The New Orleans Saints handily beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 28 to 17, on September 4, 1983.

1983 New Orleans Saints

Final

STL

17

NO

Saints

1-0-0

28

1

7

0

2

3

7

3

0

14

4

7

7

Total

17

28

1st quarter

STL

NO

Cardinals

Doug Marsh 11-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

STL

NO

Saints

Wayne Wilson 9-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

7

7

Cardinals

Neil O'Donoghue 47-yard field goal

10

7

3rd quarter

STL

NO

Saints

George Rogers 76-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

10

14

Saints

George Rogers 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

10

21

4th quarter

STL

NO

Saints

Kenny Duckett 35-yard pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick)

10

28

Cardinals

Pat Tilley 16-yard pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

17

28

Cardinals

Saints

1st Downs

20

15

Passing 1st Downs

10

4

Rushing 1st Downs

8

10

1st downs from penalties

2

1

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

67

53

Total Yards

340

383

Yards per play

5.1

7.2

Passing

225

111

Comp - Att

22 - 36

7 - 12

Yards per pass

5.6

8.5

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 27

1 - 10

Rushing

115

272

Rushing Attempts

27

40

Yards per rush

4.3

6.8

Penalties

8

14

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jim Hart 11 20 141 7.1 1 1 3 73.1
Neil Lomax 11 16 111 6.9 1 0 1 109.1
Team 22 36 225 7.0 2 1 4 89.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ottis Anderson 18 60 3.3 0
Roy Green 1 25 25.0 0
Jim Hart 2 13 6.5 0
Stump Mitchell 2 9 4.5 0
Wayne Morris 3 8 2.7 0
Benny Perrin 1 0 0.0 0
Team 27 115 4.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Roy Green 8 82 10.3 0
Pat Tilley 4 65 16.3 1
Mike Shumann 2 41 20.5 0
Doug Marsh 3 31 10.3 1
Ottis Anderson 3 26 8.7 0
Greg LaFleur 1 7 7.0 0
Wayne Morris 1 0 0.0 0
Team 22 252 7.0 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Al Baker 1.0
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Neil O'Donoghue 1 3 2 5
Team 1 3 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Carl Birdsong 4 188 47.0
Team 4 188 47.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Stump Mitchell 3 65 21.7 0
Willard Harrell 1 22 22.0 0
Team 4 87 21.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willard Harrell 2 15 7.5 0
Stump Mitchell 2 11 5.5 0
Team 4 26 6.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dave Wilson 7 11 121 11.0 1 1 1 93.4
Ken Stabler 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 7 12 111 10.1 1 1 1 85.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
George Rogers 24 206 8.6 2
Hokie Gajan 6 34 5.7 0
Wayne Wilson 10 32 3.2 1
Team 40 272 6.8 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jeff Groth 2 50 25.0 0
Kenny Duckett 2 44 22.0 1
Hoby Brenner 2 23 11.5 0
Wayne Wilson 1 4 4.0 0
Team 7 121 10.1 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Bruce Clark 1.0
Tony Elliott 1.0
Rickey Jackson 1.0
Derland Moore 1.0
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Morten Andersen 0 0 4 4
Team 0 0 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Russell Erxleben 5 223 44.6
Team 5 223 44.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kenny Duckett 3 30 10.0 0
Jimmy Rogers 1 10 10.0 0
Team 4 40 10.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jeff Groth 3 15 5.0 0
Team 3 15 5.0 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