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New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

November 17, 1996
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 43,119

	1	2	3	4	Total
New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans (2-9)	0	3	3	9	15
Atlanta FalconsAtlanta (2-9)	10	7	0	0	17

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter			NO	Atl
Atl	7:39	Eric Metcalf 8 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen Kick)	0	7
Atl	14:57	FG Morten Andersen 38	0	10
2nd Quarter			NO	Atl
NO	11:42	FG Doug Brien 42	3	10
Atl	14:44	Terance Mathis 5 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen Kick)	3	17
3rd Quarter			NO	Atl
NO	6:09	FG Doug Brien 37	6	17
4th Quarter			NO	Atl
NO	3:35	Lorenzo Neal 19 pass from Jim Everett (Run Failed)	12	17
NO	12:22	FG Doug Brien 30	15	17

Team Stats

	New OrleansNO	AtlantaAtl
First downs	15	18
Rushing	2	2
Passing	12	15
Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	270	293
Net Yards Rushing	35	74
Rushing Plays	17	22
Average Gain	2.1	3.4
Net Yards Passing	235	219
Att - Comp - Int	33-23-2	39-26-1
Sacked - Yds Lost	1-9	1-10
Gross Yards Passing	244	229
Avg. Yds/Att	7.4	5.9

	New OrleansNO	AtlantaAtl
Punts - Average	2-45.0	3-39.7
Had Blocked	0	0
Punt Returns	1-0	0-0
Kickoff Returns	4-94	5-116
Interception Returns	1-0	2-3
Penalties - Yards	5-29	7-60
Fumbles - Lost	1-1	0-0
Field Goals	3-3	1-4
Third Downs	5-12-41%	7-14-50%
Fourth Downs	0-0-0%	0-0-0%
Total Plays	51	62
Average Gain	5.3	4.7
Time of Possession	26:36	33:24

Passing

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Jim EverettJ. Everett	33	23	244	7.4	1	2	29	1	9	75.8

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Bobby HebertB. Hebert	39	26	229	5.9	2	1	22	1	10	88.5

Rushing

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Mario BatesM. Bates	4	38	9.50	18	0
Lorenzo NealL. Neal	1	1	1.00	1	0
Ray ZellarsR. Zellars	9	-1	-0.11	3	0
Jim EverettJ. Everett	3	-3	-1.00	0	0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Craig HeywardC. Heyward	7	37	5.29	15	0
Jamal AndersonJ. Anderson	13	35	2.69	9	0
Eric MetcalfE. Metcalf	1	3	3.00	3	0
Bobby HebertB. Hebert	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Receiving

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Michael HaynesM. Haynes	6	79	13.17	29	0
Lorenzo NealL. Neal	6	40	6.67	19t	1
Tony JohnsonT. Johnson	4	48	12.00	17	0
Torrance SmallT. Small	4	51	12.75	25	0
Earnest HunterE. Hunter	2	9	4.50	5	0
Mercury HayesM. Hayes	1	17	17.00	17	0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Bert EmanuelB. Emanuel	8	76	9.50	18	0
Eric MetcalfE. Metcalf	5	60	12.00	18	1
Jamal AndersonJ. Anderson	4	21	5.25	10	0
Terance MathisT. Mathis	4	21	5.25	6	1
Craig HeywardC. Heyward	3	24	8.00	22	0
J.J. BirdenJ. Birden	1	13	13.00	13	0
Robbie TobeckR. Tobeck	1	14	14.00	14	0

Kickoff Returns

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Tyrone HughesT. Hughes	3	74	24.67	0	44	0
Earnest HunterE. Hunter	1	20	20.00	0	20	0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Roell PrestonR. Preston	5	116	23.20	0	32	0

Punt Returns

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Tyrone HughesT. Hughes	1	0	0.00	1	0	0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD

Punting

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Net	Ret	RYds
Klaus WilmsmeyerK. Wilmsmeyer	2	90	45.0	56	1	0	0	35.0	0	0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Net	Ret	RYds
Dan StryzinskiD. Stryzinski	3	119	39.7	48	0	0	0	39.7	1	0

Kicking

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Doug BrienD. Brien	0/0	3/3	0/0	0/0	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	--	9

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Morten AndersenM. Andersen	2/2	1/4	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	0/3	38	55,52,52	5

Defense

New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Sack	YdsL
Alex MoldenA. Molden	1	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	0.0
Darren MickellD. Mickell	0	0	0.00	0	0	1.0	10.0

Atlanta FalconsAtlanta	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Sack	YdsL
Cornelius BennettC. Bennett	1	3	3.00	3	0	0.0	0.0
Brad EdwardsB. Edwards	1	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	0.0
Louis RiddickL. Riddick	0	0	0.00	0	0	1.0	9.0

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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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New England	0	0	8	0	8

Broncos/Patriots Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Jacksonville	0	3	0	0	3
Pittsburgh	0	14	14	0	28

Jaguars/Steelers Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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Atlanta	10	7	0	0	17

Saints/Falcons Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
NY Jets	3	12	6	8	29
Indianapolis	3	7	16	8	34

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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Seattle	7	3	3	3	16
Detroit	0	7	7	3	17

Seahawks/Lions Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Washington	3	10	10	3	26
Philadelphia	0	7	7	7	21

Redskins/Eagles Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Baltimore	7	6	7	0	20
San Francisco	10	7	7	14	38

Ravens/49ers Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Miami	0	10	3	10	23
Houston	14	0	3	3	20

Dolphins/Oilers Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
NY Giants	0	6	7	10	23
Arizona	14	7	7	3	31

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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Tampa Bay	3	10	0	12	25
San Diego	14	0	3	0	17

Buccaneers/Chargers Box Score

F/OT	1	2	3	4	5	T
Minnesota	10	0	0	3	3	16
Oakland	0	7	3	3	0	13

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Monday, November 18, 1996

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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