1988 New Orleans Saints season (original) (raw)

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NFL team season

1988 New Orleans Saints season
Owner Tom Benson
General manager Jim Finks
Head coach Jim Mora
Home field Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record 10–6
Division place 3rd NFC West
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers TE Hoby BrennerWR Eric MartinLB Sam MillsK Morten Andersen
← 1987 Saints seasons 1989 →

The 1988 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 22nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to match their previous season's output of 12–3, winning only ten games and missing the playoffs (and losing the division) by a tiebreaker, going 6–6 vs. NFC opponents compared to 8–4 for the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams. Road losses to the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings, as well as a sweep by San Francisco, ended up being the difference in New Orleans staying home and the California teams advancing.[1]

With the Louisiana Superdome hosting the 1988 Republican National Convention; all but the last pre-season game (against the Pittsburgh Steelers) for the Saints were played on the road.[2]

1988 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 24 Craig Heyward * Running back Pittsburgh
2 52 Brett Perriman Wide receiver Miami (FL)
3 81 Tony Stephens Defensive tackle Clemson
4 106 Lydell Carr Running back Oklahoma
5 112 Greg Scales Tight end Wake Forest
5 134 Keith Taylor Defensive back Illinois
6 162 Bob Sims Guard Florida
7 190 Brian Forde Linebacker Washington State
8 218 Glenn Derby Offensive tackle Wisconsin
9 246 Clarence Nunn Defensive back San Diego State
10 274 Todd Santos Quarterback San Diego State
10 276 Vincent Fizer Linebacker Southern
11 302 Gary Couch Wide receiver Minnesota
12 330 Paul Jurgensen Defensive end Georgia Tech
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Prior to the start of the 1988 season, the Saints held training camp for the first time at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The team would hold training camp in La Crosse through the 1999 season.[4]

1988 New Orleans Saints staff | | Front office Owner/general partner – Tom Benson President/general manager – Jim Finks Vice-president of administration – Jim Miller Director of player personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coaches Head coach – Jim Mora Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running backs – Jim Skipper Wide receivers – Steve Walters Offensive line – Paul Boudreau | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Steve Sidwell Defensive line – John Pease Linebackers – Vic Fangio Defensive backs – Dom Capers Special teams coaches Special Teams/Tight Ends – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Russell Paternostro | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

