| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: January 2, 1983 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 47336 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 40 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Kenny Duckett 11 pass from Ken Stabler (Morten Andersen kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 29 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Bill Hurley 39 pass from Russell Erxleben (Morten Andersen kick) | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 17 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 4 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 6 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Alfred Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 64 | LOG | Pat Howell |
| 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 |
| 71 | RDE | Mike Perko |
| 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 | ||
| 86 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 80 | WR | Lindsay Scott |
| 89 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Louis Oubre |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 16 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 30 | HB | Wayne Wilson |
| 46 | FB | Hokie Gajan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 74 | NT | Derland Moore |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 52 | LILB | Jim Kovach |
| 56 | RILB | Dennis Winston |
| 55 | ROLB | Rob Nairne |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Wilson | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 17t | 3 |
| Hokie Gajan | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 1 | 162 | 7.7 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 69.9 |
| Mike Moroski | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 93.8 |
| William Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 35 | 24 | 68.6 | 2 | 271 | 7.7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77.2 |
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Junior Miller | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Floyd Hodge | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Wilson | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 11t | 1 |
| Aundra Thompson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Hurley | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blane Gaison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dennis Winston | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 53 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Brown | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Blane Gaison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Aundra Thompson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Ken Bordelon | 1.0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 1.0 |
| Whitney Paul | 1.0 |
| Jim Wilks | 1.0 |
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