The New Orleans Saints were decisively beaten by the Minnesota Vikings, 23 to 10, on November 21, 1971.
Final
1st quarter
MIN
NO
Fred Cox 33-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
MIN
NO
Charlie Durkee 19-yard field goal
3
3
Fred Cox 47-yard field goal
6
3
3rd quarter
MIN
NO
Bob Lee 4-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
13
3
4th quarter
MIN
NO
Clint Jones 4-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
20
3
Fred Cox 32-yard field goal
23
3
Dave Parks 4-yard pass from Archie Manning (Charlie Durkee kick)
23
10
Vikings
Saints
1st Downs
20
11
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
71
59
Total Yards
267
258
Yards per play
3.8
4.4
Passing
95
167
Comp - Att
14 - 25
15 - 32
Yards per pass
3.3
5.1
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 51
1 - 9
Rushing
172
91
Rushing Attempts
42
26
Yards per rush
4.1
3.5
Penalties
3
5
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Lee | 14 | 25 | 146 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 56.4 | |
Team | 14 | 25 | 95 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 56.4 |
Rushing
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | |
B. Grim | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
B. Brown | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
S. Voigt | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
G. Washington | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 146 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
Team | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Lee | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | |
Team | 5 | 191 | 38.2 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hargett | 10 | 23 | 95 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 37.4 | |
A. Manning | 5 | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 83.3 | |
Team | 15 | 32 | 167 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48.4 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gresham | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 0 |
J. Strong | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 |
V. Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 26 | 91 | 3.5 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Abramowicz | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | |
A. Dodd | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | |
D. Parks | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | |
V. Robinson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
J. Strong | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
Team | 15 | 176 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Durkee | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fagan | 7 | 280 | 40.0 | |
Team | 7 | 280 | 40.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Strong | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
V. Robinson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | |
A. Dodd | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Dodd | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
More Saints Stats
PPG
23.0
15th
OPP PPG
25.4
26th
RUSH YDS/G
125.3
13th
PASS YDS/G
219.6
20th
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
 Saints | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
 Panthers | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
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Steelers 
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Texans 
Colts 
Chiefs 
Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
| Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
| Buccaneers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
 Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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