| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 11, 1988 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 48901 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 77 F Humidty: 85% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 41 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Whisenhunt 12 pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alex Higdon 34 pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 29 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eric Martin 14 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick failed) | 12 | 14 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 28 FG | 15 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | John Settle 1 run (Greg Davis kick) | 15 | 21 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rueben Mayes 17 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 22 | 21 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dalton Hilliard 4 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 29 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Lonzell Hill |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 72 | LOT | Jim Dombrowski |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 61 | ROG | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 21 | HB | Dalton Hilliard |
| 45 | FB | Craig Heyward |
| Defense | ||
| 97 | LDE | Jumpy Geathers |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 53 | RILB | Vaughan Johnson |
| 56 | ROLB | Pat Swilling |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 27 | SS | Antonio Gibson |
| 39 | FS | Brett Maxie |
| 22 | RCB | Van Jakes |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 45 | TE | Ken Whisenhunt |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 49 | RB | James Primus |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 93 | LOLB | Aundray Bruce |
| 59 | LILB | John Rade |
| 54 | RILB | Joel Williams |
| 51 | ROLB | Marcus Cotton |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 28 | FS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 18 | 1 |
| Rueben Mayes | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Craig Heyward | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 10 | 102 | 10.2 | 62 | 1 |
| James Primus | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Miller | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 27 | 20 | 74.1 | 0 | 222 | 8.2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110.4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 1 | 179 | 6.2 | 34t | 2 | 3 | 33 | 79.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Eric Martin | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 15t | 1 |
| Robert Clark | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lonzell Hill | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| John Tice | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| James Primus | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Alex Higdon | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Gene Atkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Aubrey Matthews | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Dalton Hilliard | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 2.0 |
| Jim Wilks | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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