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Atlanta Falcons 36 at New Orleans Saints 28

Sunday, September 2, 1984

Atlanta Falcons 36, New Orleans Saints 28

1234Final
Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0)51471036
New Orleans Saints (0-1-0)7140728

Scoring

ATLNOR
1stATLMick Luckhurst 38 yard field goal30
ATLSafety, Bryan tackled Todd in end zone50
NORGeorge Rogers 3 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick)57
2ndATLAlfred Jackson 50 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)127
NORTyrone Young 18 yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick)1214
ATLGerald Riggs 3 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)1914
NORGeorge Rogers 4 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick)1921
3rdATLStacey Bailey 5 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)2621
4thATLGerald Riggs 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)3321
NORJohn Tice 3 yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick)3328
ATLMick Luckhurst 48 yard field goal3628

Team Stats

ATLNOR
First downs2223
Rush-yards-TDs46-249-231-120-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT14-21-197-2-216-32-185-2-3
Sacked-yards3-245-37
Net pass yards173148
Total yards422268
Fumbles-lost2-12-1
Turnovers34
Penalties-yards14-1439-75

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Gerald Riggs ATL 35 202 2 57
Steve Bartkowski ATL 14 21 197 2 2 50 1 -2 0 -2
Alfred Jackson ATL 3 59 1 50
Billy Johnson ATL 4 58 0 29
Stacey Bailey ATL 5 54 1 23
Lynn Cain ATL 10 49 0 16
Cliff Benson ATL 1 20 0 20
Arthur Cox ATL 1 6 0 6
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
George Rogers NOR 20 102 2 24 2 16 0 9
Richard Todd NOR 16 32 185 2 3 31
Eugene Goodlow NOR 5 72 0 23
Wayne Wilson NOR 8 29 0 13 2 4 0 12
Jeff Groth NOR 1 31 0 31
Hokie Gajan NOR 2 4 0 5 3 22 0 8
Lindsay Scott NOR 1 19 0 19
Tyrone Young NOR 1 18 1 18
John Tice NOR 1 3 1 3
Brian Hansen NOR 1 -15 0 -15

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Rick Bryan ATL 1.5 0 0 0 0
Gary Burley ATL 3.0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Butler ATL 2 25 0 0
Billy Johnson ATL 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 0 2 54 27.0 0 0
Kenny Johnson ATL 1 2 0 0
Allama Matthews ATL 0 0 0 0 1 3 3.0 0 0
Don L. Smith ATL 0.5 0 0 0 0
Sylvester Stamps ATL 0 0 0 0 3 65 21.7 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Bruce Clark NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Kenny Duckett NOR 0 0 0 0 4 103 25.8 0 0
Jitter Fields NOR 0 0 0 0 1 31 31.0 0 0 2 15 7.5 0 0
Rickey Jackson NOR 1.0 1 14 0 0
Whitney Paul NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Dave Waymer NOR 1 9 0 0