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New Orleans Saints 24 at Atlanta Falcons 31
Sunday, October 20, 1985
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 72 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 6 mph
Weather: 72 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 6 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (3-4-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Atlanta Falcons (1-6-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Scoring
| NOR | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Falcons | Gerald Riggs 3 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Saints | Wayne Wilson 11 yard pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Falcons | Mike Gann 42 yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| Saints | Morten Andersen 33 yard field goal | 10 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Falcons | David Archer 18 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 4th | Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 31 yard field goal | 10 | 24 |
| Saints | Hoby Brenner 28 yard pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 24 | |
| Falcons | Cliff Austin 94 yard kickoff return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 17 | 31 | |
| Saints | Frank Warren 50 yard fumble return (Morten Andersen kick) | 24 | 31 |
Team Stats
| NOR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 18-78-0 | 36-129-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-45-300-2-4 | 20-30-250-0-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-13 | 1-2 |
| Net pass yards | 287 | 248 |
| Total yards | 365 | 377 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-83 | 12-82 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dave Wilson | NOR | 19 | 45 | 300 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hoby Brenner | NOR | 6 | 111 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Eric Martin | NOR | 3 | 82 | 0 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Tyrone Anthony | NOR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Wayne Wilson | NOR | 8 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| Earl Campbell | NOR | 6 | 23 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Larry Hardy | NOR | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Lindsay Scott | NOR | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Frank Wattelet | NOR | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| David Archer | ATL | 20 | 30 | 250 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| Billy Johnson | ATL | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 | 11 | 153 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| Gerald Riggs | ATL | 26 | 97 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Stacey Bailey | ATL | 2 | 37 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Arthur Cox | ATL | 2 | 22 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Joe Washington | ATL | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Ken Whisenhunt | ATL | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Anthony Allen | ATL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Cliff Austin | ATL | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Cliff Benson | ATL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Jack Del Rio | NOR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Elliott | NOR | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Carl Roaches | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Willie Tullis | NOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Frank Wattelet | NOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Anthony Allen | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Cliff Austin | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 56.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bobby Butler | ATL | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wendell Cason | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Buddy Curry | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tiger Greene | ATL | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Pitts | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| John Rade | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Wagoner | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Morten Andersen | NOR | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Hansen | NOR | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rick Donnelly | ATL | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 0 | ||||
| Mick Luckhurst | ATL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 |