The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers, 37 to 2, on October 1, 1972.

Final

49ers

2-1-0

37

Saints

0-3-0

2

Team

SF

NO

1

0

2

10

0

3

10

2

4

17

0

Total

37

2

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

SF

NO

Vic Washington 4-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)

7

0

Bruce Gossett 14-yard field goal

10

0

3rd quarter

SF

NO

Safety by Joe Owens

10

2

Bruce Gossett 36-yard field goal

13

2

Gene Washington 6-yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)

20

2

4th quarter

SF

NO

Ted Kwalick 5-yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)

27

2

Bruce Gossett 27-yard field goal

30

2

Mike Simpson 32-yard interception return (Bruce Gossett kick)

37

2

49ers

Saints

1st Downs

14

8

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

66

56

Total Yards

318

84

Yards per play

4.8

1.5

Passing

192

77

Comp - Att

20 - 28

13 - 35

Yards per pass

6.4

1.9

Interceptions thrown

1

4

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 16

5 - 51

Rushing

126

7

Rushing Attempts

36

16

Yards per rush

3.5

0.4

Penalties

7

10

Turnovers

3

7

Fumbles lost

2

3

Interceptions

1

4

Possession

49ers

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
John Brodie	19	26	179	6.9	2	1		101.3
Steve Spurrier	1	2	29	14.5	0	0		95.8
Team	20	28	192	7.4	2	1	2	101.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Vic Washington	18	75	4.2	1
Larry Schreiber	8	29	3.6	0
Jimmy Thomas	7	28	4.0	0
Doug Cunningham	1	1	1.0	0
Ken Willard	1	-1	-1.0	0
Ted Kwalick	1	-6	-6.0	0
Team	36	126	3.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ted Kwalick	3	65	21.7	1
Larry Schreiber	6	40	6.7	0
Gene Washington	4	40	10.0	1
Preston Riley	2	34	17.0	0
Vic Washington	3	26	8.7	0
Dick Witcher	1	3	3.0	0
Jimmy Thomas	1	0	0.0	0
Team	20	208	7.4	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bruce Gossett	3	4		4	13
Team	3	4		4	13

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jim McCann	5	188	37.6
Team	5	188	37.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Vic Washington	1	14	14.0	0
Team	1	14	14.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Bruce Taylor	4	20	5.0	0
Team	4	20	5.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	13	35	128	3.7	0	4		8.7
Team	13	35	77	3.7	0	4	5	8.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Archie Manning	1	11	11.0
Bob Gresham	10	2	0.2
Joe Williams	1	-2	-2.0
Virgil Robinson	4	-4	-1.0
Team	16	7	0.4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Danny Abramowicz	3	45	15.0
Joe Williams	5	44	8.8
Bob Newland	1	21	21.0
Bob Brown	1	11	11.0
Margene Adkins	1	5	5.0
Bob Gresham	2	2	1.0
Team	13	128	3.7	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	3	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Charlie Durkee	0	2		0	0
Team	0	2		0	0

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Julian Fagan	7	309	44.1
Team	7	309	44.1

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Margene Adkins	4	90	22.5
Arthur Green	2	78	39.0
Jim Strong	2	31	15.5
Bob Newland	1	6	6.0
Team	9	205	22.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,878

Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	9	8	.529
Buccaneers	9	8	.529
Falcons	7	10	.412
Panthers	2	15	.118

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers, 37 to 2, on October 1, 1972.

Final

49ers

37

Saints

2

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Saints Stats

3,878

694

1,123

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule