The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 15, on December 8, 1996.
1st quarter
ATL
NO
Doug Brien 34-yard field goal
0
3
Mitch Lyons 3-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)
7
3
2nd quarter
ATL
NO
Eric Metcalf 4-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)
14
3
3rd quarter
ATL
NO
Craig Heyward 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)
21
3
Terry Guess 57-yard pass from Doug Nussmeier (two-point conversion failed)
21
9
4th quarter
ATL
NO
Bert Emanuel 3-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)
28
9
Morten Andersen 33-yard field goal
31
9
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Travis Hall | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morten Andersen | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Stryzinski | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | |
Team | 4 | 173 | 43.3 |
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 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Metcalf | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Martin | 1.0 | |||||
Darren Mickell | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Brien | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 7 | 272 | 38.9 | |
Team | 7 | 272 | 38.9 |
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 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Guess | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
Playoff Pass Yards Leaders
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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27.5
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Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
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15.8
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Playoff Total Yards Rankings
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Playoff Rush Yards Rankings
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125.3
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Playoff Pass Yards Rankings
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307.0
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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7.0
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5.0
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Best Record ATS
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13-7-1
11-6-1
12-7
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10-6-1
Worst Record ATS
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5-11-1
6-11
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6-10-1