Week 5
Final
ATL
NO1Q
0 - 6
J. Merlo 83-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Missed XP
2Q
0 - 13
M. Strachan 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 20
B. Scott 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
0 - 23
R. Szaro 18-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
0 - 30
J. Thaxton 25-yard TD catch from B. Scott.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
182
Scott
NO
Rush Yds
57
Maxson
NO
Rec Yds
53
Thompson
ATL
Scrim TD
1
Scott
NO
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1976 NFC West
Rams
49ers
Saints
Falcons
SeahawksGame Summary
The New Orleans Saints crushed the Atlanta Falcons, 30 to 0, on October 10, 1976.
Game Info
October 9, 1976
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. McQuilken #11 | 7/24 | 68 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 22.2 |
S. Bartkowski #10 | 4/7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 39.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Scott #12 | 19/31 | 182 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 74.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bean #44 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
W. Thompson #48 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
K. McQuilken #11 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 17 |
H. Stanback #24 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
S. Collins #41 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Maxson #28 | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
M. Strachan #33 | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 1 | 9 |
B. Scott #12 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
K. Jones #32 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Thompson #48 | 0/0 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 26 |
A. Jenkins #84 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
B. Bean #44 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
H. Stanback #24 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
S. Collins #41 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thaxton #86 | 0/0 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | 25 |
L. Burton #80 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 15 |
M. Strachan #33 | 0/0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
D. Herrmann #85 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
H. Childs #85 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
T. Owens #83 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Maxson #28 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Merlo #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
P. Athas #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Szaro #15 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. James #6 | 9 | 400 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Blanchard #16 | 9 | 371 | 41.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 |
R. Byas #38 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Galbreath #34 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Athas #45 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. McQuilken #11 | 7/24 | 68 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 22.2 |
S. Bartkowski #10 | 4/7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 39.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bean #44 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
W. Thompson #48 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
K. McQuilken #11 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 17 |
H. Stanback #24 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
S. Collins #41 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Thompson #48 | 0/0 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 26 |
A. Jenkins #84 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
B. Bean #44 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
H. Stanback #24 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
S. Collins #41 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. James #6 | 9 | 400 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 |
R. Byas #38 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lawrence #22 | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Scott #12 | 19/31 | 182 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 74.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Maxson #28 | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
M. Strachan #33 | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 1 | 9 |
B. Scott #12 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
K. Jones #32 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thaxton #86 | 0/0 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | 25 |
L. Burton #80 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 15 |
M. Strachan #33 | 0/0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
D. Herrmann #85 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
H. Childs #85 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
T. Owens #83 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Maxson #28 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Merlo #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
P. Athas #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Szaro #15 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Blanchard #16 | 9 | 371 | 41.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Galbreath #34 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Athas #45 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
168
Total Yds
312
68
Pass Yds
168
100
Rush Yds
144
65
Total Plays
73
2.6
Yards Per Play
4.3
1.9
Yards Per Pass
4.9
3.4
Yards Per Rush
3.7
12
1st Downs
20
9
Punts
9
7
Turnovers
2
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
5
Fumbles Lost
1
9
Penalties
9
59
Penalty Yards
70
3
Sacks
5
14
Sack Yards
49
0
D/ST TD
1