| New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 9, 1983 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 51654 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 72 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 49 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Stacey Bailey 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 27 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 23 pass from Ken Stabler (Morten Andersen kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 19 FG | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 2 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 35 FG | 19 | 17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 51 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 68 | LOG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 61 | ROG | John Scully |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 48 | TE | Ben Young |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| 33 | HBK | Bo Robinson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 73 | LDT | Andrew Provence |
| 65 | RDT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 59 | LLB | John Rade |
| 50 | MLB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | RLB | Dave Frye |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 36 | LS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | RS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Wilson | 18 | 103 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 25 | 77 | 3.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 1 | 148 | 5.1 | 23t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 1 | 241 | 6.5 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 72.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Wilson | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 23t | 1 |
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Stacey Bailey | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 28 | 1 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 24 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Gary | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 52 | 0 | |
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Richard Williams | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Reggie Lewis | 1.0 |
| Derland Moore | 1.0 |
| Whitney Paul | 1.0 |
| Frank Warren | 1.0 |
| Bruce Clark | 0.5 |
| Tony Elliott | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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