| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: November 6, 1983 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 67062 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 43 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 5 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Hokie Gajan 9 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tyrone Young 19 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick failed) | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Hokie Gajan 11 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 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 |
| 54 | MLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RLB | Buddy Curry |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 26 | LS | James Britt |
| 27 | RS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Louis Oubre |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Ralph Giacomarro | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 20 | 137 | 6.9 | 65 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 12 | 1 |
| Hokie Gajan | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 11t | 2 |
| Cliff Austin | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 1 | 145 | 5.2 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 59.4 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 1 | 146 | 10.4 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 93.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Stacey Bailey | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 25 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Allama Matthews | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Tyrone Young | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| George Rogers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Johnnie Poe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 43 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Gerald Riggs | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 35 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Kenny Duckett | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| John Rade | 1.0 |
| Don Smith | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Reggie Lewis | 1.5 |
| Jim Kovach | 1.0 |
| Frank Warren | 1.0 |
| Dennis Winston | 1.0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 0.5 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |