The New Orleans Saints fell to the Atlanta Falcons, 21 to 14, on October 15, 1972.

1972 New Orleans Saints

Final

ATL

Falcons

3-2-0

21

NO

Saints

0-5-0

14

1

7

14

2

0

0

3

7

0

4

7

0

Total

21

14

1st quarter

ATL

NO

Saints

Ernie Jackson 85-yard fumble return (Charlie Durkee kick)

0

7

Saints

Archie Manning 3-yard run (Charlie Durkee kick)

0

14

Falcons

Jim Mitchell 10-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

7

14

3rd quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Jim Mitchell 5-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

14

14

4th quarter

ATL

NO

Falcons

Ken Burrow 23-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

21

14

Falcons

Saints

1st Downs

17

8

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

69

51

Total Yards

322

121

Yards per play

4.7

2.4

Passing

175

20

Comp - Att

16 - 26

6 - 18

Yards per pass

6.3

1

Interceptions thrown

0

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 10

3 - 31

Rushing

147

101

Rushing Attempts

41

30

Yards per rush

3.6

3.4

Penalties

2

8

Turnovers

5

3

Fumbles lost

5

3

Interceptions

0

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Berry 16 26 185 7.1 3 0 121.5
Team 16 26 175 7.1 3 0 2 121.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Joe Profit 19 72 3.8 0
Art Malone 18 68 3.8 0
Bob Berry 4 7 1.8 0
Team 41 147 3.6 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ken Burrow 4 69 17.3 1
Wes Chesson 3 52 17.3 0
Art Malone 3 22 7.3 0
Joe Profit 2 18 9.0 0
Jim Mitchell 2 15 7.5 2
Ron Lamb 1 10 10.0 0
Willie Belton 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 16 185 7.1 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 5 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bill Bell 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 4 172 43.0
Team 4 172 43.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Belton 1 23 23.0 0
Art Malone 1 20 20.0 0
Willie Germany 1 5 5.0 0
Team 3 48 16.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Belton 4 12 3.0 0
Team 4 12 3.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 6 18 51 2.8 0 0 42.4
Team 6 18 20 2.8 0 0 3 42.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Archie Manning 9 45 5.0 1
Arthur Green 6 24 4.0 0
Bill Butler 4 17 4.3 0
Joe Williams 5 13 2.6 0
Bob Gresham 5 9 1.8 0
Dave Parks 1 -7 -7.0 0
Team 30 101 3.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Bob Newland 3 30 10.0 0
Arthur Green 2 13 6.5 0
Danny Abramowicz 1 8 8.0 0
Team 6 51 2.8 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 3 5

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Charlie Durkee 0 1 2 2
Team 0 1 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Julian Fagan 6 264 44.0
Team 6 264 44.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Arthur Green 2 37 18.5 0
Margene Adkins 1 29 29.0 0
Team 3 66 22.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,878

Carr

Derek Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Chris Olave

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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