The New Orleans Saints beat the Dallas Cowboys, 24 to 14, on October 17, 1971.

Final

Cowboys

3-2-0

14

Saints

2-2-1

24

Team

DAL

NO

1

0

7

2

0

10

3

7

0

4

7

Total

14

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DAL

NO

Tony Baker 29-yard pass from Archie Manning (Charlie Durkee kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

DAL

NO

Charlie Durkee 36-yard field goal

0

10

Archie Manning 13-yard run (Charlie Durkee kick)

0

17

3rd quarter

DAL

NO

Gloster Richardson 41-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)

7

17

4th quarter

DAL

NO

Bob Hayes 16-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)

14

17

Archie Manning 2-yard run (Charlie Durkee kick)

14

24

Cowboys

Saints

1st Downs

20

10

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

70

50

Total Yards

300

157

Yards per play

4.3

3.1

Passing

204

49

Comp - Att

17 - 34

6 - 15

Yards per pass

5.2

2.6

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 26

4 - 34

Rushing

96

108

Rushing Attempts

31

Yards per rush

3.1

3.5

Penalties

5

7

Turnovers

6

2

Fumbles lost

3

1

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Cowboys

Saints

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Roger Staubach	7	10	117	11.7	2	1		109.2
Craig Morton	10	24	113	4.7	0	2		21.7
Team	17	34	204	6.8	2	3	5	54.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Duane Thomas	16	58	3.6
Walt Garrison	11	19	1.7
Roger Staubach	2	12	6.0
Dan Reeves	1	4	4.0
Claxton Welch	1	3	3.0
Team	31	96	3.1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Walt Garrison	3	54	18.0	0
Lance Alworth	5	46	9.2	0
Gloster Richardson	1	41	41.0	1
Billy Truax	2	38	19.0	0
Bob Hayes	3	30	10.0	1
Mike Ditka	2	23	11.5	0
Duane Thomas	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	17	230	6.8	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mike Clark	0	1		2	2
Team	0	1		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Ron Widby	5	246	49.2
Team	5	246	49.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Cliff Harris	3	70	23.3
Duane Thomas	2	64	32.0
Team	5	134	26.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Charlie Waters	3	9	3.0
Cliff Harris	2	5	2.5
Team	5	14	2.8

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	6	15	83	5.5	1	1		52.9
Team	6	15	49	5.5	1	1	4	52.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Archie Manning	7	52	7.4	2
Tony Baker	12	35	2.9	0
James Ford	10	19	1.9	0
Hoyle Granger	2	2	1.0	0
Team	31	108	3.5	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Tony Baker	1	29	29.0	1
Al Dodd	2	28	14.0	0
Danny Abramowicz	2	26	13.0	0
Hoyle Granger	1	0	0.0	0
Team	6	83	5.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Charlie Durkee	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Julian Fagan	7	291	41.6
Team	7	291	41.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jim Strong	2	29	14.5	0
Team	2	29	14.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Al Dodd	3	23	7.7	0
Team	3	23	7.7	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 beat the Dallas Cowboys, 24 to 14, on October 17, 1971.

Final

Cowboys

14

Saints

24

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

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Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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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

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