Falcons 31-15 Saints (8 Dec, 1996) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

3-11, 1-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL					31
NO					15

New Orleans Saints

2-12, 2-6 home

Atlanta Passing


Bobby Hebert
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
20/29	198	6.8	3	2	2-16	93.8
20/29	182	6.8	3	2	2-16	93.8

New Orleans Passing


Doug Nussmeier
Earnest Hunter III
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
21/35	171	4.9	1	1	1-3	70.1
0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
21/36	168	4.8	1	1	1-3	68.2

Atlanta Rushing


Jamal Anderson
Craig Heyward
Bobby Hebert
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	71	5.5	0	18
9	47	5.2	1	34
3	4	1.3	0	6
25	122	4.9	1	34

New Orleans Rushing


Mario Bates
Ricky Whittle
Earnest Hunter III
Terry Guess
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
14	70	5.0	1	15
4	8	2.0	0	6
2	6	3.0	0	4
1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
21	83	4.0	1	15

Atlanta Receiving


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

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2	49	24.5	0	25
3	42	14.0	0	27
4	39	9.8	0	20
3	30	10.0	0	16
5	22	4.4	1	7
2	13	6.5	1	9
1	3	3.0	1	3
20	198	9.9	3	27

New Orleans Receiving


Terry Guess
Lee DeRamus
Ricky Whittle
Lorenzo Neal
Torrance Small
Tony Johnson
Earnest Hunter III
Mario Bates
Henry Lusk
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
1	57	57.0	1	57
3	29	9.7	0	16
4	23	5.8	0	14
6	19	3.2	0	8
1	12	12.0	0	12
1	12	12.0	0	12
1	9	9.0	0	9
3	6	2.0	0	5
1	4	4.0	0	4
21	171	8.1	1	57

Atlanta Fumbles


Bobby Hebert
Eric Metcalf
Chuck Smith
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
3	1	1

New Orleans Fumbles


Mario Bates
Doug Nussmeier
Wayne Martin
team

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

Atlanta Defense



Jessie Tuggle
Brad Edwards
Chuck Smith
David Brandon
Travis Hall
Dan Owens
Ron George
Darnell Walker
Devin Bush
Lorenzo Styles
Nate Odomes
Louis Riddick
Lenny McGill
Craig Sauer
Patrick Bates
John Burrough
Clay Matthews
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	1	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
48	41	1	0	5	0	0

New Orleans Defense



Greg Jackson
Winfred Tubbs
Darren Mickell
Anthony Newman
Wayne Martin
Mark McMillan
Mark Fields
Austin Robbins
Joe Johnson
Alex Molden
Rufus Porter
Eric Allen
Tyrone Hughes
Richard Harvey
William Blake Strong
Ernest Dixon
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	3	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	0	0	2	0	0
6	4	1	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	1	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	42	2	0	4	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions


Devin Bush
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	2	0
1	2	0

New Orleans Interceptions


Winfred Tubbs
Greg Jackson
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	11	0
1	6	0
2	17	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Roell Preston
Craig Heyward
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	41	20.5	26
1	18	18.0	18
3	59	19.7	26

New Orleans Kick Returns


Tyrone Hughes
Brady Smith
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	106	26.5	31
1	8	8.0	8
5	114	22.8	31

Atlanta Punt Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	43	14.3	39	0
3	43	14.3	39	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Terry Guess
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	7	7.0	7	0
1	7	7.0	7	0

Atlanta Kicking


Morten Andersen
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	33	4/4	7
1/1	100.0	33	4/4	7

New Orleans Kicking


Doug Brien
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	34	0/0	3
1/2	50.0	34	0/0	3

Atlanta Punting


Dan Stryzinski
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	173	43.3	0	0	49
4	173	43.3	0	0	49

New Orleans Punting


Klaus Wilmsmeyer
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	272	38.9	0	3	50
7	272	38.9	0	3	50

5:00 AM, 8 December 1996

Attendance: 32,923

Referees:
Larry Nemmers

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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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