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1988 New Orleans Saints roster | Quarterbacks (QB) 11 John Fourcade 3 Bobby Hebert 18 Dave Wilson Running backs (RB) 37 Mel Gray 34 Craig Heyward 21 Dalton Hilliard 23 Buford Jordan 36 Rueben Mayes Wide receivers (WR) 89 Robert Clark 87 Lonzell Hill PR 84 Eric Martin 88 Mark Pattison 80 Brett Perriman Tight ends (TE) 85 Hoby Brenner 83 Greg Scales 82 John Tice | | Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Chuck Commiskey C/G 70 Bill Contz T 72 Jim Dombrowski T 63 Brad Edelman G 77 Daren Gilbert T 61 Joel Hilgenberg 60 Steve Korte C 65 Steve Trapilo G Defensive linemen (DL) 76 Dwaine Board DE 75 Bruce Clark DE 95 Jon Dumbauld DE 97 Jumpy Geathers DE 73 Frank Warren DE 94 Jim Wilks | | Linebackers (LB) 52 Brian Forde OLB 92 James Haynes OLB 57 Rickey Jackson OLB 53 Vaughan Johnson ILB 55 Joe Kohlbrand OLB 51 Sam Mills ILB 56 Pat Swilling OLB Defensive backs (DB) 28 Gene Atkins 41 Toi Cook FS 27 Antonio Gibson FS 22 Van Jakes CB 24 Milton Mack CB 39 Brett Maxie FS 29 Reggie Sutton CB 44 Dave Waymer CB 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Week Date Opponent Time TV Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap
1 September 4 San Francisco 49ers 12 Noon CDT CBS L 33–34 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 66,357
2 September 11 at Atlanta Falcons 12 Noon CDT CBS W 29–21 1–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 48,901
3 September 18 at Detroit Lions 12 Noon CDT CBS W 22–14 2–1 Pontiac Silverdome 32,943
4 September 25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12 Noon CDT CBS W 13–9 3–1 Louisiana Superdome 66,671
5 October 3 Dallas Cowboys 8:00 p.m. CDT ABC W 20–17 4–1 Louisiana Superdome 68,474
6 October 9 at San Diego Chargers 3:00 p.m. CDT CBS W 23–17 5–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 42,693
7 October 16 at Seattle Seahawks 3:00 p.m. CDT CBS W 20–19 6–1 Kingdome 63,569
8 October 23 Los Angeles Raiders 12 Noon CDT NBC W 20–6 7–1 Louisiana Superdome 66,249
9 October 30 Los Angeles Rams 12 Noon CST CBS L 10–12 7–2 Louisiana Superdome 68,238
10 November 6 at Washington Redskins 3:00 p.m. CST CBS L 24–27 7–3 RFK Stadium 54,183
11 November 13 at Los Angeles Rams 3:00 p.m. CST CBS W 14–10 8–3 Anaheim Stadium 63,305
12 November 20 Denver Broncos 3:00 p.m. CST NBC W 42–0 9–3 Louisiana Superdome 68,075
13 November 27 New York Giants 7:00 p.m. CST ESPN L 12–13 9–4 Louisiana Superdome 66,526
14 December 4 at Minnesota Vikings 3:00 p.m. CST CBS L 3–45 9–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 61,215
15 December 11 at San Francisco 49ers 3:00 p.m. CST CBS L 17–30 9–6 Candlestick Park 62,977
16 December 18 Atlanta Falcons 12 Noon CST CBS W 10–9 10–6 Louisiana Superdome 60,566
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Team Category Player Statistics
SF Passing Joe Montana 13/23, 161 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Roger Craig 18 CAR, 67 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Roger Craig 5 REC, 43 YDS
NO Passing Bobby Hebert 22/31, 245 YDS, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Dalton Hilliard 19 CAR, 95 YDS
Receiving Lonzell Hill 7 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SF NO 1 8:41 13 70 49ers Craig 1-yard touchdown run, Cofer kick good 7 0 1 1:24 12 67 Saints Martin 2-yard touchdown reception from Hebert, Andersen kick good 7 7 2 14:55 3 28 Saints Clark 21-yard touchdown reception from Hebert, Andersen kick good 7 14 2 8:47 7 24 Saints 20-yard field goal by Andersen 7 17 2 6:55 6 51 49ers 25-yard field goal by Cofer 10 17 3 11:05 4 49 49ers Frank 9-yard touchdown reception from Montana, Cofer kick good 17 17 3 8:05 5 35 49ers Wilson 71-yard touchdown reception from Montana, Cofer kick good 24 17 3 3:07 6 42 49ers Frank 17-yard touchdown reception from Montana, Cofer kick good 31 17 4 13:26 10 79 Saints Hill 18-yard touchdown reception from Hebert, Andersen kick good 31 24 4 6:33 – – – Saints Swilling tackled Young in end zone for a safety 31 26 4 1:50 9 29 49ers 32-yard field goal by Cofer 34 26 4 0:21 8 70 Saints Perriman 15-yard touchdown reception from Hebert, Andersen kick good 34 33 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 33
49ers Game Statistics Saints
21 First downs 23
32–124 Rushes–yards 31–147
165 Passing yards 245
14–26–1 Passes 22–31–2
0–0 Sacked–yards 5–48
165 Net passing yards 197
289 Total yards 344
128 Return yards 310
1–24.0 Punts 3–40.0
1–1 Fumbles–lost 2–1
2–12 Penalties–yards 10–77
23:50 Time of possession 36:10

