| New York Jets at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: November 21, 1983 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 68606 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | George Rogers 14 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Lance Mehl 34 interception return (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Hoby Brenner 38 pass from Ken Stabler (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Marion Barber 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | George Rogers 2 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 37 FG | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jerome Barkum 11 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Kirk Springs 76 punt return (Pat Leahy kick) | 31 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 64 | LOG | Guy Bingham |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| 31 | FB | Marion Barber |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 77 | LDT | Kenny Neil |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 57 | LLB | John Woodring |
| 50 | MLB | Bob Crable |
| 56 | RLB | Lance Mehl |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 47 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Eugene Goodlow |
| 84 | WR | Rich Mauti |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Louis Oubre |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 16 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 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 |
| 51 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 20 | 86 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Marion Barber | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Richard Todd | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Hokie Gajan | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 58 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 14t | 2 |
| Wayne Wilson | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 11 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 1 | 230 | 7.7 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 86.8 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 1 | 190 | 10.0 | 38t | 1 | 2 | 28 | 92.0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Lam Jones | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Lindsay Scott | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Tice | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Lance Mehl | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Gary | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 40 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kirk Springs | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 76t | 1 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kirk Springs | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Preston Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Frank Wattelet | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Mark Gastineau | 1.0 |
| Lance Mehl | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 2.0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 1.0 |
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