| St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 14, 1986 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 46463 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 77 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Charlie Brown 17 pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Stump Mitchell 1 run (John Lee kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 42 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Roy Green 45 pass from Neil Lomax (John Lee kick failed) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Anthony Allen 22 pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Safety, Neil Lomax tackled in end zone by Mike Gann | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 13 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roy Green |
| 84 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 67 | LOT | Luis Sharpe |
| 70 | LOG | Derek Kennard |
| 64 | C | Randy Clark |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 61 | ROT | Lance Smith |
| 80 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 15 | QB | Neil Lomax |
| 30 | HB | Stump Mitchell |
| 31 | FB | Earl Ferrell |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Stafford Mays |
| 73 | NT | Mark Duda |
| 94 | RDE | Gary Dulin |
| 53 | LOLB | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| 54 | LILB | E.J. Junior |
| 57 | RILB | Niko Noga |
| 52 | ROLB | Charlie Baker |
| 48 | LCB | Lionel Washington |
| 45 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 43 | FS | Lonnie Young |
| 44 | RCB | Wayne Smith |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Anthony Allen |
| 89 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 16 | QB | David Archer |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 45 | HBK | Ken Whisenhunt |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 51 | LOLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 50 | LILB | Buddy Curry |
| 59 | RILB | John Rade |
| 54 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 20 | SS | Wendell Cason |
| 28 | WS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Stump Mitchell | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Earl Ferrell | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 29 | 108 | 3.7 | 10 | 1 |
| David Archer | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joey Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Neil Lomax | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 147 | 7.4 | 45t | 1 | 2 | 9 | 70.2 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 21 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 |
| Stump Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| David Archer | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 0 | 160 | 6.7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 92.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| J.T. Smith | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Doug Marsh | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Charlie Brown | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Anthony Allen | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Joel Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Evan Arapostathis | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Floyd Dixon | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Broderick Sargent | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Carl Carter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Keith Williams | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Sylvester Stamps | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Leonard Smith | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Mike Gann | 1.5 |
| Mike Pitts | 0.5 |
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