Starting Lineups

Position Starting Lineups – Week 1: vs. San Francisco
Offense
QB #3 Bobby Hebert
RB #21 Dalton Hilliard
FB #34 Craig Heyward
WR #87 Lonzell Hill
WR #84 Eric Martin
TE #85 Hoby Brenner
LT #72 Jim Dombrowski
LG #63 Brad Edelman
C #60 Steve Korte
RG #65 Steve Trapilo
RT #67 Stan Brock
Defense
LDE #97 Jumpy Geathers
NT #99 Tony Elliott
RDE #94 Jim Wilks
LOLB #57 Rickey Jackson
LILB #51 Sam Mills
RILB #53 Vaughn Johnson
ROLB #56 Pat Swilling
LCB #44 Dave Waymer
RCB #22 Van Jakes
SS #27 Antonio Gibson
FS #39 Brett Maxie

Individual stats

Saints Passing
C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate
Hebert 22/31 245 4 2 5 48 33 106.9
Saints Rushing
Car2 Yds TD LG3
Hilliard 19 95 0 22
Heyward 8 27 0 11
Hebert 1 16 0 16
Hill 1 5 0 5
Mayes 2 4 0 3
Saints Receiving
Rec4 Yds TD LG3
Hill 7 74 1 18
Martin 7 68 1 19
Clark 3 45 1 21
Perriman 2 48 1 33
Tice 2 5 0 8
Hilliard 1 5 0 5
Saints Kick Returns
Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng
Gray 6 144 24.0 0 0
Mayes 2 45 22.5 0 0
Saints Punting
Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck
Hansen 3 120 40.0 0 0
Saints Kicking
XPM–XPA FGM–FGA
Anderson 4–4 1–1

| Saints Interceptions | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------- | --- | -- | -- | -- | | | | Int | Yds | TD | LG | PD | | | Waymer | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | |

1 234Total • Saints 3 9107 29 Falcons 7 770 21 Date: September 11Location: Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumGame start: 1:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance: 48,901Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); wind 10 mph (16 km/h)
Scoring summaryQ1NOAndersen 41 yard field goalNO 3–0 Q1ATLWhisenhunt 12 yard pass from Miller (Davis kick)ATL 7–3 Q2ATLHigdon 34 yard pass from Miller (Davis kick)ATL 14–3 Q2NOAndersen 29 yard field goalATL 14–6 Q2NOMartin 14 yard pass from Hebert (kick failed)ATL 14–12 Q3NOAndersen 28 yard field goalNO 15–14 Q3ATLSettle 1 yard run (Davis kick)ATL 21–15 Q3NOMayes 17 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 22–21 Q4NOHilliard 4 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 29–21

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The Saints won for the first time in Detroit going 0-4-1 in their previous five trips to Michigan (three to Tiger Stadium and two to the Pontiac Silverdome).

1 234Total • Saints 0 7123 22 Lions 7 700 14 Date: September 18Location: Pontiac SilverdomeGame start: 1:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance: 32,943Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Johnny GrierTV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Gary Fencik
Scoring summaryQ1DETBland 9 yard pass from Long (Murray kick)DET 7–0 Q2NOHill 29 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)Tie 7–7 Q2DETBland 10 yard pass from Long (Murray kick)DET 14–7 Q3NOAndersen 37 yard field goalDET 14–10 Q3NOSafety, Long tackled by Jackson in end zoneDET 14–12 Q3NOHilliard 4 yard run (Anderson kick)NO 19–14 Q4NOAndersen 29 yard field goalNO 22–14

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1 234Total Buccaneers 0 603 9 • Saints 10 300 13 Date: September 25Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame start: 1:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance: 66,671Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Scoring summaryQ1NOHill 5 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q1NOAndersen 28 yard field goalNO 10–0 Q2TBIgwebuike 25 yard field goalNO 10–3 Q2NOAndersen 41 yard field goalNO 13–3 Q2TBIgwebuike 35 yard field goalNO 13–6 Q4TBIgwebuike 35 yard field goalNO 13–9

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1 234Total Cowboys 0 773 17 • Saints 7 733 20 Date: October 3Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame start: 9:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance: 68,474Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Gene BarthTV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
Scoring summaryQ1NOHill 7 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q2NOPerriman 17 yard pass from Hebert (Anderson kick)NO 14–0 Q2DALMartin 13 yard pass from Pelluer (Ruzek kick)NO 14–7 Q3DALMartin 14 yard pass from Pelluer (Ruzek kick)Tie 14–14 Q3NOAndersen 27 yard field goalNO 17–14 Q4DALRuzek 39 yard field goalTie 17–17 Q4NOAndersen 49 yard field goalNO 20–17

