The New Orleans Saints lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 16 to 10, on December 22, 1985.

Final

Falcons

4-12-0

16

Saints

5-11-0

10

Team

ATL

NO

1

3

0

2

10

0

3

0

4

3

10

Total

16

10

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Mick Luckhurst 48-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Gerald Riggs 2-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)

10

0

Mick Luckhurst 31-yard field goal

13

0

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Mick Luckhurst 22-yard field goal

16

0

Eric Martin 9-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)

16

7

Morten Andersen 28-yard field goal

16

10

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

22

15

Passing 1st Downs

10

Rushing 1st Downs

12

2

1st downs from penalties

0

3

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

78

51

Total Yards

432

246

Yards per play

5.5

4.8

Passing

189

178

Comp - Att

17 - 27

17 - 36

Yards per pass

6.8

4.8

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

Rushing

243

68

Rushing Attempts

50

14

Yards per rush

4.9

Penalties

7

4

Turnovers

0

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Falcons

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
David Archer	17	27	199	7.4	0	0	1	85.3
Team	17	27	189	7.4	0	0	1	85.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Gerald Riggs	39	158	4.1	1
Tom Pridemore	1	48	48.0	0
David Archer	6	28	4.7	0
Joe Washington	4	9	2.3	0
Team	50	243	4.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Charlie Brown	4	89	22.3
Arthur Cox	2	32	16.0
Allama Matthews	3	25	8.3
Gerald Riggs	4	25	6.3
Billy Johnson	1	10	10.0
Joe Washington	2	10	5.0
Stacey Bailey	1	8	8.0
Team	17	199	7.4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Mike Gann			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mick Luckhurst	3	5		1	10
Team	3	5		1	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Ralph Giacomarro	5	184	36.8
Team	5	184	36.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Sylvester Stamps	2	36	18.0	0
Team	2	36	18.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Anthony Allen	3	17	5.7	0
Team	3	17	5.7	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bobby Hebert	17	36	188	5.2	1	1	1	60.9
Team	17	36	178	5.2	1	1	1	60.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Earl Campbell	2	51	25.5
Wayne Wilson	9	13	1.4
Tyrone Anthony	1	3	3.0
Bobby Fowler	1	3	3.0
Bobby Hebert	1	-2	-2.0
Team	14	68	4.9

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Hoby Brenner	4	53	13.3	0
Eugene Goodlow	3	43	14.3	0
Wayne Wilson	3	31	10.3	0
Eric Martin	2	27	13.5	1
John Tice	3	18	6.0	0
Bobby Fowler	2	16	8.0	0
Team	17	188	5.2	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Bruce Clark			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Morten Andersen	1	1		1	4
Team	1	1		1	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Brian Hansen	6	278	46.3
Team	6	278	46.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Willie Tullis	3	42	14.0
Tyrone Anthony	1	25	25.0
Bobby Fowler	1	16	16.0
Team	5	83	16.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Willie Tullis	2	9	4.5
Jeff Groth	1	0	0.0
Team	3	9	3.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,878

Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	9	8	.529
Buccaneers	9	8	.529
Falcons	7	10	.412
Panthers	2	15	.118

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New Orleans Saints lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 16 to 10, on December 22, 1985.

Final

Falcons

16

Saints

10

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Saints Stats

3,878

694

1,123

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule