Saints 20-23 Falcons (Oct 31, 1976)

NO

ATL

1

0

2

14

0

3

0

7

4

6

16

20

23

2Q

7 - 0

H. Childs 16-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 0

L. Burton 15-yard TD catch from B. Douglass.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 7

A. Jenkins 17-yard TD catch from S. Hunter.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

14 - 14

H. Stanback 5-yard TD catch from S. Hunter.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

20 - 14

T. Galbreath 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

4Q

20 - 21

H. Stanback 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

20 - 23

Safety by C. Humphrey.

Safety

Top Performers

Pass Yds

138

Hunter

ATL

Rush Yds

61

Galbreath

NO

Rec Yds

71

Stanback

ATL

Scrim TD

2

Stanback

ATL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Bobby Douglass

NO QB #10

Scott Hunter

ATL QB #16

127

Pass Yds

138

1

Pass TD

2

Int

0

NO

Team Stats

ATL

253

Total Yds

255

18

1st Downs

18

2

Turnovers

3

1976 NFC West

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Rams	10	3	1	.750
49ers	8	6	0	.571
Saints	4	10	0	.286
Falcons	4	10	0	.286
Seahawks	2	12	0	.143

Game Summary

The Atlanta Falcons squeaked out a win over the New Orleans Saints, 23 to 20, on October 31, 1976.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Douglass B. Douglass #10	12/21	127	6.0	1	2	0-0	51.2

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Scott Hunter S. Hunter #16	10/11	138	12.5	2	0	0-0	158.3
Kim McQuilken K. McQuilken #11	4/10	24	2.4	0	1	0-0	8.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	16	61	3.8	1	19
Bobby Douglass B. Douglass #10	7	29	4.1	0	0
Chuck Muncie C. Muncie #42	17	26	1.5	0	7
Henry Childs H. Childs #85	1	16	16.0	1	16
Alvin Maxson A. Maxson #28	1	6	6.0	0	6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sonny Collins S. Collins #41	15	47	3.1	0	9
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	17	41	2.4	1	9
Mike Esposito M. Esposito #26	1	9	9.0	0	9
Bubba Bean B. Bean #44	3	5	1.7	0	3
Scott Hunter S. Hunter #16	2	3	1.5	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Larry Burton L. Burton #80	0/0	47	15.7	1	18
Chuck Muncie C. Muncie #42	0/0	28	14.0	0	17
Henry Childs H. Childs #85	0/0	25	8.3	0	13
Don Herrmann D. Herrmann #85	0/0	20	20.0	0	20
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	0/0	7	2.3	0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	0/0	71	11.8	1	28
Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins #84	0/0	28	14.0	1	17
Sonny Collins S. Collins #41	0/0	20	20.0	0	20
John Gilliam J. Gilliam #42	0/0	19	9.5	0	13
Wally Francis W. Francis #89	0/0	12	12.0	0	12
Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell #86	0/0	6	6.0	0	6
Mike Esposito M. Esposito #26	0/0	6	6.0	0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Jim Merlo J. Merlo #57	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence #22	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Ray Brown R. Brown #34	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Richie Szaro R. Szaro #15	0/0	2/3	2	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Nick Mike-Mayer N. Mike-Mayer #12	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Blanchard T. Blanchard #16	5	169	33.8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John James J. James #6	6	259	43.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kurt Schumacher K. Schumacher #71	1	3	3.0	0	0
Jim Thaxton J. Thaxton #86	1	32	32.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence #22	3	97	32.3	0	0
Rick Byas R. Byas #38	1	28	28.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence #22	3	2	0.7	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Douglass B. Douglass #10	12/21	127	6.0	1	2	0-0	51.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	16	61	3.8	1	19
Bobby Douglass B. Douglass #10	7	29	4.1	0	0
Chuck Muncie C. Muncie #42	17	26	1.5	0	7
Henry Childs H. Childs #85	1	16	16.0	1	16
Alvin Maxson A. Maxson #28	1	6	6.0	0	6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Larry Burton L. Burton #80	0/0	47	15.7	1	18
Chuck Muncie C. Muncie #42	0/0	28	14.0	0	17
Henry Childs H. Childs #85	0/0	25	8.3	0	13
Don Herrmann D. Herrmann #85	0/0	20	20.0	0	20
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	0/0	7	2.3	0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Jim Merlo J. Merlo #57	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Richie Szaro R. Szaro #15	0/0	2/3	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Blanchard T. Blanchard #16	5	169	33.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kurt Schumacher K. Schumacher #71	1	3	3.0	0	0
Jim Thaxton J. Thaxton #86	1	32	32.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Scott Hunter S. Hunter #16	10/11	138	12.5	2	0	0-0	158.3
Kim McQuilken K. McQuilken #11	4/10	24	2.4	0	1	0-0	8.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sonny Collins S. Collins #41	15	47	3.1	0	9
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	17	41	2.4	1	9
Mike Esposito M. Esposito #26	1	9	9.0	0	9
Bubba Bean B. Bean #44	3	5	1.7	0	3
Scott Hunter S. Hunter #16	2	3	1.5	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	0/0	71	11.8	1	28
Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins #84	0/0	28	14.0	1	17
Sonny Collins S. Collins #41	0/0	20	20.0	0	20
John Gilliam J. Gilliam #42	0/0	19	9.5	0	13
Wally Francis W. Francis #89	0/0	12	12.0	0	12
Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell #86	0/0	6	6.0	0	6
Mike Esposito M. Esposito #26	0/0	6	6.0	0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence #22	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Ray Brown R. Brown #34	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Nick Mike-Mayer N. Mike-Mayer #12	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John James J. James #6	6	259	43.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence #22	3	97	32.3	0	0
Rick Byas R. Byas #38	1	28	28.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence #22	3	2	0.7	0	0

NO

ATL

1

0

2

14

0

3

0

7

4

6

16

20

23

NO

Team Stats

ATL

253

Total Yds

255

115

Pass Yds

150

138

Rush Yds

105

65

Total Plays

60

3.9

Yards Per Play

4.3

5

Yards Per Pass

6.8

3.3

Yards Per Rush

2.8

18

1st Downs

18

5

Punts

6

2

Turnovers

3

2

Interceptions Thrown

1

0

Fumbles Lost

2

9

Penalties

6

1.0

Sacks

2.0

0

D/ST TD

0

2-6 NO

ATL 2-6

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1976 NFC West

Game Summary

Team Stats