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1 234Total • Saints 0 1373 23 Chargers 14 030 17 Date: October 9Location: Jack Murphy StadiumGame start: 4:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance: 42,693Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); wind 8 mph (13 km/h)Referee: Ben DreithTV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Dan Jiggetts
Scoring summaryQ1SDMiller 47 yard pass from Laufenberg (Abbott kick)SD 7–0 Q1SDRoy Bennett recovered fumble in end zone (Abbott kick)SD 14–0 Q2NOAndersen 27 yard field goalSD 14–3 Q2NOAndersen 35 yard field goalSD 14–6 Q2NOHill 19 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)SD 14–13 Q3NOMartin 10 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 20–14 Q3SDAbbott 35 yard field goalNO 20–17 Q4NOAndersen 34 yard field goalNO 23–17

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1 234Total • Saints 0 1073 20 Seahawks 3 367 19 Date: October 16Location: KingdomeGame start: 4:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance: 63,569Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Pat HaggertyTV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts
Scoring summaryQ1SEAJohnson 22 yard field goalSEA 3–0 Q2NOMartin 19 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–3 Q2SEAJohnson 47 yard field goalNO 7–6 Q2NOAndersen 23 yard field goalNO 10–6 Q3SEAJohnson 46 yard field goalNO 10–9 Q3NOWaymer 58 yard blocked field goal return (Andersen kick)NO 17–9 Q3SEAJohnson 42 yard field goalNO 17–12 Q4NOAndersen 31 yard field goalNO 20–12 Q4SEABlades 3 yard pass from Stouffer (Johnson kick)NO 20–19

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The Saints defeated the Raiders for the first time in six meetings (the 1971 matchup, the first between the teams, ended in a 21-21 tie).

1 234Total Raiders 0 600 6 • Saints 3 0143 20 Date: October 23Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame start: 1:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance: 66,249Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Jerry SeemanTelevision network: NBC
Scoring summaryQ1NOAndersen 51 yard field goalNO 3–0 Q2LAFernandez 85 yard pass from Schroeder (kick failed)LA 6–3 Q3NOHeyward 73 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 10–7 Q3NOHilliard 7 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 17–7 Q4NOAndersen 25 yard field goalNO 20–7

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1 234Total • Saints 0 770 14 Rams 0 307 10 Date: November 13Location: Anaheim StadiumGame start: 4:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance: 63,305Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)Referee: Tom DooleyTV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts
Scoring summaryQ2NOHilliard 4 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q2LALansford 23 yard field goalNO 7–3 Q3NOMayes 3 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 14–3 Q4LABell 1 yard run (Lansford kick)NO 14–10

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In the Broncos' first appearance in the Louisiana Superdome since Super Bowl XII 11 years earlier, the Saints defeated Denver for the first time in five tries, and posted their largest margin of victory at the time.

1 234Total Broncos 0 000 0 • Saints 14 7147 42 Date: November 20Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame start: 1:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance: 68,075Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Dick JorgensenTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Scoring summaryQ1NOMayes 2 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q1NOHilliard 2 yard run (Andersen kick)NO 14–0 Q2NOMartin 40 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 21–0 Q3NOGray 66 yard punt return (Andersen kick)NO 28–0 Q3NOTice 8 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 35–0 Q4NOMartin 6 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 42–0

