Week 1
Final
NO
LA1Q
0 - 3
D. Ray 36-yard field goal.
1Q
0 - 6
D. Ray 28-yard field goal.
1Q
0 - 13
B. Thomas 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 20
J. Snow 31-yard TD catch from R. Gabriel.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 27
L. Smith 4-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 34
B. Thomas 38-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 34
B. Newland 42-yard TD catch from A. Manning.
Made XP
4Q
14 - 34
D. Abramowicz 4-yard TD catch from A. Manning.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
249
Manning
NO
Rush Yds
144
Thomas
LA
Rec Yds
59
Abramowicz
NO
Scrim TD
2
Thomas
LA
Matchup
49ers 
Falcons 
Rams 
Saints Game Summary
The Los Angeles Rams dominated the New Orleans Saints, 34 to 14, on September 17, 1972.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 21/46 | 249 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 68.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gabriel #18 | 11/21 | 139 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 69.3 |
P. Beathard #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams #24 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Manning #8 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Strong #42 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gresham #36 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Robinson #47 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #35 | 18 | 144 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 |
L. Smith #38 | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Bertelsen #45 | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
P. Beathard #11 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Abramowicz #46 | 0/0 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | 0 |
B. Newland #41 | 0/0 | 55 | 27.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Strong #42 | 0/0 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
D. Parks #83 | 0/0 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gresham #36 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #89 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #24 | 0/0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Snow #84 | 0/0 | 56 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Thomas #35 | 0/0 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
L. Rentzel #19 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Smith #38 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bertelsen #45 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Lee #11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nettles #19 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Durkee #15 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ray #27 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fagan #10 | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Chapple #10 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Adkins #26 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Green #45 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Love #27 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bertelsen #45 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Curran #88 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Love #27 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 21/46 | 249 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 68.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams #24 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Manning #8 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Strong #42 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gresham #36 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Robinson #47 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Abramowicz #46 | 0/0 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | 0 |
B. Newland #41 | 0/0 | 55 | 27.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Strong #42 | 0/0 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
D. Parks #83 | 0/0 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gresham #36 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #89 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #24 | 0/0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Lee #11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Durkee #15 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fagan #10 | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Adkins #26 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Green #45 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gabriel #18 | 11/21 | 139 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 69.3 |
P. Beathard #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #35 | 18 | 144 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 |
L. Smith #38 | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Bertelsen #45 | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
P. Beathard #11 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Snow #84 | 0/0 | 56 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Thomas #35 | 0/0 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
L. Rentzel #19 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Smith #38 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bertelsen #45 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nettles #19 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ray #27 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Chapple #10 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Love #27 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bertelsen #45 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Curran #88 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Love #27 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
287
Total Yds
393
218
Pass Yds
139
69
Rush Yds
254
0
Total Drives
0
67
Total Plays
58
4.3
Yards Per Play
6.8
4.4
Yards Per Pass
6.3
3.8
Yards Per Rush
7.1
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
20
1st Downs
20
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st Downs from Penalties
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
6
Punts
2
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
4
Penalties
6
0.0
Sacks
3.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
