The New Orleans Saints came up just a bit short against the Atlanta Falcons, 24 to 20, on December 19, 1971.
Final
1st quarter
ATL
NO
Art Malone 6-yard run (Bill Bell kick)
7
0
Bob Gresham 6-yard run (Charlie Durkee kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
ATL
NO
Charlie Durkee 30-yard field goal
7
10
Bill Bell 10-yard field goal
10
10
3rd quarter
ATL
NO
Archie Manning 6-yard run (Charlie Durkee kick)
10
17
4th quarter
ATL
NO
Art Malone 1-yard run (Bill Bell kick)
17
17
Charlie Durkee 36-yard field goal
17
20
Ken Burrow 22-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)
24
20
Falcons
Saints
1st Downs
14
20
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
50
70
Total Yards
319
300
Yards per play
6.4
4.3
Passing
262
135
Comp - Att
18 - 27
17 - 26
Yards per pass
9.4
4.4
Interceptions thrown
0
0
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 7
5 - 39
Rushing
57
165
Rushing Attempts
22
39
Yards per rush
2.6
4.2
Penalties
6
5
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
0
0
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Berry | 18 | 27 | 269 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 111.5 | |
Team | 18 | 27 | 262 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 111.5 |
Rushing
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Burrow | 8 | 190 | 23.8 | 1 | |
J. Mitchell | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
W. Chesson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
A. Malone | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
H. Wages | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
G. Kunz | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
C. Butler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 269 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Lothridge | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | |
Team | 5 | 212 | 42.4 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Butler | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | |
S. Campbell | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Belton | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning | 17 | 26 | 174 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 84.5 | |
Team | 17 | 26 | 135 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84.5 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Strong | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 0 |
B. Gresham | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 1 |
A. Manning | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 |
V. Robinson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
Team | 39 | 165 | 4.2 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gresham | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | |
B. Newland | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | |
D. Abramowicz | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
D. Parks | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
J. Strong | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
V. Robinson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 17 | 174 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Durkee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fagan | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | |
Team | 5 | 218 | 43.6 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Robinson | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | |
B. Gresham | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Abramowicz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 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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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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