| Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1982 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 48667 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charlie Brown 57 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jimmy Rogers 4 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charlie Brown 58 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 36 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 36 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 45 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 27 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 73 | ROG | Mark May |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mat Mendenhall |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 77 | RDT | Darryl Grant |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 55 | LLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 32 | RCB | Vernon Dean |
| 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 |
| 19 | QB | Guido Merkens |
| 30 | HB | Wayne Wilson |
| 46 | FB | Hokie Gajan |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Washington | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Wilson | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Hokie Gajan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 0 | 264 | 11.5 | 58t | 2 | 3 | 14 | 129.6 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Guido Merkens | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 1 | 104 | 4.3 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 34.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Art Monk | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 58t | 2 |
| Don Warren | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Virgil Seay | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Rick Walker | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mark Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jeff Hayes | 7 | 321 | 45.9 | 58 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 11 | 491 | 44.6 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 19 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Stuart Anderson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Kenny Duckett | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Darryl Grant | 1.0 |
| Todd Liebenstein | 1.0 |
| Dexter Manley | 1.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
| Mat Mendenhall | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Jim Kovach | 1.0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 1.0 |
| Derland Moore | 1.0 |
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