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Team Category Player Statistics
NO Passing Bobby Hebert 19/30, 170 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dalton Hilliard 9 CAR, 35 YDS
Receiving Eric Martin 7 REC, 61 YDS
SF Passing Joe Montana 18/29, 233 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Roger Craig 22 CAR, 115 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Jerry Rice 6 REC, 78 YDS
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NO SF 1 10:36 3 3 Saints 38-yard field goal by Andersen 3 0 2 12:17 8 56 49ers Craig 1-yard touchdown run, Cofer kick good 3 7 2 11:05 1 27 Saints Hill 27-yard touchdown reception from Hilliard, Andersen kick good 10 7 2 6:05 9 80 49ers Montana 2-yard touchdown run, Cofer kick good 10 14 2 3:37 1 66 49ers Taylor 66-yard touchdown reception from Montana, Cofer kick good 10 21 3 6:50 4 31 49ers 40-yard field goal by Cofer 10 24 3 1:25 8 80 Saints Scales 6-yard touchdown reception from Hebert, Andersen kick good 17 24 4 11:53 9 43 49ers 43-yard field goal by Cofer 17 27 4 9:18 4 3 49ers 19-yard field goal by Cofer 17 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 30
Saints Game Statistics 49ers
15 First downs 20
24–70 Rushes–yards 35–152
197 Passing yards 233
20–35–1 Passes 18–29–1
2–15 Sacked–yards 2–12
182 Net passing yards 221
252 Total yards 373
127 Return yards 79
5–38.2 Punts 3–36.7
2–1 Fumbles–lost 1–1
2–11 Penalties–yards 1–0
26:35 Time of possession 33:25

Starting Lineups

Position Starting Lineups – Week 15: at San Francisco
Offense
QB #3 Bobby Hebert
RB #36 Rueben Mayes
RB #23 Buford Jordan
WR #84 Eric Martin
TE #82 John Tice
TE #85 Hoby Brenner
LT #72 Jim Dombrowski
LG #63 Brad Edelman
C #60 Steve Korte
RG #65 Steve Trapilo
RT #67 Stan Brock
Defense
LDE #73 Frank Warren
NT #97 Jumpy Geathers
RDE #94 Jim Wilks
LOLB #57 Rickey Jackson
LILB #51 Sam Mills
RILB #53 Vaughn Johnson
ROLB #56 Pat Swilling
LCB #44 Dave Waymer
RCB #22 Van Jakes
SS #27 Antonio Gibson
FS #39 Brett Maxie

Individual stats

Saints Passing
C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate
Hebert 19/34 170 1 1 2 12 28 67.0
Hilliard 1/1 27 1 0 0 0 27 158.3
Saints Rushing
Car2 Yds TD LG3
Hilliard 9 35 0 10
Hebert 3 14 0 3
Mayes 8 10 0 4
Heyward 3 8 0 3
Martin 1 3 0 3
Saints Receiving
Rec4 Yds TD LG3
Martin 7 61 0 20
Hill 6 61 1 27
Tice 3 44 0 28
Hilliard 1 9 0 9
Pattison 1 8 0 8
Perriman 1 8 0 8
Scales 1 6 1 6
Saints Kick Returns
Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng
Atkins 4 58 14.5 0 0
Gray 2 44 22.0 0 0
Saints Punt Returns
Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng
Gray 1 4 4.0 0 4
Hill 1 4 4.0 0 4
Saints Punting
Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck
Hansen 5 191 38.2 0 0
Saints Kicking
XPM–XPA FGM–FGA MFG
Anderson 2–2 1–3 40, 32
Saints Sacks
Sacks
Swilling 1.0
Wilks 1.0

| Saints Interceptions | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------- | --- | -- | -- | -- | | | | Int | Yds | TD | LG | PD | | | Waymer | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | |

1 234Total Falcons 0 333 9 • Saints 7 003 10 Date: December 18Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame start: 1:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance: 60,566Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Pat HaggertyTV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts
Scoring summaryQ1NOHilliard 13 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q2ATLDavis 27 yard field goalNO 7–3 Q3ATLDavis 43 yard field goalNO 7–6 Q4ATLDavis 39 yard field goalATL 9–7 Q4NOAndersen 30 yard field goalNO 10–9

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NFC West
viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Francisco 49ers(2) 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 369 294 L1
Los Angeles Rams(5) 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 407 293 W3
New Orleans Saints 10 6 0 .625 3–3 6–6 312 283 W1
Atlanta Falcons 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 244 315 L3
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