Falcons 27-24 Saints (17 Sep, 1995) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

2-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL					27
NO					24

New Orleans Saints

0-3, 0-2 home

Atlanta Passing


Jeff George
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
27/39	386	9.9	1	1	7-49	98.9
27/39	337	9.9	1	1	7-49	98.9

New Orleans Passing


Jim Everett
Tom Hodson
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
29/43	370	8.6	3	3-19	117.4
1/1	9	9.0	0	0-0	104.2
30/44	360	8.6	3	3-19	117.5

Atlanta Rushing


Craig Heyward
Eric Metcalf
Jeff George
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
25	102	4.1	1	13
3	16	5.3	0	14
3	6	2.0	0	5
31	124	4.0	1	14

New Orleans Rushing


Mario Bates
Derek Brown
Lorenzo Neal
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
18	48	2.7	9
3	4	1.3	3
1	-2	-2.0	-2
22	50	2.3	9

Atlanta Receiving


Eric Metcalf
Bert Emanuel
Terance Mathis
J.J. Birden
Mitch Lyons
Craig Heyward
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
11	155	14.1	0	54
6	104	17.3	0	49
6	81	13.5	1	31
2	33	16.5	0	24
1	12	12.0	0	12
1	1	1.0	0	1
27	386	14.3	1	54

New Orleans Receiving


Quinn Early
Torrance Small
Wesley Walls
Michael Haynes
Mario Bates
Derek Brown
Irv Smith
Lorenzo Neal
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	99	19.8	1	70
4	74	18.5	0	31
6	61	10.2	1	28
5	59	11.8	1	16
3	36	12.0	0	26
4	32	8.0	0	9
2	12	6.0	0	8
1	6	6.0	0	6
30	379	12.6	3	70

Atlanta Fumbles


Terry Taylor
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1

New Orleans Fumbles


Wesley Walls
Lorenzo Neal
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
2	1	0

Atlanta Defense



Jessie Tuggle
Pierce Holt
Terry Taylor
Kevin Ross
Ron Davis
Clay Matthews
Chris Doleman
Darryl Talley
Chuck Smith
Lester Archambeau
D.J. Johnson
Mel Agee
Moe Gardner
Roger Harper
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
16	12	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	1	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	2	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
59	48	3	0	4	0	0

New Orleans Defense



Richard Harvey
Sean Lumpkin
Wayne Martin
Joe Johnson
Jimmy Spencer
Vince Buck
Eric Allen
Renaldo Turnbull
Tyrone Legette
Tyrone Hughes
Ernest Dixon
Mark Fields
Willie Broughton
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	8	0	0	0	0	0
10	8	0	0	0	0	0
9	8	2	0	0	0	0
9	7	1	0	0	0	0
7	7	0	0	1	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
7	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	2	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
77	60	7	0	2	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Atlanta Interceptions

New Orleans Interceptions


Tyrone Hughes
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Roell Preston
Jamal Anderson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	85	21.3	32
1	19	19.0	19
5	104	20.8	32

New Orleans Kick Returns


Tyrone Hughes
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
7	199	28.4	43	0
7	199	28.4	43	0

Atlanta Punt Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	64	12.8	33	0
5	64	12.8	33	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Tyrone Hughes
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	7	3.5	7	0
2	7	3.5	7	0

Atlanta Kicking


Morten Andersen
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
4/4	100.0	46	1/1	13
4/4	100.0	46	1/1	13

New Orleans Kicking


Chip Lohmiller
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	21	3/3	6
1/1	100.0	21	3/3	6

Atlanta Punting


Dan Stryzinski
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	187	37.4	0	1	41
5	187	37.4	0	1	41

New Orleans Punting


Klaus Wilmsmeyer
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8	354	44.3	0	3	53
8	354	44.3	0	3	53

5:00 AM, 17 September 1995

Attendance: 57,442

Referees:
Jerry Markbreit

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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