Week 8
Final
NO
ATL2Q
7 - 0
H. Childs 16-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
14 - 0
L. Burton 15-yard TD catch from B. Douglass.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
14 - 7
A. Jenkins 17-yard TD catch from S. Hunter.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
14 - 14
H. Stanback 5-yard TD catch from S. Hunter.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
20 - 14
T. Galbreath 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Missed XP
4Q
20 - 21
H. Stanback 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
20 - 23
Safety by C. Humphrey.
Safety
Top Performers
Pass Yds
138
Hunter
ATL
Rush Yds
61
Galbreath
NO
Rec Yds
71
Stanback
ATL
Scrim TD
2
Stanback
ATL
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1976 NFC West
Rams
49ers
Saints
Falcons
SeahawksGame Summary
The Atlanta Falcons squeaked out a win over the New Orleans Saints, 23 to 20, on October 31, 1976.
Game Info
October 30, 1976
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Douglass #10 | 12/21 | 127 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 51.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Hunter #16 | 10/11 | 138 | 12.5 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.3 |
K. McQuilken #11 | 4/10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 8.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Galbreath #34 | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 1 | 19 |
B. Douglass #10 | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Muncie #42 | 17 | 26 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
H. Childs #85 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 |
A. Maxson #28 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Collins #41 | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
H. Stanback #24 | 17 | 41 | 2.4 | 1 | 9 |
M. Esposito #26 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Bean #44 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
S. Hunter #16 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Burton #80 | 0/0 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 18 |
C. Muncie #42 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 |
H. Childs #85 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 |
D. Herrmann #85 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Stanback #24 | 0/0 | 71 | 11.8 | 1 | 28 |
A. Jenkins #84 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 17 |
S. Collins #41 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
W. Francis #89 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Mitchell #86 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Esposito #26 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Merlo #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brown #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Szaro #15 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Mike-Mayer #12 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Blanchard #16 | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. James #6 | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Schumacher #71 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thaxton #86 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Byas #38 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Douglass #10 | 12/21 | 127 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 51.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Galbreath #34 | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 1 | 19 |
B. Douglass #10 | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Muncie #42 | 17 | 26 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
H. Childs #85 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 |
A. Maxson #28 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Burton #80 | 0/0 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 18 |
C. Muncie #42 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 |
H. Childs #85 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 |
D. Herrmann #85 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Merlo #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Szaro #15 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Blanchard #16 | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Schumacher #71 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thaxton #86 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Hunter #16 | 10/11 | 138 | 12.5 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.3 |
K. McQuilken #11 | 4/10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 8.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Collins #41 | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
H. Stanback #24 | 17 | 41 | 2.4 | 1 | 9 |
M. Esposito #26 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Bean #44 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
S. Hunter #16 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Stanback #24 | 0/0 | 71 | 11.8 | 1 | 28 |
A. Jenkins #84 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 17 |
S. Collins #41 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
W. Francis #89 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Mitchell #86 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Esposito #26 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brown #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Mike-Mayer #12 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. James #6 | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Byas #38 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
253
Total Yds
255
115
Pass Yds
150
138
Rush Yds
105
65
Total Plays
60
3.9
Yards Per Play
4.3
5.0
Yards Per Pass
6.8
3.3
Yards Per Rush
2.8
18
1st Downs
18
5
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
3
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
2
9
Penalties
6
61
Penalty Yards
64
1
Sacks
2
12
Sack Yards
12
0
D/ST TD
0
