| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 12, 1982 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 39535 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 32 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 3 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 17 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 2 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Stacey Bailey 9 pass from Mike Moroski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 80 | WR | Lindsay Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Louis Oubre |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 16 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 41 | RB | Jimmy Rogers |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 74 | NT | Derland Moore |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 52 | LILB | Jim Kovach |
| 56 | RILB | Dennis Winston |
| 55 | ROLB | Rob Nairne |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Alfred Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 64 | LOG | Pat Howell |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 80 | TE | Junior Miller |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 65 | NT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 54 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 9 | 2 |
| Lynn Cain | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Bo Robinson | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Floyd Hodge | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 3 | 56 | 2.9 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 10.1 |
| Guido Merkens | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 0 | 13 | 0.9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 39.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 1 | 153 | 5.1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 73.3 |
| Mike Moroski | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 9t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jackson | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Floyd Hodge | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rodney Lewis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Fulton Kuykendall | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Smigelsky | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Aundra Thompson | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| Frank Warren | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Al Richardson | 2.0 |
| Joel Williams | 2.0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 1.0 |
| Doug Rogers | 1.0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
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