New Orleans 37 Atlanta 24

It was a shoot out in the Superdome, as the high powered Falcons met the ball controling Saints. Both QBs were on target passing fot over 600 yards and 6 TDs (Atlanta's Jeff George 25 of 33 - 355 yds 3 TDs and New Orleans' Jim Everett 22 of 28 for 314 yds 3 TDs). The difference in this game was the running of Saints HB Mario Bates (117 yds on 30 carries and 2 TDs ). And a goalline stand by the Saints Defense on a 4th and one on the Saints 2 yardline in the 4th quarter with the score 23 - 17 Saints. The Saints stop them and then marched 98 yards in 9 plays to score a TD mading the score 30 - 17 Saints. The final score Saints 37 - Falcons 24. Next week the Falcons go home to play the Jets and the Saints travel to the Meadowlands to play the Giants.