The New Orleans Saints lost to the Houston Oilers, 31 to 26, on October 3, 1976.
1st quarter
HOU
NO
Ronnie Coleman 5-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
HOU
NO
Richie Szaro 20-yard field goal
7
3
Skip Butler 31-yard field goal
10
3
Richie Szaro 26-yard field goal
10
6
3rd quarter
HOU
NO
Richie Szaro 43-yard field goal
10
9
Billy Johnson 9-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick)
17
9
Ronnie Coleman 22-yard run (Skip Butler kick)
24
9
C.L. Whittington 96-yard fumble return (Skip Butler kick)
31
9
4th quarter
HOU
NO
Tinker Owens 60-yard pass from Bobby Scott (Richie Szaro kick)
31
16
Richie Szaro 26-yard field goal
31
19
Henry Childs 4-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Richie Szaro kick)
31
26
Oilers
Saints
1st Downs
14
22
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
58
80
Total Yards
255
375
Yards per play
4.4
4.7
Passing
168
270
Comp - Att
18 - 29
22 - 44
Yards per pass
5.1
5.6
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 26
4 - 21
Rushing
87
105
Rushing Attempts
25
32
Yards per rush
3.5
3.3
Penalties
9
8
Turnovers
1
3
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Pastorini | 16 | 27 | 183 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 89.0 | |
John Hadl | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 89.6 | |
Team | 18 | 29 | 168 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 90.3 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ronnie Coleman | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 1 |
Fred Willis | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 |
Joe Dawkins | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
John Hadl | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 |
Team | 25 | 87 | 3.5 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Burrough | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 0 | |
Fred Willis | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
Billy Johnson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | |
Ronnie Coleman | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | |
Mack Alston | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 194 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Skip Butler | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Pastorini | 10 | 402 | 40.2 | |
Team | 10 | 402 | 40.2 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Johnson | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Altie Taylor | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | |
Don Hardeman | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Johnson | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Scott | 17 | 34 | 228 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 69.2 | |
Bobby Douglass | 5 | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 103.3 | |
Team | 22 | 44 | 270 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 77.0 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Strachan | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 |
Bobby Douglass | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 |
Tony Galbreath | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 |
Chuck Muncie | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 |
Larry Burton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Alvin Maxson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Bobby Scott | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 32 | 105 | 3.3 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tinker Owens | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | |
Don Herrmann | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | |
Tony Galbreath | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 0 | |
Jim Thaxton | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
Paul Seal | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Chuck Muncie | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Henry Childs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | |
Michael Strachan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 22 | 291 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richie Szaro | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
Team | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Blanchard | 8 | 306 | 38.3 | |
Team | 8 | 306 | 38.3 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Athas | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | |
Chuck Muncie | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
Jim Thaxton | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | |
Tony Galbreath | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 185 | 30.8 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Athas | 6 | 161 | 26.8 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 161 | 26.8 | 0 |
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