Atlanta Falcons 31 at New Orleans Saints 10
Sunday, September 7, 1986
Atlanta Falcons 31, New Orleans Saints 10
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| New Orleans Saints (0-1-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| | ATL | NOR |
| ATL | Charlie Brown 17 yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 0 |
| ATL | Cliff Austin 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 0 |
| NOR | Morten Andersen 47 yard field goal | 14 | 3 |
| ATL | Gerald Riggs 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 3 |
| ATL | Anthony Allen 19 yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 28 | 3 |
| ATL | Mick Luckhurst 32 yard field goal | 31 | 3 |
| NOR | Dalton Hilliard 1 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick) | 31 | 10 |
| ATL | NOR |
| First downs | 28 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 55-245-2 | 20-75-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-19-210-2-1 | 13-33-115-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-13 | 2-14 |
| Net pass yards | 197 | 101 |
| Total yards | 442 | 176 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-79 | 4-23 |