| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: September 2, 1984 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 66652 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 38 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Safety, Richard Todd tackled in end zone by Rick Bryan | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | George Rogers 3 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson 50 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tyrone Young 18 pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick) | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 3 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 19 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | George Rogers 4 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 19 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Stacey Bailey 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 26 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 33 | 21 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Tice 3 pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick) | 33 | 28 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 48 FG | 36 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 85 | WR | Alfred Jackson |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 68 | LOG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 61 | ROG | John Scully |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 87 | HBK | Cliff Benson |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike Pitts |
| 73 | LDT | Gary Burley |
| 77 | RDT | Rick Bryan |
| 65 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 59 | LLB | John Rade |
| 50 | MLB | Buddy Curry |
| 56 | RLB | Al Richardson |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 37 | LS | Kenny Johnson |
| 27 | RS | Tom Pridemore |
| 26 | RCB | James Britt |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Eugene Goodlow |
| 80 | WR | Lindsay Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 66 | ROG | Louis Oubre |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 11 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 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 | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 35 | 202 | 5.8 | 57 | 2 |
| Lynn Cain | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 20 | 102 | 5.1 | 24 | 2 |
| Wayne Wilson | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Hansen | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 2 | 197 | 9.4 | 50t | 2 | 3 | 24 | 88.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 3 | 185 | 5.8 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 49.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Stacey Bailey | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 50t | 1 |
| Cliff Benson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Eugene Goodlow | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 8 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tyrone Young | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| John Tice | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rickey Jackson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 51 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jitter Fields | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Allama Matthews | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Kenny Duckett | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 39 | 0 | |
| Jitter Fields | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Gary Burley | 3.0 |
| Rick Bryan | 1.5 |
| Don Smith | 0.5 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Bruce Clark | 1.0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| Whitney Paul | 1.0 |
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