 131.2 |
| June Jones | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 1 | 269 | 12.2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 130.5 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 0 | 198 | 6.8 | 46t | 1 | 1 | 6 | 90.9 |
| Dave Wilson | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 1 | 27 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 21.3 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 1 | 225 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 72.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 60t | 3 |
| William Andrews | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 269 | 17.9 | 3 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jack Holmes | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 46t | 1 |
| Wayne Wilson | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rich Martini | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 225 | 10.2 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Frank Wattelet | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Russell Erxleben | 7 | 316 | 45.1 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 316 | 45.1 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Poe | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Scott Woerner | 3 | 0 | 73 | 24.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wayne Wilson | 4 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Scott Stauch | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 130 | 18.6 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Al Richardson | 1.0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |