| NFC Wild Card Playoff |
| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 28, 1991 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 68794 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Floyd Turner 26 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 45 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Andre Rison 24 pass from Chris Miller (Norm Johnson kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Norm Johnson 44 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 35 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Michael Haynes 20 pass from Chris Miller (Norm Johnson kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dalton Hilliard 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Norm Johnson 36 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Michael Haynes 61 pass from Chris Miller (Norm Johnson kick) | 27 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Michael Haynes |
| 35 | WR | Mike Pritchard |
| 80 | WR | Andre Rison |
| 89 | WR | George Thomas |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 69 | LOG | Houston Hoover |
| C | C | Jamie Dukes |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 75 | ROT | Chris Hinton |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 41 | RB | Erric Pegram |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Rick Bryan |
| 67 | NT | Moe Gardner |
| 99 | RDE | Tim Green |
| 54 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 49 | LILB | John Rade |
| 58 | RILB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 52 | ROLB | Kenny Tippins |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 40 | SS | Brian Jordan |
| 25 | FS | Scott Case |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 71 | LOT | Richard Cooper |
| 72 | LOG | Jim Dombrowski |
| 61 | C | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 70 | ROG | Chris Port |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 21 | HB | Dalton Hilliard |
| 23 | FB | Buford Jordan |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Wayne Martin |
| 73 | RDE | Frank Warren |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 56 | ROLB | Pat Swilling |
| 32 | LCB | Mark Lee |
| 39 | SS | Brett Maxie |
| 28 | FS | Gene Atkins |
| 24 | RCB | Milton Mack |
| 29 | DB | Vencie Glenn |
| 27 | DB | Reggie Jones |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 26:52 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 6 | 48 | 3 | 1 |
| NO | 33:08 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 8/15 | 0/0 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Erric Pegram | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Chris Miller | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 79 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Fred McAfee | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 |
| Buford Jordan | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 65 | 3.0 | 11 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 1 | 291 | 9.7 | 61t | 3 | 5 | 36 | 111.9 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 1 | 291 | 9.7 | 61t | 3 | 5 | 36 | 111.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 2 | 273 | 6.2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 65.8 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 2 | 273 | 6.2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 65.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Michael Haynes | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | 61t | 2 | |
| Mike Pritchard | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 16 | 0 | |
| Andre Rison | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 24 | 1 | |
| George Thomas | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Erric Pegram | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 291 | 16.2 | 61t | 3 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Martin | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 20 | 0 | |
| Floyd Turner | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Quinn Early | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 12 | 0 | |
| Dalton Hilliard | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 26 | 0 | |
| Wesley Carroll | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| John Tice | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Buford Jordan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 273 | 10.5 | 26 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Tim McKyer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Vencie Glenn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Scott Fulhage | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 3 | 162 | 54.0 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 162 | 54.0 | 56 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Gill Fenerty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 6 | 380 | 63.3 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 380 | 63.3 | 2 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 5 | 298 | 59.6 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 298 | 59.6 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Fishback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Fred McAfee | 4 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Tim Green | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Frank Warren | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Wayne Martin | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Sam Mills | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 | 36.0 |