1981 New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 41 to 10, on November 1, 1981.

Final

ATL

Falcons

5-4-0

41

NO

Saints

2-7-0

10

1

10

0

2

14

10

3

10

0

4

7

0

Total

41

10

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Mick Luckhurst 25-yard field goal

3

0

Falcons

Wally Francis 8-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)

10

0

2nd quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Benny Ricardo 28-yard field goal

10

3

Saints

Guido Merkens 46-yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)

10

10

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 48-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

17

10

Falcons

William Andrews 1-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)

24

10

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 60-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

31

10

Falcons

Mick Luckhurst 22-yard field goal

34

10

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 47-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

41

10

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

20

14

Passing 1st Downs

9

8

Rushing 1st Downs

8

3

1st downs from penalties

3

3

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

62

62

Total Yards

406

262

Yards per play

6.5

4.2

Passing

262

204

Comp - Att

15 - 22

22 - 38

Yards per pass

11.4

5.1

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 7

2 - 21

Rushing

144

58

Rushing Attempts

39

22

Yards per rush

3.7

2.6

Penalties

7

10

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Bartkowski
14
20
258
12.9
3
1
1
131.3
J. Jones
1
2
11
5.5
0
0
0
66.7
Team
15
22
262
12.2
3
1
1
130.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
W. Andrews
17
79
4.6
1
L. Cain
14
29
2.1
0
J. Mayberry
6
26
4.3
0
W. Francis
1
8
8.0
1
B. Robinson
1
2
2.0
0
Team
39
144
3.7
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
A. Jenkins
5
179
35.8
3
W. Andrews
4
39
9.8
0
A. Jackson
2
26
13.0
0
J. Miller
3
18
6.0
0
L. Cain
1
7
7.0
0
Team
15
269
12.2
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
0
0
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
M. Luckhurst
2
2
5
11
Team
2
2
5
11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. James
4
156
39.0
Team
4
156
39.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Woerner
3
73
24.3
0
Team
3
73
24.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Woerner
4
58
14.5
0
Team
4
58
14.5
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
A. Manning
17
29
198
6.8
1
0
1
90.9
D. Wilson
5
9
27
3.0
0
1
1
21.3
Team
22
38
204
5.9
1
1
2
72.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
J. Groth
1
28
28.0
0
G. Rogers
15
20
1.3
0
T. Tyler
2
10
5.0
0
W. Wilson
2
5
2.5
0
J. Holmes
1
-2
-2.0
0
G. Merkens
1
-3
-3.0
0
Team
22
58
2.6
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
G. Merkens
4
85
21.3
1
H. Brenner
3
52
17.3
0
J. Holmes
6
39
6.5
0
W. Wilson
4
16
4.0
0
R. Martini
1
15
15.0
0
T. Tyler
2
10
5.0
0
L. Hardy
1
6
6.0
0
G. Rogers
1
2
2.0
0
Team
22
225
5.9
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
2
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Ricardo
1
2
1
4
Team
1
2
1
4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
R. Erxleben
7
316
45.1
Team
7
316
45.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
W. Wilson
4
72
18.0
0
S. Stauch
2
36
18.0
0
J. Rogers
1
22
22.0
0
Team
7
130
18.6
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Groth
1
10
10.0
0
J. Poe
1
2
2.0
0
Team
2
12
6.0
0

More Saints Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.0

15th

OPP PPG

25.4

26th

RUSH YDS/G

125.3

13th

PASS YDS/G

219.6

20th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
Saints Saints
2
7
0
.222
Panthers Panthers
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
CLE CLE
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
LAR LAR
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
12/8
NO NO
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Last Game
CAR Panthers

2-7-0

23

Final

22

NO Saints

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM