The Atlanta Falcons came up just a bit short against the New Orleans Saints, 19 to 17, on October 9, 1983.
1st quarter
NO
ATL
Morten Andersen 23-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
NO
ATL
Mick Luckhurst 49-yard field goal
3
3
3rd quarter
NO
ATL
Stacey Bailey 20-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)
3
10
Morten Andersen 27-yard field goal
6
10
4th quarter
NO
ATL
Wayne Wilson 23-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Morten Andersen kick)
13
10
Morten Andersen 19-yard field goal
16
10
William Andrews 2-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)
16
17
Morten Andersen 35-yard field goal
19
17
Saints
Falcons
1st Downs
19
20
Passing 1st Downs
9
13
Rushing 1st Downs
10
6
1st downs from penalties
0
1
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
62
70
Total Yards
311
292
Yards per play
5.0
4.2
Passing
148
203
Comp - Att
15 - 29
20 - 37
Yards per pass
5.1
4.8
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
5 - 38
Rushing
163
89
Rushing Attempts
33
28
Yards per rush
4.9
3.2
Penalties
2
3
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Stabler | 15 | 29 | 148 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
| Team | 15 | 29 | 148 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Wilson | 18 | 103 | 5.7 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 163 | 4.9 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Wilson | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | |
| Kenny Duckett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Eugene Goodlow | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Hokie Gajan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 15 | 148 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Clark | 0.5 | |||||
| Tony Elliott | 0.5 | |||||
| Reggie Lewis | 1.0 | |||||
| Derland Moore | 1.0 | |||||
| Whitney Paul | 1.0 | |||||
| Frank Warren | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 5.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| Team | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | |
| Team | 4 | 167 | 41.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 0 | |
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bartkowski | 20 | 37 | 241 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 72.0 |
| Team | 20 | 37 | 203 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 72.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrews | 25 | 77 | 3.1 | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 89 | 3.2 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Bailey | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 1 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| William Andrews | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 20 | 241 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Luckhurst | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Giacomarro | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | |
| Team | 4 | 151 | 37.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Williams | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 |
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