The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 10, on September 7, 1986.

1986 New Orleans Saints

Final

ATL

Falcons

1-0-0

31

NO

Saints

0-1-0

10

1

7

0

2

7

3

3

7

0

4

10

7

Total

31

10

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Charlie Brown 17-yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Cliff Austin 1-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)

14

0

Saints

Morten Andersen 47-yard field goal

14

3

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Gerald Riggs 1-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)

21

3

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Anthony Allen 19-yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick)

28

3

Falcons

Mick Luckhurst 32-yard field goal

31

3

Saints

Dalton Hilliard 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

31

10

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

28

14

Passing 1st Downs

10

6

Rushing 1st Downs

17

6

1st downs from penalties

1

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

76

55

Total Yards

442

176

Yards per play

5.8

3.2

Passing

197

101

Comp - Att

14 - 19

13 - 33

Yards per pass

9.4

2.9

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 13

2 - 14

Rushing

245

75

Rushing Attempts

55

20

Yards per rush

4.5

3.8

Penalties

7

4

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
David Archer 13 16 207 12.9 2 1 2 132.3
Turk Schonert 1 3 3 1.0 0 0 0 42.4
Team 14 19 197 11.1 2 1 2 122.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Cliff Austin 27 104 3.9 1
Gerald Riggs 15 69 4.6 1
David Archer 4 37 9.3 0
William Andrews 5 28 5.6 0
Keith Williams 1 7 7.0 0
Tony Baker 1 3 3.0 0
Sylvester Stamps 1 -1 -1.0 0
Turk Schonert 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 55 245 4.5 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Charlie Brown 7 119 17.0 1
Anthony Allen 3 62 20.7 1
Sylvester Stamps 2 17 8.5 0
Arthur Cox 1 9 9.0 0
Keith Williams 1 3 3.0 0
Team 14 210 11.1 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Rick Bryan 1.0
Mike Pitts 1.0
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mick Luckhurst 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Rick Donnelly 3 127 42.3
Team 3 127 42.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Keith Williams 1 15 15.0 0
Team 1 15 15.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Floyd Dixon 3 33 11.0 0
Anthony Allen 2 10 5.0 0
Team 5 43 8.6 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bobby Hebert 13 33 115 3.5 0 2 2 24.2
Team 13 33 101 3.5 0 2 2 24.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dalton Hilliard 15 51 3.4 1
Buford Jordan 4 21 5.3 0
Bobby Hebert 1 3 3.0 0
Team 20 75 3.8 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Eugene Goodlow 4 58 14.5 0
Eric Martin 3 31 10.3 0
Buford Jordan 1 9 9.0 0
Mike Jones 2 6 3.0 0
John Tice 1 6 6.0 0
Dalton Hilliard 2 5 2.5 0
Team 13 115 3.5 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Bruce Clark 0.5
Tony Elliott 0.5
Jumpy Geathers 1.0
Team 2.0

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 7 311 44.4
Team 7 311 44.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mel Gray 4 105 26.3 0
Willie Tullis 2 28 14.0 0
Team 6 133 22.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Tullis 2 10 5.0 0
Team 2 10 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