The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 15, on December 8, 1996.

1996 New Orleans Saints

Final

ATL

Falcons

3-11-0

31

NO

Saints

2-12-0

15

1

7

3

2

7

0

3

7

6

4

10

6

Total

31

15

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Doug Brien 34-yard field goal

0

3

Falcons

Mitch Lyons 3-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)

7

3

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Eric Metcalf 4-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)

14

3

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Craig Heyward 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

21

3

Saints

Terry Guess 57-yard pass from Doug Nussmeier (two-point conversion failed)

21

9

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Bert Emanuel 3-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)

28

9

Falcons

Morten Andersen 33-yard field goal

31

9

Saints

Mario Bates 4-yard run (two-point conversion failed)

31

15

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

19

14

Passing 1st Downs

11

7

Rushing 1st Downs

7

4

1st downs from penalties

1

3

3rd down efficiency

4 - 10

3 - 12

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 0

Total Plays

56

58

Total Yards

304

251

Yards per play

5.4

4.3

Passing

182

168

Comp - Att

20 - 29

21 - 36

Yards per pass

5.9

4.5

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 16

1 - 3

Rushing

122

83

Rushing Attempts

25

21

Yards per rush

4.9

4.0

Penalties

9

12

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

30:31

29:29

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bobby Hebert 20 29 198 6.8 3 2 2 93.8
Team 20 29 182 6.8 3 2 2 93.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jamal Anderson 13 71 5.5 0
Craig Heyward 9 47 5.2 1
Bobby Hebert 3 4 1.3 0
Team 25 122 4.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Craig Heyward 2 49 24.5 0
Terance Mathis 3 42 14.0 0
Jamal Anderson 4 39 9.8 0
J.J. Birden 3 30 10.0 0
Bert Emanuel 5 22 4.4 1
Eric Metcalf 2 13 6.5 1
Mitch Lyons 1 3 3.0 1
Team 20 198 6.8 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Travis Hall 1.0
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Morten Andersen 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dan Stryzinski 4 173 43.3
Team 4 173 43.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Roell Preston 2 41 20.5 0
Craig Heyward 1 18 18.0 0
Team 3 59 19.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eric Metcalf 3 43 14.3 0
Team 3 43 14.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Doug Nussmeier 21 35 171 4.9 1 1 1 70.1
Earnest Hunter 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 21 36 168 4.8 1 1 1 68.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Mario Bates 14 70 5.0 1
Ricky Whittle 4 8 2.0 0
Earnest Hunter 2 6 3.0 0
Terry Guess 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 21 83 4.0 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Terry Guess 1 57 57.0 1
Lee DeRamus 3 29 9.7 0
Ricky Whittle 4 23 5.8 0
Lorenzo Neal 6 19 3.2 0
Tony Johnson 1 12 12.0 0
Torrance Small 1 12 12.0 0
Earnest Hunter 1 9 9.0 0
Mario Bates 3 6 2.0 0
Henry Lusk 1 4 4.0 0
Team 21 171 4.8 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Wayne Martin 1.0
Darren Mickell 1.0
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Doug Brien 1 2 0 3
Team 1 2 0 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Klaus Wilmsmeyer 7 272 38.9
Team 7 272 38.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tyrone Hughes 4 106 26.5 0
Brady Smith 1 8 8.0 0
Team 5 114 22.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Terry Guess 1 7 7.0 0
Team 1 7 7.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,878

Carr

Derek Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Chris Olave

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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