| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 18, 1988 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 60566 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dalton Hilliard 13 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 27 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 43 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 39 FG | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 30 FG | 9 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 67 | LOG | Paul Oswald |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 74 | ROG | Stan Clayton |
| 69 | ROT | Houston Hoover |
| 45 | TE | Ken Whisenhunt |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 44 | RB | John Settle |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 93 | LOLB | Aundray Bruce |
| 54 | LILB | Joel Williams |
| 58 | RILB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 99 | ROLB | Tim Green |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Lonzell Hill |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 72 | LOT | Jim Dombrowski |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 70 | ROT | Bill Contz |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Frank Warren |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 97 | RDE | Jumpy Geathers |
| 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 |
| 29 | RCB | Reggie Sutton |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 26:59 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4/15 | 1/1 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 1 |
| NO | 33:01 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6/14 | 1/1 | 11 | 92 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 21 | 66 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Miller | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 109 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 25 | 127 | 5.1 | 36 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 203 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 0 | 106 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 61.7 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 0 | 106 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 61.7 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 130 | 5.2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 63.8 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 1 | 130 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 61.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gene Lang | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Wilkins | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| John Settle | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 26 | 1 |
| Eric Martin | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Lonzell Hill | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 130 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Scott Case | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Rick Donnelly | 7 | 290 | 41.4 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 290 | 41.4 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Brian Hansen | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Evan Cooper | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Lonzell Hill | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Elbert Shelley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Gene Atkins | 4 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Tim Green | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Pat Swilling | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |