| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1985 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 37717 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 2 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 31 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 22 FG | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eric Martin 9 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 28 FG | 16 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 89 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 67 | LOT | Eric Sanders |
| 63 | LOG | Jeff Kiewel |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 16 | QB | David Archer |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 87 | HBK | Cliff Benson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Rick Bryan |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Pitts |
| 69 | RDT | Dan Benish |
| 76 | RDE | Mike Gann |
| 59 | LOLB | John Rade |
| 58 | LILB | Dave Frye |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 56 | ROLB | Al Richardson |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 25 | WS | Scott Case |
| 20 | RCB | Wendell Cason |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Eugene Goodlow |
| 70 | LOT | Jim Rourke |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 79 | ROG | Ralph Williams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 35 | HB | Earl Campbell |
| 30 | FB | Wayne Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 58 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 50 | RILB | Jack Del Rio |
| 92 | ROLB | James Haynes |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 49 | SS | Frank Wattelet |
| 39 | FS | Brett Maxie |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 39 | 158 | 4.1 | 33 | 1 |
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| David Archer | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyrone Anthony | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Fowler | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| David Archer | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 0 | 199 | 7.4 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 85.3 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 1 | 188 | 5.2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 60.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Charlie Brown | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Allama Matthews | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Hoby Brenner | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| John Tice | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Bobby Fowler | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tyrone Anthony | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Frye | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 49 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Anthony Allen | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Willie Tullis | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Willie Tullis | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Tyrone Anthony | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bobby Fowler | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Mike Gann | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Bruce Clark | 1.0 |
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