The New Orleans Saints lost to the Houston Oilers, 31 to 26, on October 3, 1976.

1976 New Orleans Saints

Final

HOU

Oilers

3-1-0

31

NO

Saints

1-3-0

26

1

7

0

2

3

6

3

21

3

4

0

17

Total

31

26

1st quarter

HOU

NO

Oilers

Ronnie Coleman 5-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

HOU

NO

Saints

Richie Szaro 20-yard field goal

7

3

Oilers

Skip Butler 31-yard field goal

10

3

Saints

Richie Szaro 26-yard field goal

10

6

3rd quarter

HOU

NO

Saints

Richie Szaro 43-yard field goal

10

9

Oilers

Billy Johnson 9-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick)

17

9

Oilers

Ronnie Coleman 22-yard run (Skip Butler kick)

24

9

Oilers

C.L. Whittington 96-yard fumble return (Skip Butler kick)

31

9

4th quarter

HOU

NO

Saints

Tinker Owens 60-yard pass from Bobby Scott (Richie Szaro kick)

31

16

Saints

Richie Szaro 26-yard field goal

31

19

Saints

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

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Skip Butler 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dan Pastorini 10 402 40.2
Team 10 402 40.2

Kick Return

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

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Billy Johnson 3 65 21.7 0
Team 3 65 21.7 0

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Richie Szaro 4 4 2 14
Team 4 4 2 14

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Blanchard 8 306 38.3
Team 8 306 38.3

Kick Return

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

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Pete Athas 6 161 26.8 0
Team 6 161 26.8 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