Atlanta Falcons @ 
New Orleans Saints
31–15Final · Dec 8, 1996
ATL 31 NO 15 Final
Box score
ATL
passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hebert | 20/29 | 198 | 6.8 | 3 | 2 | 2-16 | 93.8 |
rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Craig Heyward | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 1 | 34 |
| Bobby Hebert | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Heyward | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| J.J. Birden | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bert Emanuel | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Mitch Lyons | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hebert | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Tuggle | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Edwards | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Smith | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Brandon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Owens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron George | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Walker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Styles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Odomes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Riddick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny McGill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Sauer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Bates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Burrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Bush | 1 | 2 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roell Preston | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 39 | 0 |
kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Stryzinski | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
NO
passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Nussmeier | 21/35 | 171 | 4.9 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 70.1 |
| Earnest Hunter III | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Bates | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Ricky Whittle | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Earnest Hunter III | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry Guess | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Guess | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| Lee DeRamus | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ricky Whittle | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Torrance Small | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Johnson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Earnest Hunter III | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Henry Lusk | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Bates | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Nussmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Martin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Jackson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Mickell | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Newman | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Martin | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McMillan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Robbins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rufus Porter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Hughes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Harvey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Blake Strong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfred Tubbs | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Greg Jackson | 1 | 6 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Hughes | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Guess | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Brien | 1/2 | 50.0 | 34 | 0/0 | 3 |
punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 7 | 272 | 38.9 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
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