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Atlanta Falcons 31 at New Orleans Saints 15

Sunday, December 8, 1996

Atlanta Falcons 31, New Orleans Saints 15

1234Final
Atlanta Falcons (3-11-0)7771031
New Orleans Saints (2-12-0)306615

Scoring

ATLNOR
1stNORDoug Brien 34 yard field goal03
ATLMitch Lyons 3 yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)73
2ndATLEric Metcalf 4 yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)143
3rdATLCraig Heyward 1 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick)213
NORTerry Guess 57 yard pass from Doug Nussmeier (pass failed)219
4thATLBert Emanuel 3 yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)289
ATLMorten Andersen 33 yard field goal319
NORMario Bates 4 yard rush (pass failed)3115

Team Stats

ATLNOR
First downs1914
Rush-yards-TDs25-122-121-83-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT20-29-198-3-221-36-171-1-1
Sacked-yards2-161-3
Net pass yards182168
Total yards304251
Fumbles-lost3-12-1
Turnovers32
Penalties-yards9-7012-76

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jamal Anderson ATL 13 71 0 18 4 39 0 20
Bobby Hebert ATL 20 29 198 3 2 27 3 4 0 6
Craig Heyward ATL 9 47 1 34 2 49 0 25
Terance Mathis ATL 3 42 0 27
J.J. Birden ATL 3 30 0 16
Bert Emanuel ATL 5 22 1 7
Eric Metcalf ATL 2 13 1 9
Mitch Lyons ATL 1 3 1 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Doug Nussmeier NOR 21 35 171 1 1 57
Mario Bates NOR 14 70 1 15 3 6 0 5
Terry Guess NOR 1 -1 0 -1 1 57 1 57
Ricky Whittle NOR 4 8 0 6 4 23 0 14
Lee DeRamus NOR 3 29 0 16
Lorenzo Neal NOR 6 19 0 8
Earnest Hunter NOR 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 4 1 9 0 9
Torrance Small NOR 1 12 0 12
Tony Johnson NOR 1 12 0 12
Henry Lusk NOR 1 4 0 4

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
Devin Bush ATL 1 2 0 0
Travis Hall ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Craig Heyward ATL 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0
Eric Metcalf ATL 0 0 0 0 3 43 14.3 0 0
Roell Preston ATL 0 0 0 0 2 41 20.5 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
Terry Guess NOR 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0
Tyrone Hughes NOR 0 0 0 0 4 106 26.5 0 0
Greg Jackson NOR 1 6 0 0
Wayne Martin NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Darren Mickell NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Brady Smith NOR 0 0 0 0 1 8 8.0 0 0
Winfred Tubbs NOR 1 11 0 0