Wild Card Round: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints (Louisiana Superdome), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sat December 28, 1991 at 4:00pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints at Louisiana Superdome is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Louisiana Superdome shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Atlanta Falcons versus New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Atlanta Falcons-New Orleans Saints cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-9 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6-10 | L3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 13-3 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8-8 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 6-10 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1-15 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 12-4 | W4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 9-7 | L3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-9 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 11-5 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 10-6 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | W6 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-13 | L10 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 12-4 | W6 |
| Chicago Bears | 11-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-12 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-13 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 14-2 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 11-5 | W5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 8-8 | W1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4-12 | L8 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 010172727 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 713132020 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saints | Floyd Turner 26 yard pass from Bobby Hebert ( Morten Andersen kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saints | Morten Andersen 45 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| Falcons | Andre Rison 24 yard pass from Chris Miller ( Norm Johnson kick) | 7-10 |
| Falcons | Norm Johnson 44 yard field goal | 10-10 |
| Saints | Morten Andersen 35 yard field goal | 10-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Falcons | Michael Haynes 20 yard pass from Chris Miller ( Norm Johnson kick) | 17-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saints | Dalton Hilliard 1 yard rush ( Morten Andersen kick) | 17-20 |
| Falcons | Norm Johnson 36 yard field goal | 20-20 |
| Falcons | Michael Haynes 61 yard pass from Chris Miller ( Norm Johnson kick) | 27-20 |
Atlanta Falcons defeated New Orleans Saints 27-20 at Louisiana Superdome in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Falcons: Michael Haynes 61 yard pass from Chris Miller ( Norm Johnson kick). Top line of the day: Chris Miller: 291 pass yards on 18-of-30, 3 TD, 1 INT. Atlanta Falcons advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
Atlanta Falcons walked out of Louisiana Superdome as the team that survived a Wild Card Round New Orleans Saints will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 27-20. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Falcons: Michael Haynes 61 yard pass from Chris Miller ( Norm Johnson kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Atlanta Falcons advance to the divisional round.
Atlanta Falcons 27, New Orleans Saints 20. Round: Wild Card Round. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 4 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Chris Miller: 291 pass yards on 18-of-30, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Michael Haynes: 6 catches for 144 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Louisiana Superdome. Final: Atlanta Falcons 27, New Orleans Saints 20, with Atlanta Falcons taking the result by 7. **First quarter**
- Saints: Floyd Turner 26 yard pass from Bobby Hebert ( Morten Andersen kick)
Second quarter
- Saints: Morten Andersen 45 yard field goal
- Falcons: Andre Rison 24 yard pass from Chris Miller ( Norm Johnson kick)
- Falcons: Norm Johnson 44 yard field goal
- Saints: Morten Andersen 35 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Falcons: Michael Haynes 20 yard pass from Chris Miller ( Norm Johnson kick)
Fourth quarter
- Saints: Dalton Hilliard 1 yard rush ( Morten Andersen kick)
- Falcons: Norm Johnson 36 yard field goal
- Falcons: Michael Haynes 61 yard pass from Chris Miller ( Norm Johnson kick)
Top performers
- Chris Miller: 291 pass yards on 18-of-30, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Michael Haynes: 6 catches for 144 yards
| Falcons | Saints | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 20 | 23 |
| Total Yards | 334 | 330 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 18/30 | 26/44 |
| Pass yards | 291 | 273 |
| Pass TD | 3 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 5 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 36 | 8 |
| Net pass yards | 255 | 265 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 22 | 22 |
| Rush yards | 79 | 65 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 3 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 6 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 48 | 49 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | |||||
| Chris Miller | 18/30 | 291 | 3 | 1 | |
| NOR | |||||
| Bobby Hebert | 26/44 | 273 | 1 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | ||||
| Mike Rozier | 7 | 35 | 0 | 11 |
| Erric Pegram | 11 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| Chris Miller | 4 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| NOR | ||||
| Fred McAfee | 14 | 49 | 0 | 11 |
| Bobby Hebert | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Buford Jordan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | ||||
| Michael Haynes | 6 | 144 | 2 | 61 |
| Mike Pritchard | 5 | 63 | 0 | 16 |
| Andre Rison | 4 | 56 | 1 | 24 |
| George Thomas | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Erric Pegram | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| NOR | ||||
| Eric Martin | 7 | 83 | 0 | 28 |
| Floyd Turner | 5 | 75 | 1 | 26 |
| Quinn Early | 5 | 41 | 0 | 12 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 5 | 33 | 0 | 26 |
| Wesley Carroll | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| John Tice | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Buford Jordan | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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