The Atlanta Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints, 28 to 6, on October 24, 1971.

Final

Saints

2-3-1

6

Falcons

2-3-1

28

Team

NO

ATL

1

0

14

2

3

7

3

0

4

0

7

Total

6

28

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NO

ATL

Dick Shiner 4-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

0

7

Harmon Wages 17-yard pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

NO

ATL

Jim Mitchell 14-yard pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick)

0

21

Charlie Durkee 28-yard field goal

3

21

3rd quarter

NO

ATL

Charlie Durkee 24-yard field goal

6

21

4th quarter

NO

ATL

Willie Belton 13-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

6

28

Saints

Falcons

1st Downs

15

25

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

59

70

Total Yards

202

364

Yards per play

3.4

5.2

Passing

144

80

Comp - Att

14 - 41

9 - 16

Yards per pass

3.3

4.7

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 19

1 - 14

Rushing

58

284

Rushing Attempts

15

53

Yards per rush

3.9

5.4

Penalties

4

11

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Saints

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	12	30	138	4.6	2		26.8
Edd Hargett	2	11	25	2.3	0		39.6
Team	14	41	144	4.0	2	3	26.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
James Ford	10	41	4.1
Bob Gresham	2	9	4.5
Tony Baker	2	6	3.0
Archie Manning	1	2	2.0
Team	15	58	3.9

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Danny Abramowicz	4	66	16.5
Dave Parks	2	34	17.0
Bob Newland	2	24	12.0
Tony Baker	3	20	6.7
James Ford	1	10	10.0
Hoyle Granger	2	9	4.5
Team	14	163	4.0	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Charlie Durkee	2	2		0	6
Team	2	2		0	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Julian Fagan	4	182	45.5
Team	4	182	45.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Reynaud Moore	4	92	23.0
Al Dodd	1	18	18.0
Team	5	110	22.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dick Shiner	9	15	94	6.3	2	1		90.0
Leo Hart	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	9	16	80	5.9	2	1	1	87.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Cannonball Butler	20	114	5.7	0
Harmon Wages	12	69	5.8	0
Willie Belton	9	68	7.6	1
Art Malone	6	24	4.0	0
Dick Shiner	3	8	2.7	1
Sonny Campbell	3	1	0.3	0
Team	53	284	5.4	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Harmon Wages	3	32	10.7	1
Jim Mitchell	2	24	12.0	1
Art Malone	1	14	14.0	0
Ken Burrow	1	13	13.0	0
Willie Belton	1	6	6.0	0
Wes Chesson	1	5	5.0	0
Team	9	94	5.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bill Bell	0	1		4	4
Team	0	1		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Billy Lothridge	3	114	38.0
Team	3	114	38.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Willie Belton	2	48	24.0
Cannonball Butler	1	18	18.0
Team	3	66	22.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Willie Belton	3	27	9.0
John Mallory	1	2	2.0
Team	4	29	7.3

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,836

Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

REC

905

London

Team Rankings

PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

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 Atlanta Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints, 28 to 6, on October 24, 1971.

Final

Saints

6

Falcons

28

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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2,836

976

905

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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