The Atlanta Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints, 23 to 20, on October 31, 1976.

Final

Saints

2-6-0

20

Falcons

2-6-0

23

Team

NO

ATL

1

0

2

14

0

3

0

7

4

6

16

Total

20

23

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

NO

ATL

Henry Childs 16-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

7

0

Larry Burton 15-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Richie Szaro kick)

14

0

3rd quarter

NO

ATL

Alfred Jenkins 17-yard pass from Scott Hunter (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

14

7

4th quarter

NO

ATL

Haskel Stanback 5-yard pass from Scott Hunter (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

14

Tony Galbreath 2-yard run (kick failed)

20

14

Haskel Stanback 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

20

21

Safety by Claude Humphrey

20

23

Saints

Falcons

1st Downs

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

65

60

Total Yards

253

255

Yards per play

3.9

4.3

Passing

115

150

Comp - Att

12 - 21

14 - 21

Yards per pass

5

6.8

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 12

1 - 12

Rushing

138

105

Rushing Attempts

42

38

Yards per rush

3.3

2.8

Penalties

9

6

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Saints

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bobby Douglass	12	21	127	6.0	1	2		51.2
Team	12	21	115	6.0	1	2	2	51.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Tony Galbreath	16	61	3.8	1
Bobby Douglass	7	29	4.1	0
Chuck Muncie	17	26	1.5	0
Henry Childs	1	16	16.0	1
Alvin Maxson	1	6	6.0	0
Team	42	138	3.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Larry Burton	3	47	15.7	1
Chuck Muncie	2	28	14.0	0
Henry Childs	3	25	8.3	0
Don Herrmann	1	20	20.0	0
Tony Galbreath	3	7	2.3	0
Team	12	127	6.0	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Richie Szaro	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	5	169	33.8
Team	5	169	33.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Jim Thaxton	1	32	32.0
Alvin Maxson	0	14
Kurt Schumacher	1	3	3.0
Team	2	49	24.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Scott Hunter	10	11	138	12.5	2	0		158.3
Kim McQuilken	4	10	24	2.4	0	1		8.3
Team	14	21	150	7.7	2	1	1	101.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sonny Collins	15	47	3.1	0
Haskel Stanback	17	41	2.4	1
Mike Esposito	1	9	9.0	0
Bubba Bean	3	5	1.7	0
Scott Hunter	2	3	1.5	0
Team	38	105	2.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Haskel Stanback	6	71	11.8	1
Alfred Jenkins	2	28	14.0	1
Sonny Collins	1	20	20.0	0
John Gilliam	2	19	9.5	0
Wally Francis	1	12	12.0	0
Mike Esposito	1	6	6.0	0
Jim Mitchell	1	6	6.0	0
Team	14	162	7.7	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Nick Mike-Mayer	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	6	259	43.2
Team	6	259	43.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Rolland Lawrence	3	97	32.3
Rick Byas	1	28	28.0
Team	4	125	31.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rolland Lawrence	3	2	0.7	0
Team	3	2	0.7	0

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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, 23 to 20, on October 31, 1976.

Final

Saints

20

Falcons

23

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule