| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 14, 1986 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 39994 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 40 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eric Martin 7 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Whisenhunt 3 pass from Turk Schonert (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick failed) | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ali Haji-Sheikh 43 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dave Wilson 6 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 14 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 70 | LOT | Bill Contz |
| 61 | LOG | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 66 | ROG | Chuck Commiskey |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| 23 | FB | Buford Jordan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 54 | RILB | Alvin Toles |
| 92 | ROLB | James Haynes |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 27 | SS | Antonio Gibson |
| 59 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 64 | LOG | Joe Pellegrini |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 73 | ROG | Jamie Dukes |
| 79 | ROT | Bill Fralic |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 14 | QB | Turk Schonert |
| 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 |
| 30 | LCB | David Croudip |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 28 | WS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rueben Mayes | 27 | 51 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 6t | 1 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Schonert | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 1 | 170 | 7.4 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 76.4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Turk Schonert | 36 | 24 | 66.7 | 2 | 238 | 6.6 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 71.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Eric Martin | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Kelvin Edwards | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Tice | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Keith Williams | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Waymer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| David Croudip | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 7 | 242 | 34.6 | 43 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rueben Mayes | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Keith Williams | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 4.0 |
| Tony Elliott | 1.0 |
| Jumpy Geathers | 0.5 |
| Frank Warren | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Mike Pitts | 1.0 |
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